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From getting your home ready for guests and finding the perfect gifts to preparing a delicious meal, the holidays can seem overwhelming and expensive – but they don’t have to be. Take the following steps to save time and money on seasonal essentials. Prepping Your Home To get your home ready for holiday hosting, begin by decluttering surface areas such as tables and kitchen counters. Next, take an inventory and purchase any additional cleaning supplies you’ll need for a deep clean. Remem...
The Platte Valley Ministerial Association invites everyone to the Community Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, November 19th at 5:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Saratoga. The ecumenical service is an annual tradition and is the major fundraising event for the Ministerial Association. The service will feature musical offerings by the Saratoga Community Choir, as well as congregational hymns, prayers, and Scripture readings. Clergy members from valley congregations will lead the service. The Ministerial Association sponsors the...
A legislative committee will draft a measure to prohibit state and local authorities from aiding or cooperating with federal land management agencies “when they pursue policies which harm Wyoming’s core interests.” The move is in response to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s draft plan for managing 3.6 million acres of federal land in southwest Wyoming. The Select Federal Natural Resource Management Committee also voted unanimously to draft a bill creating a new full-time position in the gov...
The volunteers at Bridge Street Bargains were greeted Tuesday morning with the sight of donations dropped off overnight at their storefront on Bridge Avenue. The donations, which included two large bags of clothes, were welcomed by the secondhand store. Volunteers emphasized donations are only accepted Tuesday through Friday between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. and ask that people bring their donations than rather than letting them sit in the elements overnight....
Flowers adorn every special occasion. They are an important part of Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day and weddings. They say thank you, get well soon and sorry for your loss. Throughout a calendar year and across the holiday cycle flowers decorate rooms, churches and banquet halls. Where do all those flowers come from? Enter the floriculturist - a flower farmer in plain speak. And Saratoga has one of their own, Brooke Seitz of Barefoot Brooke Farm. The farm grows all of their own blooms during the...
From the streets of Buenos Aires to the Platte River Valley comes the Argentine tango on November 4, 2023 at the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort. This rare opportunity is for all adult dance enthusiasts. So, turn your western boots into dance shoes and bring your favorite person. Come have a fun time expressing your inner Latin lover while learning the basics of one of the most popular dances in the world, known for its intensity, precision, and passion. Your spouse or partner will love you for it. Don’t know how to dance the Argentine tango? No w...
In March 2021, Amanda Knotwell joined the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (SPVCC) as their newest CEO. She stepped into a role which had been held by Stacy Crimmins for nearly two decades in the midst of a pandemic. Knotwell, however, appeared to rise to the challenge. If her recent experience at the Wyoming Works Together Conference in Lander is any indication, she is making her own impact on the chamber of commerce. On September 22, she was named the 2023 Wyoming Chamber Director...
As is tradition during homecoming week, Saratoga Middle High School crowned its homecoming king and queen following the homecoming parade on September 21. This year, that ceremony took on some very special meaning as Aidan Clarke was crowned as king and his best friend, Marilee Williams, was crowned queen. Aidan, son of Adam and Misty Clarke, moved to Saratoga with his parents when he was in the 5th grade in 2016. A senior now at Saratoga Middle High School, Aidan has seemed to find a special...
When you read the title of this article, what do you think? I believe that most of us would think that this article is going to talk about financial stability or material wealth and how much money we have in the bank. This is how society has taught us to think and measure our lives beside our neighbors to see how successful we are. Charles Haddon Spurgeon puts it this way, “We have all things and abound; not because I have a good store of money in the bank, not because I have skill and wit with which to win my bread, but because the Lord is my...
Jesus taught many things in His lifetime. Today’s article is a look at one of them, Matthew 5:3, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” This verse is the first of eight verses in what is known as “The Beatitudes” in Matthew 5. The English word, beatitude, is from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed These beatitudes were extraordinary sayings. The crowds were used to getting a verbal beating by their church leaders and walking away feeling guilty and hopeless. But J...
Whether it’s shuttling the little ones to their after school activities, or helping older students cram for their exams, families get super busy, quickly when kids return to school in fall. But that doesn’t mean you can’t regularly sit down together for weeknight dinners. “Parent-chefs can effortlessly turn up the flavor by relying on single-use spice packets. They take the guesswork out of creating the perfect combination of seasonings and can make whipping up weeknight dinners during the bac...
All-beef hotdogs with homemade chili, slaw, baked beans, seasoned steak fries, dessert and a drink are on the menu when we next gather at the table Monday, Sept. 4th, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. All are welcome to enjoy a free meal, fun and fellowship. The sponsoring “Gather at the Table” committee hopes everyone will cap off the Labor Day weekend by attending this event. Get together with your friends and family to eat and chat. There is no charge, no reservations, no preaching and no res...
