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HEM High is now the proud school of a national record holder in the sport of wrestling. Senior Justin Irene of Medicine Bow was recently honored with the national record for the fastest wrestling pin in the 285-pound weight division by the National Federation of State High School Association. Irene achieved the record-breaking pin in only four seconds at the Southeast Duals in Yoder on Feb. 2, with a victory over Donald Red Nest of Alliance, Neb. Principal Dale Kari honored...
Saratoga High School had some high placers at the Green River Invitational track meet in Green River last Friday. Ben Gates was the school’s high earner of the day, with a first-place win in the 800 meter run. Other high placers were Ben Gates, Rodrigo Escobedo, Ben Falk and Luke Lineberry with second place in the 1600 meter relay; Kelsie Samson with fifth place in the 1600 meter run; and Haley Soles with fifth place in the 400 meter dash. The complete list of participants is listed below: Girls Results Kelsie S...
Micayla Crimmins of the Saratoga/Encampment High School Rodeo Team is happy to have the 2013 spring season finally in full-swing. Crimmins, the team’s primary member, and senior Tate Terrill of Encampment High School are the two girls who belong to and help run the four-member team, which is open to and split between Saratoga and Encampment High School students. The team’s two male members are freshmen, Daynon Mowry and Jace Berger of Saratoga High School. The team, so far...
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. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Uno. On Wednesday afternoon, 11 residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo. Truth Karstoft and Phillip Proulx won Four Corners. Truth K...
Children discovered where science and art interconnect thanks to a Brush Creek artist. Wednesday evening at the Hub, professional artist Sarah Fagan showed children a simple reaction – vinegar and baking soda. But the experiment didn’t end there. Fagan allowed children to also add corn starch and food coloring to the concoction, and mix them up in a cupcake pan. In about a week, the individual mixtures will become water color paints. Although making water colors may seem irr...
The Community Center audience was treated to a night of laughs, heartbreak and bizarre twists at the Carbon County School District No. 2 high school speech team’s “Speech Night,” held at the Platte Valley Community Center Monday evening. The talented students performed poetic, humorous, dramatic and duet speech presentations from the 2012-13 National Forensic League season. Performing individuals included Kat Hytrek (the poetic “Mirror, Mirror”), Aleck Freeman (the poetic “T...
1 years ago April 24, 1913 Play and Rag Dance The home talent company of Rawlins people came from there and presented “Tommy’s Wife” on the boards here Thursday night. While the play is by no sense a strong one , the parts were well played and the acting would have done justice to a much stronger play. They had a good house and the play was much enjoyed by all who attended. After the play the Rawlins people gave a dance and a great many stayed. Several became disgusted, on account of the ragging, which was danced by some... Full story
We had five stay for Bingo. Two-dollar winners were Pat Faust, Berneil McCord, and Winnie Allen. McCord and Madaline Forbes shared a $2 round. Forbes won the $3 blackout round. There were two-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge. High winners were Glee Johnson and Mary Alice Sjoden. Second high winners were Sheila Johnson and Sue Howe. We are always happy to deliver you a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564 and we will do our best to help you out. If you...
All additions and remodels have been completed for the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga Fellowship Hall. The dedication of the addition and remodeling was conducted in January by Rev. Scott Wipperman of the Presbytery of Wyoming. The 24x24-foot addition to the facility includes a fully-equipped kitchen, two handicapped accessible restrooms and a utility closet. All new appliances, except for a near-new cook stove, have been installed along with new cabinets. Other...
For Kate Williams, the hardest part of photography was seeing the light. After starting a family and attending several photo workshops, Williams doesn’t have that problem anymore. “You find beautiful moments in light in your own home,” she said. “You find a lot of beautiful moments in life daily.” But her photos can speak for themselves. Two words can sum up Williams’ photography style – simple and natural, a style she has been working on defining since 2010. “I like simpl...
Stacy Crimmins was recently honored for her 10 years as the executive director with the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce. Board and chamber members who planned the honorary party advertised it as a regular chamber social, in order to create a surprise party setting for Crimmins as she walked through the door. The event took place at the Platte Valley Community Center, and included several board and chamber members, as well as friends and other community members....
