The Encampment athletes will have until Thursday to continue their conditioning. The next track meet is at Wind River.
The Natrona County Invite was cancelled Friday after Casper received six inches of snow, Encampment High School head track coach Kegan Willford said.
Willford is used to Wyoming’s unpredictable weather, he said, but it does put a lot of pressure on the athletes.
The Saratoga Panthers boys track team came home with second place at state last year. “I hope the feeling they got last year with their second place finish will spur each and every one of them to have even greater expectations this year,” Panthers’ head coach Rex Hohnholt said.
The Planning Commission is looking at drafting new ordinances, which could save some Saratoga residents a lot of trouble.
Planning Commission members voted unanimously to move forward with drafting new ordinances for Title 18, ordinances relating to zoning for the town of Saratoga.
Although some remember her reappointment to the Planning Commission, the Town of Saratoga cannot find any record of Bev Hempel’s renewal.
“We have not found any official minutes from the town council that shows that she was reappointed,” Mayor John Zeiger said.
Lindy Glode and Sue Jones were elected as the second and third female Carbon County Commissioners last fall and took office in January.
The two women are from the PlatteValley. Glode lives in Saratoga and Jones lives in Encampment.
After serving for three months as commissioners, the women talked with the Saratoga Sun about their experiences on the five-commission board.
Seven of 13 students in the Saratoga Family Community and Careers Leadership of America (FCCLA) Chapter returned with medals from the state convention, advisor Linda Fisher-Perue said in a press release.
Harley Klemola, who competed in the occupation division, earned a gold for her interior design.
Five of the top pool players in the world are competing this weekend at the sixth annual Wyoming Open in Saratoga.
Rodney Morris, Raj Hundal, Charlie Williams, Shane Van Boening and Stevie Moore are signed up. Van Boening just won the U.S. Open and is ranked No. 1 in the United States.
Although Carbon County School District No. 2 is in a tough position with its budget, district officials need to carefully consider where to cut the $15 million budget.
The district identified at least $160,000, or two full-time teaching positions, it needs to cut from the budget. Cutting personnel is an option the district needs to avoid if possible, especially if the cuts are to affect art-based programs.
No one loves hitting the open road like I do, but after the past few years, I am about to drive myself crazy.
I met the love of my life while attending the University of Wyoming. During my fourth year, I popped the question, she said yes and we lived happily ever after.
Wrong.
