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WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 18, 2013 • VOLUME 127 • NO. 7 • $1
Water board shoots for $1 million project
By Zachary Laux
The Water and Sewer Joint
Powers Board made a million
dollar decision Wednesday.
On Sept. 11, the board voted to
approve submitting resolutions
and applications for a grant and
loan that will fund a project to
reroute sewer lagoon discharge
to the Upper North Platte River. The project could mean increases in fees for Saratoga
residents, said PMPC engineer
Gary Steele.
The project
Currently, the town of
Saratoga routes all sewer lagoon
discharge north of the facility in
a cell called Hot Slough Creek.
Public Works Director Chuck
Bartlett said the lagoons meet
all requirements to discharge in
the creek, except for ammonia
requirements, because the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) changed
Hot Slough Creek from a Class
4 water source to a Class 2. According to Wyoming DEQ water
regulations, Class 4 water where
aquatic life is not attainable.
Class 2 is defined as surface water that supports fish or drinking
water supplies.
“Originally this was classified
as a Class 4 and we didn’t have
a problem,” Bartlett said. “When
(DEQ) came back, they found
some fish … in the creek and
they reclassified it as a Class 2.
That’s when our ammonia levels
for our discharge decreased dramatically.”
Bartlett said the solution is
to reroute discharge from Hot
Slough Creek directly into the
North Platte River. Although the
river is a Class 1 water source,
the dilution factor is greater,
meaning ammonia requirements
will be easier to meet, Bartlett
said.
“If we run a discharge line
from our lagoons to the river, we
can use the dilution factor in the
river for meeting our ammonia
requirements,” Bartlett said.
But the project could by costly.
Project cost
In the
Sun:
Steele estimated the entire
project to reroute discharge directly to the river would cost a
little over $1 million.
A project overview Steele presented to the board Sept. 11
showed the project would include
three pump stations from the lagoon system directly to the river.
To cover the costs, Steele
suggested the council apply for
a 50 percent loan and 50 percent
grant available through the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and DEQ.
If the town of Saratoga gets the
grant and applies for the loan,
along with projected operation
and maintenance costs, user
fees could increase to $5 to $7
per user per month, Steele said.
Time constraints
The town is working on a
close deadline with the grant
application, which must be in
for consideration by Sept. 19,
Steele said. The next round for
the grant would not be available until 2014, if the town
misses the Sept. 19 deadline.
The town of Saratoga has
to be in compliance with Wyoming DEQ’s changed regulations regarding Hot Slough
Creek two-and-a-half years
after a permit is signed. Board
member Richard Raymer said,
to his understanding, the permit had not yet been signed,
potentially giving the town
more time to look at other
options.
Steele said, if the town wanted a chance to get the grant
this round, they would need
to apply. Steele also said the
grant is competitive.
Photo by Zachary Laux
Pictured is one of the cells at the Saratoga sewer lagoons. The town of Saratoga is
proposing a project to reroute discharge from the last cell of the sewer lagoons directly
to the Upper North Platte River. PMPC engineer Gary Steele estimated the project could
cost $1 million.
Raymer also suggested other
solutions, but all were considered unfeasible.
“We are talking about $1million here,” Raymer said. “It
seems like there is a lot of
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approve the applications for
submission.
If the town of Saratoga does
not receive the grant this
round, they can apply next
year, Steele said
Class 1 water issue
According to Wyoming DEQ regulations, Class 1 surface water cannot
experience a change in water quality,
meaning no further discharges can be
directed to the Upper North Platt River,
since it is a Class 1 water source. Why
is the town of Saratoga allowed to discharge directly into the river?
Bill DiRienzo, permitting program
Other options
The Water and Sewer Joint
Powers Board members spent
most of the Sept. 11 meeting
exploring other options.
Raymer asked about using
vegetation in Hot Slough Creek
to help with the ammonia problem. Steele said the vegetation
solution would not be suited for
winter conditions.
BLM opens scoping
on wind project
work we can do to a diversion
structure just to get the flows
up to meet the ammonia requirements up there.”
After lengthy discussion, the
board unanimously voted to
Walk bridge takes
first steps
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PVCC goes wild for
6th anniversary
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manager explained the town could
legally discharge in the river directly
because Hot Slough Creek, the area the
tow has been discharging to for years,
connects to the same river, meaning the
water quality will not change.
“It is the same load that was going into
the river, and it doesn’t change the quality of the river at all,” DiRienzo said.
Whooping cough
sees increase
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Panthers stomp
Chiefs 62-22
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Marty Rana Brister
UPCOMING EVENTS
September 28, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet
Great Hall
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Party on the Platte
Celebrating the PVCC’s
Sixth Anniversary
with a BIG SHINDIG.
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click on calendar of events or call 326-7822.
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Memorial services for Marty
Rana Brister, 50, of Rawlins
was held Sept. 12, 2013 at Carbon County Funeral Home in
Rawlins.
Ms. Brister died Sept. 8, 2013,
at Ivinson Memorial Hospital
in Laramie, after battling lung
cancer.
She was born in McComb,
Miss. on Oct. 30, 1962, to Willie
Paul Brister and Martha Lou
Ard Brister.
Marty was a member of Providence Baptist Church in Jayess,
Miss.
She loved her partner of 10
years, John Rimmer and said
he made her complete. The
adventure he took her on with
love, laughter and kindness
was amazing. Marty enjoyed
cooking, art, hunting, fishing,
photography and children.
Ms. Brister worked as the
school nurse at Carbon County
Child Development from 2003
until her passing. She loved all
of her children at Carbon County Child Development Center in
Rawlins.
She wanted the world to be
a better place for children and
give those children that needed
the extra help in life a kind
word and hug, and see to it that
they got the medical help they
needed.
Marty’s career consisted of
working for The American Red
Cross, Jackson, Miss.; PG&E,
San Francisco, Bildora Nursing
Home, Tylertown, Miss., South
Central Wyoming Healthcare &
Rehabilitation Center, Rawlins,
as well as Interim Healthcare
as a Traveling Nurse.
Preceeding her in death were
her parents, her brother, Rocky
Brister, nephew, Jeramie Bris-
ter, sister-in-law, Kip Brister
and her friend, Jeff Inman.
Survivors are her partner,
John Rimmer; her son, Tyrel
La’Bo Westbrook and his wife,
Brittany and their children
Hunter and Hayden from Pearl,
Miss.; John’s children, Travis
and Leanora Rimmer and their
children, Rowan and Driften
of Casper; Trent Rimmer, of
Saratoga, and his children,
Nathan, Noah and Abigail Rimmer, of Leesburg, Ga.; Jolene
and Paul Morgan. of Canon
City, Colo.; her brothers, David
Brister of Jayess, Miss., Shane
and Pam of Pricedale, Miss.;
her sisters, Paula and Wayne
Brumbeloe of McComb, Miss.;
Judie and Boyd Williams, of
Riverton, and a host of nephews
and nieces and other relatives
and friends, including her head
start family staff and children.
In lieu of flowers, please make
donations to Carbon County
Child Development, 1801 Edinburgh, Rawlins, Wyoming
82301.
Condolences may be left online at www.carboncountyfuneralhome.com.
Edward Earl Murray
Edward Earl Murray passed
away Sept.6, 2013.
He was born May 23, 1927 in
Kemmerer, raised in Saratoga.
He is survived by two sisters, Charlotte Kraft and Al-
ice Cornell; six Children, 14
grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and two great-great
grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by
his wife Nina Murray; sis-
ters, Jenny Finch and Mary
Betz; parents Carl and Clara
Murray.
Burial is in Oak Grove Cemetery, Jerseyville, Ill.
Morgan Kay Merrill
Morgan Kay Merrill, 17, was
unexpectedly called home Sept.
7, 2013. Morgan was born Jan.
10, 1996 in Laramie.
Morgan attended Bennett
High School and graduated with
the class of 2013. Morgan’s passions in life were horses, rodeo,
her family and friends. She was
an outgoing and compassionate
young woman and she touched
the lives of everyone she met.
Morgan won many awards
for team roping, including the
Nebraska and Kansas USTRC
all-girl championships in 2012.
Morgan is survived by her par-
ents, Cord and Amy (Kalberer)
Merrill, of Byers, Colo., brothers Justin, of Guam and Chance
Merrill, of Byers, grandparents
Bob and Judy Merrill, of Encampment, great grandmother
Betty Merrill, of Encampment
and uncles Andrew Kalberer, of
Washington, LT Col. Jon Kalberer, of Wisconsin and Cade
Merrill, of Encampment.
Morgan was preceded in
death by her grandparents Jon
and Paulette Kalberer. Memorial services were held Sept. 12
at the Quint Valley Arena in
Byers, CO.
The Saratoga Sun prints obituaries and birth,
engagement and wedding announcements
free of charge as a public service.
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Second session of
grief support to begin
Staff Report
The second session of grief
group support is at 7 p.m.
Sept. 25 at 106 W. Main. Rev.
Susan Dyer, of St. Barnabas
Church, said she has had
positive comments about the
support group.
Comments included “I am
so thankful to know others
experience the same things I
do,” and “I am so glad there is
a group right here in Saratoga
that can help me through this
difficult time.”
Dyer said the group has been
beneficial for those who lost
their loved one several year go.
The support group offers tips
for planning one’s life in order
to navigate through the approaching holiday season and
and will last through Nov. 19.
To register for the sessions,
or for more information, call
Dyer at 303-910-6699.
September 28, 2013
5 p.m.
Platte Valley Community Center Great Hall
$70/person
$105/couple
Includes RMEF membership and meal.
Call Heath Cline at 307-326-8166
BLM Rawlins opens
scoping for Chokecherry/
Sierra Madre Project
Staff Report
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Rawlins
Field Office (RFO) are starting
site-specific scoping to identify
wind turbine layout for the
Chokecherry and Sierra Madre
(CCSM) wind farm.
The scoping will involve two
public meetings, one from 4 to
7 p.m. Monday at the Platte
Valley Community Center, 210
W. Elm Ave. in Saratoga, and
another from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday
at the Depot, 400 W. Front St.
in Rawlins. According to a BLM
High Desert District RFO press
release, the scoping meetings will
provide an opportunity for the
public and interested parties to
ask questions one-on-one with
BLM specialists, view maps and
posters detailing the site-specific
phases of the CCSM project, and
provide written comments.
The release also stated the
CCSM Environmental Impact
Statement and Record of Decision amended the Rawlins
Resource Management Plan to
allow for wind development, but
did not identify individual turbine locations. Environmental
assessments (EAs) are needed to
analyze site-specific issues, such
as the number and layout of the
turbines. The layout will also
consider migratory bird and eagle avoidance and minimization.
The first thing to be analyzed
will be an infrastructure component EA, which includes the
Haul Road, West Sinclair rail
facility and road rock quarry,
according to the release. Future
EAs include analyses of phase
1-development of approximately 500 turbines in the western
portion of the project area and
phase 2-development of the remaining roughly 500 turbines
in the eastern portion of the
project area.
The proposed CCSM project
consists of two wind farm sites
encompassing 1,000 turbines
on more than 227,638 acres of
mixed public and private land
located about 10 miles south
of Rawlins in Carbon County.
It is estimated that each wind
turbine would generate between
1.5 to 3 megawatts (MW) of
electricity, with a total capacity
of 2,000 to 3,000 MW, which is
enough energy to power nearly
1 million homes.
Access roads, underground
electric gathering lines, an overhead transmission line and
substations to interconnect the
generated power to the electric
grid are included in the proposal.
It is anticipated construction
will take four to five years with
an estimated project life of 30
years.
Written comments will be
accepted until Oct. 9. Comments may be emailed to BLM_
[email protected]
(please include “CCSM EA Scoping” in the subject line), faxed
to 307-328-4224, or mailed to
the BLM, Rawlins Field Office, CCSM EA Scoping, 1300
N. Third St., P.O. Box 2407,
Rawlins, WY 82301.
Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS)
at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the
individual listed below during
normal business hours. Before
including your address, phone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information
in your comment, be advised
that your entire comment, including your personal identifying information, may be made
publicly available at any time.
For more information, contact
Heather Schultz of the BLM
RFO at 307-328-4215.
The Saratoga Sun
Going on the trip of a lifetime for a lifetime
B
ig Brothers Big Sisters in
Saratoga taught a “Mission to Mars” program
this summer.
The program allowed children
who attended to explore what it
would take to go to Mars, and
how to survive when they got
there. I witnessed some of their
projects, including the making
of a garden that could grow in a
Mars colony. What the children
came up with was impressive.
The goal of the project, of
course, was not to actually plan
a trip to Mars. The goal was to
teach children about space and
the solar system using a theoretical “Mission to Mars” as a
way to grab attention.
