Joe Gaspari is a quiet man. When he speaks, he says well thought out words to describe his passion for the Carbon County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees (Trustees).

<em>Editor's note: This is the final story in a series on the Valley Village Childcare as it approaches its one year anniversary in their new building.</em>

Less than a year after the Valley Village Childcare Center (VVC) opened its doors at their new location in the Ray A. Corbett Building, the VVC board established a partnership with the Wyoming Early Childhood Professional Learning Collaborative (Collaborative).

<em>*</em><em>Editor</em><em>’s note: This is the second of a series on the Valley Village Childcare as it approaches its one year anniversary in their new building.*</em>

Tammy Willford is the Program Coordinator at the ExCel Developmental Preschool (ExCel) in the eastern part of Carbon County. She also is a teacher at ExCel.

Community members are in for a treat Friday as the elementary students will be putting on their first play “North Pole’s Got Talent.” The play begins at 6 p.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center and is sponsored by the Town of Saratoga, Carbon County School Districts No. 2 (CCSD2) and the Platte Valley Drama Club.

Visitors at Saratoga Middle High School are now greeted by a mural in the hallway before entering the school thanks to Noel Shepard’s art class from last year.

It is the seniors’ gift to the school. Last year, Shepard had one student who helped her with the mural, Emily Gonzales.