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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An unanticipated invoice was pulled from the bill list at last Wednesday’s meeting of the Moorcroft Council. “We are being billed by Campbell County Hospital for patient intercept,” Councilman Paul Smoot explained his concern. “We have not yet received patient or transport information on that, but it is a legitimate bill for $299.” Town Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider told the governing body that she had found the money to pay this bill in the ambulance budget. “They didn’t have a lot so I took it out of their ‘medical supplies’,” she...
The Moorcroft Unit 25 of the American Legion Auxiliary hosted a carry-in honoring veterans at the MTC cafeteria Friday night with ham, turkey, deviled eggs, rolls, potatoes and many other sides and delicious desserts. These women were asked why they expend the energy and time to prepare the dinners and other activities for the vets and Vicki Paddock answered, "To honor them – to show them our gratitude for what they've done." Many of the vets celebrated now are of the Viet Nam era. Speaking o...
Public Works Director Sunny Schell spoke to the Pine Haven council at last Tuesday’s meeting regarding the dumping of garbage at the town maintenance shop. Due to the misuse of the cage that had previously stood in the shop yard for aluminum cans, Schell has removed the cage completely. “When I cleaned that cage, I filled the dumpster with household garbage and everything else plus the cans,” she said. “No more dumping, no more recycling at the city shop.” Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg spoke emphatically about yet another abuse of a feat...
After several months, the deep crack that ran the length of Goshen Street has been filled and sealed, according to Public Works Director Cory Allison. To deal with future cracking before it reaches similar straits, though, Mayor Ben Glenn wants a more preventative plan from the director. “I’d really rather stay on top of that than let it fall behind. Start game planning for spring and summer. I think that’s just something you need to stick in your hat,” he said. Glenn suggested planning such work to coincide with concurrent projects if possibl...
For a second year, the Moorcroft Senior Center, in cooperation with Donna's Diner, has celebrated Veterans Day with free breakfasts for the warriors, past and present. Seventeen vets and their guests enjoyed a warm morning meal and time among others who share many memories. Army veteran Arnie Altaffer and wife Penny enjoyed the breakfast. Altaffer served in the jungles of Viet Nam from 1967 to 1969. "I was a combat veteran so I was out in the boonies," he said. Zien was his base camp, but he sel...
Friday morning was the first real taste of winter in Crook County and along with the wind, rain and snow came risks for travelers on icy roads. This is what happened to a 72-year-old Osage man, driving a 2014 Nisson Frontier westbound on US Highway 16 during the early morning hours. He lost control of his vehicle near mile marker 203, a short distance west of Moorcroft, when the automobile lost traction and exited the roadway to the right and down the embankment, tripping and rolling three quarters of a full revolution before coming to rest on...
Many members of the Pine Haven Over the Hill Gang senior group worked together to bring local veterans a celebratory recognition of their contribution to this country and the people who live here Saturday. Around 52 guests and 22 veterans attended the program and subsequent dinner of roasted turkey with mashed potatoes, stuffing, gravy and a large sheet cake for dessert and, while everyone enjoyed the meal as usual, the program was the hit, drawing veterans and their families even from...
Moorcroft's public works crewmen have taken the east fencing down at the Moorcroft Cemetery and mowed the newly acquired area before the new fencing is laid. Public Works Director Cory Allison has acquired two bids for the installation and the company to be hired will be determined at the first Wednesday night meeting of council, November 9. This widening out of the perimeter fence is the next step in the expansion of the cemetery, a project the council has worked on for several years. With the...
While Moorcroft did not apply for ARPA grant funding this time around, Mayor Ben Glenn said of the experience, “This one [gave] us a good idea of what’s happening [according to the recommendations].” Pine Haven had chosen to apply for $1,232,280 to upgrade hydrants within the municipality, replacing old and adding new, but were turned down. Mayor Karla Brandenburg assures residents, though, “We do have about $95,000 in previous ARPA funds that we may use to put in some of the new hydrants we need down on BOE drive, the council will have to...
Calendars are being marked for Saturday, November 12, from 3-7 p.m. People of all ages are invited to the 15th Annual Harvestfeastival at the MTC gymnasium in Moorcroft! The afternoon is jam packed with all the soup and bread guests can eat for a small donation; a baking contest, featuring brownies this year; cash prizes and door prizes; and a silent auction. There is a Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) Business Expo as well. This is a great venue to meet local craftspeople and pick up something unique to support their work. The event...
Guests filling the seats at the historical presentation, "Stage Trails and Ruts" on Saturday included several faces not regularly in attendance, as many ranching families came in for this discourse that visited close to home. These oft times still-visible ruts that travel from Cheyenne along different routes as far north as Sundance to pinnacle at Deadwood, SD were used between 1875 and 1880 and are part of a harsh time in the history of the Black Hills. MBA researcher and speaker Rick Kaan of...
Residents who are depositing yard waste, predominantly leaves, into the streets are advised of their responsibility to keep the municipal roadways clear of such waste that fouls the drains. This problem faced the public works team earlier in the year with police verbally warning and ticketing those who did not clear their lawn clippings. Leaves fall under this rule as well and will be addressed with the same redress in the future. The council discussed the matter at the Monday night meeting and realized that this week’s yard cleaning will p...
