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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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Our coffee ladies are still drinking the coffee. The Domino players are still working on their wins following our last week’s winners, Phil Fleming, Ginny Riddick, Dick Blake, and Laura Rettelle. The quilters started a new quilt this month. It is Lila Walbye’s, it is a bright and very colorful one. As for the puzzle well let’s just say it has been a great challenge. Nevertheless, they are chugging away at the 1000 piece puzzle. News for the month: March looks to be a busy month. Breakfast is at noon this month. Satur...
There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winner were Teense Willford and Bob Johnson. Second high went to Sandy Willford and Vivien Campbell. It has been a pretty quiet week. We want to welcome Pat Rust from the nursing home to our little group. She just got into the nursing home and will be joining them several times a week when they come to have lunch with us. We want to tell Jim Elliott we are going to miss him very much. He is moving over to Cheyenne to a senior housing apartment. He will be closer to his family and...
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 advent of daylight savings time on Sunday, the sun continues its march higher in the sky towards longer and warmer days. Moving the clocks forward one hour caused residents (and everyone else) to be sleepy at breakfast. On March 20, spring officially a...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoy many activities weekly. 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. Volunteers at the facility enhance residents’ quality of life. Not only do they assist residents in various activities, such as Bingo, but they offer a connection to the community that enables residents to still feel part of the local community. Sometimes when needed, like whe...
We would like to welcome Sue Morowski from Deseret Health and Rehab back doing Blood Pressures the first Thursday of each month at 11:30 a.m. , Helen will be doing Blood Pressures March 13 and the 27 at 11:30 a.m. We will be having Breakfast at noon on Saturday all 12 months out of the year, this month Saturday breakfast at Noon will be on the 15th and the menu is Blueberry French Toast Bake with warm maple syrup, Bacon, Fruit Juice and Chilled Milk. Our Birthday Evening Meal is Friday the 21st. Our theme is “Luck of the I...
Reaching nearly $3,000 over their original goal, Saratoga Elementary students raised more than $8,000 last week to support the American Heart Association. The students participated in both "Jump Rope for Heart" and "Hoops for Heart", which are fundraisers that support the AHA. In those programs people contribute a certain amount of money for each jump or shot made into a basketball hoop, and the money goes toward the AHA. Coordinator Shayley Love, a teacher at SES, said the...
Rhett Sebastian Diaz was born Jan. 31, 2014 in Laramie. He weighed 8 lbs and 10 oz, and was 20.5 inches long. Parents are Laura Sanches and Mac Diaz. Maternal grandparents are Dick and Char Anderson of Walden, Colo., and the paternal grandparent is Rosa Sanchez of Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Rhett's big sister is six-year-old Sophie Diaz....
While one group was in Guatemala working on a water distribution system, another was in Laramie, planning a visit to a village in Kenya that requested help building a dormitory for schoolgirls. Projects such as these are all in day's work for students in the University of Wyoming chapter of Engineers Without Borders, an organization that provides opportunities for students to contribute to meaningful engineering projects in various parts of the world. "I joined because I...
Ashlynn Johnson accomplished a feat last month that has evaded her aunts. She competed at nationals in the Make it with Wool contest. The acceptance was bittersweet, as Ashlynn's grandmother, who was involved with Make it with Wool for several years, passed away in 2013. Roxana Johnson would tell Ashlynn stories of her experiences at nationals. Stories that Roxana also shared with her daughters Elizabeth Downare and Amanda Batteiger. Lynda Jordan, of Laramie, took over Roxana'...
The Upper Valley Search and Rescue sold 261 poker hands Sunday at the 16th Annual Ben Romios Memorial Poker Run. A total of $2,610 was brought in from the hands, in addition to other money that was donated toward the event. Six prize money gifts were given to three high winners and three low winners. Try Knotwell had the highest hand, winning $675 with three "10s". Anthony Rakness had the second highest hand, winning $400, and Menphis Smith-Moon had the third highest hand,...
