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Ah summer! It’s finally here with vacations, floating, camping and barbecues. But it’s not fun if someone you love is in the hospital and there is no blood on the shelf. Here, in the southern part of Wyoming, it takes 500 people a week to donate blood to serve the 47 area hospitals in this region. One out of every 3 people will need blood during their lives but only one in 20 people regularly give blood. Saratoga’s next blood drive with United Blood Services is on Tuesday, July 16th from noon to 5:30 pm at St. Ann’s Parish Hall. The drive is sp...
The Carbon County Visitors’ Council (CCVC) mission is to promote events, tourism, and the hospitality industry in Carbon County. The CCVC Board of Directors feel that it is their fiscal responsibility to help ignite and establish as much tourism-focused growth as possible. An Event Advertising and Marketing Grant is designed to assist Carbon County organizations with advertising and marketing efforts in order to bring out-of-county attendees and participants to a specific event. The promotion and marketing of events in Carbon County should b...
Long-time Brush Creek ranch couple, Tim and Margo Barkhurst, has been selected as 2019 Carbon County Pioneers by the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering Outfit (GECGO) and will be honored during the upcoming 17th annual weekend gathering July 19 thru 21st in Encampment, Wyo. The couple will be recognized throughout the three day event and will be honored during intermission of the All-Star show Saturday night, July 20th, in the Encampment High School gym. Presentation of the annual award is a...
Due to a fish passage project on the Encampment River, a press release from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department said, “boaters are strongly discouraged from boating or floating the river downstream of Baggot Rocks Public Access Area beginning July 15.” The construction site is situated downstream of Baggot Rocks and upstream of the confluence with the North Platte River. Boaters will be able to launch at Odd Fellows or the Smelter and leave the river at Baggot Rocks. Portage is mandatory at the construction site because the river will not be...
Announcement was made this week that in addition to history of Saratoga's cemeteries, folks on the Saratoga Museum trek Saturday, June 29th, will learn about the first Carbon County Fair which was held in Saratoga in 1910 as well as the Civilian Conservation Corp camp at the stone gates on the Pic Pike road. Local historian and tour guide Dick Perue has put together a panel of "experts" to explore both the Cadwell and Saratoga cemeteries east of town as well as relate their histories and...
Chia Valdez-Schwartz is the newest face at ERA Frontier Realty, located at 100 S. 1st St. in Saratoga. The realty company announced Valdez-Schwartz as the newest member to their team in a press release on Monday. "Chia is an exceptional professional possessing a caring and colorful personality combining into a perfect addition to our team at ERA Frontier Realty," the press release read. "Chia has been an agent, broker, and owner within the real estate business for over 11 years. She is...
Ever wonder what it takes to convert a cemetery from "Boot Hill" to a place of beauty comparable to paradise? To find out the answer, attend a Saratoga Museum sponsored historic trek of both Cadwell and Saratoga Cemeteries east of town. Local historian and tour guide Dick Perue has put together a panel of experts to explore both cemeteries and relate their histories, as well as community efforts to beautify them. In addition to exploring burial plots, the trek will include visiting the site of...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (S/PVCC) is calling all cooks and crafters to participate in the upcoming Steinley Cup. The 24th Annual Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival, scheduled for Aug. 17, is just around the corner. According to Stacy Crimmins, Chief Executive Officer of S/PVCC, the event is becoming more popular every year, while remaining a fun, family-type event. With live music, playground, skate park, chili competition and craft show, the event has expanded the day’s activities for the entire family. Those who have a g...
The Grand Encampment Opera Company presents "Mischief in the Magnolias or Weed 'Em and Reap" by P. B. Rogerson. Performing June 12, 14 & 15, 2019 in conjunction with the Encampment Riverside Woodchopper's Jamboree at the Grand Encampment Opera House, 622 Rankin, in Encampment, Wyo. All performances start promptly at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation at the door. Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services, Englewood, Colo. Clover Leaf was a once stately mansion owned by Colonel...
The Saratoga SkillsUSA/Tech Kids annual Cancer Walk will begin a little earlier than it has in the past. While, historically, the Cancer Walk has taken place during Independence Day weekend, it has been moved to June 8. Registration, at the cost of $20 per person, will begin at 7 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8 a.m. Both will take place at the Platte Valley Community Center. All money raised by Saratoga SkillsUSA/Tech Kids during both the Cancer Walk and the Chip In for Cancer Golf Tournament is donated to the Corbett Medical Foundation and...
A week after Memorial Day, Wyoming Highway 70 over Battle Pass has been cleared by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and opened for the season on Monday, June 3. “Crews from Saratoga and Baggs have been working to clear the road from their respective sides of the Sierra Madre and have completed that work,” said WYDOT Public Relations Specialist Matthew Murphy in an email on Monday. “They worked through this past weekend to get the road open this morning.” Murphy also advised that travelers watch for patches of frozen runoff due t...
As the United States Forest Service (USFS) begins the maintenance of trails in the Snowy Range and Sierra Madre Mountains this summer, they are partnering with Common Outdoor Ground (COG) to begin assessing those trails. COG, a community organization based in southeast Wyoming, will hike or ride trails with the USFS to assess trail conditions. The Rapid Trails Assessment Program will be focused on Platte River and Savage Run Wilderness trails, according to the press release from Aaron Voos, public affairs specialist for the USFS Medicine...
