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The most challenging, and rewarding, part of Abbey Jones job is dealing with people from different cultures and from different countries, but her small-school experience at H.E.M. left her well prepared. “The biggest part of it was being in a small school and involved in so many extra curricular activities,” Jones said. “FFA, student council, sports ... I don’t think if I had been able to be part of so many clubs, I would be able to have the skills to interact with so many di...
I was 16 years old before I could beat my grandmother in an arm wrestling match. We were at her kitchen counter, seated on opposite stools. It wasn’t a quick match, and afterwards I was confused. I expected to have to go gentle on her knuckles when I pinned her arm down. Instead, after two minutes of struggle, I just got them to touch the counter and claimed victory. It was a hollow victory. It was my grandmother, after all. In my defense, my grandmother hefted a lot of c...
Circling an asphalt wasteland like a vulture waiting for that fleeting moment when a parking space opens, fighting the bargain-hunting hordes blocking the aisles and stepping into lines that feel like they have not moved since the last Black Friday may be fun for some people. Here in Saratoga, we feel lucky for the opportunity to walk into a distinctive store, go straight to the owner and ask about the new items in stock. Inside this year’s Christmas Candle special pullout, you will find local business owners donating t...
The Saratoga Sun has received word Wes Burgess died Saturday, Nov. 24, in Minot, N.D. A celebration of life is pending. A complete obituary will appear in a future edition of the Sun....
Services for Glynda Neal, born Nov. 8, 1951, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Encampment Church of Christ. A luncheon will follow. Neal died on Saturday, Nov. 24. A complete obituary will appear in a later edition of the Saratoga Sun....
A man was found dead along the railroad tracks approximately four-and-a-half miles west of Hadsell Road Nov. 19. Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson said Union Pacific Railroad employees notified him of the body at about 8 a.m. When Sheriff’s deputies arrived they found no evidence of foul play and said it appeared the man had fallen from a train passing through the area at about 6 a.m. According to Union Pacific Railroad, trains in that area travel at 50 to 70 miles per hour. Colson said his investigation is now focusing o...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service yesterday announced the initiation of a status review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the Preble’s meadow jumping mouse throughout its range and the initiation of a 5-year review. Following the status review and by June 1, 2013, Fish and Wildlife will prepare a 12-month finding on two 2003 petitions, filed by the Governor’s Office of the State of Wyoming and Coloradans for Water Conservation and Development, seeking to remove the P...
In April, the town council approved a water rate increase of three percent per year for five years, but Town Clerk Suzie Cox said the town has not been able to build up reserves and invest because of the no-reads occurring with the new water meters. The extra revenue was supposed to be invested in the town’s Enterprise fund to provide money for repairs and improvement projects and make up for shortfalls the past few years. According to an article in the Feb. 1, 2012, e...
The Saratoga Town Council approved a motion to have Town Attorney Tom Thompson review the town’s franchise agreement with Carbon Power and Light, to make sure recent rate changes are in compliance. The rate changes would increase the town’s light bill from $3,370.30 a month to about $4,044.30 a month, a large increase according to Town Clerk Suzie Cox. The rate increase will take effect Jan. 1, but it will not be a source of revenue for CP&L. “It is a pass-on rate incre...
Glynda K. Neal, of Encampment, died in a one-car rollover just south of Saratoga on Highway 130 Saturday night. The crash occurred just after 11 p.m. Neal was on her way home after her shift at Kum and Go when her vehicle left the road on the right and went into a broadside slide. Neal’s car rolled two-and a-half times before coming to rest on its roof off of the highway. Weather and road conditions were not contributing factors in the crash, according to troopers on the scene. Neal was wearing her seatbelt at the time of c...
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk, and moose has been discovered in elk hunt area 10 that encompasses a portion of the Snowy Range area in the Medicine Bow National forest and surrounding private lands. This is the first time CWD has been found in elk in the area, however it is not surprising since the hunt area for deer (hunt area 75) in the same general area, first had a positive test in 2002. Prevalence of CWD is very low in the area and has only been found in seven deer in the last...
Bolstering a long-term strategy to address fuel reduction and overall forest health, USDA Under Secretary Harris Sherman yesterday announced a Forest Service 10-year stewardship contract totaling $4.75 million for the Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest. “Not only will these contracts help us alleviate the impacts of the mountain pine beetle infestation and reduce the threats of catastrophic wildfire, but they also will offer a supply of woody biomass that will be used to produce low-cost heat and a clean, renewable source o...
0, to address the planning commission’s recommendation to approve two zone changes submitted by the Saratoga Resort and Spa, Chris Shannon, co-owner of Orion Point, LLC, said he was opposed to any zone change on property north of Pic Pike Road from RD 7200 to Retail Business (resort). The Resort applied for zone changes from RD 7200 (residential) to Retail Business for two parcels of property. One 17-acre parcel includes the main buildings of the Resort and the property n...