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Once Riverside gets the go-ahead from the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) the town’s Bio-Dome project is ready to hit the ground running so that it can get the domes installed into the bottom of its two wastewater lagoons. The Bio-Domes will help to grow the bacteria that breaks down wastewater is fed into the lagoons and keep the process going during the winter months when the bacteria would normally become dormant under the ice. The relatively new technology would be the first of its...
Future scribes scribbled their way to several awards last week when students from Encampment, Medicine Bow, and Saratoga were announced as the 2015 District Young Authors Winners for Carbon County School District #2 (CCSD#2). The Wyoming Young Authors contest is a writing contest for grades Kindergarten through 12th grade and is sponsored by the Wyoming Reading Council. Students are invited to write original, creative non-fiction, fiction and poetry. According to Encampment english teacher...
The Encampment Town Council met Thursday to approve the Fire Department’s sale of an old ambulance and purchase of a Ranger Crew 900 plus a water tank and pump to assist in getting crews into hard-to-reach areas this fire season. The council also approved going forward with its sewer lagoon ultrasonic system project. The system would help to aerate the lagoon. The council approved hiring Doug Tieszen as a part-time clerk and to make a donation to the Carbon County Youth Crisis Center. The n...
Reprint of this story from the April 18, 1902 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. LOCAL FIREFIGHTERS The Department is Organized and Sufficient Fire Protection is Assured The Grand Encampment fire department met Monday evening at the office of Davis & Ashley for permanent organization. Nearly all the volunteers were present and much interest was manifested. Jack Ball was elected chief of the department, Ad Ball assistant, Charles C...
1 years ago: April 8, 1915 Why is a liar. This paper last week took exception to a county paper trying to take credit for condemning excessive expenditures by the County Commissioners of this county on roads and bridges. What we had reference to in particular, was the expenditure from 1908 to 1912, and which matter this paper called attention to, and for which we were abused by the Rawlins Journal, and one or two others. Now comes poor old “bad stomach Bill” of the Journal, taking all the credit, for being the paper to whom we had ref...
Discussing potential funding sources and how to receive the funding was the primary topic for the River Restoration meeting held last Thursday. The meeting was held a week after their monthly meeting to smooth out plans for the geothermal penetrating radar (GPR), sand bar removal and intended funding sources. Joe Parsons and Glen Leavengood, from the Saratoga Encampment Rawlins Conservation District, expressed their concerns about the committee focusing attention on the sandbar removal—which i...
The Encampment Town Council voted unanimously to end the lease agreement with Thompson Logging for the Encampment Mill and to pay them $50,000 for the equipment upgrades made to the Encampment Mill during Thompson Logging’s time there. The council also voted to withhold $5,000 until Thompson Logging is able to remove the leftover lumber left on the property from their operations there. Josh Saier and Joe Morrison of the Sierra Madre Muzzle-Loaders (SMML) spoke to the council about the g...
Have you wondered what a difference recycling make? For Knights of Columbus, it has allowed them to make an impact in the lives of many. The Knights of Columbus Snowy Range Council in Saratoga collects aluminum cans by placing trailers around town for residents to conveniently recycle. All recyclers have to do is put the cans in a trash bag and drop them off at two locations – one is at the American Legion, and the other location is at St. Ann’s Parish Hall. “Generally, we take in about $2,000 p...
Encampment Mayor Greg Salisbury discussed with the council as well as members of Encampment Public Works, his concern over the recent vandalism of the Encampment Park restrooms at the regular council meeting last Thursday. “I guess somebody went in there and [defecated] all over the place. So, I’ve had [Public Works] put some padlocks on it so once you guys do shut down for the season, put them on there,” Salisbury said. “I think another thing is to do is maybe invest in some of these cameras...
Field Representatives for U.S. Senator John Barrasso, U.S. Senator Mike Enzi and U.S. Representative Cynthia Lummis will be in Carbon County to visit with residents on Feb 11. Anyone with questions, comments or concerns in relation to federal agencies or legislation is welcome to attend. Field Representatives Kelly Carpenter, Irene Parsons and Nancy Prosser will be available to meet from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Encampment Town Hall Council Chambers located at 614 McCaffrey Ave., from 11 a.m. to noon at the Platte Valley Community Center in...
Gary Stull was sworn in to the Encampment Town Council as were returning councilwoman Cindy Hamilton and Mayor Gregg Salisbury at Thursday night's meeting of the Encampment Town Council. Major actions at the meeting included the approval of a contract for Carbon County Council of Governments grant funding for the replacements of fire hydrants and valves, and the second reading of Title 9.08 for the town. Title 9.08 is a revision of the Alcoholic Beverages Amendment. Changes in the amendment...
So, I was gabbing with the folks on the Encampment Town Council before their meeting on Thursday and the topic of kids and childcare in the Valley came up. An undisclosed source said they would be happy running a daycare facility if they actually liked other people’s children. I got a big laugh out of this. I have always loved kids in general, but I find I am very judgmental of “some people’s kids.” My judgment runs the gamut from “worst kid ever,” to “that kid is freakishly well behaved.” The m...
