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During the River Restoration meeting held on March 16, the committee narrowed its focus on two priority projects: lowering the flood stage and remediating the increased boater bridge crashes. However, they need public support to get it done. The River Restoration meeting agenda was to discuss lowering the bedrock and short-term fixes for the town. The monthly meeting had 26 people in attendance. Jeff Streeter, project manager for Platte Valley Trout Unlimited, discussed the explicit need for... Full story
The Forest Service is seeking public input for the West Side Snow Range Travel Management Project. The Notice of Proposed Action (NPA) legal notice was published on March 17 in the Rawlins Daily Times, initiating the 30-day comment period. Within the NPA, the purpose and need of the project, as well as a description of the proposed action is discussed. The purpose of the project is to manage roads on the Brush Creek/ Hayden Ranger District, improving safe access, while minimizing the...
On March 17, Barb Beck with Beck Consulting, presented the draft of the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan of Carbon County (MHMP) to the Carbon County Council of Governments (COG). The meeting, held in Sinclair, was to familiarize the COG members with what was in the MHMP and what kinds of hazards the county faces. The MHMP is now available for public review on the Carbon County Clerk's website and the town of Saratoga's website, or a hard copy can be reviewed in each of the 10 communities clerk...
Robert "Bob" Ammann was born March 18, 1942, in Wellsburg, Iowa. He passed away on March 19, 2015, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center after suffering a cardiac arrest while working outside his home on Elk Mountain. Bob graduated from Wellsburg High School in 1960. He studied at the University of Iowa until he transferred to the University of Northern Iowa where he received his undergraduate degree in French, Russian, and speech in 1964. He began his career teaching French at Osage High...
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) met for a special meeting on Wednesday to discuss and vote on a new site location for the Transfer station. The original site just North of the recycle building became untenable after a geotech analysis revealed that there were several old trash pits in the area. This is contrary to the old maps PMPC had used to originally survey the location. The new site located due South of the construction pit, will have to incur some...
Saratoga Middle/High School math teacher Brandon Ray challenged the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Trustees to a math exercise March 16 to prove a point about how math is learned by most students. Ray who attended a College Preparatory Math (CPM) Education Program in February presented a challenge to the school board to find chronological numbers placed randomly on a sheet of paper. The board members were challenged to perform the task three times. The board members partne...
If you have been wondering who is driving around town with the New York plates, you now have your answer. I have seen some very confused expressions. I'm sure you don't see many New Yorkers around here. I am not from the city (New York City), or anywhere close to it for that matter. I lived three-and-a-half hours upstate in Saratoga, N.Y.. That's quite a coincidence, I know. Trust me, I didn't plan that. The next question: Why are you here? Well, when my boyfriend found out he landed a... Full story
On page 1, in the of the March 18, 2015 edition of the Saratoga Sun, it was reported a passer-by called 911. The passer-by called, but the dispatcher did not state whether it was a 911 call or some other type of call. On page 2 the Saratoga Sun reported Dave Schulz had met with the airport tarmac contractor. It is the taxiway that is getting improvements, not the tarmac. On page 11, the Saratoga Sun reported that Alyssa Barkhurst was returning to track for her junior year. Barkhurst is not participating in track this spring. On page 20, the...
The Carbon County Democrats will hold their annual march meeting on at 10 a.m., March 28, 2015 at the Carbon County Higher Education (new building-nurse’s class room) in Rawlins. Both Democrat and Republican Central Committees are required to hold meetings in the spring. All offices of the Carbon County Democratic Central Committee are up for election. Anyone interested in furthering the Democrats political efforts can run for a position within the organization, but the only voting delegates at the meeting are the elected precinct committee m...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech Team returned with a third place trophy and All-State honors from the state speech meet in Casper March 12-14. Leading the team were freshmen Larissa Ford and Robin Gloss, who placed first in public forum debate. Jacob Dickinson earned All-State honors with his second place medal in oratory and a third plaice medal in drama at the 1A/2A State Speech Championships. Lydia Smith picked up third place in oratory and she and Maya Zeiger took third place in duet at state. Nina Ford advanced to...
March 16, 2015 to March 22, 2015, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 114 calls that included the following call classifications: Agency Assistance (3); Ambulance (1); Bar Check (8); Business Checks (26); Citizen Assist (33); Destruction of Property (1); Disturbance (1); Dog at Large (2); Barking Dog Complaint (1); Lost Dog (1); Dog Tag (5); Fingerprints (5); Fire (1); Fish and Game (1); Fraud (1); Hot Pool Check (7); Loud Noise Complaint (1); Motorist Assist (1); Traffic Accident with Damage (1); House Watch (1); Record Check (1);...
All over the town of Saratoga, manholes are being painted white by the town streets crew in preparation for the LiDAR survey. Once all of the conditions are perfect for a flyover to do the LiDAR survey, it will be done, Craig Kopasz, with PMPC, reported at the Saratoga Town Council meeting March 17. A helicopter will fly in from Cheyenne and fly low over the town for the survey. Thirty days after the flyover, the survey will be provided to the town. The LiDAR survey will be used by the town of...
