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The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met July 20 at the Town Hall in Sinclair. The Sinclar Town Hall renovated the upstairs and was pleased to show off the facility to the different municipalities’ elected officials who were there for the meeting. Chairman Travis Moore asked asked the host municipality Sinclar to give a little history and news about the town. Michelle Serres talked about the renovation of the town hall. The Wyoming Department of Trasportation (WYDOT) went over p...
Pam and Scott Thayer are well known in Rawlins and Carbon County for their work and volunteer efforts. They were still surprised and honored when Scott was picked to be the Grand Marshal of the Carbon County Fair in 2022. It was no surprise to Carbon County Fair director Julie Webb who said Scott had been selected because of his support of the Fair. "He has supported the Fair so much over the years as has RNB State Bank where he recently retired," Webb said. "The board picked him as sort of a...
Recently the Hanna Recreation Center hosted 150 young adults and 50 adults on their way to a competition in Indianapolis. The group was the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps (Vanguard). The Hanna Rec Center was suggested by a town employee in Medicine Bow when Vanguard explained their reservations in Laramie had been messed up and were looking for a place to stay and had two days to find a place. The staff at the Hanna Rec Center listened and welcomed Vanguard to their place. The buses a...
"We are going to miss him so much," Mayor Sharon Biamon said on Saturday at the Hanna Recreation Center. "We really will." Biamon was waiting for Medicine Bow Marshal, Dave Redding, to arrive where there was a surprise going away party being thrown by Roger and April Hawkes with some help from Hanna Marshal, Ted Kranenberg. The Hanna Recreation Center was picked to surprise Redding. A bit of a ruse, was used to catch him unaware. By the time Redding arrived in full gear to respond, there were...
Darrin Jennings, the new Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Superintendent has about as deep a roots as you can to Carbon County. He was born and raised in the county and he graduated high school in Rawlins. "After high school, I worked for Carbon County Weed and Pest, Wyoming State Highway Department working all over the county," Jennings said. "I went back to Rawlins to teach and I taught middle school and elementary and then moved to Sweetwater County and was the principal at...
Carbon County Fire Chief, John Rutherford, and County Commissioner, Travis Moore, have been making themselves available all over Carbon County to answer questions about the possibility of a fire protection district for the unincorporated area of the county. "Our presentation or roadshow has consisted mainly of just giving people information," Moores said. "We tell them this is what we have got, these are the options that were explored, this is the model of the district that was chosen, and we...
Carbon County offers a lot of different looks for visitors. Rawlins is a stopping point for many tourists on their way to Yellowstone in the summer. It has the Old State Pen that has recorded 14,000 visitors in a year. Many hotels abound, making the town a resting point along the I-80 corridor for travelers. The number of visitors decreased in late spring and early summer most likely due to the closure of Yellowstone. In 2021 lodging tax received was $45,712 versus this year at $30,126....
All council members and mayor were in attendance at the 6 p.m. regularly scheduled meeting on July 19 at the Saratoga Town Hall. A public hearing was held before the meeting began. The hearing was about a land swap of town land appraised at $62,500 for traded property valued at $45,000. The majority of the public made clear it was not a good idea to go ahead with the trade. A few people felt a major donation that was being offered to park by the land owner, made the deal even. It was argued the...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on July 14 at the Encampment Town Hall as the summer in Wyoming hits the halfway point. In attendance on the Council was Mayor Greg Salisbury, council members Bill Craig, Shannon Fagan Craig and Gary Stull. Council member Stan Banach was absent. The agenda and minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting on June 9 and a special meeting on June 30 were quickly improved. The next course of action by the Council was to approve the financials. Town...
When Danny Burau, Saratoga resident and owner/founder of Firewater Public House opened back in 2017, he had set ideas on branding his new restaurant. A logo was created and he started making different t-shirts with his brand. Then he started thinking of little quips to go on the t-shirts, pins and hats he was creating. Firewater enjoyed instant success and customers started buying his retail merchandise. Then Burau hit a homerun with a phrase which customers liked immediately. "This is Wyoming,...
The other day I found a Rush CD when I was looking for something to listen to . It had been a gift from my buddy and former boss Keith McLendon. I put it on and had a blast of the past as I remembered him giving me this compilation CD of his favorite group. He had done it because I had told him one day, I didn’t really care for the group. It had been my ex-wife’s favorite band and I guess there was a little bit of bias against the band because of that. Plus honestly, I just never got why eve...
The Chokecherry and Sierra Madre wind projects, owned by Power Company of Wyoming (PCW), are in Carbon County preparing for the future arrival of turbines. It has taken over a decade to be at this point to have the infrastructure ready for these wind farms. PCW is a wholly owned affiliate of The Anschutz Corporation, a privately held company based in Denver. Through its affiliates, The Anschutz Corporation has been actively involved in the West for more than 75 years in the fields of ranching,...
