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A blazing fire swept through a house and shed in Encampment Saturday evening, destroying both structures and requiring help from firefighters in three communities. The fire broke out around 9:30 p.m. Saturday evening which extensively damaged the entire house, a backyard work shed, two vehicles and a camper. The damaged two-story log house, located at 507 McCaffrey Ave., in Encampment, was a family residence. Crews from the Encampment Fire Department arrived on the scene around five minutes...
Joey Lee and Amber Wells, of Laramie, announce the arrival of their son, Silas Lee Wells, born March 19, 2014. Silas was born in Laramie and weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 and one half inches long. Maternal grandparents are Cheryl Taylor and the late James Taylor, of Gillette. Paternal grandparents are Roy T. and Donna Wells, of Encampment. Silas joins his sisters Chole, 8, and Claire, 4 in Laramie....
Easter is just around the corner, and several churches in the Platte Valley and Carbon county are holding special services The Abundant Life Church will be holding Friday Night Services at 7 p.m. on April 18. They will also have their regular service on Sunday. Aliens and Strangers, the Community Youth Group in Saratoga, is hosting A Good Friday Reflection at 7 p.m. featuring the film “The Cross”, The Youth Center is at 102 Cedar. The Christian Community Church will hold a service at 6 a.m. on...
Repairs to Saratoga streets were discussed by members of the Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers Board (Water and Sewer Board). Town engineer Chuck Bartlett said that the town is going to try to set up a meeting with the Reimen Corporation concerning the meter project. At the March Water and Sewer Board meeting, several members of the board were concerned with paying the $182,000 retainage to Reiman Corporation after several of the water meters, which were installed by Reiman, were not...
The fixed-base operator (FBO) for Shivley Airfield Kim Lorenzen said that the conditions of his hangar were “over-exaggerated” by Saratoga Airport Board Chairman Mike “Hack” Patterson at the Airport Board meeting on April 9. “I think that Hack was a little bit over-exaggerating on the condition [of my hangar]. Two of the barrels with oil, which I have approval to have, there was a little bit of oil on top of the barrel and some oil on the floor on a one by two foot area. It got even further b...
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With springtime comes testing. One test is for the preschools in the Platte Valley like ExCel, and HeadStart programs. This week, ExCel preschool is running an ad offering free developmental screening. I encourage any parent of a preschooler beginning at age one to take advantage of this screening. As a parent, I understand how protective we can be of our children. We want our children to be the smartest in the class, the fastest on the field, and way ahead of everyone else’s child. The h...
Many times, adults forget to look at things and people from a child’s perspective. For instance, it would have never have occurred to us at the Saratoga Sun that children would be frightened of firemen. We, as adults, know they are there to help during a fire. To a child, a fireman in full gear may look like a giant yellow monster. Last week, the Saratoga Fire Department went to Saratoga Elementary School and gave a gear presentation in conjunction with a fire drill. One of the demonstrations included what a fireman looks like in full fire g...
Wyoming Highway Patrol Troopers are still attempting to identify how many vehicles were involved in a pileup around 2 p.m. Sunday on Interstate 80 seven miles east of Elk Mountain. The crash was reported just before 2 p.m., Stephen Townsend with the Wyoming Highway Patrol reported in a press release Monday. Interstate 80 was closed for about 18 hours and the pileup involved at least 47 vehicles, Townsend reported. The actual vehicle count may go up as the investigation progresses. The pileup...
History repeated itself at the April 8 Saratoga planning commission meeting as board members continued to discuss their bylaws. After compiling a list of bylaws from other municipalities, board members discussed several topics including term length and board procedures. One of the controversies in the suggested bylaws are whether a member of the town council member can be a voting member on the planning commission. This was a topic of discussion at the Feb 2. planning commission as board member...
After more than a year-and-a-half, the computer problem that kept Encampment’s police department from accessing critical law enforcement information has been resolved. During Thursday’s Encampment Town Council meeting, Encampment Police Chief Grayling Wachsmuth announced that the Spillman Technologies Incorporated-based software application database, which keeps track of law enforcement activities across multiple jurisdictions, was finally working on his end. The Encampment Police Dep...
The Governor's Task Force on Forests, a group tasked with making recommendations about forest policy in Wyoming, recently discussed forest and resource management, met last week in Saratoga. Started as an idea generated by Wyoming State House District 47 Representative Jerry Paxton, the task force consists of a variety of statewide stakeholders who develop recommendations on how Wyoming can best improve forest health. Around 20 of the group's members, which include environmentalists and those...
Two local student athletes have been selected to play in the Wyoming/Nebraska Six-Man Shootout’s third-annual all-star football game in Kearney, Neb. this summer. Wyoming’s 2014 roster includes Saratoga’s Tate Stinson and Ryan Malone. Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow’s Roy Tomkins will also play for the team. The team is selected by nominations from every six-man football coach in Wyoming and Nebraska. Matthew Jensen, this year’s Team Wyoming Head Coach, said the 2014 Wyoming team features...
Seven Saratoga High School junior varsity Panthers stepped up to the top-five at last weekend’s Okie Blanchard Invitational in Cheyenne. Alex Ziegler was Saratoga’s first-place champion, with a time of 25.18 in the junior varsity 200 meter dash. Meredith Lincoln also made three top-five placements in the junior varsity 100 meter hurdles, 300 meter hurdles and long jump. Other JV athletes in the top five included Alicia Zaragoza for the junior varsity 400 meter dash; Bradley Bifano for the jun...
