Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 26
The Saratoga Town Council passed the 2014/2015 budget on the third reading at their June 17 meeting. Ordinance 826 provides the income necessary to finance the 2014-2015 fiscal budget, which will raise $4,186,002.80 for the town of Saratoga. The budget shows an 84 percent increase in expenditures from this fiscal year to last year. Most notably, the sewer department increased from $232,701.00 to $1,561,200.00 this year. The 571 percent increase in expenditures for the sewer department is due to...
DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC, the parent company for Medicine Bow Fuel and Power LLC will be making a presentation from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday night at Medicine Bow Community Center in Medicine Bow. The purpose of the meeting to update the public on progress of the time line for the coal-to-liquefaction plant near Elk Mountain. The public meeting will include “a timeline with critical path key dates and significant events leading to the recommencement of construction for the project,” according to...
Saratoga residents will have to wait a little longer to see the preliminary findings for the Upper North Platte River Restoration Project. Several engineers who are working on the project are tending to family matters, and were unable to give the presentation originally scheduled for Monday, Saratoga mayor John Zeiger said. Stantec Consulting Services and Wildland Hydrology will present their findings on July 18. Zeiger said there will be a meeting about two weeks after the July presentation, but an exact date has not been s...
Middle school and high school athletes wishing to join cross country next season are invited to begin weekly cross country summer conditioning practices beginning Thursday, June 26. Any student entering the 6th grade through 12th grade is welcomed. Practices will be held Thursdays throughout the summer at 6:30, meeting at the Veteran’s Island parking lot. Anyone interested in joining that cannot make it to practice is asked to contact Rex or Mary Hohnholt at 307-326-5179....
The town of Saratoga will receive a grant to develop a master plan. Mayor of Saratoga John Zeiger said they received a $49,000 from a community development block grant. Community development block grants come from the state of Wyoming. The money has not yet been given to the town of Saratoga, but Zeiger said “the check is in the mail.” The town of Saratoga will have to contribute around $16,000 towards the master plan project, and Voices of the Valley is contributing an additional $2,500. The mo...
So you’re running for office. Congratulations. No, really. I commend your effort and desire to make things better. There are a few things you should know though. People are going to start giving you their “Here’s what you need to do …” speech. I won’t be doing that here. Folks will be telling you to “Go door to door”, “Get out and knock on some doors” and the like. The reason I never did that when I ran two years ago is that A.) I’m basically lazy and B.) I don’t like it when people come to my...
Editor, First I want to all the people who were involved in the effort to keep the river out of Saratoga: the military, the volunteers, the town staff, and the local businesses and employees who supported those who were doing the work of filling and placing sandbags. Thanks to Mayor Zieger for making it all work smoothly. It is my understanding that some people think it is up to you to get the river work done and that you have the money to do that. Please write a letter to the Sun explaining what all is needed to make that project a reality. I...
Editor, And the Three Ring Spending Circus came to Town again last night! And the Un-Thrifty Mayor who won’t Resign was in Center Ring and prevailed again to over-spend next year’s budget (2014-15) by $89,000.00 on top of this year’s budget (2013-14) over-spending of $659,000.00. This Three Ring (2 Council Members and Mayors yes vote and one sane no vote) in spite of Citizens objections to another unbalanced budget. Saratoga Jonny Homeowner’s must balance their budgets to avoid bankruptcy or negative Credit Ratings. No consideration was giv...
A handful of representatives from the Platte Valley non-profit organizations attended a meeting sponsored by Brush Creek Ranch on June 17 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Michael Williams, with Brush Creek Ranch announced that Valley Strong, a non-profit organization is bringing Sawyer Brown to Saratoga to perform at 8 p.m., July 20 at the PVCC and that local non-profit organizations will benefit from any tickets sales they make. Williams explained three tiers of ticket sales to the...
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that there were 2,469 cases of West Nile Virus (WNV) in the United States in 2013, resulting in 119 deaths. In Wyoming last year, 41 cases of WNV leading to one death were reported. Since 1999, there have been 722 documented cases of in Wyoming. Nationally, the peak incidence WNV cases occur during August. A wet spring and standing water left by the flood is going to make for a banner year for mosquitoes. Those blood-sucking nuisances...
Town of Saratoga planning commission board member Bob Thrasher submitted his letter of resignation at the June 10 meeting. In his letter, Thrasher said after the May Saratoga planning commission, he has “had to really think about what the planning commission can actually accomplish.” Thrasher’s letter listed several reasons why he was leaving the board. The letter said the present board has no power to act or enforce the zoning ordinances, and the double-vote situation by councilman and planning...
