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All of the Saratoga wrestlers qualified for state after the regional tournament over the weekend, with all three seniors taking first place in their weight classes. Daynon Mowry, Bradley Bifano and Thatcher Spiering have secured titles for their region and have their eyes set on state titles before they graduate. Head coach Jared Mason said the team came in confident and lived up to their own expectations. They wrestled stiff competition and most of the boys were dominant in each match. After re...
Encampment’s Guy Erickson and Saratoga’s Thatcher Spiering have received the Trustees’ Scholars Award for their college careers beginning in the fall. They were among 72 outstanding high school seniors from across Wyoming to receive the University of Wyoming’s (UW) top academic scholarship. The premier scholarship for Wyoming resident high school seniors covers actual credit hours taken, plus room and board costs for eight semesters at UW, starting with the fall 2016 semester. Students from 28 high schools, along with home-school and virtual...
Seven counties have been awarded grants to implement a Project Lifesaver program in their county. Carbon County joins Natrona, Laramie and Converse counties in the Lifesaver program. The Wyoming Legislature awarded $125,000 for this program in the 2015 General Session under Senate File SF0081. The following counties received Lifesaver program grants: Albany County - $15, 111.00 Campbell County - $16,448.00 Carbon County - $17,098.00 Crook County - $17,762.80 Johnson County - $19,757.20 Teton County - $19,757.20 Uinta County - $17,098.00 The...
Rawlins native and former resident Braden Blake Nelson passed on unexpectedly Monday, Feb. 8th, 2016 at his residence in Saratoga from a heart attack. He was 58. A visitation was Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Carbon County Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. in Rawlins. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 18 at the First United Methodist Church at 11 a.m., also in Rawlins. A brief graveside service and interment followed in the Saratoga Cemetery at 1 p.m. Braden was born June 6, 1957 in Rawlins to...
Helen Jean Majko was born Nov. 12, 1933 to Dwight and Avril Kudrle in Sioux City, Iowa. "Jean" grew up the youngest of three children in a strong Protestant family. She spent her childhood days helping her folks in the family ice cream parlor and riding her beloved horse. At the age of 11 she tragically lost her older sister, Myrna, to a car accident. She later attended one year of college in Minnesota where she lived with her aunt. This is where she met the man she couldn't live without,...
The Carbon County Museum Foundation is hosting an evening with bestselling Wyoming author C. J. Box from 5 to 8 p.m. on March 1 at the Rawlins Depot located at 400 West Front Street in Rawlins. Box and the museum foundation are partnering to raise funds for the renovation of the Hugus-Ferguson Building, future home of Carbon County Museum. In conjunction with this event, the Carbon County Board of County Commissioners is honoring the novelist by officially designating the day C. J. Box Day. The evening includes a book signing and book sale....
Ashlynn Johnson, of Encampment, won the Junior Division at the state Make it with Wool (MIWW) contest Nov. 31, 2015, modeling a gray fit-and-flare coat with machine embroidery and a magenta/gray plaid vest and skirt. She traveled to Scottsdale, Ariz., to compete in the national MIWW contest Jan. 28-31. Winners were announced at the banquet and fashion show held on Saturday evening. Johnson was announced as being in the top ten junior contestants. She also received the "Junior Contestants Choice...
Sarah Wickstrom Reichert, former Saratoga resident and author, will be holding a lecture and class titled “Nurturing your Creativity, Fostering your Dream: Writing and Publishing in Today’s World” at 7 p.m. on Feb. 26, at the Saratoga Library. Refreshments will be provided. During the lecture, Reichert will be speaking on her writing, publishing experiences and offering ideas for aspiring writers. The program will be focused on tips for beginning and finishing writing projects (novels, memoirs, essays, articles and poetry), editing and rewri...
You thought you got rid of me, didn’t you? Well, Erik had his chance to say his goodbye last week, and there wasn’t enough room left for me. It is coincidental that I am leaving the Saratoga Sun now. I started the Saratoga Sun when my son Garry was going through another traumatic time of his life. In May 2005, I started working as an inserter. In July of 2005, the bookkeeper was diagnosed with breast cancer and I was asked to take over the bookkeeping tasks as well. In September 2005, I started...
