Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
(Photo 1) A group of attendees give Heavenly Fire's salsa a try. Chefs competed in salsa and green and red chili competitions this weekend.
(Photo 2) Daniel DePoorter stirs a pot of green chili during the Chugwater Chili Cook-Off this past Saturday.
(Photo 3) This happy couple is but a single example of showmanship during the Chugwater Chili Cook-Off. ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
WHEATLAND, A new police officer is on the streets after June's Wheatland Town Council meeting.
Town Attorney Douglas Weaver assisted in swearing in Malcolm Ervin as the Wheatland Police Department's newest police officer.
Ervin's loved ones made up a majority of the audience at this month's council meeting, applauding him after he took his oath of office.
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Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
WHEATLAND, The stork was busy this May in Wheatland. Doctors at Platte County Memorial Hospital delivered 14 babies during the month, which is a record-breaking month for deliveries at the hospital.
Hospital staff researched as far back as September 1999 and couldn't find any record where 14 births occurred in the same month. The closest was March 2001 when ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
WHEATLAND, Immigration and intrigue will set the stage for the Platte County Historical Society's meeting on Tuesday, June 25 when author and historian Karen Schutte presents "Seed of the Volga," a novel about her great-grandparents who immigrated from the German settlements on the Volga River in Russia. The free program begins at 7 p.m. at the Platte County Library. ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
GLENDO, Glendo has a double-dose of summer fun this weekend in Glendo Daze and the Glendo Trails Festival, both happening this Saturday.
Glendo Days originally started out as a hot air balloon rally 16 years ago called "Weekend at Bernies." This was done for about four years before the Town began combining it with a festival that turned ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
Members of the Wheatland Rural Electric Association and Platte County veterans organizations were on hand to erect a new flagpole at Camp Grace close to Memorial Day this year. Last summer's fires caused severe damage to Camp Grace, consuming the wooden flagpole that once stood. ...more
Modified: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
WHEATLAND, Wesley Benson wasn't quite ready for it when he was flipped upside down.
To demonstrate the security of a stretcher and its various fasteners, completely immobilizing the patient when properly used, emergency medical technician Jordan Ham tilted seventh-grader Benson up, much to the amusement of his fellow group members.
Using emergency medical equipment was among many activities ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
GLENDO, Platte County may not be sitting on a gold mine, but silica is another story.
A land researcher based in Massachusetts is seeking funding for research in potentially developing a silica mining industry based on a significant deposit near Glendo.
Researcher James Goodrich, of Goodrich Land Research, LLC., who is a native of Colorado, said a 1988 ...more
WHEATLAND, After 16 years, Denzil Mauk has decided to retire.
The Wheatland Bible Church pastor plans to move back to his home state of Indiana with his final service being June 30.
Mauk called the move bittersweet.
"We're parting on good terms," he said. "The church has been wonderful to me. It's been a great experience."
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Modified: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
WHEATLAND, The saying goes that it takes a whole village to raise a child, but it also takes a whole lot of dedicated, responsible people to make that village work before a child can ever benefit from it. Two native Wheatlandites, Jim and Kay Bohl, are just that kind of people.
After graduating from WHS, Kay went to beauty school ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
Dancer Inez O'Connor poses following her solo dance in the first act of Dance Wyoming's Spring Fling at Wheatland High School's Auditorium. The seventh annual event drew a full-house crowd during the Saturday evening performance. ...more
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