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There were only four people for Bridge Monday. High winner was Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Susan Howe. We are looking for more Bridge players. They have been down to only four players this last couple of months, so if you play Bridge and would be interested in playing on Monday afternoon please call the center and come and play with us. There were eight people here for bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Winnie Allen, Carl Kerbs, Nadene Kerbs, Madaline Forbes and Lila Worden. Nadene Kerbs and Sue Howe shared a...
Games provided fun and laughter throughout the week. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes with Marjery McAulay winning. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Yahtzee with Pat Rust winning. On Tuesday morning, residents played Uno with Pat Rust winning. On Wednesday and Friday afternoons, residents played Bingo. Elaine Burge, Carol Higby, Kenny Hoagland, Barbara Plummer and Mary Charlton won Four Corners. Barbara Reed and Kenny Hoagland won Blackouts. Volunteers at Bingo were Lila Worden, Gloria Rakness...
Saratoga Schools Wednesday: (4th grade menu) Chili and cheese nachos, corn, fruit and vegetable bar, grapes, milk (strawberry, chocolate, white) Thursday: Chicken parmesan, seasoned noodles, broccoli, fruit and vegetable bar, pears, milk Friday: No School Monday: (4th grade menu) Cheese pizza, veggie sticks, fruit and vegetable bar, pineapple, chocolate chip cookie, milk Tuesday: Soft shell beef taco with lettuce, tomato and salsa, black bean salad, fruit and vegetable bar, pears, milk Encampment School Wednesday: French toas...
Reprint of this story from the February 7, 1889 issue of The Platte Valley Lyre brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Platte Timber - An Encircling Belt 130 Miles Long and 12 Miles Wide Tributary to the great valley of the upper Platte is a timber growth which in magnitude, excellence, variety, and ease of access, is unsurpassed in the Great West. This timber growth follows the course of the mountain chains encircling the valley of the Platte and form a b...
Watching the Saratoga Panthers varsity team on Saturday was like watching the Denver Broncos, stressful. The Panthers (0-4 conference, 1-12 overall) came out fighting against the Cyclones (2-1, 5-9) keeping the game tied over the first four minutes before pulling ahead with 3:46 left in the first quarter. The Panthers tied the game at 16 all with 2:33 left in the first quarter and held their ground until the Cyclones drained two from the line with 55.5 seconds left. The Panthe...
Head coach Heather Bartlett said her Saratoga Lady Panthers are unified in the face of switching coaches mid-season. Scott Bokelman started the season with the girls but his cancer diagnosis and subsequent surgery has kept him off the court. Saturday's home game in Saratoga saw the beginning of fund raising led by the Lady Panthers that will continue at every home game for the rest of this season. In spite of what Bartlett said she sees as the Lady Panthers (0-4 conference,...
The Encampment Lady Tigers split their games over the weekend and with the loss dropped to No. 3 in the 1A Southwest Conference. The Encampment team (1-2 conference, 12-3 overall) now has a good idea of what they will have to work on to get ready for regionals at the end of the month. In the Rock River game, Encampment dominated the Longhorns, with Alyssa Barkhurst putting up more nearly as many points as the entire Longhorn team. In the 48-27 win, Barkhurst scored 25 points....
The Encampment Tigers proved this weekend they are a force to be reckoned with, even though Encampment Coach Clint Bromley felt the team could have played better. Sickness and injuries have prevented the Tigers (3-0 conference, 14-1 overall) from playing at their best, but it didn't keep them from winning against Rock River (1-2, 5-10) Friday night. In the 58-18 blowout, the Tigers dominated the Longhorns in Rock River. KeeGan Johnson led scoring with 22 points. He also had...
The Valley Service Organization is hosting the Snowshoe Shuffle, Tuesday night snowshoe hike events, again this year after they gained popularity last year. According to a press release, the hikes are different each week and are followed by a short visit to a different bar or restaurant for snacks and refreshments. The first hikes have already occurred, and they meet at 6 p.m. either at the U.S. Forest Service office or the hike location. The night hikes are free and open to anyone interested in snowshoeing or learning how...
The Saratoga Panther wrestlers proved once more they can hold their own against any team. Head coach Jared Mason commended the boys on a successful weekend once more at the Bridgerland Duals in Lyman. Thatcher Spiering, Bradley Bifano and Jaxon King were all undefeated at the duals, a tournament where teams in their entirety go head to head against one another in each weight class. With a small team, the Panthers ended up with several forfeits because they do not have a...
he Star Wars franchise, I’ve heard, is one of the most pervasive cultural reference systems in modern America. I don’t believe you can fully understand that unless you grew up never having seen it, watching the films for the first time in your 20s. That’s what I did. When Luke, alongside Yoda, is trying to use The Force1 to raise a submerged spaceship2 from the swamp3 in The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda famously says “Do or do not. There is no try.” I had no idea that was from...
