$25K for hatchery, hunters take 615 deer, three from Valley seek office, Laird up for teacher of the year

100 Years Ago

Oct. 29, 1914

Washington, Oct. 27–Senator Warren, before leaving for Wyoming, had a conference with Dr. H. M. Smith, Commissioner of Fisheries concerning an additional appropriation of $25,000 for the Saratoga hatchery.

Dr. Smith assured the senator that he would submit an estimate for the additional appropriation of $25,000 for the hatchery and the Senator will try to have the appropriation included in the Sundry Civic Appropriation bill the next session of congress.

Dr. Smith will have the $25,000 now available, spent in such a way that the hatchery can be used alright if they never get the second $25,000, but if they do get it, it will make everything about the hatchery larger and more complete.

75 Years Ago

Oct. 26, 1939

Only 615 deer of all kinds had been brought through the four checking stations on the Medicine Bow forest up to noon Monday, according to Deputy Warden P. E. Breniman of Saratoga, and up to 10:00 o’clock last night, he said this figure had changed so little as to be inconsequential. Hunters which had been checked in through the two stations on this side of the range numbered 544, and those going through the two stations on the Laramie side brought the number to well over 1,000.

50 Years Ago

Oct. 29, 1964

Three candidates seeking public offices in Tuesday’s general elections are Platte Valley residents. Jim Berger seeks a seat on the Board of Commissioners of Carbon county on the Republican ticket and incumbent Elton Trowbridge, Democrat of Saratoga, and Republican Wayne Platt of Encampment are in the race for state legislative jobs.

25 Years Ago

Oct. 25, 1989

Saratoga teacher Rod Laird is one of five semi-finalists for the 1989 Wyoming Teacher of the Year according to State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lynn Simons.

Laird is on a one year sabbatical from his current position as a gifted and talented teacher at the Saratoga Elementary and Middle Schools. He was named as the National Endowment for the Humanities/Reader’s Digest Teacher/Scholar for 1989.

Previously, Laird taught at the Wyoming School for the Deaf and was employed with Natrona County School District No. 1. He has a strong interest in archeology and other social sciences and during his year’s sabbatical is working on developing archeological classroom materials for elementary and secondary students.