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Elizabeth “Betsy” Aguirre Runner, age 71, passed away Feb. 12, 2013 at her home in Tonopah, Ariz. She was born Oct. 27, 1941 in Elko, Nev., to Joseph Pio and Amy (Arascada) Aguirre. Betsy attended several schools graduating from Rawlins High School. She married Stewart Runner June 4, 1959. They had been married just shy of 54 years at the time of her passing. Betsy and Stewart had lived in Wyoming, South Dakota and Arizona establishing friendships everywhere. Some of the high points in Betsy’s life were High School Rodeo, Breakaway Calf Ropin... Full story
The Upper Platte Valley Water Users Association is meeting Wednesday, Feb 27 at the Platte Valley Community Center at 1:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Board members will have their annual business meeting and elections followed by presentations that will be of value to the public since these talks will covers many facets of water supply, usage and flow that affect the Platte Valley. Cory Toye, with Trout Unlimited and director of the Wyoming Water Project, will talk about irrigation...
Wilma Kurtz, of Encampment, passed away Feb. 11, 2013 in Tomball, Texas, after a short illness. A full obituary will follow....
he Carbon County/Saratoga Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board (W&SJPB) met last Wednesday to discuss upcoming and current projects. The new water meter system is still the main issue for W&SJPB. Ten percent of the total bid price was withheld in the case that any original work on the meter relocations needed to be redone. Most of the work between feed lines and the meters turned out faulty and the town will need to re-examine the work. $100,000 dollars is being withheld at this point to cover or...
Lara Gilliam’s Pretty Pennies race in the 33rd annual Donald E. Erickson Chariot Races Saturday. Gilliam finished the weekend with a time of 46.57 for both days. The time earned her a first place win in the second division....
Wyoming Farm Bureau offers several scholarships for Wyoming high school students and issued a press release recently encouraging families and students to apply. Application are available online at www.wyfb.org or by calling (800) 442-8325. Scholarships include the Livingston-King Scholarship valued at $1,500 for 2013. The scholarship is a memorial scholarship for former Wyoming Farm Bureau presidents H.D. Livingston and H. J. King. It is also names for Norma Livingston, mother of Wyoming Farm Bureau president Perry Livingston. Five Wyoming...
Noel “Van” and Ella Marie Hayes celebrated their 60th anniversary at the Little America Hotel & Resort in Cheyenne, Dec. 23, 2012. The couple were married Dec. 21, 1952 at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Greeley, Colo. The couple met while attending college at Colorado State University (called Colorado A&M at that time). Van was approached by his fraternity brothers to take Ella Marie out. “We have a gal who is shy,” they told Van. “Will you meet her and maybe take her out?” The fraternity and...
It’s winter in Wyoming and I feel I would be remiss if, at some point, I did not write something about snow. There are several directions that can be taken with this subject. I could write about the serenity of snowfall, the poetic beautify of a pristine snowscape, the thrill of skiing through fresh powder, the fun of getting out and seeing white vistas on snowshoes or the value in moisture snowpack brings to the Valley. Maybe I’ll put these down on paper eventually. It’s not the direc... Full story
Dear Editor, Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) provides important information about the origin of the food we purchase for our families. ICOW (Independent Cattemen of Wyoming) applauds Wyoming Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso for joining a bipartisan group of 31 senators signing onto a bipartisan letter to USDA and the US Trade Representative to keep COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) requirements in place. Because Congress passed COOL, we now have a legal right to know the origin of our food. This makes good, common sense. Unfortunately,... Full story
Editor, Town meetings have been the shining examples of democracy in action since colonial times. Towns the size of Saratoga are the perfect place for the ideal form of democracy to take root and flourish, as few representatives are actually needed for such small populations centers to function in a more democratic fashion. In a thriving democracy, town council members should be subject to and responsive to the will of the people. The more the people can directly vote or have their opinions heard on town matters, the more free and democratic th... Full story
Editor, Paperman’s Recycling owner, Richard Hodges, is a local unsung hero for his promotion of recycling. I have been recycling for years, but Richard’s efforts combined with citizens that currently recycle kept seven semi-trailers full of recyclable material out of the land fill last year thus prolonging the life of the landfill in Saratoga. If you could take a minute to envision walking through a semi-trailer and the amount of recyclables fitting into just one semi-trailer then multiply that by seven, you can then see the power of this acc...
Editor, I’m writing to sing the praises of a taken-for-granted safety feature … reflector posts! Last night I was driving home from Cheyenne on WYO 230 after dark and it began snowing as I climbed up out of Woods Landing. There was also a terrific head wind blowing snow straight into my windshield. I crawled along slowly, watching closely to keep my car to the left of the reflectors as I could not see the road surface. The most difficult road was the 17 mile section of Colorado. It appears maintaining their reflector posts are not a priority fo...
