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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...
Celebrity chefs are everywhere today-from Anthony Bourdain traveling internationally for CNN to Guy Fieri checking out his favorite diners. According to Chef Mike Dries (pronounced drees) from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, the namesake of the school was the celebrity chef of his day. Escoffier, who was born in 1846 and died in 1935, was often referred to as the "Chef of Kings" by the French press. Chef Auguste Escoffier, however, is most known for his work to...
Saratoga Sun reporter Mike Armstrong spent Thursday morning at the HEM High School telling students of his experiences in China....
In April 2015, Laura Morrow, better known in the Valley as Laura M, made the decision to rebrand. After purchasing Blackhawk Gallery from longtime owner Patty Lufkin, Morrow went from "Laura M's Clothing Boutique" to "Laura M Gallery and Backroom." The gallery displays fine art from approximately 40 artists, many of whom call the southeastern corner of Wyoming home. As of December, visitors to the Platte Valley Community Center will be able to see new work from area artists....
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...
Donna Pipher, Hanna Senior Center Director, said when a woman came into the facility, she thought it was to use the bathrooms. "The lady walked around for a few minutes and then came up to me and told me that we had such a nice senior center and that she was very surprised," Pipher said. "We visited and then she went on her way on whatever she was doing in Hanna." The woman was Leslie Blythe, Regional Business Manager for Rocky Mountain Power. Pipher was not sure why Blythe...
Any group running an event with longevity knows that to keep people interested it has to keep things fresh. Case in point: the Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby. Started in 1983, with two prizes of $25,000 and a 1982 Jeep CJ-5, the annual event is entering its 35th year and has introduced a new competition aimed to make suckers of everyone. The "Sucker Skirmish" is available to all official Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby registrants and encourages them to bring sucker fish...
Skating is coming to Hanna. From 3-5 p.m. Dec. 30, the Hanna Recreation Center is hosting a New Years Eve roller rink bash. It is open to all ages and there will be food and music. The Hanna Recreation Center is opening up it's doors to the public, member or not, on Dec. 28 from 6-10 a.m. in the morning and 4-8 p.m. in the afternoon. Vivian Gonzalez, the recreation center director, said she was doing this so kids that were out of school could get some exercise and it gave a... Full story
Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) is spearheading the second year of Leadership Carbon County. Partners in this effort again include the Rawlins Chamber of Commerce, Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Rawlins DDA Main Street, and Carbon County Higher Education Center. Nine graduates of the inaugural class are serving on the committee to help plan next year’s sessions. Leadership Carbon County is organized for the purpose of identifying key individuals with leadership qualities and concer... Full story
Winners of the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Reverse Drawing were announced at Friday’s Festival of Trees at the Platte Valley community Center The first and every 50th ticket drawn won $50 Chamber gift certificates. Those winners were: Joe Elder, (first ticket drawn); Karen Rauterkus (50); Dennis Peters (100); Will and Melissa Faust (150); Randy Lambert (200); and Cindy Carnes (250). The next-to-last ticket drawn (299) was Anita Morris who won a $200 Chamber gift certificate. The 300th, and last, tic... Full story
Nationally Recognized speaker Victor Woods was at the Platte Valley Community Center Wednesday to bring his "never give up" message to Saratoga sixth to 12th grade students in attendance in the theater. Woods, who has spoken at colleges, businesses, schools, juvenile detention centers, prisons and other organizations across America, used humor and pointed situations to tell his history of crime and redemption. The speaker illustrated his grim early history from being arrested... Full story
The Wyoming Mountain Mensa chapter of American Mensa has scholarships available for students living in Wyoming. The scholarships for the 2018 competition, ranging in value from $500-$1,000, are awarded by the Mensa Education & Research Foundation scholarship program. All scholarship awards are based on a 550-word essay submitted online by the applicant, which describes the applicant’s career, vocational, or academic goal toward which the scholarship is to provide aid. Entries will be judged and awarded at three levels: l... Full story
