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The Saratoga Garden Board met Monday to discuss plans for the approaching growing season, as well as efforts to separate itself from the Town of Saratoga. At the Monday meeting, the board discussed joining the Saratoga HUB, a nonprofit associated with the Boys’ and Girls’ Club, a 501(c)(3). The HUB had expressed interest in helping the garden board, according to garden board members. The garden board relied on the town of Saratoga to be its financial agent for a sizable USDA grant, but late last year a controversy erupted aft... Full story
The Saratoga Police Department announced a program intended to curtail drug crimes in town by keeping closer tabs on accused or convicted drug offenders not in jail. Under the new initiative, Saratoga police officers will conduct drug testing on people on bond, supervised probation, or who are on unsupervised probation if those people have conditions imposed by the court barring them from using or possessing drugs, according to Robert Bifano, Chief of Police of the Saratoga Police Department. “We have a meth problem here i... Full story
Complimentary seeds are now available at the Saratoga Library for the opening of the “Saratoga Free Seed Library,” according to announcement made by Saratoga Friends of the Library (FOL), sponsors who encourage local folks to plant gardens for their own physical and mental health, and the health of the ecosystem. Seed packets are now available at the Saratoga Public Library during regular hours, and are stored in a cabinet with information available regarding planting instructions. You don’t need to have a library card,... Full story
Jon Bon Jovi had bronchitis recently and canceled his April 7-8 Madison Square Garden concerts, rescheduling for April 13 and 15. The Denver concert was canceled altogether. The concert initially had been scheduled for March 13. The Bon Jovi website issued the following statement: “Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Bon Jovi concert scheduled for Friday, April 14 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo., has been canceled. Tickets purchased online or by phone will be refunded a...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met March 29 at Hanna Hometown Mart’s cafe area to hear Abby Perry, Extension Educator from University of Wyoming speak on Range Management and Horticulture. Perry focused on seed starting and which plants deal best with the soils, climate and fauna of northern Carbon County. Members from HART were there to learn about the plants that would do well in the newly fenced off area of land which once housed the old Hanna Elementary S... Full story
Wee Folks Day Training Center (Wee Folks), a nonprofit located at Miner Shopping Center in Hanna, is in danger of closing in the year to come after almost 50 years of helping pre-kindergarteners prepare academically and socially to enter public school systems in Carbon County. Three Certified Development Association (CDA) educators, plus a Developmental Disability Program employee who serve children with special needs, teach 15 children Monday to Thursday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The... Full story
Retiring Saratoga Elementary School (SES) Principal Dave Rangitsch gets “wrapped up in his work” by SES staff members and teachers Thursday at a school assembly. Joining Rangitsch by student demand is school counselor Ron Hoopes (sitting).... Full story
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) high school track team had two meets this weekend. The team went to Cheyenne East on April 7. Jarrett Neimark competed in the varsity division and placed third in the triple jump. The rest of athletes competed in the junior varsity division. Also on Friday Shane McGraw qualified for State in another event by running 2:08.41 in the 800 meters. He also placed third in triple jump and fifth in the 100. Conor McGraw continued his work... Full story
A high school trip to Europe for spring break meant a smaller group of athletes from Saratoga High School (SHS) were fielded this weekend at two meets east of here in Cheyenne and Guernsey. The team, whose roster was truncated by the European vacation, headed to Cheyenne Friday for the Okie Blanchard Invite where most of the students who competed did so for the junior varsity team. Saturday at the Guernsey Invite, the team ran as a varsity squad since the meet was a smaller affair, according to head coach Rex Hohnholt. “It w... Full story
School records fell and athletes earned their ways to State after the Encampment Tigers Track Team spent the weekend in Cheyenne and Guernsey for two meets that marked the halfway point of the team’s season. At the Okie Blanchard Invite in Cheyenne Friday, two varsity girls prequalified for State. In Cheyenne, two boys also earned berths at State, and one broke a school record. In Guernsey Saturday, one member of the girls’ team prequalified, and a team of four others set a school record. Not to be outdone, a team of fou... Full story
Residents and students got to meet face to face with Valley businesses and organizations who were looking to fill new jobs at a Job Fair held Tuesday at the Platte Valley Community Center. According to Leigh Nation of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Development, 14 employers participatied in the job fair. Twelve employers had booths at the event, and two others provided printed information to visitors. The Job Corps was at the fair actively recruiting younger adults for job training and placement. According to Crystal... Full story
I have mentioned the “Wyoming Way” in a previous column. The way I described it was: “When someone asks you if you can do something, you say ‘yes’ and learn it as you go.” I think that’s true. Look at it like this: True pioneers who wanted a new, different and better life came to this country, colonized it and won the right to make a new life on it. For good or ill, it took a spirit—people with that genetic quality—to undertake that task and to take those risks. People who... Full story
The Upper Platte Valley Solid Waste Disposal District (landfill board) approved a new baler be purchased for the landfill, and will get 10 acres mowed so the area can be ready for waste to come. It was announced at the meeting on April 24 the first and third grade classes from Saratoga Elementary will tour the landfill and see the recycling area so students can get an idea how plastics and paper are separated. May 6 and 7 were designated as clean up days for Saratoga and the b... Full story
To celebrate April as National Poetry month, Saratoga poet Kate Sherrod will be featured at two Carbon County events. The first is a book release party at Laura M’s, where Sherrod and friends will read aloud selections from her new book, “Pulp Sonnets”, and sign copies of that and her earlier release, “Suppertime Sonnets”. The event celebrates the coming of spring and features a tea party with, as Laura M owner Laura Morrow put it, “refined refreshments.” A copy of “Pulp Sonnets”, signed by everyone performing readin... Full story
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) property just outside town limits may soon be just inside Saratoga. Residents and businesses will also be paying more for sewer tap fees after the Saratoga Town Council meeting Tuesday. After dispensing with routine matters, the council discussed the annexation of the USFS ranger station into the town of Saratoga. The council then voted to accept changes to ordinances that would increase the sewer tap fees. Melanie Fullman, Hayden/Brush Creek District Ranger, spoke to the council about the... Full story
Annual health screenings offered through Wyoming Health and Wellness Fairs will be held in the area April 18–22. A portion of the proceeds from these events will be given back to the community in the form of scholarships, support for other events and additional projects. Saratoga coordinator Sue Jones said blood draws are scheduled for Saratoga, Encampment and Hanna Saratoga’s draw will be at the Platte Valley Community Center from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20. The Encampment screening is set... Full story
Festivities and observances are planned around the county for the upcoming Holy Week. Easter egg hunts are on tap for towns and organizations while special services are planned at community houses of worship. SARATOGA Abundant Life Church invites everyone to attend their Easter services at 6 p.m. Sunday at 108 West Spring Street. The First Baptist Church at 802 West Main Street will hold their Easter service at 11 a.m. Sunday. The First Presbyterian Church will hold a Maundy... Full story
Margaret (Peg) Ann McAlister was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on July 21, 1924, to Hubert and Mable Paxton. She graduated from Coe College with a teaching degree. This is where she met her husband Victor Porter McAlister. Four children and several years later, after a particularly brutal winter, Vic decided to move the family to Costa Mesa, California in 1961. He went first and Peg followed with three of the four kids and a dog in tow. The fourth kid arrived a little later with Grandpa and Grandma Paxton. It was the first of... Full story
