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On June 27, 2015, Laurie Forster was elected as the first-ever female president on the Carbon Power and Light (CP&L) Board. There has only been one other woman on Carbon's Board of Directors besides Forster since the Board has been active beginning in 1941. The first female Board member on Carbon's Board was Jane H. Houston, of Centennial, Wyo. She served on the Board of Directors for 14 years from 1983 to 1997. Forster describes her emotions upon being elected, "It was very unexpected. I was...
Kara Choquette, Director of Communications for both Power Company of Wyoming, LLC (PCW) and TransWest Express, LLC (TWE), and her colleague Ryan Jacobson, Director of Engineering and Construction for PCW, presented updates on the wind energy project with a full, informative budget at the July 7 Town Council meeting. Choquette clarified that since the government is able to collect sales and use tax in addition to property and energy taxes from selling the energy to surrounding areas, the total...
Thomas Paul McGuire, of Saratoga, passed July 12 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver. Services are pending....
At 6 p.m. on July 8 at Saratoga Town Hall, the Airport Board determined that a contract they have with a company to re-pave the taxiway will have to be terminated for re-bid after a contract technicality arose. Dave Shultz, Engineer at Sage Engineering, explained how the gravel material that the company STC Construction was planning on using is insufficient for this project – because of the fact that the consultant did not specify in his contract that he would be using that material. This b...
The first case of West Nile virus in Wyoming this season has been reported to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH), affecting a Sheridan County resident. “We want to remind residents to take steps to protect themselves and their families from mosquito bites,” said Katie Bryan, epidemiologist with WDH. The “five Ds” of West Nile Prevention, according to WDH, are: Dawn and Dusk - Mosquitos prefer to feed at dawn or dusk, so avoid spending time outside during these times. Dress - Wear shoes, socks, long pants and a long-sleeved shirt outdoors. C...
South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board underwent a Board member shift at the July 8 meeting. Roy Barber, At-Large representative and chair of the board, has resigned. Ken Drain has taken his place as chair, and they will be looking for a new At-Large representative. Director Heidi Sifford brought up that if the state has extra funds, money will be used for infant straps to care for pediatric patients. Training would subsequently take place so that all...
Mayor Ed Glode discussed some topics that came up at the July 7 Town Council meeting, such as the hiring of two part-time police officers instead of one full-time employee although one of the potential hires would need to be sent to the academy. While the training is the largest expense, it is ultimately more cost effective to hire part-time employees since full-time workers are afforded benefits. “If you’re a full-time police officer and you haven’t been through the academy, you have 12 month...
Recognition of lifelong ranchers, a celebration of 125 years of Wyoming Statehood, and the local induction of individuals in the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame are highlight events for the 13th Annual Grand Encampment Cowboy Gathering slated for July 17-19 in Encampment, Wyoming. An Open Mic performance of cowboy music and poetry kicks off the gathering on Friday, July 17 at the Grand View Park at 7 p.m. Afterward, people will move to the Grand Encampment Opera House for a family dance to the music of Sam Platts and The Kootenai Three. Dutch oven...
I haven’t had reliable internet (or a TV for that matter) since moving here. I can get anything I need done at my office, so I haven’t been able to justify the expense. I wasn’t ever a full-blown screen addict, but I’ve always been like most 22 year olds in that I enjoy my streaming videos. Without constant internet, I’ve been powering through the books I never got to read when I was busy watching shows and movies. Most of them are essays, which are my favorite, but I also have a huge collectio...
The Carbon County 4-H Foundation has awarded three scholarships to Carbon County School District No. 2 students, which will be used for the 2015-16 fall semester. Receiving a $500 scholarship as graduating seniors were Marshal Hill, a Saratoga student, Harold Jackson, an Encampment student and Shelby Bowen, a Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow student. The Carbon County 4-H Foundation assists the further development and education of 4-H members and volunteer leaders. Financial support is applied to the funding of scholarships, educational and...
