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At a Sept. 10 meeting with local landowners and representative from the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) the “ins and outs” of Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA) were discussed. LeAnne Correll, WSGA CCAA Education Project Coordinator, provided the official definition of a Candidate Conversation Agreement which is: a voluntary conservation agreement whereby private landowners agree to manage their lands to remove or red...
While sitting at my desk pondering life as the 12:01 siren goes off in Saratoga, I realize that I am more than a bit preoccupied these days. More than likely, by the next time I write a column for the Saratoga Sun, my wife and I will be parents for the first time. Our baby girl is due on the 19th of October, by my wife’s calculations, or the 28th if the doctor is correct. Either way, big change will be here soon. Much to my wife’s chagrin, I have not been overly stressed about the birth of our...
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part series on home health care and support in the Valley. Parts 2 and 3 will focus on the programs available. Graham Steel is rooted to her home in Riverside, but life is not easy for her. Steel has been suffering from several serious medical conditions including Parkinson's disease, a bone disease, she is partially blind and has had nine back surgeries. To put it simply, Steel needs help to manage daily activities and routine chores. Steel has...
The Lady Panthers varsity volleyball team played six matches last week, lost four, tied one and won one. In 2A Southeast Conference play, the Lady Panthers lost to Burns and Southeast (Yoder, Wyo.) and tied with Niobrara County High School (Lusk, Wyo.). Currently, Saratoga is at the bottom of the 2A Southeast Conference rankings. The Lady Panthers did pull off a win against Guernsey-Sunrise at the Lusk Invitational on Saturday in a game where their serving was strong, including six aces. Coach...
The Saratoga Panthers golf team took third place at last weeks tournament in Lusk. The team from Bear Lodge High School, in Sundance, took first place. Saratoga Panther Braxton Schwartzkopf took third place as an individual after tying for second with a 78,80-154, and then losing a card playoff. Denton Shaw from Niobrara County High School in Lusk took first place with a 76,72-148. Second in the rankings for the Panthers was Guy Erickson who shot 98,94-184 earning him 10th place. Chaze Wiant...
The Saratoga High School Cross Country Team competed in the John Martin Invitational in Fort Collins, Colo. last week. While their individual times increased slightly from the meeting Denver the week before, individual rankings were generally better. Coach Rex Honholt had not commented on the races by press time....
Ron Bedwell, the current mayor of Riverside, will be on this November’s ballot for mayor again. Bedwell received three write-in votes, the minimum required, during the primary election and has agreed to run in the general election. Bedwell said, “I guess its worth a try.” Bedwell is happy with the accomplishments the town has made during his term in office. “At least with the time that I have been mayor there are some things that we have accomplished with Encampment that we hadn’t been able to d...
The Saratoga High School (SHS) cross country runners took more than 15 minutes off their combined time at last week’s Liberty Bell Invitational at Heritage High School in Denver, Colo. Every single high school runner had an improved 5k time. Notably, Milo Hunter dropped 3 minutes, 51.3 seconds (3:51.3) and Katie Loose shaved 2:01.5 off of her time from the previous week. “It was exciting to see kids with a smile on their face thinking ‘wow, I didn’t think I could do that’,” Rex Hohnholt, head co... 
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Only one member of the Saratoga High School (SHS) golf team went to Douglas for last week’s golf tournament, and he walked away with first place. Braxton Schwartzkopf shot a 77 on the only day of the tournament which was shortened due to weather. The next closest golfers both shot 79. “I just played really solid golf the whole day,” Schwartzkopf said. He said he had a couple of birdies that helped and he made the shots he needed to. This was Schwartzkopf’s first win of the season. As far as...
The Lady Panthers varsity volleyball team played Hanna Elk Mountain Medicine Bow (HEM) last Thursday and Southeast (Yoder, Colo.) on Friday. They lost both matches. There was some back and forth scoring between the teams during the HEM match for which the results were 23-25, 19-25 and 15-25. Panthers coach Shaley Love said Thursday was kind of rough and she didn’t feel like the team was “in the zone.” The first two sets of the Southeast match were tightly contested. Love said she thought they wo... Website
Gary Stull opened the public comments at the Sept. 11 Encampment Town Council meeting this past Thursday by complaining about the burned structure at 507 McCaffrey. “This property has been sitting as an eyesore to the city since April,” Stull said, adding “The top story is starting to lean to the south and it needs to be taken down before snowfall.” Mayor Greg Salisbury said the problem is that it is private property and the owner has a building permit to rebuild, and that as long as it is boar...
Editor’s note: this is the second in a two-part series on the restoration of historic fire lookouts in general and the fire lookout tower at Kennaday Peak in particular. By Erik Gantt [email protected] “The lookout symbol is so iconic to our agency that when the Forest Service Honor Guard was developing a coin to give thanks to folks that have contributed to the agency or families of the fallen the lookout was chosen for one side of the coin,” Melanie Fullman, District Forest Range...
The Riverside Town Council regretfully accepted the resignation of Helen Weiland as their representative to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB). According to Weiland’s resignation letter, she will step down Sept. 15 and her stated reason for leaving is the “need to step down as either Encampment Station Manager or Board Member.” Weiland discussed the fact the SCWEMS JPB is working to restructure their board and have a separation between the b...
