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Saratoga will once again host Wyoming legislatures from all over the state at the Wyoming County Commissioners Spring meeting. Taking place at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC), over 90 county commissioners throughout the state are expected to attend meeting to discuss a variety issues in the state. Carbon County Commissioner Sue Jones said that hosting the event in Saratoga was a popular decision among state commissioners “We just offered to host the Spring Meeting this year and t... Full story
Easter is just around the corner, and several churches in the Platte Valley and Carbon county are holding special services The Abundant Life Church will be holding Friday Night Services at 7 p.m. on April 18. They will also have their regular service on Sunday. Aliens and Strangers, the Community Youth Group in Saratoga, is hosting A Good Friday Reflection at 7 p.m. featuring the film “The Cross”, The Youth Center is at 102 Cedar. The Christian Community Church will hold a service at 6 a.m. on...
Repairs to Saratoga streets were discussed by members of the Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (Water and Sewer Board). Town engineer Chuck Bartlett said that the town is going to try to set up a meeting with the Reimen Corporation concerning the meter project. At the March Water and Sewer Board meeting, several members of the board were concerned with paying the $182,000 retainage to Reiman Corporation after several of the water meters, which were installed by Reiman, were not...
The fixed-base operator (FBO) for Shivley Airfield Kim Lorenzen said that the conditions of his hangar were “over-exaggerated” by Saratoga Airport Board Chairman Mike “Hack” Patterson at the Airport Board meeting on April 9. “I think that Hack was a little bit over-exaggerating on the condition [of my hangar]. Two of the barrels with oil, which I have approval to have, there was a little bit of oil on top of the barrel and some oil on the floor on a one by two foot area. It got even further b...
History repeated itself at the April 8 Saratoga planning commission meeting as board members continued to discuss their bylaws. After compiling a list of bylaws from other municipalities, board members discussed several topics including term length and board procedures. One of the controversies in the suggested bylaws are whether a member of the town council member can be a voting member on the planning commission. This was a topic of discussion at the Feb 2. planning commission as board member...
Several Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) schools received exceptional marks on the 2013 PAWS test. Elk Mountain School is recorded as 100-percent efficient in the Science portion of the test, and Hanna-Elk-Mountain Junior/Senior High School is 94 percent proficient in reading. HEM’s scores in reading are the second highest scores in the state. As a whole, there were no schools in CCSD#2 that were designated as “needing improvement”. CCSD#2 Superintendent Bob Gates said that he was p...
The announcement of Ark Regional Services scrapping their recycling program left the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District Board (Landfill Board) members scrambling to find a place that will take their recycling. The Landfill Board met at their regularly scheduled meeting April 2 to discuss recycling alternatives for the Platte Valley. Ark Regional Services is discontinuing all recycling services effective May 1. According to their website, the Laramie-based company, who has been taki...
Saratoga Town Hall was filled with young faces at the April 1 town council meeting. More than a dozen students from Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) met with the council and the mayor to propose changes to the 2014 Saratoga Cancer Walk. Heather Oxford, SMHS student, asked the council if the Cancer Walk could go through downtown Saratoga this year. “We were thinking this year that we could move it downtown, we could get more people interested and participating,” Oxford said. The proposed change...
I have been a sports fan my entire life. Being the son of a long-time high school football and baseball coach, I have really never been away from sports. Whether it is supporting the Wyoming Cowboys, my alma mater, or the Seattle Mariners, there are few things I enjoy more than sitting down and watching a well-played event. Yet, as I was listening to the Seattle Mariners lose to the Oakland Athletics Sunday (which ended in a 6-3 loss), I came to realize something very important about myself: I...
Just as the weather starts to warm up, the town of Saratoga will be down one public park. Veterans Island Park will be closed to the public during parts of this summer to make way for the pedestrian bridge project. The town also said that the park will be closed for reservations from mid-June to mid-July. Saratoga Town Engineer Chuck Bartlett said that he made the call Friday to close off Veterans Island. An exact date of when the park will be closed is still undecided, however, the park will be...
Every year, more than 22 million people a year fall victim to a crime. They are friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers. Bringing attention to your (peers) is exactly why April 6 through 12 is National Crime Victims’ Week. Approved by the Carbon County Commissioners at their April 1 meeting, the theme for National Crime Victims’ Week’s this year is “30 years: restoring the balance of justice.” So what does Carbon County do to assist our local crime victims? It begins with one Carbon Co...
State of Wyoming Treasurer Mark Gordon paid a visit to the Platte Valley on March 26 as a part of his statewide campaign for election. For Gordon, making a stop in Saratoga was not only essential to his campaign, but he personally desired to pay a visit to the Platte Valley. "Saratoga is on the way from everywhere," Gordon said. "It is a town that I really liked when I was on the Wildlife and Natural Resource Trusts. We did a lot of projects here," Gordon said. Gordon's first term in office was...
