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The Saratoga Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Oct. 2 at the Saratoga Town Hall. Council member Steve Wilcoxson was not present. The agenda and minutes from Sept.18 were approved as were financials in the amount of $180,226.46. Candidate Withdrawal Mayor Ed Glode read an election withdrawal letter from Kim Hytrek who decided, for personal reasons, to withdraw from the general election as town council candidate. Correspondence from the Local Government Liability Pool board asked the town to put...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) met at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 25 at the Hanna Market to discuss how to update members on what is going on. Perry Goodrich, director of HART, said he was going to reach out to the members personally. He was also looking at setting up a Facebook page for HART to help with keeping members abreast of what was going on. Before setting up the Facebook page, he wants to get feedback from members. “For too long we have operated with a circle of members making deci...
The meeting of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (UPRSWDD) at 7 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Saratoga Town Hall marked the first meeting of recently approved board member Schelby Merrill, who was appointed by the Town of Encampment to represent them on the board. Merrill, who was in attendance at the Sept. 5 meeting at the Encampment/Riverside Branch Library, replaces former board member Lloyd Buford after he had completed his six year term on the board. One of the first things the...
Look for witches, goblins, ghouls and a few princesses to be walking the streets of Saratoga the afternoon of Halloween. For a safe and convenient way to trick-or-treat, preschool and elementary-aged kids (and their parents) can stroll downtown Saratoga on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Many businesses will join in the fun by handing out treats to participants. Look for the bright orange sign on the door or window of participating businesses. Businesses wishing to participate in the Halloween Walk are invited to register online or call...
Rev. Ameer Issak, pastor of the Tyre Evangelical Center in Tyre, Lebanon, will visit the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga to share what is happening with the Church in that area of the Middle East. Pastor Issak, serves a congregation of ten families in Tyre. He and his wife, Esther, lives in one room of the church due to the variety of ministries and outreach programs offered there. These ministries, held in the church building, include Sunday morning worship, Sunday school, an elementary...
It’s hard to advocate for a tax. Much less two. However, we at the Saratoga Sun feel that both the One Percent Sales and Use Tax (also known as the 5th Penny Tax) and the Two Percent Lodging Tax should overwhelmingly be passed once again. Fifth Penny It is not often a state with a small population has an opportunity to fund infrastructure improvement or vital services with a good portion of out-of-state monies. Roughly a third of the One Percent Sales and Use Tax is paid by visitors to Carbon County. Honestly, this sales tax goes largely u...
Dear Editor, It has come to my attention that the Saratoga City Council is planning NOT to renew the lease on the Platte Valley Medical Clinic building to Dr. Kaiser, and, instead is turning it over to HMS to run. Though I am not a Saratoga resident, I have a vested interest in keeping Dr. Kaiser in his professional position at the clinic. I, and others in Rawlins, have willingly and gratefully driven over to Saratoga from Rawlins to receive excellent health services from the doctors at the clinic; first Dr. Norton, then Dr. Bartholomew and... Full story
Elk Mountain is a small community that enjoys tremendous beauty around it. Though the town has plenty of history from pioneer times, it has become a bedroom community. There are now very few businesses in the town proper. Bow River Crossing, an establishment where residents can buy dry goods, food stuffs and alcohol, had its grand opening party on Sept. 29. The store actually opened on July 23, but according to Bill Jones, one of the founders, the decision to wait before throwing a grand...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers ventured up to Buffalo over the weekend to participate in the Arvada-Clearmont Invitational where they saw their fair share of victories, but did suffer a loss to the Farson-Eden Lady Pronghorns in a non-conference game. Despite that loss, however, the ladies of Saratoga would finish in 3rd place at the end of the tournament. “Our team performed well over the weekend and gave us an opportunity to see what 1A had around the state,” said Shayley Love, head coach of the...
