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There wasn’t any drama on Saturday at the BearTrap Cafe and Bar, though there were plenty of llamas. The Platte Valley Arts Council, in cooperation with 307 Llama Company and the BearTrap, hosted a llama art event from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. According to Mary Martin, secretary of the Platte Valley Arts Council, the event was well attended with 39 kids and 45 adults. “We actually beat Saratoga Days (this year) and that’s usually our big draw as far as participation,” said Martin....
District: Jackie Jones, HES/MBES Principal After 28 years in the classroom, I am starting my new role as principal of the North Carbon County Elementary Schools and couldn’t be more excited. I have spent most of my summer working on administration classes and working in Hanna and Medicine Bow Elementary Schools to prepare for the 2023-24 academic year. My husband, Clif, and I were able to take a couple of trips to Yellowstone to do some photography and escape cell phone and i...
SARATOGA, WY - Saratoga recently played host to several prominent martial artists, including world-renowned Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) instructor, Roy Dean. Platte Valley Martial Arts was the center of attention in hosting Roy Dean and his affiliates at their annual gathering. BJJ practitioners from as far as Australia visited Saratoga to train with fellow students and athletes at PVMA. “It was an honor and privilege to host Professor Dean and showcase BJJ to our community a...
Pickleball was again a center court issue for the Saratoga Town Council during their August 1 meeting as the council discussed the recreation commission's handling of the event. The discussion involved, at times, heated exchanges between Mayor Chuck Davis, Councilmember Kathy Beck and members of the public. The event itself didn't appear to be the issue. The issues, instead, seemed to be communication between commission members and businesses, the bidding process for food...
U.S. military service members are ready to be called upon at any time to protect the country, and you may have wondered how to express gratitude for their sacrifices. “Many service members are overseas supporting NATO due to war in Ukraine. These deployments should be a reminder to all Americans of the importance of expressing our gratitude to the men and women in the military who sacrifice so much for us,” says Christopher Plamp, United Service Organizations (USO) senior vic...
From Music to Fireworks, something could be found to entertain and delight the senses of all attending the 17th Annual What Fest. Many forms of musical expression could be heard throughout the weekend. From bluegrass and folk music, to punk and metal. Attendees could find something for any taste. The mix of genres and their fans made for a unique blend of people coming together to enjoy a weekend of music and a general feeling of togetherness. The lineup included many Wyoming...
The town of Saratoga, and the Saratoga Recreation Department, staged the 1st Annual Pickleball Tournament on Saturday, July 22, at Veterans Island. The event drew 20 players, competing in doubles, divided into two flights; beginners and intermediate level players. Most teams were local; from Saratoga and Rawlins, but a team from Cheyenne and one from Casper were also competing. It is notable that Saratoga staged this tournament of the popular sport since just six weeks ago...
The county fair brings to mind a number of images: rodeos, a sense of community and parades. The same goes for the Carbon County Fair. Food trucks from near and far gather at the fairgrounds and seem to have their dedicated fans. The most popular place to get breakfast, lunch and dinner, though, seems to be the Carbon County Concessions building. It's common, during fair week, to see a line of customers extending from the order window. It's easy to see why when looking at the...
For one week, young people from all over Carbon County converge onto the country fairgrounds to show cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and poultry. It was this last one which was on display Monday afternoon. Poultry is a broad term, though most may think of chickens when first hearing the word and it was mostly chickens which were in the showmanship portion of the Poultry Show. While, in other portions, the animals itself is judged it is a little different in showmanship as it’s the...
Cheryl Munroe doesn’t seem to know the meaning of slow down. The Wyoming native, born and raised in Riverton, taught for nearly 50 years before she retired. Even up to the day of her retirement from Carbon County School District No. 2 as the Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher for both Encampment K12 School and Saratoga Middle High School, she was hard to catch up with. Munroe, or Mo as she’s endearingly called throughout the county, will substitute teach when she...
A Saratoga man who wrecked a stolen vehicle and is believed to have stolen another is still on the run as of Tuesday afternoon. On July 28, the Rawlins Police Department announced in a press release they had issued a warrant for the arrest of Wyatt Fluty, 29, after he fled from the police. According to the press release, the Rawlins Police Department responded to a call about a suspicious person in an SUV at a business on Airport Road. When law enforcement arrived on the...
“It takes a village to raise a child”. In this case, it took a village to raise a childcare center. Volunteers, board members, and staff spent scores of hours working to make the new Valley Village Childcare Center become a reality. What began as a dream, a possibility, is now under construction and will be completed and ready to house children by next year. Sixteen months of town council meetings and countless meetings with inspectors, architects, builders, and board mem...
