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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The 26th Annual Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner will again be provided by delivery only, by PVHH Volunteers on Thanksgiving Day, November 24. Deliveries will be made between 11:45 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. as announced by PVHH President, Marilyn Verplancke. This delicious free traditional Thanksgiving meal is available to anyone in the valley, but you must contact a PVHH Board Member by FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH by calling any one of these Board members: Marilyn Verplancke 326-8190, Crissy Blocker 329-3468, Wanda... Full story
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer Another great week of activities was offered by the Activity Director and her assistants. Monday residents worked out to Sittercise in the morning and listened to Notable Threes, At The Beach and Villains, Cheats, Bad Guys trivia in the afternoon. Hot Potato Beach Ball was played Tuesday morning. In the afternoon, the residents made Fall Wreaths to be hung in the dining room during Arts and Crafts. Residents came out to the dining room on Wednesday morning for the always popular Hair and Nail Care. The aftern...
Traveling on I 80 can be a challenge regardless of the season, but winter is always an issue. People can be stranded for hours or even days in Rawlins, stretching visitors and the city to the limit. St. Christopher's Highway of Carbon County is a coalition of churches, nonprofits and government entities organized by Reverend Bobbe Fitzhugh of St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Fitzhugh had a conversation with Rawlins Police Chief Mike Ward when she first arrived last May that sparked the idea for the...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer Another great week of activities was offered by the Activity Director and her assistants. Monday residents worked out to Sittercise in the morning and listened to Notable Threes, At The Beach and Villains, Cheats, Bad Guys trivia in the afternoon. Hot Potato Beach Ball was played Tuesday morning. In the afternoon, the residents made Fall Wreaths to be hung in the dining room during Arts and Crafts. Residents came out to the dining room on Wednesday morning for the always popular Hair and Nail Care. The aftern...
Is it time for a new bow? Upgrade your archery gear with the Wyoming Super Tag. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is running a bonus raffle for all hunters who purchase Super Tag tickets during the month of October to win a customizable Mathews V3X29 bow, donated by Mathews Archery. The 2022 V3X is the most streamlined hunting system Mathews Archery has ever created. Equipped with their new Bridge-Lock™ Sight technology to enhance balance, their new Stay Afield System (S.A.S.™) to keep you in the hunt and built compatible with a com...
The Rick Martin Memorial Park (previously Prospect Park) in Riverside is visited by hundreds of folks, both local and tourists, year around. The history of this beautiful play area is somewhat blurry with several possible scenarios. Helen Weiland came to live in Riverside in 1955 and provided some interesting trivia. Weiland currently takes care of the park, maintaining the restrooms, mowing and taking care of the flowers, as well as providing mosquito abatement measures to assure the comfort...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants filled another week with great activities for the residents of the Saratoga Care Center. On Monday, they worked out to “Sittercise” in the morning and listened to “Senses of the Holidays”. The residents had fun and games with radio trivia in the afternoon. Residents played Hangman Tuesday morning, then in the afternoon they had in Arts and Crafts. Sunflowers in yellow, orange, and red were cut out of colored paper. Then they glued them on paper plates and hung them in...
Within the walls of the Carbon County Museum, a variety of exhibits await for visitors to offer a glimpse into the history of Rawlins and the county itself. A 55-foot long fire truck powered by a tractor motor, a sandstone bathtub and a concrete marker from the Old Lincoln Highway are just a few of the highlights. On October 5, however, the main point-of-interest was the new director of the museum, Tom Mensik. Standing over six-and-a-half feet tall, Mensik isn't hard to spot in a room. Though...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) has been getting ready for the change of seasons. On September 24, the organization had their last barbeque for the summer. It actually was in the Hanna Hometown Market because weather was threatening to drown anything outdoors. HART is a garden group in Hanna that not only runs a community garden compound behind the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School; the group has gotten together at least every other weekend and has a barbeque...
