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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. Jeanette Baker, residents, and staff raised $350.91 for the United Way of Central Oklahoma to help families needing assistance from the recent tornado. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, three residents played Uno with D...
There was not any Bridge on Monday because of the Memorial Day holiday. We are always happy to deliver you a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564 and we will do our best to help you out. If you are 60 or older, or the spouse of someone 60 or older you are eligible to join us for lunch for the low donation of just $3.00 a meal. We feel that is a great price for a meal this size. Give us a call and come join us. Tickets make a great gift for that hard to buy for... Full story
June 5, 1913 100 years ago Putting in Telephone Lines J.D. Kilborn arrived here Tuesday with a crew of men from Elk Mountain. Yesterday morning they left for Ten Mile where they will commence the re-construction of the government telephone lines. They will put in all summer in the Medicine Bow forest putting in lines to connect the Forest stations all up and down the reserve. They will also connect up Laramie and Saratoga through the Reserve so that any ranger station can be reached from either Laramie or Saratoga. 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. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, three residents played Uno with Dora Martin winning. On Monday afternoon five residents played Dominoes. On Wednesday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 13 r...
Thanks to a scholarship that will cover all of Mandy Harris’s tuition, she can keep on riding. Harris, an Encampment School senior who graduated last week, is moving on with her life, but she doesn’t plan on abandoning her joy of riding horses. Harris said she will attend Laramie County Community College in September majoring in equestrian studies and will be the newest addition to the community college’s equestrian team. Harris was recently awarded a scholarship which will...
University of Wyoming undergraduate Samuel Gates of Saratoga will have the opportunity to become involved in scientific research this summer. Gates, who is studying mechanical engineering, will research “Mechanical Characterization of Self-Reinforced Polyphenylene for Use as an Orthopedic Biomaterial.” Through the Wyoming EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) office, Gates is one of 24 UW students who received Undergraduate Research Fellowships worth up to $3,500 each to conduct research. To rec...
Saratoga graduate Sam Streeter is completing his fifth year at Dartmouth College, in Hanover, N.H., working on his Bachelor of Arts in Engineering with a Biomedical Engineering Major and Earth Sciences Minor. In March of 2012, Streeter traveled to Peru for a not-for-credit, extracurricular volunteering opportunity funded by the John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding. The Dickey Center is an entity within Dartmouth College. The nine-week internship allowed...
Lucas Jarrett’s time spent in Future Farmers of America is finally going to pay off when he attends Michigan State University in the fall. Shively Hardware Company in Saratoga congratulated Jarrett after he received a $1,000 scholarship from the 2012-2013 AGCO/National FFA Scholarship Program. “It’s a nationwide scholarship,” said Joe Glode, owner of Shively Hardware. “It’s a big deal.” The scholarship program is available to students in FFA each year and awards those who disp...
aratoga was recently named to Concordia University, Nebraska’s honors list for the second semester of the 2012-13 academic year. The top 25 percent of undergraduate students who complete at least 12 credit hours qualify for the honors list. Founded in 1894, Concordia University, Nebraska is a fully-accredited liberal arts university committed to excellence in Christian higher education. Concordia University, Nebraska is located in Seward, Neb., and currently serves more than 2,220 students....
In recognition of his outstanding community service efforts, Encampment High School senior Gaven Pantle received the 2013 Youth Citizenship Award from members of the Valley Service Organization (VSO) in Saratoga. Pantle was honored with the award at the recent VSO meeting and luncheon last Thursday at the Hotel Wolf. He received a framed certificate and $500 contribution from the VSO, and expressed his eagerness to the use money toward his college education this fall. “I am g...
After 11 years of providing Encampment with a shop, Martha Braga is throwing in the towel, but not before thanking her loyal customers for their support. “I appreciate the community’s support,” Braga said. “I appreciated them giving me the opportunity to fill a need, but now it’s history. Braga is closing Aunt Martha’s This ‘n That, a shop she has kept open for 11 years, despite her battle with cancer. Braga, who now lives in Casper with her husband for medical reasons, trie...
Preschool students graduated from Saratoga Head Start May 22 and are ready to start a new chapter in kindergarten next fall....
