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Vince and Kim Hytrek, owners of Hytrek Tree Trimming Service, contacted Randy Raymer with the Platte Valley Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) because they had been turned away at the Encampment Transfer Station when delivering green refuse. Green refuse is handled differently than solid waste because it can be burned, Raymer explained to the audience in attendance at the Landfill Board meeting. Ron Munson, the contractor for the landfill in Saratoga and the transfer station in...
If you are itching for some rodeo fun this weekend, take a gander at the Saratoga Ranch Rodeo on Saturday at 6 p.m., at the Bucks Springs Arena east of Saratoga. The Saratoga Ranch Rodeo is in its second year and is organized by Siara Hatch who wanted to find a way to get involved in the community and have a fun event that exhibited the ranching way of life. Ranch rodeos are a little different than the rodeos that are seen at the annual Woodchoppers Jamboree or the Platte River Rodeo and more...
Tears filled Debbie Kinniburgh’s eyes as she thought about what she would miss most about the job she has held for 38 years at Carbon County School District No. 2 as a Language Pathologist. Her colleagues and the children are what she will miss most. “It’s been an easy job because of the support I have had from my colleagues, my administrators, my special ed directors and the families of my kids,” Kinniburgh said. “They made it an easy journey.” The biggest change Kinniburgh has seen over t...
A distinct smell fills the air as the branding iron singes the hair on a calf. The calf screams out, then lays still. It may look like torture to the untrained eye, but branding day is an organized way to take care of all the calves’ needs at once; two injections, castration – when needed, clipping the ear, and putting the brand on the calf. Every now and then a calf needs to be dehorned too. Branding day at the Alden Condict Ranch brought neighbors from all over the Valley to help brand 250...
Three local high school students are competing in the state high school rodeo finals this weekend. Freshman Konnar Knotwell and sophomore Bailey Miller, of Encampment, and junior Jace Berger, of Saratoga, will be representing the Valley. Jace and his team roping partner Matthew Britton, of Wheatland, Wyo., have had some success with their event. So much so, that they are ranked No. 4 in the state right now. That could all change at state, Berger said, because everyone will be fighting to get to...
Threatening clouds did not keep 86 duffers from participating in the 20th "anul" Cowpie Open Saturday. "We were 14 people short of 100," organizer Jim McKinney said. That reduced the amount of money raised for the Encampment/Riverside Fire Department. The Cowpie Open maxes out at 100 people and many years, McKinney has had a waiting list. Still, the Cowpie Open raised $1,500 for the fire department and the Future Career and Community Leaders of America had a good turnout for their spaghetti...
The Saratoga High School Class of 2015 tosses their graduation caps in the air after accepting their diplomas Saturday. The class of 19 had been offered a total $1,090,000 in scholarships. Principal Larry Uhling offered the graduation class his top 10 tips for success. Co-valedictorians Andrew Janecek-Oiler and Hunter Mason as well as class president Justine Fourman shared their words of thankfulness and thoughts to their class. Fourman identified the graduates as a class of achievers....
The Platte Valley Kiwanis celebrated their 25th anniversary May 19. The Kiwanis was formed May 18, 1990. Connie McGuire and Bill Rathbun are charter members of Kiwanis, and treasurer Wanda Eberg has been with Kiwanis for 23 years. Eberg has served as the treasurer since joining. The Kiwanis focuses on meeting needs of children, President Dave Gloss said. Some of the programs they have sponsored include providing books for the reading program, reading to children at HeadStart and the preschool...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Business Manager Sally Wells gave the board of trustees a lesson on the funding model for school districts in the state of Wyoming. The state held its first recalibration meeting May 21-22 in Casper, a meeting that Wells attended. Wells said she believes that the funding model is fair to school districts. She explained to the board of trustees the key components, including average daily membership (ADM), which include the higher of actual or...
Imagine having bread three times a day, and if you are lucky, getting chicken broth with the evening meal. That is what life has been like for the last eight years for three boys who will be spending the summer in Saratoga. Jennifer and Peter Maskell are sponsoring three boys from the Ukraine to spend the summer with them. For the oldest boy, DiMa who is 15, this is his last chance at finding a home that will keep him and his two brothers together. Their parents died eight years ago and they...
Marge McAulay and Barbara Plummer were thrilled to come home Monday afternoon. Director of Social Services, Brenda Zeiger and Activities Director Tom Mansfield took the trip to Rawlins to pick up the residents. "I am so glad to be home," Plummer said as she got out of the van. Saratoga Care Center Administrator Anita Mills was there to greet the residents and welcome them home. On Friday, Mansfield was excited to have a list of people who were scheduled to start coming in on Monday. May 27,...
