Holiday food box efforts underway
◆ Baskets will be ready for pick-up on December 17. Things are a bit hectic this week at the Afton Food Pantry, as community volunteers work to prepare for the Christmas Season. “Last year we gave our 203 holiday food…
Community prepares for giving holiday gift baskets, info needed
◆ Deadline for holiday dinner requests approaches. With Thanksgiving only a couple of weeks away, community efforts to prepare and deliver holiday gift baskets for those in need are in full swing. • Afton Food Pantry “The deadline for holiday…
Shooters at Lincoln County Fairgrounds this weekend
————————- Area residents will have the chance to see some impressive horsemanship and gun play this weekend. The Wyoming Desperados Mounted Shooters will be at the Lincoln County Fair Grounds. “The Wyoming Desperados Mounted Shooters is the local club operating…
Mobile food pantry and Star Valley community food drive a success
◆ Shelves are stocked, individuals and families helped. Thursday, April 2 volunteers gathered at the National Guard Readiness Center in Afton to unload and distribute 24,000 pounds of food to over 250 patrons in Star Valley. “The food was from…
Food Pantries coming to the valley
BY JULIE DOCKSTADER HEAPS Pitching in to help is “who we are in Wyoming,” First Lady Jennie Gordon said during a recent video press conference from Cheyenne. “I’ve always said, everyone is one emergency from being in need of help,”…
Afton Food Pantry adjusts routine in light of coronavirus concerns
◆ Drive-thru pantry pick-up scheduled for next three weeks. The Afton Food Pantry is changing up its weekly routine in an effort to help patrons and volunteers reduce their COVID-19 risk. Beginning this Thursday, March 19 the Food Pantry will…
131 turkeys and trimmings distributed from Cokeville to Alpine
Thursday, November 21 was a busy night at the Afton Food Pantry. Community volunteers from across the valley gathered to pack and deliver Thanksgiving dinners to area families in need. “We delivered 131 Thanksgiving Dinners to families from Cokeville to…
Valley looks to meet needs of area food banks as summer fades to fall
The Afton Food Pantry is gearing up for the first annual Fighting Hunger Games. The food drive, set to take place in October, will replace the annual Scouting for Food Drive that has benefited area food banks for generations. “This…
Geodome coming to Star Valley as a community partnership project
Today and tomorrow a geodome will be installed near the UW Cooperative Extension Office in Afton. The project is a partnership effort to bring a community garden and horticulture educational opportunity to the area. “Our Uinta County co-worker Beth Barker…
More freezer space at the Afton Pantry
The Afton Food Pantry will soon have double the freezer space due in part to a grant received from Wyoming Community Foundation. Afton Food Pantry is a nonprofit organization serving the communities of Cokeville- Grover with free food assistance. Afton…