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"This is the landing page and I kept the website simple," Saratoga Museum Director Dana Davis said. "I made it simple purposely because a lot of people will be looking at it from their phone." To view the new website, Davis has launched it under saratogamuseumwy.com. Davis designed the site so viewers could quickly learn about the museum and its history on one drop down. The other drop down on the landing page titled more gives information about events, the gift shop, memberships, contact info...
Nothing has prepared for me to see pictures of Shanghai, the city I lived in for five years, in a lockdown state which have been showing up the past couple weeks on different news outlets. One in particular hit home on how bad the lockdown is for the residents, was a pic of a major road artery from an aerial view which is deserted. When I lived there about seven years ago, these same roads were almost parking lots due to the heavy traffic. The picture I saw the other day from BBC, showed...
by Mike Armstrong The Saratoga Panther’s track and field team competed in the Nancy Steinberg Invite in Rawlins, coming in 2nd in both boys and girls events as they competed against seven schools, with five from Carbon County including Saratoga. Not only were there were some surprising placings, but a nearly 20 year school record was broken over the weekend. Head Coach Rex Hohnholt was pleased with how the Panthers did in Rawlins. “This was a good meet, because it has been a frustrating sea...
Mother Nature was kind as far as temperatures went for Friday's Nancy Steinberg Track and Field Invite in Rawlins, but she still tested the athletes with strong wind conditions. "The conditions were challenging for our kids as they went for times," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner Head Coach Jackie Jones observed. "But the conditions are the same for every athlete. Weather is almost always a factor at events like this." Avery Scott came in 2nd in the 100 meter dash with a time of...
ke Kelly, Medicine Bow resident studies his new found treasure at the Medicine Bow Easter Egg hunt held at the town park on Saturday morning. See more Easter on Pages 6-7...
The Hanna Town Council had a busy agenda to get through as it started at 6:30 p.m. on April 12 at the Hanna Town Hall. Mayor Lois Buchanan, council members Sammy Sikes, Tracy Fowler and Jayson Nordquist were in attendance. Council member William Dys was absent. Buchanan quickly went over the board reports because there were many guest speakers slated. Hanna Parks and Recreation Director Vivian Gonzales said most winter activities were winding down. She said the yoga class was going well and in...
Whereas, the term “crime victim” is more than just a label and has legal standing and protections that go along with it; “Whereas, we acknowledge that crime victims’ rights laws passed in Wyoming and at the federal level guraranteeing victims the right to meaningfully participate in the criminal justice process; Whereas, we acknowledge that equity and inclusion are fundamental prerequisites to survivor care and that victim services providers and allied professionals can increase access to servic...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) Director Luke Riener came to Rawlins to explain the Wyoming Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Strategy. Reiner stated Wyoming will set the foundation and enable business solutions to ZEV infrastructure development and operation. "We have been traveling around the state and explaining our ZEV draft strategy," Reiner said. "We have been getting really good ideas from people around the state." Reiner started by framing the discussion to the audience. "The... Full story
Wyoming offers challenges to residents during spring with weather often unpredictable. Gardeners have to judge when they should plant to get the most out of the season without being too early. It isn't easy. Probably one of the hardest jobs is being the director of public works of a small town with a limited budget trying to keep up with what mother nature throws at them concerning the roads, especially in small towns with few paved roads. Will Redmond who is the Elk Mountain public works... Full story
I am getting ready to hit one of those birthdays I always thought meant I was old, but am now reevaluating. This is not my first time doing something like this. I can remember at 18 feeling sorry for those cracking 30 because I felt there could be nothing redeeming about hitting that age. I was convinced it would be so terrible, I should live my life to the utmost in my 20s and not care what people thought. I can tell you my conservative father was not wild about this attitude although looking... Full story
*Editor's Note: The print version of this article has the same headline as one on page 3 of this week's edition. We apologize for the error* John Van Winkle, the new Hanna deputy marshall is no stranger to the northern Carbon County town. "I was only a couple months old when my family moved to Hanna," Van Winkle said. "My dad Ralph worked for the railroad and my mother, Linda worked at Wee Folks. People come up to me now and say they remember my folks and that feels good. It definitely makes Han... Full story
The Burt Willford Memorial Track Invitational had all of Carbon County School District No. 2 high school varsity teams in attendance. The Panthers came in 1st place 11 times between the boys and girls teams. Head coach Rex Hohnholt was pleased with how well the team performed given they were short members. “Some kids were gone for the FFA and I thought our kids that were there did really well,” Hohnholt said. “I was tickled with their performances and I thought they did really well. It was fun t... Full story
“I feel on Friday and Saturday we had some kids come out of the woodwork and do some great things,” Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School track and field head coach Jackie Jones said. “If they were not placing, they were setting PRs (personal records) which is wonderful. I think sometimes we are looking for who is at the top of the list, but I think it is just as important when you have a Hanna Gonzales who is at practice every night putting in the time and effort and really start... Full story
Nicholas Bair, CEO of Clean Energy Holdings and Bair Energy, spent this past weekend speaking with many residents of northern Carbon County.Friday, Bair went to Hanna where he met with Mayor Lois Buchanan, Public Works Director Larry Korkow, Water Work Director David Sutter and others. Joining Bair in Hanna were Tyler Boswell, the project's safety director. When Bair went to a packed house town hall in Elk Mountain on Sunday, he was joined by Boswell as well as Candice McGuire, Board Chair of Ba...
