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Saratoga boys varsity cross country team took home second overall in the state at Sheridan over the weekend, and the girls team made fifth overall. Harriers Jeremy Detterer, who finished second in the state among varsity boys and Katie Loose, the number five female runner in Wyoming, are both honored as All-State athletes this year. According to head coach Rex Hohnholt, the team set off looking to be the best in the state over the weekend, but he cannot find any negatives about the way they...
Halloween returns this weekend, and businesses in Saratoga are hosting events for families to celebrate the holiday. The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Halloween Walk on Thursday from 3:30 to 5 p.m., for which local businesses hand out candy to children and families that attend. Reservations have been taken and are handed out in a flier to local children. “It’s a well attended family event. Parents and children come down to downtown and trick or treat. We’ve had...
Glenn Leavengood passed away Oct. 19, 2015. He was born on June 6, 1962. A memorial service will be held in June 2016. He is survived by his niece Kaytee Thomas and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Slim and Bird (Stockwell) Leavengood and his sister Valerie. A full obituary will run in the spring....
During the Oct. 21 meeting of the Saratoga Airport Board, the bulk of the discussion centered around items that are allowed to be stored in hangars. Bobby Chitwood, airport board member, called the FAA for clarification on hangar storage rules which came up during recent inspections. The FAA told him so long as items in hangars can be justified as “aviation related” there should be no problem. If someone is running a business out of their hangar they need to have that use of the hangar approved...
The planning commission ordinances regarding fences and home occupations were read for the second time at the Oct. 20 Saratoga Town Council meeting. While the fencing ordinance No. 2015-831 passed the second reading, the home occupation ordinance No. 2015-832 had no motion on it. The fencing ordinance was subject to questions about grandfathered fences in the case of repairs at the last reading. The planning commission agreed that there was wording in existing ordinances that state that fences...
Citizen concerns were identified in the recent survey conducted by Community Builder's Inc. (CBI) as part of the development of the Saratoga Master Plan. Preliminary results of the survey were presented to the master plan steering committee during their Oct. 21 meeting. Joe Coyne, Principal Consultant with CBI, said that 137 surveys had been returned as of Oct. 16. The surveys represent approximately 8 percent of Saratoga's population and are considered a good sample. Regarding land use and...
In August, the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga Wyoming called Steve R. Niccolls, of the California Bay Area, to be their new minister. He is scheduled to deliver his first sermon from the local pulpit Sunday (All Saints Day), with the bible passage from Romans 1:15-17. Niccolls said he will focus on Luther and his discovery of salvation by faith during his initial appearance here. Niccolls arrived in Saratoga Tuesday and will soon be joined by his wife, Emily. Later in November the couple plan to move into the Parish H...
Property in and around Saratoga has been a topic of discussion lately at town meetings and amongst our citizens. Questions seem to revolve around the availability and pricing of housing, residential lots and commercial lots. There is also talk of assessing fees on vacant land such as a sewer service fee, which is already in town ordinance 828 but apparently has not been enforced. In my research I looked at maps in Saratoga Town Hall, data provided to me by the Carbon County Assessor’s Office, t...
Dear Editor, Our community lost a good guy last week with the passing of Glen Leavengood. Glen grew up in the valley immersed in our small town ranching culture where he always had an interest in the land, livestock and wildlife that is here. It was inevitable that Glen moved from ranch jobs to employment with the Conservation District here in Saratoga. He flourished using skills he always had, enhanced by opportunities to participate in lots of resource management educational events and classes. Glen earned the mutual respect of the recognized...
The Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) is holding their second annual Chocolate Fest and adding a Chili Cook-off as well on Nov. 7 at the Valley Community Center in Baggs. Cost to attend the event is $10 which includes chili and chocolate tasting, bidding on silent auction prizes and a dance to the live band Trainwreck. Tickets will also enter participants into a drawing for a chance to win a one night stay at the Wind River Casino Hotel and dinner for two. Children 10 and under are free. Wine tasting, a cash bar and raffle...
Family forms for the 2015 Giving Tree are scheduled to be distributed during the first week in November, according to Kassey Westring, chairman of the project for the Valley Service Organization (VSO). Giving Tree forms will be distributed through valley schools and pre-schools, The Hub, the Valley Food Pantry and Carbon County Public Health Nursing Service. Families will be asked to return the forms by Nov. 19. The Giving Tree itself will be put up at Town and Country Realty the week of Thanksgiving. Distribution of gifts from the Giving Tree...
