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Town of Saratoga officials met with representatives of state and non-governmental agencies to discuss disaster readiness and management on Tuesday at Saratoga Town Hall. The meeting brought together town officials as well as representative from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security (WOHS), the National Guard and the American Red Cross, as well as emergency managers from Goshen and Laramie counties. Officials discussed the potential for flooding, but the primary focus was on emergency...
By the middle of April, Saratoga residents will know whether the "No Truck" signs installed on Bridge Street are going to be effective or not. Gary Ervin, managing partner at Saratoga Forest Management, expects the mill to be back running at full capacity by then, with trucks again routinely hauling timber in and out of the complex. The work is moving slower than Ervin had initially predicted. When an early morning fire first disabled the plant on January 20, estimates of how long it would be...
William "Willie" George Stolns passed away on March 17, 2016 in Loveland, Colorado after a lengthy battle with cancer. Willie was born in Saratoga on February 15, 1946 to Louis and Anna Stolns. Willie attended school in Saratoga and graduated in 1964. He was drafted in to the Army in 1964 and served in the First Cavalry AirMobile for two years, one of which he served in Vietnam. When Willie returned home he worked at Rosebud Coal in Hanna for nineteen years. At the time of his death he was...
Ridge Wynn Larson was welcomed into the world by parents Trevor and Hillary Larson and 2-year-old sister Shelly of Riverton at 11:42 a.m. on March 3, 2016. Ridge was 7.14 pounds and 19 and three-quarters inches at birth. Maternal grandparents are Wynn and Barbara Condict of Saratoga. Paternal grandparents are Gary and Karol Larson of Grover. Paternal great-grandfather Earl Larson also welcomed the child...
With the arrival of new epinephrine auto-injectors to South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) we can all breathe a little easier. Literally and figuratively—the drug is used in emergency situations to treat anaphylactic shock, which can close a patient’s airways. Upwardly spiraling prices and restrictive state regulations had left SCWEMS ambulance director Heidi Sifford scrambling to find an affordable replacement for the service’s “EpiPens,” or epinephrine auto-inje...
Even as you read this, they are coming. Rodney Morris, from England, Johnny Archer, from Georgia, Shane Van Boening, from South Dakota, Oscar Dominguez from California; all of these pool pros will be in Saratoga over the weekend, vying to win the ninth annual Andy Billiard Cloth Wyoming Open pool tournament. According to organizer Monte Thayer, the tournament will be held in the Platte Valley Community Center, and take place between April 1 and April 3. Duke’s Bar and Grill is scheduled to s...
The Platte Valley Kiwanis will be hosting their ninth annual “Stars of Tomorrow” talent show at 2 p.m. April 10 at the Platte Valley Christian Center in Saratoga. This event provides an opportunity for amateur K-12 performers from the area to showcase their performing arts abilities. The show is open to public, private and home-schooled K-12 students from Saratoga, Encampment, Hanna, Elk Mountain and Medicine Bow. High school winners from the competition will be eligible to participate in the Kiwanis Division 13 Stars of Tomorrow contest hel...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has extended the public comment period on the Chokecherry and Sierra Madre (CCSM) Phase I Wind Turbine Development Environmental Assessment (EA) and Draft Finding of No New Significant Impacts (FONNSI) until April 22, 2016. BLM released the EA and FONNSI on March 9 announcing a key milestone for the largest proposed wind energy facility in North America. It’s a project with the capacity to open up to 1,000 jobs at peak construction and generate up to 3,000 megawatts of clean, renewable power – enough to run...
I was in class when I learned my grandmother, Oma, was approaching the end of her life. I left class in horror. Naturally, I was terribly sad for a night or two but I thought back to conversations with her when I was 15 years old, 14, 10. She was at peace with her life. She had an extensive history about her, children and grandchildren and she left many stories. I’m not sentimental generally but I kept several of her things, if only because she was so practical that she would dread things g...
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) held an information and question-and-answer session Monday at Saratoga Town Hall about the proposed Chokecherry/Sierra Madre wind farm project. The meeting — the 63rd pulic meeting about the project according to Tony Brown, Public Affairs Specialist at the BLM — was attended by about 25 members of the public, plus representatives from the BLM, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, as well as representatives of the Power Company of Wyoming, the company hoping to build the wind farm. Avian species dea...
