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Freshman Paige Powell hit a well-placed spike in the championship match against Kaycee that grabbed the final point for the Encampment Lady Tigers, securing the 1A state title for the first time since 1977. Head coach Robin O'Leary said the final play represented the selfless sportsmanship that the players have shown all season. "Every single person on the floor-all six girls-touched the ball during that point, and so they were all a part of getting that final point in the championship match....
During his criminal hearing in the Second Judicial District Court last week Ryan Scott Simmons changed his plea from not guilty to Nolo Contendre, or no contest, to the charge of felony interference with a peace officer. According to a judgment and order accepting plea and for presentence investigation document filed Nov. 6, Simmons has been convicted of the crime. The document stipulates that Simmons will sign a release of civil liability to Officer George Phillips of the Saratoga Police...
Kevin Farley and Patrick John Carroll were bound of to the Carbon County District Court on felony charges after a Nov. 5 preliminary hearing. The hearing for a third suspect, Mitchel Demetrius Thomas was postponed until 11 a.m. on Dec. 2. The charges stem from an Oct. 24 incident when a man was allegedly kidnapped, assaulted and illegal drugs were found. The suspects were bound over to the district court for final disposition after probable cause was found. The arraignment hearings for Farley...
The Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP), county sheriff's and local police were involved in a high speed pursuit of a stolen vehicle which spanned 185 miles and one hour and 46 minutes. The pursuit started after a 2009 Kia Optima was reported stolen in Rock Springs. The incident ended on Interstate 80 (I-80) about five miles west of Laramie. According to the WHP, agencies involved in the pursuit included sheriffs from Sweetwater, Carbon and Albany counties as well as Rawlins, Sinclair and Laramie polic...
From Nov. 2, 2015 through Nov. 8, 2015 the SPD responded to 102 calls including the following classifications: Agency Assistance (1), Alarm (1), Ambulance (1), Animal Problem (1), Bar Check (2), Business Checks (57), Citizen Assist (4), Civil Standby (2), Dog at Large (1), Dog Bite (1), Lost Dog (3), Dog Tag (1), Fingerprints (3), Fish and Game (1), Gas Drive Off (1), Hot Pool Check (7, Lockout (1), Lost & Found (1), REDDI (1), School Check (3), School Zones (1), Suspicious Person, Circumstance (1), Traffic Complaint (1), Traffic Violation...
Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) is building an avian observation tower at its Seven Mile Hill wind farm between Medicine Bow and Hanna. The purpose of the tower is to understand and minimize eagle collision risks with turbines according to Margaret Oler, with RMP. Oler said the company has protocols in place that will be bolstered by the observation tower. "When eagles appear to be at risk of collision with the wind turbines, the company takes wind turbines offline," Oler said, adding, "Using the...
Recently, I picked up a Farmer’s Almanac and flipped through it because I had heard that it predicted more snow than normal in the area. In fact, the Farmer’s Almanac said that relatively normal temperature and precipitation are to be expected in Saratoga this year. I’ve noticed this every year in Pittsburgh, and it maintains in Wyoming; something got twisted along the way and then we all end up believing it. I have entered nearly every winter of my life fully believing that this will the coldes...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (chamber) is seeking nominations for their annual awards: Business of the Year, New Business of the Year, Organization of the Year, and the Volunteer of the Year. Deadline to nominate is November 31 and any chamber member may nominate using the form provided in The Bridge Street Journal newsletter this month. Every chamber member has one vote and can nominate any fellow member for the awards. After nominations are received, chamber staff will verify eligibility. The chamber board of directors does...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (chamber) is pleased to host the Festival of Trees Gala and Auction on Dec. 4 at the Platte Valley Community Center for its thirteenth year. Decorated trees and wreaths, gift baskets, centerpieces and other holiday décor and gifts are donated by individuals, organizations and businesses and then auctioned. Proceeds of the evening are to benefit the chamber and a local charity. Anyone wishing to donate a decorated tree, wreath, gift basket, centerpiece or other holiday décor is encouraged to join th...
You may have seen the woman with the short blond hair in the forest service law enforcement truck around Saratoga or out on the forest. Her name is Hannah Nadeau and she is working a career that she decided she wanted to follow when she was a teenager. "I decided I wanted this job when I was 14," Nadeau said, noting, "I read an article in the Salt Lake Tribune about a park ranger that was a law enforcement officer at Zion National Park, and I decided that's what I want to do." Nadeau cites a...
