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“Shut the f---ers down, man!” An outburst from Saratoga resident Chris Shannon, followed by a request from chairman Jon Nelson to leave the room, during the Saratoga Planning Commission meeting at 5:30 p.m. on May 8 at the Saratoga Town Hall highlighted the tense discussions that have taken place since the Saratoga Forest Management sawmill fire nearly a month ago. The, at times, heated exchange between Shannon and Nelson came during a conversation about the planning commission’s role when...
During the regularly scheduled Riverside Town Council meeting at 6 p.m. on May 10 at Riverside Town Hall, the council discussed purchasing new park equipment and the best way to deal with businesses and residents who are behind on their sewer fees. The council also discussed the possibility of a new representative on the South Central Wyoming Emergency Medical Services (SCWEMS) joint powers board. Mayor Leroy Stephenson informed the members of the council that Riverside resident Helen Weiland...
The Saratoga Airport Board, during their regularly scheduled meeting at 1 p.m. on May 9 at the Saratoga Town Hall, were informed that the runway rehabilitation was nearing completion. The board also discussed the logistics of selling the rotomillings from the project should the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approve the sale of the material. In attendance at the meeting were two employees of Century Construction, Zach Heer and Kirk Haas, who informed the board they were nearing...
Discussion became heated between the Encampment Town Council and Encampment resident Barry Cole during the regularly scheduled town council meeting at 7 p.m. on May 10 at the Encampment Town Hall. The discussion, which pertained to Cole’s retaining wall and its encroachment upon town property, revealed that Cole had constructed the retaining wall without building permits in 2003, around the same time he served on the planning commission. “Barry, when did you do this?” asked Encampment mayor...
The novelist and satirist Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, once said, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” The month of May has reached the halfway point and graduation season is upon us once again. During this time of year I often reflect on my own graduation, the life I had planned and the life I have lived instead. I was a part of the class of 2005, one of the last classes to graduate from Saratoga High School before it became Saratoga Middle/High Sch...
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The Elevations Geospatial Summit was held in Saratoga from May 2-4 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Those wishing to learn of advances in the Geographic Information System (GIS) for gathering, managing and analyzing geographic and mapping data attended the 3-day convention. The organizers of the event said they liked that Saratoga is centrally located between Colorado and Wyoming and expressed their pleasure in dealing with the helpful staff at the community center and local lodging...
In 1992, Kyle York graduated from Encampment High School and originally attended college with the intention to major in mechanical engineering. Instead, he changed his major to math after spending time coaching kids while in college and went into education. Now, 26 years after having graduated from Encampment, he is the principal at Moffat County High School in Craig, Colo. and parents can be assured he takes his students’ safety very seriously. Friday, April 20, marked 19 years since the C...
The Hanna Town Council met at 6 p.m on Tuesday at the town hall. Before the council meeting started, Tony Poulos, mayor of Hanna, had a public hearing asking the audience if there was anyone who had a problem or question about upcoming approval of liquor licenses. When no one spoke up, the council went to business as usual. The agenda, minutes from March 13 and March 27 special meeting were approved. The bills to be paid were $46,849.38 There was a question about the lawyer’s bill concerning w...
The Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust is seeking nominations for the 2018 Kurt Bucholz Award. The award was created in 2008, in memory of Kurt Bucholz, DVM, a legislator and rancher from Saratoga. Recipients exemplify the core beliefs held by Dr. Bucholz during his lifetime of dedicated public service and commitment to conservation. The award is presented by the Wyoming Stock Growers Land Trust at the Annual Roundup Fundraiser and Barbeque, which will be held in Pinedale, Wyoming on August 25, 2018. Past recipients are: Dennis Sun, 2008; Dr....
When Josh Kleinheksel and Tammy Bartlett first became interested in shooting sporting clays, neither of them thought that they would become nationally ranked. Nor did they think that within four years they would make it to the top two classes under Master Class in the sport. Yet, they recently returned from the U.S. Open in Tucson, Ariz. where Bartlett came home with two Women's Championships: one in the 28 gauge and one in the .410 gauge division. "That was the first major shoot we've ever...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers and Panthers traveled to Lander over the weekend to compete in the 1A West Regional tournament. Several student athletes would come home having earned All-Conference honors in their respective events. Lady Panthers at Regionals Taylor Bennett leaped into 2nd place in the triple jump with a distance of 32 feet, 7.5 inches and earned All-Conference honors in the event. Bennett also placed 4th in the long jump with a distance of 14 feet, 7.5 inches. Also placing in the...
The Encampment Tigers track team left Tiger Nation last weekend to compete at the 1A West Regional tournament in Lander. During the tournament, several student athletes would become regional champions, two would break their own school records and one of the relay teams would set a new school record. “Despite the weather, we had another good weekend, this time competing against the best in the 1A West Region,” said Kegan Willford, Encampment track head coach. Lady Tigers at Regionals Junior Pai...
By Mike Armstrong The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) High School track placed third overall at the Wyoming High School Activities Association (WHSAA) 1A/2A East Regional track meet in Torrington. "The effort and accomplishments of our athletes at the 1A East Regional showed the rewards of work over the course of the 2018 track season," Jackie Jones, HEM head track coach said. "The number of of state qualifiers, athletes who set new personal bests, and the many regional championships won...
Encampment Preschool recently received a donation of $500 from the Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company to go towards the preschool’s tuition fund. The fund allows children in Encampment to attend preschool without cost to the parents. To ensure that children can attend preschool, the fund receives donations from various organizations and individuals....
The Elk Mountain Kids Choir and the Elk Mountain Youth Choir performed together for the 5th annual Elk Mountain Spring Recital on May 10. There were solos in singing and playing the piano to entertain the packed Elk Mountain Country Church. The two choirs were directed by Dawn Kenneda and the accompanist was Kay Grant. The Elk Mountain Kids Choir was comprised of Dakota Crites, Shaylee Crites, Loalei Grende, Jordann Grende, Holli Hays, Jake Hays, Nehemiah Hobbs, Israel Hobbs, Kaylee Johnson,...
Honeypots, surprise birthday cakes and searching for assets were some of the stories told as former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Pat Stuart spoke at the Saratoga Library Thursday evening. The affable Stuart began the presentation by stressing the importance of human intelligence gathering saying that only about five to 10 percent of the CIA's capabilities were based on human intelligence gathering. Stuart started by giving a brief personal history of growing up at the Heart...
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