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The list of budget suggestions and cuts a citizen advisory committee presented to the Carbon County School District No. 2 School Board Tuesday evening was two-fold. The report, presented by Encampment resident and former representative of Carbon County, Jeb Steward, provided a list of suggestions for cuts rather than cutting personnel. The report also presented specific cuts for Encampment School to save the full-time art teaching position, which was threatened about a month ago after...
Jamis John McLinskey was born March 23, 2013 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie to Patrick and Leslie McLinskey of Encampment. He was born weighing 6 lbs and 15 oz, and 19.5 inches long. The maternal grandparents are Joe and Liz Allotta of Albuquerque, NM. Jamis is also welcomed by Cinder, the family dog....
Michelle Allford and Donald Mathenia announce the birth of their daughter, DeJa Rose Mathenia. Deja was born April 10, 2013 at the Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. She weighed 6pounds, 3 ounces.... Full story
Mae Elizabeth Harris died April 8, 2013 at the Deseret Health and Rehab Center in Saratoga at the age of 95. She was born January 24, 1918 in Coltman, Idaho and grew up in the Snake River Valley of Southeastern Idaho, where she attended Ricks College in Rexburg. She married Don Cole Harris on Oct. 31, 1939 in Pocatello, Idaho, and the marriage ended in divorce after 23 years. That was when Mae started her career in journalism as the society editor of the Idaho Falls Post Register. While there, she received a special invitation from the Departme... Full story
Spring weather is melting the ice from the Wyoming waters and boaters are anxious to get their boats out in the water. The Wyoming Game and Fish boaters need to register the boats for the year. Watercraft registration can be renewed online, at Game and Fish regional offices, at Game and Fish headquarters in Cheyenne. New boats must be registered at the Game and Fish regionals offices or at Game and Fish headquarters in Cheyenne. Watercraft registrations are computerized and employees at the Game and Fish office may be able to provide people... Full story
The newest member of the Planning Commission was greeted with “fireworks” and heated discussion at the last meeting. Bob Thrasher, who was recently appointed to the Planning Commission, sat silently while the audience and other commission members traded verbal jabs concerning the matter of appointments and Chairperson Bev Hempel’s presence at the meeting. “Right now, you are not officially on the board, Saratoga resident Glee Johnson told Hempel in the April 9 meeting. You have not been reappoin...
My son Garry used to live in Boston, so when I heard news of two explosions going off in Boston Monday, it caught my attention. I was at home recovering from surgery, watching TV and scanning through the news on the internet when I saw the headline breaking news. I did what every American probably did; I turned the station to my favorite news station and watched the news for the rest of the afternoon. Wars exist everywhere. We watch them from our living room and then we go back to our business.... Full story
Editor: I have a question for the American public that opposes any horse slaughter in the United States. Do you know that you already own approximately 50,000 head of horses in pastures and pens, with a cost of several million dollars per month to feed and care for them? Also, 15 to 20,000 more are out on the ranges in the western states and need to be gathered up and taken care of. The BLM horse budget for 2012 was approximately $75 million, and that comes from the taxpayer’s pockets. This horse program will continue to grow by the t... Full story
If all goes according to plan, Saratoga residents could be able to donate unwanted cars to help a wish come true. The town of Saratoga is in the midst of coordinating with Wheels for Wishes, an organization that collects cars, trucks, motorcycles, SUVs and RVs for the Make a Wish Foundation. The proceeds from donating an unwanted vehicle will go to help a Wyoming child with a life-threatening disease, according to the website. Although the town is in the early stages of coordination with Wheels... Full story
The Saratoga Resort and Spa is pleased to welcome PGA professional Matt Daubner as its golf shop’s new retail store manager and golf instructor. Daubner is originally from Michigan, and throughout his career he has worked at golf courses and pro shops for various country clubs, resorts, and public facilities throughout the nation. He has been able to work at different golf facilities in Michigan, Florida, New York, and the U.S Virgin Islands. Daubner’s extensive resume has included pro shop ret...
an effort to help the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD), a large number of volunteers gathered in Saratoga April 6 to retrieve abandoned mule deer radio-collars across the Platte Valley. Nearly 30 volunteers, coming from as far east as Laramie and as far west as Kemmerer, donated their time Saturday morning to gather abandoned GPS radio-collars, which were placed on 50 local mule deer does from the Platte Valley herd. The electronic tracking radio-collars were fitted on deer by the WGFD...
