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��� ���������������������������������������� ������������ ����������������������������������������������������������� Photo by Joe Elder Eden Diorio, left, holds an envelope with money raised by Laura Morrow to help people in Diorio’s hometown affected by Typhoon Pablo. As of Tuesday, Morrow had raised over $1,600 Local generosity reaches Philippines ����������� �������������� ��������� � wanting to donate to local organizations, individuals, and soldiers. “So many people are in so much need right now,” Morrow said. “This kind of hits home because (Eden) is one of our residents and one of our favorites.” By Friday, Morrow had raised $1,300 which converts to about 52,000 Philippine pesos. “It’s mostly ‘cause this town has got such a warm heart,” Morrow said. Diorio and her sister, who lives in Oregon, have been sending their parents money to live on, but the extra donated money will purchase rice, ���������� �������������� �������� � noodles, bread and dry fish for villagers and building supplies to help with reconstruction. “It’s just sad because the ones who live on the farms - we get our food from them, the rice the crops, the bananas - it’s all wiped out,” Diorio said. The water is contaminated and it will take six months to get the power back on. The only building left standing is the school and because of the people temporarily taking shelter there, classes are not expected to resume until February. What started out as a single donation of $100 has grown and Morrow has decided to �������� ������������ ��������������� � PAGE � PAGE ������� ���������� �������� $100 to help Diorio’s family. But then she thought of the money she was going to spend on Christmas presents for her friends and family. “I got thinking, my friends and family don’t need a gift and so I got a hold of all them and asked if I could donate in their name instead (of give them) a Christmas gift,” Morrow said. As word has spread, people have been coming in to the store to offer donations, Morrow said. That generosity is not uncommon, especially this time of year. Morrow said she often has people come into her store PAGE The devastating effects of natural disasters can reach around the world, but hands extended in support of those left in the wake of destruction can reach just as far. When Laura Morrow, owner of Laura M’s, learned of the Philippines’ Typhoon Pablo and the havoc it wrought on her friend Eden Diorio’s family in the hardest hit Compostela Valley, she embarked on a mission to help feed and reconstruct the village. Diorio has lived in Saratoga four years with her husband and toddler son. At first, Morrow donated PAGE By Joe Elder extend the donation period to the end of the year and possibly reach $2,000. “It just depends on how many people are willing to open up their heart and give during this time as opposed to buying a lot of unnecessary things, I guess,” Morrow said. Diorio said it was hard being here while her family struggles - she was just there in September for the first time in four years - to attend her brother’s wedding. Hearing the reaction of her parents to the incoming donations has helped, though. “My wish came true because of the angels here,” Diorio said. �������� ������ �������� �� photos on PAGE Page 2, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun We Welcome Adult Title 19 Patients! Medicaid covers adult dental care including: Exams, X-Rays, Cleanings, Fillings, Extractions, and Partial and Complete Dentures. We accept patients over 15 year of age. Peter J. Pappas D.M.D. Check the yellow pages 933 Main St., Lander 307-332-3434 1-800-332-0502 www.saratogasun.com Love to spare! ��������������������������������� ����������������������������������� ������������������������������������ ������������������������������������� ��������������������������������������� ������������������������������������ ������������������������������������� ����������������������������������� ������������������������������������� ��������������������� UPDATE Lil Bit is still waiting for you and the shelter is filling up with dogs! Ad sponsored by Deep Sweep If you would like to help sponsor pet ads, call 326-8311 Rawlins Rochelle Animal Shelter 2711 E Murray, Rawlins, Wyoming 82301 • (307) 328-4534 Monday-Friday 3pm-5:30pm Appointments at other hours available. UPCOMING EVENTS PVCC will be CLOSED Dec. 24 & 25 and Dec. 31 & Jan. 1 for the holidays. January 3, 6 p.m. Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting Great Hall Please call 326-8855 for more information. January 15, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Blood Drive Great Hall Sponsored by the Valley Service Organization January 17, 7:30 p.m. McManus Comedies Theatre Tickets go on sale soon. Visit pvcenter.org and buy your tickets online. For more information, please visit our web site at www.pvcenter.org, click on calendar of events or call 326-7822. ���������� James “Jim” R. Caswell James “Jim” R. Caswell, 80, of Laramie, formerly of Rawlins, died Thursday, Dec. 13, 2012 at Laramie Care Center. He was born Jan. 24, 1932 in Estes Park, Colo., to Birdsey and Beatrice (Green) Caswell. He was raised in Colorado and moved to Saratoga during his high school years. He married Georgie Currey on July 11, 1951 in Encampment. Jim served in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged. He lived and worked in Colorado and Wyoming throughout his life. Jim loved to do woodwork. He is preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Georgie (Currey) Caswell; his second wife, Elaine (Youngberg) Caswell; his three siblings; and one grandchild. Jim is survived by his children; Jim Caswell of Golden, Colo., Fran Cordell of Severance, Colo., Don Caswell of Evans, Colo., and Jessie Shef- ferd and her husband, Dan of Eaton, Colo. He is also survived by his 10 grandchildren; his six great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A private family memorial service will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place. Services are under the direction of Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home. To send condolences or to sign the online guestbook, please go to www. montgomerystryker.com. Charles Richard “Dick” Neuman Dick Neuman passed away quietly at his residence in Saratoga on Dec. 11, 2012 after his long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 60 years young. Dick was born in Rawlins on July 17, 1952 to H.T. and Evelyn Neuman. H e a t t e n d e d s ch o o l s i n Rawlins and later attended Casper College then the University of Wyoming. After this he went to work for his father at Neuman Transit Co., in Rawlins, along with his four brothers. Dick moved to Saratoga in 1992. In 1995, Neuman Transit was sold after 81 years in business in Casper and Rawlins. Dick then attended the University of Wyoming again and received his bachelor’s degree in English. Dick soon found himself teaching young people in High School as well as helping out in theatrical plays in Rawlins. He did a short stint in Rawlins and then found himself teaching in the Platte Valley and still working with youngsters in various plays and theatrical groups. Dick was very dedicated to the young people in Rawlins and the Platte Valley and made a big difference in their young lives. He married his long-time girlfriend and soulmate Beth Carter in 2011. Dick was very involved in a 12-step program in the Saratoga area and was very close to those individuals involved. He will miss this group tremendously and I am sure they will miss him also. Dick will always be remembered for his engaging manner with all acquaintances. He always had time to listen and talk. He loved people and people loved Dick. Dick loved acting and directing plays, fishing and hunting, and he especially loved his dogs. Music was a passion of his all of his life. Dick left a mark on many people and he will forever be in our hearts and souls. We will miss him immensely. Dick was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn and father, H.T. Ted Neuman and his step-mother Joyce. They will greet him with big smiles and open arms. He left his wife Beth in Saratoga with some great memories. He also has a daughter, Chelsea Torres, from Laramie. Sister Irene Mikkelsen lives in Saratoga and sister Judy Dalton lives in Sun City, Ariz. Brothers Craig, Tom, and Mike live in Rawlins and Jeff resides in Cheyenne. Uncle Dick had many nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013 at 1 p.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center. It will be a time of remembrance and celebration of Dick’s life. All are encouraged to remember a special time with Dick and can share with all if you are willing to, so start thinking of one. Godspeed Dick Neuman. Please don’t buy flowers. Please send money of any amount to Dick’s favorite pastime and charity: Checks can be sent to in Dick’s name: Saratoga Middle/High School (SMHS) Drama Dept. Attn: Ronda P.O. Box 1710 Saratoga, WY 82331 In the memo please note “Drama” Dept. ����������� Christmas services begin Friday By Liz Wood Christmas services in the Platte Valley will begin Friday night at 7 p.m. at the Abundant Life Church, 211 N. 1st Street in Saratoga. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will hold Christmas Services during their regular worship time, Sunday at 10 a.m. The church is located at 9th and Hugus in Saratoga. The Platte Valley Lutheran Church at 514 S. 1st Street in Saratoga is holding a Christmas Eve service Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. Encampment Christian Community Church is holding a candlelight service Dec. 23, at 6 p.m. The church is located at 3512 Hwy 230, north of Encampment. The First Baptist Church in Saratoga is holding a Christmas Eve Candlelight/Communion Service Dec. 24, at 7 p.m. The church is located at 802 W. Main. St. James Episcopal Church in Encampment is holding a Christmas morning service Dec. 25, at 9 a.m. Ride on Faith Ministries will hold their Christmas Services during their normal worship time on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 10 a.m. Platte Valley Christian Center will host a Christmas Eve service at 5 p.m., Dec. 24 . Saratoga Alliance Church’s Christmas Eve service begins at 7 p.m., Dec. 24. The Saratoga Sun Museum helps kids “discover” history Staff report Carbon County Museum last Wednesday announced the opening of its “Discovery Zone,” a brand new, hands-on children’s space. The museum will host an Open House on Friday, Jan. 4, from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m., to celebrate the new space. “We’re really excited to offer this space as a family-friendly option,” Education and Outreach Coordinator Lauren Huntley said. “It really expands our ability to reach more people in the community.” Outfitted with a tipi and a photomural of the North Platte River, the Discovery Zone will also feature a dress-up station and interactive games. Children ages 3 to 12 can explore how the bison was a virtual Native American department store, erect a miniature tipi, play native games, and even try on a Sioux headdress. “The Discovery Zone is not only a lot of fun, but it’s a learning environment, too,” Huntley said. “The kids will learn through play.” The Open House isn’t only for kids and families, though. Visitors of all ages can sample traditional Native American foods, view our Native American doll collection, and take in Carbon County vistas captured by local photographers. Capturing Carbon County, an exhibit inspired by a competition for the Discovery Zone mural image, will be on display from Dec. 21 through Jan. 25. For more information, call the museum at 328-2740. Byways closed for season Staff Report closed for the season. WYO 130 over the Snowy The highways were tentaRange between Saratoga tively closed Dec. 7 and Dec. and Laramie and WYO 70 8 and could have reopened if over Battle Pass between the weather permitted. Encampment and Baggs are Ross Doman, spokesman for the Wyoming Department of Transportation, said the roads were closed for the season due to continued drifting snow and limited visibility. BLM seeking comment on Continental Divide-Creston natural gas project expansion Staff Report The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rawlins Field Office is seeking public comment on its environmental analysis of a proposed major expansion of natural gas development on 1.1 million acres of mixed ownership land in Carbon and Sweetwater counties. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) evaluates the potential impacts of the Continental Divide-Creston (CD-C) Natural Gas Development Project, a proposal to develop 8,950 additional natural gas wells, including 100 to 500 coal bed natural gas wells near the existing Continental Divide/Wamsutter II and Creston/Blue Gap natural-gas fields. The wells could produce an estimated 12.02 trillion cubic feet of natural gas during the project’s anticipated 30 to 40 year life and would use a combination of vertical and directional drilling techniques. The checkerboard pattern of land ownership for the project is comprised of 59 percent federal, 37 percent private and 4 percent state-owned land. The development stretches from about 25 miles west of Rawlins, on the eastern boundary to roughly 50 miles east of Rock Springs as the western bound- ary. Interstate 80 bisects the project area. Proposed by BP American Production Co., the planned facilities would include well pads, gas and water collection pipelines, compressor stations, water disposal systems, an access road network and an electrical distribution system. The CD-C project area was first developed for natural gas in the 1950s, and currently supports more than 4,000 wells. Presently, there are 49,218 acres of surface disturbance, including nearly 8,500 acres of long-term disturbance, in the project area. The BLM has worked closely with federal, state and local partners, members of the environmental and conservation communities and other interested stakeholders to develop the EIS’s preferred alternative, which would require significant environment mitigation measures to ensure an appropriate balance between energy development and protection of the area’s outstanding natural resources. Written comments will be accepted until Jan. 21, 2013. Comments may be emailed to [email protected], faxed to 307-328-4224, or mailed to the Bureau of Land Management, Rawlins Field Office, P.O. Box 2407, Rawlins, WY 82301. After the 45-day comment period on the Draft EIS concludes, all comments will be reviewed, responded to, and addressed in Final EIS which is anticipated to be released summer 2014. 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. