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Four people played Bridge Monday with Sue Howe as the high winner and second high going to Gertrude Herold. We are still looking for more Bridge players, so if you have a free Monday afternoon, come join us. Our new floor was installed this weekend and it looks great. We had several people pitch in and help move furniture on Tuesday, so the old floors could be buffed. I could not believe how fast it went. The new floor is installed in the dining room and it looks great. We still have the kitchen, restrooms and my office to...
As we come to a close for January, which I feel should be a practice month for the new year, we will see what Punxsutawney Phil will have to say whether we have six more weeks of winter or not. However, we live in Wyoming not Pennsylvania! I wonder what our Speaker of the House (Connie Beckham) will have to say about that. I guess her delegates Laura Rettelle, Patty Herring, Karen Dibbern, Arleigh Simmons, Linda York, Monty Hobbs and Mary Priquet (whom I have forgotten to mention in the past two articles —I apologize), may ju...
Saratoga Schools Wednesday Sloppy joe on a bun, potato wedges, fruit and vegetable bar, pears, milk Thursday (5th Grade Menu) Rib-b-q, bun, bbq sauce, carrots, fruit and vegetable bar, applesauce, milk Friday Popcorn chicken, broccoli, fruit and vegetable bar, pears, roll, milk Monday (4th Grade Menu), Hamburger and bun, peas, pasta salad, fruit and vegetable bar, spicey apples, milk Tuesday Chicken drumstick, mashed potatoes and gravy, fruit and vegetable bar, peaches, roll, milk Encampment School Wednesday Oven fried...
The facility’s activity program is based on residents’ interests and allows residents to achieve greater self-esteem. It provides continuing contact with the community because of the many volunteers that assist residents in activities. We received three electric fire places that we had ordered, using donations from the community. Our Maintenance Director has installed two—one at the end of the hallway in the A-wing and one in the front resident lounge area. Games provided fun and laughter throughout the week. On Sunday after...
1 years ago Jan. 27, 1916 Killed calf The following this week was received from H. D. Blydenburgh, of the Jack Creek Land and Cattle Co., which contains some very unusual information: We have just had an experience that we do not believe has ever happened to any other stockman in this valley. A short time ago we received a letter from a former resident of the valley, asking if we were owners of cattle bearing a certain brand, that ranged on Jack creek, twenty six years ago. We answered him that we were, and that we still...
arrowly, the Saratoga Speech and Debate team placed third at last weekend's invitational in Evanston. "We were lumped in with the 3A schools, and placed third overall by very slim margins. We were only nine points behind 3A winner Rock Springs, and four behind Star Valley," said assistant coach Kate Sherrod."We might not have the hardware this time, but we have the pride." Seniors Jacob Dickinson and Miriah Scharosch placed first and sixth, respectively, in Dramatic Interpreta...
"I'm really proud of these boys. I'm really proud to be their coach. They play hard every game and that shows their character," was coach Jason Williams' takeaway from last week's basketball games. On Jan. 19 the Panthers boy's varsity team (0-2 conference, 1-10 overall) played at Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (6-5) in a game that got to within one point. In the end the Miners bested the Panthers 37-49. Williams reported that after a slow start the Panthers fought bravely in...
Lady Panther head coach Scott Bokelman has been diagnosed with thyroid lymphoma and his Panther family has his back. A moment of silence in support of Bokelman preceded Saturdays game at Encampment. Heather Bartlett has stepped in as interim head coach and said, "One of the things we say all the time in our huddle is 'family,'" adding that the team and the coaches are praying for and supporting Bokelman and his family. A mid-season change in coaching staff is always disruptive...
Two members of the Saratoga Panther track and field team are competing in indoor track for Laramie High School. Jeremy Detterer, of Saratoga, and Ashlynn Johnson, of Encampment, competed in Gillette last weekend. Detterer placed 7th place in the 3200 meter race with a time of 10 minutes and 57.52 seconds. He placed 11th in the 1600 meter with a time of 4:55.33. Johnson placed 9th in the 4x400 meter relay B team with a time of 4:42.61. She placed 19th in the high jump with four feet two inches. In the 1600 meter Johnson...
Thatcher Spiering grappled his way to first place in the 152 pound weight class last weekend, disrupting top Greybull wrestler Cole Hill’s undefeated season. Spiering won against the tough competition in double overtime, going into the match knowing that if it went into overtime, he would take the win. Head coach Jared Mason described the match as “really exciting,” especially considering it had been a goal of theirs to defeat Hill after losing to him the week before. Five...
