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Terry Weickum, of Rawlins, was elected as the Carbon County Republicans chairman at the March 14 Carbon County Central committee meeting in Rawlins. Joy Teska, of Encampment, was elected as vice chairwoman, Tomi Sue Wille, of Baggs, was elected as the secretary and Marcella Redman is the treasurer. Mike Kelly was elected as the state committeeman and Roni Jaure was elected as state committeewoman. The state convention will be held Saturday in Casper for the election of state committee representatives. Wyoming State Sen. Larry Hicks, Wyoming...
Linda Fleming, Baggs, was elected to lead the Carbon County Democrats as chairwoman of the Carbon County Democrat Central committee. Dave Throgmorton, Rawlins, was reelected to serve as the vice-chairman. Others elected at the March 28 meeting of the county’s central committee held in Rawlins were Sadie Martinez, Rawlins, secretary and Cindy Baldwin, Rawlins, reelected treasurer. Vern Whitefield, Rawlins, was elected state committeeman and Glee Johnson, Saratoga, was elected state committeewoman. Fleming, Throgmorton, Whitefield, and Johnson wi...
Platte Valley Kiwanis is hosting a talent show at 2 p.m. April 12, at the Platte Valley Christian Center in Saratoga. The “Stars of Tomorrow” event provides an opportunity for amateur K-12 performers from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow to showcase their performing arts abilities. The event is free and open to the public. High school winners from the event will be eligible to participate in the Kiwanis Division 13 Stars of Tomorrow event on April 18, 2015 in Laramie, Wyo. Platte Valley Kiwanis has been hosting a “St...
Annual blood draws for wellness screening in Saratoga, Encampment and Hanna are scheduled for next week starting in Hanna according to Sue Jones, coordinator for the Valley Service Organization (VSO), organizer of the Saratoga portion of the events. The wellness screenings are offered statewide by Wyoming Health Fairs/Wellness Health Fairs (WHF). The blood draw in Hanna is Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Hanna Elementary School. Saratoga blood draws will be held from 6 - 10 a.m., April 15 and 16 in the Platte Valley Community Center...
Utah Jazz youth basketball season has begun in the Platte Valley. There are six teams in each of the communities, Saratoga and Encampment. In Saratoga, the S0 team is coached by Kirby Berger and Jack Berger; S1 is coached by Karen Condict and Joe/Amy Johnson; S2 is coached by Jason Williams; S3 is coached by Chris Duke/Cruz Escobedo and Rod Escobedo; S4 is coached by Jason Williams and Jen Sewell; S5 is coached by Dean and Tonya Bartholomew and S6 is coached by Peyten Fisher/Christian Soles and Sarah Burton. In Encampment E1 is coached by Heidi...
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste District (Landfill Board) met last Wednesday to discuss and approve their annual budget. One of the main topics of discussion were fee increases for landfill use in the Platte Valley. According to council Chairman Randy Raymer, the fee increase could be needed to create enough revenue to afford the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) mandated transfer station. “In order to receive a State Land and Investment Board (SLIB) grant/loan, we have to prove that we either have the 25 percent matching grant in c...
The Encampment High School and Junior High School Family Career and Community Leaders of America had a successful week in Cheyenne two weeks ago returning with seven gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals. Isaac Dugger received a gold medal for his entry in Applied math for Culinary Management. He was also awarded a $1,000 scholarship to Johnson and Wales University, a culinary school in Providence, R.I. Also bringing home gold medals were Emily Morgan, Alyssa Barkhurst and Sierra Loftice for their Entrepreneurship entry; Jacob...
Preschool 1st- Avery Rauterkus 2nd-Coy Munroe 3rd- Cameron Osborn Kindergarten & 1st 1st- Madison Widdison 2nd-Mason Wilkes 3rd-Cassidy Herring 2nd & 3rd Grade 1st- Jeannine Lamoureux 2nd-Logan Robinson 3rd-Logan Robinson 4th & 5th Grade 1st-Kate Jacobsen 2nd-Anna Jacobsen 3rd-Payton Munroe 6th Grade 1st- Mattison Wagy (2yr old) 2nd- Kaitlyn Hazer 3rd-Molly Jacobsen...
Rowdy Alameda was one of 64 spellers to compete in the State Bee on March 21 and one of 29 to pass the written test, which allowed him to compete in the oral competition in Rock Springs. JoJo Widi, of Cheyenne, went on to win the spelling bee. Rowdy made it through three rounds according to his mother, KayCee. Rowdy was the only Saratoga Elementary School student to participate in the spelling bee and the only fourth grade student to make it into the oral rounds at state. The Wyoming State Spelling Bee was sponsored by the Wyoming Community...
Encampment High School senior Brett Ralston was awarded the Daniels Fund Grant last week. According to danielsfund.org, “The Daniels Scholarship Program is a four-year annually-renewable college scholarship for graduating high school seniors who demonstrate exceptional character, leadership, and a commitment to serving their communities.” It has, “surpassed $520 million in grants and scholarships since 2000. Daniels is known for building one of the nation’s earliest cable television systems in Casper and was an influential businessman and com...
The Leaders Luncheon, sponsored by the Saratoga/ Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, will be held April 8 from noon-1p.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center. The Chamber of Commerce invites the public to join in discussing this month’s topic: Fourth of July Activities. In the past, the Chamber of Commerce has collected event information and distributed it through their community calendar and to their members. “We would love to hear what you have planned, if you need help planning, or if your would just like to help out with an existing eve...
A news release was published on March 25 from the Forest Service warning the public of the fire threat posed from the unusually warm spring weather in the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest and Thunder Basin National Grassland. The region is drier than usual with elevated winds, increasing the risk of fires. Currently, there are no fire restrictions on the National Forest. The press release provides basic safety rules that campers should follow: Scrape back dead grass and forest materials from you campfire site. Keep your campfire small and...
