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CHEYENNE- The Wyoming FFA Association has announced the recipients of the 2019 Wyoming State FFA Degree, the highest award the state can bestow on its members. A total of 184 members representing 49 Wyoming FFA chapters earned the degree. These members will receive their degrees on April 12, 2019, as part of the Wyoming FFA Convention, held in Cheyenne each year. "The State FFA Degree is awarded to FFA members who have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to FFA and made significant...
St. Louis, March 7, 2019: Pine Bluffs farmer Travis Freeburg earned a first-place state yield award in the 2018 National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) National Corn Yield Contest. Freeburg, representing R & K Farms was recognized as one of the top-yielding corn producers in the nation with DEKALB® DKC39-28RIB Brand Blend corn yielding an impressive 258.22 bushels per acre in the Irrigated category. "We are proud to partner with innovative farmers who have a passion for success and a focus...
The Middle Level Future Business Leaders of America Chapter at Pine Bluffs High School traveled to Casper, WY on March 5 to participate in the FBLA Wyoming State Leadership Conference. Chapters from around the state gathered for the annual event and over 50 members competed for bragging rights. Ten of the fourteen chapter members from Pine Bluffs competed in testing events with everything from Digital Citizenship and Computer Science to Introduction to Financial Math and Business Etiquette....
At the Laramie County Retired Education Personnel Luncheon on Monday, March 4, at the Red Lion Inn in Cheyenne, Pine Bluffs High School students under the supervision of Mary Jacobsen in the Business Department made a presentation on innovative programs in which they are participating. Senior, Kami Ragsdale, was the first presenter telling of the Entrepreneurship Class in which she is currently enrolled. She described in detail the real-life experience she has had along with her classmates in...
PINE BLUFFS, WY (March 6, 2019) — Pine Bluffs Distilling, the makers of boutique farm-to-market spirits, is issuing a limited release of a rye whiskey just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Only 1,002 bottles of the company’s Rye Whiskey will be available when it is officially unveiled during a release party on Saturday, March 16, at the distillery in Pine Bluffs. Like Pine Bluffs Distilling’s Rock Ranch Vodka, Rusted Ring White Whiskey and Lodgepole Creek Bourbon, its Rye Whiskey is made entirely of locally grown grains, according to distillery c...
It's in the air. I smelled it this morning. Did you? It's coming. Not quite here yet, but Spring is on the way. I went outside this morning and there was a very different feel and smell to the air. It's not something I can describe, but it's something that I know. Spring and the change of seasons has a certain feel to it. Spring is nearly here. With Spring comes the anticipation of the gardening season and the question now becomes, "What do I do to get ready?". This time of year, there really...
Dear American Legion Post: A century ago, The American Legion was founded by veterans who had a post-war mission. Their mission, one that continues today, was to care for veterans, provide patriotic programs for our nation's youth, advocate for a strong national defense and instill a societal pride in what it means to be American. It is our posts, however, that people see every day. Whether your post is 100 years or 100 days old, this birthday – our 100th – is about you. The fact is that no prog...
CHEYENNE: Greetings Fellow Veterans! Below are some of the things that are going on in our area as well as some helpful tidbits! Please share with other Veterans! What is the best way to quit tobacco use? There is no one way to quit tobacco use, but we do know that a combination of behavioral counseling and the use of FDA-approved tobacco cessation medications are the most effective elements of any treatment plan. Behavioral counseling may include a brief session on how to quit from your primary care providers or a number of sessions through a...
The Wyoming FFA Chapter Award Program is designed to recognize FFA chapters actively implementing the mission and strategies of the organization. “Our chapter award program focuses on chapters that are engaged in growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture,” said Stacy Broda, Wyoming FFA State Advisor. “Chapters are evaluated on and recognized for providing valuable educational experiences for the entire membership.” Chapters participate in an on-site evaluation by the Wyoming State FFA officers and submit a written...
Friday March 8th Cozad Youth Tournament Cozad, NE 1st-2nd Grade 61- Jax Thurin 1st Place Saturday March 9th & 10th AAU Nebraska State- Kearney, NE K-2nd Grade 60-66- Jax Thurin 4th place 3rd-5th Grade 60- Cable Botha 5th place 3rd-5th Grade 73- MaKenna Thurin 3rd place 9th-12th Grade 170- Kyle Thurin 8th place Then for this weekend coming up on the 16th & 17th in Grand Island, NE is NEUSAW State Championship with the top 4 placers out of the 8 districts in Nebraska qualifying to compete. We...
A student's Senior year of High School can be a life changing and bittersweet moment in their life. This year's Pine Bluffs boys and girls varsity team were both stacked and the boys even bolstered an impressive one loss season and a #1 overall ranking. School sports are a driving factor to a lot of these students to excel and achieve the most out of their capabilities to receive accolades within the public schooling system. It can shape who an individual is and lay the framework for their...
SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., ― Because the staff at Regional West Community Health believes reading is as important as staying healthy, they've gone the extra mile to provide free books for children when they get vaccinations. "We work closely with many families throughout the county that don't have the money to buy books for their children, so when I learned of an organization that provides free books for infants to teens, I decided this was a special benefit we could offer our pediatric patients," s...
Wyoming will become the third state in the nation to celebrate its own Public Lands Day! Today, Gov. Mark Gordon will sign HB 99, Wyoming Public Lands Day, into law, establishing the fourth Saturday each September as Wyoming Public Lands Day, corresponding with National Public Lands Day. The bill affirms Wyoming’s support for keeping public lands in public hands, and celebrates the benefits they provide to all Wyomingites. As an annual event, Wyoming Public Lands Day will serve as a reminder of these values as well as an opportunity to highligh...
CHEYENNE – Cheyenne Urban Forestry Division along with local arborists are continuing to observe an uptick in the number of dead and dying spruce trees in Cheyenne. This is the result of the spruce ips beetle. This current beetle infestation was first identified in Cheyenne about two and a half years ago and has shown no signs of slowing down. This beetle only infests spruce, such as Colorado Blue Spruce, Black Hills Spruce and Engelmann Spruce. Other evergreens, such as pines, junipers and firs are not affected. Homeowners should be on the loo...
LARAMIE – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is holding public meetings and has opened a comment period to gather input on proposed big game, wild turkey, upland game bird, small game, wild bison, migratory game bird and light goose conservation order hunting seasons and the general hunting regulation. All interested parties are encouraged to attend one of the public meetings to be held in southeast Wyoming to discuss the 2019 hunting season proposals: Saratoga: 6 p.m. Thursday, March 21, Saratoga Town Hall, 110 E. Spring Avenue Wheatland: 6...
