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Tony Seahorn knew it was a dangerous situation he was putting himself into, when he made the decision to help the stranded rafters. “I couldn’t have gone past them, not with my military training. We were taught ‘leave no man behind’,” Seahorn said. “I could not have lived with myself if I had not tried to save him.” Stephen Kaisler, a 70-year-old man from Laramie, was trapped in a log jam lodged up against the island. His family and friends were crying for help, Seahorn said. Seahorn, who...
By Mike Dunn As America celebrates its 238th birthday, Valley residents will be putting on their own celebrations this weekend. Cancer Walk For the third year in a row, the SkillsUSA chapter of Saratoga High School will be hosting their annual Cancer Walk in Saratoga. Starting at 8 a.m. on July 4, residents will participate in a walk through downtown to benefit the Wyoming affiliate of Susan G. Komen. Over the past two years, SkillsUSA raised $8,000. This summer, they hope to raise at least $10,000 for cancer research. More than 120 people...
Dorman Ewing, of Saratoga, passed away on June 23, 2014 at the Deseret Health Care Center in Saratoga. Dorman James Ewing was born on Nov. 10, 1927 to Amos and Helen (Warner) Ewing in a ranch house east of Sundance, Wyo. When he was nine years old, the family moved to a ranch they bought on Houston Creek, west of Sundance, where he grew up. He attended rural Crook County Schools. When he was 17 years old, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged in 1946. He married...
A series of closures are scheduled to begin June 30 on Medicine Bow National Forest Road 225 (South French Creek Road) in the Snowy Range. These temporary closures aid in the safe and efficient removal of hazard trees from roads managed by the Brush Creek-Hayden Ranger District (BCH). The closures will occur between the junctions of WY Highway 130 and Forest Road 227. Once operations have been completed on that portion of the road, the closure will shift to the next section. Except for Fourth of July holiday weekend, closures will be...
At the Saratoga branch, the Carbon County libraries will put on “GermBusters.” The MythBusters-style program will take teens 11 to 18 years old through germy and nauseating experiments. The program will take place at 1 p.m. on July 11. People will also be able to explore culinary chemistry at the Saratoga and Encampment branches. Families will have kits available to make handmade Mozzarella cheese. Registration is required due to limited supplies. “Make your own Mozzarella Cheese” will take place from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on July 18 at the Saratog...
Wade Cline, executive vice president of construction for DKRW, told an audience of around 47 people in Medicine Bow Thursday that there are only two things left for DKRW Advanced Fuels LLC to get their coal to liquefaction plant built, but they are big things. One is the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) agreement. Cline said Sinopec was not meeting the time lines they need to complete the EPC and that was becoming very problematic for DKRW. Cline said DKRW has had multiple...
As one of my favorite musicians, Red Knuckles, used to say “mighty fine and a great big howdy!” After 17 years of being an archaeologist I am very happy to be starting a new career as a reporter and photographer here at the Sun. My wife and I have been in Saratoga full time for just about two years now, but since I still don’t know many of you I’ll give you a brief introduction to myself. I was born in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, but raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. I think t...
Editor It is time to dump our Mayor and his administration and get new blood to run our town that will hopefully demonstrate some administrative competence that has been totally lacking. Here are a few of the in-competences demonstrated by the current administration: 1) The new $4M budget they approved that is an 84% increase. That is ridiculous! 2) The disastrous water meter/sewer line replacement project. I am an engineer and I watched the implementation of this project with total dismay. I did not see a city official inspect one piece of...
Editor: Is Saratoga friendly to bicycle tourists who come peddling through town almost every day in the summertime? I’m inclined to think not after observing a situation that occurred this last Friday the 27th. I watched two young men as they approached town hall after 5 p.m. Since the business day was over, they went around the corner to the police station, where I learned later, they asked directions to the nearest camp site and were told they had to go to Saratoga Lake. As I was finishing up my recycling for the day, I watched them peddle a...
Summer school students from Saratoga Elementary visited the Saratoga Museum Thursday as part of their summer theme "Journey into the Past". The group was made up of 17 children, kindergarten through sixth grade, led by first grade teacher Annette Kelley and kindergarten teacher Kelly Horn. The kids were toured through indoor and outdoor exhibits by museum Director Virginia Parker and board member and geology and archaeology expert Rod Laird. Parker said "everybody found something they were...
Editor, I write in opposition to the Town Council passing an ordinance which would add a 4% franchise fee to the franchise agreement in negotiation now with the Carbon Power and Light (CP&L) which would begin July 1, 2014. This would affect the CP&L bills of the 1032 households and 262 commercial accounts within the Town of Saratoga. This is an anti-business maneuver by this administration that will last for the next 10 years. In the last 10 years our water bills have gone up greatly, despite the “money-saving” wells that replaced the tre...