I think those kids who participated in the program may
be interested to know a real
trip to Mars is possible, and it
is coming.
Last week, Mars One, a
non-profit organization with
a bold, new and exciting mission in the works, announced
200,000 people applied for a
one-way trip to Mars. That’s
right. A ONE-WAY trip.
In May 2012, the organization’s founder Bas Lansdrop
announced a mission to Mars
was being planned, stating it
would be ready to send four
individuals to colonize Mars
by 2023.
The mission will mark the
first time anyone would have
set foot on the red planet,
and the first time anyone has
walked on another heavenly
body since 1973.
The proposed mission is very
exciting, and it’s no wonder
that so many people applied.
Mars One has already narrowed down the 200,000 applicants to about 2,700, only accepting paperwork from those
who filled it out correctly and
also paid the application fee.
The question is, how is Mars
One going to finance the project, estimated to cost billions
of dollars?
The
Zac
Attack
By Zachary Laux
i Wednesday A slight chance L Friday Night Clear, with
of showers, with thunderstorms a low around 44.
also possible after noon. Mostly
sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Sunny, with a
Windy, with a west wind 15 to high near 70.
20 mph increasing to 25 to 30
mph in the afternoon. Winds
Saturday Night Partly
could gust as high as 40 mph. cloudy, with a low around 46.
Chance of precipitation is 20
percent.
Sunday A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
Wednesday Night Partly Partly sunny, with a high near
cloudy, with a low around 38. 67. Breezy.
Breezy.
Sunday Night A slight
Thursday Sunny, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with
high near 61.
a low around 39.
Thursday Night Clear,
with a low around 37.
Monday Sunny, with a high
near 62.
Friday Sunny, with a high
near 67.
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rusting.
• Mars lacks an ozone layer;
therefore, the surface of
Mars is bathed in a lethal
dose of radiation every time
the sun rises.
The Earth environment most
closely resembling the current
conditions of Mars is that of
the Antarctic deserts. However, even the most hostile
environments on Earth are far
more suitable for life than the
surface of Mars.
Sources: Random Facts and
Science Kids
Mars One representatives in
a YouTube video were not shy
in saying the entire mission
would be a “media spectacle”.
According to an NBC news article, the number of applicants
is supposed to be narrowed
further over the next one or two
years, through two rounds of
reality-TV competitions.
I’d imagine such a show
would be similar to Survivor.
Revenues from that programming, plus sponsorships and
other marketing arrangements, Some Mars fun facts:
would go toward the multi- • Mars has many massive
billion-dollar cost of sending
volcanoes and is home to
a four-person crew to Mars,
Olympus Mons, the largest
according to the news article.
volcano in our solar system,
There’s not yet been word of
it stands 21 Kilometers high
any TV deals, however.
and is 600 Kilometers across
Although, there have not
the base.
been any TV deals made, Mars • Mars has a very thin atmo-
National Weather Service forecast for Saratoga and vicinity
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One began attracting interest
sphere made mostly of carin the project by putting applibon monoxide. It is not thick
cants’ videos on its website.
enough to trap the sun’s heat.
I watched a good chunk of
Temperatures on Mars range
the videos, and there are some
from -120 degrees Celsius to
people very excited to go to
25 degrees Celsius.
Mars, without any guarantee • Mars has many channels,
they will return.
plains and canyons on the
Mars One won’t stop there,
surface which could have
however. After the initial
been caused by water erosion
four-person mission, Mars One
in the past.
plans to send more people, and • Mars’ red color is due to iron
expand its colony. So, if you were
oxide, also known as rust,
one of the 200,000 people who
and has the consistency of
showed interest in going to Mars,
talcum powder. Literally, the
you may have another chance.
metallic rocks on Mars are
Plus, Mars One isn’t the only
organization looking at trips to
Mars.
NASA plans to begin sending
astronauts on two-way trips to
Mars by the 2030s, according
to a news report from NBC.
Other private organizations
plan to have people on Mars,
as well, including Inspiration
Mars, a mission that aims to
have a man and woman fly over
the surface of the red planet
by 2018.
As money for science and research dwindles, it’s nice to see
there is still interest in space
exploration. It’s also nice to see
organizations have found creative ways to make it happen.
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Don’t ‘should on yourself’
Editor,
At a recent training the quote
“I will not ‘should on myself’ today” was used. The whole point
behind the quote is not to second
guess ourselves in the decisions
we make. This applies not only
in our personal lives but applies
if we are an elected official, business owner, a volunteer sitting
on a board, or any job that we
may choose to do.
As an elected official it is a
given that on whatever decision
we make it will be wrong in
somebody’s eyes. Once we make
that decision we need to be will-
ing to stand up for it even if we
have to take some heat for it.
Some of the decisions we make
aren’t always easy but we do
what we feel is the right thing.
It doesn’t matter what you
do for a living you are going to
make decisions that have an effect on other people. If you are
a teacher or coach the decision
you make dealing with the students is not always going to be
a popular one with the student
or parents. On any given day
a business owner will make a
decision that could cost him a
customer.
We need to remember “I will
not ‘should on myself’ today”.
The more we are able to do
this the better we will feel
about ourselves. If you get to
the point that you are second
guessing yourself then take
a time out and do something
that makes you happy such as
reading a book, watch a movie,
hug your spouse or kids. You
might even consider going and
watching our local athletes
at one of the local sporting
events.
Mayor John Zeiger
Saratoga
With our dying breath
Liz Cheney was wrong on
both counts when she said,
“Newspapers are dying, and
that’s not a bad thing.”
Cheney made the pronouncement in Jackson after the
newspaper in that community
reported — accurately — that
she had purchased a resident
fishing license prior to establishing residency in Wyoming,
and paid a fine for making the
claim of residency before she
was entitled to do so.
One of the biggest criticisms
of Cheney since she announced
her candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate
is that she has not lived in
Wyoming long enough to truly
understand or reflect its values,
so the news story undoubtedly
reinforced that notion for many
Wyoming residents.
But Cheney didn’t help her
cause by “killing the messenger,” in this case Jackson Hole
News and Guide Editor Angus
Thuermer — whom she called
out by name at a Tea Party
rally in Teton County — and
she certainly won’t advance her
candidacy by assuming that
Wyoming’s newspapers have
no relevance in the campaign.
According to an American
Research Opinion poll conducted after the 2010 election,
90 percent of Wyoming adults
Guest
Column
By Bob Bonnar
Newsletter Journal
Wyoming Press Association
President
read a newspaper or look at
a newspaper website during
an average week. That same
survey demonstrated that
more Wyoming people use
local newspapers to “get the
information they need to decide
how to vote in state and local
elections” than all other media
combined (Internet, television,
mail, radio and even word of
mouth).
That’s good news for Cheney,
who obviously has to redefine
herself in the eyes of the people of Wyoming, and convince
them that she not only understands this state’s values, but
embraces them and will be
committed to carrying them to
Washington, D.C., if she does
win election.
In other words, if newspapers in this state were dying,
nobody would be hurt more
than Cheney, who needs them
dearly if she hopes to change
the perception many Wyoming
voters have of her.
We hope people don’t base
their decision about whether
or not to vote for Cheney in
her Republican primary bid
against Senator Mike Enzi
on her ill-conceived statement about newspapers alone,
any more than we think they
should vote for or against her
strictly because of the mistake
she made in purchasing a
resident fishing license prior
to establishing Wyoming residency, because the office she
and Enzi are both seeking is
far too important to be decided
on those factors alone.
What we do hope is that the
voters of Wyoming make their
decision based on the values
presented by both candidates,
the ideas they express and a
belief that they can raise the
level of function and efficiency
of the federal government.
And the only way Wyomingites are going to have any
notion of either candidate’s
character, ideas or ability is
through the reporting done by
this state’s newspapers. Fortunately, those newspapers
are alive and well, and that’s
a good thing indeed, both for
the voters of Wyoming and the
candidates who are courting
them.
According to an American Research Opinion poll conducted after
the 2010 election, 90 percent of Wyoming adults read a newspaper
or look at a newspaper website during an average week. That same
survey demonstrated that more Wyoming people use local
newspapers to “get the information they need to decide how to vote
in state and local elections” than all other media combined
(Internet, television, mail, radio and even word of mouth).
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An example of what the new bridge at Veterans Island will look like.
Bridge project underway
By Zachary Laux
LOOK AT WHAT JUST BECAME
AVAILABLE
The old Hanna grocery store is now on the market. This
extremely visible property is on the main highway going
through Hanna. Situated on almost 9 acres which includes
a paved parking lot and two buildings. The largest is 16,000
sq. ft. and the other is 6,600 sq. ft. Pick a business of your
choice, and start it up here.
VETERANS
ISLAND
sent specs for the project to five
manufacturers.
“I think it is going to be great
when it’s built,” Bartlett said. “I
think it will be a great addition
to the town.”
The new bridge is part of a larger project to build an interpretive trail from the Brush Creek
Hayden Ranger Station south of
town to Saratoga Lake. But the
bridge is the main component to
the entire trail, Bartlett said.
“This is kind of the key component. Until we get this done, we
don’t want to look at anything
else,” Bartlett said.
PROPOSED BRIDGE
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P.O. Box 1187 • 116 W. Bridge Street Saratoga, WY 82331
Office: (307) 326-8972 • Fax: (307) 326-8974
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estimated at $187,500, Bartlett
said. The remaining $37,500 will
be paid for with in-kind services
from the town.
The town will build the abutments to hold the bridge, but
will hire a contractor to pour
the concrete for the abutments,
Bartlett said. Additionally, the
town will have to hire a crane to
set the bridge.
Bartlett said he expects the
bridge to be delivered by February, but the time frame greatly
depends on schedules from bidders.
Bartlett said, so far, the town
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The town of Saratoga is moving forward with a project to
install a bridge connecting the
hot pool area to Veterans Island,
after a three-year delay.
“This is something that we
have wanted to get accomplished for a long time, and I
think that it is something that
the local people and tourists
are going to really enjoy,” said
Public Works Director Chuck
Bartlett.
The town applied for a
$150,000 Transportation Enhancement Activities-Local
(TEAL) grant through the Wyoming Department of Transportation in 2010 for a bridge
to connect the hot pool area and
Veterans Island. However, the
project was delayed due to floods
in 2010 and 2011, preventing
studies needed before the project continued.
Bartlett said the town of
Saratoga and other agencies
finished those studies, which
included a cultural resource
inventory, sending letters to
various agencies and an aquatics resource inventory.
The town of Saratoga put the
project out to bid Sept. 11. The
work calls or the furnishing of a
150- by-8 foot bridge, according
to the official bid notice.
The $150,000 TEAL grant
will roughly cover project costs
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The Saratoga Sun
Water supply
project complete
By Doug Radunich
Completion of the local
Emergency Water Supply
Project was announced during
the Town of Encampment’s
regular Thursday council
meeting.
Ken Schwerdt of PMPC gave
an update on the finished project, which was completed the
first week in September.
“The guys wrapped that up
last week, and Friday morning
we did a walk-through on it,”
he said. “They were within
their contract time, so there’s
no issue there. It went pretty
smooth, but we did end up doing more rock excavation than
I estimated. There was six feet
of rock we had to go through.”
Schwerdt presented the finished project and budget costs,
but said final numbers for the
project would be presented at
the next council meeting.
“I think $149,000 is the
project cost, and we budgeted
$150,000,” he said. “I do not
have a pay request with me
because the contractor didn’t
get it together in time, so I’ll
get final numbers for the next
meeting.”
Schwerdt also asked to be
issued a certificate of substantial completion, and for approval to publish the notice in
the Saratoga Sun. The council
approved both requests.
“We need to publish it three
times over the course of 41
days,” Schwerdt said. “It’s
just in case there are claims
out there, and that gives us
an opportunity to voice those
claims.”
Stacy Crimmins, Chamber
of Commerce Executive Director, spoke and passed out flyer
invitations regarding two presentations by Strong Towns,
a non-profit, non-partisan
organization helping America’s towns achieve financial
strength and resiliency. The
two Strong Towns presentations would be at noon and
6:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at the
Platte Valley Community Center, and cover strategies for
working with the economic re-
alities facing America’s towns.
“The Chamber of Commerce
was contacted by the Wyoming
Rural Development Council to
help facilitate this meeting,”
Crimmins said. “The Sonoran
Institute is actually paying
for this presentation, and it’s
a presentation geared toward
town governments, smart
growth and planning for the
future.”
Crimmins also mentioned
that Mike Cote, Senior Sales
Manager for WIN Health,
would return to speak about
the Health Care Reform Act
at November’s Leaders Luncheon. Cote had spoken about
Health Care Reform at the
June luncheon, and was returning to speak about any
changes and give an update on
what was going on. Crimmins
invited the council members to
attend the luncheon.
