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Churches throughout the Platte Valley are preparing for the highlight of the Christian calendar and many houses of worship will be offering special Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services. A list of those offerings follows: Saratoga Alliance The Saratoga Alliance Church at 1302 South River St. in Saratoga is holding a candlelight Christmas Eve Service starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 24. The church will also be holding a Christmas worship at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 25. Encampment Presbyterian The Encampment Presbyterian Church at 918 Rankin... Full story
Encampment Elementary K-12 School receives a $5000 grant for the Blessings in a Backpack program. The program is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing communities to provide food on the weekends for elementary school children across America who might otherwise go hungry. This grant is provided by The Foundation for the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming through St. James Episcopal Church in Encampment, WY. Receiving the grant for the Encampment Elementary K-12 School are school... Full story
“I’m not the guy anymore.” Rory Grubb reminded Andy Van Tol. Dec. 13. After 11 years as a member of the Saratoga Planning Commission, Grubb chaired his final meeting of that body Tuesday, drawing a round of applause from his fellow members and about five members of the public in attendance. Greg Cooksey, a former commission member, elicited the clapping by saying, “I would like to just thank you for all the work you’ve done.” Cooksey attended the meeting specifically to mark the occasion an... Full story
Cody Sheldon's Saratoga Elementary School students came back from the weekend to a special treat Monday, Dec. 12. A few weeks prior, Sheldon, the school's music teacher had done some extra credit work on behalf of his kids, recruiting a premier-level flautist to come perform for the students. Tamara Deichert–the flautist–and Sheldon go way back. The two both attended the University of Wyoming as undergraduates where they played in the marching band together, with Deichert on flute and She... Full story
Dear readers, It has come to my attention that certain groups or entities have been using my name to try and get donations from seniors. Some of these solicitations imply that folks won’t get their Social Security benefits unless they pay $10 and sign a petition addressed to me. These letters are misleading and aim to prey on those who are vulnerable and worried. No one has to pay anyone in order to share their views with me and these professional petition organizers are not as effective as they may claim. I am working to make sure Social Secur... Full story
The Encampment High School boys' and girls' basketball teams finished off the final games of December and 2016 last week, ending the week with the boys having a record of 4-4 and the girls slightly better poised at 5-2. Tuesday, the Tigers hosted North Park High School from Walden, Colo., in the Tiger Den in Encampment. The Lady Tigers parlayed their home court advantage into a resounding defeat of the North Park Lady Cats by a 23-point margin, winning 60-37. The Encampment boys also dealt a... Full story
After putting in a shaky effort to start the season 0-3 earlier in the month, the Saratoga Panthers girls’ basketball team sent a strong message to the world of Wyoming high school athletics over the weekend. In notching three double-digit December Ws against Riverside, Burlington and Dubois at a tournament in Thermopolis, the Panthers declared themselves no longer-declawed. “(The girls) had a really good weekend,” coach Heather Bartlett said of the team’s effort Monday. Pride was evident... Full story
The Saratoga Panthers boys’ basketball team did not go gentle into that good winter break. The Panthers fought and clawed for two victories in three days of games, sandwiching a loss to top-ranked Burlington between wins against Riverside and Dubois. “We came out strong against Riverside and played well,” coach Jason Williams said of the weekend’s opening match-up Dec. 15. The Panthers more than doubled the opposition’s score in the game, winning 59-26. Williams credited the decisive victory t... Full story
"Coach Stockwell looked at me at some point last night and said, 'You know how many in a row we've won, right?'" That's Saratoga Panthers wrestling coach Zack Schmidt, remembering a conversation he'd had with assistant coach Tom Stockwell Dec. 15 at the Saratoga-hosted Quadrangular Invite. The Panthers enjoyed a dominant evening against grapplers from high schools in Laramie, Rawlins, Walden and Hanna, winning 10 of their 15 matches that evening. Schmidt had praise all-around for his team, but... Full story
Encampment School Spanish teacher Toby Ricks only had a trimester's worth of eighth grade Spanish and two months of training from the Church of Latter Day Saints when he first went to Ecuador as a teenage missionary. He hopes his students will be a little better prepared for their trip this summer, but admits there are some lessons that just can't be taught in the classroom. Ricks plans on taking a group of five students and a parent to the South American country to volunteer at an orphanage... Full story
Senior Center Menu Wednesday: Lasagna, italian veggies, garlic bread, citrus fruit, cookie, milk. Thursday: Baked fish, wild rice blend, stewed tomatoes, wheat roll, fruit cup, milk. Friday: Vegetable soup, turkey sandwich with fixings, pineapple tidbits, pumpkin bar, milk. Monday: Closed in observance of Christmas. Tuesday: Beef tacos, spanish rice, peas/carrots, apricots, milk.... Full story
State winners were named at the 2016 Wyoming Make It With Wool (MIWW) Competition held on Dec. 4-5 at the Parkway Plaza Hotel in Casper. First place in the Junior Division went to Ashlynn Johnson of Encampment who modeled a 4-piece ensemble including a teal/green/brown bouclé wool coat, teal asymmetrical-style jacket, ivory shell top, and tailored brown slacks. First place in the Adult Division went to Estella Munroe also of Encampment. Munroe showed a brown/black cashmere coat and tailored brown wool and silk dress. The Junior state winner... Full story