Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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As of June 1, 2015, Health Management Services (HMS), a Montana-based corporation, took over this facility. It has a three-year lease with an option to buy. Since HMS already has another facility named Valley View Nursing Home, we are now Saratoga Care Center. We expect most of the residents who left the facility for other places to return, many of them during the week beginning June 1st. Happy days are here again. The facility’s Activity program is based on residents’ interest and allows residents to achieve a greater lev...
This weeks flag 101 etiquette reminder is how to properly display a United States Flag indoors. According to USflag.org, there are some ways that the flag should not be displayed. “The flag should not be used as a drapery, or for covering a speakers desk, draping a platform, or for any decoration in general. Bunting of blue, white and red stripes is available for these purposes. The blue stripe of the bunting should be on the top. The flag should never be used for any a...
The clouds lifted and the sun was shining for the Saratoga Lake Day held last Thursday. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna and Medicine Bow were at Saratoga Lake to get outside and learn from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Saratoga Encampment Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD), Saratoga Museum, Carbon County Weed and Pest, Wyoming Game and Fish, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Saratoga Bird Club. Ten stations were set up to teach students varyi...
Did you know that before June 14, 1924, there were no rules set in place for flag etiquette? According to USFlag.org, "It was on this date that the National Flag Code was adopted by the National Flag Conference which was attended by representatives of the Army and Navy which had evolved their own procedures, and some 66 other national groups." There are set rules on the American Flag should be presented, maintained and destroyed. In honor of Flag Day on June 14, tips will be...
Marshal Hill had options. Go to the Naval Academy like his brother Wyatt, or go to school in Jacksonville University in Florida. Marshal chose Jacksonville, but the choice does not preclude him from the Navy, as he will be in the Naval Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (NROTC). Marshal was awarded a full-ride scholarship through NROTC to Jacksonville University plus a monthly stipend. Why did Marshal choose Jackson University over the Naval Academy? “I didn’t want the amount of...
Rebecca Burton, student at University of Wyoming and 2011 graduate of Saratoga High School, was given the opportunity to go to Ecuador on a 10-day study abroad trip during her spring break this year. The trip was a part of the course named Problems: Tropical Behavioral Ecology. According to Burton, "This field course immersed me in the tropical rainforest on the west slope of the Andes studying biodiversity, bird identification, and animal behavior. I learned to identify...
Michaela Uhling took a big step outside her comfort zone to spend a year teaching in El Salvador. Uhling, who graduated from Saratoga High School in 2008 is a teacher in Sheridan. Last year, after going to El Salvador to visit a friend she met at the University of Wyoming, she decided to take advantage of a program teaching English in El Salvador. After visiting with the principal of the school she worked in and the superintendent, she was awarded an unpaid leave of absence...
Thirteen Saratoga High School students took the trip of a lifetime during Spring break last month and recently shared their experiences with the Saratoga Sun. The students traveled to London, Paris, Florence and Rome in a whirlwind weeklong tour making new friends from schools in Chicago and Philadelphia and learning that the United States is very different in many ways to the countries they visited. Because the group from Saratoga only had 20 people on the tour, they were...
Pam Kraft and her students wrapped up a week of showing their silk art pieces at Encampment's Red Wagon thrift store and coffee shop last Wednesday night. Fruit, cheese, and beverages were served to guests as they examined the vibrant and contrasting styles that Kraft was able to bring out of her students. "I'm really happy about the way it turned out. I'm very proud of it. Pam's a great teacher," said Krissy Whitacre, one of Kraft's students in the class. "I helped (Krissy)...
Five years ago, Whistle Pig Saloon owner Chuck Davidson invited some friends to come over to the area behind his bar and play in the mud for what would become the first annual Pig Digger mud rally. The rally has grown over the years to include up to 30-40 cars across several different classes. This year Davidson boasts of a “newly redesigned mud pit.” The event will take place from noon to close on Saturday and Sunday, with activities for kids, adults and teens. The event will hold a pancake breakfast from 9-11 a.m. for don...
