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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The succulent aroma of home-cooked pasta drifted from the Moorcroft Town Center on October 23 for the 14th annual Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet, recognizing the Citizen and Business of the Year as well as Lifetime Achievement winner. Healing Hearts Home Health was awarded the Business of the Year award. Lacy, her husband Zeb and Tina Dickey were there to accept the award. They have been a member of our community since 2018 but Lacy has been in the home healthcare field since...
Teen/tween book club will meet on Friday, November 5 at 3 p.m. Story hour is every Wednesday at 10 a.m. After school activities are Wednesdays at 4 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3 The Berenstain Bears and the Talent Show by Stan & Jan Berenstain, Disney’s Frozen (Little Golden Book) by Victoria Saxon, Miss Rumphius by Barbra Cooney, Mel Fell by Corey R. Tabor, Disney Learning I Can Feel by Hailey Scragg, Disney’s Vamprina: The Surprise Party by Chelsea Beyl, Do Crocs Kiss? (a lift-the-flap board book) by Salina Yoon, Big Dogs Little Dogs (no...
Looking for a scary good time this Halloween? You are invited to a party at the Pine Haven Community Center on All Hallow’s Eve itself. As part of the fun, guests will have the chance to help create a real Halloween monster. Help turn Dillon into a mummy by purchasing a few rounds of toilet paper to keep the wrappings going. Located at 3 Meadows Lane, the center will be filled with candy and snacks, spooky music and games and prizes for guests to enjoy. The fun begins at 1 p.m. on October 31....
Thank You Our family deeply appreciates all the kindnesses, thoughts and prayers shown to us during the hospitalization of Vanna and Skip Waters, and during the ultimate passing of Skip. Thank you so much for each card, phone call and generous gifts of food and memorial donations, along with your presence when we needed it most. Sincerely, Vanna Waters Vince and Sheryl Waters and families Eric and Becky Waters and family Ward and Kristy Waters and family...
The Pine Haven Fire Auxiliary is celebrating their 20-year anniversary as an official nonprofit entity and their 19th annual Octoberfest fundraiser for the volunteer fire department is on Saturday, October 2, starting at 9 a.m. and will be held at the Pine Haven Fire Hall next to Town Hall at 24 Waters Drive. Of the three original founders of the organization, John Betts has passed away, but wife Char and Pat Heinz are still active along with long-time associates LaDonna Rolfson and Vanna Waters. This small group of volunteers works hard every...
Moorcroft Equipment Rental (MER) has opened at 122 South Big Horn Avenue. This business shares space with sister company Clearwater X-Spurts for plumbing needs. MER offers many tools from staple guns, compressors and bottle jacks to mini excavators, skid steers, flat beds and a complete concrete laying and finishing tool set on a trailer for easy transport. Owner Clay Massie reported that the inventory continues to grow based on the needs of the clientele, saying, "We're always taking...
In celebration of National Public Lands Day on Saturday, September 25, the National Park Service (NPS) and Devils Tower Natural History Association will host a bat festival. The festival will include educational activities about these rarely seen nighttime animals. The northern long-eared bat, Myotis septentrionalis, is among 11 bat species that have been identified at the monument. The northern long-eared bat was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. “Here at Devils Tower we hope that the festival gives visitors the...
Our Thanks Thank you to everyone for all the calls, food, prayers and condolences to the family of Lance McCollum. Having great communities full of friends lets us know it is God’s way of taking care of us in difficult times. Larry and Marie McCollum Jim and Lara Dirks family Alvin and Keri Koski family Amber Baker and sons, Holter and Haiden McCollum...
Pasta, passion and pistols are going to be the themes of the evening at this year’s Citizen and Business of the Year award dinner, hosted by the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC), at the MTC library, on October 2, at 5 p.m. Join other detectives as they follow the clues leading to the murderer of restaurateur Pepi Roni amid courses of laughter and a delicious meal. Tickets may be purchased at West Texas Trail Museum, Moorcroft Branch Library or from any MACC member. To cast a vote for citizen and business of the year, ballot boxes a...
Storyhour is every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. for preschool age children. Story hour on Wednesday, September 29 will feature local author Viktoriia Peterson as our guest reader. After school activities for school age children on Wednesday afternoons, 4-5 p.m. Banned Book Week is September 26 to October 2. New Arrivals! K-3 Sing Your Song! by Kristen L. Depken, Secrets of Animal Camouflage by Carron Brown, Emerson is Mighty Girl! (American Girl series) by Meredith Rusu, Angelina and the Rag Doll by Katharine Holabird, Kendall’s Snow Fort (...
Crook County Library in Sundance is pleased to once again welcome acclaimed Celtic guitarist and storyteller Jerry Barlow for a special concert. The program will be held Fri., Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the library meeting room. The concert is sponsored by the library and is free to the community. As a touring performer, Barlow travels throughout the Midwest, South and Rocky Mountain regions presenting his program of music, history and humor from the British Isles. Before the closing of the border,...
The Hulett Roping Club will be hosting their annual barbecue, queen contest and playday Sun., Sept. 26 at the Hulett Recreation Grounds. The barbecue will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with steak, beans, chips, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. Please bring your own table service. The annual meeting and election of officers will be held at 1:30 p.m. The queen contest for young ladies will be held for ages 12-21 years of age following the meeting. Playday will follow the queen contest. There will be barrels, poles and cattle riding if...
