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Leak found in residential area The Saratoga Carbon County Impact Joints Powers Board (Water and Sewer) is still uneasy about paying the $182,000 retainage to Reiman Corporation three years after the meter replacement took place. Ken Schwerdt, an engineer with PMPC, said he and Paul McCarthy reviewed the contract and cannot find a reason to not pay the retainage. Richard Raymer, a member of the Water and Sewer Board, said his biggest concern is that there has not been a 24-hour period that the...
Officials looking to speed up EPC process DRKW Advanced Fuels, LLC has terminated their contract with Sinopec Engineering. The cancellation of the contract was announced at last Friday’s Industrial Siting Council meeting in Cheyenne. Luke Esch, Industrial Siting Administrator, told the council at its quarterly update at the March 7 meeting that he had been contacted by Wade Cline about the termination of the contract. K. Wade Cline, Executive Vice President and Construction General Counsel, s...
After the fire investigator had inspected Kevin Sharp’s home last week, he told Sharp that he was the luckiest man he has ever met. The fire, initially thought to be started by an electrical short, was caused by a series of incidents that led to the electrical short. David Baker, of Covington, Wash., told Sharp and Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department Chief Randy Sikes that the chimney had cracking for a long time. Eventually the crack allowed the heat from the chimney to melt the shield on the e...
Amber Williams, of Saratoga Middle School, placed second at the Carbon County Spelling Bee this past Wednesday and brought home two trophies. One for top speller in eighth grade and one for the second place finish. The second place finish has earned her a trip to Rock Springs to compete in the state spelling bee competition. It was the word "stethoscope" that knocked Amber out of the competition for the first place spot, and it was the same speller from Rawlins, Toby Arment, who beat her last...
Ashlynn Johnson accomplished a feat last month that has evaded her aunts. She competed at nationals in the Make it with Wool contest. The acceptance was bittersweet, as Ashlynn's grandmother, who was involved with Make it with Wool for several years, passed away in 2013. Roxana Johnson would tell Ashlynn stories of her experiences at nationals. Stories that Roxana also shared with her daughters Elizabeth Downare and Amanda Batteiger. Lynda Jordan, of Laramie, took over Roxana's position as state...
As auctioneer Cody Waldrip rattled off bids and the horses raced down the track, hundreds trudged through the mud and the wind to witness the 34th annual Donald D. Erickson Memorial Chariot Races this past weekend. The event began Friday night at the Hotel Wolf with the first round of the Calcutta Auction. Auctioning continued track side between each of Saturday’s and Sunday’s 10 races. Proceeds from the auctions went to benefit the Saratoga Lions Club. Several races featured incredibly close photo finishes. Saturday’s last race included Sheldo...
Town Engineer Chuck Bartlett said that the town has made solid progress with their portion of the North Platte River Restoration Project. Bartlett claims that he has compiled an exhaustive list of contact information for people who live alongside the river. Despite a complete list, Bartlett or the town of Saratoga have not made any contact with residents. He says he is waiting until the plans for the project are finalized to start making contact with residents. “Right now it’s kind of hard to tell people what is going to happen when we don...
e Sharp family was under one roof Friday when they moved into a temporary home after a fire, followed by water damage, made their home of eight years uninhabitable. "The important thing is we are all safe," Kevin Sharp said. On Feb. 8, Jessica Sharp was at work at Deseret Rehab and Care Center and Kevin was home with their three children, 16-year-old Maddison, 14-year-old Kevin and 12-year-old Jacob. "We were watching 'The Avengers' when Maddison kept hearing a buzzing sound. We thought it was t...
Everyone seems to think that I am going to write my column this week about my new grandson. Well, he is special and he is my first grandchild, but being only two weeks old, I am not sure I can write 500 words or more about being a grandmother or having a new baby to hold and kiss. He does fill my days with delight and reminds me to slow down. Every time I see him he is sleeping, so there really is not much to write about. I will say, Telitha and Josh are awesome parents. Much better than I was... Full story
A letter sent to DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC by the Bureau of Land Management, may cause the project to run past the 39-month extension issued by the Industrial Siting Council on Dec. 18. According to the letter, The BLM Rawlins Field Office reviewed the current plan of development and has determined that the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will take around 30 months or more. The letter states “The BLM, RFO, reviewed the current plan of development the plants and determined the plants and i...
Union Telephone customers have been receiving annoying telemarketing phone calls. The call would come during all times of the day and night asking the recipient to “press two if this is not a fax.” Representatives at the local Union Telephone office said this is not just a Union customer problem, it is happening nationwide. Union Telephone provided a website for the Do Not Call Registry: www.donotcall.gov/Register/Reg.aspx. If you have been receiving these phone calls, you can report them to... Full story
The bridge crossing the Encampment River on County Road 680 is closed until further notice, according to Carbon County Road and Bridge Supervisor Bill Nation. Nation said the lower cord, which was broken, will need to be replaced. Nation is working with PMPC, which is the lead engineer on the project. Martin and Martin is working on the structural engineer design, Nation said. Nation is also working with Wyoming Department of Transportation's Pat Pearson in Cheyenne. The final repair scenario,...
After an 11 month deployment in Afghanistan, Navy Chief Petty Officer Derek Ten Eyck is returning to Saratoga. A welcome home party is planned at St. Ann’s Parish Saturday, March 1 after the 5:30 p.m. mass. His wife, Amanda, said she is very excited to have him come home. He left three weeks after their youngest child was born. Amanda said he could be home as early as Friday, or as late as Wednesday. It depended on how long it took to out-process from active duty. She will have to drive to D...