The Carbon County Democrats will hold their annual march meeting on at 10 a.m., March 28, 2015 at the Carbon County Higher Education (new building-nurse’s class room) in Rawlins. Both Democrat and Republican Central Committees are required to hold meetings in the spring. All offices of the Carbon County Democratic Central Committee are up for election. Anyone interested in furthering the Democrats political efforts can run for a position within the organization, but the only voting delegates at the meeting are the elected precinct committee m...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech Team returned with a third place trophy and All-State honors from the state speech meet in Casper March 12-14. Leading the team were freshmen Larissa Ford and Robin Gloss, who placed first in public forum debate. Jacob Dickinson earned All-State honors with his second place medal in oratory and a third plaice medal in drama at the 1A/2A State Speech Championships. Lydia Smith picked up third place in oratory and she and Maya Zeiger took third place in duet at state. Nina Ford advanced to...
Over 600 students from around the state competed in a variety of business related events at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State competition for a chance to qualify for national competition this summer in Chicago. To qualify for Nationals, students had to place in the top three in their chosen event. Several Saratoga FBLA members did just that when Bradley Bifano, Sarah Burton, Aaron Kerbs, Katie Loose, Hunter Mason, Andrew Oiler and Alicia Zaragoza from Saratoga High School...
The Encampment ProStart team traveled to Laramie March 16-17 for the Wyoming ProStart State Competition. The Management team; Emily Morgan, Sierra Loftice and Makayla Wilder, finished in third place. The Management team mentors were Matthew Jarrett, former ProStart finalist, and Ty Trevillyan, of Burns Insurance. The Culinary team; Max Schneider, Isaac Dugger, Alyssa Barkhurst and Makayla Wilder, finished in fourth place. The Culinary team mentor was Cassie Orduno, co-owner of Bella's Bistro....
The Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) is hosting a “Chocolate Fest” fundraiser, Saturday at the Carbon County Higher Education Building, 1650 Harshman Street in Rawlins. Room is still available for Chocolatier’s to enter their creations. Entry forms are available by contacting the CCEDC office or on their website at ccwyed.net. The deadline has been extended to Thursday. Chocolate Tasting is open to the public from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person and will be available at the door or in advance at the Red Wagon in Encam...
Daniel Greenwood and Samuel Gates have received degrees from the University of Wyoming. They completed their degrees in the fall semester. Greenwood, of Riverside, was accorded a Bachelor of Science and Gates, of Saratoga, was accorded a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering....
Application forms for the $500 Youth Citizenship Award (YCA) offered to graduating seniors by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) are now available through the counseling offices of Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2). All graduating seniors from the CCSD#2 are eligible to apply, including home-schooled seniors, according to Carol Beach, one of the project coordinators for VSO. The $500 award is presented every May, not as a scholarship, but, rather, in recognition of outstanding citizenship, she said. There are no restrictions on...
The Platte Valley Arts Council is offering scholarships to graduating seniors from Saratoga and Encampment. Three scholarships are available – a $500 Gabe Springsteen Memorial award, a $500 Platte Valley Arts Council award and a $250 Platte Valley Arts Council award. Criteria for the award include displaying an active involvement in an area of fine arts, demonstrating the likelihood future involvement in the arts, plans to pursue a post-secondary education and maintains a grade point average of no lower than 2.5. Application requirements are a...
The USA Wrestling team wrestled close to home Saturday when they traveled to Rawlins. Twenty-six wrestlers placed at the meet. Head coach Rusty Arnold and assistant coach Trevor Ingraham encouraged the wrestlers through each event. Parents, grandparents and other family members filled the stands at the Rawlins High School gymnasium Saturday. First Place Jace Westring, Quin Sheaman, Brian Smith, Kannon Gilbert, Koye Gilbert, Justin Shotwell. Second Place Ace Arnold, Conrad Konecny, Allyster Ingraham, Issac Gilbert, Elijah Gilbert, Tuker...
Graduating seniors from Saratoga High School and Encampment High School are each eligible for a scholarship from the Platte Valley Legacy Foundation. The deadline to submit an application for two $1,200 scholarships is April 30 and these are available through the schools counselor’s office. Criteria for the scholarship include having a “C” grade point average or better, be a resident of Wyoming, be intending to be a full-time student at a university, community college, junior college or a trade or vocational school and must not be recip...
Carbon County Republicans will hold their annual meeting at 4 p.m. March 21, at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins. Sen. Larry Hicks, Rep. Don Burkhart and Rep. Jerry Paxton will address the audience and discuss issues from the 2015 legislative session. Both Republican and Democratic central committees are required to hold meetings in the spring. All offices in the Carbon County Republican Central Committee are up for election at the March 21 meeting. Anyone interested in furthering the grassroots political efforts can run for an office, but the...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Game & Fish) is holding a public information gathering on at 6 p.m., March 23 at the Saratoga Town Hall. The Game & Fish holds the meeting annually to discuss proposed big game, wild turkey, upland game bird, small game, wild bison, early migratory game bird and Light Goose Conservation Order seasons and regulations. Late migratory waterfowl season will be discussed for future consideration. Regulations governing uses of lands and waters acquired or administered by the Game and Fish Commission will also be...
A “Captain Underpants” party is planned from 1-2 p.m., March 6 at the Saratoga Library for ages 6-12. The Encampment Library is hosting two “Captain Underpants” parties from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on March 18 and 25. Activities will include cut out and decoration of paper underpants, an action-packed relay race and a reading of a book from Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” series. If you value truth and justice, don’t miss this pre-shrunk and cottony celebration at the Carbon County Branch Libraries. Free in-person tax preparation services will b...