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Garrett Irene, a Rock River High School senior from Elk Mountain, has been selected as one of three Wyoming Beef Ambassadors for 2014. Born and raised in Elk Mountain, Irene's passion for beef began before his membership into Elk Mountain's Best 4-H program. His training with 4-H, FFA and agriculture-based classes at school, in addition to working many years at the Bowen Ranch, groomed him to compete against college students and be chosen for one of three ambassador positions. Irene said he is...
Joined by family, friends and other community members, long-time Saratoga residents Teense and Sandy Willford celebrated 50 years of wedded bliss Saturday. The couple celebrated the event with an open house Saturday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The story of Loren "Teense" and Sandy Willford goes back to the early 1960s, when they first met while singing in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church in Saratoga. After leaving the army in October 1963, Teense, who was born and raised in...
With opening coming this weekend, the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) has undergone several changes in anticipation of a busy summer. The museum, which opens Saturday and closes in December, has had new exhibits added and has restructured for the summer season. GEM full-time director Judy Stepp said they are currently working to have the museum done before its opening. “The Culleton Building will be redone for the most part, and the board has been working on their interpretive plan with Wyoming C...
Running for Wyoming Secretary of State, Jennifer Young made a stop in the Platte Valley May 7 during her campaign tour of Wyoming. Young, chairman of the Wyoming Constitution Party, met at the Saratoga Senior Center to converse with locals about why she was running for Secretary of State. Concerned about the future of education, Young was the one who had organized the petition to stop Senate File 104 (SF104) early last year. Though not enough signatures were attained for the petition to take...
After their last pre-state hurrah at regionals in Torrington, 14 Panthers are now prepping to attack at the state meet in Casper this weekend. Heading to state this year are Bradley Bifano, Kelsie Samson, Tate Stinson, Meredith Lincoln, Hunter Mason, Aaron Kerbs, Ben Falk, Rodrigo Escobedo, Alex Ziegler, Cameron Collamer, Seth Harrison, Morgan Rempel, Andrew Oiler and Darian Williams. For individual first place honors at regionals, Ben Falk soared to 20’6.25 in the long jump. Falk, alongside Hun...
Braxton Schwartzkopf wrapped up the spring golf season on a high note last weekend, taking first place again at the 2A regional and conference tournament in Evanston. Schwartzkopf shot a total score of 156, consisting of 80 points from Friday and 76 from Saturday. Chaze Wiant took 10th place from a 211 score, which included separate scores of 103 and 108. The two golfers, who made up the entire spring team, received all-conference honors for their scores and placings. "We had a great weekend at...
After an impressive weekend at regionals, six Encampment Tigers are now headed to the 2014 Wyoming State High School Track and Field Meet in Casper. Out of the seven team competitors, McKenzie Powell, Alyssa Barkhurst, Karie Russell, Guy Erickson, KeeGan Johnson and Jacob Wells all qualified for state last weekend at their regional meet in Lander. Barkhurst was the top placer for the team, taking home two gold medals from the 200 meter dash and long jump, and a silver from the 100 meter dash....
Riverside Town Council members were reminded of general elections coming up while at Thursday’s town council meeting. Town Clerk/Treasurer Jan Cook said the filing period for people interested in running for office positions in the general election is May 15-30. For the placement of a new generator, the council approved a bid from Prairie Dog Electric out of Saratoga. The bid was in the dollar amount of $5,248.58. Council members also discussed a tree beautification project along Highway 70. ...
The Encampment Town Council expressed excitement for the 19th annual Encampment/Riverside Cow Pie Open golf tournament, coming to town June 7. Jim McKinney, who coordinates the Cow Pie Open, asked if the council could help with another monetary donation for the local tourney. Unlike many golf tournaments, the Cow Pie Open takes place at a cow pasture, where 10 buckets serving as golf course holes are set into the ground. McKinney said last year’s open raised around $3,000 for Saratoga’s charter...
Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Crimmins has been reappointed to serve on the Platte Valley Community Center Joint Powers Board. Crimmins has served on the seven-member board since its inception in 2003, the years she also began as the local chamber’s executive director. Her reappointment to the board was announced during last week’s Carbon County Commissioners meeting. “I’m very proud to serve on the board, and we’ve worked really hard to get to where we...
After inventing a specialized coffee cup, Saratoga businessman Mitch Bangert is savoring in his success and earning acclaim from coffee lovers worldwide. For his growing coffee cup business, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced Bangert had won the Wyoming Small Business Exporter of the Year Award, and the Region VIII Small Business Exporter of the Year Award, which includes entries from North and South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Bangert's business goes by...
In their last back-to-back track meets before regionals, several Saratoga High School athletes qualified for state after earning top times and placings. At Saturday’s Shane Brock Invite in Lander, Cameron Collamer, Andrew Oiler, the boys’ 400 meter relay team and the boys’ 1600 meter relay team all qualified for the state tournament in Casper, which takes place May 22-24. Last Friday, Collamer, Seth Harrison, Hunter Mason, Oiler and the boys’ 1600 meter relay team qualified for state after c...
