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American Legion Angus England Post 54 is facing the same difficulties other units like them are. Young members are not signing up. In fact, the membership is so low at the American Legion that they cannot fill of the offices. Currently, the American Legion has four offices filled with Shelby Fuller as Commander, Steve Wilcoxson as Vice Commander, Deb Clark as Adjutant and Glenn Parker as the Chaplain. Royce Kelley serves as the Sergeant of Arms and John Huntley is the Service Officer. Clark...
The room was brimming with cowboy hats. Cowboys and ranchers from across the state filled the room at the Fort Reno building at the Wyoming State Fairgrounds in Douglas Sunday afternoon. They were there to recognize the first 32 inductees into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame. One woman and 31 men were recognized for their dedication to the ranching way of life. Four of those men were from Carbon County. Sen. Mike Enzi presented the plaques and medals as Rhonda Sedgwick Stearns announced the... Full story
The Encampment Lady Tigers qualified for the state tournament Saturday morning with a win against the Dubois Lady Rams. The win came after a crushing loss against Cokeville Friday night. "(Cokeville) played well, we didn't," Encampment Lady Tigers Head Coach Robin O'Leary said Saturday after placing third in regionals against the Burlington Huskies. Little Snake River, which was ranked as the No. 2 seed going into regionals, pulled off wins against Cokeville and Encampment during the tournament... Full story
After a coin toss, the Encampment Tigers are going to regionals in Lander as the No. 1 seed for the 1A Southwest Conference. Saturday, the Lady Tigers (4-1, 18-2) lost their first conference game this season in four sets against the Little Snake River Lady Rattlers (3-1, 16-3) in Baggs. The Lady Tigers won the first set 25-22, only to lose 20-25, 25-12, 25-12 in the final three sets. Against HEM, the Lady Tigers won in three sets 25-12, 25-13 and 25-18. The team made a some hitting errors in...
The Lady Panthers pulled through Monday night with a win against Niobrara County and earned a position in regional tournament. The win came after a tough conference loss against Pine Bluffs on Saturday. The Lady Panthers took down Niobrara County in four hotly contested sets, 10-25, 27-25, 25-16 and 25-22 during a match that coach Shayley Love said was "loud, out of control, craziness." Love said that the team struggled through the first set but a fire lit under them and the team came together....
Doug Campbell was the center of attention Saturday at the University of Wyoming football game between the first and second quarters when he received the prestigious White Hat award from the Cowboy Joe Club. Campbell, who has been on the Cowboy Joe Club board of directors since 1982, dedicated his award to the memory of his daughter Kirsten, who passed away in September. Campbell is one of three Carbon County residents to receive the hat since the club began in 1970. Ole Jim York (1998) and Ted...
John Bergquist has seen a lot of changes in the Saratoga Resort and Spa over the years. In August, he and his wife returned to the Saratoga Resort and Spa to celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary. He also celebrated his 25th and his 50th wedding anniversary at the Resort and Spa and has visited many times in between. What makes this place so special for him? Bergquist worked at the Resort and Spa, then the Saratoga Inn, in 1950 when it first opened. In 1950, Bergquist was the new kid on the...
Saratoga High School Cross Country Head Coach would like to see his team members run faster than 19 minutes and 30 seconds at state on Saturday. Each member of the cross country team needs to take about a minute off of their time Saturday to be able to take the top four spots for the boys team and the top 10 for the girls team. With only two girls on the cross country team this year, they don’t have a chance of winning a team trophy, but Katie Loose and Kelsie Samson could very well place in t...
Saturday's game against Little Snake River Lady Rattlers will determine whether the Encampment High School Lady Tigers go to regionals as a No. 1 seed or No. 2 seed, Encampment Head Coach Robin O'Leary said. If they beat the Rattlers, they will tie for first and a coin toss will determine their placement at regionals. The Lady Tigers (17-1, 4-0), racked up two more wins this past weekend against Rock River and North Park in four sets against both teams. While neither team is in their...
"Winning a junior high school volleyball tournament is a big deal," Encampment Junior High School Volleyball Head Coach Sammy Baysinger said, "but to finally bring it back after 23 years makes it extra special." The Encampment Junior High Volleyball-A-team went into the tournament Saturday as the No. 2 seed, Saratoga Middle School Volleyball Team was the No. 1 seed. Encampment had the home court advantage. "The girls were very determined to bring (the trophy) back to Encampment and they wanted...
My husband and I returned from our vacation Monday night. Tom Dixon, a former editor of the Saratoga Sun got married in Phoenix last Friday and we decided to plan our vacation around his wedding. We had already planned a return trip last year to Cortez, Colo., where my husband has family. His uncle had promised us a trip through Montezuma Canyon in Utah to see some Petroglyphs. Our plans were changed slightly as Uncle Bill had knee surgery the day we arrived and his daughter Renee agreed to... Full story
Sam Streeter started running when he was a sophomore in college. He used it as a daily break from studying while attending Dartmouth. Now, at 24 years old, he has completed his first 50k ultra marathon, the Vermont 50. "I can't help but get excited to run another ultra, perhaps the Vermont 50 or one closer to home in the Rocky Mountains," Streeter said. Streeter completed the 32-mile course in four hours and 34 minutes. He placed fourth overall out of the 188 who finished. The race began with...
