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Think WalMart, but local. That’s how Chris and Samantha Starks, the new owners of Aspen Sky Merchant Mall (Aspen Sky) in Saratoga, view their role in the community. “It’s better than WalMart, it’s not a big box store, but you can get everything you need here,” said Samantha. “There’s something, literally, for everybody.” On November 2, the Starks held a grand re-opening of the business they had purchased from long-time owner Linda Rogers. For years, Aspen Sky has hosted a va...
With just 45 days until Christmas, the annual Saratoga Holiday Bazaar returned to the Platte Valley Community Center on November 9. It seemed the perfect day for it. A heavy, wet snow was falling on the Valley as residents throughout Carbon County made their way around the Great Hall to see what wares area vendors had to offer. The obvious attractions, it seemed, were Pure Dixie—owned by Dixie Berger and her husband, Kirby—and the quaint creations of Mary Hohnholt. Other local...
I. The Attributes of God The attributes of God are often put into two classes, those that man does not share with God (often called the negative attributes), and those attributes of man that God has in a greater and more perfect sense (the positive attributes). The easier ones to understand are those attributes of God shared by man. These attributes would include life, knowledge, wisdom, will, holiness, justice, truthfulness, power, love, grace, patience and many others. But when these are applied to God, the first class of...
Platte Valley Helping Hands will continue to provide their Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner this year. The PVHH Board decided to eliminate their sit-down dinner gathering to protect those they serve from possible exposure to a variety of illnesses that spread during this time of year. For the past 28 years the PVHH has prepared and served meals to residents of the Valley. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner is complete with turkey, dressing, potatoes & gravy, ham, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls and...
(Author’s note: Material for this article, as well as for the mineral hot springs and Hobo Pool historic program later this month, was compiled from the files of “The Saratoga Sun”, “Platte Valley Lyre”, “Carbon County Journal” and “Rawlins Daily Times”, plus the collections and writings of Dad & Bob Martin, Elva Evans, Dick Perue, Gay Day Alcorn Clark, Candy Moulton and other area authors and historians). A natural phenomena known by many monikers such as “Big Medicine”, ...
When she was 19 years old, Georgia Miller moved to the Platte Valley. It was a new home for her, but a homecoming for her husband, Cody. When she was 21, nearly 22, she began working as a full-time teller for what is now RNB State Bank. That was in 1997. Now, 27 years later, Georgia has been named Saratoga Market President. It’s just the newest position of many which she has held in her nearly three decades with the bank. For eight years, Georgie worked as a teller—even bei...
I am very grateful for being allowed the opportunity to serve as a chaplain for the Department of Veterans Affairs for sixteen years. I especially enjoyed working with the Veteran Volunteers in our VA Medical Centers. Their compassion for their injured and suffering brothers and sisters is beyond measure. I witnessed many moments in the corridors of the hospital where a volunteer would be greeting a patient with joy and laughter and in other moments the volunteer would be expressing concern and even tears. There were times...
When Sophia Borg held her inaugural Saratoga FallFest last October, she was already thinking about making things bigger and better for 2024. Mission accomplished. The 2nd Annual Saratoga FallFest was held on October 19 in downtown Saratoga and had already grown from the year before. There were more vendors, there were more activities and there were a lot more people. “Everybody said they had a great time. The music was great, the food vendors were great, the vendors were g...
Fall has definitely arrived with this cooler weather. When I think of fall, I immediately think of caramel apples. If you love caramel apples, then you’ll love our desert special: Caramel Apple Bundt Cake. This has quickly become a fall favorite in my house and I’m sure it will be come one in your house as well. Caramel Apple Bundt Cake - 2 C white sugar - 1 1/2 C vegetable oil - 2 tsp vanilla extract - 3 large eggs - 3 C all - purpose flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 1 tsp gro...
It’s a spiritual revelation to comprehend that words have tremendous power but where there is privilege there is also accountability. Communication not only shapes our views while influencing our behavior, but words also expose who we really are as we can learn a great deal about a person’s views when we hear them speak. This is a wonderful prayer to begin each day, “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips” Psalm 141:3. Yes, we have much to pray about, and this petition is crucial if we are to...
Jett Cooley and his grandpa, Mike Cooley, take time to read during the Dads & Donuts event on October 30 at Saratoga Elementary School....
“I did not have it in my mind to be involved in the business,” said Mike Glode, 3rd generation co-owner of Shively Hardware in Saratoga. “That came later on when I was too stupid to get a real job.” Mike, at 75 years old, still heads in each day to the business which was bought by his grandfather, E.J. Shively, in 1925. He’s not hard to miss, he’s tall and has a broad smile on his face. Mike will often stand near the entrance to the local hardware store, greeting people as t...