J.R. Henslee was elected Valentine King at the Senior Center Thursday. Alice Cornell was elected as Valentine Queen. The two were escorted to their throne, given roses and a gift certificate for dinner at the Hotel Wolf. Henslee has been attending the Saratoga Senior Center for four years and Cornell has been going for six years....
PMPC Enginneer Ken Schwerdt reminded the Riverside council during Thursday’s meeting that the State Revolving Funds Intended Use Plans for 2013 are due soon. Schwerdt explained that the plan is used as a funding gauge for the year, and that Riverside should keep the active lagoon projects on the list. Riverside has no project planned that would need funding, but keeping Riverside on the list would ensure that if something came up that requires state funding, the town could apply for it later in...
The Encampment Town Council approved paying ex-police chief, Nick Finer, for eight-and-one-half days of accrued vacation, Thursday. During the council meeting, council member Mary Martin said Finer’s contract stated that the vacation days start to accrue from day one, but the employee cannot use vacation until after one year of employment. Martin also pointed out the termination section of the contract states vacation pay will be paid upon termination of the contract. After discussion, the c...
Macey R. Malone, of Saratoga, was named to the President’s Honor Roll at Casper College for the 2012 fall semester. To qualify, Malone, had to take at least 12 hours of class and receive a grade point average of 3.5 or better....
The Encampment/Riverside Book Discussion Group will meet tomorrow at the Encampment/Riverside Library at 202 Rankin St., in Encampment from 4 to 6 p.m. The group will discuss “The Book Thief” by marks Zusak. For more information, contact the Encampment/Riverside Library at 307-327-5775....
Carbon County Economic Development (EDC) Director, Cindy Wallace, has been elected to the Wyoming Economic Development Association (WEDA) board. Wallace was nominated for the board by the WEDA membership during their winter conference in Cheyenne. Wallace will also serve as secretary on the WEDA board. WEDA was established in 1985 and is a non-profit professional association representing over 165 economic development members and organizations and thousands of Wyoming businesses, according to a press release. Wallace has been the EDC Director...
Dave Shultz, of Sage Engineering in Cody, met with the Saratoga Airport Board last Wednesday to discuss recommended goals for facility requirements in preparation for the Airport Master Plan. Shultz and the board covered items including administration and finance, public utilities, land use, access, circulation, parking, perimeter/security fencing and the aviation terminal on the landside of the airport. The airside discussion included airside support facilities, taxiways, runways, visual...
A letter of resignation was submitted by Randy Raymer to the Saratoga Planning Commission at last Tuesday’s planning meeting. Raymer cited sad medical news and the need to devote attention to his family as he expressed regrets in resigning from the board. Rod Weinman, in a letter to the planning commission expressed his desire to be appointed to another term. The board voted to recommend to the Saratoga Town Council that Weinman being appointed for another term on the board. Royce Kelley was on...
Brian Lynch graduated from Encampment High School in 2008 and is now in his first year of law school at Indiana University Maurer School of Law (Maurer) in Bloomington. Lynch graduated from the University of Wyoming in May with a major in criminal justice with concentration in pre-law and a minor in philosophy. To be accepted into law school, Lynch was required to take the LSAT (Law School Admissions Test), have two or more recommendations and provide a personal statement as to why he wanted to...
When hunters and anglers hear the word Warden, the Game and Fish, and being checked for game violations is most likely what crosses their mind. If a hunter or angler has a prize animal taken afield, then they might think about going to see the other Warden. Warden Patzer is the proprietor and taxidermist at Trophy Room Taxidermy. Patzer re-opened the Trophy Room three years ago and after revamping his business plan, the flow of customers has continued to increase. Warden still does taxidermy wor...
Encampment freshman KeeGan Johnson is preparing for a trip overseas this summer. He will be traveling with the 228 adult and student members of the Wyoming Ambassadors of Music. The group will visit seven countries in 15 days. Johnson was nominated by his music teacher, Kara Sandlian. “I nominated everyone who was eligible,” Sandlian said. Johnson was the only student to be accepted and is the first of Sandlian’s students to be in the Ambassadors of Music program. Johnson said he thought it wo...
The state brackets are set up for eight wrestlers per weight class. All 11 Saratoga grapplers will wrestle at the state meet in Casper this weekend. Following is a run down on each wrestler’s result from the regional tournament. At 106 lbs., Daynon Mowery took fourth place. Unfortunately Bradley Bifano wrestled once and re-aggravated a neck injury that has plagued Bifano in the last part of the season. Bifano injury defaulted through the regional brackets but will heal in time for the state m...