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Parents of students at the Encampment K-12 School received a letter last week informing them of a case of bacterial meningitis contracted by a school employee. In a letter to the school from Dr. Dean Bartholomew of the Platte Valley Medical Clinic, parents were assured, “...we will NOT need to treat those who were in contact the employee prophylactically with antibiotics at this time.” According to Dr. Bartholomew, it is important to note that the severity of meningitis depends on the type of...
Representatives from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Game & Fish) gave their annual report on the Platte Valley Mule Deer Initiative (PVMDI) Thursday night at the Saratoga Town Hall. Rick King, the Regional Wildlife Supervisor with the Game and Fish Laramie Regional office, said 2016 will be a big year as the third year of the limited quota ends in 2015 and the Game & Fish will have a bigger effort to find out what hunters think of the limited quota. The PVMDI was established in 2011 to...
Amy Elizabeth Beitel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Beitel, of Encampment, and Nicholas John Drost, son of the late Dale Drost, and Sylvia Drost of Elko, Nev. were married on Oct. 17, 2014. The Nuptial Mass was celebrated at St. Olaf Catholic Church in Bountiful, Utah with Reverend Father Rene Rodillas presiding. Emily Beitel, of Green River, Wyo., served as her sister’s maid of honor. Brandon Slater, brother-in-law of the groom and of Elko, Nev., served as the best man. Following the ceremony a reception dinner was held at The Manor at E...
Virginia Mae O’Leary died in her home in Encampment, surrounded by her family, on Feb. 26, after a long illness. Virginia was born on June 30, 1941 to Ernest Merrill and Virginia (Terrell) Merrill in Los Angeles, Calif. Throughout her life she enjoyed helping people, especially children. When she made a friend, they became a part of her family for life. She lived most of her adult life in the Ely, Nev., area until moving to Wyoming six years ago. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, a son William O’Leary, three bothers and one sis...
Joe Parsons, Supervisory Resource Specialist with the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) in Saratoga, said two studies - the Platte River Basin Plan Study (Basin Plan) and the Upper North Platte Level I Watershed Study - are two separate studies, but are not mutually exclusive of each other. The Basin Plan covers a larger portion of state drainages and since the water rights in the Platte Valley are allocated, the Basin Plan is used more for areas where the water rights...
Recently I went south to Houston to see family and friends. This time I flew out of a regional airport that turned out to be both closer and cheaper than our nearest big city hubs. The security is much less stressful to get through at a regional airport and this particular regional airport actually lands the big jets and not so much with the little sickness-inducing prop hoppers. It is also neat to walk up a portable ramp to board your 737—it seems to harken back to an earlier and simpler m...
Seeking insights to help moose, elk, mule deer and bighorn sheep populations, researchers from the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, the U.S. Geological Survey and other partners will spend much of March capturing animals on their winter ranges in western and southern Wyoming. Members of the public will have an opportunity to closely follow the work. As scientists did during deer captures earlier this winter, researchers with the UW-headquartered Wyoming Migration...
When it mattered most, the Lady Tigers pulled out the win and that effort earned them a third place finish in the 1A West Conference Regionals. At state, their first opponent will be one they are familiar with – Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM), coached by Jackie Jones. HEM earned second place at the 1A East Regionals in Laramie last weekend. The match will be a tough one as HEM has an overall record of 17-6 and the Lady Tigers have an overall r...
Even though the Saratoga Lady Panthers didn’t make it to regionals last weekend, Justine Fourman broke her high-point average in the pigtail game against the Lusk Lady Tigers, Feb. 22. Fourman scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds in the game against Lusk. Fourman didn’t find out about breaking her season record until three days after the pigtail game. “I never have been a person to keep track of the score,” Fourman said. When the senior player heard about her score she was still trying to deal...
The Encampment Tigers were still licking their wounds Monday after an upset that left them out of the state finals. “They are disappointed and moping around,” head coach Clint Bromley said of the Tigers. Bromley said it didn’t set well with the boys to go into regionals with a 19-4 record, have a great season and then not come out with a place in the state finals. The team started well against the Dubois Rams, picking up a win 69-52, Thursday night. The No. 1 seed in the Northwest Confe...
