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Greetings and welcome from the Brush Creek - Hayden Ranger District here in Saratoga! My goal for this new column is to share information about local wildlife, the changing seasons, and forest-related events you might enjoy. It might even help you notice some of the finer, often overlooked, elements of the natural world that exists in our backyards and in the woods. These articles will NOT be opinionated pieces on controversial matters. My hope is they will the start of a conversation; one that spills over into chance encounters at the grocery...
After several months of long budget discussions, Carbon County School District No. 2 decided three was the magic number for a sound budget. The CCSD 2 School Board voted Thursday to cut three full-time teaching positions, a decision in line with Superintendent Bob Gates’ recommendation. “I still believe that we need to reduce by three to meet the board’s desire to have a $2.5 million cash carryover,” Superintendent Bob Gates said in a CCSD 2 workshop meeting Thursday. Prior to recent budgeta...
High school student writers receive tips from Joshua Wood Aspiring writers from HEM High School shared works and words of wisdom with Saratoga-based writer Joshua Wood at a special literary dinner April 18. Presented at the school by HEM Speech and Language Arts Teacher Brenda Ostendorf, the dinner featured counsel from Wood, who has published works such as the short story “Than Never to Have Loved at All,” and the book “After the Sun Sets and the Moon Rises”. The attending HEM student writers,...
The overall budgetary goal of the town of Saratoga is to sustain what it already has. According to the town’s new treasurer, Joe Elder, the goal is realistic within the proposed budget. “We kind of have a pretty good picture of what we have,” Elder said. Elder said the town of Saratoga won’t have a solid number on how much will be in the budget until the Saratoga Town Council conducts the first reading of the budget on May 22. However, Elder estimates the town’s 2013/2014 fiscal year budget wi...
Check out this video featuring highlights of the Encampment School play and a brief interview with the play's creators....
Encampment High School contributed two state qualifiers from the team’s weekend track meets in Rawlins and Saratoga. Waddie Love pre-qualified for state with his first-place shot put throw of 39’9” at the Saratoga Invite, and Alyssa Barkhurst pre-qualified with her Rawlins Invite performances in the the long jump (15’9”), 100 meter hurdles (17.61, first place) and 200 meter dash (28.56, first place). Barkhurst also received another first place in Rawlins with a time of 51.87 in the 300 meter...
I’m getting married at the end of this month, and I think my life will remain intact. People say it is a huge leap and a drastic change. I should know. For the past year, people I know, and even some who I don’t know, have not been shy to share their feelings about my impending marriage. Some are supportive, others are not so supportive. However, most comments are harmless jokes about who has possession of my testicles – me or her. Those comments I can live with. It’s when people say “I woul...
We had seven stay for Bingo. Two-dollar winners were Pat Faust, Berneil McCord, Winnie Allen, Madaline Forbes and Merle Starr. Madaline Forbes and Winnie Allen shared a $2 round, while Grace Johnston won the $3 blackout round. There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge. There was a tie for high winners between Bob Johnson and Vivien Campbell, and Marilyn Verplancke and Kay Fleming. Second high winners were Sheila Johnson and Mary Alice Sjoden. We are always happy to deliver a meal if you are under the weather or have been in the hospital....
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The activities department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interest, as well as the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of each resident. On Monday, April 22, we enjoyed honoring our volunteers at our annual Volunteer Tea. We are very grateful to have such a wonderful group of volunteers to help us enrich the lives of our residents. Games throughout the week provide fun and laughter. On Wednesday afternoon, 12 r...
Saratoga High School’s golf team scored a good number of individual points at their recent tournament last Friday in Rawlins. The tournament took place at the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course in Rawlins and included participation from six team members. “Unfortunately, there were no medal winners, but I was proud of the kids,” said coach Matt Daubner. “It was a tough golf course and the first tournament of the year. The kids said they did feel good with a lot of their shots.” The team’s remaining m...
Editor: How great is it that Saratoga was chosen as one America’s Top 12 Small-Town Art Places? The award was based on the number of resident artists, artist-related businesses and non-profits receiving funds for the arts and music. Also on the top twelve list was Marfa, Texas, a similar town of 2000, with antelope and cattlemen. CBS’s 60 Minutes highlighted Marfa (www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50144819n), and they interviewed a bemused cattle rancher, their happy mayor who called it a “freedom loving town. People are allowed to — just-ah...
Those who were in the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins April 10 found several posters with a red line illustrated crossing through Carbon County, as well as 20 other counties. That red line represents a proposed route for a transmission line, which will direct wind energy from Platte County to southern Nevada. Duke American Transmission Company took over the project in 2011 after the original developer, Trans Canada, pulled out of the project, said Chris Jones, DATC president and Zephyr project...
