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Lloyd Buford was the meat market manager for Safeway stores in Nebraska for 11 years but grew tired of the grocery business. At the time, Buford knew he wanted to own a small business of his own and caught wind of a meat locker for sale in Encampment. He was familiar with this area and ended up buying the business. He moved his family to Wyoming in 1983. With three small children, Lloyd and his wife Jan needed more income and some form of insurance. A part-time police officer position, that...
The school district decided to eliminate half a teacher after receiving a letter of resignation from the Encampment art instructor. After 30 years of teaching and building up the Encampment School’s art program, Pam Kraft decided to retire. She said she wants to stay involved in art, but also wants more time to spend with her family and travel. Kraft will officially retire at the end of the school year. When Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD 2) received her letter of resignation, Superin...
Voices of the Valley (VOV) is an organization developed to keep the best interest of the Valley first. There are several proposed projects in Carbon County and the first of the concerns for VOV is the influx of workers coming into Saratoga for those proposed projects. The second concern is the environmental impact of one of the projects in particular according to Jim States, Vice President of VOV. The Continental Divide-Creston Natural Gas Development Project (CD-C) is slated to increase an alre...
John and Tammy Page, of Elk Mountain, announce the engagement of their son John Page to Tatianna Adler, of Centerton, Ark. John A. Page is a 2011 graduate of Saratoga High School and is stationed at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The wedding is planned for June 22 in Centerton. Tatianna is the daughter of Joe and Mona Adler, of Centerton.... Full story
Gerald Wayne Cook, 74, of Saratoga, passed away March 2, 2013, at his residence. He was born March 6, 1938, in Rawlins, to parents Maxine (Darknell) and Joseph E. Cook. Arrangements are pending and will be announced by Carbon County Funeral Home.... Full story
The American Legion Auxiliary Post 54 is hosting the District 6 American Legion president at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday at the Legion Post Home. Shirley McCandlish is a 44-year member of the Laramie Unit 14, but now lives in Torrington. McCandlish is eligible for the American Legion Auxiliary though the service of her deceased husbands Wilbert Herdt and Jim McCandlish. McCandlish served the American Legion Auxiliary as department secretary-treasurer from 1986 to 1998. She also served as the department historian, chaplain and vice president and various...
Dangerous Ideas is a lecture series that will challenge preconceived notions on the topics of art, religion, authority and power according to a press release from the Carbon County Higher Education Center (CCHEC). The series will begin at 7 p.m., Thrusday at CCHEC in Rawlins. Dr. Jeffrey Lockwood will discuss the role of art in human history and explore the places where art was perceived as dangerous. Lockwood is a Philosophy Professor and Entomologist at he University of Wyoming. The presentation is free to the public....
Brush Creek Presents will have eight artists share their works from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday at the Grand Encampment Opera House. Five visual artists, two composers and a writer are artists in residence at Brush Creek Ranch this month. This is the first Brush Creek Presents without coordinator Katie Christensen, who has moved to Laramie and is working for the Wyoming Arts Council in Cheyenne. Beth Nelson is the interim director. Artists presenting include: • Anthony Heinz May, a sculptor who has created site-specific installations for v...
The Encampment Xi Beta Delta Sorority is hosting a presentation of the crime prevention program “Refuse to be a Victim”. The presentation is 8:30 a.m. to noon on Saturday at the Grand Encampment Opera House. This nationally recognized program is designed to provide women and men with information to help them develop personal safety strategies, a press release said. The program will be presented by National Rifle Association certified instructor Jim Ginther, of Laramie. Attendees will receive information to help them develop responsibility, con...
March 17 is again upon us. The holiday that falls on this day marks the death of Saint Patrick in the fifth century and lands itself fairly in the middle of the Lenten season. To be brief, Lent is a Christian observation lasting 40 days. those 40 days are a period to be observed through prayer, penance, self-denial and repentence.1 All that (including restrictions on meat and alcohol) gets lifted for St. Patrick’s Day, also known as the Feast of St. Patrick. To me, this helps shine a light on wh... Full story
Editor: I am writing to you after recently learning of potential plans to cut the arts program at Encampment School from a full K-12 program down to half its current size, thus eliminating the elementary portion of the program. I urge them not to do this! Please allow me to give background on the merits of, not only this program, but what it has the potential to achieve for many students, both current and those students yet to come. Born in Carbon County, I spent the first 18 years of my life in Encampment. I was fortunate enough to receive a... Full story
Editor: I write this letter out of great concern for the School Board’s decision not to renew a full-time art program at Encampment School following Mrs. Kraft’s retirement this year. As a graduate of Encampment School and a Fine Arts Major at Michigan State University, I am deeply troubled by this decision. The primary art education that I received has been critical to my success in numerous professions, including architectural lighting, freelance graphic design and restaurant management. Beyond my personal feelings, numerous studies have con...