One week after breaking a school long jump record, Alyssa Barkhurst’s quick feet earned her another state qualifying time at the Shane Brock Invite. During the Saturday invite in Lander, Barkhurst pre-qualified for state from a time of 27.89 in the 200 meter dash. Her time also put her in fifth place. At the Cheyenne South Twilight meet May 1, McKenzie Powell scored first place in the 400 meter dash from a time of 1:03.41. Guy Erickson made the top 10 for the boys from a time of 1:00.79 in the 4...
Saratoga High School junior Braxton Schwartzkopf swung his way to first place at last weekend's Lusk Invitational golf tournament. Schwartzkopf earned his gold with a score of 78, and placed sixth at the previous invite in Lander. Chaze Wiant placed sixth with a score of 83 in Lander, and made the top 25 in Lusk from a 115 score. Up next for the two Panthers is the 2A Conference Tournament Friday and Saturday in Evanston. Results from the Lusk and Lander invites are shown below: Lusk...
Seven Encampment students were awarded first-place blue ribbons for their works of art shown at the Wyoming State Art Symposium. Six students were present at the symposium, which took place April 24-26 at the Casper Events Center. Encampment Art Teacher Brooke Seitz said she was quite proud of her students, especially with the competition they were up against. “There were around 4,400 pieces of art at the competition, and I heard that only 20 percent of the entries got blue ribbons,” she sai...
A Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Saratoga. Vicki Richards is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims or VA healthcare. Richards can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Richards, whose office is located at the Joint Forces Readiness Center in Cheyenne, will be a...
Andrew Oiler grabbed first place from a height of 11'6" in the pole vault during the Saratoga Track and Field Invitational, and once again qualified for state. Other varsity state qualifiers for the boys included Kyle Bartlett (11.74 seconds and sixth place in the 100 meter dash), Seth Harrison (11.64 and fourth place in the 100 meter dash), Hunter Mason (11.55 and third place in the 100 meter dash, 23.47 and second place in the 200 meter dash) and Tate Stinson (11.85 and seventh place in the...
Encampment School is the recipient of a new long jump record holder. As a sophomore, Alyssa Barkhurst broke the school's 32-year-old girls' record with a first-place leap of 16 feet 7 1/4 inches, which she made during Saturday's Saratoga Track and Field Invite. Encampment's previous girls' long jump record, set in 1982, was 16'6.5". Only two years into a high school track career, this was the second record Barkhurst had set for the sport. Last year as a freshman, her 200 meter dash time of...
With four scholarship offers under her belt, Saratoga High School senior Shelby McGuire is ready to play volleyball at Central Wyoming College (CWC) in Riverton this fall. McGuire is attending CWC on the academic scholarship she received, but was also offered three other scholarships. Her athletic scholarship came from Tiffany Stauffenberg, the volleyball coach at CWC, while other scholarships included the Hathaway Scholarship and another from the Wyoming Trucking Association of Casper. A...
Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow senior Quade Palm was selected as the new Wyoming Future Farmers of America (FFA) Association President for 2014-2015. Palm, who is from Medicine Bow, is the first Carbon County student to receive the honor in 32 years. The last recipient from the county was Jim Hinkle, who became president as a senior at Little Snake River Valley High School and member of the LSRV FFA Chapter. Hinkle now resides in Saratoga. Palm will serve as president until April of 2015, and s...
Two Encampment High School seniors received four-year college scholarships from the Daniels Scholarship program, which awards students for their character, leadership and commitment to giving back to the community. Out of around 2,500 applicants, Matt Jarrett and Brett Miller, both of whom will attend the University of Wyoming this fall, earned a place in the Daniels Scholarship Program for their exceptional traits. The two students interviewed for the position with business leaders in Laramie,...
Encampment K-12 School English teacher Leslie McLinskey made the top three for Wyoming Teacher of the Year award. McLinskey was named Carbon County School District No. 2 Teacher of the Year last year, after being nominated by Pam Kraft, former art teacher at Encampment K-12 School. McLinskey began teaching at Encampment K-12 School in 2002, and attended Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, where she received degrees in English and education. After receiving District Teacher of the Year,...
Saratoga High School's track team boasted several state qualifiers last weekend, according to meet results from the Carbon County Invite at Rawlins High School. All three of Saratoga's boys' relay teams managed to break into the top three Friday, and the 4x100 team, which received third place, was the one to qualify for the Wyoming State Track and Field Championships. The team, made up of Seth Harrison, Hunter Mason, Tate Stinson and Kyle Bartlett, qualified with a time of 46.28. Individually,...
With four top-three placings, two young Lady Tigers showed great effort at the Carbon County Track and Field Invite. Sophomore Alyssa Barkhurst, who earned two first-placements at state last year, proved her power with three top-three earnings from the Friday invite, which took place at Rawlins High School. She received first in the 100 meter dash, second in the long jump and third in the 100 meter hurdles. Freshman McKenzie Powell came up close with second place in the 300 meter hurdles, and...
Rawlins Invitational, Friday, April 25 Braxton Schwartzkopf - Shot 83, seventh place • Chaze Wiant - Shot 119 Cheyenne Invitational, Friday, April 11 Braxton Schwartzkopf - Shot 80 • Chaze Wiant - Shot 121...