A pre-Thanksgiving meal featuring baked ham with cranberry sauce tops the menu when folks next “Gather at the Table” for free food, fun and fellowship Monday evening, Nov. 4th, from 5:00 to 6:30 in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at the corner of Third and Bridge Streets. Also on the menu is buttered rice and gravy, fried cabbage, pan dressing, sweet potato pie cake and a beverage. Everyone, especially the hungry and lonely, are invited to gather for this mon...
For those who pay no attention to national and social policies, this election will pass by like every other day and they will hardly notice or care about what it means for all of us. However, if you are someone who tries to keep up with the latest events and decisions that involve our country and world, as an informed voter you have probably already made up your mind about your choice for president. We know the country is divided about many issues and one side will be greatly disappointed with the results, but I pray that...
“They lived not only in ages past; there are hundreds of thousands still; the world is bright with the joyous saints who love to do Jesus’ will. You can meet them in school, or in lanes, or at sea, in church, or in trains, or in shops, or at tea; for the saints of God are just folk like me, and I mean to be one too.” These words are from the third verse of the wonderful English hymn “I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” that Anglicans often sing on All Saints’ Day. All Saint’s Day, November 1st, is the day set aside by the...
Transformation is a word used to explain what happens when someone is saved. It’s the theme of the Christian faith, but what about the daily progression of our relationship with God? Many today think the idea of changing into the image of Jesus no longer applies to them because they go to church and listen to Christian songs on the radio. This is good, but our relationship with God is not contained within a couple of hours per week. Do we only think about Jesus when we take communion? Are we convinced that however we act i...
For many in this community, I am known as “Pastor Vince”, but for a small, special group, I am known as “Coach Vannett”. It has been my privilege to help coach our local high school football team for a few years now. These young men are near to my heart, and I love the opportunity to be a part of their life, their growth as athletes, but more important their growth as young men of great character. The Panthers Made The Playoffs!!!! This is the first time the football team has made the post season in a long time. Coach M...
Photo by Joshua Wood Being awarded Teacher of the Year apparently comes with perks. Saratoga Elementary School teacher Heather Stranigan got to ride near the front of the parade in a “school bus” driven by Bill Schroer during the October 18 homecoming parade....
After 125 years in continuous business, RNB State Bank is ready to celebrate. Originally chartered as a state bank, the Rawlins State Bank opened its doors on January 2, 1899 in Rawlins, Wyoming according to advertising in the Rawlins Semi-Weekly Republican. The bank, at the time, listed I.C. Miller as President, WM Daley as Vice-President and J.A. Rendle as Cashier. In 1900, the charter turned to a national level and the Rawlins National Bank (RNB) was born. In 1991, Rawlins...
Last Sunday, I was asked to bring the morning sermon for a wonderful church in the country called Mt. Lebanon Methodist. I had a dream recently about delivering a message and when I awoke, I went I into my office and asked God to please not let it dissipate before I could write down as much of it as I could remember. Dreams are like the morning fog that fades when the sun comes out. I was noticeably rattled and was typing feverishly. How many know when God gives you a word it’s not a suggestion? I ended up separating the c...
With progress seen in the construction phase of “Never Forget Park (NFP)”, the committee in charge of the park is launching a new fundraising appeal designed to raise $1,100 per day until Veteran’s Day — November 11. According to a press release, “Never Forget Park” Construction Phase (curb and gutter and parking lot prep) is finishing this month. Funds for this phase came from generous support from the community, Order of the Eastern Star, Wyoming Community Foundation,...
Like a sip of sweet southern tea on a warm summer day, it’s hard to have a bad day after having a conversation with Amanda Lane. Originally from Standord, Kentucky, Amanda has called Saratoga home for nearly a decade. For most of that time, she has worked at Valley Foods & Liquors where she greets everyone—especially children—with a beaming smile. “About two weeks from the time I moved in [to Saratoga], I got my job here and I’ve been here ever since,” said Amanda. “I...
In the Sermon on the Mount as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel, Chapter 6, Jesus tells the crowd: “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. “Theref...
The Wyoming Homeowner Assistance Fund (HAF) Program will stop accepting applications on October 31, according to a press release from Wyoming Department of Family Services. The federally funded, temporary emergency program to support homeowners financially impacted by COVID was started in March 2022. According to the press release, the program has distributed a total of $15.7 million in assistance to 2,056 Wyoming households that were impacted by COVID. The funds were used to catch up on delinquent mortgage payments, manage...
Beginning Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, Stage 1 fire restrictions will be in place for all the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland (MBRTB). This includes National Forest System lands located in Garfield, Grand, Jackson, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt counties in northwest Colorado; Albany, Campbell, Carbon, Converse, Crook, Natrona, Niobrara, Platte, and Weston counties in Wyoming. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service has communicated with all affected counties, state agencies, and...
