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Pine Bluffs Elementary students were treated to some Aboriginal wisdom Thursday night. Paul Taylor, Australian story teller, helped the kids understand the Australian Aborigine language and lessons through songs, dance and stories. Even though Taylor himself is not Aborigine, his teacher of 20 years, Yidumduma Bill Harney, is a senior Aboriginal Elder of the Yubulyawan clan of the Wardaman people. Taylor told the students Australia was the last country to be colonized and Aborigine is the one...
A lonely bald eagle near Kaycee, a long pile-up of semi-trailer trucks on Interstate 80 near Rock Springs, dry roads all around Rawlins and high winds between Douglas and Wheatland. These were just a few of the adventures during a recent road trip around the state. It started on the last day of the most beautiful autumn most of us have ever experienced in Wyoming. On Sunday, Nov. 9, I listened to the Bronco game while heading over South Pass to Rock Springs to stay ahead of a big snowstorm...
Phyllis Louise Towns, 85, of Hillsdale, Wyo., died Nov. 21, 2014 at Lifecare. She was born on August 11, 1929 in Dundy County, Neb. Phyllis came to Burns in 1929 and first went to the Lutheran School, graduating from Burns High School. Her college coursework included classes in insurance and computers. Phyllis married Marion Lewis Towns of Hillsdale on June 23, 1946. After living in Cheyenne for a year, they moved to their farm in Hillsdale. They farmed wheat and other crops, raised sheep,...
Mr. Calvin King Fogg, 71, of Cheyenne, Wy., passed away Nov. 20, 2014, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Cheyenne. Calvin was born Sept. 17, 1943, in Cheyenne, to Dean and Mary (Cornish) Fogg and grew up on the family dairy farm east of Cheyenne. Calvin was a 1961 graduate of Cheyenne High School, where he served as FFA President and won State Champion Round-Robin Showmanship. He met his wife, Laurell Miskimins, at the Wyoming State Fair and they were married on Sept. 11, 1965. Calvin...
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Pelicans and telephone wires do not mix. A pelican flying over Pine Bluffs flew into a telephone wire on Thursday, according to Pine Bluffs Police Officer Char Madden. The collision caused an injury to the pelican's right wing. The pelican was hanging around town hall until it was contained by David Ellsworth, of Wyoming Game and Fish. Ellsworth said he will take the pelican to a veterinarian in Cheyenne to have the wing examined. The pelican will be released in a wetland or reservation,...
Burns Elementary school celebrated their Adequate Yearly Progress results with a pajama party and movie Friday. Jerry Burkett, Principal, said the third- through six-graders who took the PAWS test in March were 100 percent proficient or advanced. Using the No Child Left Behind system, schools are measured each year by AYP calculations. AYP is a federal measurement that allows the United States Department of Education to determine how schools and districts are preforming academically. The school...
Two Pine Bluffs Hornets were one of six teams to show off their breakfast creations in the final round of the Taco John's Culinary Cup competition. Taco John's sent out information about the Culinary Cup competition to all the high schools around Wyoming. This year, 66 recipes were submitted. The top six recipes competed to be in the Taco John's menu for a limited time. On Wednesday, Madison Heithoff and Chris Kimzey, Seniors at Pine Bluffs Jr./ Sr. High School, had the opportunity to cook in...
Brent Bacon, Director of Special Services within Laramie County School District 2 was named the Wyoming Special Education Administrator of the Year on Thursday. "I'm humbled," he said. "Very humbled. I'm very proud to be able to share this with our district." Bacon has been a district administrator for almost 11 years. Before that, he was a special education teacher for 18 years. "I love it," he said of his work. "It's great." Last year, Bacon was named the president of the Wyoming Association...
PINE BLUFFS, Wyo. – November 19 – High West Energy is pleased to welcome Gary Smith to the cooperative’s board of directors. Smith was elected to represent District 12 at the annual meeting, which was held on Saturday, Nov. 15. Dan Acheson was re-elected to represent District 15. Smith has been a High West Energy member since 1978. He is retired from the Department of Defense after 25 years of service. He is the former owner of an irrigation repair and water well service. Smith is a veteran of the United States Navy and served three tours...
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope your day is whatever you want it to be, a nice quiet day, one filled to the brim with family & friends, or somewhere in between. Yes, we do have a lot to be thankful for. Did you make it to the One-Act play, and Dinner Theater production this past Saturday? The play was hilarious, the dinner wonderful and was served and performed before a crowd of approximately 225. Plus a few more who attended the play performance after dinner. Job well done, and thank you...
Community – especially small communities – is all about the people in them. We celebrate victories alongside our neighbors, cry with them over the losses and help their loved ones grieve when time passes and they leave this world. Georgia Hanson, a longtime resident of the Albin area, passed away last week. Services for Georgia were held at the Catholic Church on Saturday. Her husband died not too long ago. Please keep Dennis Hanson and the entire family in your prayers. The community cen...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church, Steve Hauer sang “The Anchor Holds.” The sermon topic was “Thanksgiving Everyday.” We should begin our day with thanks, and end each day with thanks. Psalm 103 is one of the many scriptures that tells us to be thankful. Jesus is our example. He gave thanks in his prayers. We should always trust God to take care of everything in our lives, and not forget to praise him. Next week the sermon topic will be “Who Is He?” Come at 10 a.m. nex...
1 years ago November 27, 1914 Denver-Marcia Ann Gavit, eight years old, stepdaughter of Mrs. Marie Turner Cooke Gavit of Denver and New York, is the wealthiest child of her age in the world. Her fortune amounts to more than $11,000,000 and her income is estimated at $25,000 a day, according to the accounts of the estate of her grandfather, Anthony N. Brady, which was filed with the surrogate of Albany county, New York. Brady left a total estate of $77,042,443, according to the transfer tax appraisal. 75 years ago November 30, 1939 Gold...
Top stewards have been recognized for their continuing efforts in three areas by the South Platte Natural Resources District. Sprenger Farms of Sidney, Steve Schumacher from Dalton and Kimball area ranchers Doug and Theresa Keller received awards for their farming, tree planting and grassland achievements. The awards were presented at a ceremony and reception prior to the District’s November board meeting. Conservation Farm Sprenger Farms, run by Randy and son Marc Sprenger has a long history of land stewardship and conservation ethic. Their c...