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The Wyoming State Fire Marshal’s Office, several news sources, and fire departments across Wyoming have reported a phone scam where someone claiming to be from the Wyoming State Firemen’s Association (W.S.F.A.) is trying to solicit money to help burned children. One report cites the caller as also claiming association with the Wyoming Paramedic Association. Saratoga Fire Chief Randy Sikes said that he has only heard about the purported scam though social media and has not received any calls fro...
A Saratoga resident who lives close to the river, Bob Thrasher, brought concerns about flood control to the Saratoga Town Council at the Jan. 5 meeting, wondering what plans were in the works for 2016. Mayor Ed Glode clarified that the lack of activity was due to the long wait for a ground penetrating radar study, which was determined as an improper tool in November. “Since then, we’ve toured the river with Army Corps of Engineers, and we’re going to tour it tomorrow (Jan. 6) with FEMA,...
Bill Gathmannn, DKRW’s Senior Vice President for Finance, said that there hasn’t been much development at a Jan. 6 meeting. “Our hearts are in it,” Gathmannn said after saying that the coal to liquefaction project doesn’t work with $35 per barrel oil prices. Six months before, Gathmannn had stated that the oil industry doesn’t always look at the short term picture of oil prices, but since then, the price per barrel has plummeted, according to reports in the oil industry. With the drop in oil...
Tilford "Bill" Hytrek, 75, of Saratoga passed away Jan.9, 2016 at his residence. He was born Sept. 1, 1940 in Wheatland, Wyo., to parents Frances B. (Blake) and Vincent G. Hytrek. Bill married Dona L. Bowman on Nov. 19, 1962 in Torrington, Wyo., and the two had four children. He started working at a young age and was always willing to work any job, just as long as he was employed. He served in the U.S. Army National Guard and taught himself to weld, becoming very proficient in the trade. He...
Drew and Cady Hunsaker announce the birth of their daughter, Sady Jolene Hunsaker. Sady was born on Dec. 8, 2015 in Laramie at 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 20 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Cody and Cathy Cox, of Encampment, and paternal grandparents are Robert and Barbara Hunsaker from Wellsville, Utah. Drew works for Kelly Cattle Company, and Cady is a graduate of Encampment K-12....
Dale and Emily Owens announce the birth of their first child, Cole Austin Owens, who was born on Dec. 26, 2015. Cole was 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 21 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Dave and Kelly Christman of Saratoga, Wyo.; paternal parents are Bob and Stevie Owens of Rangely, Colo....
The Conditional Use Permit for the transfer station has been passed with little opposition from the Carbon County Planning Commission, according to Upper Platte River Solid Waste District (UPRSWD) board chairperson Randy Raymer. Craig Kopasz, of Engineering Associates, was present at the Jan. 6 meeting to present updates on the transfer station and the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) application for funding. According to Kopasz, the possible policy of total project funding for populations...
Breast cancer patients have the option of keeping their hair during chemotherapy, or at least some of it. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in a press release on Dec. 8, 2015 that they have approved the first “cold cap” for marketing in the United States. Kelly Ralston, of Encampment, used these cold caps before FDA approval for chemotherapy in 2014. While she still lost some hair, Ralston was able to keep half of her hair by using the cooling cap. The FDA mentions the Dignitana D...
The Valley Service Organization (VSO) is holding its annual blood drive Tuesday from noon to 5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall at the Platte Valley Community Center. As always, the drive is held in conjunction with United Blood Services of Wyoming (UBS). Roxie Baldwin is Saratoga coordinator for the event. Those who wish to donate may call her at 307-326-8545 or by going on line to www.UnitedBloodServices.org. Walk-ins are also accepted. Anyone who is in good health, at least 17 years old and who weighs at least 110 pounds may donate blood every 56 d...
Somewhere in the Middle East a new scourge is rising with the goal of taking down the American federal government. Okay, so the Middle East I am talking about is the middle east of Oregon and the terrorists involved here are a bunch of mostly white rednecks with “legitimate” axes to grind with the federal gummint. So righteous were “Y’all Qaeda’s1” claims that they banded together to raid and occupy the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, the offices of which were closed for the weekend. Th...
The community visioning process is winding down for the town of Saratoga Master Plan with the final day for the online public survey set for Jan. 15. Saratoga residents who have not yet completed this survey can go to www.saratogachamber.info and click on the yellow “Saratoga Master Plan Survey” icon. Planning consulting firm Community Builders Inc. (CBI) has worked with the Project Steering Committee to help identify major themes and key topics to address in the Master Plan. To give the public an opportunity to help identify the direction of...
