Homecoming, town affected by heavy first snow

Town-owned front end loaders and dump trucks could be spotted Friday after a heavy snow left broken tree branches in the street.

Crews worked Friday collecting large branches with a front-end loader and piling them into a dump truck. Saratoga resident Steve Wilcoxson worked Friday morning removing broken limbs that had fallen on his roof to the sidewalk curb for removal.

Saratoga Mayor and Carbon County Emergency Management Coordinator John Zeiger said the snow started falling Thursday night, marking the first snowfall in Saratoga this season. The heavy snow also resulted in trees coming in contact with power lines, creating sparks, Zeiger said. Although no big fires were reported, the Saratoga Volunteer Fire Department responded as a preventative measure. Carbon Power and Light also responded to the area.

Power outages were also reported Thursday night.

Although the weather caused the cancelation of the homecoming football game, it wasn’t enough to stop the parade. Grades kindergarten and up gathered on the sides of First Street to show Panther pride, gather candy thrown from the floats and enjoy the Saratoga Middle/High School Band as they strolled by.