After coming off a homecoming sweep, the Lady Tigers are going to have a challenging week as they play Little Snake River (LSRV) and Rock River. While both Encampment and LSRV have only suffered one loss each, to Cokeville, Rock River beat Cokeville earlier in the season. The Encampment Lady Tigers (1-1 conference, 11-12 overall) are going to have to work hard this weekend as they try to hold their No. 2 spot in conference against Little Snake River (1-1, 10-4). Saturday will...
When a coach has four or five players who are scoring in double digits, it makes it difficult for the opposing team to figure out who to guard. "That's a sign of a good team," head coach Clint Bromley said. The Encampment Tigers are pretty happy to have three wins behind them from the weekend, Bromley said. The Tigers (2-0 conference, 12-1 overall) beat North Park 88-44 Thursday night. The highest score the Tigers had to date was 85, which is the highest score in the state...
Thirty years is a long time in between Editorial Leadership Awards. When Gary Stevenson told me we needed to write more editorials three years ago, my response was: "We are too diverse to agree on anything." You should hear some of the arguments we have in this office. No matter who the reporters are, we don't always agree, but we started finding ways to agree on something. This year, we finally brought home the Editorial Leadership award for our work in 2015. The last one...
An arc from a welding machine started a fire at Saratoga Forest Management (Saratoga Mill) early Wednesday morning. According to Saratoga dispatch, the fire department was called out at 1:39 a.m. Wednesday. “It could have been much worse,” Saratoga Mill’s owner Gary Ervin said. “Fortunately, we keep the area pretty clean.” The millwright was working the night shift welding a small piece on the board edger end feed table, Ervin said. “It only was about an inch weld, but i...
“We have snow!” Alyson Sneddon, chair of the Sierra Madre Winter Carnival said excitedly of this year’s festival. Because mother nature has provided early and sustained snows in the bottom of the Valley, sled racing and human saucer bowling are back for the 2016 festivities. “Come on down and play,” Sneddon said. Over $2,500 in prize money is up for grabs this year for events like the treasure hunt, the Sixth Street Sprint, sledding, saucer bowling, snow golf, the bread coo...
Saratoga should see some “positive changes” with regards to enforcement in town, according to Saratoga Mayor Ed Glode. This came alongside an announcement of the new clean-up committee at the Jan. 19 Saratoga Town Council meeting. Glode described the concept of the new committee as a collaboration between senior police officers, the zoning officer, director of public works, chairman of the landfill board, council representative to the planning commission and the mayor. Glo...
This is the first of a three-part series on the public surveys associated with the town of Saratoga Master Plan. The next articles will provide more detail on survey question results and the individual comments supplied by survey participants. One-hundred and seventy-three people completed the second town of Saratoga Master Plan survey, adding what amounts to 24 pages of typewritten individual comments to their answers. Responses to the survey were equal to more than 10...
Mary Jo Greenwood-Cline and Heath Cline, of Encampment, welcomed their son Jesse Buster Slaid Cline to the world on Nov. 3, 2015 at 9:06 am. He weighed 6 pounds, 1 ounce and was 19 inches long. Buster was born at Cheyenne Regional Hospital. His maternal grandparents are Rocky and Dana Greenwood, of Riverside. His paternal grandparents are Jeanette and Gary Cline, of North Platte, Nebraska....
Brian Bock and Rory Simonson Jr., of South Dakota, were located by Carbon County Search and Rescue volunteers after spending two nights out in winter conditions last week. Meanwhile, another search was underway in the Snowy Range, headed by Albany County, which went until Jan. 19 when searchers rescued a 18-year-old son and recovered his mother's body. The woman was 46. According to a press release from the Carbon County Sheriff's Office, undersheriff Archie Roybal was...
For the first time since 1986, the Saratoga Sun has brought home the Editorial Leadership Award. The judges told the Wyoming Press Association that the people in Wyoming didn’t have any issues with saying what was on their mind. When announcing the Saratoga Sun for the Editorial Leadership award, the judges said, “This newspaper has concise editorials that state the problem, offer a solution and have a call to action. These editorials clearly protect, articulate and help the public’s interest. They exhibit how the newsp...
The Medicine Bow Town Council has agreed to sign the proposed amendment to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB) agreement that will allow the town of Hanna as a member entity. The hour-and one-half long special meeting on Monday was focused on concerns raised by the town of Medicine Bow about the geographic composition of the JPB and repercussions if a member entity does not pay their dues in a timely fashion. Twenty-five...