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A 10-minute sketch is all it took for the Encampment School art program to win $5,000 at the state art symposium in Casper. The sketch, a trout-shaped World War II bomber dreamt up by Encampment School senior A.J. Kuster, was later used as a concept for the “Traveling Trout” competition sponsored by the National Museum of Wildlife Art. For the competition, high school art programs across Wyoming were set with the same task – breathe life into a white, trout-shaped piece of fiberglass. Kuste...
A hunting education opportunity is coming to the Valley. Wyoming Game and Fish Game Warden Biff Burton and Supervisory Resource Specialist for SERCD Joe Parsons, along with other guest instructors, will help conduct a hunter safety course May 17 through May 19 at the Saratoga Town Hall in the council chambers. The May 17 course begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. The May 18 course will begin at 8 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. And the May 19 course will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. The May 19 cours... Full story
Micayla Crimmins didn’t think old barn wood, rusted horseshoes and goat hide would take her far, but together, those items will carry her all the way to Nashville. After joining FCCLA last year, Crimmins, a senior at Saratoga Middle/High School, worked up to entering a project for the state competition. Her project, a coat rack made of recycled barn wood, goat hide, paint, nails and horseshoes won her a gold medal. She will enter her project in the national competition July 7 in Nashville. “I se... Full story
Randa Sorensen didn’t know how to sew, but that didn’t stop her from placing first in the FCCLA state competition with an outfit she made from scratch. “I feel awesome,” Sorensen said, an Encampment School freshmen. “I feel proud of myself because I had never sewn before. I was so excited when they said my name.” Sorensen’s project, a piece of formal wear she made to wear at school before basketball competitions, received a gold medal in the FCCLA textile arts competition held in March. Sorens...
After several months of long budget discussions, Carbon County School District No. 2 decided three was the magic number for a sound budget. The CCSD 2 School Board voted Thursday to cut three full-time teaching positions, a decision in line with Superintendent Bob Gates’ recommendation. “I still believe that we need to reduce by three to meet the board’s desire to have a $2.5 million cash carryover,” Superintendent Bob Gates said in a CCSD 2 workshop meeting Thursday. Prior to recent budgeta...
The overall budgetary goal of the town of Saratoga is to sustain what it already has. According to the town’s new treasurer, Joe Elder, the goal is realistic within the proposed budget. “We kind of have a pretty good picture of what we have,” Elder said. Elder said the town of Saratoga won’t have a solid number on how much will be in the budget until the Saratoga Town Council conducts the first reading of the budget on May 22. However, Elder estimates the town’s 2013/2014 fiscal year budget wi...
I’m getting married at the end of this month, and I think my life will remain intact. People say it is a huge leap and a drastic change. I should know. For the past year, people I know, and even some who I don’t know, have not been shy to share their feelings about my impending marriage. Some are supportive, others are not so supportive. However, most comments are harmless jokes about who has possession of my testicles – me or her. Those comments I can live with. It’s when people say “I woul...
Those who were in the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins April 10 found several posters with a red line illustrated crossing through Carbon County, as well as 20 other counties. That red line represents a proposed route for a transmission line, which will direct wind energy from Platte County to southern Nevada. Duke American Transmission Company took over the project in 2011 after the original developer, Trans Canada, pulled out of the project, said Chris Jones, DATC president and Zephyr project...
The Saratoga Airport Board is about half way through the process of adopting a master plan, but there is still plenty of time to be heard for those who are interested in the future of the airport. “We are still in the decision-making process,” said Mike Haak, a consultant from Aeroland Planning. The airport board and Haak held an informal open house meeting April 15 to explain to the public what is in the proposed master plan for the airport, a plan that defines how the airport could dev...
Expect to learn something about the Native American culture if you find yourself at the Saratoga Middle/High School Thursday. Carbon County School District No. 2 teachers developed an activity three years ago whivh integrates curriculum to implement multiculturalism in Saratoga schools, said Scott Bokelman, industrial tech teacher at Saratoga Middle High School. “The purpose of this is to develop respect for other cultures other than your own,” Bokelman said. The activity, scheduled to take pla... Full story
As the newest addition to the Planning Commission, Bob Thrasher wants to deliver new ideas in meetings. Thrasher returned to Saratoga 12 years ago after establishing a 35-year teaching career elsewhere. Thrasher said he is thinking about retiring from teaching at Saratoga Middle/High School, but wants to stay involved with the community. Thrasher hopes to deliver a fresh perspective to the Planning Commission, a board that has a large influence in the town of Saratoga. Thrasher sat down with the...
What trout is native to the North Platte River? If you think you know the answer, you might want to save it for the Platte Valley Trivia Night. The Saratoga Museum plans on holding a night of trivia from 6 to 8 p.m. May 2 at the Saratoga Senior Center. Tickets cost $10 per person. The $10 gets you in the door for a night of fun, a homemade chili dinner and a chance to win some great prizes, said Saratoga Museum board member George Haigh. People of all ages are encouraged to join in the festiviti... Full story
For Kate Williams, the hardest part of photography was seeing the light. After starting a family and attending several photo workshops, Williams doesn’t have that problem anymore. “You find beautiful moments in light in your own home,” she said. “You find a lot of beautiful moments in life daily.” But her photos can speak for themselves. Two words can sum up Williams’ photography style – simple and natural, a style she has been working on defining since 2010. “I like simplicity,” Wi...
