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On September 14, the decades-old saga of Green Mountain took a significant step forward as the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) unanimously approved the Planned Use Development (PUD) for Green Mountain at Brush Creek Ranch. The approval of the PUD followed nearly two hours of public comment in the Great Hall of the Platte Valley Community Center in Saratoga. Along with testimony from representatives for Brush Creek Ranch, Valley residents spoke both in favor and against the PUD prese...
“It’s going to creep in in ways we don’t know.” At the May 17 meeting of the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Board of Trustees, Joe Gaspari proposed Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a potential subject for a future board work session. Five months later, on September 20, a 45 minute discussion over CRT took place in the cafeteria of Saratoga Elementary School. CRT, similar to vaccines and masks, has been a proverbial lightning rod in the ongoing culture wars both in and out of schools...
On September 10, 2021, Gertrude (Trudy) Clare Russell passed away peacefully in her sleep with her daughter Heather by her side. She was 86 years old. A lifelong Iowa native, Trudy was well-loved by all who knew her. Trudy was beloved by her husband of 44 years, Ross J. Russell (1937-2009) and four daughters, Debra Ann Kadlec (James) (1955-2020), Michelle Jo Sullivan (E. Michael), Alycyn Claire Russell Carter (Michael), and Heather Marie Russell-Schroeder (Randall Schroeder). She was a proud... Full story
Janet G. Herring Kennaday, 86, passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River, Wyoming. She was a life-long resident of Wyoming. Janet was born December 25, 1934 in Rawlins, Wyoming; the daughter of Charles A. Herring and Alice Grace Hunter. She attended schools in Rawlins, Wyoming and was a 1952 graduate of Rawlins High School. After graduation, she attended business school in Denver. Janet married James Kennaday in Rawlins in 1975. She and... Full story
David vanDiest Skilling, 87, of Saratoga died Wednesday, September 15, 2021 at Ivinson Memorial Hospital. A celebration of Van's life will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 24, 2021 at the First Presbyterian Church at 313 W. Bridge St, Saratoga, Wyoming, with a reception to follow at the Old Baldy Club. Go to www.montgomerystryker.com to send condolences or to sign the online guestbook.... Full story
Our beloved wife, daughter, sister and friend Lisa passed away September 16th at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her husband, family and friends, following a brief and unexpected illness. Lisa was born May 18, 1981 in Laramie, Wyoming to Brad and Sue Cary. She was a small and dark haired baby with a unique and distinct cry, making sure that she was easily distinguished from all the others. Lisa grew up in Saratoga embarking on wonderful childhood adventures with her many close... Full story
(Part 1 of 2 parts) In Yellowstone, the voice of authority is a young gal with a bullhorn telling people to move along. We ran into them on three occasions during our 11-hour drive through the park Friday, Sept. 17. The first two times, the gals had gotten the traffic moving by the time we got to the offending place. The third time, we stopped and rolled down our window, and asked: “What’s going on?” “There’s nothing here. Get out of here!” said the seemingly pleasant looking but serious traffic mover. Okay, okay. And away we went. We have been...
Meeting on September 15 at Elk Mountain Town Hall, the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) covered two major topics; the proposed fire district and recently released data from the United States Census Bureau. Representatives from Rawlins, Sinclair, Hanna, Elk Mountain, Saratoga and Carbon County were present. Fire District Travis Moore, Carbon County Commissioner and CCCOG chairman, began the meeting by informing the group Riverside and Dixon had sent him correspondence indicating they...
Competing in the Rawlins Cross Country Invitational, Saratoga's long-distance runners didn't have to travel far last week. Running at the Sinclair Golf Course, the Panthers saw both individual and team successes for their homecoming week. Men's Varsity at Rawlins Competing against 51 other runners, Saratoga was able to secure some decent individual placings against larger schools such as Laramie, Rawlins and Cheyenne South. Grant Bartlett, who is the Panther's two-time defending state champion,...
Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler football took on the Burlington Huskies on their home field in a conference game, but the Rattlers came away victorious. The Rattlers won 68-16. “The past four or five years, the games with Burlington came down to a point or two,” Head Coach Jack Cobb said. “I told the boys this season to anticipate the same type of game.” Cobb said the team was late getting to Burlington due to construction on roads and that the team only had about 15 minutes to warm up...
The Encampment Tigers were able to secure another win this weekend as they held their first home game of the season on September 18. One week after being dealt a loss by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers, the Tigers roared back to secure the No. 3 spot in the 1A Six-Man West Conference. On Saturday, Encampment hosted the Farson-Eden Pronghorns, the defending Six-Man State Champions. Last season, Farson-Eden dealt a loss to the Tigers in the semi-final round of the playoffs. While...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers went 1-1 last week with a non-conference win over the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners and a conference loss to the Cokeville Lady Panthers. As volleyball nears the midseason mark, the Lady Rattlers are sitting at the No. 2 spot in the competitive 1A Southwest Conference. Lady Rattlers vs. Lady Miners The Lady Rattlers hosted HEM on September 17 to begin their weekend. After two conference games the week before and another...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners were dealt two non-conference losses while on the road last week. HEM was hosted by the Saratoga Lady Panthers on September 14 and by the Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Lady Rattlers on September 17. Lady Miners vs. Lady Panthers The Lady Miners played well in the first two sets, losing 25-21 in both. In the last set, however, HEM went down with the score being 25-16. "Saratoga is a great program and they have some great athletes," Head...
On the morning of September 18, the Encampment Lady Tigers hosted the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns before the latter went on to face the Saratoga Lady Panthers. Though Farson-Eden would fall to the Lady Panthers, they would manage to secure one win while in the Valley. The small but scrappy team of Lady Tigers, however, would not make it easy as they extended the match five sets. Setting the tone for the match, the first two sets both saw scores of 25-22 with Encampment taking the 1st set and...
The Saratoga Panthers had the Pine Bluff High School Hornets as their opponents on Friday for their homecoming game. Although the 1st quarter had the Panthers and Hornets scoreless until the last minute and a half, the Pine Bluffs team came out on top 52-0. Head Coach Logan Wright played the game without his starting quarterback, Geoffrey Johnson, who got hurt on September 14 during practice. "He tweaked his achilles in practice on Tuesday and I knew by Wednesday he was not going to be able to...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers had a busy homecoming week with two volleyball games in the Panther Den. On September 14, Saratoga hosted the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners for a non-conference game. Then, on September 18, the Lady Panthers hosted the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns for a conference game. Both matches saw Saratoga's netters put two wins under their belt. Lady Panthers vs. Lady Miners Kicking off their duo of homecoming matches, the Lady Panthers hosted HEM for a...
The Hanna Town Council met on September 14 at the Hanna Town Hall. Mayor Lois Buchanan and council members Sammy Sikes and Bill Dys were present. Council members Tracy Fowler and Jayson Nordquist were absent. There were few in the audience and the council moved quickly through the department and board reports. Buchanan said the High Country Joint Powers Board would be meeting once every six months, a change from meeting every three months. She said Viper Construction would be working on Sunday t...