Jerry Paxton (R), of Encampment, has announced that he will be running for re-election in District 47 in the Wyoming House of Representatives. Paxton, who is finishing up his freshman term in office, said that he still has unfinished business in the House. "This is my first term, and there are so many things I would like to follow up on. It's a real steep learning curve that first couple years until you get through a regular session and a budget session, it's hard to know what is going on. I...
If you asked students at the Saratoga Schools what was their favorite part of the Proficiency Assessment of Wyoming Students (PAWS) testing was, you might get some mixed responses. Some students would respond with "reading", others with "math". When asked, one Saratoga Elementary School (SES) student said his favorite part about the PAWS test was "finishing it." For most students, their favorite part about PAWS testing came after the test. A reward for a job well done: popcorn and Klondike Bars...
Over the span of three days, 190 competitors in five divisions squared off on 18 tables for the chance to be crowned champion at the Wyoming Open Pool Tournament. Shooters hailed from local areas like Rawlins, Laramie and Denver, to areas as far away as Florida, Hawaii, Mexico City and London. In the Master's division, Rodney "the Rocket" Morris of Honolulu, Hawaii won the 10-ball and "Saratoga" on Friday and Saturday respectively. Even as one of the top players in the United States, Morris...
Following a 45-minute executive session at the beginning of the March 18 meeting, Saratoga resident Tasha Worthington asked the council if they have considered placing executive session after public comment. “Because 99-percent of the time, from what I have observed, when you guys come out of executive session, there is nothing to talk about from what you were in there for. It is just sealed and we move on after an hour of sitting out here and waiting … I just think that the voters and the pub...
The Saratoga Police Department is looking for volunteers to help out man’s best friend. In a effort to free up officers and provide better care to dogs in the Saratoga kennel, Saratoga Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker is asking the community for help “We are looking for volunteers who are willing to feed, water and walk the dogs located within our kennel,” Knickerbocker said. The improvement of the Saratoga kennel has been an issue of discussion at previous town council meetings. Several town... Full story
Some of the best pool players in the world will compete for the top prize in Saratoga this weekend. The 7th annual Wyoming Open, hosted by the Saratoga Lion’s Club and the Carbon County Visitor’s Council, is expected to yet again draw in large crowds. “We are expecting about 160 people this year,” promoter E.J. Glode said. This year’s Wyoming Open will feature past Wyoming Open champions such as Rodney Morris, Charlie Williams and Shane Van Boening. Other notable names include Shanelle...
From contemporary-music ballads to two-minute piano stanzas, several local youth entertained audiences at the Stars of Tomorrow Talent Show on Sunday. Nine different children, ranging from second grade to high schools, showed off their musical talents at the Platte Valley Christian Center. The show, put on by the Platte Valley Kiwanis, aims to help youth work on their talents and emphasize the importance of fine arts. "It's an opportunity for kids to work on their talents," Val Morris with the...
Jim Copeland, of Fleming, Colo., will be the new superintendent of Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) effective July 1. On the night of March 13, the CCSD#2 Board of Trustees took action and offered Jim Copeland a two-year contract. CCSD#2 Board Chairman Diana Berger said that the board was very pleased with all of the finalists. However, she said that Copeland was selected because he shared a similar vision with the board. "We just felt like he was the right fit," Berger said. After...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Trustees had a productive evening at their March 17 regular scheduled meeting. Saratoga Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker discussed the possibility of renewing the contract to place a resource officer at Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS). The current contract, which expires January 2015, keeps a Saratoga Police officer at SMHS for a minimum of 70 percent of the time during a given shift. Knickerbocker asked if CCSD#2 would pay 25 percent of...
The recent proposal to dump effluent into the North Platte River has stirred up controversy in the Platte Valley. On March 6, the Town of Saratoga, Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (Water and Sewer board) stated that they could no longer dump effluent into Hot Slough Creek due to a change in water classification. Instead, the town will have to install a transmission line into the North Platte River. The project is projected to cost the town over one million dollars. Town Engineer Chuck...
At their March 12 meeting, the Saratoga Airport Board heard from Saratoga Middle/High School student Milo Hunter. Hunter is currently working on his Eagle Scout project and proposed building and painting a sign for Shively Airfield. “The reason why I chose to do the sign is so that wealthier people who fly in and see the sign would want to come back more often,” Hunter said. Hunter requested that the board provide him enough money to complete the project. Though Hunter was not able to pro...
Education does not end with formal school, and with her new job as Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) coordinator at Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2), Melissa Donough's goal is to insure that everyone in the community has an opportunity to continue their learning. As BOCES coordinator, her goal is to provide the public with the materials and access to educational opportunities. "It's an entity that we want to expand educational opportunities for all of the district,...
Saratoga police has reported that all three cars have been recovered from the March 6 car thefts. Saratoga police chief Tom Knickerbocker said that two of the suspects have been identified. The Rawlins police department has arrested one of the suspects who is now in custody. Saratoga Police are still looking for information on two of the suspects. For any information, please call the Saratoga Police Department at 307-326-8316...