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All businesses have a similar beginning, starting as an idea which can spark a plan. As of 2020, there were 31.7 million small businesses in the United States, 68,641 of those are located in Wyoming. The Business Innovation Hub, with the help of Impact 307, is working to increase that number. I just opened earlier this year. The Business Innovation Hub not only serves as the main office of the Rawlins Downtown Development Authority and executive director Pam Thayer, but as a resource for fledgli...
The disparities between rural and urban healthcare are no secret. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 46 million Americans live in rural areas and due to living in these locations, have less access to healthcare. Darin W. Allred is all too familiar with this issue as he travels from one rural town to another to provide orthopedic care where it is needed. Though he now lives in Salt Lake City, Allred spent 15 years in Denver as an orthopedic surgeon working for Kaiser...
It was a cool, crisp autumn morning on September 24. Perfect weather for the 6th Annual Pumpkin Run hosted by the Carbon County Library Foundation. While there was no frost on the pumpkins, a make shift pumpkin patch had been assembled at the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course. The golf course was also used for the 2K/5K Run and near the pumpkin patch the "Tough Pumpkin" obstacle course was set up. In the 2K run, Jace Hoffman came in 1st Place followed by Josh Moore in 2nd Place and Caleb Moore in 3rd...
Physician, heal thyself is a common saying with Judeo-Christian roots often used in regards to the medical community. For Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC), it could also apply to their newly updated electronic health record which went live at midnight on September 18. “About a year ago, the Board of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County looked at where we were with our computer systems, or what we call our electronic health record. We, for a number of years, have had multiple systems w...
With millions of dollars in funding at stake to replace its aging water infrastructure, the City of Rawlins has been forced to raise water rates to users of the system. One city resident said “the day of reckoning has come” prior to the 5-2 passage of a resolution on September 20 raising water fees by as much as 94 percent. The city council also discussed TIPS training and alcohol delivery and passed an ordinance regarding vicious animals on second reading. Reckoning with Water Rates “We...
It has been said that variety is the spice of life. If that statement is true, then C6 Outfitters in Rawlins, Wyoming may certainly be bringing a little flavor to the downtown area. Owned by David and Abbey Ross, C6 Outfitters opened on March 5 at 405 W Cedar Street, right next to Buck's Sports Grill. C6 is not what one might call a typical outfitter. As if to make this point, an atypical bull elk hangs in prominence behind the cash register. While the left antler is, by all observations,...
At one time taboo, tattoos seem to be becoming more accepted in American society and the workplace. According to Business Insider, approximately 45 million people in the United States-or 14 percent of the population-have at least one tattoo. As the acceptance of tattoos grows, so does the demand for them. Rawlins currently has two tattoo parlors, Twisted Delusions Ink and Brave Ink & Design. Jeremiah Hafer, co-owner of Twisted Delusions Ink, appeared before the Rawlins City Council on September...
It will take five years and more than $30 million before Rawlins’ water woes are solved, according to City Engineer Austin Gilbert. If the city doesn’t increase water rates, they could miss out on nearly $3 million in public funding towards needed improvements. During the September 6 meeting of the Rawlins City Council, Gilbert gave a nearly 30 minute presentation explaining the upcoming phases, their cost and the need for additional funding. Funding a fraction According to Gilbert, while a numb...
More than three years after being established, members of the Saratoga Airport Advisory Board are requesting some leeway from the Saratoga Town Council. This request came via Councilmember D’Ron Campbell, who serves as the council representative on the advisory board. “That the airport advisory board would like to request maybe giving a little more teeth to the board,” said Campbell. “Not a joint powers board kind of level but so that everything does not come to the council for approval for eve...
by Joshua Wood After more than a decade of promised construction, Never Forget Park in Memory of Staff Sergeant Tyler Pickett—previously known as Tyler Pickett Park—seems to be getting closer and closer to reality. The vision of what the park will look like, however, appears to still be in question. At the July 5 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Councilmember Ron Hutchins expressed his concern over a lack of a survey. That concern came following an estimate from WLC Engineering of what cur...
This is my last column with the Saratoga Sun. Next week, my byline will no longer appear in these pages and my name will no longer be on the list of employees on page four. It’s a bittersweet moment as I think back to the first time I walked through the door of the Saratoga Sun as an employee in January 2018. In some ways, it has felt like the Sun was part of the family considering the years my mother, Liz Wood, put into this publication before she, too, went on to other adventures. When I f...
As real estate inventory continues to be scarce in Saratoga, the push to add housing has many contractors working on projects throughout the area. Through that process, however, one construction company appears to have crossed the Saratoga Town Council. During the June 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Councilmember Jon Nelson raised concerns about the Octagon Estates Subdivision west of the Valley View Acres addition behind Valley Foods under council comments. “(I’ve been) Hearing some q...
by Joshua Wood As the 50th annual gathering of the Rainbow Family of Living Light (Rainbow Family) approaches its apex this weekend, entities in both Colorado and Wyoming are preparing for a potential influx of people. With an expected 10,000 people attending the annual gathering at Adams Park in Routt County, according to the United States Forest Service (USFS), local and federal agencies are working in conjunction regarding the event. At the June 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council,...