Vicki Loftice also gave an
update on what happened at
Encampment’s planning commission meeting Sept. 4. She
said two permit applications
had been approved at the
meeting.
“One was from the Encampment Senior Center to do a
new flagpole, concrete work
and a new railing, which was
approved,” Loftice said. “Another permit was for a private
playhouse, and it was determined that a building permit
is needed for a playhouse.
We went ahead and approved
that.”
A payment of $1,500 and
lodging arrangements were
approved by the council to
hire the available Teka Brock
Band, which would perform
for the town’s 2014 Music
in the Park and Barbecue.
Council member Mary Martin said she had heard Brock
and her band’s music over the
summer, and asked her if she
was available to play for next
year’s summer gathering.
After the closing of the public portion of the meeting, the
town council then went into
executive session to discuss
personnel.
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Correction
The main Cherokee Trail came through Pass Creek, then
went north of Rawlins. An article in the Sept. 4 edition of
the Saratoga Sun, “Trekking along pioneer trails”, incorrectly reported the main Cherokee Trail came down through
Pass Creek to the Overland Trail. The Saratoga Sun staff
apologizes for the error.
Centennial
Celebration
Join us in preparation for the Assemblies of God’s
Sunday, Sept. 22 & 29
In Preparation for and Commemoration of the Assemblies of God 100-year anniversary in 2014,
Platte Valley Christian Center will be showing film presentations of our roots.
We can trace our ancestry to the Evangelical Awakening with John Wesley and the Azusa Street Revival.
We will show the film “John Wesley” on Sept. 22 at 6pm and the
Azusa Street Revival film on Sunday morning the 29th at 11am.
Please join us at 111 North Seventh Street in Saratoga • For more information call: 326-5520
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Ryan Park Volunteers
thank our
Wonderful Donors from Saratoga,
Encampment and Riverside
who made our auction a great success—
A Bar A Ranch
Catfish Concrete
Doggett Greenhouse
Mangy Moose
RG Finney
Spur Outfitters
Trading Post
Lazy Acres RV
Rendezvous Lodge
Albany County Chiropractic
Aspen Portable Toilets
Aspen Sky Merchant Mall
Bank of the West
Barbara Gross
Bella’s Bistro
Bob & Sierra Smith
Bob &Suzzane Taylor
Bridge Street Studio
Bruce & Phyllis Cook
Burns Insurance
Tyler Trevillyan
Carbon Power and Light
Carl Beach & Sierra Waldman
Carpet Etc
Clip & Curl
Complete Car Care
Country Store
Custom Builders
Daniel & Nina Beach
Don & Carol Beach
Duke’s Bar & Grill
Elizabeth Wood
Farm Bureau-Rick Hughes
Fern & Travis Clark
Forrester Landscaping (sp?)
Gold Hill Bushcraft
Greg Johnson CPA
Hacienda Motel
Hack’s Tackle
Happy Tails
Hat Creek
Herold Iron Work
Hi Tech Auto
High Plains Vision
Hilltop Lube & Automotive
Historical Reproductions by
Perue
J W Hugus
James Land Company
Kelly’s Distributing
Kum & Go
Laura M’s
Lollypops
Mark Gaines
Medicine Bow Lodge
New York Life
Old Baldy Club
Out House Gift Shop
Perception Plus
Perue Printing
Platte River Pizza
Platte Valley Accounting
Platte Valley Ranch Supply
R G Raymer Construction, Inc
Rae-elle Leasing
Red Sage Spa
Richard & Gloria Rakness
Riviera Lodge
Rod’s Backhoe
Rustic Bar
Sage & Sand Motel
Saratoga Auto Glass
Saratoga Chamber of Commerce
Saratoga Do It Best Lumber
Saratoga Feed & Grain
Saratoga Forest Management
Saratoga Massage & Healing
Saratoga Resort & Spa
Saratoga Resort & Spa-Pro Shop
Second Impressions, Tammy Taylor
Shively Hardware
Shively North
Sierra Heating & Plumbing
Silver Moon Motel
Squirrel Tree Automotive
Strong Tower Design
Sweet Marie’s Bakeshop
TA Ranch
Leigh and Jason Taylor
The Black Hawk Gallery
The Flower Pot
The Place
The Rawlins National Bank
The Wolf Hotel
Town & Country Realty
Trisha Kaufmann
USFS-Brush Creek Work Center
UW-Athletic Dept
Valley Foods & Liquor
Valley Pharmacy
Will & Susan Speer/
Joyce Loeffel
Worden-Peach Ranch
Proceeds benefited the Ryan Park Volunteers,
Fire Protection, EMS, Search & Rescue
art
with a
point
Photos by Zachary Laux
Saratoga woman
rediscovers
passion for art
through barbed
wire
By Zachary Laux
Sierra Smith has been interested in art since she was
a little girl.
“I was forever in trouble
when I was little because I was
always taking something apart
and putting it back together
again in ways that it didn’t
belong,” she said. “It’s been a
lifelong obsession,” she said.
Throughout high school,
Smith exposed herself to art
every chance she got, taking
classes, making still lives,
portraits, sculptures, etc.
But she later discovered
the media she truly enjoyed
working with was much more
rugged than clay and paint.
About four years ago, Smith
made a collage of belongings
from her father and things
from her childhood. She didn’t
know where to begin, but ended up forming a wreath out of
barbed wire and attaching the
Top, Sierra Smith works on a project
Friday. Above, Smith’s first piece which
features personal childhood items and
some items that belonged to her father.
items to preserve memories.
“I did that for myself just
because I had a lot of things
that were from my father,”
she said. “I wanted to display
those things. I wanted access
to be reminded of them.”
She displayed it on the front
of her home, where it remains
today.
But Smith soon found she
enjoyed making art using
barbed wire and retired ranch
equipment.
“I am driven to be creative. I
don’t want to paint, but when
you are an artist at heart,
you have a compulsion to do
something creative,” she said.
Smith began fashioning
more pieces using old barbed
wire and other items she
found. She used those pieces
to decorate her guest house.
Smith said her art was popular
among the people who stayed
in the guest house.
Smith said many of her
guests complimented her pieces. Some encouraged her to
display her work in the Black
Hawk Gallery, something
Smith was reluctant to do at
first. Smith said she was afraid
no one would be interested in
her art.
Smith said she pushed past
her fear and began displaying
her art in Black Hawk last
year. Last month, Smith sold
12 of her pieces, she said.
Working hard
There are a lot of elements
to Smith’s art work. First,
she must find materials, like
old barbed wire, rusted horse
shoes, old saddle parts, wood,
nails and anything that represents the history and character of the west. Smith then
works with the items, not
always an easy task, especially in the case of barbed wire,
Smith said.
The barbed wire Smith
works with is old, and has
been in a coil for several years.
“When it has been in a coil
like that for so many years, it
Continued on page 9
The Saratoga Sun
PVCC going “Wild West”
for sixth anniversary party
Staff Report
This weekend folks can saddle up and ride over to the
Platte Valley Community
Center Foundation’s (PVCCF)
“Sagebrush and Six Shooters,
Party on the Platte,” held
to commemorate the sixth
anniversary of the Platte
Valley Community Center’s
existence.
The fundraiser and party
takes place at the Platte Valley Community Center, and
begins with drinks and socializing at 5:30 p.m., followed by
a 6 p.m. dinner and 7 p.m. live
auction.
“When the Platte Valley was
fi rst settled, people from all
up and down the Valley would
come together to celebrate a
big event with food and firewater and plenty of hooting
and hollering,” said PVCCF
Executive Director Stephanie
Vines. “We’re going to give
people a chance to party like
it’s ‘87, only this time we mean
1887,” Vines said
The local restaurants and
caterers providing food are
J.W. Hugus, Old Baldy Club,
Bear Trap, Bella’s, Sweet
Marie’s, Hotel Wolf, Duke’s
Bar and Grill, Saratoga Resort
and Spa, Valley Foods and
Saratoga Lions Club.
“We’ll also have costumes
and a photographer on hand
to take ‘old-time’ photographs,
but we are hoping guests will
want to dress for the occasion
and wear their long dresses
and skirts, bonnets, boots and
jeans,” she said. “Anyone with
a six-shooter, though, will have
to check it at the door.”
Vines said also that generous
support from throughout the
community had yielded a long
list of desirable items for the
event’s live auction.
“There are some really fabulous things for people to bid on,
including a Charlton Heston
autographed single action Colt
revolver, a weeklong stay on
St. Croix Island, hunting and
fishing packages, jewelry and
much, much more,” she said.
“If you enjoy vacation packages
and gourmet food this is definitely an auction you’ll want
to attend.”
Joe Glode, one of the event
helpers, said the gathering is
open to those who are looking
for a fun-filled Saturday evening.
“We’ve done this every year
since they opened the center,
and it’s a fundraiser where
all proceeds go toward the
community center,” he said.
“We’re just trying to keep it
simple and relaxing for people, and it’s going to be a lot
of fun.”
Glode added it is important
that people know the event is
not a high-priced, exclusive
affair, and is open to all the
public.
“The important thing is that
we want everyone to be able
to afford it, and to come and
feel welcome,” Glode said.
“It’s an annual celebration
and major fundraiser, and
we hope everyone shows up.
It’s not a big high-dollar deal
with a big ticket price, and the
money from the ticket prices
will go toward the community
center.”
Sagebrush and Six Shooters, Party on the Platte takes
place at 5:30 p.m., Sept. 21
at the Platte Valley Community Center, 210 W. Elm St.
in Saratoga. Tickets are $35
per person, and it is $400 to
sponsor a table.
Tickets are still available
at the PVCC office. For more
information, call the PVCC at
307-326-7822.
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Art with a point
doesn’t want to be in any other
position. So, unwinding it and
bending it takes a lot of work,”
Smith said.
But once Smith has all the
elements, she can begin her
favorite part of the entire process — putting it all together.
“It just comes together piece
by piece. There is no plan to
it, and that’s the fun part is
fi guring out how it all goes
together,” she said.
Smith is puts together another collage Friday using
horse shoes, old wire, and of
course, barbed wire. She is
almost finished with the piece,
but is adding a coat of sealant
Continued from page 8
to protect the art work. The
walls of her small art studio
are filled with pieces she had
made previously. Smith said
she will sometimes make three
pieces a day.
Displaying history
Smith said one of her favorite things about working with
old barbed wire and other old
rusted items is the story each
item holds.
“I like anything that’s rusty.
Anything that speaks of what
it was like 100 years ago, when
people were here trying to
scratch a living out of nothing,”
she said.
One of the pieces hanging in
the Smith guest house is that
of a bottle framed with barbed
wire and old wood. The bottle
tells a story, Smith said.
“I don’t know what that story is, but I can imagine what
it could be,” she said.
The history her art holds is
valuable, she said.
“It doesn’t have to be polished to have value,” she said.
“Something like an old medicine bottle that you found in
the dirt has a story. It has a
history. It has meaning, and
it’s part of the past in this part
of the world.”
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Pioneers had to
keep up with wagon
train or perish
Editor’s note: This is the
second in a series of stories high waters did not affect it.
“It was a very dangerous
about pioneer trails passing
crossing,”
Evans said. High
through the Platte Valley and
water
occured
during May,
Wyoming.
June and July. In order for
By Liz Wood
the pioneers to make it to
Historian Elva Evans in- California before winter set in,
t r o d u c e d t h e g r e a t - g r e a t they had to be at Independence
granddaughter of W.H. John- Rock before July 4.
ston, whom Johnston’s Island
It was tremendously busy
was named after, during the right during the high water
Saratoga Historical and Cul- season, Evans said.
tural Association’s
trek Sept. 7.
Judy Bellamy
had told the group
at the Trek that
the sir name was
actually Johnson,
but after returning
home and researching her records realized she had unintentionally mixed
them up. She called
the Saratoga Sun
after the Trek explaining the Johnston was the correct spelling, and
that it was not
pronounced “john
stone”, as earlier reported in
The cost to cross on the ferry
the Saratoga Sun.
was $5, Evans said. A man
Bellamy said there was a who did not want to pay the
dispute several years ago as to $5 started to cross without
whether the name was John- the ferry. “The river took his
son or Johnston.
wagon and it took his life,”
The Johnston ranch was on Evans said.
Johnston Island, Bellamy said.
Evans said it didn’t matter
At the Platte River Cross- what the situation was, the
ing, also known as Emigrant’s pioneers had to keep up with
Crossing, Ed Bennett and the rest of the wagon train. If
Boney Ernest owned and oper- they were left behind, it would
ated a ferry which had cables mean certain death.
made of buffalo hides.