The Encampment class of 2013 collects their diplomas...
boys (from left to right) Nathaniel Parlow, Sam Schneider, C.J. Boswell, Jacob Sharp, Javin Vaillette, Zachary Fairbanks and Andrew Everett present books that will be donated to Oklahoma schools affected by the recent tornado. Saratoga Elementary is accepting all unwanted books that are good condition to donate to Oklahoma. To contribute books, call Saratoga Elementary School at 307-326-8365 or stop by the school....
Cody Shirley and Tamlyn Delgado announce the the birth of their son, Jonny Austin Shirley. Jonny was born May 14, 2013 at Invinson Memorial Hospital. He weighed 5 pounds, 12.5 ounces and was 18.75 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Sophia Tracy and John Allen, of Gillette, and Galen Gavit, of Barbeau, Mich. Paternal grandparents are Dan Shirley of Dexter, Mich., Lori Therreault, of Dexter, Mich. and Theresa Shirley and Donnie Price, of Saratoga. Jonny has a 2-year-old...
3 Saratoga graduate, received his Associates of Arts degree from Northwest College in Powell on May 18. Jonathon plans to continue his education at the University of Wyoming where he will study Music Performance and Music Education. Jonathon attended the University of Wyoming this spring on a scholarship. He was featured in a clarinet solo at a jazz band concert at UW this spring.... Full story
In celebration of their 10th anniversary, the Carbon County 4-H Foundation awarded three $500 scholarships to two Platte Valley students and one to a former Encampment student. Recipients of the foundation awards were Mandy Harris, of Encampment High School, Olivia Roybal, a former Encampment student and Micayla Crimmins of Saratoga High School. Harris was also awarded the 4-H Stallion Service Auction Scholarship. The Carbon County 4-H Foundation’s mission is to use resources of the corporation to assist in future d...
A Baccalaureate service for Saratoga and Encampment high school graduates is taking place at the Platte Valley Community Center Friday. The event, which starts at 7 p.m. and is sponsored by the Platte Valley Ministerial Association, honors the graduates of the two schools and provides spiritual hope and encouragement as they conclude their high school journey. The service includes music by the young people who lead worship at the community youth group, Aliens and Strangers. Various churches will join together and assist in... Full story
Ben Green gets a hug in the procession line after graduating from Encampment School Friday. Eleven Encampment School students graduated. See more photos on page 8 and a Q&A on page 10....
What a beautiful month of May. We have placed four hummingbird feeders around the building and have been delighted with the outcome “feed them and they will come”. It kind of reminds me of our wonderful seniors in our neck of the woods, I am enjoying meeting all the new faces as they return for the summer “give them warm weather and they will return”. On May 11 we had our last breakfast at noon on the second Saturday of the month (will return in the fall). We fed 27 and ended the breakfast season on a good note. Our Birthda... Full story
There were four people here for Bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Pat Faust and Madaline Forbes. Grace Johnston and Madaline Forbes shared a $2 round. There were only four people for Bridge on Monday. First place was Mariel O’Grady. We are always happy to deliver you a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564 and we will do our best to help you out. If you are 60 or older, or the spouse of someone 60 or older, you are eligible to join us for lunch for the l...
Reprint of this story from the May 27, 1905 issue of the Dillon Doublejack brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Memorial Day Services Arrangements are being made by Dillon citizens to observe Memorial Day in a fitting and proper manner. Dillon’s list of dead in its cemetery is very small, and their graves will all be covered with beautiful wild flowers. There is still two feet of snow at the cemetery, but the graves have been uncovered, and flowers will b...
There were six people here for Bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Janet Lasco, Berneil McCord, and Pat Faust. Berneil McCord won the $5 blackout round. There were only six people for Bridge on Monday. First place was Bob Johnson , second place went to Gertrude Herold. We are always happy to deliver a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564 and we will do our best to help you out. If you are 60 or older, or the spouse of someone 60 or older, you are eligible...
Elections were held May 18. The new officers for the American Legion are Mat Bruce, commander; Steve Wilcoxson, vice commander. Deborah Clark is the adjutant. John Huntley and Jim Shepherd are the executive committee members. Memorial Day activities include flag placement at 5 p.m., Friday. Memorial Day Services at 11 a.m. Monday in the Valley Chapel at the Saratoga Cemetery. A potluck lunch will follow at the American Legion Post Home and is open to the public. The American Legion is seeking volunteers to help paint the... Full story