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question with the below individual. Replies will be made during normal business hours. Before including addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, or other personal identifying information in the comments, be aware that the entire comment – including personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While writers may ask us that comments withhold personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that they will be able to do so. For further information, contact Mark Ames at 307328-4294. December 19, 2012, Page 3 www.saratogasun.com Just for Kids! �� � ��� ��� ��� �� �� � � Discovery Zone ���������� ������������������� ������� Plu s! ������������������������ ���������������� ������������������� ����������������� ������������������������ Page 4, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun ���������������� The hardest task falls to the living I n 1642, John Donne wrote the following words: “No man is an island, entire of itself. Each is a piece of the continent, a part of the main ... Each man’s death diminishes me, for I am involved in mankind. Therefore, send not to know for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee.” Donne was familiar with death. He wrote the above words six years before the end of the Thirty Years War, a war between Catholics and Protestants which claimed 8,000,000 lives by combat and disease. In those old days, death was never more than a yell away. We humans didn’t have the sophisticated weapons to kill each other then that we do now, but it didn’t slow us much. Back then, disease and infection outclassed all killers of humans. Very few parents saw all of their children reach adulthood. Until the 20th century, that was normal. Abraham Lincoln, while he was President and in the midst of the worst war this nation has ever fought, watched his 11-year old son, Willie die of what was likely typhoid fever. It has never been easy to watch children die. It never will be. But at least when kids died of disease, parents knew what was coming. After growing up and watching their siblings, their cousins and friends die, they lived with a sense of the inevitable when it came to their own children. Joe’s Average By Joe Elder The parents of the children killed in Connecticut did not live with the irrevocable sense that their children might not reach the age of 8. In an era when the number one killer of people is age-related ailments, the Connecticut parents lived with a 21st century innocence, expecting that their children would live to bury them. Last week, as a nation, we lost a part of ourselves and a piece of our innocence. As rational beings, we want to know why things happen they way they do. That curiosity leads to discoveries both wondrous and ordinary. Finding cause also helps us to understand the course of events and thereby aids in our grieving. ������� But there is no way to find purpose in the deliberate killing of children. Our only recourse is to relegate the purpose to God and try to bind up what has been washed away. Meanwhile, we will wring our hands over ways to solve the problem of mass killings. We will look for answers in gun control laws. We will blame a medical culture and insurance industry that is unresponsive to mental illness and look for ways to diagnose, treat and support mental diseases earlier and more effectively. We will cry for more security until all of our public places are guarded by the government. We might even outsource our safety to private companies who will guard the highest bidder. We will call for more personal accountability. But in order to be accountable, we must preserve some measure of freedom. An unfree man cannot be accountable. We must take care to preserve the balance between security and freedom and remember the words of Benjamin Franklin: “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Death will always find a way. As people who lived before the 20th century knew, and as we still know, death does not discriminate. We are mortal and we have always lived with disease, violence, and accidents. We have, as Isaac Newton said, stood on the shoulders of giants and made great discoveries that explain the ways death reaches us. We will never flush all of the mystery out of death or map out all the motives for the actions of men. In the wake of inexplicable horror, the hardest task falls to the living, who in the throes of confusion and grief must remain rational and vigilant ������������ National Weather Service forecast for Saratoga and vicinity Established in 1888 k Wednesday Snow likely, l Thursday Night Partly mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a temperature rising to near 15 by noon, then falling to around 9 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -10. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible. cloudy, with a low around 12. l l a Friday Sunny, with a high near 34. l Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 15. b Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Wednesday Night Partly Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. cloudy, with a low around 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Sunday Mostly sunny, with Breezy, with a southwest wind a high near 36. 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Sunday Night Mostly Thursday Mostly sunny, cloudy, with a low around 20. with a high near 25. Breezy, Monday A chance of snow. with a southwest wind 15 to Cloudy, with a high near 31 20 mph. b b m k toward the consequences of overreaction. Words cannot resurrect the dead, but they can sometimes provide a way for us to share a burden. We can acknowledge the pain of a small community in Connecticut. By doing so, we remain together as a people and give those suffering the small, comforting knowledge that they are not alone. It may be that is all we can do. In his simple way, Lincoln captured the helpless suffering a parent feels at the death of a child, when he said of his own son’s death, “My poor boy ... it is hard, hard to have him die.” Publisher: Gary W. Stevenson Office Manager: Sue Stevenson General Manager: Liz Wood Advertising/General Questions: [email protected] Editor: Joe Elder Municipal Issues and Concerns: news and editorial questions [email protected] Reporter: Brian Trautwein 116 E. Bridge Ave. Saratoga, WY 82331 (307) 326-8311 The Saratoga Sun is published every Wednesday, by Saratoga Sun Inc. Entered as Periodical matter at the post office at Saratoga, Carbon County, Wyoming. USPS 482-040. Postmaster: Send address changes to the Saratoga Sun, P.O. Box 489, Saratoga, WY 82331. Owned by: Saratoga Sun, Inc. Gary and Sue Stevenson, owners. Subscription Rates: $37 in Carbon County, $47 elsewhere in the United States sports, school board, news items [email protected] Graphics & Layout: Keith McLendon Advertising Copy/Artwork: [email protected] Submission deadlines are Monday at Noon LETTERS POLICY The Saratoga Sun welcomes all letters to the editor. However, priority is given to publishing letters from local authors and letters about local issues. Consideration will be given to other authors and other issues when space permits. All letters must be signed and accompanied by the writer’s full name, address, and telephone number so that authorship may be verified. The Saratoga Sun reserves the right to edit letters that are too long, are libelous, contain objectionable or offensive material, or require them to be rewritten. Letters should be 500 words or less with no bold or capital words. Letters can be sent to Saratoga Sun, P.O. Box 489, Saratoga, WY 82331, or emailed to editor@netcommander. com While the Saratoga Sun intends to publish all letters received, we also reserve the right to refuse any letter. We print thank you letters on a caseby-case basis. The Saratoga Sun LIEAP accepting applications for heating bill assistance Staff Report The Wyoming Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is accepting applications through midnight February 28, 2013. The Department of Family Services is urging action before cold spells or bills pile up. Applications are available at all local Department of Family Services (DFS) offices and Senior Centers, and online at http://dfsweb.wyo.gov/economic-assistance/lieap. You may also request to have an application mailed to your home by calling 1-800-246-4221. The Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP), administered by the Department of Family Services (DFS), helps low and fixed income families pay their home heating bills during the winter months. LIEAP eligibility is primarily based on household size, income, and type of heat (natural gas, electric, propane, wood, coal, heating oil). Eligible applicants may also be eligible for the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP), a program that works to make homes safer and more energy effi cient. Eligible applicants may also be eligible for crisis intervention assistance. The first step in the eligibility process is to get an application and turn it in with the required supporting documents. Applications can be mailed to the LIEAP Eligibility Office, P.O. Box 827, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003. Applications can be faxed to 307-778-3943. Completed applications can also be scanned and emailed to [email protected]. Applications can be dropped off at local DFS offices and then forwarded to the LIEAP Eligibility Office. And, applicants in the Cheyenne area may choose to drop their applications off at the LIEAP Eligibility Office located at 1401 Airport Parkway, Suite 300. Anyone needing assistance completing an application can receive help by calling 1-800-246-4221 or by sending an email request to [email protected]. Questions may also be directed to the LIEAP 800 number and email address listed above. December 19, 2012, Page 5 ����������������������������������� �������������������������� ������������������������������������������������ ��������������������������������������� ������������������ ��������������������� ���������� SARATOGA SUN • SARATOGA SUN • SARATOGA SUN Future of men’s golf league topic of meeting tonight Staff Report The future of the men’s golf league at Saratoga Golf Course will be discussed tonight at 7 p.m. at the Saratoga Resort & Spa, according to a press release. The special meeting of all members of Saratoga Men’s Golf Association has been called by club officers to discuss proposed green fees scheduled for next season, which could determine fu- The Hotel Wolf will be CLOSED Sunday, Dec. 23 through Tuesday, Dec. 25 to celebrate Christmas. ��� ���� � ������������ � ���� ���� ���� ture of the league. Present and future league golfers are urged to attend. An invitation has been extended to management of the golf course to attend the meeting. �� ������ ������� ��� �������������� ������ ����� ���� ���������� ���������������������������� �������������������������� ��������������������� �������������� ��������������� ��������������������� ����� �� ������ ��������� ���� �� ������ ����������������������������������� ����������������������������������� ������ ������� �� ������ ������ ����� ��������������������� ����� ������� ��� �������� ���������������������������� Page 6, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun ����������� Elder named editor Staff Report �������������������������������������� ���������������������������������� ����������������������������������� Joe Elder, reporter for the Saratoga Sun, has been promoted to editor with the departure of Tom Dixon. “Joe has done a great job for us,” general manager Liz Wood said. “I look forward to working with him as our new editor.” Brian Trautwein, of Cheyenne, has been hired as the sports reporter for the Saratoga Sun. Trautwein, who has a degree in Communications from the University of Wyoming, began with the Sun Dec. 10. “Brian has a passion for sports and I think he will be a good addition to the Sun,” Wood said. Elder will continue reporting in addition to his new editorial duties. Trautwein will also cover the school board meetings and school news. In addition to the changes inside the Sun, a new website was launched Friday. “I am really excited about the new website,” Wood said. “Readers will be able to subscribe online and we have a whole new format.” The address for the website is www.saratogasun. com. Check out the Saratoga Sun’s new Ordinance revisions website: www.saratogasun.com top list for 2013 By Joe Elder Encampment Fire Department Chief Cory Nuhn asked the Encampment Town Council at its meeting Thursday if it could look at creating an ordinance that would levy a fine or something similar to individuals that light controlled burns within town limits without notifying the fire department. Nuhn said his department had been paged to respond to controlled burns that are not called in before lighting. “They are putting crew and equipment at risk,” Nuhn said. Mayor Greg Salisbury said calling in controlled burns should be common courtesy, but it was something the council could look into. A property owner had some engineered water main extensions put in the town’s system but may not have had them pressure tested, chlorinated and flushed. The contractors had a signed DEQ permit for the scope of their construction, but they never signed a form indicating the work was properly inspected. The work caused problems with a couple of fire hydrants, which had rocks remaining inside the line and when the fire hydrants were shut down the seal was damaged. Anytime a main is extended it has to be engineered, permitted and inspected. Salisbury said the lack of inspection is one of the items the council needs to address as soon as it possibly can. “We need some kind of emergency measure to stop the installment of these mains by anyone other than authorized contractors,” Salisbury said. Town Clerk Doreen Harvey said the town can stop it from happening again without a new ordinance based on tap agreements. “We do need to amend the ordinances,” Harvey said. “There is a process in place, it is just not as clear as it could be.” Harvey said when the council revises the town’s ordinances, it can adopt the Wyoming Water Works standards. The council appointed Jeff Goolsby, maintenance operator for public works, to the planning commission. After an executive session to discuss personnel, the council took no action. The next Encampment council meeting is Jan. 10, at 7 p.m. The offices of the Town of Saratoga will be closed Tuesday, December 25 in observance of Christmas. We will also be closed Tuesday, January 1 for New Years. Wishing you Happy Holidays! The Saratoga Sun Riverside to get newer ambulance By Joe Elder The Riverside Town Council appointed two new members to the Sierra Madre Joint Powers Board to fulfill expiring terms at their meeting Thursday. Councilman Leroy Stephenson nominated Riverside resident Ed Golden to fill a threeyear term. Councilwoman Helen Weiland nominated Bill Walters to fill the one-year position. Saratoga and Hanna received new ambulances from grants prepared by the South Central Wyoming Emergency Services Joint Powers Board. Weiland said Riverside will get a newer ambulance when they acquire Saratoga’s firstout ambulance and Encampment will get a refurbished four-wheel drive ambulance from Carbon County Memorial Hospital. The council approved a motion to support the Platte Valley Arts Council by purchasing a membership. The council also approved a motion to decline participation in a joint powers board that would oversee a critical access hospital in the Valley. The hospital was proposed to the council in September by Dean Dragon. “I don’t believe a critical access hospital can be sustained and I would not like to see the town get involved in a joint powers board to go forward with this,” Weiland said. The next Riverside council meeting will be Jan. 10, 2013. Discussion over firewood heats up By Joe Elder At Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, the board approved a motion to require a special or conditional use permit to cut and sell firewood on residential property. The town’s zoning ordinances already require a conditional use permit for many such business-type activities in residential areas, but zoning officer Chuck Bartlett asked the board’s opinion on what should be done about people cutting and selling firewood in town. “None of them have a special use permit to do any of it, but there’s about four or five of them,” Bartlett said. Bartlett said he had not received any formal complaints, but resident Andy Van Tol told the commissioners at the meeting this is the third year he has complained. Van Tol said semi-trucks were bringing as many as 85 logs a load and complained about noise from people cutting wood in his neighborhood at 6th and Farm on the east side of 6th, on property owned by Saratoga resident Royce Kelley. “It is basically an industrialtype operation on residential property,” Van Tol said. “I can’t say for sure who is doing it or what the circumstances are or anything, all I really care about and all I know for sure is that it is very, very noisy and very irritating.” Part of the debate centered on what constitutes a business and whether that business can be operated in residential areas. Town Council liaison Steve Wilcoxson equated selling firewood to selling a car and said it would be discrimination to pick on one type of activity while ignoring others. “It doesn’t matter whether I’m selling a sewing machine or I’m selling my car, at that point in time what I’m doing is I’m selling something there and so what you are trying to say is that it is illegal,” Wilcoxson said. “I disagree with that.” Other board members made a distinction between selling personal property and selling retail property. “The difference between you selling a car and someone selling a sewing machine is we are talking about a guy who is bringing a semi load of logs to cut up and treat as a business,” board member Rod Weinman said. Commissioner Randy Raymer said people who want to conduct a business from their home such as a day care go before the Planning Commission and obtain special use permits as required by town regulations. Existing regulations need to be enforced, Raymer said. “We have those ordinances in place and certainly we have personnel in the town to deal with that,” Raymer said. Underlying the discussion was the question of enforcement and whether to make people comply across the board or do it on a case-by-case basis as complaints come in. “It needs to be uniform over everybody,” Bartlett said. Raymer questioned the sta- tus of the nuisance ordinance and whether or not the town intends to enforce it or has just tabled it for the time being. “Why did the town council feel the need to do (the nuisance ordinance) if we’re not going to do something with it,” Raymer said. Wilcoxson argued heatedly that no distinction should be made between one person’s sales and another person’s and that the board would end up overreaching by requiring permits from everyone who sold anything. Chairperson Bev Hempel had to call the meeting to order at one point to quiet Wilcoxson. “We are not saying they can’t do it,” board member Rory Grubb said. “We are saying they need a special use permit.” Kelley said in an interview Monday he has had over 13 complaints since he started building on the property at 6th and Farm and that none were legally justified. No one has complained to him personally, Kelley said. Kelley suggested there are a lot of people who have businesses in their homes but don’t have permits and the town does not enforce the ordinances unless someone complains. “As far as me selling firewood, I’m not,” Kelley said. “I am letting a disabled vet on social security and a single father with two kids in school sell my left over wood from buildings that I have permits for.” The board voted five to one to approve the motion, with only Wilcoxson dissenting. CORRECTION The Saratoga Sun incorrectly reported in its Nov. 14 issue that Mayor Ron Bedwell presented a petition to vacate streets and alleys in Riverside. Bedwell actually presented a list of names gathered on a form with the intent to petition for vacation of streets and alleys. The Sun apologizes for the error. December 19, 2012, Page 7 ������������������������������������������������ �������������������������������������������������� ������������������������ ��������������������������� ���������������������������� �������������������������� �������������������������� Snowy Mountain Pub Coupon Denver Broncos Football Game Wear your Broncos gear and get a free upgrade to a 20 oz. microwbrew during the entire game! Coupon good only during Denver Broncos football games. Coupons cannot be combined or used with another special. Valid August 2012-February 2013 go to www.saratogaresortandspa.com for more coupons 601 E. Pic Pike Rd., Saratoga 307-326-5261 SARATOGA SUN • SARATOGA SUN • SARATOGA SUN The Apartment Suites & Cottage are changing hands! OPEN HOUSE Wednesday Dec. 19 from 5pm to 8pm Celebrating Cynthia Cannell’s sale to Darren Bressler of Albany County Chiropractic. Please stop by! Page 8, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun ������������� Tigers beat 3A Rawlins team: lose to Hayden By Brian Trautwein The 3A Rawlins Outlaws came to play the 1A Encampment Tigers (6-1), (2-0) last Tuesday night in a game that proved the Tigers could hang with anyone. Rawlins is a much bigger school than Encampment but that didn’t phase the Tigers. “It’s always the same,” head coach Dan Kraft said before the game. “We’ve got to play defense and rebound. It’s our strength and we’ve got to keep doing it every game.” The first quarter was physical, and the Tigers came out a little lack-luster against the Outlaws’ strong man-to-man defense. The shots weren’t falling for the Tigers, and the score showed after the first quarter with the Encampment team only up by 10-7. “Till we see what were up against, well stick to our plan,” Kraft said. “We may have to make adjustments at half, depending on if they have shooters. We may have to lock on to them, play them straight and see how it goes,” The Outlaws were a shooting team, and into the second quarter they gave Encampment a run for their money. The referees kept their whistles hot, calling fouls on both sides. The Tigers saved their stripes in the second quarter at the foul line with Waddie Love, A.J. Kuster and Kyle Wessel all shooting good percentages to the half. The Tigers shot 68 percent from the line with 15 of 22 free throws falling on the night. Kuster shot 3-4, Wessel shot 4-7 and Pantle was 4-5 from the line, keeping the Tigers aloft. The score reflected the aggressive pace of the game at half time with the Tigers up by only two going into the locker room 22-20. Encampment started the second half fast, spurred by Wessel’s performance under both hoops. Gaven Pantle and Harold Jackson kept the arc under control, but A.J. Kuster had a monster third quarter that proved the senior is truly leading his team in all areas of play. Kuster finished the night with 17 points and 10 rebounds and several blocked shots. “I think that everyone needs to keep playing to the full potential,” Kuster said. “I’ve been working my butt off down low, and if we just keep doing it as a team, we’ll be more successful and we’ll be winning by more than three points a game.” “Kuster is really aggressive in the paint,” Kraft said. “When he asserts himself he’s hard to stop. When he goes to the hoop instead of fading away he’s more affective at drawing fouls.” Wessel kept the pace, shooting well from the line and finishing the night with 14 points. “Kyle is turning out to be a solid offensive player consistently coming up with double digits,” Kraft said. The effort from the Tigers was good all around, and everyone stepped up against the Outlaws to come away with the victory, beating a school in the 3A division 46-41. Encampment did not fair as well in their next game against Hayden on the road, coming away with a 47-62 loss. The Encampment team started out playing well leading after the first quarter 1512. The pace of the game was a little more hectic and that made it hard for the refs to differentiate who was committing fouls. “Kyle Wessel and A.J. Kuster got into foul trouble early with good, aggressive play but all of our size was on the bench early,” Kraft said. “Kuster was out in the first half with foul trouble, and he didn’t play again until four minutes remaining in the fourth. That made it tough.” Kyle Wessel led the scoring with 20 points and kept Encampment in the game. Wessel shot 9 for 15 from the field. Love kept the Tiger defense together guarding the big Hayden player. “Waddie Love did a great job of guarding their big kid,” Kraft said. “The kid was six foot two inches tall and Love kept him in check the whole time.” Love had nine rebounds and 8 points on the night. Hayden had one shooter that hit some very deep threes, and Encampment had a tough time getting shots from outside the arc to fall. When the Tigers matched Harold Jackson up with Hayden’s best shooter, Jackson held him to three points in the second half after the Hayden player scored 11 in the second quarter alone. “The boys came away from the Hayden game pretty positive,” coach Kraft said. “It was a good learning experience.” Up next is the Valley rivalry with the Panthers at home Thursday at 8 p.m. “We have to get ready,” Kraft said. “We’re expecting a tough game, and we have to guard them well and take care of the basketball.” Photo by Liz Wood Waddie Love (25) and A.J. Kuster (23) combine forces to deny a Rawlins Outlaw a chance at 2 points last Tuesday. The Tigers beat the Rawlins Junior Varsity team 46-41. The Saratoga Sun December 19, 2012, Page 9 Saratoga(49) at Niobrara County (78) Saratoga Niobrara County John Brennan Cameron Collamer B. Schwartzkopf Daniel Kerbs Jake Fourman Ryan Malone Ben Falk E. Pattishal-Baker Ben Gates Q1-9 Q1-22 Pts 2 4 1 2 9 9 9 3 10 Q2-11 Q2-19 Rebounds 1 3 6 3 Blocks - Q3-11 Q3-25 Steals 1 2 2 Q4-18 Q4-12 Assists 3 1 - Saratoga (42) at Pine Bluffs (65) Saratoga Pine Bluffs Q1-10 Q1-14 John Brennon Cameron Collamer Daniel Kerbs Jake Fourman Ryan Malone Ben Falk E. Pattishal-Baker Ben Gates Pts 4 7 1 10 5 2 2 10 Q2-9 Q2-17 Rebounds 1 4 1 4 5 14 Block 1 - Q3-12 Q3-14 Steals 1 1 1 Q4-11 Q4-20 Assists 2 1 - Photo by Dave Clark, Pine Bluffs Post Ryan Malone works around a Pine Bluffs defender at Saturday’s game in Pine Bluffs. The Panthers lost their first two conference games last week. Panthers taste conference play By Brian Trautwein The Panther (2-4), (0-2) basketball team took two difficult losses away from this last weekends’ conference play in Lusk (9-0), (7-0) on Friday, and Pine Bluffs (4-3), (2-2) on Saturday. Although the Panthers were confident about competing in their first game, coach Sandlian said, “We have to compete for the whole game.” The men dropped the Lusk match 49-78 in a frustating game that the Panthers trailed for the first three quarters. Led by Hunter Dockery, who scored 28 points on his own, Lusk had an offense that was hard to stop. “Take away that scoring effort, and we would have done a lot better,” coach Sandlian said. Dockery added to the damage by finishing 80 percent from the line. “Ryan Malone was guarding Lusk’s leading scorer and, although Malone played great defense, Dockery was able to get good shots,” Sandlian said. Malone stuck with Dockery, but the Lusk player had three pointers that fell and sometimes Malone was in the right spot and sometimes he wasn’t. “It was a pretty tough weekend, with both games being conference play. We will know what to look for the next time we play Lusk,” Sandlian said. The Panthers fell to Pine Bluffs, 42-65 the following night. “It’s a battle every time we play Pine Bluffs,” coach Sandlian said. There were some turnovers on the weekend, 17 against Lusk and 16 against Pine Bluffs, but Sandlian wasn’t too concerned with that. “We did pretty good on turnovers both games, Sandlian said. “Unfortunately, we had 12 in the first half against Pine Bluffs.” Saratoga also got into foul trouble early, and two or three starters fouled out by mid-way through the fourth. “It is pretty tough to win with starters on the bench,” Sandlian said. With key players out of the game, Sandlian had to rely on younger, less experienced players to try to put together a comeback late in the game. “It’s hard for players with less varsity experience to be asked late in a game to try and battle back,” coach Sandlian said. “Especially in a conference game right before Christmas break. Later in the season they would be able to fill in and not miss a beat, but right now the young kids are trying to get used to the faster pace of varsity play.” The Panthers were trying to come back from a 10-point deficit and when a few open lay-ups were missed late, the Toga team could not recover. “The final score would have been a lot different if those open shots hadn’t been missed,” Sandlian said. Up next for the Panthers is Valley rival Encampment. “I expect it to be a good game,” coach Sandlian said. “The kids battle each other a lot in basketball season but also play together in the football season. There are friendships that will have to be left on the bench for a few hours.” The men will face Encampment Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Encampment School gym. ����������� ���������������� ������������� ������������ �������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������� �������������������������� ���������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������ ������������������������ ������������������������� ������������������� ����������� �������������������� ���������������������� ��������������������� �������������������������� �������������������������� �������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� �������������������������� ��������������������������� �������������������� ����������� Richard Rakness Owner/Broker P.O. Box 1187 • 116 W. Bridge Street Saratoga, WY 82331 Office: (307) 326-8972 • Fax: (307) 326-8974 [email protected] • www.doublerlandcompany.com Visit our NEW website at the old site! Sign up for a FREE trial subscription today! www.saratogasun.com Online subscriptions • More photos • More stories The Saratoga Sun December 19, 2012, Page 9 Saratoga(49) at Niobrara County (78) Saratoga Niobrara County John Brennan Cameron Collamer B. Schwartzkopf Daniel Kerbs Jake Fourman Ryan Malone Ben Falk E. Pattishal-Baker Ben Gates Q1-9 Q1-22 Pts 2 4 1 2 9 9 9 3 10 Q2-11 Q2-19 Rebounds 1 3 6 3 Blocks - Q3-11 Q3-25 Steals 1 2 2 Q4-18 Q4-12 Assists 3 1 - Saratoga (42) at Pine Bluffs (65) Saratoga Pine Bluffs Q1-10 Q1-14 John Brennon Cameron Collamer Daniel Kerbs Jake Fourman Ryan Malone Ben Falk E. Pattishal-Baker Ben Gates Pts 4 7 1 10 5 2 2 10 Q2-9 Q2-17 Rebounds 1 4 1 4 5 14 Block 1 - Q3-12 Q3-14 Steals 1 1 1 Q4-11 Q4-20 Assists 2 1 - Photo by Dave Clark, Pine Bluffs Post Ryan Malone works around a Pine Bluffs defender at Saturday’s game in Pine Bluffs. The Panthers lost their first two conference games last week. Panthers taste conference play By Brian Trautwein The Panther (2-4), (0-2) basketball team took two difficult losses away from this last weekends’ conference play in Lusk (9-0), (7-0) on Friday, and Pine Bluffs (4-3), (2-2) on Saturday. Although the Panthers were confident about competing in their first game, coach Sandlian said, “We have to compete for the whole game.” The men dropped the Lusk match 49-78 in a frustating game that the Panthers trailed for the first three quarters. Led by Hunter Dockery, who scored 28 points on his own, Lusk had an offense that was hard to stop. “Take away that scoring effort, and we would have done a lot better,” coach Sandlian said. Dockery added to the damage by finishing 80 percent from the line. “Ryan Malone was guarding Lusk’s leading scorer and, although Malone played great defense, Dockery was able to get good shots,” Sandlian said. Malone stuck with Dockery, but the Lusk player had three pointers that fell and sometimes Malone was in the right spot and sometimes he wasn’t. “It was a pretty tough weekend, with both games being conference play. We will know what to look for the next time we play Lusk,” Sandlian said. The Panthers fell to Pine Bluffs, 42-65 the following night. “It’s a battle every time we play Pine Bluffs,” coach Sandlian said. There were some turnovers on the weekend, 17 against Lusk and 16 against Pine Bluffs, but Sandlian wasn’t too concerned with that. “We did pretty good on turnovers both games, Sandlian said. “Unfortunately, we had 12 in the first half against Pine Bluffs.” Saratoga also got into foul trouble early, and two or three starters fouled out by mid-way through the fourth. “It is pretty tough to win with starters on the bench,” Sandlian said. With key players out of the game, Sandlian had to rely on younger, less experienced players to try to put together a comeback late in the game. “It’s hard for players with less varsity experience to be asked late in a game to try and battle back,” coach Sandlian said. “Especially in a conference game right before Christmas break. Later in the season they would be able to fill in and not miss a beat, but right now the young kids are trying to get used to the faster pace of varsity play.” The Panthers were trying to come back from a 10-point deficit and when a few open lay-ups were missed late, the Toga team could not recover. “The final score would have been a lot different if those open shots hadn’t been missed,” Sandlian said. Up next for the Panthers is Valley rival Encampment. “I expect it to be a good game,” coach Sandlian said. “The kids battle each other a lot in basketball season but also play together in the football season. There are friendships that will have to be left on the bench for a few hours.” The men will face Encampment Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Encampment School gym. ����������� ���������������� ������������� ������������ �������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������� �������������������������� ���������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������ ������������������������ ������������������������� ������������������� ����������� �������������������� ���������������������� ��������������������� �������������������������� �������������������������� �������������������� ���������������������������� ������������������������� ������������������������� ��������������������������� ��������������������������� �������������������������� ��������������������������� �������������������� ����������� Richard Rakness Owner/Broker P.O. Box 1187 • 116 W. Bridge Street Saratoga, WY 82331 Office: (307) 326-8972 • Fax: (307) 326-8974 [email protected] • www.doublerlandcompany.com Visit our NEW website at the old site! Sign up for a FREE trial subscription today! www.saratogasun.com Online subscriptions • More photos • More stories Page 10, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun Grapplers have good showing at HEM, Kremmling By Brian Trautwein Saratoga won 15 matches in a Quadrangular meet Thursday night at Hanna-Elk MountainMedicine Bow (HEM) in the first of two meets. Saratoga, HEM and North Park competed in the match. Although the meet was more of a practice session, this was a chance for the wrestlers to get more experience under their belts. “It’s a good opportunity to get together and get some mat time instead of just wrestling ourselves,” head coach Jared Mason said. “It’s better than beating on our own guys.” Although the meet had only three teams, all of Saratoga’s 11 wrestlers were on the mat in three rounds of matches. “We’ll get at least one or two matches for each kid,” Mason said. “We’ll see how it goes. I think we will do well.” Coming out of the Soroco tourney, on Dec. 8, one wrestler in particular was on fire. At 106 pounds, freshman Bradley Bifano is a force to be reckoned with. Pinning all three of his opponents in that tournament, Bifano was the only Panther to win first place. That gave the young wrestler great momentum going into the next big event in Kremmling, Colo. last Saturday. “That made me real excited,” Bifano said of the first place win. “ I was happy to do that.” “I feel pretty good going into the Kremmling meet,” Bifano said. “They are pretty much the same kids as the Soroco meet, but there will be more teams there.” “The kids continued their good wrestling over the weekend,” Mason said. “We had an- other good tournament placing six guys in Kremmling.” Bifano, Thatcher Spiering and Jacob Wells all had second place finishes. Daynon Mowry, Lionzo Escobedo and Levi Weatherd also placed in the tournament. With a big turn around in his wrestling, Wells at 285 pounds finished second in the Kremmling tourney, earning the “wrestler of the week” title in the Panther’s locker room. Photos by Brian Trautwein “Wells looked more aggres- Thatcher Spiering working a move against North Park’s T. J. Richard. Spiering won the sive this week,” coach Mason match with a pin. said. “He seemed tentative up until this meet. There was more sparks from Jacob this past weekend. He was tryHead ing different combinations of coach moves that he wasn’t using up Jared until now. He had more take Mason downs than I’ve ever seen from (right) him.” and The freshmen Panthers conassistant tinued to wrestle well over coach the weekend, and the two seSterling niors, Escobedo and Weatherd, Arnold rounded out the team’s effort look on as with a third and fourth place a Panther spot on the podium. dominates “Lionzo took third and wreshis tled well,” coach Mason said. opponent. “His only loss was to Anthony Watt, of Meeker, Colo., and that kid was voted by the coaches the wrestler of the tournament. There is nothing wrong with that loss.” With the Christmas break coming up next, Mason is a little concerned about staying focused. “We will be practicing during the break,” Mason said. “We need to keep up on our conditioning. The kids get back from break and then travel to Douglas two days later. We need to keep an eye on the weight scale.” Levi Weatherd works to pin opponent Adrian Cereceres of North Park. ������������� . ��� �������� �������� ��� ���� ������� ������� ��������� �� ������� ����������� ���������� ���� �������� �������� ��� ������ ���� ����� ���������������������������������������������������������������� ������ ������ ������ ������� ���������� ����� ����� �������� ��� ���� ����� ������� �������� ��������� ��������� ��� ������� ��� �������� ��� ������� ����������������������������������������������������������������� ��� ������ ��� ���� ��������� �� ������� ������������ ��� ������������ ��� ���������� ������� ��� ����������������� ������ ���� ������� ���� �������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������� Page 12, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun Lady Panthers falter on road By Brian Trautwein The Lady Panthers (2-4), (0-2) started conference play over the weekend in Lusk on Friday night and Pine Bluffs on Saturday. Saratoga was short a couple of starters against Lusk and the Panthers quickly lost their lead after the first quarter. They never regained it and came away with an 18-45 loss. “We got into foul trouble early, we were missing a couple starters, and we could not score,” head coach Matt Love wrote in an email. “We were leading after the first quarter but then it got ugly.” Justine Fourman played well both nights, scoring nine against Lusk and 14 on Saturday against Pine Bluffs (4-3), (2-2). The Panthers lost to Pine Bluffs 38-42. “We were still missing the starters from the night before,” Love said. “But this was a much better game.” Fourman had two steals and Taylor Smith dumped in 2 points and snatched two steals. Mati Love was all over with 3 points, six steals and five rebounds. Photo by Dave Clark, Pine Bluffs Post After three quarters the Lady Kelsie Samson looks for an offensive play against Pine Panthers were up by 3 points, Bluffs Saturday. Samson scored 9 points against Lusk in but failed to hang on through the Junior Varsity game Friday. the final buzzer. “It was a great effort,” Love wrote. “The girls showed a lot of improvement in Pine Bluffs, especially on defense.” The Junior Varsity team also got court time but dropped their two chances in both venues. Against Lusk, the JV score was 17-35 and in the Pine Bluffs the score was 12-17 The Lady Panthers travel to Encampment for a Thursday 5:00 p.m. tip-off. Saratoga (18) vs Niobrara County (45) Saratoga Niobrara County Q1-7 Q1-6 Q2-2 Q2-14 Pts Heather Oxford 2 Justine Fourman 9 Veronica Lincoln Taylor Smith 3 Amber Young 4 Mati Love Peyton Fisher - Rebounds 2 5 3 2 3 - Blocks 2 2 1 1 Q3-2 Q3-8 Steals 2 1 2 - Q7-7 Q4-17 Assists 3 1 - Saratoga (38) vs Pine Bluffs (42) Saratoga Pine Bluffs Q1-6 Q1-8 Q2-9 Q2-12 Pts Veronica Lincoln 1 Kelsie Samson 2 Haley Soles 2 Heather Oxford 4 Justine Fourman 14 Taylor Smith 8 Cruz Escobedo 2 Taylor Miller 2 Mati Love 3 Rebounds 1 4 2 3 1 5 Blocks 2 1 - Q3-17 Q3-7 Steals 1 2 2 2 1 2 6 Q4-6 Q4-15 Assists 1 1 3 1 1 ������������� PUBLIC NOTICE The notice mailed on October 31, 2012 and published on October 31 and November 14, 2012, erroneously indicated that the Department of Environmental Quality, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division (Department), would accept written comments to a proposed permit amendment application and completeness review from October 31, 2012 to December 2, 2012. The public notice has recommenced and the comment period has been revised as indicated below. In accordance with the provisions of the Wyoming Environmental Quality Act and Chapter 1, Section 2(c) of the Solid Waste Rules and Regulations (SWRR), the Upper Platte River Solid Waste Disposal District has submitted an application for a major permit amendment for the Saratoga Landfill. The major permit amendment application consists of a 40-acre facility expansion, with approximately 26 acres for placement of construction and demolition waste in unlined trenches. The Saratoga Landfill is located one and one-half miles east of the Town of Saratoga. More specifically, this facility is located in the Section 8 of Township 17 North, Range 84 West, Sixth Principal Meridian in Carbon County, Wyoming. The total volumetric capacity of this facility is estimated to be 573,268 cubic yards of solid waste. The life of the facility is estimated to be 63 years. The Department has reviewed the major permit amendment applica- tion and determined that it is complete. Chapter 1, Section 2 (b)(i) of the SWRR, requires that the applicant must provide public notice that the major permit amendment application has been determined to be complete and inform the public that there is an opportunity to file comments on the major permit amendment application. This publication provides notice of that opportunity. Additional information on the major permit amendment application and the Department’s completeness review may be obtained at the address below. The Department is now conducting a detailed review of the major permit amendment application to determine if it is technically adequate. If, after the Department’s technical review, the agency finds that the applicant has complied with all applicable standards for a facility of this type, Department will issue a proposed major permit amendment and public notice of the proposed major permit amendment will be provided. Any interested person has the right to file comments on the major permit amendment application and the Department’s completeness review. The period for providing comments shall begin on Wednesday, December 12, 2012 and end on Friday, January 18, 2013. Comments must be received by 5:00 PM on the last day of the notice period. Comments on this application must be submitted in writing to the Department of Environmental Quality, Carl Anderson, Administrator, Solid and Hazardous Waste Division, 122 West 25th Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. The Department may, at its discretion, conduct a public hearing on this permit application. In accordance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, special assistance or alternative formats will be made available upon request for individuals with disabilities. Legal #6064 Published in the Saratoga Sun Dec. 12 and 19, 2012 CARBON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE agriculture is the secondary use, and in which protection of the timber and recreational lands is essential to the general welfare. It is the additional goal of this zone to allow the recreational and residential use of the county’s seasonally accessible recreation lands when those uses do not conflict with timber harvesting or seasonally accessible recreational value of these lands. Applicant & Land Owner: Day Ranch, Inc. PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to the Wyoming Weed and Pest Control Act of 1973 (W.S. 11-5-101 through 11-5-303), notice is hereby given to solicit nominations for appointments to Carbon County Weed and Pest Control District for Area I – Rawlins, Area III – Elk Mountain and Area IV – Riverside/Encampment/Saratoga. Appointments shall be made in accordance with W.S. 11-5-104 on the 7th day of January 2013 at 11:30 a.