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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...
This month our theme is “Tropical Hawaii”, and birthdays this month are Connie Beckham, Jo Roberson, Francis Herring, and Karen Casson. June Anniversarys are Wade & Rosalie Cousins, Joe & Sheila Remick, Whitey and Alice Stewart, Marvin and Nancy Lynch, Jack and Vonda Weiburg, Orville and Ellen Burgess, Ron and Mary Lou Noton. That’s a lot of June Brides. We will be partying “Luau Style”, so put on your favorite Hawaiian shirt and join us partying the night away. After Dinner we will have “Cash Bingo”. All of this is on Fr...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday- Oven chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, wheat roll, cherry cheesecake, chilled milk Thursday- (Saratoga only) Meat, baked potato, veggies, bread, fruit, cookie Friday- Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, confetti corn, wheat roll, fruit cocktail, chilled milk, birthday cake Monday- Spaghetti and meat sauce, tossed salad, garlic bread, plum whip, chilled milk Tuesday- Hawaiian chicken, sweet potato, broccoli/cauliflower, banana muffin, tropical fruit cup, chilled...
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...
Roland "Rolly" and Cheryl Bowen of Elk Mountain recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 8, 2014. Rolly and Cheryl, both longtime Elk Mountain residents, were married in 1964 at St. Matthew's Episcopal Cathedral in Laramie. They said they met sometime in 1961 at a dance hall in Elk Mountain. "I remember when I met her, my heart jumped," Rolly said. "I came up here from Colorado and starting haying for a rancher. I came here when I was pretty young and just...
Saratoga residents Jack and Dorothy Sintek will celebrate 60 years of married life in Carbon County this year. Dorothy moved to Carbon County in 1952, the year she graduated high school. She moved to Rawlins the day after graduation and went to work at Memorial Hospital, where she was employed for two years. Jack graduated from high school while in the Army in 1951, then served in Korea and was discharged in 1952. He also worked for the Highway Department and Sinclair. The two...
On June 12, Saratoga residents Richard and Gloria Rakness will celebrate 60 years of marriage together. Going back to their teenage years, Richard said he first met the former Gloria Esterby at Minot Model High School in Minot, North Dakota. Gloria said she remembers their first informal date, which involved piling into Richard's 1947 Chevrolet Coupe Deville with other kids for "buck night". Richard said he later asked Gloria to the high school prom for their first official...
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) and Rebekahs Educational Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee met to select students for scholarships May 29 through June 2. The committee, including Saratogan Jim Wiant, and six members from other states, met in Jackson for three days to choose 26 scholarship recipients from across the country. Eight different types of scholarships, totaling to $92,500, were awarded to 26 applicants. Wiant said there were 250 to 300 applicants...
Encampment First Grade Fiction Local level First place: Eckerley Pickett “The Helpful Godmother” Second place: Rainey Powell “Dinosaur Adventure” Third place: Josie Little “The Magic Man” District level First place: Rainey Powell “Dinosaur Adventure” Second place: Eckerley Pickett “The Helpful Godmother” Third place: Josie Little “The Magic Man” Nonfiction Local level First place: Ashtyn Tieszen “Using 1,000,000 dollars” Second place: Eckerley Pickett “A Million Dollar Story” Third Place: Rainey Powell: “Having a Million Doll...
Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Monday afternoon, five residents played Yahtzee with Frank Jereb winning. On Tuesday morning, five residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Wednesday afternoon, nine residents played Bingo, and Friday afternoon, 11 residents played Bingo. Elaine Burge, Carol Higby, Pat Rust, and Truth Karstoft won Four Corners. Carol Higby and Marion Lansdown won Blackouts. Our Bingo helpers...
There were five here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Berneil McCord and Madaline Forbes. Grace Johnston won the $3 blackout round. Madaline Forbes won the $3 blackout round. There were three tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. There was a tie for high winners between Bob Johnson and Sheila Johnson, and Mariel O’Grady 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 h...
