Monday, February 08, 2010

Heading for the hills

Two Big Horn rams, and three ewes, run for the Seminoe Mountains after being released from the Game & Fish trailers. The sheep were relocated from Oregon to increase Carbon County’s Big Horn...

Photo by KayCee Alameda
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Voices of the Valley series begins Feb. 10
An inaugural series, Voices of the Valley: A community conversation about our future, will commence at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) next Wednesday, Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. These talks are free to the public. The focus of the conversations... More Information

Rep., Senator field questions from Saratoga’s 55-plus crowd
House District 47 Representative Jeb Steward (R) and District 11 State Senator Jim Elliott (D) received questions from their constituents on Friday afternoon at the Saratoga Senior Center. Steward was asked why the state does not currently have a... More Information

Draft calls for speed limit changes in Saratoga
The Town of Saratoga is in the process of conducting a new traffic survey, and several changes to speed limits are present in the draft. Town Engineer Chuck Bartlett explained that a traffic study has not been conducted since the late 1970s, and... More Information

How to use over-the-counter supplements clarified
Dr. Dean Bartholomew told an audience last Wednesday that vitamin D is an essential vitamin for many reasons, and recent studies have shown vitamin D levels have dropped in men and women over the years. Although the studies do not show why,... More Information



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27th Annual Fishing Derby begins Saturday
This weekend marks the 27th Annual Saratoga Ice Fishing Derby, augering and angling will begin on the Saratoga Lake at 7 a.m. on Saturday. Fishermen and women will be competing for $6,000 in cash prizes over the fun-filled weekend. The top... More Information

Kicking powder for the top hand
Saratoga Resort & Spa (Resort & Spa) is hosting the First annual Snowmobile Poker Run (Poker Run) this Saturday. Proceeds from the Poker Run will benefit the Ryan Park and Centennial Search and Rescue Volunteers. The Resort & Spa is... More Information

McWain reclaims seat on council
After receiving only one letter of interest for the council seat vacated by Dr. John Collamer, the Saratoga Town Council emerged from executive session with a unanimous decision to award the opening to former councilman Mike McWain. McWain told... More Information

District leaning toward five-day school week
On of the most divisive issues inside the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) boundary was examined in depth during January’s board meeting at the new Medicine Bow Elementary School Monday night. A new schedule or schedules will be... More Information

Derby sees record attendance
Under last Saturday’s mild winter sky, nearly six hundred anglers gathered on the Saratoga Lake for the 27th Annual Ice Fishing Derby. First place was given to Chris Martinez, of Cheyenne, with the largest fish of the weekend at 23.2 inches,... More Information

Recreation Department discussed at length
With numerous ongoing projects, and the ever popular fitness classes, the recreation department became the focus of the Jan. 19 Saratoga Town Council Meeting. Recreation Director Lisa Burton asked the council to consider donating the unused pool... More Information

We got our spot!
Early “ice homesteaders” claim their spots before the crowds arrive... More Information

Small Fry
Two-year-old Caiden Roberts (left) and three-year-old Ashlyn Buxton, watch three-year-old Augustus (Gus) Cushing bait a hook during the 27th Annual Fishing Derby Saturday. All three of the children are from... More Information

"Fowl" weather friends
Mallard drakes and hens, along with few Canadian geese, anticipate a free lunch on the western shore of the North Platte River in Saratoga on Friday... More Information

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