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Students from all over eastern Carbon County proved their scientific knowledge at last week’s Carbon County School District No. 2 Science Fair. Young scientists in grades fourth through seventh came from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow Elementary Schools, to display and explain their projects at the Hanna Recreation Center Feb. 5. The panel of judges included district administrators, teachers, parents and other adults interested in what Carbon County’s young minds cou...
With the Valentine's Day spirit in the air this week, two Saratoga businesses are staying stocked with enough gifts to keep loved ones happy. This Friday, the Flower Pot florist will celebrate nearly 30 years of Valentine's Day, while Sweet Marie's bakeshop will celebrate its first experience with the holiday. Owning the only flower shop in the Platte Valley, Connie McGuire said she has already made many Valentine's Day sales and orders. She named Valentine's Day and Mother's Day as the two...
Students at Encampment K-12 School saw 'dead people' last week. 2014 Homecoming week was dubbed "The End of the World" and students seemed to have fun during the week by dressing as zombies and corpses. Throughout the week of Jan. 27-31, students came to school dressed appropriately for the school's themed days, consisting of "Pajama Day", "Funeral Day", "Survivor Day", "Zombie Day" and "Red and Black Day". The entire school also participated in "Penny Wars", a contest to see which class in...
Wine connoisseurs and tasting enthusiasts can get their lips on an array of fine wines this week at the Platte Valley Community Center. The Saratoga Museum is hosting the “Sipping for History” Wine Tasting Fundraiser, scheduled to take place Friday at the PVCC. Museum Board Member George Haigh said he looks forward to educating the community about different wines from around the world, in addition to different wine aromas, flavors, grape balances and tasting descriptors. “Participants will...
The town of Encampment had plenty to celebrate homecoming weekend, as their hometown Tigers pulverized Saratoga's Panthers 64-43. The win was not only a great first homecoming game for the Tigers this season, but also payback after December's 60-80 loss to Saratoga. Encampment's star scorer this time was Guy Erickson, who scored 34 points including nine three-pointers Friday. Head coach Clint Bromley said Erickson's quickness caught Saratoga off-guard and led to several open shots. "He's a kid...
Encampment's Lady Tigers suffered a double-hit over homecoming weekend, losing to their Platte Valley rivals and tough conference contenders on home ground. The Encampment girls lost 32-48 Friday against Saratoga, and followed up with a 24-44 loss against conference rivals Little Snake River. The Lady Tigers have now dropped to an 8-8 overall record, and a 2-2 record for conference play. Head coach Amy Clay said the Valley match-up could have been either team's game at the start, after watching...
More than $20,000 was raised at Saturday's "E-Club Cake Auction" held as part of Encampment K-12 School's homecoming festivities. A total of 94 cakes were entered into the auction, which took place in front of a packed crowd after Encampment's Saturday homecoming games. Auction helper Rick Martin said nearly $6,000 more dollars were raised over what came from 2013's auction. "We raised a total of $21,020, and last year we raised $15,525," he said. "People came from all over the area. The...
Saratoga High School wrestling supporters got their first taste of home competition this season at the Saratoga Quadrangular Thursday evening. Head coach Jared Mason said the one home meet of the season was mostly practice for the boys, and though no specific placings were given, Saratoga won 11 of the 16 matches. Four other teams were originally planned for the quadrangular, but only Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow and North Park were able to attend. In between wrestling action, Gary Maki, one...
Carbon County Commissioners held a workshop with board members and administration from Memorial Hospital of Carbon County Jan. 21, to discuss ICD-10’s affect on the county’s only hospital. ICD-10 is a coding program mandated by the federal government for all hospitals across the country. Coding will expand from approximately 17,000 codes to approximately more than 80,000 new codes to know and implement for health services across the nation. Coding is the way insurance agencies, doctors and hos...
Everybody knows that 48th annual Super Bowl, featuring the Denver Broncos versus the Seattle Seahawks, is coming up this Sunday. I’ve never been in the Platte Valley during the Super Bowl, but I can predict it’s going to be a huge deal. I’m sure every bar in town will be showing it on TV, and people will be at home glued to their televisions or computers. Super Bowl house parties will most likely sprout up across the Valley. Of course, I don’t need to ask if people here are Broncos fans, s...
Two Saratoga speech team performers received first place in the duet category at the recent Kelly Walsh Speech and Debate Meet in Casper. Seniors Becca Treat and Kaylyn Wessel, both from Encampment High School, won first place in the duet performance category with their piece from the book "My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult. The two students, who have worked as a duo for two years, received first against several 2A, 3A and 4A participants Jan. 17 and 18 at Casper's Kelly Walsh High School. In...
The town of Encampment has a new business. Alyson Sneddon opened her vendor business, known as “The Red Wagon”, on Dec. 12 in the former Aunt Martha’s This N’ That shop next to Encampment Town Hall. Since her opening she has been subleasing the space for vendors who have items to sell, much like Aspen Sky Merchants in Saratoga. According to Sneddon, the Red Wagon can provide many separate vending areas for people who have interesting or unique products to sell. She said she runs the busines...
