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The Encampment Lady Tigers traveled to the Thermopolis Invite for a two-day tournament against 1A and 2A teams. They returned with three wins. Friday, the Tigers lost the first match against the 1A Northwest Conference Riverside Lady Rebels, a 1A Northwest Conference team 9-25, 23-25. Later on Friday, the Lady Tigers won against the 2A Southwest Conference Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs 25-18, 25-10. Saturday, the Lady Tigers won against the Burlington Lady Huskies, a 1A Northwest Conference team....
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of stories of fire mitigation in the Medicine Bow National Forest. More than 30 people attended the Sierra Madre Fire Preparedness meeting September 9 at the Encampment Opera House. Lenny Layman, Carbon County Emergency Management Coordinator, organized the meeting with several county and local entities as a panel to explain their coordination when and if there is a fire. Layman said he decided to organize the panel because residents of Encampment w...
A bus full of 6th and 8th grade students rode to the Snowy Range September 11 for a science class with Encampment K-12 sixth grade teacher Jordan Seitz. “Rain or snow, we go,” Seitz said. Seitz also teaches 6th and 8th grade earth science, but combines classes for different trips and rotates locations through the years. The science field trip was filled with hikes, hugging rocks and learning about eras from the past which shaped the east side of the Snowy Range. The unique classroom allowed stu...
The Encampment Lady Tigers (1-1, 1-1) fell to the Little Snake River Rattlers (2-0) September 10 in Baggs. The first two sets the Lady Tigers closed in on the Lady Rattlers 20-25 and 18-25. The third set was not as close with a 11-25 score. “They got frustrated,” Lady Tigers Head Coach Janice Peterson said. The Lady Rattlers are a good team and know how to expose our weaknesses, Peterson said. “I reminded the girls they need to stay in a good mindset. They have to believe in thems...
The Encampment/Riverside Lions Club arena was filled with tractors from 3350 pounds to 8330 pounds Saturday morning in anticipation of the 2024 Coppers Day Festival. After participants registered, many participants took their tractors onto the main highway for the parade. The crowd was small and one little boy in particular was thrilled to see the parade. Crosby Mundt of Saratoga loves tractors, his mom said. The short parade ended and the organizers, The Chug N Tug Tractor Club, began with the...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers (1-1) had their first match loss of the season against the LIttle Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers (1-0) in Baggs Thursday night. The Lady Rattlers were the runner-up champions in 2023 and have always been a formidable team in the 1A Southwest Conference. The Lady Panthers managed to hold their own during the sets. While the scores didn’t show the heart the Lady Panthers put into the game — with scores of 16-25, 19-25 and 16-25 — it did show their deter...
The Encampment Lady Tigers have a game tonight against the Little Snake River Lady Rattlers in Baggs beginning at 5 pm. On Friday, they are co-hosting the 1A Jamboree Tournament in Encampment. The Lady Tigers play Upton at 11 am, Niobrara County at 3 pm and Southeast at 5 pm all in Court 1. Saturday, the Lady Tigers play Hulett at 10 am, Arvada-Clearmont at noon and Dubois at 2 pm all in Court 1. September 17 at 5 pis a match with valley rival Saratoga at home....
I thought about calling my column “Bad Penny” because I seem to keep returning to my roots in journalism. Good or bad, I am back on the team of the Saratoga Sun, at least for a little while. Eight-and-a-half years ago when I left the Sun, it was on good terms. I just needed a change. I am one of those weird people who does well with math and English. Both subjects I liked in school. I left to work as a comptroller for a dealership in Rawlins. I enjoyed the work, as it was challenging, but I hat...
Encampment Lady Tigers volleyball won their first conference game in the 1A Southwest Conference Friday night at the Encampment K-12 gym. The team beat Fort Washakie Eagles in three sets 25-10, 25-10 and 25-17. Fort Washakie competed in the Northwest division last year with a conference record of 2-8. This year, they were moved into the 1A Southwest division. After finishing with a 1-7 conference record last fall in the 1A Southwest division, the Lady Tigers are returning to the court this year...
“This is the best fishing derby, the best organized, best location and best run,” Frank Gutierrez, of Cheyenne, said. “The food is really good too,” he added. Guiterrez said other fishing derbies don’t have the food trucks like the Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) does. “The people are friendly too,” Gutierrez said. Alvi Cerise is one of those reasons the fishing derby keeps people coming back. He has volunteered at the fishing derby for several years and he makes friends easily. Known as “Sonny” to his friends, he spend...
Jason Decker, of Brighton, Colorado has the perfect description of what it is like to race on skis behind a horse. “It is so fun and so scary at the same time.” The exuberant Decker has been racing in Saratoga for the last five years. “I missed the first year,” he said. He seems to be a fan favorite as he is recognizable with his bright plaid snow-pants and his jovial spirit at the end of each race. Decker is also one to jump in and help get the track ready on race day morning. Decker said he got into the “coolest and dumbest” rodeo sport...
Adrenaline was pulsing through the veins of horses and skiers this weekend as the Saratoga Lions Club hosted the sixth annual Saratoga Skijoring Races at Buck Springs Arena this weekend. Eighty-seven teams were entered into the race for each day. Numbers were down, Richard Raymer, co-founder of the event said, because Montana got snow this year. “A lot of people who have come down from Montana in the past didn’t come because they could actually race in their home state.” The event is the brainchild of Raymer and his friend Will Faust. Both...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers left the regional tournament with a number two seed, but not without a fight against the Cokeville Lady Panthers. The Saratoga Lady Panthers held their own in three sets against the two-time state champions. The second match of the set let the Cokeville Lady Panthers know not to take the Saratoga Lady Panther for granted. "I am really proud of them," Saratoga Volleyball Coach Shayley Love said. "No one in 1A has gotten into the 20s against Cokeville. I think the...