Lori Van Pelt, local rancher, award-winning author and assistant editor of WyoHistory.org, took the Friends of the Saratoga Library on a virtual tour through Wyoming history on Oct. 21. Van Pelt has been a contributing writer and assistant editor of the website since 2011. In that time Van Pelt has authored over 20 essays and encyclopedia entries on historical topics for the website. The website is a project of the Wyoming State Historical Society and has about 35,000 individual visitors each...
An audition will be held for the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) production of The Jungle Book Monday at the Platte Valley Community Center Theater from 4 - 6 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive by 4 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition. Among the roles to be cast are Mowgli (the man-cub), Bagheera (the panther) and Akela (the leader of the pack), the entire wolf pack, Shere Khan (the tiger) with his side-kick Tabaqui (the jackal), N...
"Riverside citizens wish to maintain the serene, quiet atmosphere of a small town. The town will strive to foster their strong sense of community, remain safe and affordable and ensure access to recreational amenities, while encouraging quality, well-managed growth and economic prosperity," the newly adopted Master Plan for the Town of Riverside begins. The Riverside Town Council formally adopted the 2010 document at their regular meeting on Oct. 8. The document itself states goals, policies...
Jesse Mendoza, of Boy Scout Troop No. 152 in Rawlins, recruited the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for his Eagle Scout project. Mendoza's project involved the help of BLM wildlife biologist Mary Read in order to install reflectors for sage grouse. The importance of the project, Mendoza explained to the group of 12-14 people that joined him, was to keep the sage grouse from flying into fences on ranch land, which can kill them. The area where Mendoza's project took place, off county road 385, is...
Thatcher Spiering, Saratoga senior, recovered a Wyoming Indian fumble on the second offensive play of the game and returned it for a touchdown to light the Panthers fire at their homecoming and last football game of the season. The Saratoga Panthers (3-6) beat the Wyoming Indian Chiefs (1-8) with a final score of 39-6. After securing a safe lead of 26-0 in the first quarter the Saratoga coaching staff began using, almost exclusively, underclassmen who have not had much playing time this season....
The Saratoga Lady Panthers (4-4, 12-9 overall) improved their game against the Southeast Cyclones (4-4, 16-7 overall) this weekend, winning the match (21-25, 25-22, 25-22, 25-22) despite the absence of starter Haley Soles, who sprained an ankle during warm-up on Friday. With this win against Southeast and a loss (25-20, 17-25, 13-25, 18-25) against Pine Bluffs (8-0, 14-8) Saturday, the Panthers were tied for the No. 2 seed going into regionals. The tie-breaker came down to games against...
Why not us? That phrase has been the Encampment Lady Tigers (5-0, 20-1 overall) mantra this season. And they have lived by that mantra on the court. As a team that has come together through the season with only one loss in their overall record, they are proving that this year, it just may be them. But head coach Robin O'Leary is still playing one game at a time. Friday, the Lady Tigers will compete in 2015 1A West Regional Volleyball Tournament in Lander. Their first opponent is St. Stephens,...
Shelby McGuire, of Saratoga, was named Central Wyoming College's (CWC) Student of the Week for her hard work academically, but she has been excelling on the volleyball court too. A player for the CWC Rustlers, McGuire stepped in as libero during the thrilling three-set win against Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) Oct. 20. The Riverton Ranger reports that McGuire had 20 digs in the game against the nationally ranked WWCC Mustangs. She was named Gatorade's Player of the Game for her...
From October 19, 2015 through October 25, 2015 the SPD responded to 110 calls including the following classifications: 911 hang up (1), Agency Assistance (2), Ambulance (1), Animal Problem (2), Bar Check (9), Business Checks (26), Citizen Assist (5), Destruction of Property (1), Disturbance (1), Lost Dog (1), Fingerprints (4), Fire Drill (1), Found Property (1), Fraud (2), Lost Property (1), Loud Noise Complaint (1), Motorist Assist (1), Traffic Accident with Damage (1), House Watch (2), Record Check (2), School Check (8), School Zones (5),...