The Encampment kindergarten class is participating in Encampment's homecoming activities by wearing pajamas on Pajama Day Monday. This is not the first time they have worn pajamas to school. The kindergarten teacher uses wearing pajamas as an award for learning their sight words. This is the third time this school year the kindergarten class has worn their pajamas. Their teacher is Trista Ostrum. Cooper Austin said that homecoming was time for fun and some work. Korbyn Barkhurst has the inside...
The Saratoga Sun staff earned second place in general excellence and editorial leadership this past weekend. We also won three first place pacemaker awards, three second place pacemaker awards and one honorable mention. There is nothing more rewarding than having your peers classify your work as exceptional. This was my ninth year attending the Wyoming Press Association Convention. I always learn something new and try to implement what I learn into the Saratoga Sun. The opportunity to network...
Mike Doege, of Rawlins, bought five tickets at the Rawlins True Value on Jan. 10, 2014. One of those tickets was drawn on Jan. 11 at the Saratoga Lions Club Casino Night. The lucky ticket won Doege a Polaris Ranger 800XP donated by Shively Hardware. When E.J. Glode called Doege after pulling his name Jan. 11, Doege's response was "Are you (kidding) me?" Doege purchased a RZR in 2012 from Shively Hardware and is very happy with it, he said. "My dad wants to upgrade to the Ranger 800XP, so I am...
The Hotel Wolf was standing room only most of Friday night as customers and friends came to celebrate with the Campbells the 120th anniversary of the Hotel Wolf. The Campbells have owned the Wolf for 37 years. The Campbell family made sure there was plenty of appetizers for their guests, filling a table in the front of the bar with food and a table in the back room with a variety of desserts. Doug said Kathy had been working on preparing food for the party since Jan. 7. The couple greeted guests...
Janssen awarded lifetime achievement award for his work in spine surgery Dr. Mike Janssen, owner of Saratoga Resort and Spa, was awarded the Life-time Achievement Award in Spine Surgery for the world by AOSpine in November. Janssen said he had mixed feelings about the award. At first he was excited, but then he said he was sad, realizing life-time achievement awards sometimes indicate someone is at the end of their life or after they have passed on. "Most people are considered for life-time...
In November, the Medicine Bow National Forest Service announced that minor modifications were made to their winter travel Special Order. The Order sets a minimum snow depth of approximately 12 inches before over snow vehicles (OSV) are allowed off of designated routes. The adjustment was effective Nov. 16. In a press release from the the Medicine-Bow Route National Forests and Thunder Gasin National Grassland, Forest Supervisor Phill Cruz said “After further assessment and based on s...
The Saratoga/Carbon County Joint Powers Board should hear this week if the Mineral Royalty Grant has been recommended for approval. The official approval will be decided on Jan. 16. If approved, the design portion of the Wastewater Outfall Transmission Line and Pump Station Project would begin in April or May, town of Saratoga engineer Chuck Bartlett said. The proposed project is the construction of a wastewater effluent station and transmission line from the Saratoga wastewater lagoons to the N...
At the Dec. 17 Saratoga Town Council meeting, Mayor John Zeiger introduced a new ordinance for first reading. Ordinance No. 822 covers the dismissal of employees and removal of board members. One sentence is particularly disturbing to the Saratoga Sun. “All board members serve at the pleasure of the mayor and may be removed by the mayor for incompetence or neglect of duty.” Since when do boards appointed by the governing body serve “at the pleasure of the mayor”? Boards, along with the governi... Full story
Does it feel weird to you that Christmas falls on a Wednesday this year? When holidays fall in the middle of the week for a weekly newspaper, it is always a quandary. Do we print a day early, or a day late? The Saratoga Sun is printed by the Rawlins Daily Times and we have been working on the question since September. The Saratoga Sun has staff who need to travel out-of-town to see family, or spend Christmas alone. It takes planning and communication to plan to print the paper on another day.... Full story
Three hours of testimony and discussion ends in a four to two vote The Industrial Siting Council approved and extended a 30-month amendment submitted by DKRWs' Medicine Bow Fuel and Power LLC (MBFP), Dec. 18 after hearing from representatives of DKRW, elected officials and members of the public. Two motions were presented. The first one fell to a tie vote, mostly because during discussion, the amendment grew, changed and became hard to follow. After listening to nearly two hours of comments... Full story
Stacy Crimmins has been the executive director at the Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber for more than 10 years. She was hired as the administrative assistant, but soon after, she was promoted to executive director. Crimmins is now about to take on the most important role in her chamber career - president of the Wyoming Chamber Partnership. Crimmins was nominated at the annual Wyoming Chamber Fall Conference held in Cody last month. The nomination came as a surprise to Crimmins. "I have been on the... Full story
Two public meetings addressing the River Restoration Project are scheduled for Dec. 19. The first meeting is a 9 a.m. at Saratoga Town Hall. The public is invited to attend, town engineer Chuck Bartlett said, but will not have public comment until the evening meeting. The 9 a.m. meeting is a review of the findings and recommendations and conceptual designs, according to the public notice advertisement that ran in the Dec. 11 issue of the Saratoga Sun. The second public meeting is at 6 p.m.,... Full story