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Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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The deadline for parents to return forms for their children’s tags to be on the 2018 Platte Valley Giving Tree is tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 15). Kassey Westring, Giving Tree chairman for the sponsoring Valley Service Organization (VSO), said the forms have been distributed through Valley schools, preschools, day cares public health and Big Brothers/Big Sisters for the tree which again will be located at Town and Country Realty starting Nov. 20. Thursday is also the deadline for Valley organizations to indicate their desire t...
A cookbook, “Favorite Recipes from the Snowy Range CattleWomen”, was published this week and will go on sale at the Craft Fair Saturday at the Platte Valley Community Center. More than 300 favorite recipes submitted by members and friends of the organization were compiled by Leanne Correll and appear in the 130 page book, plus 26 pages of Upper North Platte River ranch and valley photos, stories and history compiled by local historian Dick Perue. Those wishing to obtain a cookbook may do so at the Craft Fair or by con...
The Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) in Encampment, Wyo. is known for its collection of buildings from the town’s past. Walking the grounds of the museum, visitors can see the Palace Bakery and Ice Cream Parlor, the Kuntzman Building, the Battle Miner and the Peryam House among other historical structures. One of those buildings, which sits just off the boardwalk and behind the Vo-Ag Building, is the Parkinson House. The two-story house, the rear of which provides a backdrop f...
You can learn about the history of the Lincoln Highway in Wyoming during two showings of a Wyoming PBS documentary entitled “100 years on the Lincoln Highway.” The program, sponsored by local historians Leslie Johnson and Dick Perue, will be shown between 1 and 2:30 p.m. and again between 6 and 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 8 in the Shively Room of the Platte Valley Community Center. Johnson and Perue are showing the documentary as a public service and Johnson wants to work on...
Monte Thayer is looking forward to pool season. Thayer is the organizer of the Platte Valley Wednesday night pool league and has announced an initial organizational meeting for tonight at the Hotel Wolf and a follow up final meeting Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the American Legion. A proposed start night of Nov. 7 is on the slate to be discussed along with teams, team locations, length of season, tournament format and more. A change this year is that the Wednesday night league will...
Rev. Ameer Issak, pastor of the Tyre Evangelical Center in Tyre, Lebanon, will visit the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga to share what is happening with the Church in that area of the Middle East. Pastor Issak, serves a congregation of ten families in Tyre. He and his wife, Esther, lives in one room of the church due to the variety of ministries and outreach programs offered there. These ministries, held in the church building, include Sunday morning worship, Sunday...
In April, Encampment resident Robert "Bobby" Bergeson and his oldest daughter, Jana Runyan, had the opportunity to take part in a red stag hunt in New Zealand. Introduced to the islands in the late 1800s by European settlers, red deer adapted well to the lush climate and, with no natural predator, populated quickly. Though they are officially considered a pest, the antlers that are produced by the stags are considered among the best in the world. Bergeson's son-in-law, Buck Ru...
Look for witches, goblins, ghouls and a few princesses to be walking the streets of Saratoga the afternoon of Halloween. For a safe and convenient way to trick-or-treat, preschool and elementary-aged kids (and their parents) can stroll downtown Saratoga on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Many businesses will join in the fun by handing out treats to participants. Look for the bright orange sign on the door or window of participating businesses. Businesses wishing to participate in the Halloween Walk are invited to...
Staff Report For the second year in a row, Valley residents can expect to see hay bale sculptures standing in fields thanks to the Platte Valley Arts Council (PVAC). In a recent press release, the PVAC announced it was sponsoring the second annual Hay Bale Sculpture Contest. "All ranches, business or families are invited to show off some good old ranch ingenuity that gives their outfit creative bragging rights," stated the press release. "The rules state that sculptures may...
Despite trying to avoid the call to service, Rev. Karen Buckingham has been settling in to her role as Reverend of the St. James Episcopal Church in Encampment for about a year now. Buckingham and her family moved to Rawlins in 1972 when her husband, who worked for the highway department, was transferred there from Burgess Junction, Wyo. While in Rawlins, Buckingham, who is originally from California, went to work for the local school district as a school nurse-a position she...
The First Baptist Church in Hanna had an ice cream social starting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday and had over 50 people attend. In addition to the five types of ice cream, there were homemade cookies and fruit cobblers. "The idea just sort of came up between all us," Rose Vaughn, a member of the church, said. "We wanted to have something for the community to get together and what is better than an ice cream social." The ice cream was served in one room, but the crowd gathered not...
Spanning 3,100 miles from the border of Mexico to the border of Canada, the Continental Divide Trail (CDT) is one of three long-distance hiking trails that combine what is often called the "Triple Crown" by thru-hikers. The other two trails being the Pacific Crest Trail and the Appalachian Trail. Approximately 200 people attempt to complete the hike every year, though less than half completed the over 3,000 mile trek in 2017. The CDT makes its way through the Platte Valley...
