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The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Speech and Debate Team returned from the Green River High School meet Dec. 12 and 13 with the 1A/2A Sweepstakes trophy. Lydia Smith, Kat Hytrek, Maya Zeiger, Amber Williams and Maisun Christie entered as finalists in their categories. Jacob Dickinson made it into semi-finals in oratory. Hytrek earned first place in drama, Smith and Maya won second place in duet, Smith placed fourth in oratory, Christie placed fourth in poetry an...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers won a tight game against Hanna/Elk Mountain/Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners Friday night 47-46 on the Panther's home court. HEM took an immediate lead in the game with four points before Meredith Lincoln scored a 3-pointer. Justine Fourman tied the game at 5 points and then went on to score a 3-pointer to move the Panthers ahead 8-5. The first quarter ended in a 10-10 tie. The Lady Panthers struggled as the Lady Miners scored 6 points in the first...
The Encampment Tigers (6-1) put on a show for their fans Dec. 16 with a solid win against the North Park (Walden) Wildcats. The win was particularly sweet for senior Luke Pantle, who attended school in Walden before moving to Encampment. "He had a great game against (the Wildcats)," Encampment head coach Clint Bromley said. "Our boys came out and executed pretty well," Bromley added. The Tigers trounced the Wildcats 68-32. Bromley said he wasn't sure what to expect with the...
After hosting a quadrangular on Thursday night, the Saratoga High School wrestlers traveled to Kremmling, Colo., for the West Grand Invitational. The Panthers took third place out of 14 teams, with two individuals placing first. Thatcher Spiering placed first in the 145 pound, with Thomas Ingraham taking second and Kyle Bartlett taking fourth place. At 132 pounds, Bradley Bifano placed first. In the 138 pound match, Chaze Wiant took second place. Jaxon King took third place...
Medicine Bow Fuel and Power, LLC (MBFP) will present their six-month update to the Industrial Siting Council (ISC) at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Hanna Recreation Center. Last December, MBFP was awarded a 39-month extension on their permit to construct a coal to liquids fuel plant near Elk Mountain. One condition of the permit was to hold a public update every six months. According to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality/ISC public notice published in the Saratoga Sun,...
The Saratoga Panthers started off their season with three losses at the Winter Classic basketball tournament in Burns this weekend. They lost 41-56 against the Lingle/Fort Laramie Doggers Friday afternoon. The Panthers were leading at half-time against the Shoshoni Wranglers, but lost 46-57. The Wind River Cougars, a team that won all of their games last weekend, beat the Panthers 64-83. Overall, the team played a very good defense, Saratoga Panthers Head Coach Joe Johnston...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers (1-2) came home with a win against 2A Wind River Lady Cougars this weekend. Although they had losses against Lingle/Fort Laramie and Shoshoni at the Winter Classic in Burns, they played hard, Saratoga High School Head Coach Scott Bokelman said. The Lady Panthers lost to Lingle/Fort Laramie 57-64 Friday afternoon, then played Shoshoni Friday night and lost 52-55. Their winning game had a score of 62-35, with the junior varsity getting some varsity...
The Encampment yearbook staff earned second place at the 1A state yearbook competition for their 2014 yearbook "Just Press Play". Karie Russell, who is in her third year as editor of the yearbook, said she is most proud of the videos in the yearbook. Rick Martin, Encampment's yearbook advisor, introduced an idea of adding a video to last year's team of Russell and Kaylyn Wessel. Russell said she thought it was a really cool idea. According to Russell, the judges agreed, it... Full story
Mitch Bangert is hosting a free class on heart rate monitoring while training. The classes are offered from 6-7:30 p.m., Dec. 17 and 19 at the Platte Valley Community Center Shively Room. “I’ve trained using Dr. Phillip Maffetone’s methods for years and have always had great results with no injury, illness or pain,” Bangert said. The method Bangert is referring to is “The 180 Method” Bangert used an example – Start with 180, then subtract your age – in his case 57, to come up...
Saratoga High School girls' new head basketball coach is not familiar with the teams his girls are competing against, but he is OK with that. "They don't know what to expect of me either," Saratoga Lady Panther's Head Coach Scott Bokelman said. He knows the girls he is coaching. He coached all of them as Saratoga's middle school basketball coach for the past six years. The first day of practice was Dec. 1, and Bokelman was already challenging the players with running,...
The Saratoga High School boys basketball coach is looking forward to this year. Joe Johnston, a SHS graduate and new head coach for boys basketball, plans to take this season one game at a time. He has a talented returning lineup to work with and as a volunteer coach last year Johnston became familiar with the team. "I have never coached before," Johnston said. But he loves the game of basketball. After volunteering last year, Johnston made the decision to coach basketball... Full story
Shawneka Sifford, a junior at Encampment High School took second place in Fashion Sketch (Occupational) at the Family Career and Community Leaders of America’s National Cluster in Salt Lake City Nov. 20-23. In the competition Shawneka was given a scenario and had 45 minutes to draw and explain the design. Her scenario involved a design for casual/business attire. The design would work for the business day, but also for a casual evening out with friends. Shawneka said she w...
