Sorted by date Results 201 - 217 of 217
I haven’t had reliable internet (or a TV for that matter) since moving here. I can get anything I need done at my office, so I haven’t been able to justify the expense. I wasn’t ever a full-blown screen addict, but I’ve always been like most 22 year olds in that I enjoy my streaming videos. Without constant internet, I’ve been powering through the books I never got to read when I was busy watching shows and movies. Most of them are essays, which are my favorite, but I also have a huge collectio...
Catherine McAtee, third grade teacher at Hanna Elk Mountain (HEM) Elementary, was named one of ten winners of the 2015 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award, granting her statewide recognition. With the money that she won, she took students on a trip to the Denver Zoo where they learned about diverse climates and were able to go inside the pachyderm exhibit. In addition to the trip, she donated a pottery kiln to the school. McAtee decided to give back to the school instead of spending it on hersel...
The Landfill Board met on July 1 to discuss the budget and upcoming progress on the new transfer station. Engineers have been working on required surveys and estimate that they will be finished before the end of July. The report cited at the meeting stated that the geotechnical investigation has been completed and the Foundation Design has been implemented. The engineers still must complete the Low Hazard/Low Volume Permit Application and submit that the site has been nailed down, and then...
The Industrial Siting Division of the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is calling to the public for their input on new rules for impact funds. HB152, regarding industrial siting impact payments, went into effect on July 1, although it will not affect previous or current projects. According to Kimber Wichmann, Principal Economist at the DEQ, the new bill will require community members to quantify the estimated costs on towns due to transient workers and other financial strains...
The 70th Wyoming Ranchers Family Camp will take place from July 9 until July 12 at the Bottle Creek Campground. There is no cost for registration, and it is a faith-based experience for anyone interested, no matter if they are a rancher or with their family. Ask at least one family member or other person to come with you. Guests must pay a fee to camp or stay in a motel. The archives of the Saratoga Sun recall the 10th Ranchers Family Camp in 1955, which was still held in the same area at what...
“It’s nice,” James Chaney said, “because it helps me to let things go, let the past go, enjoy the water and the company I have with people with common backgrounds.” This was Chaney’s fourth year at the Wounded Warrior Project hosted by Trout Unlimited. With trained fishing guides, Wounded Warriors from the Cheyenne VA hospital practice casting, fishing or just relaxing in the great outdoors. The Warriors and members of Trout Unlimited went to a pond on the Upper Cedar Creek Ranch, owned by To...
The Saratoga Resort and Spa has been recognized on CNN's travel website as one of the best "Luxury Beer Vacations." "I'm often surprised when we make these lists, because we get these honors from time to time," said Cindy Loose, Marketing Manager at the resort. "But to be a part of the CNN-I mean, there's only like, ten of America's Luxury Beer Vacations. I'm just amazed that we are there and we're in such great company. If you look at the businesses that are there-I'm just in awe." The...
The Saratoga Town Council approved a $10,000 payment to upgrade the police servers. The current server has lasted for seven years. The servers will be migrated likely in November for the upgrade. The police are optimistic that they will get a long wear, Captain Rob Bifano told council at their regular meeting June 16. Mayor Glode remarked he plans to add community reports during Council meetings. This would be a time for community groups—such as the Boy Scouts or school students working on t...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees thanked retiring staff for their years of service. The board recognized Debbie Kinniburgh, speech therapist for 38 years, Larry Hepner, facilities specialist for 26 years and Marilyn Brudigam, bus driver for 22 years for their commitment to the school district. Kindergarten teacher Trista Ostrom has resigned and the board approved Andrea Jordan to fill the position for the 2015-2016 school year. Jim Hinkle, school board member, was...
The World War I memorial plaque that had been missing from Hanna for several weeks has been found. While townspeople are excited and relieved to have the relic returned, the investigation to find the thieves continues. A public works employee was mowing the lawn on the east side of Hanna junction when he saw the plaque on the side of the road. Originally, he thought it was rubber. While law enforcement currently doesn't know who took the plaque, they believe that it was more than one person....
I started reading Yoga for People Who Can't Be Bothered to Do It by Geoff Dyer right after arriving in Saratoga on June 12. He writes of a bar in Rome and says that while many restaurants and resorts brag about their exclusive status, the best places in the world are far from exclusive. It's so appealing to him because of the people in it, filled with everyone from drug addicts to models. His writing always covers many different places, focuses on himself and usually one other thread. This book,...
In a 1913 Chalmers auto, Robert Abrey stopped in Saratoga on Tuesday with a reminder to us all about the history of travel in the West. A farmer from Norfolk, England, Robert and his wife Jane took off from New York on June 4. He was inspired by his antique, made-in-Detroit car (and a lot of historical reading) to travel to San Francisco on the Lincoln Highway. He had been reading about what was called the Great Race and decided to go on a mission of his own with Jane accompanying him in an RV....
On June 19, Saratoga local and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) employee Mary Read to survey raptor nests. Raptors, or birds of prey including eagles, hawks, and falcons, are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. As such, the BLM has responsibilities to make sure the wildlife are safe and taken care of, that they have homes to return to when they come back from the south to nest. The surveys are fairly uncomplicated but designed around the nature of the birds. Basically, surveyors look...