“Soup’s on” all next month at the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, according to an announcement made this week by the sponsoring Deacons. Information released following a recent meeting of the Deacons reads, “It was decided to hold four fall hunting soup luncheons during October. The luncheons have always been well received by the whole community. A variety of soups, breads and desserts will be offered on Thursdays October 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall for $8.00 per per... Full story
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered another week of activities both morning and afternoon. On Monday, residents worked out to Sittercise in the morning and listened to geography and history trivia in the afternoon. On Tuesday, the morning found residents listening to Oldies Music and playing Ring Toss. In the afternoon, residents in Arts and Crafts glued and painted harvest pumpkins which will be hung in the dining room. On Wednesday, residents came out to the dining room in the morning for the...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered another week of activities both morning and afternoon. On Monday, residents worked out to Sittercise in the morning and listened to buzzword history trivia in the afternoon. On Tuesday, the morning found residents enjoying the game of Mexican Dominoes. In the afternoon, residents in Arts and Crafts took coffee filters and colored them with markers. Then they wet them, cut out colorful leaves, and hung them on the dining room bulletin board. On Wednesday,...
The Encampment Beef Committee was started over 50 years ago by Young Jim York. Jerry Kraft said that York started the Encampment Beef Committee because he felt they needed something more for the Encampment 4H kids that weren't getting the big sales at fair and to make more scholarships available, to new graduates as well as students in their Junior and Senior years. Kraft said that when York passed away, he was asked to help with the Beef Committee financials. Every year they have a prime rib...
Sam Streeter grew up in the Upper North Platte Valley. He spent his childhood in Saratoga, getting into mischief with his big brother, hanging out with his parents, Jeff and Sandy, and a really cool dog named Winston. Streeter's journey started when he graduated in 2009 from Saratoga High School and chose to attend Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Dartmouth is one of the finest ivy league schools in the country with an acceptance rate of less than ten percent. Streeter walked through those...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered another week of activities both morning and afternoon. On Monday, residents worked out to Sittercise in the morning and listened to Trivia in the afternoon about the Fifties and Trio of Words. On Tuesday, the morning found residents enjoying the game of hot potato beach ball with lots of laughs. In the afternoon, residents in Arts and Crafts put their handprints on small posters with colorful leaves and hung them on the dining room bulletin board. On...
The Labor Day holiday started Friday, and for many Carbon County residents, it was the beginning of getting ready to depart to some place. For Hanna residents Dorla Baker and Gene Buckendorf Friday morning meant getting the traditional "Avenue of the Flags" ready. Over 50 flags are put up to create this patriotic tribute and on this day, it fell onto the shoulders of these two extremely patriotic seniors. This avenue has not always been in the hands of seniors who care about recognizing the...
The season has been extended for the Farmers Market at the Saratoga Museum. Every Sunday throughout September, from 2 p.m. through 6 p.m., the Farmers Market will be providing fresh fruit and vegetables, baked goods, home canned goodies and other homemade items. Vendors can rent a table/spot for $10 with the proceeds going to the museum. Just show up and find DD’s DELICIOUS DELIGHTS and she will collect the fee....
Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon will be hosting the 78th Annual One-Shot Antelope Hunt beginning Thursday, September 15th. The One-Shot Antelope Hunt is the oldest invitational hunt in the country. It originated in Lander, WY and continues to be hosted in Lander every year since 1940. Through the years the event has continued to be a huge economic boost to the community and surrounding areas. As the oldest invitational hunt in the country, the longevity speaks volumes to the quality of the event. Three organizations work together to present the...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered another week of activities both morning and afternoon. On Monday, residents worked out to exercise for seniors on the internet in the morning and listened to Trivia in the afternoon about favorite pastimes, famous threes, and up, up, and away. Tuesday morning found residents enjoying the game of miniature golf. In the afternoon, residents reminisced about their school days in Arts and Crafts, writing them down to hang on the dining room bulletin board....
