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Saratoga Middle/High School science teacher Shaleas Harrison was ecstatic when she heard her students' names announced. All six of her seventh and eighth grade students made the final cut to be sent to the regional science fair in Rock Springs. The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Science Fair was held in Hanna on Thursday. The first place winner in the eighth grade class was Cruz Escobedo Pinedo for her project "How Does Diaper Brand Effect (sic) Diaper...
The Lady Panthers went up against the No. 1 team in their conference and No. 2 in the state Friday night and lost 27-74. Burns (2-0, 11-0) played really well and the Panthers (0-2, 5-6) did not, head coach Scott Bokelman said. He had told the girls to go in relaxed, but he could tell they were pretty intimidated. They had too many turnovers. "The just couldn't handle the press," Bokelman said. "They are the team we want to be," Bokelman said of Burns. With that in mind, Bokelm...
In two 1A Southwest conference games this weekend the Encampment Tigers boys varsity team lost to the higher-ranked Cokeville Panthers (2-1 1A Southwest, 10-4 overall) and beat the lower-ranked Farson-Eden Pronghorn (0-3 1A Southwest, 3-9 overall). The Tigers (1-2 1A Southwest, 9-3 overall) succumbed to Cokeville in a 44-52 loss on Friday. Coach Clint Bromley said the Encampment boys “played really well for three-and-a-half quarters and then ran out of gas.” He added the bench...
The Encampment Lady Tigers varsity basketball team began their weekend with a loss to Cokeville and ended with a win against Farson-Eden. The Lady Tigers (1-2 1A Southwest, 8-4 overall) were soundly defeated by the 1A Southwest conference leading Lady Panthers (3-0 1A Southwest, 15-0 overall) on Friday. The final score was 26-42. Encampment coach Amy Clay said “Cokeville is a great team and they defend their home court well.” Clay added that the Lady Tigers never gave up, but...
In the first conference meet of the year, the Saratoga Panther wrestlers got a chance to see how they rank in the state. Six of the eight wrestlers placed. Thomas Ingraham grabbed the first place trophy for the 132-pound weight class, the largest class of the tournament with 25 grapplers. With his win, Ingraham was also head coach Jared Mason's player of the week. Hunter Mason placed second in the meet, losing to Ingraham. With three wrestlers in the same class, coach Mason... Full story
The Saratoga Panthers basketball team is still struggling to get all of their quarters together. The Panthers (0-2 2A Southeast, 2-8 overall) only scored nine points against Burns (1-1 2A Southeast, 3-8 overall) in the third quarter Friday night and then gave up a lot of points at the free throw line in the fourth quarter. The Panthers had 7 quick points in the third quarter then went cold, head coach Joe Johnston said. The Panthers also had fouls they shouldn't have had in...
Keith Bailey said he liked the mission of the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (SPVCC), which is "Serving the Valley businesses and visitors by enhancing our economic vibrancy." Saratoga, like many small towns is fighting an aging infrastructure they can't afford to replace or expand upon. "Defining the mission is probably the easy part," Bailey said. With communities working toward similar objectives the opportunity for growth and development is a "zero sum game,"...
New representatives to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Management Services (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board Donna Pipher and Kelly Ralston attended their first regular meeting of the board Jan. 14. Pipher is the new Carbon County representative, taking Mark Kostovny’s seat. Ralston is taking the seat briefly held by Gary Stull, representing Riverside. The Town of Saratoga had not appointed a representative to fill the vacancy left by Bill Dahlke by the time of the meeting. S...
Both the town of Saratoga, Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (water and sewer board) and the Saratoga Airport Board did not have sufficient board members available to form a quorum and have official meetings last week. The water and sewer board lacked a sufficient number of board members last week after three members, Ed Glode, Richard Raymer and Will Faust moved to the town council. This problem was remedied by the appointments of Don Sherrod and Dave Christman made at...
In Riverside on Thursday, new mayor Leroy Stephenson and councilman Ed Golden were sworn in for the first time and councilman Fred Lorenz renewed his oath of office at the start of a new term. Councilwoman Margaret Weber retains her seat during a her current term on the council. The first order of new business was to officially seek applicants for the council seat left vacant when Stephenson moved from his unfinished term on the council to the position of mayor. As part of...
At the first regular Saratoga Planning Commission meeting of the year Rory Grubb was re-elected chair of the board and Chris Shannon was elected vice-chair. Mayor E.J. Glode said the town planned to appoint Will Faust as the representative to the planning commission. Following election of officers, the board debated the approach that should be taken toward approving changes in fencing and sign regulations. Board member Rusty Rogers noted, “We are kind of back to where we s...
A district-wide calendar is being considered by the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Trustees, but it has some vetting to go through before the board sees the final recommendation. The District Accountability Committee (DAC), a 24-member committee, is considering all of the options before presenting anything to the board. CCSD#2 Superintendent Jim Copeland told the board at their regular board meeting Monday night in Medicine Bow the committee is talking...
