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"This is the first year we didn't have to haul any snow out to the event," Richard Raymer, one of the founding organizers for the Saratoga Skijoring Event. "In fact we had to move snow off the track, because we almost had too much if you can believe that." Raymer said mother nature did indeed help the event out this year. "I would call what we had this year was our biggest, best track to date," Raymer said. "We had some amazing features and the only real mishap was when Will (Faust) broke his...
Kaitlyn Larson is a split position teacher at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School "I teach 7th grade math, 8th grade math and two sections of Biology 1 and two sections of Biology 2," Larson said. Larson is also the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) teacher. This means she has taken over the STEM Fridays and set up field trips that celebrate the subject matter of STEM. "This year I have either field trips or speakers for our STEM Fridays that happen once a month,"...
The Saratoga High School Panther basketball team kept its winning ways and remains the only undefeated boys basketball team in the state. The first game the Panthers played was against the Southeast Cyclones in Laramie at the University of Wyoming's basketball arena on Friday. It was the Cyclones who got blown out by the Panthers 60 to 35. The Panthers were in control of the game from the beginning, leading Southeast 15 to 4 the first quarter and by halftime it was 32 to 14. "We came out and...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School basketball team played a Saratoga team this week and won. It was not the Saratoga varsity team which is currently undefeated, but the Saratoga JV team. They won 55 to 50 on February 2. Miner basketball Head Coach Cliff Jones said it was actually a good match up with his team that is rich with young players. "It was a good experience," Jones said. "Their JV team had a few seniors and juniors in addition to the younger players. The mix...
The weather let up a little this past week in order for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball play this week. Their first game on February 2 against the Saratoga Lady Panthers team was close but the Lady Miners came up a little short, losing 27 to 21. The next game against the Encampment Lady Tigers playing in Encampment had moments that HEM girls basketball coach Jackie Jones was pleased to see, but the game ended up with the Lady Miners losing 58 to 22....
This past weekend the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) High School basketball team come to the Valley and played Encampment and Saratoga. The results were mixed. When the Rattlers faced Encampment, the game went in favor of LSRV 56 to 41. "Encampment stayed close with us sometimes and then we would have some runs," LSRV head coach Jack Cobb said. "We had some good moments, but then there were moments that were not so good." Cobb said beating Encampment was a total team win with all players...
There were a lot of cancellations this past week in the world of high school wrestling in Wyoming. Robert Riddle, the head coach for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School wrestling team was happy to get his team to the duals in Southeast. “For the most part, we won 50 percent of our matches,” Riddle said. “There were a lot of holes in weight classes, so there were forfeits and teams merging.” The teams that attended the dual besides HEM were Burns/Pine Bluffs, Glenroc...
I have a memory that is quite stellar when it comes to remembering the past, or at least I have been told by friends and family. I can actually recall events which happened as young as two. I never gave it much thought, but my sister Michelle has pointed out, not everyone is like this. She doesn’t remember a lot of our childhood and teenage years. Michelle isn’t amnesiac or anything, but I often remember things and times she really doesn’t–even the details, as often as not. Many of my close f...
The weather canceled a lot of games this past week for teams in Carbon County, but there was one game which was played on January 28 that had the Saratoga High School Panther basketball team stay undefeated. It was an important game to the Panthers according to head basketball coach Jason Williams, because it was a conference game. "That is our focus right now," Williams said. "To win every conference game we can, to get the best possible seed for the postseason." Williams said the Panther team...
When icons of an industry pass on from this world, it is interesting to perceive their life and accomplishments. When all is said and done, recounting this unique person's life and contributions, it is important to remember where this individual considered his home to be. Bruce White, founder of White Lodging which includes Carbon County's Brush Creek, considered Wyoming his home. "Bruce loved Saratoga, the Valley, Wyoming," said Mike Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Brush Creek Ranch who knew...
The Saratoga High School Panthers faced off against the Cokeville Panther in a matchup of two of the stronger teams in the state. The game proved it. "Cokeville is a really good basketball team," Jason Williams, head basketball coach of Saratoga said."They have some really good guards, they shoot the basketball well, they are quick and it was really a battle. I don't think either team ever led by five or six points throughout the game." Williams knew being undefeated the other Panthers were...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School basketball team played two games this week, winning the first against Rock River on Friday and losing the second to Guernsey-Sunrise. The Miners opened up a lead early in the first game against the Longhorns and through most of the game kept it. "I thought the boys, overall as a team did well executing the plan we had going in," Cliff Jones, head coach of the Miners said." We knew that for us to be successful, we needed to limit...
The Little Snake River Valley basketball team went to Colorado to face a strong Colorado 2A team in Rangely. This Colorado team called the Panthers were a solid test for the Rattlers on January 19, but LSRV came out ahead 48 to 42. Rattler head coach Jack Cobb was happy to come out with a win against a team as good as Rangely.. “The Panthers came out right in the beginning and hit some threes,” Cobb said. “I went ‘oh boy’, here we go. Then we hit some threes to answer what they were doing and...
