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e town of Encampment’s once-thriving business district, several vacant yet usable buildings sit unoccupied, just waiting to be filled by hopeful business owners. With this in mind, members of the Encampment Town Council are looking to attract new business to the area and get their town growing economically again. Encampment Town Council Member Mary Martin, who has lived in Encampment for 33 years, said during the summer season is a good time for a new business owner to open up shop in E...
Those looking to actively fight against breast cancer can participate in the Breast Cancer Walk July 6 at the Saratoga Resort and Spa. This community walk, done around the Saratoga Golf Course and intended to raise money, is sponsored by Saratoga Middle/High School and SkillsUSA, a nationwide-based career and technical student organization. Freshman Cruz Escobedo and eighth-graders Katie Loose and Alicia Zaragoza, all from Saratoga Middle/High School, are actively participating in the event....
After attending Saratoga High School’s graduation and other recent year-end school events, I can’t help but ask myself “What would I have been like if I went to high school in a small town?” After getting to chat with and interview our local youth, I have been surprised at how most of the kids in the Platte Valley seem ambitious when it comes to academic performance, and actively participate in school-related activities like sports, band, choir, speech or other things their school has to offe...
Several Saratoga High School seniors walked away full-handed with a load of scholarships and awards from the Saratoga Middle/High School Awards Assembly. The assembly took place the Friday before graduation in the Saratoga Middle/High School gymnasium. The list of seniors and honors is shown below: Micayla Crimmins received the Doyle and Ruth Thompson, American Legion Post #54 Scholarship (presented by Kyle Powell), Casey McKee Memorial Scholarship (presented by Dee Dee McKee) and Society of...
Rejoicing over the 1,000 total client pounds lost in five months, the Saratoga Ideal Protein Clinic is having a celebration today at its Bridge Street location. The celebration takes place at 5:30 p.m. today at the Saratoga Ideal Protein Clinic, located at 112 W. Bridge St. in Saratoga, and everyone is welcome to attend. An Ideal Protein dinner will be served, and there is a gift basket raffle for all who attend. Members of the clinic achieved the 1,000-lb total weight loss goal last week,...
Gary and Mary Jacobsen are gearing up to serve as the 2013 Grand Marshals for the 53rd annual Woodchoppers Jamboree and Rodeo in Encampment this weekend. Mary said she and her husband will be in the parade waving and throwing candy to spectators. The parade, which takes place at 9 a.m. Saturday, begins in Encampment and proceeds through Riverside. “We’ll be throwing candy and, if I get my beads, we’ll be throwing beads too,” Mary said. “We’ll also be in a convertible that always rides the g...
As a helper for the Woodchoppers Jamboree and Rodeo in prior years, recent Encampment High School graduate Kyle Wessel is excited to now serve as the festival’s Jamboree Ambassador during its 53rd year. Wessel was grateful to be chosen out of all the students who applied for the Jamboree Ambassador Scholarship, which includes a $300 offering. Wessel said he’ll be helping out Friday and Saturday at the jamboree. “I’ll be up in the box where they do the announcements during the rodeo, and I think...
Encampment High School coaches and athletes looked back on a year of strengths, achievements and improvements at the 2012-2013 E-Club Athletic Banquet. The banquet held at the Encampment School Gymnasium May 21 was attended by coaches, family members, friends and students who participated in track and field, cross country running, golf, football, girls’ volleyball and basketball over the 2012-13 school year. Coaches reminisced on their respective seasons, and presented student athletes with l...
Saratoga High School coaches and student athletes reminisced on a productive spring sports season at the 2013 Saratoga Panthers Athletic Banquet May 28. Student athletes from the spring season were awarded lettermen patches and framed certificates for their participation in cross country running, wrestling, track and golf during the spring season. Standout athletes were given engraved wood plaques for one or more honorary awards, which signified special season accomplishments and improvements. P...
Saratoga Middle School’s eighth grade students received a lesson on preparing for the next four years at their eighth grade promotion June 4. The promotion served as a middle school graduation ceremony for the students, who would begin their freshman year in the fall. Saratoga Middle/High School Principal Larry Uhling gave an introduction and Rex Hohnholt, track coach and math teacher for Saratoga Middle/High School, gave an inspirational speech to the young graduates at the start of the p...
Trout Unlimited representatives met with Wyoming officials in Saratoga last week, discussing federal legislation that could affect the future of solar and wind development in Carbon County. Members of Trout Unlimited, an Arlington, Va.—headquartered organization dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America’s coldwater fisheries and their watersheds, discussed legislation with Carbon County Commissioner Sue Jones, Wyoming House District 47 Representative Jerry Paxton and rep...
