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The Saratoga Senior Center celebrated National Volunteer Week last week. The Saratoga Senior has awesome volunteers and the center would be not be what it is today without them, said Sue Howe, site manager of the Saratoga Senior Center. Volunteers are Bob and Grace Johnston, Winnie Allen, Frances Kirby, Donna Norden, Leo Yocum and Ed and Paul Howe. In the last 21 years that Sue Howe has been with the Senior Center, no one has turned her down when she has asked the to...
Nine Platte Valley youth were recognized by the Wyoming Congressional delegation for earning bronze, silver and gold Congressional Awards. Sen. Mike Enzi, Congresswoman Cynthia Lummis, Auditor Cindy Cloud, Treasurer Mark Gordon, and State Superintendent Cindy Hill presented the medals for initiative, service and achievement at a statewide ceremony held in Laramie. Guy Erickson, of Encampment, earned a gold medal and served the community by providing food for families in need...
There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winner was Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. Second place went to Glee Johnson and Vivien Campbell. We have started having the Jam sessions again for the summer. The next one will be on April 22. Please make plans to come up at 6 p.m. and enjoy the music. The players have so much fun playing, and the audience always has just as much fun listening to them. Last week was National Volunteer Appreciation Week. We want to thank everyone who helps here at our center. We really do...
Dominoes winners for last week were Madeline Telfer with one win; Bob Thompson with two wins; Dick Blake with one win, Ginny Riddick with one win, Betty Merrill with one win and Joe Remick with one win. Coffee Drinkers where Laura Rettelle, Connie Beckham, Patty Herring, La Dawn Vorn, Jo Bennett, Arleigh Simmons, Ellie Behrmann, Dodey Brown, Karen Dibbern. Quilters where Nancy Lynch, Sandy Miller, Jo Roberson, Lila Walbye, Betty Merrill and Vonda Wieburg. We had a great turn out for breakfast at noon on Saturday. Tuesday, we...
Reprint of this story from the April 15, 1904 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. WOUNDED IN BATTLE Amateur Actor Has a Taste of War --- Shot in the Fracas Earle R. Clemens was badly powder burned Monday night while rehearsing for the military play, Santiago, to be given the following evening. Mr. Clemens was to represent Phillip Bassett, one of the important characters in the play, who, while under suspicion for s...
Joey Lee and Amber Wells, of Laramie, announce the arrival of their son, Silas Lee Wells, born March 19, 2014. Silas was born in Laramie and weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 and one half inches long. Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Taylor and the late James Taylor, of Gillette. Paternal grandparents are Roy T. and Donna Wells, of Encampment. Silas joins his sisters Chole, 8, and Claire, 4 in Laramie....
Wellness screenings coming to Saratoga, Encampment and Hanna this month offer 13 different tests to assess the health of individuals participating, plus additional screenings for blood pressure and possibly bone density. Blood draws in Saratoga and Encampment are being organized by the Valley Service Organization (VSO), according to project coordinator Sue Jones. The wellness screenings are offered statewide by Wyoming Health Fairs/Wellness Health Fairs (WHF). Saratoga blood draws will be held Wednesday and Thursday, April...
Saratoga’s Platte Valley Christian Center Assembly of God has a lot to be celebrating this weekend. Over a three-day period, the PV Christian Center will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Assemblies of God church organization, the completion of the PV Christian Center’s kitchen remodeling, the 35th anniversary of the PV Christian Center being a General Council Affiliate Church and Palm Sunday. The entire celebration begins at 6 p.m. Friday, with an evening reception at...
Nearly 100 Lions Club members from throughout Wyoming are expected to convene in Saratoga this weekend for the annual Wyoming State Lions Convention, Saratoga Lions Club president Gilbert (Gib) Blumenthal announced. The local service organization is hosting the state-wide event at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 11-13, with at least half of the 45 Lions Clubs in the state sending delegates plus representatives of the Eye Bank and Eye Institute Foundation Board and a few members...