On January 19 the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) girls High School basketball team faced Rock River and although the game had some excellent moments for the Lady Miners, the Lady Longhorns prevailed. The score in favor of Rock River was 50 to 21."After the game was over, I asked the girls, 'who were starters last year?'" HEM head girls basketball coach said. "Two girls raised their hands. I am not going to use the inexperienced card, but that is who we are. Rock River is a good basketba...
The Hanna Miner Memorial Parks and Recreation Center welcomed the Boys and Girls Club to open their 9th chapter in the state. The ribbon cutting was attended by close to 150, with many children and young adults in the audience. Sue Jones, Chairperson of the Carbon County Commissioners, was in attendance along with Carbon County Commissioner John Johnson . New Hanna mayor Jon Ostling was present as was the former Hanna mayor Lois Buchanan. Representatives from Holly-Frontier Sinclair and Rocky...
There are several instances over the course of my life where I feel I was so very lucky when something bad happened to me. I am sure I am not the only person who ever experienced a terrible moment or time in life that actually turned out to be a great thing in the end. It has definitely happened to me, on a few occasions. A situation that comes to mind first and stands out is when I left my restaurant/bar business in Taiwan back in the late 2000s.. The name of the venue was my...
The Saratoga Panther High School basketball team continued their winning ways this week and have a perfect record on the season. Their game against Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) went well for the Panthers. They won the game on January 10 by a score of 61 to 31. It was noticed by the HEM head coach Cliff Jones how Saratoga did not try to run up the score. Williams said he asks his players to be well behaved on the court because he knows there are young children who watch the games and...
"Playing Saratoga, I found they never put any press on us," Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Head Coach Cliff Jones said. "Other top teams like Burlington and Southeast pressed the entire game." Jones feels Saratoga is the best team the Miners have played this year. "I feel they could have beaten us much worse if they had wanted to," Jones said. "We scored most of our points when they put their JV team in the 4th quarter." Jones called the Panther players disciplined. "They ar...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball team has won only one game this season, but Head Coach Jackie Jones isn't discouraged because she knows the girls are improving. The win against Midwest is proof. But before the win, the Lady Miners had to take a few losses. Southeast was one of those teams. "Our girls were fortunate to have a Southeast team that allowed our younger players to get quality time on the court," Jones said. "Southeast varsity players were...
The Little Snake River Valley High (LSRV) High School girls basketball team continued their winning ways. After dropping their first two games in the beginning of the season, the Lady Rattlers have now won four games in a row. This past week, the LSRV team faced Saratoga Lady Panthers on January 13 and came out on top 40-33. Then the Lady Rattlers won a squeaker against the Encampment Lady Tigers 33 to 31 on January 14. Head coach Mark Gillies had hoped two weeks ago, the girls would learn from...
Jack Cobb, head coach of the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) basketball team said the game on January 13 against the Saratoga Panthers had the excitement of a state game. All the fans from both teams were into it. Cobb said the Rattlers had their chance in the 4th quarter to take control of the game as they had a bit of a lead. “Then we started missing free throws and Hadley (Myers) had four fouls and he had to sit on the bench at a crucial time,” Cobb said. “Our free throws were only 2 for 1...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School Miner wrestling team went to the Don Runner Memorial wrestling meet in Wind River and had one of its wrestlers place 1st. The tournament had girls wrestling along with boys wrestling. Alaina McNees, a freshman, won. Head Wrestling Coach Robert Riddle was very pleased. “Alaina did take 1st in the 115 pound girls division and she continues to look strong and she moves very naturally for a wrestler,” Riddle said. The other wrestlers on the HEM...
Residents in the Platte Valley have watched the Brush Creek Ranch of days past turn into the Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch (Brush CreeK), which has been acclaimed by travel magazines as the premier resort in the United States. This was due to the efforts of founder Bruce White. When Bruce White started with the ranch, few saw what he had in mind. The luxury he brought to the Brush Creek made it a desired place for celebrities and those with serious wealth. It is no understatement he... Full story
The Medicine Bow Town Council met January 9 to swear in two newly elected council positions. Casey Federer and Lucy Schofiedl were immediately sworn in once the meeting was underway. Then from the newly formed council, a mayor was selected; Lucy Schofield was unanimously elected mayor. Schofield was on the council before her re-election to another term and had been pro-tem mayor under the previous administration when Sharon Biamon was mayor. Once the election was over, the Council went into an...
The Valley saw the clash of two Carbon County rivals on January 6. Although Encampment started out strong in the beginning, it was not long before the Saratoga Panthers overwhelmed them. Saratoga won 61 to 34. "It was close during the 1st quarter and even some of the early 2nd quarter and then we started pulling away," Saratoga's Head Basketball Coach Jason Williams said. "We started making some 3-pointers and then we started to get further ahead. "Half-time the score, which favored Saratoga,...