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Schools in the Platte Valley honored Veterans Day yesterday with assemblies to recognize veterans who have served in the military. At Saratoga Middle/High School the day began with an assembly in the gym where the pledge of allegiance was recited, followed by a speech on Veterans Day by Class President Hunter Mason. After Mason was done the student body watched "Taking Chance," a 2009 film starring Kevin Bacon about bringing a Marine Chance Phelps, who was killed in Afghanistan, back to his...
The makeup of the Encampment town council has changed with the loss of 16-year council member Mary Martin. Martin made a run for the mayorship and lost to incumbent Greg Salisbury, leaving her council seat to be filled by Gary Stull. Cindy Hamilton was re-elected to the council on Nov. 4. Salisbury said he feels the mayoral win is, “kind of bittersweet. Mary has been such an asset to the town. I hope I can talk her into helping some way.” Martin said, “I’m devastated. Sixteen years and it came...
The steering committee for the proposed Carbon County Fire District, which was defeated on the Nov. 4 ballot, is “a little disappointed,” in the results according to Jim Piche, steering committee president. “I think, probably, the most disappointing thing is the people will see the effect of it in the near future … we just can’t fund everything we are doing,” Piche said. According to Piche, the steering committee has had some communication since the election and said he thinks everybody i...
Laura Morrow, the owner of Laura M is expanding her business to include art and home furnishings. Morrow’s business will expand “As everyone knows, Blackhawk Gallery is closing their doors, Dec. 6,” Morrow said. Morrow started talking with people when Gwen Gorton and Patty Lufkin announced they were closing the doors in December. Gorton said she and Lufkin are not retiring, they are moving onto new things. Morrow, who believes the building is the cornerstone of downtown Saratoga feared there wou...
Panthers cross country runners Kelsie Samson and Jeremy Detterer garnered all-state honors at the state meet in Sheridan on Oct. 25. Both Samson and Detterer took some time to talk to the Saratoga Sun about their all-state experience. Samson said making all-state was "really good, I enjoyed that, especially in my senior year." Highlighting her athletic abilities is the fact this is the first season Samson has run cross country. She has been a long-distance track runner since her freshman year,...
On a perfect fall-color drive a little over one month ago, John Farr told the story of making Battle Pass a scenic byway. The story of the pass itself includes paleoindians hunting mammoths, settlers and travelers traversing the landscape, tie hacks and miners eking out a living, boom towns that busted, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp and the ecology and economic contribution of the forest. Battle Pass is a 57-mile stretch of Wyoming Highway 70 between Encampment and Savery that is mostly in...
The Lady Panther volleyball team brought their A game to the pigtail match against Lusk last Monday and showed what they are capable of. Even with a slow start, Saratoga took the Lady Tigers in four sets 10-25, 27-25, 25-16 and 25-22. Coach Shayley Love said the girls brought lots of energy and played a solid match. The Lady Panthers served well and had a total of 10 aces during the match. The defense was also strong with 25 kills, 10 blocks and 59 digs. The win against Lusk put the Lady...
Since the beginning of the season, Saratoga cross country coach Rex Hohnholt has been working to have his team at peak performance in the state meet. He accomplished his goal last weekend when every member of the team turned in a personal best time. The boys team took second place, only being outrun by Wyoming Indian. Only two girls were able to run at the meet, meaning there was no team score for the girls. Two individuals, Kelsie Samson and Jeremy Detterer had top 10 finishes and earned...
Insurance Services Office, Inc. (ISO) ratings have been a hot topic in Saratoga and Carbon County lately. Town of Saratoga ISO Rating Saratoga was recently evaluated by the ISO and assigned a new Public Protection Classification (PPC) number of 4. This is a significant drop from its former rating at a PPC-6. Based on this, residents within the town limits can expect to see a drop in their fire insurance premiums some time in the future. When will depend on individual insurance carriers. This is...
“Fatherhood is great because you can ruin someone from scratch.” ~ Jon Stewart So, as a new parent it seems like the cliches, advice and anecdotes are coming at me as fast as an F-350 rolling down the Snowy Range with no brakes. Me being me, I used a little of my down time in between changing diapers and doing laundry to see what folks on the interwebs have to say about all of the things new parents hear. It turns out I am not alone. Here’s my take on being one week into parenting and what...
At the Encampment Town Council meeting on Oct. 9, outcoming Deputy Clerk Susan Munson was presented a plaque recognizing her years of service to the town. Mayor Greg Salisbury said “(Munson’s) going to go on and do something else great … she gave the Town of Encampment years and years and years of dedicated service.” Munson said it was not an easy decision to leave, but she is going to help her husband grow his business. Discussion of consensus funding lead by Salisbury noted that Rawlins is the...
It was a game that frustratingly mirrored most of their season. The Lady Panthers varsity volleyball team (1-6, 9-12) lost in three straight sets to Southeast (7-0, 17-2) on Saturday, 6-25, 13-25, 11-25. Panthers coach Shayley Love said it was tough because spectators don't get to see what she gets to see every day at practice, a good volleyball team. "Constantly, throughout practice, I just see amazing things ... and then we can't put a game together," Love said. While the Lady Panthers...