Wearing his signature cowboy hat, award-winning author C.J. Box was back in Saratoga on Friday to sign books, meet with fans and participate in the first ever C.J. Box Trivia Night. Box said the trivia night, put on by the Saratoga Museum, was the first of its kind. The event was attended by more than 50 people, and raised nearly $1500 for the Saratoga Museum. Though Box said he was honored by the trivia night, he was nervous he might not know the answers to the questions about his books. “With...
Editor’s Note: Over the next few weeks, the Saratoga Sun will share the story of Michelle McWain. She is a wife, a mother, a Carbon County School District No. 2 employee and a breast cancer survivor. *** Michelle McWain led an ordered life. Her house had to be clean. Her job in human resources and accounts payable at the Carbon County School District No. 2 office had to be precise. To Michelle, everything had its place. If something was not right, she would drop everything and take care of it. But, two years ago, her outlook on life had c...
The health and ecological study of aspen communities is important to the North Platte River Valley for several reasons, and Paul Rogers PhD, director of the Western Aspen Alliance explained why at the Platte Valley Community Center Thursday night. According to Dr. Rogers, aspen systems are economically important because they support water conservation, forage for wildlife, can be used as fire breaks, create wildlife habitat, are important to recreation (think ski areas and leaf tours in the...
Editor, I am writing to express support for the Lodging Tax, it’s Board of Directors and to clear up some apparent misinformation submitted by Leroy Stephenson in his letter to the editor on Thursday, June 19th. (Editor’s note: the letter was submitted to the Rawlins Daily Times and the Saratoga Sun. Since Stephenson is a candidate for mayor in Riverside, the Saratoga Sun is not printing the letter.) Before I begin, let me first disclose that I have previously served on the Carbon County Visitors Council (CCVC) Board of Directors (from mid-2008...
The Saratoga Lions Club hosted their 2014 Youth Horse Show on Saturday. Thirteen boys and girls entered the competition. Events included Showmanship, Western Equitation, Western Riding and Barrels. Four classes of competitors including Senior, Intermediate, Junior and Pee Wee. Girls at the show won or tied for all Hi Point places and took first place in 16 out of 19 events. Chuck and Melody Harris organized the show and handed out the awards, which included buckles for the Hi Point winners in...
Reprint of this story from the June 27, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Transportation Company Sells out to Prominent Cripple Creek Parties. Fred G. Grube and associates, of Cripple Creek, have purchased the entire holdings of the Encampment Improvement and Transportation Company, including the local barns, the transfer barns, teams wagons, sawmill, etc. The Transportation company has been operating here nearly three years, d...
There were six here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Berneil McCord, Sue Howe, and Madaline Forbes. The $4 blackout winner was Darlene Willis. There were two-and-a-half tables for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were Mariel O’Grady and Barb Wise. Second place went to Pat Bailey and Vivien Campbell. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns. So stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications are you have to be a...
Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Dora Martin winning. On Monday afternoon, six residents played Yahtzee with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Dominoes with Charlotte Gibbons winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 13 residents played Bingo, and Friday afternoon, 10 residents played Bingo. Frank Jereb, Truth Karstoft, Dora Martin, Charlotte Gibbons, and Pat Rust won Four Corners. Janet Kennaday won Blackouts. Our Bingo helpers were Lila...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Pork roast, lettuce, au gratin potato, green beans, wheat bread, applesauce, chilled milk. Thursday – Salmon patty, wild rice blend, squash blend, wheat bread, peach crisp, milk. Friday – Hot hamburger sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, mandarin oranges, chilled milk. Monday – Beef tacos, lettuce, tomato, cheese, refried beans, carrots, cherries, chilled milk. Tuesday – Swedish meatballs, noodles, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, grapes, chilled milk....
From June 16, 2014 to June 22, 2014, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 124 calls including the following classifications: 911 hang up (1); animal problem (2); bar check (9); business checks (35); destruction of property (1); barking dog complaint (1); lost dog (3); dog tag (2); fight (2); hot pool check (16); hot pool violation (1); intoxicated person (1) lost property (3); loud noise complaint (2); paper service (3); parking problem (1); probation or parole violation (1); record check (3); suspicious person, circumstances (3);...
Jack James was identified as Curtis “Jack” James on page 10 of the June 18 edition of the Saratoga Sun. He should have been identified as Cecil “Jack” James. The Saratoga Sun staff apologizes for the error. It was reported on page 7 of the June 18 edition of the Saratoga Sun that Heidi Sifford was the SCWEMS director. Sifford is ambulance coordinator for SCWEMS. The Sun apologizes for this error....
