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The SaraToga SunWEDNESDAY • APRIL 24, 2013 • VOLUME 126 • NO.39 • $1

Ballet Emmanuel comes to town 2 7

Kiwanis scholarships available

Museum hosts trivia night

In theSun: 5 9

Celebrating a decade of dedication 14

Rodeo team out of the gate

HEM student sets national wrestling record

By Doug Radunich

HEM High is now the proud school of a national record hold-er in the sport of wrestling.

Senior Justin Irene of Medi-

Record takedown

cine Bow was recently honored with the national record for the fastest wrestling pin in the 285-pound weight division by the National Federation of State High School Association. Irene achieved the record-breaking pin in only four seconds at the Southeast Duals in Yoder on Feb. 2, with a victory over Don-

ald Red Nest of Alliance, Neb.Principal Dale Kari honored

Irene at an early morning school assembly last Friday, which also honored the school’s wrestling team, boys basketball team, and girls basketball team with scho-lastic achievement awards for grade point averages above 3.0. Irene was awarded with a spe-

cial plaque and honored with a framed photo, both including his achievement in written form.

“I’ve had students place or be a national winner, like in FBLA or FCCLA or FFA, but I’ve nev-er had a student set a national record like this or even known one who has,” Kari said. This is quite an accomplishment, and

Justin is a strong kid. If you’re not paying attention he’ll pin you real quick.”

Irene said he was also quite surprised after finding out he set a record back in February.

“It was shocking because I just went out there and wrestled

Sun file photo

Justin Irene, right, competes at the Wyoming State Wrestling Tournament in February. Irene placed second at state and recently broke a national record for the fastest pin.

Continued on page 14

, April 24, 2013 The Saratoga Sun

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UPCOMING EVENTSApril 25 & 26, 6 a.m. - 10 a.m.

Rescheduled Blood Draw/Health FairGreat Hall

April 28, 6:30 p.m.Ballet Emmanuel Performs

TheaterSponsored by the Platte Valley Arts Council

Admission is $3

Tickets on Sale May 1McManus Comedies on June 22

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May 18, 9 a.m. - NoonStart cleaning out your closets, garage

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Hannah Cailin Lewis was born April 16, 2013, to Josh and Ra-chel Lewis in Cottonwood, Ariz.

She weighed 9 pounds and was 21.5 inches long

Maternal grandparents are Paul Perue of Saratoga, Lisa Delight of Rimrock, Ariz. ; great-grandparents Wilma Pe-rue, Dick and Marty Perue, all of Saratoga, and Jon and Diana Schumacher of Casa Grande, Ariz., and great-great grandmother Helen Andrews of Saratoga.

Paternal grandparents are Paul and Paige Lewis of Good-year, Ariz.; great-grandparents Marty and Jan Neese of Avon-dale, Ariz., and Martha Lewis of Fontana, Calif.

Hannah joins her two-year-old brother, Kaiden, at home.

Hannah Cailin Lewis

Steve “Nubbins” DoehlingSteve Doehling passed

away early Tuesday morn-ing.

Nubbins, as he liked to be called, was an organ donor and remained on life support

until his death. Friends and family are

planning an informal cele-bration of Nubbins’ life 5 - 8 p.m. Friday at Duke’s Bar and Grill in Saratoga.

Burgers will be provided, guests are asked to bring a potluck item and share memories of Nubbins.

A full obituary will appear at a later date.

Ballet concert and dance workshop comes to Saratoga

Staff Report

Ballet Emmanuel, a profes-sional Christian Ballet Com-pany based out of Colorado, Springs, Colo., is performing their original production of “Courage … Standing Strong in Time of Trouble” Sunday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m.

Ballet Emmanuel tours nationally performing and teaching at churches, schools, universities, and community centers. Ballet Emmanuel’s vision is to bring the Good News and the joy of dance to people in communities across the United States through the art of dance.

“Courage…Standing Strong in Times of Trouble” is an orig-inal ballet concert (combining

classical and contemporary styles) designed to entertain and encourage audiences. The concert is based on the story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Set in the heart of Babylon, it is a tale of courage, friendship and standing for what you believe in.

The concert time is Sunday, at 6:30 p.m. April 28 at the Platte Valley Community Center, 210 W. Elms Ave. in Saratoga. Admission to the concert is $3.

Ballet Emmanuel’s dance workshop is also at the Platte Valley Community Center Sunday, April 28. Participants receive professional instruc-tion in ballet technique and learn a dance to perform that

evening in “Courage.” All are invited to attend (ages 4 and up) regardless of dance expe-rience.

The workshop time for ages 4 to 6 is 3-6 p.m., and for ages 7 and up it is 1-6:30 p.m. The cost for those aged 4 to 6 is $20, and the cost for those aged 7 and up is $30. The lo-cation is also the Platte Valley Community Center, 210 W. Elms Ave., in Saratoga.

