The Platte Valley Community Center buzzed with activity on Saturday, March 23, as locals flocked to the Spring Fling Thing vendor show and garage sale.
Asking for help is rarely easy — especially when a person is experiencing hunger. In circumstances where hunger affects older adults across Wyoming, Food Bank of Wyoming is here to help, providing nutritious food through the Mobile Pantries Program and the EverGreen Box™ Program, which provides monthly food boxes to qualifying older adults at no cost to them.
No fooling, everyone is invited to a free meal of glazed meatloaf, homemade mashed potatoes with milk gravy, sauté vegetable blend, fried cornbread corn fritters, strawberry pistachio cheesecake and drinks Monday, April 1st, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Residents have found a new hub for intellectual exchange and community bonding akin to the globally recognized TED Talks in Saratoga. Enter “Tuesday Talks,” an initiative spearheaded by local resident Leslie Johnson, aiming to cultivate knowledge-sharing and camaraderie among seniors and curious minds alike.
RNB State Bank generously presented the Saratoga Senior Center with a check for $452 on March 15th. The funds were raised through RNB’s initiative allowing employees to wear jeans on the first Tuesday of each month, with participants contributing a fee.
During the week of March 5, the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) showed its appreciation for first responders by offering an excellent blueberry pancake breakfast at the different schools throughout the district.
Mike “Hack” Patterson, retired proprietor of Hack’s Tackle & Outfitters, is set to headline next week’s Tuesday Talks at the Platte Valley Community Center.
If you are one of those folks who missed the stagecoach ride last fall and still want to experience this rare treat, you’re in luck—the team is being hitched up again.
Pulled pork, along with coleslaw, baked beans, seasoned steak fries, hush puppies, pineapple cake with cream cheese frosting and beverages are on the menu for the next “Gather at the Table” free meal Monday, March 4th, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. in the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall at corner of Third & Bridge Sts.
Frances and Janice Bergquist have been photographing wildlife, particularly birds since Janice gave Frances his first camera for Christmas not long after they were married. It’s a journey they have undertaken together and have also shared with their sons.
Elizabeth (Lizzie) S. Larain Kritzmacher Mueller, a 71-year-old Saratoga resident is reaching out to the community for support in her time of need. She has led a life marked by both triumph and tragedy.
