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The Platte Valley Arts Council is sponsoring the 6th annual Hay Bale Sculpture Contest and it is bigger than ever. Back in September, there was an initiation sent out to all local ranches, businesses or families to show off some good ole' fashioned ranch ingenuity that could give their outfit creative bragging rights for a year. Eight participants entered this years contest. The defending champions CSU Beef Improvement Center is joined by Doggett Greenhouse, Kelly Cattle Company, Saratoga Sun,... Full story
Mayor James Creed signed the proclamation from the Wyoming Food Bank proclaiming September Hunger Action Month at the September 22 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Sarah Glandt, an Ambassador from Americorps Food Security, attended as well. She thanked the mayor and the Town of Saratoga for their participation by bringing this issue to the attention of citizens of the Valley. Councilman Jon Nelson spoke with Danny Burau of Firewater Public House. Burau volunteered to take care of the Odd...
Penny Layman, the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) representative for Encampment presented a request for Resolutions 2022-09 and resolution 2022-10. Both resolutions are for grant money to purchase new ambulances. Layman advised the council that it is a two year wait for an ambulance so they are trying to get started now. She also said that the two old ambulances, that were up for sale, had sold for a total of $20,000. The resolutions were approved and signed. Zane...
1 Years Ago Saratoga Town Council Proceedings September 7, 1922 A special meeting of the Town council was called to order by Mayor McKillip. Upon roll call, Councilmen Gross, Ledbetter, Sowder, and Dahl were found present. A motion was made by Councilman Ledbetter and seconded by Councilman Dahl to put in a concrete crosswalk on Elm and 5th Streets, in front of the school house. Motion carried. Mr. Hall and Mr. Bossard Mae applications for an electric light franchise and the council took same under advisement. There being no further...
The following write-ins were certified on August 18, 2022 by the Carbon County Canvassing Board. Each will be notified by the County Clerk and will have to accept the nomination to have his/her name printed on the General Election ballot. Those certified for more than one office would have to choose only one. Town of Riverside Mayor: Leroy Stephenson Town of Riverside Council (4 year): Fred Lorenz Ed Golden Town of Sinclair Council (4 year): Eloise Bennett Town of Hanna Council (4 year): Charlie George Diana Springsguth Sammy Sikes Town of...
At the Encampment Town Council on August 11, Bob Davis, a candidate for House Representative 47 spoke about his agenda and answered questions from the council and guests. Penny Layman, the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) representative, was the first to speak. She read a letter to the council that was sent to SCWEMS from a nurse who’s husband had cardiac issues while they were hiking in the Sierra Madres. Due to the diligence and care given by the attending EMT’s and...
The Riverside Town council met on August 8, 2022. Bob Davis addressed the Town Council, introducing himself and explaining why he thought he was a qualified candidate as House Representative 47. Sandy Martin, representative for Carbon County Economic Development, gave a short presentation. She advised the Council on September 19, 2022, of the annual meeting at the Parco Theater in Sinclair. She asked for permission to submit an annual report at the meeting. The council approved. Helen Weiland...
The weather was beautiful for the Riverside Town Council meeting on July 12, 2022. Helen Weiland of South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services Join Powers Board (SCWEMS JPB) reported “everyone is onboard with new director” and volunteerism is on the rise. The new EMTs have also started. The new EMT for Encampment needs to pass National Chest exam. She will then be on call. Currently she is driving. “Things seem to be coming together” said Weiland. However, Saratoga needs a new represe...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on July 14 at the Encampment Town Hall as the summer in Wyoming hits the halfway point. In attendance on the Council was Mayor Greg Salisbury, council members Bill Craig, Shannon Fagan Craig and Gary Stull. Council member Stan Banach was absent. The agenda and minutes from the regularly scheduled meeting on June 9 and a special meeting on June 30 were quickly improved. The next course of action by the Council was to approve the financials. Town...
The Encampment Opera House hosted a forum for the four candidates of the Encampment mayoral race on Sunday evening. Jeb Steward was the mediator. The forum was attended by approximately thirty residents of Encampment. The four candidates are Greg Salisbury, incumbent; Matt Wagy, Shannon Fagan Craig and Brad Hebig. The candidates were at odds about a few items, but there seemed to be some common ground on others. Finishing the sewer and water projects are definitely a priority in all of their...
The Encampment Town Council met at 7 p.m. on June 9 at the Encampment Town Hall. Mayor Greg Salisbury was in attendance as were council members, Shannon Fagan Craig, Bill Craig and Gary Stull. Doreen Harvey, town clerk/treasurer, went over the financials with the council and quickly the bills were ratified. The first public guest was Yvonne Johnson of the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation (CCEDC) to give an update. “The document I gave you is an overview of what we have been d...
The Riverside Town Council met at 6 p.m. on June 9 at the Riverside Town Hall. The first thing on the agenda was the public hearing of the liquor licenses for the Bear Bones LLC aka the Bear Trap and the Mangy Moose. Mayor Leroy Stephenson asked the audience if there were any issues and there were none. The council members in attendance were Fred Lorenz and Marl Helwick. Ed Golden was not in attendance. After the public meeting was closed, the council voted for both venues to receive licenses....