Evans said she was discussChris “Chilly” Rollison ex- ing with other trekkers the
plained when the buffalo hides burden this would have had
got wet, they would rot, so on women who were giving
the hides were intertwined birth on the trail. They could
with horse hair to prevent the not stop and wait until the
cables from rotting. The ferry baby came, they would have to
operated during the high wa- keep up with the wagon train
ter season.
to ensure their safety.
In the winter, the wagons
The diary of Lewis Shutwould cross on the ice and terly, which is for sale at
in the low water season the the Saratoga Museum, gave
wagons would wade the river. accounts of no shade for 300
To the south of the Emigrants’ miles. Evans said she could
Cemetery, the trekkers walked imagine the excitement of the
down a natural staircase and pioneers on the wagon train
looked at signatures of pioneers as they see the Platte River
on the walls of the cliff.
Crossing, all the cottonwood
After lunch, speakers Evans trees, the water and the grass.
and Rollison explained more
“They probably hoped they
about the crossing. Rollison could stay for a couple of days
said the post used to hold the and get caught up on their
cable for the ferry would have washing, take some baths and
been far enough back so that wash their hair,” Evans said.
“Maybe they could, maybe
they couldn’t, because their
was a real crush (to get them
across),” Evans said.
At one point, the meadow
was full of buffalo, Evans said.
The wagon train had to wait
for the buffalo to venture before they could move down into
the meadows to cross the river.
Evans said the area used to
be called Emigrant’s Crossing,
but now is referred
to as the Platte
River Crossing and
has been for quite
some time.
Evans said that
there must have
been ferries before
Bennett’s ferry,
since he did not
get out of the army
until 1864. It was
after his discharge
t ha t he a nd his
partners began
operating the ferry. The first ferry
was most likely
installed in 1862,
Evans said.
Bennett’s ferry washed out
in 1867, and he moved it upstream to where Pick Bridge
is now, Evans said.
Evans shared a description
of the ferry and posts from
“The Bridger Pass Overland
Trail, 1862-1859” written
by Louise Bruning Erb, Ann
Bruning Brown and Gilberta
Bruning Hughes.
“A stout post, square-hewn
from an entire trunk, about
eighteen inches in diameter,
is driven firmly into each of
the opposite bluffs. ... The
ferry boat is a rough, strongly
built scow, with standing room
for (one wagon) or for a fourin-hand team and as many
passengers as choose to wedge
themselves between horses
and piles of baggage ...”
The description was transcribed by the authors from
emigrant Fitzhugh Ludlow in
June 1863.
Ludlow estimated the load
was 10 to 12 tons.
After the trek, Rollison investigated the area and believes he may have found
where the ferry posts were
located. Little remains except
for limestone and what appears to be an piece used to
anchor the post.
“It was a very dangerous
crossing,” Evans said. High
water was during May, June
and July. In order for the
pioneers to make it to
California before winter set in,
they had to be at
Independence Rock before
July 4.
The Saratoga Sun
Lucky sew and sew
Wyoming whooping cough
reports sharp increase
By Doug Radunich
Photo by Liz Wood
Bill Curtis, left, was the winner of the quilt raffled
by the Saratoga Museum. Bill and his wife Jane live
in Denver and have a second home in Sinclair. Bill
said he felt lucky, so he borrowed five dollars from
his wife to purchased six tickets at the quilt show in
August. The drawing was held Labor Day. The quilt
was made and donated by the Sew and Sews Quilt
Club, of Saratoga.
“Killing Kennedy”
topic for book discussion
Staff Report
The Carbon County Library
System’s book discussion group
is meeting at 7 p.m., Thursday
to discuss “Killing Kennedy”
by Bill O’Reilly tomorrow at
the Encampment/Riverside
Library.
The library is located at 202
Rankin St. in Encampment.
Carbon County Library System’s
book discussion groups are open
to any adult who would like to
read and participate. All adults
in Carbon County can be a part
of the book discussions without
having to attend the meetings,
and one can visit facebook.com/
groups/cclsbooks to join.
Admission is free and no
registration is required. For
more information, contact Matt
Munsinger at 307-328-2621 or
visit carbonlibraries.org.
ppy Birthday
a
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Candace Kay
She has the habit of being the best wife, mother,
daughter, employee, friend and person for her
whole life! I look forward to another 18 years,
knowing we are way past the habit years of life!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CANDACE KAY
••••••••••
Far and beyond she has reached in her successful
existence ... She’s weathered the “storm” of life
and has shined a rainbow on all she’s met.
Beautifully poised and amazingly resilient is she.
Love you Mom,
Me
With a sharp rise in recent
whopping cough cases reported
to the Wyoming Department of
Health (WDH), Wyoming’s state
health officer is encouraging
awareness and vaccination to
help protect vulnerable residents from the disease.
A total of 63 cases of pertussis,
also known as whopping cough,
have been reported to WDH so
far this year. This is compared
to a total of 58 in 2012, but only
13 in 2011 and 14 in 2010.
“Wyoming’s level of pertussis
activity right now is certainly
a cause for concern,” said Dr.
Wendy Braund, State Health
Office and Public Health Division senior administrator with
WDH. “In recent years, other
states have seen significant
outbreaks of this disease with
sometimes deadly consequences. A high percentage of this
year’s cases have been reported
over the last two months.”
Actual cases numbers are
likely higher than those reported to WDH, because many cases
are not identified as pertussis
and others may not be reported
to the department. Pertussis
typically begins with cold-like
symptoms and perhaps a mild
cough. Pertussis is often not
suspected or diagnosed until a
persistent cough with spasms
sets in after one to two weeks.
Infants and children can cough
violently and rapidly with a loud
“whooping” sound.
Dr. Dean Bartholomew with
the Platte Valley Medical Clinic
said he has not noticed a major
increase here in the Platte Valley. He said the smaller medical
clinics, such as the PVMC, don’t
normally test for it because it
takes a long time for results to
come back.
“It can take five to seven days,
or three to five days at the quickest, to get results showing if a
person has whopping cough,”
Bartholomew said.
Bartholomew said the larger
hospitals primarily do testing
for it because of more time and
money to do more thorough
work. However, he said any
individual who may have whopping cough would be treated
appropriately by the PVMC.
“If we have a suspicion that it
looks like whopping cough, we’ll
treat them with a specific antibiotic used for most respiratory
infections,” Bartholomew said.
“I think we’ve seen a handful of
patients with it per year, including adults and kids. Generally
vaccination rates around here
are good too. I think we’re protected from having big outbreak
because of our good immunization rates, and a lot of that
depends on the attitudes of the
parents.”
According to the WDH, the
most severe danger with whopping cough is related to babies.
More than half of infants less
than 1 year of age who become
ill with pertussis must be hos-
pitalized, and in some cases it
can be deadly.
“Babies can catch the illness
from a family member or other
caregiver who may not realize
they have the disease, and infants should be kept away from
individuals who have an illness
characterized by coughing,”
Braund said. “We want healthcare providers and families to
be aware of Wyoming’s current
situation with pertussis. Because it has not been especially
common over the last several
decades, it’s not always recognized.”
Pertussis is considered a vaccine-preventable disease; about
half of Wyoming’s cases this
year involved children who had
not been vaccinated.
“We recommend residents
stay up to date with their pertussis vaccines,” Braund said.
“They are not perfect, but effective. If you’ve been vaccinated
and still become ill with pertussis, you are less likely to have a
severe infection.”
Braund said the Tdap adolescent/adult pertussis booster vaccine is important for those who
spend time with new infants.
“If you are pregnant or planning on becoming pregnant,
you should talk to your doctor
about a Tdap vaccine,” she said.
“It’s also good to make sure all
people around your baby are
vaccinated, included siblings,
grandparents or other family
members and childcare staff.”
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The Saratoga Sun
Panthers stomp
Chiefs 62-22
By Doug Radunich
The Saratoga High School Panthers broke out another 40-or-morepoint win Friday evening, crushing
Wyoming Indian’s Chiefs 62-22.
The home-game triumph was
another impressive, wide-lead addition to the 2013 Panther record,
after their first-game win of 58-12
over Little Snake River. Fans could
tell Friday’s battle against the
Chiefs was already Panther-owned
by the end of the first quarter, since
by that point they were already up
24-0 from the aid of Tate Stinson’s
three touchdowns. Rodrigo Escobedo also managed a successful PAT
(point after touchdown) kick after
each touchdown scored.
The second quarter saw yet another successful touchdown by
Stinson and PAT kick by Escobedo,
bringing the score up to 32-0. Kyle
Bartlett and Ryan Malone scored
two more touchdowns and both
were followed by Escobedo’s killer
foot power.
Surprisingly, Wyoming Indian
didn’t score its first touchdown until
six-and-a-half minutes left in the
second quarter, but with a score of
48-6, it seemed unlikely they could
catch up or take over at that point in
the game. Sure enough, the Panther
reign continued on throughout the
rest of the game, with touchdown
after touchdown being scored.
Despite the size advantage of the
Wyoming Indians, the Saratoga
Panthers out- maneuvered the
Chiefs.
Other major scorers for the game
were new freshman Alex Ziegler,
with two touchdowns, and Escobedo, who scored one touchdown
in addition to his eight successful
PAT kicks. Stinson scored the most
touchdowns for the team, with a
total of four.
Coach Scott Bokelman said he
was quite happy and impressed
with the Panthers’ 40-point win,
but was at first intimidated by the
large size of Wyoming’s Indian’s
players. However, once they got out
on the field, the Panthers’ quickness
and tackling strategies proved to
overpower the towering brawn of
the Chiefs.
“I was worried about that because
they have some big kids, and they’re
a load to bring down,” Bokelman
said. “However, if you tackle low
and gang tackle you can still get the
job done, and I was pretty happy
with that. Our defense really played
well, special teams played well and
offense played well.”
Bokelman also commended
Malone, Stinson and Thatcher Spiering for their great game play and
teamwork in time of need. Malone
had still been recovering from a
slightly pulled hamstring during
Friday’s game.
“With Ryan hurt, Tate has to play
a bigger role, but Ryan did a great
job blocking for him,” he said. “Tate
wouldn’t have scored one of the
touchdowns without Ryan’s block
on the perimeter, getting the guy
hooked inside. It takes everybody,
and Tate has good speed and is
running the ball well. Thatcher is
also doing a fantastic job running
our quarterback position.”
Also praised by Bokelman were
first-year player Ziegler, who pulled
in two touchdowns, and Escobedo
for his spectacular winning PAT
kicks.
“Alex, for a freshman, is playing
really well, and I think it’s the first
time he’s played football,” Bokelman said. “He’s a good athlete and
he’s fast, and in this game speed
makes a difference. Rodrigo also did
well on our PATs, and I don’t think
we missed any, which is huge also.
The snap is good, the holder is good
and the protection is good, and we
work hard on that in practice. We
want to keep that going too, because
that could turn out to be a difference
in a game also.”
Even with two games in which
the Panthers won by 40 or more
points, Bokelman said the team also
needs to work on football basics to
prepare for what may lie ahead.
The team’s next game is against
Midwest, which Bokelman said is
a top-rated team.
“We still have to work on position,
blocking and tackling, and we’ve got
to do a better job of blocking at the
point of where we’re trying to get
the football,” he said. “We weren’t
as successful at running quick
pitches ... and though we had some
good yardage, there were times
when we were getting stuffed also.
We’ve got to mix a little power-game
in, so we’re going to try to figure
that out. It’s different in six-man
football, so it will be harder to make
that work.”
Bokelman said he is also excited
to show more of the magic his players have in them next week.
“We didn’t show a lot of stuff
that we do yet (at Friday’s game),
and we only showed maybe two
formations,” he said. “We’ve got
some other things we can do that
we’ll show later on when we need
to. It’s going to get a little more
complicated as we go from here,
and each week we’ll thrown in a few
more plays and another formation.
But if some things are clicking and
you don’t need to change it, we’re
not going to.”
The Panthers play at Midwest
this Friday, in what is expected to
be another winning game for them.
Photo by Doug Radunich
Ryan Malone, far left, and Cameron Lehr, other tackler, attempt to take down
one of Wyoming Indian’s bigger players, while Kyle Bartlett rushes to help. The
Panthers won the Friday home game 62-22.
