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Allie, a dog that was homeless and in a shelter about a year ago, is now a Diabetic Alert Dog (DAD) in the home of the Scott family of Medicine Bow. The family of eight realize Allie is not to be treated like their other dog, Sara, who gets attention from all members of the family. Allie is solely for their youngest, four-year-old Liam, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1) when he was just 14 months old. T1 is an autoimmune disease of the pancreas that...
Goldwind America presented a primer on renewable energy during a meeting Tuesday at the Jeffrey Center in Rawlins. Members of the Wyoming legislature, university faculty and students, guest speakers and those interested in a wind training program were among those in attendance. A presentation on the decreasing cost of renewable energy and the demand for wind turbines started the seminar in which David Halligan, CEO of Goldwind Americas, explained the need for qualified wind te... Full story
Members of the Carbon County Visitor’s Council (CCVC) met June 21 in Encampment for their regular meeting to discuss bringing more tourists into Carbon County and the Platte River Valley. The council worked its way through its agenda over the course of several hours, and while most of the business discussed was routine, the resignation of council member Jim McKinney and the discussion of a marketing partnership with Florida-based marcketing firm Miles Partnership and HMS-Global, a video production company that produces t... Full story
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) announced, as of July 11, all forest service controlled lands in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Carbon and Albany counties have been placed on stage 1 fire restrictions. According to a news release by the USFS, the land was placed on burn restriction because dry, warm weather and conditions with a strong potential for wildfire are predicted to persist. The restrictions are necessary to protect public health and safety, according to the USFS. The restrictions include the area around the... Full story
Friday afternoon, volunteers battle a small grass fire southwest of town along HWY-130. Note the fire had started burning the telephone pole in the left of the photo.... Full story
The first thing one notices when entering any of the guest cabins at the Medicine Bow Lodge just outside Ryan Park is how much cooler the cabins are than the outside temperature. Even with temperatures near the 90-degree mark, the cabins feel like they are at room temperature, even without air conditioning. The cabins are simple, the kind of understated elegance that comes from the use of simple materials and designs: stacked log construction, with exposed, hand-hewn rafters,... Full story
"Friends of the Saratoga Library" enrichment program resumes this Thursday, July 13, at 7 p.m. in the Saratoga Public Library, when Saratoga Middle/High School graduate and author, Sarah Reichert, holds a book signing and discussion of her latest novel "Fighting Destiny". Sarah, daughter of Bill and Chris Wickstrom of Saratoga, will read excerpts from her recent work and answer questions about the story, characters and writing process. Refreshments will be served and all of... Full story
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) board convened Wednesday at the Encampment Library to approve the new rates for fees of the Saratoga Transfer Station at the landfill and approve the third reading of the budget for 2017/2018. Balers for the transfer station are being delivered on June 13 and will be operational the next day. Two loads of iron are building up in Encampment and removal in a timely fashion was deliberated. The board continues to consider using the landfill in Hanna to help with... Full story
I am a dog person, I will tell you in a heartbeat. It probably goes back to my early childhood when my folks got a collie pup named Tippy for the family (i.e. me). As he got older, he became my personal substitute for a pony. I remember being on his back and him taking me for rides until I was too big. He was my first best friend. We had a cat too-my mother’s actually. The name I knew it by was Worthless; courtesy of my farm boy raised father who believed you had a pet for a purpose. The name tells you what he thought of a ho... Full story
Earl H. Zeiger, 85 of Abilene, Texas, formerly of Phelan, California, passed away in his sleep on March 24, 2017. He is now fishing on the Platte River in Saratoga with his brothers as he would so vividly remember in his dreams. Earl was born in Rawlins to William Zeiger and Elizabeth Watts Zeiger on February 29, 1932. He graduated from Saratoga High School in 1950 and shortly thereafter joined the U.S. Air Force. Earl was quickly shipped to Europe and stationed in France,... Full story
Roger L. Williams, long-time part-time resident of Encampment died July 4, age 94, after a brief illness. At age 8, Roger learned to fly-fish on French Creek and then for decades fished on the Platte. In more recent years, he could be seen in the Sierra Madre Range collecting plants for the Rocky Mountain Herbarium. A graduate of Greeley High School, Roger began college at Colorado College. He served in the U.S. Army (1943-46), European theater. After earning a PhD (1951) in modern European history at the University of... Full story
Saratoga's own noted cowboy poet, humorist, storyteller, BS-er and master of ceremonies Chuck Larsen returns after a couple of years absence to emcee as well as star in this year's Saturday night show during the 15th annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering (GECC) Friday through Sunday in Encampment. Larsen was the featured poet and emcee for 13 of the 15 years of the weekend event sponsored by the GECG-Outfit. At 7 p.m. he will be joined on stage at the Encampment gym by... Full story
Saratoga Town Council met for its first meeting of the month Wednesday to speed through its agenda quickly, with two issues cropping up which took most of the time during the almost hourlong meeting. Though the council worked through agenda items quickly, two issues brought up by a member of the public and a council member were center stage: airport leases and legality of the proposed nuisance ordinance. AIRPORT HANGAR LEASES STILL PLAGUED WITH QUESTIONS Hangar leases at the airport have been an issue for the airport board... Full story
