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Saratoga’s past and present will be revealed during a “Historic Downtown Walking Tour” Saturday, June 11, beginning at 10 a.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center parking lot and concluding with lunch at the Wolf Hotel. The event is open to the public, and persons interested in participating are asked to register by 9:30 Saturday morning at the Saratoga Museum, 104 Constitution Ave., across from the airport, or call (307) 326-5511. Cost for the trek, lunch and a printed brochure is $20 per person for members of the Saratoga Historical & Cul... Full story
Local American Legion Post 54 and Platte Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6125 (VFW) will hold memorial services Monday for those who died while serving in the United States of America Armed Forces. The American Legion will be placing flags on veterans’ graves Friday May 27 at 4 p.m., said Deb Clark, adjutant for the American Legion. Also on Friday, VFW members will put up the Avenue of Flags in the Encampment Cemetery and in the Mountain View Cemetery east of Riverside, said VFW Commander Liz Wood. For the second year, Congressional Award... Full story
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi announced that Encampment and Saratoga have more Congressional gold medals per city than any other in the nation, a press release from the Wyoming Congressional Award Council (WCAC) said. Fifty-eight young citizens were recognized by the congressional delegation for earning Bronze, Silver and Gold congressional awards. Earning Gold from the Platte Valley were Sarah Burton, Ashlynn Johnson, Cassidy Little and Cristian Soles. Silver medalists were McKenzie Powell and Jarom... Full story
The Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) is working on a Textile Preservation project that was initiated by Christy Smith, GEM director, and Lynda Johnson, GEM staff member. The goal of the project, which was started in spring 2015, is to inventory all of the textiles within the museum's collection, which includes military uniforms, dresses, suits, hats, scarves, quilts and other items dating from 1860s through the 1920s, according to a press release. Taking an inventory of the collection helps the... Full story
Saratoga resident Sherry Kunz, 45, appeared in second district court in Rawlins on April 25 for sentencing after pleading guilty to obtaining property by false pretenses, a felony. Judge Wade Waldrip sentenced Kunz to 3 to 6 years in prison, with five years suspended sentence. She was also ordered to pay $38,728.77 in restitution to Spur Outfitters, as well as various court fees. Kunz had been accused of embezzling nearly $40,000 from her employer, the Silver Spur Ranch in Encampment, and was charged with theft, obtaining property by false... Full story
Cowboy Basketball Camps will return in June, with the individual camp beginning first on June 5 and running through June 8. Registration can continue through the first day of camp, though it should be known that space is limited for this overnight camp. It’s available for boys aged 8-18. Skills Camp follows from June 13-15 and is open to boys and girls grades K-12. According to the camp’s website, this is an opportunity for campers to enhance their basketball techniques and pack in some more knowledge about drills to improve their future pla... Full story
Karen C. Russell, of Encampment, is to receive the $1,000 American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Scholarship for 2016. Karen was a delegate to the 2015 Girls State program. The American Legion Auxiliary and the Sons of the American Legion also offered a $1,000 scholarship this year. The recipient of that scholarship was Cruz Escobedo from Saratoga. The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 of Saratoga will sponsor McKenzie Powell, of Encampment High School, and Alicia Zaragoza, of Saratoga High School, as the two delegates from the Platte Valley... Full story
Saratoga's Morgan Rempel will be going to nationals in San Diego for his Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) project, which was an end table made of recycled materials for the Recycle and Redesign portion of the state competition. "(Rempel) scored really high," said Kaelin Crawford, the Saratoga High School FCCLA advisor, describing the end table that was made for the tech class entirely out of scrap wood with a center filled with corks and sawdust. Other students performing... Full story
Encampment Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Advisor Cheryl Munroe was proud of her junior high students for just how well they did in Textile Arts. “They worked really hard for first year students. The thing is in Textile Arts—or any of them—the seventh, eighth and ninth compete against each other. So when your seventh graders go in and place it’s really great,” Munroe said. Students placing in Textile Arts for Original Design at the junior level were Jarom Herring with gold, Ashley Yeary with silver, Lindsie Farver wi... Full story
Construction has begun on HWY 230, north of Encampment. The project will be similar to what Platte Valley residents saw north of Saratoga on 130 last summer, as a mill and overlay project. The construction is contracted by McGarvin-Moberly Construction out of Worland, and according to president Phil Caines, the group will start with a contractor this week to grind the top two inches off the road. The shoulder work drivers have seen will use a rotor mill to create a safety slope. Weather permitting, the workers should conclude by June 1 and... Full story
During spring, trails and roads are most vulnerable to damage caused by rapid snowmelt. Those that do not follow late season snowmobiling guidelines can suffer costly repairs, cause soil erosion, and damage vegetation according to a press release from the Bighorn National Forest. With the recent high snow melt across the state, the Wyoming State Trails Program reminded snowmobilers of the National Forest Service’s six-inch rule in regards to snow depth via a press release. As the “Ride on Wyoming!” slogan goes, “Respected Access is Open Access... Full story
Wyoming Insurance Commissioner Tom Glause distributed a press release warning Wyoming customers not to fall prey to high-pressure telemarketers selling short-term or limited benefit health insurance products that are not compliant with the Affordable Care Act. Consumers are cautioned to exercise caution with companies marketing health insurance over the phone. The open enrollment period ended on January 31 for the 2016 health insurance marketplace, the release advised, with the next enrollment period not beginning until November 1. If someone... Full story
