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The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on June 9 at the Encampment Town Hall. Mayor Greg Salisbury was in attendance as were council members, Shannon Fagan Craig, Bill Craig and Gary Stull. Doreen Harvey, town clerk/treasurer, went over the financials with the council and quickly the bills were ratified. The first public guest was Yvonne Johnson of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) to give an update. “The document I gave you is an overview of what we have been d...
The Riverside Town Council met at 6 p.m. on June 9 at the Riverside Town Hall. The first thing on the agenda was the public hearing of the liquor licenses for the Bear Bones LLC aka the Bear Trap and the Mangy Moose. Mayor Leroy Stephenson asked the audience if there were any issues and there were none. The council members in attendance were Fred Lorenz and Marl Helwick. Ed Golden was not in attendance. After the public meeting was closed, the council voted for both venues to receive licenses....
When Carbon County residents go to the Bank of Commerce (BOC) to do business, they will now be greated by a large bronze statue of a cowboy breaking in a horse. The statue, "Cowboy Tough", was created by Chris Navarro and is a work of art BOC President and CEO Copper France had been looking for a period of time. When people saw it, he wanted them to think of Carbon County and Wyoming. BOC Marketing Director Nicole Murry said the bank is strong about helping the Carbon County community where it...
Recently I have been watching the Australian TV show “Roar” that was filmed during 1997-99 in Queensland. I was a bit surprised when I found the DVD series because I didn’t know the show had any viewers in the States. In a way it makes sense. It was Heath Ledger’s first starring role and I think he was 21 then. I was living in Australia when the show was on Australian prime time TV. I barely remember watching it. However, watching the show now and seeing Queensland scenery has blasted me back...
Museum directors from across Carbon County recently met at the Hanna Basin Museum to share thoughts and ideas about working together. Museum director Tim Nicklas from The Grand Encampment, Mike Armstrong from Hanna Basin, Sharon Biamon from Medicine Bow, Tina Hill from Rawlins Penitentiary, Dana Davis from Saratoga and Lela Emmons from Savory met at the Hanna Basin Museum met on May 13. Elk Mountain's director was out of town and could not attend. The Carbon County Museum director did not attend...
The Memorial Day remembrance at Old Carbon Cemetery got a bit of a twist this year thanks to mother nature mercurial weather on Sunday. The dedication to the veterans of past wars is usually held at the lower gates of the Old Carbon Cemetery but as a downpour started to commence around 10 a.m., the same time as the service. The remembrance service was moved to a red barn on the Palm Ranch which has the nearest structures to the old ghost town. Carbon County historian Nancy Anderson welcomed...
When Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD2) superintendent Dr. James Copeland and his wife Melissa first came through the Valley about 16 years ago, they were enchanted with its beauty. "My previous position was in Fleming, Colorado," Copeland remembered. "The week I was interviewing with Fleming, I also interviewed with Pinedale and Walden." Copeland said on his way to Walden after Pinedale, he and his wife went through Saratoga. "What is interesting, as we crossed the bridge and came into...
Saratoga Panther High School track and field head coach Rex Honholt admits he is not surprised the girls team took 1st at State. "I'd be lying to see I didn't see the potential," Honholt said. "I saw the versatility and work ethics of so many of these kids and I knew where their heart was. So many were willing to dig deep and I can't deny I saw it coming." The Lady Panthers garnered 128 points. Southeast who came in 2nd accumulated 104 points. Hohnholt said although he felt the Lady Panthers...
To celebrate Industry Day in Carbon County, Yvonne Johnson, Director of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) held a day of touring local energy companies operations and a lunch where guest speakers spoke to those enrolled in the current class of Leadership Carbon County.. The start of the celebration began with a tour and presentation at the Holly Frontier (HF) Sinclair Refining Company. Once the tour of HF Sinclair Refinery was completed, the attendees headed to Medicine...
The Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD 2) northern elementary schools attempted to have their annual field day on May 12. The field day was a little different this year. The first difference was Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow and Hanna Elementary Schools came together at the Hanna campus instead of each school having their own field day. The schools have merged sometimes but this was the first year of all the students participating together. Mother Nature was not very cooperative for all the k...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School field and track left State in a great mood after digging out a 1st place win in the girls 4 X 800 relay race. Justine Widdison, T’lyssa Solaas, Rainey Wilson and Avery Scott ran their way to all state honors. Head field coach Jackie Jones was elated. “Fortunately we had the team pre-qualified before regionals, because we didn’t have T’lyssa at regionals,” Jones said. “It was a blessing and we decided to run the 4 X 800 based on ti...
I came across the two pack DVD movie special recently that was so cheap I couldn’t really pass it up. One movie I had not seen and the other had been many years ago. The combo pack was the two versions of Red Dawn. The first movie came out in 1984 and had a lot of young stars that hit it big later. The 2012 version had a lot of good young stars in it too. If you don’t know the premise of the movie, a foreign country attacks the United States. Not the entire country is taken over, but some par...
