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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Stop and in and get books while you can as we will be celebrating the Holiday. Moorcroft Library will be closed for Christmas on December 24 and 25. Merry Christmas from Heather, Lacey and Pam and many wishes for a Blessed New year. The Moorcroft Branch Library has NEW HOURS, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our book clubs, have started, stop in and ask about the book and come join us. The afternoon book club meets on the third Thursday of each month and the evening meets on the fourth Wednesday, although they are not meeting this...
Folks may not be traveling this year, but many are out setting their lights and balloons for the season for friends and neighbors to enjoy. This Pine Haven family is lining the roof with colorful bulbs as they listen to traditional songs of the season....
Our Thanks Blessings in a Backpack would like to thank everyone that has donated to our weekend food program this year. We have more students and families that are receiving our food bags this year. PREC Foundation, for both the weekly food bags and the Thanksgiving and Christmas food boxes. Also, Neiman Enterprises, Sundance State Bank, Pinnacle Bank, Summit National Bank and the Carriers. We live in a great community that truly supports the needs of our students. Thanks again. Deb Bush Tracy Bush Thank You Thank you to everyone who sent...
Pine Haven’s beautification alliance has again brought smiles of appreciation to those who drive by the beautiful holiday lights along the north end of Pine Haven Road. The entire west side of the fence surrounding the Keyhole Golf Course lights up at dusk with many festive scenes, most of which have been provided by the town including the newest display, a pickup and camper. The only other contribution is a happy snowman and a couple of penguins at the furthest north end that share s...
You are invited to celebrate the birth of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, in warmth and light: Thursday, December 24, 2020 at 5:30 p.m. at Pine Ridge Community Church near Carlile. Dress warm and come ready to celebrate Christmas by the fire with song, scripture, story and warm goodies. This special service, hosted by Pine Ridge Ministries, will be held outdoors with several fire pits to light up and warm up the night…and our hearts. With the majority of 2020 behind us, we all have a new perspective on life. Prayerfully, it is one of knowing with mor...
The annual Pine Ridge Community Church Christmas Bazaar will be held this Sat., Dec. 5 with a potluck at 6 p.m., followed by a visit from Santa Claus at 7 p.m. There will be a cake walk, fishing for treats for the kids and a dessert/gift auction. Fun for the whole family! Location is the Pine Ridge Community Church in Carlile, on US Hwy 14, about 15 miles north of Moorcroft....
Thank You From the Family of Ryan Neiman Our heartfelt thanks to our family, friends and neighbors for all your kindness during this difficult time, for your visits, calls, flowers, food and donations to Kaycie, Sutton and Royce. Thank you to Isburg Funeral Home, the pallbearers, Chip Neiman and Trey Wasserburger for the beautiful service for our beloved Ryan Forever in our hearts, Sonnie, Kaycie, Sutton and Royce Kent and Criss and family Casey and Nellie and family Thank You The Board of Directors of the Moorcroft Interfaith Community would...
For many people, enjoying leftovers in the days following Thanksgiving is as integral a part of the beloved holiday. Leftovers need to be correctly handled. Here are answers to Thanksgiving leftover questions, which will keep your Thanksgiving feast leftovers as safe as they are delicious! How long can you leave your Thanksgiving dinner on the table before running the risk of it spoiling? The danger zone, where harmful bacteria multiply the fastest, is between 41 and 135°F. If you are keeping so...
Kids Paint class December 4 at 10 a.m. Age nine and older. Call the library to sign up with Miss Lacey. New Arrivals! K-3 Go Diego Go The Great Roadrunner Race by Sarah Willson, Creaturepedia (non-fiction) by Adrienne Barman, Blunderbuss Wanderlust Being an Account of the Temporal Travels of Colonel Victor Von Vector and the Eras of His Ways by David Shapiro, DC Super-Pets Krypto! The Origin of Superman’s Dog by Michael Dahl, Jake and the Never Land Pirates The Croc Takes the Cake by Melinda LaRose, The Ninjago Movie Lloyd: A Hero’s Jou...
The 13th annual Harvest Feastival, sponsored by the Moorcroft Area Chamber of Commerce, was held in last Saturday. Long time co-organizer Elaine Buckmiller stated, “For having the year we’ve had, we – the chamber and the feastival committee – consider it a pretty good success. We had to adjust some things because of the COVID-19 and we feel that we did a very good job protecting the people who participated.” Tables were laden with 16 different offerings of homemade savory soups and breads an...
Moorcroft's senior citizens' center hosted a Veterans Day celebration last Wednesday morning for 21 guests with a breakfast of fruit, biscuits and gravy, juice and coffee. Neal Gray and Donny Walkinshaw played guitars and sang in accompaniment. Attendance was down from last year because of the coronavirus, according to Moorcroft Senior Board member Donna Ricks, but she still considered the event a success. "People don't want to come out and I thought the ones who did come would eat and run, but...
The Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce is once again gearing up for their annual Christmas Basket project. This is a worthwhile project that helps the less fortunate members of the community during the holiday season. In past years, the chamber have put together anywhere from 40-50 baskets so any kind of food or monetary donations would be greatly appreciated. For anyone needing a food basket or if you know of anyone needing a food basket, forms are available at the Moorcroft Post Office, Diehl’s Supermarket, Moorcroft Pinnacle Bank and the C...