I found it interesting that if I go anywhere in the Platte Valley without my camera, that is the first thing people notice. I love taking photos. It is probably the most favorite part of my job, and that is saying something, because I love my job. I traveled all over the Platte Valley with my camera this week – concerts, festivals, parades, basketball practice, basketball games you name it – it happened last week. My camera got quite the workout too. My camera has two slo... Full story
The first week of December is a busy week in Saratoga for children and adults alike with the Festival of Trees Gala and Auction, Lighted Parade and Winter Wonderland. The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its annual Festival of Trees. The Valley Service Organization (VSO) decorated the Platte Valley Community Center Great Hall over the Thanksgiving weekend. The decorations add a festive backdrop to the centerpieces, gift items and trees that are... Full story
For most people the traditional Thanksgiving dinner is going to grandma's house for a family get together. In Saratoga, a handful of people volunteered their time to uphold a 19-year tradition – Thanksgiving dinner at St. Ann's Parish Hall. More than 130 people attended the Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday and another 40 meals were sent out to people eating at home. "I don't know any other way to spend Thanksgiving," volunteer Don Herold said. He and his wife are members of the Pl...
The Encampment fourth graders learned a lot about Wyoming last week. Allen Trent, a University of Wyoming professor of education, presented a two-day study of Wyoming counties, landscapes, people, artists and ways of life called “We Are Wyoming”. On Nov. 24 the students spent a snowy morning at Brush Creek Work Center. On Nov. 25, it was classroom work. Trent, along with Pete Moran, also a professor at UW, designed a standards-based unit about Wyoming. Encampment is one of...
Wind was the culprit causing the power outage that affected part of Saratoga and the southern part of the Valley Saturday afternoon. High winds caused the 7.2 KiloVolt (KV) line to break at the Cow Creek distribution line, which only affected a few people, according to Carbon Power and Light’s General Manager Chuck Larsen. Another problem that caused a major outage affected Carbon’s 34.5 KV sub-transmission line that serves the Crow and Encampment substations, Larsen sai...
After a successful speech season last year, the number of students signing up for speech this season has doubled. Twenty-two students from Carbon County School District No. 2 signed up for the speech season this year, head coach Brenda Ostendorf said. Last year, the speech team brought home the 1A/2A state trophy. Ostendorf said she believes the excitement of the success the team has had the last two years has contributed to the speech team's growth. "(The team) has an enthusi... Full story
Four members of the Encampment Lady Tiger Volleyball team were awarded All-Conference awards at the end of the volleyball. One received All-State recognition as well. Alyssa Barkhurst, Sierra Loftice, Cassidy Little and McKenzie Powell received All-Conference honors with Barkhurst also getting an All-State nod. Considering the three of the top four placers at the state tournament were from the Southwest Conference, the girls joined an impressive list. Barkhurst, for the...
Schools in the Platte Valley honored Veterans Day yesterday with assemblies to recognize veterans who have served in the military. At Saratoga Middle/High School the day began with an assembly in the gym where the pledge of allegiance was recited, followed by a speech on Veterans Day by Class President Hunter Mason. After Mason was done the student body watched "Taking Chance," a 2009 film starring Kevin Bacon about bringing a Marine Chance Phelps, who was killed in...
American Legion Angus England Post 54 is facing the same difficulties other units like them are. Young members are not signing up. In fact, the membership is so low at the American Legion that they cannot fill of the offices. Currently, the American Legion has four offices filled with Shelby Fuller as Commander, Steve Wilcoxson as Vice Commander, Deb Clark as Adjutant and Glenn Parker as the Chaplain. Royce Kelley serves as the Sergeant of Arms and John Huntley is the Service...
Robert J. Herring was attending school in Jefferson County, Colo., in the early 1960s when he decided he was not satisfied with the school system and transferred to a military school. His parents, Bob (H.R.) Herring and Bobbie Herring had both served in the Navy during World War II. Because of the junior Herring's background at military school, he joined the U.S. Army. Herring attended Wentworth Military Academy in Missouri for three years in high school and two years in...
For the second year in a row, the Encampment Lady Tigers returned from the state volleyball tournament with a fourth place finish. It's not how the girls wanted to finish their season, but Head Coach Robin O'Leary is pleased with what the girls accomplished. O'Leary said the girls put everything they had into the game and it ended the way it was supposed to end. "We get a trophy, and there are 20 other 1A teams that don't," O'Leary said. "We have a lot to be grateful for."...
This season, I had the privilege of covering the Encampment Lady Tigers volleyball team. I call it a privilege because they were an amazing group of girls to watch. I have covered volleyball off and on for the last several years when the sports reporter had more than one game to cover. Because I live halfway between Saratoga and Encampment, I volunteered to cover Encampment. Little did I know I would develop friendships while covering the Encampment girls. Next to my desk, on...
The room was brimming with cowboy hats. Cowboys and ranchers from across the state filled the room at the Fort Reno building at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas Sunday afternoon. They were there to recognize the first 32 inductees into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame. One woman and 31 men were recognized for their dedication to the ranching way of life. Four of those men were from Carbon County. Sen. Mike Enzi presented the plaques and medals as Rhonda Sedgwick... Full story