From Jan. 25, 2016 through Jan. 31, 2016 the Saratoga Police Department responded to 120 calls including the following classifications: Abandoned Vehicle (8); Agency Assistance (4); Alarm (2); Animal Problem (1); Bar Check (1); Business Checks (41); Citizen Assist (1); Civil Standby (2); Dog at Large (1); Lost Dog (2); Dog Tag (5); Controlled Substance Problem (2); Fingerprints (1); Fire (1); Fish and Game (3); Gas Drive Off (1); Hot Pool Check (3); Lockout (2); Lost Property (3); Loud Noise Complaint (2); Paper Service (1);...
The Saratoga Speech and Debate team is currently undefeated in the 1A/2A category, according to assistant coach Kate Sherrod. The Panthers had a big meet in Casper last weekend, where they took first place among 1A/2A schools. Jacob Dickinson, Encampment K-12 School senior, took first place in a very large field for his original oratory on the importance of human touch. According to head coach Jacob Mickelsen, the first place win could be attributed to Dickinson, as the...
The Saratoga Community Garden Board knows what they need to do to take their gardening to the next level, but the age-old concern of how to pay for it prevents immediate action. Money isn’t the only concern—the pollinator mounds that should be up during the spring are paid for by a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant. Grant funding allows the garden to hire three high school students for science enrichment and paid work. The garden still needs to collect vol...
Wyatt Phillips, a senior at Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow high school (HEM), was told that high school was going to be tough. In the end, he learned that with a little effort, it wasn't as hard as everyone cracked it up to be. Phillips was the Wyoming state winner for the Wendy's High School Heisman Award, which recognizes excellent high school performance in sports, academics and community leadership. He was nominated for consideration for the national award as only one of...
In November, a special friend of mine passed away. He was a comrade in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 6125. The VFW had the honor of giving him his final send off – with a 21-gun salute. What made it more endearing was his grandniece playing taps at the end of the ceremony. H.R. (Bob) Herring, was one of 16 children, some of whom still live in the Platte Valley. The first time I met Bob was at a VFW meeting. Dick Ament had invited me to come down and I sat next to Bob’s...
Aaron Seth Mines, of Buffalo, Wyo., and Ashley Kay Stevenson, of Cody, Wyo. are engaged to wed July 30, 2016, at The Bradford Brinton Memorial in Big Horn. Mines, originally of Claremont, Wyo., graduated from Chadron State College in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in education. He is currently a math teacher at Clear Creek Middle School. He is the son of Terry and Donna Mines of Banner. Stevenson, originally of Sheridan, earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the...
Many people may have not recognized David Starr by his name, but it is likely that everyone in the Platte Valley interacted with him at one time or another. Dave passed away Dec. 13, 2015. He worked the night shift at Kum & Go in Saratoga. He always greeted every one with a smile. That was how Dave was, John Zeiger, long-time friend and sometimes co-worker of Dave’s. John and Dave knew each other for close to 50 years. Dave was a couple of years ahead of John in school, but t...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The nominees for Business of the Year are Bella’s Bistro, Brush Creek Ranch, Chez Booze, Offero, LLC, Platte Valley Medical Clinic, R.G. Raymer Construction and The Trading Post. For New Business of the Year, Lollypops and the Red Wagon LLC have been nominated. Grandma’s Cabin, Platte Valley Arts Council, Platte Valley Habitat Partnership, Pla...
Memorial services for Alberta Welton will be held 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5 at the Platte Valley Christian Center with Pastor Gene Smith officiating. Memorials and condolences may be sent in care of Gillette Memorial Chapel, 210 West 5th Street, Gillette, WY 82716....
The South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) recently received four machines that will help save lives in Carbon County. Lucas devices are machines that perform chest compressions necessary in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and allow emergency responders to administer defibrillation shocks concurrently with CPR. It is important to the ambulance service, according to SCWEMS Ambulance Director Heidi Sifford, because, "In a cardiac arrest the only two proven...
"Five-hundred and fifty dollars for just one day's work is amazing," Kelly Horn said of Saturday's fundraising for Lady Panthers head coach Scott Bokelman. Bokelman was recently diagnosed with thyroid lymphoma and is currently recovering from surgery in Scottsbluff, Neb. under the care of his brother, who is a nurse. "The girls were the ones, right from the get-go, who said 'Can we please do something for coach?'" Horn said on Monday. The team and coaches borrowed an idea...