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The weather was perfect for the Sierra Winter Carnival Friday and Saturday – a balmy 34 degrees most of Saturday. The only problem – no snow. Traditionally, if there is no snow in Encampment, the town gets snow from the Sierra Madres – but that didn't happen this year and the popular sled races on 8th and Rankin were cancelled. The cancellation did not deter one family who came from Longmont, Colo. they found snow and took their children sledding before heading to the Veterans of Foreign Wars...
Elizabeth Hope Daniels (Liz), 36, daughter of Les and Mary Daniels passed away Jan. 19, 2015 at the Wyoming Medical Center. Liz was born Oct. 5, 1978 and graduated from Saratoga High School in 1997. She loved doing crafts, gardening, camping and shooting sports. Liz was a member of the Sierra Madre Muzzle Loading Club and enjoyed many rendezvous. Liz loved children and was blessed with a daughter, Corrine Augusta. Her nieces and nephews always gave her great joy and they loved their Auntie...
Saratoga Chief of Police, Tom Knickerbocker, said his department has received phones calls off and on about the IRS calling residents in Saratoga. It has been happening since Christmas, Knickerbocker said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Crime Complaint Center has received reports of a telephone scam, according to a document from the FBI provided by Knickerbocker. According to the document, the caller advises the recipient of the call that the IRS has charges against them and...
Joe Elder, executive director at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC), is working with a committee to plan a duathlon for Sept. 6. Elder started talking with Saratoga business owner Mitch Bangert about what they could do to attract people to Saratoga. Bangert has an office in the business incubator at the PVCC. Bangert and Elder both are physically active. In November, the two decided on a competition that would include a bike ride from Chains End in the Snowy Range and end at the east...
The Saratoga and Encampment Libraries are planning events that have to do with love for the month of February. “Blind Date with a Book” is planned for the Saratoga Library Feb. 9-12 during regular hours. The library staff is hoping that readers will be ready to fall in love with a new read, since it’s the month for love and have several great books picked out for readers to take on a blind date. “Book Speed Dating” will take place at both libraries. From 3:15 to 4 p.m., Feb. 10 at the Encampment Library, teens can attend a speed dating se...
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Miranda Paddock, of Saratoga, was named to the President’s Honor Roll at Western Wyoming Community College. Recognition on the President’s Honor Roll is awarded to full-time students who complete a minimum of 12 credit hours with a letter grade and have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0. Brandee Forster, of Baggs and formerly of Saratoga, and Jessica Sharp were named to the Part-Time Honor Roll at WWCC. This honor is awarded to students who have completed a minimum of 12 credit hours in consecutive semesters with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and...
Makiya Johnson, of Encampment, won the junior division at the state Make it with Wool contest Nov. 30. Johnson will be traveling to Reno, Nev., this week to compete in the national Make it with Wool contest. Makiya has been sewing for five or six years and first to learned to sew from her grandmother, Roxanna Johnson. “It was awesome to win at state,” Makiya said. Makia’s sister Ashlynn Johnson was the first runner up in the junior division. Sheryl Hunter, of Saratoga, entered a knitted wool...
Carbon County Commissioner Lindy Glode has been invited to be a panelist for the annual Leap into Leadership 2015 Thursday and Friday. Wyoming Leap into Leadership was started in 2008 to invite women across the state to become familiar with legislation. The Wyoming Women's Leadership Caucus is made up of all women, but both men and women are invited to participate in the Leap into Leadership seminar. "The group was started to network and a way to share lessons learned," Melissa Turley,...
Did you see the Saratoga Sun's ad last week. We won 20 ribbons! That also earned us the traveling Sweepstakes Trophy. The Sweepstakes Trophy is awarded to the newspaper that earns the most Pacemaker awards, in our case the small weekly division. This is my 10th year attending the Wyoming Press Association Winter Convention. News and ad people from all over the state to converge on one location to learn how to do their job better. It is hours of continuing education crammed into one weekend. It... Full story
Councilman Will Faust ran on a platform of clearing up the town of Saratoga financial reports for its citizens. At a recent town council meeting Faust could be heard discussing his ideas on how to present public reports of town finances with Town Clerk Suzie Cox. In an interview with the Saratoga Sun Faust said financial transparency is “paramount to anybody dealing with public funds.” He said he wants anybody to be able to read through the town audit and have a rough overview of the town fin...
At a well-attended Saratoga Town Council meeting the most contentious topics were the hiring of a new part-time police dispatcher, part-time patrol officer and the wording of Ordinance 829. According to Chief of Police Knickerbocker, there has been significant overtime pay due to Saratoga police dispatchers and patrol officers over the last couple of years. Discussing dispatchers Knickerbocker said to the town council, “As you are aware, right now, we are paying dispatchers 20 hours overtime p... Full story
Aubrey Berger knew her goat, Petunia, was getting ready to kid. All signs were there and Petunia was 10 days past her estimated due date. Aubrey had researched the internet and knew Petunia would kid within 24 hours. It was Dec. 29 and her family had left for Riverton to watch her brother play in the Wyoming Indian Tournament. It was "five or six degrees below zero," Aubrey said. Aubrey, who is a seventh grade student at Saratoga Middle/High School, said she was getting nervous because she had...
