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The Hanna Agriculture Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 28 at the Hanna Market. Rose Dabbs, chairman of HART, turned over her lead position to Perry Goodrich. Dabbs said she would like HART to think about having a Christmas party for the town centering on the kids. She said HART did not have a Christmas party last year, but the year before was successful. "We built gingerbread houses with the kids and had a Santa Claus and it was a lot of fun," Dabbs said. She...
The Saratoga Middle/High School Cross Country team raced up to northern Carbon County on Friday to participate in the Rawlins Invitational Cross Country Meet held at the Sinclair Golf Course. While there, the boys' varsity would make up four of the 73 runners participating in the meet. Representing Encampment on the team, Jarom Herring would lead the Panther runners placing 16th after a time of 19:05. Herring, who took cross country by surprise last year, maintained a...
The First Baptist Church in Hanna had an ice cream social starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and had over 50 people attend. In addition to the five types of ice cream, there were homemade cookies and fruit cobblers. "The idea just sort of came up between all us," Rose Vaughn, a member of the church, said. "We wanted to have something for the community to get together and what is better than an ice cream social." The ice cream was served in one room, but the crowd gathered not...
The Encampment Lady Tigers suffered their first home court defeat of the season after hosting the Saratoga Lady Panthers on Thursday. While the mostly young team brought the score close several times, and even looked like they might have overcome their Valley rivals, the evening ended 0-3 as Saratoga departed Tiger Nation victorious. Robin Brown, head coach of the Lady Tigers, wasn't about to be discouraged, however. "We have so much room to grow, we're such a young team,...
Hanna librarian Ellen Freeman wanted to give local residents the opportunity to put forth some writing skills over the summer. To that end she put together a poetry contest. "Ellen is always coming up with imaginative ways of getting the community involved with the library," said Jacob Mickelson, Carbon County Library system director. Freeman was happy with the response. "We had over 40 poems submitted from all ages," Freeman said. "Mostly middle and high school, though." On...
The Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department informed the Town of Saratoga back in April during one of several budget session that much of their gear no longer is sufficiently up to current codes. Since then, the SVFD has been looking for ways to raise money to begin purchasing gear for the 32 members of the department. Enter the ladies of Bridge Street Bargains (BSB). Following the Saratoga Forest Management sawmill fire, BSB donated $1,000 to all the surrounding fire departments...
It has been nearly 70 years since the infamous Blizzard of 1949, which has been considered one of the worst on record for the states of the northern plains of the United States. The first storm hit on Jan. 2, 1949 and was followed by subsequent storms that lasted through the middle of February brought more snow and more cold, paralyzing countless communities throughout the west. "Small towns across Wyoming dealt with the challenges of having thousands of stranded passengers in...
I have had a thought about what people who reside in Wyoming call themselves for some time now. The term that is officially used (I guess) is Wyomingite. Wyomingite? There is a Cure Wyomingite sounds like something you get a shot for: “So what is it Doc?” “You’ve got Wyomingites. Fortunately a lengthy course of penicillin will cure it.” Ewww. Call me crazy (go ahead, I’ve heard it before—lots) but I think we should be Wyomingonians. It’s a little trickier to say initially b...
Encampment residents driving down Rankin Street may have noticed some recent changes at the Encampment/Riverside Branch Library signaling the sign of the times. The former sign for the branch of the Carbon County Library System (CCLS), which was low to the ground and difficult to see, has been replaced by one that will be fairly easy to spot. "The old sign has been rebuilt many times and we've struggled to replace it," said Dawna Martin, Encampment/Riverside Library branch...
The ceiling tiles have been replaced throughout Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, along with air systems and ventilation. There were five contractors working on the building throughout the summer. Harold Phillips, head of maintenance for northern Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2), was basically the liaison between CCSD2 and the construction companies. "Preventive maintenance is key," Phillips said. "You have to stay on top of everything to make...
Late Tuesday afternoon, multiple authorities responded to reports of a collision at the intersection of Wyoming Highways 130 and 230, also known as the Snowy Range Turnoff. Deputies from the Carbon County Sheriff's Department, members of the Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS), Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD), Encampment Volunteer Fire Department (EVFD) and Classic Air Medical all responded to the scene of the...
For their first away game of the season, the Lady Panthers ventured into Tiger Nation where they faced off against their Valley rivals, the Encampment Lady Tigers. Despite having home court advantage, Encampment couldn't keep Saratoga from dominating the net. After three close sets (25-14, 25-21, 25-17) the Lady Panthers left with their first conference win since entering the 1A Southwest Conference two years ago. "The past few years I felt like we were almost there," said...