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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The American Legion Auxiliary installed eight elected officers at its recent meeting May 21. The election of officers was held by mail in ballot. Officers elected were as follows: Fran Payne Rogers- President Kathleen Martin- Vice President Pat Faust- Secretary Donna Younger- Treasurer Mandy Cooper- Historian Diana Galbraith- Chaplain Deb Clark- Sergeant at Arms Nellie Wood- Publicity “Poppy Poster” student placers were also announced at the meeting. The placers were as follows: Taylor Bennett, first place Kaitlyn Cam...
The Platte Valley Kiwanis sponsored two scholarships this year — Levi Weatherd, from Saratoga and Gaven Pantle, from Encampment. The Kiwanis wishes them the best of luck in the future. The Platte Valley Kiwanis hosted their 23rd birthday party at the Whistle Pig with dinner, entertainment from the Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech team, gifts and drawings. Members gave Mother’s Day carnations to resident ladies at Desert Health Care and to the men on Father’s Day. The Kiwanis are planning an old-fashioned bake aucti...
There were six at the Saratoga Senior Center to play Bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Winnie Allen, Dorothy Miller and Pat Faust. Madaline Forbes won the $5 blackout round. There were two-and-a-half tables for Duplicate Bridge this week. High winners were Pat Bailey and Vivien Campbell. Second high went to Marilyn Walck and Mariel O’Grady. We would like to invite the working class to come join us for lunch. Even if you work until noon, if you call in we can set you up, and when you come in you will be able to get y... Full story
After 30 years of teaching in Carbon County, Pam Kraft is stepping down from her position as art teacher for the Encampment K-12 School. Kraft has become quite the fixture at the school, teaching students from first grade through 12th grade for three decades. A Detroit, Mich. native, Kraft first taught art for a year-and-a-half in Gross Pointe, Mich., but said she began teaching in Encampment in 1977. At that point in time, she only taught for one year in Encampment before...
After four decades of teaching kindergarten in Encampment, Linda Kraft has reached her point of retirement this year. Kraft, a Laramie native, said she began teaching kindergarten with Encampment School in the fall of 1972, after previously teaching fourth grade at Ellsworth Air Force Base in Rapid City, S.D. While in Encampment, where her husband Jerry grew up, she taught either half-time or full-time kindergarten during different periods of her career. Kraft said she viewed...
On May 18, 2013, Ryan Larscheid, a 2008 Saratoga graduate, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Horticulture with concentrations in Landscape Business and Landscape Design and Contracting, and a minor in Business Administration from Colorado State University. While at CSU, Ryan was a member of three PLANET (Professional Landcare Network) Student Career Days teams, earning first and second places in landscape business competitions. He also was a member of the Student Organization of Landscape Design and...
1 years ago June 19, 1913 Winged Lizard Under date of June 16 a dispatch from Casper says that Dr. F. Salathe and D. van Wagner, geologists, have discovered a perfect silicified skeleton of a very large flying lizard. It measures about 70 feet in length and has a spread of wings nearly 80 feet. This discovery was made in the fossil fields about 18 miles from Casper. 75 years ago June 16, 1938 Bug work According to an announcement from forestry headquarters in Laramie, another two weeks will complete the “bug work” on the...
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. The residents and staff at the facility are happy to have a new administrator. Dave Doorn joins us with 11 years of experience as an administrator—nine years in Wyoming nursing homes and two years in Washington nursing homes. As our team leader, we look for...
Name: points, winnings Bareback No qualified riders Steer Wrestling 1. Tyler Mitchell: 5.1, $390.40 2. Dan Cathcart: 5.3, $292.80 3. Josh Garner, 5.6, $195.20 4. Lane Carney, 6.3, $97.60 Tie roping 1. Ricky Lambert: 11.0, $256.00 2. Jace Hutton: 12.5, $192.00 3. Stuart Hoar: 13.9, $128.00 4. Teigen Finnerty: 23.3, $64.00 Breakaway 1. Deena Norell: 2.6, $364.48 2/3. Shelby Smith: 3.1, $251.92 2/3. Erin Anglin: 3.1, $251.92 4. Liz Couples: 5.8, $139.36 5. Cynda Norell: 12.5,...
The play of the day was “Pick Yer Pardner” when the Saratoga Ladies Golfers paired up to take the course again June 13. Marty Perue and Dawna Erickson scored first place; Valerie Larschield, a new member, and Erickson placed second; and Tina Francis, another new member, and Nancy Facciani managed third place. Joni Johnson won on Hole No. 4, with a 9’9” putt, and Joy Hamilton won on Hole No. 8 with a 11’1/2” putt....
The crowd cheered as 84-year-old Lila Walbye walked away from the throwing line, axe in hand, after she landed the winning throw in a tie-breaker event at Woodchoppers Sunday. Walbye had just taken first place in the women’s axe-throwing event. As Walbye walked toward the sidelines, her granddaughter, Cassie Hubbs, approached her with a hug. “I’m excited that my grandma got first for axe throwing,” Hubbs said. “I hope she will be able to do it again next year.” Hubbs and W...
C.J. Remick was announced as the 2013 Men’s Rocky Mountain Champion Lumberjack, with a total of 44.5 points, and won a grand total of $1,309.90 from Saturday and Sunday. Steve Meyer came in second place with 39.5 points and received $641.70, while Ron Harvey, a Woodchoppers Jamboree participant since the 1970s, placed third with 30.5 points and received $433.40. The contestants with their total points and winning amounts are listed below: Male contestants by total points: N...
The end of the school year marked the beginning of the summer for several students, but also the end of long teaching careers for many who retired from Carbon County School District No. 2. After at least 11 years teaching and counseling students at Saratoga Middle/High School, Ginger Miller and Pat Cavicchioni decided to leave to pursue other interests. Miller has been teaching at the school for at least 11 years and Cavicchioni was a counselor. “Both individuals have given a...
Leslie Noem is trading in a life of teaching for a new, more relaxed life. After 28 years of teaching for Carbon County School District No. 2, Noem is leaving Wyoming for a new life with her new husband in Kuster, Neb., to be a full-time housewife and grandmother. “It is bittersweet,” Neom said. “I’m going to miss my students and staff at SES (Saratoga Elementary School), but I am going to move on with my new life, and I am excited from that.” Noem first moved to Wyoming i...