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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 occupations and mother nature. On Tuesday, the morning found residents enjoying the game of hot potato beach ball. During the game, the residents really laughed when the ball bounced off the top of Susan Sampson’s head and when Carol Clemetson kicked the ball, but her sandal flew o...
Cookies, cakes, pies, cupcakes, goodies of all kinds, plus burritos and biscuits and gravy will all be available Saturday, Sept. 3, at a Bake Sale sponsored by the “Gather at the Table” Committee. Everyone is invited to drop by the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, Third & Bridge Streets in Saratoga, any time after 8:00 a.m. to have a helping of biscuits and gravy, select a burrito, or purchase any of the baked goods available. Proceeds from the event help support the “Gather at the Table” free meal and fellows...
Dr. Brendan Fitzsimmons will take over as medical director and head physician of the North Platte Valley Medical Center November 1, the Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) has announced. “While we were sorry to see Dr. Durham leave — as I’m sure he was — Brendan Fitzsimmons has a great deal of experience in family practice, rural healthcare and Critical Access Hospitals, and much of it in Wyoming,” said PVHP Chairman Will Faust. “He will be a great addition to the team at NPVMC.” Prior to joining NPVMC, Fitzsimmons w...
Y’all, including anyone who is hungry, lonely, physically limited or just wishing for companionship is invited to enjoy a free hot meal and fellowship Tuesday, Sept. 6th, between 5:00 and 7:00 p.m. in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, corner of 3rd & Bridge Sts., compliments of the newly organized “Gather at the Table” committee. “Down South Y’all” is the theme of Tuesday’s dinner and the menu lists “chicken pastry/dumplings, BBQ chicken, deviled eggs, hush puppies, dessert and drink.” No reservations are need...
The town of Hanna, once a major coal boomtown as recent as the 1980s, has watched jobs disappear to the point, the town itself is the largest employer versus any other industry. The transition has not been an easy one for the miners and their families that have lived in the area for generations. In the Hanna Basin area, coal has been the lifeblood for development to the town of Hanna. Now there is little evidence coal was king other than a few sites, like the Hanna Basin...
With school starting, child safety is a major concern to all parties involved with their care. On August 17, a District wide training was held in Encampment for all bus drivers in CCSD#2. Training included mountain driving, engine brakes, tire chains, road safety, tailgating, stop sign violations, proper use of handheld radios and active shooter. There were 12 participants attending. Shannon Fagan, a certified Wyoming State Trainer said that the Encampment School Bus Barn has...
by Virginia Parker The Encampment River provided background music as Jeff Streeter presented "Climate Change and Its Impact on Fisheries" to a group of fourteen graduate students from the Haub School of Environmental and Natural Resources. Accompanied by Dr. Corrie Knapp, they sat on the bank of the river, taking notes and absorbing all the information Streeter was providing. Streeter has been a fly fisherman most of his life and has worked in the industry for many years.... 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 Trivia in the afternoon. On Tuesday, the morning found residents enjoying the game of Hangman. In the afternoon, residents participated in Arts and Crafts, painting small standup fall decorations for their room. On Wednesday, residents came out to the dining room for the always popular Hair and Nail Care. The...
On Monday morning, at 9 a.m. the first day of school in Carbon County School District No. 2, a siren went off telling the town something was happening. There was. Hanna Elementary School (HES) had a parade of its students starting at the firehouse and marching to the elementary school. The kids lined up by grade and followed two fire trucks down the street, waving at the crowds lined up along the street. They were also throwing candy. "This looks to have more people watching...
Three students from Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD2) were able to go to the University of Wyoming before they graduated high school. They were Mackenzie Priest from Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, Merilee Williams from Saratoga High School and Oliver Tanner from Encampment High School. According to the University of Wyoming (UW) since 1985, Wyoming's rising junior students have had the opportunity to have their first taste of college life while...
It’s Saturday morning at the Agape House on the corner of 1st and Main in Saratoga. Bicycles line the sidewalk and spill onto the lawn. Bikes for Kids Ministry is managed by Ralph Hicks and Mike Day. They have been accpeting donated bicycles in for the past 7 years. They tune them up, make repairs when needed and give them away. According to Hicks, the program started when he picked up a couple bikes at the landfill one day, brought them home and cleaned them up. He spoke w...
The Saratoga Senior Center is offering a service that has not been made available to Platte Valley residents before and has been desperately needed for a long time. Anyone in need of transportation to doctor appointments or shopping for necessities, will be able to utilize this service. Brenda Zeiger, Manager at the Senior Center, said that there is a minimal cost and a few requirements that need to be met first because this is a Senior Center provided activity. Arrangements...
by Tom Mansfield, Activity Volunteer On Monday, residents exercised to Sittercise in the morning. Residents listened to a 2016 Saratoga Sun article about the Prisoner of war camp in Ryan Park from 1943 to 1945 in the afternoon. After they did Trivia of Famous animals in entertainment. The last one was Rudolf. After that residents broke out in song, singing Rudolf the red nosed Reindeer. On Tuesday, residents played Ring Toss and Ladder Toss, while listening to disco music in the morning. Arts and Crafts had residents making...
Members of FRA (Fleet Reserve Association) Branch #059, Cheyenne, WY invite all students in grades 7 through 12 to participate in the Association’s 2022 Americanism Essay Contest. Participants are invited to submit a 350-word essay centered on this year’s theme: “What the United States Flag Stands For”. This national contest, sponsored by FRA to promote a spirit of patriotism among America’s youth, offers a Grand National Prize of $5,000, with other recognition in each grade category. “Each entrant must be sponsored b...
A father and son bond can be one of the strongest there is, and Dr. Michael (Doc) Janssen, owner of the Saratoga Resort, was extremely close with his father Harold Janssen. According to Doc's wife, Dr. Sharon Janssen, Doc's father inspired his son with a strong work ethic and commitment to help others. Harold owned a small lawn and tractor business, which he built up himself. He left school in the 8th grade and became adept with taking care of machinery. Sharon said Harold...
"We are going to miss him so much," Mayor Sharon Biamon said on Saturday at the Hanna Recreation Center. "We really will." Biamon was waiting for Medicine Bow Marshal, Dave Redding, to arrive where there was a surprise going away party being thrown by Roger and April Hawkes with some help from Hanna Marshal, Ted Kranenberg. The Hanna Recreation Center was picked to surprise Redding. A bit of a ruse, was used to catch him unaware. By the time Redding arrived in full gear to...
Donnie Peters, of Saratoga, has been recognized by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) for 60 years of safe, accident-free driving of a commercial tractor-trailer. Don currently works for Danny McGuire of Saratoga. The OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program is designed to recognize and reward OOIDA members for their safe, accident-free years while operating a commercial vehicle. Safe driving awards are available to all eligible OOIDA members who qualify based... Full story
by Tom Mansfield Activities Volunteer The activity program at the Saratoga Care Center are alive and thriving. Currently, there are 16 residents, but very soon there will be 18 with the new admissions scheduled coming in soon. The Activities Director is Shay Fliniav. She has two activity assistants - Liz Elizando and Kathy McMorrow. Shay has a full program scheduled with both morning and afternoon activities. On Sundays, there is a movie and popcorn in the morning and church in the afternoon. On July 24, residents watched...
The 2022 Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders Mountain Man Rendezvous was in full swing last weekend. I spoke with Les Daniels about the inception of the mountain man rendezvous for this area. He told me Marion Baker had taken over The Brass Rail out north of town and was a huge catalyst in getting the muzzleloaders started. Frank Horvath, Gary Millhouse and many others including Les gave the Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders life. Although they had a very limited shooting range, they enjoyed...