Ballet Emmanuel’s Dance Workshop and Courage Con-cert are sponsored by the Plat-teValley Arts Council. Form more information or questions, contact Erin Benson at 719-433-8820 or [email protected]

April 24, 2013, The Saratoga Sun

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By Liz Wood

Last May, the Wyoming Game and Fish found a nice surprise in Saratoga Lake. Iowa Darters were found on education day.

“This is good news,” fish biol-ogist Steve Gale told the Trout Unlimited audience April 4.

Iowa Darters have been found in only two places in Wyoming since the 1980s, Gale said, so to see them get into places they ha-ven’t been before is a good thing.

In July, the Game and Fish sampled the fish population in the Laramie Region. This region covers 13,000 square miles, 5,500 stream and river miles and 300 lakes and reservoirs, Gale said.

In the Big Creek Drainage, the Game and Fish sampled above and below the diversion dam, Middle Fork, North Fork and South Fork.

The Game and Fish also sam-pled lakes in the Snowy Range including Silver Lake, which will be open to the public for the first time in several years, North Carbon Twin Lake, South Car-bon Twin Lake and the Turpin Creek Reservoir.

This year the Game and Fish are sampling The Encampment River, specifically near Baggott Rocks, Purgatory and Commis-sary. Big Creek PAA, Douglas Creek, Saratoga Lake, Hog Park Reservoir, Rob Roy Reservoir, Dipper Lake, Good Reservoir 2, Albany and South Twin Lake. “We are always looking for free labor,” Gale said. The Game and Fish will also sample the North Platte River near Pick Bridge.

Volunteers who like to assist with sampling can sign up by contacting Jim States of Trout Unlimited.

Results from the sample last summer are as follows:

Big Creek Drainage – Above the Diversion Dam

Brown Brook Rainbow 94% 5% 1%

Browns are 2 to 20 inches, average is 8 inches.

More than1,000 fish over 6 inches per mile, 427 pounds per mile. A blue ribbon stream has 600 pounds of fish per mile

Below Diversion DamBrown/100%

2-19 inches, average is 6 inchesMore than 355 fish per mile,

145 lbs per mile

Middle Fork of Big CreekTrout are more than 4 inches

long.1,583 fish per mile; 255 pounds

per mile.Further up the drainage there

were more brook trout, 874 per mile, 72 pounds per mile.

North Fork of Big CreekOn the North Fork of Big

Creek near Cunningham and Quimby Park the trout are more than 4 inches long.

Brown Brook Rainbow 91% 7% 2%861 fish per mile, 137 lbs per

mile.

Upstream in Quimby Park Brown Brook 26% 74%

The brook trout range from 2 to 11 inches, and the browns range from 3 to 11 inches.

The average fish is more than 4 inches with 2,180 fish per mile, 167 pounds per mile.

Gale said there are several beaver ponds in the park of Big Creek and that the fish near the beaver dams are bigger.

In the South Fork of Big Creek near Holroyd

Brown Brook 89% 11%

The brown trout are 2 to 14 inches long and the brook trout are 4 to 10 inches long.

In South Fork, there are 1,682 fish per mile, 259 pounds per mile.

In the Snowy Range, Silver Lake has brook trout that are 4 to 12 inches long, with an aver-age of 9 inches.

In lakes, Gale explained, fish are not measured by the mile, but as a catch per unit effort (CPUE). Silver Lake has a catch rate of 3.23 fish per hour, which Gale said indicates an abun-dance of fish.

The North Carbon Twin Lake has brook trout 7 to 12 inches, with an average of 10 inches. The CPUE is .88.

The South Carbon Twin Lake has splake, which were stocked to control an abundance of suck-ers. The plan is to eventually change to catchable cutthroat. The splake are 7 to 14 inches with the average at 11 inches.

In the Turpin Creek Reser-viour the splake are up to 18 inches.

Wyoming Game and Fishreports sampling of trout

Staff Report

Hunters accustomed to apply-ing for limited-quota big game licenses with paper applica-tions, by mail or in-person, have until 5 p.m. on May 15 to submit applications to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Cheyenne headquarters.

For many years, whether the application was submitted on paper or online, the deadline for resident elk, deer and antelope limited-quota licenses has been May 31. In recent years, more than 90 percent of both, resi-dent and non-resident hunters have applied through the Game and Fish website, wgfd.wyo.gov. This has resulted in substantial savings, increased accuracy and

more timely drawings for the application process.

Hunters will still have until May 31 to apply online. Game and Fish has been accepting resident online applications for elk, deer and antelope since Jan. 1. The paper application period is May 1-15.

The paperless application process represents another service Wyoming hunters can easily use today. License draw coordinator Milissa Raner said that in addition to the online application process, this year was the first year application booklets were only available online.

