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The first week of December is a busy week in Saratoga for children and adults alike with the Festival of Trees Gala and Auction, Lighted Parade and Winter Wonderland. The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is getting ready for its annual Festival of Trees. The Valley Service Organization (VSO) decorated the Platte Valley Community Center Great Hall over the Thanksgiving weekend. The decorations add a festive backdrop to the centerpieces, gift items and trees that are donated by local...
Tonight, the Saratoga town council and the Carbon County/Saratoga Impact Joint Powers (water and sewer) board is convening to finally put the controversial sewer ordinance to rest. The two parties will meet for a workshop in order to develop a resolution which will address all issues surrounding Ordinance 828. The ordinance itself was passed on the third reading at the Nov. 18 town council meeting and increases sewer fees to pay for wastewater lagoon outfall project. At the core of the...
Town plows were out taking care of snow from the Nov. 30 storm on the morning of Dec. 1. The storm left enough snow to meet the towns requirements for sending out plows and sand trucks. According to Chuck Bartlett, Streets Department Supervisor for the Town of Saratoga, the town plan for plowing and sanding is implemented once there is two inches of accumulation. The town prioritized the order in which roads are plowed. The highway through town is plowed and sanded first, which is a state...
Norma Jean Murphy born Dec. 13, 1956, of Casper and Laramie Wyoming went to be with The Lord on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014, eleven years to the date after she became a grandma for the first time. Norma was born in Saratoga, WY where she lived for 26 years. After moving around Wyoming, touching many lives along the way, she settled in Laramie. There, she raised three devoted daughters. She worked for the University of Wyoming for 24 years finishing the last seven in Casper working for the University...
What do you do when your town is overrun by ravenous rats? You call the Pied Piper! Take a trip to Hamelin Town this Friday and Saturday with the Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT) and over 50 local students as they perform an original musical adaptation of the classic tale, The Pied Piper. The local cast features Ashley Hartman as the Pied Piper, Kieran Neville as Sara, and Katelyn Bifano and Kaylyn Hunter as the Mayor's Daughters. Also featured are Claribel Oiler, Shelby Randall, Kelly Glode, C...
Successfully preparing your child for school is like taking on any other project: it requires the right tools. A newly-acquired grant may soon provide local parents with those tools. The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) received a $37,270 grant from the Wyoming Department of Homeland Services. The grant, called the Early Childhood Community Partnership Grant, will establish workshops for parents to ensure their preschool students and...
Well, it’s the holidays. Like many Americans, I hop in my car and drive to see relatives for Thanksgiving. Specifically, I go to see my father and his wife in Lawrence, Kan. This mostly-annual trip is no small undertaking as it is about 1,561 miles round trip. I set out Tuesday night for Cheyenne to stay with friends and get a running start on the 11 to 12 hour trip (that’s if you don’t stop a lot). The weather predictions are clear for the days I had planned to travel and I have been lucky...
The Encampment fourth graders learned a lot about Wyoming last week. Allen Trent, a University of Wyoming professor of education, presented a two-day study of Wyoming counties, landscapes, people, artists and ways of life called “We Are Wyoming”. On Nov. 24 the students spent a snowy morning at Brush Creek Work Center. On Nov. 25, it was classroom work. Trent, along with Pete Moran, also a professor at UW, designed a standards-based unit about Wyoming. Encampment is one of nine schools in nin...
Wyoming Highway Patrol (WHP) Trooper Dave Chatfield recently received Buster, a new K-9 dog trained for drug detection. Chatfield, who has lived in Saratoga for six years, is based out of the Elk Mountain WHP station as a K-9 unit along with his service dog. Chatfield has been with the WHP for almost 21 years. Buster is Chatfield's third K-9 service dog and replaces Chatfield's last dog, Robbie, who was killed during a traffic stop on Interstate 80. An investigation into the accident that...