By the Rev. Canon Bobbe Fitzhugh, Episcopal Church in Wyoming Serving St. James’ Encampment, Chapel on the Plains Medicine Bow, St. Thomas’ Rawlins “6% of adults and 17% of adolescents are thinking about suicide at any given time and 50% of any congregation is impacted by suicide in some form. These statistics make this an issue that the church cannot avoid. Communities of faith have both a theological obligation and a call by God to face this challenge head-on, equipping members to do the same,” says Michelle Snyder,...
A Fundraising Outreach Eat, Sing, Give! Do you love an old fashioned Gospel Sing? How about a Gospel Sing that features free hot dogs, chips, popcorn, sodas, and even snow cones? Well, then, head to the Saratoga Museum Pavilion on Sunday, August 13th for a wonderful evening of food and entertainment! The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. The evening is being sponsored by the churches of the Platte Valley Ministerial Association to raise funds to support the cancer journey of the oldest son of Brian and Lila Hopper. Brian...
The Saratoga Sun, in partnership with Carbon County School District 2, will be holding a school supply drive from Monday August 7 through Thursday August 31. The goal is to ensure that all of our local students can get the new school year off to a great beginning, with the necessary resources, and help them have a successful school year. There will be four drop off locations: the Saratoga Sun offices, Hanna Elementary School, Monday - Thursday from 8am to 3pm, in Medicine Bow at the C-Spear Restaurant and Bridge Street...
A 34-year-old man from Washington State was arrested in June in connection with one of three fentanyl deaths in Carbon County earlier this year. Marty Leroy Ervine is facing two felony counts of delivery of a controlled substance and one count of involuntary manslaughter in Carbon County according to documents filed in circuit court earlier on May 25. Ervine was arrested on June 5 on a warrant issued from Carbon County, according to an article originally published in the...
The western water tower for the Town of Saratoga, which has long been a source of frustration for both the Saratoga Town Council and the water and sewer joint powers board, was finally demolished this week. The tower had been scheduled for demolition and isolated from the water system for over a year....
A man with ties to Saratoga and the Platte Valley is on the run from the Rawlins Police Department following an incident on the evening of July 27. According to a press release from the Rawlins Police Department, officers responded to a call about a suspicious person in an SUV at a business located on Airport Road. Upon arriving at the scene, one of the officers recognized the driver of the SUV as Wyatt Fluty, 29, of Saratoga. Fluty fled in the SUV until it crashed into a cree... Full story
Within the walls of a hospital, the range of human emotion can be seen and felt on a daily basis. A single visit to these buildings can change a person’s life forever. They can be a place of new beginnings and relief from life’s pain and suffering or can bring sorrow and loss, pulling the world out from under someone’s feet. A person may not feel the true gravity of a situation until they find themselves alone and away from the monitors, noises and organized chaos of the h...
Expenses presented from the recreation department were the catalyst for a conversation regarding bidding processes, approval policies and the spending of public money during the July 18 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council. Councilmember Kathy Beck, who serves as the council representative to the recreation commission, presented a bill for $741 from Cowboy Couture for t-shirts and discussed a $780 bid from Hangry Services, Inc.. Both bids, which were for the pickleball...
CHEYENNE — In the back of an SUV with a license plate frame proudly stating “I wasn’t born in Wyoming, I got here as fast I could,” a mother and daughter waited patiently Sunday for the unofficial kickoff to Cheyenne Frontier Days. Debbie Harvey told her mother, Cynthia Newby, to be ready early in the morning to head out, but gave little indication what the surprise would be.They drove from Harvey’s home in Cheyenne to the intersection of Interstate 25 and Vandehei Avenue, and...
The start of a new school year carries with it so much potential, particularly when students -- and their parents -- stay organized. Amid the back-to-school chaos, use these tips and gear recommendations to help keep everyone on track, whether they are at school, at home or on-the-go: Notes and Big Ideas Color-coded notebooks and binders, along with labeled dividers, can help you keep your coursework straight and your note-taking organized. Take your color-coding a step further by extending the concept to the tools you write...
The Saratoga Police Department is making preparations for the 2023/2024 school year, according to Chief Mike Morris. Morris also provided some updates regarding the hobo pool. In a sit down with Morris, the topic of school bus pickup and dropoff along with maintaining a significant presence around the schools was his main concern. Morris spoke on getting everyone on the same page understanding how a safe and effective bus pickup and drop off at the schools should take place. Last year, with the construction on Spring Street,...
A request by a Saratoga resident has appeared to have highlighted a gap in the municipal code when it comes to temporary agricultural uses on residential property. At the July 18 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council, Mayor Chuck Davis said Scott Kerbs had asked about letting his sheep graze an overgrown parcel of property along Farm Street between 7th and 9th streets. The property in question is zoned RD7200 which, under section 18.42.150 of the municipal code, only allows horses to be kept permanently on a residential proper...
