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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Self-measured blood pressure monitoring kits are now available for checkout at libraries in Hulett, Moorcroft and Sundance. The kits are offered through a collaborative pilot project among the Wyoming Center on Aging (WyCOA) at the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Department of Health's Chronic Disease Prevention Program and the Crook County Public Library System. The kits, available in both English and Spanish, include an automated home blood pressure cuff; blood pressure logbooks;...
The annual Easter egg hunt in Pine Haven drew more than 40 kids this year to seek out an estimated 1500 eggs hidden inside and out. The eggs were placed with varying degrees of difficulty for the four age categories. Three of the kids won baskets and the rest of the 14 prize winners won chocolate bunnies and stuffed animals. "It was a great turn out and it looked like all the kids had a great time!" said Nicole Demma, organizer....
How many eggs can you fit in a basket? It's time to find out again as Easter draws near and the towns of Moorcroft and Pine Haven make plans for their annual hunts. Pine Haven will be hosting its annual hunt on April 1 at 11 a.m. at the community center. Hunters will be split into four age groups and will be seeking out a grand total of 1500 eggs. In Moorcroft, the hunt begins at 10 a.m. on April 8 at the baseball field. This hunt is split into two age groups: zero to four years old and five to...
Experience and celebrate the miracle and hope of the resurrection! Join the Easter Sunrise Service on Sunday, April 9 at 7 a.m. at Pine Ridge Community Church. Pine Ridge Ministries invites all to celebrate the resurrection in worship, followed by potluck breakfast and egg hunt for the children. Jesus is risen – He is risen indeed! The Moorcroft Interfaith Community will present a Good Friday Service, “The Seven Last Words of Jesus”, at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 7 at the MTC Library. For more info, call or text Pastor Monte (217) 251-1182 or em...
Birthdays Apr. 3: Candace Nelson, Mitch Mellott Apr. 4: Hadlee Jo Rudloff, Talissa Fischbach, Halie Ruff Apr. 5: Jamie Baker, Rhonda Manke, Chuck Schoenewald Apr. 6: Johnella Lambert, James Donahue Apr. 7: Jamie Donahue Apr. 8: Graham Williams, Kelly Hilkemeier, Jusin Bailey, Arya Hein Apr. 9: Cynthia Crabtree, Jesse Hinkhouse Anniversaries Apr. 5: Carl and Diane Humes, Charlie and Megan Feehan Apr. 7: Shane and Jenna Johner Apr. 8: Jason and Krista Geuke, Kaiden and Kaylei Blakeman... Full story
Coaches for both the girls' and boys' basketball teams celebrated the season and the progress and sportsmanship of the Wolves at the annual banquet last Thursday evening. The athletes sat at the head table, a position of honor, as their hard work and accomplishments were recognized. They and almost 90 other guests enjoyed a dinner of prime rib, multiple side dishes and several desserts before the ceremony commenced. The room also enjoyed a rundown of the season with a slideshow of candid...
Everyone is cordially invited to attend a Good Friday Service at the MTC Library, at 101 South Belle Fourche Avenue, on April 7, 7 p.m. The seven last words of Jesus will be considered at this solemn event hosted by the Moorcroft Interfaith Community. For more information, those interested may call or text Pastor Monte at 217-251-1182 or email him at [email protected]....
Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., geared toward preschool age children, however everyone is welcome. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of every month, participants must sign up, please call the library at 307-756-3232 for details. Afterschool activities on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3 Barbie: Big City Big Dreams by Christy Webster, Formula 1 Cars (non-fiction) by Bizzy Harris, Bear is a Bear by Jonathan Stutzman, Baby Shark (board book) by John Bajet, Fingerwiggly Elehphants (board book) by Felicity Brooks, You...
We’ve been busy here at the library! The staff traveled to Hulett for a meeting there two weeks ago. We had a volunteer that day; thank you again Lillian Sullivan. We have a traveling display of Roadside Lodging in Wyoming. It is on loan from the Wyoming State Archives and will be on display the month of March. Moorcroft is featured on one from 1950. Come in to see it! We have a St. Patrick’s Day contest for the adults. Come in for details. Moorcroft hosted the board meeting on the 9th. We had a good turnout and enjoyed snacks. New books: Sto...
The Hulett Branch Library hosted the all-staff meeting last week at the GHCC. Librarians from Moorcroft, Sundance and Hulett gathered to discuss what's going on in their libraries, to have lunch and to do a fun craft....
Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., geared toward preschool age children, however everyone is welcome. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of every month, participants must sign up; please call the library at 307-756-3232 for details. Afterschool activities on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3: Llama Rocks the Cradle of Chaos by Jonathan Stutzman, Beware! By Bob Raczka, Red Sky at Night by Elly MacKay, Dark on Light by Dianne White, Puppy Love (board book) by Alexis Barad. Juvenile: Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy...
Moorcroft High School freshman Kailee Gill will be featured as part of KEVN Black Hills FOX's Rising Star of the West scholarship contest Friday, February 17 on The SIX and on Black Hills FOX News at 9:00. Gill qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of herself to KEVN Black Hills FOX. Gill is one of the semi-finalists who will be seen through March 10. Her one-minute commentary will be aired and then placed on www.blackhillsfox.com for viewers to watch and rate. One competitor...
The Annual Logos Community Ash Wednesday Worship Service and dinner at First Presbyterian Church of Moorcroft, WY is on Friday, February 22, 2023 at 6 p.m. The youth-assisted worship will conclude with the imposition of ashes. Dinner will follow at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Please plan to attend. First Presbyterian Church is located at 100 S. Belle Fourche Avenue in Moorcroft. We will have special guest singers as well. For more information contact: Pastor Monte at [email protected] or text or call 217-251-1182....
