Big play production in Hanna, truck accident on highway

101 years ago

May 22, 1913

“The Freshmen” at Hanna

Miss Purvis, the principal of the public school, and the high school room, has gotten up a play “The Freshmen” which will be given here at the Commencement exercises in the hall at 8 o’clock on the evening of the 29th.

The play was taken to Hanna last Friday and put on at the Hanna opera house to a good big crowd and was much enjoyed. The baseball team from the school here played the Hanna school boys and lost by a score of 12 to 6 in the afternoon. Miss Purvis, Mrs. Ekdall and Rev. Newport accompanied the high school pupils on their trip and all were enthusiastic over the treatment accorded them there.

The occasion was more of an entertainment of the Saratoga school by the Hanna school. The Hanna School gave a fine dinner at noon to the visitors and again after the play a supper was served. After the play a social dance was indulged in for a few hours. The trip was undoubtedly a very beneficial one for the scholars, for the spirit of friendship shown was marked in a high degree. Prof. Hume of the Hanna school is getting much credit as well as his pupils, for the enjoyable time spent there, by the Saratoga people. The play will be put on here next Thursday night and will be well worth attending. The school may decide to take the play to Encampment on Saturday the 31st.

75 years ago

May 18, 1939

Denver-Saratoga truck in accident last night

The Saratoga Truck Line’s regular Wednesday night truck out of Denver met with difficulties last evening with a short distance from Berthoud, Colo., and was overturned on the highway with some 12,000 pounds of freight destined for this valley.

It is said the accident was caused by a careless motorist who swung into the center of the highway and slowed down to drive onto a side road. The truck swung out to avoid smashing into the car, and the driver was unable to get back on the highway without a tip-over. The truck came to rest across the highway and obstructed all traffic thereon for a time. No one was hurt and no great amount of damage was done to the truck or contents.

Another truck was sent out from here late last evening to pick up the load.

50 years ago

May 21, 1964

Moisture good in forest, district ranger says

Forest Ranger Don Bielefield revealed this week that moisture conditions on Brush Creek are excellent. He said snow coverage is receding rapidly and snow run-off is increasing each day.

At present, Lincoln Park is the only campground open and it is expected to remain wet for another week. Mr. Bielefield added that all off-highway roads are wet and muddy or muddy in spots and weekend visitors to the forest are requested not to travel on muddy roads. He pointed out that travel over these roads will cut the surface and ruin travel after conditions dry out. He said travel condisitons over these roads should be greatly improved within a week if weather conditions remain the same as now.

Mr. Bielefield also said that trailer use on the district this coming summer would be continued similar to past years. However, all trailer owners wishing to use the forest for a period longer than the 10-14 day campground limitation are requested to file specific information at the Saratoga office. Included are the name, address, trailer identification and location trailer has been and is to be parked in.

No fee will be charged this year, he said. Further information about this type of use may be obtained from the Saratoga office.

25 years ago

May 17, 1989

Measurements indicate North Platte River may have peaked

The North Platte River may have already peaked, according to Roger Ralph, hydrographer with the State Engineer’s Office in Saratoga.

Ralph said he thinks the river peaked before he started gauging it on April 26. On April 26, the river was running 1,978 cubic feet per second, which is the highest it has been since he started taking daily measurements. Last week, the river was holding pretty steady at 1,500 cfs, Ralph said.

He said it just took him by surprise because in the eight years he has been here, the river has never peaked before the first of May.

Although the tributaries are now running pretty high, Ralph said irrigators report having a tough time getting the water across their fields.

“The fields are just soaking it up,” Ralph remarked, noting there just isn’t enough snowpack to bring it up much higher than it is now.

He said the moisture received over the weekend did not raise the cfs above 1,978, however, he said the river could go over that measurement, depending on the amount of rainfall received.