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) now has 88 Honorees. The WCHF board is looking for more nominations and people can enter their favorite cowboys, cowgirls or ancestors by going to www.wyomingcowboyhalloffame.com and nominate them for consideration in the Class of 2016. Nominations will close on March 31, and soon thereafter committees from the 10 geographic regions of Wyoming will meet to select those most worthy. Those names will then be forwarded to the current WCHF Board – Scotty Ratliff of Riverton, Russell “Pinky” Walter of Lingl...
Homecoming 2016 is next week for the Encampment K-12 school. This year’s theme is “Throwback,” including dress-up days with retro and futuristic themes. Other events include Penny Wars, coronation of the Homecoming Court, a cake auction and the homecoming dance. The money collected during this year’s “Penny Wars” will go to a charitable cause to be announced at a pep assembly starting at 8:10 a.m. on Monday. An award will be made to the beneficiary of Penny Wars at the pep assembly on Thursday...
The Encampment Tigers (7-1) played hot in the second and fourth quarters to get ahead of the Saratoga Panthers (1-5) Friday night at the Saratoga gym. "A loss is tough to swallow, especially to a rivalry. But, there were a lot of good things that happened in the game," Saratoga's head coach Jason Williams said. "It's kind of like playing your brother in one-on-one. You hate to lose to him, but if you are going to lose to somebody, that's not always the worst thing." "We played them close for...
The Encampment Lady Tigers (7-1) nearly shut out the Saratoga Lady Panthers (3-2) in the first quarter of the game Friday night. With less than a minute left in the first quarter, the Lady Panthers scored their first two points. The Lady Tigers continued to outplay the Lady Panthers in the second quarter, but not without the Lady Panthers getting the first score in the second quarter. The Panthers scored a 3-pointer early in the second quarter, making it a 10-point game before the Tigers had a...
Coming out of winter break, conditioning was a bit of a concern for the Encampment Tigers when they played the Laramie sophomores Jan. 5 in Laramie. The Tigers still pulled out an impressive win of 66-40 against the Laramie Plainsmen. “(It was) a good game to come off the break and play,” Head Coach Clint Bromley said. “The boys played hard and have started to gel a little better on the court. “The kids stepped up,” Bromley said, adding, he was happy with the performance during this time of y...
he Saratoga Wrestling Team celebrated three wrestlers placing at the Shane Shatto Memorial Tournament last weekend. Head coach Jared Mason described a "tough tournament, to say the least." "The level of competition was really amazing. They said it was the biggest and best tournament they've ever had," Mason continued, adding that they were trying to get seven matches completed per hour on four mats, and the tournament was of "incredible quality all the way through." The Panthers have been puttin...
The Encampment Lady Tigers started the new year off with a win against the Laramie Sophomores 55-35. It was a typical coming out of break game, Encampment’s head coach Amy Clay said. At half time, the Tigers were up 28-21. By the third quarter, they came in swinging, Clay said. They outscored the Plainsmen 17-5. Clay said it is difficult to prepare playing against the Laramie Sophomores, because the team literally changes from year to year. The Lady Tigers came prepared to play a zone defense a...
Carbon County Weed and Pest has had a new assistant supervisor for Saratoga since the end of September, Eric Trumbull. Trumbull, 23, worked at the Grand Teton National Park for four summers while attending college in Chadron, Neb. He graduated last December with a ranch-land management degree with a livestock option. "While I was out there in Jackson, I met some people and my former boss there at Jackson is the head supervisor for Carbon County," Trumbull said of his newest position. Before...
Michael Patterson (you probably know him as 'Hack') has participated in every Saratoga Lake Ice Fishing Derby. That's more than 30 derbies since the first one in 1983. "I can't imagine missing one or where I would have been or why. At least last year I told them I have been," Patterson said. Patterson is also the proprietor of Hack's Tackle & Outfitters on 1st Street just south of the bridge, a business he took full-time in 1993. He doesn't let work get in the way of the derby though. "I've...
1 years ago Jan. 13, 1916 3,500 lb. steer Biggest Steer in the World Shipped from this Valley to Stock Show On Sunday evening the north bound train took out the biggest car of beef in one piece that perhaps has ever been seen. Hunter, Casteel & Hunter of this valley were the shippers and the big steer went out to the Denver Live Stock Show, where he will be on exhibition for a time. Experts measured this animal and estimated his weight between 3,400 and 3,500 pounds. The next largest steer was about 3,300. This big fellow is about seven...