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The Saratoga Lady Panthers had a busy week, facing off against the Wildcats of North Park High School in Walden Thursday, and against the Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow Lady Miners Friday. The Panthers ended the weekend victorious, winning the match against North Park in four games on that team's home court. Saratoga went on the next day to sweep the Lady Miners of Hanna in three games at the Panther Den. For the young team, the victories are a sign that the team is doing wel... Full story
Kay Embree, member of American Legion Auxiliary (ALA), approached the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) and the ALA about a grant to help get the Medicine Bow community garden cleaned up for a 9/11 memorial service, and was awarded $1,000. Numerous projects are set to be completed for the memorial including installing a memorial bench and sign, inlaying an ALA emblem, planting trees and building a gravel pathway. Embree said work starts at 9 a.m. and will go to noon when the Medicine Bow Senior Center... Full story
The Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) cross country team participated in the Rawlins Invite this weekend. The invite, the second of the year for the team, was held at Sinclair Golf Course. High school varsity boys competed in the 5K at the event, and Jarom Herring placed 18th with a time of 19:46.64. Also placing for Saratoga in the 5K was Gage Bartlett, who did the run in 21:48.84. Junior Varsity boys also ran the 5K, with Saratoga athletes taking third and fourth places in the event. Joey Gonzales took third with a time of... Full story
The Hanna–Elk Mountain–Medicine Bow, (HEM) Miners football team destroyed the St. Stephens Eagles 57 to 2. "Week one game was a good learning experience. We needed to get out a play to see where we are. Overall we had a very good game," said Zach Scott, head football coach for HEM. Shane McGraw led the Miners with completions out of six attempts for one touchdown, and passed for 99 yards. Tyler Goodro threw for 66 yards. Shane McGraw was also the leading rusher with nine car... Full story
The Saratoga Panthers hit the gridiron at Kemmerer over the weekend, but a strong defensive effort was not enough to allow the cats to claw their way to victory over the 2A Kemmerer Rangers. The Panthers were shutdown by a score of 34-0 against Kemmerer, who ended a 36-game losing streak Friday. Prior to its win against Saratoga, the team had not won a game since Sept. 28, 2012. In the game—the first of the season which counts for season standings—the Panthers fielded a team beset by injuries and issues with the team’s roste... Full story
Ryta Sondergard, Community Relations Director for Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company (Sinclair), has been working with Book Trust for two years. Sinclair, through Sondergard's understanding of the program, recently sponsored all Carbon County School District No. 2 kindergarten to fifth grade students in the program. Book Trust is a non-profit organization whose mission statement is to empower elementary age school children to choose and own books, create enthusiasm for reading... Full story
In February, Danny Burau, owner of Saratoga's new restaurant Firewater Public House, told the Saratoga Sun in an interview that he hoped the restaurant-which was undergoing renovation at the time-would be open by the first weeks of summer in order to capitalize on the Valley's lucrative summer tourism season. By the time the restaurant opened August 19, the bulk of summer had passed, leaving the restaurant the last couple weeks of the season to pull in customers and sales... Full story
"A customer came in on our second day of being open, ordered a pizza to go and when we gave it to him, he gave us a three dollar tip," said The Divide owner JoElla Vacher. "An hour later, he came back and gave us another $20 for a tip and told us that was the best pizza he had ever had." The Divide, a new pizza eatery in Encampment, not only features pizza, but also has calzones, specialty salads, appetizers, Italian dishes and the newest addition, a salad bar. JoElla said... Full story
The Copper Days Festival is getting ready to celebrate 23 years of giving families the opportunity to have fun watching vintage tractors vie for the title of strongest tractor. The event kicks off with a tractor parade at 10 a.m. Saturday. The Platte Valley Arts Council is sponsoring a kids workshop Saturday between noon and 2 p.m. Children will have a chance to paint wooden tractors. Stacy Crimmins, director of Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, said the workshop starts at noon because the tractor pulls start at 11... Full story
The Saratoga Town Council held its first meeting of September, and quickly worked its way through the meeting agenda, only slowing to address some constituent concerns about the town’s new nuisance ordinance that came into effect Sept 1. During the meeting, the council worked its way through the agenda, receiving reports from department heads without much of a hitch, but during public comments, things got a little heated as concerns about the nuisance ordinance came up. Toward the end of the meeting, Mayor Ed Glode said t... Full story
The Medicine Bow Town Council met 7 p.m. August 14, to have Trevor Strauch join the council and to approve the transfer of liquor license from JoAnne Bennett of the Diplodocus Bar, to Christopher and Mary Strauch, doing business as C. Spear Bar and Grill. Mayor Kevin Colman appointed Trevor Strauch to the vacant seat on the Council. The council members present approved Straugh the appointment. The council approved the transfer of the license, with Strauch abstaining. Regular business was gone over and bills were approved.... Full story
Madaline Fern Forbes was born on Feb. 13, 1929, and died Aug. 28, 2017. Memorial services for Madaline Fern Forbes, 88, will be conducted Sept. 5, 2017 at 2 p.m. at the Saratoga Cemetery Chapel. Madaline passed away Aug 28, 2017 at the Central Wyoming Hospice and Transitions Center in Casper. She was born to Guy and Essie Morris Feb. 13, 1929 in New Market, Iowa, and moved to Rawlins with her mother and siblings after graduating from New Market High School and married Cliff... Full story
Eugene Bashor, 91, died August 28, 2017 at Kinzua Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Warren, Pennsylvania. In recent years, Eugene lived with his brother and family in Pennsylvania. For most of his life though, he lived and worked in Wyoming. For several decades Eugene was a well-known and respected member of the community in Encampment. Mr. Bashor was born in Casper, to Emanuel and Laura Bashor. After grade school in Casper, he earned a BA degree from the University of Colorado. In the early 50’s he served in the U.S. A... Full story
The Hanna–Elk Mountain–Medicine Bow (HEM) girls' volleyball team had flashes of being really good against Saratoga's Lady Panthers, but came up on the losing side when it was all over. In the first match, the Lady Miners played similarly to how they did the week before when facing the Lady Panthers at the Saratoga Invitational, where they lost the first set 25-14. "The last time we played Saratoga in the tournament here last week, in all fairness they rolled us pretty goo... Full story