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The National Weather Service (NWS) Cheyenne issued a Fire Weather Watch for Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. due to wind gusts of 30-35 miles per hour and dry conditions. According to an email from Gerry Claycomb at NWS Cheyenne, the conditions will continue late into the week “on a daily basis as the low pressure system that is causing the winds is slow to move through Montana.” This will “create favorable conditions for rapid fire growth if one were to start,” said Chris Hammer, meteoro...
“I’m pretty sure we’re not going to make AYP (adequate yearly progress),” Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Jim Copeland said of the district’s general failure to make AYP. This is less of a problem with the actual schools, according to test scores that are mostly above the state averages, but rather with inconsistencies between the Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) and the U.S.Department of Education. Dicky Shanor, WDE Chief of Staff, explained that the waivers that free most...
The Encampment Town Council passed the first reading of an ordinance that would change part of its existing business district to Business-2 zoning at their Aug. 13 meeting. Ordinance 2015-08-13 states that the town council "wants to preserve highway frontage throughout the Business District for business development." According to the ordinance, business district regulations currently include any uses allowed in R-1 and R-2 residential districts. That residential use "has begun to limit...
Rev. David C. McConnell, 65, of Saratoga, Wyo. passed away Aug. 27, 2015. He was born Aug. 21, 1950 in Jackson, Wyo. to May E. (King) and Ernest C. McConnell. Survivors include his wife of over 44 years, Lorrie McConnell and two sons, Sam and Pete McConnell. At Rev. McConnell’s request, no services will be held. Carbon County Funeral Home in Rawlins, Wyo. is assisting the family with arrangements....
The town of Saratoga has contracted with Community Builders, Inc. (CBI), a community and economic development consulting firm based in Douglas, Wyo. to prepare an updated Comprehensive Master Plan to serve the needs of the community for the next 20 years. CBI has teamed up with Coffey Engineering and Surveying from Laramie and BHA Design from Fort Collins, Colo. to complete the master plan. The town’s existing Comprehensive Plan was completed in 1977. Since a master plan helps to guide the community’s future, it should periodically be rev...
I have been thinking a lot lately about services and businesses in the Town of Saratoga. I’ve also been talking to friends and co-workers about whether or not the town is growing or dying. My wife and I moved here a few years ago following her job and were very pleased with our good fortune. We bought a house and have since had a child. I won’t speak for my wife, but I would like to see our town grow and become more vibrant. It will give my little girl a better place to grow up and hop...
Editor: In response to the Full page disertation on the “benefits” of marijuana, the only blowing smoke is you Keith. The obvious reason Pro medical bills are shot down is they open the door to general legalization of the drug. The same reason the NRA fights restrictions on anything that chips away at the 2nd amendment, however small. Ask any parent that watched their 10 yr old go down that slippery slope with pot, more serious drugs & crime. You can start with me. Ask any Law enforcement officer about the harmful effects of marijuana, bot...
From August 24, 2015 through August 30, 2015, the SPD responded to 103 calls including the following classifications: 911 Hang Up (1); Agency Assistance (1); Ambulance (3); Animal Problem (1); Bar Check (4); Business Checks (29); Citizen Assist (3); Civil Standby (1); Destruction of Property (1); Disturbance (4); Dog At Large (6); Lost Dog (1); Dog Tag (3); Emergency Detention (1); Fingerprints (4); Fraud (1); Hot Pool Check (1); Litter, Pollution, Public Health (1); Lockout (2); Lost Property (2); Miscellaneous CAD Call Record (1); Traffic...
Dave McConnell, a 65-year-old Saratoga man, was killed as the result of a fall from a logging deck at the Saratoga Forest Management mill last Thursday. The call for emergency management services to respond to the accident was made at 3:31 p.m. according to Saratoga Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker. The Wyoming State Plan Office of the Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) confirmed the death on Friday and said they had an investigator on site. According to OSHA, McConnell fell 17...
Charged with seven felonies, Ryan Scott Simmons of Saratoga, was found fit to proceed to trial at an Aug. 24 judicial hearing. The trial date is set for 9 a.m., Oct. 27 at the Carbon County District Court in Rawlins. According to Circuit Court documents, the seven charges include three counts of Attempted Second Degree Murder, three counts of Aggravated Assault and Battery and one count of Felony Interference with a Peace Officer. The charges stem from the April 27, 2014 incident in which Ryan...
September is Library Card Sign-up Month at the Carbon County Library System. The Carbon County Libraries, in conjunction with the American Library Association and public libraries nation wide encourages students to sign up for a free library card. The library is an important tool for students, according to a Carbon County Library press release, as the library system in Carbon County offers materials, programs and services that support academic achievement. The library system offers access to educational resources such as e-books, online...
