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Invernegy had an open house for residents of northern Carbon County from 3-7 p.m. on Thursday at the Medicine Bow Community Center. The company is headquartered in Chicago and is North America's largest independent renewable power generation company. Krista Mann, Invenergy's director of renewable development, was at the open house to answer any questions or concerns the citizens of the surrounding area might have about the TB Flats wind energy project slated for construction...
The Maddox family, Robert, his eldest son, Aaron, and daughter-in-law, Becky, have just completed one year, or 8,760 hours, of ownership of fixed base operations (FBO) at Shively Airfield. Operating as Mountain Flight Service, the family firm began the process of acquiring the FBO from Kim Lorenzen in October 2016 and completed the transition in January 2017. As far as Robert "Bob" Maddox is concerned, he is just barely getting off the ground. From modernizing the master plan...
After reviewing 11 applicants for three open library board seats, the Carbon County Commissioners filled the vacancies at a meeting on Monday. Linda Fleming from Baggs, Patty Hays and Mike Morrell from Rawlins were the candidates selected. “We really appreciate all the people that applied,” Sue Jones, Carbon County Commissioner, said. “It was absolutely fabulous to see all these qualified and interested people apply for the positions.” Jones said all the aspiring board m...
Thursday the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) girls basketball team faced Cheyenne East sophomore team. Given that three of the Lady Miner starters are in ninth grade and has only one senior, the teams are well matched on a good day. Unfortunately, it was not a good day for HEM. The Lady Miners came up short with Cheyenne East winning 49-36. "When we go into these type of games, whether it is Rawlins, Wheatland, Laramie or Cheyenne East, you are never quite sure what ty...
Friday, the Encampment Tigers came to Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School and walked away with a 47-71 victory. The score does not indicate how close the game was in the first half. "We had a 4-point deficit at halftime and then let the game get away from us in the third quarter," Cliff Jones, head boys basketball coach said. "Injuries, attitudes, and foul trouble all played a role in us getting outscored by 18 in that quarter." The injury Jones referred to is...
It was standing room only at Tiger Nation on Saturday as the Encampment Tigers hosted Valley rivals the Saratoga Panthers. Following their victory over the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners on Friday, the Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Panthers with a nearly 40 point lead. While the Tigers were able to take care of the Miners, the Panthers left Encampment with a lead of a single point. Lady Tigers vs. Lady Miners "We played to our strengths in this game and...
The Saratoga Panthers hit the road for two cat fights this weekend. The Panthers traveled to Walden, Colo. to face off against the North Park Wildcats on Friday and crossed paths with the Tigers in Encampment. Both games saw the Lady Panthers defeated and the Panthers victorious. Lady Panthers vs. Lady Wildcats Traveling to Walden, the young team of Lady Panthers took on the Lady Wildcats on their home court. While still working on scoring, Saratoga has been improving their...
Saratoga Head Wrestling Coach Zach Schmidt was pleased with his wrestlers' performances on Jan. 23, when the Panthers hosted Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) and North Park from Walden. On Friday and Saturday, he was elated with his team at the Ron Thon Memorial in Riverton. "It is the 'Iron Man' of wrestling matches before regionals and state," Schmidt said. "Out of 46 six teams in Wyoming, 42 attended, meaning the best wrestlers are all there." He put his wrestlers in...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) wrestlers went up against a Saratoga team that was waiting for them. Saratoga hosted HEM and North Park from Walden, Colo. on Jan. 23. "The Panthers did a great job preparing for Jon (Nelson)," Lyle Richardson, head coach for the Miners wrestling team, said. "Jon always works hard." Nelson wrestles at 170 pounds. Richardson said the results from matches at Saratoga were bittersweet, because even though there were losses, he was happy wit...
You may notice the Saratoga Sun recently won a few awards for last year’s work. As a matter of fact, we picked up 20 Pacemaker awards which garnered us the Sweepstakes Trophy for most Pacemakers earned. We could not have done this without you. Several of the stories which won awards would not have been printed without someone letting us know that an event was happening. We picked up a first place Outdoor/Environmental Reporting award because the Elk Mountain Senior Game Warden alerted us to the fact he was on the lookout f...
A small human is standing at the side of my bed calling me names. “Daddy. Daddy ... Daddy!” My eyelids, still heavy with sleep, struggle to open. “What is it?” I ask. “I pooped,” he says. The odor that assaults my nose confirms his confession. “Change my butt,” the tiny being demands. Checking my phone I see that it’s 3 a.m. I let out a sigh as I sit up and get out of bed. My son, Jareth, will be turning 4 years old this weekend. I am amazed that I, a person who can barely kee...
The United States Forest Service (USFS) recently held two check-in sessions at the Brush Creek/Hayden District Office in Saratoga. The sessions, which concern the Landscape Vegetation Analysis (LaVA) project, are intended to increase public awareness of the project. The check-in sessions in Saratoga were held from 4-7 p.m. on Jan. 23 and Jan. 24. Two more check-in sessions have been planned to take place from 4-7 pm on Jan. 30 and Jan. 31 in Laramie. The Laramie sessions will...
Jean G. (Butch) Stevens left us to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ on Jan. 19, 2018 in Saratoga. Jean was born June 9, 1937 in Rawlins. She was raised in Baggs, Wyoming till about the age of 3 and moved to the Hugus homestead in 1940, in Saratoga. She lived in Saratoga most of her life and met Robert (Bob) Stevens at her home in 1952. They courted and married in March 6th of 1955. Jean and Bob bought the old homestead and settled there to raise their family. The Stevens still reside at the old Homestead. Jean was an avid... Full story
Verne Paul Hunt, resident of Saratoga, died Jan. 17, 2018. There will be a prayer vigil on Thursday Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 230 N. 3rd St., Grand Junction, Colorado. The funeral and mass service will be on Friday Feb. 2 at 1 p.m. also at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church followed by the internment and VA honor guard service 3 p.m. at the cemetery.... Full story
After a Valley resident was nearly the victim of a scam involving an advertisement in the classified section of an online edition of the Saratoga Sun, Police Chief Robert Bifano wants to remind people to be wary of anything that sounds too good to be true. “As long as you pay attention, you can usually see the scams as they are coming,” Bifano said. The Saratoga Sun was made aware of the most recent scam by Bifano on Friday, Jan. 26. The potential victim of the scheme had bee...