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On Jan. 21 the Carbon County Republican Party met to select three applicants to be considered for the Carbon County Commissioners seat left vacant by Jerry Paxton. Paxton resigned his commission seat to fulfill his duties as House District 47 Representative. Carbon County Republican Party Chairman Mike Kelley said they had received eight applicants and went through several rounds to select the three finalists, John Johnson, of Elk Mountain; Ron Platt, of Encampment and Matt Feldmann, Dixon. The...
Local relatives and friends were recently notified of the death of former Valley resident Thomas Lee Runner. He died Dec. 10, 2012, in West Palm Beach, Fla., following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born Feb. 2, 1948, in Denver, Colo., and was adopted at birth by John and Marjorie Runner, of Saratoga. He grew up on the Runner Hereford Ranch south of town and graduated from Platte Valley High in 1966. Tom was an outstanding athlete in high school, participating in basketball, football and track. He anchored the 1965 Wyoming State... Full story
Isabella Mackenzie Pride was born Jan. 24, 2013, in Laramie, to parents Gena Chymych and Mack Pride III. She weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz. and was 19 inches long. Her maternal grandmother is Karen Aurthor and her paternal grandparents are Sharon Pride and Mack Pride Jr. She has two sisters, Angela Schmidt, 10, and Trysta Schmidt, 4....
Seven members of the American Legion Auxiliary met at the Legion post at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 15. Discussion was held and plans made for the concession sales at the Fishing Derby to be held at the Saratoga Lake June 19 and 20. Plans were also discussed for the beer sales at the Chariot Races. Sign-up sheets will go up right after the fishing derby. Members need to sign up early for the job they want to do for this event. The Auxiliary will hold a special meeting Feb. 12. A silent auction will be held at the post home during the time of the Chariot...
The other day someone on the radio said legals in the paper were no longer necessary. He argued legal notices could be “printed” for free on the internet and that no one noticed them in the newspaper anyway. I can’t prove he said that, I have no written transcript of what the gentleman actually said. I was even told these comments were edited for the later-in-the-day broadcast. As far as not being noticed in the paper ... Do you really think they would be MORE noticed on the web or the radio...
Editor: I think we need a round of applause ... a standing ovation, for the whole staff at the medical clinic. Last week I was just sure I would have to get better to die, when a dear friend cleverly tricked me into going to get checked out. No miracle cure, it was the flu. From my bed and back, I was in and out of the Clinic within an hour. It does not matter if you are coming into this world, on your way home to your Creator or some point in between, you are met with genuine concern and willingness to go the distance to find a solution to...
The University of Wyoming lists the following students from Carbon County on the 2012 fall semester President’s Honor Roll: Daniel Joseph Greenwood and Stephanie Leanora Strasbaugh, of Riverside; Thomas S. Bokelman, Maegan Ruth Fields, Adrianne V. Lauman and Kristen Olson, of Saratoga. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates with a minimum of 12 credit hours who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade point average for the semester. The Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Roll consisted of Orlinda Kay Williams, of Elk Mountai...
Greg Salisbury, left, and Ron Bedwell, mayors of Encampment and Riverside respectively, play a friendly game of Black Jack at the Grand Encampment Opera House during the Sierra Madre Winter Carnival Saturday night. Casino night is hosted by the Xi Beta Delta Sorority in Encampment. The proceeds are used to benefit local organizations, the health fair and scholarships....
School security is always something Superintendent Bob Gates, Carbon County School District #2 Board of Directors and principals talk about, but events like the shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut put the conversation front and center. The challenge is to put some practical procedures in place without creating a logistical nightmare. Short of turning them into a prison and drastically restructuring students’ educational experience, there is no way to make schools c...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (G&F) has been compiling data for years to determine how many elk and moose are on the ground in local hunting areas. On Monday, Will Schultz, G&F biologist, shared data compiled after the 2011 harvest. In the Snowy Range Elk Hunt Area, which includes hunt areas 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 110, 114 and 125, the goal has been 6,000 head of elk. Schultz explained how the G&F measure the herds using classifications of age and sex, surveying elk from a helicopter and from...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech team returned home as 1A/2A champions of the Evanston Speech and Debate meet. Encampment juniors Rebecca Treat and Kaylyn Wesel earned sixth place with the humor duet “Robin Hood” competing against 10 other Wyoming High Schools. Wessel earned third place in drama. Colton Woolfolk continues to inspire his team as a role model with his impromptu speaking, Speech coach Brenda Ostendorf said. “The more astute one becomes while competing in the categ...
Walking into Jerry Wood’s studio is like walking into another era. The still grace of the sculptures themselves are the only suggestion of movement, except for the carver himself surrounded by the chink, chink of hammer and chisel on stone. Dust floats in the air and comes to rest like a skiff of sepia-colored snow on finished and half-finished pieces. Wood will be showing 20 sculptures at a solo exhibition at the Community Fine Arts Center in Rock Springs for the month of February. The s...