August is officially over. Bring on September with a hunting vengeance for those enthusiasts. Good Luck to you all. The ever-popular morning chatter group this week included Connie Beckham, Laura Rettelle, Patty Herring, Karen Dibbern, Jo Bonnet, Arleigh Simmons, Ellie Behrmann, Nancy Lynch, Linda York and Dodey Brown. Our talented 2 tabled Bridge Club consisted of MaryLou Noton, Sheila Johnson, Whitey and Alice Stewart, Marianne Blue, Millie Parker, and Sharon Pratt. The Quilting Bees finished the fall quilt and have started a very pretty...
There were eight here to play bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, Lila Worden and Janet Lasco. Janet Lasco and Grace Johnston shared a $2 round. Grace Johnston won a $3 round. Sue Howe won the $5 blackout round. Thank you Winnie Allen for watching that card for me. There were two tables for Duplicate Bridge Monday. High winners were Janet Donelan and Vivien Campbell. Second high went to Mariel O’Grady and Barb Wise. We will be having a 55-Alive defensive driving class up here at 9 a.m. on Sept. 9. Please call or come by a...
Games provide laughter and socialization during the week. On Sunday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, three residents played Yahtzee with Pat Sims winning. On Tuesday morning, four residents played Uno with Pat Rust winning. On Wednesday afternoon and Friday afternoons, residents played Bingo. Pat Rust, Nadine Caleb, Barbara Plummer, Elaine Burge and Pat Sims won Four Corners. Elaine Burge, Pat Rust and Kenny won Blackouts. Our volunteers were Lila Worden, Gloria Rakness, Dawna Erickson, Sue F...
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 54 met Aug. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post Home. We heard reports from the last two events that were held by one unit, the Slave Auction and Rumble Sale and the River Raft Poker Run. Discussion was held about the events and fund raisers that the unit holds throughout the year and how well we do financially on these events. It was reported that the Department of Wyoming President, Becky Allred will make her official visit to one unit November 7, 2015 at noon. Tentative plans were made for that...
With six lettermen returning to the Saratoga High School football team, the skills positions will be filled with experienced players, but the team will be keeping it simple as the season starts according to Head Coach Scott Bokelman. "We're going to be inexperienced and kind of small," Bokelman said. This means fans can expect to see lots of dives, power plays, sweeps and quick pitches from the offense. Since the offensive line will be filled with relatively inexperienced players, Bokelman said...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers varsity volleyball squad started the season with a good record at the tournament (5-1 overall). They faced Little Snake River, Big Piney, Guernsey-Sunrise, St. Stephens, Wyoming Indian and Laramie. While they lost to Little Snake River (whom they will not play again), the team performed well overall. "It was good to just see them get out and see them compete a little bit and kind of find out where everybody's at, what positions everybody's playing, if that's going to...
The Encampment Lady Tigers Head Coach Robin O'Leary has the recipe for a successful year – a talented starting team and an equally talented bench. Her goal for the season is to be No. 1 at state and the only thing that stands in their way is their attitude. "We are working on that this year," O'Leary said. Last season ended with the girls in fourth place at state-not where they wanted to be. An injury in the final game and an inexperienced bench hurt the team's chance for a repeat at third p...
The Saratoga Panthers cross-country team showed improvement from their times last year at their first meet, the Green River Invitational, on Friday. “Generally speaking, we ran a lot faster this year than we did at the same course last year,” Coach Rex Hohnholt said. “All of them … we’re talking a minute, minute-and-a-half faster.” Hohnholt explained that the conditions were not favorable—hot, with no breeze—so he was “pleasantly surprised.” According to Hohnholt, this is the first time that...
Saratoga Golf's Head Coach Jared Mason is already seeing improvements in his players in just the second competition of the season. The Saratoga Panthers played at Rawlins Rochelle Golf Course Friday and Saturday going up against the top players in the state in 3A and 4A schools. Guy Erickson, who broke 90 for the first time the week before, golfed his best two games yet with an 86 and an 89 on the 18-hole golf course. Even though Erickson didn't make the top 10, Mason said he held his own in the...
Participants in Chris Irwin's horsemanship clinic at the Blackhall Mountain Ranch got a lesson in how all aspects of the rider's body effect a horses actions. The three-day clinic brought in people from around the North Platte Valley and from as far away as Fort Collins, Colo. Many of the participants attended Irwin's clinic last year, and some were new to his teachings. Local ranchers Ron and Mayvon Platt and Alan Peryam said they learned a lot about the subtlety of body movement and the...