Book Club this month will be Thursday, February 16 at 1 p.m. in the reading room. We are reading The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St James. If you would like to get this book and join us for discussion please let me know. We welcome new members and refreshments will be served! Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. downstairs with Miss Lacey. She does crafts with the kids as well. There is an after-school program every Wednesday at 4 p.m. The kids either do crafts or play games with Miss Lacey supervising. We will be closed Monday,...
Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., geared toward preschool age children, however everyone is welcome. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of every month. Participants must sign up, please call the library at 307-756-3232 for details. Afterschool activities on Wednesdays at 4 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3- Delightfully Different Dilly by Elizabeth Dale, Porter the Hoarder: The Nature Explorer by Sean Covel, Porter the Hoarder and the Alphabet Adventure by Sean Covel, Porter the Hoarder and Pappy’s Perfect Pizza Party by Sean Covel, T...
Thank You As we close our door to the Royal Neighbors of America (RNA), Keyhole Camp members 10761, Pine Haven and Moorcroft and draw the final curtain, we want to thank all those who have been so much help since our inception in 1999. If I were to set it all up as to whom Royal Neighbors are and what we do – it would be people helping people. We started by funds available from our Belle Fourche Camp in South Dakota and formed the Keyhole Camp, Moorcroft and Pine Haven. So much of our success is because of our merry Mary Hancock, now in the a... Full story
Pine Haven is planning a new park and, to match a 50/50 grant for which the recreation board is hoping to apply soon, Sharon Coleman purchased a couple electric scooters and a Mongoose bicycle in both adult and child sizes to be raffled off. All proceeds will be going to the grant match needed to build this new park. There are three separate raffles available, allowing people to buy tickets for the specific item they desire, and the drawing will take place on Easter, after the egg hunt in...
An old adage goes something like this: “The only constant in life is change”. After several years of the smiles and laughter of Barb Hardy and Marilyn Jensen, the Pine Haven Clerk’s Office starts 2023 with new faces and names, but the same quality of care for town residents. Tammie McGovern, a resident of Pine Haven for the last six years, has been hired for the clerk/treasurer position. McGovern’s former career was in Gillette as the service office supervisor for Wyoming Machinery Mining Division. McGovern said of when she and her husband...
Parents, don’t forget we have story hour at 10 a.m. and after school craft class at 4 p.m. every Wednesday and snacks are provided! We are having adult book club January 19 at 1 p.m. in the Moorcroft reading room at the library. Refreshments will be provided. See you there! New Books The Stillwater Girls by Minka Kent Blowback by Brad Thor It Starts With Us by Colleen Hoover The Winners by Fredrick Backman Daisy Jones and the Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid If You Tell by Gregg Olsen The Last Mrs. Parish by Liv Constantine Misjudged by James C...
Story time is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., geared toward preschool age children, however everyone is welcome. Kids Paint class is the first Friday of every month; participants must sign up, please call the library at 307-756-3232 for details. Afterschool activities on Wednesdays from 4-5 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3- There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Spoon! By Lucille Colandro, There was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cactus! By Lucille Colandro, The Little Snowplow by Lora Koehler, Walter Had a Best Friend by Deborah Underwood, Alice’s W...
Impact Youth Mentorship out of Gillette’s Youth Emergency Services, Inc. is expanding services into Weston and Crook Counties. The mentorship program has been building and growing into the surrounding areas and is looking forward to offering youth, families and volunteers different opportunities and preventative services in this area. Impact Youth Mentorship’s commitment is providing positivity, opportunity and quality mentoring to local communities; striving to offer invaluable life skills, lifelong friendships and positive personal dev...
Everyone, That is who we have to thank. In the last week, we have been reminded of the value of our community. Thank you for all of the condolences, acts of kindness, helping hands, flowers, donations, food and communication. Thank you for honoring a man that we loved most in this life. You are more than our community, you are our family. We hope to be as supportivWe to our community as you have been to us, as my dad Bruce Lang was to you. Thank you from the family of Bruce Lang. We challenge... Full story
Logos, a nondenominational youth event, will meet on Wednesdays. Logos staff will meet the elementary youth at the Moorcroft K-8 building at 3:55 p.m. near the sixth grade pods and escort them to First Presbyterian Church. There they will participate in recreation, Bible study and worship before sitting down to supper together at 6:15 p.m. Jr/Sr High youth will join everyone for supper and then split off at 6:45 for their own time for worship, recreation and study. Parents, grandparents and guardians are welcome to attend a part or all of each...
Vitalant Blood Services will be accepting blood donations at the Cornerstone Ministries Church (next to Blakeman Propane) in Moorcroft on Tuesday, January 10, from noon until 5:15 p.m. Please join us in this awesome mission to save lives by donating blood! Those who wish to donate must be a minimum of 16 years of age (a signed parental permission is required for all 16-17 year old donors). Any questions regarding eligibility may be answered by calling (605) 646-2625. As always, all blood types are needed so people are asked to consider giving b...
The Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual Christmas Light Contest along with the downtown pole decorating and parade of lights. We expanded the Christmas Light Contest this year to have two categories: residential and business. Our judges drove around, gazed at all the pretty houses and business in the area and would like to recognize Mr. & Mrs. Hacklin for the residential winner. If you were lucky enough to drive by, you had to circle the block because they had decorated every si...
