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All council members and mayor were in attendance at the 6 p.m. regularly scheduled meeting on July 19 at the Saratoga Town Hall. A public hearing was held before the meeting began. The hearing was about a land swap of town land appraised at $62,500 for traded property valued at $45,000. The majority of the public made clear it was not a good idea to go ahead with the trade. A few people felt a major donation that was being offered to park by the land owner, made the deal even. It was argued the...
The 2022 Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders Mountain Man Rendezvous was in full swing last weekend. I spoke with Les Daniels about the inception of the mountain man rendezvous for this area. He told me Marion Baker had taken over The Brass Rail out north of town and was a huge catalyst in getting the muzzleloaders started. Frank Horvath, Gary Millhouse and many others including Les gave the Sierra Madre Muzzleloaders life. Although they had a very limited shooting range, they enjoyed their competitions....
Sophie Echeverria Morgan was truly one of a kind, which is funny to say about a woman who went by so many names. Born Sophie Dominick Echeverria on February 17, 1959, she was a daughter to Basque sheep man Domingo Echeverria of Burgete-Auritz, Spain and Sophie Burden Echeverria of Wickenburg, AZ both of whom preceded her in death. She was a sister to 7 siblings, preceded in death by 3 brothers, Jack Echeverria, Peter Echeverria, and Joseph Echeverria, niece to many uncles and aunts, cousin, and...
The weather was beautiful for the Riverside Town Council meeting on July 12, 2022. Helen Weiland of South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services Join Powers Board (SCWEMS JPB) reported “everyone is onboard with new director” and volunteerism is on the rise. The new EMTs have also started. The new EMT for Encampment needs to pass National Chest exam. She will then be on call. Currently she is driving. “Things seem to be coming together” said Weiland. However, Saratoga needs a new represe...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on July 14 at the Encampment Town Hall as the summer in Wyoming hits the halfway point. In attendance on the Council was Mayor Greg Salisbury, council members Bill Craig, Shannon Fagan Craig and Gary Stull. Council member Stan Banach was absent. The agenda and minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting on June 9 and a special meeting on June 30 were quickly improved. The next course of action by the Council was to approve the financials. Town...
The Encampment Opera House hosted a forum for the four candidates of the Encampment mayoral race on Sunday evening. Jeb Steward was the mediator. The forum was attended by approximately thirty residents of Encampment. The four candidates are Greg Salisbury, incumbent; Matt Wagy, Shannon Fagan Craig and Brad Hebig. The candidates were at odds about a few items, but there seemed to be some common ground on others. Finishing the sewer and water projects are definitely a priority in all of their...
When Danny Burau, Saratoga resident and owner/founder of Firewater Public House opened back in 2017, he had set ideas on branding his new restaurant. A logo was created and he started making different t-shirts with his brand. Then he started thinking of little quips to go on the t-shirts, pins and hats he was creating. Firewater enjoyed instant success and customers started buying his retail merchandise. Then Burau hit a homerun with a phrase which customers liked immediately. "This is Wyoming,...
The other day I found a Rush CD when I was looking for something to listen to . It had been a gift from my buddy and former boss Keith McLendon. I put it on and had a blast of the past as I remembered him giving me this compilation CD of his favorite group. He had done it because I had told him one day, I didn’t really care for the group. It had been my ex-wife’s favorite band and I guess there was a little bit of bias against the band because of that. Plus honestly, I just never got why eve...
From the 1800's to present day, raw country was developed and managed by ranchers and farmers. The word rodeo owes its roots to a Spanish word, rodear, meaning "to surround". Although ranching has been around since the Middle Ages, it was in Spain and Portugal that raising and tending to cattle in masses appears to have originated. Herding, roundups, cattle drives and breeding all came from this area. For approximately 100 years throughout the 18th century, Spain was sending missionaries to the... Full story
The Lions Club is a worldwide society devoted entirely to social service. This year there are three long time members of the Encampment/Riverside Lions Club that were voted into the Encampment Riverside Hall of Fame. Jerry Paxton Anyone that has lived in the area more than a year has probably heard of Jerry Paxton. His commitment to the community and the people that live in it, as well the Wyoming way of life have made Paxton a household name. His achievements are far reaching. Paxton is a 5th...
The Platte Valley Arts Council (PVAC) is pleased to present a mural of the cartoon characters "Flo and Elmo." This work will be "paint-by-number" style and completed by anyone who would like to help. Students at the local schools will help by mixing colors and labeling the spaces. Everyone is invited to participate, and the dates and times for painting days will be posted on the PVAC Facebook page. The mural will be painted on the fence around Harmony Park in Encampment and is one of seven new...
