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Two Saratoga men have been arrested and charged after going on a crime spree. Kyle Giacometto and Jake Hamann were both charged with three counts of attempted burglary and five counts of burglary in addition to other charges after breaking into at least five Saratoga businesses and attempting to break into three others on July 13 and 14. “They went on a crime spree,” said Assistant Chief Police Tom Nickerbocker who ran the investigation. “They attempted to break into, as far a...
A Texas man passed through Saratoga twice in a high-speed chase before finally being arrested near Sinclair. The chase started 2:30 a.m. July 16 after Saratoga police officer George Phillips found Justin Lee, of Milano, Texas, sleeping in his vehicle in Saratoga. Phillips began a DUI investigation when Lee started his black Ford 350 and began driving away. “In the middle of the investigation, the guy jumped in his vehicle and took off,” said Saratoga Chief of Police Tom Nic...
Reprint of this story from the July 11, 1903 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Town of Battle Lake Narrowly Escaped Being Wiped Off the Earth The town of Battle Lake, Wyo., was threatened with total annihilation by fire on Sunday last, when after a fierce fight against great odds the few people in that little city held the demons down to two small dwellings, saving a score of buildings which seemed doomed to d...
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 residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday morning, two residents played Wii Bowling. On Sunday afternoon, six residents played Uno with Edith Donnis winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 12 r...
There were five here to play bingo Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Pat Faust and Dorothy Miller. Madaline Forbes and Winnie Allen shared the blackout round. There were three tables for Duplicate Bridge this week. High winners were Sheila Johnson and Marianne Blue. Second high went to Pat Bailey and John Blue. We were pleased to have Hons Nikolaes and Dorothy Miller here to entertain us last week. He plays the accordion and Dorothy plays the washboard. It was so much fun to listen to them. It has been brought to my attention...
Well, another Birthday/ Anniversary Evening on July 19, we had the pleasure of serving 49. There were two tables of Dominos and one Bridge Table playing after dinner, played well past my bed time. One birthday shared by Rosemary Craighead, Anniversary’s were Nick & Karen Casson, John & Sharron Platt with the Platt’s winning the meal tickets. Door Prizes went to Mr. Roy Wells, Mr. Nick Casson, and Mr. Ray Milner. Quilters finished up Nancy’s quilt have not seen what is going to be next, but I’m sure we will soon. Domino...
With a goal to help inspire, uplift and entertain audiences, the Power at the Pavilion Christian music festival will grace Saratoga for another summer July 26-28. Gene Smith, Pastor for the Platte Valley Christian Center, said the purpose of this interdenominational Christian music gathering is for people of all faiths to give praise to Jesus Christ and be witnesses to the community with the power of music. Power at the Pavilion has been in Saratoga each summer since 1996, and...
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) officials gave a presentation to the Carbon County Commission July 16 about the TransWest transmission-line project’s visual impact on scenery along Highway 789. Four potential routes were presented during the meeting. Presented was a route that runs through part of eastern Sweetwater County and part of western Carbon County; another that runs through a small portion of southern Sweetwater County and Carbon County and takes the lines closer Bagg...
Avid outdoorsmen can experience American Old West-style shooting and throwing competition at the Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders Mountain Man Rendezvous. The all-ages, Old West-themed event is sponsored by the Sierra Madre Muzzleloader Rifle Club, and runs July 26-28 in Encampment. The public is invited to all events and activities, and kids’ games take place during all three days. “I have seen little kids from 11 years old up to people in their 80s participate,” said Josh Saier, P...
Members of the Platte Valley High School classes of 1953-54 will gather in Saratoga this weekend to jointly celebrate their 60th and 59th reunions. Events scheduled include a dinner at the Whistle Pig Saturday night and a picnic Sunday afternoon at the home of Carl and Mary Pigg. Classmates planning to attend from the class of ’53 are Frank Johnson, of Fairbanks, Alaska, Nancy (Baldwin) Lutz, of Port Charlotte, Fla., Ruth (Pierce) Bramall, of Lake Stevens, Wash., Barbara (Hamilton) Runner, of Bouse, Ariz., Virgil Everist, o...
The 2013 WHAT Fest music festival is ready to entertain in Riverside for the second time this Friday. According to the lineup list, the two-day free music festival features 37 performing artists from Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana occupying two outdoor stages and an indoor acoustic stage this year. Some performers well-known to the Platte Valley include Jalan Crossland, J Shogren and the Shanghai’d, The Patti Fiasco and the Teka Brock B...
Young horse riders from all over Carbon County trotted their stuff at the 2013 Encampment-Riverside Lions Club Horse Show, held Saturday at the Encampment-Riverside Lions Club Arena. Child and teenage riders in five different age divisions participated in events such as western pleasure competition, reigning, barrel racing, keyhole racing and pole bending. The list of results are shown below. Overall event placements: Senior Division- First- Daynon Mowry Second- Courtney...
