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  • September Birthdays

    Updated Sep 29, 2015

  • Moose on Jack Creek

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  • Two for stew

    Tom Mansfield|Updated Sep 29, 2015

    Games provide laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Yahtzee with Elaine Burge winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Uno. On Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoons, residents played Bingo. Kenny Hoagland, Elaine Burge, and Pat Rust won Four Corners. Elaine Burge and Kenny Hoagland won Blackouts. Our volunteers were Lila Worden, and Dawna Erickson. On Saturday afternoon, residents played...

  • Bring on October!

    Kim Loftice|Updated Sep 29, 2015

    September is officially over. Bring on October! Hope everyone got a look at the red moon this past Sunday night. It sure was beautiful! Chuckles and Chatter away have included Laura Rettelle, Connie Beckham, Karen Dibbern, Ellie Behrmann, Linda York, Patty Herring, Arleigh Simmons, Nancy Lynch, Dodey Brown and Rosalie Cousins. Our domino players have been Bill and Madeline Telfer, Joe and Shelia Remick, Phil Fleming, Jack Riddick, Bob Thompson and Dick Blake with Bob and Shelia being the winners. Nancy Lynch, Karen Casson, Ro...

  • Money paid in for the railroad to Encampment

    Updated Sep 29, 2015

    Reprint of this story from the September 29, 1905 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. MONEY PAID IN FOR THE RAILROAD TO ENCAMPMENT The money for the construction of the new railroad from Encampment to Walcott is now in the hands of the Saratoga and Encampment Railway Company. President Chatterton has been in Omaha this week negotiating with Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins, prominent railroad builders and contractors, to l...

  • Preference point application period extended

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 29, 2015

    Hunters now have an extra month to purchase preference points with the recent change of the preference point deadline from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31. The preference point deadline will be even longer this year – to Nov. 2 since Oct. 31 is on a weekend. When application deadlines fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is extended to the next business day. Preference points are available for qualifying big game hunters who did not apply for a moose or bighorn sheep license this year and non-resident elk, deer and antelope hunters...

  • East Allen Lake road reopens

    Staff Report|Updated Sep 29, 2015

    The south entrance to East Allen Lake and boat ramp (Bureau of Land Management Road 3158) is once again open to the public. The road was closed in June due to flooding. Micah Morris, Habitat and Access Biologist with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, said people using the access road should remain on the main road as water is still fairly close to the ditch and a vehicle will most likely sink and get stuck if it leaves the roadway. East Allen Lake is located near Medicine Bow in Carbon County. Contact the Laramie Game...