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7 Years Ago July 5, 1989 Council, Mayor at odds over planning commission An appointment to fill a vacancy on the planning commission was the main point of contention between members of the Saratoga Town Council and Mayor R.T. Buchholz during Monday night’s council meeting. Buchholz chose to ignore a recommendation from the planning commission that Fran Fisher be appointed to fill the vacancy and instead named Walt Miller to fill the position. Buchholz cited the ordinance empowering him to make the appointment, which he s...
For the 18th year, the Platte River Rodeo Association (PRRA) is putting on a rodeo at Buck Springs Arena east of Saratoga. The Western Rodeo Association (WRA) sanctioned events and amateur events begin at 7 p.m., Friday and Saturday nights. A new event, which is a special bronc riding event sanctioned by the Western States Ranch Rodeo Association will be featured this year. The “Cowboy Up” event has contestants ride with a regular stock saddle, committee member Chuck Lar...
There were five here for bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Berneil McCord, Pat Faust, and Deanna Miller. Deanna Miller won the $4 blackout. There were two and a half tables for duplicate bridge on Monday. There was a tie for high winners between Marie; O’Grady and Mary Sjoden and Janet Donelan and John Blue. 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. Q...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. For July 4th, eight residents went downtown to watch the Fourth of July parade with Sue Morawski and Brenda Zeiger. For the noon meal, residents had hamburgers, chips, macaroni salad, and ice cream. In the evening, several residents watch the fireworks from our p...
From June 30 through July 6, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 85 calls including the following classification: 911 hang up (1); agency assistance (2); ambulance (4); animal problem (3); assist business (2); bar check (5); business checks (47); citizen assist (11); dog at large (5); barking dog complaint (1); lost dog (2); dog tag (1); fingerprints (2); fireworks (4); found property (3); fraud (1); hot pool check (15); larceny (1); lockout (1); lost and found (2); lost property (1); loud noise complaint (1); notice...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Ham and pasta salad on lettuce leaf, coleslaw, wheat roll, cherries, cookie, chilled milk. Thursday – Meatloaf, O’Brien potatoes, beets, wheat bread, banana, chilled milk. Friday – Fish sandwich, sweet potato puffs, cucumber/onion salad, peaches, butterscotch bar, chilled milk. Monday – Baked pork chop, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, wheat bread, cinnamon apples, chilled milk. Tuesday – Sweet and sour chicken, fluffy rice, oriental vegetables, wheat roll, mandarin oranges, ch...
"Prepare your party, your boat and your mind," says Biff Burton, Senior Game Warden with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Saratoga. The North Platte River around Saratoga is constantly changing and has a great variation in flow and that is "what gets people," Burton said. With one death on the river this year already it may be time for a review of river safety preparations and habits. The death that occurred on the river on June 26 was the result of a person being caugh...
Wearing a seatbelt likely saved Aleck Freeman's life, according to Wyoming Highway Patrolman Regina Schulmeister. Freeman, of Hanna, was traveling north on Wyo. Highway 130/230 Sunday at approximately 12:30 pm when he lost control of his car, crossed over the southbound lane and rolled the vehicle into the median a few miles north of the Overland Trail marker. Freeman, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was taken to Carbon County Memorial Hospital after being treated at the...
Guy Erickson and Brett Miller of Encampment earned the Congressional Award in late June in Washington, D.C. Sen. Mike Enzi and Sen. John Barrasso presented the prestigious award in a national ceremony and Congressman Cynthia Lummis attended the recognition dinner to congratulate the recipients. "The Congressional Award allows you to discover what you are made of," said Paxton Baker, Vice Chairman of BET (Black Entertainment Television). Guy Erickson mentored youth,...
WYDOT officials advise motorist chip-seal season is underway on state roadways. Travelers in the Shirley Basin, on Wyoming Highway 487, milepost 9.0 to 22, will experience delays due to pilot car operations. The operations will take place from July 16 to 21. WYDOT suggests travelers in this location allow for more time to reach their destination....
