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At a packed meeting last Tuesday in Saratoga Town Hall, the Saratoga Planning Commission addressed several citizens concerns about verbal complaints brought up during the zoning officers report at the November meeting. Warden Patzer represented his store, Koyoty Sports at the meeting. With the move of the store to Bridge Ave. there have been verbal concerns about potential problems associated with taxidermy practices. Specific concerns brought to commissioner Rusty Rogers were about vermin that...
Last Thursday, the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) held an open house to seek public input on the North Savery Project. The project is located in the northwest corner of the Sierra Madre mountain range and was identified by Gov. Matt Mead as priority for treatment because of impacts from insects and disease under the 2014 Farm Bill and the amended Healthy Forests Restoration Act. Part of the project includes vegetation treatments using timber sales. Many of the trees in the area were affected by the...
Funeral services for David R. Starr will be held Saturday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. at the Platte Valley Lutheran Church. Graveside services to follow at the Saratoga Cemetery....
Tyler and Marie Christen and big sister Tylie are happy to welcome little Isla Anne into the world. Isla was born in Steamboat Springs, on November 13, 2015 at 5:42 p.m. She weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and was 19 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Thomas and Theresa Christen, of Waunakee, Wis. Maternal grandparents are Peter Tran, of Placentia, Calif., and Anne Nguyen, of Plano, Texas. Paternal great-grandparents are Dorothy Christen, of Monticello, Wis., Lucy Barman, of Waunakee, Wis. and...
Plans to rehabilitate the runway at Shively Field began Dec. 9 with a meeting between Dave Schultz, of Sage Engineering, and the Saratoga Airport Board. There will not be any changes to the position or the length of the runway, Schultz said. The meeting jumpstarted the planning process, Schultz explained. In order to get everything organized, the board needed to hear from the experts at Sage Engineering on steps to ensure they qualify for Wyoming Aviation Capital Improvement Program funds. It...
Have you heard about this “Elf on the Shelf” character? Perhaps I should say Elves on the Shelves. There are definitely more than one. I hadn’t until this year. Apparently elves appear on east coast shelves more than out here in the west (or in the south for that matter). Probably a denser population thing. Can’t overtax Santa’s attitude meter can we? The deal is that elves, which appear to be figures made of ceramic, wood or cloth during the daylight hours, keep an eye on the children...
Editor, I don’t usually talk publicly about my patients after they pass but this week is a different week. David Starr passed away this last Sunday after a sudden illness. David Starr was an unsung hero in this community. No matter the time, middle of the day or middle of the night, weekday or weekend, we all could count on Dave to answer the call. You see, Dave was the guy driving the ambulance when many of us needed emergency care. No fanfare, no awards, no articles ... just a kind smile and a steady hand (or foot in his case) whenever t...
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In the Dec. 9 issue of the Saratoga Sun, page 7, we reported that Koyoty Sports had put the taxidermy business up for sale. The owners would like this retracted from the article, as well as that they have gone through planning and zoning for the new location to continue taxidermy business as usual. The Saratoga Sun apologizes for this error....
In the Dec. 9 issue of the Saratoga Sun, page 8, we mistakenly identified the girls in the photo as Oaklee and Kinsley Phillips. The correct names are Cloey and Aspen Boxberger The Saratoga Sun apologizes for this error....
Dear Editor, Thank you for publishing the Madeline Weiss piece about the economic squeeze being felt by our young adults. To Madeline I want to say your piece was courageous, brave and gutsy. Good writing tells the truth even if it hurts and you told your truth. Another article in the same Sun issue described the non-profit thrift shop Bridge Street bargains. I am a volunteer worker in that shop and I want you to know, Madeline, we are here for you. We are not just about the mentioned two thousand dollar dress and one thousand dollar book. We...
The Saratoga/Carbon County Impact Joint Powers (water and sewer) Board met on Dec. 9, with the meeting causing a discussion about the wastewater lagoon and what dumping means to the lagoon system. This concern was brought to attention when Blackwater Septic Solutions, of Rawlins, had a representative present and Posey Wagon Portable Toilet Services LLC wrote a letter, both requesting to dump waste at the wastewater lagoons. Chairperson Don Price offered a background of dumping at the lagoon,...
