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Celebration on the menu for Friday night The Hotel Wolf and Restaurant is filled with more than just fresh prime rib. Inside those brick walls are several years of history - 120 years of history to be exact. On New Year's Eve 1893, the Hotel Wolf held a masquerade party that the Saratoga Sun described as having "an immense crowd" and was "most pleasant in every way." Ten days later, the Hotel Wolf was open to the public. Sitting on the corner of First and Bridge, the Hotel Wolf has become a...
Georgia M. Lewellen, age 92 of Encampment, died Dec.30, 2013 at Regional Hospital in Spearfish, S.D. A memorial service will be held an 11 a.m. Jan. 13, 2014 at the Encampment Presbyterian Church in Encampment. Pastor Miki Laws will officiate the service. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will take place in the Rawlins City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are with Funeral Home of Northern Hills in Belle Fourche, S.D. Georgia M. Wray was born Aug. 26, 1921 in West Plains, Mo. She was the...
Cordel Hockley passed away Jan. 2, 2014, he was 16 years old. Cord was born to Debra and Steven Hockley on Jan. 1, 1998 in Laramie, Wyo. Cord was a sophomore at Saratoga Middle/High School. He loved video games, Incubus, sledding in the snow, driving, and floating on the lake. He had a love of old books, John Steinbeck and Brandon Boyd were his favorite authors. Butterfingers, Coke Zero and Kum & Go pizza were some of his favorite foods. He played the drums in the High School Jazz Band and...
Jim Berger, long-time Saratoga rancher, passed away at age 85 at his home in Saratoga on Jan. 5, 2014, surrounded by his family. Jim lived 72 years in Wyoming, after moving from his childhood home in New Jersey in 1941 at age 13. He attended high school in Cheyenne, finishing in three years, while working as a stable hand and wrangling horses. He attended the University of Wyoming, where he served as president of the UW Rodeo Club and helped organize the Intercollegiate Rodeo Association. He...
I have written about how everyone waves at each other around here and I have detailed some of the curmudgeons scampering about the Valley. If I didn’t know better, I’d say this is a friendly place. I had it illustrated to me again the other day, but in an entirely new way this time. I was sitting in the back room of the Sun eating some lunch and flipping through some past articles when I caught the tail end of an interview our new reporter, Mike, was on. Mike wrapped up the interview by say...
Editor, The Mayor’s letter to the editor on Dec. 24th in the Saratoga Sun gave the impression that the people willing to attend meetings and offer a different opinion were all rebels, instead of being people who believe strongly in the voice of the public. People that believe open government should be just that: open. They do not expect the governing body to alway agree with them, they want the governing bod to hear different opinions in hopes that they too will have a good open discussion before voting on issues that affect the Town of S... Full story
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its annual “report card” for America’s infrastructure and grades were less than adequate this year. Town Engineer Chuck Bartlett shared the report with the Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Power Board last month. ASCE rated 16 different infrastructure categories ranging from aviation to wastewater with classifications for bridges, drinking water, schools and transit among others. Using a grading scale from “A+” to “F”, the cumulative G....
The 4-H shooting sports is cocked and ready to go for its 2014 season. Kids 8-18 years old will have an opportunity to compete in a variety of shooting sports throughout the year. Events include air rifle, air pistol, .22 rifle, .22 pistol, archery, muzzleloader and trap shooting competitions. Instructor Louie Braun said that the primary focus is teaching firearm safety and getting younger kids accustomed to firearms. Members have opportunities to test their shooting skills in county, regional, state and national competitions. The state shoot... Full story
Editor’s note: This is the third story in a series of stories about the river restoration project on the Upper North Platte River. Reconstructing the North Platte River is not going to be an easy task. It’s going to take time, cooperation from residents and most importantly, it’s going to take money—and lots of it. The proposed project will be beneficial to river and local residents, however, it is going to cost millions of dollars. So how much exactly is the project going to cost and where i...
In November, the Medicine Bow National Forest Service announced that minor modifications were made to their winter travel Special Order. The Order sets a minimum snow depth of approximately 12 inches before over snow vehicles (OSV) are allowed off of designated routes. The adjustment was effective Nov. 16. In a press release from the the Medicine-Bow Route National Forests and Thunder Gasin National Grassland, Forest Supervisor Phill Cruz said “After further assessment and based on s...
The Saratoga/Carbon County Joint Powers Board should hear this week if the Mineral Royalty Grant has been recommended for approval. The official approval will be decided on Jan. 16. If approved, the design portion of the Wastewater Outfall Transmission Line and Pump Station Project would begin in April or May, town of Saratoga engineer Chuck Bartlett said. The proposed project is the construction of a wastewater effluent station and transmission line from the Saratoga wastewater lagoons to the N...
The search has begun for Mrs. Wyoming 2014. Sheree Lynch, Executive Director of the Mrs. Wyoming pageant is searching for a candidate to represent Saratoga in the state and nationwide competition. The Mrs. Wyoming pageant is held once a year to celebrate America’s married women. Eligible candidates must be 18 years old or older and married at the time of the competition, a Wyoming citizen and there is no performing talent required for this competition. The state finals will take place on May 31 in Cheyenne where the winner will go on to r... Full story
In the Jan. 1 issue of the Saratoga Sun, it was reported that Robert Nichols, who had been soaking at the Saratoga Hot Pools, was picked up by the ambulance at 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 28. However, Carbon County Coroner Paul Zamora said the ambulance actually picked him up at 11:13 p.m. on Dec. 28, and Nichols also died that day. Zamora was notified on Dec. 29, 20 minutes after midnight. Zamora also said he did not say that it has likely been a long time since EMTs went to help a person at the hot pools who had died shortly afterward. The Sun...
