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The United States Geological Service (USGS) reported a magnitude 3.3 earthquake at 3:02 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 15 in the vicinity of Hog Park Reservoir. The earthquake was reported at a depth of 2.7 km (1.68 mile) at latitude 41.041°N, longitude 106.903°W, which is approximately 29 miles south of Saratoga. Some residents of Encampment and Riverside felt a brief, light tremor resulting from the earthquake. Riverside resident Steve Flauding said he was sitting in his easy chair on Saturday a...
The Carbon County, Saratoga Impact Joint Powers Board (water and sewer board) wants to work with the Saratoga Town Council in order to put the sewage ordinance to rest. At their Nov. 12 meeting, the water and sewer board voted to meet with the Saratoga town council to discuss Ordinance 828. The ordinance, which has been postponed in the third reading since Sept. 16 town council meeting, will raise sewer fees for Saratoga residents in order to pay back a State Land Investment Board (SLIB) loan fo...
Ruth Lucille "Ruthie" Doherty, 91, passed away Tuesday, November 11, 2014 in Cheyenne. She was born Aug. 12, 1923 in Anselmo, Neb. and had lived in Saratoga most of her life before moving to Cheyenne in 2012. Ruth worked as a library aid for the Saratoga elementary and middle school. While living in Saratoga, she was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, the Council of Catholic Women, and a museum docent. She was very active in the community and the senior center. She was a member of a lady's...
Mack and Josie Miller, of Saratoga, are the proud parents of a son, Blake Dawson Miller, born on Nov. 4, 2014 at Ivinson Memorial hopsital in Laramie, Wyo. He weighed 5 lbs. 14 oz and was 19 inches long at birth. He joins siblings Aaron, Taylor, Michael and Haley. Maternal grandparents are Ralph and Robin Jump of Saratoga. Paternal grandparents are Mack and Dee Miller, of Saratoga, and paternal great-grandmother Dorothy Miller, of Saratoga....
The Saratoga Planning Commission is going to take more time to examine the fencing ordinance. At their Nov. 13 meeting, planning commission members decided they would wait until a full board is present to make a decision. There were only four members of the seven-person board present at the meeting. The planning commission has discussed revising the ordinance since April 2014. The commission also deliberated establishing a sub-committee to finish an ordinance, though no action was taken on the...
Platte Valley Helping Hands (PVHH) is gearing up for their 19th annual Free Thanksgiving Dinner. The dinner will be held from12:30 to 2 p.m. on Thanksgiving day, Nov. 27, at St. Anne’s Parish Hall, 218 Spring Ave., Saratoga. The dinner service is not affiliated with the church, they only provide the space. This year’s menu includes roast turkey and dressing, baked ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, green peas, beverages and pumpkin pie for dessert. Take-out din... Full story
Don L. Peters, of Saratoga, has been recognized by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) for 52 years of safe, accident-free driving of a commercial tractor-trailer. The OOIDA Safe Driving Award Program is sponsored by Shell Rotella and is designed to recognize and reward OOIDA members for their safe, accident-free years while operating a commercial vehicle. Safe driving awards are available to all eligible OOIDA members who qualify based upon the number of years for which the member has operated a commercial vehicle...
On Thursday, I had the privilege of attending a question and answer session for the media with legendary journalist Bob Woodward. In case you don't know who he is, as a young reporter, Woodward, along with Carl Bernstein, exposed the Watergate scandal and covered the ensuing political and legal turmoil that led to the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon. He has two Pulitzer Prizes and has authored or co-authored 12 books that have been number one in the nation for non-fiction best... Full story
Robert J. Herring is in the LZ (landing zone) in Vietnam after jumping 10 to 15 feet from a helicopter. Herring was preparing to do a sweep through an area of operation. The Saratoga Sun erroneously reported he was on a training exercise on page 14 in the Nov. 12 edition. The staff at the Saratoga Sun apologizes for the error. Clarification Vietnam veteran Steve Wilcoxon made three trips to Vietnam before a medical evacuation, not three tours as reported on page one of the Nov. 12 edition of the Saratoga Sun....
A portion of WYO 130 over the Snowy Range between Laramie and Saratoga is closed for the season due to limited visibility and snow accumulation, the Wyoming Department of Transportation according to a Nov. 17 press release. Westbound travelers will encounter the closure at the Green Rock Picnic Area near milepost 36, about 8 miles west Centennial. For eastbound travel, the closure begins near milepost 48 east of Ryan Park. The high elevation portion of the highway is closed annually in late autumn when relatively low traffic, combined with...
The Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) is using social media to promote Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29. Joe Elder, Executive Director of the PVCC, said, “I was just trying to think of a way, from the community center perspective, to promote local shopping during the holiday season.” The idea he came up with is to promote one local small business a day, starting on Wednesday, Nov. 19, on the PVCC Facebook Page. Anyone who shares the post promoting that days business will be entered into a d...
