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Preston Harr uses a track hoe to gather the remains of the Tri-County Medical Center in Pine Bluffs. Tom McDonough, of Pine Bluffs, said the materials will be taken west of Pine Bluffs to be burn, the concrete will go to a concrete pile north of town and the metal will go to Greeley to be recycled....
The 64th Pine Bluffs Trail Days kicks off July 30 this year and ends Aug. 3, giving everyone the opportunity to celebrate the town of Pine Bluffs and the passing of the Texas Trail through town. The popular event started around 1950 with a free barbecue lunch, drawing in about 2,200 people, which was deemed a “great success.” The “Fourth Annual Trail Days,” held in 1852, drew in even a larger crowd, with more than 3,000 people. Raffle ticket prizes back then were a $500 television set and rad...
The Laramie County Sheriff’s Department took Ron Zimmerman, 61, of Burns into custody Sunday evening after Teresa Zimmerman, 51, was found dead. Sheriff department officials, responding to a 911 call, arrived at 116 South Wyoming in Burns at approximately 7:51 p.m. Sunday finding Teresa Zimmerman dead at the scene. Ron Zimmerman, was taken into custody. He is being held on suspicion of second degree homicide. Initial investigation indicated an argument between the victim and the suspect took place, and alcohol may have been a contributing f...
By definition, the term “bucket list” stands for those places you want to visit or those things you want to do before you die. For some time now, I have been publishing my own version of this list and have gradually been checking a few off my list. And yet, there are so many other places to see and my list seems to be getting longer rather than shorter. For example a dinosaur dig or a buffalo jump have zoomed to near the top of my list. Our family has never been to either and Wyoming has som...
Lego Fun, Lego Learning! This month, a team of youth ages 6-9 are participating in Junior First Lego League. The team consists of 11 youth lead by coach Ryan Smith. Together, they learn about simple machines and natural disasters through the use of Legos. Fun, teamwork, learning, and respect are emphasized. Tim Ginter, a retired firefighter, spoke to the team about natural disaster responses and preparedness. The team will also tour a fire station. The culmination of the project will be the completion of a Lego model of something that can help...
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... Full story
Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2014-15 budget July 16 with a general fund of more than $17 million, showing a $412,073 increase from the final 2013-14 budget. Business Services Director for the district Rob Bryant said the increase in general fund revenue means an increase in base salary amounts for several district employees. “The district will allow step and lane movement (if applicable) on all salary schedules and is able to increase the base salar...
For years, much of the rural EMS system has relied on volunteers to staff their ambulance and first-responder emergency services. But the volunteer pool is shrinking and today’s EMS services are feeling the loss. What’s happening to our volunteers? It’s a combination of a number of factors. Becoming a volunteer paramedic is a commitment that requires time, energy and money – three premiums that are getting harder to find due to changing, social, economic and demographic changes. First, many of our current volunteers are from an earlier generat...
A young cowboy enjoys racing his small ride during the Pine Bluffs Double Bar G rodeos. At almost every Double Bar G Rodeo, Braxton Wiesen, of Carpenter, can be seen racing Rascal, a shetland pony, during the Pee Wee Barrels. Wiesen is 5-years-old and began riding by himself when he was 4. Angie Wiesen said Rascal helps Braxton practice riding by himself. Wiesen has been riding Rascal since he got the pony three years ago. Wiesen said barrel racing is his favorite event at the rodeo. Wiesen...
The calendar has found its way to the last full week of July. Which means, Cheyenne Frontier Days is in full swing. Many Cheyenne residents take their vacation not to attend the largest outdoor rodeo in the world, but to leave town until the dust settles around the capitol of our large neighborhood known as Wyoming. People come from other states, countries and continents to get a little taste of the west and Wyoming. Perhaps what they end up tasting is midway treats that have no connection to...
The Albin residents are getting their senses pulled into overdrive. The sight and smell of our community is in rare form this time of year. The sun soaked fields of wheat look like pale caramel dancing in the Wyoming wind. And the freshly tilled fields of soil almost looks like combed chocolate. If that wasn’t enough, the sunflowers are popping their bright and shining faces along the highway, making the green of the corn come out strong against the crisp blue sky, reminding our eyes just how ma...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Carolyn Ragsdale read from Guideposts Mysterious Ways “More Than Coincidence.” The sermon title was “Barnabas’ Secrets” to what made him successful in his Christian life. The name Barnabas means one who encourages others. Paul chose Barnabas as his companion. Together they established many new churches. Barnabas was a good man who was generous, full of the Holy Spirit, and full of faith. We would do well to follow the example of Barnab...
Good morning to all of you! Harvest is underway for the wheat farmers and hopefully all of you will get’er done before we have any bad weather, so far so good. Last weekend sidewalk sales were hot and heavy in downtown Scottsbluff. I did run into a few of you there. I happened to have my youngest grandson with us and he held out amazingly well. I do believe his favorite part was the lunch stop at Runza and the ice cream cone he shared with grandpa. Have you been to the new Runza? While we u...
The Lego League will be meeting at the Burns Branch Library Thursday, July 31 from 4-6:30 p.m. to show off their final creations. Stop in the library to check them out! Friday Aug. 1 at 1 p.m., the Burns Branch Library we will be showing a family movie. We will be watching “Frozen,” Rated PG. Fearless optimist Anna teams up with Kristoff in an epic journey, encountering Everest-like conditions, and a hilarious snowman named Olaf in a race to find Anna’s sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom in eternal winter. Summer Readi...
he Texas Trail Museum and Pine Bluffs Post would like more information on this week's historical photo. The Texas Trail Museum provided the following information about the photo: The photo was taken Feb. 6 1950 of Pine Bluffs residents traveling to Laramie to watch the Cowboys play football Left to right, FRONT ROW: Jack Harrison, (WHO IS THIS SMALL BOY), Bill Harrison, John Larson, Walton Olson, Frank Supon, Janet Supon, and Frank Supon Jr, Erniest Carpenter, Jim Larson, Joe McNamee, Chuck...
1 years ago July 24, 1914 Frontier Days, a cowboy festival at Cheyenne, Wyoming, which was the first and continues the greatest of such events, is an annual “Wild West” show a hundred times greater and more thrilling than the greatest of the “tent” shows. Frontier Days is given annually, the dates this year being August 18, 19, 20 and 21. It cost $50,000 to stage it, of which sum $25,000 is paid in prizes to contestants in the world’s championship rough-riding, steer-roping and other events. People come from every civilized country to attend...