Taylor Smith scored a career high of 26 points in the Lady Panthers 58-42 win against Hanna-Elk-Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) Friday night in the Miner’s court. “I didn’t want to lose,” Smith said “so I took a chance and luckily it fell for me.” Smith had 60 percent shooting from beyond the arc sinking three out of five attempts. “It started a fire on the floor,” Smith said “and everybody started taking chances.” The chances paid off big with the Lady Panthers outscoring the miners in the third...
The Saratoga Panthers (6-10) played a tight game against Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) (1-14) Friday in the Miners’ court ending the first quarter at a tie of 11. “Hanna played well,” head coach Josh Sandlian said. “Every time HEM gets better we see what we are able to do to get the win.” The Panthers took an early lead in the second quarter and held onto it for most of the second quarter before HEM put on the pressure and closed the lead to two points ending the half at 21-19. “D...
The Encampment Tigers played two non-conference games last week. The first game, last Tuesday, was a fast-paced game against the North Park Wildcats. Senior Waddie Love played in his last high school game do to a re-injury of his ankle. Love made the decision to have the injury fixed so he can pursue an athletic career after this year. “It’s pretty emotional for me; it’s like watching his last football game” Scott Love, Waddie’s dad, said with a smile before the game. “It’s been a fun ride and...
A proposed walking path from Veterans Island to Sandy Beach at Saratoga Lake got a boost when the Saratoga Town Council passed a resolution, at Recreation Director Lisa Burton’s request, to approve submission of a $2,500 grant to help cover the total estimated cost of $8,160 dollars. The remaining $5,560 would come out of the town’s budget and the town would provide labor and equipment. Burton applied for the grant last year, but it was not funded. The grant is administered by the Wyoming Com...
The Encampment Lady Tigers took on North Park and Rock River last week. The Tigers played much better basketball this week and the scores reflected the progress. The last time Encampment played North Park they were beaten by 30. This time the Lady Tigers fell just 4 points short of beating the Wildcats. Alyssa Barkhurst scored well in the first and second quarters and the whole offense was passing the ball around and making good decisions about the shots they took. At the end of the first...
The Panther wrestlers hosted a wrestling meet Thursday. The grapplers put 10 men on the mat, and although not everyone had wins, the wrestlers were obviously fired up. The meet was a Quadrangular, more of a practice than a regular meet, and the results don’t count toward conference records, only personal records. Nonetheless, the grapplers had 36 matches and won 24 of them. “When you get to wrestle at home only once or twice a year, it’s pretty easy to get excited to wrestle at home,” coach Jare...
Compiled by Joe Elder 100 years ago Feb. 6, 1913 Wyoming Number 36 Wyoming was the 36th state in the Union to ratify the amendment to the Federal constitution so that the Income Tax can be made a federal law. All incomes even down to $4,000 or $5,000 may be taxed under the amendment. This means an income to the Government of over $1,000,000,000 per year. There was not a dissenting vote against the resolution in the vote taken Tuesday. 75 years ago Jan. 27, 1938 Now there is market for cow’s tail hair The only use a farmer could ever figure out... Full story
The Activity Department at Valley View offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. On Thursday afternoon, residents, staff, and visitors attended a memorial service for June Wenger, a resident who passed away recently. Those attending included several children who visited her frequently, attesting to the fact that her impact was intergenerational. This friendly lady touched the lives of many people, and she will be missed by m... Full story
There were just four for bingo this week. Two-dollar winners were Madaline Forbes and Pat Faust. One-dollar winners were Berneil McCord and Winnie Allen. Pat won the four-dollar blackout round. There were two tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. High winners were Gertrude Herold, and Sheila Johnson. There was a tie for second high between Mary Alice Sjoden and Glee Johnson and Vivien Campbell and Sue Howe. We are always happy to deliver you a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at... Full story
It is Monday and we had a little snow fall during the night. It is so pretty to see the fresh white stuff, especially when it covers all that dirty ice and slush. Did you make it over for the Winter Carnival? Well, I didn’t get in on any activities, but I did a drive by to check out the snow sculptures. That pig was a hoot! The activities last week were…active. There were five for bridge. But, the girls share very nicely and everyone had a turn to play. Evelyn, Sheila, Rosemary, Katy and Vivien played to see who would get those quarters. I’m... Full story
Planning, designing and running a restaurant is hard work and even harder if your business partner is your spouse. Tommy and Cassie Orduno, owners and operators of Bella’s Bistro, not only pulled it off, they won the Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce “New Business of the Year” award in the process. The two worked together before marriage at Sullivan’s Steak House in Denver. Cassie was a graphic designer and working as a lighting consultant for architects designing commercial buildin...
Treasure Hunt First place – Bill and Maureen Zeiger and Rick Allen Second place – Maggie Kelley, Alyson Sneddon, Randy Lambert, Heather Sneddon, and Dana Ehnle Third place – Sandy, Rick, Mary and Joy Martin and Vicki Loftice Kids Sledding Pre-school - Kindergarten First place – Kasson Soderburg 13.4 seconds Second place – Beck Geisick 14.5 seconds Third place – Ashten Hubbs 16.1 seconds First – Second Grade First place - Conner Buford 13.4 seconds Second place - Trenten Hubbs 15.6 seconds Third place - ace Geisick 25.1 seconds Third – Fourt... Full story