Baggs Game Warden Kim Olson is looking for information on a buck mule deer killed on the morning of Nov. 3, on Weber Mesa, just north of Baggs, near the radio tower. The antlers were sawed off of the head and the back straps and three quarters were taken. “This deer was poached out of season and probably was a rather large deer,” Olson said. “Some local hunters found the carcass and reported the incident on the Stop Poaching Hotline. More help is needed to catch these poachers and I am hoping someone saw something that could help me solve...
The Encampment Town Council said the Encampment Town Hall will be closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving day, Nov. 28. Town hall will reopen for business on the following Monday. At the monthly town council meeting, several trainings were approved including sending up to eight fire fighters to the Mid-Winter Fire School in January, pesticide applicator class and recertification for Katrina Bergeson and an Operator Basic Class for Brandon Jones. The town council did not second a motion to...
All of the paperwork has been submitted to the state for a $46,977 consensus fund grant to support maintenance and upgrades at Rick Martin Memorial Park. Decisions on consensus fund grant awards will be made in January. The town is looking into whether or not an elected official can be a South Central Emergency Medical Service board member. Gary Stull said he has been told he cannot remain on the board since he has been elected to the Encampment town council. Plans were made to contact the...
The Nov. 4 election brought some changes to the Riverside town council as Leroy Stephenson was elected mayor and Ed Golden was elected to the council. Ron Bedwell is now an outgoing mayor, and Karran Bedwell did not win reelection to her council seat. Fred Lorenz was reelected to the council. “I am happy that the majority of the voters thought I would do a good job as mayor and I appreciate their confidence,” Stephenson said. Stephenson was originally slated to run unopposed, but Ron Bedwell ent...
The Valley Service Organization (VSO) met last Thursday to continue planning for its holiday events, including the Giving Tree, Winter Wonderland and a New Year’s Eve family dance party. VSO President Kate Sherrod said the date for Winter Wonderland was confirmed for Saturday, Dec. 6, following the chamber of commerce Christmas parade. At the Oct. 23 VSO meeting, the group decided to hold a family dance party New Year’s Eve at the Platte Valley Community Center with valley native Sam Platts and his band providing the music. “The party will...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) board of trustees lost 24 years of experience at their Nov. 17 meeting . Bob Patton, of Hanna, Janice Peterson, of Encampment, and Laurie Johnston, of Saratoga, were graciously thanked by board members and community members for their service on the CCSD#2 board. Patton served as an Area 1 board representative for 16 years, and Peterson and Johnston both served as Area 4 representatives for four years. The exiting board members were handed plaques of...
Cindy Garretson-Weibel, director of the Agribusiness Division for the Wyoming Business Council, received the 2014 Outstanding Leadership Program Director Award at a national conference for the International Association of Programs for Agricultural Leadership (IAPAL) in Lexington, Ky. Garretson-Weibel, the director for the Wyoming L.E.A.D. program, was presented the award by Rob Black of the Rural Ontario Institute and Dr. Joe Waldrum, executive secretary of IAPAL. “Garretson-Weibel received this honor for her vision, leadership and extraordinar...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is pleased to host the “Festival of Trees Gala and Auction” on Dec. 6 at the Platte Valley Community Center for its 12th 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 the fun. The C...
Four members of the Encampment Lady Tiger Volleyball team were awarded All-Conference awards at the end of the volleyball. One received All-State recognition as well. Alyssa Barkhurst, Sierra Loftice, Cassidy Little and McKenzie Powell received All-Conference honors with Barkhurst also getting an All-State nod. Considering the three of the top four placers at the state tournament were from the Southwest Conference, the girls joined an impressive list. Barkhurst, for the second year in a row...
After a successful speech season last year, the number of students signing up for speech this season has doubled. Twenty-two students from Carbon County School District No. 2 signed up for the speech season this year, head coach Brenda Ostendorf said. Last year, the speech team brought home the 1A/2A state trophy. Ostendorf said she believes the excitement of the success the team has had the last two years has contributed to the speech team's growth. "(The team) has an enthusiasm and compassion... Full story
1 Years Ago Nov. 19, 1914 Tuesday, Forest Ranger Milt Ames, A. J. and Billy Kennedy. killed three bear in a den where they had hibernated for the winter. During the fall Ranger Ames had discovered the den, which was being fixed up for the winter by the bears, about a mile east of the ranger station in the Medicine Bow national forest. He reported this to the Kennadays, and the boys have been waiting all the time waiting for them to hole up. It was discovered that they had located and closed the den for the winter some time last week, so on...
Dominos players were Madeline and Bill Telfer, Betty Merrill, Phil Fleming, Laura Rettelle, Dick Blake, Bob and Lois Thompson, Jack Riddick, Jack James and Lila Payton Coffee Drinkers this month was Laura Rettelle, Karen Dibbern, Patty Herring, Connie Beckham, Dodey Brown, Arliegh Simmons and Ellie Behrnman Those who played in our bridge game were Millie Parker, Day Fleming, Paula Harris, Sheila Johnson and Rosemary Craighead Quilters this month were Nancy Lynch, Lila Walbye, Kay Fleming, Sandy Miller, Jo Roberson, Phyllis Smith and Betty...