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Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) District Manager Joseph Parsons is a man of few words. He is also hesitant to give himself any praise, but his actions speak volumes according to the letter of nomination written by the SERCD Board. "Joe has taken the District from two or three projects on the ground over several years to 9 or 10 projects over a couple of years," wrote the SERCD Board. "Water development has resulted in benefit to both livestock and... Full story
“The Shatto is not a slouch of a tournament,” Zach Schmidt, head coach for Saratoga wrestling, said. “I knew going into it we were going to see a lot of tough competition.” Schmidt said the schools that came were mostly 3A and 4A teams. Although Wyoming fielded the most squads, there were teams from Colorado, Nebraska and North Dakota. “We learned a lot about our team this weekend,” Schmidt said. “Our JV wrestled exceptional.” He said Jerry Everett went 5-2, Emanuel Cielo g...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners basketball team came out on top both Thursday and Saturday. Wheatland Lady Bulldogs Sophomores Wheatland Sophomores took on the HEM at 5:30 p.m. but struggled against the Lady Miners, losing 37-5. The Lady Bulldogs were more evenly matched to the Lady Miners by age than what the score might indicate. Wheatland Sophomore team had all participants in 10th grade. HEM had three starters that are in 9th grade. The Lady Miners...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School boys basketball team faced Wheatland sophomores on Thursday, that size and age actually matched up on paper fairly closely, but the Miners came out on top with a win, 60-36. Cliff Jones, head boys basketball coach, tried to give his players all a chance to get some court time in this matchup. "We try to find a way for all the boys to play," Jones said. He was impressed with how well his team did given it had been 20 days...
Fresh off of winter break, the Encampment Lady Tigers enjoyed a double-win weekend against the Rock River Lady Longhorns and the Saratoga Lady Panthers. The Tigers hosted the Longhorns on Thursday night and dominated their home court. Playing a defense-heavy game, the Lady Tigers ended the match with a 21-point lead. The final score was 49-28. Friday night, the Lady Tigers were hosted by the Saratoga Lady Panthers. Encampment, with seasoned players and eager to defend their...
The rise and fall of cheers and silence accompanied the Saratoga Panthers and the Encampment Tigers boys basketball game Friday night in the Panther Den. While the Tigers had dispatched the Rock River Longhorns easily enough the night before, they found their Valley rivals wouldn't go down without a fight. The Saratoga Panthers and Encampment Tigers game went into overtime with the Panthers enjoying the narrowest of victories. Encampment boys had moved quickly early in their...
Around 500 spectators came to Saratoga for the 2nd Annual Skijoring Races over the weekend according to Will Faust. “We’ve certainly got some things we can improve on for next year,” Faust said, “Between Richard Raymer and Karl Smith, they did a bang-up job on the course.” Faust was pleased the event didn’t experience any major track maintenance issues like the year before. The difficulty of the track on Saturday encouraged communication between skiers and riders. “The teams... Full story
Lyle Richardson, coach for the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow, (HEM) Jr./Sr. High School wrestling team decided to enter the squad in the JV section of the Shane Shatto tournament in Douglas. “I put our guys in the JV portion of the Shane Shatto because we needed the experience and it was a good tournament,” Richardson said. “Each kid was assured of five matches against kids with similar records.” The Shane Shatto Tournament in Douglas was on Friday and Saturday. There w...
“No matter what you do, someone always knew you would.” ~ Ami McKay The first column of the new reporter for the Saratoga Sun has often been one in which they introduce themselves to readers, but what happens when the new reporter is a familiar face or was a semi-regular subject of the former editor’s columns? When a new reporter would join the newspaper and introduce themselves in their first column, I would wonder what I would write if ever given the chance. Now I have... Full story
Wednesday, at 7 p.m. the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) met at the Encampment library for its first meeting of the year for 2018. Leroy Stephensen led the board meeting in Randy Raymer’s absence and the routine business of paying bills and approving minutes was undertaken. Susan Munson, MPM LLC, gave the site reports for Ron Munson, who was not present. She said because the burn piles were larger a smoke permit might be needed. Transfer station r...
The Saratoga Town Council met for the first time this year at 6 p.m. Jan. 2 at the Saratoga Town Hall, to address issues that start at the beginning of every year. Banks designated as depositories for the town were Bank of Commerce, Bank of the West and Rawlins National Bank. The council designated official newspapers for the town to be the Saratoga Sun and the Rawlins Daily Times. The council approved the Dec. 19, 2017 minutes and paid all financials. Mayor Ed Glode read out...
Valerie J. Morris, 66, of Saratoga, Wyoming passed away Dec. 31, 2017. Valerie was born March 7, 1951 in the Bronx, New York to Lester and Frances (Faniole) Morris. She grew up in Manhattan and enjoyed summer trips to New Jersey. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1969 and went on to earn her nursing degree from Casper College. She married her sweetheart Chris Hart on June 10, 1978 in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Throughout her life Val always had an adventurous spirit and... Full story
Annette Marie Mason, 56, passed away January 5, 2018 in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Annette was born August 6, 1961 in Kemmerer, Wyoming to Myron and Jeanette Mason. Annette met and married her former husband Royce Kelley, and from this union came a bouncing baby boy Mason Kelley–the light of her life! Annette attended the University of Wyoming and earned a degree in business. She then worked part-time teaching and where she found her passion. Annette returned to school and earned her... Full story
Marian Berger, long-time Saratoga rancher, passed away at the age of 89 in her home in Saratoga on January 2, 2018, surrounded by her family. Marian Claire Aden, the daughter of Lloyd Aden and Mary Paulson Aden, was born in Saratoga on May 1, 1928. She grew up the middle of three sisters. Marian attended Stephens College in Missouri where she was recognized as "Best Private Citizen" and graduated with a degree in communications. After returning from college, Marian taught... Full story