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Discover Carbon County recently announced it has been awarded a Wyoming Office of Tourism Destination Development Grant which will be effective for the 2024-2026 Biennium. According to the press release, the Destination Development Grant Program is a biennium grant program that was created in early 2023 by the Wyoming Office of Tourism’s 27 local Lodging Tax Boards. “This grant will enable Discover Carbon County to come along side and partner with communities, organizations and agencies on new or continuing projects,” said Leslie Jeffe...
The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team hosts its final non-conference tournament of 2024, as well as its first home matches this week with the UniWyo Invite. Wyoming hosts Coppin State at 6 p.m., Thursday to kick-off the tournament before facing UAlbany at 6:30 Friday night and Utah at 1 p.m., Saturday. Tickets are on sale now for the UniWyo Invite. General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids. UW students can get in for free. Reserved chairback seats on the floor are available for $25 with limited availability. Friday night will...
The University of Wyoming Extension has released an updated publication promoting the local food movement across Wyoming, connecting consumers with producers. The “2024 Wyoming Specialty Crop Directory” has nearly 1,100 listings, including many for producers and the specialty crops and products they offer. These offerings include fresh vegetables and fruits; culinary herbs and spices; honey; homemade goods such as jams, jellies, salsas, barbecue and hot sauces, pickled and fermented veg...
The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team ran its winning streak to five straight to begin the 2024 season behind the strength of a four-set victory Saturday morning at Cleveland State. Wyoming won 25-23, 25-14, 21-25 and 25-16. The Cowgirls (5-0), who have now won 16-straight regular season non-conference matches, held on to win the first set thanks to back-to-back points after the Vikings had tied things at 23-23. UW dominated the second and fourth sets on the day. Emma Winter led a Cowgirl offense that hit a season-best.277 in the win, with a care...
The University of Wyoming soccer team broke out offensively Sunday at the Madrid Sports Complex. Three days after scoring a pair of goals, the Cowgirls tacked on three more against Montana. That helped Wyoming earn a 3-3 draw. The result pushes the Cowgirls to 1-2-2 on the season, while the Lady Griz move to 4-2-2. “Whenever you can score in the run of play and be dangerous on set pieces, that’s the goal, so we were really encouraged by the efficiency with which we tested the goalkeeper,” head coach Josh Purdum said. “Hopefully we can continue...
Carbon County 4-H has lots to be proud of with six state champion titles that came home in July from the Wyoming 4-H State Shooting Sports Contest in Douglas. The first trophy was won by the Junior Shotgun Team consisting of Ira Haskins (Baggs), Tuff Weber (Baggs), Stran Weeldreyer (Baggs), and Coy Munroe (Encampment). Shotgun team members shoot 50 clays in a singles round and then 50 more clays in a handicap round. Individual scores out of 100 are combined for the team score and Carbon County’s Jr team scored 324 to clinch first. Coy led t...
The Rocky Mountain Region of the USDA Forest Service is hiring over 250 permanent seasonal wildland firefighters across national forests and grasslands in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming. Firefighter positions include engine operators, hotshot crew members, hand crew members, helitack crew members, airtanker technicians, airtanker base managers, fuels technicians, fire prevention specialists, assistant fire management officers, dispatchers, and other essential fire management positions. Job information, including duty...
Saratoga Friends of the Library are excited to host a new program on local Indian lore by Chilly Rollison. Entitled “Battleground: Plains Indians in the upper North Platte River Valley,” Chilly’s presentation will detail the various tribes who migrated into and out of the North Platte River Valley from about the 1500s to the 1880s, he said. His presentation on Thursday, August 22, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Saratoga Branch Library will delve into the various interactions of the tribes including their wars and their alliances. Rollison noted...
The University of Wyoming soccer team begins its regular season Thursday night. The Cowgirls travel to Washington for an 8 p.m. match inside Husky Soccer Stadium. Wyoming made a loud statement in its one and only exhibition game last week. The Cowgirls traveled to No. 3 BYU and walked away with a 1-0 victory, which will likely give them some wind beneath their wings in Seattle. “Hopefully (the BYU game) increases the confidence,” head coach Josh Purdum said. “But again, we go against Washington, and I’m sure they’ll have a crowd there for...
The Platte Valley Arts Council is bringing a unique art quilt exhibit to the Platte Valley Community Center on August 30 through September 2, 2024. The traveling exhibit is part of the Cherrywood Hand-Dyed Fabrics annual Cherrywood Challenge. Over forty quilts will be on display from 10 am to 4 pm each day of Labor Day weekend. This showcase of vibrant masterpieces comes to life, so don't miss the chance to immerse yourself in this vivid display. The Platte Valley Arts Council will be hosting a...
Just in time for canning season, the University of Wyoming Extension has updated and expanded its signature food preservation publication, “Preserving Food in Wyoming.” This free downloadable resource is designed to help Wyoming residents safely can or freeze their harvest at home. Appropriate for both experienced and aspiring food preservers, the publication provides research-tested recipes and step-by-step instructions for preserving vegetables, fruit, meat and fish using a boiling water canner or pressure canner. Unlike many popular can...
A time machine won’t be needed this weekend to get a glimpse into the ways of life in the 19th century. All one needs to do is head to the Grand Encampment Museum on July 25 and 26. Volunteers dress in period clothing and teach the public the old ways. The museum has all the buildings open so everyone can visit them and get a glimpse of days gone by. History comes to life through the efforts of Tim Nicklas, the director of GEM, and the many volunteers and staff that are dedicated to preserving h...