On a bright Saturday morning on Blackhall Mountain Ranch, the smell and sound of percolating coffee threads itself through the handful of conversations happening among those gathered in an arena. Nearby horses move around in their stalls and send out the occasional whinny. The people who have assembled in the large building, most of them women, are preparing for the second day of a three day horse clinic hosted by Jean Burger and put on by Chris Irwin. The attendees range in...
Despite the erratic weather that was present on Saturday, Riverside residents gathered at Rick Martin Memorial Park for the annual Riverside Party Day. On the enclosed stage loaned by the Town of Encampment, the bluegrass band High Plains Tradition strummed their guitars, banjos and other string instruments while people gathered and caught up with each other. "This is my going away party," said Jane Hill jokingly, as the long time resident is moving soon. The food, provided...
It's a cold and cloudy Sunday morning as I pull myself out of bed around 7:30 a.m. and get myself dressed. Normally the "day of rest" is used for just that; rest. On this particular morning of Aug. 19, however, I am heading down to the Silver Spur Shooting Range to cover one of several gun courses being taught by Silver Spur Outfitters in cooperation with Sgt. John Russo, who has been in law enforcement for 25 years. Having started in 2013, this is the fifth year that Spur...
John Russo and other professional gun trainers will be at the Spur Outfitters pistol range starting August 18 to teach the fifth annual Advanced Defensive Pistol course. In the past, students with skill levels ranging from never having fired a gun to fairly proficient have attended the course in the proper defensive use of a semi-automatic pistol. The 3-hour course begins with a classroom-style general overview that goes from parts and controls of a pistol to proper aiming,...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on July 31 at the Hanna Market to discuss changes in leadership. Rose Dabbs, the president of HART, told the members in attendance it was time for a new leader. Dabbs said she needed to pull back in her role at HART because she needed to take a rest. She said her commitment to the organization was still strong, but she felt it was time for another member to take over her present role. Ellen Freeman, HART member who...
Friends of the Saratoga Library announced a local couple will be presenting a program highlighting their birding experiences at 7 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 16 in the Saratoga Branch Library. The public is invited to attend this entertaining and informative presentation. Presenters will be Francis and Janice Bergquist, a husband and wife team photographing and writing out of their home in Saratoga. Francis has been photographing for the past thirty five years and specializes in the Rocky Mountain wildlife and scenery. Janice...
The First United Methodist Church (FUMC) of Ft. Lupton had a mission team come to northern Carbon County to paint the parsonage at the Medicine Bow FUMC house from July 15-20. In addition to painting the parish house, the mission volunteered to help with the distribution of food from the Food Bank of the Rockies that comes to Medicine Bow once a month. The Ft. Lupton group was made up of mostly teens, although there were adults. They were in Medicine Bow for almost a week and...
At 8 a.m. Saturday, 22 local residents and 4 participating businesses will kick off the weekend in south county with bargains galore. A garage sale spanning the Encampment/Riverside area features 22 published locations with maps available at the local participating businesses (The Red Wagon, Good Things, Sagebrush Senior Center and the Grand Encampment Museum) and in the foyer of the Encampment Town Hall. Encampment Mayor Greg Salisbury characterized the yard sale like this:...
As the summer has progressed, one of the constants throughout Wyoming is the sight of cyclists traveling alongside the roads. Since WYO 130 cuts through Saratoga, the town is often an obvious stop for those who are often taking part in cross-country rides. Valley residents may have noticed, however, that many cyclists have gathered at St. Barnabas Episcopal Church which sits along WYO 130, and there's a good reason why. Reverend Susan Dyer has put the church on the...
For old timers in Medicine Bow, the C-Spear Bar and Grill location had housed the Diplodocus Bar. The "Old Dip" as it was affectionately known by locals, was famous for it's murals painted by Bill Bennett. Old Dip was also home to the world's largest jade bar. The 40-foot countertop was carved from a four ton boulder of Wyoming jade which was found in the southwestern part of the state near Rock Springs. Wyoming is home to some of the largest jade geological deposits in the...
Valley residents and visitors will have yet another weekend full of events they can choose to attend with one such event being the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering. Entering it's 16th year, the cowboy gathering kicks off at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, July 20 at Grand View Park with open mic. cowboy poetry and music. This will be followed by a campfire jam session at 9 p.m. also in Grand View Park. On Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m., a quilting program will be held by South Dakota...
King Coal Days are here again starting July 20. At 5 p.m. on Friday registration for weekend events at the Hanna Parks and Recreation Center begin this year’s festivities. Also starting at the same time; a craft, art and food vendor show with a silent auction, a community barbecue and a sand volleyball tournament. From 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. there will be a DJ, karaoke and dancing. Saturday, starting at 7 a.m., a 5k Color Dash Run Walk. The same time a pancake breakfast will be s...
The official name for the town of Encampment is Grand Encampment and it received that name because it was, indeed, a grand encampment for fur traders, mountain men and local Native American tribes to meet and trade. During the weekend of July 20, people can get a taste of what those times were like while visiting the grounds of the Grand Encampment Museum. The Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders Mountain Man Rendezvous will begin on Friday, July 20, and will end on Sunday, July 22....