Sierra Madre Winter Carnival organizer Alyson Sneddon is hoping for people to do snow dances this week. The lack of snow has made the Sierra Madre Winter Carnival a bit of a challenge for the past several years. “Get your snow dance shoes on and pray for snow,” Sneddon said. Sneddon, who volunteered to take over the event last spring said she has made changes because of the lack of snow and in some cases lack of participants. The Snow Sculpture contest has been scrapped becaus... Full story
Accounts of fire lookout towers will be told during a Friends of the Library program scheduled at 7 p.m., Jan. 27 at the Saratoga Branch Library. The program is free and open to the public. Saratoga historian Dick Perue will present a program on the history of the lookout towers and the folks who manned then. The 45-minute video is accentuated with dozens of photos and personal accounts. Perue will also share a printed pictorial history of the "Lookout Towers of the Snowy...
To all Carbon County School District #2 Parents, It’s disappointing to live in a school district where we as parents have to fight for our children’s education. We are blessed in this valley with teachers who are eager and willing to teach. They teach because they want to make a difference in the world. It surely isn’t for the money. But sadly we have a school district that appears to be tying the teacher’s hands behind their backs. Is this the representation we voted for? My wife and I fought alongside many other concern...
American football’s BIG GAME is fast approaching and I thought it might be a good idea to take a look at the sport’s colorful past. I am tempted to give a breakdown of the teams going to the dance, but the Eneffelle (and their legal pitbulls) have prohibited pretty much everyone not officially licensed from using either the names of the teams going to the “Stupendous Shindig” or the actual name of the bowl itself. Since I don’t have express written consent from the lords of Am...
Irwin "Jug" Brandjord, June 27, 1931 – Jan. 14, 2015 From beginnings on a North Dakota wheat farm on the Canadian border, Jug was the first of five children born to his Norwegian parents; his cultural heritage was a source of pride throughout his life. He was christened Irwin Milton Brandjord, going by Irwin until his Norwegian uncles nicknamed him 'Jug-Head,' inspired by the popular 1940's comic strip and his prodigious appetite. After graduating from Bottineau High School i...
Ralph Francis Benson, of Saratoga, went to be with our Lord on Jan. 7, 2015. Born on April 17, 1938 in Detroit, Mich. Ralph left home to serve in the Navy on the USS DeHaven. He later worked for Haliburton in Wyoming, and C Lazy U Guest Ranch in Colorado. He was married to Judith Kay McElderry Benson. He is survived by his kids: Larry (Micah) Benson, of Granby, Colo., Helen Benson, of Georgetown, Colo., and Connie (Kevin) Craft. of Worland, Wyo. He is also survived by his precious grandkids: Lauren Craft, of North Liberty,...
Charlotte Viline Kraft left this world on Jan. 14, 2015. She passed peacefully at the age of 89 in the comfort of her beloved family home on Beaver Creek, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held Thursday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. at the Presbyterian Church in Encampment. Charlotte was born in Riverton, Wyo. on Aug. 31, 1925 to Carl and Clara Murray. She spent her early childhood there before returning to her family home in Encampment in 1936. It was in Encampment tha...
Robert Lee (Bob) McCargar, age 84, of Saratoga, passed away Jan. 10, 2015 at Deseret Health and Rehabilitation in Saratoga. He was born Oct. 6, 1930 in Baggs, Wyoming to Alfred and Edith (Wise) McCargar. He spent his childhood on Muddy Creek near Baggs and in the North Platte Valley near Saratoga. As a child he either wanted to be a cowboy or a soldier. He was lucky over the course of his life and worked as both. As a young man, he worked on many ranches in the North Platte...
Word was received Tuesday that Elizabeth Hope Daniels, 36, daughter of Les and Mary Daniels, passed away Jan. 19, 2015. Elizabeth is a former resident of Saratoga and was living in Douglas at the time of her death. A full obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun....
Elsie Hepner, 84, of Casper, Wyo. and formerly of Saratoga, passed away at the Wyoming Medical Center surrounded by loving family. She was born to Clyde Dayton Ankney and Delpha Mae Ankney on May 7, 1930 in New Philadelphia, Ohio. She married her husband, the late Harry L. Hepner Jr in Ohio. They were united in marriage on July 31, 1946. It was on their way home from a trip to California to visit Elsie's sister, Alma, that they found their way to Saratoga. Shortly thereafter,...
Herbert Douglas Viner passed away on Jan. 14, 2015. Herbert was born July 25, 1928 in Laramie, the first son of Frank Lott Viner Jr., and Aleen Fanning Viner. He served on board the USS Alabama at the very end of WWII and lived nearly all of his life in West Laramie. Mr. Viner was the custodian at the University of Wyoming’s Coe Library for nearly 30 years. His first job at UW was moving books from the old library in the Aven Nelson building into the new library, all by hand, mainly using wooden milk crates. He was p...
Based on the number of participants the 2015 Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby was a success. Stacy Crimmins, chief executive officer of the Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, reported there were 879 registered fishermen at the event and about 200 ancillary attendees. This was approximately 250 more entrants than last year. While it was not a record for the event Crimmins said it was "a really good year". Small Fry contestant Kaycee Van Buren from Laramie caught the biggest fish of t... Full story