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Six cowboys from the Silver Spur Ranches - Headquarters will compete in the 20th World Championship Ranch Rodeo in Amarillo, Texas which will be held from Nov. 12 to 15. The ranch team members are Thad York, Colton Miller, Ridge Knotwell, Buck Marsh, John Love and Tyler McClellan. The team qualified for the championship with a win at the Steamboat Springs Cowboy Roundup in Steamboat Springs, Colo. on July 2. The team also placed fifth at the Upper North Platte Rodeo in Encampment on July 25....
During the Oct. 21 meeting of the Saratoga Airport Board, the bulk of the discussion centered around items that are allowed to be stored in hangars. Bobby Chitwood, airport board member, called the FAA for clarification on hangar storage rules which came up during recent inspections. The FAA told him so long as items in hangars can be justified as “aviation related” there should be no problem. If someone is running a business out of their hangar they need to have that use of the hangar approved...
Citizen concerns were identified in the recent survey conducted by Community Builder's Inc. (CBI) as part of the development of the Saratoga Master Plan. Preliminary results of the survey were presented to the master plan steering committee during their Oct. 21 meeting. Joe Coyne, Principal Consultant with CBI, said that 137 surveys had been returned as of Oct. 16. The surveys represent approximately 8 percent of Saratoga's population and are considered a good sample. Regarding land use and...
Property in and around Saratoga has been a topic of discussion lately at town meetings and amongst our citizens. Questions seem to revolve around the availability and pricing of housing, residential lots and commercial lots. There is also talk of assessing fees on vacant land such as a sewer service fee, which is already in town ordinance 828 but apparently has not been enforced. In my research I looked at maps in Saratoga Town Hall, data provided to me by the Carbon County Assessor’s Office, t...
Lori Van Pelt, local rancher, award-winning author and assistant editor of WyoHistory.org, took the Friends of the Saratoga Library on a virtual tour through Wyoming history on Oct. 21. Van Pelt has been a contributing writer and assistant editor of the website since 2011. In that time Van Pelt has authored over 20 essays and encyclopedia entries on historical topics for the website. The website is a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society and has about 35,000 individual visitors each...
"Riverside citizens wish to maintain the serene, quiet atmosphere of a small town. The town will strive to foster their strong sense of community, remain safe and affordable and ensure access to recreational amenities, while encouraging quality, well-managed growth and economic prosperity," the newly adopted Master Plan for the Town of Riverside begins. The Riverside Town Council formally adopted the 2010 document at their regular meeting on Oct. 8. The document itself states goals, policies...
Thatcher Spiering, Saratoga senior, recovered a Wyoming Indian fumble on the second offensive play of the game and returned it for a touchdown to light the Panthers fire at their homecoming and last football game of the season. The Saratoga Panthers (3-6) beat the Wyoming Indian Chiefs (1-8) with a final score of 39-6. After securing a safe lead of 26-0 in the first quarter the Saratoga coaching staff began using, almost exclusively, underclassmen who have not had much playing time this season....
The Saratoga Planning Commission met Oct. 13 and announced that Kent Smith is now officially the zoning officer for the town. The commission is also officially seeking two new commissioners who would serve five-year terms. Rory Grubb, chairman of the commission, announced that there is now a Thursday deadline for action items to be presented at commission meetings. Grubb noted that any potential issues must be presented to the department of public works on the Thursday before a planning...
The Elk Mountain Museum, the newest in Carbon County, raised $1,347 at the silent auction they held last week. This should help the museum improve their space and deal with additional collections over the next year. The fundraiser was attended by several local residents, including mayor Morgan Irene. Most of the participants signed bids on auction items in the week prior to Wednesday's event held at the Elk Mountain Senior Center. Items up for bid included oil paintings, quilts, a crossbow,...
"You give something to a child, even if its just a hug, and you see their faces light up. There really is no better gift than that," Kelsey Jones, 22-year-old University of Wyoming (UW) student and Saratoga native, said about her time volunteering in the Dominican Republic village of Los Francos. Los Francos is in the southern part of the Dominican Republic near the city of San Cristobal. Jones spent a month in the island nation, two weeks of which were used to build a community center, four...
The Saratoga Panthers (2-4) football team took advantage of a good match-up against Wind River (2-4) Thursday in Pavillion and came away with a 46-13 victory. The Panthers' win was built on a solid running game led by senior Thatcher Spiering. Spiering had 258 yards rushing in 23 carries, averaging 11.2 yards per run and gaining six first downs. His efforts on special teams added 18 punt return yards and a 2-point conversion to Spiering's statistics. Junior Morgan Rempel ran the ball 16 times fo...
Carbon County and the Medicine Bow National Forest are preparing to team up to repair Forest Service Road (FSR) 261 (Cedar Pass Road). "The county contacted us and said that in the meantime, to address what is a serious safety concern, they would be willing to attempt at (FSR 261) getting through the hunting season and into next year," Melanie Fullman, Brush Creek/Hayden District Ranger for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest (MBRNF). FSR 261 is one of the controversial roads listed as...
