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Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) Director Tom Forslund, held a last-minute press conference on Friday where he announced that at the direction of Gov. Matt Mead, his department was taking over temporary management of the Rock Springs and Saratoga nursing homes. The nursing homes are owned by Deseret Health Group (DHG), which has seen similar closures of its facilities across several states in the last few weeks. While the state and federal rules require an entity such as DHG to give 30 and 60... Full story
Brad Cary told the Saratoga Town Council May 5 that the Hughes fire in April drove home the potential of conflagration areas in the town of Saratoga by the Saratoga Volunteer Department. The fire department wants to spend a lot more time preplanning and viewing structures that may need some mitigation. Cary reported that 15 firefighters have had 45 days of training by attending three firefighter schools, and with that type of training, has it has lowered the Insurance Services Offices (ISO) rating has dropped from six to four because of the...
On May 15, Charles (Chuck) Larsen, General Manager of Carbon County Power & Light (CP&L), will officially retire from his position and Russell Waldner, Director of Engineering of CP&L, will fill the role. Both Larsen and Walder have taken the time to reflect on their careers thus far and are looking forward to the future. Larsen, General Manager of Carbon County Power & Light, began his career with the company 36 years ago—working as a lineman—climbing and installing telephone poles. “I reall...
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) had begun to develop alternative actions for the West Side Snowy Range Travel Management Project; which is the next step in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Alternatives will be derived from the initial proposed action and from the more than 250 public comments that were received regarding the proposal. The alternatives will be analyzed within the Environmental Assessment that should be released later this summer. Melanie Fullman, District Ranger of the Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, is...
Spring inevitably brings Road Trip season. Road Trip season is that time of year when you no longer dread skating down the road through blizzard conditions and it finally becomes nice enough to hop in the car and actually enjoy driving. Sunglasses at the ready, you mount up and see what new greenery spring has to offer. When I was younger, a Road Trip was often a last minute proposition to go somewhere wild. “Let’s go to the beach” was a fairly common comment made during my time in Houston. Off we’d go at 3 in the morning just to do it. We...
Editor, I was privileged to attend Mrs. Melanie Fullman’s forest service 4:30 meeting yesterday along with Mr. Larry Olsen, Jim O’Reilly and two esteemed carbon county commissioners. Although somewhat of a curmudgeon, I was not asked to leave and for 2 hours became privy to the current thinking regarding the troublesome snowy range road closure controversy. Of great interest is the hard fact that all volunteers who wish to use chain saws must take and complete a 2 day mandatory OSHA chain saw operation course given by approved teachers whi...
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell announced today approximately $704,167 in Affordable Care Act funding to a new health center site in Wyoming for the delivery of comprehensive primary health care services to the communities that need them most. This new health center in Wyoming is projected to increase access to health care services for nearly 4,050 patients. Nationally, approximately $101 million was awarded to 164 new health center sites in 33 states and two U.S. Territories to increase access to health care services for...
A Saratoga student was selected to participate in the annual High School Institute (HSI) at the University of Wyoming. Max Schneider, sophomore at Saratoga High School, was chosen among 84 students across Wyoming State to participate. Since 1985, the program has offered students an opportunity to achieve intellectual and personal growth, cultivate leadership capabilities and measure their capacities and interests. This years HSI will be held June 7-27 at the University of Wyoming. The HSI is sponsored by University of Wyoming with special...
On May 3, 2015, twenty-five young citizens were recognized by the congressional delegation for earning Bronze, Silver and Gold Congressional Awards. Senator John Barrasso, Secretary of State Edward F. Murray III, and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow presented the medals for initiative, service and achievement at the state ceremony held in Laramie. “By participating in the Congressional Award, I have learned that it is important to have Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely goals (SMART) ... “I lea...
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The Kaiser Foundation announced it has awarded fifteen $3,000 scholarships to outstanding graduating seniors of Wyoming high schools. These scholarships may be renewed for an additional four years for those students who continue to meet academic standards. The recipients were selected on the basis of merit with special consideration given to their academic, extracurricular, and community service achievements. This year, one of the scholarship recipients was Veronica Lincoln, a Saratoga High...