Saratoga Panthers v. Wyoming Indian Stats
OFFENSIVE:
Rushing (yards)
Tate Stinson (52)
Kyle Bartlett (3)
Alex Ziegler (75)
Ryan Malone (19)
Rodrigo Escobedo (13)
Receiving (yards)
DEFENSIVE:
Tackles
Tate Stinson (1)
Thatcher Spiering (1)
Thomas Ingleby (2)
Kyle Bartlett (1)
Tyler Hughes (1)
Alex Ziegler (1)
Ryan Malone (4)
Bradley Bifano (1)
Assists
Tate Stinson (2)
Thatcher Spiering (1)
Thomas Ingleby (2)
Cameron Lehr (5)
Kyle Bartlett (3)
Matthew Lincoln (2)
Alex Ziegler (2)
Ryan Malone (1)
Bradley Bifano (3)
SPECIAL TEAMS
Punt return yards
Tate Stinson (60)
Kickoff return yards
Tate Stinson (38)
SCORING STATS
Touchdowns
Tate Stinson (4)
Kyle Bartlett (1)
Alex Ziegler (2)
Ryan Malone (1)
PAT kicks
Rodrigo Escobedo- 8/8
Schwartzkopf drives
team at Douglas
Staff Report
Braxton Schwartzkopf led the Saratoga
Golf Team in scoring once again during
last weekend’s two-day Douglas Golf
Invitational.
The invite took place Thursday and
Friday in Douglas, and saw Schwartzkopf
take in a score of 160 (79 for the first day,
81 for the second), which was one point
less than his placing at Lander the week
before. Out of the other boys, Guy Erickson landed 185 (92, 93), Hazer Hinkle
nailed 204 (108, 96), Chaze Wiant sank
248 (127, 121) and Cristian Soles pulled
261 (153, 108).
Both of the team’s girls were also able
to make it out and score well for the two
days. Peyten Fisher snagged 245 (125,
120) and Harley Klemola scored 251
(130, 121).
Coach Matt Daubner said he was
pleased with the team’s high scorers, and
also with those whom he said are really
starting to show improvement.
“The standout player was Hazer with
108 and then 96,” he said. “I’m very happy to see those scores each week, and he
is getting better. Cristian had a hard first
day, and I was happy to see him come
back the second day.”
The team’s next match is the Lusk
Invitational this Friday and Saturday,
followed by the State Golf Tournament
in Sundance Sept. 27 and 28.
The Saratoga Sun
The Saratoga Sun
Lady tigers earn their stripes at HEM Invitational
By Doug Radunich
The Encampment High School
Lady Tigers clawed their way to
the very top Saturday, taking
first place out of six teams at
HEM’s 1A Volleyball Invitational.
The girls won all the matches
of each game they played with
the exception of one, which was
against Lingle-Ft. Laramie. In
that game they lost a match
23-25, but won their first match
25-17.
For the championship-winning matchup, the Lady Tigers
ripped into Farson-Eden 25-23
and 27-26, after already beating
them twice in a game from the
same tournament.
“Our girls scrambled for
points, and though we didn’t
have many beautiful plays, we
finished and didn’t lose it at the
end,” said coach Robin O’Leary.
“It truly says a lot about our conference when four of the top five
teams are from our conference.”
Other teams played at the
tourney included Rock River,
Little Snake River and Ten
Sleep. O’Leary said she was
happy to see her girls start off
strong after winning their first
two matches against the Lady
Longhorns, with 25-19 and
25-11.
“It did surprise me to win
the first two games with Rock
River, but their hitters were
hitting a lot of balls out, which
was unusual for Rock River,”
she said. “I would definitely say
Rock River was a team to watch
out for, but our defense was good
and kept us alive. Our seniors
really stepped up their play and
leadership on Saturday, and you
could tell they were the ‘seniors’
and that was nice to see from
them. We also took it one game
at a time.”
O’Leary said she was also
happy to see some of her JV
girls get into the game and ex-
perience a harder, faster pace in
girls’ volleyball.
“We only played varsity during
the Hanna tournament, but we
were able to rotate all of the JV
in for a couple of plays during
one of the games,” she said. “For
the most part they did well, but I
think they understand the difference in the level of play from JV
to varsity now. Balls move a lot
faster in varsity matches.”
The first-place tournament
placing was also a welcome
comeback for the varsity Lady
Panthers, after losing 19-25, 1625 and 17-25 to Baggs Friday.
O’Leary said she was quite happy
to see the girls get back into winning mode, and even take first
place at the tournament.
“Lingle was definitely the most
challenging team we played, and
all of the girls played their hearts
out the whole tournament,” she
said. “I never saw a slip in effort,
but in each game we would have a
couple girls struggling. The great
thing was that those girls pushed
through and did their best, and
the rest of the team never got
down on them. That has been
the case with this team the whole
season, and if it continues we can
accomplish our goals.”
The Lady Tigers hosted the
Saratoga Lady Panthers Tuesday
night. Results were not avaiable
at press time.
Tuesday, the team travels to
Walden to play against North
Park.
Alyssa Barkhurst- 6/7 on
serves, 3 kills, 24 digs, 1 assist
Cassidy Little- 8/8 on serves, 1
ace, 3 kills, 7 digs, 4 blocks
Sierra Loftice- 5/6 on serves,
13 assists
Emily Morgan- 4/5 on serves,
6 digs
Encampment JV
vs. Baggs JV
7-25; 10-25
(No stats available)
Sept. 14 HEM Invitational:
Encampment
vs. Rock River
25-19; 25-11
Kaylyn Wessel- 3/3 on serves,
2 kills, 8 digs
Jennifer Morgan- 7/8 on
serves, 2 aces, 8 kills, 3 digs
serves, 2 kills, 12 digs, 1 block
Cassidy Little- 7/8 on serves,
1 ace, 3 kills, 10 digs
Photo by Doug Radunich
13 assists
Sophomore
Cassidy
Little
goes
in
for
a
kill
against Rock
River
Saturday
at
the
HEM
Invitational.
1 ace, 3 digs, 1 assist
Encampment vs. Ten Sleep
25-13; 25-13
Kaylyn Wessel- 13/13 on
serves, 5 aces, 2 kills, 5 digs
serves, 1 kill, 5 digs
serves, 1 ace, 1 kill, 2 digs
6 aces, 2 digs, 6 assists
1 ace, 1 kill, 2 digs
1 dig
Randa Sorensen- 1/2 on
serves, 1 ace
Karie Russell- 1 dig
Ashley Turner- 1 dig
Shelby Howe- 4 digs
7 kills, 3 digs, 1 block
serves, 3 aces, 7 digs
serves, 1 ace, 8 kills, 14 digs
1 kill, 18 assists, 1 block
1 dig, 1 assist, 1 block
Emily Morgan- 12/12 aces, 3
digs, 1 assist
Encampment
vs. Farson-Eden
25-22; 27-26
Kaylyn Wessel- 4/4 on serves,
serves, 1 ace, 11 kills, 3 digs
serves, 5 kills, 10 digs
Encampment vs. Baggs
RESULTS AND STATS FOR
25-22; 25-21
3 kills, 10 digs
BOTH WEEKEND PLAYS:
Kaylyn Wessel- 6/7 on serves, Sierra Loftice- 4/6 on serves,
Encampment vs. Baggs,
3 digs, 15 assists
4 kills, 12 digs, 2 blocks
Sept. 13
Jennifer Morgan- 6/6 on Emily Morgan- 6/8 on serves,
Encampment Varsity vs.
2 aces, 3 digs, 3 assists
Baggs Varsity
Encampment vs. Farson
19-25; 16-25; 17-25
(For Hanna Tournament
Kaylyn Wessel- 9/9 on serves, 2
Championship)
Encampment vs. Lingle
kills, 17 digs, 1 block
25-23; 27-26
25-17; 23-25
Jennifer Morgan- 4/4 on serves,
(No stats available)
Kaylyn Wessel- 3/4 on serves, 1 kill, 1 dig, 21 assists
Mounds of mud-slinging fun
Staff Report
Those looking to get dirty
had a mud-soaked blast at the
Labor Day Pig Digger mud
truck rally Aug. 31.
Organizer Tammy Vyvey
said the race took place in
the mud pit area behind
the Whistle Pig Saloon and
Beaver Liquor, and featured
fun for adults and kids alike.
She said the point of the wild
truck race through the mud
was to see who could make it
through the furthest.
“The mud was pretty thick,
so only about two or three
made it all the way through,”
Vyvey said. “It was mostly to
see how far people could get,
and there was measurement
to see who got the furthest.
People came from all over to
compete and have fun, and it
was something for the whole
family. We had food and people camped overnight.”
Vyvey said first and second placers received prize
money and a trophy, while
third placers received medals.
Competitors were organized
into Bone Stock, Super Stock,
Modified, Sportsman and
Open divisions, based on the
different types of fuels, tires,
makes, modifications or additions and other factors of
each truck.
The placers are:
Super Stock division
First place- Jeremiah Johnson
Second place- Jerry White
Third place- Bruce Seiclaff
Fourth place- Jason Deberand
Fifth place- Bronson Vigil
Modified division
First place- Jason Seilaff
Second place- Willie Mast
Bone Stock division
First place- Jason Deberand
Second place- Ashley Howe
Sportsman division
Third place- Tonya Hartman First place- Buddy Curby
Second place- Mick Smith
Open division
First place- Steve Vigil
Second place- Bronson Vigil
Vyvey said the next Pig Digger event will most likely take
place Memorial Day 2014.
“We’re shooting for a twoday event over Memorial Day
weekend, and next year it
might be even better,” Vyvey
said. “We may even try to
have mud volleyball too.”
The Saratoga Sun
Saratoga Middle School
Football Schedule
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TIME
Sept. 26
Oct. 1
Oct. 4
Rawlins
Laramie 7th B
Walden, Colo.
Saratoga
Laramie
Saratoga
4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
Saratoga Middle School
Volleyball Schedule
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TIME
Sept. 20
Sept. 21
Sept. 23
Sept. 27
Sept. 28
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
Oct. 12
Oct. 19
HEM
Snake River
Rawlins
North Park
Rock River
Walden, Colo.
Snake River
Encampment
Tournament
HEM
Baggs
Saratoga
Walden, Colo.
Saratoga
Saratoga
Saratoga
Saratoga
Hanna
4/5 p.m.
2/3 p.m.
4:30/5:30 p.m.
10/11 a.m.
10/11 a.m.
1:30/2:30 p.m.
10/11 a.m.
10/11 a.m.
TBA
Encampment Jr. High
Volleyball Schedule
Photo by Liz Wood
DATE
OPPONENT
PLACE
TIME
Sept. 20
Sept. 21
Sept. 27
Sept. 28
Oct. 4
Oct. 5
Oct. 8
Oct. 12
Oct. 19
Little Snake River Valley
Desert School
Rock River
HEM
Desert School
LSRV
North Park
Saratoga
Tournament
Baggs
Encampment
Encampment
Encampment
Wamsutter
Encampment
Encampment
Saratoga
Hanna
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
10 a.m.
4 p.m.
2 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
10 a.m.
TBA
Lady Panther Kelsie Samson goes for a kill against
the Wyoming Indian Chiefs Saturday at the Saratoga
Middle/High School gym. Samson, a junior, had two kills
and two digs against the Wyoming Indians.
Lady Panthers bounce back
By Doug Radunich
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Lady golfers still
swinging away
Staff Report
With the warm summer to
end soon , players from the
Saratoga Ladies Golf Team
are getting in as much golf
play as they can.
On Aug. 27, the play of
the day was “Longest Putt
on Holes 1,2 and 7.” On hole
No. 1, Dawna Erickson shot
a putt of 5’2”; on hole No. 2,
Mariel O’Grady sank a putt
of 5’7”; and on hole No. 7,
Joy Hamilton scored a putt
of 3’7.5”. The regular closest
to the pin on hole No. 4 was
not won, and the regular
closest to the pin on hole No.
8 was won by Joy Hamilton.
On Aug. 22, the play of the
day was “Guess the score of
the golfer’s name drawn.”
Lila Worden received first
place by guessing closest to
the score of Nancy Facciani,
and Joni Johnson secured
second place by guessing
second closest to the score
of Lila Worden.
The Lady Panthers got back
into their winning stride Saturday with a three-match volleyball victory against Wyoming
Indian’s Lady Chiefs.
The three-way home-game
win was reminiscent of the Panthers’ attack against HEM the
previous Saturday, and quite
welcome after Friday’s game
against Southeast, in which
Saratoga lost 12-25 and 18-25.
For Saturday’s game, however,
the Lady Panthers beat the
Chiefs 26-24, 25-17 and 25-13,
even after two close calls in the
first two matches.
There was a 10-0 Panther lead
at the beginning of the game,
but the Lady Chiefs managed to
tie or take over by a point or two
later in the first two matches.
Saratoga eventually fought back
hard with scoring in both matches, and owned the third match.
Coach Shayley Love said she
was not worried and knew her
team could bounce back and end
each match on a winning note.
“I was not surprised, the girls
knew what had to be done to finish the game,” she said. “It felt
good because we talked about
not having mental lapses. They
were able to recover and take
control of the match.”