Interest individuals may now apply for the Kurt Bucholz Award, which honors an individual exemplifying the core beliefs of Dr. Bucholz during his lifetime of service and commitment to conservation. Such an individual should have achieved a lasting impact in one or more of the following ways: Ardent supporter of conserving Wyoming’s working landscapes and one who recognizes the indispensable role of ranching in this endeavor. Astute and successful rancher and land steward who has been active in state and/or national resource issues, and a s...
The Xi Beta Delta sorority in Encampment is seeking applications for their annual college scholarships. For many years, this group has been able to offer at least one and sometimes two scholarships to graduating seniors at the Encampment and Saratoga high schools. Sorority President Marcy Knotwell is pleased to announce that for the first time ever they will be offering up to six scholarships this year. Four will be awarded to the graduating seniors at the local high schools and two will be presented to graduates of Encampment or Saratoga High...
Charles Redmond presents a check for $805 to Christine Fourman, activities coordinator, at Big Brothers Big Sisters Friday. Redmond is with the Rawlins Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus sell Tootsie Rolls through their national program to raise money for donations such as this. Redmond said the Rawlins Knights of Columbus were wanting to reach out to Carbon County and chose The Hub this time for the donation....
Members of the Saratoga Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) help Pastor Gene Smith move boxes of donated food into the Platte Valley Food Pantry. FCCLA members donated the items to the pantry after raising money to purchase the food and supplies....
The Saratoga Airport Board is about half way through the process of adopting a master plan, but there is still plenty of time to be heard for those who are interested in the future of the airport. “We are still in the decision-making process,” said Mike Haak, a consultant from Aeroland Planning. The airport board and Haak held an informal open house meeting April 15 to explain to the public what is in the proposed master plan for the airport, a plan that defines how the airport could dev...
On Thursday thousands of events take place around the nation as people “Pray for America,” the theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer. Local community members have the opportunity to gather this Thursday at the Journey Gazebo across the street from the Saratoga Post Office at 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. “We sincerely would like to invite all to participate this year to call on our Lord to forgive us and heal our beloved land,” said Susan Dyer, representing the Platte Valley Ministerial Association. “Pray for America” emphasizes the belief that i...
Expect to learn something about the Native American culture if you find yourself at the Saratoga Middle/High School Thursday. Carbon County School District No. 2 teachers developed an activity three years ago whivh integrates curriculum to implement multiculturalism in Saratoga schools, said Scott Bokelman, industrial tech teacher at Saratoga Middle High School. “The purpose of this is to develop respect for other cultures other than your own,” Bokelman said. The activity, scheduled to take pla...
Aspiring writers from HEM High School shared works and words of wisdom with Saratoga-based writer Joshua Wood at a special literary dinner April 18. Presented at the school by HEM Speech and Language Arts Teacher Brenda Ostendorf, the dinner featured counsel from Wood, who has published works such as the short story “Than Never to Have Loved at All,” and the book “After the Sun Sets and the Moon Rises”. The attending HEM student writers, including sophomore Maggie Johnson, sophomore Tabitha...
Spanish class-enrolled students from Saratoga, Encampment and HEM High School united for a “Spanish Face-Off” get-together Thursday at the Saratoga High School Library. The face-off featured a quiz game requiring the students to answer Spanish-written questions on a projector screen while in teams. The game was intended to test the students’ knowledge of Spanish-speaking countries and the Spanish language. One of the questions, for example, was “Cual es la poblacion de Mexico?” (What is the po...
Saratoga High School’s track team boasted four state qualifiers last weekend, according to back-to-back meet results from Rawlins and Saratoga. Ben Gates qualified for state with his second-place time of 52.57 in the 400 meter dash at the Carbon County Invite in Rawlins last Friday. In the relay department, Gates, Rodrigo Escobedo, Ben Falk and Luke Lineberry of the “Saratoga A” team qualified for state with their first-place time of 3:40.82 in the 1600 meter relay at Saturday’s Saratoga Invite,...
Roxana Louise Johnson, 68, of Encampment, passed away April 25, 2013, at her residence in the presence of her loving family. She was born on Sept. 4, 1944 in Saratoga, to Ronald and Dorothy Wolfard. She grew up in the Encampment area, attended Beaver Creek School through the sixth grade until schools were consolidated and she attended Encampment School, where she graduated from high school. She attended the University of Wyoming and graduated in 1966 with a Bachelor’s degree in Home Economics Education. In September 1965 Roxana married Jim J...