Pine Haven's volunteer fire department has been actively seeking a command vehicle to add to the department's inventory for the last several months and department chief TJ Gideon has finally found and purchased a used vehicle for the perfect fit. The 2006 Chevrolet Tahoe was retired from a fire department in Oregon at 100,000 miles and Pine Haven was able to purchase the automobile for $7500. Council liaison and volunteer fireman Don Lancaster said of the Tahoe when it arrived a few days ago,...
Over the Hill Gang spokesman Suzette Edwards took the floor at Tuesday night's meeting of Pine Haven's town council regarding the moving of $6375 from their account to the community center account. This is a donation from Roger Meadows. At the death of Chrystal Meadows some time ago, her husband, Roger, gave all memorial donations to the "senior center" as stated in the published obituary. "At that time I heard about the town wanting to start their own senior center and I thought what a good...
In 1989, Wyoming legislators changed the state constitution, allowing property taxes to be governed not by assessed value, but by fair market value, thus ensuring a steady revenue in a largely mineral based state. According to Cindy Barlow of the Equality State Taxpayers Association, this change was very small, but mighty. "[Today,] all taxable properties shall be valued at its full value as defined by the legislature; before, it said 'shall be valued at its assessed value." Pine Haven...
Edwards moved her works carefully to a better spot for the light to show the detail of the wood in the south room of the senior center. As she placed a small "flower", she explained the process that makes the delicate bloom, "You turn this while the wood is wet and [as] you can see the dark line, that's the heart of the wood and it works around that." "I want my people," Edwards gently lifted the larger piece last to set in the place of honor. "This is my pride and joy." "Bountiful generosity"...
Monday night’s council meeting finished within an hour with only two citizens in the audience and the department reports consisting of quick reviews of old business. Garbage rate increase A rate increase of $2 for residential dumpsters and commercial was raised by gallon and frequency of pick up. “It gives us a little bit of breathing room,” Allison reported. “Right now, on our commercial rate, we’re losing money.” The governing body asked the clerk’s office to send out written notification of the change to all businesses affected and the final...
A full house attended a forum to better inform municipal residents of the qualifications of incumbent Karla Brandenburg and candidate Fred Nelson for the office of Mayor of Pine Haven Saturday night in Pine Haven, hosted by the Over the Hill Gang at the community center. The candidates answered the 12 previously prepared questions within the first hour before members of the audience were given the opportunity to write their own queries on index cards, seven of which were presented by the...
Pine Haven's Elm Street has been compromised by a sewer leak that has been seeping for quite awhile according to Mayor Karla Brandenburg. "As much erosion as that has done, my guess is that it has been [flowing] for a long time," she said. This sewer line is approximately ten feet deep. After being informed of the sink hole in the road, the site was dug up, only to find "a mess", as later described by Brandenburg, who, along with Councilmen John Henle and Don Lancaster, has looked over the...
Pine Haven Mayor Karla Brandenburg took a few minutes recently to update town residents on the progress of the C Bar Subdivision development south of Vista Grande Drive on both sides of Pine Haven Road. The work is coming along as planned with the roadways being cut in at this juncture and HDR Engineering's Heath Turbiville inspecting the situation as the crews proceed. "We met with [the] Swagger construction foreman," Brandenburg said, "about compaction of the roads and ditches, which Heath...
With Moorcroft’s garbage transport contract with Western Waste Solutions coming to an end, an invitation to bid had been advertised recently. Three bids were received by the deadline and were opened at Monday night’s meeting of the town’s governing body, who heard prices and terms of each bid in no particular order. The first bid opened was from current service provider Western Waste Solutions with a price increase due to the current cost of fuel, etc. The second and third bids came from Kiefer Sanitation and C W Waste Inc. respectively, which...
After 22 years, Pine Haven's annual Octoberfest has truly become a valued and essential yearly occasion for many, and this year was no different, with guests coming in throughout the day to enjoy lively conversation, bid on cool stuff and invest in the volunteers who will be on hand when called in the community. This event raises funds to support the purchase of needed items for the volunteer municipal fire department; this year, the money will go to new radios for the growing number of...
Beginning in November, Moorcroft will entertain one town council meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m., this ordinance having passed second reading Monday night. This, of course, is not the first time the town's business has been curtailed to the one monthly endeavor. In the past, however, according to Councilman Dale Petersen, the time it took to cover the agenda was often prohibitive. Making Wednesday evening the monthly date of the meeting was not arbitrary either,...
Moorcroft has received grant funds in the amount of $484,000 from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for the construction of the long-anticipated splash pad and the council is now looking at the next step. The grant is a 50/50 deal so, when the council approved applying for funding, they also approved using a portion of the Specific Purpose Tax endowment for the town’s percentage. Acknowledging the years townspeople have been waiting for this water feature, according to Clerk/Treasurer Cheryl Schneider, the path the application had t...
The Wolves' Homecoming carried a little different flavor this year, following changes that came in with new principal Nick Redden. "I brought in a couple ideas to celebrate athletes a little more and, as we saw in Coronation, we had the Parade of Athletes and that included Rodeo and Special Olympics," he says. "Even the kids who aren't in athletics – we've got fine arts, band...all of our kids are doing amazing things and we have to find a way to display that." Every class, teacher and a...
