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During the May 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, the governing body of Saratoga did more than listen to a presentation from Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. The council made an appointment to the vacant seat on the Recreation Commission and attempted to make appointments to the newly created Saratoga Airport Advisory Board, but were prevented from doing so by the recently passed airport board ordinances. As was reported previously, a vacancy was created on the Recreation Commission...
The Saratoga SkillsUSA/Tech Kids annual Cancer Walk will begin a little earlier than it has in the past. While, historically, the Cancer Walk has taken place during Independence Day weekend, it has been moved to June 8. Registration, at the cost of $20 per person, will begin at 7 a.m. and the walk will begin at 8 a.m. Both will take place at the Platte Valley Community Center. All money raised by Saratoga SkillsUSA/Tech Kids during both the Cancer Walk and the Chip In for Cancer Golf Tournament is donated to the Corbett Medical Foundation and...
A week after Memorial Day, Wyoming Highway 70 over Battle Pass has been cleared by the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) and opened for the season on Monday, June 3. “Crews from Saratoga and Baggs have been working to clear the road from their respective sides of the Sierra Madre and have completed that work,” said WYDOT Public Relations Specialist Matthew Murphy in an email on Monday. “They worked through this past weekend to get the road open this morning.” Murphy also advised that travelers watch for patches of frozen runoff due t...
Margaret Esther (Peg) Johnson of Elk Mountain and Thermopolis, Wyo passed away May 23, 2019 at Hot Springs Memorial Hospital. Peg was born September 5, 1937 in Greeley, Colo. to Gordon and Tony Richardson of Elk Mountain, Wyo. She married Robert John (Bob) Johnson on Dec. 27, 1957. Peg was preceded in death by her parents Gordon and Tony, her older brother Terry, and her blessed great granddaughter, Amariah Jayne. Peg is survived by her husband Bob, her daughter Jody (Steve), sons John (Reese)... Full story
Dearly Beloved Russell Carl Prehn, husband of Nancy, passed away at Swedish Hospital in Denver surrounded by family and friends on May 6, 2019. Russ grew up in Ohio and moved to Saratoga when he was 10 years old, then returned to raise his family in Saratoga. At 17, in 1969, Russ joined the US Army to serve his country and received the National Defense Service Medal. He could help you with any project as he knew how to get it done right. He loved to spend his time helping family and friends. He... Full story
A Celebration of Life for Robert James Stevens will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 8 at his residence at 606 North 6th St. in Saratoga.... Full story
As the United States Forest Service (USFS) begins the maintenance of trails in the Snowy Range and Sierra Madre Mountains this summer, they are partnering with Common Outdoor Ground (COG) to begin assessing those trails. COG, a community organization based in southeast Wyoming, will hike or ride trails with the USFS to assess trail conditions. The Rapid Trails Assessment Program will be focused on Platte River and Savage Run Wilderness trails, according to the press release from Aaron Voos, public affairs specialist for the USFS Medicine...
On Friday afternoon, a Facebook page popped up on social media called “Platte Valley Citizens.” The page, along with a website, claimed to represent citizens of the Platte Valley who are concerned with the recent actions of Saratoga mayor John Zeiger. As was reported previously (see “Presentation consternation” on page 3 of the May 29 Saratoga Sun), Zeiger invited Memorial Hospital of Carbon County to the May 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council but failed to inform two council members...
Newspapers have a long history of being watchdogs for government, whether it is the White House or Town Hall. To be able to serve in that capacity, the readers of any newspaper should be able to trust what is being published. For a newspaper to do either of these things, it should not only ensure that there is a clear distinction between opinion and news, but report factually and objectively. When a newspaper fails to make clear the distinction between opinion and fact, it fails to meet the...
Dear Editor, I have been trying to keep up with the banter regarding the project. From what I have surmised from all of it is that this is a big boondoggle where a big fancy new complex will be built in Saratoga. From my understanding, it will be built with money acquired from grants and other funding. It sounds nice. However, after it is completed, where, realistically, will the money come from to pay the bills to maintain the complex? What we need in Saratoga is the same medical center now standing. It is in good shape and ‘big enough.’ To...
Editor, When issues surrounding the Platte Valley Medical Clinic began publicly last fall, I attended a Saratoga town meeting and I was dismayed to learn most all the discussions and possible solutions were being strictly discussed by the Saratoga council, not including the rest of the Platte Valley communities. I spoke after the meeting with, then, Councilman Faust, and impressed upon him the need for the rest of the valley towns to be included in working on a solution, as the Platte Valley...
The Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) met at 6:30 p.m. on May 15 at the Platte Valley Community Center. After everyone at the meeting signed in and the voting delegates were recognized from each municipality, the minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting of Jan. 16 were approved. The treasurers reports for March and April were approved. County Tax JPB Irene Archibald gave an update on the Specific Purpose tax telling the CCCOG audience the name for the board would be known as the...
The Medicine Bow Town Council had their monthly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. on May 13 at the Medicine Bow Community Hall. All council members and mayor were present. There was a public hearing on the liquor licenses of the Virginian, C. Spear Bar and Restaurant and Old West Bar. No person from the public objected to the renewing licenses for all three establishments. All three licenses were renewed. An agenda addition was approved for town resident Jeannette Fisher to speak about two topics: hir...
After 25 years of ownership, Michael "Hack" Patterson is taking a step back from the business that bears his name. For a quarter of a century, Hack's Tackle and Outfitters (Hack's Tackle) has been the place to go for residents and visitors alike to get just about anything they need for fishing. This past summer, Hack celebrated 25 years in business, but the experienced guide will admit that it's become a little more than he can handle. "I've created a vicious monster and it's just a hell of a ha...
In small Wyoming towns, the local game warden for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) is one of the more recognizable officials. The green truck and red shirt have become iconic. Biff Burton has worn the red shirt for 39 years, entering the WGFD as a seasonal employee in 1978 following his graduation from the University of Wyoming with a bachelor's degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management. Burton worked in a number of places before accepting a position in Saratoga in 1989, where...
The Friends of the Saratoga Branch Library (FOL) are inviting Valley residents to come to the Saratoga Branch Library this weekend to find a good read ... or several. The annual Saratoga Friends of the Library Book Sale will begin at 10 a.m. on June 8 in the meeting room. Set up for the book sale will begin on June 7. The book sale will continue through June 13. All purchases in the FOL book sale are by donation with all proceeds going to the FOL, which are used to bring educational and entertaining programs to the patrons of the Saratoga...
A Saratoga man could be facing life plus 35 years in prison for attempted first degree murder, aggravated assault and battery, strangulation of a household member and kidnapping. According to the affidavit filled with the Circuit Court of Carbon County, on the night of May 22, authorities from both the Saratoga Police Department and the Wyoming Highway Patrol arrived at Saratoga Lake following a report of a woman yelling for help and saying her husband was trying to kill her. After multiple...
The Saratoga Museum recently announced their schedule for Kid Camps at the Pavilion this summer, beginning with a denim pocket project on June 12. The program will be lead by former Saratoga Middle High School art teacher and current Saratoga Museum Board member Linda Fisher-Perue. In the denim pocket project, children will receive a recycled denim pocket and materials to decorate it into an artistic project. Children will also learn the history of denim and it’s importance to Wyoming. On July 10, children will receive a train whistle to d...
At 4 p.m. on May 20 at the Elk Mountain Elementary School, the Carbon County District No. 2 (CCSD2) held their monthly board meeting. The agenda was quickly approved. CCSD2 Superintendent Dr. James Copeland recognized Kathy Thompson, the head librarian for all the northern county schools for her service to CCSD2 for the past ten years. “I have absolutely loved working for the district and really love all the staff and students that have made the job enjoyable,” Thompson said. “I am really going...
Jamie Short has been teaching science and math at Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School for five years. She is leaving after half a decade to be closer to her family in Worland where she grew up. After graduating high school, Short went to Northwest College, the University of Alaska and graduated from the University of Wyoming. She graduated with an education degree in science. She started teaching in Casper at a middle school as a late hire. She finished the school year and then taught...
Vicki Scott has made up meals and served them up for Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) students for 39 years. "I began in Medicine Bow, the year my oldest son, Zack started kindergarten," Scott said. "I started under Shirley Stoner who taught me everything. Shirley was a beautiful person. When I first started, we cooked for 300." She left Medicine Bow and started working the kitchen in Hanna in 1998. Scott said the school population ebbs and flows, but cooks, on average, for 150...
The first teaching job that Chelsea DeWitt got out of college was at Medicine Bow Elementary School (MBES). "This was the best first teaching job I could have ever hoped for," DeWitt said. "I came fresh out of the University of Wyoming in 2014." Before completing her degree at the University of Wyoming, she graduated from Southeast High School in Yoder, Wyoming. Both her parents teach at the school there. DeWitt said she grew up in Huntley on a ranch. Her husband is a rancher and DeWitt said...