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If you hunt or fish in southeast Wyoming, you might want to check out the Laramie Region page on the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s website. The Game and Fish Department launched an updated website in early August and part of the redesign included the addition of regional web pages. The Laramie Region page can be found at https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Regional-Offices/Laramie-Region or by visiting the main website at wgfd.wyo.gov and clicking on “Regional Offices” near the top of the page. “The Laramie Region page includes wildlife news from Go...
Kira Harden is heading for the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Harden is the daughter of Chad and Karen Harden of Casper, and the granddaughter of Allen and Barbara Youngberg of Saratoga. Last spring Kira was invited to audition on saxophone for the Wyoming state marching band. She made the band and has won several awards over the past year in competitions in both Colorado and Wyoming. The state marching band leaves Dec. 27 to perform at the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. After returning from the Rose bowl...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking formal bids for a contractor to perform maintenance at public access areas (PAAs) along the North Platte River in the Platte Valley. This is a year-round contract. The successful bidder will be required to visit each public access area weekly during high-use months, with less frequent visits in the off season. Some PAAs may require additional visits throughout the year depending on use. Duties include sweeping outhouses, stocking toilet paper, cleaning parking lot areas, painting, checking inlets...
The Rev. Steven R. Niccolls was recently installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga. Conducting the ceremony Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29, at the sanctuary were officials of the Presbytery of Wyoming and local church elders. In August, the Saratoga Presbyterian Church called Pastor Niccolls of the California Bay area to be its pastor and he conducted his first worship service Nov. 1. Following his ordination at his home church in Richmond, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 22, Pastor...
One of Saratoga’s favorite musical sons, Sam Platts and his band, The Kootenai Three, are scheduled to play for another in the series of the Valley Service Organization’s (VSO) popular family dance parties on New Year’s Eve. The event will be held at the Platte Valley Community Center from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. VSO members will again provide their “fantastic heavy hors d’oeuvres” for the party, according to Kate Sherrod, VSO president. There will also be a cash bar which will serve soft drinks for the youngsters as well as adult be...
The Saratoga Community Choir is holding its holiday concert at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The performance by the all-volunteer group will sing familiar, traditional favorites that audiences enjoy every year, while also playing other newer songs that offer a bit of a zip, a press release said. The concert will include several selections involving horns and other instruments. During the intermission will include refreshments. As always, the concert is free, but donations are happily accepted....
Plenty of tags are still hanging on the giving tree at Town and Country Realty. “We have more needs than ever,” said Mary Martin, who manages the tree for the Valley Service Organization (VSO). Annually, the VSO collects a list of children and adults in need of gifts for children from low-income families. Many include simple things like snow boots or new clothes. Also on the hanging tree are adults from the Saratoga Care Center who have simple needs like a new pair of slippers. Some residents have no family to provide for them and while the...
It’s been a tradition for 20 years, and on Thursday, the tradition continues with Platte Valley Helping Hands providing a Thanksgiving Dinner to the community. The free dinner begins at 12:30 p.m. and goes until 2 p.m. Roast turkeys will be cooked at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC), then taken over to St. Ann’s Parish Hall, where the Helping Hands’ dinner takes place. Everything except the pies and turkey are freshly made at St. Ann’s Parish Hall. The pumpkin pie will be prepared at the PVCC as well on Wednesday. The turkeys have be...
Dr. Dean Bartholomew has been named as the "Real Doc Hollywood" by the Wyoming Department of Health's Public Health Division and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health. Bartholomew, a family medicine physician cares for the residents of Saratoga, population 1,671, and the surrounding area. "The recognition is a tribute to the hard work of our staff and the vision of the Corbett Medical Foundation," Bartholomew said. "We have put together a special operation here in Saratoga...
The American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wyoming President, Rebecca (Becky) Allred, made her official visit to the Saratoga Unit 54 on Nov. 7. A noon luncheon was held by Unit 54 for her, her husband, Sherman, and her mother, Betty, who are accompanying Becky on her visits around the state. Becky joined the Auxiliary sponsored by her husband, Sherman B. Allred, a veteran of the Vietnam era. They have two sons, Enoch and Eric. Eric served during Desert Storm with his college National Guard Unit. Becky has served as president and chaired many...
The Encampment Community Choir is kicking off the Christmas season with their annual Christmas concert at the Grand Encampment Opera House at 6:30 p.m., Dec. 2. The concert begins with the Sierra Madre Strings playing and the choir singing at 7 p.m. The Veterans of Foreign Wars post 6125 will present the colors before the choir performs. The concert is free and open to the public....
Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests are now available at multiple locations in Wyoming. Each permit costs $10 and allows for the cutting of one tree on national forest system lands. There is a limit of five permits per household. Trees must be for personal use, not for resale. The permit must be clearly displayed around the stem of the tree before leaving the cutting area. New this year, the Every Kid in a Park (EKiP) initiative is offering one free...
The community visioning process continues for the town of Saratoga Master Plan. Late last month, master plan consultants Community Builders Inc. (CBI) visited Saratoga to meet with various stakeholders, to talk about the results from the first Community Input Survey and to discuss the release of an additional survey. During the site visit, CBI met with the Saratoga Middle/High School senior class and had lunch at the Saratoga Senior Center. While meeting with the high school seniors, CBI explained what a Master Plan is and how students can...
