The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
The Voice of the Community Since 1909, Serving Moorcroft and Pine Haven, Wyoming
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Surprising thought it may seem this close to cooler weather, Fire Warden Doug Leis would like the community to be aware that fire season may finally have arrived. Two small incidents last Wednesday afternoon could mark the beginning of a period during which plenty of fuel and dry conditions causes more fires to spark than the county has seen so far all year. “I think our fire season is probably going to be starting about this time this year, if the conditions dry out from here,” Leis nods. On Wednesday afternoon, county volunteers assisted by t...
Kids gathered last week at schools across the county to hear a presentation about Rachel’s Challenge, a program that promotes the legacy of Rachel Joy Scott. The young girl was the first person killed in the Columbine High School tragedy, but what she became known for were the simple acts of humanity and kindness she had loved to perform. The transformational power of her story was used to create the challenge, which promotes a more positive climate in schools. Her vision was to start a chain reaction of compassion, which the program reflects i...
The community enjoyed events ranging from a pancake breakfast to a fish fry and the annual parade during this year’s Pine Haven Days on Saturday. Above, the parade included traditional transport. Below, clockwise from top right: Rodeo Royalty Queen Kristin Everhard, Princess Anna Bossman and Junior Princess Daby Sosbe; Mayor Bill Cunningham and Dixie Means proudly drive the Rocking Cowboy golf cart; Ed Elliot in his 1935 Chevrolet; just because you’re in the parade doesn’t mean you can’t...
LeRoy Lars Nelson Sr., 66, passed away peacefully Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at his home in Pine Haven, Wyoming. LeRoy was born August 5, 1953 in Thief River Falls, Minnesota to Floyd and Adeline Nelson. He grew up with a large family on a farm South of Newfolden, Minnesota. Working hard and raising hell since the day he was born. His life’s passion was construction and after many years of running a business in Minnesota he decided to start a new chapter and headed to Gillette, Wyoming during the boom of the 1980s. Once there, he started Right A...
Monday Aug 12, was the state mandated 6 hour training for all route, activity and sub drivers for Crook County Schools. Forty-five drivers attended, refreshing them on district and state policies, along with additional training from Campbell County trainers. Thank you to all the local business who generously donated door prizes to the drivers....
CCSD bus drivers receiving service awards, left to right: Don Buckman, 10 years; Roberta Noyce, 15 years; Kristine Nelson, 10 years; Roberta Wagner, 30 years; Susan Miner, five years; Roy Bush, five years....
By Rep. Jared Olsen, R-Cheyenne, and Rep. Tyler Lindholm, R-Sundance President Trump in June chose not to respond to Iran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. drone with a strike military advisers told him might kill hundreds of Iranians, inviting escalation that would increase the risk to American military personnel in the region. This month, the President announced his consideration of a peace agreement that could lead to withdrawal of our nearly two decade-long troop presence in Afghanistan. On both occasions, among those most critical of the P...
Campbell Co. makes pitch for business court GILLETTE (WNE) — The state is currently looking for locations for a business court, and Campbell County Commissioners hope it will select Gillette. Campbell County Deputy County Attorney Carol Seeger told commissioners Thursday that she has written letters that will be sent to a committee tasked with picking three Wyoming cities to host a chancery court. “The letter is just really brief, saying, ‘Look at us, we’re an excellent option,’” she said. The state is currently looking for locations f...
CASPER — In an effort to better understand how Wyoming’s 48 school districts are protecting their students, the state Department of Education is sending a survey to administrators across the Equality State. “The intent is not to be prescriptive,” state Superintendent Jillian Balow told the Star-Tribune. “The intent is to make sure we have a baseline of best practices and support systems for schools across the state.” The survey, which Balow sent to superintendents across the state in her weekly email to administrators, is open until Sept....
JACKSON — A bundle of Mylar balloons tangled with power lines and created an electric arc that started the 255-acre Saddle Butte Fire, investigators confirmed Monday night. The arc sent flaming materials flying to the ground, igniting dried grass below the power lines. “Because the metal balloon, that tin foil balloon, was creating an arc it would drop sparks on the ground and that’s what started the fire,” Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Brady Hansen said Monday. The metal caused the reaction, as rubber balloons wouldn’t have caused the arc, Hans...
At last Monday’s Moorcroft Council meeting, Black Hills Energy’s proposed rate hike of 25 percent for businesses and 19.74 percent for residents was discussed with the governing body strenuously objecting in behalf of municipal citizens. Councilman Dale Petersen asked if the price increase is due to a raise in gas prices or transportation; the reason for the hike, though, according to the company, is that the rate changes will streamline service throughout Wyoming and help them recover investments. Town Attorney Jim Peck advised drafting a let...
West Texas Trail Museum (WTTM) in conjunction with the Moorcroft Historical Society (MHS) invites the public to attend the Tenth Annual Heritage Round Up at West Texas Trail Museum on Saturday, September 14, from 5 until 9 p.m. The Heritage Round-Up will host several activities to enjoy including a forging demonstration by Voy Cox, rope making by Monte Reichenberg, butter churning by Allison and Clara White, saddle cleaning by Charlene Huckins, pallet flag art creations by Donna Ricks and Mary Joslyn and a Dutch Oven demonstration by JB King....
School has started again and that means our Wednesday after-school activities have returned! Every Wednesday at 4 p.m. we will be doing a craft or playing a game. New Arrivals K-3 Howard B. Wigglebottom Listens to His Heart by Howard Binkow, Paw Patrol: Ice Team by Ursula Ziegler-Sullivan, Have I Ever Told You? By Shani King, The Tiniest Mermaid by Laura Garnham. Juvenile When Kanani’s cousin Rachel comes to stay for a month, Kanani can’t wait to show her what life is like in a friendly Hawaiian town, from eating shave ice to snorkeling wit...
Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) will be hosting their Annual Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Friday, October 18, at the Moorcroft Town Center. Social hour begins at 6 p.m. followed by dinner at 7; at this time, the chamber will announce the Moorcroft Citizen of the Year and the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year. Ballot boxes will be located at Diehl’s Supermarket, Pinnacle Bank, Post Office, Donna’s Diner, West Texas Trail Museum, Moorcroft Public Library and Moorcroft Town Hall beginning September 6. People will...
Pine Haven Days started with a free pancake breakfast for the community sponsored by the Pine Haven Council at the fire hall Saturday morning. Mayor Bill Cunningham and volunteer fireman Don Lancaster served pancakes, sausages and coffee to only about 30 people, according to the mayor, who expressed his disappointment with the turn out. Many more attended the parade and fish fry later in the afternoon with an estimated 200-plus lining up for lunch. Among the many participants in this year’s p...
The Moorcroft Lady Wolves had a great opener last weekend in Custer, SD. As a team, we had great moments and great runs. We served consistently and had a great passing rating, which were our goals for our first tournament. We went 1-2 for the weekend, sweeping Todd County in two, Moorcroft 2 Todd County 0 (25-19, 25-20). We had a close match against Pine Ridge, Pine Ridge 2 Moorcroft 0 (25-17, 25-22) and we took Lead Deadwood to three sets, Lead Deadwood 2 Moorcroft 1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-20). We are still working on a few things offensively, but...
The season is off to a good start for our golfers with the first two tournaments in Sundance and Wright. On the boys’ team, Caden Connally placed in the top ten in both tournaments. He placed fifth at Sundance and sixth at Wright. On the girls’ side, Kaylei Petz placed eighth in Sundance and was just out of the top ten at Wright. Weather conditions were perfect for Sundance, but Wright’s tournament was windy and chilly, which led to some higher scores. All of our golfers are playing solid and we are looking forward to improving our score...
The Moorcroft Chapter of Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) has kicked off the new school year and is inviting new members to “Grow with FCCLA”. The chapter recently held a root beer float party for all past members and anyone interested in joining. FCCLA is a national Career and Technical Student Organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education. It is an excellent way to learn while having fun and serving our comm...
Zero Week Scrimmage with Wright was a good opportunity for the Wolves to show case what they have worked on in the first few weeks of the season. The varsity squad saw three quarters of action against Wright’s varsity and at the end of it, the Wolves lead 18-14. The Wright junior varsity scored twice on the Wolves junior varsity; with this being a scrimmage, it was a great opportunity for the younger players from both teams to see some action. The coaches were impressed with a lot of the play o...
We have a small but tough Cross Country team this year with six athletes; three middle school girls, two high school girls and one high school young man who is home-schooled. These young people have been running in the heat and been nibbled on by mosquitoes without complaint. I have all the team that I need in these six athletes. I wish them nothing but the best throughout the season. On Friday, August 30, the Cross Country team showed up at the Casper Mountain Beartrap Invite. Four of the six were eligible to compete at this event having...
The Yard of the Month for September has been chosen by the Pine Haven Beautification Alliance. Our recipients this month are Don and Michelle Lancaster and their little feisty Chihuahua, Giovani, at 4 Cottonwood Street. Don is now the Assistant Chief of the Pine Haven Fire Department and his wife, Michelle, is retired. Between the two, they have two boys and two girls, all living fairly close in Buffalo, Sheridan, Spearfish and Sioux Falls. Both are retired from the U.S. Forest Service and have...
During the month of August, the Pantry served 162 people. This included11new clients, 48 under the age of 18, and 48 over the age of 60.Wealso shared food with the Blessings programs in Sundance, Moorcroft and Hulett, which collectively serve approximately 175 youth in their areas. The Moorcroft Food Pantry is now located in the Sharon’s Home Health building at 116 N Littlehorn Ave. September 2019 pantry dates and times: Sundance – Fri., Sept. 6 and 20, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Moorcroft – Tues., Sept. 10 and 24, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hulett – Wed...
Moorcroft resident Jeffrey Oliver has been given a suspended sentence and fine on charges related to an incident in November, 2018 in which police responded to a report of credit card fraud and discovered marijuana and methamphetamine at a residence. Moorcroft Police Department responded to a local address in the early evening of November 7 to follow up on an alert of credit card fraud that allegedly took place at Coffee Cup Fuel Stop. The officer reported a strong odor of burnt marijuana at the residence. When told that the officer had probabl...
On August 30, police were contacted in reference to an attempted break-in at a local business. Investigation is continuing. On August 30, police were notified of suspicious activity at the West Texas Trails Museum. Officer arrived at the museum and did a walkthrough. Officer spoke with the complainant and advised all was well. Nothing further. On August 31, police were requested by Wyoming Highway Patrol to go to I-90 eastbound, mile marker 151 to remove tire debris from the roadway. Officer assisted. On August 31, police were notified of a...
In conjunction with the annual meeting of the Vore Buffalo Jump Foundation, Northern Cheyenne medicine woman Alaina Buffalo Spirit will bless the bonebed at the Site. The event will be held September 14, 2019. The annual meeting will be held in the excavation building at the Vore Site; the blessing ceremony will follow at 10:30 am. From 11 am to 2 pm, the SkyWindWorld kites will fly over the sinkhole and tours of the site will be offered. No admission will be charged. The Vore Buffalo Jump Archa...
