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An imbroglio that began at a sparsely-attended Dec. 20 meeting of the Saratoga Town Council carried over into the New Year, drawing a crowd of about 35 to the council’s Jan. 3 gathering. Despite being sharply chastised by several members of the public for remarks he’d made at the Dec. 20 meeting, council member Will Faust continued to assert that the community garden board had improperly disbursed federal grant money. Those charges were denied by board members, and a review of the town’s annua... Full story
The annual blood drive conducted by Valley Service Organization (VSO) in conjunction with United Blood Services (UBS) of Wyoming will be held Tuesday, Jan. 17. The drive will be conducted from noon to 5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall of the Platte Valley Community Center, according to Roxie Baldwin, VSO project coordinator. The goal for VSO’s 2016 blood drive is 28 donors, but 46 appointment slots are available, Baldwin said. All blood types except AB positive and negative will be accepted this time. Blood and blood products are needed by people s... Full story
James Edward Dettinger, 99, member of an old Wyoming family passed away Nov. 22, 2016, in La Puente, Calif. James, born June 26, 1917, in Encampment is the last of six children of Roy and Nellie (Martin) Dettinger. Siblings preceding James in death are Lora, Roy Jr., Fern, Robert and Ellen. He lived and worked in Encampment (ranching) and Ryan Park (logging) until 1952, when the family (Serene (Marple) Dettinger, his wife, and three children, Nancy, Edward and Peggy) moved to California, living... Full story
Navigators traveling Wyoming to assist residents with health care and health insurance options came to Saratoga Jan. 9. Enroll Wyoming Navigators came to Saratoga to answer queries prior to the Open Enrollment deadline Jan. 31. After that date, open enrollment will end until 2018, if the program survives a planned repeal by the Donald Trump administration and a Republican Congress. No plans to replace the insurance subsidies currently in place have been revealed, meaning this may be the last year the public will have access to subsidized... Full story
It’s 2017, and there are a lot of people who are happy to see 2016 go. The year saw a rather contentious and seemingly interminable election; ISIS; terrorism; increasing tensions with Russia; unrest at home about race issues and some indications that fascism is on the comeback in many parts of the world, including those that should know better. We lost a lot of celebrities and musicians, too. So as happy as many are to see 2016 behind them, it’s also important to look back and see some of the positive things that happened in 2016, and the... Full story
SHS English teacher Larry Cloyd shows Aubergine the Goat some love to benefit the "Make a Wish" Foundation. Asked afterwards about his experience, Hicks said his smooch had been "salty."... Full story
Education Week’s 21st annual report card ranked Wyoming seventh in the nation for education quality. Quality Counts - Under Construction: Building on ESSA’s K-12 Foundation gave Wyoming an overall score of 80.3 out of 100 points and a grade of B-minus. Wyoming scored highest among western states and above the nation’s average grade of C. Education Week’s 2017 grades are based on three key indices: the Chance-for-Success Index; K-12 Achievement Index; and school finance. “The 2017 Quality Counts report serves as a reminder that we are doing gre... Full story
The Wyoming Department of Education is seeking public comment on the Wyoming Graduation Requirements of Chapter 31, which can be viewed at edu.wyoming.gov/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Ch31Rules.pdf. These rules establish the minimum requirements for a student to receive a high school diploma, along with a process for the State Board of Education to consult with school districts on the establishment of high school diploma policies. The revisions are intended to remove unnecessary complexity for school districts, honor the requirement to provide... Full story
Encampment School ended its homecoming week Saturday, and a weather-related postponement of the school's homecoming dance did not dampen Encampment students' spirits. The schools boys and girls basketball teams gave students, faculty and families plenty to celebrate with a string of wins. The school also exceeded a fundraising goal in its Penny Wars fundraiser, and concluded the week with a cake auction that raised $12,180 for the school's athletic fund. The boys and girls basketball teams... Full story
Late-arriving wrestling mats over winter break made for a slow start for the Saratoga High School wrestling team at the Shane Shatto Invite Jan. 6 and 7 in Cheyenne. Representing Saratoga at the varsity level were junior Jaxon King and senior Thomas Ingraham, who both grappled well enough to be in contention during both days of the tournament but finished farther back than they’d aimed for. According to coach Zach Schmidt, Ingraham ended up taking fourth, while King lost in the consolation q... Full story
After an extended break, sports teams can return to play rusty and out of practice, or rejuvenated and fresh of foot. In posting a dominant 39-17 Jan. 7 win over the Hanna Elk Mountain (HEM) Miners after the holiday vacation, the Saratoga Panthers girls basketball team made a solid argument for the latter case. "I think we came out pretty strong," coach Heather Bartlett said after the game. The Panthers leapt out to an early lead and never relinquished it, allowing Bartlett an opportunity to tin... Full story
On Jan. 7, the Hanna Elk Mountain (HEM) Miners boys basketball team came to Saratoga, only to have a Panther eat their canary. Though Saratoga posted a 58-40 victory, the game's margin was much tighter throughout most of regulation, with a late Saratoga-surge providing the Panthers a buffer. Saratoga exited the first quarter up 15-11, and expanded that lead to 25-16 by half time. Trouble struck in the third, however, with Saratoga missing shots and HEM responding with a series of fastbreaks and... Full story
Editors Note: This was playfully written in the style of the graphic novel "300." I hope you enjoy it. The Encampment Tigers boys and girls' basketball team stood tall during homecoming after dominating any team so unfortunate as to tread on the Tigers' timber that celebratory week. The boys and girls' varsity teams came out of winter break as ready as the defenders of a coastal pass well memorialized by Herodotus and Frank Miller. Both the boys' and the girls' teams surged though the... Full story
After a somewhat mild December, winter rolled into the Valley during the first week of January, bringing a lot of snow and record-breaking temperatures, along with that famous Wyoming wind. Thursday, the low temperature in Saratoga was -34 degrees according to wunderground.com, a temperature that shattered the previous Jan. 5 low temperature record for the town of -13 degrees that was set in 2014. The bitterly cold temperatures came on the heels of a snow storm that dumped over a foot of snow... Full story
The 4-H shooting sports club will be starting a new season of shooting sports instruction for Valley youth at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 18 at the Saratoga Library. The shooting club is open to youths who are 4-H members in Saratoga and Encampment and between the ages of 8-years-old and 18. The shooting club instructs children on the safe use of air rifles, air pistols, .22 rifles and pistols, as well as archery. The club also has trap shooting events. The first meeting on Jan. 18 is an informational meeting, Louis Braun, one of the instructors for the... Full story