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Congratulations to the Carbon County School District No. 2 all-conference champions: Saratoga Lady Panthers Whitney Bennett, Hanna Lathrop and Makenna King; Encampment Tigers Kyenna Jackson and Cora Schroeder; Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) McKaylee Widdison. All Conference is an honor given to the best athletes in a given league. It is a prestigious accomplishment and is only awarded to those athletes who have demonstrated superior skill and dedication to their... Full story
Bill Schroer of Saratoga, believes his cargo trailer was taken during the night of October 27, or possibly early morning. Schroer drives school bus for Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2). He was getting off work at about 8:30 a.m. after running his normal bus route. As he was driving past his shop, he noticed a trailer missing. Schroer called the police and Officer John Moore responded. They found the trailer hitch lock had been cut and there were tire tracks in the...
"I married into a family of educators well before I started at Carbon County Higher Education Center (CCHEC), but I have always believed in the importance of education," said Jennifer Moore who formally stepped into the role of CCHEC Executive Director this March. She had been serving as the interim director since the retirement of Dave Throgmorton in July 2021 and prior to that, held other positions at CCHEC. "I have worked at CCHEC since 2015," said Moore. "I initially...
When Steve Priest, the former principal of Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow, (HEM) High School indicated his last day would be in late September, a committee was created to recommend to the Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD2) board a candidate(s). On Thursday night, the efforts of this committee bore fruit. The committee was made up of 17 individuals, including two students from HEM and they narrowed the candidates down to one. Eli Hobbs. Hobbs was not only to be...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) has been getting ready for the change of seasons. On September 24, the organization had their last barbeque for the summer. It actually was in the Hanna Hometown Market because weather was threatening to drown anything outdoors. HART is a garden group in Hanna that not only runs a community garden compound behind the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School; the group has gotten together at least every other weekend and...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School girls volleyball team played their first game under new head coach Hannah Williams on Friday at 6 p.m. at HEM against a strong Carbon County School District No 2 team. It was the Encampment Tigers. The Lady Tigers were in a similar position last year with a new coach, but the team has adjusted under her supervision and it showed at Friday's game. The team from Encampment won all sets of the game, although the last one,...
With school starting, child safety is a major concern to all parties involved with their care. On August 17, a District wide training was held in Encampment for all bus drivers in CCSD#2. Training included mountain driving, engine brakes, tire chains, road safety, tailgating, stop sign violations, proper use of handheld radios and active shooter. There were 12 participants attending. Shannon Fagan, a certified Wyoming State Trainer said that the Encampment School Bus Barn has...
On Monday morning, at 9 a.m. the first day of school in Carbon County School District No. 2, a siren went off telling the town something was happening. There was. Hanna Elementary School (HES) had a parade of its students starting at the firehouse and marching to the elementary school. The kids lined up by grade and followed two fire trucks down the street, waving at the crowds lined up along the street. They were also throwing candy. "This looks to have more people watching...
Three students from Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD2) were able to go to the University of Wyoming before they graduated high school. They were Mackenzie Priest from Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School, Merilee Williams from Saratoga High School and Oliver Tanner from Encampment High School. According to the University of Wyoming (UW) since 1985, Wyoming's rising junior students have had the opportunity to have their first taste of college life while...
Darrin Jennings, the new Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Superintendent has about as deep a roots as you can to Carbon County. He was born and raised in the county and he graduated high school in Rawlins. "After high school, I worked for Carbon County Weed and Pest, Wyoming State Highway Department working all over the county," Jennings said. "I went back to Rawlins to teach and I taught middle school and elementary and then moved to Sweetwater County and was the...
This is my last column with the Saratoga Sun. Next week, my byline will no longer appear in these pages and my name will no longer be on the list of employees on page four. It’s a bittersweet moment as I think back to the first time I walked through the door of the Saratoga Sun as an employee in January 2018. In some ways, it has felt like the Sun was part of the family considering the years my mother, Liz Wood, put into this publication before she, too, went on to other a...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) Board of Trustees began their first summer meeting with a presentation recognizing State track champions J.D. Johnson, principal of Saratoga Middle High School, introduced the coaches to say a few words about the teams this year beginning with Rex Honholt. Hohnholt was recently named Girls 1A Outdoor Track Coach of the Year. Honholt began with the Saratoga boys, introducing the 3200M relay team state champions Calvin Condict,...
When Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD2) superintendent Dr. James Copeland and his wife Melissa first came through the Valley about 16 years ago, they were enchanted with its beauty. "My previous position was in Fleming, Colorado," Copeland remembered. "The week I was interviewing with Fleming, I also interviewed with Pinedale and Walden." Copeland said on his way to Walden after Pinedale, he and his wife went through Saratoga. "What is interesting, as we crossed the...
It is not easy to leave an area you've known all your life. Where you've made lifelong friends and memories. Leaving home and starting a new life somewhere else can be difficult. Yet, that is exactly what Winifred "Winnie" Allen is doing. Winnie was born Winifred Currey to George William and Viola Margaret Currey in Encampment. For over 80 years, she has called the Platte Valley home, a member of the Encampment Class of 1953 and moving to Saratoga in 1967. Winnie and her...
The Carbon County School District No 2 (CCSD 2) northern elementary schools attempted to have their annual field day on May 12. The field day was a little different this year. The first difference was Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow and Hanna Elementary Schools came together at the Hanna campus instead of each school having their own field day. The schools have merged sometimes but this was the first year of all the students participating together. Mother Nature was not very cooper...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miner High School field and track left State in a great mood after digging out a 1st place win in the girls 4 X 800 relay race. Justine Widdison, T’lyssa Solaas, Rainey Wilson and Avery Scott ran their way to all state honors. Head field coach Jackie Jones was elated. “Fortunately we had the team pre-qualified before regionals, because we didn’t have T’lyssa at regionals,” Jones said. “It was a blessing and we decided to run the 4 X...
“Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald This weekend, the seniors of Carbon County School District No. 2 will walk into their respective schools for the final time as students and walk out as graduates. Among this year’s graduates, we have future teachers, linemen, nurses and mechanics. If there is one thing I would impart to the Class of 2022—or any graduating class for that matter—it would be this; do not be afraid to fail. This may seem... Full story
Saratoga Panther High School track and field head coach Rex Honholt admits he is not surprised the girls team took 1st at State. "I'd be lying to see I didn't see the potential," Honholt said. "I saw the versatility and work ethics of so many of these kids and I knew where their heart was. So many were willing to dig deep and I can't deny I saw it coming." The Lady Panthers garnered 128 points. Southeast who came in 2nd accumulated 104 points. Hohnholt said although he felt...
As requested by Mayor Creed James, residents with concerns about Ordinance No. 862—which amends portions of Chapter 5.30 of Saratoga Municipal Code—brought them to the May 17 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Ultimately, Ordinance No. 862 passed on third reading with a unanimous vote. Prior to its passage, however, two members of the public addressed the council regarding their concerns. The first was Chris Shannon, co-owner of a music venue in Saratoga known as The Yard,...
National Arbor Day is always celebrated on the last Friday in April, but many states observe Arbor Day on different dates throughout the year based on best tree planting times in their area. Carbon County is one of those places. Annalise Perue from the Medicine Bow Conservation District went to the elementary schools of Elk Mountain, Hanna and Medicine Bow to give a presentation on what Arbor Day is and to relate how trees are important to society. She did so with slides,...
The Hanna Agricultural Resource Team (HART) had their first meeting to start the new growing season on April 26 at Rosie's Posies in the Hanna Shopping Center. There were over a dozen members in attendance. This meeting and the grand opening of their new community garden on May 7 meant community gardening was back like the daffodils which are starting to spring around town. At the meeting in April, the first order of business was to vote on who would be awarded the $200...
“You can read it three times, but if nothing changes after you read it three times what is the point of reading it three times?” A question from McCall Burau, one of the newest members of the Saratoga Planning Commission and co-owner of Firewater Public House, seemed to encapsulate the feeling members of the public had during the May 3 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. As was previously reported, the council held the second reading of Ordinance No. 862. The ordinance ame...
The Burt Willford Memorial Track Invitational had all of Carbon County School District No. 2 high school varsity teams in attendance. The Panthers came in 1st place 11 times between the boys and girls teams. Head coach Rex Hohnholt was pleased with how well the team performed given they were short members. “Some kids were gone for the FFA and I thought our kids that were there did really well,” Hohnholt said. “I was tickled with their performances and I thought they did really... Full story