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Jan. 18 and Jan. 19 The Saratoga Middle School (SMS) girls A basketball team won big in the month of January. The girls defeated Wamsutter by a score of 55-17. The leading scorer was Meredith Lincoln with 17 points. Lincoln also had four rebounds, three steals and four assists. Katie Loose had 8 points, three rebounds, six steals and six assists. Sara Burton, Mycheala Jackman and Melissa Escobedo all had 6 points apiece. Escobedo also had seven rebounds, five steals and an assist. Allison Faulk...
In a game that came down to the wire, Saratoga beat Encampment, 43-41. There were seven lead changes in this game and the score was tied numerous times. Both teams played very well and this was a great basketball game to end the regular season play. It was also senior night in the Panther Den and six seniors were honored with their parents on the floor before tipoff. Ben Gates, Jake Fourman, Daniel Kerbs, Taylor Smith, Amber Young and Taylor Miller will all graduate this spring. In a turn of...
The Lady Panthers finished regular season play against their Valley rivals, the Encampment Lady Tigers, Saturday night in the Panther Den. The Ladies played the “Pink Panther game” for breast cancer awareness. Heather Oxford came out fired up with a block and a steal to hamper Encampment’s offensive effort. The first quarter was a low scoring quarter, and Saratoga was able to maintain the lead. The Encampment girls were playing well but with two players sustaining ankle injuries the night befor...
The Encampment girls team never gave up. There is an old adage, “Don’t die with bullets left in your gun.” The Lady Tigers had few numbers and were plagued with injuries throughout the season. With only one substitute the Lady Tigers had no choice but to fight until the end. Little Snake River Valley came to Encampment with three teams worth of players and, as they racked up points and substituted players throughout the A squad, the B squad and the C squad, the six Encampment girls battl...
Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) (20-2), (7-0) will remain number one in the Boys 1A southwest conference, and Encampment (14-5), (6-2) will go into the regional bracket as number two. LSRV came out on top of a low scoring defensive battle, 28-37. In the first quarter, A.J. Kuster was able to play some great defense keeping Encampment close. LSRV was gaining advantage on the scoreboard in a rough game that Kyle Wessel, Matt Jarrett and Kuster were controlling in the paint. Gaven Pantle hit a key 3-point shot to make the score 5-7 late in the...
Improving his time on the track by 49 seconds, Wade Swingle, with his team, Deuces Wild, took home the Dave Pennock “Good Times” Trophy and the Interstate Traveling Trophy for the second year in a row from the Donald E. Erickson Memorial Chariot Races. Swingle’s team clocked 22.88 seconds on Saturday and 22.08 seconds on Sunday with a combined time of 44.96 Last year, Swingle’s team clocked 45.45 seconds combined total to earn the first place trophy last year. Jim Stoker, owner of Homestead Log...
Among a group of young outriders was a man who has been working the Chariot Races longer than the other four riders have been living. Larry Gomez has been working the Chariot Races for 33 years. He started when he was 33, and has missed only one race and that is when his brother-in-law died. Being an outrider is not an easy job. They sit in the wind, dust beating their faces, waiting for the next race. They don’t get to enjoy the hoopla going on around the track, drink a few brews, or visit w...
Celebrating birthdays at the Saratoga Senior Center Friday are, from left to right, Nadine Caleb, Madaline Forbes, Donna Nordin (behind Madaline), Pat Faust, Marty Perue and Charlotte Gibbons....
Three Saratoga students prepare for the Carbon County Spelling Bee in Rawlins at the Jeffrey Center on Wed., Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. The team is coached by Shaylee Love and Barb McArthur. ifth grader Taylor Bennett competed in the school spelling bee for fun and was suprised to earn a place at the county spelling bee. Garrett Zellmer is in fifth grade. He competed in the spelling bee because he wanted to spell better. His favorite subject is physical education. Seventh grader Amber Williams got in the spelling bee because she likes to spell and is...
The Upper Valley Search & Rescue sold 258 hands Sunday at Ben Romios Memorial Poker Run. “It (the poker run) gets bigger every year,” said organizer Cory Nuhn. “We have tremendous sponsors and supporters.” With an added purse from Silver Spur Ranches, winners were able to take home a little more money. Lynn Finney had the highest hand winning $574.50. Dawn Bailey had the second highest hand winning $383.00. Jan Buford had the third highest hand, she won $287.25. Bailey Miller had the lowest...
The Saratoga Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) sponsored a family night Feb. 5 so family members could observe the competitive events the students are preparing for. The students are competing at the Wyoming FCCLA State Convention March 20 through March 22, 2013 at the Holiday Convention Center in Cheyenne. “There is a lot of work involved in preparing and presenting state competition events,” FCCLA adviser Linda Fisher-Perue said in a press release. Several presentations were made including a culinary team, individual bak...
Reprint of this story from the February 23, 1900 issue of the Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Resources of the District Are Not Misrepresented Dr. P. I. Lawrence, the Chicago agent of the Vulcan Copper Mining Company, arrived here last Friday evening to spend a few days in examining the properties of the company. He also visited several of the producing mines and carefully investigated the resources of the district and was highly pleased with h...
There were three for bingo this week. The one-dollar winner was Madaline Forbes. Berneil McCord won the three-dollar blackout round. There were two-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. High winners were Marilyn Walck and Bob Johnson. Second high went to Vivien Campbell and Sue Howe. We are always happy to deliver you a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564 and we will do our best to help you out. If you are 60 or older, or the spouse of someone 60 or older, you are... Full story
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. Religious activities at the facility include church services led by a pastor from a different church each Sunday, Bible Study led by a different pastor each Tuesday, and monthly Communion by Virginia Senne of the Presbyterian Church. On Sunday afternoon, Pastor Smith of the P... Full story
We had a very good time at our birthday and anniversary dinner Friday night. Meals were served to 37 people. Mr. and Mrs. Riddick won the lunch tickets. Bingo was the entertainment for the night, Bill Wadsworth, Mr. and Mrs. Telfer, Betty Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Wells, Mr. and Mrs. Ballard and Mr. and Mrs. Miller played for cash prizes Patty, Connie, Laura and Arleigh kept the coffee pot going last week. They always find lots of things to chuckle and chatter about. Jo Bonnett has been under the weather and has been missed here at the center; we... Full story
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