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Carbon County Courthouse, Rawlins, WY. Location: Adjacent to the east side of U.S. Forest Service Road Notice is hereby given that the #100; approximately 1 mile north Prior to appointments, the nomiBoard of Carbon County Commis- of HWY 130 nee for Director shall submit a sioners will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 7, 2013 at Legal Description: A PARCEL petition signed by at least ten (10) 1:30 p.m. in the Commission- OF LAND located within Section landowners, to the Office of County Commissioners at P.O. Box 6 ers Room, located at the Carbon 8 and Section 17, Resurvey Townth or 415 W. Pine St., Suite 101, County Courthouse, 415 W. Pine ship 16 North, Range 81 West, 6 P.M., Carbon County, Wyoming, Rawlins, WY at least five (5) days St., Rawlins, Wyoming, to listen to all interested parties and receive said parcel lying easterly of and before the date of the meeting. public comment concerning the adjoining the centerline of North Questions may be addressed to Brush Creek Road, F.D.R. 100. Kathy Turner or Gwynn Bartlett following: Complete legal description is at 307-328-2668. Z.C. Case File #2012-15: Re- available upon request and request for a Zone Change from corded at Book 1228, Page 107, -s- Gwynn Bartlett Carbon County Clerk Ranching, Agriculture, Mining as the Day Ranch Estates. (RAM) to Forestry Production and Seasonal Recreation (FPSR) encompassing 165.12 acres (4 parcels recorded, at Book 1228, Page 107 as Day Ranch Estates, Parcel 1, 40.76 acres, Parcel 2, 44.50 acres, Parcel 3, 43.21 acres, and Parcel 4, 36.65 acres). The FPSR Zone is intended to be applied to areas of the County in which timber production and seasonally accessible recreation uses are the desirable predominant uses and For additional information, call Legal #6061 the Carbon County Planning and Published in the Saratoga Sun Development Department at (307) Dec. 5 and 19, 2012 328-2651. -s- Carbon County Planning & Development Department Legal #6065 Published in the Saratoga Sun Dec. 19, 2012 Saratoga Sun 326-8311 The Saratoga Sun December 19, 2012, Page 13 Mary Hohnholt earns assistant coach of the year By Tom Dixon In only her second year of coaching, Mary Hohnholt was voted assistant coach of the year by her peers in the Wyoming Coaches Association. Although she is new to the official title, Hohnholt has been around the Saratoga cross country program for years. Her husband, Rex is the head coach. “Rex is an awesome coach, and I’m lucky to coach under him,” Hohnholt said. “We talk about running and I have seen how he coaches, so I think we have the same style of coaching.” Hohnholt got interested in running back in sixth grade. “I’ll always remember field day in sixth grade, we had a race and I beat most of the boys,” Hohnholt said after learning about the award Dec. 5. Running is in Hohnholt’s blood - her dad ran track and field - and after that day on the field in sixth grade, she never looked back. Hohnholt ran track in high school in Montana and went on to Weber State. She was state champion twice in high school, and she earned all-conference while running the five-kilometer and 10-kilometer races in college. Hohnholt’s competitive spirit gets the better of her and she cringes when she admits she never made it to nationals. Today, Hohnholt finds her challenge in running marathons and in passing on her love of running to the next generation of endurance athletes. “It’s something I really have a passion for, and I guess I want to share that with the kids,” Hohnholt said. “This is most sports’ punishment, I want to make it fun.” Since becoming assistant coach, Hohnholt has had her RESTAURANT RESTAURANT OPENING OPENING DEC. DEC. 26 26 �������������������� ������������ ������������ ���������������������� Fri. & Sat: 8am to 8pm Sun.-Thurs: 8am to 7pm COME TRY OUR PIE! Lodging - 7 days a week ������������������������������������������������ ����������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������� runners doing high knees in the lake and has posted photos of the meets around Saratoga High School. “ We j u s t wa n t t o m a k e (the program) more visible,” Hohnholt said. “It’s not a big glory sport, there’s not the same recognition there that is in some sports.” Hohnholt hopes that visibility translates into more students trying out for cross country in the future. The 2012 Lady Panthers’ team was the first in recent history to not have enough athletes to compete at state. Rebuilding the women’s team parallels Hohnholt’s comeback. The marathon runner competed in her first 10K since her knee surgery two years ago. Right now, though, getting the numbers back in the girls’ program is Hohnholt’s biggest goal. She hopes performances from runners like those from eighth grader Katie Loose last season show other girls what they can accomplish on the course. “Kids see that success and they want to be part of that,” Hohnholt said. “If you can show them progress, that’s exciting too, that they can set goals and get faster each week.” The key to making those strides is off-season work. Hohnholt said the coaches get a handful of days to do some summer work with their runners, and even a little bit of consistent running over the break can help them maintain a baseline. “If we could just get our kids to run a couple days a week over the summer, it would make a huge difference,” Hohnholt said. “Otherwise they start out behind, and it takes a while to get it back.” The Saratoga Sun staff wishes all of our readers a Merry Christmas and reminds you to drive safely during the holiday season. � � ���������� ���������������������� ������������ � ������������������� �������������������� ��������� � ��������������� ������������������� ������������ � ������������������� �������������������� ������������� � ��������� ������������������������������� ���� � ����������� �������������������������� ������������ � ����������� ������������������ � � �������������� � � � ������� �������������������������� ������� � ���������������� �������������������� ����������� � ������������������ �������������������� ������������ � ������������ �������������������� ���������������� � �������������������� �������������������� ������������������ ������������������������������������������������������������������������� � � ���������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������� � �������������� The Saratoga Sun is your awardwinning hometown newspaper. Valley Pharmacy will be open from 9am to 1pm Monday, Dec. 24 for Christmas Eve and will be CLOSED Tuesday, Dec. 25 for Christmas. Valley Pharmacy will be open from 9am to 1pm Monday, Dec. 31 for New Year’s Eve and will be CLOSED Tuesday, Jan. 1 for New Years. We wish you and yours a safe and happy holiday. 101 Constitution Ave. 326-5129 (Next to the Medical Clinic) Page 14, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun Habitat partnership set for action By Joe Elder The Platte Valley Habitat Partnership is alive and well and showed its strength during a meeting Friday at the Platte Valley Community Center. The group got through what facilitator Jessica Clement called the “groan zone of the process,” as it hammered out goals and objectives for PVHP’s first habitat plan. “The takeaways from Friday’s meeting is there are still a lot of people attending even though we were talking about goals and objectives and wordsmithing,” Daryl Lutz, wildlife management coordinator for the Lander region said. “If people are creating a house where we can have lots of mule deer habitat, you’ve got to have a foundation,” Clement said. “In my impression, we’ve got a good foundation and we got a lot of consensus points.” Heather Halbritter, habitat biologist for the Game and Fish, said around 40 people attended the meeting, including members of the Forest Service, the BLM, and Game and Fish. Participation by private landowners and members of the public is viewed as crucial by the group. Without those parties at the table, the land available for habitat initiatives becomes more limited to public lands and the spirit of collaboration and trust, carefully nurtured by the group over the past year, withers. “We have enough landowners to make a really decent start,” Clement said. The group maintained its schedule, in spite of a twomonth gap in September and October for hunting, and managed to overcome the difficulties of finding time to assemble the many stakeholders under one roof for meetings. “I’m really impressed with amount of energy everyone has put into this,” Lutz said. The group gained traction at the end of Friday’s meeting when Will Schultz, wildlife biologist with the Game and Fish, presented a series of maps identifying areas in the Valley that provide winter, transitional, and summer range for mule deer. That started to focus the group’s attention geographically, Lutz said. The group has been anxious to put into play some actual habitat improvement ideas and it will get the chance to start that process early next year. Before the next meeting, Map courtesy of the Wyoming Game and Department One of the maps presented by Will Schultz, Game and Fish wildlife biologist, showing the seasonal ranges of mule deer in the Upper Platte Valley. individuals from the Game and Fish, the BLM, and the U.S. Forest Service will get together to look at the history of treatments on public lands and examine proposed projects to see if any may be beneficial to mule deer. “Private landowners that are willing to have some projects will bring their ideas in as well,” Halbritter said. “The next meetings will be adding muscle to a skeletal plan,” Lutz said. “We will be looking at where the most bang for the buck is. The meetings will be more fun, interesting and result oriented.” The Platte Valley Habitat Partnership’s only focus is improving mule deer habitat in the valley, but it is only a part of the larger Platte Valley Mule Deer Initiative. “Don’t think because of the (habitat partnership) that all other facets of mule deer management, including predation, are taking a back seat,” Lutz said. “The two efforts are parallel and equally important.” The next PVHP meeting will start at 1 p.m., Jan. 24 at the Platte Valley Community Center. The Saratoga Sun December 19, 2012, Page 15 fu l r T e i m d n e o o f W th e Yea r t s o M e h T Music resounded in the Valley as Saratoga Elementary School music students performed at the Platte Valley Community Center Dec. 11. The Saratoga Middle School Band, High School Band, High School Choir and Jazz Band also entertained at the PVCC on Dec. 13. SMHS photos by Keith McLendon SES photos by Joe Elder Ho! Ho! Ho! 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I also want a giant cherry tent that I can unzip and crawl into. Have a happy Christmas. Love, Sophie Diaz 326-8880 Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I Would LiKe a Bell. LoVe aSPen I want a bow and arrow and a real bunny. What do you feed your reindeer? A play bus The Flower would be fun to have Pot also. Be safe coming to 326-5831 Saratoga. Love, Bailey Glode DeAr Santa I Would like a real IPOD Dear Santa, LOVe, DAYlene I want a real La La Loopsy doll. I also want a teddy bear and a bell DeAr SANtA off your sleigh. I wish I Would like A BIKe. LOVe KAnEAn you a Merry Christmas. Love, Sofia Grubb DeAR SANtA, I Would like A EASY Dear Santa, I want a bow and arrow BAKE OVEN. Love CHLOE and for the world to never die. Are you doing well? Is your sleigh all Dear Santa, I want a toy elephant packed? Have a good and a T-rex. I also want year santa! Love, Allyster Ingraham a toy ogre thats green. Santa, what do you feed your reindeer? Be Dear Santa, careful riding on your I want one of your bells. Take the bell off of one sleigh and stay warm. Love, Robert Berry of your reindeer. I would also like a little notebook with a pen so I can write. Dear Santa, I want a make-up set. I hope you have a Merry I also want a Pillow Pet Christmas and a Happy and a new baby doll. New Year! Have a nice ride with Love, Madison Johnson your reindeer. Tell Mrs. Claus “hello.” Dress Dear Santa, I want a teddy bear and warm Santa! Love, Samantha Burks a new water bottle. I want a puppet snake also. What do you do Dear Santa, I want a real pet bunny. at the North Pole? I like I want a cage for my you because you bring bunny too. I also want me toys. Love, Owen Murray a lot of carrots for my bunny. Have a safe flight on your sleigh. Merry Christmas and a Happy Saratoga New Year! Sun Love, Bria Calvert Dear Santa, Can you get me a real guitar? I also want a picture of your elves. Can I also have a bell? I hope you deliver all the presents. Have a Merry Christmas. Love, Alli Condict 326-8311 Dear Santa, I want a picture of your reindeer and a toy phone. I also want a kitchen set. Have a happy Christmas and I hope you travel safely and get plenty of sleep so you can make it to all 50 states. Dear Santa, Love, I want a real pet shop toy Brecken Sandlian that is a dog with a hat Evergreen Disposal 327-5820 SARATOGA 1ST GRADE Dear Santa Claus I have been good this year! My name is John Steele. I love you! I want a hula hoop, Teenage mutant Ninja Turtles, BB gun and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle van. How are the reindeer? How did Rudolph get a red nose? Whate do the reindeer eat? Merry Chiristmas! Love (HEART) JOHN Clip ‘N Curl Dear santa, My name is Katie Fiedor. I have been good this year. My puppy’s name is Lucy. For Christmas I would like a robot horse that neighs and a pink horse. I would also like a finger nail decorator kit and a tea set. Is there more than one red nosed reindeer? What is your real name? Have a merry Christmas. Love, Katie Dear Santa for christmas I would like 3Ds, I pod2, and a video Game for my 3Ds. I Love you Santa Your Friend JosepH Dear Santa For christmas I would like a ipod Ds gams and a ipad I love you Santa! Merry christmas!! Santa Your Friend Makenna King Dear Santa For christmas I would like remote contro helicoptor ipod 3Ds Your Friend JJ Dear Santa For chRistMas! I. would Like 3Ds ReMot cANTRL HeLACOPTR AND IPOD, I lave you Your Friend AYDEN Dear santa, My name is Annalina I live at Walcott I love you santa. I want an American Girl Doll, Dino Dig, a pink bow and arrow, and a Chem-Dry of light up pillow pet for Christmas Iv’e been Snowy Range good this year. How 307-703-0303 is Rudolph, How did Rudolph get a red nose? I wish you a merry Dear Santa christmas. For christmas I would Love, Annalina like my four front teeth And ipod And Just Dear Santa Claus, dance Four. Marry I am in Saratoga christmas. And I Love Elementary school. I am your Presents. I hoPr in 1st grade. I have one your warm At the north dog and one brother and Pole. one sister. I am seven Your Friend Emily years old. I like you. My birthday is May 29. I Dear Santa I want a would like a kindle, an pillow for christmas. air gun, a wii game, a You are the best. lego star wars. I’ve been Your Friend Tuker good. How is Rudolph? What is your real name? Dear Santa For Do you have any kids? christmas I would like Merry Christmas! ipod. Remote control Love, Paysen train, and metal cletetor your the Best. Your Friend Garrett Dear Santa Claus, I am in first grade. I have one dog and two brothers. I love you! I am six. I like to hunt. My whole family has brown hair. My birth day is on May 25. I live in Saratoga. I am Kamryn. I would like a scooter, a Barbie house and a Journey Laura M Girl. I have been good. 326-8187 How are the reindeer? How did Rudolph get a red nose? How is Mrs. Dear santa Claus, claus doing? Your friend, kamryn I love the month of DecemBer. My name is Fischer Lee WiLLiAms. I Saratoga Auto have a Wii. I go to school. I Love Christmas. I would Glass like lego ningans lego 326-5737 Batman, my owngun, and lego ironMan. What Dear Santa, is your real name? How My name is Xander. is Rudolph doing? Have My pets are a cat and a merry Christmas. a dog. My birthday is Love, Fischer February sixth. I have a brother and a mom Dear Santa claus, and a dad. My cat’s I love you! I have one name is chistmas. sister and one brother. What I would like for I am in first grade. I Christmas is Ninjago would like a remote Legos, air hockey table, control monster truck, and a flash rider 360. I a toy shotgun with want every one to have fake bullets, a hot tub a good christmas. How for my family, and a are you elves doing?Are pink crossbow with an there any polar bears? inflatable deer target. How are the reindeer? Please come to my house Merry Christmas to take me for a ride! Love, xander Your friend, Gus Dear Santa For christmas I would like a 3Ds, skylaners gaints glow in the dark starter pack