Sorted by date Results 1 - 25 of 32
A small grass fire broke out at Kelley Land and Cattle Company on Monday. At 1:22 p.m., a passerby called 911 and reported they saw smoke, according to the Saratoga Police Department. The Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched. The fire was apparently started by barrels of old logs from a controlled burn on the property last week that got whipped up by the wind, according to Kelley Landy and Cattle Company's ranch manager Mike Crimmins. "We were working up on a ditch when we saw... Full story
It’s a milestone for Wyoming ranchers when the first grazing district in Wyoming celebrates its 80th anniversary this week. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 was signed by President Roosevelt and was intended to “stop injury to the public grazing lands [excluding Alaska] by preventing overgrazing and soil deterioration; to provide for their orderly use, improvement, and development; [and] to stabilize the livestock industry dependent upon the public range,” according to the Bureau of Land Manag...
Barbara Ann (Ryan) Gray passed away at the age of 80. She was born July 6, 1934 in Saratoga, Wyo. A lover of holidays, Barbara died early Valentine's Day morning (Feb. 14, 2015) in Wimberley, Texas. She was held by her family when she passed. Celebration of life was held on Feb. 20 in Wimberly, where she made her home for nearly 20 years. In celebration of Barbara's life her family and friends wore color and admired a gallery of Barb's artwork. The co-founder of Greek House Resource, Barbara...
For those who are waiting for the fencing ordinance to be finalized, they are going to be waiting a little bit longer. The Saratoga Planning Commission met March 10 to discuss the new fencing ordinance that had been rewritten by planning commission member Tom Knickerbocker. Discussion went on for nearly an hour before the board decided to remove most of the wording to simplify the ordinance. The ordinance is to be amended with the changes and presented to the board for next month. The reason...
Despite an attempt to patch fences that have been cut, mule deer are still getting into Shively field, airport board member Arlen Hughes reported March 11 at the Saratoga Airport Board Meeting. Seven deer were on the runaway when he attempted to land two weeks ago. Airport manager Kim Lorenzen said he has spotted a few deer now and then, but he has been unable to determine how they are getting in. It was reported that the board suspects students have been cutting the fence for a short cut to the school and the deer have found those holes to...
At Wednesday's Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (Water and Sewer Board) Chuck Bartlett proposed a new sewer line be put in the alleyway south of Saratoga Avenue between 10th Street and 11th Street. The new sewer line will flow east to replace the old one that currently flows west to the 6th Street junction. Bartlett feels that the reversed flow will help workers so that they don't have to pump the sewage around them while they are working, but will be better for the residents...
Saratoga Town Clerk Suzie Cox was recently appointed to the Joint Power Insurance Committee board. An unexpired term opened and Cox was asked if she would be interested in filling the board position. Her first meeting is March 26-27. The board oversees a self-insurance pool through Blue Cross Blue Shield. Sixty-five communities belong to the insurance pool, which allows municipalities to get a group discount. The board is responsible for overseeing the changes and keeping the municipalities info...
Okay, so I stole a quote from Shakespeare’s Henry the Fifth to talk about something as mundane as laundry. I’m not going to let a little theft “hamper” me. GUY LAUNDRY So I was doing laundry the other day. Guy Laundry. Guy Laundry is where you wait until you are down to at least the bottom half of all the clothes you own and finally decide “it’s time to do laundry”. Some guys will wait until they are down to holes with bits of shirt defining those holes and bathing-suits-for-...
The Saratoga Master Planning Committee is soliciting proposals for professional services to assist the governing body in updating the town’s Master Plan, according to the Request for Qualifications (RFQ) submitted at Wednesday’s Master Plan Committee meeting. The goal of the process is to develop a Master Plan for the town of Saratoga for the next 20 years. The RFQ will assist the committee on the updated plan in considering its policy decisions, land use planning, zoning ordinance mod...
Daniel Greenwood and Samuel Gates have received degrees from the University of Wyoming. They completed their degrees in the fall semester. Greenwood, of Riverside, was accorded a Bachelor of Science and Gates, of Saratoga, was accorded a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering....
Application forms for the $500 Youth Citizenship Award (YCA) offered to graduating seniors by the Valley Service Organization (VSO) are now available through the counseling offices of Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2). All graduating seniors from the CCSD#2 are eligible to apply, including home-schooled seniors, according to Carol Beach, one of the project coordinators for VSO. The $500 award is presented every May, not as a scholarship, but, rather, in recognition of outstanding citizenship, she said. There are no restrictions on...