Parents and teachers roped in the wee members of next year's kindergarten class during Saratoga Elementary's annual Kindergarten Round-up last Thursday. The matriculating pre-schoolers were brought in to meet with their kindergarten teachers. The future students were given an assessment by the kindergarten teachers who were on hand to check the preschoolers knowledge of basic shapes and colors before being given speech tests by Deborah Kimber and vision tests by various...
It's not unusual to see bicyclers traveling through Saratoga, since the town is located on the TransAmerica Bicycle Trail. Unless it is in April. Two bicyclists stopped in Saratoga April 26 and were enjoying some craft beer at the Saratoga Resort and Spa. They really didn't want to bike out to Saratoga Lake Campground after they day they had. Kim and Vince Hytrek overheard them and offered them an option–camp in their backyard. The two young men gladly accepted. On April 2...
Whether you like a fast boat or are an adrenaline junkie, make a stop Tuesday at the Saratoga Resort & Spa to see the fastest racing boat in the world. Dr. Mike Janssen, the owner of Saratoga Resort & Spa, owns the racing boat, which is the Snowy Range Brewery racing boat. "This is the first time the boat is going to be west of the Mississippi [River]," Janssen said in an interview. The racing boat has broken so many speed records that last year parity restrictions were set...
Rowdy Alameda was one of 64 spellers to compete in the State Bee on March 21 and one of 29 to pass the written test, which allowed him to compete in the oral competition in Rock Springs. JoJo Widi, of Cheyenne, went on to win the spelling bee. Rowdy made it through three rounds according to his mother, KayCee. Rowdy was the only Saratoga Elementary School student to participate in the spelling bee and the only fourth grade student to make it into the oral rounds at state. The Wyoming State Spelling Bee was sponsored by the...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, quality of life is an important concern. The facility’s Activity Program is based on residents interest and allows residents to achieve a greater level of self-esteem which enables them to perform their Activities of Daily Living at a higher level. Further, it provides residents with continuing contact with the community because of the many volunteers that assist residents as they enjoy activities at the facility. Games provide laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday morning, residen...
Dominoes: Madeline and Bill Telfer, Betty Merrill, Phil Fleming, Laura Rettelle, Dick Blake, Bob and Lois Thompson, Jack Riddick, Sheila and Joe Remick Coffee Drinkers: Laura Rettelle, Karen Dibbern, Patty Herring, Connie Beckham, Dodey Brown, Arliegh Simmons, Ellie Behrnman, Linda York and Mary Priquet, Bridge Game: Kay Fleming, Linda Hammer, Sheila Johnson and Rosemary Craighead Quilters: Nancy Lynch, Lila Walbye, Kay Fleming, Sandy Miller, Jo Roberson, Phyllis Smith and Betty Merrill News for the Month: Happy Spring...
1 years ago: April 8, 1915 Why is a liar. This paper last week took exception to a county paper trying to take credit for condemning excessive expenditures by the County Commissioners of this county on roads and bridges. What we had reference to in particular, was the expenditure from 1908 to 1912, and which matter this paper called attention to, and for which we were abused by the Rawlins Journal, and one or two others. Now comes poor old “bad stomach Bill” of the Journal, taking all the credit, for being the paper to who...
Preschool 1st- Avery Rauterkus 2nd-Coy Munroe 3rd- Cameron Osborn Kindergarten & 1st 1st- Madison Widdison 2nd-Mason Wilkes 3rd-Cassidy Herring 2nd & 3rd Grade 1st- Jeannine Lamoureux 2nd-Logan Robinson 3rd-Logan Robinson 4th & 5th Grade 1st-Kate Jacobsen 2nd-Anna Jacobsen 3rd-Payton Munroe 6th Grade 1st- Mattison Wagy (2yr old) 2nd- Kaitlyn Hazer 3rd-Molly Jacobsen...
There were seven here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Carl Kerbs, Nadene Kerbs. Carl Kerbs and Kathy Hennek shared a $2 round. Berneil McCord won a $3 round. Kathy Hennek won the $5 blackout round. There were five here for Bridge Monday. First place went to Barb Wise. Second place went to Gertrude Herold. It has been a rough week on the seniors. We have several in the hospital. First Dick Wiant went in and had his gallbladder removed. He has been there for a week and he should moved over to the nursing home...