Native American history was the subject on the Grand Encampment Museum Trek with a visit to war lodges, the Coffin Bison Kill site and around 72 tipi rings east of Riverside Saturday. Tour guides Mark Dunning and Chilly Rollison shared their knowledge of life in the 1850s on what is now the Quill Ranch, Big Creek Ranch and Six Mile Gap on in the Routt National Forest. Trekkers crossed the Cherokee Trail on the Quill Ranch on the way to the war lodges located in a grove of trees on the Big Creek...
No one likes to think about death, but if a veteran wants to be buried with military rights, or in a national cemetery, pre-planning is a must. The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has a website which includes information about national cemeteries, preparing in advance, donating burial flags and burial benefits for veterans buried in a private cemetery. To insure eligibility of burial in a VA cemetery, discharge papers are required. Family members should be made of aware of where these papers are kept. The discharge papers are...
You thought you got rid of me, didn’t you? Well, Erik had his chance to say his goodbye last week, and there wasn’t enough room left for me. It is coincidental that I am leaving the Saratoga Sun now. I started the Saratoga Sun when my son Garry was going through another traumatic time of his life. In May 2005, I started working as an inserter. In July of 2005, the bookkeeper was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was asked to take over the bookkeeping tasks as well. In September 2005, I started...
Giving out awards and posing with the biggest fish of the weekend is not the most glamorous thing Autumn Olson has done since being crowned Miss Wyoming USA, but she was still all smiles. Olson was the celebrity guest during fishing derby Jan. 16 and 17. She was crowned Miss Wyoming USA last fall and has been busy since. Olson was raised in Saratoga and attended school in Encampment. She was known for her killer spikes that were set up by her younger sister, Aspen. During her high school years,...
The Encampment Lady Tigers (2-3, 13-4) kept the Rock River Lady Longhorns at bay for the first quarter only allowing the Longhorns to score 2 points to their 15 in the quarter Thursday night. During the second quarter the Tigers outpaced the Longhorns and ended the half 24-8. McKenzie Powell scored 6 of her 9 points in the quarter. The Encampment Tigers went into the third quarter just as hot with the Longhorns trying their best to keep up. Even though the Longhorns outscored the Lady Tigers in...
Kicking their weekend off against Walden, the Encampment boys (5-0, 16-1) won 59-37. "This was a great team game with everyone getting involved in the scoring. Encampment controlled the boards 34 to 21 and that was the biggest difference in the game," said Coach Clint Bromley. Gage Bartlett had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Wyatt Cox followed with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Guy Erickson had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jared Stewart had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2...
This week marks the end of the regular season for the Encampment Tigers (5-0 conference, 16-1 overall) and barring any unseen upsets, they will be entering into to post season as the No. 1 seed at regionals Feb. 25-27. With one conference game left this week against the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers (1-3, 6-12 one score missing), it should prove to be an interesting game in Baggs Friday night, as the Rattlers will surely do their best to upset the Encampment Tigers. If numbers are...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The nominees for Business of the Year are Bella’s Bistro, Brush Creek Ranch, Chez Booze, Offero, LLC, Platte Valley Medical Clinic, R.G. Raymer Construction and The Trading Post. For New Business of the Year, Lollypops and the Red Wagon LLC have been nominated. Grandma’s Cabin, Platte Valley Arts Council, Platte Valley Habitat Partnership, Platte Valley Leg...
Many people may have not recognized David Starr by his name, but it is likely that everyone in the Platte Valley interacted with him at one time or another. Dave passed away Dec. 13, 2015. He worked the night shift at Kum & Go in Saratoga. He always greeted every one with a smile. That was how Dave was, John Zeiger, long-time friend and sometimes co-worker of Dave’s. John and Dave knew each other for close to 50 years. Dave was a couple of years ahead of John in school, but the friendship b...
In November, a special friend of mine passed away. He was a comrade in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6125. The VFW had the honor of giving him his final send off – with a 21-gun salute. What made it more endearing was his grandniece playing taps at the end of the ceremony. H.R. (Bob) Herring, was one of 16 children, some of whom still live in the Platte Valley. The first time I met Bob was at a VFW meeting. Dick Ament had invited me to come down and I sat next to Bob’s wife Bobbie. She p...
The Encampment Tigers proved this weekend they are a force to be reckoned with, even though Encampment Coach Clint Bromley felt the team could have played better. Sickness and injuries have prevented the Tigers (3-0 conference, 14-1 overall) from playing at their best, but it didn't keep them from winning against Rock River (1-2, 5-10) Friday night. In the 58-18 blowout, the Tigers dominated the Longhorns in Rock River. KeeGan Johnson led scoring with 22 points. He also had eight rebounds, four...
The Encampment Lady Tigers split their games over the weekend and with the loss dropped to No. 3 in the 1A Southwest Conference. The Encampment team (1-2 conference, 12-3 overall) now has a good idea of what they will have to work on to get ready for regionals at the end of the month. In the Rock River game, Encampment dominated the Longhorns, with Alyssa Barkhurst putting up more nearly as many points as the entire Longhorn team. In the 48-27 win, Barkhurst scored 25 points. Her game record is...