This past winter, the U.S. Energy Information Administration recorded the highest prices of propane since 1990. The price of propane has steadily increased since 1990, but this year, there were significants jumps in the price. In December 2013, the average cost of propane began to increase 10 cents per week until peaking at $4.01 per gallon. At the end of the heating season - March 17 - according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the price of propane was at $3.07 per gallon, a 75-pe...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) students have an opportunity to apply for college scholarships from the Craig and Susan Thomas Foundation now until May 1, 2014. The Foundation said that they would like to assist high school students who have struggled in school but would like to continue to pursue a post-secondary degree. Scholarships are $1,300 per semester and are offered one semester at a time. The scholarship also includes intense mentoring for the student. To apply for the scholarship, go to www.Thomas-Foundation.com and...
Several Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) schools received exceptional marks on the 2013 PAWS test. Elk Mountain School is recorded as 100-percent efficient in the Science portion of the test, and Hanna-Elk-Mountain Junior/Senior High School is 94 percent proficient in reading. HEM’s scores in reading are the second highest scores in the state. As a whole, there were no schools in CCSD#2 that were designated as “needing improvement”. CCSD#2 Superintendent Bob Gates said that he was p...
Reprint of this story from the April 15, 1904 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. WOUNDED IN BATTLE Amateur Actor Has a Taste of War --- Shot in the Fracas Earle R. Clemens was badly powder burned Monday night while rehearsing for the military play, Santiago, to be given the following evening. Mr. Clemens was to represent Phillip Bassett, one of the important characters in the play, who, while under suspicion for stealing, enlists in t...
There were eight here for Bridge Monday. High winner was Gertrude Herold and Mary Sjoden. Second place went to Glee Johnson and Vivien Campbell. We have started having the Jam sessions again for the summer. The next one will be on April 22. Please make plans to come up at 6 p.m. and enjoy the music. The players have so much fun playing, and the audience always has just as much fun listening to them. Last week was National Volunteer Appreciation Week. We want to thank everyone who helps here at our center. We really do appreciate all of you. I...
At Deseret Health and Rehab, residents enjoyed many activities throughout the week. The Activity Department offers a wide variety of activities each week to meet the residents’ interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. The resident and staff want to welcome our new Activity Assistant, Kathy McMorrow. Her friendly smile and assistance is greatly appreciated. When you are next in the facility, come say hello to this great new addition to the Activities program. Games throughout the week provided f...
Dominoes winners for last week were Madeline Telfer with one win; Bob Thompson with two wins; Dick Blake with one win, Ginny Riddick with one win, Betty Merrill with one win and Joe Remick with one win. Coffee Drinkers where Laura Rettelle, Connie Beckham, Patty Herring, La Dawn Vorn, Jo Bennett, Arleigh Simmons, Ellie Behrmann, Dodey Brown, Karen Dibbern. Quilters where Nancy Lynch, Sandy Miller, Jo Roberson, Lila Walbye, Betty Merrill and Vonda Wieburg. We had a great turn out for breakfast at noon on Saturday. Tuesday, we will be hosting...
From April 7, 2014 to April 13, 2014, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 113 calls including the following classifications: Ambulance (4), bar check (8); business checks (39); citizen assist (4); civil assist (1); destruction of property (1); dog impounded (1); lost dog (1); dog tag (3); fingerprints (1); fire (1); fish & game (1); fraud (2); hot pool check (13); larceny (1); lost property (1); lockout (2); loud noise complaint (1) miscellaneous CAD call record (2); traffic accident with damage (1); house watch (2); record check (1);...
Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday- Meatloaf, O’Brien potatoes, green beans, wheat bread, cherries, brownie, chilled milk Thursday- Salmon patty, wild rice blend, Brussels sprouts, wheat bread, rosy pears, chilled milk Friday- Good Friday, Company Holiday, if open, Chef’s Choice Monday- BBQ giblet, potato wedges, baked beans, wheat roll, citrus fruit, chilled milk Tuesday- Chicken and dumplings, squash blend, wheat bread, fruit salad, chilled milk Carbon County School District No. 2 Saratoga Schools (Spring Break-no school on Wed...
Saratoga High School sophomore Thatcher Spiering took home second place from the Midwest Classic Nationals Wrestling Tournament. Spiering competed in the 16-and-under division during the tournament, which took place April 5-6 in Kearney, Neb. He lost his second round match 2-4 to Jordan Britton, the 2014 Wyoming State Champion at 138 pounds, but Spiering beat Britton in the consolation semifinals by pinning him in overtime. Spiering won his third place match, which allowed him to challenge the...
With potential flooding looming in the Platte Valley, Riverside Town Council members were reminded of upcoming meetings to help prepare for such a disaster. Carbon County Emergency Management Coordinator John Zeiger told the council Thursday evening he would be holding “pre-planning flood meetings” soon in Saratoga and Baggs. The first one is at 5 p.m. April 29, Valley Community Center in Baggs. The second meeting takes place at 10 a.m. May 1 at Saratoga Town Hall. According to NOAA State Hydrol...