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Schools in the Platte Valley honored Veterans Day yesterday with assemblies to recognize veterans who have served in the military. At Saratoga Middle/High School the day began with an assembly in the gym where the pledge of allegiance was recited, followed by a speech on Veterans Day by Class President Hunter Mason. After Mason was done the student body watched "Taking Chance," a 2009 film starring Kevin Bacon about bringing a Marine Chance Phelps, who was killed in Afghanistan, back to his...
Gary L. Chrisp, 74, of Riverside, WY, passed away Nov., 7,2014 at his home after an extended illness. Gary was born in North Platte, Neb. on Sept. 1,1940 to Elmer J. and Eva R.(Gravel) Chrisp. He married Janet Olsen on June 18, 1960. They lived in Paxton, Neb, where the couple raised their family and Gary managed a telephone company. In 1989 they moved to Wyoming. Gary was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting pack trips. Gary and Janet enjoyed trips to Alaska, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and a safari trip to...
Burt Daniel Willford, 56, of Saratoga, passed away on Nov. 3, 2014, at Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital in Denver, Colorado. The memorial service will be held a 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at the Saratoga Middle High School Gymnasium. Burt was born in Laramie, WY on June 3, 1958. He graduated from Saratoga High School and continued on to receive a bachelor's degree from The University of Wyoming. Burt was married to Tammy Thrasher on Aug. 8, 1981; they were married 33 years. Burt worked as a...
Shilo Blue Hansmeyer, 21, of Cheyenne, passed away Monday, Nov. 3 at Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, Colo. after succumbing to brain injuries sustained in a vehicle accident. Shilo was born May 27, 1993, in Laramie, a son of Charles Hansmeyer and Leigh Hansmeyer. Shilo was raised in the Platte Valley and lived in the area until 2002. Shiloh was an amazing artist and guitar player that played in several bands. He was an old soul that wanted to learn about everything in life and hear...
Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger began the Nov. 4 town council meeting by apologizing to the council for “not controlling” the Oct. 21 meeting. “I feel I didn’t control it properly, and rest assured I will not let that happen again,” Zeiger said to council and staff members. The Oct. 21 meeting contained outbursts from Saratoga residents concerning both the noise ordinance and the rise and water and sewer fees. Zeiger limited public comment to two minutes at the Nov. 4 meeting. At an August town council meeting, the council moved public comment f...
The sewer ordinance continues its uphill battle at Saratoga Town Hall. Ordinance 828, which would raise sewer rates to pay for the Saratoga Wastewater Outfall Project, was tabled once again after heeding advice from town of Saratoga Engineer Chuck Bartlett and Saratoga town attorney Tom Thompson. Both Bartlett and Thompson were absent at the Oct. 21 town council meeting. The initial ordinance proposed by the town of Saratoga states the sewer rates for residential dwellings may increase up to a...
This season, I had the privilege of covering the Encampment Lady Tigers volleyball team. I call it a privilege because they were an amazing group of girls to watch. I have covered volleyball off and on for the last several years when the sports reporter had more than one game to cover. Because I live halfway between Saratoga and Encampment, I volunteered to cover Encampment. Little did I know I would develop friendships while covering the Encampment girls. Next to my desk, on the wall, is a...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce has begun selling tickets for the annual Reverse Drawing. Tickets are $10 each and only 300 are sold. Unlike the usual raffle procedure, the very last ticket drawn is the grand prize winner in this drawing. “The winner receives a $1,000 chamber gift certificate which can be redeemed at chamber member businesses only,” said director, Stacy Crimmins. “You could go out to dinner, buy toys for the kids, and have your car detailed.” The first, 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th, 250th tickets drawn will also wi...
The Game and Fish Department is holding a public meeting and has opened a comment period through Dec. 29 on proposed regulations governing access to public records and licenses and permits. Game and Fish is proposing that parties requesting hunter license lists will only be charged for the labor to compile and mail the list, instead of the current complicated reimbursement formula. The simplified proposal is predicted to lower costs for list requests. All references to hard copy lists (license books) will also be deleted from the regulation sin...
In the hours after the polls closed, mayoral candidates Ed Glode and Don Sherrod met for drinks at the Hotel Wolf. Though they knew only one of them could win the mayoral seat, both candidates were supportive of each other. It was Ed Glode who ended up taking 53.77 percent of the 703 votes cast in Saratoga. Glode beat Sherrod by a margin of 137 votes. "I am elated, I am excited" Glode said after the results were announced. "I look forward to doing the job." Glode's victory was anticipated by man...
The makeup of the Encampment town council has changed with the loss of 16-year council member Mary Martin. Martin made a run for the mayorship and lost to incumbent Greg Salisbury, leaving her council seat to be filled by Gary Stull. Cindy Hamilton was re-elected to the council on Nov. 4. Salisbury said he feels the mayoral win is, “kind of bittersweet. Mary has been such an asset to the town. I hope I can talk her into helping some way.” Martin said, “I’m devastated. Sixteen years and it came...
The steering committee for the proposed Carbon County Fire District, which was defeated on the Nov. 4 ballot, is “a little disappointed,” in the results according to Jim Piche, steering committee president. “I think, probably, the most disappointing thing is the people will see the effect of it in the near future … we just can’t fund everything we are doing,” Piche said. According to Piche, the steering committee has had some communication since the election and said he thinks everybody i...