To help with the Platte Valley Habitat Partnership (PVHP) Mule Deer Initiative, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department recently assigned Katie Cheesbrough as its new terrestrial habitat biologist. Cheesbrough grew up in Laramie, and has been recreating in the mountains and rivers of the Upper North Platte Valley for most of her life. She began her new position with WGFD Jan. 2, had previously worked in Douglas as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service. Cheesbrough...
Amber Williams, of Saratoga Middle School, placed second at the Carbon County Spelling Bee this past Wednesday and brought home two trophies. One for top speller in eighth grade and one for the second place finish. The second place finish has earned her a trip to Rock Springs to compete in the state spelling bee competition. It was the word "stethoscope" that knocked Amber out of the competition for the first place spot, and it was the same speller from Rawlins, Toby Arment,...
Three Hanna-Elk-Mountain-Medicine Bow Middle/High School student poets achieved top placements at their school's Poetry Out Loud Competition last month. Junior Dakota Trump received first place, sophomore Maggie Johnson placed second and senior Aleck Freeman place third at the competition, which took place at HEM Middle/High School Jan. 24. According to its website, Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry, by offering a dy...
Carbon County School District No. 2 worked with Carbon County School District No. 1 to host the Rawlins Outlaw Classic Speech and Debate Invitational at Rawlins High School Friday and Saturday. Approximately 185 speakers in 265 entries competed, varying from 1A 2A, 3A and 4A sized teams. Areas spanning Jackson, Green River, Rock Springs, Riverton, Casper, Douglas, Star Valley, Cheyenne and Greybull were represented. In preparation for the hosting of an upcoming novice meet in...
Our domino players played only three days last week. Winners were Betty Merrill, Bill Telfer and Ginny Riddick. We have been having a house full of coffee drinkers in the morning Laura Rettelle, Patty Herring, Connie Beckham, Arleigh Summer, Karen Dibbern, Ellie Behrman, LaDawn Vorn, Jo Bonnett, Dodey Brown. They did not have enough Bridge players for Wednesday, however, they did play Saturday after the Breakfast at noon. The foursome on Saturday were Vivian Campbell, Kay Fleming, Sheila Johnson, and Rosemary Craighead. Quilt...
There were six here on Tuesday to play Bingo. Two-dollar winners were Madaline Forbes, Sue Howe, Grace Johnston, and Betty Dean. Betty Dean and Grace Johnston shared the $4 blackout round. There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winner were Lee Groshart & Mary Sjoden. Second high went to Bob Johnson and Vivian Campbell. We had our birthday dinner Friday. Those having birthdays this month are Nadine Caleb, Madaline Forbes, Donna Nordin, Marty Perue, Karlene Sjoden, Charlotte Gibbons, Bill Busey, Roxie Baldwin, Deanna Bla...
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. An important group of employees at the facility is the Dietary staff. Residents enjoy being in our dining room, because it is a time to socialize with table mates, other residents, and staff. Dietary employees offer nutrition meals to our residents. In addition t...
Semester 1: 2013/2014 4.0 Bradley Bifano Jessie Black Larissa Ford Nina Ford Robin Gloss Thomas Ingleby Andrew Janeck-Oiler Aaron Kerbs Katie Loose Ryan Malone Hunter Mason Kaleah McClain Miranda Paddock Lelia Randall Bryce Schwartkopf Lydia Smith Kennison Spiering Thatcher Spiering Garett Wallace Amber Williams Alicia Zaragoza 3.5 Sarah Burton Cameron Collamer Cruz Escobedo Benjamin Falk Justine Fourman Rebecca Hayward Harley Kelmona Matthew Lincoln Veronica Lincoln Aubree Neville Heather Oxford Morgan Rempel Rylee Rempel...
The Platte Valley Christian Center will be hosting speaker Dick Schroeder Sunday. Schroeder, a national speaker for Chi Alpha University Ministries, is currently doing a retreat with University of Wyoming chapter in Saratoga and will speak to local residents. Schroeder will speak at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Feb. 23 at the Platte Valley Christian Center....