There is a donation box thief on the loose, and the mayor is offering a $250 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the culprit. A town employee discovered the donation box at the hot springs had been forced open after checking the box for money Friday morning, said Mayor John Zeiger. Saratoga police verified someone had cut the hasp using bolt cutters in order to take the money from the box. The incident could have occurred any time during the week, said Sgt....
Councilman Steve Wilcoxson kicked off the March 5 Saratoga Town Council meeting with comments about how appointments are made on different boards. “In my logical mind what should take place is the mayor will nominate whoever he wants for the appointment and that’s up to us to take and discuss whether that person is the one we want to fill the vacancy,” Wilcoxson said. According to state statutes, the mayor can appoint anyone to a vacant position on the Planning Commission. However, the gover...
Suicide is the second leading cause of death for Wyoming youth, according to Keith Holte, Chronic Disease and Substance Abuse Prevention Unit chief with the Wyoming Department of Health. “Unfortunately, Wyoming has a serious suicide problem,” Holte said in a press release from the Wyoming Department of Health. “It’s a tough reality confirmed by three decades of statistics that place our state among those with the highest per-capita suicide rates. More than 38,000 people in the United States...
“Mom” as some soldiers call her, has always helped military families in need. Stacy Morton, president of Friends of the 133rd, a nonprofit organization that helps military families, has raised funds and helped countless people. When Cpt.Bruce Hays died in combat and the $17,000 he paid a mechanic for restoring his 1959 Apache truck disappeared, Stacy helped fund the unfinished restoration project. When soldiers could not afford to buy Christmas presents for their children, she was there to hel...
A construction company is about to fill a niche for the elderly of Saratoga. Triple D Construction, a company that has operated in Wyoming for six years, is nearing completion of a fourplex apartment building on Bridge Street in Saratoga. The apartments should be ready for renters in May, said co-owner Bryan Drake. The company has 25 years of building experience and has built similar structures in the past, but this one is geared toward the elderly, Bryan Drake’s wife Kathy Drake said. “This one...
Milo Hunter, a member of the local Scout troop, helped the Webelos participate in the winter Camporee and Klondike race March 2 at the Rendezvous area on the outskirts of Encampment. The local Troop 153 is comprised of Saratoga Boy Scouts and Webelos from around the Valley. Although the local boys who participated were younger than the rest of the troops, the boys of 153 won one of the three competitions and participated in the Klondike race itself. There were three competitions on Saturday incl...
A selection committee chose two firms to conduct river studies of the North Platte River running through Saratoga. The seven-member committee consisting of community members and town officials met Thursday to announce Stantec and Wildland Hydrology would study the river running through the town of Saratoga. The study, when completed, will provide information to aid in a possible re-channelization project and two proposed construction projects on banks near Veterans Island, said Public Works...
Chauncey Neville joined the 2 percent of the Boy Scouts of America who earned their Eagle Scout on March 2. The percentage is higher in Saratoga, according to Boy Scout leader Gene Smith. More than nine boys have earned their Eagle Scout in the last 10 years, Smith said. With only four boys left in Troop 153, all of them are working toward their Eagle Scout. Three of those members of the troop participated in Neville’s Court of Honor at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) gym. Gene S...
When Scott Bokelman was charged with nominating players for a state-wide athlete award, the choices were clear. Bokelman, head coa ch of the Saratoga Panthers, nominated Waddie Love and Ben Gates for the Wyoming Chapter of the National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award. The scholar-athlete finalists will receive a plaque and a $1,200 scholarship to be used at the school of their choice. The awards will be presented at the 19th annual banquet for the Wyoming Chapter of the National...
Editor: I’m disappointed. I’m saddened. I’m frustrated. The more I think about what could happen here in our district the more I feel like I’m going to throw up. I know there are board members fighting for our youth and for their educations. I know there are those fighting for our youth and their opportunity to have exposure to activities that matter, activities that can change the world for the better. The elected board is charged with the responsibility to ensure the retention, growth, and quality of education our youth receive. However...
Editor: I am writing this letter in regards to the current situation regarding the proposal by Superintendent Gates to eliminate the elementary art program in Encampment School after the retirement of our long-time teacher Pam Kraft who was assured her programs would stay intact upon her retirement. Mrs. Kraft and her art program is top notch. I started in her program in kindergarten and continued through elementary, middle school and high school. My senior year I received an art scholarship to the University of Wyoming. I am among multiple...
Editor: It is with a heavy heart that I am writing this letter. While I was attending Encampment School I understood that talk about closing the art program was something being discussed within the hierarchy of the school system. However, I do not fully understand why this change is being put into effect. I transferred to Encampment School in fourth grade. Since then, art was one of my favorite classes; I felt like it was my home away from home. I learned so many things through the art program. We did not just dwell on putting color on paper, o...