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The Bess Sheller room at the Rawlins Public Library was full as the Carbon County Library Board convened at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17 for a special meeting. After calling the meeting to order and performing the pledge of allegiance, board chair Joyce Menke immediately called the board, along with Carbon County Attorney Ashley Davis, into executive session. It was expected the board would be discussing a decision made at their earlier regular January meeting. That decision was to demote Carbon...
The Hotel Wolf Hotel Wolf's Wednesday Dinner Specials have been a tradition offered for years, but not everyone knows its roots date back to when the pool league started 20 years ago. "Kirsten and I, Mark Willford and Beth Trowbridge played in the league from the get go and we started offering the special for them and other players," said Judd Campbell, manager and son of owners of the Hotel Wolf. "We bring it back every year and run it until the pool season is over at the end of March." The...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Jan. 16 and began the meeting with paying bills and approving the minutes from Jan. 2. Mayor Ed Glode read over correspondence from Federal Management Emergency Agency (FEMA) on mapping being done in Carbon County for the Encampment River and Medicine River. Glode also read correspondence from Invernergy telling of the company’s status on the TB Flats wind energy project. He said the company is having question and answer meetings in Medicine Bow, R...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6 p.m on Jan. 17 at the Jeffery Center in Rawlins. Lindy Glode, vice chair, provided pizza as her parting meal to the attendees. Glode is retiring from the Carbon County Commissioners on Jan. 31 and cannot be an officer any longer, since an officer must be an elected official. Steve Nicholson, the chair, told the council that Invenergy had three local informational meetings with members of the project team at those locations. The first...
For this column, I am introducing another of my sayings I find myself telling people all the time: “It is a historical fact, nobody has beaten death.” Whether the words are original from my mind or not, the meaning of it is pretty accurate. Writing a column on death is intimidating and all week long, I agonized on how to approach the subject. The reason I decided to attempt even trying was that the beginning of the year had me reading obituaries of about a half dozen people with whom I have had...
Each year, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) invites students between grade 6 and grade 8 to take part in the Patriot's Pen youth essay contest. The contest encourages the entrants to examine their experiences in modern America's society and history as they express their views on a theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief. This year, VFW Post 6125 in Encampment had the honor of sponsoring a state winner for the second year in a row. This year, Patriot's Pen entrants had to write a 300-400...
America was founded in 1776 through great hardship and struggle. Through these difficulties, a country was created that was unlike any before it. While this incredible country has had its own obstacles throughout its history, America laid the building blocks for a new and better world. Among the many gifts that this amazing country has given us, the gift of freedom is the most valuable and important. Freedom is defined as, “the state of being free of at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint,” but to me, freedom is mor...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School wresting team went to the Dogger Invitational on Saturday in Lingle did not go quite as well as coach Lyle Richardson had hoped. “We just made too many mistakes to be competitive,” Richardson explained. There were 13 tough teams for the Miners to face and Richardson felt his wrestlers had not had their best showings. “Jon Nelson wasn’t wrestling like his usual self,” Richardson said. “Nick McDaniel always gives a lot of effort but still is ma...
Saratoga Panther wrestling team went to Lingle for the Dogger Invite and came in 6th out of 13 teams that attended. Coach Zach Schmidt was proud of the progress his team made since the week before, but said there was still room for improvement. “We were good on our feet, aggressive on top and good about getting in position,” Schmidt said. “But we gave up four wins and until we can stop that from happening, we aren’t where we want to be.” Jaxon King kept his winning streak alive placing 1...
The Lady Miners basketball team of Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) took on conference rival Rock River and came up on the losing side on Friday at Rock River High School. Coach Jackie Jones said the Lady Miners played good defense and, as the low score indicates, defense was evident from both teams. The Lady Longhorns scored 31 points to HEM’s 21. “The girls played against a team with solid post players and a great shooting guard,” Jones said. She said the Lady Miners had their chances,...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School boys basketball team faced off against Rock River and came away with a convincing win. HEM Miners beat the Rock River Longhorns 60-37. Cliff Jones, head basketball coach was pleased with how the game went. “It was a good game over all and we were able to play all of our kids with substantial minutes,” Jones said. Conor McGraw led the Miners with 21 points and had six steals. Shane McGraw scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds. Brendon Reeves had...
Lady Tigers vs. Lady Plainsmen Sophomores Encampment went on the road Tuesday, Jan. 16 to face off against the Laramie Sophomores. The Lady Tigers ended the game against Laramie with a 27-point lead. The Lady Tigers had a 22-6 lead against the Laramie Sophmores in the first quarter. According to Clint Bromley, head coach of the Encampment Lady Tigers, this set the tone for the game. Juniors Noelle Peterson and Paige Powell led the team in scoring with 27 points and 14 points, respectively....
Lady Panthers vs. Lady Rattlers The Saratoga Panthers faced off against the Little Snake River Rattlers and Old Man Winter this weekend. Before the arrival of the storm, the Panthers were able to travel to LSRV and take on the Rattlers Friday. The Panther Den was set to host Kaycee Saturday, but road closures and inclement weather forced a cancellation of the games. The young Lady Panthers had another rough game over the weekend as they took on the Lady Rattlers. Saratoga girls dealt with...
In April 2015, Laura Morrow, better known in the Valley as Laura M, made the decision to rebrand. After purchasing Blackhawk Gallery from longtime owner Patty Lufkin, Morrow went from "Laura M's Clothing Boutique" to "Laura M Gallery and Backroom." The gallery displays fine art from approximately 40 artists, many of whom call the southeastern corner of Wyoming home. As of December, visitors to the Platte Valley Community Center will be able to see new work from area artists. Displays are...
Saratoga Sun reporter Mike Armstrong spent Thursday morning at the HEM High School telling students of his experiences in China....
Celebrity chefs are everywhere today-from Anthony Bourdain traveling internationally for CNN to Guy Fieri checking out his favorite diners. According to Chef Mike Dries (pronounced drees) from the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, the namesake of the school was the celebrity chef of his day. Escoffier, who was born in 1846 and died in 1935, was often referred to as the "Chef of Kings" by the French press. Chef Auguste Escoffier, however, is most known for his work to elevate chefs to...