“Hunters have adapted very well to online applications and

application booklets,” Raner said. “In fact, in the recently completed drawings for non-res-ident elk applications actually increased over the previous year.”

The online application booklet has saved postage and process-ing costs.

“Once the online process for applying for licenses is fully implemented, it should allow us to get the drawings done earlier as well,” Raner said.

This year, Game and Fish will attempt to notify hunters who submit their paper appli-cations after the May 15 paper application deadline, that they may apply online until the May 31 deadline.

Application deadline for resident big game coming soon


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Submission deadlines are Monday at Noon

How are we, as a nation, going to overreact this week?

Knee-jerk solutions seem to be the only answers the politics of the day can offer.

I hear that we will soon have to register our pressure cook-ers because they can be used to make Boston Baked Bombs.

Too soon?Really, I do have enormous

sympathy for those affected by the senseless acts that seem to be happening across America and the globe with increasing frequency.

The problem I see is that the solutions to these problems are targeted solely on limiting the availability of inanimate objects.

These objects are not, in themselves, to blame for the few crazy bastards out there who either cannot or will not fit in with normal society ( I know that “crazy bastards” is not politically correct, but in this instance I refuse to be P.C.).

The other answer you hear bandied about is that we need more accessible mental health care.

*sigh*Yes, yes we do.It might be much better

though to just be nicer to folks. Reach out to that isolated guy you see but don’t know yet. Try to lend a helping hand occasionally. Let that stranger know that you at least have sympathy for their pain. You don’t have to be perma-nice 24/7. Just give someone a smile

or a boost every once in a while.If people appreciate society

and people in general, they are less likely to try to blow it up.

Alas, I realize that this is probably not going to hap-pen in the larger part of our society. The whole thought was most likely too glib and naive to actually happen any-way. What can I say? I am a dreamer.

Fortunately, I live in a little town in Wyoming where we already know how to be nice to one another.

We wave at each other.We chat at the Post Office.We care about our neighbors

and we take care of our own.Maybe we can start a people

exchange with the denizens of large, packed cities.

Then again, maybe not.I wouldn’t want to ruin any

of the good folks we have by overexposing them to the compressed and chill climate of even the most tropical me-tropolis. Sadly, the pressure cookers that are our big cities tend to boil even hearty indi-viduals down to a grey mush.

Okay, that last paragraph may have been more than a lit-tle dramatic, but traffic, lines,

crowds and the general feeling of aloofness do tend to add to whatever stress you can come up with on your own.

So I suppose we are left with banning things and forcing people to register items.

Be sure to get to your local kitchen accessories store now and get your 8-inch pressure cooker while they are still available without a license. The bigger ones already re-quire registration and I hear that you need a Class III li-cense to get one over 24 inches.

Also, if you have any plumb-ing to do, you should be aware that any threaded pipes you might want to buy now require a 72-hour waiting period.

You know these pipes turn themselves into bombs and attack innocent crowds right?

Legislation is now in the works to ban nails and ball bearings too.

News is, several states have already limited the number of ball bearings a wheel bearing can have in it.

Several companies that man-ufacture bearings with more than the newly proscribed ball limit have decided to pick up and move to more bear-ing-friendly states.

WELCOME TO WYOMING!Not only do we like nails

and ball bearings, we recently passed legislation that allows citizens to use grease on their bearings to reduce their noise or “silence” them.

I also hear Wyoming is try-ing to get a state law passed

in which officials trying to enforce any federal pressure cooker size-related measures can, himself, be arrested.

Hee, hee! What fun that will be in court (hopefully not fed-eral court)!

Law enforcement officials around the state have com-mented that they will refuse to enforce any assault-plumbing related measures.

Good for them! The major-ity of people use their water transportation accoutrements responsibly anyway.

Towns across Wyoming (in-cluding ours) will happily roll out the red carpet to any producer that feels their par-ticular “dangerous” product is no longer welcome and is considering relocating here.

The upshot from all this is that, while you can’t purchase any because of the recent run on them, Wyoming is still a pressure cooker, nail, ball bearing and pipe friendly state…

…and we plan to keep it that way.

Licensing your pressure cooker

Retro Blog

By Keith McLendon

b Wednesday Mostly sun-ny, with a high near 42. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.

l Wednesday Night Most-ly clear, with a low around 23. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight.

E Thursday Sunny, with a high near 50.

m Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

E Friday Sunny, with a high near 58.

l Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

b Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

m Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

b Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

m Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

b Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.


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Platte Valley Kiwanis hosted “Stars of Tomorrow” April 13, at the Platte Valley Community Center.