The Saratoga High School Wrestling Team has been wiping the mat this season and returned with a second place trophy from the Dogger Invite in Lingle. With only nine wrestlers competing against 18 teams, six of the nine Panthers scored team points. They competed against teams from all over Wyoming and Nebraska. Individually, the Panthers placed all nine wrestlers who competed, and leading the attack were individual champions Daynon Mowry (113), Hunter Mason (126) and Thatcher Spiering (138)....
After undergoing several tough losses this season, the Saratoga Panthers snapped back with fierce competition Saturday to beat Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow 65-44. The Panthers now sit at 9-7 (non-conference) and 0-4 (conference) in their 2013-14 season record. Saratoga's most recent conference game was Friday, in which the boys suffered a close 53-57 loss to Southeast. Saratoga head coach Josh Sandlian said he knew the Miners were a good team, and was surprised to beat them by 21 points. HEM...
Encampment's varsity boys' basketball team experienced another huge win Friday evening, knocking out conference rivals Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow 61-43. The Encampment boys are now at a 10-3 (overall) and 2-1 (conference) for the season, and as of last week were second place in the 1A Southwest division. The Tigers had also won 71-46 in last weekend's conference game, which was against Farson-Eden, and followed up with a 55-51 win over Walden, Colo. Encampment's varsity players will now...
Encampment's Lady Tigers repeated their recipe for conference game success Friday, with a 36-27 takedown over Hanna-Elk-Mountain's Lady Miners. Friday's game was close during the first half, but the Lady Tigers sped ahead to lead by more than 10 points by the end of the third quarter. The Lady Miners couldn't keep up in the fourth, as Encampment moved further ahead in points to win the game. After Friday's win and a previous 39-33 triumph over Walden, Colo., the Lady Tigers now sit at 8-5 (non-c...
Saratoga's Lady Panthers got back into a game winning stride Saturday, beating Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow's Lady Miners 60-43. The Lady Panthers had suffered hard losses earlier in the season, and currently hold a 5-11 non-conference record and 0-4 record for conference play. Saturday's game marked a possible turnaround for the Lady Panthers, after fans watched them win by nearly 20 points. Saratoga had the game in the bag early that Saturday, ending the first quarter leading 19-6. The...
Blackhawk Gallery vendor and designer Dave Rowswell has been selected as a finalist in the 2014 NICHE Awards, for his piece entitled “Rounded Edge Brown Cuff Bracelet with Gold Interior” in the “Fiber Wearable” category. Rowswell, a jewelry designer for Rawhide Studio in Cheyenne, has his artistic creations both shown and sold at the Blackhawk Gallery in Saratoga. According to the studio’s website, www.rawhidestudio.com, Rowswell has been working with rawhide as a sculptural material, and has e...
Saratoga High School's wrestling team finished sixth out of 20 teams at the Don Runner Memorial in Pavilion last weekend. Coach Jared Mason said it was an exciting weekend of competition at Wind River High School, as his boys squared off with most of the 2A teams from the West region. "The Friday and Saturday tournament hosted 20 teams, including a few 3A schools and Rich County, Utah," he said. "As a team, Saratoga finished sixth, which I felt was pretty good considering we only had six...
Saratoga's varsity boys basketball team took another conference game hit last weekend, suffering a 39-72 loss against the Lusk Tigers. The Panthers' season record now sits at 8-6 (non-conference) and 0-3 (conference). Although they lost by 33 points, head coach Josh Sandlian said his boys were ahead for much of the first quarter during Saturday's game. "The Panthers played a great first quarter, holding the lead for most of it," he said. "Towards the end of the first quarter, Lusk hit a couple...
After last weekend’s victory over Little Snake River, Saratoga’s Lady Panthers fell to Lusk Saturday 37-58. The loss puts the Lady Panthers at 4-9 (non-conference) and 0-3 (conference). The junior varsity Lady Panthers also lost 32-45. Head coach Matt Love said the loss was disappointing because he felt the team had practiced hard in preparation for Lusk’s Lady Tigers. “I felt like we had a great week of practice and we were fully prepared,” he said. “We got into early foul trouble, couldn’t sc...
Two Platte Valley middle school girls' basketball teams scored one win each in Friday's rival face-off at Saratoga. Encampment's A Team beat Saratoga's A Team, 39-23, while Saratoga's B Team beat Encampment's B Team, 36-12. Encampment coach Kegan Willford said he saw his girls work well together on the court. "The biggest strength thus far in the early season is that these girls are unselfish and play really well together as a team," he said. "They work hard each and every day and are improving...
Windy weather forced one of the lights poles to the ground at Saratoga High School's track and football field Jan. 14. The pole was detached from its base, and the six light light reflectors were bent and the lights were smashed into little pieces. Damage to the track included a puncture hole and rip. The pole's concrete base was still intact. Josh Sandlian, Carbon County School District No. 2 Instructional Facilitator, teacher and coach, said he was notified Tuesday morning that the pole had...
The Sierra Madre Winter Carnival is gearing up for its 26th year of providing family-friendly winter activities throughout the town of Encampment. The carnival has been an Encampment tradition since 1988, and this year it will include a treasure hunt, sled races, a chili feed and cook-off, a bread cook-off, a snow sculpture contest and a snowmobile race. The three-day event also includes bizarre winter competitions not found just anywhere, such as “human saucer bowling”, “chicken curli...