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Local business owner and philanthropist Laura Morrow calls it the "Susan Lucci curse." Lucci, who was a regular on the soap opera "All My Children" from 1970 to 2011, had been nominated for an Emmy 19 times before finally winning in 1999. Morrow herself has been nominated for awards, but had not won. "The running joke is, I'm nominated for business of the year," said Morrow. "I think I've been nominated the past four or five years through the (Saratoga/Platte Valley) Chamber...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on July 31 at the Hanna Market to discuss changes in leadership. Rose Dabbs, the president of HART, told the members in attendance it was time for a new leader. Dabbs said she needed to pull back in her role at HART because she needed to take a rest. She said her commitment to the organization was still strong, but she felt it was time for another member to take over her present role. Ellen Freeman, HART member who...
There was a lot of traffic on County Road 121 around 10 a.m. on July 31 as dozens of people made their way to the Rocky Mountain Power Ekola Bridge and County Road 121 dedication. Both Carbon County and Rocky Mountain Power officials gathered to commemorate the completion of the new Ekola bridge, as well as the resurfacing of 10 miles of County Road 121 in Carbon County. "Rocky Mountain Power is really happy to deliver this infrastructure project to Carbon County," Rita Meyer,...
In the world of real estate, some people come and go while others stick around for the long haul. Marcy Cooley is the one of the latter. Having obtained her real estate license on June 1, 1994 she has been in the real estate business for 24 years now. For the majority of that time, she has been alongside fellow Realtor Laurie Forster, owner of Town and Country Realty. "I started with (Bill) Saulcy and then he closed this office down here, so Laurie started Town and Country,"...
Medicine Bow Museum Director Sharon Biamon was on hand to sort out donated items for sell in a Saturday silent auction to raise funds to move and preserve the Como Bluff fossil Cabin (See Dinosaurs on the Move on page 1 of the July 4 Saratoga Sun). Two of the four owners of the Old West Bar, Joe Hall and Kristi Wickizer, were there early to help with the afternoon's activities and get ready to throw some darts. Events planned for the afternoon included a 50/50 Raffle an Indian...
Carbon County Emergency Coordinator John Zeiger would like to inform the public that there will be an emergency exercise near the Turpin Reservoir on Sunday, August 12. The exercise will be in response to a staged predator attack. In this case the operation will center around a bear attack with a possible fatality, an injury and a missing person. In this scenario the bear will have been shot but undetermined whether alive and still in the area. Agencies involved will be: Wyoming Game and Fish, Saratoga Search and Rescue,...
Friends of the Saratoga Library announced a local couple will be presenting a program highlighting their birding experiences at 7 p.m. on Thursday Aug. 16 in the Saratoga Branch Library. The public is invited to attend this entertaining and informative presentation. Presenters will be Francis and Janice Bergquist, a husband and wife team photographing and writing out of their home in Saratoga. Francis has been photographing for the past thirty five years and specializes in the Rocky Mountain wildlife and scenery. Janice...
The surname Hugus is not only well known in the Valley, but in other parts of Wyoming also. J.W. Hugus once owned 12 businesses in southern Wyoming and northern Colorado. The Hugus Company Mercantile in Saratoga was established in 1896, and the building is one of the oldest remaining historic buildings in the community. The descendants of J.W. Hugus have honored their ancestor by naming their restaurant after this visionary merchant of the Old West. "We weren't new to the...
Just over a week after being detained by deputies from the Carbon County Sheriff’s Office, two Encampment men are scheduled to appear in the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Rawlins at 11 a.m. on Aug. 8. Scott David Drumm, 49, and John Henry Lee Stilley, 75, are facing charges of Aggravated Assault and Battery, Attempted Involuntary Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment. According to an affidavit made available to the Saratoga Sun by the circuit court, deputy J.W. Moore r...
For 25 years, Michael "Hack" Patterson has been the trusted name when it comes to tackle, flies and guiding. Right up front, Hack will tell you that he is probably a little too honest and that his language won't be the definition of professional. According to him, though, that's probably why he has been in business for two-and-a-half decades: some people like his frankness. "I'm a pretty straightforward type of person," Hack said. Before going into business, Patterson had...
Concerns about the Saratoga Transfer Station and the recycling of plastics were at the top of the list for the regularly scheduled meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the Saratoga Town Hall. The joint powers board also addressed correspondence received from Douglas and Jennifer Duplisea and bid farewell to outgoing board member Lloyd Buford. Richard Hodges, a Saratoga resident and collector of recyclable materials,...
Editor, I would like to respond to a couple of comments from the August 1st edition of The Saratoga Sun’s coverage of the political forums: “I think we are over training or over requiring on some of those requirements” and, “It doesn’t take a whole lot of training to put a bandage on a guy’s throat” I will refer to Wyoming State Statue 33-36-101 Wyoming Emergency Medical Services Act of 1977 Chapter 1 Section 3 Purpose These rules and regulations promote the health and safety of the people of Wyoming by establishing...
Providence has thrown a lot of interesting jobs at me over the years, but honestly, most just sort of happened by being in the right place at the right time. That is true to a major degree when it comes to my work with liquor. But of all the jobs I have had in any particular industry, I can’t help thinking destiny had me fated to work with hard spirits (even soft ones) at a very early age. I make jokes about my father having me make his Gibsons, Manhattans and Old Fashions a...
Determining what extraterritorial jurisdiction a municipality has outside of town limits was the primary catalyst for a workshop held on July 31 between the Saratoga Town Council, Saratoga Planning Commission and Carbon County Planning Director Sid Fox. As was reported previously in the July 18 edition of the Saratoga Sun (page 9, “Looking to the future”), the workshop was organized following Fox’s appearance before the planning commission to explain the current issues facin...
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2018, at Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie, WY, with the Reverend Rhett Ivey, officiating. Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. Go to www.montgomerystryker.com to send condolences or to sign the online guestbook.... Full story
Rumors have swirled around the Valley for several weeks about Dr. Bryan Kaiser’s future with Platte Valley Medical Clinic. The speculation picked up following the Saratoga Town Council meeting on July 17 when Karl Rude, President of Health Management Services, LLC. (HMS), entered executive session with council members and the mayor. This executive session was the second time in as many months that a member of HMS spoke with the council, the first being when Saratoga Care C...
There may not be many 12 year olds who can make a 35-year-old, world champion bareback rider consider retirement, but Tuker Carricato isn't most 12 year olds. Having only been riding for 3 years total, the young Valley resident already has a win at the Junior National Finals Rodeo (JNFR) in Las Vegas under his belt. This year, Carricato has added victories at Days of '47 in Salt Lake City (SLC), the Junior High National Finals Rodeo in Huron, S.D., where was placed on the...
“This is huge for Saratoga. This is the kind of bandwidth that larger communities dream about. This is going to far exceed what we find in Casper or Cheyenne,” Merrit Engebretsen, account executive for Union Telephone, summed up Wednesday evening’s broadband presentation by Union telephone. Engebretsen added, “I live in Casper and right now I get about 40 megs—which I feel that is pretty good. Here we are talking about being able to offer a gigabit speed to a resident....