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Carbon County Fire Department officials hauled equipment out of Medicine Bow Saturday in response to a tightening county budget. “This is not very good,” said Jim Colman, Medicine Bow Fire Department treasurer who was present when officials were moving out equipment. “We’re adding 40 minutes to an hour in response time, and that’s not good.” The officials wheeled out four fire-response vehicles, breathing apparatuses and other equipment owned by the Carbon County Fire Department. County offi...
Platte Valley residents gathered for a party atop Highway 70 Friday, celebrating the highway’s designation as a scenic byway and 2013’s first day of summer. John Farr, organizer of the event, said he was quite pleased with the turnout at the celebration, which took place at a parking lot along Highway 70, also known as the Battle Pass Scenic Byway, at the highest point between Encampment and Baggs. Attendees were treated to a barbecue beef dinner and surrounding natural mountain and forest scene... Full story
The Sand Lake Road (Forest Road 101) is currently closed for hazard tree removal between Highway 130 and the North Fork Campground on the Laramie Ranger District (LRD). The closure period will run from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day until this Friday, and includes travel across the road by recreationists using the Little Laramie Trails. To accommodate public access during peak times, the road will be open on weekends and on the July 4th Holiday. Logging operations are anticipated to be completed by July 12. During the closure period travelers...
The West Nile Virus (WNV) spread by mosquitoes remains a potential threat in Wyoming as warmer weather arrives across the state, according to the Wyoming Department of Health. “West Nile virus can sometimes cause serious illness,” said Emily Thorp, surveillance epidemiologist with the Wyoming Department of Health. “Because mosquitoes spread the virus by feeding on infected birds and then biting people, other birds and animals, preventing mosquito breeding and avoiding bites are important.” According to the Wyoming Department of Health, in Wyom...
I was 7 years old when I brought home my first video game. I was visiting my family in Ohio when my cousin, who is considerably older than I, handed me a box. “Here take this Zac,” he said. “I just got a Nintendo 64 and I don’t need this anymore.” I opened the box and saw a gray and black box, some game cartridges and rectangles with red and black buttons. I didn’t know what it was at the time, but I was about to experience one of the most enjoyable times of my life. I remember the long drive ho...
A local wind farm project that received a permit from Carbon County 14 years ago and was never developed could be revived. The Cheyenne-based renewable-resource energy company Terra Moya Aqua Global Wind first obtained a conditional-use permit for the wind farm project, which was proposed for Simpson Ridge, located just east of Rawlins. Although the project never broke ground, Carbon County officials say the permit issued back then is still good. “Back in 1999, this county issued a c...
Editor: The article “Big Dreams for County Museums” does not take into effect the increase in traffic to and from the Encampment Museum at Sixth Street and Barnett Avenue. Signs on Highway 70 funnel visitors down Sixth Street past my home to the museum. We also have a refurbished playground and picnic area, which attracts children to walk the streets made of loose gravel and gravel dust during spring and summer. We have no sidewalks on Sixth or Barnett. The town of Encampment makes an unprofessional attempt to maintain the streets. Neither the...
Staff Report While 2013 fire season predictions are expected to be normal for Wyoming, according the to the Wyoming State Forestry Division, residents need to always prepare homes, property and outdoor recreation activities against the threat of wildfire. According to the Wyoming State Forestry Division, last year’s severe drought conditions resulted in above average wild land fire activity across the state, and nearly everyone from landowners, outdoor recreationists and tourists felt the impact. Typically average fire season for Wyoming is J... Full story
Community members learned more about the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA) at the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce-sponsored Leaders Luncheon, held June 12 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The luncheon, catered with pizza by Del Rio, was led by Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Crimmins. Mike Cote, Senior Sales Executive of Wyoming Health Solutions, in Cheyenne, gave a speech and PowerPoint presentation about the changes in the new...
The Oshkosh, Wis., Police Department stated that Robert James Maki, who was suspected of stealing eight firearms from a residence south of Saratoga, has been arrested in Duluth, Minn. On June 6 police arrested Maki, 59, who was wanted for parole violation out of Michigan, where he did time on burglary charges. Oshkosh police said Maki was seen in the Oshkosh, Appleton and Green Bay areas of Wisconsin June 3. Aside from the Saratoga burglary, Maki was also linked to burglaries in Colorado’s Jackson and Routt County, Fort Collins, Colo., R... Full story
About 5:20 a.m. on June 8, Carbon County Sheriff deputies and the fire department responded to a vehicle wreck on Jack Creek Road, 1.5 miles west of Saratoga. Deputies found a wrecked 2001 Ford Escort registered to Lance Roop, of Ryan Park, but could not find those involved in the wreck, Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson said. “It was kind of unusual,” Colson said. “If someone was injured out there, you would suspect them to be in the immediate area.” Further investigation revealed two were in...
