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Many Platte Valley churches will be holding special services for Christmas. The Saratoga Alliance Church will hold a special service at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve called “Good News, Peace on Earth.” Deacons from the Encampment Presbyterian Church will be preparing food for the needy at 2 p.m. on Dec. 20 and there will be children’s caroling and hayride at 4 p.m. on Dec. 22. Candlelight Christmas Eve services will be held at 5 p.m. with music and scripture reading following the service. The Sarat...
Medicine Bow Fuel and Power, LLC (MBFP) will present their six-month update to the Industrial Siting Council (ISC) at 6 p.m. tomorrow at the Hanna Recreation Center. Last December, MBFP was awarded a 39-month extension on their permit to construct a coal to liquids fuel plant near Elk Mountain. One condition of the permit was to hold a public update every six months. According to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality/ISC public notice published in the Saratoga Sun, the public meetings...
Lillian Erna Turner, 96 of Rawlins, Wyo., passed away on Dec. 3, 2014. Lillian was born in Coalmont, Colo., on April 22, 1918 to Harvey Oliver and Erna Lena (Wackwitz) Turner. In 1939, she graduated from Jackson County High School in Walden, Colo. She continued her education and received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Sociology and Education with a minor in Biology from Colorado State University in 1940. Lillian taught all eight grades for two years in a one room country school before...
The Saratoga Planning Commission agreed to let residents decide height of front-yard fencing. The commission elected to confirm with town attorney Tom Thompson if front-yard fence heights that exceed the current fencing ordinance could be covered under a variance. Commission members said that way residents would be able to sign off on any dramatic changes to fencing. “Instead of having a blanket ordinance cover the whole town, let’s let the town decide,” planning commission member Greg Cooks...
Mary Martin was thanked for 16 years of dedicated service by Mayor Greg Salisbury and the rest of the Encampment Town Council at her last regular meeting of the council on Friday. The occasion was commemorated with a plaque presented to Martin during the meeting. "I've had some amazing councils over the years, and amazing projects that we've worked for. From the water plant - that's how long I've been here - to the playground equipment, and the opera house and of course this building [the Town H...
Cold temperatures and heavy snowfall that typically take place during winter in Wyoming mountain areas not only leads to a change in activities for Wyomingites, but for wildlife as well. As winter progresses, more and more big game animals move out of the locations where they spend much of the year and into lower lying areas to spend the cold weather months. With the onset of winter, big game animals, especially deer and pronghorn often move considerable distance and it is inevitable that this migration sometimes brings the animals into areas...
I am darn proud of the people I am surrounded by in the Platte Valley this Christmas. Largely because of my duties with the Saratoga Sun, I have become more aware of the amount of giving and holiday spirit in the Valley than I was during my first two Christmas’ here. My family has a tradition, started by my sister-in-law, of the adults giving to each other’s charities of choice instead of piling gifts on each other. The children are exempt from this and are generally spoiled which ensures the... Full story
Editor, I would like to comment on the article in the December 10th Saratoga Sun “Police Chief Combats WOHS.” The so called “Red Tape” that was referred to when accepting the grants has always been a requirement for the grants. However for years the sub-recipients of those grants have been spoiled, we were allowed to purchase pretty much what we wanted from our wish lists. Wish lists are those items that the city councils or commissioners may not normally approve the purchase of out of our budgets. In the past Wyoming Homeland Security has bee...
Makiya Johnson, of Encampment, received first place in the junior division at the Make It With Wool state contest held in Casper Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. Johnson, who is in seventh grade, modeled a dark brown pleated skirt and cropped vest featuring machine embroidered hummingbirds on the back. Johnson’s sister, Ashlynn Johnson earned second place in the senior division of the Make it With Wool state contest. Trista Ostrom, also of Encampment, placed second in the adult division of the Make it With Wool contest. Junior and senior state winners r...
The Encampment yearbook staff earned second place at the 1A state yearbook competition for their 2014 yearbook "Just Press Play". Karie Russell, who is in her third year as editor of the yearbook, said she is most proud of the videos in the yearbook. Rick Martin, Encampment's yearbook advisor, introduced an idea of adding a video to last year's team of Russell and Kaylyn Wessel. Russell said she thought it was a really cool idea. According to Russell, the judges agreed, it was a "cool new thing... Full story
Everyone around Saratoga calls her "Nana" and she celebrated her 95th birthday on Nov. 11. Elvira (pronounced Elveera) Cerise has a thick Italian accent, but was born in Florence, Colo., not Florence, Italy. "When I call people up I don't have to say this is Elvira." Cerise's father was working as a miner in Florence when she was born. Her mother had moved from Italy to Snowmass, Colo. before ending up in Florence, Colo. In the "Old Country", her parents families were from the farming valley of...
In a heartwarming gesture, the participants in Saratoga Elementary's Friday activities made Christmas cards for a 6 year-old Utah girl who is not expected to live to see next Christmas. The Utah girl's name is Addie Lynn and she lives in Fountain Green. A Facebook community called Little Addie has been created to share her story. Tiffany Herring, Friday Coordinator for Saratoga Elementary School (SES), saw the community page and "It made me bawl, because my daughter is 6 years old and I can't...
