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“Soup’s on” all next month at the Saratoga Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall, according to an announcement made this week by the sponsoring Deacons. Information released following a recent meeting of the Deacons reads, “It was decided to hold four fall hunting soup luncheons during October. The luncheons have always been well received by the whole community. A variety of soups, breads and desserts will be offered on Thursdays October 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall for $8.00 per per...
Mayor James Creed signed the proclamation from the Wyoming Food Bank proclaiming September Hunger Action Month at the September 22 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Sarah Glandt, an Ambassador from Americorps Food Security, attended as well. She thanked the mayor and the Town of Saratoga for their participation by bringing this issue to the attention of citizens of the Valley. Councilman Jon Nelson spoke with Danny Burau of Firewater Public House. Burau volunteered to take care of the Odd...
Saratoga Hot Springs Resort and Spa owner Dr. Michael (Doc) Janssen was reading about a Saratoga Town Council meeting when he learned the town did not have a budget for the police armor Chief Ken Lehr had requested. "I like to read what is going on in the community and the paper gives me a good overview," Janssen said. "I caught a story that the police chief had come to a meeting at the town council and was in need of body armor. I saw that, because the town did not have it in their budget, they...
At the Carbon County Commissioners meeting on September 20, 2022, Sheriff Archie Royal asked to recognize Becky George’s 17 years of service to Carbon County Sheriff’s office. She is retiring. The Commissioners expressed their gratitude for her years of hard work. Leah Nation’s resignation was also regretfully accepted by the Commissioners. Road and Bridge Superintendent, Kandis Fritz, presented bids that were received for motor grader prices. Wyoming Machinery’s bid, with trade in, for two mac...
At the Hanna Town Council met on September 13, Larry Korkow, director of public works acknowledged the heavy truck traffic in town. “I am sure you all have noticed the water trucks running through town,” Korkow said. “Gateway South has a water trucking company hauling water. There are about 24 trucks doing this. Sometimes you can see about 10 waiting at a time to get water. All and all it is going pretty good.” Korkow said public works had put in a drain line on Jade Street which stopped water accumulating from other streets at the bottom...
Bringing something akin to a second spring, leaves turning into the colors of flowers, fall is in the air. Our bright blue skies provide a vivid backdrop to the reds, yellows and oranges that splash across the mountains and prairies. It may sound silly but the colors of this time of year make me smile. Fall colors are naturally on the warm color spectrum. These colors are very appealing because they remind me of the earth, something I’m drawn to–nature. The leaves, warmed by the sun, have an...
by Samantha Tylka There are many small towns in today's world. One that really sticks out is Hanna in Carbon County, Wyoming. The population was 841 during the 2010 census. The recent census of 2020 has the town at 673. The town was started as a coal supply location for the Union Pacific Railroad. Much of the town is built on top of the former Hanna No. 4 Mine. What really makes up the town though is the people. We have a lot of events going on to make the town more interesting and fun not just...
Editor, The September 15 Saratoga Sun included an article about the Food Bank of Wyoming in Hanna and the local food pantry in Saratoga. We would like to make it known that the town of Encampment has a community food pantry housed at the Presbyterian Church. The pantry is open to all by simply calling any deacon from the Presbyterian Church at any time. This food pantry receives numerous donations, monetarily as well as food, from community members, churches, and the First Lady of Wyoming’s Hunger Initiative. We are also fortunate to receive wi...
The disparities between rural and urban healthcare are no secret. According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 46 million Americans live in rural areas and due to living in these locations, have less access to healthcare. Darin W. Allred is all too familiar with this issue as he travels from one rural town to another to provide orthopedic care where it is needed. Though he now lives in Salt Lake City, Allred spent 15 years in Denver as an orthopedic surgeon working for Kaiser...
The Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) had their annual review meeting at the historic Sinclair (Parco) Theater. There was food and drink before which allowed guests to mingle before the meeting got underway. CCEDC President, Copper France, started the meeting by talking about the past year of the CCEDC on the theater stage. He thanked the investors of the organization first. "The people we have to rely on to keep this organization solvent are so important and I would like to...