Love said having enough focus
was the key to pulling through
over the Lady Chiefs, whom she
said is an improving team that
knew how to put up a good fight.
“It’s always great to have
confidence, but we also have
to be focused,” she said. “That
is why we were successful on
Saturday. Wyoming Indian
is improving and I think they
will have a great program in
the future.”
Key players included Shelby
McGuire, who served 31 for 31
and pulled in four aces, four
kills, 13 assists and 16 digs, and
Heather Oxford, who served 16
for 16 and three aces, 11 kills,
one block and 17 digs. The JV
Panthers also came back winning 25-20 and 25-13 Saturday,
after losing 5-25 and 23-25
against Southeast’s JV Lady
Cyclones.
Love said she was happy to
see both teams rebound Saturday after two losses the day
before.
“They were definitely not our
best games,” she said. “I think
Southeast shocked us a bit by
how much they have improved,
and we just didn’t mentally focus and play our best defense.
The whole JV is also improving,
and I feel they are doing a great
job of getting better each time
they step on the floor.”
The Lady Panthers played
Encampment Lady Tigers Tues-
day night. Scores were unavailable as of press time.
Friday, the Panthers travel to
Burns to play the Lady Broncs.
Varsity Stats
@ Southeast Sept. 13
12-15, 18-25
Shelby McGuire: served 10 for
10, 1 ace, 12 assists, 16 digs
Veronica Lincoln: served 5 for
6, 2 aces, 12 digs
Heather Oxford: served 9 for
10, 1 ace, 8 kills, 4 blocks, 17
digs
Mati Love: served 4 for 6, 5
kills, 13 assists, 4 digs
Nikki Pacheco: served 10 for
11, 1 kill, 3 assists, 5 digs
Haley Soles: served 3 for 4, 1
kill, 13 digs
Vs. Wyoming Indian Sept. 14
26-24, 25-17, 25-13
Shelby McGuire: served 31 for
31, 4 aces, 4 kills, 13 assists,
16 digs
Veronica Lincoln: served 3 for
4, 13 digs
Heather Oxford: served 16 for
16, 3 aces, 11 kills, 1 block,
17 digs
Kelsie Samson: 2 kills, 2 digs
Mati Love: served 10 for 13, 1
ace, 6 kills, 3 assists, 7 digs
Nikki Pacheco: served 13 for
14, 1 ace, 2 assists, 8 digs
Haley Soles: served 4 for 4, 3
kills, 12 digs
The Saratoga Sun
Construction begins on E&H building in 1903
Reprint of this story from the
Oct. 2, 1903 issue of The Grand
Encampment Herald brought
to you courtesy of Grandma’s
Cabin, Encampment, Wyoming. Preserving History Serving the Community.
NEW BANK GOING UP
The laying of the foundations for the new Emerson &
Henry bank building in Grand
Encampment has been commenced. Several men are em-
ployed and the work is rapidly
proceeding.
Contractor J. M. Davies,
under whose personal supervision the work is being done,
states that the building will
be completed and ready for
occupancy by April 1, 1904, six
months hence, at which time
there will stand in the Hub of
Progress the finest bank and
office block in Carbon county.
The dimension material to
be used in the building will be
Brought to you By:
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
6 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room
8 a.m., Water Aerobics at Saratoga Municipal Pool
8 a.m., Yoga, Saratoga Fitness gym
8 a.m.-9 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness
9 a.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library
9 a.m., Low Impact Fitness, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room
9:30 a.m., Prayer Shawl Knitters, Presbyterian Fellowship Hall
11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library
1:30 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous, PV Lutheran Church, 326-5917
2-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge
4:30 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room
5:15 p.m., Kiwanis meeting, Saratoga Senior Center
5:30-7:30 p.m., Family History Center at LDS Church, 950 Hugus
5:45-6:45 p.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library
6 p.m. Kickboxing, Saratoga Fitness Gym
7 p.m., Knitting Group, Saratoga Library
7 p.m., Saratoga Volunteer Fire Dept. Training Meeting, Firehouse
7-9 p.m., Men’s Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness gym
7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center
Thursday, September 19, 2013
9:15 a.m., Tai Chi, Saratoga Fitness gym
5:30 p.m., Water Aerobics, Saratoga Municipal Pool
6 p.m., Tae Kwon Do, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room
7 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room
7 p.m., ALANON, Building next to St. Barnabas Church
7:30-10 p.m., Co-ed Volleyball, Saratoga Fitness Gym
Friday, September 20, 2013
SHS Golf at Lusk
SHS Cross Country at John Martin Invite, Ft. Collins, Colo.
6 a.m.-5 p.m., Weight Room, Saratoga Fitness
8 a.m.-11 a.m., Vet Rep. Workforce Svcs., PVCC
Noon, Platte Valley Community Readiness Team, PVCC
Noon-6 p.m., Children’s Activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge
3:30 p.m., SHS JV Football at Midwest
5 p.m., SHS Volleyball at Burns
6:30 p.m., SHS Football at Midwest
Oregon pine, while the finishing lumber will be sugar pine
in natural finish. The exterior
of the superstructure will be of
brick, with pressed brick on the
east and north sides. Homemade brick from Rosander’s
will be used.
The hot water heating plant
for the E. & H. building will
cost $5,000 and the contract
for its installation has been
awarded to the Wernli-Boardman Co.
Plate glass will adorn the
front of the first floor, where
will be located store rooms
and the North American Trust
Co.’s bank. The second story
will contain seventeen office
rooms with bath and toilet
rooms.
The two vaults will be fire
and burglar proof, and iron
shutters will be placed on the
south and west to prevent fire
from those quarters.
The structure will be 50x150
7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center
Saturday, September 21, 2013
SHS Golf at Lusk
SHS Volleyball at Lusk Tournament
9-Noon, Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness
9-Noon, Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness Gym
2 p.m., Friends of the Library meeting, Saratoga Library
5:30 p.m., 6th Annual Party of the Platte, PVCC
Sunday, September 22, 2013
9 a.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center
5-8 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness
5-8 p.m., Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness Gym
Monday, September 23, 2013
Banned Book Week at Saratoga Library
9 a.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library
4:30/5:30 p.m., SMS Volleyball at Saratoga Fitness gym
5:30 p.m., PV Arts Council meeting, PVCC
6 p.m., Tae Kwon Do, PVCC multipurpose room
7 p.m., OddFellows, OddFellows Hall
7 p.m., ALANON, location varies, call 326-8668
7-9 p.m., Men’s Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness gym
7-9 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
8 a.m.-8 p.m., Weight room open, Saratoga Fitness
9:15 a.m., Tai Chi, Saratoga Fitness gym
For information on ALANON, call 326-8405 or 326-8723
5 p.m., SHS Volleyball at HEM
7 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room
Did you know Farm Bureau has auto,
home and life insurance?
Encampment/Riverside Community Events
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
1-6 p.m., Encampment Library
4 p.m., Story Time, Encampment/Riverside Branch Library
4:30 p.m., Beading Group, Enc./Riv. Branch Library
7 p.m., Encampment Planning Commission, Town Hall
7 p.m., Public meeting on Post Office issues
Thursday, September 19, 2013
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library
7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Encampment Library
Saturday, September 21, 2013
2 p.m., Kit Carson in Wyoming, Encampment Library
7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Encampment Library
Monday, September 23, 2013
Banned Book Week at Encampment Library
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library,
1 p.m., Knitting group, Enc/Riv. Branch Library
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library
5 p.m., EHS Volleyball at North Park
Email [email protected] with events for the community calendar.
feet in dimensions, two stories
in height, and very modern in
appointments, the contract including hot water heat, electric
lights, the finest fixtures and
finishing and everything which
money will buy to make it a
really modern and creditable
building.
TWO THOUSAND BARS
The reduction plant of the
North American Copper Co.
works merrily on, turning out
the stuff that makes telephone
wires, copper kettles and the
million and one other things
on which the red metal has a
cinch.
The total output since the
blast furnaces were blown in
week before last will reach
2,000 ingots before the close
of the present week. All of the
blister copper product is immediately loaded into wagons
and hauled overland forty-four
miles to Walcott for shipment
to eastern refineries.
General Superintendent
Tracy is planning some important improvements and
additions which will be taken
up at an early date. One of
the first changes to be made is
in the water supply which is
furnished by the four-foot pipe
line from the dam. The effective head, which is now 130
feet, will be increased to 136 by
adding six feet to the height of
the dam, while other improvements will be made to add to
the water power capacity.
Fifteen men are now employed upon the lime beds between Grand Encampment and
Ralli’s ranch. The lime is being
hauled to the smelter for flux.
The teams hauling out blister
copper to Walcott are coming
in with coke for the furnaces.
Tom Graham, who has had
charge of the tramway since
it commenced to transport ore
this spring, has been succeeded by F. C. Cramer, who now
has charge of pipe line, water
works and tramway. Graham,
who is an expert in his line,
will be with B. C. Riblet again
this year in the building of one
or more tramways now under
contract.
Past &
Present
The Saratoga Sun
The Saratoga Sun
Bingo, Blackjack and Uno
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 residents’
interests, as well as the physical, mental and psychological
well-being of each resident.
Games throughout the week
provided fun and laughter.
On Sunday afternoon,three
residents played Uno with
Charlotte Gibbons winning.
On Monday afternoon, four
residents played Dominoes.
On Wednesday afternoon, 10
residents played Bingo, and
on Friday afternoon, nine residents played Bingo. Kenny
Hoagland and Frank Jereb won
Four Corners. Nadine Caleb,
Frank Jereb, and Truth Karstoft won Blackouts. Our Bingo
helpers were Gloria Rakness,
Betty Dean, Betty Eaton, Lila
Worden and Julieann Lambke
brought four kids with her
from Big Brothers/Big Sisters.
On Saturday afternoon, resi-
Deseret
Health &
Rehab
By Tom Mansfield
dents played Blackjack.
For Lunch Out at the
Saratoga Senior Center,three
residents had Salisbury steaks
on Monday, and five residents
had tuna casserole on Friday.
Residents watched the Turner Classic Movie channel evenings during the week. On
Sunday morning, residents
watched the VCR movie, “The
Black Stallion”. On Saturday
morning, residents watched
the VCR movie, “It’s a Wonderful World”.
On Sunday afternoon, Pastor Gene Smith of the Platte
Valley Christian Center led
church for residents.
On Monday morning, eight
residents attended Resident
Council under the leadership
of President Randy Cross, discussing concerns about living
in the facility.
On Monday, Thursday, and
Friday mornings, residents
continued listening to Robin
Cook’s “Acceptable Risk”.
On Tuesday morning, Pastor
Easterling offered Bible Study
to five residents. His wife,
Debbie, assisted on the guitar.
On Wednesday morning,
Janice Kerpan gave beautiful
hairdos to seven ladies in Hair
Care, and Brenda Zeiger did
nails for six of them.
On Thursday afternoon, five
residents did a project in Arts
and Crafts.
On Saturday afternoon, residents enjoyed ice cream sandwiches.
The Activity program relies on volunteers to enhance
residents’ lives. If interested,
please call 326-8212 and ask
for the Activity Director, Tom
Mansfield.
Birthday lunch Friday
There were eight people
here for bingo on Tuesday.
Two-dollar winners were
Berneil McCord, Janet Lasco, Darlene Willis, Chris Willis, Betty Dean, and Grace
Johnston. Winnie Allen and
Janet Lasco shared the $5
blackout round.It was nice to
have Bob Cross here to call
for them. Thanks Bob.
There were two-and-a-half
tables for Duplicate Bridge
on Monday. High winners
were John Blue and Mariel
O’Grady. Then there was
a three way tie for second
place.
There were only four people to play Right Left and
Center on Wednesday. They
Saratoga
Senior
Center
By Sue Howe
didn’t say who the big winner
was.
We are getting the shelf
stable meals again. So if you
come in to eat with us you
can get some of these meals.
Be sure to come sign up and
then I will hand them out
this Friday.
We didn’t have a very big
group for the music up here
last Tuesday. But the per-
formers were great and they
had a great time. The next
one will be at 6:30 on Sept.
24. Be sure and mark your
calendar.
We will be having our
birthday dinner Friday. Be
sure to call ahead and let
us know if you would like to
join us. We will be looking
for you.
We will be having a breakfast at 8 a.m. Sept. 26 and
lunch at noon. We need some
extra meal count. If you want
to join us for breakfast please
give us a call at 326-5564
and get your name on the
list, then please come back
for lunch.
Yes, Sagebrush Senior Center is back. Our Domino players are Betty M., Joe and Sheila R., Jack James and Dick B.
and Bill and Madeline Telfer.
We are still playing two tables
of Bridge on Wednesdays and
working on what looks to be a
challenging puzzle.