Due to a lack of statewide supporter signatures, the referendum to repeal Senate File 104 will not be put on the ballot for 2014. The State Central Committee of the Wyoming Republican Party passed a resolution to endorse the referendum to appeal SF104 on April 6. The referendum sought to repeal 2013 Senate Enrolled Act No. 1 (the law resulting from the passage of SF104), which amended the duties of, and transferred specific duties from, the state superintendent of public instruction to the newly...
How much weight can a cockroach pull, and how much strength does it take to pull a marshmallow apart? Those were among the questions explored by students attending the annual Energy Summer Institute, sponsored by the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources and taught by fellows in UW’s Science Posse program. The weeklong science camp is designed to ignite students’ imagination related to challenging energy problems facing the world. Participating students are incoming high school sop...
Back row to front row, left to right, Bob Johnston, Grace Johnston, Gloria Rakness, Teense Willford, Betty Dean, Richard Rakness and Lila Worden celebrate June birthdays and anniversaries at the Saratoga Senior Center.... Full story
Jamie Marchetti, an Encampment native who recently graduated from the University of Wyoming, was honored for her academic performance by the UW Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. Marchetti, in the Didactic Program in Nutrition and Dietetics, received the Verna J. Hitchcock Award for “Outstanding Overall Family and Consumer Sciences Student” during the department’s annual recognition ceremony. During the event in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, faculty members honor students for outstanding academic performance and c...
Robert Shipp, of Saratoga, received his Associates of Science on May 10, 2013 from Eastern Wyoming College. Shipp is is the son of Donna and Mark Shipp, of Saratoga.... Full story
Carbon County School District No. 2 students finished the spring semester on the Laramie County Community College 2013 spring honor roll. Students earning the president’s honor roll recognition must earn a cumulative 4.0 grade point average (GPA). On the president’s honor roll: Andree McKee, of Elk Mountain, and Brandi Swedlund, of Encampment. To earn a spot on the vice president’s honor roll, students must earn a cumulative 3.5 to 3.99 GPA. On the vice president’s honor roll: Lilly McKee, of Elk Mountain, and Curtis Robinson, of Hanna....
The University of Wyoming released the President’s Honor Roll for the 2013 spring semester of regular enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 grade point average for the semester. To be eligible students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Elk Mountain: Orlinda Kay Williams Encampment: Jamie Megan Marchetti, Chelsie Pantle, Garrett Paul Pantle Riverside: Stephanie Leanora Strasbaugh Saratoga: Ransom D. Gates, Samuel Richard Gates Walcott: Mindy N. Nickelson...
Ron and Mary Lou Noton spent their 50th wedding anniversary in the house they spent their first honeymoon. After getting married June 22, 1963 in Park Forest, Ill., they traveled to Encampment to spend time in the historic Willis House built in 1908. The couple can still remember their first experience in the house, which was home to Mary’s grandfather at the time. “My grandfather had this old refrigerator and he said ‘it kind of smells,’ ” she said. “It turned out everything in the refrigerato...
An aged Old Baldy Club home that could have been demolished is now a newly-renovated, on-the-market modern house located in southwest Saratoga. The home was remodeled by Custom Builders in Saratoga, and currently sits at 201 Sunset Lane in Saratoga, in the neighborhood behind Valley Foods. According to Rory Grubb, partner for Custom Builders, the house was once situated at the Old Baldy Club, but new owners of the property wanted to build a newer and larger home in its place. Instead of being... Full story
Marshal Hill speaks to the audience at Carbon Power & Light’s annual membership meeting. Hill was chosen for the Youth Leadership Camp this summer. Hill announced to the crowd that he has been chosen to participate in the United State Senate Page Program this fall....
With plenty of life stories to tell family and friends, Merl Aydelott recently celebrated his 97th birthday Saturday at Rick Martin Memorial Park in Riverside. Aydelott was surrounded by many friends and family members who helped celebrate with an outdoor barbecue at the family-oriented park. He spoke about various jobs he worked, which included driving a fuel truck and a gas truck in the 1930s, and how he became a college grad nearly 70 years ago. “I graduated from college in 1945 and moved b...
Carbon Power & Light employees were awarded for their years of service at Saturday’s annual membership meeting. Left to right, Bruce Manore has 15 years of service, Jim McKinney has been with CP&L for 10 years, Debbie Reichert 25 years and Josh Sayer five years....
With school out and the warm weather in full-swing, several Saratoga youths have been hitting the diamond for some fun summer baseball action. According to coach Stacy Morton, the Saratoga Recreation League for baseball consists of one majors team and one minors team, and there are three or four T-ball teams. The teams are grouped according to age and open to boys and girls who play together on one team, and the season, which began the last week of May, runs through to the end of this month....