Dean Bartholomew, M.D., the physician-owner of the Platte Valley Medical Clinic (PVMC), was elected President of the Wyoming Medical Society (WMS) last week. Bartholomew said "It is exciting, it is an honor and a privilege to be able to represent the society and the physicians throughout the state." He feels that his presidency will help represent the rural voice and be of benefit to smaller clinics, especially in this time when there are policy changes involving Medicare and the Affordable...
Editor’s note: This is the second story in a series about Michelle McWain. She is a wife, a mother, a Carbon County School District No. 2 employee and a breast cancer survivor. *** When Michelle McWain received the call telling her she had breast cancer, there was no time for her to feel sorry for herself. Her life was at risk, and waiting was not an option. “The most frustrating thing was being your own advocate,” Michelle said. “You are trying to deal with the shock of being diagnos...
Two Platte Valley residents have graduated from Western Wyoming Community College in the Spring 2014. Brandee Forster received her A.A.S. in Office Information Systems, and Lionel Escobedo earned his A.A. in Secondary Education. Degrees were conferred at Commencement on May 16....
Three ambitious military veterans from across the U.S. are hiking the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail (CDNST). The veterans-Thomas Gathman, Rob Voorhis and Shawn Murphy-are hiking the 3,100-mile trail as part of a "Walk Off the War" trek done through the Warrior Hike program. The program is designed to support all veterans transitioning from their military service by "thru-hiking", as it is called, along America's National Scenic Trails. According to the program website, Warrior Hike...
Sue Anderson traveled a hard road before bringing her award-winning artistic talents to Encampment. Severe head and neck injuries resulting from a car accident in 2010 forced her to end a 20-plus-year career in nursing. The loss of her job meant living on a Social Security disability payment. She couldn't afford the mortgage on her house. To add to her woes, she has a violent ex-husband with a history of physical abuse who began stalking her and vandalizing her property. The police were of no...
On Thursday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Wyoming Governor Matt Mead announced the final approval of a comprehensive management plan for public lands in central Wyoming. The Lander Resource Management Plan (RMP) will provide direction for managing 2.4 million acres of BLM-administered surface land and 2.8 million acres of BLM-administered sub-surface mineral estate. County Commissioners in Fremont, Natrona, Hot Springs, Carbon, and Sweetwater Counties have been involved in the development of the plan as cooperating agencies The RMP...
A Medicine Bow student's art will help save lives. Bethany Howard, a third grade student at Medicine Bow Elementary, won the Kids for the Cure art contest. As first prize, her drawing will be featured on the shirts of children at the Wyoming Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. When she heard she won, Bethany said she was surprised. But it was hardly a surprise when looking at the votes. Using Facebook "likes" to determine the winner, Bethany's drawing won by a landslide, receiving the most...
The Wounded Warrior Event is intended to make a difference in a military veteran's life, co-founder Tony Seahorn said. It made a difference in Randall Steiger's life. Last year, Steiger attended his first Wounded Warrior Event. Steiger is an Army veteran of the Iraq war. It was the first time he ever caught a fish. "I was hooked," Steiger said. He went on to catch around 10 fish. He caught three at Tom Arthur's pond, then seven more on the Platte River the next day. When Steiger went home after...
Sunday morning, Encampment and Riverside volunteers worked together planting trees along WY Highway 70. The Encampment/Riverside Tree Beautification project was organized by Lee Ann Stephenson, after she noticed that the trees along Highway 70 had died. Stephenson who often walks along Highway 70 from Riverside to Encampment enjoys the bluebirds that fly in the area and wanted to improve their habitat and beautify the area along the highway. Trees had been planted in 1989 for the bicentennial....
Reprint of this story from the July 4, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. THE CELEBRATION AT GRAND ENCAMPMENT The Fourth of July has been celebrated in Grand Encampment in the good, old fashioned way. The day dawned bright and clear and gave promise of being an ideal day for the events as planned, but before noon the atmosphere had turned chilly and late in the afternoon a drizzling rain set in. However the day was a glorious o...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Chicken a La King, biscuits, spinach salad, orange whip, chilled milk. Thursday – Swiss steak, baked potato, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread, strawberries, brownie, chilled milk. Friday – Company holiday, if open, Chef’s choice. Monday – BBQ chicken, potato wedges, carrot/raisin salad, wheat roll, citrus fruit, chilled milk. Tuesday – Beef fajitas, flour tortilla, steamed rice, stewed tomatoes, pineapple tidbits, chilled milk....
There were eight here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Betty Dean, Sue Howe, and Janet Lasco. Madaline Forbes won the $3 blackout. There were two-and-a-half tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. High winners were Pat Bailey and Sue Howe. Second place went to Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. I now have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns. 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 at...