Members of Fire Zone #16 are hosting their 14th annual open house/pot luck at the Carlile Fire Hall on Sat., Sept. 18, from 6 p.m. until everyone goes home. Live music will be performed by Bob, Pat and Doug, along with Doug Ren, giving guests a lively and nostalgic ambiance in which they can visit and enjoy a meal of grilled burgers and brats provided by Pinnacle Bank. The dinnerware and drinks will be supplied by the hosts and guests are asked to bring a covered dish to side with the meat. Everyone’s invited to attend this evening out of t...
Are you ready? Another exciting year of LOGOS is about to begin! With the theme, “Walk With Jesus”, students, their families and staff will explore together some of the great questions of life. Questions like, “Who Am I?” Why Am I Here?” What Should I Be Doing?” “What Does Jesus Expect of Me” and “Do I Like Me?” LOGOS, a non-denominational program, aptly described as “Christ-Centered Fun”, is for the entire family. Elementary age students (and pre-school students, if accompanied by an adult) are invited to participate in recreation, worship...
The library will be closed for LABOR DAY on Monday, September 6. The after-school craft time will start on Wednesday, September 8th. Story Hour is still on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. NEW BOOKS Unveiling the Past by Kim Vogel Sawyer The Guest Book by Sarah Blake Never Forget by Martin Michaud A Hill Of Beans by William W. Johnstone All The Evils Here by Louise Penny...
Our Thanks Thank you to our 2021 Crook County fair contributors! The Crook County Fair Board and Awards Committee would like to thank the following individuals and businesses for their contributions to this year’s fair. We’d also like to thank all of the Superintendents, their assistants, Livestock Committee and all other volunteers behind the scenes. Without you the County Fair would not be the success it is. If anyone has been left out, please know it was unintentional. Every contribution to the county fair is greatly appreciated. See you...
Come one, come all to Pine Haven’s annual Labor Day Parade! The celebration starts at 1 p.m. on Saturday, September 4. The route begins on Pine Haven Road, at the intersection with Waters Drive and will travel north toward the golf course. Guests are encouraged to bring a chair, water, an umbrella and sacks to carry all the candy the youngsters can grab as the parade goes by. Anyone interested in entering a float, classic car, golf cart, business advertisement or something else, are asked to contact Misha Sitter at 307-231-3841 or m...
Story hour every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m. for preschool age children. Our September 29, story hour will feature special guest author Viktoriia Peterson. Viktoriia will be reading one of the children’s books she has written, with a book signing to follow. After school activities on Wednesdays will resume on September 1. New Arrivals! K-3 Raccoon is nervous about going on a picnic. Can Duck snap him out of it? Find out, in Ready for Anything! by Keiko Kasza. Starfish (non-fiction) by Emma Bassier. I Want to Go Home! by Tony Ross. Even F...
A proclamation honoring Hunger Action Month was read aloud by Moorcroft Mayor Dick Claar at Monday night's meeting of council. Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MICC) member Monty Reichenberg, who, with many others, has been on the front lines helping distribute food locally, attended to hear this announcement from the mayor that Moorcroft will recognize and assist to alleviate the need in this area. More than 500 people were provided with food in the south parking lot of the MTC last week,...
Thank You Thank you to the following sponsors for the 2021 Crook County Hereford Show: Empire Ranch Ivan and Jennifer Cranston Lee Habeck Mike and Karen Dirks Schelldorf Ranches Inc. W Bar Feeds Ward and Kristy Waters Largant and Sons Pearson Ranch CSC Livestock Judy Bettman The Wolf Ranch Geis Ranch Wilhelm Cattle Our Thanks Please accept our heartfelt "Thanks" to all donors to this year's Crook County Rodeo Royalty. Saddle: Neiman Enterprises, White's Queen City Motors, Sundance State Bank,...
The Oshoto Zone 25 Volunteer Fire Department hosted their third annual fundraising shooting competition Saturday and though temperatures were nearing 100 degrees and air quality was compromised due to smoke, "We had a fairly decent turn out," member Twitter Westover said. Fifty contestants competed over the course of the day with the top three places winning a choice of a coat, vest or shooting bag. Hadley Burch won the .22 rifle with the winning poker hand in the Youth category; Anna Burch...
The annual Rib Rally hosted by the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) sold out of ribs last Wednesday. One of the event organizers later said the last plate sold at 4:55 p.m., ultimately feeding more than 170 people. This year, the number of locals to travelers, according to the MACC spokesperson “was approximately 90/10.” She suggested fear of COVID-19 as a possible deterrent to more tourists stopping in....
Daniel and Aubrie Storm and big sister Lindsey Ryan Storm of Lovell, WY would like to announce the birth of baby boy Charlie Jay Storm born on July 1, 2021 at 9:17 a.m. weighing six pounds, 14 ounces, 19 inches long. Grandparents Jodi & Charlie Storm, Dave and Misty Reynolds, Eli and Sarah Wanbeke....
Our Thanks The Silver Spurs 4-H Club would like to thank Crook County Fair Board for putting on the 2020 Fair. Your dedication and hard work is greatly appreciated. We would also like to thank fair superintendents, fair volunteers, judges, Sundance State Bank for their continued support during the Jr. Livestock Sale, Crook County Jr. Livestock Committee, the BBQ, all the livestock buyers and donors that donated towards the Crook County Fair and Youth Livestock Sale, Brian Kennah, Hugh Jenkins, Brian Neiman, Wade Crawford, DVM, Mark McNamee and...
August 12 Mobile Pantry Distribution 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. August 19 MIC Pantry Distribution 4 to 6 p.m. or by appointment. All pantries open to residents of Crook, Weston and eastern Campbell County. Also Totes Of Hope For Children: food available at Moorcroft Library, Senior Center, Police Department and West Texas Trail Museum during business hours....