Every year, more than 22 million people a year fall victim to a crime. They are friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers. Bringing attention to your (peers) is exactly why April 6 through 12 is National Crime Victims’ Week. Approved by the Carbon County Commissioners at their April 1 meeting, the theme for National Crime Victims’ Week’s this year is “30 years: restoring the balance of justice.” So what does Carbon County do to assist our local crime victims? It begins wi...
There were four here for bingo this week. Two-dollar winners were Merle Starr, and Berneil McCord. Then Merle Starr and Madaline Forbes shared the $2 blackout round. There were four here for Bridge Monday. High winner was Vivien Campbell and second place went to Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Sheila Johnson and Bob Johnson. We have hired Kathy Hennek as the new bus driver. She has lived here for many years and I am sure she will be a great asset to our group. We want to welcome Kathy as our new bus driver. She started...
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. The ladies at the facility place a high priority on being able to have their hair done nicely—whether permed or cut. We are fortunate to have a licensed hairdresser who comes about once a month. She is Kerri Thrasher from Hanna, who has been licensed for over 22...
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, three residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Yahtzee with Frank Jereb winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 11 residents played Bingo, and o...
April is here and we are looking forward to spring, as brief as it may be. Wishing the following a wonderful April birthday- Woody Woodward, Jerry Crank, Ruth Banzhof, Roy Wells, Lori Cronberg, Deryl Novak, Marvin Cronberg, Dot Severns, Barb Woodward, Dick Blake, Ellen Burgess, Jim Krouch, Patty Herring. Sue will be here on at 11:30 a.m. April 3 to take blood pressures. Breakfast at noon will be April 12. The menu is blueberry French toast bake, bacon, fresh fruit/juice, chilled milk. Our evening meal will be at 6 p.m.,...
There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winners were Glee Johnson and Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Sheila Johnson and Bob Johnson. We have hired Kathy Hennek as the new bus driver. She has lived here for many years and I am sure she will be a great asset to our group. All of us here at the center want to wish Jane Fluty the very best on her retirement. She plans to do some camping when they get back from their vacation in May. So we hope everything works out for them. She said if we need a substitute and she is...
Reprint of this story from the April 4, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Good Profits from a Little Patch of Irrigated Land J. J. Wombaker came into this country with his family four years ago last September, and settled on placer ground at the junction of the north and south forks of the Encampment River. There were but three log cabins on the Grand Encampment townsite at that time, and two of these were o...
Sixteen Saratoga High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) members earned top-four placements and other honors at their annual State Leadership Conference in Cheyenne. An FBLA attendance record was set when over 700 members from 36 schools across Wyoming met at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne Thursday through Saturday. Students were there to build leadership skills through workshops, campaign for a state office and compete in a variety of business-related topics with h...
A former Saratoga resident was included on the Casper College President’s Honor Roll at Casper College for the 2013 fall semester. Macey Malone, Saratoga High School graduate,was named to the President’s Honor Roll. In order to qualify, students must take 12 credit hours and maintain a 3.5 grade-point average....
In the March 19 edition, the booster photo featuring the Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech and Debate Team as state champions, Maya Zeiger and Gabby Clutter’s names were left out. The Saratoga Sun apologizes for this error....
Marshal Hill applied for an internship as a page under Wyoming's Sen. Michael Enzi, because it was the opportunity of a lifetime. "I did not want to pass it up," Hill said. Hill knew the opportunity would not come his way again, and that working as a page in Congress would look good on his resume and would give him an advantage on his application for college. "I was proud to have Marshal serve as a Senate page," Sen. Enzi said. "He represented Wyoming well and is now part of...
After strong performances at the Wind River District Qualifier Forensics Tournament, two Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Speech and Debate Team members are headed to Nationals near Kansas City this summer. Kaylyn Wessel and Becca Treat's second-place-winning duet ("My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult) was the national qualifier, and Wessel's individual drama ("January First" by Michael Schofield), which received fifth place, was the second alternate for...