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From Aug. 31, 2015 through Sept. 6, 2015, the SPD responded to 111 calls including the following classifications: Ambulance (1); Animal Problem (1); Assist Business (1); Bar Check (6); Business Checks (32); Citizen Assist (3); Civil Assist (1); Dog at Large (4); Barking Dog Complaint (3); Dog impounded (1); Lost Dog (3); Dog Tag (1); Vicious Dog (1); Fingerprints (3); Fish & Game (2); Fraud (1); Gas Drive Off (1); Hot Pool Check (6); Information Report (1); Lockout (1); Lost and Found (2); Lost Property (1); Loud Noise Complaint (1);...
Big winners at Fair Grand Champion Steer (County) Kamry Knotwell Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer (County) Konnar Knotwell Reserve Champion Hog (County) Josiah Mata Supreme Overall Breeding Gilt (County) Hunter Mason Senior Showmanship - Market Hog (County) Hunter Mason Fabric and Fashion Construction (County) Ashlynn Johnson - Senior Divison Mikiaya Johnson - Junior Division...
It turns out that fair is a lot of work for Encampment's Konnar (16) and Kamry (13) Knotwell. Starting in early June the sisters began a program with their steers and heifers of controlled feeding to get them to a target weight, washing, combing and drying their hair with fans. This program continued all the way through state fair. The strict program of feeding and coat maintenance paid off with Konnar taking Supreme Champion Breeding Heifer and a division Reserve Champion Market Steer. Kamry's...
When the scheduled judge for the steer show at the Carbon County fair did not show the organizers were lucky to have Corson Kerbs back in the pens. Corson, now 22, showed at the fair from age 8 to 20 when he left for Butler Community College. Corson followed in his sister Kaylee's footsteps, and the pair were competitive at fair throughout the 2000s. Back in his youth Corson said he won three steer shows and a couple of market lamb shows at the Carbon County Fair. Coroson is back from school...
FFA Market Beef-Steer 1st place Brett Miller Encampment FFA Gage Bartlett Encampment FFA Grant Bartlett BEVO Ashlynn Johnson Encampment FFA KeeGan Johnson Encampment FFA Kelton Johnson Encampment FFA Makiaya Johnson Encampment FFA Kamry Knotwell BEVO Bailey Miller Encampment FFA Chaze Wiant Saratoga FFA 2nd place Aubrey Berger Saratoga FFA Aaron Kerbs Saratoga FFA Daniel Kerbs Saratoga FFA Gavin Bartlett BEVO Grady Bartlett BEVO Ryley Henrie BEVO Konnar Knotwell BEVO 3rd Place Hailey Barkhurst Platte Valley Pride Shelby Henrie BEVO Wyatt Cox...
Now that he is in college, Hunter Mason said he will not have time to show animals at fair, but he finished his last county fair in style. Mason took home Supreme Overall Breeding Gilt and the ribbon for Senior Showmanship for his market hog at this year Carbon County Fair. It was Mason’s ninth year showing at the fair. In the past he has won ribbons twice for Reserve Champion Market Hog and once for Reserve Champion Breeding Gilt. Mason said that hogs are his favorite animals to work with a...
Savannah Suttee, of Encampment, was named princess-in-waiting for the 2015 Carbon County Fair. In addition to this title, she showed animals at the fair and competed in barrel racing. Suttee, 10, won barrel racing and pole bending, she said. "It's taken everybody on the queen committee two years to get it," Suttee said of last year's attempt. Suttee said she enjoys everything she does at fair and hopes to compete for titles like this in the future. "I showed two sheep this year, and two of my sh...
When it comes to sewing Ashlynn (15) and Makiaya Johnson (13) had one of the best teachers possible – their grandmother Roxana Johnson. Sadly, their grandmother passed away two years ago, but they are keeping on the tradition of sewing and using wool in the projects. "Our grandmother wanted to pass sewing down to us," Makiaya said, "that is why we sew." Both girls won purple ribbons at the Carbon County Fair for their projects. Ashlynn participates in the senior division, while Makiaya c...
1 years ago Brain Fag and War “Modern man is a top heavy being whose brain is disproportionately superior to his other organs,” says the New York Medical Journal, and then goes to prove that the war in Europe is the result of brain fag. The Journal believes that the stress and hard mental work of this age tended inevitably to the reassertion of the primitive impulses. Something had to snap, and when it did the result was the war. Other nations accuses Americans of living too fast; but they do not see that we combine pleasure with work to suc...
Games provide laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, three residents played Yahtzee with Elaine Burge and Pat Sims winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Uno with Marjery McAulay winning. On Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoons, residents played Bingo. Truth Karstoft, Betty Merrill, Barbara Plummer, Elaine Burge and Pat Sims won Four Corners. Pat Sims, Elaine Burge, Nadine Caleb and Betty Merrill won Blackouts. Our volunteers...
There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Gertrude Herold. There was a tie for second high between Mariel O’Grady and Mary Sjoden, and Barb Wise and Marianne Blue. We will be having a 55 alive defensive driving class up here at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9. Please call or come by and get signed up to take the class. It does help with your insurance to take it. We will be having lunch up here, and we would love to have you stay for lunch. The menu for that day is tuna casserole, mixed veggies, beaches, and a b...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday Tuna casserole, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, peaches, brownie, milk Thursday Beef Wellington, oven potato, zucchini, wheat roll, strawberries, milk Friday Egg salad sandwich, vegetable soup, pickle spear, fruited Jell-O, whipped topping, milk Monday Lasagna, italian vegetables, garlic bread, cherries, milk Tuesday Chicken a la King, biscuits, beets, fruit cup, lemon bar, milk Saratoga Schools Wednesday Chicken drumstick, mashed potato/gravy, fruit and vegetable bar, oranges and pineapple, breadstick,...