sky landers starter pack thank you Your Friend Doulgass Dear Santa For chismas I would Like a Play station 3 controller and a ipad and i want a video game Your Friend ELi Duke’s Bar & Grill 326-3853 SARATOGA 2ND GRADE This year I would like one thing for chistmas. First I would like a Cat tractor with forks on the leader. How are your reindeer doing. I hope you have a good Chistmas. From, Calvin Saratoga Lumber & Supply 326-5256 Dear Santa, This year I want four things for Christmas. These are the four things I want want four Christmas. First, I want a remote control heloecopctor. Do you know why I want one? I want one so I can fly it in my room. Next I want a Nerf gun for Christmas. Guss what I also probly would need extra bullets. Do you know I am done, I think? Now, I want to wish you a merry Christma. Your Christmas buddy, Whitney Bennett Dear Santa this year I want fore things for christmas. First, I really need a rael horse. My horse is old it is 22 years hold. Next, I really want a i pad2. I don’t have one. Next I really want a wii hunting becuase i know a lots of of people who have a differint wii hunti Frank Jerry L. Wood Stone Artist 326-3904 Dear Santa, First, I Whant a big american girl Doll named Caroline. Next, I whanta Lego set named Olivias House. Alos, I want american Girl outFit that belongs to Kit’s winter coat. in my Stocking I want sever things I want Kits PJs And her dog And her holidat outfit. And I whant her birthday outfit. And Carolines book And Little america Girl Doll named Caroline. Olivia Dear Santa This Christmas I want an x box That has a haro game With it and cuhthicllars. Sincerely, Seven Dear Santa, This year I want five things. First, I want a big Amarican Girl Doll named Caroline. Next, I want a Lego Friend toy which would be called Continued on page 18 R.G. Raymer Construction 326-8448 Ho! Ho! Ho! Page 18, December 19, 2012 Continued from page 17 Olivas New House. Also, I want a Barbiedoll named Chelsie. Another thing, I want is an Ultimate Dream Castle. Last, I want the movie called “Barbie In The Pink Shoes.” How many elves do you have? Sincerely, Makenzie Dear Saint Nick, Do you now what I want for Christmas? Well, After you read this letter you will. I want tow masks. Sincerely, Ashton 2 Cow Enterprises 326-7991 Dear Saint Nick, This year I want tow things for Christmas. First, I want some more Star Wars people. The set that I want is the Gungan battle. Next I want a light designer. It spins when you flip the switch. I hope you dont wreck your sleigh. Your friend, Rowdy The Saratoga Sun ������������������� �������������������������� Santa Letters not really good at my Farm Bureau math. Second, I want a Ipod so I can do Lexia Rick Hughes and other things on my 326-5423 Ipod while my brother can do things on our cumputer. Third, I want Dear Santa, some stuffed animals. For christmas I’d like a Kayla Smith 3DS, a X BOX360, P.C., sims3, t.v., $1.000, legs, Dear Santa car, a toy train, R.C. This year I need a red car, R.C. hericapter, box for christmas so we internet, A sand Box, can watch movies on sweater, hat, gloves, it. we barely have any Boots, snow board, and movies we have 5 movies ice skates. so we need it. we really This is what I would like need it for christmas. Sincerly, Dakota Love, Nicholas Dear Santa, This year I want several things for Christmas. First, I want a big American Girl named Julie. Next, I want American Girl clothes. Then, I want an Ipad 2. Also, I want some books. Finally, can I get a toy horse too? I hope you have a good Christmas! Sincerely Anna Custom Builders 326-8341 Shively Hardware 326-8383 Dear Santa, I would like several things for Christmas First, I would like an AtAt Waker a rifeall Next, I would like some Dear Santa This year for christmas Exploders third I would a skateboard an a ipad like a Pie regone and a I also want an Elf and HailFire Sincerely, Heston eyeglass kit. Sincerely, Dallas Dear Santa Claus This year I want several things for Chirmas. First, I want a Wii game! Second, I need some kittens. Third, I need you to help me find a library so I know where to get books! Last, I could use some Wii game cases. I will have lots of fun and I can get in shape! I want to know how many reindeer you have? Love, Hannah Dear Santa, I want a skat bord, Ipad, wii games, pretty princess costumes, and sunglasses. Sincerely, Kelsy Albany County Chiropractic 326-4000 Dear Santa, First, I want a cumputer to play some of my subtraction and addition games. I want a cumputer becau I am Platte Valley Community Center 326-7822 SARATOGA 3RD GRADE Dear Santa, I have been nice realy nice. I want an Orbes flower power because you get to grow the Orbes in water. I would love a DS game called Brave. A Brave DS game is a cool game I’v seen on tv. How are the raindeer doing? How ar the elvs doing? I would realy like a mario DS game. I would realy like a 3DSwith a 3DS game with it. I would love a pair of skies. I’m probably going to leave cookies. If we do leave cookies I hope you like the. I realy want some new shoes. Why I want new shoes, is because my shoes bug me. They are to sciny were my toes are. It realy realy herts. Love, Dany Riviera Lodge 326-5651 Dear Santa, I have been naughty and nice. I would like for Christmas Starwars Lagos, nailkit, new shoes and some more stuff. I got lots of questions for you like, do you have an elf that eats dog bones or an elf that has rainbow colors all over him or her? Do you like cocoa? If you do I like cocoa too. I have been looking for you but I know you won’t come. When I am awake. Also, the big kids think you are not real but I think you’re real. I also got a hair cut. You probobly noticed since your Santa. So I was wondering if you deliver all those toys in a night. Mery Christmas and a happy new year. Love you Santa. Love, One of the kids Samantha Dear Santa, I Want a xbox 360 so I could teach my MoM to play Minecraft I want a real football. I want controllers. for the XboX. I want a narf gun. I want more Wii games. I’V been a good boy. I like legos. Can you get me some legos? I would like to have more fighter pods. I would like a touch screen phone. Love, JD Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want to get a game, a pair of skis, I want to go skiing, a book, a nerf gun, and an ipad. I want to get a game so I can play a game. I want to get a pair of skis so I can go skiing. I want to go skiing so I can have fun. I want a book so I can read exciting stories. I want an ipad that I can play to entertain myself. I would like to get some of those things. Love, Ethan Lane’s Plumbing & Heating 326-5183 Dear Santa, How are you? I can’t wait to see you and tell you what I want. This year I want somthing new that just came out. I want alot of things. I want alot of toys and oh ya speaking of which I’ve been really good this year. For Christmas I want a furby, an ipad, a laptop, a bike, and a for real friend, and bardies. I also want new shoes and army guys. Thats what The Rawlins I want for Christmas. I National Bank need to know what kind cookies you like. I will 326-8314 of have alot of presents because of you. Thanks Santa. I hope you have a Dear Santa, I have been really good good Christmas. Love, Annie this year. My brother Anthony has been naughty. The only Hat Creek thing I want this year is a robot. The reason I Saddlery want a robot is because 326-5755 it can work for me. That would rock if I had one. I wish I could have one. Dear Santa, The other thing I want Why I want hunting is a big statue of Mary. unlimited 2011 because The reason I would like I lost my old. Why I to have a statue of Mary want Cabelas hunting is because I love Mary. expedition. Love, Geoffrey That is all I want this christmas. I am still pretty sure that I have Dear Santa, been nice. Not naughty! I have been good kid this I do not want to be a year Santa. I want a toy bad person. So please shotgun. I want a xbox do not put me on the 360. I want a 3DS. I want the Whole World to naughty list. Love, Jaden be happy for chiristmas. I want a skate board. I Squirrel Tree want a machine gun. I want a battery four Truck & Auto Glass wheel I want a macola 326-8353 toy chain saw. I want a toy turk houlstNt I want thet bat mobil. I want a Dear Santa, Ipod. How are you? I want an i Love, Chris pad mini, a marble track crash of the titans for the wii, wipeout three for the wii, and a X box Valley Foods 360. I want a marble 326-5336 track and crash of the titans the most. I hope you get me crash of the Dear Santa, titans or a marble track. For Chistmas I want a I don’t know if i’m going wii, 3 wii controllers. For somewhere for Chistmas Wii games I want Just or not. Dance 4, Morio Brothers, How are you doing? Are Wii sports, Truth or lies. any of your raindeer For presents I want a sick? I’m going to make monster high doll, a cookies and milk for you. mp3, a laptop, a Ipod, How is Cr. Claus? I can’t a mushy monster give wait until Christmas. card 6 monts. I’ve been Love, Zachery good this year. I have a lot of quistions to ask Dear Santa, you. Do some of your I want a rc car because elfs go on your slay Do it is fun to drive it in you lik milk and cookies dirt. I want to x box is Mrs. clase doing ok. games. because I would Love, Sara want Call Of duty2, Call of duty 3, modern war fare and a connect I want a PS3, ds war Bella’s Bistro games and a fake tree 326-8033 for my room. Love, Piercen Dear Santa, I want a bunch of things but I cant get them all. I want an ipod and an iphone. I hope I can get an x box 3 sixty. I want a baby deer I think I hve been I have been a really good girl this year. I want a bunch of clothes and shoes. I want a trampoiline. I want a Wii to so I can play Just dance. I want a kindle fire I used to have one but it broke. I cant wait to see what I get. Merry Christmas! Love, Paige Double R Land Co. 326-8972 Dear Santa, For christmas I want a Barbie doll, an american girl doll, a hamster, a bunny, and a stuffed animal. I want a barbie doll because I don’t have alot know. I want an american girl doll because I don’t have any. I want a novie star because they look cool and I never had one either. I wan’t a gold fish because I was planning on getting it but I don’t think I will get it one for a wile. I wan’t a stuffed animal because I only have 4 of them. Love, Nicole Prairie Dog Electric 326-8534 Dear Santa, This year I haven’t been naughty all year except for yesterday. can I at least have four presents for chrismas. They are fifty dollars for my cruise in January. The next thing is a kindle fire. Then there is a skat board. Last of all the new shoes. This is what I want for Christmas. Love, Jed7 ENCAMPMENT PRESCHOOL Dear Santa, I would like a pink pony, a spell book with a wand that goes with it and I would like a few sur prises and one more thing I have to have is a dinosaur molding kit. I am going to make you muffin and really cold milk. I will be in Florida for Christmas. Thank you Santa, Madison Dunning Blackhawk Gallery 326-5063 Ho! Ho! Ho! The Saratoga Sun ������������������� �������������������������� December 19, 2012, Page 19 Santa Letters Dear Santa, Valley I would like a baby gun. I will leave you five cookPharmacy ies when you come to my 326-5129 house. Thank you Santa, Tallulah Sipe Dear Santa, will you please bring me another kitty cat, a baby, Dear Santa, Will you please bring me and a reindeer, and I an airplane thing that want a bike. I already you fly jet off of a boat, have watch. I would also and a semi thing that like cowgirl hat and a santa claus. you haul cars on. Merry Christmas, Thank You Santa, Regin Stewart Kannon Gilbert like a tent. Santa you give the greatest presents in the world. Your Friend, Lane Robinson Dear Santa, I would like a new baby, a baby bear, a toy turkey, and some toy food and a toy tree. I will leave you some cookies and milk because I want you to be really fat because santa is supposed to be fat. Love, Mariah Ricks Dear Santa, I would like a dancing Town & dollie, and a toy horse, and also a toy bus, a toy Country 329-5598 reindeer. I love you santa 326-8586 clause we will you some cookies & milk. Dear Santa, Love, Dallie Uratani Dear Santa, Will you please bring me I would like a lala loopa special picture, a firefighter hat, a new room Dear Santa, sy and it has a doctor because mine is messy will you please bring me kit Rosie bumps and and a real fire truck and the new tinkerbell and bruises. the lalaloopsy that can Merry Christmas Santa, a fire hose. Love, Hayden Suttee fly. I think my mom made Samantha Anderson cookies for you today. Love Cassidy Herring Dear Santa, Dear Santa, will you please bring me Will you please bring me a Captain America toy a star angry birds, a airDuke’s Bar & that comes with a little plane, and toy farm with shield. animals. We have cookies Grill Thank You, at are house. 326-3853 Decker Sipe Love, Joseph Ricks Aspen Portable Toilets, Richard & Abby Raymer Dear Santa, Will you please bring me a Thomas table and some exploders and some fire fighter and Army hats. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Love, Griffin Bartlett Dear Santa, will you bring me a rocket ship and a place where I can take off with it. Thank You, Rayden Miller Bridge St. Storage 326-8448 Dear Santa, I would like a toolbox for Christmas. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Thank You Santa, Payson Graves Dear Santa, will you please bring me some cool playdoh, I want a super super super cool and fast car, when I grow up like Peter Parker I want a cool spider man suit. I would also like a sled like yours. Thank You Santa, Cooper Austin Dear Santa, I would like a real horse for Christmas and an I pad. Have a Merry Christmas, Caleb Koehn Dear Santa, will you please bring me some boots, a hamster, and a dress, and some toys, a barbie pool, and a pet dog that stays in my room. I’ll leave you cookies & milk just for you. Thank You, Ashten Hubbs Will you bring me clothes, toys, a snowboard and a snow machine. Santa I will leave yu cookies and milk when you come to my us. Love Dashaal Baysinger Dear Santa, will you get me baby butterscotch. Chloe would like the tike coyote toy and a Santa Claus toy. I would also like a princess castle with playdoh and a princess inside. Love, Aspen Boxberger Platte Valley Dental 326-5474 Dear Santa, I would like a baby set, and some cool socks. I will put some cookies & milk out for you on Christmas Eve. Thanks, Reese Graves Dear Santa, I would like a toy airplane, and my own gun and even my own bow and arrow. I would also Dear Santa, will you please bring me a transformer rescue robot. I will leave you some cookies and chocolate milk. Thank You, Korbyn Barkhurst Platte Valley Medical Clinic 326-8381 ENCAMPMENT KINDERGARTEN Dear Santa, I love your redcuat. I would like a NeW gatar for Chrismas aNd a tracter with teeth ON the buket. Please SaNta. Love, RYON Dear Santa, I love your wife and you becase you give me presnets. I want a dirtbike and a pet dog and a pet hastr. Love, Trenten Dear Santa, Yor beard is crily and white. you or very nis. I was good this yer. I want a rock crolr and a drtbike! love, Hayden Dear Santa, I love your curly beard. I will give you warm gooey cookies. I want lots of art. Love, Logan Kum & Go 326-5346 Dear Santa, I like your curly beard. Do you have a Pangooin for a pet? i wunt a snomobeele. Quade Dear Santa, I love your itchy beard. has your wife made you sofut my cookies? I have been good. I wut fou cismis is dajris huns 2013. Love, Kaben Dear Santa, I like you because you give me presents. For Christmas I would like a big choclate chip cookie. how cold is it up there? Do you need a new raindeer? Love, Jace Hack’s Tackle 326-9823 ENCAMPMENT 2ND GRADE Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph? How is Mrs. Claus? I ‘m soooooooo good this year. Am I on the naughty list? Can I have a skatebord, 20 dallors, ski-doo, get baptisted. Thankyou for the elves they have ben soooooooooooooooooooo oooo bad they were in are fridge this morning. Merry Christmas Brayden Dear St. Nicholas, How is Mrs. Claus? Gess what I do 4-H. I had two pigs named Lilly and Pock-a-dot. They were the coolest pigs ever. But I want two American girl dolls named Caroline and Josefina and clothes and four horses, dogs, two cats, riding clothes cheering clothes and jamas to. Do have 4-H where you live? But I have 4-H here. Oh! Can you write my mom and dad I want a puppy name Chubby. Merry Christmas Love Peyton, Ho! Ho! Ho! Sierra Heating & Sheet Metal 325-5342 Dear St. Nick How are your reindeer? Do you have any girl reindeer? I do 4H. I have sheep. I show them at Can I have a nerfgun and fair. Do you show rein- another red heller. deer at fair? I would like Your freind, Deke a new pair of mittens. Love, Savannah Doggett Dear Santa, Greenhouse I like you. I Love you. I 327-5717 wish I could see you. I want a toy truck. I am excited that you are com- Dear Santa Claus How is Mrs. Claus? I am ing. Love, Amanda sooo excited for you to wrie to me. I do 4-H. Do you do 4-H with reindear? I have been good Riviera this year. Can you bring Lodge me an art table and an 326-5651 ipad? It might not hapen but thank you! Their is Dear Santa, more but those are some How did Christmas start? of them. How is Mrs. Claus? Do Merry Christmas, Alli you have a lot of reindeer? I have been good Dear Santa, this year. I really want how is Mrs. Claus? How a bebegun. I want hot- are the reindeer? How is tub. I wish I could get Rudolph? How is it bea robot. ing in the North Pole? I Merry Christmas, Grant would like a Xbox 360 please. I’ve been good and I have friends. I have Dear St. Nickhlas, I am sooooooooooo ex- a nice teacher. Merry Christmas, cited to write to you! Ben H How did this Santa thing start? How is Mrs. Claus? Are the reindear Dear Santa, good? I’v been pretty How are your reindeed? good this year! If you How is Mrs. Claus? How get a chance would it be are the elves? How is possible for you to bring Rudolph? I have been me a puppy? It probely a good boy. By the way, won’t happen. But if you can I please have an does thank you! thank ipod. Merry Christmas. you! thank you! Your Friend, Bristin Merry Christmas, Cora Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? Carbon Power My brother Mikey and my sister Kayla are com& Light to Wyoming. I really 326-5206 ing don’t care what I get. Love, Benjamin W. Dear Santa Claus, I love you Santa. How JW are your reindeer doing? Hugus I’ve been doing good. How have you been? 326-5046 Can you please bring me a brush for my horse Alice. I want a pet mouse ENCAMPMENT too. 3RD GRADE Merry Chirsmas, Callie Dear Santa, Dear Claus, Can I please have a tabDo you have to have a let for Christmas and, I lot of muscle to carry all would really appreciate the toys? I want a hottub. it if you could get my I want a pocketknife. I brother an X-box 360. want an army of Cor - he will love it!! I want gies. to know how you get all Your friend, Grady the presents to all the houses! Plus can I be an Dear St. Nicholas, elf, please? I will try my Hi how are you? Im doing very best to be good and good. Are your reandeer I love Rudolph. I want to being good? I am doing meet him and also the good in school. Can I kids that say you’re not have an ipod, cat collar, real. I honestly do believe in you, bless my heart, I and guitar please. Love, Shelby don’t believe them. You’re a very nice man. I believe in you. Dear St. Nicholas, Love, Olivia Knotwell How are your reindeer? I have been grate this year. P.S. I will help Mrs. Claus If you can, can you get bake cookies. I will love me a snowboard. Can I Continued on page 20 please have an exploder. Ho! Ho! Ho! Page 20, December 19, 2012 Continued from page 19 to be an agent elf. In my brothers X-box he will love an Avengers game and Call of Duty game Dear Santa, I am interste what kind of milk do yo uwant this Christmas? We have almond milk. I have to tell you the Chocolate almond milk it is good. Can I please have a ride on your slegh and can I have Rudolph? The things and toys I want are a snake Bite truck and a Psycho Cycle Sincerely, Edward James Buford Fleming Excavation 327-5114 Dear Santa, I would like to have a Nintendo DSi. I would appreciate haveing The Nutcracker army and mice army. I would like to have a giant helicopter That is green that I saw The Saratoga Sun ������������������� �������������������������� Santa Letters at a store. I would really want to have a stuffed rudalph and a stuffed penguin. Love, Kelton PS How many elves do you have? How is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer and the elves doing? Quality Landscape 326-8670 Dear Santa Claus, I hope the reindeer are feeling well. how are you and Mrs. Claus? For Christmas I want an iPod Touch, 22 pistol, and a dirtbike. I woud love a Lego set. This is what I want for Christmas. Love, Kyle Dear Santa, I would like an iPad Touch because I could play games on it. I would appreciate the wii game skylanders Giants because my best friend has the game and it is really fun! I also would like a tablet so I could read off it. I’m anxious for an MP3 ‘cause my old one broke. Could you also get my dad shock collars for his dogs? And could you get my mom and dad both a really long nightstand. Your good boy, Koye P.S. could you say hi to the reindeer and Mrs. Claus? Century 21 Cornerstone Realty 326-5760 Dear Santa, I would love some Nintendo Dsi games like some Mario games for the wii or Nintendo DSi and I also want a Nintendo 3DS! Dear Santa, Say hi to your reindeer I always been wanting the for me. whole set of HeroFactory Love, Caysen Bionicles. How is Mrs. Claus and the elves? Dear santa, Is the weather good in I would like a sewing kit the North Pole? Can you and my mom would like see the Northern lights? a John Wayne collection Could you get my mom and my brother would a real blue Razor with like an x-box Finally my five seats’ and my dad an dad would like some new orange axe. have a Merry gloves and another thing Christmas. I would like is a new P.S How are the reindeer ipod something else my and Rudolph and how brother would like is an are you? I also would like iPad. something else my some more Skylanders mom would like is some Giants. leather. I would like a Love, Michael new corllar for my dog. I also would like some new Nintendo DS games. Sunrise From, Alexia Sanitation Dear Santa, How are you doing? Is 327-5935 Mrs. Claus okay? Thank you for all the wonderful gifts you gave me last year. This year I would like a Kindle, The Sisters Grimm series, and an Amazon gift card. I would liek these things so I can read and play games. A nice fuzzy blanket or a pair of fuzzy socks would also be great! I hope you have a good flight on Christmas Eve. Sincerely, Ashton Gayle Powell P.S. Do you like chocolate chip cookies? Merry Christmas! Platte Valley Ranch Supply 326-5283 Dear Santa, I will like a real B.A.R and it is a gun and real R.P.G but it is a bazooka but not a fake B.A.R and a R.P.G because I will like to have them in my gan collection. Please can you? I also want a toy tank and some Army guys because I am almost out of them. I want a toy M1, wood carbon for my gun collection and a Brothers in Arms two if you can find one Please. It is a game of Americans and Germans. Can you give me a Call of Duty X-Box life? Please can you? Love, Harrison Dear Santa Claus, How are you dong, are the elves working hard? Oh, I almost forgot what kind of cookies would you like? We have any kind you would like. Well, for Christmas what I’ve always wanted was an iPod Touch, and another thing I want is an American Girl Doll! If you could, get my parents a blanket with their name or their picture on it. And I also want a Wii. Thanks again, Mattie Pope P.S Can you get me a DSi please. Red Sage Spa 326-8066 wrapping up construction! HERE NOW! A shiny new website at the same old address. www.saratogasun.com online subscriptions • more photos • more stories Ho! Ho! Ho! The Saratoga Sun ������������������� �������������������������� December 19, 2012, Page 21 Santa Letters Back row, left to right: Tandi Murphy, Ashley Grabow, Kindra Herring, Front row: Gen Haas, Amanda Busking, Michella Knotwell, Georgia Miller and Dan Runner. 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RAWLINS EAST DRIVE-UP: Mon. - Fri: 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - Noon SARATOGA & HANNA DRIVE-UPS: Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - Noon Page 22, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun ������������������������������������������������� Game numbers low in 1912; 1937 brings Silver Fox Farming Compiled by Joe Elder 100 years ago Dec. 19, 1912 The Big Game of the West After many years of strife to preserve the big game in this state we are slowly drifting toward the utter extinction of the same. It may be well to drag the preservation out as far as possible, to prolong the hunting. But what is the use of all the talk about closing the season on this or that or feeding the elks. We have long been a supporter of the protection to game, but we have now reached a point where we have drawn new conclusions. Civilization and cultivation, and reclamation of the agricultural lands of the west are getting the game. The hunter might just as well have his share so long as he does not play the hog, as long as the game lasts. The range is going rapidly for all game and there is little left for them but the interior of the roughest mountains. The settler encroaches upon the big game and drives him back farther and farther every year, until now the only game that is left is away back and has no winter range. The winters are killing more game from lack of range than all the hunters put together … The ranchman and farmer … have come to stay, give them the fruits of their labors in the country they choose. It is only a little time till the big game is gone. It is useless to put closed season on them. They are killed anyway and their extinction from hunter, rancher and breaker of the law, is only a matter of time, no matter what the law, nor money spent to prevent it … 75 years ago Dec. 16, 1937 Silver Fox Farming New Venture Here A new type of business in the Platte valley will soon get underway, when three pairs of highly bred silver foxes will be brought in from Rawlins, and established in the upper Spring creek country as the nucleus of a farm. Joe and Neal Harden this week purchased three pairs of the animals. They were purchased from Joe Garry of Denver, and are being cared for at a fox farm near Rawlins. The local farm will be established on Neal Harden’s ranch on Heather creek, the former Heather creek ranger station. The ranch is ideally located for a venture of this sort, and a load of building materials were taken out today to be used in the construction of proper pens and quarters for the foxes. As soon as the pens are completed the foxes will be moved from Rawlins to the ranch, probably within the next ten days or two weeks. Mr. Harden also plans to raise fish on his ranch, and has recently completed the construction of one large pond near his house. Two or three other ponds will be built along the creek. The completed pond ������������������ BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Wednesday, December 19, 2012 6 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room 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 5:30-7:30 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, December 20, 2012 8 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness 9:15 a.m., Tai Chi, Saratoga Fitness gym 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library 2-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge 4 p.m., SHS Basketball vs Encampment 6 p.m., Tae Kwon Do, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room 7 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room 7:30-10 p.m., Co-ed Volleyball, Saratoga Fitness Gym Friday, December 21, 2012 Purple Pride Friday 6 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room 6 a.m.-5 p.m., Weight Room, Saratoga Fitness 8 a.m.-11 a.m., Vet Rep. Workforce Svcs., PVCC 9 a.m., Low Impact Fitness, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library Noon, Platte Valley Community Readiness Team, PVCC Noon-6 p.m., Children’s Activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge 5:45-6:45 p.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center Saturday, December 22, 2012 9-Noon, Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness 9-Noon, Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness Gym 10 a.m., Santa delivers candy by Fire Truck 10-11:30 a.m., Platte Valley Food Pantry, 116 E. Bridge, Rm. E Sunday, December 23, 2012 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, December 24, 2012 6 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room 8 a.m.-noon, Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness 9 a.m., Low Impact Fitness, PVCC multipurpose room 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library 7 p.m., OddFellows, OddFellows Hall 7 p.m., ALANON, location varies, call 326-8668 Tuesday, December 25, 2012 Merry Christmas 1 p.m., Bring a dish Christmas Dinner, American Legion Post Home For information on ALANON, call 326-8405 or 326-8723 Did you know Farm Bureau has Auto, Home and Life Insurance? Encampment/Riverside Community Events Wednesday, December 19, 2012 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 Community Choir, Grand Encampment Opera House 7 p.m., Encampment Planning Commission, Town Hall Thursday, December 20, 2012 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library 4 p.m., EHS Basketball at Saratoga Friday, December 21, 2012 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Encampment Library Saturday, December 22, 2012 7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Encampment Library Monday. December 24, 2012 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library, 1 p.m., Knitting group, Enc/Riv. Branch Library Tuesday, December 25, 2012 Merry Christmas has been stocked with Brook trout. 50 years ago Dec. 20, 1962 Brush Creek District Sells Record Number of Christmas Trees The local forest service office this week reported the largest Christmas tree sales ever made on the Brush Creek District in a single year. Assistant Ranger Frank Leach said that to date, 755 trees have been sold for commercial resale and 170 trees have been sold to individuals. Local residents are reminded that no Christmas tree permits will be sold after Friday, Dec. 21. ������ ������ From December 10 through December 16, 2012, the Saratoga Police Department responded to 181 calls that included the following call classifications: Alarm (3); Ambulance (5); Animal Problem (1); Assist Business (1); Bar Check (20); Business Checks (73); Citizen Assist (3); Dog at Large (2); Lost Dog (1); Dog Tag (1); Domestic Disturbance (1); Fight (1); Fingerprints (3); Fire (1); Fish and Game (1); Hot Pool Check (33); Larceny (1); Lost and Found (1); Lost Property (1); Parking Problem (1); House Watch (8); Record Check (1); School Zones (11); Suspicious Person, Circumstance (3); Traffic Stop (2); VIN Serial Number Inspection (1); Welfare Check (1). 