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The Grand Encampment Museum is sponsoring three free presentations. The first, on the Trial of Tom Horn, will be presented by John W. Davis on Thursday, July 27. The second presentation, on August 10, focuses on John Wesley Powell and the third is about Kit Carson on August 24. All three presentations will be held at the Grand Encampment Opera House at 7 p.m. Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. “The Trial of Tom Horn,” presentation by John W. Davis explores the most sensational trial in Wyoming his...
"Friends of the Saratoga Library" enrichment program resumes this Thursday, July 13, at 7 p.m. in the Saratoga Public Library, when Saratoga Middle/High School graduate and author, Sarah Reichert, holds a book signing and discussion of her latest novel "Fighting Destiny". Sarah, daughter of Bill and Chris Wickstrom of Saratoga, will read excerpts from her recent work and answer questions about the story, characters and writing process. Refreshments will be served and all of...
Saratoga's own noted cowboy poet, humorist, storyteller, BS-er and master of ceremonies Chuck Larsen returns after a couple of years absence to emcee as well as star in this year's Saturday night show during the 15th annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering (GECC) Friday through Sunday in Encampment. Larsen was the featured poet and emcee for 13 of the 15 years of the weekend event sponsored by the GECG-Outfit. At 7 p.m. he will be joined on stage at the Encampment gym by...
Wednesday: Spaghetti/meat sauce, Italian veggies, garlic bread, citrus fruit, milk. Thursday: Oven chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, broccoli, wheat bread, peaches, milk. Friday: Tuna salad sandwich, veggie soup, pickle spear, fruited jell-o, whipped topping, milk. Monday: Beef goulash, spinach, wheat roll, strawberries, milk. Tuesday: White bean chicken, chili, tossed salad, cornbread, apricots, milk....
Bryon Russell played with the Utah Jazz on the team that was a contender for the NBA championship two years in row. Russell is often remembered for guarding Michael Jordan as Jordan made the clutch shot in the last seconds of game six in the 1998 NBA finals. There was speculation Jordan had pushed off Russell, but the referees didn't call it. Almost 20 years later, Russell was in the Hanna Recreation Center on Thursday to give children who played for the recently concluded...
A youth baseball program similar to the Utah Jazz basketball program is coming to Carbon County. The Salt Lake Bees will be sponsoring the program. The Salt Lake Bees, headquartered in Salt Lake City, are a triple-A affiliate of the Major League Baseball Anaheim Angels. Kids pre-kindergarten to sixth grade are encouraged to come sign up and teams will be set based on age ranges. The deadline to sign up is June 23 by 6 p.m. Interested Carbon County residents can register at the Hanna Recreation Center or can call 307-325-9402...
"Fashion, fur, fine art," said Laura Morrow when asked to describe her store Laura M Gallery on 102 West Bridge Avenue. The business celebrated 20 years of being open although the location has changed several times in Saratoga. Born in Crawford, Nebraska, she was raised mostly in Cheyenne, although she did spend two years of elementary school in Medicine Bow. Later, she would return there to do a fashion show in the 1980s at the Virginian. That show helped launch her design...
William Lee Golden, Duane Allen, Richard Sterben and Joe Bosnall-known as the Oak Ridge Boys-came to the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) to benefit local charities on Saturday. The Oak Ridge Boys have a history that stretches back to the late 40s when the band was known as the Georgia Clodhoppers, according to Sterben. The band played so often near the nuclear research facility at Oak Ridge the band's name was changed to the Oak Ridge Quartet. In 1961, that name changed...
Saturday marked the first time both the towns of Hanna and Elk Mountain introduced community garage sales. Hanna started at 8 a.m. with the Hanna Recreation Center being the place to see objects from a few families at various tables outside the center. It was also the location to get street maps to four other homes having garage sales. Tina May was the coordinator for Hanna's First Inaugural Community Yard Sale, although she said it was actually the work of many people...
“No tag, no repair,” says Ralph Hicks who is behind the program Bikes for Kids which gives children donated and repaired bikes. Bikes for Kids takes a contributed bicycle and will either recondition it or use the bike for spare parts. Hicks says the program is sponsored by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church in Saratoga with financial support from The Foundation for the Episcopal Diocese of Wyoming. Hicks also repairs children’s bikes (wheel size 12” to 24”) the first time free...
Kiwanis celebrated their 27th birthday May 18 at the Saratoga Resort, members and guests heard a history program by Saratoga Museum director Mikayla Larrow. The $400 Scholarship winner from Encampment High School was Ariana Mckinney while Katie Loose was the winner from Saratoga High School. During Mother’s Day at the Saratoga Care Center, 17 resident ladies received a carnation flower for their special day. For the upcoming Father’s Day at the Saratoga Care Center, the 10 resident men will receive a gift. The Kiwanis ann...
A fashion show with Victorian flair featured mostly clothes created from seamstress Ruth "Hettie" Parker Kyner was presented by Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) at the Encampment Opera House. The proceeds of the tea fashion show, which featured various pastries and hot tea in elegant cups on saucers will go toward the GEM Textile Project. Hettie Kyner lived in Encampment for a little over a year starting in 1901. Before she married James Kyner, a railroad employee, she made her...
Margaret Weber, of Riverside, was recently surprised as she went to pick up her tee after a drive on the eighth hole of the golf course at the Saratoga Resort and Spa. Weber was playing with friends Seth Johnson and Chris Duke May 4 when she sunk a hole-in-one. But she didn’t know it. “I didn’t even see it. I thought that I had hit the green and it rolled over the green … and they started jumping and yelling saying I got a hole in one.” Weber related, “I didn’t believe it un...
Senior Center Menu Wednesday: Chicken fajita/tortilla, spanish rice, squash blend, strawberries, milk. Thursday: Roast beef, mashed potatoes/gravy, corn, wheat roll, fruit cocktail, milk. Friday: Crab cakes, macaroni and cheese, broccoli, wheat bread, peach crisp, milk. Monday: Beef Wellington, oven brown potato, zucchini, wheat bread, pears, milk. Tuesday: Chicken Parmesan, pasta, tossed salad, wheat roll, citrus fruit, milk. Saratoga School Wednesday: Breakfast pizza or cereal/cheese stick, fruit/juice, milk. Lunch;...
The first of 11 planes began to arrive at Shively Field at about 9:30 Saturday. They came out of the east dropping in altitude over Saratoga for the downwind leg of their approach. Somewhere west of town, they turned left and flew perpendicular to the runway several miles away; that's called the "base leg" of a visual approach. Then they turned left again, bringing their planes to bear on runway 23 at Shively Field for their final approaches. One by one, they landed, taxied...
Women (and men) came from around the region to don and display their creative headwear at the ninth Annual Kentucky Derby party held at the Rustic Bar Saturday....