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Sen. Mike Enzi said he was impressed with the number of people who attended the Purple Heart award ceremony Saturday at Khe Sanh West Park in Saratoga. With around 50 attendants, Enzi said it was the largest crowd he had seen when presenting a Purple Heart. Robert James, formerly of Encampment, was awarded the Purple Heart in front of family members, friends and veterans. After he presented the Purple Heart, Enzi read from the certificate stating "Robert James showed extreme bravery while...
Thomas Alva "Al" Baum rode into the sunset on September 22, 2014. Al was 86. He was born January 27, 1928 in Hanna, Wyoming. Al is preceded in death by his mother Nora, his father Alva, his son Jeffrey Lynn Baum and his sister Lois Baum James. Al is survived by his wife Eleanor Planck Baum and his brother Ray Baum. Together they had four children: Doris Laycock, Jeffrey Baum (deceased), Nora (John) Rubel and Thomas (Kim) Baum. Grandchildren: Alan Gardner, Jennifer (Gary) Sanderlin, Jeffrey...
Edith Belle Gibson Donnis, 96, died September 21, 2014, at the Deseret Health and Rehabilitation Center in Saratoga, WY, where she had been a resident and under the compassionate care of their staff for the past two months. Edith was born April 1, 1918 in Dickinson, N.D. to Nathaniel M. Gibson and Gladys R. Webster Gibson. She enjoyed her younger years on the farm in Dunn County, with her sister and their horses, riding the range lands and attending a small country school. At the height of the...
After several years of not commenting, Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger has broken his silence over the pending litigation with Randy Stevens. Zeiger said the Stevens litigation has been turned over to their insurance agency. LGLP, the town of Saratoga’s insurance agency, will ultimately make the decision on when, or if, a monetary settlement will take place. “It’s up to the insurance agency at this point,” Zeiger said. A monetary settlement could potentially cost the town around $250,000. Even if...
A program for conserving sage grouse habitat initiated in 2010 by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) was presented to local landowners at a multifaceted meeting on Sept. 10 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The program widely known as the Sage Grouse Initiative (SGI) is now called Working Land For Wildlife - Sage Grouse (WLFW). Garrett Pantle, a wildlife biologist who works on the sage grouse initiative for the NRCS, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory (RMBO) and the Saratoga...
The Valley Service Organization (VSO) has scheduled an election forum Oct. 29 for state and local candidates in contested races. New VSO President Kate Sherrod led the meeting Sept. 21. The contested local races include Mayor of Saratoga, Saratoga Town Council, State Senate and Carbon County Sheriff. In addition to inviting the candidates for these offices to appear, the group also decided to invite the two gubernatorial candidates. The general election forum will be held Oct. 29 at the Platte Valley Community Center and will follow the same...
It’s the first thing in the morning, when your alarm goes off. You wake up and you look outside. It’s dark. Really dark. You check your clock to make sure you didn’t wake up prematurely. Sure enough, you wake up the same time you have woken up all summer. But it’s not the same. Though it may seem like a cold and dark existence outside, cheer up buttercup! You are actually living in the best time of the year. Many call it “autumn”. Some call it “fall”. But as a person who is enduring his fi... Full story
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, next to skin cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The annual campaign promotes early detection by having mammograms and monthly self examinations. There are several websites that explain how to do self examinations. The National Breast Cancer Foundation’s website www.nationalbreastcancer.org has a lot of information about breast cancer, including the types, treatment, myths and more. Did you know there are several types of breast cancer? M...
Saratoga residents found an unwelcome guest running around town. A three-year-old male black bear was spotted in the northern part of Saratoga on Sept. 23. The bear was captured by the Wyoming Game and Fish (WGAF) and was safely released into the wild. Reports of a dumpster on Veterans Island being broken into by a bear were reported to WGAF on the night of Sept. 22. WGAF spotted the bear in the early hours of Sept. 23, and took action to pursue the bear through town. The bear climbed a tree...
Saratoga Town Clerk Suzie Cox said the town of Saratoga is asking the county for $450,000 for the 2015 Street Improvement Project. The project will go towards repairing pot holes and chip sealing town roads. The town is expected to contribute $50,000 towards the project. The town has spent the last four year’s county consensus funds on sewer projects. Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger said on numerous occasions he wanted to use this year’s funds on street projects. The town of Rawlins has req... Full story
Editors Note: (this is the second part in a three-part series on home care needs in the Platte Valley) “In an ideal world our community desperately needs an assisted living facility. We have a nursing home, and that’s all out, and then we have nothing,” local physician Dr. Dean Bartholomew of the Platte Valley Medical Clinic said during an interview. There is a gap in services available for those in need of home-based medical care or assistance with daily activities. An example would be an el...
The franchise agreement between the town of Saratoga and Carbon Power and Light (CP&L) not only contributed a large amount of controversy in Saratoga, but left a large gap in the town’s 2014-2015 fiscal budget. The budget lists $299,600 in revenues to arrive from franchise agreements. The number was increased by more than $259,600 from the 2013-2014 fiscal year budget. After it was announced at the July 15 meeting there would not be a fee imposed on CP&L, town departments quickly went to work o...
