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"This is still a dangerous situation. I know it's interesting, I know it's neat, but the more people we have driving around out there looking at it and studying it the harder it is to fight this fire. The one message to this public is: please stay out of the way." In a press conferene streamed live on Facebook by the Saratoga Sun at 11:30 a.m. on April 17 at Saratoga Town Hall attended by Valley residents and members of the media, Mayor Ed Glode implored residents of Saratoga...
The Riverside Town Council welcomed the return of Mayor Leroy Stephenson during their regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on April 12 at the Riverside Town Hall. The council also heard an update from the Music Festival Ordinance committee and signed a proclamation presented by John Farr officially designating Riverside as a Continental Divide Trail Gateway Community. Farr explained to the council that the process of listing Riverside, as well as neighboring Encampment, as...
By Mike Armstrong Hanna Elementary was the setting for the global bluegrass ambassadors the Henhouse Prowlers as they held a music workshop April 9-10. After finishing up the workshop at the school on April 10, the band gave an evening public concert at the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School auditorium in which grades K-6 participated. The band from Chicago has been together for 15 years, although one member, guitar player Chris Dollar, has only been with the...
The Tigers trekked northward this weekend as they attended the Pine Bluffs Invite. At the end of the meet, several Lady Tigers and Tigers placed and one of the boys relay teams would prequalify for state. Lady Tigers Amber Stubbs raced ahead to grab 1st place in the 1600 meter run with a time of 6 minutes, 9 seconds. Stubbs also placed 4th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1 minute, 10.67 seconds. Grace Tieszen came in nearly three seconds behind Stubbs in the 400 meter...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School track team had a good day at the Kaycee Invite on Friday. Head coach Jackie Jones was pleased with the results. “We had a successful day, and a few of our kids posted personal bests,” Jones said. “We had a number of athletes win events, and several others place for team points.” In the boys 100 meter, Conor McGraw came in 1st with a time of 11.74. Devon Grosstick, Kyle Solaas and Alex Claice scored points for the Miners...
Saratoga ventured from the Panther Den last Thursday to compete in the Pine Bluffs Invite. While there, several Lady Panthers and Panthers would place in multiple events. Taylor Bennett placed 2nd or 3rd in four events and the boys spring medley relay team placed 1st. Lady Panthers Bennett placed 2nd in the 100 meter run and 3rd in the 200 meter run with a time of 14.19 seconds and 29.86 seconds, respectively. Bennett also placed 2nd in the long jump with a distance of 12...
Sitting alongside South First Street in Saratoga, the Sage and Sand Motel has been a fixture for 60 years. Another constant, however, is change. In August 2017, the motel saw a change in management as Mathew and Catherine Eye moved to the Valley from Craig, Colo. With more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, the couple hope to keep the motel modest while still being able to create a "wow effect." Catherine Eye first became involved in hospitality after...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday to decide on the different options for terminating the Carbon County 2008 special purpose tax (6th penny tax). Irene Archibald, chairman of the Specific Purpose Tax Joint Powers Board (Tax Board), said since the CCCOG meeting on March 21, when she recommended to town councils and county commissioners a plan to pay off bonds issued by the Carbon County 2009 Specific Purpose Joint Powers Board to...
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. ~ George Bernard Shaw *** “Don’t even try to outwork your mother. You’ll never be able to.” It is the first weekend in April and I am bringing an end to my workday by having a beer, or several beers, with a former Saratoga Sun reporter. One Tom “Ted” Dixon, beer in hand, is advising me to work smarter, not harder. When he says the bit about my mother, I’m pretty sure my jaw dropped. I think I very nearly dro...
The Encampment Town Council selected a new representative for the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) board during their regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. on April 12 at the Encampment Town Hall. The council also approved the cost for moving sections of dock from Hog Park Reservoir that had been donated by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) and chose which termination scenario to go with for the Specific Purpose Tax (6th Penny Tax). Despite...
The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on April 17 at town hall. After approving the minutes and agenda, the council donated $250 for the Saratoga Tech/Skills USA cancer walk. Bills were paid in the total of $90,913.94. Irene Archibald, chairman of the Specific Purpose Tax Joint Powers Board, went before the council to explain Saratoga could terminate the tax in June or December or take no action. A June payoff could save on interest. The problem is Dixon and Hanna, who didn...
Elizabeth Russell-Swanson was born December 2, 1942 and passed away April 7, 2018 in Bend, Oregon. Russell was the sister of Jane Swanson, of Saratoga. She is survived by her three sons; Loy, Gail, Tyson, and eight Grandchildren; Nathan, Zach, Elias, Zane, Damien, Lars, Mika and Anavey–who will hold her in their hearts. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Betty Jane, and her grandson, John.... Full story
Melinda (Lindy Anderson) Whitmore, 48, daughter of Karen and Gerald Anderson passed away at her home in Kuna, Idaho April 16 following a courageous battle with cancer. Lindy attended school in Encampment and the University of Wyoming. Lindy loved her family, music, reading and history. She is survived by her parents of Encampment, husband Gregg, daughter Robyn, son Gabe all of Kuna, Idaho. Memorial donations may be made to the Grand Encampment Museum where she enjoyed being a tour guide for four years while in high school. A... Full story
Editor’s note: We are rerunning this because we made a typo in several names in this obituary. The Saratoga Sun aplogizes for the errors. Beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend Robbie Evelyn Zeiger passed away at the Palisades Living Center in Palisades, Colorado on March 29, 2018. She was born on February 3, 1938 in Dale, Arkansas to Chester F. and Esther (Melson) Tabor. The family moved to Hanna in 1946 where she spent her childhood years. She met Floyd “Bud” Zeiger and they were later married on July 27, 1957... Full story
Lance E. Roop left us too soon on April 13, 2018. He is survived by his father Rock E. Roop and Kathleen Roop, children Rylee, Hannah, McKenzie, and Dakota and was just blessed with his first grandson, Jaxon. He will also be missed by his siblings, nieces, nephews and countless other family and friends. Lance graduated from Saratoga High School, class of 1997. From there he made the courageous decision to serve in the United States Army. He became a jack of all trades and work... Full story
Whitewater usually means different things to many Valley residents—but the white water that has recently concerned Saratoga residents has been coming from their faucets. Several Saratogans have asked about the fizzy and milky qualities in tap water that began early last week, so the Saratoga Sun editor spoke with Jon Winter, Saratoga’s public works director, about the subject. “When the pumps get lower and pump a lot of water like we’ve had to do, a couple things cause i...