The Friends of the Saratoga Branch Library (FOL) are inviting Valley residents to come to the Saratoga Branch Library this weekend to find a good read ... or several. The annual Saratoga Friends of the Library Book Sale will begin at 10 a.m. on June 8 in the meeting room. Set up for the book sale will begin on June 7. The book sale will continue through June 13. All purchases in the FOL book sale are by donation with all proceeds going to the FOL, which are used to bring educational and entertaining programs to the patrons of the Saratoga...
The Saratoga Museum recently announced their schedule for Kid Camps at the Pavilion this summer, beginning with a denim pocket project on June 12. The program will be lead by former Saratoga Middle High School art teacher and current Saratoga Museum Board member Linda Fisher-Perue. In the denim pocket project, children will receive a recycled denim pocket and materials to decorate it into an artistic project. Children will also learn the history of denim and it’s importance to Wyoming. On July 10, children will receive a train whistle to d...
Despite a fluctuation in weather over the past few weeks, the Wyoming Department of Transportation was successful in opening the Snowy Range Scenic Byway as of noon on May 25. While crews from both Saratoga and Laramie had been able to initially break through snowpack the week before, spring storms added up to two more feet in fresh powder while strong winds created new drifts that had to be removed. While Wyoming Highway 130 is open for the season, work is continuing on Wyoming Highway 70 over...
Since 1993, the Platte Valley Arts Council has been enriching the quality of life in the area and expanding educational opportunities for all forms of the arts, whether it is music, literature, dance, visual arts or theater. It’s mission is: “to foster awareness of and participation in any form of the arts, with the aim of developing vibrant and cohesive communities.” The arts council’s purpose is to keep Art in our everyday lives. In 2000, the arts council began awarding scholarships to high school seniors who demonstrated that art current...
The American Legion Angus England Post No. 54 will be holding a Blessing of the Bikes at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26 in the Saratoga Auto Glass parking lot across from the American Legion location at 403 East Bridge Ave. in Saratoga. All motorcycles are welcome as recently ordained minister Wendell Lawrence will be blessing any bikes on hand....
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a training for board directors and staff of non-profit boards or municipal boards. Topics included will be: Board Responsibilities, Understanding the Balance Sheet, Fiduciary Duties of Boards, Risk Management, Roberts Rules of Order, and Organizing a Useful Board Meeting. The training will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at 6 pm at the Platte Valley Community Center. The registration fee is $15, which will include dinner. Register by calling the Chamber at 326-8855 or by using the link in...
The Rawlins National Bank (RNB) announced today it will undergo a name change to RNB State Bank as part of a conversion from a national charter to a Wyoming state chartered bank. “Our Board feels that being under state supervision, as opposed to a federal regulator, is a better match for a community bank like RNB,” said Bruce Hellbaum, President and CEO. RNB State Bank is a full service bank that operates regionally with five branches: four branches in Wyoming along with one branch and a Loan Production Office (LPO) in Colorado. Dan Run...
The Platte Valley Ministerial Association is inviting graduating seniors from Encampment, Hanna and Saratoga to attend the Platte Valley Baccalaureate Service at 7 p.m. on May 19 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Saratoga High School alumnus Ken Collamer will be the guest speaker at this event. Should any seniors choose to attend the baccalaureate service, they should come prepared to publicly introduce themselves and state their possible future plans. Friends and family are welcome to the service. Kailey Hytrek, Kieran Neville, Takoda...
The Platte Valley High School class of 1979 will hold its 40-year class reunion on July 5-6, 2019 in Saratoga. The events will begin on Fri., July 5, with a gathering at the Whistle Pig Saloon, beginning 5:30 p.m. On Sat., July 6th, those wishing to float the river, shop, rediscover the area, or just relax will have those opportunities. Later that day, the class will gather on Bridge Street to enjoy the events surrounding “Saratoga Days,” including the reunion of the band Rimrock. Two members of the class, Joe Parrie & Len Allen, are mem...
A wealth of ideas for enjoying and taking advantage of the coming warmer days will be offered to area residents Saturday at “It’s a Spring Thing: From Guns to Roses,” a new home, garden and outdoor show to be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). The show will feature several exhibitors in the center’s Great Hall, plus several workshops on related topics outside and in the center’s training rooms. The show is sponsored jointly as a public service project of the Valley Service Organizat...
The Valley Service Organization (VSO) and Bridge Street Bargains (BSB) have teamed up to provide a new warm weather service to residents of the Platte Valley. Neighbor Helping Neighbor will serve as a labor exchange for households who need a little extra help with yard work, house maintenance and related tasks, on a paid or volunteer basis. People who need help can sign up at Bridge Street Bargains, the Saratoga or Encampment senior centers, or at the Spring Thing event this Sat., May 4, at the Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga....
The American Legion Post 54 and the American Legion Unit 54 of the American Legion Auxiliary will host the District 6 Spring Conference at the post home in Saratoga on Sunday, April 28. There will be a lunch at 11:30 a.m. for members attending and out of town guests. The lunch will be $5 per person. Meetings for both the Legion and the Auxiliary will follow at 1 p.m. sharp. The Department of Wyoming Officers and the officers of District 6 for both the Legion and Auxiliary will be in attendance. All members of Post 54 and Sons of the American...
Platte Valley Kiwanis held a traveling bake sale fund raiser on March 21. Thanks to the generous support of the community, the club raised over $850. Proceeds from the bake sale will be used for scholarships, Mother’s Day gifts for residents at the Saratoga Care Center and swim passes at the Saratoga Municipal pool. Scholarship applications are due May 4, 2019. Platte Valley Kiwanis will award a $500 scholarship to a graduating high school senior at both Encampment and Saratoga High Schools. Application forms and instructions are available f...