Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
Serving the Platte Valley since 1888
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Monday morning. You’ll notice I didn’t say “Good” first. That’s because the wind is extremely strong and what snow we got Saturday night is finding its way through the air. At least I think that’s where the snow is coming from. It doesn’t look new. We had a wonderful turnout for our “breakfast-for-lunch” Saturday. Breakfast was served to 45 including home deliveries. And the French toast casserole was super delicious. The coffee kids continue to keep the coffee pot brewing each morning. Those enjoying their coffee and conver...
The Platte Valley Habitat Partnership is alive and well and showed its strength during a meeting Friday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The group got through what facilitator Jessica Clement called the “groan zone of the process,” as it hammered out goals and objectives for PVHP’s first habitat plan. “The takeaways from Friday’s meeting is there are still a lot of people attending even though we were talking about goals and objectives and word-smithing,” Daryl Lutz,...
Compiled by Joe Elder 100 years ago Dec. 19, 1912 The Big Game of the West After many years of strife to preserve the big game in this state we are slowly drifting toward the utter extinction of the same. It may be well to drag the preservation out as far as possible, to prolong the hunting. But what is the use of all the talk about closing the season on this or that or feeding the elks. We have long been a supporter of the protection to game, but we have now reached a point where we have drawn new conclusions. Civilization... Full story
At Valley View, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental, and psychological well-being of each resident. We will be having our annual resident Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 5:00 p.m. Family members of residents, volunteers, and friends of Valley View are invited to attend this holiday event. We want to thank the Kiwanis for the Christmas presents for residents that w...
There were five here for bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, and Madaline Forbes.Winnie Allen and Grace Johnston shared a $2 round. Winnie Allen won the $4 blackout round. There were two-and-a-half tables for duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were Bob Johnson and Sheila Johnson. Second high went to Lee Groshart and Mary Sjoden. We are always happy to deliver a meal if you are under the weather or just have been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564. If you are 60, or the spouse of... Full story
In only her second year of coaching, Mary Hohnholt was voted assistant coach of the year by her peers in the Wyoming Coaches Association. Although she is new to the official title, Hohnholt has been around the Saratoga cross country program for years. Her husband, Rex is the head coach. “Rex is an awesome coach, and I’m lucky to coach under him,” Hohnholt said. “We talk about running and I have seen how he coaches, so I think we have the same style of coaching.” Hohnholt...
Saratoga and Encampment basketball teams will face off on Thursday of this week for the Platte Valley rivalry. The games will happen at the Encampment School gyms. Saratoga High School’s head basketball coach Josh Sandlian told the Sun that the women’s varsity will play at 5 p.m. Thursday. Following the women’s games, the Junior Varsity men and women’s teams will play two quarters each beginning at 6:30 p.m. The games will be played at the same time in both gyms. The men will begin play at 8 p.m.... Full story
The Lady Panthers (2-4), (0-2) started conference play over the weekend in Lusk on Friday night and Pine Bluffs on Saturday. Saratoga was short a couple of starters against Lusk and the Panthers quickly lost their lead after the first quarter. They never regained it and came away with an 18-45 loss. “We got into foul trouble early, we were missing a couple starters, and we could not score,” head coach Matt Love wrote in an email. “We were leading after the first quarter but t...
The Panther (2-4), (0-2) basketball team took two difficult losses away from this last weekends’ conference play in Lusk (9-0), (7-0) on Friday, and Pine Bluffs (4-3), (2-2) on Saturday. Although the Panthers were confident about competing in their first game, coach Sandlian said, “We have to compete for the whole game.” The men dropped the Lusk match 49-78 in a frustating game that the Panthers trailed for the first three quarters. Led by Hunter Dockery, who scored 28 point...
Saratoga won 15 matches in a Quadrangular meet Thursday night at Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow (HEM) in the first of two meets. Saratoga, HEM and North Park competed in the match. Although the meet was more of a practice session, this was a chance for the wrestlers to get more experience under their belts. “It’s a good opportunity to get together and get some mat time instead of just wrestling ourselves,” head coach Jared Mason said. “It’s better than beating on our own guys...
The Rawlins Outlaws came to Encampment (1-6), (0-2) last Tuesday night and the Lady Tigers turned their season around with a strong 44-32 win. Although the Tigers are still working kinks out of their game plan, the team has started to mesh. Every player contributed to the success on Tuesday. Head coach Amy Clay said, “They are all working hard and doing what I ask.” That hard work paid off. Encampment pulled off their first win of the 2012-2013 season. The Lady tigers pas...
Joe Elder, reporter for the Saratoga Sun, has been promoted to editor with the departure of Tom Dixon. “Joe has done a great job for us,” general manager Liz Wood said. “I look forward to working with him as our new editor.” Brian Trautwein, of Cheyenne, has been hired as the sports reporter for the Saratoga Sun. Trautwein, who has a degree in Communications from the University of Wyoming, began with the Sun Dec. 10. “Brian has a passion for sports and I think he will be a good addition to the Sun,” Wood said. Elder will... Full story
Encampment Fire Department Chief Cory Nuhn asked the Encampment Town Council at its meeting Thursday if it could look at creating an ordinance that would levy a fine or something similar to individuals that light controlled burns within town limits without notifying the fire department. Nuhn said his department had been paged to respond to controlled burns that are not called in before lighting. “They are putting crew and equipment at risk,” Nuhn said. Mayor Greg Sal...
