Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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Running for Wyoming Secretary of State, Jennifer Young made a stop in the Platte Valley May 7 during her campaign tour of Wyoming. Young, chairman of the Wyoming Constitution Party, met at the Saratoga Senior Center to converse with locals about why she was running for Secretary of State. Concerned about the future of education, Young was the one who had organized the petition to stop Senate File 104 (SF104) early last year. Though not enough signatures were attained for the petition to take...
U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R) hosted a meet and greet at the Platte Valley Community Center on May 10 after touring the Saratoga Forest Management sawmill. More than 20 people attended the meet-and-greet to hear what Enzi had to say. He was introduced by Loren “Teense” Willford, Enzi’s Carbon County Campaign Chairman. In the time that Enzi has been in office in Washington D.C., he has had over 100 bills passed, including seven bills that have been passed since President Barack Obama has been in office...
2 years ago May 22, 1913 “The Freshmen” at Hanna Miss Purvis, the principal of the public school, and the high school room, has gotten up a play “The Freshmen” which will be given here at the Commencement exercises in the hall at 8 o’clock on the evening of the 29th. The play was taken to Hanna last Friday and put on at the Hanna opera house to a good big crowd and was much enjoyed. The baseball team from the school here played the Hanna school boys and lost by a score of 12 to 6 in the afternoon. Miss Purvis, Mrs. Ekdall and Rev. Newport acc...
There were 11 here to play bingo Tuesday. The two-dollar winner was Dorothy Miller. Three-dollar winners were, Winnie Allen, Janet Lasco, Merle Starr, Pat Faust. Dorothy Miller won a $5 blackout round. There were two tables here for Bridge Monday. First place went to Barb Wise and Sheila Johnson. Second place went to Vivien Campbell and Mary Sjoden. Sue from over at the nursing home is coming over once a month to do the blood pressure checks for us. The seniors really do appreciate them letting her come over and check blood pressures. And we al...
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. We celebrated National Nursing Home Week from May 11 to May 17, with a special activity every day. On Sunday afternoon, we had a Mother’s Day tea with real china and goodies made by our own Activity Assistant, Kathy McMorrow. On Monday afternoon, residents played Blackjack Bon...
From May 12, 2014 to May 18, 2014, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 93 calls including the following classifications: Abandoned vehicle (2), ambulance (2); animal problem (1); bar check (6); business checks (21); citizen assist (2); civil assist (1); dog at large (1); barking dog complaint (1); dog impounded (1); dog tag (2); fingerprints (1); hot pool check (11); larceny (1); lost and found (3); house watch (3); school zones (7); stolen vehicles (1); suspicious person circumstanc (5); traffic complaint (3); traffic stop (3); trespas...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday- Baked ham, scalloped potato, beets, wheat bread, pineapple tidbits, brownie, chilled milk. Thursday- Roast beef, mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, wheat roll, peaches chilled milk. Friday- Tuna salad sandwich, cucumber.onion, salad, V-8 juice, spice cupcake, banana, chilled milk Monday- Memorial Day Tuesday- Tater-Tot casserole, tossed salad, wheat bread, strawberries, chilled milk. Carbon County School District No. 2 Saratoga Schools Wednesday- Sloppy Joe/Bun, potato wedges, fruit and vegetable bar, pears,...
After their last pre-state hurrah at regionals in Torrington, 14 Panthers are now prepping to attack at the state meet in Casper this weekend. Heading to state this year are Bradley Bifano, Kelsie Samson, Tate Stinson, Meredith Lincoln, Hunter Mason, Aaron Kerbs, Ben Falk, Rodrigo Escobedo, Alex Ziegler, Cameron Collamer, Seth Harrison, Morgan Rempel, Andrew Oiler and Darian Williams. For individual first place honors at regionals, Ben Falk soared to 20’6.25 in the long jump. Falk, alongside Hun...
Braxton Schwartzkopf wrapped up the spring golf season on a high note last weekend, taking first place again at the 2A regional and conference tournament in Evanston. Schwartzkopf shot a total score of 156, consisting of 80 points from Friday and 76 from Saturday. Chaze Wiant took 10th place from a 211 score, which included separate scores of 103 and 108. The two golfers, who made up the entire spring team, received all-conference honors for their scores and placings. "We had a great weekend at...
After an impressive weekend at regionals, six Encampment Tigers are now headed to the 2014 Wyoming State High School Track and Field Meet in Casper. Out of the seven team competitors, McKenzie Powell, Alyssa Barkhurst, Karie Russell, Guy Erickson, KeeGan Johnson and Jacob Wells all qualified for state last weekend at their regional meet in Lander. Barkhurst was the top placer for the team, taking home two gold medals from the 200 meter dash and long jump, and a silver from the 100 meter dash....
The American Legion Post #54 in Saratoga and Veterans of Foreign Wars #6125 in Encampment are hosting Memorial Day services to honor the fallen soldiers of wars past and present. The American Legion’s service begins at 11 a.m. at the Valley Chapel at the Saratoga Cemetery. After the ceremony, a lunch will be served at the post home on East Bridge Ave. The VFW’s service also begins at 11 a.m. at the Encampment Cemetery. The Hanna Basin Historical Society and Carbon Cemetery Association will hold a Memorial Day service at 2 p.m. at the Hanna Cem...