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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...
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...
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....
A sea of white Navy uniforms filled the Navy Marine Stadium in Annapolis, Md., in preparation for graduation of the Class of 2014 Naval Academy. Midshipmen were there to watch their upper classmate's graduation and commission. Saratoga High School graduate Wyatt Hill was among those receiving their commissions. The weather, which is usually raining and cold on commissioning day, was warm and the sky was a clear blue as the stadium filled with guests, parents and friends 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, five residents played Dominoes, with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Tuesday morning, six residents played Yahtzee with Dora Martin winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 12 residents played B...
There were two tables here for Bridge Monday. First place went to Mary Sjoden & Sheila Johnson. Second place went to Vivien Campbell & Sue Howe. Sue from the nursing home is coming over once a month to do the blood pressure checks for us. The seniors really do appreciate her coming over to do the blood pressures checks. We are having the Jam sessions again for the summer. The next one will be on June 3rd. Please make plans to come up at 6:00 and enjoy the music. The players have so much fun playing, and the audience always...
The Carbon County 4-H Foundation has awarded scholarships to two students from the Platte Valley. Micayla Crimmins, a 2013 Saratoga High School graduate, was given a $450 foundation scholarship. Brett Miller, an Encampment High School student, was awarded the $500 4-H Stallion Service Auction scholarship. These scholarships will be used for the 2014-15 semester. The Carbon County 4-H Foundation assists the further development and education of 4-H members and volunteer leaders....
Students from Rawlins received outdoor lessons on nature, wildlife and historical artifacts during Saratoga Lake Environmental Education Day, held May 16 near Saratoga Lake. Fifth-graders from Rawlins Elementary traveled to the lake’s surrounding land area, where they were taught by representatives from Carbon County Weed and Pest, Trout Unlimited, Wyoming Game and Fish, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Forest Service and Saratoga Museum, and the Carbon County Fire D...
There were 11 here to play bingo Tuesday. The two-dollar winner was Dorothy Miller. Three-dollar winners were, Winnie Allen, Janet Lasco, Merle Starr, Pat Faust. Dorothy Miller won a $5 blackout round. There were two tables here for Bridge Monday. First place went to Barb Wise and Sheila Johnson. Second place went to Vivien Campbell and Mary Sjoden. Sue from over at the nursing home is coming over once a month to do the blood pressure checks for us. The seniors really do appreciate them letting her come over and check blood p...
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 celebrated National Nursing Home Week from May 11 to May 17, with a special activity every day. On Sunday afternoon, we had a Mother’s Day tea with real china and goodies made by our own Activity Assistant, Kathy McMorrow. On Monday afternoon, residents pla...
John and Ashlie Love are excited to announce the birth of their son, Bergen Charles Love. Bergen was born April 16, 2014 at 4:17 a.m. He weighed 5 lbs. 11 oz. and was 18 inches in length. Bergen joins 2-year-old big brother Thayne. Paternal grandparents are Scott Love, of Fairgrove, Mo., and Abbie Love of Sundance, Wyo. Maternal grandparents are Will Ward and Andi Ward, both of Saratoga. The Loves currently reside in Laramie working for the Monolith Ranch....
Several students in Jackie Jones fifth and sixth grade class enjoyed pepperoni pizza instead of lessons on April 29, thanks to one of their classmates drawing ability. Connor McGraw, a sixth grade student at Hanna Elementary, won the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) BOCES Logo design contest and a pizza party for his class. The contest, which included participants from kindergarten through high school, asked students to draw a logo for the new BOCES program at...
Saratoga residents Kyle L. Thompson, daughter of Dick Thompson and Deb Clever, and Brad L. Bauer, son of Oliver Stone and Deb Bauer, were married on April 21, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nev. Brad was accompanied at the wedding by his daughters Tiffany and Nicole. Kyle's sons, Gage and Logan Seahorn, accompanied their mother at the ceremony. Brad was a Class of 1995 graduate of Encampment High School, and Kyle was a class of 1997 graduate of Saratoga High School. The couple will...
News for the Month: It will be a crazy May. We will be celebrating Mother’s day, along with the birthdays of Jo Bonnett, John Farr, Karen BeBurn, Laura Rettelle, Leslie Farr, John Pratt and Mary Lou Noton. Also, we will celebrate the anniversaries of Leroy and Leann Stephenson and Teense and Sandy Willford. This celebration will take place on May 16. There will be an evening meal with chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with gravy, green beans, dinner rolls and Mandarin oranges. Entertainment from Debbie Easterling and Frien...