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Although recent flooding had closed it temporarily, the newly-revamped Saratoga Golf Course is expected to receive more play from clubbers around the state. Matt Daubner, Course Manager and PGA Golf Professional, said he had seen many golfers hit the greens so far this season before the flood hit. He said the 3,580-yard nine-hole course, which has a cliff-top tee and three over-water tee shots, officially opened up for spring on April 23. "We've gotten people from all over, including Colorado,...
The town of Saratoga has a new face balancing its checkbook, as Sammy Flohr becomes the town treasurer. Flohr, who refers to himself as a "recovering Greeny", is originally from Lakewood, Colo., but has always wanted to live in Wyoming. "I just wanted to get out of the city," Flohr said. "I used to come up here as kid. My dad was from Superior, which is near Rock Springs. I spent summers in Fremont Lake and the Green River in Flaming Gorge. I have always loved it up here [in Wyoming] and I...
Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Stacy Crimmins has been reappointed to serve on the Platte Valley Community Center Joint Powers Board. Crimmins has served on the seven-member board since its inception in 2003, the years she also began as the local chamber’s executive director. Her reappointment to the board was announced during last week’s Carbon County Commissioners meeting. “I’m very proud to serve on the board, and we’ve worked really hard to get to where we...
After inventing a specialized coffee cup, Saratoga businessman Mitch Bangert is savoring in his success and earning acclaim from coffee lovers worldwide. For his growing coffee cup business, the Small Business Administration (SBA) recently announced Bangert had won the Wyoming Small Business Exporter of the Year Award, and the Region VIII Small Business Exporter of the Year Award, which includes entries from North and South Dakota, Montana, Utah, Colorado and Wyoming. Bangert's business goes by...
After three decades of business in the Valley, The Flower Pot florist in Saratoga is still going strong. Owner/designer Connie McGuire said it is hard to believe it has been 30 years since she opened her flower shop on April 20, 1984. The shop, currently the only one in the Platte Valley, was first located at 122 E. Bridge Ave, before it moved to its current corner spot at 102 E. Bridge Ave. The store originally offered fresh, silk and dried flowers, floor and table plants, terrariums,...
Joe Elder has taken over as Executive Director at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC). The Saratoga resident brings a wide array of abilities to the position. Elder said that combining his previous jobs as Saratoga town treasurer and the editor of The Saratoga Sun made the executive director position at PVCC an ideal job for him to take on. "I think moving here and being a reporter for The Saratoga Sun was really a unique and in-depth way to get involved with the community and get acquaint...
The Old Baldy Club is known for it world class golfing, prime fishing and upscale resort. Now in its 50th year, Old Baldy Club is filled with new staff members to continue its long tradition. At the helm is new general manager Greg Hoover. In a long career with hospitality, Hoover hopes to maintain the Old Baldy Club's prestige. "My goal is to exceed our member's expectations at all times," Hoover said. "The Old Baldy Club has an outstanding reputation nationwide, its cliental is very high end....
Keeping a community safe — sometimes it happens in the most unusual places. And a few local people are keeping our community safe one drink at a time. Several bartenders, waiters, waitresses and other liquor distributors in the Platte Valley have expressed interest for the Training for Inventions Procedures (TIPS) training. According to it’s website, TIPS “is a dynamic skills-based training program designed to prevent intoxication, drunk driving and underage drinking by enhancing the fundamental...
The town of Saratoga will surely gain an economic boost during the 34th annual Donald E. Erickson Chariot Races this weekend. Saratoga resident Rosemary Erickson said she was excited for another year of busyness during the big racing event, which was named after her husband, Don, who passed away in 1980. She said Don was very well-known in the community before his passing. “We moved here in 1970 and had a corner drug store, and Don was active in the business community,” Erickson said. “He helpe...
With the Valentine's Day spirit in the air this week, two Saratoga businesses are staying stocked with enough gifts to keep loved ones happy. This Friday, the Flower Pot florist will celebrate nearly 30 years of Valentine's Day, while Sweet Marie's bakeshop will celebrate its first experience with the holiday. Owning the only flower shop in the Platte Valley, Connie McGuire said she has already made many Valentine's Day sales and orders. She named Valentine's Day and Mother's Day as the two...
Saratoga Resort and Spa's new general manager brings several years of hospitality experience to the Platte Valley. It has been a winding road for Scott Randall. But if there is one thing that has stayed the same throughout the years, it's his passion for hospitality management. A native to the California Bay Area, Randall moved to Utah to get his degree in management of recreational facilities. He then worked for a resort in the Park City area as the director of activities. "The resort in Utah...
