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A significant amount of snow and cold weather in the area has allowed fire personnel in the Medicine Bow and Routt National Forests to begin preparing for the annual slash pile burning, according to a press release from United States Forest Service (USFS) Public Affairs Specialist Aaron Voos. “Hundreds of piles exist on the two National Forests in Colorado and Wyoming and they need to be removed,” Voos wrote. “The piles are typically a result of fuels reduction projects.” In the press release, Voos went on to write that forest users and the pub...
It’s the time of year for all Wyoming consumers to evaluate their health insurance choices for 2020. The Wyoming Insurance Department advises ALL consumers to be aware of the Open Enrollment periods for both Medicare and the ACA Marketplace. Wyomingites getting health insurance through their employer should check with their human resources contact to make certain of open enrollment dates for that particular employer group. Medicare Open Enrollment has begun and runs from October 15 to December 7, 2019. During this time, people with Medicare c...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce has begun selling tickets for the annual Reverse Drawing. Tickets are $10 each and only 300 are sold. Unlike the usual raffle procedure, the very last ticket drawn is the grand prize winner in this drawing. “The winner receives $1,000 in chamber gift certificates which can be redeemed at chamber member businesses only,” said director, Stacy Crimmins. “You could go out to dinner, buy toys for the kids, and have your car serviced,” she added. The first, 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th and 250th tickets dra...
The Platte Valley Arts Council will be hosting a Chamber After Hours Social on Friday Nov. 1 from 4-7 p.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center. The evening will include a celebration of all forms of the arts as well as fellowship amongst other chamber members and art patrons. The general public is also welcome to attend and enjoy the great food and drink. The Platte Valley Arts Council is an organization which exists to foster awareness of and participation in any form of the arts, with the aim of developing vibrant and cohesive communities....
The magazine Wyoming Wildlife recently announced the start of their 49th annual photo contest. According to the press release, winners of the photo contest will be published in the February 2020 photo issue of the magazine. The grand-prize winner will receive $600 for the best overall photo and a $350 voucher for a print on metal, gallery mount or other canvas at Artizen Photo Printing. Prizes will also be offered for first, second and third places in each of the four categories. Honorable mentions will also be recognized. “After hearing f...
Look for Witches, Goblins, Ghouls and a few Princesses to be walking the streets of Saratoga! For a safe and convenient way to trick-or-treat, parents, preschool and elementary-aged kids can come to downtown Saratoga on Thursday, October 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Many businesses will join in the fun by handing out treats and maybe some tricks, too. Look for the bright orange sign on the door or window of the participating businesses. Businesses wishing to participate in the Halloween Walk are invited to register online or call the Chamber of...
Fall golf saw two Saratoga students wrapping up their senior season by temporarily trading their purple and gold Panther attire to dawn red and white for the Rawlins Outlaws. Logan Wells joined the team for the first time this year. He was able to attend two meets; scoring a 117 and 108 at the 3rd Annual Terry Berg Invite in Lander and 126 and 118 at the Rawlins Invite. Kaylyn Hunter has spent the last three years being the only female golfer for Rawlins. This year she saw great success placing...
The Platte Valley Arts Council is sponsoring the third annual Hay Bale Sculpture Contest. All local ranches, businesses or families are invited to show off some good old ranch ingenuity that gives their outfit creative bragging rights. The rules state that sculptures may incorporate wood, metal, wire, paint, canvas dams, or anything else dreamed up but must prominently be made of hay. The entry forms are due by Oct. 4 as the deadline has been extended. Photos of the constructed masterpieces...
Dr. Robert Field, Interim Director of Center for Global Studies at the University of WYoming was recently announced as the guest speaker for the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Leaders Luncheon in October. Field will be sharing information about the air quality in the Valley before and after fire season in comparison to other Wyoming locations. The interim director will also present possible solutions to improve air quality. “Good outdoor and indoor air quality are fundamental to our well-being,” the press release stated. “Gl...
The Platte Valley Arts Council is sponsoring the third annual Hay Bale Sculpture Contest. All local ranches, businesses or families are invited to show off some good old ranch ingenuity that gives their outfit creative bragging rights. The rules state that sculptures may incorporate wood, metal, wire, paint, canvas dams, or anything else dreamed up but must prominently be made of hay. The entry forms are due by October 1st and then photos of the constructed masterpieces will be posted on the... Full story
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) recently announced their partnership with the University of Wyoming (UW) to offer distance learning for students pursuing a nursing degree. For the 2019-2020 program year, MHCC has been selected as a hospital for UWs Bachelors Reach for Accelerated Nursing Degree (BRAND) program. The BRAND program, according to the press release from MHCC, offers individuals the opportunity to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within 15 months if they have a previous non-nursing bachelor’s degree. The program, t...
Following the announcement of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County’s (MHCC) intent to establish a clinic in the Valley, the county hospital issued a press release about hospitalists and clinical care settings. In the release, Dr. Stephanie Chiu, a hospitalist and outpatient clinic physician at MHCC, explained her role at the hospital. “A hospitalist is a physician who evaluates and treats patients in the hospital setting. For instance, if you are diagnosed with pneumonia in the emergency department/emergency room and require hospitalization, I w...
The 24th annual Saratoga Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival and Competition was held this past weekend and over 640 craft beer enthusiasts attended the festival. This year's competition class was ESB, and Melvin Brewing Company's "Johnny Rotten" was announced to be the Best ESB in Wyoming according to the judging panel. The People's Choice winner for favorite brewery was newcomer Bond's Brewing of Laramie. Eleven breweries attended this year, which thrilled Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of...
