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Jean A. Shepherd (nee Jean Francis Adams) passed away on Aug. 22, 2019 in the Laramie Care Center, Laramie, Wyo.. Jean was born on Oct. 18, 1922 in Rawlins, Wyo. and was raised in Baggs, Wyo. She was the oldest of five children, who descended from an early homestead ranching family. The Adams's' roots began in the late 1800's in the Little Snake River Valley, where they owned and operated Dad, Wyo.; one of the stagecoach stops on the Overland Trail. Ms. Adams attended one...
Much of what goes on during the annual Firearm Training hosted by Silver Spur Outfitters centers around firearms. The group that puts on the class, Guninpho.com, has experience in law enforcement, however, there are some classes that center around personal protection that goes beyond firearms. During the 6th Annual Firearm Training last week, John Russo and other teachers held one class on protection out at the Silver Spur gun range and visited the senior class at Saratoga Mid...
Members of the Old Baldy Club (OBC) were treated to an interesting sight on the evening of Aug. 28 as a number of golf carts, driven by the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), made their way through the grounds of the exclusive club. As part of a tour, led by Maintenance Manager Daniel Schumaker, the SVFD were shown the locations of 28 fire hydrants on the property. While OBC does draw water from the Town of Saratoga, the club is behind a master meter. This means the sy...
The Encampment Lady Tigers set their baseline for the season on Friday as they attended the Saratoga Invite and played against the Dubois Lady Rams (21-12, 21-6), the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns (21-16, 21-18), the St. Stephens Lady Eagles (21-13, 16-21, 15-11) and the Saratoga Lady Panthers A (11-21, 17-21) and B (20-22, 21-19, 15-7) teams. "It was a great day. I think we came out raring to go and ready to play and went 4-and-1, so we're pretty happy about that," said Robin...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) came together at 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Hanna Market. Perry Goodrich, chairman of HART, told the members present, the cleanup on July 27 was successful. He said the next cleanup around the garden was slated for Sept. 28. Linda Goodrich, secretary for the organization, said the mayor was looking into getting water onto the site through water container trucks. L. Goodrich and Rose Dabbs, HART member, told the group they were...
While the Encampment Tigers may not have competed in an official game this weekend, their participation in the Bulls & Bash Jamboree at St. Stephens gave Head Coach Kegan Willford an idea of what the Tigers can do this season. “For the first time taking the field, I thought the team did a great job both on offense and defense,” said Willford. “They had great energy and sustained the energy despite the heat and running well over 100 plays. From our first session against Dubois...
Last year when the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls volleyball went to Lingle for the Dogger Invite, they won only one game out of five. This year the Lady Miners had a better showing, winning three out of five. The first opponent was Upton and, although HEM did not prevail, the first set was a close 25-24 and the second match went 25-20. “The girls were getting used to playing together for the first time as a team and there was some jitters,” Rus...
The long distance runners of the Valley hit the road this weekend to compete in the Kelly Walsh Beartrap Invitational in Casper. While there, the cross country runners from Saratoga and Encampment, the Pantigers, placed well individually as they competed on a course at 8,100 feet in elevation. Amber Stubbs, who joined the team this year and competes in long distance in Track and Field, placed 13th in the Women’s Junior Varsity as she finished with a time of 24:58. Kaitlyn C...
The formal start to the volleyball season began for the Saratoga Lady Panthers as they hosted their annual invite on Friday. If the four games they played over the weekend are any indication, the girls have a good season ahead of them. The Lady Panthers victorious in all four of their games, and they successfully ended each one within two matches as they faced off against the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns (21-11, 21-15), the St. Stephen's Lady Eagles (21- 9, 21-7), the Dubois...
With programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Al-Anon, it may be assumed that those who struggled with recovery from addiction have a number of resources at their disposal. One thing that seems to be lacking for those in recovery, however, is a sense of community. That is where Christi Kelley, Chairman of We-Covery, is hoping to help. We-Covery is a new local non-profit with the stated goal to “support the recovery community by putting a face o...
I have made no secret of my love for Carbon County in the summe. I really think it is one of the greatest places in the world during this time. It is also pretty cool when a person from an entirely different culture reinforces your beliefs. Last week an excellent friend from France came to visit me on his world tour. Where The Friendship Began I met Didier several decades ago in Taichung, Taiwan. He had been in the city (it is the third largest in Taiwan) about a year before...
On the afternoon of Aug. 28, the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a recreational warning for four lakes in southern Wyoming, including Saratoga Lake, due to hazardous cyanobacterial (blue-green algae) blooms (HCB) or harmful algal blooms. According to the Wyoming DEQ, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) reported a potential harmful algal bloom in Saratoga Lake on Aug. 26. Wyoming DEQ visited the reservoir on Aug. 28 and collected water samples...