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Kelly Ralston was appointed as the Riverside representative to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) board. Ralston will replace Gary Stull who was elected to the Encampment town council and can no longer serve on the SCWEMS board as it would violate the SCWEMS bylaws. Stull suggested Ralston for his replacement in a letter to the town council. The council voted to retain Dan Jago and Bill Walters as their representatives on the Sierra Madre Water and Sewer Joint Powers Bo...
Only two members of the general public attended an open meeting for the revision of the Carbon County Hazard Mitigation Plan. The meeting was hosted by Emergency Management Coordinator John Zieger and consultant Barb Beck. Town Engineer Chuck Bartlett and Town Clerk Suzie Cox were also on hand for the meeting. No members of the incoming Saratoga town council or other municipal government representatives were present at the meeting. Beck led the meeting and asked questions of the two attendees... Full story
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department stocked 1,300 2-year old brood cull rainbow trout into Saratoga Lake last Wednesday. This effort is part of their yearly stocking of the lake, and is timed to support the 32nd Annual Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby to be held Jan. 17 and 18. During the stocking, volunteers and Stacy Crimmins, director of the Saratoga/PlatteValley Chamber of Commerce, were on hand to tag some of the bounty fish for the derby. According to Lee McDonald, Fisheries Biologist for the...
Mary Martin was thanked for 16 years of dedicated service by Mayor Greg Salisbury and the rest of the Encampment Town Council at her last regular meeting of the council on Friday. The occasion was commemorated with a plaque presented to Martin during the meeting. "I've had some amazing councils over the years, and amazing projects that we've worked for. From the water plant - that's how long I've been here - to the playground equipment, and the opera house and of course this building [the Town H...
I am darn proud of the people I am surrounded by in the Platte Valley this Christmas. Largely because of my duties with the Saratoga Sun, I have become more aware of the amount of giving and holiday spirit in the Valley than I was during my first two Christmas’ here. My family has a tradition, started by my sister-in-law, of the adults giving to each other’s charities of choice instead of piling gifts on each other. The children are exempt from this and are generally spoiled which ensures the... Full story
Everyone around Saratoga calls her "Nana" and she celebrated her 95th birthday on Nov. 11. Elvira (pronounced Elveera) Cerise has a thick Italian accent, but was born in Florence, Colo., not Florence, Italy. "When I call people up I don't have to say this is Elvira." Cerise's father was working as a miner in Florence when she was born. Her mother had moved from Italy to Snowmass, Colo. before ending up in Florence, Colo. In the "Old Country", her parents families were from the farming valley of...
In a heartwarming gesture, the participants in Saratoga Elementary's Friday activities made Christmas cards for a 6 year-old Utah girl who is not expected to live to see next Christmas. The Utah girl's name is Addie Lynn and she lives in Fountain Green. A Facebook community called Little Addie has been created to share her story. Tiffany Herring, Friday Coordinator for Saratoga Elementary School (SES), saw the community page and "It made me bawl, because my daughter is 6 years old and I can't...
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16 there will be a public meeting at the Saratoga Town Hall to discuss an update of the Carbon County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP) adopted in 2009. Barb Beck, of Beck Consulting in Red Lodge, Mont., was retained by the county to update the MHMP and will be at the Dec. 16 meeting. Beck has previously worked on similar plans in 16 counties in Montana and Wyoming. Beck said she will be working with John Zeiger in his capacity as County Emergency Management...
At the Dec. 2 Saratoga Town Council meeting, the council and City Engineer, Planning and Zoning Officer Chuck Bartlett discussed options for winter road maintenance. The discussion started when resident Lance Grubb addressed the council about a Nov. 14 accident where his son, Matthew, was run over after a car slid down Range View Avenue into the Grubb’s driveway. Police did not cite the driver for the accident as poor road conditions were to blame. “I am actually very thankful for all of the... Full story
You are a restaurant manger and you need to stop a baby from crying so that you don’t have to reseat a table irritated by the child’s noise, what should you do? Brett Ralston, a senior at the Encampment K-12 School, took second place in a Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) hospitality, tourism and recreation challenge by answering this and other questions correctly. The FCCLA cluster meeting, designed to get students in the program to discuss upcoming events and create soc...
Reflecting on the years of hiking the Continental Divide Trail with her father, Robin Gloss summed up by saying, "Obviously I don't know what would have happened if we hadn't done this, so I can't really say, but it's been fun and I feel like I am closer to you and I don't always get sick of you after hiking with you for a couple of days." It all started shortly after the family moved back to Wyoming in 2001, when Robin was just one-year-old. In 2001, for Christmas, Dave Gloss and his wife...
Town plows were out taking care of snow from the Nov. 30 storm on the morning of Dec. 1. The storm left enough snow to meet the towns requirements for sending out plows and sand trucks. According to Chuck Bartlett, Streets Department Supervisor for the Town of Saratoga, the town plan for plowing and sanding is implemented once there is two inches of accumulation. The town prioritized the order in which roads are plowed. The highway through town is plowed and sanded first, which is a state...
Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) Trooper Dave Chatfield recently received Buster, a new K-9 dog trained for drug detection. Chatfield, who has lived in Saratoga for six years, is based out of the Elk Mountain WHP station as a K-9 unit along with his service dog. Chatfield has been with the WHP for almost 21 years. Buster is Chatfield's third K-9 service dog and replaces Chatfield's last dog, Robbie, who was killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 80. An investigation into the accident that...
On Nov. 14, Matt Grubb, 2 and a half years old, was run over in the driveway of his home after Levi Whitfield lost control of his vehicle on Range View Ave. According to the Saratoga police, Whitfield was not cited for the accident, as poor road conditions were to blame. Carly Grubb, Matt’s mother, said he ended up pinned under the front axle of the car after Whitfield slid down the hill in front of their house and ended up in the driveway Carly said that she and her children (Sophia, 7 years o...
"With God it is all personal, He finds us where we live," said Saratoga resident Becky Backen. Backen was hit by a train as a child. She not only lived to tell the tale, but has lived a wonderful life. Her story was recently published as a chapter in "It's a God Thing, Volume 2: When Miracles Happen to Everyday People." Backen was in her father's semi-truck when they stalled on railroad tracks in Fresno, Calif. on June 7, 1973. She was one week shy of her 13th birthday. While stalled on the... Full story
After their son Matt was run over by a car, walking away with only bumps and bruises, Carly and Lance Grubb had reason to reflect on the accident and life in general. Matt Grubb, 2 and a half years old, was run over Friday afternoon, Nov. 14 in his driveway. Luckily, Matt was small enough to not be crushed by the car and suffered only minor injuries. Carly Grubb, Matt's mother, and Sophia Grubb, Matt's 7-year-old sister, witnessed the accident. Haley Grubb, Matt's 6-year-old sister, was also out...
At the Nov. 13 Encampment Town Council meeting, the first reading of a revised alcoholic beverages code was approved. The revisions are still in an early draft form, and have not been reviewed by legal counsel, according to Town Clerk Doreen Harvey. There will be at least two more readings of the revised code at town council meetings and the public is invited to comment on the process. Harvey said the change in the code is needed to bring the town code in line with state regulations and most of...
The town of Encampment is seeking $75,000 from the State Lands and Investment Board (SLIB) for a $122,750 project to improve certain pieces of its water system. The remaining $47,750 for the project would be provided by the town as matching funds. The grant request is part of the SLIB Countywide Consensus (CWC) program which, according to the SLIB website, is intended to help municipalities construct, replace, or improve a fixed asset or public service facility; and major building and facility...
The United States Geological Service (USGS) reported a magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 3:02 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 in the vicinity of Hog Park Reservoir. The earthquake was reported at a depth of 2.7 km (1.68 mile) at latitude 41.041°N, longitude 106.903°W, which is approximately 29 miles south of Saratoga. Some residents of Encampment and Riverside felt a brief, light tremor resulting from the earthquake. Riverside resident Steve Flauding said he was sitting in his easy chair on Saturday a...
Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) is gearing up for their 19th annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will be held from12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 27, at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 218 Spring Ave., Saratoga. The dinner service is not affiliated with the church, they only provide the space. This year’s menu includes roast turkey and dressing, baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green peas, beverages and pumpkin pie for dessert. Take-out din... Full story
On Thursday, I had the privilege of attending a question and answer session for the media with legendary journalist Bob Woodward. In case you don't know who he is, as a young reporter, Woodward, along with Carl Bernstein, exposed the Watergate scandal and covered the ensuing political and legal turmoil that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. He has two Pulitzer Prizes and has authored or co-authored 12 books that have been number one in the nation for non-fiction best... Full story
The Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) is using social media to promote Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29. Joe Elder, Executive Director of the PVCC, said, “I was just trying to think of a way, from the community center perspective, to promote local shopping during the holiday season.” The idea he came up with is to promote one local small business a day, starting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on the PVCC Facebook Page. Anyone who shares the post promoting that days business will be entered into a d...
The Encampment Town Council said the Encampment Town Hall will be closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving day, Nov. 28. Town hall will reopen for business on the following Monday. At the monthly town council meeting, several trainings were approved including sending up to eight fire fighters to the Mid-Winter Fire School in January, pesticide applicator class and recertification for Katrina Bergeson and an Operator Basic Class for Brandon Jones. The town council did not second a motion to...
All of the paperwork has been submitted to the state for a $46,977 consensus fund grant to support maintenance and upgrades at Rick Martin Memorial Park. Decisions on consensus fund grant awards will be made in January. The town is looking into whether or not an elected official can be a South Central Emergency Medical Service board member. Gary Stull said he has been told he cannot remain on the board since he has been elected to the Encampment town council. Plans were made to contact the...
The Nov. 4 election brought some changes to the Riverside town council as Leroy Stephenson was elected mayor and Ed Golden was elected to the council. Ron Bedwell is now an outgoing mayor, and Karran Bedwell did not win reelection to her council seat. Fred Lorenz was reelected to the council. “I am happy that the majority of the voters thought I would do a good job as mayor and I appreciate their confidence,” Stephenson said. Stephenson was originally slated to run unopposed, but Ron Bedwell ent...