More than two years since it held what was thought to be its final sermon, St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Medicine Bow will be reopening its doors as Chapel on the Plains. On September 22, 2019, Reverend Arlen Rounds conducted his final sermon in the historic church. Joined by fellow clergy and two close friends-Bonnie Culver and Jeanette Fisher-Rounds recounted both the history of the church and his own history within the building through both tears and smiles. After years of driving from Lara...
Museum directors from across Carbon County recently met at the Hanna Basin Museum to share thoughts and ideas about working together. Museum director Tim Nicklas from The Grand Encampment, Mike Armstrong from Hanna Basin, Sharon Biamon from Medicine Bow, Tina Hill from Rawlins Penitentiary, Dana Davis from Saratoga and Lela Emmons from Savory met at the Hanna Basin Museum met on May 13. Elk Mountain's director was out of town and could not attend. The Carbon County Museum director did not attend...
The date of the 2022 Primary Election continues to draw closer. With the filing period closing at 5 p.m. on May 27, some candidates will have a tough race ahead of them. Other seats, however, will have to be filled with write-in campaigns. United States Representative - Republican After well over a year of a number of potential candidates coming out of the woodwork to run against incumbent Representative Liz Cheney, the official number of candidates for Wyoming’s lone seat in the House of R...
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 sister, Georgie, were...
Less than 48 hours remain for candidates to file for political office in the 2022 Primary Election. Filings for political office are set to close at 5 p.m. on Friday. As of Tuesday afternoon, some municipal seats will have a crowded field while others are still wide open. The race for Carbon County Sheriff, meanwhile, may be more exciting than in past elections. And while the race for House District 47 caught statewide attention two years ago with a crowded field, it appears incumbent...
The Encampment Town Council held their regularly scheduled meeting on April 14 with Mayor Greg Salisbury in attendance along with council members Bill Craig, Shannon Fagan-Craig and Gary Stull. Town Clerk/Treasurer Doreen Harvey went over the financials and, when she finished, the council approved paying the bills. Loretta Hansen and Dawndette Spaulding came before the council and asked the Town to endorse a proclamation acknowledging National Crime Victims Rights Week. Hansen said the program...
By Micky Jones The Riverside town council had a filled agenda for the spring meeting April 14th. In attendance were Mayor Leroy Stephenson, council members Ed Golden and Fred Lorenz. Stephenson told the council he had to fix the lift station. “The backup generator was not working the way it should have been,” Stephenson said. “I had the people who built the control unit for the generator come down and they got a new motherboard for it, and now it is working perfectly. I don’t have a bill fr...
The Carbon County Council of Governments discussed a variety of topics during their March 18 meeting in Hanna. Chief among those was the recent catastrophic water break in Rawlins. The member municipalities also discussed the proposed fire district and provided updates on their respective communities. Rawlins Water Event Lenny Layman, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Carbon County gave a presentation on how the Carbon County Coordination Center (C4) performed recently during a major...
If you received your newspaper on a Thursday, there’s no need to worry. The mail wasn’t late this week. Instead, this week marks the Saratoga Sun’s return to Thursday publication. We have switched to a new printer, one in eastern Wyoming, in our continued efforts to provide you with the best product we can each week. When we use the term return in regards to Thursday publication, it may be confusing to some of our readers. It may seem to some that the Sun has published on Wednesday forever. Long-time Saratoga locals, however, can tell you d... Full story
On March 10, members of the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (S/PVCC) gathered in the Great Hall of the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) to honor local businesses, organizations and volunteers from throughout the community during the Annual Chamber Dinner. Each year, the Chamber of Commerce honors the Volunteer of the Year, Organization of the Year, New Business of the Year and Business of the Year. A recent addition to the categories, Emerging Business of the Year, is also...
The Medicine Bow Town Council met on February 15 at the Community Hall, rescheduled from February 14. Those present were Mayor Sharon Biamon and Councilmembers Lucinda Schofield, Cynthia Chace, Sharon Kahl, and Dawndee Yocom. Others present were Town Clerk/Treasurer Karen Heath, Public Works Director Hayden Bricker, Town Marshal David Redding, Town Attorney Robert Piper, and Fire Chief Robert Maddox. The minutes from the regular meeting on January 10, 2022, and special meetings on January 13...
The Encampment Town Council met on February 10 at the Encampment Town Hall. Present were Mayor Greg Salisbury and council members Stan Banach and Gary Stull. Council members Shannon Fagan-Craig and Bill Craig were not present. There were no amendments to the agenda, which was quickly approved along with the minutes of the January 13 regular meeting. Town Clerk/Treasurer Doreen Harvey went over the financials which came to a total of $82,088.42. The Council approved paying the total amount....
The Encampment Town Council’s January 13 meeting was full of activity, though it all moved rather quickly. Heard at the meeting was a letter of interest for South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) Joint Powers Board. The 35th Annual Sierra Madre Winter Carnival held four spots in the new business section of the agenda, along with 2022 recreation board ideas appearing on the list as well. Designated depositories, official newspaper and posting places were decided. Advertising fo...
