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February 13 was a night for short meetings. The Encampment Town Council quickly reviewed and approved most of the items on their agenda. Some of the agenda items that were approved include the purchase of a protective vest for Chief Shue, a request for street closure for a kids sledding event and the disconnection of power to the Japanese Garden. Jon Nelson provided an update on the sewer lagoon improvement and dredging projects. There has been progress with landowners who are interested in...
The Saratoga Planning Commission discussed a variety of topics at their January 14 meeting. Cattle Nuisance A complaint was made to the Saratoga Planning Commission regarding a cattle nuisance. The property in question is a 17 acre plot of land within the Town of Saratoga. Owner, Randy Stevens, appeared before the commission. He had purchased the property and along with it, the territorial irrigation water rights. The property has always been used for agricultural purposes; hay has been cut...
Welcome back to the 20’s! Since we are in the new decade of 2020, I thought it was appropriate to pay homage to the art movement of the 1920s, Art Deco. It is an art movement that touched almost every trade in the 1920s and 30s; architecture, interior design, industrial design, fashion, painting, graphic arts and even film. The 1920s was a time of Industrial Revolution and progress. People were becoming wealthy. The generation know at the Lost Generation wanted more from life since many had come...
The Sagebrush Senior Center in Encampment is excited about the increase in meals and services provided to seniors in 2019 and they hope to continue to increase the number of seniors who take part in their programs in 2020. Carbon County is the only county in the state that has eight senior centers. Lee Ann Stephenson, senior services board member, says their philosophy is, "Every senior in Carbon County deserves the same level of service, whether they live in Rawlins or Dixon." They strive to...
The Riverside Town Council meeting January 9, in large part, was an update from guests Sid Fox, Carbon County Planning Director, and Sue Jones, Carbon County Commissioner, regarding Brush Creek Ranch’s ski area. The County Commissioners had approved some conditions for the Carbon County/Encampment Ski Area in the form of covenants back in 2001. Fox said, “They couldn’t get any permits for dwellings without coming back for zoning approval, site specific zoning” with the original approva...
A special executive session was held before the Encampment Town Council meeting on January 9 where the Council interviewed an applicant for the vacant police officer position. Encampment has been without a police officer for approximately three months. During the meeting, the motion was passed to hire Carbon County Sheriff Deputy Kevin Shue as the chief of police starting February 1. The floor was opened to guests Sid Fox, Carbon County Planning Director, and Sue Jones, County Commissioner who...
Every year the Valley Service Organization holds a friendly competition to see who has the best display of Christmas lights. The competition is open to all residents within Saratoga town limits. The winners from 2018, Dan and Trish Jones for residential and Laura M for businesses, were not eligible to win but their decorations were still admired. The VSO provides the prizes and the residents of the Saratoga Care Center are the judges. On December 20, 2019 the residents of the Care Center that...
Thanksgiving is over and what is the big thing on every one’s mind? What do I do with all the left over turkey? Well, ok, maybe it isn’t the biggest thing, but certainly there may be a concern about how many left overs are in the refrigerator. A few years ago I happened upon a great recipe for open face turkey sandwiches that my family LOVED. The turkey leftovers disappeared within a day. The amount of napping increased, no kids fought and all had a happy holiday. I am joking. Turkey does con...
Wesley Beach, Saratoga native, set a world record in deadlifting at the 2019 World Association of Benchers and Deadlifters (WABDL) World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov.13. He became interested in weight lifting when he was part of the Judo club while he was attending Saratoga High School. Wesley competed in Olympic level Judo for 20 years and was ranked very highly in the U.S. He retired from Judo competitions at the age of 41. After he retired from Judo, Wesley said that he became bo...
Wyoming Rural Water Association held a recent workshop on source water protection. The workshop held on Wednesday, November 20, was led by Michelle Christopher of Wyoming Rural Water. She started off by reminding everyone that water is life and protecting our waters benefits us. The goal of the workshop was to discuss the importance of not only protecting water but also to brainstorm ideas on how to educate people. A steering committee will be created to facilitate an effective source water...
My recipes so far have been about tweaking foods to help make them a little more healthy, but not this week! It is getting close to the holidays and we all like to cheat a little and have a tasty treat. So, a warning to everyone, this is a full sugar, full fat and all of that recipe. I use to think fudge was difficult. I previously only had recipes that involved a candy thermometer. I would either end up with goop or a lump of chocolaty looking substance that was too hard to chew. I remember...
The Riverside Town Counsil meeting began with the minutes being read and accepted. The floor was then opened to Leslie McLinskey and Will Faust. The two are part of a healthcare sustainability group that looked into different options to make sure the health care needs of the Valley were being met. The solution the group have arrived at, building a critical access hospital. This type of hospital provides stable funding and will allow the Valley to have a full time doctor. It will also increase...
When one of my best friends got married, she ran into an issue with the wedding cake of all things. Picking a cake should be one of the fun experiences when planning your wedding but it wasn’t for my friend. She discovered that there wasn’t a baker in the area where she lives who specialized in baking for celiacs who are also lactose intolerant. The bakeries who were willing to make a special recipe were going to charge nearly three times the price of a typical wedding cake. So, my friend ask...
Assistant Principal Zack Schmidt of Saratoga High School opened the special assembly to honor our Veterans by reminding students why we celebrate Veterans Day. He stated, "Today it is our privilege to say thank you to all American Veterans and let them know we appreciate them for their service, honor and sacrifice. The price of freedom is high, we cannot afford to forget those who are willing to pay. Today we celebrate America's Veterans for keeping this nation the land of the free and the home...
I enjoy tent camping more than a lot people I know but there are times when I would like to head out into the woods and it is a little too cold. I was reading a magazine one day and found the perfect solution, a do-it-yourself mini-camper. I thought this was a great idea since I didn't own a camper at the time. There was one exception though, the one they made in the magazine was held together with glue! I thought, "I can do that but make it a little more sturdy for climates that have more wind...
The end of Summer/beginning of Fall is a great time to get fresh fruits and vegetables, either from Farmer Markets or picking them yourself. It is always wonderful to have canned your own and filled the pantry for winter. I am fortunate enough to have a few chokecherry trees in the back yard. This year I decided to pick them before the birds could eat them all. Chokeherries have a bitter sweet flavor. I don’t recommend eating them by the handful, your mouth will pucker. Chokecherries can, howeve...
Eating per doctor's instructions is not easy when you are a diabetic heart patient. In helping a family member shop for groceries, I realized we were spending a lot of time reading labels in an effort to find products that fit within the prescribed diet. It was taking too long. We got a lot of strange looks from other shoppers and store clerks. Most grocery items had too much sodium and/or added sugar. The amount of each you can have per day depends on the diet your doctor prescribes. I was...