Y o u t h f r o m S a r a t o g a , Rawlins, Wheatland and Chey-enne participated in the re-gional talent show. The show included a special performance by The Bird and the Bear duo, Mirthe Bolhuis and Gar-ry Wood, performing several songs while Garry reminisced about his past performances in Stars of Tomorrow. Lydia Frost from Cheyenne was the top performer with a piano solo of Raindrop Prelude by Frederick Chopin. Jason We-

ber, of Cheyenne and Victoria Bryan, of Rawlins placed second and third respectively. Frost and Weber will compete at the Rocky Mountain District Stars of Tomorrow show in Loveland, Colo. on April 28.

The Platte Kiwanis Club is so-liciting scholarship applications from graduating seniors from Saratoga and Encampment High Schools. Annual scholar-ships are given to graduates from each school who plan to continue their education at an in- or out-of-state junior college, college, university, or vocation-al school. More information can be obtained from school

counselors. Applications must be received by May 2.

The next Kiwanis meeting is at 5:15 p.m. on May 21 at the Senior Center. Kiwanis is a global organization of vol-unteers dedicated to changing the world one child and one community at a time. It is one of the largest community-ser-vice organizations dedicated primarily to helping the chil-dren of the world. Membership is open to anyone and if you would like to learn more or join Kiwanis you may contact any member or attend the one-hour long meetings which occur once a month.

Kiwanis’ scholarship applications at schools

Staff Report

All additions and remodels have been completed for the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga Fellowship Hall.

The dedication of the addition and remodeling was conduct-ed in January by Rev. Scott Wipperman of the Presbytery of Wyoming. The 24x24-foot addition to the facility includes a fully-equipped kitchen, two handicapped accessible re-strooms and a utility closet. All new appliances, except for

a near-new cook stove, have been installed along with new cabinets. Other improvements include a new heating system and installation of additional electrical circuits, plus more efficient electricity.

Remodeling included enlarg-ing a classroom, expanding the main meeting hall and in-stalling new carpet, doors and shingles on the roof. Joe Jones served as project manager with Custom Builders as contractors, and Build-Rite Lumber and

Saratoga Sun photo.

The winner of the original oil painting by Tish Smith was Pat Bailey of the Old Baldy Club. Shown here is Pat’s husband, Keith, left, accepting the painting on her behalf from Dick Perue, raffle chairman. More than $3,000 was raised through the raffle, with all proceeds going to the First Presbyterian Church of Saratoga Fellowship Hall Addition and Remodeling Fund. The new kitchen at the hall is in the background.

Fellowship Hall addition completeShively Hardware as major suppliers.

The $170,000 project was financed by grants, loans, fund-raisers, pledges and prayers. Fundraiser campaign leaders were Sonja Collamer, chair-person; Norma Fuller, com-mitment; Betty Dean, prayer; Vickie Stolns, hospitality, and Debby Wada, promotional and support.

Following Sunday morning worship service Jan. 6, the ded-ication program was conducted.


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Just a reminder to all parents: Your child’s birth certificate, copy of Social Security card and immunization records are required for registration.

SCHOOL DATE WHERE AND WHEN

Medicine Bow May 1, 2013 Medicine Bow Elementary, 9:00 a.m. until done (pleasecallschoolofficeforanappointmentat379-2345)

Encampment May 7, 2013 Encampment School, 8:00 a.m. to Noon (pleasecallschoolofficeforanappointmentat327-5442)

Saratoga May 8, 2013 Saratoga Elementary, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (pleasecallschoolofficeforanappointmentat326-8365)

Hanna May 9, 2013 Hanna Elementary, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (pleasecallschoolofficeforanappointmentat325-6523)

Elk Mountain May 15, 2013 Elk Mountain Elementary, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (pleasecallschoolofficeforanappointmentat348-7731)

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By Zachary Laux

As the newest addition to the Planning Commission, Bob Thrasher wants to deliver new ideas in meetings.

T h r a s h e r r e t u r n e d t o Saratoga 12 years ago after es-tablishing a 35-year teaching career elsewhere. Thrasher said he is thinking about retir-ing from teaching at Saratoga Middle/High School, but wants to stay involved with the com-munity. Thrasher hopes to de-liver a fresh perspective to the Planning Commission, a board that has a large influence in the town of Saratoga. Thrash-er sat down with the Saratoga Sun to describe his impression of the Planning Commission.

Why did you want to be on the Planning Commis-sion?

I love Saratoga, and that’s why I moved back 12 years ago. But if you are in one place for long enough, you become stagnant, and I don’t want to be stagnant. Also, I thought maybe I could add a little bit of perspective to it. We have a nice town, and a lot of people may want to live here, but if they see some of the stuff in the background, they may change their minds. We need new people and new industry.

Based on your back-ground, what are some things you could offer to the Planning Commission?

When school was out, I painted houses. I also built three or four houses, so I have a building background. I also have worked for a couple of construction companies when I was young.

What were your expecta-

Thrasher planning to deliver new perspective to commission

tions when you got on to the Planning Commission? How were your expecta-tions met?

