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Funding received from the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security (WOHS) may not be worth the hassle, Saratoga Chief of Police Tom Knickerbocker said at the Dec. 2 Saratoga town council meeting. “(The Saratoga Police Department) gets a fraction of a percent of the funding, but 100 percent of the rules and regulations,” Knickerbocker said. The Saratoga Police Department receives an annual grant from WOHS. Last year, the Saratoga Police Department (SPD) received $4,600 and is expected to receive $5,...
Stantec Inc. and Wildland Hydrology’s presentation of the results of their preliminary findings for the Upper North Platte River Restoration Project Friday drew mixed reactions from the public. The project is intended to alter the North Platte River through Saratoga in order to create a self-sustaining, natural and stable river. Hydrologist for Wildland Hydrology Dave Rosgen, suggests enhancing the river’s natural flow and building structures which mimic natural elements of the river, to cre...
At 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16 there will be a public meeting at the Saratoga Town Hall to discuss an update of the Carbon County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (MHMP) adopted in 2009. Barb Beck, of Beck Consulting in Red Lodge, Mont., was retained by the county to update the MHMP and will be at the Dec. 16 meeting. Beck has previously worked on similar plans in 16 counties in Montana and Wyoming. Beck said she will be working with John Zeiger in his capacity as County Emergency Management...
At the Dec. 2 Saratoga Town Council meeting, the council and City Engineer, Planning and Zoning Officer Chuck Bartlett discussed options for winter road maintenance. The discussion started when resident Lance Grubb addressed the council about a Nov. 14 accident where his son, Matthew, was run over after a car slid down Range View Avenue into the Grubb’s driveway. Police did not cite the driver for the accident as poor road conditions were to blame. “I am actually very thankful for all of the...
Members of the Saratoga Town Council and the Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (water and sewer) took the first steps to establish a resolution for the new sewer ordinance. Ordinance 828, which is intended to increase the base water fee in order to pay for the Outfall Pump Station and Transmission Line Project, was passed on the third reading at the Nov. 19 town council meeting with the understanding a resolution would be passed in order to resolve billing disputes. In an effort...
The Saratoga Community Choir is presenting its annual Christmas concert at 4 p.m. on Sunday at the Platte Valley Community Center Theater. The choir will debut a new piece incorporating the traditional “The First Noel” into a rendition of Pachelbel’s “Canon in D”, choir director Valerie Larscheid said. The ever popular “O, Holy Night” and other holiday favorites will be performed by the choir. The presentation includes a variety of ensembles including Robby Fullom on trombone and Lori Van Pelt on flute, a ladies’ trio and a solo by Gene Sm...
I found it interesting that if I go anywhere in the Platte Valley without my camera, that is the first thing people notice. I love taking photos. It is probably the most favorite part of my job, and that is saying something, because I love my job. I traveled all over the Platte Valley with my camera this week – concerts, festivals, parades, basketball practice, basketball games you name it – it happened last week. My camera got quite the workout too. My camera has two slots for SD cards - (I...
Generosity shines through during this time of year. The Festival of Trees was no exception. Forty-three donations were made to the annual festival of trees and business people and residents of Saratoga and the Platte Valley pulled out their checkbooks to support this great event. The festival is in its 11th year and is still going strong. Every year, the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts the event and it continues to attract people and donations. Considering the fact that other communities around the state has tried this and...
Four members of the Encampment FCCLA (Family Career Community Leaders of America) returned from the National FCCLA Cluster Meeting in Salt Lake City with top awards. Earning second place at the national convention held Nov. 20-23 was Shawneka Sifford and Brett Ralston. Sifford’s entry was in Fashion and Apparel Design Sketching and Ralston’s entry was on Hospitality Tourism and Recreation Challenge. Jacob Dickinson and Makayla Wilder earned third place at the national convention. Dickinson participated in Impromptu Speaking and Wilder com...
Shawneka Sifford, a junior at Encampment High School took second place in Fashion Sketch (Occupational) at the Family Career and Community Leaders of America’s National Cluster in Salt Lake City Nov. 20-23. In the competition Shawneka was given a scenario and had 45 minutes to draw and explain the design. Her scenario involved a design for casual/business attire. The design would work for the business day, but also for a casual evening out with friends. Shawneka said she was given the choice t...
You are a restaurant manger and you need to stop a baby from crying so that you don’t have to reseat a table irritated by the child’s noise, what should you do? Brett Ralston, a senior at the Encampment K-12 School, took second place in a Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) hospitality, tourism and recreation challenge by answering this and other questions correctly. The FCCLA cluster meeting, designed to get students in the program to discuss upcoming events and create soc...