Always much thanks to
our volunteers Bob and Lois
Thompson, Vonda Wieburg,
Nancy Lynch and Laura
Rettelle, you all allow this
facility to run with a special
Sagebrush
Senior
Center
By Ronda
Krouch
Sagebrush to celebrate birthdays
touch.
Blood pressure checks will
be Sept. 26.
This month’s birthday/anniversary list is short this month.
We have nine birthdays- Martha Braga, Wava Bowyer, Betty Merrill, Ralph Platt, Cruz
Cardova, Gary Stull, Lorraine
Knotwell, Shorty Ballard and
Wayne Walters. We have no
anniversaries this month.
The menu for Friday night’s
birthday dinner is roast beef,
mashed potatoes and brown
gravy, squash blend, wheat
roll and strawberry shortcake.
Thoughts and prayers go out
to our Senior Center friends
who are under the weather.
Sorry to all the fans of our
column, I will try to get it in a
least twice a month.
Carbon County
Senior Centers
Wednesday – Hearty
chili, tossed salad, peaches,
cinnamon roll, chilled milk
Thursday – Chicken
patty, pasta salad, beets,
wheat bread, citrus fruit,
chilled milk
Friday – Roast beef,
mashed potatoes, squash
blend, wheat roll, strawberries, chilled milk, birthday cake
Monday – Chicken
dumplings, mixed vegetables, wheat bread, Mandarin oranges, pudding,
chilled milk
Tuesday – Baked ham,
Scalloped potato, peas,
carrots, wheat bread, pineapple tidbits
Carbon County
School District No. 2
Saratoga Elementary
Wednesday – Beef patty, mashed potatoes, hot
roll, fruit and vegetable
bar, Mandarin oranges,
milk
Thursday – Hot ham
and cheese sandwich,
steamed cauliflower, fruit
and vegetable bar, pears,
cookie, milk
Monday – Chicken and
noodles, pears, bread stick,
fruit and vegetable bar,
fruit cocktail, milk
Tuesday – Italian
dunkers, cheesy bread,
green beans, fruit and vegetable bar, fruit cocktail,
milk
Encampment School
Wednesday – Hamburger on a bun, French fries,
watermelon, baked beans,
milk, health bar
Thursday – Baked
cheese sandwich, tomato soup, crackers, grapes,
milk, health bar
Friday – Ground Beef
Stroganoff, green beans, applesauce, blue berry muffin
squares, milk, health bar
Monday – Pepperoni pizza, pears, Swiss brownies,
milk, health bar
Tuesday – Chicken fajitas, Spanish rice, milk,
health bar
45 homes are currently on tion of court order (1); Welfare
the House Watch program, check (2)
and three people are on the
Home Alone program.
Warnings, arrests
and citations
From Sept. 9 through Sept.
15, the Saratoga Police De- Sept. 9
partment responded to 99
Murray Pisony, of Eureka
calls, including the following Mont., was given a warning
classifications:
for speeding.
911 hang up (1); Agency
assistance (2); Alarm (1);
Ambulance (1); Assault (1);
Assist business (1); Bar check
(5); Business checks (24); Citizen assist (8); Dog at large
(4); Lost dog (7); Domestic
disturbance (1); Finger prints
(2); Fire (1); Fish & game (2);
Hot pool checks (12); Larceny
(3); Lockout (1); Lost property
(1); Motorist Assist (1); Traffic accident with damage (1);
Record check (1); Reddi (1);
School zones (1); Suspicious
person, circumstance (2);
Traffic complaint (2); Traffic
hazard (1); Traffic stop (4);
VIN serial number (4); Viola-
Sept. 11
Lee Tromble, of Saratoga,
was given a warning for expired registration.
Sept. 13
Melody Barkhurst, of
Saratoga, was given a warning
for speeding.
Joshua Freeman, of Saratoga,
was given a warning for defective taillights.
Carol Vazquez, of Saratoga,
was arrested for aggravated
assault.
Sept. 14
Jim Grimes, of Saratoga, was
given a warning for burning.
Saratoga Sun
(307) 326-8311
The Saratoga Sun
Descendants of Encampment
All aboard Inn owner reunite in Valley
By Zachary Laux
Photo by Liz Wood
Shawneka Sifford punches Bill Saulcy’s train
ticket Saturday night at the Grand Encampment
Museum’s “Caboose of Summer” S&E Railroad
Train Dance.
The Grand Encampment Opera House seating was
arranged as if it were a dining car on a train. A
buffet style meal was served by Encampment High
School Pro-Start.
Music was provided by Swing Je T’Aime.
The event was supported in part by a grant from
the Wyoming Arts Council through funding from
the Wyoming State Legislature and the National
Endowment for the Arts.
Three generations of a family with deep roots in Carbon
County’s history will meet in
Saratoga Friday.
The encounter marks the first
time the family will get together
in the county limits. No one is
more excited than Schelby Betz,
the youngest of the three.
“It is kind of interesting that
three generations will end up
here where the family got started,” she said.
Betz plans to meet her mother Candace Whitaker and her
grandmother Doris Parrish,
along with other family members and friends, for a gathering
Friday.
Betz’s mother was born and
raised in the county, living in
Sinclair. Parrish’s family moved
to Rawlins when Whitaker was
still in grade school. Whitaker
and her family would often visit
the A Bar A Ranch because her
father (Betz’s grandfather) was
a square dance caller.
Betz said she first got interested in the family history when
she moved to Wyoming in April
from her home near Boulder,
Colo. Betz moved to the Platte
Valley for a job opportunity.
Although Wyoming was the
last place Betz thought she
Photo courtesy of Schelby Betz
Left to right: Candace Whitaker, Doris Parrish and Schelby
Betz, descendants of Pearl Thompson, are gathering for a
family reunion in Carbon County. This will be Parrish’s
first time in the county since she left in the 1970s.
would end up, she said it gave
her an opportunity to explore
Carbon County, and gain appreciation for her family’s history.
“Finally understanding where
everyone comes from and discovering my family’s history is
fascinating,” Betz said.
Betz discovered her greatgreat- great aunt Pearl Thompson came to Encampment at the
age of 13 in the 1880s in search
for her brother. Thompson end-
ed up staying in Encampment
and became the owner of the
Encampment Inn, until she died
at the age of 80.
“I knew where my mom was
from, but I didn’t realize my
great-great-great aunt used
to own the Encampment Inn,”
she said.
The family reunion will also
mark Parrish’s first time back
in Carbon County since she left
in the 1970s.
Saratoga Mustang Versatility brings in 25 contestants
Staff Report
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District (HDD), in cooperation with
Platte Valley Ranch Supply and
the 5N Ranch, congratulated
high-point winners in their respective classes from the 2013
Saratoga Mustang Versatility.
Sidney Englert, Freddie Wagner, Ella Fluer, Natasha Lookingbill, Dawn Helms, and Travis
Englert were congratulated for
being high-point winners at the
second annual event, which took
place Sept. 7 at the 5N Ranch
Arena in Saratoga. Nearly 25
horse/rider pairs participated,
and while the event primarily
showcased mustangs, all breeds
of horses were welcome.
Events included trail, which
is similar to an obstacle course;
reining, where horse/rider performs a figure-8 pattern; keyhole, which involves the rider
entering a circle, turning the
horse around without stepping
on the boundary line then exiting; and ranch sort, where
teams of horses/riders separate
from the herd a numbered animal, then subsequently numbered animals.
Points were tallied from trail,
reining and keyhole games to
determine the overall high point
winners. Classes were divided
not only among age groups, but
whether the participant was
riding a mustang or domesticated horse.
CLASS RESULTS:
MUSTANG TRAIL
12 and under:
1st - Sidney Englert
2nd - Josie Wendlandt
13-18 year old:
1st - Ella Fluer
Adult
1st - Dawn Helms
2nd - Diane Steele
3rd - Kelly Fluer
MUSTANG REINING
12 and under
Adult
1st - Dawn Helms
2nd - Diane Steele
3rd - Melissa Gardner
MUSTANG KEYHOLE
12 and under
13 to 18 year old
1st - Ella Fluer
Adult
1st - Dawn Helms
2nd - Janet Hartford
3rd - Melissa Gardner
MUSTANG HIGH
POINT WINNER
12 and under
Sidney Englert
13 to 18 year old
Ella Fluer
Adult
Dawn Helms
DOMESTIC TRAIL
12 and under
1st- Layne Englert
1st- Freddie Wagner
2nd- Alec Fluer
2nd- Cale Mowry
2nd- Tom Wagner
13 to 18 years old
1st- Natasha Lookingbill
Adult
1st - Travis Englert
2nd - Bryan Helms
2nd - Daynon Mowry
2nd - Shane Mowry
3rd - Lucy Mack
DOMESTIC REINING
12 and under
1st - Freddie Wagner
2nd - Tom Wagner
3rd - Layne Englert
Adult
1st - Bryan Helms
2nd - Daynon Mowry
2nd - Shane Mowry
3rd - Travis Englert
DOMESTIC KEYHOLE
12 and under:
1st - Freddie Wagner
2nd - Tom Wagner
3rd - Alec Fluer
13 to 18 year old
1st - Natasha Lookingbill
Adult
1st - Daynon Mowry
2nd - Travis Englert
3rd - Shane Mowry
DOMESTIC HIGH
POINT WINNER
12 and under
Freddie Wagner
13 to 18 year old
Natasha Lookingbill
Adult
Travis Englert
RANCH SORT
1st - Bobbie Herman and Steve
Mantle
2nd - Lucy Mack and Janet
Hartford
3rd - Sidney Englert and Becky
Englert
Along with the competition,
trainer Steve Mantle with the
Mantle Adoption and Training
Facility in Wheatland offered a
free training clinic, and a sorrel halter started filly gentled
by Mantle is also available for
adoption. One can visit http://
www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Wild_Horses/SaratogaMV/horses.html for more
information on the filly.
For more information, contact
Adoption Coordinator Kathi Fine
at 307-352-0292, Becky Englert
at 307-321-9365 or Patty Lufkin
at 307-326-8211. More information is available at http://www.
blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/
Wild_Horses/SaratogaMV.html.
The Saratoga Sun
STATE
INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that the
Town of Saratoga (hereinafter called Owner) will receive
sealed Bids for the Scenic Riverwalk Veterans Island Pedestrian
Bridge Project, in accordance
with the Bidding Documents.
Bids will be received by the Owner until 2:00 p.m. Local Time,
the 7th day of October, 2013,
at the Town Hall, 110 E. Spring
Avenue, P.O. Box 486, Saratoga,
WY 82331. Bids will be publicly
opened and read aloud immediately thereafter.
The work shall consist of furnishing and delivering a 150’ x
8’ pedestrian bridge.
The Owner may reject any and
all Bids and reserves the right
to waive minor irregularities in
any Bid. Bidders may bid on a
single schedule or both.
Each Bid must be accompanied
by Bid Security payable to the
Town of Saratoga for 5% of the
total amount of the Bid, to be
forfeited to the Owner as liquidated damages if the Bidder is
awarded the Contract and fails
to enter into an Agreement with
the Owner within thirty (30) days
from his notification.
All Bids shall remain open for
forty-five (45) days after the day
of the Bid opening.
The successful Bidder shall
perform the Work and furnish
a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount
of 100% of the contract price
with a corporate surety approved
by the Owner.
The successful Bidder shall
guarantee all materials and
equipment furnished and work
performed for a period of one year
from the date of final acceptance.
The Performance Bond shall remain in full force and in effect
through the guarantee period.
The Notice to Proceed shall be
issued within thirty (30) days of
the execution of the Agreement
by the Owner. If the Notice to
Proceed is not issued within
this period, this period may be
extended by mutual agreement
between the Owner and the Supplier. If the Notice to Proceed
has not been issued within the
thirty (30) day period or within
any mutually acceptable extension thereof, the Supplier or the
Owner may terminate the Agreement on written notice to the
other party, and in such case,
there shall be no liability under
the Agreement or otherwise on
the part of either party.
Contracts will be awarded to
the lowest Bidder who has met
the minimum requirements set
forth in Article 3, Instructions to
Bidders, and who is determined
to be responsible in the sole
discretion of the governing body.
Resident Wyoming laborers,
workmen and mechanics shall
be used upon all work in this
contract whenever possible.
Qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE’s) are
encouraged to submit bids on
this project. Contractors that
use a subcontractor(s) are required to make a good faith effort
at soliciting DBE subcontractor
participation.
The Contract Documents may be
examined at the Saratoga Town
Hall, 110 E. Spring Avenue,
Saratoga, Wyoming 82331.
Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the
Saratoga Town Hall, 110 E.
Spring Avenue, Saratoga, Wyoming 82331.