I always ask for a job de-scription to find out what I’ll be doing. They said they just kind of play it by ear. I’m not a political animal, so this is my first time joining something like this. I have opinions and I have a basis for a lot of knowl-edge, but I am still learning about the proper protocol.

What was your impres-sion of your first Planning Commission meeting?

I sat there and absorbed the atmosphere and the tension between the audience and the board members. I was really

surprised about the little movement there was. There was a lot of discussion and very little motion. In fact, we didn’t vote on anything at all. We just kept going back and forth. I like production.

What is it like to be the newest addition of the Planning Commission?

We have two new teachers here at the school. I have learned a bunch from them that I had forgotten in 47 years. Yeah I’m an old guy, but maybe I bring different ideas to the table. If you sit on boards for a long time, you get tunnel vision. I am hoping I can bring a fresh, new aspect to the commission.

Staff Report

In an effort to keep Wyo-ming waters free from harmful aquatic invasive species (AIS) such as zebra and quagga mussels, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department has new regulations to prevent these species from entering the state on watercraft.

New Wyoming regulations require that any watercraft transported into Wyoming from March 1 through Nov. 30 must undergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching in any water of the state. Any watercraft that has been in a water infested with zebra or quagga mussels within the past 30 days is required to un-dergo a mandatory inspection by an authorized inspector prior to launching year-round.

Beginning April 15, AIS inspection stations will be operated at ports of entry, bor-der locations and boat ramps. Information on inspection station, including locations and dates and hours of oper-ation, may be found online at wgfd.wyo.gov/AIS or by calling 1-877-WGFD-AIS.

• You must get your water-craft inspected each time you enter Wyoming. The inspec-tion is not good for the entire season. If you travel with your boat out of state each day, it must be inspected before you launch each time. An alter-native would be to store your watercraft in Wyoming so you do not have to transport it across state lines requiring an inspection each time.

• Once your boat is inspect-ed, a wire seal will be placed on your boat to connect it to

New watercraft inspections in effect

the trailer and you will be provided with a paper receipt to document your inspection. Remember to remove the seal immediately before you launch and keep the broken seal and receipt in your pos-session while on the water.

• Border locations will not be open 24 hours a day, so you may need to find an al-ternative location to get your watercraft inspected before launching. You may get an AIS inspection and have your boat sealed at a Game and Fish certified location.

• If you are transporting any watercraft, motorboats, rafts, drift boats, kayaks, etc. you must stop at any open AIS inspection station that you encounter. When inspection stations are open, signs will direct vehicles transporting watercraft to the location. Even if you have a seal on your boat, you must stop in at the check station so the inspector can verify that the seal and your receipt match.

“Invasive mussels can at-tach to boats as juveniles or adults and larvae can be transported in water in the bilge, livewell, or motor of a boat,” Beth Bear, AIS coordi-nator, said.

“These larvae can infest new waters if watercraft owners do not drain, clean, and dry their watercraft before launching.”

Bear said boaters should drain all water from their boat including the motor, bilge, livewell, and ballast areas. The boat should be cleaned of all mud, plants, and debris.

“The plants can be invasive and mud and plants can also harbor other AIS,” Bear said.

Photo by Zachary Laux

The newest addidition to the Planning Commission Bob Thrasher poses for a photo in his classroom at Saratoga Middle/High School. Thrasher wants to bring a new prespective to the Planning Commission.


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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETINGThe Board of Trustees of Carbon County School

District No. 2 will be conducting a Special meeting. The meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. at the Central Administration Office in Saratoga, Wyoming on Monday, April 29, 2013.

The Board will be considering a reduction in certified staffing for the 2013/2014 school year.

The Board may go into executive session to discuss per-sonnel issues considered confidential by law if needed.

The minutes of such meeting will be available for public inspection at the Central Administration Office, in Saratoga, during regular business hours.

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STOPINVASIVES

Invasive species cost the United States over $120 billion dollars

per year (Pimentel et al, 2005). Do your part here in Wyoming and help stop invasive species.

Here are some things you can do to prevent their introduction.

1. Learn to identify the invasive species in your area.

2. Drain, Clean and Dry your boats and fishing gear between different waters.

3. Spread the word about invasives to your family, friends and neighbors.

4. Report infestations to your local Weed & Pest District.1-877-WGFD-AIS

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Saratoga Museum hosts night featuring Platte Valley trivia

By Zachary Laux

What trout is native to the North Platte River? If you think you know the answer, you might want to save it for the Platte Valley Trivia Night.

The Saratoga Museum plans on holding a night of trivia from 6 to 8 p.m. May 2 at the Saratoga Senior Center. Tickets cost $10 per person. The $10 gets you in the door for a night of fun, a homemade chili dinner and a chance to win some great prizes, said Saratoga Museum board member George Haigh.

