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The Hanna Miner Memorial Recreation Center was built in 1984 by the Carbon County Coal Company. It was state of the art at the time with racquetball courts, basketball courts, weight room and a pool that was just shy of being an Olympic size pool. The pool became the center of attention not only to swimmers who wanted to do laps or kids that wanted to dive and go down the water slide, but it was important to a group of people who wanted to try a new thing. It was called water aerobics. This was...
Since it was built in 1903, the building on the corner of First and West Bridge Street has housed a variety of businesses. The land was purchased initially to build a large hall for the Fraternal Order of Eagles. For unknown reasons that construction never began and one year later the land was sold to A. Johnson Doggett who built a spacious building on the corner facing the corner of First and Bridge. Doggett had been elected the first mayor of Saratoga, after living in the Valley for 8 years....
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered a week of activities both mornings and afternoons. Residents exercised to Sittercise on Monday morning, and in the afternoon they listened to Christmas Trivia. Residents played Hangman on Tuesday morning, and in the afternoon they did an Ugly Sweater Contest. Hair and Nail Care brought residents out for this popular activity on Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, residents played Bingo with a chance for...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered a great week of activities. Residents worked out to Sittercise on Monday morning. In the afternoon they heard Christmas Trivia and did a Christmas Quiz. Hair and Nail brought out residents on Wednesday morning and Bingo in the afternoon. Seniors from Encampment High School helped residents with a game of bingo for a chance to win quarters or candy. Ruby Ross, Velda Markby, Beth Howell and Rose Marris won quarters for regular, four corners and blackout bingos....
When Lynda Jordan Johnson came to Wyoming in 1997 to work for the the College of Agriculture, University of Wyoming, the last thing on her mind was writing a book. Johnson was busy with her three children and finishing her bachelor's degree in Family and Consumer Science. She continued her education at the University of Wyoming, completing her Master's Degree in Family and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in Historical Clothing in 2002. As fate would have it, Johnson married a rancher from...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered a week of varied activities throughout the week both mornings and afternoons. Residents worked out to Sittercise on Monday morning, and in the afternoon listened to Trivia. Residents had a coffee social on Tuesday morning, and in the afternoon did Christmas decorations in Arts and Crafts. Hair and Nail Care brought residents out to the dining room for this popular activity on Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, residents played Bingo with a chance to win...
Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church, initially called the Church of the Heavenly Rest, sits at 106 West Main Street in Saratoga. It has been there since January 10, 1889. It was the first completed church building in the Saratoga/Encampment Valley and cost Thomas H. Hood approximately $1,000 to build. Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church has been a haven for travelers and those in need of rest and sustenance since the day the doors opened. The Rectory, currently called the the Agape House, is on the corn... Full story
Every year the Head Start program gives turkeys to the families enrolled in the program. These turkeys are usually bought through the generosity of Sinclair Oil. Depending on the remaining funds available, families would receive a food basket with non-perishable items that can be used all year long. This year no one will go away empty handed thanks to the incredible generosity of Sunny Cup owner Cassie Orduno. According to Mindy Greene, this is the first year, she can remember, Saratoga being...
Reprint of this story from the November 22, 1912 issue of the Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Short Course for Farmers at State University The Agricultural College of the University of Wyoming will offer a course for farmers and farmers’ wives, beginning January 6, 1913. This does not mean two weeks of visiting and sightseeing, but two weeks of hard work and study under the guidance of trained specialists. The course is outlined with the ide...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered activities both mornings and afternoons throughout the week. Residents worked out to Sittercise on Monday morning and had Trivia in the afternoon, listening to Herstory, Memorable Places, and Magic Number. Residents played Mexican Train Dominoes onTuesday morning and made Christmas decorations in Arts and Crafts in the afternoon. The ever popular Hair and Nail Care happened on Wednesday morning. In the afternoon, residents played Bingo for quarters and candy....
The towns of Medicine Bow, Hanna and Elk Mountain have been collecting non-perishable food items for the past month to distribute to 24 families. The Girl Scouts have been doing drives and their efforts paid off. To enter the haunted house at the Hanna Recreation Center on Halloween, a donation of a can or package of non-perishable food was given. Approximately 270 people entered the building that night and a lot of cans were collected. Eli Hobbs, principal of Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Staff and her assistants offered activities throughout the week both mornings and afternoons. Residents did exercise on Monday morning, and in the afternoon they did Trivia packets. Residents played Yahtzee on Tuesday morning. In the afternoon in Arts and Crafts residents painted Christmas decorations. Hair and Nail Care brought residents to the dining room on Wednesday morning. Residents played Regular, Four Corners, and Blackout Bingos in the afternoon with a chance to win quarters and candy. W...
The Platte Valley Ministerial Association invites everyone to the Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 20th at 5:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Saratoga. The ecumenical service is an annual tradition and is the major fundraising event for the Ministerial Association. The service will feature musical offerings by the Saratoga Community Choir, as well as congregational hymns, prayers and Scripture readings. Clergy members from valley congregations will lead the service. The Ministerial Association sponsors the Saratoga... Full story
On Saturday, June 25, the Encampment High School graduating class of 1953 met to celebrate their 69th reunion. The seven-member class of 1953 was one of the largest groups of graduates anyone could remember for many years. Now, nearly seventy years later, the class is still intact and that fact added to the festivities made the celebration very special. Five of the seven classmates met at the home of Gayle and Brent Wessel where they were treated to a sumptuous five-course meal. The group had...
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity Director and her assistants offered a week of activities both morning and afternoon. The residents worked out to Sittercise on Monday morning. They heard Trivia in the afternoon. A game was played on Tuesday morning. An Arts and Crafts activity was done on. The afternoon. Hair and Nail Care brought residents to the dining room on Wednesday morning. Residents played Regular, Four Corners and Blackout Bingos in afernoon for quartes and candy. Residents played a game on Thursday morning, andhad...
Two Medicine Bow churches are joining forces on Sunday, November 20 to co-host a community Thanksgiving feast for the entire community. The two churches, Chapel on the Plains and Wind City Church, want to express thanks for God’s bountiful blessings by coming together to share this meal. From 11:30 am to 1:00 pm there will be a free Thanksgiving Dinner with turkey, ham and all the fixings at the Medicine Bow Community Center. Community members are bringing side dishes with the two churches providing the main courses. J&J Second Chance Small H... Full story
Saratoga Elementary School honored local veterans in several ways on November 10 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Saratoga Music teacher Ivy Palmer, assisted by elementary school students, made over 60 goodie bags that were delivered to veterans in Saratoga and Encampment by Natalie Adams. Seth Hetherington introduced the celebration. Jaxon Owen and Luke Chatfield marched with snare drums as Beckett Spaulding and Levi Goodwin presented colors. The third graders sang and signed the Star Spa... Full story
Families wishing to have their children represented on the 2022 Christmas Giving Tree are urged to return information forms by Thursday, November 17. Kassey Westring, organizer of the Giving Tree project for the sponsoring Valley Service Organization (VSO), said the forms are to be sent to the address on the form. They may also be given to the children's school secretaries. Forms were distributed earlier this month to valley schools, pre-schools and Head Start, and ask for information on each... Full story
by Tom Mansfied, Activity Volunteer The Activity. Director and her assistants offered a week of activities both morning and afternoon. The residents worked out to Sittercise on Monday morning. They listened to Halloween Trivial, including trivia about Halloween Candy and Halloween History in the afternoon. A game brought residents to the dining room on Tuesday morning. An Arts and Crafts activity occupied residents in the afternoon. Hair and Nail brought residents to the dining room on Wednesday morning. Residents played Bingo in the afternoon...
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...