The town of Encampment has a new business. Alyson Sneddon opened her vendor business, known as “The Red Wagon”, on Dec. 12 in the former Aunt Martha’s This N’ That shop next to Encampment Town Hall. Since her opening she has been subleasing the space for vendors who have items to sell, much like Aspen Sky Merchants in Saratoga. According to Sneddon, the Red Wagon can provide many separate vending areas for people who have interesting or unique products to sell. She said she runs the busines...
In a crowded room at the Platte Valley Community Center, several members of Valley businesses gathered for the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet. The Chamber of Commerce gave out four awards to local people, organizations, and businesses including volunteer of the year, organization of the year, new business of the year, and business of the year. This year's volunteer of the year was Cheryl Munroe. A family/consumer science teacher at Encampment High School, she...
Janssen awarded lifetime achievement award for his work in spine surgery Dr. Mike Janssen, owner of Saratoga Resort and Spa, was awarded the Life-time Achievement Award in Spine Surgery for the world by AOSpine in November. Janssen said he had mixed feelings about the award. At first he was excited, but then he said he was sad, realizing life-time achievement awards sometimes indicate someone is at the end of their life or after they have passed on. "Most people are considered for life-time...
After 15 years of selling real estate, the doors are closing at Double R Land Company. Owner Richard Rakness, who will be 82 years old this year, began working in real estate 25 years ago after closing his ranch. He sold real estate for Bill Saulcy and then Laurie Forster at Town and County Real Estate, before opening Double R at its 116 W. Bridge St. location. Double R's New Year's Day closing marked exactly 15 years of business, and Rakness said his good health helped keep him going strong...
The Annual Dinner and Meeting for the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce (SPVCC) will be next month. The SPVCC will distrubute their annual awards which include Business of the Year, New Business of the Year, Organization of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. Nominees for these awards will be recognized as well. This year’s guest speaker at the dinner is CEO of the Wyoming Technology Business Center Jon Benson whose program is developing a technology business incubator and an outreach program focused on early stage high growth c...
Stacy Crimmins has been the executive director at the Saratoga Platte Valley Chamber for more than 10 years. She was hired as the administrative assistant, but soon after, she was promoted to executive director. Crimmins is now about to take on the most important role in her chamber career - president of the Wyoming Chamber Partnership. Crimmins was nominated at the annual Wyoming Chamber Fall Conference held in Cody last month. The nomination came as a surprise to Crimmins. "I have been on the...
A group of people sitting at a table at the Snowy Range Brewery was full of energy, as the three new managers of the Saratoga Resort and Spa and the new executive chef finished up their first meeting last Thursday afternoon. Longtime general manager Susan Wallace retired Dec. 1 and the new management is very excited about their new positions, they said. Michael Degenhart is the new executive chef and he is the newest addition to the Saratoga Resort and Spa. Thursday was his second day on the job...
The Red Sage Spa has a new service thanks to Shandiin Talker. They now offer “glitter toes”. Talker spent the summer months earning her nail technician degree in Murray, Utah, and returned with not only a license to be a nail technician, but with new and modern ideas on how to make the clients at Red Sage Spa sparkle. Talker has been getting her nails done for years, and as an employee of Red Sage Spa since it opened in 2004. She wanted to be able to offer a service aside from her massage the...
Lynda Healey tries not to say no when asked to lend a helping hand. "There is not much I won't consider doing, as long as it's legal," she said. "I'm not afraid to try new things." Even if the task involves wearing a gorilla costume, Healey finds herself, not only willing, but sometimes enjoying her job. Healey, since coming up with the idea in 2000 while living in Star Valley, has offered a variety of services to her community, simply because she saw a need. "In every community I have been in,...
The idea for the bake shop started with a dream to bring something sweet to Saratoga. “I always wanted to open up my own bakery, and I saw a need in Saratoga for comfort food, and I saw the most perfect opportunity,” said Marie Christen, the owner of Sweet Marie’s Bakeshop, a new business located in Saratoga on Bridge Street next to Strong Tower Design. Sweet Marie’s Bakeshop is a café-style restaurant featuring cupcakes, breakfast items, coffees, teas, cookies and other pastries. Sweet Marie’s...
A Saratoga chiropractor now has certification necessary to practice acupuncture, making her one of a few, if not the only acupuncturist, in Carbon County. Dr. Kendra Sims, D.C. Doctor of Chiropractic, and now acupuncturist, with Albany County Chiropractic in Saratoga, received the credentials necessary to practice acupuncture in February 2012 from the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners. Along with Sims’ new practice, she also achieved Diplomate status with the College of Manipulative a...
Simply Amazing. There’s no better way to describe the weekend that Saratoga FBLA members had at their annual State Leadership Conference. To begin, an attendance record was set when over 700 members from 38 schools across Wyoming converged on the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne, Wyoming March 14 through 16. Students were there to compete in a variety of business related topics with hopes of qualifying for a chance to compete this June in Anaheim, California at the National Leadership Conference. The Saratoga members did just that – qualify in mas...