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  • Pine Bluffs junior breaks Kimball Invitational record, aims for 2A state record

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    The Hornets track and field team claimed yet another record at the Kimball Invitational Saturday after junior Scott Gross's discus throw measured 152 feet, 1 inch. But Gross has his sights set higher. "I am happy because it was the first meet of the year and I still have a long ways to go before bigger meets start to happen," Gross said. "It gives me a lot of time to get better." The throw shattered previous Kimball Invitational record of 126 feet, 3 inches, set by Josh Osienger of Mitchell,...

  • New reporter becomes part of new town

    Allie Hurley|Apr 3, 2014

    Life is full of new adventures whether you're the new kid in school or have a new baby. For me, I'm the new Reporter for the Pine Bluffs Post. I live in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and so far I don't mind the 30 minute farm-view drive. My family moved from California to Wyoming 11 years ago. I still enjoy visiting California whenever I have the opportunity to go on vacation. One of the main reasons why I enjoy California is because its home to some of my childhood friends. It's fun for me to meet back... Full story

  • Obituary: Lois M. Spatz

    Apr 3, 2014

    Mrs. Lois Maxine (Wascher) Spatz, 88, of Hillsdale passed away Tuesday, March 25, 2014, at her home. Mrs. Spatz was born March 22, 1926, in Torrington, a daughter to the late Louis and Alice (Curran) Wascher. Lois cared for her home and her family while working with her husband, Elston, on the family ranch. She enjoyed quilting, sewing, volunteering, refinishing furniture and caring for her cats. She also was a member of the Hillsdale United Methodist Church. She will be remembered as a loving...

  • Death Notice: Vernon D. Harms

    Apr 3, 2014

    Vernon D. Harms, 79, of Bushnell, died at Golden Living Center in Scottsbluff on Monday, March 24, 2014. Funeral services was held at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 28 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kimball with Pastor Kenneth Mars officiating. Burial was in the Bushnell Cemetery. Friends were able to call the funeral home on Thursday from 1 until 5 p.m. Visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Vernon’s Tribute Wall and leave condolences for the family. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to St. John’s Lutheran Church or Prairie Haven Hospice. The s...

  • Community Announcement

    Apr 3, 2014

    A Community Wellness screening is coming to Pine Bluffs April 16. Those who wish to attend should arrive at t he Pine Bluffs High School Commons area between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., and are encouraged to fast for 12 hours prior to draw. Please drink plenty of water and take medications as usual.... Full story

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 3, 2014

    Items for possible inclusion in the weekly community calendar should be typewritten or legibly printed. All submissions should include the name and daytime telephone number of the person submitting the information in case questions arise. Items which may be included in the calendar are church events, club meetings, and school events. If your club will not be meeting or has a change, please contact us so we can update the calendar with the correct information as soon as possible. Items should be received on Monday at 5 p.m., one week prior to th...

  • Student of the week: Harmonie Lawton

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    Carpenter Elementary fifth grader Harmonie Lawton, daughter to Lori and Micheal Lawton, found an interest in mathematics in kindergarten, and that interest has only grown since. "It stands out from reading and language arts," she said. "It's the only subject where you are dealing with a bunch of numbers." Lawton said she is among the students in her math class that finish course work early, providing her the opportunity to do extra credit assignments called "challenge sheets". Lawton said it's...

  • Health insurrance queries answered by deadline

    Allie Hurley|Apr 3, 2014

    Members from the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center were available to help inform Pine Bluffs residents about health insurance and get people enrolled by the March 31 deadline. George O’Hare, along with five other members of the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, arrived at the Pine Bluffs Historic High School to answer questions about health care. The meeting was open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 28. At the meeting, visitors were able to look at different health plans available which helped them decide if they wanted to enroll or n...

  • Hornets start strong at Kimball Invite

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    The Pine Bluffs Hornets kicked off the 2014 track and field season traveling to Kimball Saturday to compete in the Kimball Invitational. The Lady Hornets placed third at the meet with 74 points, and the Hornets took fourth with 48 points. Girls results 100 yard dash finals Sam Hanson, second place, 13.56 Montanna Chrystal, Fourth place, 13.62 200 yard dash finals Montanna Chrystal, third place, 29.42 Jayden Golding, Sixth place, 30.80 400 yard dash finals Taylen Fronstrom, forst place, 1:19:06...