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) has inducted 195 people since 2014, 184 men and 11 women. Beginning Dec. 1, 2017, nominations are open for the Class of 2018. The nomination window on the WCHF website will continue to accept nominees until Feb. 28, 2018. Everyone is encouraged to nominate worthy individuals who represent the true cowboy heritage of Wyoming, men and women who have spent their lives with horses and cattle, pursuing and perpetuating the livestock industry that makes Wyoming great. Only people who have... Full story
In the spirit of the holidays and the Small Business Saturday initiative, Encampment and Riverside are hosting a “Shop Local” Day on Saturday, December 9. All the planning has been done, just follow this itinerary for a pleasurable shopping experience in beautiful Encampment and Riverside. You can start in either town, but just make sure you hit every shop or restaurant at least once. Riverside Riverside Garage is offering a chance to win $100! Just stop in, say “howdy” to owners Dana or Rocky and pick up a ticket to enter. Y... Full story
"Jeannette Fisher is a great person that believes there is good in all situations. She is positive in her own life, inspiring to others, and strives hard to be a positive influence in her community," Shelly Cooper, Medicine Bow Elementary teacher, said while describing Fisher."She is a best friend to others and an amazing neighbor to all." Fisher is known to many Carbon County historians because of the years she has lived in Medicine Bow where she wrote for newspapers and... Full story
"Ready to go hunting?" asked Taylor Engum as he woke the hunters at 12 a.m. on September 1. In an area with a high number of sheep and a once-in-a-lifetime tag, there was no way the group would allow anyone else to beat them to the opportunity. The day before, Doug Campbell, Randy Raymer and Randy's son, Richard, met the staff of East Fork Outfitters at the trailhead and rode horseback into the Washakie Wilderness to begin a 10-day bighorn sheep hunt. On the first day of the... Full story
The First Presbyterian Church will host their Annual Ecumenical Thanksgiving Service at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19 At the service, nonperishable foods will be collected which are then distributed to the food bank. Any monies collected during the service’s free will offering will go to the Saratoga Churches Fund. All are invited to come together to give thanks for their blessings. Among the blessings is the support of the Platte Valley Community gives to the Saratoga Churches Fund (Ministerial Association). The association is a n... Full story
In Medicine Bow, Pam Glasser, is known as the Medicine Bow Lions Club president. To others in Carbon County, she is known as a music teacher. To fellow musicians and concert goers in Wyoming, Houston and Israel, Glasser is acknowledged as an accomplished French horn virtuoso. Glasser may be extremely accomplished on the French horn, but she plays other instruments, including some she makes herself. Her love of music is second only to teaching music appreciation to new... Full story
A large contingent of Barkhursts showed up at the Town and Country office Wednesday to accept the Platte Valley Arts Council award for the council's recent hay bale sculpture competition. Platte Valley Arts ccoucil representative Mary Martin said the competition was tight right up to the Halloween voting deadline with the Barkhurst's "Hay Man" and Kelly Land and Cattle Company's John Deere tractor sculpture in a dead heat. The Hay Bale Sculpture Competition Traveling Trophy,... Full story
"The soup is pretty good," Basil Phillips, football player for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, "I thought this was a pretty good idea and cool how it was hosted." Phillips was talking about the first Soup Fest and Rally held at the Hanna Recreation Center that started at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday Phillips said he was surprised how many people showed up for the event. It made him happy so many people showed up to show support for his team. "It's excellent and... Full story
Wyoming's contribution to aviation history cannot be understated when looking back at the world of air we know now. The first airline school for stewardesses used by Boeing Transport–which later morphed into United Airlines–was based in Cheyenne. The school for stewardesses started in the early 1930s and was in operation in Cheyenne until it moved to Chicago in 1961. Before the school opened, there had never been servers on planes. The job of stewardess originated in Wyoming.... Full story
The Copper Days Festival is getting ready to celebrate 23 years of giving families the opportunity to have fun watching vintage tractors vie for the title of strongest tractor. The event kicks off with a tractor parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Platte Valley Arts Council is sponsoring a kids workshop Saturday between noon and 2 p.m. Children will have a chance to paint wooden tractors. Stacy Crimmins, director of Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the workshop starts at noon because the tractor pulls start at 11... Full story