People of all ages are encour-aged to join in the festivities. For those who want to partici-pate are asked to bring a group of two to six people.

“I want it to be fun and a promotion for the museum,” Haigh said. “Some questions are really easy. Some are really hard. They go all the way back to when Saratoga was being formed, when Encampment was booming. We will have questions about the railroad, the logging industry, hunting and fishing, historical markers in the Valley, etc.”

Although the night is de-

signed to provide fun for all ages and gives everyone the opportunity to win prizes, pro-ceeds will go to help fund the renovation of the boxcar behind the museum.

“I was going through paper work, and it just appeared that every director had the idea” to have the boxcar hold exhibits, said the Saratoga Museum Di-rector Kimberly Givens.

The car itself was used as an express train car to carry mail. The Saratoga Museum wants to refurbish it and use it to house traveling exhibits, Givens said.

The ongoing project could be completed as soon as 2014 or 2015, Givens said.

The trivia night is also about educating every one of all ages on the rich history in the Valley, Haigh said.

“Not only do we want to pro-mote the Saratoga Museum and its expansion efforts this summer, but we also want to educate people,” he said. “It doesn’t matter if you are young or old, you’ll learn something from the Platte Valley Trivia Night.

Interested parties can expect to answer about 30 questions all pertaining to the Valley. There will be refreshments served throughout the night, a raffle and giveaway. Raffle tickets will cost $5.

You think you know Platte?

WHAT: Platte Valley Trivia NightWhen: 6-8 p.m. May 2Where: Saratoga Senior CenterCost: $10 per person (12 years and under FREE)


The Rancher’s Wife’s Photography inspired by family

By Zachary Laux

For Kate Williams, the hard-est part of photography was seeing the light.

After starting a family and attending several photo work-shops, Williams doesn’t have that problem anymore.

“You find beautiful moments in light in your own home,” she said. “You find a lot of beautiful moments in life daily.” But her photos can speak for them-selves.

Two words can sum up Wil-liams’ photography style – sim-ple and natural, a style she has been working on defining since 2010.

“I like simplicity,” Williams said. “I like finding beauty in simple things.”

Williams said she still con-tinues to hone her craft. How-ever, looking at her portfolio, Williams has skills worthy of deeming her professional.

Williams has been a pro-

fessional photographer in the Valley since 2010, mostly taking pictures of families, children and senior citizens. More recent-ly, Williams has been asked to photograph weddings.

“I do it all,” Williams said. “I can’t really specialize just be-cause of the area I live in.”

Williams’ passion for pho-tography was s p a r k e d i n 2006 when she had her first son, Fischer, she said. Her pursuit to start her photogra-phy business started with a blog.

“I started my blog in 2006 as simply a way of recording things,” she said. “At the time, starting a business wasn’t my motivation.”

Throughout her blog, you will see photos and small stories out-lining the new life she started on a ranch just outside of Saratoga. Looking even closer, you will notice her style becomes more

defined, and her photographs become sharper. Williams got to the point where she wanted to start a business, but she never thought of making photography her business.

She spoke to her husband, Chris, about the idea, and the notion began to form slowly over time, until 2010 where Williams

“finally took the leap,” she said.She stopped updating the

blog that inspired her business venture and upgraded to a more professional website and bought a Nikon. She then picked the name, “The Rancher’s Wife” to market herself.

Her business didn’t take off with a boom, Williams said. It developed over time much like

Seeing things in a different light

“I’m a stay-at-home mom that loves to take pictures, and I have been able to make a business about it,”

Kate Williams – photographer

Photo by Zachary Laux

Left, Kate Williams takes a break from working on a photo in her home north of Saratoga. Williams said it is not unusual to work with a child in her lap.

Photo courtesy Kate Williams

Above , pictured i s an example of Kate Williams’ photography along with her newly-designed logo.

her style of photography. “I worked my way up in the

community, and now I have people come from Cheyenne, Laramie Rawlins, Saratoga, just all over,” Williams said.

Although Williams spent a lot of time in online workshops and taking classes, she continues to improve, she said.

“ Y o u a r e never above l e a r n i n g something in photography,” Williams said.

W i l l i a m s just returned from a work-shop in Texas instructed by

Australian photographer Barb Uil with Jinky Art.

“I made some really neat friendships in photographer workshops and learning beside other people,” she said.

One thing she shared with others in workshops is how liv-ing and working as a profession-al photographer in Saratoga can make the job somewhat easier.

“I can stick people right in front of my house, and get a beautiful shot of Elk Mountain and I don’t have to spend hours to Photoshop out a power line,” she said.

The natural scenery in Saratoga compliments Williams’ style, she said.

“We take it for granted I think, but we have a lot of op-portunities with the scenery (in Saratoga),” She said.

Living the first six years of her life in Encampment, Williams knows the beauty of the Valley well, she said. After moving around most of her life, Wil-liams decided to settle and start a family in Saratoga.