For most people the traditional Thanksgiving dinner is going to grandma's house for a family get together. In Saratoga, a handful of people volunteered their time to uphold a 19-year tradition – Thanksgiving dinner at St. Ann's Parish Hall. More than 130 people attended the Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday and another 40 meals were sent out to people eating at home. "I don't know any other way to spend Thanksgiving," volunteer Don Herold said. He and his wife are members of the Platte Valley Helping...
1 Years Ago Dec. 3, 1914 The editor of a paper in another county states that one day he picked up a Winchester and started down the street to deliver it to its owner. The delinquent subscribers got it into their heads that he was on the war-path, and everyone he met insisted on paying what he owed to the editor. One man wiped out a debt of ten years standing. On his return to the office he found a load of hay, fifteen bushels of potatoes, a load of wood and a barrel of turnips. Will someone please lend us a gun? 75 Years Ago Dec. 7, 1939...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Pork roast, Au Gratin potato, mixed vegetables, wheat bred, Mandarin oranges, chilled milk. Thursday – Cheese pizza with meat and vegetables, tossed salad, fruited Jell-O, cool whip, chilled milk. Friday – Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, buttered corn, wheat roll, chilled milk. Monday – Baked ham, scalloped potatoes, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread, pineapple tidbits, chilled milk. Tuesday – Chicken a la king, biscuits, zucchini, strawberry shortcake, chilled milk....
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 – Breakfast pastry and yogurt or cereal and cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Tuesday – Cereal and cheese stick, snack cracker, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch Wednesday — Chili and cheese nachos, green beans, fruit and vegetable bar, oranges and pineapple, Swiss brownie, milk. Thursday – Chicken nuggets, BBQ sauce, peas, fruit and vegetable bar, grapes, cin...
There were five here to play bingo this week. Two-dollar winners were Madaline Forbes and Sue Howe. Berneil McCord won a $3 round. Sue Howe won the $3 blackout round. There were two tables here for Duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were Janet Donelan and Gertrude Herold. Second high went to Bob Johnson and Joni Johnson. We had a short week this past week, so there isn’t much news. We want to send Marie Huntley get well wishes. She went to the hospital last week. Also Melcine Craig went to the hospital but now is at the nursing home r...
Dominos: Madeline and Bill Telfer, Betty Merrill, Phil Fleming, Laura Rettelle, Dick Blake, Bob and Lois Thompson, Jack Riddick, Jack James, Lila Payton Coffee Drinkers: Laura Rettelle, Karen Dibbern, Patty Herring, Connie Beckham, Dodey Brown, Arliegh Simmons, Ellie Behrnman Bridge Game: Millie Parker, Kay Fleming, Paula Harris, Sheila Johnson, Rosemary Craighead Quilters: Nancy Lynch, Lila Walbye, Kay Fleming, Sandy Miller, Jo Roberson, Phyllis Smith, Betty Merrill News for the Month: It’s going to be a busy, busy month. Dec. 11 and 18 will b...
Nov. 24 through Nov. 30, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 99 calls including the following classifications: Agency assistance (1), ambulance (2), bar check (8), business check (45), citizen assist (11), citizen dispute (1), destruction of property (1), dog at large, (3), barking dog complaint (1), lost dog (3), domestic disturbance (1), fire (1), fish and game (1), hot pool check (9), lockout (3), lost property (1), record check (2), school zones (2), traffic stop (2), VIN serial number inspection (1); welfare check (1). A total of 3...
The Encampment Community Choir is presenting its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. tonight at the Grand Encampment Opera House. The cantata this year is “Do You Hear What I Hear?” The Christmas Concert officially kicks off a month full of concerts in celebration of the holiday season. The Sierra Madre Strings will perform a prelude from 6:30 - 7 p.m. before the concert. The VFW Post 6125 will present colors at 7 p.m., with the concert beginning shortly afterward, Dian Bauer said. “Please join us for an evening of entertainment,” Bauer said. R...