Kelly Ralston was appointed as the Riverside representative to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) board. Ralston will replace Gary Stull who was elected to the Encampment town council and can no longer serve on the SCWEMS board as it would violate the SCWEMS bylaws. Stull suggested Ralston for his replacement in a letter to the town council. The council voted to retain Dan Jago and Bill Walters as their representatives on the Sierra Madre Water and Sewer Joint Powers Bo...
Mary Martin was thanked for 16 years of dedicated service by Mayor Greg Salisbury and the rest of the Encampment Town Council at her last regular meeting of the council on Friday. The occasion was commemorated with a plaque presented to Martin during the meeting. "I've had some amazing councils over the years, and amazing projects that we've worked for. From the water plant - that's how long I've been here - to the playground equipment, and the opera house and of course this building [the Town H...
Thanksgiving is upon us, and I couldn’t be happier. It’s one of the greatest American holidays out there — anytime you combine sitting around all day watching football and enjoying fantastic meals with family, it’s nearly an impossible combination to beat. This Thanksgiving, like every Thanksgiving, it’s important to remember what you are thankful for. As for me, I have so many things to be thankful for, listing them off before I dive into a delicious turkey and mashed potatoes would not do it... Full story
At the Nov. 13 Encampment Town Council meeting, the first reading of a revised alcoholic beverages code was approved. The revisions are still in an early draft form, and have not been reviewed by legal counsel, according to Town Clerk Doreen Harvey. There will be at least two more readings of the revised code at town council meetings and the public is invited to comment on the process. Harvey said the change in the code is needed to bring the town code in line with state regulations and most of...
The Encampment Town Council said the Encampment Town Hall will be closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving day, Nov. 28. Town hall will reopen for business on the following Monday. At the monthly town council meeting, several trainings were approved including sending up to eight fire fighters to the Mid-Winter Fire School in January, pesticide applicator class and recertification for Katrina Bergeson and an Operator Basic Class for Brandon Jones. The town council did not second a motion to...
All of the paperwork has been submitted to the state for a $46,977 consensus fund grant to support maintenance and upgrades at Rick Martin Memorial Park. Decisions on consensus fund grant awards will be made in January. The town is looking into whether or not an elected official can be a South Central Emergency Medical Service board member. Gary Stull said he has been told he cannot remain on the board since he has been elected to the Encampment town council. Plans were made to contact the...
The Nov. 4 election brought some changes to the Riverside town council as Leroy Stephenson was elected mayor and Ed Golden was elected to the council. Ron Bedwell is now an outgoing mayor, and Karran Bedwell did not win reelection to her council seat. Fred Lorenz was reelected to the council. “I am happy that the majority of the voters thought I would do a good job as mayor and I appreciate their confidence,” Stephenson said. Stephenson was originally slated to run unopposed, but Ron Bedwell ent...
The makeup of the Encampment town council has changed with the loss of 16-year council member Mary Martin. Martin made a run for the mayorship and lost to incumbent Greg Salisbury, leaving her council seat to be filled by Gary Stull. Cindy Hamilton was re-elected to the council on Nov. 4. Salisbury said he feels the mayoral win is, “kind of bittersweet. Mary has been such an asset to the town. I hope I can talk her into helping some way.” Martin said, “I’m devastated. Sixteen years and it came...
Reprint of this story from the November 6, 1903 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. A new opera house Grand Encampment is going to have a real opera house, small but well arranged, and it is now in building. The city hall, in which entertainments have been held for a year past, is being enlarged, a stage is being built, and a new drop curtain and other necessary properties are being made. Jerry Dunn has the new addition well under way....
At the Encampment Town Council meeting on Oct. 9, outcoming Deputy Clerk Susan Munson was presented a plaque recognizing her years of service to the town. Mayor Greg Salisbury said “(Munson’s) going to go on and do something else great … she gave the Town of Encampment years and years and years of dedicated service.” Munson said it was not an easy decision to leave, but she is going to help her husband grow his business. Discussion of consensus funding lead by Salisbury noted that Rawlins is the...
1 Years Ago Oct. 15, 1914 Above we print the cut of the proposed 35 miles of road to connect us with Denver. This route is from Encampment to within 15 miles of Steamboat Springs, Colo., and is one of the very best routes in the west for fishing, hunting, business, pleasure or through travel. This road will be built with the aid of the government forest service, Routt county, Colorado, and Carbon county, Wyo. This 35 miles will cost about $20,000. which will make the expense of Carbon county about $10,000, and for this tax a 1-mill levy tax...
Gary Stull opened the public comments at the Sept. 11 Encampment Town Council meeting this past Thursday by complaining about the burned structure at 507 McCaffrey. “This property has been sitting as an eyesore to the city since April,” Stull said, adding “The top story is starting to lean to the south and it needs to be taken down before snowfall.” Mayor Greg Salisbury said the problem is that it is private property and the owner has a building permit to rebuild, and that as long as it is boar...
The Riverside Town Council regretfully accepted the resignation of Helen Weiland as their representative to the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Service (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board (JPB). According to Weiland’s resignation letter, she will step down Sept. 15 and her stated reason for leaving is the “need to step down as either Encampment Station Manager or Board Member.” Weiland discussed the fact the SCWEMS JPB is working to restructure their board and have a separation between the b...