Principal’s List Rebecca Treat, senior Harold Jackson, junior Luke Pantle, junior Guy Erickson, sophomore Cassidy Little, sophomore Bailey Miller, freshman Emily Morgan, freshman McKenzie Powell, freshman Kaylyn Herring, seventh Morgan Dale, seventh Noelle Peterson, seventh Paige Powell, seventh Riley Little, sixth Reid Schroeder, sixth Honor Roll Lacey Dale, senior David Flauding, senior Emma Jackson, senior Matthew Jarrett, senior Brett Miller, senior Jennifer Morgan, senior Kaylyn Wessel, senior Brett Ralston, junior A...
Krizia Vanessa Verplancke, granddaughter of Sam and Marilyn Verplancke, was conferred the degrees of BA in Sociology and BA in Communication Studies, Summa Cum Laude, at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, Calif. May 10. Krizia is a member of the Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, Alpha Kappa Delta Honor Society and Order of Omega Honor Society. During her four years at LMU, she served as Resident Advisor, Student Director of Ignatian Leadership, Rains Hall Vice-President, Head Life Guard and Water Safety Instructor....
Encampment seniors receiving scholoarships are: Lacey Dale- Hathaway Scholarship, Lonnie Sifford Scholarship David Flauding- Hathaway Scholarship, Ben Romios Memorial Scholarship, UW Wyoming Scholars Scholarship Michelle Hooker- Hathaway Scholarship, Encampment-Riverside Lion’s Club Queen Scholarship, Snowy Range Cattle Woman Scholarship Matthew Jarrett- Hathaway Scholarship, Daniels Fund Scholarship, Ben Romios Memorial Scholarship, E-Club Scholarship, Sage Brush Thrift Store Scholarship, Xi Beta Delta Scholarship, E...
Saratoga High School seniors were presented scholarships at the 2014 Saratoga Middle/High School Awards Assembly. The assembly took place May 30 in the Saratoga Middle/High School Gymnasium. Below is the list of seniors and their scholarships, worth $294,800: Miranda Paddock- Carbon County Commissioners Scholarship, Hathaway Honors Scholarship, Superior Scholarship from Western Wyoming Community College, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Scholarship Heather Oxford- Platte...
In celebration of Arbor Day, Saratoga Elementary School students planted trees with the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) Wyoming Game and Fish (WGFD) and Wyoming State Forestry Divsion last Friday. Students and teachers, alongside officials from the SERCD, WGFD, forestry division and town of Saratoga, were also celebrating the 10th year Saratoga achieved "Tree City USA" status. Saratoga Recreation Department Director Lisa Burton helped organize a...
Two students became the first from Carbon County School District No. 2's speech team to compete at the National Individual Events Tournament of Champions (NIETOC), held May 9-11 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Speech students Kaylyn Wessel and Becca Treat, both Encampment High School seniors, competed using Jodi Picoult's "My Sister's Keeper" as their duo piece. Individually, Wessel competed with her drama piece entitled "January First" by Michael Schofield....
Two Carbon County community members were given awards on behalf of the Valley Service Organization (VSO) Thursday at the Hotel Wolf. Longtime VSO member Sue Jones received the VSO 2014 Woman of Distinction Award, which she was given for more than 30 years of public service. Jones' credits include serving on the Saratoga Town Council; council liaison to the recreation board; board member of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation and Voices of the Valley; and...
Aloha! Yes I said Aloha, there is something about June that puts a smile on so many faces, including mine, and start thinking of warm weather and the beach. So, this month our theme will be “Tropical Hawaii”. Birthdays this month are Dian Bauer, Connie Beckham, Jo Roberson, Francis Herring, and Karen Casson. June anniversary’s are Wade and Rosalie Cousins, Joe and Sheila Remick, Whitey and Alice Stewart, Marvin and Nancy Lynch, Jack and Vonda Weiburg, Orville and Ellen Burgess, Ron and Mary Lou Noton; and that’s a lot of...
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, four residents played Dominoes with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Monday afternoon, five residents played Yahtzee with Pat Rust winning. On Tuesday morning, five residents played Dominoes w...
There were five here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Janet Lasco, and Betty Dean. Madaline Forbes won the $3 blackout round. We were closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday so there was not any bridge. 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....