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As the end of Fiscal Year 2022 draws ever closer for the Town of Saratoga, the governing body has finally received the results regarding the audit of Fiscal Year 2020. On March 15, the Saratoga Town Council was provided a 30 minute presentation by Tim Fixter of Fagnant, Lewis & Brinda. The Lander-based accounting firm was engaged by the Town of Saratoga in May 2021 to conduct an audit of Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021. It is the third firm engaged by the town council in as many years. Joining the...
As renewable energy continues to flock Wyoming—and Carbon County—another potential energy project could be coming to Elk Mountain. Nicholas Bair, CEO and COO of Bair Energy, appeared before the Elk Mountain Town Council during their March 14 meeting.Bair Energy introduced himself to the town because his company has leased land near the Town of Elk Mountain from Tetra LLC to build an electrolysis unit to produce green hydrogen and oxygen. The project will have a hydrogen and oxygen pro...
The Carbon County Council of Governments discussed a variety of topics during their March 18 meeting in Hanna. Chief among those was the recent catastrophic water break in Rawlins. The member municipalities also discussed the proposed fire district and provided updates on their respective communities. Rawlins Water Event Lenny Layman, the Emergency Management Coordinator for Carbon County gave a presentation on how the Carbon County Coordination Center (C4) performed recently during a major...
February 22, 1933 - March 20, 2022 Funeral service are pending for Carbon County native and long-time Saratoga resident Marty Perue, 89, who passed away Sunday night, March 20, 2022 in the Wyoming Medical Center in Casper after suffering a massive stroke earlier in the day. Born Martha Genevieve Brown on Feb. 22, 1933, in Rawlins, she lived most of her life in this area. She is survived by husband, Dick Perue; four children, Fred, Kathy and Alan Williams-all of Saratoga-and Nanette Clark of...
Vaughn Ray Howe passed away on March 12, 2022 in Casper, Wyoming. Vaughn was born on July 7, 1950 in Wheatland, Wyoming to Edmond and Shirley I. Howe, the second of 13 children. Vaughns hobbies included hunting, fishing, gardening, reading and spending time with friends and family. Vaughn loved his nieces and nephews and was always willing to help them build things in the garage. Vaughn loved animals and would do anything for anyone. Vaughn was in the Army from 1970-1972. Vaughn was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Bob. Vaughn... Full story
On March 16th, my husband, Dennis Healey's soul was released from his cancer riddled bodied to join his parents, Sherman and Jeanne Healey, brother Steve and a host of friends and four-legged fur babies waiting to greet him.Dennis was born with an overpowering thirst for knowledge. History and birds were his forte. At the age of 30 he spent a year in the Flat Top Wilderness in Colorado in a lean-to he built. Armed with his rifle and the supplies he would need for the year he had an adventure tha... Full story
A matter of miscommunication. That’s what appears to have led to what Saratoga/Platte Chamber of Commerce board members Amanda Shahadey and Cheena Parsons have described as a “deer in headlights” moment. The board had hired Wyo Laffs Comedy, a duo consisting of Daren Bulow and Don Haines, to perform standup to the room of Chamber Members and award winners. Suffice it to say, the comedy routine was not well received. Haines began the routine and was eventually cut off while Bulow did not get a...
Staff Report Pairing art and repurposed materials is not foreign to Rawlins–born artist John Perue. The Platte Valley Arts Council (PVAC) chose the Saratoga resident to create one of seven new public art displays. Despite no formal art training, Perue learned at an early age that arts, crafts and hobbies could help one through the long Wyoming winters. With limited access to materials, tools and machinery, he learned to be resourceful in recycling and repurposing what was available. Perue has teamed up with his wife Linda Fisher-Perue, an a...
Does America have a “Free Speech Problem”? It probably depends on who you ask. If you ask the New York Times’ editorial board, it certainly does. In a March 18, 2022 column (“America Has a Free Speech Problem”), the editorial board wrote Americans are “losing hold of a fundamental right as citizens of a free country: the right to speak their minds and voice their opinions in public without fear of being shamed or shunned”. In the words of the great swordsman Inigo Montoya, “I do not think it mea...
Dear Saratoga Chamber of Commerce and citizens of Saratoga, Wyo Laffs was hired to be the entertainment at your annual banquet on Thursday March 10th. During Don’s performance many of your members were offended by his jokes. This was your night to spotlight the best of Saratoga businesses and we took that away from you. We would like to sincerely apologize for this. The material that was presented was due to a miscommunication, which we accept full responsibility for, we are to blame. Don has 2 sets, one adult set which he performs in bars, a...
Scott and Michelle McIlvaine love Wyoming, Carbon County and especially the town of Saratoga, where Scott was raised. Scott, along with his father Bob, founded the Lazy River Cantina (Cantina) in 1996. Scott graduated from the Colorado Mountain College - Steamboat Springs with a restuarant and culinery degree. The Cantina was a place he put his education to work. In 2001, Michelle came to Saratoga for a summer job. Scott had a rule about dating employees which went out the door when he met his f...
Saratoga is no stranger to sports involving four-legged mammals, considering the popular rise of Skijoring over the past few years and the popularity of chariot racing the decades before. On March 18, another popular sport was held at the Saratoga Recreation Department. Donkey Basketball-a sport invented in the 1930s as Depression-era entertainment-is still alive and well in the 21st century and drew quite a crowd on Friday evening. A total of four teams took to Kristen Campbell Court for a...
“It went really well,” said Jackie Jones, head coach for Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) track and field. “Especially since we had very little practice time before it.” She said it was a first for a lot of the kids. “It was the first time Justine (Widdison) had been on a runway, so I feel we did really well,” Jones said. “I would say it was a very successful meet. Overall there were 15 teams there and our girls came in 6th.” She said there were pre-qualifiers for the State Meet already. Rainey Wilson, T’lyssa Solaas, Avery Scott and J...
The Little Snake River Valley Rattlers attend their first meet of the season at the Rifle Bear track meet. The Rattlers sank their teeth into the competition and set many personal records as well. Rattler Hadley Myers pre-qualified in the 110 meter hurdles and 300 meter hurdles. “I was very proud of the freshmen in their first meet,” said Head Coach Normand Yoast. Girls In the 100 meter dash Banessa Saenz ran15.09 and placed 33rd. Iesha Martinez ran 16.64 and placed 59th. In the 200 meter das...
The Saratoga Track and Field team ran off to Pavillion over the weekend to compete in the Wind River High School Invitation on March 19. While there, the girls team would place 2nd out of 14 teams with the boys team placing 8th. A number of the girls athletes also got their pre-qualifications for State Track and Field Meet out of the way early. Girls In the Girls 800 meter run, Madison Teichman placed 1st with a time of 2 minutes, 43.59 seconds and was followed by Rhiwan Williams in 2nd place...