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Members the Platte Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6125 is heading to Cheyenne this weekend for the annual convention. Jaden Campbell will be one of the guests at the convention to recite her Patriot’s Pen essay, Adjutant Liz Wood said. The VFW has added some active members but is looking for more to keep the VFW going. “In Wyoming, it is difficult to keep active members,” Wood said. “We don’t want to lose our post like so many other Wyoming towns have.” The organization meets the first Thursday of each month,...
Lorin Young is a self described retired coal miner. He is originally from Utah, but came to Wyoming when he was nine. He met his wife, Cheryl, in Rawlins and they came to Hanna to work for the mines. Young worked in mines around Hanna in the 1970s and then Steamboat, Colo. for 33 years. He said Peabody was his last coal mining employer after it bought out RAG Shoshone Coal Corporation. "Peabody was a good company to work for," Young said. "You hear about big companies not...
The Saratoga Council of Catholic Women will soon host Tim Francis, with You Shall Believe Ministries, for the first time ever in the state of Wyoming. According to the organization, Francis has presented over 500 missions and will be coming to Saratoga to present “Do You Believe in Miracles? Seeing is Believing!” The presentation will include film clips from a Fox News special that aired in 1999 with testimony and reports from professionionals who have examined certain mystical phenomena currently occurring in the Cat...
The ladies of the Valley Service Organization (VSO) gathered at the historic Hotel Wolf at noon on Thursday, May 24 to honor one of their own. Before doing so, Carol Beach announced Saratoga Middle High School senior Gage Bartlett was the winner of the VSO Scholarship for 2018. In a prepared speech for the 2018 Woman of Distinction, VSO member Carol Sherrod informed the gathered members of the numerous contributions Elva Evans had made to the Valley over the years. These...
Many longtime residents of the Platte Valley have fond memories of the community picnics that had been organized by Kendall McBride for several years. John Zeiger, one of those residents, is hoping to bring the community picnic back, beginning this year. According to Zeiger, he and a handful of other people began talking on Facebook after friends and former classmates passed away about how unfortunate it was they had lost contact with each other. As the discussion evolved,...
The Valley Service Organization (VSO) will hold its annual public luncheon to honor the recipients of its 2018 Woman of Distinction and Youth Citizenship Awards at noon on Thursday, May 24 in the back room at the Hotel Wolf, according to VSO President Kassey Westring. The Woman of Distinction Award honors a valley woman who has made outstanding contributions to the well-being of the Upper North Platte River Valley and its residents and has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to community service. The Youth Citizenship...
International chef Wayne Martin came to the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort two months ago and is in a love affair with Saratoga and Carbon County. Martin said he can't wait until his family gets to join him and see the beauty and strong community that surrounds him in Saratoga. "I love it here," Martin said. "This is where I want to raise my daughters, because look at this community." He mentions the recent Saratoga Forest Management mill fire as an example of strong community...
When David Cole arrived at the First Presbyterian Church of Encampment in January, the parishioners had been without a pastor for over a year. During that time, members of the church had taken turns giving sermons which involved taking time out of their day. Ironically enough, this was similar to how Cole first became involved in the ministry. "I lived in Cheyenne and I filled in for the pastor. He had gone on vacation and I had filled in for him a couple of times. One of the...
The Angus England Post 54 of the American Legion Saratoga, Wyoming held annual elections Saturday, May 19 at their regular monthly meeting. The results are as follows: Post Commander—Steve Wilcoxson; Vice Commander—Don Ainsworth; Adjutant—Deborah Clark; Fourth Executive Board member James Shepherd and Fifth Executive Board member Mark Pesognelli. Glen Parker was appointed Chaplain. Mark Pesognelli was also appointed Sergeant-at-Arms, Color Guard and Honor Guard Commander. Their installation will be held June 8 with the Auxil...
Honeypots, surprise birthday cakes and searching for assets were some of the stories told as former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Pat Stuart spoke at the Saratoga Library Thursday evening. The affable Stuart began the presentation by stressing the importance of human intelligence gathering saying that only about five to 10 percent of the CIA's capabilities were based on human intelligence gathering. Stuart started by giving a brief personal history of growing up...
When Josh Kleinheksel and Tammy Bartlett first became interested in shooting sporting clays, neither of them thought that they would become nationally ranked. Nor did they think that within four years they would make it to the top two classes under Master Class in the sport. Yet, they recently returned from the U.S. Open in Tucson, Ariz. where Bartlett came home with two Women's Championships: one in the 28 gauge and one in the .410 gauge division. "That was the first major...
"Accomplish the mission and take care of the welfare of your people. These are the two dictums a Marine goes by. Same here. We are here to perform the mission to the best of our ability and we are here to take care of our people." Mark Pesognelli, the new administrator for Saratoga Care Center, LLC., spent nearly 30 years in the United States Marine Corp. (USMC) before moving to the Valley almost a decade ago. People who know him sometimes call him "The Colonel." He still...
