Snowcone sight-in...
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
There was a big line at the snowcone machine Monday night during the orientation picnic at Guernsey-Sunrise Elementary School. Parks and Recreation provided the cool treats on a warm, late summer evening. ...more

Hartville readies for big Boot Hill Revival
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
For about 350 days a year, the streets of Hartville are quiet and serene, reflective of a slower pace and lives lived quietly day to day.
But this weekend, that will change dramatically with the Boothill Days Revival and the annual Hartville Volunteer Fire Department auction on Saturday and Sunday.
Events kick off at 12:15 p.m. ...more

Frederick golf tourney provides $8800 for G-S grads
Posted: Wednesday, Sep 1st, 2010
There never seems to be an end to expenses when it comes to education beyond high school. But 29 Guernsey-Sunrise graduates got some help again this year, thanks to the Frederick Memorial Golf Tournament.
In its 15th year now, the tournament provided $8800 in college scholarships to local graduates pursuing higher education. The tournament began ...more

Schiele takes on 133rd command
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
LARAMIE, Wyo. - 1st Lt. Tyler M. Schiele, of Guernsey, Wyo., assumed command of the Wyoming Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Company on Aug. 17, in Laramie.
Schiele took command from Capt. William Patton, who is the full-time officer-in-charge at the 213th Regional Training Institute, in Guernsey, Wyo.
Schiele has been a member of the Wyoming Army National ...more

WY Pioneer Association to dedicate grave marker
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
The Wyoming Pioneer Association plans to honor its first president, John C. Hunton on September 10, 2010. Before arriving in Wyoming, Hunton served in the Virginia Infantry for the Confederate Army in the Civil War. He was a musician and also a prisoner of war. He served at Harper's Ferry and Gettysburg and was in service when ...more

Historic gift...
Posted: Tuesday, Aug 31st, 2010
Members of the Platte County Historical Society recently donated a framed photograph of CCC workers at Guernsey State Park to the Friends of Guernsey State Park. The photograph, circa 1935, will be on display in the CCC section of the Guernsey State Park Museum, and was a gift in celebration of the organization's recent dedication of a statue depicting ...more

Face it...that was good!
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
The face of Evan Druckenmiller, 2, said it all at the Hartville Italian Dinner Saturday night.
Evan is the grandson of Kurt and Pennie Wagner. Grandma Pennie was in the kitchen, joined by members of the Boothill Revival Committee who spent some substantial hours in the kitchen to put on the fundraiser feed.

Well ...more

Lucky duck winner nets top prize of $750 in race
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
Guernsey's own Linda Hughes walked away from the South River Bridge a big winner Saturday morning as her lucky number 884 duck was first to reach the finish line. Over 800 plastic ducks hit the water at the West River Bridge at 10:30 a.m. and the first three to reach the South Bridge were declared the winners. Jamie ...more

Delgado tops mayoral votes
Posted: Wednesday, Aug 25th, 2010
Based on results in last Tuesday's primary election, Guernsey may be on the way to a change in the mayor's seat.
With 451 total votes cast, challenger Ed Delgado walked away with 346 votes, a 245-vote lead over incumbent Mayor Mike Pettigrew, who received 101 votes. There were no write-in candidates.
For the pair of ...more