The Riverside Town Council appointed two new members to the Sierra Madre Joint Powers Board to fulfill expiring terms at their meeting Thursday. Councilman Leroy Stephenson nominated Riverside resident Ed Golden to fill a three-year term. Councilwoman Helen Weiland nominated Bill Walters to fill the one-year position. Saratoga and Hanna received new ambulances from grants prepared by the South Central Wyoming Emergency Services Joint Powers Board. Weiland said Riverside will...
mission meeting, the board approved a motion to require a special or conditional use permit to cut and sell firewood on residential property. The town’s zoning ordinances already require a conditional use permit for many such business-type activities in residential areas, but zoning officer Chuck Bartlett asked the board’s opinion on what should be done about people cutting and selling firewood in town. “None of them have a special use permit to do any of it, but there’s about...
The 3A Rawlins Outlaws came to play the 1A Encampment Tigers (6-1), (2-0) last Tuesday night in a game that proved the Tigers could hang with anyone. Rawlins is a much bigger school than Encampment but that didn’t phase the Tigers. “It’s always the same,” head coach Dan Kraft said before the game. “We’ve got to play defense and rebound. It’s our strength and we’ve got to keep doing it every game.” The first quarter was physical, and the Tigers came out a little lack-luste...
Carbon County Museum last Wednesday announced the opening of its “Discovery Zone,” a brand new, hands-on children’s space. The museum will host an Open House on Friday, Jan. 4, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., to celebrate the new space. “We’re really excited to offer this space as a family-friendly option,” Education and Outreach Coordinator Lauren Huntley said. “It really expands our ability to reach more people in the community.” Outfitted with a tipi and a photomural of the North Platte River, the Discovery Zone will also featu... Full story
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office is seeking public comment on its environmental analysis of a proposed major expansion of natural gas development on 1.1 million acres of mixed ownership land in Carbon and Sweetwater counties. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluates the potential impacts of the Continental Divide-Creston (CD-C) Natural Gas Development Project, a proposal to develop 8,950 additional natural gas wells, including 100 to 500 coal bed natural gas wells near the existing...
In 1642, John Donne wrote the following words: “No man is an island, entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ... Each man’s death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” Donne was familiar with death. He wrote the above words six years before the end of the Thirty Years War, a war between Catholics and Protestants which claimed 8,000,000 lives by combat and disease. In... Full story
The Wyoming Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is accepting applications through midnight February 28, 2013. The Department of Family Services is urging action before cold spells or bills pile up. Applications are available at all local Department of Family Services (DFS) offices and Senior Centers, and online at http://dfsweb.wyo.gov/economic-assistance/lieap. You may also request to have an application mailed to your home by calling 1-800-246-4221. The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), administered by... Full story
The future of the men’s golf league at Saratoga Golf Course will be discussed tonight at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Resort & Spa, according to a press release. The special meeting of all members of Saratoga Men’s Golf Association has been called by club officers to discuss proposed green fees scheduled for next season, which could determine future of the league. Present and future league golfers are urged to attend. An invitation has been extended to management of the golf course to attend the meeting.... Full story
WYO 130 over the Snowy Range between Saratoga and Laramie and WYO 70 over Battle Pass between Encampment and Baggs are closed for the season. The highways were tentatively closed Dec. 7 and Dec. 8 and could have reopened if the weather permitted. Ross Doman, spokesman for the Wyoming Department of Transportation, said the roads were closed for the season due to continued drifting snow and limited visibility.... Full story
Dick Neuman passed away quietly at his residence in Saratoga on Dec. 11, 2012 after his long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 60 years young. Dick was born in Rawlins on July 17, 1952 to H.T. and Evelyn Neuman. He attended schools in Rawlins and later attended Casper College then the University of Wyoming. After this he went to work for his father at Neuman Transit Co., in Rawlins, along with his four brothers. Dick moved to Saratoga in 1992. In 1995, Neuman Transit was sold after 81 years in business in Casper and...
James “Jim” R. Caswell, 80, of Laramie, formerly of Rawlins, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at Laramie Care Center. He was born Jan. 24, 1932 in Estes Park, Colo., to Birdsey and Beatrice (Green) Caswell. He was raised in Colorado and moved to Saratoga during his high school years. He married Georgie Currey on July 11, 1951 in Encampment. Jim served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged. He lived and worked in Colorado and Wyoming throughout his life. Jim loved to do woodwork. He is preceded in death by his... Full story
The devastating effects of natural disasters can reach around the world, but hands extended in support of those left in the wake of destruction can reach just as far. When Laura Morrow, owner of Laura M’s, learned of the Philippines’ Typhoon Pablo and the havoc it wrought on her friend Eden Diorio’s family in the hardest hit Compostela Valley, she embarked on a mission to help feed and reconstruct the village. Diorio has lived in Saratoga four years with her husband and toddle...