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On a perfect Wyoming morning a red-shirted Wyoming Game Wardens Association Honor Guard performed a 21-gun salute and sounded Taps in memory of two Deputy Game Wardens who lost their lives in the line of duty 70 years ago. About 60 people were in attendance Saturday morning at a ceremony honoring Saratoga Deputy Game Warden Don Simpson and Rawlins Deputy Game Warden William Lakanen. Simpson and Lakanen were killed by Johann Malten, a miner and trapper living near Divide Peak...
1 years ago August 5, 1915 Preparing for County Fair In a recent issue of the Wyoming Tribune appeared the following boost for the Carbon County Fair: “Solidly backed by every business interest in the county and with the county government providing a fund that guarantees one of the most successful ventures of its kind ever promoted in the state, the Carbon County Fair will be open on the sixth day of September at Saratoga. A group of hard working enthusiasts among whom are W.E. Tilton, D.S. Richmond, George Broadhurst, C...
New principal of Hanna/Elk Mountain/Medicine Bow (HEM) high school, Stephen Priest, wants to create a fun, hands on experience for students. "If we can get kids going home saying 'Oh, we did the coolest thing in social studies,' ... that's what we want," Priest said. Priest attended Ohio State University for agricultural education, later going back to become certified in science education. It was then that he moved out to Wyoming, teaching science before taking on the...
Linda Butler, new principal at Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) says of her teaching philosophy, "I believe absolutely in high expectations for children, but you can't have high expectations and not support them to get there. And so, I feel that we always provide high expectations for our students, but as teachers it's our job-and administrators-to provide the support that they need ... Technology, academics, we're there together as a team to support students." Butler,...
The first Snowy Range Duathlon will come to the Platte Valley on Aug. 22. Hosted by the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC), Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce and Carbon County Visitor's Center, the race is a bike and hike/run up Kennaday Peak. "It came about from Mitch Bangert and I talking last November about some kind of event that we could put on ... we talked about a potential triathalon, a marathon, maybe running from Saratoga to Encampment. We wanted to incorporate...
The Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District hosted and open house at the Platte Valley Community Center Thursday night to present maps and three alternatives for the proposed West Side Snowy Range Travel Management Plan. Open houses were held earlier in Elk Mountain and Rawlins. While attendance was poor in Elk Mountain, seven people, and Rawlins, about one dozen citizens, 35 people came to view maps and a road by road breakdown of the travel management plan alternatives in...
From August 3, 2015 through August 9, 2015, the SPD responded to 91 calls included the following classifications: Agency Assistance (10); Alarm (2); Ambulance (2); Animal Problem (1); Assist Business (1); Bar Check (3); Business Checks (30); Citizen Arrest (4); Destruction of Property (3); Dog At Large (2); Barking Dog Complaint (1); Lost Dog (2); Controlled Substance Problem (1); Fingerprints (3); Fraud (1); Hot Pool Check (5); Juvenile Problem (1); Loud Noise Complaint (1); Miscellaneous CAD Call Record (1); Motorist...
On Saturday 25 participants shared the twisted tale of murder in the Sierra Madres. The events of Oct. 31, 1945 were discussed throughout the day-long Saratoga Historical and Cultural Association trek that began with a memorial to two fallen Game Wardens and ended at the site of the murders. As the group moved from honoring Bill Lakanen, Rawlins Deputy Game Warden, and Don Simpson, Saratoga Deputy Game Warden, discussion turned toward motives for Johann Malten to commit the...
Community Builder's Inc., (CBI), the company hired to create the new Saratoga Comprehensive Master Plan, and their subcontractors introduced themselves to the town on Wednesday. In the morning the group toured the town and in the afternoon a scoping meeting and public open house were held at the community center. Bobbe Fitzhugh, Principal Consultant with CBI led the meetings, explained the roles of the contractors and goals for the master plan. According to CBI, "A...
Mayor Ed Glode attended meetings last week regarding Saratoga’s master plan, to be completed by Community Builders, Inc. (CBI). Representatives working on the plan were in town last week to work on the first steps of the plan. “I think it was a great visit,” Glode said of CBI’s time in town. “We have five people helping us and I think all five of them are real good. “The early work went real well so we should get a good plan out of it,” Glode said. “I said ‘If nothing els...
In a grassroots effort to open Highway 70, also known as Battle Pass, earlier in the spring, organizers are inviting the public to attend a meeting with Pat Perrson, a Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer. The meetings are at 7 p.m., Aug. 19 at the Grand Encampment Opera House in Encampment and at 7 p.m., Aug. 20 at the Valley Community Center in Baggs....
Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker asked the Council to issue a statement saying that they support the police in advocating for the prevention of marijuana legalization. The Council discussed the option of making a formal declaration in their support of the police. Knickerbocker said that if they get a certain amount of signatures, the Wyoming Marijuana Legalization Initiative will be taken off the ballot in 2016. Knickerbocker said he will be asking other public groups in town...
Cattle have been getting inside the Saratoga Landfill due, in part, to cattle guards that are not maximized for functionality. Randy Raymer arrived to the Upper Platte Valley Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) meeting on Aug. 5 with copies of an illustration that shows the pattern of cattle guards and how they could be arranged to protect the landfill. The Bureau of Land Management and Silver Spur Ranch own fences and cattle guards in the area, so the landfill...
Saratoga Middle School Football equipment checkout will be held behind the Saratoga Middle/High School on at 4 p.m. on Aug. 19. The first practice is after school on Aug. 24. For more information contact Matt Shelby at 307-321-6159....
On page 9 of the Aug. 5 edition of the Saratoga Sun, the Carbon County School District No. 2 calendar had some errors in it. You can find the corrected calendar on page 15. The staff at the Saratoga Sun apologizes for the error....
I never thought much about handicapped parking until I had my knee surgery recently. I was using a walker for the first few weeks after my surgery and was issued a temporary Wyoming Department of Transportation disabled parking identification. Depending on other people to drive, using a walker, sometimes in excruciating pain opened my eyes to how important these identification markers are. Mine is red, to show it istemporary. For those who need one permanently, they are blue...
Those interested participating on the Saratoga High School Golf Team are asked to contact the High School at 307-326-5246. The first practice will be at 4 p.m., Monday, Practice will be held at the Saratoga Golf Course. Encampment and Hanna high school students are also welcome....
Encampment and Saratoga middle school (grades 6-8) and high school (9-12) students who are interested in competing in cross country this fall are encouraged to attend the parent, athlete and coaches meeting on at 6:30 p.m., Thursday at Veterans Island. The season’s expectations will be discussed and forms necessary to compete will be provided along with the season schedules. Those who are not be able to attend the meeting, but do intend on participating in cross country in the fall can call coach Rex Hohnholt at 3...
Robert "Bob" Louis Larsen passed away in Laramie, Wyo., on July 22, 2015 at 97. Bob was born in Rawlins, Wyo., on June 1, 1918 to Louis Christian "Chris" and Martha Larsen. Bob was 18 months old before he met his dad as Chris was serving in WWI. Bob grew up in Rawlins excelling in school and enjoying life with his six brothers and sisters. Bob served in the 71st Army Division in WWII as a company clerk, allowing him to hone his love of organizing and photography. After the war...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) has a series of new initiatives including a learning management system, curriculum changes, a re-adoption of financial assistance for students competing in national competitions and several new technological advances. Schoology Schoology, the learning management system, will be used district-wide once implemented fully. According to former Saratoga Middle/High School Principal Larry Uhling, now District Curriculum Director and...