Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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When someone says “hugelkultur,” don’t respond with a “bless you.” That funky sounding word was no sneeze - it’s a water-saving gardening technique that’s coming to the Valley in a big way this spring, in the form of a two year, $19,924 investigatory grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). With oversight from the town council, the Saratoga Community Garden Board will use these funds to construct five experimental hugelkultur gardens around town. Two will be locat... Full story
Like many famous quotes, there is some uncertainty over who actually said “Go West, young man, and grow up with the country.” Regardless of which dead man gets credit for the sentiment, that is what I set out to do when I packed my car and left the places and people I know deeply and love dearly back in Chicago. That was a little over three months – not to mention several lifetimes – ago. My girlfriend Michelle and I crossed the Mississippi on a dismally foggy early winter day... Full story
For 36 years now, early March has brought equine excitement to the North Platte Valley. People flock from far and wide to attend the annual Donald E. Erickson Memorial Race, and Saratoga reaps the rewards. According to Ed Glode, who was in charge of the Calcutta for the races, the Saratoga Lions Club took in $41,000 in bets over the weekend with ten percent of all betting proceeds, or $4,100, going to the club's coffers. They will use the money to fund the club's annual... Full story
In a bid to lessen travel times for their far-flung troops, Cub and Boy Scout leaders in Carbon County have decided to begin sharing activities and functions with troops in Albany and Jackson Counties in Colorado. In Boy Scout parlance, these troops are collectively referred to as the “Long Peaks Council.” Before this switch, Saratoga Scouts had been part of the “Trapper Trails Council,” which stretches across southern Idaho, northern Utah and western Wyoming. “We’re... Full story
Director of Public Works Jon Winter appeared to lower blood pressure among Saratoga Town Councilmembers when he announced that a Feb. 19 meeting with Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) officials had gone well. The DEQ officials, Winter said, were optimistic that a permit issued for an outflow pipeline could be modified to result in significant savings for Saratoga. This news was met with praise, congratulations and a palpable sense of relief from the council. Winter’s p... Full story