Running a small business is one of the most challenging journeys you can embark on, according to those in the know. “Being a small business owner within an ever-changing landscape can feel intimidating without support,” says Michelle Van Slyke, senior vice president of sales and marketing at The UPS Store, Inc. “Fortunately, a variety of resources exist to help business launch and thrive.” With more than 5,100 locations across North America, The UPS Store network comprises the nation’s largest franchise system of retail shipping, postal, print...
The MHCC 5th Annual Foundation Fun Scramble offered up a Calcutta which included a special auction item with all proceeds going to the Tyeler Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund. Proceeds from the Scramble will go towards the “Health 360 Equipment Package” which includes a portable Sonosite Ultrasound, Bladder Scanner, and Microbiology Automated ID System. The equipment gives an extra edge in providing 360 degree care across multiple departments. According to Stephanie Hinkle, Marketing, Com...
Man’s best friend, giving people needed companionship and help even before the beginning of written history. Dogs and humans’ lives are so intertwined that it is hard to think about ourselves without a mention to our most loyal and salutary animal comrades. Dogs are companions, work partners, healers, and family members, but can still find themselves abandoned and without love. Local Saratoga resident and veteran Theresa Ramsey has a soft spot for our furry four legged friends. Ramsey has seen the need for a program to help assist our K-9 com...
Moving to a new school can be a hard experience for any young person, and moving to a new country without your family takes a lot of bravery and a love for adventure. Two young ladies with the aforementioned qualities have found themselves in Encampment, seeking education and new experiences. Lola Refouvelet left her home of 17 years in France for a chance to broaden her perspective of the world and chose the United States to continue her education. “When I first got close to my new home it f...
Hospice is intended to provide comfort and support to patients at the end of their life so that they can experience their remaining time in the best ways possible. Experts say that unfortunately, misconceptions about hospice often lead people to make uninformed decisions at a critical, complex juncture in their lives. “There is often an idea that hospice equates to giving up. But hospice is actually about taking control,” says Paul Mastrapa, president and chief executive officer of Interim HealthCare Inc. “It’s the job of the hospice team to...
The Wyoming Department of Health has issued recreational use advisories for Boysen Reservoir, Ocean Lake, Saratoga Lake, Wheatland Reservoir #3, and Leazenby Lake due to cyanobacterial blooms on those waters The Wyoming Department of Health and Wyoming Livestock Board recommend the following: - Avoid contact with water in the vicinity of the bloom, especially in areas where cyanobacteria are dense and form scums. - Do not ingest water from the bloom. Boiling, filtration and/or other treatments will not remove toxins. - Rinse fish with clean wat...
This caboose was built about 1890 on the East Coast. It was purchased by the S&E RR in 1903 and served on that line from 1908 until 1928 when it was abandoned on a side track in Encampment. Eventually, it was moved to a residence in Riverside, Wyo., and used as storage and a workshop. In 2014, the Caboose was moved to the GEM grounds. Over the years the unit has been renovated, the roof sealed, siding painted and replaced as necessary and a deck built in the fall of 2016. Exhibit and...
The results of a new survey from Sensormatic Solutions, a leading retail solutions provider of Johnson Controls, show that despite new shopping options popularized during the pandemic, such as buy-online-pick-up-in-stores (BOPIS), 79% of respondents plan to conduct their back-to-school shopping in stores this year, a slight increase from 2022. The most important factors when shopping in-store include price (91%), product availability (75%) and a safe and comfortable store environment (44%)....
CASPER — About a dozen people spoke at a Rock Springs meeting earlier this month about a historic rate hike proposal brought by Rocky Mountain Power — Wyoming’s largest electricity provider. Though more than 70% of Rocky Mountain Power’s customer base consists of industrial users, most of the people who spoke at the public hearing were typical residential customers and community members who fear the impact these cost increases could have on their lives. Rock Springs Mayor Max Nicholson said the rate increases could threaten lives; those w...
The valley saw a lot of visitors this past week for various events along with the normal tourism for this time of year. Even with the extra traffic in the area Chief Morris said that the ticketing and violations did not see an increase and was fairly mellow, considering. The Hobo Hot Pool saw a large increase in visitors during the week with most diligently following the guidelines. Morris said that the funds for the new SPD vehicles had been appropriated and was waiting for approval. The plan is to obtain up to two used vehicles to be...
Cheyenne, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management and Mantle Ranch Wild Horse Adoption and Training Facility successfully adopted 14 wild horses at the 2023 Cheyenne Frontier Days. The average bid across all horses was $1,100, with a 2-year-old saddle started horse named Gomer receiving the highest at $2,100. This is the eighth year in a row that BLM and its partners were able to adopt every animal brought to Cheyenne Frontier Days. Each day during the event visitors enjoyed horse gentling demonstrations provided by the Mantle Ranch. The Mantle R...