Eyes on change at Sage and Sand

Sitting alongside South First Street in Saratoga, the Sage and Sand Motel has been a fixture for 60 years. Another constant, however, is change. In August 2017, the motel saw a change in management as Mathew and Catherine Eye moved to the Valley from Craig, Colo.

With more than 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry, the couple hope to keep the motel modest while still being able to create a "wow effect."

Catherine Eye first became involved in hospitality after her father, a command sergeant major, retired from the U.S. Army at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. and purchased a restaurant in 1...