According to Coach Rex Hohnholt, the Shana Ward Memorial Invitational was the largest cross country meet ever with 17 high school teams participating. Parents, coaches and athletes helped at the meet, providing cookies, setting up and tearing down equipment and serving water and popsicles. Hohnhold said that hosting this event every year brings him joy as it gives the community a chance to see all the hard work at the cross country athletes put into being successful. Hohnhold said he feels very...
Thursday's home conference match against the LSRV Lady Rattlers was a hard win. The Lady Panthers stepped out and took the lead in the first two sets with 25-19 and 25-16. The third and fourth set they gave the Lady Rattlers a win at 25-21, and 26-24, but they didn't let that stop them. The fifth set found the Lady Panthers finishing with 15 to the Lady Rattlers 12. Whitney Bennett and Makenna King literally killed it literally with 18 kills each during the game. Shelby Knotwell and Olivia...
The Lady Tigers fought hard and ended the first set against the Pronghorns, 25-16. The second set was a close challenge, with the Tigers coming out on top with 25-22. The Pronghorns took the second game with 25-19, but the Tigers took it to the top, ending with 25-21. Cora Schroeder's 37 kills combined with Kyenna Jackson's 21 and Kristie Jordan's 20, left no doubt that the Lady Tigers had winning on their minds. All of the girls have really learned to smash that ball across the net. Eckerly...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School volleyball team went to the Lusk tournament this past weekend and got an opportunity to play some strong teams. Unfortunately, the Lady Miners had to leave the tournament without any wins. The first set against the Niobrara County Lady Tigers was close. The Lady Miners kept it close, losing 25-17. The next set went about the same. The Lady Tigers won 25-14. Lingle-Ft. Laramie Lady Doggers got ahead of the Lady Miners and didn’t look back i...
Head coach for the Saratoga Panther football has said all season long his team this year was one of the best teams he has coached. The first team they faced in Wind River is one of best teams having gone 4-0 thus far. Wright knew his team did well but in the end, the Panthers lost. Moorcroft the Panthers beat handily. The last game against Niobrara County was a bit of a disappointment to Wright, because he thought the Panthers were capable of beating the Tigers, but the game didn't turn out...
The Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattler High School football team went to Green River this past weekend to play Green River Wolves’ JV team. The Rattlers did well winning 52-19. Head coach for LSRV, Jack Cobb was pleased how his team snagged another win for the season. “Another good win for the Rattlers and the JV got almost three full quarters of playing time which was nice again,” Cobb said. “The starters came out and played excellent on offense and defense, and it was a great game fo...
The previous week the Encampment Tigers High School football team had a tough loss to Dubois, who were smarting from the loss to Little Snake River Valley the week before that. The Tigers wanted the football world to know they were still contenders for a state title and were out to prove so, in their next game. A young Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School football team is who the Tigers faced. The Miners have played well in their past games, although the scores did not...
It was a cool, crisp autumn morning on September 24. Perfect weather for the 6th Annual Pumpkin Run hosted by the Carbon County Library Foundation. While there was no frost on the pumpkins, a make shift pumpkin patch had been assembled at the Rochelle Ranch Golf Course. The golf course was also used for the 2K/5K Run and near the pumpkin patch the "Tough Pumpkin" obstacle course was set up. In the 2K run, Jace Hoffman came in 1st Place followed by Josh Moore in 2nd Place and Caleb Moore in 3rd...
The wind had a chill, but the sun was shining while the elementary school kids visited nine different stations to learn about Agriculture in the Upper North Platte Valley at the Saratoga Elementary School football field. The students learned that Agriculture provides food, clothing, medicines and a variety of other products. Each student received beef jerky and fruit gummies, all of these items come from Agriculture. Mikayla Crimmins kept the kids on their toes with Agriculture Olympics. There...
Physician, heal thyself is a common saying with Judeo-Christian roots often used in regards to the medical community. For Memorial Hospital of Carbon County (MHCC), it could also apply to their newly updated electronic health record which went live at midnight on September 18. “About a year ago, the Board of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County looked at where we were with our computer systems, or what we call our electronic health record. We, for a number of years, have had multiple systems w...