By Sarah Hale on Jun 11, 2013 in Entertainment, News, Outdoors, Wyoming | 0 Comments
The annual Star Valley Independent Day in the Life Photo Shoot will take place on Friday, June 14, 2013. The event attempts to capture a day in the life of Star Valley through the eye of a camera lens. The photo shoot is open to photographers of all ages and skill levels. There is no [...]
By Dahl Erickson on Jun 4, 2013 in Education, Entertainment, Sports | 0 Comments
The Star Valley Independent had a chance to sit down and talk with Braves head coach Chris Howell who took a look at his offense heading into the first weekend in June. Are you interested to hear how the program is progressing from their 9-2 state runner-up campaign last season? Braves Football Offensive Preview. Look [...]
By Dahl Erickson on May 21, 2013 in Entertainment, Sports | 0 Comments
Take a look at some of the Independent‘s photos from the past weekend at the Wyoming 3A State Soccer Championship held in Jackson on the Star Valley Independent Facebook page by clicking here.
By News Release on May 14, 2013 in Entertainment, Sports | 0 Comments
A group of 16 bowlers recently competed at the Wyoming State Youth Bowling Tournament in Worland. Individual as well as team competitions were held over the three days . The two traveling teams from Star Valley entered the competition ranked first and second in the state and continued to do very well in their respective [...]
By Sarah Hale on Apr 18, 2013 in Entertainment, Featured | 0 Comments
Alan Goodman has spent more than a little time trying to figure out just exactly what his life’s work has been about. The explanation starts out easy enough. He is a musician. In fact, his musical career has spanned more than three decades and taken him all over the world. In a casual conversation, where [...]
By Dahl Erickson on Feb 5, 2013 in Entertainment, Featured, Sports | 0 Comments
Perhaps the New York Times said it best back in the spring of 1951 in regards to BYU sharpshooter Roland Minson. “If there is a better player to play in the 14 years of this [NIT] Tournament, we haven’t seen him.” Minson, a current resident of Star Valley and father to Geri Scherbel and David [...]
By Sarah Hale on Jan 22, 2013 in Entertainment, Featured | 1 Comment
An age ago, when Terry Allred was a young boy, he anticipated the time when the headgates were adjusted and it was time to fish. “My grandparents had a house near Crow Creek and Willow Creek,” he said. “When the canals were turned out I always knew I could catch a mess of fish in [...]
By News Release on Jan 22, 2013 in Entertainment, News | 0 Comments
The Star Valley Independent has been covering the many varied communities of the area for over 110 consecutive years without missing a weekly edition. From the economy to politics to local news and sometimes weird and strange occurrences take a look back in time 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago to see what made [...]
By Sarah Hale on Jan 15, 2013 in Entertainment, Featured, News | 0 Comments
A 1904 W.S. Nott, horse drawn, steam operated, fire engine was involved with gold mining in Freedom around 1930. But that is jumping to the middle of the story. “This steamer was purchased by [the city of] Spokane in 1904,” said Guy Haynes of Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue in Oregon. Haynes spent his life [...]