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By Madeline Weiss According to a fact sheet from the 2014 Prevention Needs Assessment, sophomores in Carbon County are exceeding state averages in substance abuse. Talking early and talking often is of the utmost importance in preventing drug, alcohol and tobacco use in teens, according to Sally Patton, Community Prevention Professional with Prevention Management Organization. Carol Mead, wife of Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead, has made the "Talk Early and Often" campaign part of her first ladyship....
Hollywood celebrities were lining up at Brush Creek Ranch for actress Allison Williams' wedding Saturday night, but the real players in the Valley were at the Party on the Platte fundraiser. A packed house filled the Great Room at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). Joe Elder, PVCC executive director, said more than $95,000 was raised Saturday night. A bid of $2,100 won a catered lunch with Gov. Matt Mead, while an antelope hunt went for $1,500. Auctioneer Jimmy Hinkle quipped that was...
After a video posted on Facebook garnered over 87,000 views by the morning of Sept. 20, Valley Foods in Saratoga is addressing concerns over its food labeling procedures. The subject of the video was food labeling in the deli, specifically relabeling ready-to-eat food with a later sell by date, approximately two weeks later than the original date. Tim Lamprecht, owner of Valley Foods, admitted that the problem of relabeling and re-dating of items had occurred and that steps were taken...
Zachary and Aya Laux are proud to announce the birth of their son, Isaac Takashi Laux. Isaac was born at 5:52 a.m. Sept. 5, 2015 at the University of Colorado Hospital in Aurora, Colo. He weighed 6 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Takashi and Hisako Murakami, of Tokyo. Paternal grandparents are James and Josephine Laux, of Laramie. Zac worked for the Saratoga Sun from 2012-2013....
A total lunar eclipse will be visible over southern Wyoming, weather permitting, on the evening of Sept. 27. A lunar eclipse occurs when the moon passes through at least a part of the shadow cast by the earth, darkening the moon’s surface as seen from earth. The following table provides the times for specific parts of the eclipse: Partial eclipse begins - 7:07 p.m. Total eclipse begins - 8:11 p.m. Greatest eclipse - 8:47 p.m. Total eclipse ends - 9:23 p.m. Partial eclipse ends - 10:25 p.m. This lunar eclipse is the last of a series of four c...
According to mayor Ed Glode, the police department has been more vigilant in enforcing traffic laws. “We’ve been having a lot more pulling over and citations recently.” Motioning to Bridge Avenue, Glode said when trucks—illegal on this street—are driving down at 40 miles per hour, things need to change. “It’s just a full transition from not doing much enforcing at all, to slowing everybody down,” Glode said. “We have been in a state of non-compliance in a pretty large fashion.” At the...
Landowners confronted with loss of riverbank area are able to work with groups like Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust (WWNRT) and Trout Unlimited (TU) in order to save their land. Greg Ryan, owner of the Ryan Ranch, has lost about 200 feet of land since his banks showed serious signs of erosion in 2010. Jeff Streeter, North Platte River Water Project Manager with TU, has worked in conjunction with WWNRT, Wyoming Game and Fish, Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District and the...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) is overall average with regards to Wyoming’s state accountability system. According to superintendent Jim Copeland, this means the schools are performing at above or at expectations in about half the cases, which is approximately the state average. Encampment School met or exceeded expectations in all areas including grades, subjects and divisions. The cases of performing below expectations, Copeland said, will be mediated by looking at the s...
I like a good argument … a debate … verbal sparring … even a decent row. I will sit down and discuss any subject — but prefer to have that conversation with someone who knows what they are talking about and has their facts marshaled in a logical array. It does not matter what age, race, gender or sexual preference that person might have as long as they are willing to let me put my two cents in as well. I argue most effectively if I have some actual data to add. I will not debate a point that I...
Sagebrush ecosystems make up a vast portion of lands in the arid mountain west; the cold desert. To passersby the land may look devoid of life, dry, and lacking productivity. In reality, sagebrush provide lodging and food to small and big game animals, rodents, reptiles, birds, and others. In fact, sagebrush is such an important ecosystem element, there is a sign just west of Carbon County at the Waltman Rest Area that describes sagebrush. The first line on the sign reads like a poem, “Oh! Mama Sage. It seems endless, the sage: the rolling s...
The Saratoga Community Garden members are eating their vegetables, Steve Deorio said before the Saratoga Town Council on Sept. 15. However, they have just begun their harvest, and Deorio said that the Community Garden Board has been discussing possible donations to the Platte Valley Food Bank. So far, the community garden has yielded 22 pounds of potatoes. The board is in the process of discussing different fundraisers to take place throughout the winter, Deorio said, and they will begin work on...
