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The sound of gunshots echoing off of lockers and traveling down the hallways of the Saratoga Middle High School, dropped a veil of reality over the participants. Given the realism of the scenario as the incident played out, it would be no surprise if those taking part were impacted in some way, reminded of what has happened in the past decades in schools across the country. This presentation was led by Joe Deedon the founder and president of TacOne Consulting. TacOne Consulting is a company...
Resolution 2023-11-Flood Declaration was approved by the Saratoga Town Council at the April 4 regular meeting. The resolution states that the Mayor of the Town of Saratoga has declared a state of emergency on behalf of the Town of Saratoga due to severe flooding, and will execute for and on behalf of the Town of Saratoga, the expenditure of emergency funds from all available sources, the invoking of mutual aid agreements, and the requesting of assistance from Carbon County. The resolution says...
The athletes who prequalified for state at the Okie Blanchard Meet at Cheyenne East Friday April 7 meet were Josie Little in the 400 Meter Dash with a time of 1:04.41, Whitney Bennett 100 Meter Hurdles 17.20 and 300 Meter Hurdles 48.11. Rhiwan Williams in the Triple Jump 32-08.00; 4x400 Meter Relay Team Whitney Bennett, Josie Little, Madison Teichman, and Rhiwan Williams 4:23.50 For a lot of our kids it was their first meet of the season. It was good to put a couple of relays together. I...
The Encampment Tigers Track team prequalified for events at state at the Okie Blanchard Meet at Cheyenne East on Friday, April 7. Prequalifying for state at the meet were Quade Jordan in the shot put with a throw of 47-4 and in the discus with a throw of 130-9. Kyenna Jackson prequalified for state in the shot put with a throw of 33-0. "It was nice to get a meet in after several weeks. We had nice weather and we had a couple of athletes prequalify for state. It was nice to be able to run on a...
The idea of spring cleaning seemed so doable when I was sitting in my bed on Saturday evening, jotting down a few to-donotes. I like to live in a some what clutter-free environment, it gives me a feeling of peace when I come home. From my closets to my mind, cleaning out the detritus, making room for more useful items. This last weekend I began my cleaning frenzy in the garage. Over the winter, empty boxes and chicken feed bags had piled up everywhere because I wasn't willing to spend any length...