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A memorial service for Doris Davis will be held on June 12 at the Platte Valley Christian Center. Viewing will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and the service will begin at 11 a.m. Luncheon to follow.... Full story
The Grand Encampment Opera Company presents "The Widow's Might or What Happened to Henry" by C. H. Keeney. Performing June 16, 18 & 19, 2021 in conjunction with the Encampment Riverside Woodchopper's Jamboree at the Grand Encampment Opera House, 622 Rankin, in Encampment, Wyoming. All performances start promptly at 7:00 p.m. Admission is by donation at the door. Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services, Englewood, CO. Harriet Highgrade (CayCee Cox) and her...
Graduation is over but the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School had an unusual statistic with its graduating class. One third of its seniors were twins. Given the graduating class was 18 students, the actual set of twins was three. According to Stanford University, as of 2003, there are on average 16 sets of twins born per 1,000 births in the United States. It is estimated one in 250 natural pregnancies will result in twins. Given that Hanna has a population of about...
Reprint of this story is from the files of the June 8, 1899 Saratoga Sun. Mr. Thomas Tonge of Denver, Colorado during his recent visit of one week in Saratoga and vicinity was very favorably impressed with the possibilities of the Saratoga Valley and the great future which it has immediately before it. Prior to leaving Saratoga Mr. Tonge was interviewed by a representative of the Sun and expressed himself as follows: “No one can realize the wonderful capabilities of this Valley, say, for upwards of 100 miles south of Fort S...
As construction appears to be ramping up in the area, the Town of Saratoga is once again operating without a planning and zoning officer. The Saratoga Town Council discussed the potential of making the position full-time during their June 1 meeting. The discussion comes following the resignation of Alex Dorothy, who had contracted with the Town in October 2020 to perform building inspections and review building permits. The Town of Saratoga, in fact, has been without a...
While the regular football and basketball seasons may be over, Encampment's Dalton Peterson has a busy off-season as he transitions from high school to college. The salutatorian of Encampment's Class of 2021 has already donned pads one last time as he competed in the Six-Man All-Star game this past weekend. He'll get his hands on a basketball this weekend as well as he competed in the Wyoming All-Star Basketball game. Peterson was named to the Six-Man roster in February to...
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County celebrated the completion of the latest addition in its line of Carbon County based healthcare facilities on June 3rd, 2021 during a grand opening and ribbon cutting event. An impressive turnout by residents from across Carbon County signified the community's excitement and support for the healthcare milestone. MHCC announced the expansion of services within the Platte Valley on June 18th, 2020 during a Facebook Live event. Local contractor,...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School (HEM) math teacher Crystal Clark was presenting her own achievement awards on May 27 when she learned she had won Carbon County School District No 2's Teacher of the Year. When Clark came up to accept her award from Noel Manning, Director of Curriculum, in front of the whole school, she was clearly surprised. "I was told I have to say a speech, so here it is," Clark said. "Speech and thank you." With those few words, Clark left the...
Encampment High School recently released their Principal’s List and Honor Roll for the 2nd semester of the 2020-2021 school year. A total of 12 students, grades 7th through 12th, are on the Principal’s List and another 41 students are on the Honor Roll. Principal’s List Elizabeth “Lizzi” James - Grade 12 Dalton Peterson - Grade 12 Amber Stubbs - Grade 12 Allison Bromley - Grade 10 Bryce Reid - Grade 10 Cora Schroeder - Grade 10 Kayla Smith - Grade 10 Hayden Crowe - Grade 9 Jaylin Bowns - Grade 8 Ashtyn Tieszen - Grade 8 Aspen...
It is hard to believe the internet has been in my life only a little over 20 years. I started using it when I moved to Australia and set up my hotmail account. Not everyone I know had an account, but my family did and it was a great way to stay in contact. When I came back to Wyoming, I set up a website called spoiledbartender in 2000. Believe it or not, there were no websites on bartending back then. I remember being at a trade show in Las Vegas for the liquor industry and I...
Following a request for entries from county residents to design an official seal for Carbon County, the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) have selected their official seal. Bobbie Herman submitted the winning entry, which was selected on June 1 by the BOCCC. Herman, a rancher and artist from the Elk Mountain area, combined several elements of Carbon County's past and present into the seal. The seal will be professional reproduced and used in a variety of ways by...
Show off your green thumb this September Sign up now for the Saratoga Friends of the Library’s (FOL) inaugural Sunflower Growing Competition. Created in collaboration with the Friends’ Free Seed Library and the Saratoga Branch Library, this program aims to get kids and adults outside to care for their sunflowers and inside the library to participate in the programs that Sue, Saratoga Library’s Branch Manager, has planned. Packets of sunflower seeds and a handout, including the registration form, were provided to every student...
This year the Saratoga Historical & Cultural Association (SH&CA) annual dinner/meeting is very special as founders of the 45-year-old organization are being honored. According to a news release, “These are the folks who had foresight in the 1970’s to save and preserve the history of the Upper North Platte Valley.” Sponsors announced that at 5:00 p.m. in the Platte Valley Community Center, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, “we will start the evening with small talk, cocktails and hors d'oeruvres, followed by dinner catered by Firewate...
It appears nuclear energy will be coming to Wyoming in the near future. In a press release from the Office of Governor Mark Gordon, it was announced TerraPower and PacificCorp would be undergoing efforts to advance a Natrium reactor demonstration project at a retiring coal plant in Wyoming. No site was announced by the companies but it was stated they were evaluating several potential locations. “I am thrilled to see Wyoming selected for this demonstration pilot project as o...
One of the most recent battles in the ongoing “Culture Wars” in the United States appears to have reached Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2). During board member comments at the May 17 meeting of the CCSD2 Board of Trustees, the subject of Critical Race Theory was raised by Boardmember Joe Gaspari as a potential topic for an upcoming board work session. “As we are all aware, there’s great turmoil in society right now but also in the education field,” said Gaspari....
As the Saratoga Town Council continues their quest to obtain information and data from the Saratoga Police Department, the governing body received a visit from Sally Patton, Carbon County Prevention Specialist, during their June 1 meeting. Recent meetings have seen the council—especially Councilmember Jon Nelson—questioning Police Chief Ken Lehr on discrepancies between information provided to the council outside of public meetings and what has been included in published pol...