Even in the midst of steep competition, the Saratoga and Campbell County High School (Gillette) track teams continued their team bond at the state tournament. In a tradition that began last year, track team members from Saratoga have been cheering on those from Gillette, and vice versa, during relays and the receiving of awards at each meet where the two teams compete. Saratoga coach Rex Hohnholt said the friendship stemmed from a 4x4 relay at last year’s regional tournament, where G...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) responded to public input given at the meeting regarding the North Platte River’s Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) held May 16. The BLM responded to the Chamber of Commerce through email May 21. BLM representatives agreed to the May 16 public meeting at the Platte Valley Community Center to give outfitters, fishermen, river recreationists and other community members a chance to express their feelings and thoughts on the matter. BLM Area Field Manager D...
boys (from left to right) Nathaniel Parlow, Sam Schneider, C.J. Boswell, Jacob Sharp, Javin Vaillette, Zachary Fairbanks and Andrew Everett present books that will be donated to Oklahoma schools affected by the recent tornado. Saratoga Elementary is accepting all unwanted books that are good condition to donate to Oklahoma. To contribute books, call Saratoga Elementary School at 307-326-8365 or stop by the school....
The Encampment Town Council approved a bid from a Cheyenne construction company’s for Encampment’s Emergency Water Supply Project Thursday night. Merrill Incorporated, a Cheyenne construction company, was approved for the bid and granted a notice of award for the project by the town council. Merrill Inc.’s bid was $120,322, the lowest of the three bids that PMPC Civil Engineers received. Ken Schwerdt of PMPC said he was grateful to receive three bids for the project set to begin this summe...
Saratoga middle and high school students put their musical talents on display May 14 at the spring concert....
In recognition of his outstanding community service efforts, Encampment High School senior Gaven Pantle received the 2013 Youth Citizenship Award from members of the Valley Service Organization (VSO) in Saratoga. Pantle was honored with the award at the recent VSO meeting and luncheon last Thursday at the Hotel Wolf. He received a framed certificate and $500 contribution from the VSO, and expressed his eagerness to the use money toward his college education this fall. “I am going to LCCC (...
Saratoga, Encampment and HEM high schools boasted a plethora of All-State and All-Conference athletes from the 2013 high school track season. The students received the honors from the Wyoming High School State Track Tournament in Casper; Wyoming High School Regional Track Meet in Gillette and Snake River Invite in Baggs. Saratoga athletes received their All-Conference placings from the Gillette meet, while 1A Encampment and HEM athletes received theirs from the meet in Baggs. Students from all...
Community members express concerns/anticipation regarding North Platte River plan Stakeholders in the North Platte River shared opposing views in a meeting Thursday designed to explain proposed changes to the North Platte River. Bureau of Land Management representatives gave the public another opportunity to share their concerns regarding their North Platte River Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP) last week at the Platte Valley Community Center. The public meeting, hosted by the...
Saratoga resident Carl Pigg has an unique hobby. Hoping to beautify Saratoga’s Cadwell Cemetery, which includes headstones dating back to the 1880s, Pigg has volunteered several hours cleaning, maintaining and adding to the burial grounds in any way possible. He said he started cleaning the cemetery about two or three years ago, focusing first on the large amount of sagebrush that had accumulated over the years. “I asked the town and cemetery board about it, and they didn’t care if I clean...
The Saratoga-Encampment Drama Club is ready to entertain audiences with its own take on the classic tale, “The Princess and the Pea.” The production, retitled “The Pea Test: The Real Story of the Princess and the Pea,” includes Saratoga and Encampment youth from seventh through 12th grade. Volunteer directors include Wendy Barkhurst, Greg Bush and Gayle Wessel. Barkhurst said everyone has a great time rehearsing their own rendition of the fairytale at the Platte Valley Community Center each we...
Encampment High School’s 2013 track season has been an unexpectedly wild ride for freshman Alyssa Barkhurst. Even with a recent arm injury that required a cast, Barkhurst became the 1A State Champion in the 100 meter dash (first place with a time of 13.24) and 200 meter dash (first place with a time of 26.71) at last weekend’s 2013 Wyoming High School State Track Tournament in Casper. Barkhurst said she was surprised that she could achieve two state champion titles at her very first state hig...
With four athletes who placed in the Top 10, Encampment High School track coach Kegan Willford looks back on the Wyoming High School State Track Tournament as a meet well-performed. Willford said he was quite proud of his Top 10 placers, which included two-time 1A State Champion Alyssa Barkhurst. As a freshman in her first high school state track tournament, Barkhurst fought the odds and received first in two events at state. “Alyssa Barkhurst was our first place (state champion) for this y...
Two Saratoga High School relay teams walked away with first-place victories at last weekend’s Wyoming High School State Track Tournament in Casper. For the 1600 meter relay, Ben Gates, Rodrigo Escobedo, Ben Falk and Luke Lineberry achieved first place with a winning time of 3:33.68, and for the 3200 meter relay, Gates, Escobedo, Cameron Collamer and Daniel Kerbs secured a first-place time of 8:31.21. “We had some pretty good relays with some quality runners, and the boys in the 3200 meter relay...