Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The 20th annual Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) Free Thanksgiving Dinner will be on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, this year. The dinner will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 218 Spring Ave., Saratoga. This year’s menu includes roast turkey and dressing, 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 are available, and those who wan...
This time of year the air is beginning to cool and pumpkin spice flavoring is hitting the shelves. It’s time to think about how to give your yard and garden the care they need to get through the winter months. It is important to water trees and shrubs throughout the winter months, especially if there isn’t good snow cover. Water on days with little to no wind when temps are above 40 degrees and when the ground is not frozen. The combination of these circumstances probably equates to about once a month. Winter watering is imp...
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...
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...
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...
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) has 54 cowboys to add to the Class of 2015, which takes place at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Casper Events Center. The late Len Walker, from Saratoga, is on the list. His daughter, Mary Kay Walker is coming from Reno, Nev. to accept the award, according to Valerie Remick, a WCHF board member. Chuck Larsen, formerly of Saratoga, is the emcee of the event....
The chit chatter of the morning hens have included Laura Rettelle, Connie Beckham, Karen Dibbern, Ellie Behrmann, Linda York, Patty Herring, Arleigh Simmons, Nancy Lynch, Mary Priquet and Rosalie Cousins. They chatter in the mornings and anyone is always welcome to join them! Our domino players have been Bill and Madeline Telfer, Joe and Shelia Remick, Lorraine Knotwell, Phil Fleming, Jack Riddick and Dick Blake as our most faithful weekly players. We enjoyed having Lila Payton and Roy and Donna Wells join the bunch after...
Games provided laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust and Katherine Beckham winning. On Tuesday morning, three residents played Yahtzee with Pat Rust and Elaine Burge winning. On Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoon, residents played Bingo. Elaine Burge, Betty Merrill, Kenny Hoagland and Pat Rust won Four Corners. Kenny Hoagland, Pat Rust, Katherine Beckham and Pat Sims won Blackouts. Our volunteers were Lila Worden, Dawna Erickson, Gloria Rakness, Eld...
There were two-and-a-half tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Janet Donelan. Second high went to Mary Sjoden and John Blue. The LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program) forms are being mailed out and when you get yours I will be happy to help you fill it out. If you do not get a form, we can print one off of the internet. We had a fair turnout for our birthday dinner on Friday. Those having birthdays this month are Sonja Collamer, Vern Hunt, Sandy Bennett, Judy Dixon, Shorty Ballard, Norma...
1 years ago Sept. 23, 1915 The Beverly Entertainers Of the smaller companies that have entered upon Lyceum work in recent years none have given better satisfaction than the Beverly Entertainers, an organization of charming young women, who give a diversified and interesting program, at once novel and entertaining. Musical numbers in Dutch costumes are one of the attractive features offered by the company, whose members sing, read, play mandolins and guitars and give musical sketches in charming costumes. Guitarologues by...
"This is the art of the car," said Community Liaison for the Colorado Grand, Eddie O'Brien summing up the automobile side of the tour that made its way from Steamboat Springs, Colo. to Encampment last Wednesday, but there is a serious charitable component too. The Colorado Grand is an automobile tour for exclusive, high-end, vintage sports cars that began 27 years ago. This is the second time they have crossed the state line into the Upper North Platte Valley. The lunch stop...
Zachary and Aya Laux are proud to announce the birth of their son, Isaac Takashi Laux. Isaac was born at 5:52 a.m. Sept. 5, 2015 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo. He weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Takashi and Hisako Murakami, of Tokyo. Paternal grandparents are James and Josephine Laux, of Laramie. Zac worked for the Saratoga Sun from 2012-2013....
August is officially over. Bring on September with a hunting vengeance for those enthusiasts. Good Luck to you all. The ever-popular morning chatter group this week included Connie Beckham, Laura Rettelle, Patty Herring, Karen Dibbern, Jo Bonnet, Arleigh Simmons, Ellie Behrmann, Nancy Lynch, Linda York and Dodey Brown. Our talented 2 tabled Bridge Club consisted of MaryLou Noton, Sheila Johnson, Whitey and Alice Stewart, Marianne Blue, Millie Parker, and Sharon Pratt. The Quilting Bees finished the fall quilt and have...
There were eight here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Lila Worden and Janet Lasco. Janet Lasco and Grace Johnston shared a $2 round. Grace Johnston won a $3 round. Sue Howe won the $5 blackout round. Thank you Winnie Allen for watching that card for me. There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Janet Donelan and Vivien Campbell. Second high went to Mariel O’Grady and Barb Wise. We will be having a 55-Alive defensive driving class up here at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9. P...
Games provide laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, three residents played Yahtzee with Pat Sims winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Uno with Pat Rust winning. On Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoons, residents played Bingo. Pat Rust, Nadine Caleb, Barbara Plummer, Elaine Burge and Pat Sims won Four Corners. Elaine Burge, Pat Rust and Kenny won Blackouts. Our volunteers were Lila Worden, Gloria Rakness, Da...
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 met Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post Home. We heard reports from the last two events that were held by one unit, the Slave Auction and Rumble Sale and the River Raft Poker Run. Discussion was held about the events and fund raisers that the unit holds throughout the year and how well we do financially on these events. It was reported that the Department of Wyoming President, Becky Allred will make her official visit to one unit November 7, 2015 at noon. Tentative plans...
September is Library Card Sign-up Month at the Carbon County Library System. The Carbon County Libraries, in conjunction with the American Library Association and public libraries nation wide encourages students to sign up for a free library card. The library is an important tool for students, according to a Carbon County Library press release, as the library system in Carbon County offers materials, programs and services that support academic achievement. The library system offers access to educational resources such as...
Participants in Chris Irwin's horsemanship clinic at the Blackhall Mountain Ranch got a lesson in how all aspects of the rider's body effect a horses actions. The three-day clinic brought in people from around the North Platte Valley and from as far away as Fort Collins, Colo. Many of the participants attended Irwin's clinic last year, and some were new to his teachings. Local ranchers Ron and Mayvon Platt and Alan Peryam said they learned a lot about the subtlety of body...
Chris Irwin believes that interacting with a horse on a personal level takes labor and effort, but that the rewards are great if the time is put in. Irwin, who says his passion for horsemanship began when he was a 19-year-old that happened to end up at a race track, hopes to show spectators and participants what happens when you work with horses the way they want to be worked with. Irwin will be returning to Encampment Aug. 29-31 for the second year to provide a horsemanship...