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The Encampment Tigers trod off to State Finals in Casper Thursday, and returned home to the Valley with a second-place finish for their efforts. The Lady Tigers lost the gold by the slimmest of margins, holding the No. 1 team in the conference, the Cokeville Panthers, to a razor thin 2-point win in the fifth game of the championship match after the Panthers rallied, coming back from a 2-0 match deficit. Encampment senior Hailey Barkhurst and junior Paige Powell also took home all-state honors...
Because of some changes to the Affordable Care Act—ACA or Obamacare as it is commonly known—premiums for Wyoming residents who purchase policies on the government exchange website have gone up. However, according to figures published by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, about 90 percent of Wyoming residents will qualify for a health insurance plan with monthly premiums of $75 or less. According to the study, the average rate for a so-called “benchmark plan” in Wyoming will be $710 per month, up 72 percent. However...
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of Gulliver’s Travels from 4-6 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 at the Platte Valley Community Center Theater. Those auditioning should arrive by 3:50 p.m. and plan to stay the full two hours. Some cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition. Among the roles to be cast are Gulliver, his trusty computer JCN (Jason), the Giant King, Queen and Princess of Brobdingnag (brab-ding-nag). A Giant Wasp, the Maniacal Scientist of Lapunta (la...
The National Wild Turkey Foundation (NWTF) will be holding and informational meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Regional Director Jason Tarwater will be present to show what the organization is doing across Wyoming and the nation for wildlife conservation, and our Hunting Heritage. The NWTF is working in Wyoming to: save wildlife habitat by improving or restoring 20,000 forested and 5,000 riparian acres; increase the winter food availability for all wildlife; and increase hunters safety classes. As...
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) board convened 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Encampment Library to discuss the problem of trash being deposited in dumpsters on Veterans Island and to hear two local resident’s views on the new transfer station. After routine business and bills were approved, Ron Munson, the Saratoga transfer station operator, said the loads going to the Hanna landfill were going well. Concerning the metal salvage pile and the wood waste pile being unsightly from the road, the board is looking at m...
A large contingent of Barkhursts showed up at the Town and Country office Wednesday to accept the Platte Valley Arts Council award for the council's recent hay bale sculpture competition. Platte Valley Arts ccoucil representative Mary Martin said the competition was tight right up to the Halloween voting deadline with the Barkhurst's "Hay Man" and Kelly Land and Cattle Company's John Deere tractor sculpture in a dead heat. The Hay Bale Sculpture Competition Traveling Trophy, created by Saratoga...
Permits to cut Christmas trees on the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests are now available. Each permit costs $10 and allows for the cutting of one tree on National Forest System Lands. There is a limit of five permits per household. Trees must be for personal use, not for resale. The permit must be clearly displayed around the stem of the tree before leaving the cutting area. For the third consecutive year, the Every Kid in a Park (EKiP) initiative is offering one free Christmas tree permit to fourth-graders that have a valid EKiP pass....
T'lysa Solaas, a member of the Bow River chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA) came in 8th in the Environmental/Natural Resources Systems category in the Division 1 of this year's FFA National competition. The annual National FFA Convention and Expo was held in Indianapolis Oct. 25-28. To qualify, FFA members, working as individuals or teams in grades seven through 12, are required to conduct a scientific research project pertaining to agriculture or food science industries and win their...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Lady Miners volleyball team had no doubt they were going to have a very tough road at State facing the Cokeville Lady Panthers in the their first competition. They were not wrong as the Lady Panthers won 25-5, 25-10 and 25-9. "Our eyes were opened early to volleyball on a big scale with the Cokeville Panthers," said coach Jackie Jones. "They are an amazing team, and in saying that, congratulations to Encampment for going the distance with...
The Wyoming Association of Municipalities (WAM) had their Fall Workshop in Saratoga Nov. 1-3 at the Saratoga Resort and Spa. On Thursday, at 3:30 p.m. Amanda Sewell, the assistant director of Wyoming State Lands and Investments gave a presentation on the distribution of funds for municipalities. Megan Eligen, WAM Financial Reporting Manager, had a slideshow presentation going over the 2016 legislative session, cities and towns biennium distribution, per capita sales and use tax and per capita assessed value. Sewell and Ellgen went over the...
In Medicine Bow, Pam Glasser, is known as the Medicine Bow Lions Club president. To others in Carbon County, she is known as a music teacher. To fellow musicians and concert goers in Wyoming, Houston and Israel, Glasser is acknowledged as an accomplished French horn virtuoso. Glasser may be extremely accomplished on the French horn, but she plays other instruments, including some she makes herself. Her love of music is second only to teaching music appreciation to new generations. She currently...
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