Her business continues to grow as she continues to discov-er and refine her photography style, Williams said. But Wil-liams has to give thanks to her family for the the idea.

“I’m a stay-at-home mom that loves to take pictures, and I have been able to make a busi-ness about it,” she said. “My life as a mom and my kids definitely inspired me.”


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Stacy Crimmins honored for 10 years of chamber service

By Doug Radunich

Stacy Crimmins was recent-ly honored for her 10 years as the executive director with the Saratoga/Platte Valley Cham-ber of Commerce.

Board and chamber mem-bers who planned the hon-orary party advertised it as a regular chamber social, in order to create a surprise party setting for Crimmins as she walked through the door. The event took place at the Platte Valley Community Center, and included several board and chamber members, as well as friends and other community members.

Crimmins said she was quite shocked by the surprise an-niversary party held in her honor.

“This just blew me away be-cause I really thought Alyson (Sneddon) was just going to do a chamber social,” she said. “I was completely stunned and confused for quite a little while. It’s nice to be here and get recognized for something you enjoy doing.”

Attendees contributed gifts and were treated to a light lunch and cake that said “Hap-py 10th Anniversary Stacy.” Crimmins was thankful for the help and support she had received during her decade’s worth of work.

“I say thank you to my cur-rent Board of Directors for the special recognition, and thank you to the friends and colleagues that came to the luncheon, gave me gifts of ap-preciation and sent well-wish-

es,” she said. “Serving in this capacity has been extremely challenging, but also extreme-ly satisfying. I have learned a lot and still have a lot to learn.”

With 10 years already under her belt, Crimmins said she hopes to continue with her position for as long as possible. She was also grateful for all that had been accomplished in such a short period.

“For the past 10 years I have served as the director of a wonderful organization that

Photo by Doug Radinuch

Stacy Crimmins celebrates 10 years as the executive director for the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce.

Decade of dedication

is a collaboration of hundreds of fantastic people, and I have enjoyed working with over 40 board directors, 600 business owners and thousands of com-munity members,” Crimmins said. “The sense of belonging in the Platte Valley commu-nity is strong and increases when you give of yourself, and I have learned that when it comes down to it, it is ‘people’ that get things done. That is why my family and I are proud to belong to this Valley community.”


By Zachary Laux

Children discovered where science and art interconnect thanks to a Brush Creek artist.

Wednesday evening at the Hub, professional artist Sarah Fagan showed children a simple reaction – vinegar and baking soda. But the experiment didn’t end there.

Fagan allowed children to also add corn starch and food coloring to the concoction, and mix them up in a cupcake pan. In about a week, the individual mixtures will become water color paints.

Although making water colors may seem irregular to some, the process is well-known to Fagan.

“Today we made paint, which is a little different, but it goes along with making things from scratch, which I really love to do,” she said.

In the past, when Fagan worked as a teacher in Portland, Ore., she would work with children to create books, as well as lead students on other creative ventures. Now, Fa-gan is a professional artist painting at Brush Creek Ranch, but contin-ues to help children in their pursuit of creativity.

“I decided to leave teaching full-time, but I wanted to make teach-ing part of what I did,” Fagan said. “There are no art teachers in public schools in Portland, so I found it can be helpful when artists can volunteer their time.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters is seek-ing more art involvement because it is important to children, Sarah

Lincoln said who was at the Hub Wednesday.

“Art is very important because in this town we do not have an art pro-gram except for seventh grade and up,” Lincoln said. “Anytime children can get art it, enriches their perspective and helps them grow as students.”

Fagan enjoys delivering that need. “I do often work with younger chil-

dren, and do science experiments, and make art supplies, and watch them figure out what happens next,” Fagan said. “The world is an open canvas and they are so great at thinking outside of the box.”

During her time at Brush Creek, she decided to teach the kids at Big Brothers Big Sisters. The first two weeks, she showed children how to make pop-up books and origami books. She will work with children before leaving the Valley, but Big Brothers Big Sisters officals are hoping to con-tinue bringing in artists, Lincoln said.

“This is the first for us with Brush Creek because we are just starting to partner up with this program,” Lincoln said. “We are hoping that once a month we can get an artist to come in and help out with the kids.”

Although Fagan is leaving soon, she won’t forget the children she taught from Saratoga.

“They are honestly the most creative kids I have ever taught,” she said. “I have just really enjoyed coming here, and the community has just been great. It’s really great to be around these kids and be welcomed into the community.”

Make your ownWatercolor cakes

You need:1 tablespoon vinegar1 tablespoon baking soda1 tablespoon corn starch1 tablespoon light corn syrupfood coloring (various colors)1 small, shallow container

Steps:Mix all ingredients in shallow containers except

for food coloring, one mixture for each color

you want. Add a few drops of food coloring to

each container and mix well with a paintbrush.

