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Jason Theesfeld had parked his truck on County Road 408 to open a gate on the Overland Trail Ranch when he noticed his truck was on fire. "I would've kicked dirt on it, if it had been a little fire," Theesfeld said. He headed east away from the truck and called his friend Brandon Gray who is a volunteer for the Saratoga Fire Department. "He's a good friend of mine, so I just called him first," Theesfeld said. Next, he used his phone to video the fire. "The radio was still...
Even though the Saratoga Lady Panthers (5-4) were down by 12 at the half, they staged a second-half comeback led by junior Meredith Lincoln's 30 points. They pulled off a win against 1A Little Snake River Valley Lady Rattlers (1-0, 8-4) 63-61 Friday night on their home court. In the final minute of the game, a timeout was called and head coach Scott Bokelman told his team, "We only want to shoot the ball if we know we can make the shot. We can't afford a turnover." The...
The Saratoga Panthers (2-6) lost to Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) Rattlers (1-0, 7-4) 54-38 Friday night at their home gym. The first quarter was low scoring with the Panthers only gaining 7 points to the Rattlers 12. Darian Williams scored a 3-pointer from the corner in the last 22 seconds of the quarter. The only 3 points the Panther would score in the second quarter were at the free throw line. Despite several attempts, the Panthers couldn't make the shots count and the...
The Encampment Lady Tigers (6-4) started their weekend with a win against the Walden, Colo. Lady Wildcats (4-2). The Lady Tigers took Walden 51-25 in a game where Encampment held a 23-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. Coach Amy Clay said the team shot 69 percent from the field in the first quarter and played strong defense. "We've been working on our press and it helped us get some early turnovers," Clay said. Team standouts during the game against Walden include junior...
The Encampment boys basketball team doubled the score of the North Park Wildcats and then had their lowest scoring game in a loss to the Little Snake River Rattlers this weekend. Encampment (8-10) handily took down the Walden, Colo., team (1-5) in a 72-36 beat down. Coach Clint Bromley said the Encampment team started slow in the first half which ended with the Tigers up 25-21. "It was pretty much second half ball game for us." Bromley said, adding "We came out in the third...
Saratoga Schools Breakfast Wednesday – Breakfast pizza or cereal and cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Thursday – Breakfast burrito or cereal and cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Monday – Cheese omelet and snack cracker or cereal and cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Tuesday – Cereal and cheese stick, snack cracker, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch Wednesday – Spaghetti and meat sauce, broccoli, fruit and vegetable bar, peaches, breadstick, milk. Thursday – Chicken nuggets, carrots, fruit and vegetable bar, grapes, cin...
From Jan. 5, 2014 through Jan. 11, 2015 the Saratoga Police Department responded to 95 calls including the following classifications: 911 hang up (1); agency assistance (1); alarm (1); animal problem (1); bar check (3); business checks (22); citizen assist (24); dog at large (4); lost dog (1); dog tag (4); vicious dog (1); fingerprints (3); fraud (2); hot pool check (8); juvenile problem (10; lockout (1); miscellaneous CAD Call Record (1); traffic accident with damage (1); record check (1); school zones (1); smoke report...
9 - Daynon Mowry Champ. Round 1 - Daynon Mowry received a bye Champ. Round 2 - Daynon Mowry (won by major decision over Micah Swann (Cheyenne South) (MD 15-4) Quarterfinal - Lizandro Hernandez (Cherokee Trail High School, CO) won by decision over Daynon Mowry (Dec 3-2) Cons. Round 4 - Daynon Mowry won by decision over Garrett Swhwindt (Glenrock) (Dec 4-2) Cons. Round 5 - Aaron Candelaria (Laramie) won by fall over Daynon Mowry (Fall 3:31) 132 - Bradley Bifano Champ. Round 1 - Bradley Bifano received a bye Champ. Round 2 -...
In their first tournament after the winter break, the Saratoga High School Wrestling team had some pretty tough competition going up against some of the best 3A and 4A wrestlers in the state. Four wrestlers returned with medals. Head coach Jared Mason said he was pleased with the performance of his boys at the meet, because the losses they took were against 3A, 4A and out-of-state wrestlers. “It’s definitely a tough tournament,” Mason said. Freshmen Jaxon King and Wyatt Carri...
The Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby has become an annual tradition for four men from Wheatland, Wyo. Doug Kinsley has been coming to the fishing derby for 15 years. Kinsley started coming with this brother-in-law in 1990. He has seen several changes in the derby when the money was for the tagged fish, then for the big fish and now for both. Two years later his co-worker Tim Moran started coming with him. The first year Moran fished in the derby, he won $5,000. Four fish had been...
The Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District (Landfill Board) is one step closer to having a transfer station, but they still have a long way to go. The Landfill Board met in Encampment on Jan. 7, 2015, and approved the preliminary drawings presented by Craig Kopasz, Civil Engineer (PE) with PMPC. The Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has several requirements for the Landfill Board to meet in the development of the transfer station. Board chairmanRandy Raymer...
