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The wind was not blowing strong at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the Seven Mile wind farm, owned by Rocky Mountain Power, northeast of Hanna. It was a beautiful Wyoming spring day, with bright blue skies and puffy clouds rolling slowly by. A great day to celebrate an event for a project that is changing Carbon County. Close to 100 people gathered to witness the groundbreaking for Energy Vision 2020 by Rocky Mountain Power. Before the groundbreaking ceremony commenced, Invernergy, a privately-held...
Editor's note: Due to the length and breadth of discussion at the most recent Saratoga Town Council Meeting, that meeting coverage has been split into three stories. If it was the intent of Saratoga mayor John Zeiger to begin a conversation about Valley healthcare by inviting Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC) to the May 21 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, then the over 90 people present at the June 4 meeting would make it appear he succeeded. Due to the expected increase in...
Ed "Shorty" Ballard was called to home to be with his Lord at 1 p.m. June 3, 2019 at his home in Encampment, Wyo. Shorty was born in Helena, Mont. on September 25, 1931. Shorty was a long time member of the Encampment community during his time living in the southern end of the Platte Valley. Shorty was a long time member of the Encampment-Riverside Lions Club where he enjoyed working the rodeos. He also was a member of the Farm Bureau where he served as Vice President. Shorty also served on the...
It wasn’t all healthcare and public comment during the marathon meeting of the Saratoga Town Council on June 4. The council also made decisions in regards to who will perform the next audit, requested—for a second time—that Town of Saratoga legal counsel Tom Thompson send a letter to the vendor for the Saratoga Police Department’s E911 system and made appointments to the Saratoga Airport Advisory Board. ACM not engaged Under reports from town hall, the council was presented with a letter...
As has been the norm for recent meetings of the Saratoga Town Council, the discussion of the Corbett Medical Building lease between the Town of Saratoga and Health Management Services, LLC (HMS) was a main topic on June 4. It wasn’t until after two hours of public comment, a 45 minute executive session and the bulk of the committee reports that any talk about the lease actually took place. The current lease between the town and HMS lists base obligations that include 24/7 on-call services and a...
This being the time where many students are graduating from high school and college, I guess I have some words of advice for a person who has been around for a bit. Recently I was invited to a cocktail party by a friend I have known for over five years. Dan worked in my kitchen in a restaurant I founded in Laramie a few years back while he was working on his accounting degree. He loves the cocktail culture as much as I do and it is fitting he now works for the state liquor commission. Also invit...
Editor, I went to the Town Council meeting at the Community Center last week. I am appalled and frightened with the division in our community over the Clinic. If you are a pot stirrer please sign your name to your verbiage and argue with whoever in private. Many people in our valley do not read the paper or listen to the radio—they listen to the inconsistent and sometimes untruthful and sometimes ignorant Facebook or web pages. Find out all sides—talk to the people involved—before stirring the pot and spreading gossip. We need our clini...
The Grand Encampment Opera Company presents "Mischief in the Magnolias or Weed 'Em and Reap" by P. B. Rogerson. Performing June 12, 14 & 15, 2019 in conjunction with the Encampment Riverside Woodchopper's Jamboree at the Grand Encampment Opera House, 622 Rankin, in Encampment, Wyo. All performances start promptly at 7 p.m. Admission is by donation at the door. Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama Services, Englewood, Colo. Clover Leaf was a once stately mansion owned by Colonel...
Recycling and dead animal pits were the main topic of discussion for the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) during the regular meeting on June 5 at the Saratoga Town Hall. Recycling has been a common talking point at recent UPRSWDD meetings as the cost of certain recyclables has plummeted over the past year while the closure of dead animals pits has been on the horizon of many landfill boards for the past few years. Diversion over recycling In a pre-meeting workshop that...
The Hanna Basin Museum board met at 2 p.m. on Friday for a regularly scheduled board meeting. The board consists of Pam Paulson, Diana Springsguth, Lanene Osling, Sue Tlustos and Nancy Anderson. The meeting had Richard Hamilton from Rocky Mountain Power on speaker phone. Hamilton is Senior Environmentalist for Archeology for Rocky Mountain Power. The board quickly approved the agenda, financials and minutes from the May 3 regular meeting so the board could talk with Hamilton about a project...