Giving out awards and posing with the biggest fish of the weekend is not the most glamorous thing Autumn Olson has done since being crowned Miss Wyoming USA, but she was still all smiles. Olson was the celebrity guest during fishing derby Jan. 16 and 17. She was crowned Miss Wyoming USA last fall and has been busy since. Olson was raised in Saratoga and attended school in Encampment. She was known for her killer spikes that were set up by her younger sister, Aspen. During her high school years,...
Saratoga Middle School 4.0 Grade Point Average Taylor Bennett Aubrey Berger Katelyn Bifano Dallys Chitwood Zakary Dady Kelly Glode Campbell Grabow Kaylyn Hunter Hunter Sheils Saratoga Middle School 3.5 Grade Point Average Jenna Dew Liandro Escobedo Asher Gideon Kaylyn Herring Teegan Love Richard Seahorn Heather Wallace Logan Wells Savannah Wells Saratoga Middle School 3.0 Grade Point Average Katharine Backen Samuel Barkhurst Kylee Conseen Tasia Daley Joseph Gonzalez Kaden Hedley Evan Palmier Shelby Randall Jordan Travis Haylie Wells Saratoga...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Trustees agreed to discontinue the district’s golf program at the Feb. 17 meeting. As described by CCSD#2 Superintendent Jim Copeland, Saratoga Resort and Spa was funding the program almost fully, which is the only reason it was adopted in the first place. While the golfers were fairly successful in the fall, only two students have so far expressed interest in returning and the board did not feel that they could justify the cost. In order...
The Saratoga Speech and Debate team's winning streak was interrupted in Rawlins this weekend when they took second place to Greybull. "We had a number of our strongest underclassmen home sick this last weekend, which really drives home to me that our success is not just contingent upon the performance of our upperclassmen," said head coach Jake Mickelsen. Still, the seniors did not let the team down with Jacob Dickinson taking first place in Drama, Mariah Scharosh taking sixth place in Poetry...
Chris Proctor, composer and guitarist, will be performing on Saturday, March 5 at the Platte Valley Community Center Theater. According to his website, “He is an acclaimed composer of original music and a wonderful arranger for the 6 and 12-string guitars. A performer with a gift for communicating the tremendous variety, vitality, and accessibility of his music.” At 6:30 p.m., there will be a reception with a cash bar. The performance will start at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 per person....
The Encampment Lady Tigers (2-3, 13-4) kept the Rock River Lady Longhorns at bay for the first quarter only allowing the Longhorns to score 2 points to their 15 in the quarter Thursday night. During the second quarter the Tigers outpaced the Longhorns and ended the half 24-8. McKenzie Powell scored 6 of her 9 points in the quarter. The Encampment Tigers went into the third quarter just as hot with the Longhorns trying their best to keep up. Even though the Longhorns outscored the Lady Tigers in...
Kicking their weekend off against Walden, the Encampment boys (5-0, 16-1) won 59-37. "This was a great team game with everyone getting involved in the scoring. Encampment controlled the boards 34 to 21 and that was the biggest difference in the game," said Coach Clint Bromley. Gage Bartlett had 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals. Wyatt Cox followed with 11 points, 5 rebounds and 2 steals. Guy Erickson had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jared Stewart had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 2...
It was a tough weekend for the Saratoga Lady Panthers (1-5, 5-11) as they fell to Niobrara County on Friday and Southeast on Saturday. Meredith Lincoln put up 15 points against Niobrara to lead Saratoga in scoring. Lincoln was 5 for 17 in field goal attempts. She shot 5 for 9 at the charity stripe as well. As a whole, the Lady Panthers shot well from the free throw line hitting 11 out of 19 attempts. Defensively the Lady Panthers only pulled down 11 rebounds but managed to snag 20 steals. The...
The Saratoga Panthers lost to the Lusk Tigers 65-51 Friday. Head coach Jason Williams said he was very proud of how hard the boys played, noting that they came back from a 15 point lag and then led for some time. Unfortunately, there were some turnovers in the fourth quarter and the game got away from them. The hoopers then traveled to Southeast Saturday. The Panthers lost their final game of the season to the Cyclones 58-37. Williams said the game was very physical. The boys were really down...