Saratoga men’s league golf will be holding an organizational meeting and electing officers 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 20 at the Saratoga Resort and Spa. Those interested are encouraged to attend.... Full story
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust is seeking nominations for the Kurt Bucholz Award, which honors an individual who exemplifies the core beliefs held by Kurt Bucholz, D.V.M. during his lifetime of dedicated public service and commitment to conservation. The award was created in memory of Bucholz, a legislator and rancher from Saratoga, Wyo. His wife, Laura Bucholz, and the Stock Growers Land Trust Board of Directors established the award in Bucholz’s name in 2008. The award is presented each year to an individual who represents his conservat... Full story
Each year, the Carbon County Sheriff’s Victim/Witness Program recognizes National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. April 10 - 16, marks the annual observances of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week by promoting victims’ rights and honoring crime victims. The 2016 theme, “Serving Victims; Building Trust; Restoring Hope,” reminds communities that coming together to support and assist victims helps build trust, restore hope, and break the cycle of violence. Each year there is the opportunity to highlight the diversity of our communities, expand partner... Full story
Fire crews working at the Medicine Bow National Forest hope to conduct a prescribed burn in the northwest portion of the Sierra Madre Range sometime in the next month. The burn units are located on National Forest System lands managed by the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District, west of Encampment. The primary burn unit will include 609 acres in the Divide Peak area and is part of the Divide Peak Prescribed Burn Project. Located on the northern end of the Sierra Madre range, this project area encompasses about 1,600 acres and is expected to... Full story
The Wyoming Natural Resource Foundation (WNRF) will be awarding the annual Gary Beach memorial scholarship. This $1,200 scholarship for the 2016-2017 school year is available to University of Wyoming students enrolled at the junior level or higher. The Gary Beach scholarship was created in 2006 in honor of Gary Beach, a long time Department of Environmental Quality employee. Beach served for several years as the administrator of the water quality division and was instrumental in working with local conservation districts to establish the local... Full story
The Wyoming 1A/2A State Champion Carbon County School District No. 2 speech and debate team will host its annual Speech Night at 8 p.m. April 11 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The public is eagerly encouraged to attend. The evening will include awards, refreshments and presentations by team members. “This is a chance for anybody who’s curious to come see what these students do so well,” assistant coach Kate Sherrod said. “We can describe it all we want, but nothing beats seeing these kids actually performing.” The event will take plac... Full story
The Carbon County Library System announced several special events this month, including National Library Week, which runs from April 11 to April 16. Other events for the month include the Encampment School Art Show display, a book discussion group and a celebration of Drop Everything and Read Month. According to a release by the Carbon County Library, during Drop Everything and Read Month, visitors to the library will receive a free book bag, book marks and stickers. The library also said it encourages parents to obtain library cards for... Full story
Perri Freeman, of Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, and Ellen Kenneda, of Elk Mountain, were selected to attend the 74th session of American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State to be held on the campus of Northwest College in Powell, June 11-18. American Legion Auxiliary Girls State was established in 1941 as an annual program for practical experience in self-government, based on Wyoming State Government. Wyoming Girls State was not held in 1944 and 1945 due to WWII. Girls State is non-partisan and non-political in that no... Full story
Antler shed gatherers and all recreationists need to drive on existing roads. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reminds people planning to drive on public lands this spring that it is illegal to travel off existing roads in a motorized vehicle. Wyoming’s shed antler law prohibits the collection of shed antlers and horns from January 1 through April 30 on public lands west of the Continental Divide, excluding the Great Divide Basin, and until May 15 on some habitat management areas. A citation for riding a motorized vehicle off existing r... Full story
The Platte Valley Kiwanis will be hosting their ninth annual “Stars of Tomorrow” talent show at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Platte Valley Christian Center in Saratoga. This event provides an opportunity for amateur K-12 performers from the area to showcase their performing arts abilities. The show is open to public, private and home-schooled K-12 students from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow. High school winners from the competition will be eligible to participate in the Kiwanis Division 13 Stars of Tomorrow contest hel...
With reports of bears venturing out of their winter dens, we’re reminded that it’s a good time to think about how to avoid conflicts with large carnivores. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is encouraging people to attend a free public workshop titled “Living in Large Carnivore Country.” The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 2, at the Saratoga Town Hall, 110 E. Spring Ave. in Saratoga. Anyone who spends time in bear and lion country is encouraged to attend. “We’ve found that there are a lot of people who may not...
Maundy Thursday, a Holy Communion, can be celebrated at St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church at 6 p.m., a Eucharist with the Stripping of the Altar. Platte Valley Lutheran Church will hold a Maundy Thursday service at 6 p.m., and First Presbyterian Church in Saratoga will hold one at 7 p.m. The Presbyterian Church of Encampment will host a Candlelight Community Last Supper Service at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Following their dinner, there will be a reading of scriptures on Jesus’ Last Supper and an informal communion. Good Friday may be observed at 6 p.m... Full story