As Carbon County became more important to opening the West and people started to put down roots, a congregation of churchgoers started to form. Dr. Sheldon Jackson founded a Presbytarian church in the railroad town of Rawlins at the intersection of Third and Cedar, the land being purchased from the Union Pacific Railroad for $62.50. In August of 1869, the Morris Presbyterian Church was created. The building was completed in 1870. The cost was $1,500. Jackson had accomplished getting the church...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6:30 p.m. on July 12 at the Hanna Town Hall. In attendance were councilmembers; Sammy Sikes, Tracy Fowler, William Dys, Jayson Nordquist and mayor Lois Buchanan. In a few moments the agenda and regular meeting minutes for June 14 and minutes for a special meeting on June 23 were approved. Public works is working on streets in cooperation with AML. Water treatment plant director David Sutter said more water was being used, but because it was summer, Sutter...
When I lived in Taiwan back in the early 2000s my parents were terrified the thousands of missiles pointed at the island would one day take their only son out. I was never scared because I knew America had a commitment to keep the Chinese from invading. Also the island of Taiwan is like an aircraft carrier sitting out in the Pacific Ocean and would be very difficult to invade without serious losses for an opposing army. I lived in Taiwan as China started to really open up to the world. The...
Two years and over $300,000 in fines after he established the Medicine Bow Marshal’s Office, Dave Redding has resigned. Redding announced his resignation during the Medicine Bow Town Council meeting on July 11. The Council had Lucy Schofield, Cindy Chace and Dawnda Yocom in attendance, along with Mayor Sharon Biamon. Councilmember Sharon Kahl was not present. Before Redding’s announcement, which shocked many residents in the audience, the meeting had few surprises. The financials were read alo...
Vivian Gonzales is putting the hat of Hanna Town Clerk back on after a six year absence. Gonzales had left the town clerk position to be Hanna Parks and Recreation Director. During the past six years she has been instrumental in getting the recreation center-with its indoor pool, racquetball courts, basketball courts and exercise equipment-into good shape. It was a lot of work, but Gonzales is happy with what she accomplished. Now she feels it is time to go back to the town hall. Gonzales...
On holidays of rememberence such as July 4, Memorial Day and Veterans Day, the town of Hanna has an "Avenue of Flags" which extends about a mile down WY 72 from the bridge to the Hanna Recreation Center. Given the wind of northern Carbon County, the 50 plus flags wave strongly. For years the flags care keeper was Penny Sager from the American Women's Auxiliary, but when she passed away a couple years ago, the flags were put in the care of the town. A year ago, Darla Baker was driving down the...
On Carbon County Road 121, not too far from Medicine Bow, there was more traffic than the pronghorns and jackrabbits were used to encountering in their neck of the prairie a little before 10 a.m. on June 27. The day was beautiful with picture perfect blue skies and a few large white clouds floating by as dust was kicked up by dozens of pick-up trucks, SUVs and cars heading towards a tent on a barren spot of land in the high desert . The people leaving their parked vehicles on the side of the roa...
The times we live in aren’t easy. I guess every generation says something like this and they really believe it. With a major war going on in Europe and China looking like it is clamping down in Asia, it sometimes becomes hard for me to be optimistic about the present state of the world and for the future. There are a lot of bad people out there. Fortunately, the other day, I was reminded there are a lot of good, helpful folk out there too. Sometimes it is hard to remember this. Last week, I w...
The Carbon County Museum is looking for a new director. Steven Dinero recently left the position and David Throngmorton is serving as the interim director. Ken Klouda, chairman of the Carbon County Museu Board, said there is an aggressive push by the board to find the right person. Klouda acknowledges the Carbon County Museum must find a person who is inclusive and willing to work with the other museums in Carbon County. "It has never been the intention of the Carbon County Museum to stand...
by Mike Armstrong The Saratoga Hot Springs Resort (Resort) recently gave their outside beer garden with a bit of a face lift. The ground had new chips put down and an outside bar has been constructed on a deck. It is apparent the guests and locals appreciate getting to enjoy the tree shaded area with how busy it has been since it opened about two weeks ago. This week, the outside area is going to be serving barbecue in addition to the menu offered by the Snowy Mountain Pub. The Biergarten menu...
Carbon County has a new resource available for busineses in either the incubation stage or currently operating. The Business Innovation Hub of Carbon County, or "The Hub" is located at 116 4th Street in Rawlins. On June 22, the office held a grand opening. The mission of The Hub is to support Carbon County entrepreneurs by providing a connection point to education, tools and partners to help start and expand businesses in the community. The Hub is a cross functional environment which creates a...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6:30 p.m.on June 14 at the Hanna Town Hall. Mayor Lois Buchanan and council members Tracy Fowler, Sammy Sides and Jayson Nordquist were in attendance. Council member Bill Dys was absent. Ann Calvert, the town treasurer, also served in the role of town clerk. The town council and mayor slated an executive session to remedy the recent vacancy. After approving minutes from the May 10 regularly scheduled meeting, and the agenda, the council went to the board and departm...
The first time in Australia convinced me. I needed to spend more time in the land down under. My plan was to work a summer in Wyoming, which the Hotel Wolf granted, and then head back to land of kangaroos. That summer in Wyoming had me so happy, I bought a townhouse in Saratoga just before the summer ended. I was still determined to complete my goal of living in Australia again, and rented out the Togie home knowing I would be back in a year or so. I had been content in Brisbane my first go...