Sorted by date Results 1 - 19 of 19
By Liz Wood [email protected] Nearly every community in Carbon County was represented March 4 at the Risk MAP (mapping, assessment and planning) Discovery meeting conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins. Carbon County Management Coordinator John Zeiger said he was very pleased with the turnout at the meeting. Brooke Buchanan, the senior engineer for FEMA Region VIII, said the Risk MAP Discovery process has several components which include m...
The Saratoga Town Council approved the mayor to sign a contract for a LiDAR survey of Saratoga in the amount of $34,000. That amount will be divided between the budgets of the streets, water, planning and sewer departments. The amount taken from each department’s fund is $8,500. The final product would depend on weather conditions, but is expected to be complete by the end of April. Mayor Ed Glode explained to the audience that the LiDAR survey is an integral tool for updating the flood map f...
The Corbett Medical Foundation, Dr. Dean Bartholomew and Deseret Health and Rehab have worked in concert to create an end-of-life-care facility for patients in the Platte Valley who want to stay close to home in their last days. It's not the first time the subject has come up, said Mike Glode who serves on the Corbett Medical Foundation Board. "Dean has been doing a really good job with end-of-life-care," Glode said. He knows from experience. Glode's dad John suffered a stroke and received... Full story
Graduating seniors from Saratoga High School and Encampment High School are each eligible for a scholarship from the Platte Valley Legacy Foundation. The deadline to submit an application for two $1,200 scholarships is April 30 and these are available through the schools counselor’s office. Criteria for the scholarship include having a “C” grade point average or better, be a resident of Wyoming, be intending to be a full-time student at a university, community college, junior college or a trade or vocational school and must not be recip...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2)Speech team is preparing for state competition this week and their biggest contender may be Thermopolis, a 2A school. For the second week in a row, Thermopolis has won first place in Sweepstakes over CCSD#2, leaving the latter with the second place trophy. The Congressional Debate team made progress this week with David Freeman placing fifth and Gabby Clutter finishing sixth. Lydia Smith advanced to semi-finals with her original oratory and Jacob Dickinson also advanced in impromptu speaking....
Carbon County Republicans will hold their annual meeting at 4 p.m. March 21, at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins. Sen. Larry Hicks, Rep. Don Burkhart and Rep. Jerry Paxton will address the audience and discuss issues from the 2015 legislative session. Both Republican and Democratic central committees are required to hold meetings in the spring. All offices in the Carbon County Republican Central Committee are up for election at the March 21 meeting. Anyone interested in furthering the grassroots political efforts can run for an office, but the...
Leonard Nimoy, who famously played Spock in the original Star Trek, passed away last week at 83, then only a few days afterwards we almost lost Harrison Ford in a plane crash. I am at the age now when the heroes we grew up with start to leave us. We look around at the celebrities today and often wonder what there is to celebrate. Why should we be impressed with them when they get into drunken trouble on camera or strut around half naked on television? For the most part we are right not to. To...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (Game & Fish) is holding a public information gathering on at 6 p.m., March 23 at the Saratoga Town Hall. The Game & Fish holds the meeting annually to discuss proposed big game, wild turkey, upland game bird, small game, wild bison, early migratory game bird and Light Goose Conservation Order seasons and regulations. Late migratory waterfowl season will be discussed for future consideration. Regulations governing uses of lands and waters acquired or administered by the Game and Fish Commission will also be...
Front-woman Alysia Kraft recalls the name of her band, Patti Fiasco coming from a take on a nickname of sorts she got whenever she would get in trouble as a kid. "My mom's younger sister's name was Patti and when (mom) would yell at me for getting in trouble she would slip up and yell, 'Patti!'," Kraft said. According to the band's website pattifiasco.net, Kraft and company got together after a 2008 open-mic night when they decided they wanted to write and play music full time. One of their...
I bumped into C.J. Box the other day as he was passing through town on his way to begin his latest book tour for his 15th Joe Pickett novel titled, "Endangered". Of course, I had to take the opportunity to ask him a few questions about himself, Joe Pickett and the Valley that helped to inspire both. The following conversation took place between this cub reporter and former Saratoga Sun reporter C.J. Box as the current New York Times best-selling author was heading out to appearances and books... Full story
Alyssa Barkhurst brought her "A game" to the 1A Wyoming State Tournament Saturday morning against the Upton Bobcats. Barkhurst broke her career record with 29 points, delivering 21 of them in the second half to take the Tigers on to a third place finish at state. Barkhurst was surprised to discover she had broken her record. "It was pretty intense ... we had to focus on our game," she said. Barkhurst said she was struggling the first half and the coaches kept telling her during the huddle,...
Nine Valley basketball players were named to All-Conference by 1A and 2A coaches, who voted on who they believe are the best basketball players in the state. For Saratoga, Jace Berger and Braxton Schwartzkopf made the cut in 2A, while Justine Fourman made the cut for the girls All-Conference. In the 1A conference, Luke Pantle, Guy Erickson and Harold Jackson, with the Encampment Tigers, were named to All-Conference while Cassidy Little, Alyssa Barkhurst and Courtney James made the girls...