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On June 15, 1918 the end of World War I was approaching. The University of Wyoming had just announced it would no longer be teaching German as a foreign language, following the lead of many other institutes of higher learning in the United States. The Austrians, at the behest of the Germans, began an offensive along the Piave River in Italy that they would not be able to hold. Also, on that day, Lyle Mackinen was welcomed into the world. Very few people live to be 100 years old. So few, in...
An item for discussion from Bryan and Kathy Drake of Triple D Construction, Floodplain Management and the 1 mile buffer zone were on the agenda for the Saratoga Planning Commission as they met at 5:30 p.m. on June 12 at the Saratoga Town Hall. The Drakes were in attendance, along with several residents of the Saratoga Inn Overlook subdivision, to present to the planning commission their plan for a series of storage facilities that would be erected along the lots adjacent to the Saratoga Forest...
Bailey Shannon Michelle Williams passed away at her home in Yoder, Wyoming on June 14 surrounded by her family and loved ones. Bailey was a strong, brave and sassy young woman who was awesome at life. She was close to her family but had an especially close bond with her older brother Nick, who was her best friend. Bailey loved her dogs Tucker and Maggie, shopping, and traveling. She graduated from Torrington High School in May of 2017 with not only her high school diploma but a CNA... Full story
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on June 12 for a public hearing on the open container permit for King Coal Days Celebration. The permit was approved and the event will run from July 20-22. The public discussion finished and business as usual with the approval of the agenda, approval of the April 16 minutes special meeting and May 8 regular meeting minutes. Larry Korkow, public works director said they had fixed a pipe that fed water to the Hanna Recreation Center. He said once all the...
The talk of a music festival ordinance once again topped the discussion during the regularly scheduled Riverside Town Council meeting at 6 p.m. on June 14 at Riverside Town Hall. The town council also discussed selling the Polaris Ranger used by both the town and the Sierra Madre Joint Powers Board (SMJPB), advertising for a new backup wastewater operator and the possibility of shutting of water and sewer users past due on their bills. Lee Ann Stephenson, representing the Sierra Madre Joint Powe...
School is out, Memorial Day has passed and summer has arrived in an even numbered year. This signals, among other things, the beginning of the campaign season for elections. The deadline for filing as a candidate in the midterm primary elections was June 1 with those elections being held Aug. 21. Wyoming is one of 14 states that has closed primaries, meaning a person can only vote within their political party in the primaries. Just before the filing deadline, the Saratoga Sun noticed there were very few candidates for local offices and ran an...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department will hold a hunter education class in Saratoga the last week of June. The class will meet on the following days: Tuesday, June 26 from 1-5 p.m., Thursday, June 28 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Friday, June 29 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The class will meet at the Saratoga Town Hall, 110 E. Spring Ave. Students must attend all three sessions and pay a $10 fee. Students should be at least 8 years old. Please bring drinking water, and pack a lunch or snacks on Thursday and Friday. Sign up online wgfd.wyo.gov. For more...
The 23rd annual Steinley Cup Microbrew Festival in the Good Times Valley is just around the corner. This year’s competition is set for Saturday, August 18 at Veterans Island Park in Saratoga. An integral part of the afternoon is the Chili Competition and the Craft Show. This event is becoming more popular every year, while still remaining a fun, family-type gathering. There are three categories in the Chili Competition: red chili, green chili, and salsa. People’s Choice voting will begin when the Festival gate opens to the public at 1 pm. Att...
The Saratoga Airport Board was informed by Dave Schultz of Sage Civil Engineering during their regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. on June 13 at the Saratoga Town Hall that, while the airport was up and running, some of the instrumentation involved in helping flights land was currently not available. The precision approach path indicators (PAPIs) and runway end identifier lights (REILs) at Shively Airfield still have to be commissioned before they can be put into operation by order of the Fede...
Jon Winter, Director of Public Works for the Town of Saratoga, informed the Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (CCIJB) that the Saratoga lagoon project was “substantially complete” during their regularly scheduled meeting at 6 p.m. on June 13 at the Saratoga Town Hall. Winter also informed the CCIJB of the selection made by the Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC) for a contractor in an upcoming project with the municipality’s water wells. The board also discussed incorrect billi...
"Come next year in January, in the year 2019, Diamond Rio will have been together-the same six guys have been standing beside one another for 30 years," Marty Roe, Diamond Rio lead vocal and rhythm guitar player, told the crowd during a break between songs when the band played on Saturday night at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). The band started their sets at 8 p.m. to the sold out crowd. Diamond Rio has not only had the same members for close to 30 years, the group is known for its...
At noon on June 9 at Carbon Cemetery, Victor Gabriel Anderson's life was celebrated by over 150 people. Victor Anderson was born on Dec 1, 1930 and passed away at his home in Coyote Canyon on March 3. There were several generations at the celebration of his life. Wife Nancy started the celebration by telling how she and Victor first came together before their marriage in 1966. "I was told (there was) a fella who lives in Coyote Springs, who may be calling and was that okay?" Nancy continued, "I...
Cool weather and consistent rains aided fire crews over the weekend in containing the Badger Creek Fire. While the fire had been doubling it’s size on a daily basis throughout the week, it held steady at 20,000 acres during the cloudy and rainy weekend. As of 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19, the Badger Creek Fire is 88 percent contained. Road WYO 10 was reopened during the weekend and WYO 230 was opened as of Tuesday morning. Evacuation orders were also lifted and people were able to return to their residences. The Badger Creek Fire is still u...