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The Saratoga Town Council held a special meeting Dec. 23 at 2:30 p.m., to discuss holiday pay. After a one-and-one-half hour executive session, the council reconvened and passed several motions regarding holiday pay. Mayor-elect Ed Glode was invited to participate in the executive session, but did not vote on the matter. Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger explained the employee handbook was not clear about holiday pay and that there was not a uniform pay procedure for town employees... Full story
Mayor of Saratoga, John Zeiger, said farewell to the mayoral office during a brief nine-minute town council meeting on Dec.16. “I’ve enjoyed doing it,” Zeiger said addressing members of the council and the audience.“We’ve all rubbed elbows a couple times, but I enjoyed doing it.T hank you everyone.” Zeiger was first elected mayor of Saratoga in 2004. It was also the last meeting for councilman Steve Wilcoxson and councilman Mike McWain — both of who have served a combined ei... Full story
Kassie Oliver, of Hanna, is 22 years old and she has spent half of her life hearing about DKRW. When Jason Lillegraven got up to speak, Mary Throne, a Wyoming attorney for DKRW, tried to take the microphone away from Lillegraven because he was not asking questions about the progress report that had been presented, Oliver spoke up. "(Lillegraven) has a right to talk as well," Oliver said. "And I am very interested in what he has to say." Throne said, "If you want to listen to...
This is an example of when the headline came first. The article came only after the headline refused to leave my thinker thing. I wasn’t thinking about peas. I wasn’t thinking about the phrase you probably thought of when you read the title. I was a little down about my recently-wrecked cute little green car, but I wasn’t thinking about what kind of foods might make me feel better. It just showed up in my frontal lobe’s inbox. It might have been beamed there by little extra-qu... Full story
The Carbon County Library System has introduced a new reading program for the winter. The 2015 Winter Program is from Jan. 5 through Feb. 27 and each age group has rules and prizes. For children ages 0-5, if they read 10 books, are eligible to win a copy of the book “Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons”. For children ages 6-12, five books with chapters or 250 words, are eligible to win a copy of the book “Owl Moon”. For readers ages 11-18, requirements are to read and review one book. The written reviews are eligibl...
Carbon County Sheriff Jerry Colson said they have finished their investigation of a dog being shot near the Blackhall Mountain Road. The dog’s name was Sampson, a Bernese Mountain Dog, and was a family pet of the Vachers of Blackhall Mountain Road. JoElla Vacher reported, “The investigating officer brought Sampson’s body home to us and the investigating officer, we believe is turning in his report (Monday) ... and we are waiting to find out what charges will be filed...
Saratoga Schools Breakfast Wednesday – Christmas Vacation Thursday – Christmas Vacation 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 – Christmas Vacation Thursday – Christmas Vacation Monday – Hamburger and bun, potato wedges, fruit and vegetable bar, peaches, milk. Tuesday – Chicken parmesan, seasoned noodles, broccoli, fruit & vegetable bar, pears, milk. Encampment Schools Breakfast Wedne...
From Dec. 22, 2014 through Dec. 28, 2014 the Saratoga Police Department responded to 83 calls including the following classifications: 911 hang up (1); agency assistance (2); alarm (1); ambulance (1); animal problem (1); bar check (2); business checks (27); citizen assist (20); destruction of property (1); dog at large (1); dog impounded (1); domestic disturbance (2); fingerprints (2); hot pool check (4); lockout (1); lost and found (1); motorist assist (1); house watch (1); record check (1); attempted suicide (1);...
There were four here for Bridge this week. We will be open on New Year’s Day as usual. We will be serving grilled ham and cheese sandwich and tomato soup. The rest of the meal is still up in the air, but it will be good. We would like to thank Jane Johnston for the beautiful flowers she sent for all the tables. We did have a drawing to see who would get to take a boot home and enjoy them because we are going to be gone for five days now and I was afraid they would be dead when we returned. So there were eight people who took...
Well, this will come out on the last day of the year — man did it ever go fast. There are so many people to thank, so here it goes (and if I forget anyone, please don’t take it personally.) First I want to thank all our volunteers that help us on a daily basis. Without you we would not run as smoothly. A great-big thank you to the seniors here for the new dishwasher. It is wonderful. Thanks to Brad Hebig and Phil Fleming for putting the Christmas lights on our rather large tree in front of the center. It lit up the town. Tha...