During the week of Dec. 2, Wyoming Game and Fish (WGFD) biologists continued their moose population monitoring in the Snowy Range using a helicopter to track and recapture some of the 30 cow moose they have collared in the last year. The project is a cooperative effort between WGFD and the University of Wyoming's Wyoming Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Corey Class, Laramie Wildlife Coordinator, said, a lot of places throughout the west are seeing a decrease in moose population...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is seeking formal bids for a contractor to perform maintenance at public access areas (PAAs) along the North Platte River in the Platte Valley. This is a year-round contract. The successful bidder will be required to visit each public access area weekly during high-use months, with less frequent visits in the off season. Some PAAs may require additional visits throughout the year depending on use. Duties include sweeping outhouses, stocking toilet paper, cleaning parking lot areas, painting, checking inlets...
“It’s a program to help in parenting, every day parenting. They kind of say, ‘No mom alone.’ It’s a mom support group,” said Jaci Schwerdt, coordinator of the Saratoga Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) charter. Schwerdt said the Saratoga group ranges from expectant mothers to mothers of children going into kindergarten. According to Schwerdt, MOPS is an international organization based out of Colorado Springs, Colo. According to Schwerdt, the bi-monthly meetings are supported with materials f...
The pronghorn population in Wyoming has seen a decline, and University of Wyoming graduate student Adele Reinking has been collaring females from various herds hoping to learn why. Part of her research takes place in the Carbon County area, and Reinking has been receiving help from the Rawlins Bureau of Land Management (BLM) field office to gather the dropped collars and data about the animals. The collared pronghorn are female, as is typical for studies about population, Reinking said. A...
Carbon County Search and Rescue is sponsoring Avalanche Awareness Night on Jan. 8 at the Platte Valley Community Center. Search and rescue member Landon McGuire planned the event and will be the main presenter. “The more people we get to attend, the more people we educate and the less the chance we’ll be out digging them out of slides,” McGuire said. According to McGuire it usually takes about 30 to 45 minutes just to get to a trailhead before search and rescue can head into the backcountry to o...
The #GreenForGarry campaign to benefit Garry Wood during his treatment for Stage IIIS Hodgkin's lymphoma is going strong, having raised over $10,000 already according to volunteer Laura Morrow. This Saturday will see a benefit concert at Duke's Bar and Grill in Saratoga to add to the money already raised for Woods living expenses. The #GreenForGarry campaign was started when the Encampment Lady Tigers volleyball team made and wore green headbands in support of Garry at the state volleyball tourn...
The ExCel preschool in Saratoga has seen an increase in class sizes. In order to accomodate children, class frequency per student has been reduced to two days a week instead of four, according to Jaime Stine, executive director for Developmental Preschool and Daycare out of Laramie. Currently, this is the parent group for Saratoga’s preschool. The effort to bring a licensed daycare to Saratoga has brought several issues to the table about preschool services as well, since the decreased a...
The Saratoga Airport Board has been supervising hangar inspections, performed by Kent Smith, in hopes that they will be completed at the end of the year. This is to maintain standards set by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that limit personal items interfering with aviation activities. While Smith said that most everyone has had something that did not belong, he did not consider anything to be a major issue and everyone is mostly in compliance. There are 10 hangars left to inspect,...
The regular meeting of the Encampment Town Council on Dec. 10 was largely filled with the approval of expenditures and accounting matters. The hydrant and valve replacement project has been completed for the 2015 year and the council approved moving the reserves of $8,115.68 in to the proper account. The annual service contracts for the senior center and the FCCLA-Pro-Start, totaling $1,750, were approved at the council meeting. The council also voted to keep the towns sponsorship of the Platte...
At their Dec. 10 regular meeting the Riverside approved two contracts for work around the town and reported no problems found in their self-audit. Black Diamond Electric submitted a bid of $8,400 to complete electrical improvements at Riverside Town Park. The entire project has grant funding available in excess of the amount bid according to town clerk Jan Cook. The council accepted Black Diamond’s bid for the work. The council also approved Cory Nuhn’s bid for plowing of Riverside streets for...
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The Rev. Steven R. Niccolls was recently installed as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga. Conducting the ceremony Sunday afternoon, Nov. 29, at the sanctuary were officials of the Presbytery of Wyoming and local church elders. In August, the Saratoga Presbyterian Church called Pastor Niccolls of the California Bay area to be its pastor and he conducted his first worship service Nov. 1. Following his ordination at his home church in Richmond, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 22, Pastor...