Every day, on average, 22 United States military veterans commit suicide. Mia and Steve Roseberry are convinced much of this is because of the need for basic support such as housing, food, transportation and health care. Mia saw a niche that needed to be filled when she began hearing stories about homeless and suicidal marine veterans. Steve and Mia live in Vista, Calif., and were accustomed to hosting friends of their daughter, Sara, who were on weekend leave from Pendleton...
A two-car wreck south of Saratoga resulted in the death of a Platte Valley woman. In a release provided by the Wyoming Highway Patrol, at approximately 6:12 p.m. on July 2, 55 year old Carol Ann Cline of Encampment, Wyo. was traveling south at mile post 21.5 on WY 130, near the US Forest Service building. A 1978 Ford pickup was being driven by a juvenile male was occupied by 45-year-old Deanne Barrett of Saratoga and a juvenile female. The pickup was stopped on the highway...
A wildfire was reported Monday afternoon on the Medicine Bow National Forest, 30 miles southwest of Laramie. Dubbed the Owen Fire, the 500-acre fire is burning in timber near Lake Owen in southern Albany County. The cause of the fire is currently unknown and under investigation. Around 120 personnel are currently assigned to the fire, including several engines, water tenders as well as ground and air resources. Additional ground and air support resources have been ordered. Campers and recreationist have been evacuated from...
Editor: It was a bright, warm, late June morning. Platte Valley Trout Unlimited and Project Healing Waters were collectively hosting their annual Wounded Warrior Event float trip. The two groups embarked on different sections of the river that Thursday. One group of veterans and their guides launched at Bennett Peak while a second group consisting of veterans from the Cheyenne VA Hospital departed from Treasure Island. The beauty of the river, the challenge and fun trying to land a big trout, and observing the many creatures...
When I was about 10 years old, my family piled into our 1997 Ford F-250 with a 1,000-pound camper on the back of it and took off to Yellowstone. To this day, I remember driving through the national park and thinking “wow, I could totally live in Wyoming.” About eight years later, I remembered that trip when I chose to go to University of Wyoming. I thought it would be great to go to school in the shadow of the great Teton Mountains. But when my plane landed in Laramie for the...
Harley Klemola, of Saratoga, is the recipient of a $500 Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) scholarship. Klemola will be a freshman at Laramie County Community College. She is the daughter of Stacy Willford and John Klemola and the granddaughter of Teense and Sandy Willford. In high school, Harley was active in volleyball, golf, Family Career Community Leaders of America, National Honor Society and many other activities. She is active with the Platte Valley Community Christian Center and has been a participant in the...
Janis Irene Soldan, 82, of Saratoga, and formerly of Lusk, Wyo., passed away on July 2, 2014 in Loveland, Colo. Jan was born in Lusk on Nov. 10, 1931 to William D. Miller and Ruth (Kistler) Miller. Jan grew up in Lusk and graduated from Niobrara County High School. She attended the University of Wyoming where she was a Pi Beta Phi and later worked as assistant vice-president for United Bank of Denver until her retirement. Jan moved to Saratoga in 2000. She was truly a remarkable and wonderful woman. She was an exceptional...
Carol Ann (May) Cline passed away on July 2, 2014 in Rawlins, WY. Carol was born to Morton and Ann (Dewey) May on October 18, 1958 in Laramie, WY. Carol graduated high school from Jeffrey City High School in 1978. She worked as a bookkeeper for the University of Wyoming and for School Districts in both Carbon and Albany Counties. She especially enjoyed spending time in the mountains, with family and friends, fishing and camping. Carol is survived by her son, Wes Keyser; her...
The town of Saratoga will be continuing their legal battle with Randy Stevens this summer. As an addition to the agenda, Richard Rideout, an attorney for the town of Saratoga, announced the three separate pending actions between Stevens and the Town of Saratoga have been consolidated for trial in mid-August. Stevens and the town of Saratoga have been in the midst of a legal battle beginning in 2008, involving two pieces of property adjacent to each other in Saratoga. The...