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A moment of silence was requested by Mayor Leroy Stephenson in remembrance of Bob Lamphear who passed away last week. Stephenson then read the minutes from theSouth Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) meeting. SCWEMS is looking in to changing their bylaws so they don’t have to have every resolution signed by the Mayor. Resolutions 2022-09 and 2022-10 were approved and signed. Town Clerk, Jan Cook, reported that Party Day had more than 82 people in attendance and $256 in d...
The Encampment Beef Committee was started over 50 years ago by Young Jim York. Jerry Kraft said that York started the Encampment Beef Committee because he felt they needed something more for the Encampment 4H kids that weren't getting the big sales at fair and to make more scholarships available, to new graduates as well as students in their Junior and Senior years. Kraft said that when York passed away, he was asked to help with the Beef Committee financials. Every year they have a prime rib...
A ribbon cutting for the new owners of the Riviera Motor Lodge was held on Thursday afternoon. The motor lodge is now owned by John Evans, Kathleen Martin, Kelly and Dave Christman and Rob Levine. Rooms are under renovation and the grounds are being improved with landscaping and parking lot updates....
Whether you want to be or not, you have to put on your brave face when your grandkids are with you. When a four-year-old wakes you up at 3 AM because they heard something, you can't tell them to take the flashlight and go look. You have to get up, remain calm, and collected and tell them everything is OK. You have to walk through a dark house, hopefully with your flashlight, if said grandchild hasn't used it to look under the couch, and left it there. During your journey through the dark...
Sam Streeter grew up in the Upper North Platte Valley. He spent his childhood in Saratoga, getting into mischief with his big brother, hanging out with his parents, Jeff and Sandy, and a really cool dog named Winston. Streeter's journey started when he graduated in 2009 from Saratoga High School and chose to attend Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. Dartmouth is one of the finest ivy league schools in the country with an acceptance rate of less than ten percent. Streeter walked through those...
The Lady Panthers came out hot with the first set, winning 25-9. The second set was very close at 23-25, as was the third set at 18-25. Set four saw the Lady's come back with 27-25, but unfortunately the fifth set ended at 10-15, with Rock River winning the match. Makenna King had 14 kills paired with Whitney Bennett at 12 kills kept the Longhorn Lady's running. Shelby Knotwell and Olivia Everett gave them a run for their money with 8 kills each, and Hanna Lathrop's 5 kills. Coach Love said the...
Encampment's Lady Tigers challenged Farson on Saturday and came up winners. The young team went after the win and got it. Winning the second, third and fifth sets, Scoring 26-24, 25-20 and 15-11. There was a player injured during warmups, but the team adjusted and made it work. Every player had kills during the game, Cora Schroeder knocked it out of the park with 19 kills, followed Kenna Jackson with 11 kills. Sami Anderson had 7 kills, Eckerley Pickett had 4 kills, Hailey Carr and Kayla Smith...
The 26th Annual Chug and Tug Tractor pull started off with a parade tractors. They huffed and puffed up McCaffrey Avenue to the post office, turned around and came back down. Many tractor fans lined the highway to take pictures and kiddos clambered for candy being tossed to them. The oldest tractors were owned by a couple out of Craig. Richard Oberwitte drives a 1937 John Deere AR. the first rubber tired tractor in Moffat County. Oberwitte has owned the tractor he drives for five years. He... Full story
As promised, this is the second in the series covering artists work on display in the Upper North Platte Valley. Many of these pieces have been in place for several years, others are new this year. While researching art in the Valley, Tim Niklas, Director of the Grand Encampment Museum, said that two very famous artists grew up in Saratoga. Cecil Calvert Beall (1892-1970) was an American commercial illustrator and painted portraits. He also did watercolor art and drawings for magazines. Beall... Full story
The hum of curiosity vibrated through the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) on Saturday. Large and small pieces of art hidden under fabric and tarps tantalized all of those gathered for the Art Reveal. Some peeked under a corner, but most waited, to see the creations that had been so thoughtfully fashioned by the artists being honored. Teense Wilford presided over the event, offering up some rhetoric and song, as well as appreciation for the five board members and the seven artists being...
A suspect was arrested for terroristic threats on Saturday morning in Saratoga. The suspect had been making threats for several weeks directed at law enforcement and the Care Center. Statements had also been made by the suspect that if law enforcement came up to his house, “they’d better bring good ones”. He also said that if they came into his house, they “wouldn’t like what they found”. The suspect had also threatened to go to the Saratoga Care Center with the intent to harm. There is a...
The sun was setting over the prairie when dinner was served at the Saratoga Community Garden Pesto Fest gathering. Thanks to the organizational abilities of Geri Doherty and the commitment to excellence of the volunteers assisting her, the event was a huge success. Approximately 60 people attended the dinner. Everything concerning the event was based on sustainable energy. From solar energy to power the lights that hung dancing above the guests heads, to composting the garbage and recycling the...
Filled with a wealth of beauty and history, the journey west on Highway 70 leading from Encampment to Baggs will take you on a voyage of discovery. Take your time and let your imagination transport you into another century–to a time before pavement, four wheel drive pickups, before cell phones and even before sliced bread. Thanks to the tireless efforts of a few relentless locals, there are new, exciting additions to this worthwhile trip. Interpretive signs, purchased with money earned t...