Milo Hunter, a member of Boy Scout Troop 153, received approval from the airport board to move forward with building a new sign for Shively Filed as an Eagle Scout project. The new sign will depict the airport logo of an airplane with a cloud over it. Milo had received approval from the airport board but wanted the go ahead from the new board since he has met Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) requirements with his design. This was a necessary step since the sign will be in the state...
Kassey Westring, former Saratoga town council member, joined the Saratoga Master Plan Steering Committee at their Sept. 16 meeting. Westring is also a former employee of PMPC Engineering. The committee and the town’s contractors were also introduced to Jon Winter, the new Director of Public Works. The focus of the Sept. 16 meeting was on documentation that Community Builders, Inc., the contractor who is preparing the plan, hopes to obtain during the planning process. The committee is s...
Sam Platts, formerly of Saratoga, will make a homecoming on Friday at the Saratoga Resort and Spa. Platts' band, Sam Platts and the Kootenai Three, are currently in the process of recording a new album which should be out in the next year. "We'll be playing some new stuff," Platts said of his concert. Born and raised in the Platte Valley, Platts has been all around the world now, stating that he spent time touring around China and Australia this spring. Now Platts lives in Pony, Mont. and works...
The sensual, spacious sounds of The Bird and the Bear returned to Saratoga Sept. 11 and the Saratoga Sun took some time to talk with the duo about their roots and life in Music City, Nashville, Tenn. Wood grew up in the North Platte Valley, leaving in 2008 to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. Bolhuis is a native of Groningen, Holland a large, college town with a population of almost 200,000. The pair met in 2011 at a hostel in Nashville as they were pursuing solo musical careers....
"This is the art of the car," said Community Liaison for the Colorado Grand, Eddie O'Brien summing up the automobile side of the tour that made its way from Steamboat Springs, Colo. to Encampment last Wednesday, but there is a serious charitable component too. The Colorado Grand is an automobile tour for exclusive, high-end, vintage sports cars that began 27 years ago. This is the second time they have crossed the state line into the Upper North Platte Valley. The lunch stop at the Grand...
From Sept. 14, 2015 through Sept. 20, 2015, the SPD responded to 152 calls including the following classifications: 911 hang up (1); Abandoned Vehicle (1); Agency Assistance (3); Alcohol Offense (1); Ambulance (1); Animal Problem (1); Assist Business (1); Bar Check (9); Business Checks (33); Citizen Assist (1); Civil Assist (1); Destruction of Property (2); Disturbance (2); Dog At Large (6); Dog Tag (1); Fingerprints (8); Fire (1); Fish & Game (1); Fraud (1); Harassment (1); Hot Pool Check (10); Impounded Vehicle (1); Juvenile Problem (1);...
When the Saratoga Lady Panthers (1-0, 7-4 overall) leave a huddle on the court, they all shout "work together," before returning to their positions. They did exactly that last Thursday, defeating Burns in an exciting three set match at home (25-15, 25-18, 25-23). Saratoga Lady Panthers Head Coach Shayley Love was happy to see that when she reviewed her stats from the match, the netters had fairly even stats across the board. "We didn't have one person that stood out, but we stood out as a...
The Encampment Lady Tigers' Volleyball team (2-0, 10-1) won back to back matches Saturday, first playing the Rock River Longhorns (6-4), then at Hanna, with the only rest being on the bus. The Lady Tigers won against Rock River 25-11, 25-8, 25-20. Against Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) (8-4), the Tigers won in three sets 25-15, 25-8, 25-11. Despite the double header, the Lady Tigers were calm, cool and collective during the matches against their opponents. In Rock River, the Lady Tigers...
Working hard against another bigger, faster, more experienced team led to the Saratoga Panthers (0-2) second 0-55 loss in two weeks on the gridiron. Head Coach Scott Bokelman has said from the beginning that the first four games of the season are going to be hard for his young team. “These first four teams are top notch teams in the state,” Bokelman said this week. Bokelman said that the Panthers defense is having to learn how to adjust to different offensive formations. For instance, this is...
The Saratoga Cross Country team went to Fort Collins, Colo. for the John Martin Invitational over the weekend and overall saw some improvments from their times at the Liberty Bell invitational on Sept. 11. While Jeremy Detterer, the front runner for boys’ varsity over the past few weeks, did not have a score listed, Gage Bartlett took the lead running the 5k in 19 minutes, 18 seconds. Bartlett was second of the Saratoga boys runners last week with a time of 19:25. Aaron Kerbs, also usually o...
The Saratoga Panther Golf team had their best scores yet on Saturday in Lusk, which could mean they have a chance at a trophy at state this week. Guy Erickson finished sixth, with the team finishing in third with a score of 853. Saratoga competed against six other teams. Head coach Jared Mason said Friday was miserable on the course; with the cold and wind, the players did not do well. They made up for it Saturday. The weather improved and so did the scores. “Saturday was their best round of the...