Town of Saratoga
John Zeiger, Mayor
Legal #6196
Published in the Saratoga Sun
Sept. 11, 18 and 25, 2013
Public Notice of
Regular Meeting
Industrial Siting Council
Wyoming Department of
Environmental Quality
Pursuant to provisions of the
Wyoming Administrative Procedures Act and the Wyoming
Industrial Development Information and Siting Act and Siting
Rules and Regulations, Notice is
hereby given that the Industrial
Siting Council will meet at 9 AM
on October 1, 2013. This meeting is located in the First State
Bank Conference Center, west of
the bank located at 1405 16th
Street, Wheatland, Wyoming.
At this meeting, the Council will
consider the proposed amendments to ISC Permit 07-01:
Medicine Bow Fuel and Power,
LLC’s coal to liquid project, the
proposed amendment to ISC
Permit 10-02: Wasatch Wind
Intermountain, LLC’s Pioneer
Wind Park I and II, and other
business items of the Council.
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative
formats will be available upon
request for individuals with
disabilities.
Dated this 11th Day of September 2013
Industrial Siting Division, Department of Environmental
Quality
COUNTY
Fourth Floor West, Herschler
Building
122 West 25th Street
Cheyenne, Wyoming, 82002
Telephone: (307) 777-7369
Fax: (307) 777-5973
Email: kimber.wichmann@wyo.
gov
Legal #6197
Sept. 18 and 25, 2013
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE
AND FINAL PAYMENT FOR
Encampment emergency
water system connection
Encampment, Wyoming
Notice is hereby given that the
Town of Encampment has accepted as substantially complete
according to plans, specifications and rules governing the
same, the work performed under
that certain contract dated July
11, 2013, between the Town of
Encampment, the Owner, and
Merrill Inc, the Contractor, for
the Encampment Emergency
Water System Connection, Encampment, Wyoming and the
Contractor is entitled to fi nal
payment therefore; Owner will
cause said Contractor to be paid
the full amount due them under
said contract on or after October
29, 2013. All persons having
claims for labor and material
furnished the Contractor shall
present them to the Town of
Encampment prior to the date
specified for final payment.
Town of Encampment
P.O. Box 5
Encampment, Wyoming 82327
Greg Salisbury, Mayor
Legal #6199
Sept. 18, 25 and Oct. 2, 2013
TOWN
Invitation to Bid
Notice is hereby given: the West
Side Canal Ditch Company is
soliciting sealed bids for construction of a spillway structure
and associated infrastructure.
Work will generally consist of
furnishing and installing sheet
piling, a fabricated metal spillway box, riprap protection and
an access road.
Copies of the plans, specifications, and bid sheets will be
available at the Little Snake
River Conservation District
(LSRCD), 285 N. Penland, Baggs,
Wyoming on or before October
7, 2013. The mandatory pre-bid
showing will be held on October
7, 2013 starting at 8 a.m. at the
LSRCD Conference room.
Sealed bids must be received
by the West Side Canal Ditch
Company The LSRCD in their
office located at 285 N. Penland,
Baggs, Wyoming by 11 a.m.,
October 11, 2013.
The West Side Canal Ditch Company reserves the right to reject
any and/or all bids, waive irregularities in the bidding, and to
accept bids they determine have
the greatest probability of successful constructing the project.
A bond is required after the bid
has been awarded and before
beginning any work. Questions
or request the plans when available, please call 307-383-7860,
ext. 14
Legal #6198
Sept. 18 and 25, 2013.
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Encampment
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510 E. 2nd St.
615 Freeman
Hanna
203 Madison
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THEME: (*Themed Clue)
FALL IN THE AIR
ACROSS
1. *What a harvester does
6. On #2 button
9. Lyme disease carrier
13. The N of U.S.N.A.
14. Romanian money
15. Languidly
16. Got up
17. “The Lord of the Rings”
character
18. Distinguish oneself
19. *Fall TV time
21. *Colorful autumn attraction
23. Eggs
24. Not mint
25.Rarefind
28.Meansjustifiers
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Lyric poems
Bit
Musical show
Tangerine grapefruit hybrid
*Autumnal feeling in air
___ Verde National Park
Capital of Morocco
It’s capped
At a previous time, archaic
Motion picture type
*Nut droppers
Distress signal
Chicken ____
*Halloween time
*Apple orchard activity
Re-use old ideas
Bloodless
Fed. procurement group
External
Armrest?
Singular of #50 Across
“The Barber of Seville,”
e.g.
Religious offshoot
Clinton ___ Rodham
Tina Fey’s Liz
DOWN
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2. Lobe holders
3. Assert
4. Leisurely walk
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for a long one
6. Hoppy beers
7. “Fresh Prince of ___-Air”
8. Some have links
9. Curbside call
10. Famous Peruvian group
11.Horsefly
12. Actor ____ MacLachlan
15. Metal-worker
20. Bank run, e.g.
22. “___ the land of the
free...”
24. Sir Peter _______, English actor
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27. Peach _____ dessert
29. “____ Diaries” book series
31. Same, in French
32.Certifies
33. Actress Rene
34. *“To Autumn” poet
36. Thailand, formerly
38. Seaward
42. Superior grade of black
tea
45. “There for the ______”
49. Wrath, e.g.
51. *It starts all over
54. Incite
56. Greyish brown
57. Forward move in football
58. ____ of Man
59. All the rage
60. Cigarette brand
61. *Used for gathering
62. Flower supporter
63. Deli offering
66. Sigma Alpha Epsilon
68. Campaigned
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Church of Christ
2nd & McCaffrey Ave.,
Encampment.
Sunday worship - 11 a.m.
Bible Study - 10 a.m.
Saratoga Alliance Church
1302 S. River St., Saratoga.
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Morning service - 10:30 a.m.
AWANA - Mon. 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Scott Stinson
326-8307
Foothills Baptist Church
510 Freeman,
Encampment
Worship - 11 a.m.
with visiting pastors and
speakers
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Hanna
Family Eucharist
1st & 3rd Sunday 11 a.m.
Encampment Presbyterian
Church
918 Rankin, Encampment
Sunday Worship - 10 a.m.
All age Sunday School - 9:00 a.m
Presbyterian Women
2nd Thursday - 1:30 p.m.
Mariner’s Couples
2nd Wednesday - 7 p.m.
Miki Laws
327-5331
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints
9th & Hugus, Saratoga.
Bishop, Cade Powell
Sunday Sacrament - 10 a.m.
Sunday school and
Primary - 11:15 a.m.
Melchizedek and Aaronic
Priesthood/Young Women,
Relief Society and
Primary - 11:05 a.m.
307-710-4630
First Presbyterian Church
Box 116, 3rd and Bridge,
Saratoga.
Sunday:
Adult Bible Study - 8:15 a.m.
Morning Worship - 9:30 a.m.
Fellowship time - 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday:
Prayer Shawl Ministry 9:30 a.m.
Choir Practice - 6:30 p.m.
2nd Thursday monthly
Presbyterian Women - 1:30 p.m.
Pastor Helen Young
326-5337
St. Barnabas Episcopal
Church
106 W. Main, Saratoga.
Services 9 a.m. Sunday
Holy Eurcharist two or three
times a month, otherwise
Platte Valley Lutheran Church
morning prayer
514 S. 1st Street, Saratoga.
Susan Dyer
Pastor Marvin Temme
326-8262
Sun. worship (Hanna) - 2 p.m.
Sun. worship (Saratoga) - 9 a.m.
326-5449
Platte Valley Christian
Center, Assembly of God
7th and Main, Saratoga
St. James Episcopal Church
Sunday school - 10 a.m.
McCaffrey, Encampment.
Sunday worship and
Sunday prayer service - 9 a.m.
Children’s Church - 11 a.m.
Holy Eucharist, 3rd
Evening worship - 6 p.m.
Sunday - 9 a.m.
Wednesday, adult Bible
327-5558
study and youth service 7 p.m.
Pastor Gene Smith
326-5520
First Baptist Church
802 W. Main, Saratoga
Bible Study- 9:45 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
Worship/Discipleship - 6 p.m.
Wednesday evening
prayer meeting - 7 p.m.
Pastor Johnathon Moore
326-8162
St. Ann’s Catholic Church
211 W. Spring, Saratoga.
Saratoga Masses:
Saturday - 5:30 p.m.
Sunday - 9 a.m.
Daily - 12:05 p.m.
Hanna/Medicine Bow
St. Joseph’s in Hanna
Sunday - 11:30 a.m.
Confessions: Saratoga:
Saturday - 4 p.m. & by appt.
Hanna & Medicine Bow:
Half hour before Mass
Rev. Joey Buencamino
326-5461
Abundant Life Church
211 N. 1st Street, Saratoga.
Worship Service, Fri. 7 p.m.
Tues. Night Bible Study - 7 p.m.
Thurs. Night Prayer - 7 p.m.
Pastor Arlen Hughes
329-7240
Christian Community
Church
3.5 miles North of
Encampment on Hwy 230
Sunday School - 9:30 a.m.
Sunday worship - 10:45 a.m.,
Prayer meeting - 5 p.m.
Regular service - 6 p.m.
Pastor Tim Easterling
327-5059
Grace Lutheran Church
Hanna
2nd & Main
Pastor Michael Groves
Worship - Sunday 8 a.m.
326-5449
Ride on Faith Ministries
Worship Service
Sunday 10 a.m.
7 mi. S of Saratoga
Cornell Place
South of Saratoga
Les Barkhurst
307-329-7183
The Saratoga Sun
New signs for
Riverside
By Doug Radunich
Want your day in the Sun?
Tell us about your upcoming event!
Improving town economies
and land areas was a topic at
Thursday’s Riverside Town
Council meeting.
Stacy Crimmins, Chamber of
Commerce Executive Director,
first spoke and passed out flyer
invitations regarding two presentations by Strong Towns, a
non-profit, non-partisan organization helping America’s towns
achieve financial strength and
resiliency. The two Strong
Towns presentations would be
at noon and 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 8
at the Platte Valley Community
Center, and cover strategies for
working with the economic realities facing America’s towns.
“The Wyoming Rural Development Council called the
Chamber of Commerce and
asked if we would be interested
in facilitating a presentation by
Strongtowns.org,” Crimmins
said. “It is being sponsored by
the Sonoran Institute, and we
said we would help facilitate.
I’m just getting the word out
about this presentation, and
although this is geared for com-
munities and community councils, it’s definitely something
the public would be interested
in as well.”
Town clerk Jan Cook asked
about ordering a new stop sign
for safety reasons. Cook said
the new stop sign would replace
an older, faded one in Riverside.
She said she had received complaints about the sign, located
at the intersection of First and
Carbon streets.
“I want to order a new sign
because that one there is pretty
faded,” she said.
Council member Fred Lorenz
also suggested ordering a new
20-mph speed limit sign for
Second Street near the Prospect
Avenue intersection. The stop
sign and speed limit sign were
approved.
The council discussed
Wednesday’s meeting regarding postal service delivery. At
that meeting, which begins at
7 p.m. at Encampment Town
Hall, community members,
government officials and the
U.S. Postal Service will meet
to discuss the issues.
Forest Service warns
of muddy conditions
Staff Report
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8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Mon-Fri
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat
PRICES GOOD THROUGH SEPTEMBER
According to the Medicine
Bow-Routt National Forests
and Thunder Basin National Grassland (MBRTB), a
week’s worth of cool, rainy
weather has produced wet
and muddy conditions to
watch out for among MBRTB
land areas.
Visitors should be aware of
how those conditions affect
their travel as they venture out and make weekend
plans. Moisture levels vary
widely across the MBRTB,
with some areas seeing flash
flooding warnings and corresponding recreation area
closures.
The Laramie Ranger District has currently closed
Pine, Sugarloaf and Willow campgrounds due to
high water levels of nearby watersheds, and North
Fork Campground is also
being evaluated for possible
closure. As a whole, roads
throughout the MBRTB are
soft, wet and muddy, prompting words of caution for visitors from Forest officials.
“Public safety is always our
foremost consideration,” said
Deputy Forest Supervisor
Carolyn Upton. “So, with the
current weather system making road conditions less than
ideal, we are asking Forest
users to be especially aware
of where they are, where
they are going, and to take
their time in getting there.
Know the weather forecast
in advance and check with
your local Ranger District for
current road status. Respect
closures and use caution
when approaching water
crossings.”
Visitors to the MBRTB
should also be aware that
there are multiple road/area
closures in place throughout
the Forest for a wide variety
of projects, such as hazard
tree removal and timber
sales.
Current closure information can be found on the
MBRTB website or by contacting the Brush CreekHayden Ranger District,
2171 Highway 130 in
Saratoga, 307-326-5258.

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