The Mudd Riots came back to life on August 27 at the Whistle Pig Saloon and the mud started flying at 11 a.m. With a crew of a dozen, never say never men and women, they put on a Mudd Riot that wowed the crowds. The Mudd Riots began in 2020 during the pandemic. The Pig Digger at the Whistle Pig was canceled because of the pandemic so a few brave souls dared to cross the line and create a new event, "The Mudd Riots". The response was better than expected and encouraged these amazing organizers...
Spirits were high and excited voices filled the Platte Valley Community Center Great Hall for the 8th annual C.J. Box Trivia event sponsored by the Saratoga Museum. Baked potatoes with all the fixings and plenty of sweets were served before the contest. Sadly, C.J. Box, author of the popular "Joe Pickett" series of books, couldn't attend this annual event due to an accident that left him injured and requiring surgery. He did however send his best wishes via video sent to Dana Davis, Saratoga...
Hidden amongst the cottonwoods and aspens, the sleepy little village of Encampment hides a secret. Just a little more than a hundred years ago, this little village was a mecca of industry. In the late 1840s trappers and traders rendezvoused at the base of the Sierra Madre Mountains. The Ute and other tribes also lived, hunted, and fought in the area. At that time the area was known as Camp le Grand. The Cherokee Trail was blazed through the region in 1849 when wagon trains headed for the gold...
I’ve been called a Pollyanna more than once in my lifetime. Actually, truth be told, this sobriquet has been tossed around too much to describe my optimistic perspective at least a few hundred times. It does chafe a little, but I have learned to try to embrace my “glass is half full” mind-set. Besides, who decided that the person who sees the glass as half full is somehow a romantic idealist and wears rose colored glasses to avoid dealing with reality? It’s like being told I’m too loud! I’m not...
The Encampment Lady Tigers faced off with the Hanna Lady Miners on Friday, August 26. The Lady Tigers came out with a win in three games. Coach Robin Brown said she was very pleased with their positive attitude and how the girls jived as a team. Brown said this is a young team, with five freshman/sophomores and three seniors. "They overcame their first game jitters, and worked hard. We are still working out some kinks and learning to play a softer pace offense, but overall they did...
A dozen or so avid historians gathered to hear two experts debate where Buffalo Bill Cody wanted to be buried and dispel some of the rumors that have circulated for over 100 years. The first speaker Steve Friesan was the director of the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave in Golden, Colorado for 22 years. He has consulted records and examined photographs of the day Cody was laid to rest in 1917 surrounded by the grieving public and fanfare befitting a celebrity. A century later, there are still skepti...
At the Saratoga Town Council Meeting on August 16, 2022, Amanda Knotwell presented a question about the food trucks coming to Saratoga, setting up, selling their items and then leaving. Several local businesses have contacted Amanda to ask why food trucks don’t have to apply for a permit to set up in town? The town does not currently have an ordinance for this issue. The council will do further research. Discussion ensued about the town council vacancy and how to fill the spots. Discussion was t...
It’s Saturday morning at the Agape House on the corner of 1st and Main in Saratoga. Bicycles line the sidewalk and spill onto the lawn. Bikes for Kids Ministry is managed by Ralph Hicks and Mike Day. They have been accpeting donated bicycles in for the past 7 years. They tune them up, make repairs when needed and give them away. According to Hicks, the program started when he picked up a couple bikes at the landfill one day, brought them home and cleaned them up. He spoke with Sarah Lincoln a...
With school starting, child safety is a major concern to all parties involved with their care. On August 17, a District wide training was held in Encampment for all bus drivers in CCSD#2. Training included mountain driving, engine brakes, tire chains, road safety, tailgating, stop sign violations, proper use of handheld radios and active shooter. There were 12 participants attending. Shannon Fagan, a certified Wyoming State Trainer said that the Encampment School Bus Barn has been named a...
by Virginia Parker The Encampment River provided background music as Jeff Streeter presented "Climate Change and Its Impact on Fisheries" to a group of fourteen graduate students from the Haub School of Environmental and Natural Resources. Accompanied by Dr. Corrie Knapp, they sat on the bank of the river, taking notes and absorbing all the information Streeter was providing. Streeter has been a fly fisherman most of his life and has worked in the industry for many years. Streeter stressed the... Full story
When Lenny Layman, Carbon County Emergency Manager, and Encampment Chief of Police, Kevin Shue, discussed getting a drone for Encampment as well as one for the CCEM office, they turned to Homeland Security for the funds. After months of waiting for an answer, the answer that was finally given was Homeland Security would not fund drones. Layman took their need for funds to Ryan Wells, HF Sinclair's Fire Chief. Wells was able to secure the funds from HF Sinclair Corporate to purchase two drones. A...
A fire started northwest of Horse Mountain this past week. Smoke visible from Bags. According to Jared Wille of Baggs Fire Department the fire started on state land and at it's largest was approximately 50 acres. Fire fighters from Baggs, Encampment, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Forest Service and a helicopter arrived on scene late Friday night. BLM and Forest service personnel continued to battle the blaze Saturday. Containment was about 20 percent until Saturday evening when a heavy...