A Volunteer Day led by a Hanna man with the blessing of the Forest Service is planned for June 6 at 8 a.m. at three locations. This is also National Trails Day. Larry Olsen attended the Travel Management Plan public meeting in Saratoga last month, and after hearing people make comments that they have never been asked to help, he wanted to do something to help. Olsen wanted to organize a Volunteer Day in the forest. “These are our forests and this benefits us,” Olsen said. He added that he is...
Saratoga senior Andrew Janecek-Oiler and sophomore McKenzie Powell were named to the Track and Field All-State. To qualify, the athletes must place first or second in the state competition. Both athletes placed first in their respective events. It was the first time in their high school career that either student had qualified for all-state. Janecek-Oiler said it was a great feeling. "I thought to myself, 'Wow, I am one of the best and it is great to see all my hard work pay off'."...
Carbon County School District No. 2 put on the play “Cheaper by the Dozen” May 26 at the Platte Valley Community Center...
The contractor for the Sage Creek Road Project has resumed construction, according to an email sent to Carbon County Road and Bridge Supervisor Bill Nation, U.S. Forest Service District Ranger Melanie Fullman and Ralph Tarango with Wyoming Department of Transportation. Traffic control closures have been implemented and will take place through Sept. 30 according to Chris Offe with RockSol Consulting Group. Closures will take place during the daytime hours with traffic allowed through from 7 to 8...
Thursday afternoon, Joe Rude with Health Management Services signed the lease documents to take over the nursing home. The name has been changed to Saratoga Care Center. Rude’s company won’t officially take over until June 1 and in the meantime, the Wyoming Department of Health (DOH) will continue as the temporary manager. When the DOH took over the facility May 8 at 3 p.m., the future of the nursing home appeared dismal as residents were being moved to other nursing homes. Kim Deti, information...
The Saratoga Town Council passed Ordinance 830 on its first reading May 19 at its regular meeting. Ordinance 830 is the 2015/2016 town budget. For the first time in years, the public was presented with a comprehensive budget breaking down the general fund and Enterprise Funds, including perceived revenue and expenditures. Currently the general funds anticipated revenues are $3,259,936.00 while the Enterprise Funds are $4,092,324.18. Anticipated expenditures are $3,256,855.00 for the general...
When the first patient at Deseret Health and Rehab was released on May 7, Dr. Dean Bartholomew approached Mike Glode, chairman of the Corbett Medical Foundation about covering bounced checks of employees at the nursing home. In an emergency meeting May 8, the board made the decision to offer their support. That afternoon, the paychecks were distributed and The Rawlins National Bank began processing paychecks using funds from the Corbett Medical Foundation to ensure the employees would be paid....
Richard Hodges caused confusion in the audience during the Saratoga Town Council meeting when he announced that Sierra Madre Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) had passed the third reading of an ordinance to increase landfill fees from $17 to $20 at their May meeting. Guy Jansa asked the mayor why the ordinance wasn’t passed through the town council like other ordinances. Mayor Ed Glode said the Landfill Board is a Joint Powers Board and includes Encampment and Saratoga. Randy R...
The Wyoming Business Alliance (WBA) has been hosting Tour23 meetings in every county of Wyoming. On May 20 the WBA stopped in Rawlins, the 15th of 23 counties so far. Tour23 is about job creation, Bill Schilling president of the WBA told the 26 leaders in attendance representing all but three communities in Carbon County. Stacy Crimmins, Chief Executive Officer for the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (SPVCC) was at the meeting representing the Platte Valley. Also attending from the...
The Encampment Track and Field team came home with one individual state championship and a fistful of personal bests after competing in Casper this past weekend. McKenzie Powell once again led her team with her record breaking 800-meter run, missing the state record by less than two seconds. Powell ran the 800-meter in 2 minutes 21.21 seconds. The state record is 2:19.68. In the 400-meter, Powell had her personal best coming in at 1:70. Powell came in second in the 400-meter dash, against...
Last weekend, the best in the state competed for state track and field titles with only the top eight in each event to medal. The competition was fierce, the weather was lousy, but the athletes pushed hard to compete in Casper for the Wyoming High School Athletic Association's State Track and Field Meet. Andrew Oiler broke his own school record with a 13 foot pole vault Thursday. Three weeks ago, he broke the school record at 12'8". Oiler has been a student of the pole vault since his freshman...
Twenty-one years ago, Jimmy McKinney was golfing at the Saratoga Inn golf course for a school fundraiser when Jerry Paxton approached McKinney about having a golf tournament in his pasture. The next year, 17 golfers participated in the “First ‘Anul’ Cow Pie Open Golf Classic”. The cow pasture has changed hands since then, but the agreement to host the Cow Pie Open continues. This year’s 20th “Anul” event will begin with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. in Encampment. Duffers should gather at the...