Starr fundraiser kicks off

By Doug Radunich

The Carbon County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans is sponsoring a fundraiser for Saratoga resident and cancer patient Marilyn Starr this month.

The fundraiser is intended to help Starr with her ongoing medical expenses caused by endometrial cancer. Merle Starr, Marilyn’s mother, said Marilyn has been unable to work and had to make frequent trips to Salt Lake City for specialized cancer treatments.

“She had had cancer for over three years now, and she’s had to go out 340 miles to the Huntsman Cancer Center in Salt Lake City every month for the last three months,” Me...