It was announced at the Nov. 3 Saratoga Town Council Meeting that Saratoga Police Chief Tom Knickerbocker resigned. However, mayor Ed Glode called the Saratoga Sun to resolve the issue, stating that Tom Knickerbocker had not resigned and that it had been a miscommunication. The fence ordinance, ordinance 2015-831, was passed on its third and final reading by the council at the meeting. There was no discussion about the home occupation ordinance. The South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical...
“I have no idea where we are going to be when it’s time to get our money next year,” said Randy Raymer, chairperson of the Upper Platte River Solid Waste District (UPRSWD) board at last Wednesday’s meeting. “Our money” refers to the funding model that allows towns with populations under 4,000 to receive 100 percent total project funding for the regionalization mandates that require towns to build transfer stations. This reduces the overall number of landfills in Wyoming by requiring the small t...
The Wyoming Department of Education (WDE) announced the state’s results on Oct. 28 for the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation’s Report Card or NAEP. Overall, Wyoming’s fourth and eighth grade students in 2015 continue to outperform national average test scores in reading and mathematics. “Although overall results are favorable, it is important to recognize that Wyoming experiences gaps in achievement that are similar to gaps recognized in the national results. We need to look at all levels of these results...
Curt Campbell was 17 years old when he joined the military. The Nuremberg trials were going on and he wanted to be a guard at those trials in 1948. The problem was the military wanted the guards to be 6 feet tall. Campbell was only 5 foot 7 inches. A couple of things were pushing him toward the military, Campbell said. His buddy's number was coming up to enter the draft. At 16, a judge told Campbell he had a terrible temper and asked him if he thought about using it somewhere useful - like the...
"I sure have no regrets about my time spent there," said Jerry Paxton, representing District 47 in the Wyoming House of Representatives, about his time as a military policeman in Germany. Paxton served in the United States Army from 1965 to 1967. "My combat was more breaking up bar fights," he said of his experience overseas. His service was a result of the draft, and Paxton felt that the experience was overall very positive for the trajectory of the rest of his life. "It was a great experience...
Riverside resident Ken Drain spent most of his career with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and the Federal Highways Administration (FHA), but it was his time in the Army and Army Reserve that provided his introduction to the "real world". In 1968, immediately after Drain graduated from Montana State University with a degree in civil engineering he contacted the draft board to see where he stood. The draft board informed Drain that there were only eight people on the draft list from his...
Gerald Stanart served as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force, beginning in 1965. Like many others in the service at the time, Stanart was stationed in Vietnam for his time of service. Involved in mobile communications, Stanart recalled a time when his group had to get through an air base to get critical parts. "We took some fire going through town, but we expected that," Stanart said of the journey. They drove through the town so fast that the enemy forces were unable to take anyone...
"I didn't know that I was part of history until my granddaughter came home from school, I said 'What are you studying?' She said 'The Berlin Wall,' and I said 'Hell, I was there." Loren "Teense" Willford, former representative for Wyoming House District 47, served in the United States Army eighth infantry, fourth division, beginning in 1961. Willford was a motor sergeant and part of his job was to patrol the Berlin Wall. "Wherever there were problems, we would try to solve the problem. Willford...
Since his graduation from the Naval Academy and commissioning in the US Navy, Saratoga High School graduate Wyatt Hill has been spending time in the air learning to command naval flights. Hill hopes to be in the back seat of an F-18 as a Naval Flight Leader (NFL) by the end of his training. Currently, the 23-year old, is completing his time in the T-6 Texan II, a single prop, low altitude plane used for primary and intermediate Naval Flight Officer (NFO) training. When asked why he joined the...
Reprint of this story from the November 14, 1985 issue of The Platte Valley Lyre brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. W.B. Cowan, of the Pick outfit, has been for several years the owner of a half dozen deer. The animals leave his ranch and stay in the mountains all summer, returning home every winter, and are therefore only partially tamed. One of them, a stag, has been wandering about near town for some days, the bell on his neck protecting him from the hunter. Yesterday...
From the Oregon Trail to Paleo-Indian red ochre mines, Wyoming has many sites where culture and geology merge and stories unfold. The Wyoming State Geological Survey (WSGS) has released a new "intelligent travel" program, which includes a free driving map, videos, and interactive website. The Origin of Landscape: A Guide to Wyoming's Cultural Geology allows users to see and virtually explore the nexus between geological phenomena, landscape, and cultural beginnings. "Geology forms the basis for...