1 Years Ago Dec. 31, 1914 Nobody knows just how many poor simps are running loose in this world but the editor. No one knows how many people are running loose with the main spring broke, but the editor. Nobody knows how many men are running around with just gray matter enough in their heads to keep them out of asylums and pens. If there is any one thing that an editor does know, it is the character of the majority of the humans with which he comes in contact with every day. It would surprise the public to know, just how...
A draft executive summary report of the state's nine-year cloud-seeding study was presented to the Wyoming Water Development Commission in Cheyenne Dec. 10. (Bruce Boe, Weather Modification Inc. Photo) The University of Wyoming played a key role in a nearly decade-long study by the state that concluded cloud seeding has some effect, with a 5-15 percent positive impact on snow accumulation shown after the weather modification technique is used. However, UW researchers were...
One point separated the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Speech team from bringing home the 1A/2A Sweepsteak trophy, according to head coach Brenda Ostendorf. The team did bring home the second place trophy from the Cheyenne East High School Holiday Classic. More than 950 students from 36 schools competed in the Holiday Classic, which include four states – California, Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. This meet was also a qualifier for the National Tournament of Champions, which takes place in May in Lincoln, N...
On Dec. 22, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) announced that he has nominated Marshal Hill, of Encampment, for an appointment to the U.S. Naval Academy. “Wyoming has a proud history of nominating some of our best and brightest students to attend our nation’s military academies,” said Barrasso. “Marshal is hardworking, highly motivated, and has shown he possesses the characteristics necessary to succeed. It’s an honor to nominate him, and I am confident that if he is offered an appointment, he will represent Wyoming w...
Thanks to the voters, the Saratoga Town Municipality will realize quite a transformation Tuesday. Three new members will be sworn in to serve our community – E.J. Glode as mayor and Will Faust and Richard Raymer as councilpersons. This will be the biggest change in leadership in over eight years. The community should be excited for the change as these new public servants, all with strong community ties, take the reins at town hall. The newly elected are not without experience as all were members of the Saratoga/Carbon County...
The Baggs Mule Deer Herd (BMDH) Working Group will hold their next meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Jan. 6 at the Bureau of Land Management Office, located at 1300 N. Third Street in Rawlins. The working group is made up of a variety of stakeholders, who all share an interest in the management of the BMDH, and are volunteering their time to identify challenges and issues with the BMDH and explore options to benefit the herd. The meeting is open to the public and anyone interested in mule deer and their management in the BMDH (deer...
The Wyoming Poison Center has received 40 calls so far this year on carbon monoxide (CO), which is similar to the previous year. Every year more than 400 Americans die from unintentional CO poisoning and 20,000 are seen in emergency rooms, while another 4,000 are hospitalized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ranked Wyoming as one of the states with the highest mortality rate from carbon monoxide. It is imperative that the citizens of Wyoming understand the dangers, the symptoms and how to prevent poisoning...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce will be holding their Annual Meeting and Dinner, at 6 p.m., Jan. 8, at the Platte Valley Community Center. All Chamber members as well as the public are invited to attend. The highlight of the evening is the announcement of the four annual awards. Winners of the Business of the Year, New Business of the Year, Organization of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year, who have been nominated and voted on by chamber members, will be honored. To purchase a ticket to the dinner, please cal...
Patsy A. (Payne) Faust, 85, of Saratoga, passed away Dec. 24, 2014. She was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Waco, Neb., to parents Anna (Bouchard) and Nelson Parrish. Visitation will be held on Jan. 6, 2015, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Valley Chapel in the Saratoga Cemetery. The funeral service will take place on Jan. 7, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. in the Valley Chapel. Interment will follow in the Saratoga Cemetery. A full obituary will follow. Tributes and condolences may be offered online at www.carboncountyfuneralhome.com....
Peter Hansen Larsen, 94, of Rawlins, passed away Dec. 22, 2014. He was born May 10, 1920, in Rawlins to parents Martha M. (Hansen) and L. C. “Chris” Larsen. The family will hold services in the spring of 2015. A full obituary will follow. Tributes and condolences may be offered online at www.carboncountyfuneralhome.com....