The Final EIS for the Trans-West Express Transmission Project (TWE Project) is available for public review. The EIS was published on the Federal Register on May 1, 2015, initiating a 30-day public availability and protest period associated with the project. The TransWest Express, LLC is proposing to construct, own, and operate a 730-mile, 600-kilovolt, direct current (DC) transmission line and two terminals. The northern converter station would be located near Sinclair, Wyoming. According to the press release, the project will provide,...
In celebration of International Migratory Bird Day, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office held a free Bird Song Identification Class last Thursday and a bird walk at Saratoga Lake on Saturday. During the course, Sandra Taylor, Biological Science Technician, presented an overview of 17 common birds that are found in range lands throughout the region. At that time, Taylor gave on overview of the distinctive markings that distinguishes each bird, an interesting fact about the...
The Encampment/Riverside group will meet at 7-9 p.m. on May 21 at the Encampment/Riverside Library to discuss The Eagle Catcher by Margaret Coel. The Carbon County Library System’s book discussion groups are open to any adult who would like to read and participate and admission is free. For more information and to reserve a copy, call Dawna Martin at 307-327-5775....
If interested in learning about naturally safe, purely effective essential oils, then join Kathryn Harrison and April Martinez, Independent Wellness Advocates for doTERRA at 2-3 p.m. on May 14th at the Encampment Library. They are offering a free basic Essential Oils: 101 class for all people interested in learning how therapeutic-grade essential oils can be used as a self-care wellness alternative. For more information, contact Kendra Graham at 307-328-2621, or visit carbonlibraries.org....
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department announces a reminder for nonresidents to submit their applications for limited quota deer, and antelope licenses by June 1. Applications for limited quota elk for residents is also June 1. The nonresident application period for elk was in January. In addition, all big game applications must now be submitted at wgfd.wyo.gov. If there are any questions to contact Wyoming Game and Fish at 307-777-4600....
Ladies are invited to meet to golf nine holes at the Saratoga Golf Course every Thursday morning at 9 a.m., according to Nancy Facciani. Whoever shows up can play, Facciani said. At the present time no handicaps will be determined or used. The play of the day will be determined by random drawing on the day of play. Play will be informal and all playing abilities will be accommodated, Facciani said. Inclement weather, temperatures below 55 degrees or winds above 23-30 mph could cancel the play for the day. The Saratoga Men’s Golf league t...
The Saratoga Panthers track teams headed to Thermopolis last Friday to compete in the Bobcat Invitational. Notable results were Andrew Oiler’s third place finish and score of 6 points in the boy’s pole vault with a distance of 12 feet. The boy’s team scored 16.5 points with an overall place of 15 out of the 19 teams that competed. The girl’s team scored 1 point overall with Katie Loose’s 8th place finish in the 3200 meter run with a time of 13:56.43 and placed 22 out of the 22 teams that competed. Next up for the Panthers are regionals...
Other awards given were to Cassidy Little and McKenzie Powell for 2nd team All Conference. For 1st team All Conference, awards were given to Alyssa Barkhurst and Sierra Loftice. Alyssa Barkhurst was also awarded for All State....
For Girls High School Basketball Awards, Letters and Certificates were awarded to Ashylynn Johnson, Cheyanne Jordan, Bailey Miller, McKenzie Powell and Konnar Knotwell. Most Valuable Player (MVP) was awarded to Alyssa Barkhurst, who maintained a 52 percent field goal percentage, was 53 percent in free throws and was the team leader in rebounds and assists. With 42 percent three point shooting, Courtney James was the second best in the state. Leading in scoring and steals was Cassidy Little. Most determined player was Micaiah Pantle. Players...
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I want to start out by saying my heart goes out to everyone involved with the nursing home. It is so hard to see people displaced and people losing their jobs. I have nothing but admiration for everyone who works there. It takes a special kind of person to do that work. And you are all very special to the residents as well as to this community. There were not enough here to play bingo this week. There were four here to play bridge on Monday. First place went to Mary Sjoden. Second place went to Mariel O’Grady. We all want to let Bob Johnston kn...
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