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roject to bring faster internet to Platte Valley communities is still on the way, but the deadline for the project is in question. Union Wireless has spearheaded the internet project, promising to bring 20 megabytes per second on the downlink. The project will also allow the company to bring 3G and 4G cellular service to the Platte Valley, an area Union Wireless “normally would not have covered,” if it weren’t for a $23 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission, said Brian Woody,...
The draft environmental impact survey (DEIS) for a transmission line project to run from a location near Sinclair to a converter station south of Las Vegas, Nev., is ready for public review. Residents interested in the transmission line project being pursued by TransWest Express can view the DEIS on the BLM’s website. Residents can also attend a public meeting and give their feedback. Two meetings will be held in Wyoming so residents can provide feedback and voice concerns. The first meeting w...
The town of Saratoga ran out of ice July 4 before residents and tourists could get their fill of old-fashioned soda provided by the S&J Chuck Wagon Soda Co. Stephen and JoDell Hone, who run the wagon, exhausted their own ice supply during the Fourth of July parade. She said she searched Kum & Go, Conoco and Valley Foods for more ice, but it still wasn’t enough to quench the thirst of the crowd. “We ran out of ice in the town of Saratoga, otherwise we would have probably still been sitting on...
The Saratoga Museum’s event aimed to bring more culture to the museum in an entertaining way was deemed a success after more than 100 people enjoyed four fun-filled events Saturday. “I think it was a wonderful turnout,” said the museum’s director Kim Givens, who helped plan and organize the event. “I wish more people would have taken advantage of the day.” Festivities for the “Celebration of Custom and Culture” started at 10 a.m. with a dedication to Donald Erickson, Debbie Chaanstain and...
Another blaze broke out at the Saratoga sawmill Friday afternoon, making it the second to occur in the past two weeks. “It looked like some chips caught fire in a chute,” said Saratoga Fire Chief Randy Sikes who responded to the scene. “We have no idea how it started.” The fire started in a chute used to transport chips from one area of the sawmill to the other, Sikes said. Saratoga firefighters responded to the scene around 5 p.m. with three pump trucks and an equipment truck. Saratoga firefigh...
Four-year-old Jace Westring of Saratoga is looking forward to celebrating his fourth Fourth of July. One of the most prominent aspects he is looking forward to for the celebration is the fireworks show scheduled to blast off at 9:15 p.m. from a site near the Old Baldy Club. Although the show is reserved for Old Baldy members, the fireworks can be seen from just about any location in Saratoga. The show lasts for about 30 to 40 minutes. “It benefits the whole town, not just the Old Baldy C...
Country singing legend Neal McCoy is bringing a concert to Saratoga Wednesday for the first time in his 32-year singing career. “It’s going to be the best show in town,” McCoy said. McCoy and his band hit the Platte Valley Community Center stage 7 p.m. July 3. Tickets are still for sale and can be obtained by calling or visiting the Community Center, or visiting pvcenter.org. “Being a fan myself, I am excited to have the band here to kick off the July 4 celebration,” said PVCC Director...
After a moderate turnout last summer, Saratoga resident Chris Shannon is hoping keep building onto his Freedom Fest music festival. “It’s a bud of an idea. It’s in its infancy and I would like to see it become a growing annual event to put Saratoga back on the map for a Fourth of July destination,” Shannon said. Freedom Fest is returning to Saratoga for its second year with an intensified goal to provide support for veterans. All profit of the event will go to Wounded Warrior Homes, a not-for... Full story
Conceptual designs and discussions of a memorial park to honor Carbon County’s only fallen Iraq War veteran are, once again, coming to the forefront after the project lost traction in 2009. Tyler Pickett, of Saratoga, lost his life in combat June 8, 2008, making him the only soldier from Carbon County to die in the war in Iraq. The travesty prompted the town to honor Pickett in some way. “Shortly after Tyler Pickett was killed in action the idea came up,” said Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger. “We sho... Full story
Students with Big Brothers Big Sisters are tinkering with model rockets, planting in a hydroponic garden and plotting the trajectory to the fourth planet in our solar system. They are on a mission to Mars, a feat that would not be possible if it weren’t for a Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) grant. The HUB in Saratoga has secured enough money from the Wyoming Department of Education through a STEM grant, a grant offered to promote the learning experience of science, technology, e...
A 2-year-old cow moose found itself stuck in an irrigation ditch June 25 in Saratoga, making it the second moose to do so in the past two years. The young moose was first spotted in the morning with trouble getting out of the Hugus Ditch, said Tony Mong, a Wyoming Game and Fish biologist. The moose seemed to be injuring itself, prompting Game and Fish officials to aid in the moose’s escape from the ditch. “We felt the best thing to do was dart her and get her out of there,” he said. Game and Fis...
Carbon County Fire Department officials hauled equipment out of Medicine Bow Saturday in response to a tightening county budget. “This is not very good,” said Jim Colman, Medicine Bow Fire Department treasurer who was present when officials were moving out equipment. “We’re adding 40 minutes to an hour in response time, and that’s not good.” The officials wheeled out four fire-response vehicles, breathing apparatuses and other equipment owned by the Carbon County Fire Department. County offi...
