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The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Trustees is financially in a place that they can consider re-adopting the Policy KAB-Special Recognition and Financial Assistance. This policy provides financial awards to high performing students that place first at a state competition qualify for this financial assistance and may fill out the KAB application. The most financial assistance delivered in one year by this policy is $34,000 due to a large number of teams that qualified. The...
The farmer’s market is starting back up this Monday from approximately 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m at the Platte Valley Community Center’s east parking lot. Anyone who is interested in having a stand at the market can do so for free. Joe Elder, Executive Director of the Platte Valley Community Center, explained that with the organization of the market changing hands frequently, they simply forgot about running it. “This year we kind of forgot about it, and he [a usual vendor] called and said ‘hey...
Thomas Paul McGuire, 81, of Saratoga Wyo., passed away on Sunday, July 12, 2015 at the University of Colorado Hospital. He was born on May 1, 1934, in St. Paul, Minn. to Paul and Isabelle McGuire. A rosary was held on Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. and the service was held on the following Saturday at 11 a.m. Father Joey Buencamino officiated. Interment followed at the Saratoga Cemetery. Pallbearers at the service included Tommy McGuire, Danny McGuire, Bob McGuire, John Lusch and Steve Kiehm. Honorar...
Elizabeth J. Roth, 57, of Saratoga, Wyo., passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Elizabeth was born on Oct. 23, 1957, in Roseville, Calif., to Graham and Sally Roth. Elizabeth resided in Cheyenne and Saratoga for the past 30 years. She worked at the Wyoming State Penitentiary in Rawlins as a Registered Nurse. Her many interests included crafting, photography and spending time outdoors where she enjoyed camping and fishing. Her love for children was evident by...
The Carbon County Commissioners held a special meeting at noon July 13 at the Carbon County Courthouse, specifically to discuss Carbon County Library’s budget. According to the draft of Commissioners minutes, the meeting was held in response to the Library Director emailing them “with proposed cuts including potentially closing two branch libraries.” Marilyn Pederson, Library Director for the Carbon County Library System, said that although the statement was true, it was not board appro...
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) announced 51 outstanding Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls chosen to become 2015 Honorees. Carbon County is in Region 7 with Sweetwater County. The 2015 Honorees from Carbon County include Ivan “Ike” Herold, Bill McKee, and Leonard “Len” Albert Walker. They will be inducted on Sunday, Sept. 27 with the other honorees at the Casper Events Center. Everyone is welcome to attend the event. Formed for exclusively historical, cultural, literary and educational purposes, WCHF’s chief goal is “To preserve, promote, pe...
Eden Deorio, a former Valley Foods employee charged with stealing more than $30,000 from her employer, has pleaded No Contest to misdemeanor Theft. The state will re-file the charge, originally a felony, in Circuit Court. Because Deorio pled No Contest instead of going to trial, she will be charged with a lesser crime. The sentence includes 180 days of incarceration with a credit of 13 days served pre-sentence and fees, including restitution to Valley Foods. The state recommends that her remaining term of incarceration be suspended in favor of...
WhatFest is back for 2015 on July 24 and 25. Accommodations are first come first serve and will be provided at Riverside Garage, where they can fit about 150-160 tents for the cost of a small donation to Riverside Garage. Lazy Acres is also first come first serve, costing $10.50 per night, per person. Although camping was previously provided at the Lions Club grounds, that will no longer be available in 2015 because it had not been utilized in the past, according to Margaret Weber, owner of the...
Being a single parent must be really tough in some cases; however, being a single dad with a daughter must be even tougher. Mine handled it exceptionally well. I don’t think it’s quite possible for me to have grown up with a better dad. He was my superhero — and still is. I admit, he wasn’t very good at braiding my hair or painting my nails. I did get very spoiled though; the town can attest to that. I got called a “spoiled brat” so many times I lost track. When my dad used to work at Carbon Cou...
The 68th UN General Assembly declared 2015 the International Year of Soils with specific objectives to raise awareness of the importance of soil for human life and interactions, promote and support sustainable ecosystem practices and promote soil monitoring and data collection. Healthy soils provide the foundation for food, fiber, fuel and medicinal production. Soils also help mitigate pollution and the effects of extreme weather events. Plants that provide us with fuel, clothing, building materials and food grow in the soil. One element of soi...
