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Four board members from two different boards turned in their resignations to the town of Saratoga. Mayor John Zeiger read the four resignations at the town council meeting, Dec. 3. Lee Tromble resigned from the Airport Board. Tromble is moving to a lower elevation for health reasons. Tromble's resignation is effective Dec. 31. Jack Sintek also resigned from the Airport Board effective Nov. 15, but did not state why he was leaving in his resignation letter. Jaci Schwerdt, with Community Garden...
Town of Saratoga Mayor John Zeiger encourages anyone who is interested in Saratoga’s future to attend the public meeting Dec. 17 at 5:30 p.m. “We are expecting an influx of people and we want to be ready,” Zeiger said. A master plan has not been completed in the town of Saratoga, Zeiger said. Even if there is not growth, the town should have an updated master plan. Zeiger said he was involved with the housing round tables sponsored by the Carbon County Economic Development Corporation and its e...
Shirley Nadine Jairell died Nov. 29 at Poudre Valley Medical Center in Fort Collins, Colo. Shirley was born in Encampment on Jan. 20, 1944, to Les and Nadine (Blake) Wick. The family moved to Laramie when she was 8 years old. After graduating from Laramie High School, she married the love of her life, her Bobby, Robert Bob Jairell on April 20, 1963, in Laramie. She was a bookkeeper, then office manager, at Developmental Daycare and Preschool. She retired after 30 years. She loved her job and...
As part of our Thanksgiving project, the club collected canned goods and food items for the Platte Valley Food Pantry. Members have been preparing for Christmas, and buying Christmas gifts for all the residents at Deseret Health Care and Rehab. We will be gift wrapping Dec. 17 along with a carry-in dinner. The nursing home will give our gifts at their party, Dec. 19. The chairpersons for the project are Barbara Youngberg and Valerie Mason. The Kiwanis Club is also buying gifts for a family from the Giving Tree, chairperson Dave Gloss will be...
Friday is the deadline to deliver gifts to Town & Country Realty for the Valley Service Organization’s 2013 Giving Tree. “We are still accepting family gifts like movies and board games,” Town & Country’s Administrative Assistant Mary Martin said. All of the tags have been spoken for which were on the tree. The gifts should be delivered unwrapped, said Carol Sherrod, with the VSO. Distribution of the gifts will take place from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., Dec. 19 at The HUB (Big Brothers/Big Sisters) in downtown Saratoga. VSO members said people who sti...
Another local Christmas-based Giving Tree has recently been created, but this time with the goal to help needy homeless animals in Carbon County. Platte Valley Ranch Supply in Saratoga set up its first annual "Pets in Need Giving Tree", meant to benefit temporarily homeless animals living at Caring, Learning, Connecting Rescue and Rehabilitation (CLCRR) in Rawlins, or the Rawlins Rochelle Animal Shelter. The tree, set up inside Platte Valley Ranch Supply, includes paper ornaments cut in the...
Driving in Wyoming is a mystical and beautiful experience … … most of the time. Wyoming scenery is beautiful in summer, explosively colorful in fall, serene in winter and refreshing in spring. These visual attributes can make a long drive seem much shorter. There are, however, other factors that can come into play that can make even short trips a long and living hell. WIND: The first, and most nearly omnipresent, of these miseries is the wind. While wind-farmers can always boast a bumper cro...
Editor, Mr. Lee’s letter last week, spoke to the concerns that many of us have about the quality of public education. As a disgruntled former employer, 40 plus years in the construction industry, I have experienced first hand the lack of math skills, difficulties in conceptualizing or solving problems, and the inability to communicate solutions. I find it frightening that we continue to look to a federal gov’t for direction in education (common core), when this same gov’t has shown an inability to come to grips with their own issues. Right...
Editor, I love the North Platte River; most likely as much as you do but our river is under attack and always will be. The pressure to use fresh water resources is always in demand and we must be diligent to fight against corporations and politicians to control our precious resources, water quality and way of life. Three separate issues pertaining to the North Platte are on the table that will have impacts on “our” river for many decades. 1) The BLM RAMP plan. 2) The 1 1/2 mile restoration plan through Saratoga. 3) The town of Saratoga’s attem...
Water meter issues that have plagued the town for the last several months are getting resolved and Saratoga Town Clerk Suzie Cox is seeing the results of a system that works. Sensus, the user interface program that was installed when the FlexNet water meter reading program was implemented can now let the town of Saratoga water employees know when there is a potential leak. Cox said a user can come in and ask about their water usage and she can show them in a graph format what their water usage...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) will host an informal open house from 4 to 6:30 p.m., Dec. 17 at the Platte Valley Community Center (PVCC) Great Hall to discuss the proposed Chokecherry-Sierra Madre Wind Energy Project in Carbon County. The service anticipates receiving an application for an eagle take permit for Phase I of the project, and invites public input in advance of review of the potential environmental impacts associated with issuing such a permit. The Chokecherry-Sierra Madre project, when fully built, may consist of up...
A group of people sitting at a table at the Snowy Range Brewery was full of energy, as the three new managers of the Saratoga Resort and Spa and the new executive chef finished up their first meeting last Thursday afternoon. Longtime general manager Susan Wallace retired Dec. 1 and the new management is very excited about their new positions, they said. Michael Degenhart is the new executive chef and he is the newest addition to the Saratoga Resort and Spa. Thursday was his second day on the job...
