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Chariot Races, long a favorite winter event in the Valley for over 30 years, will not be held this year. But a new event called skijoring is coming into the Valley with the hopes of combining equestrian riding and skiing while drawing visitors to Saratoga. Organizers of the chariot races said there were not enough competitors for chariot racing to make the event feasible. Will Faust, a member of the Saratoga Lion's Club, sponsor of the chariot races, said, in his opinion, shifts in tastes have...
At a Jan. 17 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, mayor Ed Glode revealed long-awaited details of a gravel bar removal operation in the North Platte River upstream of the HWY 130 bridge. Dixon-based Ready Oilfield Service (ROS) won a town contract for the job, offering a price just north of $133,000–a third higher than the $100,000 cost Glode anticipated in November. Four other contractors offered bids for the work, and three (including ROS) were selected for further interview in the weeks l...
Saratoga Police are investigating an attempted larceny or shoplifting that occurred Jan. 14 at Bridge Street Bargains downtown. Saratoga Chief of Police Robert Bifano said store employees called authorities after a male customer attempted to flee the store with a bag of clothing that had not been paid for, as well as a donation jar. Most of the items were recovered after two bystanders followed the suspect, who dropped most of the items into a trash receptacle. Carol Beach, manager of Bridge Street Bargains, said the incident occurred close to...
After my clothes had dried from the river and I'd eaten lunch, I remounted my bike and set off alone once again, the sound of strange birds riding a light breeze alongside me. Things started off well enough. This side of the river featured lots of prairie alongside the marsh and woods, and when I pedaled fast through the tall grass I felt like I was skimming the top of a green ocean. The little trails I followed were obviously seldom used, and though the monsoon-season flood waters kept me out...
We have all heard of the “Seven Wonders of the World,” in fact there are at least four lists of what those wonders are, with all of them being different. I would like to add the Hot Pool to any one of those lists. You see I can’t think of many wonders such as we have in Saratoga that is open twenty-four hours a day and free of charge. Although the Hot Pool is maintained by the town it belongs to all of us. It is something we should be proud to have and treat it like it is our own. I would like to issue a challenge to the citizens of Sarat...
Macey Malone, of Saratoga, and a student at Black Hills State University (BHSU) in Spearfish, S.D., was named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2016 semester. Students on the BHSU deans list maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. Malone had previously made the spring Dean’s List and was noted as maintaining a 4.0 grade point average during this most recent period. Malone is a 2012 Saratoga Middle/High School graduate who participated in cross country and track during her time the...
On December 9, 2016, Kelby Lang, resident of Saratoga, graduated from Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 58th Infantry Regiment of Fort Benning, Georgia. At the completion of the 14-week One Station Unit Training, Lang earned Distinguished Honor Graduate status. He was chosen Soldier of the Cycle by a Board of Cadre who select the one soldier who has outstanding qualities of leadership, competence and discipline across the company. Kelby also earned the NCO Leadership Award and received the Army...
The Carbon County Sheriff’s Office has received two reports of counterfeit bills being distributed across Carbon County in the last two weeks. The first report, received in December, consisted of a $50 counterfeit bill. The second report, in January, consisted of a counterfeit $50 and two counterfeit $100 bills. The two $50 bills have matching serial number of MD34242368A and the two $100 bills have a matching serial number of D60468162A. The counterfeit bills have been seized and forwarded to the Secret Service for further investigation. T...
The first couple weeks of 2017 have been topsy-turvy time for wind energy firms in Wyoming, and those that hope to be operating in the state soon. The year started out with State legislature file 127. That bill proposed increasing the state’s tax on wind energy generation from $1 to $5 per megawatt hour. Another bill proposed in the legislature would essentially penalize local utilities who purchase green energy from producers. Yet despite these spots of bad news, Power Company of Wyoming (PCW) received good news in form of the BLM issuing a f...
Last week, Encampment High School boys and girls basketball teams came off a tough post-homecoming week to sweep their rivals from North Park in Colorado, as well as Valley and conference rivals Saratoga. With their winning streak, the Tigers proved that, for the week at least, they were toughest cats in the Valley, besting the North Park Wildcats and the Saratoga Panthers. Encampment even managed to deliver the wins despite the fact that the teams were stricken by a spate of illnesses,...
A pair of weekend losses augured the start of poor health for the Saratoga Panthers boys basketball team, who were missing half their roster to illness by practice Monday. The Panthers fell 53-43 in Encampment Friday, then lost 66-58 to basketball powerhouse Kaycee at home the next afternoon. "I think it was maybe one of those games where we wanted to win so bad that we–especially the first half–just didn't play so well," said coach Jason Williams, referring to the Encampment game. "We sur...
Despite missing two players to illness and one to injury, the Saratoga High School girls' basketball team managed to split games over the weekend. While the Panthers lost 48-32 in Encampment Friday, they logged a comeback victory against Kaycee at home Saturday, ultimately taking that game by about 20 points. "I felt like the girls played really well in Encampment. I was really pleased by their effort even though it wasn't a win for us," said Panthers coach Heather Bartlett. "They just played...
Diminished by an illness that also swept through other Saratoga High School (SHS) sports teams, the Panthers wrestling program had a disappointing weekend at the Lander Invite. Though senior Thomas Ingraham took home a third-place finish, the other three varsity grapplers for SHS couldn’t place amongst tough 3A and 4A competition at the Jan. 20-21 tournament. With Ingraham’s third-place finish at Lander, “he put himself right there in terms of being one of the top-two 152-pounders in the State...
Senior Center Menu Wednesday: Chili/cheese/onion, tossed salad, corn bread, strawberries, milk. Thursday: Baked fish, wild rice blend, creamed peas, wheat roll, fruited jell-o/whipped topping, milk. Friday: Sausage egg bake, hash browns, green beans, wheat bread, pineapple tidbits, milk. Monday: Beef tacos/tomatoes/lettuce/cheese, refried beans, corn, pears, milk. Tuesday: Oven chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, mixed veggies, wheat roll, cherries, milk. Saratoga School Wednesday: Breakfast pizza or cereal/cracker, fruit/juice, milk. Lunch;...