I was 7 years old when I brought home my first video game. I was visiting my family in Ohio when my cousin, who is considerably older than I, handed me a box. “Here take this Zac,” he said. “I just got a Nintendo 64 and I don’t need this anymore.” I opened the box and saw a gray and black box, some game cartridges and rectangles with red and black buttons. I didn’t know what it was at the time, but I was about to experience one of the most enjoyable times of my life. I remember the long drive ho...
About 5:20 a.m. on June 8, Carbon County Sheriff deputies and the fire department responded to a vehicle wreck on Jack Creek Road, 1.5 miles west of Saratoga. Deputies found a wrecked 2001 Ford Escort registered to Lance Roop, of Ryan Park, but could not find those involved in the wreck, Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson said. “It was kind of unusual,” Colson said. “If someone was injured out there, you would suspect them to be in the immediate area.” Further investigation revealed two were in...
Ron and Mary Lou Noton spent their 50th wedding anniversary in the house they spent their first honeymoon. After getting married June 22, 1963 in Park Forest, Ill., they traveled to Encampment to spend time in the historic Willis House built in 1908. The couple can still remember their first experience in the house, which was home to Mary’s grandfather at the time. “My grandfather had this old refrigerator and he said ‘it kind of smells,’ ” she said. “It turned out everything in the refrigerato...
The St. Barnabas Episcopal Church will celebrate 125 years of service to Saratoga with the arrival of something new. The church’s 125th birthday rolls around June 30 at 12:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend and experience some of the new additions to the area. Susan Dyer, who has been St. Barnabas’ minister for one-and-a-half years, is bringing new and “exciting” things to the church just in time for its birthday, she said. Dyer, with the help of some grant money and private donors, has installed...
The Saratoga Town Council voted to amend an ordinance, which will affect terms of several town officers. The ordinance currently states the appointment of the town clerk, treasurer, chief of police, attorney and municipal judge shall be four years with terms ending in July. The town’s attorney Tom Thompson urged the town to amend the ordinance to end the terms in January because of past federal cases. In July 7, 1992, the United States Court of Appeals Tenth Circuit ruled in the case of F...
According to Royce Kelley, he has yet to receive a cease and desist order putting a stop to his saw milling, and he doesn’t expect to receive it. In the June 11 Planning Commission meeting, the Commission unanimously voted to have Public Works Director Chuck Bartlett write a letter to Kelley, demanding he immediately stop all logging actions. Planning Commission members voted to send the cease and desist order after watching a short video produced by Saratoga resident Andy Van Tol, who lives a...
It took the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department only 12 minutes to respond to a fire at the sawmill that set in on Father’s Day morning June 16. “They were on it within 12 minutes, which is not bad for a volunteer fire department,” said Russell Wilson, who called in the fire that morning. “I got off the night shift (at Sinclair) and I was on my way home and I saw smoke headed to the north. At first I didn’t think much of it until I got closer and saw a glow in the sky. As soon as I got by my hou...
Superintendent Bob Gates submitted a letter of resignation to Carbon County School District No. 2 last week. The CCSD No. 2 School Board of Trustees approved Gates’ resignation effective at the end of the 2013/2014 school year in a bulk action on the board’s consent agenda Monday. The action also approved two other resignations from Hanna Elk Mountain Medicine Bow Junior/Senior High School science teacher Kathy Hansen and Medicine Bow Elementary School teacher Thomas Waring. Board members cho...
Voices of the Valley is moving forward by forming working groups designed to take on large issues related to energy development in Carbon County. “The objective we have for tonight is to begin to form working groups that will take on issues,” said VOV member Jim States in a meeting Thursday. VOV plans on having four working groups working on four different topics, land use planning and house infrastructure, natural resource value, sustainable economy and interface with government and fiscal imp...
The Airport Board may see a new airport master plan in September or October. Mike Haak, a consultant from Aeroland Planning, who has been helping the board develop a master plan for the airport, said he is aiming to set the third and final Airport Master Plan public hearing for September or October, marking the end of the project. In April, Haak and other Airport Board members held the second open house meeting for residents to see conceptual ideas for the master plan and share their input....
Several discrepancies with water meter readings prompted the Saratoga Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board to enter an executive session Wednesday night. “There is a discrepancy between how much water is going out and how much water is being billed for,” said Public Works Director Chuck Bartlett. PMPC engineers Ken Schwerdt and Gary Steele told Water and Sewer Board members Wednesday it appeared more water may have been supplied than was recorded used, according to data collected by the town. The... Full story
The Planning Commission voted to send a cease and desist order to Royce Kelley demanding he stop what the commission is now calling a “commercial operation” on his property. Saratoga resident Andy Van Tol showed two short videos to the Planning Commission displaying multiple people working a sawmill and other lumber equipment on Kelley’s property, which is near Van Tol’s home. “It’s pretty easy to hear from my yard,” Van Tol said. Van Tol said he first approached the Planning Commission in...
After more than 30 years of teaching, Lori Nelson plans on returning to her first field of interest, pharmacy. “I come from a family of pharmacist,” Nelson said. “I am probably going to pick up my pharmacy tech and go from there.” Nelson started teaching at Saratoga Elementary School Jan. 26, 1981 as a half-year educator. She was later given full-time status. During her time at SES, Nelson taught 10 years of first grade, 10 years of fourth grade, one year of kindergarten and finished off her...