Have you wondered what a difference recycling make? For Knights of Columbus, it has allowed them to make an impact in the lives of many. The Knights of Columbus Snowy Range Council in Saratoga collects aluminum cans by placing trailers around town for residents to conveniently recycle. All recyclers have to do is put the cans in a trash bag and drop them off at two locations – one is at the American Legion, and the other location is at St. Ann’s Parish Hall. “Generally, we take in about $2,000 p...
The Seuss was loose at the Encampment School on Thursday when teachers and students celebrated the famed children’s author and his birthday a few days early. National Read Across America Day (Dr. Seuss day) is a national day to honor the late author and his contributions to children’s literature and literacy. Theodore Geisel (Dr. Seuss) was born March 2, 1904 in Springfield Mass. He wrote 48 books, including some for adults, according to history.com. Several of his works have been adapted for...
A “Captain Underpants” party is planned from 1-2 p.m., March 6 at the Saratoga Library for ages 6-12. The Encampment Library is hosting two “Captain Underpants” parties from 4:30-5:30 p.m. on March 18 and 25. Activities will include cut out and decoration of paper underpants, an action-packed relay race and a reading of a book from Dav Pilkey’s “Captain Underpants” series. If you value truth and justice, don’t miss this pre-shrunk and cottony celebration at the Carbon County Branch Libraries. Free in-person tax preparation services will b...
The Carbon County Speech Team returned from the Greybull Speech meet with the 1A/2A second place Sweepstakes trophy. The first place Sweepstakes trophy went to Thermopolis. Jacob Dickinson placed third for his original oratory. Team members who advanced to semi-finals were Jacob Dickinson, Maya Zieger in drama, Lydia Smith in oratory and Kat Hytrek in poetry. The team travels to Worland Friday for their last regularly scheduled meet before state in Buffalo March 12-14....
The Saratoga Lions Club is hosting the 35th annual Donald E. Erickson Memorial Chariot Races the state championships in Saratoga this year. The annual event is a Platte River Valley tradition that, according to organizer Joe Glode, dates back to the late 70s and early 80s when the coal mines started to shut down and members of the Saratoga Community were faced with the challenge to find something to liven up the community through the long winter months. Chariot racing has been a winter staple...
The Hotel Wolf will be hosting The Saratoga Lion Club annual Calcutta auction Friday night for the state championship races and the 35th Annual Donald E. Erickson Memorial Chariot races this weekend. The Calcutta style betting, which auctions teams off to the highest bidder, is the primary way the Lions Club is able to raise funds to help put on the event and other activities throughout the year. Joe Glode, one of the Lions Club organizers, has some good advice for those new to the unique style...
The future of chariot racing is looking pretty dim, John Williams, with the state racing committee, said. Most of the racers are old-timers. Williams, who has been racing for 14 years, said people say they are not chariot racing because there is no money it. “There is no money in other horse sports, but they are going great guns,” Williams said. With as many as 30 teams racing just a few years ago, the state championship races have only 19 teams qualifying. To qualify for the state races, com...
There were nine here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Nadine Kerbs, Berneil McCord, Lila Worden, and Grace Johnston. Berneil McCord, Winnie Allen and Carl Kerbs shared a $3 round. Grace Johnston, Carl Kerbs and Nadine Kerbs shared a $3 round. Grace Johnston and Carl Kerbs shared the $5 blackout round. There were five here for Duplicate Bridge Monday. First place went to Vivien Campbell. Second place went to Mary Sjoden. You can tell it is almost spring. Some of the snowbirds are coming back. Armond and Janet Zahn came in last...
The state wrestling finals were the culmination of many struggles, triumphs and memories for the Saratoga Panthers last weekend when the Panthers overcame a tough first day and wrestled back to ultimately place six of the nine wrestlers that qualified for the state tournament according to head coach Jared Mason. The Panthers realized their goal of placing in the top 10 with a ninth place finish overall. Leading the way were senior Hunter Mason and junior Thatcher Spiering with third place...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, quality of life is an important concern. We strive to meet our residents needs by supplying an Activity Program that meets these needs that is based on residents’ interests in activities that they have enjoyed throughout their lives. Offering such a program, allows residents to achieve a higher level of self-esteem which enables them to perform their activities of daily living at a higher level. Further, it provides residents with continuing contact with the community because of the many volunteers that assist r...