Annual Search & Rescue Ranch Rodeo caps Independence Day festivities
Star Valley’s Search and Rescue unit is offering its annual Ranch Rodeo on Saturday, July 4 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds in Afton. Gates open at 6:30 and all proceeds benefit the SAR as they work to…
Alpine celebrates charter school opening with ribbon cutting
Prior to cutting the ribbon, Dave Jenkins, who serves as Chairman of the Alpine Board of Education, expressed gratitude to board members of the Alpine Education Foundation and the Alpine Board of Education, Town of Alpine officials, legislators, subcontractors,…
Wayne Heim’s art brings the Old West home
Visual artists are storytellers, preserving moments in time that draw emotion and build connection with the observer. Star Valley native, Wayne Heim, has used his artistic creativity to bring history and the American West to life in the minds and…
Alpine Mountain Days Friday-Sunday
Alpine’s 36th annual Mountain Days runs this weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 26-28 with festivities for the entire family offered all weekend. The opening ceremony is at noon on Friday, and the fun doesn’t stop until Sunday afternoon. “Join…
Children’s Summer Theater Camp offers performances this week
The Star Valley Arts Council’s annual Children’s Summer Theater Camp presents “The Rockin’ Tale of Snow White” Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 17-19 at 6 p.m. on the historic Ford Theatre stage in downtown Afton. With seventy community children participating…
Non-profit works to promote social and political peace
Become Peacemakers, a state-wide interfaith organization, has recently been established to promote Christian values of peace and good will in the social and political climate of Wyoming. Board members of the organization consist of business and civic leaders, farmers and…
Life’s work, a dream come true
• Hunsaker retires after 31 years with LCSD#2 Storytime at the county library is where it all began. Like clockwork, each Saturday morning became ten-year-old Shelley’s time to shine as she ushered her younger sisters, Lynda and Paige, and…
Star Valley Street Market launches fifth season
Star Valley Street Market launched its fifth season on Saturday, May 30, with vendors and guests in faithful attendance despite the drizzle of the day. The market is tailored to support local vendors who offer locally handcrafted items and…
SVHS welders complete construction of memorial markers
• Community rallies to honor Star Valley’s fallen soldiers Four Star Valley High School welding students have completed the construction of 30 Gold Star Monuments that the local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars plan to place…
SVHS Residential Construction completes second home
Students in the Star Valley High School Residential Construction Program, with support from The LCSD2 Education Foundation and Bank of Star Valley (BOSV), have completed their second house in three years through the program. Administrators, teachers and families gathered on…