Reflecting on the years of hiking the Continental Divide Trail with her father, Robin Gloss summed up by saying, "Obviously I don't know what would have happened if we hadn't done this, so I can't really say, but it's been fun and I feel like I am closer to you and I don't always get sick of you after hiking with you for a couple of days." It all started shortly after the family moved back to Wyoming in 2001, when Robin was just one-year-old. In 2001, for Christmas, Dave Gloss and his wife...
Reprint of this story from the December 12, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Doane Buildings Completely Destroyed Fire Thursday Morning Lays Camp in Ruins, Ton of Powder Burned The buildings at the upper tunnel of the Doane Rambler mine were laid in ruins by fire early yesterday morning. The entire plant, including tunnel house, ore house, etc., was completely burned to the ground. The big boilers and engines are not s...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Meatloaf, O’Brien potatoes, asparagus, wheat roll, purple plums, chilled milk. Thursday – Beef and bean burrito, green chili, Spanish rice, tossed salad, citrus fruit, chilled milk. Friday – Salmon patty, parsley potato, beets, wheat bread, fruit cup, chocolate pudding, chilled milk. Monday – Hamburger and bun, onion, lettuce, tomato, pickle, french fries, coleslaw, cherries, chilled milk. Tuesday – Baked pork chop, sweet potato, cauliflower, wheat roll, emerald pears, chilled milk....
There were not enough here to play bingo this week. There were only four here to play bridge this week. So they played party bridge. Sue Morawski, from the nursing home, came over on Wednesday to take blood pressures for the seniors. The seniors enjoy this service and we all enjoy Sue. So thank you for coming over. The seniors have the tree all decorated and we are looking very festive. Now we just wait for Santa. Pat Faust has been moved to Casper rehab center from Denver. They say she enjoys company and knows people when they stop in. She...
From Dec. 1, 2014 to Dec 7, 2014, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 65 calls including the following classifications: Alarm (1); ambulance (3); animal problem (2); assist business (1); bar check (5); business checks (18); citizen assist (5); civil assist (1); dog at large (2); dog impounded (1); fingerprints (1); gas drive off (1); hot pool check (3); larceny (2); lockout (1); loud noise complaint (1); missing person (1); motorist assist (1); record check (2); school zones (1); suspicious person, circumstance (2); traffic hazard (2);...
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 – Spaghetti with meat sauce, green beans, fruit and vegetable bar, peaches, breadstick, milk. Thursday – Turkey deli sandwich, lettuce and tomato, peas, fruit and vegetable bar, fruit cockt...
The Saratoga wrestling squad is tough, experienced and skilled. You can't ask for any more than that. After a seventh-place finish and six individual medalists at the state tournament, head coach Jared Mason expects another fantastic performance from his wrestlers this year. "It should be exciting, I am looking forward to it," he said. The opening days of the season are focused on conditioning. With the late Dec. 1 start to the season, Mason said it is important for his wrestlers to be on par...
The Saratoga High School boys basketball coach is looking forward to this year. Joe Johnston, a SHS graduate and new head coach for boys basketball, plans to take this season one game at a time. He has a talented returning lineup to work with and as a volunteer coach last year Johnston became familiar with the team. "I have never coached before," Johnston said. But he loves the game of basketball. After volunteering last year, Johnston made the decision to coach basketball when Josh Sandlian...
Last year ended in disappointment for Encampment's basketball team. Despite a 17-9 record, their first trip to the state tournament in four years was cut short after a shooting a lowly 20 percent from the field. "We got the deer-in-the-headlights look [at the state tournament]," head coach Clint Bromley said. But this is a new season; and with new seasons come new opportunities. With a year's experience of state tournament-level play under their belt, they are ready to prove they belong with...
Saratoga High School girls' new head basketball coach is not familiar with the teams his girls are competing against, but he is OK with that. "They don't know what to expect of me either," Saratoga Lady Panther's Head Coach Scott Bokelman said. He knows the girls he is coaching. He coached all of them as Saratoga's middle school basketball coach for the past six years. The first day of practice was Dec. 1, and Bokelman was already challenging the players with running, jumping, screening and...
Encampment girl's basketball team may have ended their season with a 27-33 loss to Cokeville last year, but head coach Amy Clay sees that game as motivation for this season. "We lost to them by about 20 in the past two games we played them," Clay said. "And that game we were with them right up until the end." Clay said she is very excited for this coming year. In the opening days of practice, Clay has her team undergoing up-tempo practices to get in shape. They have been working with ball...