Children discovered where science and art interconnect thanks to a Brush Creek artist. Wednesday evening at the Hub, professional artist Sarah Fagan showed children a simple reaction – vinegar and baking soda. But the experiment didn’t end there. Fagan allowed children to also add corn starch and food coloring to the concoction, and mix them up in a cupcake pan. In about a week, the individual mixtures will become water color paints. Although making water colors may seem irregular to some, the...
The list of budget suggestions and cuts a citizen advisory committee presented to the Carbon County School District No. 2 School Board Tuesday evening was two-fold. The report, presented by Encampment resident and former representative of Carbon County, Jeb Steward, provided a list of suggestions for cuts rather than cutting personnel. The report also presented specific cuts for Encampment School to save the full-time art teaching position, which was threatened about a month ago after...
The newest member of the Planning Commission was greeted with “fireworks” and heated discussion at the last meeting. Bob Thrasher, who was recently appointed to the Planning Commission, sat silently while the audience and other commission members traded verbal jabs concerning the matter of appointments and Chairperson Bev Hempel’s presence at the meeting. “Right now, you are not officially on the board, Saratoga resident Glee Johnson told Hempel in the April 9 meeting. You have not been reappoin...
If all goes according to plan, Saratoga residents could be able to donate unwanted cars to help a wish come true. The town of Saratoga is in the midst of coordinating with Wheels for Wishes, an organization that collects cars, trucks, motorcycles, SUVs and RVs for the Make a Wish Foundation. The proceeds from donating an unwanted vehicle will go to help a Wyoming child with a life-threatening disease, according to the website. Although the town is in the early stages of coordination with Wheels... Full story
Art in Saratoga has not always had a large presence, but today, Saratoga’s involvement in art is nationally recognized. “It’s kind of neat to see it gets to all corners of the United States,” said Saratoga-Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Director Stacey Crimmins. Crimmins discovered Saratoga had been recognized as one of 12 small-town art places in the United States after reciveing an email from ArtPlace, the organization that selected Saratoga in its list. The “America’s Top Twelve Smal... Full story
ong with department heads met for the second time Thursday to talk about the future Saratoga budget. Thursday’s meeting was the second meeting in a long process the town of Saratoga will go through to prioritize projects for the 2013-2014 budget. The budget, just like an ordinance, will go through three readings before being approved by the Saratoga Town Council. The first reading will take place at the regular Saratoga Town Council meeting May 2. The second reading will take place June 4. T...
Faster internet is coming soon. Construction workers and large spools of red, green and blue wire could be spotted along Highway 130/230 Thursday just outside of the Saratoga town limits. Those wires are fiber optic lines. “We are out to increase the speed of the internet,” said foremen Randy Asay who was at the site laying line Thursday. Union Wireless, the company funding the project, is setting out to dramatically increase the internet for subscribers county-wide. The company is also loo...
Lucas Jarrett will be the second Encampment School senior to go to Michigan State University on a full-ride scholarship through the STARR Charitable Foundation. The scholarship fund itself was set up by a private donor, and is only available to high school graduates from Wyoming and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The application process is “extremely competitive” and only a few graduates are selected each year, Jarrett’s mother Stacey Jarrett said. “I couldn’t be happier with how this turn...
Josh Sandlian likes to think of science as a football game. “During the week, you are practicing concepts like throwing, catching and tackling,” Sandlian said. Those football skills are similar to math and language arts. For Sandlian, science is the opportunity for students to apply their math and language arts skills to real situations. “Friday night is the game,” he said. “Science is that football game. It lets kids show what they know.” As the first science facilitator in Carbon County Scho...
When she first started wrestling, her presence on the mat was sometimes met with apprehension. Some boys would forfeit before the match started when faced with wrestling her. Some schools would not even allow her to compete in matches. “When it came to tournaments and the community, there were definite stigmas that would arise occasionally,” said Leah Stoner, assistant wrestling coach at HEM Junior/Senior High School. But Leah didn’t let being a girl and the opinions of others get in the way o...
Teachers, parents, community members and school district officials spent nearly four hours looking closely at the budget, trying to find ways to cut and provide the best possible education for students. “I don’t think anyone is here because they don’t care about the kids,” said Carbon County School District No. 2 Board Chairman Greg Bartlett in the March 26 meeting. CCSD 2 and a newly formed committee agreed to meet for the budget discussion, after the Encampment community learned the full-time...
Platte Valley mule deer hunt areas may be limited for the first time ever. Wyoming Game and Fish released its proposed changes for hunting regulations Monday, and sought public input. One of the proposed changes was to limit the number of hunters in specific hunt areas around Carbon County. “Platte Valley Mule Deer will be a limited quota hunting season this year,” said Wyoming Game and Fish Biologist Will Schultz in Monday’s meeting. “Those of you who want to hunt in areas 78 through 81, 83 or...