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The South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) is currently servicing the town of Hanna even though their service agreement or Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) expired in April 2015. A special meeting will be held Sept. 22 to address the lack of a service agreement. The town of Hanna did not elect to become a member of the SCWEMS Joint Powers Board (JPB) when it was formed. Tony Poulos, mayor of the town of Hanna, said “Everything that I have seen states that Hanna would at s...
Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (water and sewer board) member Craig Kopasz “let the cat out of the bag” about tactics that could spur development in town as well as well as provide necessary revenue to self-fund projects. “The thought was to charge some kind of a utility service fee,” Kopasz said, which he would want to come out either as a payment to the water and sewer board or taxes. Kopasz said that the water and sewer board needs to charge on vacant properties for utility...
Organizers are finalizing last minute details for the 8th annual Party on the Platte fundraiser which begins with cocktails at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). This year’s theme is “Get Behind the 8-ball” and PVCC’s Executive Director Joe Elder said the event is “racked full of great auction items.” Auction items include a fur coat, guns, hunting and float trips, antiques and a luncheon with Gov. Matt Mead. There are also a few surprises, Elder said. Area restau...
More than 100 high-end classic cars are scheduled for a pit stop at the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) Wednesday. The 27th Annual Colorado Grand, a tour of classic sports cars that winds its way through the mountains of Colorado and into Wyoming this year, will stop in the Valley for only the second time. Encampment and the GEM will provide a mid-day break for the drivers as the head from North Park, Colo. eventually driving over Battle Pass and back in to Colorado. The charitable arm of the...
Nov. 7, 1941 – Aug. 14, 2015 "Dr. Bob" was born to Esther and John Merlo in Joliet, Ill and moved to California where he attended San Mateo High School, serving as Senior Class President and distinguishing himself as a fiercely competitive football and track athlete. Nick-named "Big Horse," he set the SMHS Bearcat shot-put record in 1960 while finishing 2nd in the state of California. He played a year of football at SJSU then in 1962 he set the College of San Mateo shot-put record which stood fo...
Word has been received that Patty Wilcox, formerly of Encampment, died in April, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nev....
Luis and Ashley Lascano announce the birth of their son, Tristan Joseph-Thomas Lascano. He was born on Sept. 4, 2015 at 9:37 a.m. at Ivinson Memorial Hospital in Laramie, Wyo. He weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 1/4 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Bill and Margaret Dahlke, of Saratoga, Wyo. His paternal grandparents are Luis and Tonjia Lascano and Kelly Janicke Lascano, of Rawlins, Wyo. Tristan joins his older brother Talan Lascano, age 8, at home....
The Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) is holding its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday. GEM President John Farr is the guest speaker presenting the program “Wyoming, the Sheepherder State.” The presentation will cover the sheep industry from the “time of Christ till the end of the Second World War,” Farr said. Farr’s family was involved in the sheep and fat lamb business, then later got involved with the cattle industry in Weld County, Colo. Three of the nine GEM board positions are being voted on....
Since I just graduated college, I often have to explain what I’m up to. When I say I’ve decided to pursue a career as a writer, it’s common that someone asks me right away what my parents think. It’s safe to say that this is not a career for everyone. It can be unconventional, to say the least. Maintaining a successful career as a writer requires an awful lot of self discipline and internal motivation. Most successful, career writers—and by that, I mean people who make their living solely on...
We were surprised when attending the town of Saratoga Planning meeting, that an agenda was not prepared prior to the Sept. 8 meeting. Chairman Rory Grubb created an agenda on the fly which included discussing hiring a secretary that could attend meetings. The currently contracted secretary was not at the meeting because of a conflicting work schedule as a police dispatcher. The commission discussed the fact that the former Planning and Zoning Officer used to create the agendas and bring many action items to the commission. “Chuck (Bartlett) w...