The first meeting of the year for the Hanna Agriculture Resource Team (HART) was at 5 p.m. on March 22 at the Home Town Market. "It was a very productive meeting and we are excited not only for spring but for getting all moved into the new garden," Vice President Ellen Freeman said. According to Freeman, HART is excited the fence around the garden beds at the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School is slated to be going up soon. "We are so excited to see this major step moving forwar...
The 2022 Governor's Tourism and Hospitality Conference was held from February 28 through March 1 at Little America in Cheyenne. The annual conference has been virtual for the past two years and both attendees and speakers were clearly glad to be meeting in person. It was a constant theme heard throughout the conference. "This was a gathering of the movers and shakers in the Wyoming tourism industry," Governor Mark Gordon said. "Wyoming really is a lost treasure and it is so great to see the outp...
Hydrogen has been the subject of a few conversations in Carbon County this past week.On March 14, Nicholas Bair, CEO of Clean Energy Holdings, came to the Elk Mountain Town Council to introduce himself and talk about the hydrogen plant project his company hopes to build at Simpson Ridge, outside of town. The town residents and council members listened and had questions Bair answered as best as he could. Bair promised to come back in the beginning of April to further address their questions....
The Medicine Bow Town Council met on March 14 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. Mayor Sharon Biamon and all council members were present. It took a matter of minutes for the council to approve the agenda, the minutes from the February 15 regular scheduled meeting and the financials. Braeden Hyde of Sunrise Engineering (Sunrise) reported his firm was working on the street design, and the best solution seemed to be a polymer emulsion applied with the water truck. Sunrise would first crown the...
by Mike Armstrong Saratoga High School Panthers went to the Green River Invite and was in competition with three other Carbon County teams, in addition to five other high schools and did very well. Rawlins, HEM and Encampment were present. The Panthers had four 1st place wins. The girls sprint medley team came in 1st with a time of 4:47.63 Whitney Bennet came in 1st in two events at Green River. In the long jump she hit 16-4 to take the win. She also placed 1st in the triple jump going 34-6. In...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Miner track and field team went to Green River on March 25 where they faced competition with eight other teams. Three of those teams came from Carbon County. Encampment, Saratoga and Rawlins sent their teams to Green River. Although the team had only nine athletes go to Green River on Friday, the Miners still had a good showing at the the Invite having several students place in the top 20. Avery Scott placed 1st in the 200 meter dash with...
As renewable energy continues to flock Wyoming—and Carbon County—another potential energy project could be coming to Elk Mountain. Nicholas Bair, CEO and COO of Bair Energy, appeared before the Elk Mountain Town Council during their March 14 meeting.Bair Energy introduced himself to the town because his company has leased land near the Town of Elk Mountain from Tetra LLC to build an electrolysis unit to produce green hydrogen and oxygen. The project will have a hydrogen and oxygen pro...
The Carbon County Council of Governments discussed a variety of topics during their March 18 meeting in Hanna. Chief among those was the recent catastrophic water break in Rawlins. The member municipalities also discussed the proposed fire district and provided updates on their respective communities. Rawlins Water Event Lenny Layman, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Carbon County gave a presentation on how the Carbon County Coordination Center (C4) performed recently during a major...
Scott and Michelle McIlvaine love Wyoming, Carbon County and especially the town of Saratoga, where Scott was raised. Scott, along with his father Bob, founded the Lazy River Cantina (Cantina) in 1996. Scott graduated from the Colorado Mountain College - Steamboat Springs with a restuarant and culinery degree. The Cantina was a place he put his education to work. In 2001, Michelle came to Saratoga for a summer job. Scott had a rule about dating employees which went out the door when he met his f...
On March 15 the student council for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School was presented with a check for $460 from the Bank of Commerce (BOC). The HEM student council was chosen by the employees of BOC for the donation because they contribute half the funds and BOC matches the money. Copper France, president and CEO of the bank, said this is done monthly and has been going on since 2018. "I used to have employees that used to come to me regularly on Friday and say, 'Can we wear jea...
When you live in an international city like Shanghai, it is likely you are going to meet a lot different folk from different countries. Because there is a mix of companies from all over the world doing business in China, Shanghai is often where they have a presence. It being located in China made it a bit unique compared to places which are a bit more Western. The only other city I have ever lived in that was as international was Washington D.C. My years in Australia and Taiwan exposed me to a... Full story