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A Saratoga substitute teacher is being charged with three drug-related offenses. Fifty-one-year-old Gregory Scott Bush is facing one count of delivery of a controlled substance marijuana, one count delivery of drug paraphernalia to a minor and one count endangering children after he allegedly allowed Saratoga High School students to use marijuana in his home. The Saratoga Police Department released an affidavit to the Saratoga Sun on Aug. 14. In the affidavit, Saratoga Police Chief Tom...
Rod Waeckerlin said selling Valley Pharmacy was not even considered when he sold the pharmacy portion of Bi-Rite Pharmacy, in Rawlins to City Market. The deal is scheduled to close on Aug. 21 and Robyn Miller and Sarah Laughlin were getting phones calls to see if it affected the only pharmacy in the Platte Valley. Waeckerlin said selling the pharmacy in Rawlins was an emotional decision for him. He has owned the Rawlins-based pharmacy for 27 years and it has been in Rawlins for nearly 40 years....
Craig B. Powell, 39, passed away August 10th, 2014 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He was born March 19, 1975, in Saratoga, to John and Connie Powell. He grew up in Saratoga and graduated from Saratoga High School in 1993. After high school, Craig pursued a degree at WyoTech in Laramie, and received a degree as a body technician. He then pursued a career in line work where he attended line school at Northwest Line College in Idaho, followed by an apprenticeship through Rocky Mountain Power where he worked as a journeyman...
Grady Joseph Kalberer was born to Lindsay and Eric Kalberer. He was born July 11, 2014, in Cleveland, Ohio. Maternal grandparents are Larry and Joanne Hepner, of Saratoga. Maternal great grandmothers are Nellie Talbert, of Saratoga, and Elsie Hepner, of Casper. Grady joins his brother Henry, 2½ years old....
The Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers (water and sewer) Board are reportedly close to a an agreement with Reiman Construction. At the Aug. 16 water and sewer board meeting, town of Saratoga Engineer Chuck Bartlett said “we are very close,” when asked about the Reiman meter issue. The water and sewer board went into executive session at July’s meeting to discuss a settlement number. At the June 11 water and sewer board meeting, board chairman Don Price said the board paying anywh...
Upper Platte River Valley Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill) Board chairman Randy Raymer was less than pleased with recycler Richard Hodges at their Aug. 6 meeting. Raymer said Hodges’ absence was “duly noted” at Bullfest and the Saratoga Police Department’s National Night Out. Raymer said he was disappointed Hodges had not set up any recycling at either one of the events. “Of all the time you take of mine, regarding recycling, that you were not present or didn’t have anything available t...
Saratoga Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker said he was taken aback by the questions at the Valley Service Organization (VSO) candidate forums about the Saratoga Police Department (SPD) not addressing the drug problems in town. At the council and mayoral forums, a question asked of candidates stated, “there are drug dealers in some neighborhoods. Individuals have reported when they contact the police about it, they say they know all about them, and no one wants to do anything about them. Plus we d...
Moving to the Platte Valley requires adjustment. As you make friends here, you will find one of those adjustments will be learning to fly fish. This does not, as you might expect from the name, involve very small fishing poles with rotting bits of meat as bait for flying nuisances. It’s much worse than that. The west, in general, is chock full of “ideal fly fishing spots” and we have an abundance of them along the entire length of Platte Valley waterways. You see, Wyoming is host to some of Am...
The Saratoga Sun has been following the recent, sometimes heated, discussions at South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB) meetings with interest. Everyone who lives in this area is affected by the availability of timely and effective ambulance and first responder services. It appears to the Saratoga Sun that SCWEMS is experiencing growing pains, and needs to learn some lessons about the accountability of their actions. An article in the Aug. 6, 2014 edition of the Saratoga Sun shows SCWEMS is now...
Dear Editor, Regarding Erik Gantt’s article about the impacts of mosquito spraying in the Saratoga area: The article claimed that mosquito spraying doesn’t harm any other creatures, while citing studies that sound to me shockingly inadequate to prove any such assumption. In particular, I can’t let the near-demise of the nighthawk in this valley go unquestioned. In the 1960s when I was growing up out in the countryside near Saratoga, my family and I would climb to the top of a ridge on summer evenings to witness a spectacular event. From every...
Editor’s note: a sentence was inadvertently left off John Blue’s letter to the editor in the Aug. 13 edition of the Saratoga Sun. The Saratoga Sun staff apologizes for this error. Editor, This is sort of a combination letter to the editor and an open letter to Wendell D. O’Connell, the post master in Encampment. Many of the readers of this paper will recall that about a year ago there was community outcry to have Mr. O’Connell removed from his position. That did not happen and he continues to wreak havoc on the distribution of mail in our com...
Alcohol is suspected as the contributing factor that lead to a head on double fatality crash on Aug 10. The crash occurred at approximately 1:25 a.m. 2.3 miles west of Douglas on Interstate 25 at mile post 142.3. Thirty-nine-year-old Craig B. Powell, of Saratoga, was identified as the driver of a 2006 Honda Civic. Powell was traveling south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 25. Fifty-five-year-old Kevin S. Martin, of Rock Springs ,was traveling north on I-25 following behind a third vehicle in his 2001 Chrysler 300M. The third vehicle...
