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Legion raffles hut
The Sons of the American Legion are raffling a two-person ice hut complete with auger, a pair of ice fishing poles, a lantern and a heater off at the 36th annual Ice Fishing Derby this weekend....
Awards of derbies past
With the 36th Annual Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby set to take place this weekend, the Saratoga Sun decided to take a look through our archives. This year, the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce...
In the vein of giving
The annual blood drive sponsored by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) is slated for Tuesday, Jan. 15 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The drive will be held in the center’s Great Hall from noon to 5:30 p.m. in conjunction with Vitalant...
4-H shooting fires up
Platte Valley 4-H is gearing up to start their shooting sports again this year. Starting Jan. 16 from 6-8 p.m., parents will be able to bring their children to the Platte Valley Community Center Multipurpose Room where the children can begin their...
Legally hooking for money
For the 36th year, the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (SPVCC) invites everyone to compete in the Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby. Taking place on Jan. 19 and 20, participants will have the opportunity to win the $2,000 first prize by catching...
Chamber board seeking directors
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber is seeking nominations from its membership for positions on the nine-member Board of Directors. Directors are elected by ballot at the Chamber’s Annual Dinner on Feb. 7 with a three-year term beginning in...
Testing their colors
On Dec. 15, Platte Valley Martial Arts (PVMA) held color belt testing for all three of its classes: Little Dragons, Taekwondo and Judo. The Little Dragons class, according to the press release from...
Downtown fiber finished
Union Wireless has completed construction of their high-speed fiber optic network in the downtown Saratoga area and the service provider said, in a recent press release, that it is now online and ready for customers to sign-up. With the downtown area...
Christmas services offered
Churches around east Carbon County are preparing for the highlight of the Christian calendar. Many houses of worship will be offering special Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services. Saint Ann’s Catholic On Dec. 24, Saint Ann’s Catholic Church...
District wool winners head to State
Five contestants competed in the Carbon County Make It With Wool (MIWW) district competition held at the Jeffery Center in Rawlins, on Sunday, Nov. 4. Winners were announced at the end of the fashion...
Healthcare meeting announced
The Healthcare Sustainability Project Subcommittee (HSPS) will be holding their monthly public meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 12 at the Platte Valley Community Center Great Hall. An email from HSPS board member George Haigh stated that the meeting... Full story
Back into $1,000
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce has begun selling tickets for the annual Reverse Drawing. Tickets are $10 each and only 300 are sold. Unlike the usual raffle procedure, the very last ticket drawn is the grand prize winner in this...
Saturday night Wonderland
Following the Christmas parade Saturday, Dec. 1, Valley residents are invited to attend what has become "a long-time holiday tradition" according to a press release from the Valley Service...
A tree that brings smiles
The 2018 Giving Tree, a project of the Valley Service Organization (VSO), is still up at Town and Country Realty, but it won't be there for much longer. There is still time for people with kind...
Trees for VFDs
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the "Festival of Trees Gala and Auction" for its 16th year on Friday, Dec. 7 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Decorated trees and...
Lights on!
The annual Lighted Christmas Parade will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 and will begin at Bridge Ave. and River Street as it goes through historic downtown Saratoga. While waiting for the...
Crafts, Santa & more
The ladies of the Saratoga Branch Library are inviting kids of all ages to take part in several Christmas-themed events throughout the month of December that will include crafts, a holiday party and a visit from Santa himself. On Dec. 7, from 11...
Helping Hands provide meal
Staff Report Due to miscommunications with organizers there were a few errors in announcing the upcoming Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) Thanksgiving Dinner. Fortunately the Saratoga Sun can get you the correct information before the event. The... Full story
Turkey and trimmings for 23 years
The 23rd annual Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) Free Thanksgiving Dinner is coming. The dinner will be held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day-Thursday, Nov. 22-at St. Ann's Parish Hall, 218...
Poached moose
According to a recent press release from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), the body of a cow moose was recently discovered around Jack Creek on Oct. 26. By the time the body was discovered by Laramie/Glendo WGFD Game Warden Becca Lutz,...
Giving Tree deadlines Thursday
The deadline for parents to return forms for their children’s tags to be on the 2018 Platte Valley Giving Tree is tomorrow (Thursday, Nov. 15). Kassey Westring, Giving Tree chairman for the sponsoring Valley Service Organization (VSO), said the...
Riding the stage
Friends of the Saratoga Library invite all interested persons to "hop aboard the stage coach rolling through the Upper North Platte River Valley" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, in the Saratoga Branch...
Riding the stage
Friends of the Saratoga Library invite all interested parties to experience what is was like to ride the local stagecoach. Dick Perue will present an hour-long slide program featuring views a...
Cowbelle cooking
A cookbook, “Favorite Recipes from the Snowy Range CattleWomen”, was published this week and will go on sale at the Craft Fair Saturday at the Platte Valley Community Center. More than 300 favorite recipes submitted by members and friends of the...
Vote, then bleed
The Saratoga Council of Catholic Women is sponsoring a community blood drive on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from noon until 5:30 p.m. at St. Ann’s Parish Hall. According to Vitalant (formerly United Blood Services), more people would donate if only they knew...