Each year the students, families, and volunteers of LOGOS give thanks to God for his goodness by coming together with worship, a meal and fellowship. They want to share that fellowship with you. LOGOS wishes to invite the community to celebrate God’s many blessings on Wednesday, November 18. The evening will begin with worship at 6 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, and then will move downstairs at 6:30 p.m. for traditional Thanksgiving meal and fellowship. Please bring a guest, a salad or side dish, and join in the celebration as we praise G...
Intrepid ghouls, ghosties, witches and dragons put on their best hats and joined the fun over the weekend as Moorcroft and Pine Haven celebrated All Hallows Eve; a day when the dead are thought to revisit their old haunts. However, the creatures at these parties all had heartbeats (well, we assume). Friday evening’s Treat Street started the festivities with around 200 guests enjoying the frights of the mad doctor’s lair and the many disturbing monsters on hand. The games, as always, were gre...
Our Thanks We wish to say thank you to everyone who sent cards, flowers, kind thoughts and prayers to our family. Thank you to everyone who donated money to the Pine Haven Fire Department in honor of Joe Slattery. We especially wish to thank all the parishioners of Saint Patrick’s Church for sending food, for making sure doors were open, the lights/heat were turned on, the sidewalks/parking lot were clear and helping during the funeral service, we greatly appreciated this and it was so much heartfelt and goes beyond just saying thank you. M...
The Second Annual Coach Mirich Texas Hold ‘em Tournament will be held at the Pine Haven Community Center on Saturday, November 7 this year. The party gets underway at 4 p.m. This year’s fundraiser benefits the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department. “We are going to, hopefully, raise enough money to buy the Jaws of Life for the fire department,” Councilwoman Karla Brandenburg advocates. The event will celebrate the memory of long-time coach and friend to many Carl Mirich, who passed away around three years ago, with a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournamen...
Ghouls, goblins, princesses and pirates are setting out their best outfits and preparing their potions of love and fright for the Halloween parties next weekend! The first is Trick or Treat Street on Friday, October 30 in the Moorcroft Town Center gymnasium. This annual party, hosted by Moorcroft Elementary Parent Advisory, Moorcroft Police Department and the community’s citizens and businesses, includes a creepy cakewalk, games, a “not so spooky” spook house for those faint of heart and a frightful haunted house belonging to a mad maste...
Story hour every Wednesday at 10 a.m. geared towards preschool-age children. After school activities for school age children every Wednesday at 4 p.m. New Arrivals! K-3 Dora the Explorer: Just like Dora by Alison Inches, Go Diego Go Prairie Dog Rescue by Christine Ricci, Discover Bugs (non-fiction) by North Parade Publishing, There Was an Old Mermaid Who Swallowed a Shark by Lucille Colandro, Troll World Tour: One Big Party by Elle Stephens. Juvenile Goosebumps The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb by R. L. Stine. Young Adult April 1792, over ten y...
The Board of Directors of the Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) would like to thank the Moorcroft Chamber of Commerce, those who nominated and voted for MIC as the Business of the Year. Though we do not do the work we do for human recognition, it is humbling and gratifying to know that the work we do is appreciated and valued in the community. The true praise goes to our Heavenly Father who has gone before us providing what has been needed even before we knew it was needed. Thank you, all. The MIC is a 501c3 non-profit organization...
The 2020 Business and Citizen of the Year were announced at the annual Banquet and award ceremony Saturday night to more than 40 guests at the MTC. With a theme of "Off to the Races", the evening, after dinner of course, started with a "horse" race with Voy Cox announcing. Each table was graced with a die and a horse to be moved a certain number of squares on the stage steps and each numbered table cast the die after their correlating chip was drawn. After this rousing start, the nominees for...
Devils Tower National Monument hosted 27,550 vehicles or approximately 74,135 recreation visits in September 2020. This is an 18% increase from September 2019, making it the busiest September in Devils Tower history. The nation’s first national monument, located in Crook County, Wyoming, is 1374 acres and was at 70% staffing this summer. So far in 2020, the park has hosted approximately 385,140 recreation visits, down 9.6% from the same period last year. However, the park was closed due to healt...
The number of families seeking help to have enough food to take care of themselves during these difficult economical times is still rising, according to reports from the Moorcroft Interfaith Community (MIC) and the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies (WFBR) mobile pantry. In September, families to visit the pantries rose from 409 to 570, including 1039 children, 775 adults and 281 seniors....
Fall is in the air, bringing the 18th annual Octoberfest with it! The whole shebang gets started at 9 a.m. at the fire hall at 24 Waters Drive (Town Hall) this Saturday, October 3. A raffle, sponsor basket auction and bake sale are only part of the fun to be had at this fundraiser for the Pine Haven Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Service. Visitors can buy a bowl of German stew and a brat when it’s ready, around 10 a.m., and the drawings for the raffle will start at 2 p.m. T...
RCS has been installing piping for the new aeration system this week for both cells 1 and 2. It is ready to be connected once the sludge has been removed and new blowers installed. Sludge removal will begin within the next couple of days and continue over the next three weeks....
The Moorcroft Branch Library will have NEW HOURS, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Our book clubs and kids’ after-school programs are still on hold. Story Hour is still going on in Robinson Park, 10 a.m. on Wednesday. FICTION Inherit the Bones by Emily Littlejohn, the life of secret keeping and a small town. Double Dog Dare by Donna Ball, a Raine Stockton dog mystery Eagle Station by Dale Brown, a military adventure Neon Prey by John Sandford, a Lucas Davenport novel Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham, Krewe of hunters novel This Is H...