For the second year in a row, the Encampment Lady Tigers returned from the state volleyball tournament with a fourth place finish. It's not how the girls wanted to finish their season, but Head Coach Robin O'Leary is pleased with what the girls accomplished. O'Leary said the girls put everything they had into the game and it ended the way it was supposed to end. "We get a trophy, and there are 20 other 1A teams that don't," O'Leary said. "We have a lot to be grateful for." Thursday, the top...
Laura Morrow, the owner of Laura M is expanding her business to include art and home furnishings. Morrow’s business will expand “As everyone knows, Blackhawk Gallery is closing their doors, Dec. 6,” Morrow said. Morrow started talking with people when Gwen Gorton and Patty Lufkin announced they were closing the doors in December. Gorton said she and Lufkin are not retiring, they are moving onto new things. Morrow, who believes the building is the cornerstone of downtown Saratoga feared there wou...
Panthers cross country runners Kelsie Samson and Jeremy Detterer garnered all-state honors at the state meet in Sheridan on Oct. 25. Both Samson and Detterer took some time to talk to the Saratoga Sun about their all-state experience. Samson said making all-state was "really good, I enjoyed that, especially in my senior year." Highlighting her athletic abilities is the fact this is the first season Samson has run cross country. She has been a long-distance track runner since her freshman year,...
Robert J. Herring was attending school in Jefferson County, Colo., in the early 1960s when he decided he was not satisfied with the school system and transferred to a military school. His parents, Bob (H.R.) Herring and Bobbie Herring had both served in the Navy during World War II. Because of the junior Herring's background at military school, he joined the U.S. Army. Herring attended Wentworth Military Academy in Missouri for three years in high school and two years in junior college. "I...
Local resident Berk Hotchkiss said his time in the Army gave him an opportunity to become an adult. Hotchkiss served in Army's 101st Aviation Battalion, which is part of the 101st Airborne Division, from 1960 to 1963. As a young man from New England, Hotchkiss said he enlisted in the Army after high school with the hopes of attending college afterwards. However, he said it would have been difficult for him to finish college if he attended right out of high school. "I knew I would've dropped out...
Willis Greenwood's time in the Air Force provided him opportunities to succeed inside and outside the military. As a younger man, Greenwood enlisted in the Air Force because he felt the training he could receive in that branch was second to none. "I got into the Air Force because it was the one branch of service that offered quality training," Greenwood said. Serving from 1961 to 1969, Greenwood was one of the few people at that time who had training in typing - a skill he learned in while...
"I graduated High School, and the next thing I knew I was in the Navy," Dick Ament said of how he joined the military. "There wasn't any choice back then, everyone was going into the service." Ament served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946 during the peak of World War II in the Pacific. He said he served as a (Relief Man) and worked as a mortar machinist mate. "I did all different kinds of things on different ships," Ament explained. He said he was on a Patrol Craft Support (PCS) most of his...
On Jan. 1, 1944, Bob Herring Sr. was 18 years old and working in Encampment when his boss told him he would not have to go into the military. He had Herring deferred - Herring would not have to join the conflict which had already taken the lives of several of his friends and neighbors in Encampment. While this would typically be a message of relief for most people, but it was different for Herring. No one, not even his boss, was going to keep him from joining the war effort. "I unloaded on him...
American Legion Angus England Post 54 is facing the same difficulties other units like them are. Young members are not signing up. In fact, the membership is so low at the American Legion that they cannot fill of the offices. Currently, the American Legion has four offices filled with Shelby Fuller as Commander, Steve Wilcoxson as Vice Commander, Deb Clark as Adjutant and Glenn Parker as the Chaplain. Royce Kelley serves as the Sergeant of Arms and John Huntley is the Service Officer. Clark...
The Platte Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a veterans’ organization which works to enhance their community and works to better the lives of veteran. Veterans who are eligible to participate in the group are those who served overseas in conflict zones. These conflicts include World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the war in Afghanistan, the Iraqi War among others. Commander of the Platte Valley VFW, Liz Wood, said their organization puts on several e...
1 Years Ago Nov. 12, 1914 The Tribune has been asked the meaning of the “maverick vote,” which in close contests sometimes affects the result. The term maverick vote is a mere popular or slang term applied to a Wyoming statute by which an elector who is absent from his home voting precinct on election day, may, by following a certure, cast his vote for any office under consideration. Briefly such an elector must obtain from the registration officers of the precinct showing his right to vote, with other details necessary to establish his ide...
Saratoga Schools Breakfast Wednesday – Breakfast pizza or cereal/cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Thursday – Breakfast burrito or cereal/cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Monday – Cheese omelet/snack cracker or cereal/cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Tuesday – Cereal/cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch Wednesday – French toast and syrup, baked ham slice, hash brown, fruit and vegetable bar, strawberry cup, milk. Thursday – Popcorn chicken, broccoli, fruit & vegetable bar, breadstick, grapes, chocolate chip cookie, milk. Monda...
There were two-and-a-half tables here for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were Sheila Johnson and Mary Sjoden. There was a tie for second high between Barb Wise and Vivian Campbell and Bob Johnson and Gertrude Herold. We had a Halloween party up here on Saturday, Nov. 1. We had a pretty good turnout. Joni Johnson won first place in the costume contest with her Uncle Sam costume. Alice Cornell won second place with her Elvis costume. There were quite a few who dressed up and that made it so much more fun. We want to wish Chris and...