Week of November 7, 2024
Week of November 7, 2024
JACKSON - Rain and snow fell Saturday evening on Town Square as a group of soaked, candle-holding mourners listened to wildlife guide Bo Welden talk about one of his life's most meaningful, one-way relationships. "Seeing 399 is like falling in love for the first time," he said. "Every time you got to see her, it was kind of like you forgot to breathe. You will just bail on your friends and your family to go spend time with that first love. And I argue people do that with 399 all the time."...
“It was a battle, but these girls are warriors and they proved they were ready for the fight,” Head Coach Janice Peterson said. For the first time since 2017, the Encampment Lady Tigers are going to the State Competition in Casper this weekend. “It was an exciting tournament,” Janice Peterson said. “We played 17 games to earn third place and the girls found a way to win.” Their only loss was to the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers, who placed 1st in the 1A West...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers’ season came to an end last weekend as they went 0-2 at the 1A West Regional Tournament in Lander. While they may not be playing at the Ford Wyoming Center in Casper, Head Coach Shayley Love is no less proud of her team. “The regional tournament was one of the most competitive regional tournaments we have competed in,” said Love. “I felt like the girls truly competed with both Riverside and Dubois with tight matches.” Despite ultimately being knocked out of...
The last time the Saratoga Panthers made it past the quarterfinals in the postseason playoffs was in 11 man 2A football in 2007. The Panthers accomplished a semi-final advancement with another nail-biting game against the Shoshoni Wranglers, the 2A West number one seed on November 1. “What a great playoff game and exciting win for the Panthers,” said Head Coach Jared Mason. “It has been a long time coming, and I'm so proud of the effort from every player who continues to put in their best effort.” The game by all accounts was a...
Though they saw their undefeated streak come to an end in the final game of the regular season, the Encampment Tigers appeared to shake off their loss to the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers for the 1A Six-Man Playoffs. On November 1, No. 2 South-ranked Tigers hosted the No. 3 North-ranked Kaycee Buckaroos. Kaycee came into the quarterfinals with a season record of 4-4 and a conference record of 3-3, compared to the Tigers season record of 6-1 and conference record of 4-1. What may...
With a projected 277 electoral college votes and more than 71 million votes as of November 6, former president Donald Trump is the presumptive president-elect according to the Associated Press. Meanwhile, Carbon County cast more than 6,000 ballots in the 2024 General Election, turnout surpassed the primary election by more than 1,000. With 6,446 votes cast, the amount was more than the 2022 General Election which saw 5,860 ballots cast. It was just barely under the number of ballots cast in...
The Sheridan Press, Nov. 2 Sheridan County needs to return to a society that settles issues outside of court. In the last three years, Sheridan County residents have taken government entities to court at least four times, all of which in part sided with the government entities. Sheridan County School District 2 Superintendent Scott Stults told The Sheridan Press following this week’s Pollak v Wilson et. al. decision the school district is considering appealing the matter in Tenth Circuit, “which previously ruled in favor of the School...
The athletes and the coaches of Carbon County School District No. 2 should be proud of themselves. We at the Saratoga Sun certainly are proud of them. All three high school volleyball teams went to Regionals. Saratoga and Encampment volleyball players participated in Lander at the Southwest Regionals and Hanna-Elk-Mountain-Medicine Bow competed in the Southeast Regionals in Guernsey. Saratoga qualified for the playoffs in 9-man football with an impeccable season and Encampment was nearly...
Jett Cooley and his grandpa, Mike Cooley, take time to read during the Dads & Donuts event on October 30 at Saratoga Elementary...
(Author’s note: Material for this article, as well as for the mineral hot springs and Hobo Pool historic program later this month, was compiled from the files of “The Saratoga Sun”, “Platte Valley Lyre”, “Carbon County Journal” and “Rawlins Daily Times”, plus the collections and writings of Dad & Bob Martin, Elva Evans, Dick Perue, Gay Day Alcorn Clark, Candy Moulton and other area authors and historians). A natural phenomena known by many monikers such as “Big Medicine”,...
Fall has definitely arrived with this cooler weather. When I think of fall, I immediately think of caramel apples. If you love caramel apples, then you’ll love our desert special: Caramel Apple Bundt Cake. This has quickly become a fall favorite in my house and I’m sure it will be come one in your house as well. Caramel Apple Bundt Cake - 2 C white sugar - 1 1/2 C vegetable oil - 2 tsp vanilla extract - 3 large eggs - 3 C all - purpose flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 1 tsp ground Cinnamon - 1/4...
It’s a spiritual revelation to comprehend that words have tremendous power but where there is privilege there is also accountability. Communication not only shapes our views while influencing our behavior, but words also expose who we really are as we can learn a great deal about a person’s views when we hear them speak. This is a wonderful prayer to begin each day, “Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips” Psalm 141:3. Yes, we have much to pray about, and this petition is crucial if we are to live a...
I am very grateful for being allowed the opportunity to serve as a chaplain for the Department of Veterans Affairs for sixteen years. I especially enjoyed working with the Veteran Volunteers in our VA Medical Centers. Their compassion for their injured and suffering brothers and sisters is beyond measure. I witnessed many moments in the corridors of the hospital where a volunteer would be greeting a patient with joy and laughter and in other moments the volunteer would be expressing concern and even tears. There were times another volunteer...
When Sophia Borg held her inaugural Saratoga FallFest last October, she was already thinking about making things bigger and better for 2024. Mission accomplished. The 2nd Annual Saratoga FallFest was held on October 19 in downtown Saratoga and had already grown from the year before. There were more vendors, there were more activities and there were a lot more people. “Everybody said they had a great time. The music was great, the food vendors were great, the vendors were great,” said Borg....
When she was 19 years old, Georgia Miller moved to the Platte Valley. It was a new home for her, but a homecoming for her husband, Cody. When she was 21, nearly 22, she began working as a full-time teller for what is now RNB State Bank. That was in 1997. Now, 27 years later, Georgia has been named Saratoga Market President. It’s just the newest position of many which she has held in her nearly three decades with the bank. For eight years, Georgie worked as a teller—even being promoted to...
Platte Valley Helping Hands will continue to provide their Annual Free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner this year. The PVHH Board decided to eliminate their sit-down dinner gathering to protect those they serve from possible exposure to a variety of illnesses that spread during this time of year. For the past 28 years the PVHH has prepared and served meals to residents of the Valley. The traditional Thanksgiving dinner is complete with turkey, dressing, potatoes & gravy, ham, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, rolls and pumpkin pie. Delivery...
The common room at Hanna Elementary School (HES) is filled with projects from the students who attend the school. From math computations to writing about the Native Americans who lived in Wyoming, the students show off what they have learned. These projects are a result of a collaboration of teachers in the school and Hanna Elementary School Principal Jackie Jones, using a combination of teaching techniques. Jones, who is in her second year as the principal of the school, is very satisfied...
When is a potato more than just a potato? According to Jennie Gordon, First Lady of Wyoming, it’s when it represents dignity for one of the 86,000 Wyoming residents who struggle with food insecurity. “At the end of the day, we are just packing potatoes, but they’re not just potatoes. They represent the passion for your community, for your school and for your state,” said Gordon. “They also represent dignity to those folks who are going to receive those potatoes. They can use them in...