Two University of Wyoming graduates played key roles in last week’s successful NASA test flight of a spacecraft designed to eventually take humans to Mars. Griffin Corpening, formerly of Saratoga,who earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in civil engineering from UW in 1977 and 1984, was part of the Mission Management Team that guided decisions during the launch of the Orion spacecraft as well as coordinated NASA flight readiness reviews and the assessment of the Delta IV Heavy Rocket that carried the craft into space. He serves as deput...
Some games were prettier than others - but any way you put it, the Encampment boys basketball team came out on top in all three of their games this weekend at the Carbon County Classic. The opening game of the season was hardly a contest for the Encampment Tigers. Despite being undersized, Encampment's full-court man defense dismantled the Longhorn offense - keeping Rock River off the score board for nearly seven minutes in the first and second quarter. The Longhorns had no answer for the Tiger'... Full story
The Saratoga Lady Panthers (1-2) came home with a win against 2A Wind River Lady Cougars this weekend. Although they had losses against Lingle/Fort Laramie and Shoshoni at the Winter Classic in Burns, they played hard, Saratoga High School Head Coach Scott Bokelman said. The Lady Panthers lost to Lingle/Fort Laramie 57-64 Friday afternoon, then played Shoshoni Friday night and lost 52-55. Their winning game had a score of 62-35, with the junior varsity getting some varsity experience during...
The 2014-15 season is already off to a hot start for the Saratoga wrestling team after the Panthers posted strong individual performances at the Soroco Duel/Invite this weekend. All Saratoga wrestlers placed in the tournament and Panthers took second in team points. "It went well," Saratoga wrestling head coach JaredMason said about the Soroco invite. "It was a smaller tournament than expected with eight teams total." The Panthers posted first-place performances from Jaxon King (113), Bradley...
The Encampment Lady Tigers begin their 2014/15 season with a sparkling 3-0 record after sweeping non-conference opponents at the Carbon County Classic. Head coach Amy Clay said she was particularly impressed with her team's performance in the beginning of the year. "I'm pleased with the teamwork we've exhibited to start the season, everyone played hard and contributed to our success," Clay said. The Encampment Lady Tigers powered through the Rock River Lady Longhorns 53-28 season-opener victory....
The Saratoga Panthers started off their season with three losses at the Winter Classic basketball tournament in Burns this weekend. They lost 41-56 against the Lingle/Fort Laramie Doggers Friday afternoon. The Panthers were leading at half-time against the Shoshoni Wranglers, but lost 46-57. The Wind River Cougars, a team that won all of their games last weekend, beat the Panthers 64-83. Overall, the team played a very good defense, Saratoga Panthers Head Coach Joe Johnston said. Foul trouble...
Dec. 18: Saratoga Wrestling Quadrangular, 5:30 p.m. at SMHS Dec. 19 Saratoga Boys and Girls Basketball vs. HEM, games start at 4 p.m. (no JV girls game) Dec. 19-20 Encampment Boys and Girls Basketball, Lingle Tournament, Lingle, Wyo. Dec. 20 Saratoga Wrestling Kremmling Invite, 9 a.m. Kremmling, Colo....
From Dec. 8, 2014 to Dec 14, 2014, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 65 calls including the following classifications: Animal problem (1); bar check (7); business checks (41); citizen assist (5); dog at large (1); lost dog (2); dog tag (1); fingerprints (1); hot pool check (3); larceny (1); lockout (1); missing person (1); record check (2); reddi (1); school zones (3); suspicious person, circumstance (2); traffic complaint (2); traffic stop (5); VIN serial number inspection (3). A total of 37 homes are currently on our House Watch pro...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday – Chili, cheese and onions, tossed salad, applesauce, cinnamon roll, chilled milk. Thursday – Chicken supreme, fluffy rice, broccoli, wheat bread, Mandarin oranges, chilled milk. Friday – Roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, wheat roll, peaches, birthday cake, chilled milk. Monday – Beef pot pie, spinach, wheat roll, apricots, chilled milk. Tuesday – Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, beets, fruit cocktail, pumpkin bar, chilled milk....
There were six here for bingo on Monday. Two-dollar winners were Lila Worden, Madaline Forbes, Betty Dean, Sue Howe and Winnie Allen. Grace Johnston won the $3 blackout round. There were only eight here for bridge this week. First place went to Bob Johnson and Lee Groshart. Second high went to Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. We will be closed on Dec. 25 and 26. If you need an extra meal please let us know by Wednesday, Dec. 24 so we can get them sent out with your Christmas meals. We will be open on New Year’s Day as usual. We will be serving...
1 Years Ago Dec. 17, 1914 Day before yesterday a perfectly nice lady called us up and with tears in her voice reproved us for not mentioning the fact that she had a friend visiting her last week. We told her that she did not let us know anything about it, and that therefore, we did not know she had a visitor. Then she said, “Well you should have known. I thought you were running a newspaper.” Wouldn’t that rattle your slats? Some people think that an editor ought to be a cross between Argus and Anna Eva Fay. They seem to think that our five s...
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. Friday – Breakfast biscuit or cereal and cheese stick, fruit or juice, milk. Monday & Tuesday – Christmas Vacation Lunch Wednesday – Pancakes and syrup, sausage patty, hash browns, fruit and vegetable bar, strawberry cup, milk. Thursday – Christmas Feast: Baked ham slice, cheesy potatoes, carrots, fruit and vegetable bar, fruit salad, roll, chocolate cake, milk. F...