In an effort to keep Wyoming waters free from harmful aquatic invasive species (AIS) such as zebra and quagga mussels, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has new regulations to prevent these species from entering the state on watercraft. New Wyoming regulations require that any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1 through Nov. 30 must undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching in any water of the state. Any watercraft that has been in a water infested with zebra or quagga... Full story
What trout is native to the North Platte River? If you think you know the answer, you might want to save it for the Platte Valley Trivia Night. The Saratoga Museum plans on holding a night of trivia from 6 to 8 p.m. May 2 at the Saratoga Senior Center. Tickets cost $10 per person. The $10 gets you in the door for a night of fun, a homemade chili dinner and a chance to win some great prizes, said Saratoga Museum board member George Haigh. People of all ages are encouraged to jo... Full story
Platte Valley Kiwanis hosted “Stars of Tomorrow” April 13, at the Platte Valley Community Center. Youth from Saratoga, Rawlins, Wheatland and Cheyenne participated in the regional talent show. The show included a special performance by The Bird and the Bear duo, Mirthe Bolhuis and Garry Wood, performing several songs while Garry reminisced about his past performances in Stars of Tomorrow. Lydia Frost from Cheyenne was the top performer with a piano solo of Raindrop Prelude by Frederick Chopin. Jason Weber, of Cheyenne and... Full story
As the newest addition to the Planning Commission, Bob Thrasher wants to deliver new ideas in meetings. Thrasher returned to Saratoga 12 years ago after establishing a 35-year teaching career elsewhere. Thrasher said he is thinking about retiring from teaching at Saratoga Middle/High School, but wants to stay involved with the community. Thrasher hopes to deliver a fresh perspective to the Planning Commission, a board that has a large influence in the town of Saratoga. Thrashe...
Last May, the Wyoming Game and Fish found a nice surprise in Saratoga Lake. Iowa Darters were found on education day. “This is good news,” fish biologist Steve Gale told the Trout Unlimited audience April 4. Iowa Darters have been found in only two places in Wyoming since the 1980s, Gale said, so to see them get into places they haven’t been before is a good thing. In July, the Game and Fish sampled the fish population in the Laramie Region. This region covers 13,000 squar...
How are we, as a nation, going to overreact this week? Knee-jerk solutions seem to be the only answers the politics of the day can offer. I hear that we will soon have to register our pressure cookers because they can be used to make Boston Baked Bombs. Too soon? Really, I do have enormous sympathy for those affected by the senseless acts that seem to be happening across America and the globe with increasing frequency. The problem I see is that the solutions to these problems...
Hunters accustomed to applying for limited-quota big game licenses with paper applications, by mail or in-person, have until 5 p.m. on May 15 to submit applications to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cheyenne headquarters. For many years, whether the application was submitted on paper or online, the deadline for resident elk, deer and antelope limited-quota licenses has been May 31. In recent years, more than 90 percent of both, resident and non-resident hunters have applied through the Game and Fish website, wgfd.wyo....
Hannah Cailin Lewis was born April 16, 2013, to Josh and Rachel Lewis in Cottonwood, Ariz. She weighed 9 pounds and was 21.5 inches long Maternal grandparents are Paul Perue of Saratoga, Lisa Delight of Rimrock, Ariz.; great-grandparents Wilma Perue, Dick and Marty Perue, all of Saratoga, and Jon and Diana Schumacher of Casa Grande, Ariz., and great-great grandmother Helen Andrews of Saratoga. Paternal grandparents are Paul and Paige Lewis of Goodyear, Ariz.; great-grandparents Marty and Jan Neese of Avondale, Ariz., and... Full story
Steve Doehling passed away early Tuesday morning. Nubbins, as he liked to be called, was an organ donor and remained on life support until his death. Friends and family are planning an informal celebration of Nubbins’ life 5 - 8 p.m. Friday at Duke’s Bar and Grill in Saratoga. Burgers will be provided, guests are asked to bring a potluck item and share memories of Nubbins. A full obituary will appear at a later date....