Over 600 students from around the state competed in a variety of business related events at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State competition for a chance to qualify for national competition this summer in Chicago. To qualify for Nationals, students had to place in the top three in their chosen event. Several Saratoga FBLA members did just that when Bradley Bifano, Sarah Burton, Aaron Kerbs, Katie Loose, Hunter Mason, Andrew Oiler and Alicia Zaragoza from Saratoga High School...
The parking lot at the Saratoga Branch Library was full of cars during the noon hour Monday. That was because after 16 years working at the Saratoga Branch of the Carbon County Library, Ruth Hackett is moving on. She won't be going far, though, as she is the new special education aide for the ExCel and HeadStart preschools in Saratoga. Ruth has seen a multitude of changes in the library system as it has grown to meet the technological and reading needs of the community. When Ruth started in...
The Platte Valley got a dose of culture when Linda Perue held a silk scarf art class at the Saratoga Library and Pam Kraft held a class on silk painting at the Red Wagon in Encampment. Perue showed her students how to trace and color patterns on white silk scarves that, according to Perue, "can make very nice, personal and inexpensive gifts." Pam Kraft's silk painting class was a little more involved. Kraft feels silk painting is more of a fine art than a craft and had her students first paint... Full story
"Absaroka" is a visually rich period piece that takes place in the Wyoming territories in 1881. The story follows two cowboys, Lucius Blackledge and Howard Prescott, who come upon a ransacked wagon on their way to town. When they find the owner of the wagon just before he dies from a mortal gunshot wound, the two cow punchers decide to hunt down the men responsible and save the dead man's wife and daughter from the ruthless outlaws that kidnapped them. Patrick Mignano's film series is named afte...
The Encampment ProStart team traveled to Laramie March 16-17 for the Wyoming ProStart State Competition. The Management team; Emily Morgan, Sierra Loftice and Makayla Wilder, finished in third place. The Management team mentors were Matthew Jarrett, former ProStart finalist, and Ty Trevillyan, of Burns Insurance. The Culinary team; Max Schneider, Isaac Dugger, Alyssa Barkhurst and Makayla Wilder, finished in fourth place. The Culinary team mentor was Cassie Orduno, co-owner of Bella's Bistro....
The Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) is hosting a “Chocolate Fest” fundraiser, Saturday at the Carbon County Higher Education Building, 1650 Harshman Street in Rawlins. Room is still available for Chocolatier’s to enter their creations. Entry forms are available by contacting the CCEDC office or on their website at ccwyed.net. The deadline has been extended to Thursday. Chocolate Tasting is open to the public from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person and will be available at the door or in advance at the Red Wagon in Encam...
If you were driving down the street in Saratoga on Friday afternoon you may have noticed a distinct lack of street traffic. That is because nearly everyone who was able, had their eyes glued to a television set from about noon to 2 p.m. to watch the University of Wyoming Cowboys face off against the Northern Iowa Panthers in the NCAA tournament more popularly known as March Madness. A sizable crowd gathered at the Hotel Wolf, as well as anywhere else that had TV or radio to watch or listen to...
The pool chalk will be flying this weekend when the Wyoming Open Pool Tournament, sponsored by Andy Billiard Cloth, returns to the Saratoga starting this Friday and continuing through to a final redraw and live Calcutta on Saturday night at the Platte Valley Community Center. There are four divisions in the tournament so that everyone has a place to play, according to organizer Ed Glode. Sportsman is designed for local beginners while Classic is a step up to include intermediate players. The...
Coach Kegan Wilford was proud of the Tigers track and field team’s first outing at the Glen Legler Memorial meet at Natrona last Saturday. Schools from Kelly Walsh, Big Piney, Buffalo, Dubois, Glenrock, Lander, Rawlins, Riverton, Rock Springs, Sheridan, Torrington and Wright attended the event. Freshman Gage Bartlett scored the only point for the boy’s team with his eighth place finish in the boys’ 3200 meter run with a time of 12 minutes 28.33 seconds. Sophomore McKenzie Powell led the girls...
The Saratoga Resort and Spa (SRS) is committed to sponsoring the golf program for Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) for one more year, CCSD#2 Superintendent of Schools Jim Copeland told the board of trustees at their March 16 meeting. The problem is the team does not have a coach. Copeland talked to Scott Randall, general manager at SRS and they are willing to fulfill the needs including paying for a coach. CCSD#2 has advertised two different times for a coach, but have not had any...
1 years ago March 25, 1915 Low Railroad Rates and Privileges of Routing Never Before Possible Are Included in the Many Inducements to Visit America’s Great Panama Canal Celebration. $50,000,000 Invested: 80,000 Exhibitors Represented. It is estimated by the traffic experts of the great transcontinental railways that the travel movement westward during the present year, with the great world’s Exposition at San Francisco as the goal, will be the greatest in all of history. There are but few persons anywhere who have not felt the longing to vis...