As we draw ever closer to Wyoming’s primary elections, the term “crossover voting” is on the tongues of Republicans and Democrats alike. For those who are unaware, crossover voting is when someone casts a ballot who is not a member of their political party. In states such as Wyoming, where we have closed primaries, it involves an additional step in which a person must fill out paperwork—often at the election polls on the day of the election—to switch parties. Anecdotally, it has often been Demo...
An $189 sewing machine, a dream and $1,000. That's what Laura Morrow started out with in 1976 when she made the decision to pursue her dream of being a fashion designer. Nobody can argue she's come a long since then and, in the past few months, everything has been coming up Laura M-as her brand is known. On May 20, the small business owner was recognized as the Valley Service Organization's "Woman of Distinction". On June 14, she held an open house celebrating 25 years of business in the Platte...
by Joshua Wood The Rainbow Family of Living Light (Rainbow Family) has settled on a location for its 50th anniversary gathering this summer, bringing the event to the doorstep of Wyoming and Carbon County. In a June 15 press release, the United States Forest Service (USFS) announced the 50th Annual Rainbow Gathering would be held in the Adams Park area of northwest Routt County. This area of the Routt National Forest is managed by the Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District out of the Steamboat...
Dr. Duane Abels will continue to serve as the Carbon County Health Officer following a unanimous vote from the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) on June 7. The renewal of Abels’ contract with Carbon County comes just one year after he was selected to replace Dr. Marvin Wayne Couch II, who served as county health officer for two years. The reappointment of Abels came with no discussion from any of the five commissioners nor with any of the polarizing politics which seemed to center a...
The now recognizable Carbon County seal-created by artist Bobbie Herman-will soon be trademarked by the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) for use on paper and stationary. While there was much discussion over the ins-and-outs of trademarks during the June 7 meeting of the BOCCC, the commissioners approved a motion to apply for a trademark of the seal. Commissioner Travis Moore and Carbon County Attorney Ashley Mayfield-Davis provided insight into the trademark process during the...
Last week, Saratoga lost yet another person who was a long-time fixture of the area. In my experience, there were very few people who didn’t know Fred “Freddie” Williams. It was never difficult to spot him as he made his way around town, with a cup of coffee in one hand. He was, in a way, the one-man welcoming committee of Saratoga. I think you could truly feel you were welcomed to town if you crossed paths with him. My first experience with Freddie was way back in 1999. My parents had just...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) will be holding an informational meeting in Saratoga on June 9 regarding their plans to address illegally-stocked yellow perch in Saratoga Lake. In 2021, the WGFD discovered yellow perch had been introduced to Saratoga Lake, which is maintained by the state department as a trout fishery. During the 39th Annual Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby, a number of the non-native fish species were caught by ice anglers over the weekend (see “Problematic Perch” on...
The Rawlins Thrift Exploratory Group (RTEG) is celebrating 20 years of providing service to Rawlins and Carbon County this month. In the two decades it has been in operation, however, the mission of RTEG (also known as the Rawlins Thrift Store) has changed. “The initial RTEG and what they do today are a bit different. We’ve had to change our focus over the years,” said Janice White, an RTEG board member. “When it first started out, it was primarily a place where people that needed a therape...
Following the June 7 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, it would seem both Valley Village Childcare and Excel Preschool are one step closer to having a future home where Platte Valley Clinic is currently located. Earlier this year (see “Healthcare to Childcare” on page 1 of the February 23 Saratoga Sun), representatives from both organizations appeared before Saratoga’s governing body to ask about a potential lease of property owned by the Town of Saratoga. The Corbett Medical build...
More than two years since it held what was thought to be its final sermon, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Medicine Bow will be reopening its doors as Chapel on the Plains. On September 22, 2019, Reverend Arlen Rounds conducted his final sermon in the historic church. Joined by fellow clergy and two close friends-Bonnie Culver and Jeanette Fisher-Rounds recounted both the history of the church and his own history within the building through both tears and smiles. After years of driving from Lara...
Over Memorial Day weekend, a Saratoga man was arrested and could face up to six months in prison. Ryan Munks is currently facing charges of domestic battery following an incident on May 28. According to an affidavit of probable cause filed on May 31 in Carbon County Circuit Court, Carbon County Sheriff’s Deputy Alex Bakken responded to a domestic disturbance at approximately 7:22 p.m. on May 28. Bakken arrived on scene at approximately 8 p.m. where he found Munks’ wife outside the home. Acc...
The date of the 2022 Primary Election continues to draw closer. With the filing period closing at 5 p.m. on May 27, some candidates will have a tough race ahead of them. Other seats, however, will have to be filled with write-in campaigns. United States Representative - Republican After well over a year of a number of potential candidates coming out of the woodwork to run against incumbent Representative Liz Cheney, the official number of candidates for Wyoming’s lone seat in the House of R...