The University of Wyoming lists two students from the Platte Valley on the 2014 fall semester President’s Honor Roll. The students are Daniel Greenwood, of Riverside and Benjamin Gates of Saratoga. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades....
Mary Miller, of Saratoga, was named to the Presidents List for the fall semester of 2014 at Chadron State College. The President’s List required a 4.0 cumulative grade-point average and students must be enrolled in 12 credit hours of coursework during the semester to qualify....
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The Encampment K-12 School has released the Principal’s List and Honor Roll for the second quarter. PRINCIPAL'S LIST To make the Principal’s List, a student must have a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0. Seniors Luke Pantle, Brett Ralston, Jamie Stradley Juniors Alyssa Barkhurst, Jacob Dickinson, Guy Erickson, Cassidy Little, Karen Russell Sophomores Michale Dugger, Konnar Knotwell, Bailey Miller, Emily Morgan Freshmen Hailey Barkhurst, Gage Bartlett, Kaylyn Herring, Ashlynn Johnson, Micaiah Pantle Eighth Grade Morgan Dale, Noelle Peterson, Pai...
Zombie prep should never be left to the last minute - unless you happen to like the taste of brains for dinner. Teens ages 11-17 will learn how to prepare for an upcoming Zombie Apocalypse 11a.m. to 1p.m., Feb. 6 at the Saratoga Library. Training will include Zombie Makeup–Camouflage yourself amongst the undead; Defensive Training–Use the library as your fortress, arm yourself and protect it and Starburst Body Parts–Make juicy treats for yourself and your zombie friends. For more information, contact Kendra Graham at 307-328-2621, or visit...
The Carbon County School District No. 2 Speech Team competed in Gillette last weekend at the Campbell County Tournament. Several CCSD#2 speech members made it to the semi-finals while competing against 18 schools. One student, Jacob Dickinson, made it to final rounds with his original oratory. Making it to semi-finals were Kat Hytrek in poetry, Maya Zeiger and Lydia Smith in duet and Milo Hunter and Bradley Killion in duet. Head coach Brenda Ostendorf said the Campbell County Tournament allowed her team to experience the talents of new...
The Saratoga Lady Panthers (0-2, 2A Southeast, 6-7 overall) squeaked out a 49 to 45 win against Carbon County School District No. 2 rival, Encampment Lady Tigers (1-2, 1A Southwest, 9-6 overall) Friday night, only to fall 28 to 59 against Little Snake River Valley (LSRV) (2-1, 1A Southwest, 10-6 overall) Rattlers at Baggs. Against the Lady Tigers, the Lady Panthers took a strong lead in the first quarter 12 to 6. In the second quarter, the Panthers had a 14 point lead at one point, maintained a...
The Saratoga Panther wrestlers took third place at the Dogger Invite in Lingle, placing all but one of their grapplers. Daynon Mowry earned wrestler of the week with his first place finish in the 126-pound weight class. "Daynon had a good weekend," head coach Jared Mason said. Saturday, Mowry was a little groggy, but bounced back and dominated Chase Lovercheck, of Southeast in a one minute 13 second fall. "Daynon is a quality wrestler," Mason said. "When he is on, he is on." Thatcher Spiering ha... Full story
Wyoming's leading scorer in boys basketball, Rock River's C. J. Smith, was held to only 10 points by the Encampment Tigers in their 63-17 win Saturday. Smith put up 44 points last week against Meeteetse and has a season average of 28.7 points per game. For the second time this season the Encampment boys varsity basketball squad (1-2, 1A Southwest Conference, 12-3 overall) crushed Rock River (6-8), more than doubling the Longhorns score. In their previous matchup in December the Tigers beat the...
The Saratoga Panthers (0-2, 1A Southeast; 2-10 overall) lost to the Encampment Tigers (1-2 1A Southwest; 12-13 overall) Friday, but not without a putting up a tough defense. Friday the Panthers came up short, 44-51, against the Tigers. The Panthers have struggled with at least one or two quarters per game since the season started, but Friday night they put four quarters together to give their fans a reason to cheer. Offensively, the Panthers struggled but made a rally to close the score to a 1...
In the opening game at Encampment on Saturday the Lady Tigers easily took down Rock River, 55-24. The non-conference win was a psychological boost for the 1-2, 1A Southwest Conference, 9-6 overall Lady Tigers. "We needed this one, we've struggled a little bit, so we really needed this one," coach Amy Clay said after the game. The Lady Tigers took command of the game early and never looked back. Encampment was up by 10 at the end of the first quarter and only increased that lead. As the result...
1 Years Ago Jan. 28, 1915 Again and again the old appropriation comes to light in every legislature, for a State Fish Hatchery. This is an old story and we don’t believe the legislature this time will fall for it any quicker than in the past. The only branch hatchery that was ever worth a cent in this state was the Saratoga Station, and it was eventually lost. Now that we are to have the big government hatchery in this state, we will be able to make up for the dilatory action of the state in making up for fish planting. This end of the s...