According to Biff Burton, Saratoga Game Warden, on Oct. 4 a hunter from Texas was threatened by a mountain lion in the Holroyd Park area, and ended up killing the predator. Burton said the man was hunting deer when he encountered a mountain lion. The cat approached the hunter with its ears back, bearing its teeth and growling. The hunter backed up and the mountain lion continued to approach him. The hunter shot the lion at a distance of about 30 feet and killed it instantly with a single shot....
According to Jim Piche, President of the Carbon County Fire Protection District Steering Committee, one benefit of a fire district may be lower insurance premiums for homeowners and businesses. Unincorporated Carbon County does not have an Insurance Service Organization (ISO) rating, which is one of the factors insurance companies use to determine rates for an area. An ISO evaluation for fire protection involves looking at communications, hose testing, pump testing, water system capability,...
A lime green AirLife helicopter could be seen over Saratoga on Saturday, but it wasn't because of an accident. A training, open to all Carbon County first responders, was held at the Platte Valley Community Center and included hands on exercises in calling in and loading flight for life evacuations. Participants in the training included South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS), Wyoming Highway Patrol, Saratoga fire department, Saratoga police and Rawlins police. SCWEMS had...
Anderson Consulting Engineers (ACE) is looking for participants in their Upper North Platte watershed study. The project is sponsored by the Saratoga Rawlins Encampment Conservation District (SERCD) and funded by the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC). According to Jay Schug, of ACE, the purpose of the study is “to complete a comprehensive evaluation of the watershed [and] develop a watershed management plan addressing issues identified [by the study].” The study area encompasses abo...
Editor’s Note: This is the final part in a three-part series on home care needs in the Platte Valley. By Erik Gantt [email protected] Dar Marcotte, Director of Wyoming In Home Services (WIHS) said “the biggest thing [to know about WHIS] is that anybody can refer anybody.” WIHS WHIS is a state-based program funded by the Wyoming Department of Health Aging Division and Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC). The WIHS Carbon county office is located in the MHCC in Rawlins. WHIS is desig...
Saratoga cross country coach Rex Hohnholt said his team only had a short rest before this weeks meet, but they are right where they want to be. On average, the team was slightly slower at the Lyman Invitational held at the Fort Bridger National Historic Site on Thursday. Hohnholt said the grouping of the runners is important, “we just need to get that grouping a little faster.” He said the varsity team members are already faster than they were this time last year. Hohnholt said he does not foc...
Saratoga Lady Panthers varsity volleyball (1-3, 9-11-1)lost both of their matches in three straight sets last week. They fell to the Encampment Lady Tigers 18-25, 13-25, 16-25 and to the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets 17-25, 14-25 and 12-25. Saratoga coach Shaley Love said it is time for the team to go back to the basics and strengthen their defense. The players are talking to each other on but they are still missing some digs and returns due to miscommunication. Love said she sees some hesitation in...
A program for conserving sage grouse habitat initiated in 2010 by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) was presented to local landowners at a multifaceted meeting on Sept. 10 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The program widely known as the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) is now called Working Land For Wildlife - Sage Grouse (WLFW). Garrett Pantle, a wildlife biologist who works on the sage grouse initiative for the NRCS, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) and the Saratoga...
Editors Note: (this is the second part in a three-part series on home care needs in the Platte Valley) “In an ideal world our community desperately needs an assisted living facility. We have a nursing home, and that’s all out, and then we have nothing,” local physician Dr. Dean Bartholomew of the Platte Valley Medical Clinic said during an interview. There is a gap in services available for those in need of home-based medical care or assistance with daily activities. An example would be an el...
The Saratoga Panthers Golf Team took home a third place trophy at the 2A State Tournament in Worland last week. This is the first golf team trophy in the history of Saratoga High School. The team shot 384, 415–799 in two days of play. "We were all just so happy to take home a third place trophy for the school," Coach Matt Daubner said. "It's recognition of hard work and we came home with something for the school." Daubner credits Braxton Schwartzkopf with being the driving force behind the t...
With three top three individual finishes and two team second place rankings, the Saratoga Cross Country team was in fine form for the Saratoga Invite Friday. Andrew Oiler on the varsity boys team took second place in his 5k run, Cruz Escobedo finished third in the JV girls 5k run and Jarom Mecham placed second in the middle school boys 3k run. Both the varsity and middle school boys squads for Saratoga placed second in the team rankings. Coach Rex Hohnholt said "everything went well and our...
For the first time this season the Lady Panthers volleyball team kept their composure and finished strong, bringing home two wins. The varsity squad played with composure and took down Wyoming Indian in three straight sets at home on Friday (25-20, 25-15, 25-18). Coach Shaley Love said that Wyoming Indian has a decent program this year but her girls played consistently and stayed focused on the set at hand. The conference match in Lusk on Saturday was hard fought with Saratoga winning the first...
The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Journey Stories” had its grand opening at the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) on Friday. “Journey stories – tales of how we and our ancestors came to America – are a central element of our personal heritage,” the introduction to the exhibit says. GEM is one of only six museums in Wyoming chosen to host the exhibit, making it a fairly exclusive event for Encampment. Mixed with items and displays from the GEM collection the Journey Stories exhib...