The Saratoga Hot Springs Resort (Saratoga Resort) has had several reincarnations since a log building was erected on the present site of the resort in 1877. The building then was used as a general store, post office and saloon. It was a place known to get a hot bath from the hot springs. The settlement was known as Warm Springs. In 1884 the Saratoga House was built. It was renamed the Saratoga Hot Springs Hotel and enjoyed renown throughout the country until a fire burned the two story...
"The 2022 Small Business Person of the year for Wyoming is such a prestigious award and it looks at a business that has grown in its revenue, its employees and has that resilience and staying power for a small business as well as its contributions to its community," Amy Lea, Small Business Administration (SBA) District Director for Wyoming said. "Lena Dirck here at the Aspen House has done all that in spades." The Aspen House has been in business for 27 years since Lena and her husband, Jim,...
The regular track and field regular season just finished this weekend for the Saratoga Panther High School track and field team after competing in meets in Lander and Thermopolis. Head coach Rex Hohnholt has to make some hard decisions for what events his athletes have to compete in when he goes to regionals. Athletes can only compete in four events and some have pre-qualified for state in as many as seven. "There are some decisions that have to be made, so I tried to put the kids in events I...
by Mike Armstrong The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners went to the well-attended Bobcat Invite in Thermopolis and had a good showing. There were 28 teams from around the state and 506 athletes competing. A top 20 showing by any athlete was going to be a good result much less a top 10. HEM had two athletes place in the top five. Avery Scott came in 5th in the 100 meter dash and the 400 meter dash. T’lyssa Solaas came in 5th 100 meter hurdles. “I thought both girls did really wel...
National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates throughout the year based on best tree planting times in their area. Carbon County is one of those places. Annalise Perue from the Medicine Bow Conservation District went to the elementary schools of Elk Mountain, Hanna and Medicine Bow to give a presentation on what Arbor Day is and to relate how trees are important to society. She did so with slides, videos and tactile...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) had their first meeting to start the new growing season on April 26 at Rosie's Posies in the Hanna Shopping Center. There were over a dozen members in attendance. This meeting and the grand opening of their new community garden on May 7 meant community gardening was back like the daffodils which are starting to spring around town. At the meeting in April, the first order of business was to vote on who would be awarded the $200 scholarship offered by...
The Saratoga Forest Management lumber company had 30 Danish students from the University of Copenhagen vist the mill on April 26 to observe operations. Owner Gary Ervin was happy to host this group of interested forestry students. "It went well and it was interesting to see their reactions to the mill," Ervin said. "They were amazed to see the size of our logging equipment, they don't have anything that large back in Denmark." He said the group was good to be around. "They were interested in...
The Miners Monument in Hanna, which is dedicated to the miners who lost their lives over a 100 years ago is getting attention from some people who feel this monument has been somewhat forgotten due to time and the sign indicating where the mine is located is not very prominent. According to the Hanna Basin Museum website, run by Bob Leathers, the Union Pacific (UP) Coal Company's No. 1 mine in Hanna was the only mine to explode in Hanna and it did so four different times in its short history....
Conor McGraw, a graduate from Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School was a standout athlete along with his twin brother Shane. The HEM football team went to the state championship and in basketball the two were nicknamed the McGraw Machine. However, it was track where the two were individual stars. Shane had won state for the 400 meter three times and was hoping for a 4th time his senior year, before Covid-19 restrictions canceled the season. Conor was also hoping for great things....
“We want our kids to be racing the best kids in the state,” said Rex Hohnolt, Saratoga track and field head coach. “It was nice that it was a decent day in Riverton.” Hohnholt is talking about the Panther team going to Roy Peck Riverton Invite on April 30. There were 18 teams competing. He said the team did well, with Whitney Bennet having an excellent showing. “Whitney ran her best times ever in the 100 Hurdles (she placed 2nd at 16.92) and had personal bests,” Hohnholt said. “It is remarkable...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School Track and Field team went the Scott Hardy Memorial track meet in Wright on April 29. The weather was a bit challenging for the athletes head coach Jackie Jones said. “It was windy, it was rainy and it sleeted for a bit of time, typical track in Wyoming,” Jones said. “At times I had kids bribing me to come home, but we all survived and it turned out to be a decent day for us.” Justine Widdison and T’lyssa Solaas had a big day for us,...
The Encampment Town Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 14 with Mayor Greg Salisbury in attendance along with council members Bill Craig, Shannon Fagan-Craig and Gary Stull. Town Clerk/Treasurer Doreen Harvey went over the financials and, when she finished, the council approved paying the bills. Loretta Hansen and Dawndette Spaulding came before the council and asked the Town to endorse a proclamation acknowledging National Crime Victims Rights Week. Hansen said the program...
The Medicine Bow Town Council held their regularly monthly scheduled meeting on April 11 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. Mayor Sharon Biamon was present along with council members Cindy Chace, Sharon Kahl and Dawndee Yocum. Councilmember Lucy Schofield was absent. The council listened to Town Clerk/Treasurer Karen Heath review the financials. The total to pay out was $151,884.65, which the council approved. The meeting went into a public hearing at 7:12 p.m. for a resolution amending the...