36 homes are currently in the House Watch program and two people are in the Home Alone program. There were no Warnings, Citations, or Arrests during this period. The Saratoga Sun is your hometown newspaper. The Saratoga Sun December 19, 2012, Page 23 Community donates for Christmas Birthday dinner Friday At Valley View, 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. We will be having our annual resident Christmas party on Thursday, Dec. 20 at 5:00 p.m. Family members of residents, volunteers, and friends of Valley View are invited to attend this holiday event. We want to thank the Kiwanis for the Christmas presents for residents that will be passed out at this party by Santa. Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Monday afternoon, six residents played Dominoes with Dora Martin winning. On Wednesday afternoon, 9 residents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo. Jeanette Baker and Frank Jereb won Four Corners. June Wenger won Blackouts both days. Our Bingo helpers were Valley View Care Center By Tom Mansfield Joni Johnson, Betty Dean, Joy Hamilton, Jill Martin, Connie Hood, and Roxie Baldwin. On Sunday, Joannie Johnson stood in for Pastor Smith of the Platte Valley Christian Center for our afternoon service, assisted by Doris Davis. She told about the Advent of Lights in the Christmas season. On Wednesday morning, Janice Kerpan and Janet Hales gave six ladies beautiful hairdos. On Thursday morning, six residents went Christmas shopping at the Family Dollar. On Thursday afternoon, 20 residents enjoyed a party with ice cream and cake. On Friday, three residents had salmon patties for Lunch Out at the Saratoga Senior Center. On Friday evening, Teense Willford sang and played country western music on his guitar for 26 residents. Evening activities included Monday Night Football: the Houston Texans at the New England Patriots, and Turner Classic Movies (Channel 44): We’re No Angels on Sunday, The Magnificent Seven on Tuesday, Banjo on My Knee on Wednesday, Les Miserables on Thursday, Trouble in Paradise on Friday, and The Band Wagon on Saturday. We wish to thank Ron and Mary Ann Garver, Dennis and Jan Cook, and Connie Hood for the kind financial donations for resident Christmas presents. Also, we wish to thank the V.S.O. for Christmas presents for residents. Pat Ramos and Jill Martin gave financial donations to Bingo. The Activity program relies on volunteers to enhance residents’ lives. If interested, please call 326-8212 and ask for the Activity Director, Tom Mansfield. Give out almost 90,000 business cards a year! BUSINESS DIRECTORY Call 326-8311 to get your business card noticed today! There were five here for bingo on Tuesday. Two-dollar winners were Grace Johnston, and Madaline Forbes. Winnie Allen and Grace Johnston shared a $2 round. Winnie Allen won the $4 blackout round. There were two-and-a-half tables for duplicate Bridge on Monday. High winners were Bob Johnson and Sheila Johnson. Second high went to Lee Groshart and Mary Sjoden. We are always happy to deliver a meal if you are under the weather or just have been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564. If you are 60, or the spouse of someone 60, you are eligible to join us for lunch for the low donation of just $3 a meal. We feel that is a great price for a meal this size. So give us a call and come join us. Get a jump on the holidays coming up. Tickets make a great gift for that hard to buy for person. We will be having our advisory council today at 10:30 a.m. Hope to see you here. We will be having our birthday/anniversary dinner on Friday. Please mark you calendar and come join us. We want to send all our thoughts and prayers to the Bartlett families. Garland Bartlett, Sr., passed away last week. We will miss him Saratoga Senior Center By Sue Howe very much. He always had a cheery hello for everyone. The girls will miss him on the bus very much. We will be serving breakfast next Christmas Eve. morning from 8 -10 a.m. and no lunch will be served that day or Christmas day. If you need an extra meal for Christmas day, be sure to let us know so we can send it out on Monday. We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. We will be open as usual on Wednesday. Saratoga Senior Center is also going to be open on New Year’s day, so please plan to join us for lunch. We want to wish Nadine Caleb a speedy recovery. We sure miss her when she doesn’t come. She has been sick for a while now. Hopefully they will find out what the problem is and fix it, so she is good as new. It was good to have Ralph Bensen back up Friday. He has been gone for a while. Hope you are home for a while and back up to take your seat. Piano duet for birthday dinner www.saratogasun.com Sagebrush Senior Center By Center Seniors Monday morning. You’ll notice I didn’t say “Good” first. That’s because the wind is extremely strong and what snow we got Saturday night is finding its way through the air. At least I think that’s where the snow is coming from. It doesn’t look new. We had a wonderful turnout for our “breakfast-for-lunch” Saturday. Breakfast was served to 45 including home deliveries. And the French toast casserole was super delicious. The coffee kids continue to keep the coffee pot brewing each morning. Those enjoying their coffee and conversation were Arleigh Simmons, Laura Rettelle, Connie Beckham, Patty Herring, Jo Bonnett, LeDawn Vorn and Ellie Behrmann. The dedicated dominoers missed a couple days early last week. Musta been doin’ their Christmas shopping. Playing the rest of the week were Madeline and Bill Telfer, Bob and Lois Thompson, Betty Merrill, Dick Blake, Kay and Phil Fleming, Laura Rettelle, and Charlotte Kraft with Cindy and David Pattishall-Baker joining them on Saturday after breakfast. The hummingbird puzzle is quickly going the way of the chocolate puzzle. It is taking a very long time but it appears as though a puzzle fairy may have come during the night as it suddenly shows a lot of progress. Anyway, Nancy has her bottle of Mod Podge and her paint brush ready. There was one table for bridge on Wednesday after sitting out for a couple of weeks. Players were Evelyn Hammer, Rosemary Craighead, Sheila Johnson, and Kay Fleming. The quilters are quickly finishing Jo Roberson’s quilt. Maybe this week. Lila has one she can put on when Jo’s is finished. They plan on doing all the cutting of the pieces for the 2013 raffle quilt this Thursday now that they have all the fabric together. Then they can get the blocks together and assemble the quilt. It will be the next one after Lila’s. Quilters last week were Nancy Lynch, Betty Merrill, Jo Roberson, Karen Casson, Lila Walbye and Sandy Miller. Our December birthday and anniversary dinner will be this Friday at 6 p.m. Be sure to sign-up by Thursday evening if you plan to attend. Our entertainment will be Rosemary Craighead and Penney Varner with a piano duet. It’s fabulous. I had planned on writing the senior news through the first of the year but the next two weeks have to be submitted early and I will not be able to get it done. Therefore, I will now wish you all a blessed Christmas and a great New Year. You all take care! So long! ����� Carbon County Senior Centers Wednesday - Lasagna, Italian vegetable, garlic bread, peaches, pumpkin bar, chilled milk. Thursday - Chicken supreme, fluffy rice, mixed vegetable, wheat bread, Mandarin oranges, chilled milk. Fr i d a y - R o a s t b e e f, m a shed p ot a t oes/g rav y, squash blend, wheat roll, pears, chilled milk, birthday cake. Monday (Saratoga Only) Breakfast- Scrambled eggs, bacon, cinnamon roll, fruit, milk. Tuesday - Christmas Holiday Carbon County School District #2 cheese nachos, fruit and vegetable bar, chocolate chip cookie, milk. Thursday - Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potato/ gravy, fruit and vegetable bar, milk. Friday (SES 5th grade menu) - Chicken tenders, potato wedges, fruit and vegetable bar, strawberry applesauce, cinnamon roll, milk. Encampment Wednesday - French toast, turkey ham, hash browns, orange halves, milk, syrup, pancake, ketchup. Thursday - Chili con carne with beans, crackers, veggies, pineapple, cinnamon rolls, milk, fruit and veggie bar. Friday - Roast turkey, graSaratoga vy, mashed potato, fruit and Wednesday - Chili & veggie bar, hot rolls, milk. 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Pic Pike Road Saratoga, WY 82331 (307) 326-5261 The Town of Saratoga is seeking applications for the following full-time position: Town Treasurer • BS in Accounting or finance with experience in fund accounting is required. • Budget preparation and project tracking experience is preferred • The position will require experience in accounting, budgeting, project tracking, and purchasing, with a background in finance or related field or a combination of relevant experience and education. The position will require working with the public and interacting with all elected officials and department employees. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Deadline for applications is December 31, 2012 Send resume, cover letter and application to: John Zeiger, Mayor, The Town of Saratoga P.O. Box 486, Saratoga, WY 82331 Applications may be requested in person at the Saratoga Town Hall or by calling 307-326-8335. Contact Town Clerk, Suzie Cox for additional information. The Saratoga Sun December 19, 2012, Page 27 CROSSWORD THEME: (*themed clue) 2012 IN REVIEW ACROSS 1. Come from an egg 6. Bad-mouth 9. Cargo 13. Gem state 14. Make a choice 15. Move sideways 16. Chocolate substitute 17. Wade’s opponent 18. *“The _____” moved to Chicago from NYC 19. *GOP’s 2012 choice 21. *Deceased singing legend 23. Pock mark disease 24. Boris Godunov, e.g. 25. Chicken order 28. Vegetative prickle LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS 30. 35. 37. 39. 40. 41. 43. 44. 46. 47. 48. 50. 52. 53. 55. 57. 61. 64. 65. 67. 69. 70. 71. 72. 73. 74. Speed of play, pl. Like decorated cake Luau souvenirs Third rock from the sun Laughing on the inside, in a chatroom Small drum Memorization method Full of pep Russian parliament Farmer’s purchase Auteur’s art Peacock’s pride *Ann to Mitt “Anything ___?” Excessively *PSY’s style Bronx Bomber Whippet or Basset, e.g. Bard’s before Lifeboat support Elephant trainer’s goad Summer mo. “Lohengrin,” e.g. In a golfer’s pocket Registration, for short One born to Japanese immigrants Down 1. Wino’s sound? 2. Month of Purim 3. Tropical tuber 4. Bite 5. Rub elbows 6. Nemo’s forgetful friend 7. *Facebook’s big move 8. Seethes 9. 10. 11. 12. 15. 20. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 29. 31. 32. 33. 34. 36. 38. 42. 45. 49. 51. 54. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 66. Parisian way Dryer fire hazard Scandinavian war god Burn soother Refuse to accept Evening party Jump for joy Pillbox or tricorne, e.g. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, e.g. Whitman’s dooryard bloomer A threat to food safety “___ __ on the ground floor” Part of ROM *“Curiosity” landing site Preface Weasel’s aquatic cousin Outbuildings *Felix Baumgartner’s space ____ “Brave New World” drug Indian side dish of yogurt and cucumbers Corrects or edits Chicken _ __ king *Where many struck gold _____ campaign Giraffe-like African animal Steps to the river First rate Heat in a microwave African migrators Safecracker December 24 and 31, e.g. Michael Collins’s country 68. Chi precursor Check the Sun next week for the answers �������������������� ������������������� ����������� �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ��� ��������� ���� ����������� ��� ���������� ��� ���������� ����� ������ ��������� ������ ���� ���� ������ ���������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Page 28, December 19, 2012 The Saratoga Sun School board revises social media policy By Brian Trautwein Want your day in the Sun? Sun Tell us about your upcoming event! SARATOGA At their meeting Monday, the Carbon County School District No. 2 (CCSD#2) Board of Directors re-elected Greg Bartlett as Chairman. Diana Berger was elected as Vice-Chairman. Janice Peterson was re-elected as the Clerk, and after some debate, Joe Gaspari was elected to the Treasurer position. Hanna-Elk Mountain-Medicine Bow seventh and eighth grade science teacher Steven Priest, asked the Board to consider introducing archery into the school system to supplement the physical education program. If the sport catches on, Priest said, a club could be formed for after school activities and then compete with other clubs, leading to regional shoots. Establishing a presence at the regional level could lead to competition at the state level against larger schools that already have archery programs in the curriculum. Jim Dodson with Porter, Muirhead, Cornia and Howard (PMC&H), an independent auditing firm, presented the Board with the independent auditor’s report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012. PMC&H found the business manager, Sally Wells, and the Board are doing a great job of keeping track of revenues and expenditures. Dodson said even though enrollment has declined by a third in 15 years, the district is healthy in terms of factors affecting its future. The district’s funding could be at risk, though, if it doesn’t increase its Average Daily Membership (the number of students enrolled in the district). CCSD#2 is required to have two separate audits, one from an independent firm and one from the state auditors office. “It takes one to two days per employee of CCSD#2 to get ready for the audits, but if every thing is in order on a daily basis then it is not that difficult to prepare,” Wells said. The Board also considered replacing the existing policies on internet usage, internet acceptable use policy and the current internet user forms with new revised forms. The new policies will be geared toward protecting both students and staff, and at their first reading, the Board looked closely at the wording. The new policies must protect students from each other, students from teachers and also teachers from students. Most of the school busses in the district are approaching, or exceeding the 12-year or 175,000mile mark and the board voted unanimously to put out a bid to purchase new busses on a fiveyear reimbursement program. Jubilante Ensemble performs in Saratoga Shively’s will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25 for Christmas. We wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! SHIVELY HARDWARE COMPANY 119 East Bridge • 326-8383 8am to 5:30pm Mon-Fri • 8am to 4pm Sat Prices good through December Photos by Brian Trautwein Above, director Della Smith leads the Jubilante Ensemble in their performance at the Platte Valley Community Center Saturday. Below, Valley residents Jerry Westerfield, on the cello, and June Spencer, on the French horn, perform with the group.