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The annual Winter Carnival rolled into Encampment over the weekend, featuring sledding, snowmachine races, chili cookouts and other activities.... Full story
The flu virus, and strep throat, has left scores ill and has caused events across the Valley to be canceled. Kim Deti, of the Wyoming Department of Health, said flu-like activity across the state was on the upswing. Last week’s numbers for flu-like illness was about double the previous week, and that was double the week before, she said. County health officials also say that cases are up across Carbon County, though numbers by individual counties are not available. The outbreak, which has hit Saratoga schools particularly hard, led to the c... Full story
The Saratoga Community Garden Board will continue operating as a branch of municipal government for the next year. On January 24, the board held a 100-minute workshop with the mayor and town council after a month of strained relations between Saratoga’s town government and garden board members. Dissolution of the garden board within months, originally suggested by council member Will Faust at a Dec. 20 town council meeting, was shelved for at least a year at the workshop. It is likely the board... Full story
Zella Rozene Soderberg, 90, passed away peacefully at her home in Pinedale Sunday January 22, 2017 with her family at her side. Zella was born February 22, 1926, in Cozad, Nebraska. Zella and her family moved to Bellvue, Colorado, where she attended grade school. She graduated from Ft. Collins High School in 1945. Zella then married her lifelong sweetheart Harry Soderberg after his release from the service the following year. Together they welcomed five children to the world. Zella was a hard wo... Full story
Ruth O. Tyler passed away Wednesday, January 18th 2017 in Elko, Nevada, at the age of 84. She was born March 9, 1932, in Denver to William and Madeline Angelos. On December 26, 1950 she married Richard D. Tyler in Denver. Ruth was preceded in death by her husband Richard Tyler, her father William Angelos, mother Madeline Nelson, brother William Angelos Jr., sisters Claudia Lee, Yvonne Leger, Paulette Odle and son Michael Joseph Tyler. She worked as a dental hygienist while Richard was stationed in Japan during the Korean War. The Tylers moved... Full story
"The Island of Mauritius, a former British Colony, is located in which ocean?" Valerie Larscheid asked a group of Saratoga Elementary School students Wednesday in the school library. The students were taking part in the National Geographic Society's geography bee, a national competition that awards scholarships and other prizes for students' knowledge of, and curiosity about, the world around them. The winner of the bee at SES qualifies to take an online test with National Geographic. If... Full story
The staff of the Saratoga Sun recently attended the Wyoming Press Association’s (WPA) annual convention held at the Little America Hotel and Convention Center in Cheyenne this year. This year the Sun competed once again in the “Small Weekly” category. This is the largest category of newspapers in Wyoming and has grown even larger since several papers that were in the “Large Weekly” category lost some circulation and were dropped into our category. So the competition just got that much harder. W... Full story
“There: lots of snow. Here: lots of wind.” That’s new Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) game Warden Jordan Winter, describing the differences he’s noted between his last post in Alpine, Wyoming and his new one in Medicine Bow. Winter arrived early in Medicine Bow last year–by August, in fact–and he plans to stay well-past when snow usually starts to melt and flowers begin to bloom. He replaced former Medicine Bow Game Warden Jake Kettley, who transferred to Casper after years in the Medici... Full story
Illness, last minute schedule shifts and nocturnal travel in wooly Wyoming winter weather threw the Saratoga Panthers wrestling program into a loop-de-loop over the weekend. “In the end, it was crazy. I’ll just put it that way,” said coach Zach Schmidt of the draining but encouraging weekend wrestling in Rawlins Thursday and then in Big Piney Friday. Though only five of Saratoga’s nine wrestlers were healthy enough to compete (both basketball teams canceled games due to a flu outbreak), Schmidt... Full story
The Encampment High School Girls’ Basketball team, rebounding after a week of illnesses that left a large fraction of the student body—including basketball players—home sick, dealt a loss to conference rival Little Snake River at home in Baggs Friday. The Lady Tigers cruised into town during a week when other schools in the district and the state were canceling and postponing games due to large numbers of players sidelined by a flu bug ravaging the state. Girls’ Basketball head coach and Encampment athletic director Clint Bromley said over th... Full story
Senior Center Menu Wednesday: Beef stew, tossed salad, cheese/onion roll, fruit cup, brownie, milk. Thursday: BBQ pork riblet, potato wedges, carrot raisin salad, wheat bread, peaches, milk. Friday: Meatloaf, wild rice blend, spinach, wheat roll, banana dessert, milk. Monday: Goulash, mixed veggies, wheat bread, orange whip, milk. Tuesday: Chicken enchilada/sour cream/salsa, spanish rice, zucchini, fruit cocktail, milk. Saratoga School Wednesday: Breakfast pizza or cereal/cracker, fruit/juice, milk. Lunch; Ham and cheese ripper, broccoli,... Full story