The Encampment Lady Tigers (2-0, 15-1) will host the Cokeville Panthers Friday and the Farson/Eden Pronhorns Saturday. The Cokeville Panthers moved up to the No. 2 spot in WyoPreps last week, knocking the Lady Tigers back to No. 3. The Cokeville Panthers have strong outside hitters, Encampment's Head Coach Robin O'Leary said. Most of the teams the Tigers have played so far have had strong middle hitters, according to O'Leary. The Lady Tigers will be changing their defense to prepare for the...
Sen. Mike Enzi said he was impressed with the number of people who attended the Purple Heart award ceremony Saturday at Khe Sanh West Park in Saratoga. With around 50 attendants, Enzi said it was the largest crowd he had seen when presenting a Purple Heart. Robert James, formerly of Encampment, was awarded the Purple Heart in front of family members, friends and veterans. After he presented the Purple Heart, Enzi read from the certificate stating "Robert James showed extreme bravery while...
Halfway into the volleyball season the Encampment Lady Tigers are ranked No. 2 in the state according to the WyoPreps website. With a 2-0 conference record and 12-1 overall, the Lady Tigers are behind Hulett, of the Northeast conference. Hulett has a 4-0, 10-6 record. The Lady Tigers easily won their conference game against Farson-Eden on the road Friday night proving they are playing just as well on the road as they are in the home court. The Lady Tigers head coach Robin O'Leary said she never...
Robert James, of Gillette, will be awarded the Purple Heart at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Khe Sanh West Park in Saratoga. Robert is the son of Jesse James, of Encampment. “It’s dad’s doing,” Robert said. “He pushed me to make sure I got it.” Robert was injured when an IED (improvised explosive device) blew up his convoy in 2007. Robert was driving the lead gun truck in a convoy security. “Where I went,(the convoy) went,” Robert said, “Whether they liked it or not.” Robert said he doesn’t like to...
Skyline Motors in Rawlins has been in business for more than 40 years, and the new general sales manager is looking for ways to give back to the community. Eric Dew moved to Saratoga in June, and has been working for Skyline Motors since May. Dew said he is not sure how Emil Lemich, the owner of Skyline Motors, found him, because he wasn't looking to move from Dexter, Iowa. But Lemich did find him and approached him about coming to Rawlins to work for Skyline Motors. Dew wanted to do something...
The Lady Tigers moved their ranking from No. 4 to No. 3 of the WyoPreps' ranking of the 1A Southwest Conference last week with their win against Little Snake River. The Laramie Plainsman sophomores and the 1A conference rival Rock River Longhorns (0-1) (2-1) volleyball teams were no match for the Encampment Lady Tigers (1-0) (10-1) last week. The Lady Tigers hosted the Laramie Sophomores Tuesday night and won in three sets 25-11, 25-10, 25-15. Tigers head coach Robin O'Leary said she is grateful...
The Party on the Platte may have raised enough money this year to replace the gym floor, according to Joe Glode, chairman of the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) Joint Powers Board. "It was fantastic," Glode said. "I don't know how we could have done it any better." The Great Hall was filled to capacity with nearly 300 people attending, Glode said. Joe Elder, the PVCC's executive director, said they raised nearly a gross total of $95,000 Saturday night at the annual fundraiser. A $20,000... 
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Konnar Knotwell and Bailey Miller, of Encampment, and Jace Berger, of Saratoga, are competing in High School Rodeos this fall. Knotwell is competing in team roping and breakaway roping. Miller is competing in barrel racing and Berger is competing in calf roping and team roping. Aug. 31 and Sept.1, the trio competed in Wheatland. Berger earned fourth place in team roping with a time of 7.44 seconds on Sept. 1. He and roping partner Matt Britton, of Wheatland, shaved off several points from...
If you are lucky, you may go home with a piece of Saratoga history, or a vacation in St. Croix, Saturday night at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). A round oak table, used in the Palace Hotel Dining Room, has been donated to the seventh annual Platte Valley Community Center Foundation’s fundraiser auction. In 1903-1904, the Palace became the second hotel built in Saratoga. The table was in the hotel’s dining room until 1936. The hotel, established by Charles and Barbara Mitwalsky, own... Full story
On Friday, I will begin my 10th year at the Saratoga Sun. This has been the most rewarding job I have ever had, not to mention the most stressful. Most of the time, it is a good stress. The most stressful days are, without a doubt, Mondays and Tuesdays. It doesn’t matter how prepared we think we are coming into the week, Monday is a long day. Last minute advertisements are coming in, news stories that came in over the weekend need phone calls made and we have sports stories to write during t...
After playing the Saratoga Invitational Tournament Friday and Saturday, Saratoga High School's Volleyball Coach Shayley Love has a pretty good idea of how her girls are working together. Friday morning started a little rough as the Lady Panthers went up against the Little Snake River Valley team. They lost their first match in two sets 25-19, 25-4. "I don't know why, but we don't get as pumped up for some teams," Love said of the match against Snake River. "We played well the first set, but...
The Encampment Lady Tigers had a busy weekend, taking on five teams including two 2A teams and a 4A Freshmen "A" team. Even though Encampment lost to Niobrara County, it took three sets to take the Tigers down Friday night. Encampment's first match at the Saratoga Invitational Friday was against Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs. The first set was 26-24 with the second set 25-17. "I love these tournaments," Lady Tigers Head Coach Robin O'Leary said. "It gives the team a chance make mistakes and fix...