The Encampment Lady Tigers traveled to Buffalo over the weekend to compete in the Arvada-Clearmont Invitational. While there, the young team of volleyball players would suffer several losses, but ultimately place 4th in the silver bracket according to those from Encampment who were in attendance. Encampment vs. Meeteetse The first game for the Lady Tigers was against the Meeteetse Lady Longhorns (5-0, 16-5), the No. 1 ranked team in the 1A Northwest conference. Encampment was able to hold its...
Saratoga’s long distance runners took off to Cheyenne on Friday for their final race of the season before the state championship on Oct. 20 in Sheridan. Participating in the Leroy Sprague Invitational, the student athletes of Saratoga Middle/High School ran in cold weather as well as rain. Women’s junior varsity runner Kaitlyn Campbell did exceptionally well, finishing 30th out of 122 runners with a time of 26:25. Men’s junior varsity runner Kelton Johnson finished with a time of 20:18, placi...
The Saratoga football team met the Burlington Huskies on Friday and although the Panthers lost 69-14, Logan Wright, the Saratoga head football coach, said the game had its highlights. “We came out and had a good start,” Wright said. “We drove down the field and got to the three yard line but couldn’t punch it in.” The Panthers forced a punt on defense next. Wright said the next series caused problems. “Our blocking wasn’t prepared enough and that’s on me,” Wright said. “We were blocking incorrec...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) football team had a win from the Rock River Longhorns by forfeit. This puts the Miners at 6-0 and 5-0 in their conference. They are ranked number two in 6-man, behind Farson. “Now we are focusing on Week seven at home versus Kaycee,” Zack Scott, head football coach for the Miners said. Kaycee is 5-1, overall and 5-0 in conference. The game will start at noon on Oct. 13....
“We were Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde this weekend,” Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) volleyball head coach Jackie Jones said. “We started off the tournament doing great and the next day, we honestly didn’t play as well as we can.” HEM went to the Arvada/Clearmont Invitational in Buffalo on Friday and Saturday where they played six teams. On Friday, the Lady Miners took on Little Snake River and beat them for the first time in years. That gave the Lady Miners confidence to take on a good Burli...
Jezria Collins recently established a new Saratoga business, Provident Realty. "I am very connected to Carbon County since I was born and raised here," Collins said. "I got my brokers license at 20 and I have been involved with real estate 18 years. It feels like natural progression to open my own real estate company." The name she picked out for her business is special to her. "I came up with the name because I always loved the words provident and providence because of what it means," Collins...
Following the announcement of the closure of Platte Valley Medical Clinic (PVMC) many residents went to PVMC to request a copy of their records, or that their records be transferred to Health Management Services, LLC. Upon arriving at the clinic, however, some patients were surprised to learn that PVMC was charging $20 to obtain their records. This cost of $20 per patient records transfer has been cited as a hardship for larger families, costing $100 for a family of five. A three-page form... Full story
Much needed cooler temperatures and precipitation arrived on the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 3 which aided with the ongoing fight against the Ryan Fire. Since then, temperatures have remained relatively low and areas of the county have seen continued rain and, in some cases, snow. As of Monday morning, the fire had not grown beyond 28,585 acres and went from being 35 percent contained to 60 percent contained. As has been seen in the daily maps released by the National Incident Management... Full story
In April, Encampment resident Robert "Bobby" Bergeson and his oldest daughter, Jana Runyan, had the opportunity to take part in a red stag hunt in New Zealand. Introduced to the islands in the late 1800s by European settlers, red deer adapted well to the lush climate and, with no natural predator, populated quickly. Though they are officially considered a pest, the antlers that are produced by the stags are considered among the best in the world. Bergeson's son-in-law, Buck Runyan, was at a Duck...
As a part of Rocky Mountain Power's Energy Vision 2020 initiative last week the company began testing the process of replacing wind turbine nacelles and blades at the Seven Mile Hill wind farm. Rocky Mountain Power's Energy Vision 2020 initiative includes a re-powering plan to upgrade its existing wind fleet with larger blades, higher capacity generators, improved control systems and other new technology. "The rehearsal will identify efficiencies in the re-powering process which is scheduled to...