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The Encampment Tigers mauled the Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow Miners Friday night at their home court with a score of 60-46. The Tigers and Miners kept pace with each other through most of the first quarter, before the Tigers started to outscore the Miners. It was a good game for Guy Erickson, who hit most of his 3-pointers, and Luke Pantle led on the inside scoring and made some 3-pointers of his own. Early in the second quarter the Tigers had a 9-point lead and kept the lead through the...
The Encampment Lady Tigers' last home game of the season was quite an emotional roller coaster, after fans watched them take a 38-42 double overtime hit from Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow's Lady Miners. The game really got kicking in the second half, when the Lady Tigers held a lead against the Lady Miners through the third quarter, thanks to outside shots from Jennifer Morgan and Konnar Knotwell. However, the Lady Miners continued to box out the Lady Tigers, forcing them to take more outside...
A game that remained a tied game through much of the first quarter turned ugly for the Lady Panthers Saturday afternoon against the Burns' Lady Broncs. By the middle of the second quarter the Lady Broncs were playing aggressively and outscored the Lady Panthers by 12 points. Haley Soles seemed to take a lot of the aggression, with a slap in the face during a block and tripping through the Broncs defense whenever she had the ball. The Lady Panthers fought for the ball and despite the...
The search for enough Certified Nursing Assistants to well-equip nursing homes, hospitals and other medical facilities is still an ongoing battle, even in the Platte Valley. Merlynn Hoopes, RN, program director and instructor of the CNA class, said she has always seen a need for more CNAs in the nearly 50 years she has spent in nursing. Hoopes began her work in nursing in 1966, and said she has loved it ever since. "I love every aspect of nursing, and that's what it takes to make it," she said....
Reprint of this story from the February 22, 1901 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT SMELTER The buildings for the sampler and smelter of the Boston-Wyoming Smelter, Power and Light Co. are now entirely enclosed and Manager Godshall informs us that the whole plant will be ready for business about the first of May. Teams are busy hauling in the machinery from the railroad and some is already in place. This smelter i...
There were six here on Tuesday to play Bingo. $2 winners were Madaline Forbes, Sue Howe, Merele Starr, Berneil McCord and Betty Dean. Merle Starr won the $3 blackout round. There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winners were Lee Groshart and Sheila Johnson. Second high winners went to Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. We crowned John and Sonja Collamer as our new Valentine King and Queen. They were not able to be here on Friday, so we did the crowning on Monday. Congratulations to you...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents' interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. On Friday afternoon before Bingo, we had the crowning of Valentine King and Queen. Winning the vote were Helen Schmitt and Sam Kelly. The Queen received flowers, candy, and a Valentine helium balloon. The King received a Valentine te...
When Virginia Parker took her first official tour of the Saratoga Museum, she came in ready to share her knowledge. She examined the diorama of Indians hunting buffalo explaining the materials the early natives used to create their spears. Then, she moved on to the basement, depicting where the family would sit in a Victorian living room. In the attic of the museum, Parker found an artifact that really caught her attention. It was a quilt - with the signatures of several names she recognized...
