By Uplift Rawlins Volunteers 

Please join us in celebrating the winners of September’s Homes of the Month and Business of the Month competition!  

These homes and businesses were selected for going above and beyond to make their properties shine—check out the photos and read the captions to see why they stood out!

Central Home: 319 McMicken - Debbie Engstrom  

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Thunderstorms may have forced the third annual Carbon County Walk to End Alzheimer’s indoors, but they did not stop area residents from coming together Sept. 18 to raise awareness and support for those affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Compiled by Dick Perue

GATT correspondent

Stuffed turkey crepe roll-ups with a-la-king sauce, loaded green bean casserole, mac-n-cheese salad, spiced carrot cupcake with cream cheese and pecan frosting, plus a beverage are on the menu when we next gather at the table Monday, Oct. 5th, from 5 to  6:30 p.m. in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at corner of Third & Bridge.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Taste of Wyoming came a bit earlier this year. In past years since its inception in 2022, the event has been held during the first week of October. The earlier date, which was on September 12, had a strong flow of people coming to enjoy the food and vendors as soon as the gates opened at the Carbon County Fairgrounds.

Press Release

University of Wyoming

Two sisters -- who each served as president of the University of Wyoming Alumni Association (UWAA) Board of Directors -- have been selected as the grand marshals of the UW Homecoming parade.

Candy (Carroll) France and Jana (Carroll) Cook will lead the annual parade, a cherished Homecoming tradition, Saturday, Sept. 26. This year’s theme is “Cowboy Fever.”

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

At Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School on September 11, students learned about retiring flags.

On this special day of memory, students got a 9/11 memorial lesson on the Ceremony of Final Tribute for an American flag and the etiquette required by the American Legion Post 64 and Auxiliary.

By Dana Davis

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

A local business owner who has made community involvement a central part of her work was recognized by the Rawlins City Council during its regular meeting Sept. 15.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

  The Bow River FFA (Future Farmers of America) Alumni chapter got together in Hanna’s shopping center next to the restaurant Mike’s Deuces and had a crowd entertaining event to raise money for the FFA.

It was goat roping.

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

The Elk Mountain Parade was a success and Brett Larson was pleased.

ByBrett Larson

Carbon County Comet Contributor

Elk Mountain residents and visitors came together Saturday, September 5, for a full day of activities, food, games, music, and togetherness as the Labor Day holiday marked the close of summer and the beginning of fall.

A Minute with the Manager

Matt Hall

City of Rawlins Manager

September is a month of transition in Rawlins. The long days of summer are beginning to shorten, students are back in school, our summer construction season is moving toward completion, and for many residents, attention is turning toward one of Wyoming’s great fall traditions—hunting season.

Press Release

South Central Wyoming EMS 

South Central Wyoming EMS (SCWEMS) is proud to announce that Interim Director Shana Romero has been named Agency Director of the Year at the 51st Wyoming Trauma & Emergency Medical Services Conference.

Compiled by Dick Perue

GATT Correspondent

Everyone is invited to “Gather at the Table” for a free meal and to welcome back the head cook and organizer after recovering from a shattered ankle.

Press Release

Uplift Rawlns

Please join us in celebrating the winners of this month’s Home of the Month and Business of the Month competition! 

These homes and businesses were selected for going above and beyond to make their properties shine—check out the photos and read the captions to see why they stood out!

Central Home: 423 McMicken St. - Darryl & Lori Acton

By Mike Armstrong

Reporter, Carbon County Comet

Mike Lujan, head of the Carbon County Search and Rescue West division, had driven from the Rawlins area with a handful of other volunteers on August 22 to help look for Derek Schaff, a 43-year-old man from Gillette who had disappeared about two months earlier in the Weston Hills Recreational Area about 30 miles north of Gillette.