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"It was supposed to be a hernia," Garry Wood says. "A simple, outpatient procedure." But when he woke up after his hernia operation, he learned it wasn't a hernia at all, but a swollen lymph node. Swollen lymph nodes can mean several things, many as simple as a flu or other infection, or a minor injury. But it can mean a lot more than that, and when Wood came out of the anesthesia, his wife told him what the surgeon said. "It was lymphoma," Wood said. "That was the surgeon's hunch." The surgeon... Full story
Outside, the evening of Dec. 16, wind-blown snow had lowered visibility to a couple hundred feet and the temperature was falling like a stone. Inside, around 10 people spread out across the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) theatre to get information on avalanche safety from experts on the Carbon County Search and Rescue (CCSR) team. Pros in the Know The presenters were Landon McGuire and Casey Cheesbrough, both of whom volunteer for the CCSR. McGuire spent close to a decade as a Forest... Full story
At the Dec. 20 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, about five members of the public were present to hear council member Will Faust level accusations of financial impropriety against members of the community garden board. “They’re writing their own grants to line their own pockets,” Faust said after the meeting, referring to garden member Cindy Bloomquist and Chris Shannon, who is in a relationship with Bloomquist and owns Prancing Antelope construction Faust suggested the council begin think... Full story
An approaching winter storm likely kept several regular attendees at home during the monthly meeting of the Saratoga Airport Board Dec. 13. About five members of the public did turn out, however, and unlike November’s meeting, the board achieved a quorum. Animating much of the day’s discussion was a rehash of an old issue: revisions to the lease terms for hangar owners at the airport that went into effect in the early part of 2016. When the new terms were adopted, several hangar owners objected... Full story
According to an email sent Dec. 23 by a consultant named Jon Nelson, five contractors submitted proposals for a project to clear gravel bars on the North Platte River. Of those five, three firms were selected to be interviewed by the Town the week of Jan. 1. “At this time, it is still the Town’s intent to make an award (for the project) on or before January 6th,” the email stated. Originally, plans called for contractor interviews to take place the week of Dec. 19, with a final selection being... Full story
I will be out of the office this week but wanted to make things as easy as I could for my new(ish) staff. So here’s my two cents for the holiday gap. *** I keep hearing about this “War on Christmas.” I call BS. The holy day has come more under fire from people trying to commercialize and greedify it than anything else. So maybe you can’t get a Starbucks cup or a McDonalds Happy Meal that says “Merry Christmas.” Big damn deal. These corporations have customers that service clients that celebr... Full story
Amid the week after Christmas, piles of wrapping in bags, shiny paper and boxes in trash with the tags. Sad little scissors sit broken and bent, from clamshell packaging—they don’t make a dent. The lights are still sparkly, still light up the town, but pretty soon work begins in taking them down. Kids run around ‘cause they’re still out of schools, having a good old time while acting the fools. But the tots are forlorn from here to Hoboken, Christmas is gone and their new toys are broken.... Full story
The Saratoga Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board (sewer board) met Dec. 14 to begin discussing the use of a state grant to improve the lagoon system at the sewage treatment plant, put to rest the controversy surrounding the Happy Tails kennel sewer line on the North side of town, and bid farewell to a member of the board. The Sewer Board hired an engineering firm, Sunrise Engineering, to do a scope of work on improvements at the treatment facility. The Board also heard from the DEQ who lifted an injunction against the town stemming from the... Full story
Encampment K-12 School has announced that it will again be holding “Penny Wars” this year as part of the school’s homecoming week celebration. The fundraiser, which collects money for the Encampment Medical Fund, gives every class at the school buckets to collect pennies and folding money. Pennies and paper money are considered “Positive” and cause classes to accumulate points. However, classes can sabotage one another by placing nickels, dimes and quarters into other classes’ buckets. The value of money from silver coins is considered... Full story
"I'm a very positive person and I don't like the word 'risk,'" Carolyn Terry, the new owner agent at Century 21 real estate in Rawlins, says when asked if she thought buying a real estate agency at a time when Wyoming's economy is on the skids and home sales in other parts of the state are sliding. "To describe the real estate market in this area, it's like a roller coaster," she says. "This area is so transitional and we're always going to have something going; There's no risk involved." The... Full story
Senior Center Menu Wednesday: BBQ riblet, pasta salad, green beans, wheat bread, cherry crisp, milk. Thursday: Oven roasted chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, squash blend, wheat roll, strawberries, milk. Friday: Beef stew, tossed salad, cheese/onion roll, fruited jell-o, whipped topping, milk. Monday: Closed in observance of New Year’s. Tuesday: Chicken strips, tater tots, beets, wheat bread, applesauce, milk.... Full story