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In anticipation of the total solar eclipse and with a town full of observers, members of the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga offer an “Eclipse Eve Community Dinner” Sunday, Aug. 20, from 5-7 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall on corner of Third and Bridge streets. The menu includes Cattlewomen’s Sloppy Joe’s, garden salad, baked beans, chips, homemade desserts, plus lemonade, Sun tea and water. Cost is $10 per plate or $7 for a 1/2 sandwich plate with proceeds from the event going to church projects. According to project... Full story
For the first time in nearly a century, a total solar eclipse will cross the state of Wyoming and WyomingPBS, stationed in Riverton along the path of totality, will be there to capture it. On Monday, August 21 from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., WyomingPBS will live stream the eclipse at wyomingpbs.org and on the WyomingPBS Facebook page at facebook.com/WyomingPBS. NOVA, the long-running PBS science series, will air a special on the eclipse Monday evening at 8 p.m. and have asked WyomingPBS to provide them with some iconic Wyoming fo... Full story
The Saratoga Sun staff spent the week in Rawlins covering the Carbon County fair. Here are scenes and stories about the people who made the fair happen, and all the events that went on.... 
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The agenda at the monthly meeting of the Saratoga Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board (Sewer Board) was mostly routine business, except for the “time bomb” laying on the table in front of sewer board Chairman Don Price. The time bomb, as it were, was a piece of pipe several feet long that was removed from a property on Barrett Drive at the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort by local contractor R.G. Raymer Construction. Randy Raymer, the owner of R.G. Raymer Construction, brought the pipe in after removing it from the Barrett Street p... Full story
When Mark Pesognelli arrived at the Saratoga airport and began to walk down the hill, he said he was stopped five times by locals asking if he needed a ride. He was reminded of the small town he came from in Pennsylvania and immediately fell in love with the area. Over the eight years he has lived here, his son, Ian, has visited several times and has grown to become fond of Saratoga too. Ian had gone to school in Denver for auto mechanics and was doing well working at a Ford... Full story
A new nuisance ordinance will take effect in the town of Saratoga starting Sept. 1, but those believed to be in violation will have time to come into compliance with the new rules. The new ordinance is intended to address public health and safety hazards around town, as well as beautify the town, according to Planning Commission and Saratoga Town Council member Will Faust. Beginning Sept. 1, those believed to be in violation of the nuisance ordinance will begin receiving letters informing them of the new ordinance, and that t... Full story
The Saratoga Museum held its fifth annual C.J. Box Trivia Night Fundraiser Saturday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The fundraiser brought in money for the museum and brought to town famous Wyoming author, and former Saratoga Sun reporter, C.J. Box. About 30 attendees at the event had the chance to meet Box, sample food from Saratoga's newest restaurant, Firewater Public House, and had the opportunity to support the Museum. Box, who worked at the Saratoga Sun in 1981, i... Full story
The town of Saratoga is closer to enacting a new development and regulatory process called Planned Unit Development, or PUD. Saratoga Planning Commission has been in the process of developing the PUD since early this year. The PUD process is intended to allow town planners flexibility in approving projects that do not strictly fall into any of the existing zoning types in the town’s existing zoning schema. Will Faust, of the planning commission and town council said PUD would speed up the process for town officials and p... Full story
Saratoga Airport Board member Bobby Chitwood announced that he is resigning his seat on the board in an email sent to several members of the board and town council. In the email which was also sent to the Saratoga Sun, Chitwood said he was out of town too often to give the necessary time to the board, and also cited a “conflict that apparently will not be resolved,” as reasons for his resignation. Chitwood, who joined the board in 2014, said he wanted to stay on the board until issues surrounding hangar leases and the air... Full story
Greg Salisbury, mayor of Encampment, went on record to say how grateful he was for all the work town clerk and her husband, Ron, did to make the Community Barbecue/Potluck, Community Garage Sale and Music in the Park a major success. It was estimated 300 people attended the barbecue and Jake Clayton concert. “I want to say thank you very much to Doreen and Ron, because they are the heart of this whole thing taking off,” Salisbury said. “Without those two, although I want to say thanks to all who helped, it was those two w... Full story
The Hanna Town Council met 6 p.m. Tuesday and made Ann Calvert the permanent Town Clerk and Vivian Gonzales the permanent Parks and Recreation Director. The council accepted Lois Buchanan’s resignation from the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services board, which created an opening yet to be filled. Larry Korkow, director of Public Works said the resurfacing work on Jefferson Street done by Cheyenne-based STC Construction looked good and was completed. After hearing the report from Korkow, the council agreed to p... Full story
James Bernard "Ben" Swanson died August 9, 2017, in Redmond, Oregon, after a short illness. He was born in Cheyenne, on June 8, 1930 to Leo Swanson and Sophia Clements Swanson. Ben attended school on Spring Creek, in Encampment, Rawlins and Saratoga. He served in the Army in 1950 and 1951. Ben worked on several ranches in the Valley when he was younger. He moved to Oregon where he spent most of his adult life. He married Betty Young. They belonged to a riding club and Ben... Full story
Riverside Town Council convened at 6 p.m. on Thursday to consider creating a poll for town residents on their opinion of the summer music event known as WHATFest. The Riverside Party Day preparations were also reviewed. The council approved the financials for the month of July. For Riverside Party Day, Jan Cook, town clerk, said mosquito fogging will happen for the last time a week before Riverside Party Day. Cook told the council everything was in order for the event being held August 19 from 4-7 p.m. The town approved the... Full story
Margaret E. Ream, 95, of Greeley, passed away Saturday, August 12, 2017 in Greeley. She was born on March 13, 1922, in Sinclair to Alfred and Edith (Wise) McCargar. She grew up on a ranch, the oldest of eight children. Margaret was united in marriage to Marvin H. Ream on May 6, 1941 in Fort Collins. They moved to Greeley in 1942. She worked with Joslin's as an interior designer for homes. She later retired and served as a volunteer at the elementary schools. She loved helping... Full story
According to a memo obtained by the Saratoga Sun from a source who wished to remain anonymous, the town of Saratoga is facing some cash flow problems. In the memo written by town clerk Susie Cox and delivered to the Saratoga Town Council prior to the town council’s last meeting Aug. 1, Cox warned council members cash flow had been disrupted and council members needed to address spending before the town found itself in a direr predicament. “We have tapped into our reserves at a rate that we have not seen in the past and the... Full story