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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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7 Years Ago July 5, 1989 Council, Mayor at odds over planning commission An appointment to fill a vacancy on the planning commission was the main point of contention between members of the Saratoga Town Council and Mayor R.T. Buchholz during Monday night’s council meeting. Buchholz chose to ignore a recommendation from the planning commission that Fran Fisher be appointed to fill the vacancy and instead named Walt Miller to fill the position. Buchholz cited the ordinance empowering him to make the appointment, which he s...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. We will be having our annual summer barbecue on Thursday, July 31, at 5 p.m. All family members and friends of the facility are invited. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Dora Martin w...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday- Turkey club sandwich on wheat, potato salad, green beans, emerald pears chilled milk. Thursday- Sloppy Joe, French fries, confetti corn, Mandarin oranges, Rice Krispy bar, chilled milk. Friday- Chicken fried steak, mashed potato/gravy, broccoli, wheat roll, fruit cup, chilled milk. Monday- Beef Wellington, oven potatoes, zucchini, wheat bread, cherries, chilled milk. Tuesday- Chicken, enchilada, Spanish rice, mixed vegetables, emerald pears, chilled milk....
There were five here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Berneil McCord, Pat Faust and Sue Howe. Pat Faust won the $3 blackout. There were three tables for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were John Blue and Mary Sjoden. Second high went to Pat Bailey and Glee Johnson. I have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns, so stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications are you have to be at least 65, if you...
Reprint of this story from the July 31, 1903 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Transportation Company Under New Management is Regaining Former Patronage A great revival of business has taken place with the Transportation Company since the recent purchase by the North American Mercantile Co., and it seems that the good old days of prosperity have returned. After Grube failed a few months ago the company’s bus...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, six residents played Dominoes. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Yahtzee. On Tuesday morning, five residents played Dominoes. On Wednesday afternoon, 13 residents played Bingo, a...
There were five here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Berneil McCord, Pat Faust and Deanna Miller. Deanna Miller won the $4 blackout. There were three tables for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were John and Marianne Blue. Second high went to Mary Sjoden and Vivien Campbell. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns, so stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications are you...
1 years ago July 23, 1914 Even Democrats admit his worth My good friend H.S. Ridgely is the ideal republican candidate for governor. He represents in his personality all those republican sentiments which have maintained in the republican ranks in this state for a quarter of a century. He honestly believes that the Republican Party is more than half divine. He has no respect for any manner of side issue which will tend to swerve the party out of the established channels. He regards a progressive republican as a sort of...
Coffee Drinkers were Laura Rettelle, Connie Beckham, Patty Herring, La Dawn Vorn, Jo Bennett, Arleigh Simmons, Ellie Behrmann, Dodey Brown, Karen Dibbern. Quilters were Nancy Lynch, Sandy Miller, Jo Roberson, Lila Walbye, Betty Merrill, and Vonda Wieburg We had a great turnout for Breakfast at noon on Saturday. Wednesday we will be hosting the Carbon County Senior Services Inc. Board Meeting at 10 a.m.. This Friday is birthday/anniversary evening meal there will be no entertainment because of the town activities that night....
Reprint of this story from the July 18, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. BIG MERGER WILL INCLUDE RUDEFEHA Ferris-Haggarty Copper Mining Company Options the Mine The North American Copper Co. has secured an option on the Ferris-Haggarty mine. The option was dated July 15 1902, and will expire August 15. Charles P. Clemmons represented the Ferris- Haggarty Copper Mining Company and Willis George Emerson r...
There were five here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Berneil McCord, Pat Faust, and Deanna Miller. Deanna Miller won the $4 blackout. There were two and a half tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. There was a tie for high winners between Marie; O’Grady and Mary Sjoden and Janet Donelan and John Blue. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns, so stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Q...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. For July 4th, eight residents went downtown to watch the Fourth of July parade with Sue Morawski and Brenda Zeiger. For the noon meal, residents had hamburgers, chips, macaroni salad, and ice cream. In the evening, several residents watch the fireworks from our p...
There were eight here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Betty Dean, Sue Howe, and Janet Lasco. Madaline Forbes won the $3 blackout. There were two-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Sue Howe. Second place went to Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns. Stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications are...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. With the warm weather of summer, residents are going out on the patio to enjoy it and the flowers. In our pergola, we have a beautiful new wooden bench donated the family of Jeannie James, who was a long-time resident from 2003 to 2013. She enjoyed going out on t...
Reprint of this story from the July 4, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. THE CELEBRATION AT GRAND ENCAMPMENT The Fourth of July has been celebrated in Grand Encampment in the good, old fashioned way. The day dawned bright and clear and gave promise of being an ideal day for the events as planned, but before noon the atmosphere had turned chilly and late in the afternoon a drizzling rain set in. However the d...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Pork roast, lettuce, au gratin potato, green beans, wheat bread, applesauce, chilled milk. Thursday – Salmon patty, wild rice blend, squash blend, wheat bread, peach crisp, milk. Friday – Hot hamburger sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, mandarin oranges, chilled milk. Monday – Beef tacos, lettuce, tomato, cheese, refried beans, carrots, cherries, chilled milk. Tuesday – Swedish meatballs, noodles, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, grapes, chilled milk....
There were six here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Berneil McCord, Sue Howe, and Madaline Forbes. The $4 blackout winner was Darlene Willis. There were two-and-a-half tables for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were Mariel O’Grady and Barb Wise. Second place went to Pat Bailey and Vivien Campbell. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns. So stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications a...
Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Dora Martin winning. On Monday afternoon, six residents played Yahtzee with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Dominoes with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 13 residents played Bingo, and Friday afternoon, 10 residents played Bingo. Frank Jereb, Truth Karstoft, Dora Martin, Charlotte Gibbons, and Pat Rust won Four Corners. Janet Kennaday won Blackouts. Our Bingo...
Reprint of this story from the June 27, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Transportation Company Sells out to Prominent Cripple Creek Parties. Fred G. Grube and associates, of Cripple Creek, have purchased the entire holdings of the Encampment Improvement and Transportation Company, including the local barns, the transfer barns, teams wagons, sawmill, etc. The Transportation company has been operating here n...
Skyler Petit, a 23-year-old from Denver, earned the title of Rocky Mountain All-Around Lumberjack at this past weekend's Woodchoppers Jamboree. This is Petit's first year to win the overall championship at the Encampment competition. He has been competing since he was 10 years old, and travels Wyoming, Colorado and New Mexico competing in different events. Petit's parents have been competing for 21 years and have been coming to the event since he was 2 years old. "I started... Full story
We give thanks to two very special volunteers from the Saratoga Missionary Alliance Church—Terry and Judy Hicks—we have flowers in the front of our building and on the patio. With the advent of warmer weather, residents are going out on the patio to enjoy the sun and the beautiful flowers. The bench seat outside our front door is receiving residents as well. The flowers look terrific. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, seven residents played Dominoes with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On...
2 years ago June 19, 1913 Dentist located here Dr. Frank Coret, a young dentist from Denver, arrived here Saturday through the influence of Dr. Stanton, and has established his office in the Club Building. Dr. Coret purchased the office fixtures belonging to Dr. Bunten and is now open for business. He will remain steadily if he finds the business will warrant it. He also expects to make Hanna a few days each month. This valley has been in need of a dentist for some time and he is certainly welcome. Everyone needing his...
There were two tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. There was a three way tie for high winners between Sheila Johnson and Pat Bailey, and Vivien Campbell and Mariel O’Grady, and Marianne Blue and John Blue. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns, so stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications are you have to be at least 65, if you are single you can make up to $17,500 per year. Married couples can make...