During the monthly Riverside Town council meeting at 6 p.m. on July 9, a guest from the Carbon County Museum presented a plan for the Town of Riverside and explained why the town should be involved. In addition, an update to the Riverside Bio-Dome was given. Kelly Bohanan, Director of the Carbon County Museum, explained how they acquired land along I-80 near Rawlins on Merrill Hill and that they decided to create a interpretive trail that depicts a map of Carbon County. At each ‘town’ on the...
At 9 a.m. on July 9, John Zieger, Carbon County Emergency Management Coordinator, met to finish the last meeting needed to gain stakeholder input on a Threat and Hazard Identification Risk Assessment (THIRA). Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a list of Core Capabilities that are considered during this scenario. There were 47 different Core Capabilities that needed to be ranked in terms of importance — high, medium or low priority. There were five different categories that the c...
Catherine McAtee, third grade teacher at Hanna Elk Mountain (HEM) Elementary, was named one of ten winners of the 2015 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Award, granting her statewide recognition. With the money that she won, she took students on a trip to the Denver Zoo where they learned about diverse climates and were able to go inside the pachyderm exhibit. In addition to the trip, she donated a pottery kiln to the school. McAtee decided to give back to the school instead of spending it on hersel...
The High Savery Dam and Reservoir, according to Brad Tribby, Fishery Biologist for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), has always had good intentions for the region. It supplies irrigation for countless agricultural properties in the lower end of the tributaries and that, in turn, supports economic development. However, its execution resulted in some environmental issues that multiple stakeholders in the region have been now tackling. Tribby explained that on the lower side of the dam, on...
Hunter Mason, a 2015 graduate of Saratoga High School, brought home a second place trophy from the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Convention in Chicago, Ill. that took place June 29-July 2. Mason explained how he felt during the awards ceremony, "It was pretty nerve-racking. I was surprised they called my name honestly." Students are allowed to compete in only one event at the national level. Mason competed in Computer Applications, an event in which a student takes a site...
Rescue teams from Carbon and Albany Counties worked for about six hours on July 4 to rescue a 20 year old Laramie woman who was injured while snowboarding down Medicine Bow Peak above Lake Marie on the Carbon and Albany County line. According to Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson, his office was notified a little after 9 a.m. July 4 that Emma Chafin was injured while attempting to snowboard down the front of Medicine Bow Peak through a snow field above Lake Marie. Chafin and four others had hiked to the top of Medicine Bow Peak early on the mor...
Centennial celebration surpassed all expectations July 11, 1990 25 years ago What a celebration Saratoga had this last weekend, honoring Wyoming’s Centennial as a state and also the 75th anniversary of the Saratoga Fish Hatchery! The turnout surpassed all expectations and it was “the more the merrier!” Events got underway on Friday with an old-fashioned western shoot-out right in downtown Saratoga. The shootout was a publicity ploy to get people to the musical melodrama staged by the Platte Valley Players later that evening. Well, the ploy...
There were not enough here to play bingo on Tuesday. There were two tables for duplicate bridge Monday. High winners were Mariel O’Grady and Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Marianne Blue and Mary Sjoden. We got the papers for the tax refund for the Elderly and Disabled. So, you can come up and get the forms or come in and I will help you fill them out. We will be doing another breakfast from 8:00-8:30 a.m. on July 23. It will be sausage, pancakes and juice. Be sure to sign up and then come and have lunch at noon as normal. Our count has b...
Games provide laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Yahtzee with Pat Rust winning. On Wednesday and Friday afternoons, residents played Bingo. Nadine Caleb, Pat Rust, Truth Karstoft and Marie Huntley won Four Corners. Barbara Plummer, Marie Huntley and Elaine Burge won Blackout days. Our volunteers were Lila Worden, Dawna Erickson, Elder Palmer and Elder Bingham. On Saturday afternoon, residents played Blackjack. Movies...
We are back! Hello Everyone from the Sagebrush Senior Center. We have had a few changes along the way. Our Site Manager Ronda Krouch has left us to move on to bigger and brighter things. We wish her well in her adventure. Our new Site Manager is Kim Loftice who has been our Assistant for many years. We also welcome our new Assistant Manager Sarah Soderberg. Our Quilting Ladies were very busy these past few months and put together a very nice Bucking Horse Quilt to Celebrate Wyoming’s 125th Birthday. You can find it on display at the Grand E...