The Encampment Town Council approved spending up to $750 to repair a propane gas line that has been leaking at the Opera House at their Aug. 14 meeting. Other purchases approved include a skid-steer mounted brush hog, the use of recreation board grant funding to fence the archery range and the installation of a bathroom at the industrial park. The bathroom would be located behind the Doggett Greenhouse shop. The Master Service Agreement between the Town of Encampment and PMPC Civil Engineers...
Apparently, skunks have taken up residence under the old Riverside Town Hall. At the Riverside Town Council meeting on Thursday trapping the current striped residents and putting a barrier around the foundation to prevent new animals from moving in was discussed. Skunks have previously been removed from the property and released into the mountains. The town of Riverside plans to financially support Encampment’s purchase of a new mosquito fogger because there have been problems with the a...
In just a few days, Platte Valley residents will be able to try their luck with the brand-new Wyoming Lottery. The Wyoming Lottery is featuring Powerball and Mega Millions. The Country Store and the Kum and Go on First Street in Saratoga are both carrying the lottery. Kathleen Martin, owner of the Country Store, said her store is doing the lottery because it is something new and different. “I think the lottery is just a fun thing to do,” she said. Martin had to apply to get the lottery at the store. Once accepted, a machine was installed, and...
George Storer was a visionary who dreamed of building a world class golf and fishing resort, when everyone else saw baron sagebrush fields, Linda Durbano said. Durbano, who wrote "The Legends of Old Baldy", said the book will fascinate any reader who has a dream. The Old Baldy Club is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Durbano, Carole Ward and Pegge Luchsinger Thompson released their book "The Legends of Old Baldy" earlier this summer in celebration of that anniversary. Old Baldy Club...
When Mildred Waits came to Saratoga in the summer of 1962, she did so to help her sister who was nursing Saratoga resident Ruth Edwards. That summer, Mildred met the man who would become her husband and life partner, Joe Hennek. Although Mildred still had two years of high school to finish, Joe traveled back and forth to Hanna, to date Mildred, until her graduation from Hanna High School in May of 1964. The couple was married on Aug. 22, 1964 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Rawlins, Wyo. by...
New faces and new opportunities will ring in a new school year at Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2). Jim Copeland has already taken the helm as CCSD#2’s new superintendent. As he started on July 1, Copeland said he hopes to make CCSD#2 one of, if not the top, school district(s) in the state. Additionally, Copeland said he hopes to be present in all of the communities and schools as the school year progresses. The 2014/2015 school year will have many exciting opportunities for s...
Monday-Hamburger/bun, potato wedges, fruit & vegetable bar, watermelon, milk Tuesday - Chicken Parmesan, seasoned noodles, broccoli, fruit & vegetable bar, peaches, milk The fruit & vegetable bar will offer a fresh and canned fruit each day. Fresh vegetables will be offered each day on the fruit and vegetable bar. Students are required to take a fruit or vegetable....
The Town of Riverside wants you “to enjoy a late summer afternoon, with good music, good food and invite anyone who wants to spend the afternoon with us to come,” said Jan Cook. Riverside Party Day begins at 4 p.m. Saturday at Rick Martin Memorial Park. Party Day started nine years ago when the town decided they should have a late summer concert. Once it was decided to have live music, food seemed like a good idea too. This year, the duo of Davis and Mavrick will be the band, and beef and chicken fajitas is the food offering. This is the third...
Fun is scheduled Saturday at the 19th Annual Ryan Park VFD Fundraiser. Doors open at 11 a.m. and a barbecue lunch begins at noon. Both live and silent auctions will follow. The proceeds of the days events will benefit the Ryan Park Volunteer Fire Department and are used to buy new equipment, pay for training and provide for other fire department needs. Homer Beach, of the Ryan Park VFD, said two years ago they bought a used rescue truck and donated it to the county. “This is our take on how w...
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 the 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 afternoon,residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, seven residents played Yahtzee with Marjery McAulay winning. On Tuesday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes. On Wednesday a...
We had three tables for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were John Blue and Glee Johnson. Second high went to Gertrude Herold and Pat Bailey. I have the forms for the elderly and disabled tax returns. So stop by and get one or call and I will help you fill them out and get them sent back. You have until Aug. 31 to get the forms in. Qualifications are you have to be at least 65, if you are single you can make up to $17,500 per year. Married couple can make up to $28,500. Time is running out. We had our birthday anniversary dinner...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday-Roast Beef, mashed potatoes/gravy, mixed vegetables, wheat roll, peaches, ice cream, chilled milk. Thursday- Salmon patty, wild rice blend, asparagus, wheat bread, fruited Jell-O, Cool Whip, chilled milk. Friday- BBQ riblet, potato salad, baked beans, wheat roll, watermelon, chilled milk. Monday- Spaghetti/Meat sauce, Italian vegetables, garlic bread, pears, chilled milk. Tuesday- Pork Roast, sweet potato, cauliflower, wheat roll, fruit cup, chilled milk....