Marty Huntley was honored for his exemplary service at South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB) meeting Sept. 10 and made a member in perpetuity of the organization. This was a result of his decade-long affiliation with SCWEMS and the respect he garnered for his contributions and hard work. Huntley passed away the next day, on Sept. 11. The JPB discussed how the could create separation between the board and the ambulance directors in the service,...
Editors note: this is the first in a two-part series on the restoration of historic fire lookouts in general and the fire lookout tower at Kennaday Peak in particular. In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act the US Forest Service (USFS) started a program called 16 by 16. Through the program, 16 historic fire lookouts will be renovated and stabilized by 2016. The lookout on top of Kennaday Peak is one of the towers selected for the project. The USFS and... Full story
The Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) Cross Country Team consistently shaved time off of their races at last weeks Rawlins Invite. The boys varsity team alone were 3 minutes 19 seconds faster than their performance in Green River the week before. Coach Rex Hohnholt said "we had a tremendous week of work heading in to that meet," and he was worried the team would be tired. "It bodes well for our future," Hohnholt said of the consistently faster times. Varsity boys Andrew Oiler and Jeremy Dettere...
Playing with a five-man team, Saratoga High School took seventh as a team at the Lander Invite Golf Tournament last week. Individually, senior Braxton Schwartzkopf placed fourth after shooting a 77-77 – 154, one stroke more than his third place finish at the Rawlins Invitational. Chaze Wiant broke a one-round 100 for the second time in his career with a 110-98 – 208 effort, five strokes under last week’s score. The third veteran player, Guy Erickson, shot a 99-99 – 198, four over his score a...
The South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB) voted to seek a State Lands and Investments Board (SLIB) grant for three new ambulances at its Aug. 27 meeting in Medicine Bow. SCWEMS would provide $150,000, or 26.6 percent, toward the estimated $525,000 needed for the ambulances. They will be asking SLIB for $375,000 from a Mineral Royalty Grant. This is a funding source SCWEMS has used in the past to buy equipment. According to Bill Dahlke, if the grant is...
During a stormy week in mid-August, volunteers from Wisconsin and Forest Service Heritage Program Leader Terri Liestman refurbished the Slash Ridge fire lookout on the grounds of the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM). The Slash Ridge fire lookout was built in the mid-1920s and was located about five miles west of Ryan Park before it was move the GEM. Liestman said the guard station, the fire tower and other pieces of equipment are still owned by the Forest Service and GEM is a repository for those...
With a 76-77-153 Braxton Shwartzkopf, Saratoga High School (SHS) senior, finished in third place at the Rawlins High School hosted golf tournament at the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course last week. Chaze Wiant and Guy Erickson were the only other members of the SHS team that competed in the tournament. Erickson shot 98-96-194 for 31st place and Wiant shot 113-100-213 for 43rd place. Chase Cochran of Wheatland High School took first place with a two-round score of 151 beating Taylor Dreyton of Central...
The Saratoga High School cross country team competed in both junior high 1800m and high school 5k runs at the Green River invitational last Friday. The team had three top 16 finishers in two events. Junior high boys Jarom Meacham and Logan Wells placed 4th and 15th, respectively, in their 1800m race. Katie Loose placed 16th in the girls 5k with a time of 25:08. The next cross country meet will be the Rawlins Invitational at the Sinclair Golf Course starting at 1 p.m....
The Saratoga High School (SHS) Lady Panthers varsity squad did well on the road but struggled at home last week. They earned a hard won victory in Ethete versus 2A division Wyoming Indian High School (WIH), but failed to secure wins against Hanna Elk Mountain Medicine Bow Junior/Senior High School (HEM) or Encampment K-12 School. On Thursday, the Lady Panthers had an intense back and forth match against the WIH Lady Chiefs and won in five sets. The teams traded the first four sets with the Lady...
I can’t open Facebook without a slew of ALS Ice Bucket Challenge videos hogging my newsfeed. Depression, addiction, and Parkinson’s disease are all hot topics with the recent suicide of Robin Williams. My question is, in our highly advanced society why does it still take gimmicks or high profile deaths to bring a moment of awareness to the many diseases that plague us? My old friend Merriam Webster defines disease as “an illness that affects a person, animal, or plant: a condition that preve... Full story
In what might seem like a twist of fate to some, a private non-profit is looking at providing more funding for federal agencies in the Valley. The Platte Valley Habitat Partnership (PVHP) listened to proposals requesting funds for six new projects focused on improving mule deer and sage grouse habitat. Three federal agencies, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests (MBRNF), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) are applying for matching funds for five...
Since the end of July, Sarah Rytting has been serving as Co-director of the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM). Helping usher her in to the Director position is her aunt, Anne Pantle, also serving as Co-director. Rytting has a degree in rangeland ecology, and a strong curiosity to explore new things. Working at the museum "I get to learn a lot about the history, and it's definitely new things every day," said Rytting. It has been an unanticipated journey for Rytting to end up at GEM. She worked in...
