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The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Feb. 19 at the Saratoga Town Hall for a meeting that went for almost three hours. The mayor and all council members were in attendance. The start of the meeting went quickly with the agenda and minutes from Feb. 5 council meeting being approved. Next, the financials totaling $98,191.22 were approved. There was no correspondence. Mayor John Zeiger next had South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) Saratoga representative Marie Christen...
By Joshua Wood A fourth grade student from Hanna Elementary School (HES) is in recovery following a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis that was reported by Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Superintendent Jim Copeland near the end of the Feb. 20 CCSD2 Board of Trustees Meeting. As was reported on the Saratoga Sun website (“Bacterial meningitis reported in Hanna”) late Wednesday night, the student was life flighted from Laramie following the diagnosis. The student, according to Cop... Full story
When the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Board of Trustees brought the contract for Linda Butler up for a motion, it was met with an awkward silence. Butler’s contract was the only administrative contract where no motion was made and following the absent motion, CCSD2 Board of Trustees Chairman Joe Gaspari turned to attorney Bill MacPherson, who confirmed that without a vote the contract for Director of Data and Special Programs could not be renewed. The Feb. 20 meeting adjourned s...
The Valley Service Organization (VSO) and the Platte Valley Community Center are joining forces to produce a new addition to the Valley’s spring calendar. To be held in early May “A Spring Thing: From Guns to Roses” is designed to promote spring and summer opportunities for recreation and enjoyment in Wyoming’s Upper North Platte River Valley. Areas of focus include gardening, foraging, outdoor activities and exploration of the area’s natural and cultural attractions. The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the co...
For several months, the Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (CCIJPB) has expressed a desire to speak with a representative from the Old Baldy Club (OBC) in regards to their outdated billing, an issue brought up by board member Roger Cox in June (see “Lagoon done, billing discussed” on page 6 of the June 20, 2018 Saratoga Sun). During their regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 13 at Saratoga Town Hall, Chairman Richard Raymer and Vice-Chairman Craig Kopasz reported that they had been...
“Virginia Dale had been more successful at another time and place. (Jack) Slade was taken prisoner and plans were to lynch him. The condemned had persuaded his guards to send for his beautiful wife who quickly arrived on horseback and was ushered to her husband. The door of Slade’s confinement was opened, at which time Mrs. Slade flashed two revolvers and the pair walked away at gunpoint. They mounted the horse under gunfire and raced down the road; neither was hurt.” ~ Gay Day Alcorn “Toug... Full story
Dear Editor, I implore anyone considering supporting a tax increase on Wyoming’s wind-generated electricity to first consider the studies conducted exclusively on wind energy development, taxation, and the renewable energy market and know all the facts. After years of closely considering all issues, we in Carbon County and other counties know that keeping taxes at the current level for wind plants is fair and gives us the best opportunity for securing new economic diversity and billions of dollars in new investment in Wyoming. Two studies c...
The application period is now open for the $500 Youth Citizenship Award offered by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) to graduating Carbon County School District 2 seniors. Application forms are available from the counselor’s office at each of the district’s high schools. Home-schooled students are also eligible for this award according to Carol Beach, YCA project chairman for VSO. Home-schooled seniors can obtain the application form by emailing her at [email protected]. Completed applications should be returned to: VSO P.O. Box 160...
For the first time in 13 years, the Saratoga Lady Panthers were able to make it to the 1A West Regional Tournament. While they didn't make it past the Consolation semi-finals, Heather Bartlett, head coach of the Lady Panthers, said that not only was regionals a great experience, but that she was as happy Saratoga was able to go to the regional tournament. Pigtail Game Before the Lady Panthers could go to Lander to compete in the tournament, however, they had to play a pigtail game against the...
This weekend, the Saratoga Speech Team will be heading up to Rawlins to take part in the Outlaw Invite. On Feb. 15 and 16, the team headed up to Worland to compete in their invite. The team, which is now down to four members, had their best performance all year, according to Head Coach Johnny Mercer. “Shelby Randal made the break for semi-finals with her humor piece, Kaylyn Hunter made it semis with her poetry and Kaylee Hytrek finished 5th in poetry,” said Mercer. “In all, it appears the ladie...
On the night of Feb. 18, the Encampment Lady Tigers traveled to Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow (HEM) High School to play the Saratoga Lady Panthers to determine who would go to the 1A West Regional Tournament. While the game would see both teams go basket-for-basket in the first half, the second half saw the Lady Tigers fall behind Saratoga, who would eventually win the game with a final score of 42-55. Senior Noelle Peterson scored 23 points against the Lady Panthers and had 9 rebounds....
It can be hard to find positives when your season comes to an end sooner than you’d like, but that’s exactly what the Saratoga Panthers and their head coach, Jason Williams, are doing following their pigtail loss to the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers on Feb. 19 in Rawlins. “We knew the pigtail game was going to be a battle, and that is exactly what it was from tip to buzzer,” said Williams. Going into the pigtail game, both Saratoga and LSRV had two conference wins and the Rattler...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School wrestlers may not have had the best showing compared to other teams that were in Casper, but head coach Lyle Richardson was happy about all the effort his grapplers put forth. “The State Tournament was a great learning experience for our team,” Richardson said. “Its tough to take inexperience into the tournament and then draw the tough first round matches that we did.” Seth Blakeman wrestled in the 106 weight class. He went 0-2, but Ric...
The Saratoga Panthers wrestling team went to State where senior Andrew Everett placed sixth in the 138 weight class. Head coach Zach Schmidt said he was incredibly happy with his grappler. "What Andrew did in this last month was take part in a game plan-and he stuck to it," Schmidt said. "He peaked at absolutely the right time." Schmidt said there was strong physical preparation put in by assistant coach Tom Stockwell. Schmidt said that Everett had wanted to get to the podium and looked to his...
The Encampment Tigers are heading to the State Championship in Casper following a successful weekend at the 1A West Regional Tournament in Lander where they were able to defeat the No. 4 Northwest Dubois Rams and the No. 3 Southwest Cokeville Panthers before falling to the No. 2 Southwest Farson-Eden Pronghorns in the Championship Round. Heading into the regional tournament, the Tigers were ranked No. 1 in the 1A Southwest Conference following an intense regular season that saw the rankings...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School girls basketball were a part of history for their school this weekend. For the first time ever at HEM, both the boys and girls basketball teams are going to State at the same time. It was not an easy road for the Lady Miners. “Our season did end in a crazy fashion with games being canceled for the girls,” Head coach Jackie Jones said. “We always look forward to competing, so it sure put us in a bit of a bind to end the regular season.” Jones s...
Before going to regionals on the weekend, the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School boys basketball team had a game against the Laramie Sophomores on Feb. 19 where they won 54-51. "We got to play a lot of kids," Head basketball Cliff Jones said. "We would go up by 10 points and I would put some players in and then the lead would go down and I would put back in starters." He said this afforded him the opportunity to put in players that don't see a lot of time on court. "We don't...
This has been a winter that has thrown a lot of snow and wind at Carbon County communities. It has resulted in roads being closed for many hours at a time and, on occasion, days at a time. People who work out of their communities can find themselves missing work, doctor appointments or other situations where travel between communities is essential. When roads are impassable, no person wants to attempt the drive, no matter the reason to travel. Sometimes the roads are not impassable however and r...