Editor: In regards to the Saratoga Sun’s September 2, 2015 editorial “To grow or not to grow … that is the question”. Agree or disagree this article summed up the circumstances that we, as a town, find ourselves in today. But in order to address this issue of growth we need to address the long held premise that growth is not only bad, but the worst thing that can happen to our town. With this belief one could assume that they think that Saratoga is stagnant and holding its own so why change it. There is a problem with this thinking. We are not...
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust (WSGALT) awarded Alan Barnett its eighth annual Kurt Bucholz Conservation Award at its Annual Roundup, held on Aug. 29 at Warren Livestock Company's Pole Creek Ranch outside of Cheyenne. Many Wyoming producers know Alan through his work with Farm Credit Services but in addition to his career as an agricultural lender, Alan and his family bought a ranch on Gooseberry Creek on the western edge of the Big Horn Basin. A conservation easement on that ranch was com...
The Encampment Town Council decided to table a vote on the ratification of David Starr to the at-large board seat on the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB) at their regular meeting Sept. 10. The council cited the need for more information on Starr and possible conflicts he may have with current SCWEMS staff and JPB board members. Ken Drain, chairman of the SCWEMS JPB addressed the council to announce the upcoming meeting regarding the SCWEMS...
Around 20 people attended the Brush Creek Presents program Sept. 1 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The program, which is sponsored by the Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts introduces artists from all over the world to the Platte Valley. The artists shared samples of writing, music, film and visual arts at the presentation. One artist, Gayle Curry, invited people to come and try creating some art, for which local residents Irene Mikkelson and Annette Mason volunteered. The duo created a...
On Sept. 9, Saratoga Elementary School (SES) students dressed up to celebrate International Literacy Day with a book/swap drive. The students were encouraged to dress up in their very favorite book character. The event is part of an annual effort to raise awareness of the importance of improving child and adult literacy rates around the world, a press release provided by the school said. "When SES principal Dave Rangitsch brought the idea to celebrate International Literacy Day to the Library,...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers defeated Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) at Friday's away match (25-17, 25-27, 24-26, 25-12, 15-11) . The Lady Panthers' overall record is 6-3. They will have their first shot at a conference team at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, when they play Burns. During their match against the Miners, the Lady Panthers showed energy and creativity that kept them motivated through the long, five-set match. The second and third sets, lost by Saratoga, were close with the Lady...
Coming off a week one loss to Mountain View, the Cokeville Panthers did not hold back against the Saratoga football squad. The final score of the game was Cokeville 55, Saratoga 0. Cokeville scored 35 points in the first quarter and ended the first half up by 42. After a scoreless third quarter the Cokeville Panthers put up two more unanswered touchdowns in the fourth. The game started out rough for Saratoga after Cokeville sophomore Rick Nate took an outside run almost 80 yards for the...
The Saratoga Golf Team has nearly finished with their season, and from where head coach Jared Mason is standing, the team looks pretty good for bringing home a trophy from the state meet in two weeks. On Sept. 4, the team had a chance to play the Wright Golf Course, where the state championship will be held next week. The Panthers finished with a fourth place finish at Wright with a team score of 404. Mason said the team competed against several different 1A/2A schools that will be at the state...
The Encampment Lady Tigers (8-1, 2-0) came home with a first place trophy after dominating the Hanna Tournament this weekend. The weekend started with a win against conference rival Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers, the only team to beat the Lady Tigers at the Saratoga Pool Play last month. The Lady Tigers traveled to Baggs to play Friday night before traveling to Hanna for the tournament. The Tigers have been winning matches since, and Friday night was a big coup for them. They now sta...
The Saratoga Panthers cross-country team showed some improvement at the huge Liberty Bell Invite in Littleton, Colo. this weekend, but illness held them back some, with "three fourths of the kids sick," head coach Rex Hohnholt said. "I thought the effort was there, but we just didn't have the legs and the breathing that we needed for it," Hohnholt said. "Usually our kids see a really significant improvement," Hohnholt said. "Some of them didn't get to see where they could have been if they were...