The last day for parents to submit forms for the 2015 Giving Tree sponsored by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) is Thursday, according to Kassey Westring, coordinator of the annual Christmas project. Forms may be mailed to Westring at P.O. Box 702, Saratoga, WY 82331. A total of 400 forms were made available through Valley schools, pre-schools and other agencies in an effort to reach as many families as possible for this annual project designed to ensure all valley youngsters will enjoy a Merry Christmas and will not have to go without....
Quade Palm received his American Future Farmers of America (FFA) degree at the 88th National FFA Convention in Louisville, Kentucky on Oct. 31, 2015. Quade is the son of Burt and Kay Lynn Palm of Medicine Bow. Quade was an active member of the Bow River FFA Chapter in Hanna and was the 20142015 State FFA President for Wyoming. Quade is currently a sophomore at Casper College where he is studying Ag Business and Animal Science. He plans on returning to the family ranch when he finishes school....
Baggs Game Warden Kim Olson is looking for information about a spike elk poached during the cow elk season in hunt area 21. “I investigated a poached spike elk, killed around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, November 11, in hunt area 21,” Olson said. “The poaching occurred in the McCarty Canyon area. I know there were other hunters in the vicinity. A calf elk was legally harvested in the area and I am hopeful that someone saw something that might help me solve this crime. It is not too late for the shooter to do the right thing and turn themselves in....
he Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) will hold two public meetings to hear comments and suggestions from hunters regarding the recent big game hunting seasons. The purpose of these meetings is to collect comments and suggestions from the public to help wildlife managers develop season setting proposals for the 2016 hunting season. These proposals will then be presented and available for public comment in late March 2016. There will be two meetings in the Laramie region. Both will be held concurrently at 9 a.m., Nov. 21 at the following...
Hog Park Reservoir is known as a good place to go fishing. To help it keep that reputation, the Laramie Region Fisheries Management crew sampled fish populations at the reservoir in early September. Hog Park Reservoir is sampled every third year and the results are usually pretty consistent. “Things change slowly at these high elevations lakes,” said Mike Snigg, Laramie Region fisheries supervisor. “The water is cold and the growing season is short. So, Hog Park Reservoir is not managed for large fish.” Still, the results are good for anglers...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (chamber) is seeking nominations for their annual awards: Business of the Year, New Business of the Year, Organization of the Year, and the Volunteer of the Year. Deadline to nominate is November 31 and any chamber member may nominate using the form provided in The Bridge Street Journal newsletter this month. Every chamber member has one vote and can nominate any fellow member for the awards. After nominations are received, chamber staff will verify eligibility. The chamber board of directors does...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (chamber) is pleased to host the Festival of Trees Gala and Auction on Dec. 4 at the Platte Valley Community Center for its thirteenth year. Decorated trees and wreaths, gift baskets, centerpieces and other holiday décor and gifts are donated by individuals, organizations and businesses and then auctioned. Proceeds of the evening are to benefit the chamber and a local charity. Anyone wishing to donate a decorated tree, wreath, gift basket, centerpiece or other holiday décor is encouraged to join th...
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced the state’s results on Oct. 28 for the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card or NAEP. Overall, Wyoming’s fourth and eighth grade students in 2015 continue to outperform national average test scores in reading and mathematics. “Although overall results are favorable, it is important to recognize that Wyoming experiences gaps in achievement that are similar to gaps recognized in the national results. We need to look at all levels of these results...
From the Oregon Trail to Paleo-Indian red ochre mines, Wyoming has many sites where culture and geology merge and stories unfold. The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) has released a new "intelligent travel" program, which includes a free driving map, videos, and interactive website. The Origin of Landscape: A Guide to Wyoming's Cultural Geology allows users to see and virtually explore the nexus between geological phenomena, landscape, and cultural beginnings. "Geology forms the basis for...
Cooler weather and snow in the mountains has prompted fire crews to begin preparations for slash pile burning at multiple locations across the Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests (MBRNF)in Colorado and Wyoming. Hundreds of piles are estimated to remain on the two National Forests, even after multiple years of this type of work. Forest users and the public should be aware of and expect to see smoke, as many piles will be burned near communities, travel routes, and popular recreation areas. The burning of highly visible piles will be...
The Saratoga Council of Catholic Women is sponsoring a community blood drive on Tuesday, from noon until 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann’s Parish Hall. According to the United Blood Services, more people would donate if only they knew the importance of blood. Doctors use blood only for one reason: to sustain life. And, there is no substitute for blood. It cannot be manufactured. It is the ‘gift of life’ that only human beings can give to one another. “Blood donors save lives,” organizer Val Larscheid said. “Several of them, in fact, because each donation...
Monday night children from the Platte Valley gathered to audition for “The Jungle Book.” Friday and Saturday, they will perform for audiences after only four days of play practice, thanks to the Missoula Children’s Theatre. The first performance is 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). The second performance is at 2 p.m. Saturday at the PVCC. The Missoula Children’s Theatre staff invites the Platte Valley to join them as they direct a 50 local students as a bunch of Jungle Book characters trying to catch a tiger b...