"We both lost our wives. And life without your partner - it isn't great. It isn't even close to good," 83-year-old Curt Campbell said, pausing to take a sip of his coffee. Next to him was 79-year-old Jack Riddick, who nodded in agreement. The two men couldn't be more contrasting. Riddick was a long-time educator from Ohio. Campbell was a criminal investigator from California. Riddick stays year round in Saratoga. Campbell heads south for the winter. Riddick is soft-spoken. Campbell enjoys chatti... Full story
The Saratoga Panthers Golf Team took home a third place trophy at the 2A State Tournament in Worland last week. This is the first golf team trophy in the history of Saratoga High School. The team shot 384, 415–799 in two days of play. "We were all just so happy to take home a third place trophy for the school," Coach Matt Daubner said. "It's recognition of hard work and we came home with something for the school." Daubner credits Braxton Schwartzkopf with being the driving force behind the t...
The Saratoga Panthers (0-4, 0-3) Football Team continue their woes after a 0-53 loss to the Shoshoni Wranglers (1-3, 1-1) last Friday. “We just didn’t play very well at all,” Bokelman said. The Panthers special teams struggled throughout the game. The Panthers fumbled the ball on the opening kickoff, which they managed to recover for a touchback. However, the Wranglers went on to block two of the Panthers’ punts, which set the Wranglers up for scoring drives. Bokelman said the blocked punts brok...
With three top three individual finishes and two team second place rankings, the Saratoga Cross Country team was in fine form for the Saratoga Invite Friday. Andrew Oiler on the varsity boys team took second place in his 5k run, Cruz Escobedo finished third in the JV girls 5k run and Jarom Mecham placed second in the middle school boys 3k run. Both the varsity and middle school boys squads for Saratoga placed second in the team rankings. Coach Rex Hohnholt said "everything went well and our...
For the first time this season the Lady Panthers volleyball team kept their composure and finished strong, bringing home two wins. The varsity squad played with composure and took down Wyoming Indian in three straight sets at home on Friday (25-20, 25-15, 25-18). Coach Shaley Love said that Wyoming Indian has a decent program this year but her girls played consistently and stayed focused on the set at hand. The conference match in Lusk on Saturday was hard fought with Saratoga winning the first...
Halfway into the volleyball season the Encampment Lady Tigers are ranked No. 2 in the state according to the WyoPreps website. With a 2-0 conference record and 12-1 overall, the Lady Tigers are behind Hulett, of the Northeast conference. Hulett has a 4-0, 10-6 record. The Lady Tigers easily won their conference game against Farson-Eden on the road Friday night proving they are playing just as well on the road as they are in the home court. The Lady Tigers head coach Robin O'Leary said she never...
1 Years Ago Oct. 1, 1914 Senator Warren has been advised by the United States Commissioner of Fisheries that plans and specifications have been completed for the hatchery, and dwellings for the superintendent and fish culturalist at the Saratoga station, and that competitive bids will be asked for the construction of the buildings. The appropriation for the hatchery was obtained several years agony Senator Warren and his colleagues on the Wyoming delegation, Senator Clark and Representative Mondell. The site at Saratoga was selected by the...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Sloppy Jo’s, tater tots, pea salad, strawberries, chilled milk. Thursday – Pork roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, squash blend, wheat bread, apricots, chilled milk. Friday – Beef stroganoff, noodles, steamed carrots, wheat roll, fruit cup, no bake cookie, chilled milk. Monday – Swiss steak, baked potato, buttered corn, wheat roll, cherries, chilled milk. Tuesday – Ham and beans, cole slaw, cornbread, rosy pears, chilled milk....
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, three residents played Dominoes with Pat Rust winning. On Monday afternoon, five residents played Dominoes again. On Tuesday morning, five residents played Yahtzee with Janet Kennaday winning. On Wednesday a...
There were 6 here to play Bingo this week. $3 winners were Winnie Allen, Betty Dean, Madaline Forbes, and Sue Howe. Betty Dean won the $3 blackout round. There were two and a half tables here for duplicate bridge on Monday. High winners were Janet Donelan & Gertrude Harold. Second high went to John Blue & Bob Johnson. The Rawlins office sent over some more of the shelf stable meals for us to hand out to the seniors that come up here for lunch. They are very nice meals to have in your pantry for emergencies. This is to bring our count up and it...
From Sept. 22 through Sept. 28, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 82 calls including the following classifications: Abandoned vehicle (1); agency assistance (2); alarm (3); ambulance (1); animal problem (3); business checks (18); citizen assist (3); dog at large (1); barking dog complaint (1); dog impounded (2); dog tag (2); fingerprints (6); fish and game (2); found property (1); hot pool check (4); juvenile problem (1); larceny (2); lockout (2); lost and found (1); lost property (1); loud noise complaint (2); miscellaneous CAD call...
Saratoga Schools Breakfast Wednesday – Breakfast pizza or cereal/string cheese, fruit or juice, milk. Thursday – Breakfast burrito or cereal/string cheese, fruit or juice, milk. Friday – No breakfast. Monday – Breakfast pastry or cereal and yogurt, fruit or juice, milk. Tuesday – Cereal, string cheese, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch Wednesday – Chili & cheese nachos, corn, fruit and vegetable bar, pears, milk. Thursday – Chicken parmesan, seasoned noodles, carrots, fruit & vegetable bar, peaches, milk. Friday – No lunch. Monday – Pizza, mixed...
The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Journey Stories” had its grand opening at the Grand Encampment Museum (GEM) on Friday. “Journey stories – tales of how we and our ancestors came to America – are a central element of our personal heritage,” the introduction to the exhibit says. GEM is one of only six museums in Wyoming chosen to host the exhibit, making it a fairly exclusive event for Encampment. Mixed with items and displays from the GEM collection the Journey Stories exhib...