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Hanna has a new place to get lunch and dinner. It has been open for less than two weeks and proprietors Rial and Tina Baxter have been pleasantly surprised at their brisk business. Especially since the location of the mobile "Sammich Shop" is not easy to find. But once discovered, customers repeatedly come back. "It has really surprised me," Tina said. "We are both from this town and, having been raised here, we know Hanna is a small community, so we just hoped to break even. But our lunches...
“This isn’t just a loss to Saratoga and its community,” Saratoga resident Wanda Snell said shaking her head with eyes misting up. “This is a loss for Carbon County.” Wanda was talking to me on the day after Keith McLendon, my buddy (20 years) and boss, had been pronounced dead in a Casper hospital on July 28. It was a Monday and I had just gone into the office, dropped off my camera and recorder on my desk, and headed to the coffee machine. As I started to get my mug, I realized I couldn’t...
Jason Greenway, the new principal for Hanna Elementary, Elk Mountain Elementary and Medicine Bow Elementary, was born and raised in Tucson, Ari. He went to college at Northern Arizona University for his bachelors and graduate degrees. Greenway majored in elementary education and education leadership. He is the oldest of four siblings. After graduating, he was employed in the Phoenix school system. "After teaching in Phoenix for four years, I was looking for some new adventure," Greenway said....
The Medicine Bow Town Council met at 7 p.m. on July 8 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall with President of the Council Karla Denzen presiding due to Mayor Kevin Colman being absent. Council member Sharon Biamon was not present in beginning of the meeting. Once Biamon arrived, the agenda and the minutes from the regular council meeting of June 10 and the special council meeting on June 26 were approved. The next order of business was to ratify and pay the financials presented by Town Clerk/...
Mayor Kevin Colman called a special meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. on July 15 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall with council members, Karla Denzin, Sharon Biamon, John Cowdin, and Trevor Strauch present. Colman explained the purpose of the meeting was to discuss and decide on prioritizing the impact monies received from the TB Flats and Gateway projects. Town Clerk/Treasurer Karen Heath said they had received $400,000 to date from the TB Flats project and $93,333.34 from the Gateway projects....
This year the United States will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment. This historic amendment gave the right of citizens of the United States to vote, stating they shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. In other words, it gave women the right to vote. While this American landmark amendment is hitting a century in 2019, Wyoming will celebrate the 150th anniversary of women voting. The Wyoming Territory...
Freddie Wagner, a Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School senior to be, was honored in Medicine Bow at a dinner for her accomplishments in going to American Legion Auxiliary Girls State from June 9-15 in Cheyenne, as the representative from northern Carbon County. After attendees got their food, Wagner spoke about her trip. "As many of you know, I come from a very rich agricultural background spanning many generations, myself being the fifth," Wagner started. "Members of my family have...
The Riverside Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Riverside Town Hall with council member Fred Lorenz absent. The meeting started with a public hearing for a liquor license application for Desi L. Vacher and JoElla Vacher, who recently purchased The Mangy Moose. There was no public opposition and the public hearing was closed. The council approved the liquor license. The minutes for the regularly scheduled meeting on June 11 were approved. The financials were next on the agenda and...
All council members were in attendance at the Hanna Town Council held at 6 p.m. on July 9 at the Hanna Town Hall. Mayor Lois Buchanan was not present due to illness. Council member Bob Patton was mayor pro tem. The agenda and minutes from the June 11 regular meeting were approved in a timely manner. Public Works Director Larry Korkow told the council grounds keeping was much of the work being done in the town. He said water usage was up, compared to the wet month of June. “It may be up, but noth...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on July 11 at the Encampment Town Hall to an almost full house. Many attendees were awaiting to hear Mayor Greg Salisbury’s comments on a purchase of land made by Brush Creek Ranch and how that would effect source water protection for the town. It would be the last item on the agenda. All council members were in attendance. The first item of business was the swearing in of Grayling Wachsmuth as Chief of Police and Doreen Harvey as Town Clerk/ T...
If you have driven on the Snowy Range Highway in the recent month, or just passed by Brush Creek Ranch (Brush Creek) on the way to Ryan Park, you may have noticed some large buildings that sprung up. 'The Farm', owned by Brush Creek, has recently finished its construction and has already hosted a wedding. The facility is set atop a hill and the surrounding landscape is spectacular Carbon County scenery at its best. Very close to 'The Farm', large greenhouses can be seen from the road. These...
As the 4th of July rolls by, this is one of my favorite times to be in Wyoming. For that matter, the United States. But honestly, the 4th of July feels special, like it should, celebrating in small town Wyoming. Does it really get any better than celebrating America’s birthday with neighbors and friends in a state that understands the pioneer spirit and what the United States has accomplished since its independence? I truly love celebrating America’s birthday in Carbon County more than any pla... Full story
Conor and Shane McGraw, twin brother student athletes at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School were invited to the 44th Annual Great Southwest Track and Field Classic (Great Southwest) sponsored by the National Scholastic Athletics Foundation to be a chosen few representing Wyoming. The meet was held on June 6-8 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "There were actually 24 states represented," Shane said. "It didn't really make sense they say Southwest since Pennsylvania, Illinois,...