What could be more enjoyable than a day of fun for the entire family? The Copper Days Festival in Encampment, Wyo.has been entertaining tractor enthusiasts since 1994. Beginning at 11 a.m. on Sat., Sept. 8 and at 10:30 a.m. on Sun., Sept. 9, the whole family can watch antique tractors pull heavy, weighted trailers to compete for the title of strongest tractor. Admission is free! Antique and old-time engines will be on display all afternoon, too. And don’t miss the tractors on parade Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Tractors have been collected f...
The Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) will be holding a historical trek that will appeal to both local and Native American history buffs on Aug. 17 as they host the "Native American Trek at Big Creek: A Benefit to Support the Grand Encampment Museum." The trek, which will last all day Saturday, will feature three guest speakers; Dr. Jason LaBelle, Associate Professor of Archeology at Colorado State University (CSU), Ray Sumner, a first-year doctoral student in anthropology at CSU, and local historia...
Two programs by local historian Dick Perue, one sponsored by the Saratoga Friends of the Library and another sponsored by the Saratoga Museum, have been cancelled. The Friends of the Library program, which was scheduled for Aug. 15, was intended to relate the history of the Barrett Ridge ski jump and Ryan Park Ski Club and would lead into the museum trek, which had been scheduled for Aug. 31. Due to what Perue described as considerable interest in the two events, the local historian related a...
The official State of Wyoming Microbrew Competition will be held Aug. 17 in Saratoga, Wyoming. Microbreweries based in Wyoming are slated to compete for the coveted Steinley Cup at the 24th annual competition. This year’s competition brew is ‘ESB’ and will be judged by a panel of brewing professionals from Colorado. The event starts at 1 p.m. and goes until 5 p.m. at Saratoga’s Veterans Island Park. Among the breweries invited to this year’s event is the defending Steinley Cup champion, Altitude Chophouse of Laramie. Snake River Brewing o...
At approximately 2 a.m. on July 28, officers from the Saratoga Police Department responded to a call of a possible attempted suicide at 204 West Main. Upon arriving, the officers located Saratoga resident Keith McLendon unconscious in his residence. The responding officers performed chest compressions until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived. McLendon was transported to Wyoming Medical Center in Casper where he was later pronounced dead. McLendon was employed with the Saratoga Sun for...
A trivia contest based on six C.J. Box books is the heart of a Western themed gala that kicks off this Saturday. The Saratoga Museum sponsored event takes place at The Yard, an outdoor venue at 108 SE River Street, from 5:00 to 8:30. Teams of six Joe Pickett fans will compete for prizes of $400, $350, and $150. The contest is based on these books: Free Fire, Blood Trail, Below Zero, Nowhere to Run, Cold Wind and Force of Nature, with bonus questions from Box’s latest thriller, Wolf Pack. Questions concern those who partnered with Joe Pickett a...
Located on the Grand Encampment Museum grounds July 26 through 28, local black powder enthusiasts recreate the days of the Mountain Men with primitive camping, authentic costuming, traders row, black powder shoots, pan tosses and tomahawk throws. The fire starting competition is a favorite as crowds watch different age and gender groups start fires using steel, flint and tinder. Another popular event is the trading blanket which is the last event of the night. After dark participants gather to...
Stories of Wyoming’s role in the development of woman suffrage, trail pioneers, and women who made their mark at frontier forts, in outlaw country and in mining camps of the Grand Encampment copper district are the focus of “Pioneering Women: a symposium on the history of Women in Wyoming and the West.” The symposium, sponsored by the Grand Encampment Museum, will be held Aug. 2 and 3. The program begins at 7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 2 with a panel discussion “Finding the Stories” that will focus on the research and stories of authors Marcia He...
Top hand cowboy music and poetry aren't the only attractions at this weekend's seventeenth annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering (GECG) at Grand View Park complex in Encampment. Other activities include a campfire jam session, song writer's workshop, stick horse rodeo for folks of all ages, hot dogs and hamburgers, continental breakfast, cowboy church and historic tours of the Grand Encampment Museum. Cowboy music and poetry events include a Friday evening open mic session, Saturday's high...
Art work for this year's Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering posters, flyers, programs and promotional material again comes from the brush of Riverside artist R. G. Finney and is a framed Giclee painting entitled "Suzi & Tuff as Flip". World renowned western artist R. G. writes: "After years of painting cowboys and pioneer families, this year's painting is one of a local cowgirl and her horse". Seventeen years ago, when the Cowboy Gathering Outfit was organized, committee members voted to use...
Due to a fish passage project on the Encampment River, boaters are strongly discouraged from boating or floating the river downstream of Baggot Rocks Public Access Area beginning August 5. Previously, the work was scheduled to begin in mid-July, but high water levels have delayed the project. The construction site is downstream of Baggot Rocks and upstream of the confluence with the North Platte River. Boaters will be able to launch at Odd Fellows or Smelter and leave the river at Baggot Rocks. Portage is mandatory at the construction site...
The Wyoming Ranchers Family Camp will be celebrating 74 years as they gather at Bottle Creek Campground outside Encampment from July 11-14. According to a press release, “what started out by Wyoming ranchers with families some 74 years ago as a Mountain Top Christian get-together has survived and grown.” The press release went on to state that the event has become “a really neat way to have a blessed gathering for a weekend.” Those interested in the event are invited to bring their camper or tent to the campground and take part in either the en...