Karl Smith, a recent newcomer to Saratoga, was appointed to the Saratoga Planning Commission Dec. 3 at the town of Saratoga council meeting. Smith, who has lived in Saratoga for 14 months, works as a civil engineer for PMPC. Smith brings experience with master plans, as a city planner and as an engineer, to the planning commission. Smith said he has been on several planning commissions. He moved here from Grand County, Colo., and served on the planning commission for several years. Grand County...
The Red Sage Spa has a new service thanks to Shandiin Talker. They now offer “glitter toes”. Talker spent the summer months earning her nail technician degree in Murray, Utah, and returned with not only a license to be a nail technician, but with new and modern ideas on how to make the clients at Red Sage Spa sparkle. Talker has been getting her nails done for years, and as an employee of Red Sage Spa since it opened in 2004. She wanted to be able to offer a service aside from her massage the...
Musician David Moran is returning to Saratoga. Moran, who has played at Las Vegas casinos, on Alaskan cruises and on riverboats in Sacramento and Cincinnati, said he is very excited about returning to Saratoga. Moran will be the entertainment for the Ugly Sweater Contest from 8 to 10 p.m., Saturday at the Saratoga Resort & Spa. Moran has been performing for more than 30 years and is accomplished on the ragtime banjo, guitar and harmonica according to his bio. "I look forward to returning to...
Community choirs in Saratoga and Encampment are performing Christmas concerts this month. The Saratoga Community Choir is performing at 4 p.m., Sunday at the Platte Valley Community Center Theater. The Encampment Community Choir is presenting its 16th annual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m., Dec. 18 at the Encampment Opera House. The Sierra Madre Strings will provide prelude music beginning at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend both concerts, free of charge....
Children looking for a holiday-oriented craft have the opportunity to create personalized woodland gnome ornaments at the Saratoga Library. All children ages 8 and above can come into the Saratoga Library from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, and create their own colorful woodland gnomes to hang on holiday trees, set on fireplace mantels or accent holiday gifts. The event is free of charge. “Children can paint and decorate the gnomes, and they can give them as a gift, hang on a tree or use to decorate a mantel,” said Kendra Graham, Digital Ser...
Reprint of this story from the December 11, 1903 issue of The Grand Encampment Herald brought to you courtesy of Grandma’s Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History - Serving the Community. Boys Start a Fire Early Saturday evening, an attempt was made, presumably by school boys, to burn down the schoolhouse in Grand Encampment. The fire alarm was sounded shortly after seven o’clock, and the department soon had the flames extinguished. The fire was started on the east side of the building under the floor which is exposed. Certain you...
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 resident interests, and meet the physical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Sunday afternoon, four residents played Dominoes and Dora Martin won. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Crazy Eights with Dora Martin. On Wednesday afternoon, nine residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, eight res...
There were six people at the Saratoga Senior Center to play Bingo this week. Two-dollar winners were Berneil McCord, Winnie Allen, Madaline Forbes, and Pat Faust. Sue Howe won the $3 blackout round. There were four people here for Bridge on Monday. The high winner was Joni Johnson. We want to send our sincere sympathy to the family of James Roberts. Jim passed away last week. He will be missed by all of us who knew him. He was always entertaining when he was here at our center. We have sincerely missed the four or five people who usually come...
Dec. 2, 2013 to Dec. 8, 2013, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 103 calls that included the following call classifications: Agency Assist (1); Alarm (1); Ambulance (2); Bar Check (10); Business Checks (36); Citizen Assist (10); Domestic Disturbance (1); Fingerprints (5); Fire (1); Hot Pool Check (9); Larceny (1); Lockout (2); Lost & Found (1) Paper Service (6); Parking Problem (1); Traffic Accident with Damage (1); House Watch (2); REDDI (1); School Zones (3); Suspicious Person, Circumstance (10; Traffic Complaint (1); Traffic Stop...
A tree that stood less than two feet tall garnered a bid of $300 Friday night at the Festival of Trees Gala and Auction. The tree had handmade flies that were tied by 10-year-old Ethan Bartholomew. The bidding war took place between outfitters Mitch Bangert and Mike "Hack" Patterson. The tree was aptly named "Time 'Flies' When You're Having Fun". And it seemed that fun was had by the sold-out crowd at the Festival of Trees as bidding wars continued throughout the evening. The top bid of $650...
Ceile Fisher's fifth grade class is at it again. Fundraising for a cause, that is. The class had such success raising money for their beloved physical education teacher Burt Willford, they are hosting another bake sale. This fundraiser will benefit the Prayer Shawl Knitters, and the public is invited to attend from 7:45 to 8 a.m., Dec. 17 in the Saratoga Elementary School hallway next to the lunch room. Carol Blake, a member of the Prayer Shawl Knitters talked to the class about her involvement...
After a good start at last weekend's Evanston Invitational, the Saratoga High School wrestling team is ready for more tough action on the mat. Earning a total of 15 points, the nine competing Panthers placed 23rd out of 27 teams at the invitational, which took place in Evanston last Friday and Saturday. With second place in the 120 lb weight division, Bradley Bifano received the highest individual ranking out of the five Saratoga wrestlers who placed. For the other four, Jacob Wells placed...