The second annual Freedom Fest raised an unexpected $4,000 to go to support veterans, thanks to a large turnout and inspiring speech from a 26-year Navy veteran. “I thought it was going to be big, but didn’t expect to have this turnout,” said Chris Shannon, organizer of the event. The event drew people from the Platte Valley and elsewhere July 5 with live country music, a pig roast and cold beer. But the entertainment was not the reason people came, Shannon said. “The music w...
Some residents have discovered what has been described as a “phantom number” on their water bills for the past several years. “If you add up these numbers the sum is less than amount due. That means there is a number there that is not there,” said Saratoga resident Chris Shannon who has experienced the mystery charge. Shannon has three months of water bills for a piece of property he owns known as Orion Point. Those bills express the charge. For bills in the months of Februar...
The Grand Encampment Museum is having its annual Living History Days from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday . Come experience the history of the Platte Valley and visit with descendants of the original Encampment settlers. Participate with the reenactments of making rope, spinning, card games, quilting, and more. Ice cream will be served in the Palace Bakery. The “Stimson Colors Wyoming” exhibit is featured in the Doc Culleton Building and will be on display through August. J.E. Stimson was an early 20th century photographer who...
Carbon County Council of Governments (COG) is gearing up for the Fifth Penny Tax, which is up for renewal in 2014. COG meets every other month alternating their meeting locations around the county. Wednesday night, they met in Baggs. The town leaders in the county were asked to bring the list of what has been funded by the Fifth Penny Tax in the past. The list is extensive and includes fire departments, police departments in some of the county towns and street improvements...
The Carbon County Commission approved the county’s final 2013-14 fiscal year budget July 16 during its regular board meeting at the Carbon County Courthouse. Going off original department budget requests made earlier this year, department heads cut more than $8 million in response to Carbon County’s current financial situation. The final expenditure total for the 2013-14 budget was $34,994,061.85. In the general fund, the final estimate of revenue total was $24...
Local country music fans can expect another superstar performance in Saratoga this weekend. This Saturday, the Lodge and Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, presents “Valley Strong,” featuring Grammy Award-winning country singer Kathy Mattea at the Platte Valley Community Center. Proceeds from the concert fundraiser go to benefit local area non-profit organizations and charities. Mattea, a two-time Grammy winner and Country Music Association (CMA) Female Vocalist of the Year hon...
One of the first things I learned when going to school for journalism is that you cannot obtain information via spying. It is illegal to insert video or audio feeds in people’s homes. So why is it that the National Security Agency is allowed to conduct domestic spy programs when it is illegal? Before Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA, they made it a point to keep their domestic spying under wraps. Now that everything is out in the open, it seems we mistook who our e...
Saratoga Town Council members unanimously voted to continue using an inaccurate system to bill for water. The Saratoga Town Council approved this motion at the recommendation of the Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board, and against several objections from Saratoga residents. At both meetings, residents voiced their concerns about going that route. Many suggested the town bill a flat rate until the billing software was deemed accurate. That suggestion was shot down by a majority of the Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board and the...
Three Saratoga football coaches are concerned with safety and the success of the program as one of their positions faces elimination. The Carbon County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees voted to change the student-to-coach ratio for all sports in the district to 28-to-3, meaning the football team will most likely lose one coach as they start a six-man season this fall. Saratoga High School football coaches Scott Bokelman, Josh Sandlian and Luke Spiering do not know how...
Gerald G. Palm, 85, of Elk Mountain died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Monday, July 22, 2013 at the First Baptist Church in Laramie. Burial was at Green Hill Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Memorial Foundation Fund-Intermountain Unit; Virginia St. at Fairfax, Salt Lake City, UT 84103, or the Wyoming FFA Foundation, P.O. Box 71, Cheyenne, WY 82003. Services were under the director of Montgomery Stryker Funeral...
Eva and Philip Robinson, of Encampment, announce the birth of their son Landon Trevor Robinson who was born at 1:51 p.m. June 28, 2013 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. Landon weighed 5 pounds, 13 ounces and was 17.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Kathleen and James Lane, of Saratoga. Paternal grandparents are Cordy and Woody Crawford, of Laramie. Logan, 7, and Lane, 5, welcome their new brother into the family....
The 92nd annual convention of the Wyoming American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) held in Cheyenne June 26-29, was attended by Unit 54 President Fran Payne-Rogers, secretary Pat Faust and historian Kathleen Martin. Serving the Department for 2013 Unit 54 members were Martin, Junior Activities Co-chairman, and Fran Payne, Public Relations. Following the opening of the convention, processional was led by Pat (Payne) Faust, past Unit 54 department president, followed by 10 other past department presidents. All were introduced later...