  • Broncs place well in first track meet

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    The Burns Broncs track teams headed to Morrill High School Friday to kick off the 2014 track and field season, with the boys team placing third in the meet and the girls placing fourth. Girls Coach Brooks Hoffman said attending the meet was nice, after missing the Early Bird last year. “It was great to get up to Morrill this year since we missed it last year to poor weather conditions,” he said. “I just hope the weather this April is more cooperative than it was last year.” Hoffman said the girl...

  • New cafe serves "old school" cooking

    Allie Hurley|Apr 3, 2014

    Finding a home cooked meal outside of the home can feel like a scavenger hunt. Charlene Smith, owner of Old School Cafe, knows how hard it is to find a decent meal after running her family from Burns, Cheyenne, then back home to Albin. Smith has invested in a cafe to help families, teachers and even students have a healthy meal at an affordable price. Smith was handed the idea for a restaurant while she was a reporter at the Pines Bluff Post. The Post was writing a story about Sabrina Matthews, former owner of Around the Corner Cafe, who was...

  • Hereford community news

    Carolyn Ragsdale|Apr 3, 2014

    For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Karel Smock read “Spring Makes All Things New” and “God Never Promised Rainbows.” Then Pastor Opdycke read an article from the Greeley Tribune about attending church. The sermon topic was “On Trial.” Between the hours of midnight and 9 a.m. Jesus went through five trials. The first trial was with high priest Annas. The second trial was with high priest Caiaphas. And the third trial was with the Jewish supreme court. John 18:12-14 an...

  • Banner community news

    Barb Cross|Apr 3, 2014

    Hold onto your hat and put rocks into your pockets! My gosh was the wind ever trying to blow my house down. How about you? Do you dislike it as much as I do? Beautiful day except for that outrageous wind Monday morning. Hopefully the weather will just continue to improve as the week wears on. Our girls’ traveling basketball team finished up this past weekend in Chadron. One heartbreaker was a one point loss, but they learned a lot in the over all course of their time spent. Thank you very m...

  • Bushnell community news

    Jamie Carpenter|Apr 3, 2014

    The fire department’s chili and oyster soup feed this past weekend was fantastic, as usual. Sorry I got the date wrong in the news! The bookstore will be closed on Sunday, April 6 so that we can attend the Friends of the Library event in Kimball, a talk on the North Platte Canteen by Charlotte Endorf - everyone is welcome! The Granny Craft Club meets on Tuesday, April 8. The Calvary United Methodist Women meet on Wednesday, April 9. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9. If y...

  • Albin Community News

    Monte Lerwick and Charlene Smith|Apr 3, 2014

    Hopefully you weren’t fooled too much Tuesday. I think the biggest fool around is the weatherman. That old “lion” seemed to have eaten the “lamb.” The roads around home are drying up and the spring flowers are starting to find their way through the mud. Soon it will be time for the little guys to start running on the green green grass of the sports fields. Jillian McLaughlin tells us spring soccer season will start soon. If you want to sign up your little guy or possibly coach or ref, contact t...

  • Burns community news

    Sharon from the Burns Library|Apr 3, 2014

    Taco Bingo will be held on April 5th at Burns Elementary. Food service will begin 5 p.m. with bingo beginning at 6:30 p.m. Please help support the Carpenter and Burns schools in this great fundraiser. Stop by for breakfast, lunch or dinner at the Old School Café located in the Burns-Plex. They are open 7 a.m. - 6 p.m., Monday – Friday. They offer fresh pies and pastries plus a different “special” everyday. I’ve heard the hamburgers, cheeseburgers and other entries are delicious, as well! The Burns men’s and women’s track teams participated...

  • School honor rolls

    Apr 3, 2014

    Albin Elementary School Sixth grade all As Brian Arzola Gabe Childers Sixth grade all As & Bs Logan Lerwick Fifth grade all As Brea Hildebrandt Chance Kelly Fifth grade all As & Bs Karmie Dominguez Fourth grade all As Logan Branigan Jackson Kirkbride Luke Lerwick Fourth grade all As & Bs Ariana Lopez Andrew Loya AnaMaria Manning Joel Morales Monse Serrano Third grade all As Hogan Allen Stuart Lerwick Edwin Morales Third grade all As & Bs Jesus Lozano Jaspur Nusbaum Sam Petsch Carpenter Elementary School Sixth grade all As & Bs Anna Butler...