Last week terrorists murdered 12 people in Paris. Ten of those killed worked at Charlie Hebdo, a satirical French magazine based in Paris, because the publication produced and printed irreverent cartoons featuring the Prophet Muhammad. The newspaper world responded to this tragedy with cartoons and editorials of their own, many of them playing on “the pen is mightier than the sword” theme. After the murders, everyone paying attention to the news became familiar with Charlie Hebdo. We would even go as far a saying Charlie Heb...
So, I was gabbing with the folks on the Encampment Town Council before their meeting on Thursday and the topic of kids and childcare in the Valley came up. An undisclosed source said they would be happy running a daycare facility if they actually liked other people’s children. I got a big laugh out of this. I have always loved kids in general, but I find I am very judgmental of “some people’s kids.” My judgment runs the gamut from “worst kid ever,” to “that kid is freakishly w...
The business people of Saratoga celebrated a successful year with the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce and recognized those who were selected and voted on by their peers. The Saratoga Resort and Spa was selected as Business of the Year, Sweet Marie's was selected as New Business of the Year, the Saratoga Encampment Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) won Organization of the Year and Jimmy Hinkle earned Volunteer of the Year. Bella's Bistro, Brush Creek Ranch, Burns...
Based on Circuit Court, Second Judicial District, Carbon County, Wyo., records, Eden Ahon Deorio has been charged with felony theft of more than $1,000 from Valley Foods grocery store in Saratoga. The complete affidavit of Sgt. Kenneth Lehr, of the Saratoga Police Department states that, after due investigation, Deorio is accused of theft of $31,257.42, from June 2014 to December 2014, from Valley Foods. Deorio is accused of allegedly claiming false returns on her register at...
The second in a series of evening snowshoe/cross country ski outings organized by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) is 6:30 on Tuesday at Medicine Bow Lodge on WYO 130. Participants will meet outing coordinator Melanie Fullman at the lodge before setting out on a nighttime hike/ski that should take about 45 minutes to complete. Following the outing, participants are invited for a post-hike gathering at the Medicine Bow Lodge. There will be complimentary snacks but participants wanting adult beverages must bring their...
At the Saratoga Town Council meeting Jan. 6, new Mayor Ed Glode, and councilmen Richard Raymer and Will Faust were sworn in and joined councilwomen Judy Welton and Susan Howe on the town council. More than 30 people were in the audience. All three of the new town officials said they hope the public attendance of council meetings continues. "I thought it was great, I wish we could have this for every meeting, because if we don't have people in the audience they don't know what... Full story
Engineering Associates (EA) announced Thursday that it recently acquired PMPC-Civil Engineers in Saratoga. This seven-person firm provides municipal engineering services to a number of towns in south-central Wyoming. PMPC also does civil engineering for private clients in Sweetwater, Carbon, and Albany counties. Six of the current PMPC employees have become shareholders of Engineering Associates, the new parent company of PMPC. CEO Heath Overfield believes that their participation in ownership should send a strong message to...
United Blood Services will be in Saratoga Tuesday to conduct the annual blood drive organized by the Valley Service Organization (VSO). The drive will be from 1 to 5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Platte Valley Community Center. Roxie Baldwin, VSO coordinator for the blood drive, said members are currently calling prospective donors to make appointments. Donors can also sign up on line by logging on to www.bloodhero.com (sponsor code: toga) to schedule their appointments. Walk-ins are also welcome. This year those who sign...
Gary Stull was sworn in to the Encampment Town Council as were returning councilwoman Cindy Hamilton and Mayor Gregg Salisbury at Thursday night's meeting of the Encampment Town Council. Major actions at the meeting included the approval of a contract for Carbon County Council of Governments grant funding for the replacements of fire hydrants and valves, and the second reading of Title 9.08 for the town. Title 9.08 is a revision of the Alcoholic Beverages Amendment. Changes...
Emily Kay Christman and Dale Cole Owens were joined together in marriage on Sept. 20, 2014, in front of family and friends, at Triple M Ranch of Hahn's Peak Village, Clark, Colo. Pastor Tony Bohrer officiated the outdoor ceremony. Emily is the daughter of Dave and Kelly Christman and the granddaughter of Valley and Elva Evans, all of Saratoga. She is also the granddaughter of Mary Anne Christman, of Columbus, Ohio and the late Richard Christman. Parents of the groom are Bob...
Jason Campbell received a phone call at 3:30 p.m., Jan. 6 with a threat to turn off his power at 4:30 p.m. if he didn’t pay his Carbon Power & Light (CP&L) bill. The caller identified himself as Matthew from Carbon Power & Light. “I was pretty nonchalant,” Campbell said. Matthew told Campbell the bill was overdue and that the company had sent two notices for your business at 101 E. Bridge St. “That kind of sent up some red flags,” Campbell said. “The beautiful thing about... Full story
A Riverside woman was pulled over by an unmarked car with flashing red and blue lights around 5 p.m., Saturday evening, according to Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson. The man, posing as a plain-clothed police officer asked the woman for her identification and registration. She asked him for his credentials. When he claimed he didn’t have his credentials, she drove off and called 911. Colson said the woman did the right thing. “There are unmarked cars in the area, but they do... Full story