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Announcement: Carbon County Offices will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25, 2018 in observance of Christmas. Please note that these hours have changed from the original advertisement in the Saratoga Sun....
Like a ghost, the issue of hangar leases continues to haunt the Saratoga Airport Board nearly seven years after the subject first came before them. The regularly scheduled meeting of the airport board at 1 p.m. on Dec. 12 at Saratoga Town Hall, which lacked chairman Lance Grubb, vice-chairman Arlen Hughes and fixed based operator Bob Maddox, once again saw the hangar leases take center stage. At recent meetings, the board has taken suggestions from hangar owners under...
The final meeting of the year for Riverside Town Council at 6 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Riverside Town Hall was a short one, coming in at just under 30 minutes. Riverside Mayor Leroy Stephenson provided an update to the rest of the council on the two most recent meeting of the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) and the council awarded the snow removal contract for the winter. The council also approved Riverside resident Helen Weiland as the new caretaker for the parks and...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m. on Dec. 11 at the Hanna Town Hall with mayor Tony Poulos and council members Bob Patton and Pat Gregory in attendance. The council quickly approved the agenda for the night, the minutes from Nov. 13 and special meeting minutes held on Nov. 27. Patton told the council about the Carbon County Council of Governments (CCCOG) special meeting on Nov. 28 to get final 6th penny tax projects figured out (see “Cut, Cut, Cut “on the front page Dec...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow High School boys basketball team split a pair of games last weekend. At 6 p.m. on Friday, the Miner basketball went to Laramie to face the Laramie Sophomore Plainsman and came up a little short, losing 61-57. The game was close but it was not to be. The next day the Miners hosted the North Park, CO. Wildcats and won in a commanding manner 59-34. Both games were non-conference. The first conference game is against Guernset-Sunrise Jan. 19. The...
The Panthers Only two teams from Wyoming went to the West Grand Duals in Kremmling, CO for wrestling and both came from Carbon County. Saratoga High School and Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School sent grapplers to face 11 other Colorado high schools. Head coach Zach Schmidt said the duals on Friday night were an excellent night for his team, which was down some grapplers due to illness. Tristan Gray, Max Dahl, Trezdon Martinez and Jacob Flowers did not make...
Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls basketball team met the Laramie High School Lady Plainsmen at 6 p.m. in Laramie on Friday. The game had been originally scheduled in Hanna, but then moved. The game went well for the Lady Miners even though it was not held at home. HEM won 42-21. “Our game against the Laramie Sophomores turned out to be a ninth and tenth grade contest as the Lady Miners were without our senior, Jessica Nelson,” Miner Head bas...
The Encampment Tigers participated in another preseason tournament over the weekend, this time competing in the Lingle-Fort Laramie Dogger Classic on Dec. 14 and 15. While there, the Encampment boys kept the competition on their toes as they took on the Rock River Longhorns (81-43), the Guernsey-Sunrise Vikings (76-33) and the Kaycee Buckaroos (58-52) to come away with another three wins to add to the four from the previous weekend. Encampment vs. Rock River The 1A Southeast L...
The Encampment Lady Tigers participated in the Lingle-Fort Laramie Dogger Invite over the weekend, where they came away with a 2-1 win against the competition. While the Encampment girls lost against the Rock River Lady Longhorns (21-48), they celebrated wins against the Guernsey-Sunrise Lady Vikings (38-31) and the Kaycee Lady Bucks (36-28). “Overall, I was pleased with the 2-1 outcome for the weekend and it gives us more information on what we need to improve on to be succes...
Over the weekend, four members of the Saratoga High School speech and debate team attended the Cheyenne East Invite. While the meet is a novice/varsity meet for many Wyoming schools, a number of Colorado schools also attend as they near the end of their season. Despite the large amount of competition, talk jock Kaylyn Hunter advanced to semi-finals over the weekend. “The positive here is that the girls are making great strides in memorization, which leads to better blocking a...
The Saratoga Panthers left home once again to participate in the Shoshoni Wrangler Invite over the weekend where they faced the Burlington Huskies (70-61), the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies (51-73) and the Meeteetse Longhorns (65-28). The Panthers returned home 2-1 following their games against the two 1A and one 2A teams. Saratoga vs. Burlington At the end of the 2017/2018 season, the Huskies were State runner-ups, falling to the Kaycee Buckaroos. When the Panthers faced...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers ventured north this weekend for the Shoshoni Wrangler Invite and came away 2-1 following three games against two 1A teams and one 2A team. The Lady Panthers faced the Burlington Lady Huskies (50-38), the Rocky Mountain Lady Grizzlies (26-37) and the Meeteetse Lady Longhorns (61-39). Saratoga vs. Burlington Following three straight losses the weekend before, two of them against 2A teams, the Lady Panthers went into the weekend with a win as they pounc...
This is an important message. Please do not hang up the phone … *CLICK.* That “click” was me hanging up the phone. I am pretty sure you have received these annoying calls yourself. I have signed up for the government’s “Do Not Call” list (donotcall.gov) on several occasions now. That works about as well as you might think a top-notch government-run organization might run. Which is to say … “RING!” Excuse me. “No, I don’t need help with my student loan!” This said to t...
The Encampment Town Council met for the final time in 2018 at 7 p.m. on Dec. 13 at Encampment Town Hall and bid farewell to outgoing council member Cindy Hamilton. Hamilton, who did not seek reelection after eight years on the council, will be replaced by Shannon Fagan in January. The council also heard updates on 6th penny tax projects, began moving forward on improvements and discussed their annual donation to the Encampment/Riverside Library. Encampment Mayor Greg...
Janet Lou Herring, 86, of Encampment passed away on Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 at Hospice of Laramie. Janet was born to Fredrick and Violet Rutschman on Dec. 1, 1932 in Midwest, Wyo. After graduating from Encampment High School in 1950, she attended the University of Wyoming for a year before marrying the love of her life. Janet and James Ellis Herring were married on October 21, 1951 in Encampment. Throughout her life, Janet was heavily involved in her community. She sat on...
Shirley (Wiant) Hansen passed away Dec. 13, 2018 in Lancaster Cali. after a two year fight with cancer. She was born Sept.25, 1941 to Charlie and Ruth Wiant. She is survived by brothers and sisters: Paul Wiant, Betty Dean, Frances Kirby, Jim Wiant, Peggy Baluska and Patty Wiant; Sons: Keith Stillion, Randy Stillion, Stepson Tom Hansen; Seven Grandchildren, 4 Great Grandchildren and many nieces, nephews, and cousins....
Churches around east Carbon County are preparing for the highlight of the Christian calendar. Many houses of worship will be offering special Christmas Eve or Christmas Day services. Saint Ann’s Catholic On Dec. 24, Saint Ann’s Catholic Church at 211 West Spring St. in Saratoga will be holding Christmas Eve Mass at 10 p.m. The church will also be holding their Christmas Mass at 10 a.m. Christmas Day. Saint Joseph’s Mission Church On Dec. 24, Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church at 3 Heather Dr. in Hanna will be holding a Christm...
A civil and amicable meeting was held Wednesday at the Platte Valley Community Center to further discuss the future of healthcare in the Platte Valley and surrounding areas. The Healthcare Sustainability Project Subcommittee (HSPS) once again had Health Management Services (HMS) president Karl Rude on hand to both take and answer questions along with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Community Programs Director Lorraine Werner who spoke on USDA funding for a...