Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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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,...
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...
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. On Friday afternoon before Bingo, we had the crowning of Valentine King and Queen. Winning the vote were Helen Schmitt and Sam Kelly. The Queen received flowers, candy, and a Valentine helium balloon. The King rece...
There were six here on Tuesday to play Bingo. $2 winners were Madaline Forbes, Sue Howe, Merele Starr, Berneil McCord and Betty Dean. Merle Starr won the $3 blackout round. There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winners were Lee Groshart and Sheila Johnson. Second high winners went to Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. We crowned John and Sonja Collamer as our new Valentine King and Queen. They were not able to be here on Friday, so we did the crowning on Monday....
The search for enough Certified Nursing Assistants to well-equip nursing homes, hospitals and other medical facilities is still an ongoing battle, even in the Platte Valley. Merlynn Hoopes, RN, program director and instructor of the CNA class, said she has always seen a need for more CNAs in the nearly 50 years she has spent in nursing. Hoopes began her work in nursing in 1966, and said she has loved it ever since. "I love every aspect of nursing, and that's what it takes to m...
Reprint of this story from the February 22, 1901 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT SMELTER The buildings for the sampler and smelter of the Boston-Wyoming Smelter, Power and Light Co. are now entirely enclosed and Manager Godshall informs us that the whole plant will be ready for business about the first of May. Teams are busy hauling in the machinery from the railroad and some is already in p...
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....
There were six here on Tuesday to play Bingo. Two-dollar winners were Winnie Allen, Berneil McCord, and Ron Noton. Berneil McCord won the $3 blackout round. There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winners were Glee Johnson and Sheila Johnson. There was a tie for second between Vivien Campbell and Gertrude Herold, and Mary Sjoden and Bob Johnson. We will be crowning a new King and Queen this Friday. So be sure to get your vote in. They will be counting them on Thursday. Make plans to join us for lunch on Friday for the...
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 staff at the facility are dedicated to giving the very best quality of care and quality of life to all of our residents. One group of employees are often unsung heroines (or heroes). They are our Certified Nursing Assistants who are there for our residents thr...
Dominoes: Only three days last week did our Domino players play. 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 Bibbern, Ellie Behrmann, LaDawn Vorn, Jo Bonnett, Dodey Brown. Special thanks to Ellie for helping me in the early morning shoveling the sidewalk. They did not have enough Bridge players for Wednesday, however they did play Saturday after the breakfast at noon. The...
After an 11 month deployment in Afghanistan, Navy Chief Petty Officer Derek Ten Eyck is returning to Saratoga. A welcome home party is planned at St. Ann’s Parish Saturday, March 1 after the 5:30 p.m. mass. His wife, Amanda, said she is very excited to have him come home. He left three weeks after their youngest child was born. Amanda said he could be home as early as Friday, or as late as Wednesday. It depended on how long it took to out-process from active duty. She will h...
Sitting in the chariot. Holding together two restless horses. Waiting for that gate in front of him to open up. Bobby Bergeson knows that in any given moment, he could be flung from his chariot. He knows the dangers that lie ahead. And he embraces those dangers like an old friend. For the Encampment native, there are few better feelings in the world than chariot racing. “It’s a heck of a rush,” Bergeson said. “Like people who sky dive or those kinds of things, it does somethin...
In the Sand Hills of Nebraska, a person can look for miles and find nothing but a flat and barren landscape. However, 60 years ago, two local residents gazed across those Nebraska plains and found a lifetime of love and happiness. Valentine's Day is already a special day for romantics everywhere. But for Shorty and Hazel Ballard of Encampment, this Friday will mark the 60th Valentine's Day they have spent together as a married couple. In 1953, Shorty went to the Sand Hills to...
The Saratoga Speech and Debate Team brought home first place for 1A and 2A schools at its most recent competition in Jackson Friday and Saturday. Aside from the first place win, the team also boasted several individual placements. Garrett Dale placed sixth in poetry, and other placing team members included Kaylyn Wessel and Becca Treat for finals, Gale Jackson for semi-finals humor and Leam Engel and Jacob Dickinson for semi-finals duet....
Students from all over eastern Carbon County proved their scientific knowledge at last week’s Carbon County School District No. 2 Science Fair. Young scientists in grades fourth through seventh came from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow Elementary Schools, to display and explain their projects at the Hanna Recreation Center Feb. 5. The panel of judges included district administrators, teachers, parents and other adults interested in what Carbon C...
Jareth Liem Wood was born Feb. 3, 2014 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie to parents Telitha Fay Bergeson and Joshua Noel Wood. Jareth weighed 7 pounds 11.6 ounces and was 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Robert Bergeson and Audrey Bergeson, both of Riverside. Fraternal grandparents are Jerry and Liz Wood, of Saratoga. Paternal great grandparents are Garry and Linda Callison, of Colorado City, Colo., and Noel and Janit Wood, of Riverton, Wyo....
Students at Encampment K-12 School saw 'dead people' last week. 2014 Homecoming week was dubbed "The End of the World" and students seemed to have fun during the week by dressing as zombies and corpses. Throughout the week of Jan. 27-31, students came to school dressed appropriately for the school's themed days, consisting of "Pajama Day", "Funeral Day", "Survivor Day", "Zombie Day" and "Red and Black Day". The entire school also participated in "Penny Wars", a contest to see...
Stephen and Rebecca Lynch are proud to announce the birth of their son Nathaniel William. Nate was born at home Aug. 27, at 6:26 am. He weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Nate was happily welcomed by big brother Jack (age 6.5) and big sister Colleen (age 3.5). Paternal grandparents are Patrick and Catherine Lynch of Encampment. Maternal grandparents are John and Vivian Fahy of Lusk, Wyo. Nate and his family live in State College, Penn....
Homecoming is about getting together and supporting your local community. And a few local community members went above and beyond the call of duty to support their local schools. The Encampment School's pep-rally last Friday consisted of school cheers, a bad food eating contest contest and a "buddy dragging" race. However, the highlight of the pep assembly was when the staff at Encampment School agreed to dying and cutting their hair if the school reached their goal of $2,200...
More than $20,000 was raised at Saturday's "E-Club Cake Auction" held as part of Encampment K-12 School's homecoming festivities. A total of 94 cakes were entered into the auction, which took place in front of a packed crowd after Encampment's Saturday homecoming games. Auction helper Rick Martin said nearly $6,000 more dollars were raised over what came from 2013's auction. "We raised a total of $21,020, and last year we raised $15,525," he said. "People came from all over...