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The newly-seated Saratoga Airport Advisory Board held a successful initial meeting on June 12. It has been two months since the dissolution of the Saratoga Airport Board, founded in 1978, and any airport updates came via Council member Jon Nelson during meetings of the Saratoga Town Council. As the advisory board met for the first time, Nelson was joined by former airport board members Lance Grubb and Arlen Hughes, who had been appointed to the advisory board during the June 4 town council meeti...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Encampment Town Hall with two council members absent. Council members Kim Loftice and Gary Stull were present to make a quorum. Mayor Greg Salisbury was also present. The agenda and minutes from the May 2 regular monthly meeting were quickly approved as were the financials. May’s payroll and contracted liabilities amounted to $24,803.67 and regular bills amounted to $51,808.07. Karran Bedwell, the town’s South Central Wyoming Eme...
Services for Dale Johnson a long-time former resident of Saratoga and for Frank Getty, husband of former resident Jane (Misso-Runner) Getty will be held June 26, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. at the Saratoga Cemetery. A short eulogy in the Chapel followed by internment at graveside....
Joseph Louis Carnes, 65, passed away Monday June 9, 2019 at his home in Saratoga, Wyo. Joe was born on May 11, 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri; the son of Carl and Anna Carnes. Joe ultimately grew up in Belen, New Mexico and then moved to Wyoming in 1972. He married Susan Dealy in 1973 and then settled in Wamsutter, Wyo. to raise their three children. Joe worked in the Wamsutter Oil Field for Hyland Enterprises for 28 years and later Sinclair Oil. He was master of trades; mechanic, welder, trucking...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Tuesday for their regularly scheduled meeting at the Hanna Town Hall. All council members and mayor were in attendance. The agenda and minutes from the May 14 meeting were approved in the first few minutes. Council member Bob Patton gave a report on May 15 meeting of the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG). “There was a presentation on ICS (Incident Command System) and the guy knew his stuff,” Patton said. “I can tell you one thing, don’t have a...
A full three member Saratoga Planning Commission met for 33 minutes starting at 5:30 p.m. on June 11. Though there were three public hearings for variances, permits or amendments on the schedule, only one occurred. The first two on the agenda, a Special Use Permit and a Zoning Amendment for Seth “Turtle” Johnson, did not occur because, as interim zoning officer Kent Smith reported, Johnson had not obtained the proper signatures as of yet. The last public hearing on the agenda was to hear com...
What have you learned today? If you cannot answer that simple question, I suggest that you reflect upon your daily activities, your interactions with people, the challenges you faced and what successes you had. As a business owner, I hope you can understand the importance of continuing education. I don’t necessarily mean a 10-week accounting class—I mean LEARNING. Without growth and education, you will be left behind. Isn’t that we told our kids when they were 16? You don’t have time, you say? You will—when your business slowly loses its compe...
There are a few sure signs of springtime in Wyoming. Of course, with the oddly winterlike conditions we have had (interspersed with rare spots of sunshine) lately, it is kind of hard to believe spring is actually here. Smaller roads turn from straight-out-icy hells to industrial-strength mud and larger roadways develop horrible cases of road cone acne. Trees begin to grow leaves just as telephone and light poles start to sprout their own foliage—garage sale signs. Prairie dogs fire up for t...
Much like an eddying river, the discussion around proposed water rate structures returned to the Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (CCIJPB) during their June 12 meeting. Following a meeting of the CCIJPB in May, the changes were sent to the Saratoga Town Council to be put into ordinance form. Then, during the June 4 town council meeting, Old Baldy Club (OBC) Manager Bill Culbreath requested that the council not hold the first reading of Ordinance No. 855. At the urging of several members...
From the Wyoming town of Pinedale to Germany, Jared Rogerson has played his eccentric style of music to many different audiences. Rogerson, who played at the Platte Valley Community Center on June 8, is no stranger to the Valley. Along with playing at the Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering in 2018, he also played Freedom Fest at The Yard a few years ago along with the Tika Brock Band and Chancey Williams and the Younger Brothers Band. Using the term "eccentric" is about the best way to describe...
On Monday morning, Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger sat in on a conference call with representatives from the office of Governor Mark Gordon, the Carbon County Commissioners, the Wyoming Department of Transportation, the National Weather Service and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to discuss the North Platte River and Saratoga. As of Friday, Zeiger had already signed a declaration requesting additional services in case of increased flooding risks. Much of that aid came in the form of the...
The Riverside Town Council met a 6 p.m. on June 13 at the Riverside Town Hall with council members Fred Lorenz and Ed Golden present. Mayor Leroy Stephenson was also in attendance. The meeting started with a public hearing on renewing the liquor license for Encampment Hospitality and special permits for 24 hours on the dates of June 20, 2020; Oct. 31, 2020; and Dec. 31, 2020. After the public hearing was adjourned, the license and days for special permits was approved. The approval for the...
Ever wonder what it takes to convert a cemetery from "Boot Hill" to a place of beauty comparable to paradise? To find out the answer, attend a Saratoga Museum sponsored historic trek of both Cadwell and Saratoga Cemeteries east of town. Local historian and tour guide Dick Perue has put together a panel of experts to explore both cemeteries and relate their histories, as well as community efforts to beautify them. In addition to exploring burial plots, the trek will include visiting the site of...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (S/PVCC) is calling all cooks and crafters to participate in the upcoming Steinley Cup. The 24th Annual Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival, scheduled for Aug. 17, is just around the corner. According to Stacy Crimmins, Chief Executive Officer of S/PVCC, the event is becoming more popular every year, while remaining a fun, family-type event. With live music, playground, skate park, chili competition and craft show, the event has expanded the day’s activities for the entire family. Those who have a g...
The Platte Valley Healthcare Sustainability Project Subcommittee (HSPS) held another open meeting at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) on June 12 wherein HSPS Chairman Will Faust announced that the group had become a board and was no longer a subcommittee of the Corbett Medical Foundation. Faust explained the new board would be called the Platte Valley Healthcare Project (PVHP) and had approved organizational documents to be submitted to the Secretary of State the week of June 17. This...
Following the end of the Civil War in 1865, countless Americans headed west. Former slaves, Confederate soldiers, immigrants and more headed to the West to start a new life. What would eventually become the Wyoming Territory in 1868 was one such place and serves as the backdrop for Joan Cullins Fountain's book series "No Shadow of Turning." "Many people just went west. It was immigrants, murderers and convicts, and people that just wanted a new start. My great-great-grandfather always had in...