The Encampment Town Council discussed the “Cow Pie Open” golf tournament and Encampment Emergency Water Connection Project at its most recent town council meeting last week. Jim McKinney spoke with the council about financial support for the the 18th annual Encampment/Riverside Cow Pie Open on June 1. The local golf tourney takes place at a cow pasture, and buckets serving as course holes are set in the ground 140 yards apart from each other. The event features a barbecue, custom-made shi...
Reprint of these stories from the April 13, 1906 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Wyoming Grown Wheat Awarded Gold Medal At World’s Fair Rieck Brothers of Encampment Demonstrate Agricultural Possibilities of This Section of the Great West Rieck Brothers received last week from St. Louis a very beautiful and elaborately engraved gold medal which was awarded them for an exhibit of Wyoming grown wheat at the great Louisiana Purchase Exp... Full story
I was gone last Friday and Monday so I did not get the news to the paper. So there will be two weeks worth of information this week. There were six here to play bingo Tuesday April 2nd. The $2 winners were Grace Johnston, Madaline Forbes, and Berneil McCord, and Merle Starr. Merle Starr won the $3 blackout round. Then for this week we had six stay for bingo. The $2 winners were Pat Faust, Madaline Forbes, Winnie Allen. Pat Faust won the $5 blackout round. On April 1st there were two and a half tables for Duplicate Bridge. High winners were Bob... Full story
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoy many activities. 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. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, three residents played Uno with Truth Karstoft winning. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes. On Wednesday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo. Nadine Caleb, S... Full story
Writer Joshua Wood will deliver an introductory presentation regarding his experiences as a writer and reader during an H.E.M. High School literary dinner tomorrow evening. Wood has been writing since his early days of middle school, and at the 2005 Wyoming State Young Authors competition, received first place for his story “Undying.” Also in 2005, Wood published his first book, a collection of short stories, entitled “After the Sun Sets and the Moon Rises.” Wood recently published the short story “Than Never to Have Loved At All” on Amazon K...
April 8 through April 14, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 98 calls including the following classifications. 911 hang up (1); Agency assistance (1); Alarm (1); Ambulance (2); Assist business (1); Bar check (16); Barking dog complaint (2); Business checks (22); Citizen assist (3); Destruction of property (1); Dog impounded (1); Domestic disturbance (2); Fight (1); Fingerprints (2); Harassment (3); Hot pool check (15); House watch (8); Lockout (4); Reddi (1); School zones (6); Suspicious person, circumstance (1); Traffic stop (1); VIN... Full story
Teens, ages 11-18, have an opportunity to win an Amazon gift card by using a camera and their creative side. They will stack books and use the spine labels to create their own poem. With this experiment, known as “bookspine poetry,” students get to have fun making interesting poems from random book titles. The books are stacked on top of one another, and the created poems are read from the book spines top to bottom. Submit your photo to the teen Facebook page (facebook.com/CCLSTeens). All photos must be submitted by midnight on April 20. Vote o... Full story
Carbon County speech team students are preparing to show off their public speaking skills at “Speech Night,” happening this upcoming Monday at the Platte Valley Community Center. Speech Night takes place at 7 p.m.,April 22, and features the talents of the Carbon County No. 2 High School Speech Team members. The students who make up the team come from Saratoga, Encampment and Hanna, and are ready with presentations from the 2012-13 National Forensic League speech season. The event also showcases a tribute to the support network of individuals re... Full story
Art in Saratoga has not always had a large presence, but today, Saratoga’s involvement in art is nationally recognized. “It’s kind of neat to see it gets to all corners of the United States,” said Saratoga-Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Stacey Crimmins. Crimmins discovered Saratoga had been recognized as one of 12 small-town art places in the United States after reciveing an email from ArtPlace, the organization that selected Saratoga in its list. The “America’s Top Twelve Smal... Full story