"I got a horse when I was seven," Jake Zielke said. "We more or less saved it from the slaughterhouse because it was old. The first year, I rode it bareback before I could save up enough money to buy a saddle." Little did he know this first step would lead him to travel to every habitable continent -where has made his living as a cowboy. The purchase of "Snowball" was one of Zielke's first steps in becoming a cowboy. Zielke started his years in Estes Park, Colo. where his father was working as...
Carrie Craig is leaving Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) after working for the school system for 40 years. Craig said she started working for the district after she left her job at the Saratoga Sun when Dick Perue was the publisher. "It was a great experience to work for the Sun," Craig said. "I loved it." Unfortunately, as a single mother, she needed to find a job that had strong benefits that the Sun did not provide. It was tough for her to leave the Sun because she had started work...
The shootout between Wyoming and Nebraska had a recent Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) graduate quarterback as part of the game on June 15 held at Chadron State University in Nebraska. Wyoming won 52-50 in a game that was decided in the final seconds and is 5-3 in the shootout since it started. That graduate is Tylor Goodro. Goodro was happy to be selected. He said he had hoped, after a successful junior year at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, he would be on...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on June 18 in the community area at the Hanna Market. It was the first time since the group went into hibernation in November 2018. “This is our meeting to set goals for the team and get the beds assigned for the summer,” Linda Goodrich, secretary for the group said. “We have just had to wait because the weather has been so crazy this year.” She said the enclosed garden that held all the beds was in good shape considering the strong...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Encampment Town Hall with two council members absent. Council members Kim Loftice and Gary Stull were present to make a quorum. Mayor Greg Salisbury was also present. The agenda and minutes from the May 2 regular monthly meeting were quickly approved as were the financials. May’s payroll and contracted liabilities amounted to $24,803.67 and regular bills amounted to $51,808.07. Karran Bedwell, the town’s South Central Wyoming Eme...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Hanna Town Hall. All council members and mayor were in attendance. The agenda and minutes from the May 14 meeting were approved in the first few minutes. Council member Bob Patton gave a report on May 15 meeting of the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG). “There was a presentation on ICS (Incident Command System) and the guy knew his stuff,” Patton said. “I can tell you one thing, don’t have a...
The Riverside Town Council met a 6 p.m. on June 13 at the Riverside Town Hall with council members Fred Lorenz and Ed Golden present. Mayor Leroy Stephenson was also in attendance. The meeting started with a public hearing on renewing the liquor license for Encampment Hospitality and special permits for 24 hours on the dates of June 20, 2020; Oct. 31, 2020; and Dec. 31, 2020. After the public hearing was adjourned, the license and days for special permits was approved. The approval for the...
The wind was not blowing strong at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Seven Mile wind farm, owned by Rocky Mountain Power, northeast of Hanna. It was a beautiful Wyoming spring day, with bright blue skies and puffy clouds rolling slowly by. A great day to celebrate an event for a project that is changing Carbon County. Close to 100 people gathered to witness the groundbreaking for Energy Vision 2020 by Rocky Mountain Power. Before the groundbreaking ceremony commenced, Invernergy, a privately-held...
This being the time where many students are graduating from high school and college, I guess I have some words of advice for a person who has been around for a bit. Recently I was invited to a cocktail party by a friend I have known for over five years. Dan worked in my kitchen in a restaurant I founded in Laramie a few years back while he was working on his accounting degree. He loves the cocktail culture as much as I do and it is fitting he now works for the state liquor commission. Also invit... Full story
The Hanna Basin Museum board met at 2 p.m. on Friday for a regularly scheduled board meeting. The board consists of Pam Paulson, Diana Springsguth, Lanene Osling, Sue Tlustos and Nancy Anderson. The meeting had Richard Hamilton from Rocky Mountain Power on speaker phone. Hamilton is Senior Environmentalist for Archeology for Rocky Mountain Power. The board quickly approved the agenda, financials and minutes from the May 3 regular meeting so the board could talk with Hamilton about a project...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on May 15 at the Platte Valley Community Center. After everyone at the meeting signed in and the voting delegates were recognized from each municipality, the minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting of Jan. 16 were approved. The treasurers reports for March and April were approved. County Tax JPB Irene Archibald gave an update on the Specific Purpose tax telling the CCCOG audience the name for the board would be known as the...
The Medicine Bow Town Council had their monthly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. on May 13 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. All council members and mayor were present. There was a public hearing on the liquor licenses of the Virginian, C. Spear Bar and Restaurant and Old West Bar. No person from the public objected to the renewing licenses for all three establishments. All three licenses were renewed. An agenda addition was approved for town resident Jeannette Fisher to speak about two topics: hir...