The Platte Valley Arts Council is offering scholarships to graduating seniors from Saratoga and Encampment. Three scholarships are available – a $500 Gabe Springsteen Memorial award, a $500 Platte Valley Arts Council award and a $250 Platte Valley Arts Council award. Criteria for the award include displaying an active involvement in an area of fine arts, demonstrating the likelihood future involvement in the arts, plans to pursue a post-secondary education and maintains a grade point average of no lower than 2.5. Application requirements are a...
The Encampment Town Council voted unanimously to end the lease agreement with Thompson Logging for the Encampment Mill and to pay them $50,000 for the equipment upgrades made to the Encampment Mill during Thompson Logging’s time there. The council also voted to withhold $5,000 until Thompson Logging is able to remove the leftover lumber left on the property from their operations there. Josh Saier and Joe Morrison of the Sierra Madre Muzzle-Loaders (SMML) spoke to the council about the g...
Liz Swynarczuk was sworn into office at Thursday’s town council meeting in Riverside. The council discussed the State Land and Investment Board grant, putting out for bids to have the flooring in the Riverside Town Hall Meeting Room replaced, and Mayor Leroy Stephenson shared his experiences at the RiskMAP meeting, which was reported in the March 11 edition of the Saratoga Sun. The council also heard from Stacy Crimmins, of the Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce, who informed the council m...
Saratoga's Hunter Mason was awarded the The Best Committee and the McMurry Foundation "Wyoming Student Leaders Scholarship" March 7 in Casper. The scholarship is given to one boy and one girl from each class that was outstanding in athletics, academics as well as being a leader in the classroom and community. Mason was ranked first in his class with a perfect 4.0 grade point average, took All-Conference in track, Academic All-State in wrestling, and was also a four-year letter winner in cross...
Saratoga High School Head Coach Rex Hohnholt has 34 athletes signed up for track this spring. Half of those athletes are returning from last season, which gives the coach a good idea of the potential of the team. Hunter Mason is the only boy on the team to have participated all four years. Veronica Lincoln and Kelsie Samson are the four-year participants for girls. Mason's 4-by-400 meter relay team broke the school record last spring at state. The fact they placed first at state was icing on...
The Encampment Tigers Track and Field team is off and running toward their 2015 season with 21 students coming out for track this year. That is the most that coach Kegan Willford has seen in his time there. " We've had 15-16 come out before but we've never had this many kids come out for track," said Willford. Alyssa Barkhurst is returning as a junior. She was state champion last year in the long jump and broke the school record with 16 feet 2 1/2 inches. Barkhurst placed third in the 100-meter...
The USA Wrestling team wrestled close to home Saturday when they traveled to Rawlins. Twenty-six wrestlers placed at the meet. Head coach Rusty Arnold and assistant coach Trevor Ingraham encouraged the wrestlers through each event. Parents, grandparents and other family members filled the stands at the Rawlins High School gymnasium Saturday. First Place Jace Westring, Quin Sheaman, Brian Smith, Kannon Gilbert, Koye Gilbert, Justin Shotwell. Second Place Ace Arnold, Conrad Konecny, Allyster Ingraham, Issac Gilbert, Elijah Gilbert, Tuker...
Currently, there are mule deer initiatives occurring across the state; however, the two mule deer initiatives that have taken place in recent years in Wyoming are in the Wyoming Mule Deer Initiative near Pinedale area and the other is the Platte Valley Mule Deer Initiative. Katie Cheesbrough, with the Platte Valley Habitat Partnership (PVHP), said what makes them so interesting is that in Pinedale, it is mostly on public land, but in the Platte Valley it is on private land. Both of these mule...
As the Platte Valley gets ready to celebrate National Agriculture Week, I took some time to educate myself with the deeply held and longstanding agricultural history and traditions that are part of the very fabric of this Valley. My first stop was at the Saratoga Museum where director Virginia Parker showed me the mock-up of the interior of a typical pioneer homestead. Parker pointed out that one of the earliest ranchers in the Saratoga area was the Walck Ranch which was homesteaded in 1887 by D...
When ranchers are in the midst of calving season, or cleaning ditches getting ready for the summer irrigation, they don’t have time to think about disaster management. That is where Kellie Chichester, with the University of Wyoming Extension Office in Albany County, comes in. Recently, Chichester was invited as a guest speaker at the Saratoga-Encampment-Rawlins Conservation District (SERCD) Winter Workshop to guide ranchers through the process of developing a disaster plan. Chichester p...
Did you know that beef cattle produce much more thanjust meat or the hide for a few leather coats? A 1200-pound market steer will yield approximately 650 pounds of meat, so nearly all of the remaining weight of the slaughtered beef animal is recovered for use in by-products. Beef by-products are something made from beef cattle besides meat. Beef by-products are used in your vehicle, medications, crafting supplies, makeup and your favorite candy. As we all know, beef cattle produce hamburger, steaks, roasts and ribs; but did you know that it...