  • School honor rolls (continued)

    Apr 3, 2014

    Hunter Petsch Harley Steege Claire Streeter Noah Taylor McKenzie Ward Brook Weibel 11th grade 3.0 and above Brittany Balls Carter Brooks Jordan Liley Dylan Martin Wyatt McWilliams Mardi O’Neal Samantha Stoffer Shyanne Stoffer Cameron Wilcoxson 10th grade all As Dylan Kelly Hana Lerwick Jace Sharp Skylar Trembath 10th grade 3.60 and above Sierra Emery Eldon Kelly Jessica Malm Garrett McWilliams Matison Miskell Kayla Nesvik 10th grade 3.0 and above Brandyn Banville Bailey Bishop Naomi Childres Colten Gaines Devon Hedrick Brooke Howard Celeste M...

  • Looking Back

    Apr 3, 2014

    1 years ago April 3, 1914 The City of Cheyenne, capitol of the state of Wyoming, has been notified that if it expects to secure the control station for passing aeroplanes during the flight from the Atlantic to the Pacific next year it must dig down and secure in the neighborhood of $10,000 for prizes. Cheyenne wants to become control station, but from a report in the Cheyenne papers the people of the neighboring country must do the digging if Cheyenne is to get the station. Cheyenne shows usual loyalty to her patrons of the surrounding...

  • No Till Notes: 'Improving Our Productivity'

    Mark Watson|Apr 3, 2014

    Last week I gave an example of what rancher/farmer Gabe Brown, from Bismarck, North Dakota has accomplished on his operation by focusing his efforts on soil health. Over the past 15 years, Gabe has dramatically improved the health of his soil. This improved soil health has lowered his cost of production and improved the profitability of his operation considerably. This path towards soil health has been cleared by people like Gabe and has given us a blue print of how we can begin improving the he...

  • Spring Sports Schedules

    Apr 3, 2014

    Pine Bluffs High School Track Saturday, April 5 Bayard CD Invite Saturday, April 12 Viking Invite @ Guernsey Tuesday, April 15 Storm Invite @ Chappell Saturday, April 26 Pine Bluffs Invite Tuesday, April 29 Best of the West @ Scottsbluff Friday, May 2 Wyoming Track Classic @ Casper Saturday, May 3 Goshen Co Invite @ Torrington Saturday, May 10 SEWAC @ Pine Bluffs Fri.-Sat., May 16-17 2A East Regional @ Torrington Thur.-Sat., May 22-24 State @ Casper Burns High School Track Friday, April 4 Wheatland Invite @ Wheatland Saturday, April 5 Bayard...

  • Pawnee Junior High Track Thursday, April 3 Eaton @ 4 p.m. Thursday, April 10 Platte Valley @ 4 p.m. Saturday, April 26 Brush @ 9 a.m. Thursday, May 1 Pine Bluffs @ 9 a.m. Tuesday, May 6 League @ Sterling @ 9 a.m.

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    Underclassmen on the Pine Bluffs boys track and field team will be heavily relied on this year, as the team goes into the 2014 season without a large number of upperclassmen. But Head Coach Dustin Lee says some talented freshmen are on board, and willing to work. “We graduated some talent last season. However, we once again have a large freshmen class with some potential talent, so the rebuilding will continue just as it did last year,” Lee said. Lee said the team’s strengths cover many areas...

  • Lady Hornets enter 2014 track season senior strong

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    Head Coach of the Lady Hornets track and field team Dustin Lee is looking to his seniors this year to mentor a team with many freshmen. “This year’s girls team will have some great talent. Unfortunately, we are senior and freshmen dominant in our numbers. There aren’t a lot of 10th and 11th graders on the team this year,” Lee said. “I will be looking to my seniors to mentor our young girls.” Lee said the strength of the team this year will be the seniors, specifically three girls who have pa...

  • Lady Broncs look to leap in 2014 track and field season

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    Zachary Laux [email protected] Last year’s Lady Broncs track and field team set the bar high after placing first in the state competition, presenting a challenge to those running, jumping and throwing in the 2014 season, said Coach Brooks Hoffman. “It will be difficult to match last year’s performances, but with a very energetic and young team it will be a fun season to see them progress and develop as a squad,” Hoffman said. Hoffman said he has a younger team of girls this year, b...

  • Broncs' sight set on Top 3 at state track this season

    Zachary Laux|Apr 3, 2014

    Zachary Laux [email protected] As the boys Burns track and field team finishes its first meet of the season, the team looks to improve and place well in state. Head Coach Cole Manlove said, in order to accomplish that goal, the team will need to perform better in field events. “We need to place in some field events if we want to finish in the top three at our state meet,” Manlove said. “Our under class men really need to step up to be a strong team.” Manlove said he is pleased with the team th...