Saratoga’s own cowboy musician Daron Little will perform his “Cowpuncher Music” this weekend at the 22nd Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering (GECG) in Encampment. He will be joined by another dozen noted cowboy poets and musicians to entertain at Grand View Park, Opera House and Encampment school. Kicking off the three-day event Friday evening at 6:30 in Grand View Park will be the open mic poetry and music performance, hosted by GECG Outfit member Jason Swedlund, followed by the traditional, popu...
Sweet Marie’s Mercantile would like to help artistic students build their portfolio by allowing them to paint the Mercantile with cheerful and meaningful artwork. This work will support our local young artists to purchase paint, pay our young artists and be able to involve themselves in changing the facade of one of our prominent buildings in the downtown area of Saratoga. Murals not only spread cheer, but they create a sense of community, beautify community spaces and increase tourism! The mura...
This month, Bank of Commerce (BOC) announced in a press release they were “proudly recognizing their 40th Anniversary of banking in Carbon County.” The journey began for Bank of Commerce on July 2, 1984, by a group led by John W. France and Dr. Archie Kirsch, who purchased the assets of Wyoming Bank of Rawlins. Through the years, the Bank has grown exponentially, even despite the recent economic challenges of the global pandemic and high interest rate environment that followed. Copper France, President & CEO said, “We have continued to see n...
Valley Service Organization has invited candidates for contested races to attend a voter's forum on July 9, 2024 at 6 p.m. in Saratoga. Because there are contested races for Carbon County Commissioner and Saratoga Town Council, those are the only candidates who will participate in this primary election voter forum, according to VSO organizers. "The voter's forum is being held prior to absentee ballots being sent out," VSO organizer Connie Patterson stated, adding "We think it's important to get information about candidates out to voters prior t...
For yet another Independence Day weekend, the freedom of expression will be celebrated at the Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga with the return of the Festival of the Arts. Local and regional artists will be set up in the Great Hall, showcasing a variety of talent spread across multiple mediums ranging from two dimensional art to mixed media to three dimensional art. An opening night gala will be held July 5 and the art show will be open July 6 and July 7. Two Dimensional Art Dan Andrews "I strive to make each painting an emotional...
The Wyoming Arts Council announces that a new call for entry for public art is now open. The University of Wyoming is constructing a new building that will house dining facilities, offices, and student residential rooms. Through the State of Wyoming’s Art in Public Buildings program, artwork will be commissioned for the interior of the facility. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) is open to artists with a deadline of July 12, 2024. This is a national RFQ open to artists residing in the United States. Wyoming artists will be given preference. T...
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. Its 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 the year 2000, the arts council began awarding schol...
The North Platte Valley Medical Center (NPVMC) received last week a long-awaited Critical Access Hospital Certification Letter from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The letter indicates that CMS has reviewed and approved that NPVMC meets the location and distance requirements to become a Critical Access Hospital (CAH). NPVMC may now seek initial CAH Medicare certification via DNV Healthcare USA Inc., an internationally recognized accreditor, which entails an in-depth survey of...
Saratoga and Encampment graduates applied for and earned a large number of scholarships their senior year as they prepare to further their education. What follows is a list of students and their scholarships. Thanks to Amy Johnston at Saratoga Middle High School and Brooke Bodar at Encampment K-12 School for the list. Saratoga Tucker Carricato - Tarleton - Ag Communications Tarleton - Rodeo Scholarship High School Rodeo Championship Scholarships SMHS Rodeo Scholarship American Hats Scholarship Aidan Clarke - Working career at Valley Foods...
A sign of summer in the Valley, even despite the unseasonable weather recently, is the opening of the Wyoming Highway 130, or Snowy Range Scenic Bypass, and Wyoming Highway 70, or Battle Pass. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) announced the opening of both seasonally-closed sections for the summer on May 23. According to a press release from WYDOT, work on the 23-mile stretch of highway between Encampment and Baggs began in early May with the use of multiple rotary plows,...
First Lady Jennie Gordon’s Wyoming Hunger Initiative, in partnership with the Hughes Charitable Foundation, hosted its fourth regional summit in central Wyoming recently to bring folks together who are working in the space of food insecurity and to honor volunteers. Wyoming Hunger Initiative was launched in 2019 with two tenants in mind: one, to never reinvent the wheel and two, to be in all twenty-three Wyoming counties. There are grassroots efforts in every Wyoming county dedicated to r...
It was recently announced Saratoga Middle High School alumni Whitney Bennett made the President’s Honor Roll for Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. Bennett, who graduated from SMHS in 2023, earned a 3.72 grade point average and was one of 91 students listed on the honor roll. Chase Kennedy and Mackenzie Priest, who are both set to graduate from Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Junior/Senior High School this year were listed on the Part-Time Honor Roll for Western Wyoming Community College. Kennedy earned a 3.33 grade p...
The Mountain West Conference has announced its 25th Season All-Tennis Team Monday by the league office. Wyoming has a trio of former Cowgirls that were named to the squad in Veronica Popovici, Magdalena Stencel and Tessa van Der Ploeg. Popovici, who is one of three Cowgirls in program history to be named All-Mountain West four times, is UW’s all-time leader in career singles wins with 85. Popovici also holds the single-season wins mark with 28, is also the all-time doubles wins leader at Wyoming with 88. Stencel, who has also been named to t...