Sitting alongside South First Street in Saratoga, the Sage and Sand Motel has been a fixture for 60 years. Another constant, however, is change. In August 2017, the motel saw a change in management as Mathew and Catherine Eye moved to the Valley from Craig, Colo. With more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, the couple hope to keep the motel modest while still being able to create a "wow effect." Catherine Eye first became involved in hospitality after...
The Warriors of the Light Women’s Conference is heading to Hanna, Wyoming. The annual conference is usually held in Nebraska, but this year Ellen Mortensen, the founder of the conference, decided to come to Wyoming. After talking to Sunshine Solaas of Hanna, she felt inspired to come to Hanna. The conference will start at 9 a.m. and go until 3 p.m. on April 14, at the Hanna Recreation Center. Dawn Kenneda, resident of Elk Mountain will lead the worship at 9:30 a.m. There a...
For many people, the day doesn’t technically start until the first, second or third cup of coffee. Whether it’s light roast or dark roast, black or with creamer or even a regular coffee or a latte with three shots of espresso, coffee has benefits for early birds hoping to get the worm. On April 14, coffee will have one more benefit within the state of Wyoming. Cups4Cups, a program started by the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative (WBCI), is aimed at highlighting 100 coffee sho...
Hanna Agriculture Resources Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on March 27 at the Hanna Mart to discuss how to get the community garden in town ready for the growing season. David Freeman, a senior at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School and current liaison for the Bow River Future Farmers of America (FFA), will be graduating in May and HART will need to fill this position for next year. Ellen Freeman put forth criteria for the new liaison. HART is looking at having t...
Starting June 3, local artists and crafters will be able to show their wares at the Saratoga Museum at the Sunday Craft Mart. The mart, which will take place from noon to 4 p.m., is open to any artist or crafter but the event is geared more towards Wyoming and locals. Saratoga Museum director Mikayla Larrow began forming the idea for the mart last year. “I think it really started last year in September,” said Larrow, “We have this pavilion and we really don’t do anythin...
As the Christian Holy Week arrives, many area churches are offering special services. Following is a list of those services from all the churches the Saratoga Sun was able to contact. EASTER WEEK SERVICES Abundant Life Church The Abundant Life Church will be holding their Easter service at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 1 at 211 North First Street in Saratoga. Christian Community Church The Christian Community Church will hold an Easter sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday April 1 at...
Thinking of spring? Things green and sprouting? The 2018 Saratoga Free Seed Library will be taking shape this month as seeds are sorted and packaged for free distribution at the Saratoga Library. Aspiring gardeners and friends are invited to help Saratoga Friends of the Library with this task from 9 to 11:30 a.m. on Saturday March 24 at the library. Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided. Come package the seeds with us and see what seeds are available this year. Saratoga Friends of the Library is supporting this project...
"We go to the Wolf for every year for our anniversary," Rose Vaughn, 30-year Hanna resident and Rawlins National Bank Hanna manager, said. "They are outstanding people because they are such a pillar of their community, not just Saratoga do they help out, but they help the surrounding communities which is amazing." Vaughn is talking about Doug and Kathleen "Kathy" Campbell who were awarded the Big WYO award by governor Matt Meade Feb 27. Vaugh said Kathy touched her...
Cuddles, Boo and Brett all want the same thing. A permanent home. Sister Marie Martin, living in Medicine Bow is giving them a temporary one. Currently she has eight charges and one cat that is her own pet. She said taking care of nine cats is not easy, but she has cared for more at one time. "I have had 15 at one time," Martin said. "It was too many, but they needed a place to stay, so I took them in." Martin said she got involved in rescuing cats back in 2009 when she collab...
On Saturday, the Virginian Hotel was the venue for the Midwinter Meltdown which featured seven bands from Laramie. The Meltdown was the brainchild of Jeff Deloe a year ago. Deloe left Laramie this year for Washington and Mike Vanata, Rose Curtis and Keaton Elsasser picked up the torch to keep the music event alive for its second year. Vanata was involved in last year's event by filming a documentary on how it was pulled together and the outcome. He said there really was no...
Karen Heath is the town clerk of Medicine Bow. She is also an author of five books featuring Selkies that make their home in Maine. A Selkie is a legendary creature originating in Irish folklore and Orkney Islands that are said to live as seals in the sea, but shed their skin to become human on land. Stories frequently revolve around female Selkies being forced into relationships with humans by someone stealing and hiding their sealskin, sometimes not regaining the skin until...
The Hotel Wolf Hotel Wolf's Wednesday Dinner Specials have been a tradition offered for years, but not everyone knows its roots date back to when the pool league started 20 years ago. "Kirsten and I, Mark Willford and Beth Trowbridge played in the league from the get go and we started offering the special for them and other players," said Judd Campbell, manager and son of owners of the Hotel Wolf. "We bring it back every year and run it until the pool season is over at the...