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  • Birth announcement: Macy Marie Shockley

    Updated Jul 16, 2013

    Erin and Luke Shockley announce the birth of their daughter, Macy Marie Shockley, born June 27, 2013 in Cheyenne where the couple made their home. She weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Candy and Steve Moulton of Encampment. Maternal great-grandmother is Betty M. Vyvey, also of Encampment. Paternal grandparents are Penny and Jack Shockley of Cheyenne....

  • Wyoming landowners honored at Game and Fish ceremony

    Doug Radunich|Updated Jul 16, 2013

    As part of their three-day public meeting and tour in Saratoga, members of the Wyoming Game and Fish Department and Commission honored the 2012 Landowners of the Year at an awards ceremony July 9. Dinner and glass trophies were presented at the Spur Outfitters’ Elk Hollow Lodge between Saratoga and Encampment, where WGFD Director Scott Talbott and WGFC President Michael Healy welcomed and acknowledged those in attendance. According to the WGFD, the 2012 Landowner of the Year a...

  • Elk Mountain choir gets youths singing

    Doug Radunich|Updated Jul 16, 2013

    Spreading the joy of music among local children, the Elk Mountain Community Youth Choir is rehearsing and looking for more new members who love to sing. The choir is led by director Dawn Kenneda, a three-year Elk Mountain resident who has a bachelor’s degree in music, with a focus in vocal performance. She taught privately for 12 years and publicly for four, and leads worship every Sunday at the Elk Mountain Community Church with the help of her two daughters. Looking to s...

  • Small group game play for ladies golf

    Staff Report|Updated Jul 16, 2013

    A small group from the Saratoga Ladies Golf Team played “Stableford” Thursday, with Lila Worden winning first place in first flight. In Stableford, special points are given for birdies, pars, bogies and double bogies. One prize was given for first flight, as there were only two players. For second flight, Valerie Larscheid placed first, Joy Hamilton placed second and Mariel O’Grady placed third. Larscheid was closest to the pin on No. 8....

  • Local athletes win big at Senior Olympics

    Doug Radunich|Updated Jul 16, 2013

    A number of local athletes competed and received several medals at the 2013 Wyoming Senior Olympics in Casper July 10-13. Saratoga resident Armand Zahn, 77, took home six first-place wins in the track and field events at the senior olympics. Zahn, a competitor in the senior olympics for more than 10 years, received gold medals in the javelin throw, standing long jump, softball throw, discus throw, shot put and high jump. He also took home a third-place bronze medal for the lon... Full story

  • Awana kids, Big Brothers Big Sisters brighten up Deseret

    Tom Mansfield|Updated Jul 16, 2013

    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. Volunteers have been making our patio and garden look better. On Sunday morning, the Awana kids from the Saratoga Missionary Alliance Church planted flowers on our patio. They were accompanied by Tonya and Dean Bartholomew. Brian Manley, the husband of one of o...