Dear Editor, Last Friday night [June 19], we attended the “Ride for the Brand” presentation by Red Steagall and Co. at your lovely Platte Valley Convention Center. Upon arrival we were greeted by some lovely ladies helping pass out and get tickets to interested attendees. Upon receipt of our tickets, when we tried to pay, we were informed that an anonymous donor had purchased the remaining tickets and they were handed out, no charge. What a lovely surprise! I would like to thank that donor – the show was wonderful! Thank you so much for the o...
A resurfacing project similar to that which motorists have been experiencing on WYO 130, north of Saratoga, has begun on Snowy Range Road. The area of the resurfacing project covers 14.3 miles; however, the actual work area is 16 miles because of posted signs, according to Kory Cramer, resident engineer for the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The resurfacing project takes place between mile markers 34 and 48, also described as six miles west of the town of Centennial and continuing west....
After 17 years at the Carbon County Library System (CCLS), Executive Director Marilyn Pederson has chosen to move on, according to a press release from the CCLS. The library staff and patrons throughout Carbon County have appreciated her many years of dedication and loyalty, and wish her well, the release said. While searching for a new Executive Director, feel free to contact Kim Jones and April Martinez, co-interim library directors. For more information, call Kendra Graham at 307-328-2621, or visit carbonlibraries.org....
A Saratoga Elementary School teacher is among nearly two dozen educators who will return to their classrooms this fall with new skills and ideas to stimulate young peoples interest in science, after spending two weeks this summer working with astronomy and education experts at the University of Wyoming. Annette Mason-Kelley, who teaches first grade at Saratoga Elementary School, was on the UW campus as part of something called Launching Astronomy: Standards and STEM Integration (LASSI). It’s one of several UW programs aimed at helping K-12 e...
Melissa Broughton, who lived with her family on ranches in south central Wyoming and northern Colorado, including Gingerquill Ranch east of Encampment, recently self published a book about alcoholism and the cowboy lifestyle, "Cowboy Dad." Her father, Randy Broughton, died six years ago of alcohol related causes. Though the book is self-published, Broughton worked hard to maintain a professional product, which she largely credits to the help of a professional editor. Broughton, who lives and...
The 103rd Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo is accepting local entries from Wyoming cowboys and cowgirls to participate in the 2015 PRCA Rodeo. Rodeo performances are scheduled for August 13-14 at the State Fairgrounds. Contestants must be entered by July 24, 2015 at 2 p.m. All Wyoming residents 18 years and older are eligible to compete in the State Fair Rodeo. Seven traditional rodeo events are offered (bareback ridding, saddle bronc riding, tie down roping, team roping, steer wrestling, steer roping and girls barrel racing). Contestants must...
Encampment native Katie Christensen is the new University of Wyoming (UW) Art Museum curator of education and statewide engagement. Christensen received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from UW and a Master of Fine Arts from Bowling Green State University. Before coming to the UW Art Museum, she was the executive director of Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, and the arts education specialist at the Wyoming Arts Council. “It is an honor to become part of such a great institution. I am looking forward to building upon my previous experience i...
The Wyoming Capitol will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on July 18 and July 25 this year. This allows visitors access to the Capitol for tours and sightseeing on the Saturdays of Cheyenne Frontier Days. The Capitol Information Desk will be staffed. “Wyoming’s Capitol — one of only 20 in America recognized as a National Historic Landmark — is scheduled to close later this year for renovations. I invite the people of Wyoming, visitors and those in town for Frontier Days to visit and view this beautiful landmark. To make it easier, we have opened...
The University of Wyoming awarded degrees to the following students from Carbon County at the completion of the 2015 spring semester. The following degrees are included on this list: BA (Bachelor of Arts); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering); BSME (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering); BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) and CERT (Certificate). Elk Mountain Kyle Scott Warren, BA Encampment Joshua T. Simmons, BS Hanna Steven M. Priest, CERT Medicine Bow Kenzie A. Besso, BA Saratoga Ben M....
Bradford C. Cary, of Saratoga, has been named a member of the 2015 President’s Council of New York Life. Members of the President’s Council are among the top five percent of New York Life’s elite sales force of 12,000 agents. Cary has been a New York Life agent since 1987 and is associated with New York Life’s Wyoming General Office in Casper. He received his Chartered Life Underwater (CLU®) designations in 1992, his Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) designation from the American College in 1995 and Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) de...