The Saratoga Master Plan Steering Committee saw its membership reduced as it neared the end of the planning process, with the March 22 meeting attendance a fraction of what it was when planning started in August 2015. Still, work had to be done. The full draft plan was ready for review and Saratoga Director of Public Works, Jon Winter, Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer, Stacy Crimmins, Upper Platte River Solid Waste District Chairman and owner of R.G. Raymer...
As Saratoga prepares to begin the work of clearing gravel bars from under and above the HWY 130 bridge, Saratoga Mayor Ed Glode has been meeting with several different agencies. "We had basically the Red Cross, the National Guard and Homeland Security here on Tuesday, (March 22)", Glode said. "Over the last year or so, we've had a couple of opportunities to have the Army Corps of Engineers here," he continued. "Usually what I do when they show up is I get them on the river right away so they can...
With reports of bears venturing out of their winter dens, we’re reminded that it’s a good time to think about how to avoid conflicts with large carnivores. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is encouraging people to attend a free public workshop titled “Living in Large Carnivore Country.” The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 2, at the Saratoga Town Hall, 110 E. Spring Ave. in Saratoga. Anyone who spends time in bear and lion country is encouraged to attend. “We’ve found that there are a lot of people who may not...
A combination of factors lead to the Saratoga Middle/High School track team not competing in the Glen Legler Invite March 19 in Casper. This wasn’t a huge surprise to coach Rex Hohnholt. Hohnholt said that “we’ve always tried to go,” but “about once every three years we make it (to Glen Legler) because of numbers or depending on how spring break falls.” The team would have been missing many of its junior and senior members, who were going to Washington D.C. that weekend for an educational...
Games provided fun and laughter throughout the week. On Sunday afternoon, seven residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. Monday morning three residents played Yahtzee with Elaine Burge winning. Tuesday morning five residents played Uno with Dixie Shea winning. Wednesday afternoon, nine residents played Bingo, and Friday afternoon nine residents played Bingo. Pat Rust, Barbara Reed and Elaine Burge won Four Corners. Desiree Richmond, Carol Higby and Truth Karstoft won Blackouts. Volunteers at Bingo were Lila Worden, Dawna Erickson and...
I’m so sorry I didn’t get an article out last week. I was on vacation. I enjoyed my much needed R&R. I hope everyone had a good Easter. From the looks of things Karen Dibbern, Laura Rettelle, The Speaker (Connie Beckham), Patty Herring, Linda York, Mary Priquet, Ellie Behrmann, Paul Hume, Phyllis Smith, Nancy Lynch and Trina Currier handled my absence just fine. The Domino players are getting in more games; that is always a fun time as well. Madeline and Bill Telfer, Dick Blake, Laura Rettelle, Lorraine Knotwell, Phil Fleming, Bob Tho...
There were six people for bridge Monday. High winner was Betty McIlvaine. Second high went to Bob Johnson. There were nine people here for bingo on Tuesday. Two dollar winners were, Winnie Allen, Grace Johnston, Sue Howe, Betty Dean and Janice Kerpan. Janice Kerpan, Winnie Allen, and Madaline Forbes shared a $3 round. Grace Johnston won the $5 blackout round. We were open on Good Friday and had a very good turnout. The Easter Bunny even showed up with some eggs for everyone. We want to welcome Shirley Harnden to our little group here. She is...
Reprint of this story from the March 18, 1898 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History Serving the Community. And There Will Be Light In Grand Encampment Next Monday Night After April 6th there will be no more darkness in Grand Encampment. The Emerson Electric Light Co. will on the above date turn on their current and the town will have made one more stride in public Improvements which have already astonished the world and the doubting Thomases. Supt. Dobbins has h...
Saratoga schools Wednesday: Third grade menu: Italian dunkers, cheesy breadstick, green beans, fruit and vegetable bar, mandarin oranges, milk Thursday: Hot ham-and-cheese sandwich, peas, fruit and vegetable bar, applesauce, spice cake, milk Friday: No school Monday: Hamburger and bun, potato wedges, fruit and vegetable bar, peaches, milk Tuesday: Second grade menu: Chicken parmesan, seasoned noodles, broccoli, fruit and vegetable bar, mandarin oranges, milk Encampment School Wednesday: Salisbury steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, peas, roll,...