The town of Encampment will take $100,000 available through the Special Purpose Tax to pay down two loans. The town voted to use the $100,000 in a 75/25 split. The drinking water 109 loan, which stands at $229,989.02 according to town clerk Doreen Harvey, will have $75,000 applied to it. The clean water loan, which has a balance of $243,742.82 will be paid down $25,000. Harvey said the town has done very well servicing its loans and is ahead of the payment schedule which is saving the town on...
The Riverside Town Council reviewed the draft of the proposed amendment to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB) agreement at their regular meeting Thursday. The draft amendment includes revised and newly created sections on both joining and leaving SCWEMS. The council decided to table a vote on approval of the amendment until the town’s attorney, Tom Thompson, can review and approve the document. The amendment should not open the entire a...
"Saratoga basketball standout Kirsten Campbell tallied 44 points in three games ... on her way to being selected for the State All-Tournament team," began the Lady Panthers basketball story in the Saratoga Sun on April 4, 1985. The home court that Kirsten played on has been replaced since her passing and the new court will be dedicated in her memory on Wednesday at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) gym. Kirsten lost her battle with cancer on Sept. 13, 2014. That same day at the 7th...
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says that fires that start in the bedroom account for one-quarter of home fire deaths. It is National Fire Prevention Week and this years theme is, "Hear The Beep Where You Sleep. Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm!," according to the NFPA website. Fire prevention week is focused on home fires and stresses education to prevent these fires and help people get away from them safely if they do start. The leading causes of home fires according t...
The Riverside Rebels’ (5-0) quarterback caused big trouble for the Saratoga Panthers (0-5) last Friday. “We played pretty tough for about a quarter and a half,” Panthers Head coach Scott Bokelman said. Then, the Rebels’ starting quarterback came in during middle of the second quarter and changed the dynamic of the game. The Panthers were only down by seven after the first quarter but went into the half down 27. After two Rebels touchdowns in the third and two more in the fourth quarter the gam...
Have you ever wondered what that bird is in your back yard, out by the lake or up in the mountains? You have a chance to find out Wednesday at the first ever Wings Over Carbon County (WOCC) Open House at the Saratoga Library. WOCC is Saratoga’s bird club and has been holding regular meetings for six or seven years according to Francis Bergquist, long time-member. Bergquist, Dennis Healey and Nancy Wallis will present at the open house on birds from different areas around and above the Valley. B...
With the majority of participating agencies present, a consensus was reached to add Hanna to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Management Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB). At a special meeting on Sept. 22 in Elk Mountain the JPB sought direction from SCWEMS JPB participating agencies (Carbon County, Saratoga, Encampment, Medicine Bow, Elk Mountain and Riverside) as to whether Hanna should become a member of the JPB. All SCWEMS entities, except for Saratoga, were represented by...
I intended to write this op/ed article on vacant land in town and what it costs to hold on to that land. My overly focused research goals (read: anal) did not allow me to finish that article in time for this week’s paper. In the meantime, I was inspired by the two longest police reports I have seen since I have been at the Sun. It seems our town’s finest (the Saratoga Police Department) are taking direction from the mayor and cracking down on traffic violations. I suggest that following Ord...
It has been a tough three weeks for the Saratoga Panthers football team. Friday's game under the lights was no exception. The Shoshoni Wranglers handed Saratoga a 0-57 loss, but the Panthers showed some football acuity during the game. Even though the Panthers were losing, the Wranglers showed their frustration, earning several unsportsman-like penalties throughout the game. The Panthers had a hard time containing the Wranglers running game, but they kept the passing game in check. Panthers...
In a recent interview, Biff Burton, Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) Saratoga Game Warden, listed some common violations that hunters and fisherman commit. Trespassing on private lands, either intentionally or unintentionally, tops the list. “Part of planning the hunt is preparing where (the hunter) wants to go to hunt and preparing maps and GPS technology if they have it,” Burton said, adding, “A hunter needs to be literate in reading maps and if they are using technology like GPS they...
After a video posted on Facebook garnered over 87,000 views by the morning of Sept. 20, Valley Foods in Saratoga is addressing concerns over its food labeling procedures. The subject of the video was food labeling in the deli, specifically relabeling ready-to-eat food with a later sell by date, approximately two weeks later than the original date. Tim Lamprecht, owner of Valley Foods, admitted that the problem of relabeling and re-dating of items had occurred and that steps were taken...
Milo Hunter, a member of Boy Scout Troop 153, received approval from the airport board to move forward with building a new sign for Shively Filed as an Eagle Scout project. The new sign will depict the airport logo of an airplane with a cloud over it. Milo had received approval from the airport board but wanted the go ahead from the new board since he has met Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) requirements with his design. This was a necessary step since the sign will be in the state...
Kassey Westring, former Saratoga town council member, joined the Saratoga Master Plan Steering Committee at their Sept. 16 meeting. Westring is also a former employee of PMPC Engineering. The committee and the town’s contractors were also introduced to Jon Winter, the new Director of Public Works. The focus of the Sept. 16 meeting was on documentation that Community Builders, Inc., the contractor who is preparing the plan, hopes to obtain during the planning process. The committee is s...