Museum purchases historic downtown building A new historic home is now on the horizon for the Carbon County Museum in Rawlins. Carbon County Commissioners and the Carbon County Museum finalized the purchase of the Hugus-Ferguson Building, located at 406 West Cedar St. in downtown Rawlins, on Dec. 30, 2013. The building, which first had construction work done in 1895, will serve as the new home for the Carbon County Museum and Research Center. The Carbon County Museum is currently located at 904...
From Dec. 30, 2013 to Jan. 5, 2014, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 121 calls including the following classifications: Abandoned vehicle (1); agency assistance (3); ambulance (2); assist business (1); bar check (11); business checks (38); citizen assist (11); citizen dispute (1); death notification (1); destruction of property (1) dog tag (2); domestic disturbance (1); fingerprints (2); fire (1); fireworks (2); found property (1); gas drive off (1); hot pool check (15); lockout (3); lost and found (2); loud noise complaint (1);...
After 15 years of selling real estate, the doors are closing at Double R Land Company. Owner Richard Rakness, who will be 82 years old this year, began working in real estate 25 years ago after closing his ranch. He sold real estate for Bill Saulcy and then Laurie Forster at Town and County Real Estate, before opening Double R at its 116 W. Bridge St. location. Double R's New Year's Day closing marked exactly 15 years of business, and Rakness said his good health helped keep him going strong...
A veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Saratoga this month. Veterans will have an opportunity to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Assistance will also be available for veterans applying for benefits, filing claims or requesting healthcare. This will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Jan. 15 and 29 at the Platte Valley Community Center Community Center. For more information, please call 3... Full story
Saratoga’s varsity boys’ basketball team managed a second-place ranking at the Fremont County Shootout, after succumbing to a 60-point loss from the unstoppable Wyoming Indian. The Panthers won two of the four games they played Dec. 27 and 28 in Ethete, with successes over Ten Sleep (71-58) and Wind River (82-65). However, their two losses both came from Wyoming Indian’s Chiefs, who stomped the Panthers 89-52 and 95-35, with the latter score being for the championship game. The Panthers are n...
Five Saratoga wrestlers scored top five placings at the West Grand Invitational wrestling tournament last month. Jacob Wells was the top placer, with second place in the 285 pound division. Bradley Bifano, Chaze Wiant and Hunter Mason all secured third place in their divisions, and Tate Stinson made fourth place. The invite took place in Kremmling, Colo. Dec. 21, following the Quadrangular tournament at Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow High School Dec. 19. Coach Jared Mason said his team...
Larry Arthur Zampedri, loving son of Pauline Frances Grohar and Serafino Zampedri, was born on June 24, 1948 in Rock Springs, Wyo. A dedicated husband, father and friend, Larry passed away suddenly on Dec. 19, 2013. In addition to three grandchildren and one great grandson, Mr. Zampedri is survived by his loving wife, Machele, daughter Danna (Darcy) Quinton, of Rigby, Idaho and son, Larry, of Lakewood, Colo. A veteran of the United States Army and the Vietnam War, Larry relished the great outdoors of Wyoming and was an avid motorcycle rider,...
Reprint of this story from the Jan. 1, 1904, issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. SQUIBUETTES - New Year’s Resolutions Turn over a new leaf and keep it turned over. If you fail in your new resolution, try again. There’ll come a time when it will be too late to mend. Join the boosters. Help pay the preacher; you may need him in your business. Spring some new jokes; those few you have are getting whiskered. Keep every appointment or send...
There were two tables here for Bridge on Monday Dec. 23. High winners were Mary Alice Sjoden and Sheila Johnson. There was a tie for second high between Lee Groshart and Bob Johnson and Glee Johnson and Kristi Groshart. There were six people here for Bridge on Dec 30. High winner went to Lee Groshart. Second high went to Barbara Wise. We had a pretty or ugly sweater contest here on Monday. Betty Dean won three tickets for the prettiest sweater and Dawna Erickson won three tickets for the ugliest sweater. Everyone enjoyed it and almost everyone...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. Each night during the week, residents watched Turner Classic Movies in the evening. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes with Dora Martin winning. On Monday afternoon, three residents played Yahtzee with Dora Martin winning. On Wednesday morning, four residents elected to play Yahtzee. On Wednesday afternoon, eight residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 10 residents played Bingo....
The Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech Team went into winter break as 1A/2A champions and started off 2014 with a 1A/2A championship. On Dec. 20 and 21, the speech team traveled to Cheyenne East High School Tournament to compete against 30 schools and 1100 team members from Wyoming, Colorado and Georgia. The members were evaluated by 225 judges comprised of college professors, former upper level varsity competitors and accomplished community members according to head coach Brenda Ostendorf. The duet team of Becca Treat and Kaylyn...