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At the final meeting of 2020 of the Saratoga Town Council, held on December 15, Councilmember Jon Nelson continued to express his frustration and concern with payments to James Childress, the third-party accountant originally engaged by the governing body in September 2019. Over $8,000 The concerns from Nelson came early in the meeting, as Saratoga Town Treasurer Sammy Flohr read the accounts payable for the council. Among those accounts was an invoice from Childress Accounting and Consulting...
As their final action of 2020, the Board of Carbon County Commissioners (BOCCC) tabled a conditional use permit from Rocky Mountain Power for Segment D-1 of the Gateway West Transmission Line Project during their December 15 meeting. The vote to table the permit appeared to come as a surprise to Rod Fisher, Director of Community Relations for Rocky Mountain Power, who joined the meeting via phone. The current path for the Gateway West Transmission Line plans for 1,000 miles of high power...
Houston Valle Evans of Saratoga passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of December 25, 2020. A full obituary to follow....
Fredrick Joseph Rettelle, 79, of Encampment died Friday, December 11, 2020 at his home. Go to www.montgomerystryker.com to send condolences or to sign the online guestbook....
As the governing body of Saratoga faces rapidly approaching deadlines related to the audit of Fiscal Year 2019/2020, the Saratoga Town Council discussed a re-engagement with James Childress of Childress Accounting and Consulting during their December 15 meeting. While no formal action was taken on the engagement letters from Childress, much of the discussion was haunted by the specter of interfund overhead allocations. Such allocations have faced vocal opposition from Councilmember Jon Nelson...
Bank of Commerce (BOC), Carbon County’s only locally-owned bank, announced today a rebrand of its visual identity. It has been nearly 30 years since Bank of Commerce has updated the brand. The time is right to refresh the look as a total package. The team has been working on this project for quite some time and a lot of thought and consideration went into adopting the brand package. “We went into this project with an idea of what we wanted and worked out every last detail to make sure it perfectly represented our vision,” said Nicole Henle...
Multiple Wyoming energy companies and cities have joined together to kick off the thirty-first annual Energy Share of Wyoming season. The program, which is now accepting applications, was started to assist individuals with energy-related emergencies when unusual circumstances create financial needs not met through existing energy assistance programs. Voluntary contributions from sponsors and individuals support the program that runs through the spring of 2021. “During the 2019-2020 heating season, Energy Share of Wyoming raised nearly $...
I am coming off my vacation which started just before the Christmas holidays. It was my first vacation in almost four years. I did have time off about two years back, but that was moving my folk’s belongings from Maine to Colorado. My sister and I drove a 26 foot truck across the country in four days. Getting out to where they lived in Maine took two days by plane and car, and driving back in the truck to Colorado used up most of my time off. A great road trip with my sis, but it was definitely...
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On December 18, Carbon Power & Light, Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, and the Wyoming Rural Electric Association made a donation to three area fire departments as part of their effort to support six local fire departments following the events of the Mullen Fire earlier this year. A total of $30,000 was donated to the six fire departments and was split equally among them. Each department received a total of $5,000. Among those that received donations were the Saratoga Volunteer...
Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD2) added yet another student athlete to the exclusive "1,000 Point Club" just before Christmas. Amy Campbell of the Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Lady Miners surpassed the 1,000 point mark while playing in Midwest on December 18. "I knew coming into the season that it was definitely within her reach. Our first three games, she's been over 20 points each game," said Jackie Jones, head coach of the Lady Miners. "After her performance at Midwest...
The Hanna, Elk Mountain, Medicine Bow (HEM) Miners and Lady Miners were on their road for the last game of the pre-season as they were hosted by the Midwest Oiler and Lady Oilers on December 18. Both teams would come off the court with substantial leads over Midwest as several players saw double digit scoring while on the hardwood. Lady Miners vs. Lady Oilers The Lady Miners had originally dealt a loss to Midwest when they hosted the Lady Oilers on December 12 with a final score of 66-17. While...
In the age of the internet and social media, branding is everything. Wyoming, as a state, is fairly easy to brand. Attractions such as Old Faithful and the Grand Tetons are internationally recognized and, in recent years, residents have come to use the state's area code, 307, as an identifier. Branding a county, meanwhile, is a little more difficult. Danny Burau, owner of Firewater Public House (Firewater) in Saratoga, has decided to work towards that goal with the opening of County 6 Clothing C...
The residential and business winners of Valley Service Organization's (VSO) Annual Lighted Contest were recently announced by the local non-profit. The contest, which includes any resident and business that has put up lights for the holiday, is judged annually by the residents of the Saratoga Care Center. This year, due to current health orders, the residents of the care center were shown photos of the various lighted buildings throughout Saratoga in lieu of driving around town. The residential...
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