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Friends of the Saratoga Library invite all interested persons to "hop aboard the stage coach rolling through the Upper North Platte River Valley" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Saratoga Branch Library at 503 West Elm Ave. The program is open to the public free of charge. "Driving the stage" is valley historian Dick Perue who will present an hour-long slide program entitled Riding the Stage and features views from aboard the stage as seen by a 16-year-old bride traveling...
On Oct. 20, the Encampment Lady Tigers played their final game of the season in front of their home crowd as they took on the Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners. The mostly young team went through the year without a single conference win, but near the end of the season saw several non-conference victories, including their final game against HEM. For three Lady Tigers, that game would be the final match of their high school career and the final time they wou...
The deadline for parents to return forms for their children’s tags to be on the 2018 Platte Valley Giving Tree is tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 15). Kassey Westring, Giving Tree chairman for the sponsoring Valley Service Organization (VSO), said the forms have been distributed through Valley schools, preschools, day cares public health and Big Brothers/Big Sisters for the tree which again will be located at Town and Country Realty starting Nov. 20. Thursday is also the deadline for Valley organizations to indicate their desire t...
According to a recent press release from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), the body of a cow moose was recently discovered around Jack Creek on Oct. 26. By the time the body was discovered by Laramie/Glendo WGFD Game Warden Becca Lutz, however, the meat had spoiled and was unable to be donated. “We realize people make mistakes and I would rather receive a call about a mistake and have been able to donate the meat to a less fortunate family than to see the meat abandoned and spoiled,” said Lutz. “It was a waste...
The Lady Miners volleyball team was honored at 2 p.m. on Nov. 7 by residents of Elk Mountain, Hanna and Medicine Bow in the gymnasium of Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School for being the first girl sports team to ever go to a State Championship game. The Lady Miners were given a parade from the Hanna fire station to the high school where their bus was escorted by the Hanna Marshall, the Wyoming Highway Patrol and Hanna Emergency services. Waiting for the...
The snow may have been flying, but that didn't stop three Saratoga long distance runners from heading to Boise, Idaho over the weekend to participate in the Nike Cross Country Regional Championships for the Northwest Region. The championships saw athletes from Alaska, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Two members of Saratoga Middle School cross country, twin brothers Grant and Grady Bartlett, competed as did Encampment's Jarom Herring, who was a...
This is the most stream-of-consciousness thing I have written in a while. I have had a lot of things swirling around my mind lately (elections, veteran day, Halloween, etc.) including writing a story about dressing as Spider Man. It was so darn ... well you'll see. A social media question Is social media killing social skills? I saw a girl recently walk by intensely scrutinizing her cell phone while heading somewhere at a furious pace. I said "Hi" the second time she walked...
The monthly meeting of the Upper North Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 failed to take place. Members Sue Jones and Leroy Stephenson were unable to attend, though Stephenson attempted to attend via phone call. Due to the lack of a quorum, the meeting was canceled. The next meeting of the UPRSWDD will be at 7 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the Saratoga Town Hall....
Proposed projects for the 2019 Specific Purpose Tax (6th penny tax) topped the discussion during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Riverside Town Council at 6 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Riverside Town Hall. The council also discussed what to do with money that they would be receiving from the early cancellation of the 2009 Specific Purpose Tax and an excess amount in the town’s checking account. As the council and mayor Leroy Stephenson were going through the financials, S...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tues. at the Saratoga Town Hall in a fairly fast meeting. In attendance on the council were mayor Ed Glode and council members Will Faust, Richard Raymer and Steve Wilcoxson. The first moments were spent approving the agenda, the minutes for Oct. 16 and the financials which came to a total of $181,612.58. Glode said there was no correspondence to go over this meeting. Faust said there were several options to be considered when it...
On July 11, 1940, the organization of the Platte Valley Republican Women (PVRW) was announced in the Saratoga Sun. The small article read, "A study club for the Republican women of the Platte Valley will be organized this coming Tuesday. The purpose of the club, Mrs. Howard Corpening stated, will be to familiarize and educate the Valley women in all affairs of the federal government and the state. State chairwoman Mrs. Kleber Hadsell, County Chairwoman, Mrs. Helen Johnson,...
Contention was visible between Encampment Mayor Greg Salisbury and council member Bill Craig during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Encampment Town Council at 7 p.m. on Nov. 8 at Encampment Town Hall. The verbal sparring between the two elected town officials came as the governing body of the municipality looked over the proposed list of 2019 Specific Purpose Tax (6th penny tax) projects that were to be submitted to the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) on Fr...
The 23rd annual Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) Free Thanksgiving Dinner is coming. The dinner will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day-Thursday, Nov. 22-at St. Ann's Parish Hall, 218 Spring Ave., Saratoga. The Thanksgiving menu includes the traditional turkey and dressing along with baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green peas, relish trays, dinner rolls, beverages and pumpkin pie for dessert. Take-out dinners will be...
At a meeting Wednesday night at the Platte Valley Community Center, about 35 people showed up with questions about the Platte Valley Clinic and its future. The Healthcare Sustainability Project Subcommittee (HSPS), which is now a subcommittee of the Corbett Medical Foundation (CMF), answered those questions after giving an overview of current operations at both the clinic and the Saratoga Care Center. Board member Will Faust opened the meeting by introducing the other members...