After two days to harden, the paints are then

ready to use with a wet brush!

Blending Science & Art

Blending Science & Art

Sarah Fagan

shows children

at the Hub

Wednesday

how to make

watercolors

using simple

ingredients.

Erabella

Sandoval

and Emily

Gonzales

cooperate

to create a

painting.

Participants observe as Gus Cushing adds baking soda to the watercolor concoction.

Sara Gonzales, Emily Gonzales and Erabella Sandoval pour vinegar intoa cupcake pan

Brush Creek artist-in-residence,

Sarah Fagan, stopped by the Hub to

show kids how to make watercolors

Austyn Chitwood pours vinegar into a tin as

Gatlin Thomas watches.


By Doug Radunich

The Community Center audience was treated to a night of laughs, heartbreak and bizarre twists at the Carbon County School District No. 2 high school speech team’s “Speech Night,” held at the Platte Valley Community Center Monday evening.

The talented students performed poetic, humorous, dramatic and duet speech presentations from the 2012-13 National Forensic League season. Performing individuals in-cluded Kat Hytrek (the poetic “Mirror, Mirror”), Aleck Freeman (the poetic “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”), Kaylyn Wessel (the dramatic “Me and Emma”), Jacob Dickinson and Taylor Russell (the duet piece “Two Old Men”), Becca Treat and Kaylyn Wessel (the duet piece “Robin Hood”), Amber Adams (the poetic “Making Sarah Cry”), and Geoff Page and Colton Woolfolk (the duet piece “Dueling Phobias”).

Afterward, the team’s seniors, Colton Woolfolk, Geoff Page and Amber Adams, were also presented onstage with a “Senior Tribute” alongside their parents.

Speech Night showcases student skills

Aleck Freeman performs the poetic “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” at Speech Night.

Amber Adams performs the poetic “Making Sarah Cry”.Jacob Dickinson and Taylor Russell perform the duet “Two Old Men” at Speech Night.

Geoff Page and Colton Woolfolk perform the duet “Dueling Phobias” at Speech Night.

Becca Treat and Kaylyn Wessel perform the duet “Robin Hood” at Speech Night.

Kaylyn Wessel performs the dramatic “Me and Emma” at Speech Night.

Kat Hytrek performs the poetic “Mirror, Mirror” at Speech Night.

AN EMOTIONAL EVENING


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Wednesday, April 24, 20136 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room8 a.m., Yoga, Saratoga Fitness gym8 a.m.-9 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness9 a.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library9 a.m., Low Impact Fitness, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room9:30 a.m., Prayer Shawl Knitters, Presbyterian Fellowship Hall10 a.m.-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library1:30 p.m., Overeaters Anonymous, PV Lutheran Church, 326-59174-6 p.m., Utah Jazz, Saratoga Fitness gym4:30 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room6-8 p.m., 4-H Shooting Sports, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room7 p.m., Knitting Group, Saratoga Library7 p.m., Saratoga Volunteer Fire Dept. Training Meeting, Firehouse7 p.m., Rebekah’s, Odd Fellows Hall7 p.m., Belly Dancing, Saratoga Fitness stage7-9 p.m., Men’s Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness gym7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center

Thursday, April 25, 20138 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room8 a.m.-8 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness9:15 a.m., Tai Chi, Saratoga Fitness gym11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch LibraryNoon, Valley Service Organization Meeting, Saratoga Resort & Spa2-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge5:30-7:30 p.m., Family History Center at LDS Church, 950 Hugus6 p.m., Stretch & Tone, Saratoga Fitness gym6-7:30 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness6-7:30 p.m., Tae Kwon Do, PVCC multipurpose room6-8 p.m., MOPS, Presbyterian Church7 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room7:30-10 p.m., Co-ed Volleyball, PVCC

Friday, April 26, 2013SHS Golf at Rawlins6 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room8 a.m.-5 p.m., Weight Room, Saratoga Fitness9 a.m., Zumba Saratoga Fitness multipurpose gym11 a.m., SHS Track at Carbon County Invite in Rawlins11 a.m., SMHS Track at Baggs11 a.m.-3 p.m., Saratoga Branch LibraryNoon-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge

5:45-6:45 p.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center

Saturday, April 27, 20139-Noon, Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness9-Noon, Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness Gym9:30 a.m., SHS Track at Saratoga Invite9:30 a.m., SMHS Track at Saratoga10-11:30 a.m., Platte Valley Food Pantry, 116 E. Bridge, Rm. E

Sunday, April 28, 20139 a.m., Narcotics Anonymous, Saratoga Senior Center5-8 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness6 p.m., Writers of the Valley, Call 307-710-7734

Monday, April 29, 20136 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room8 a.m.-9 p.m., Weight Room Open, Saratoga Fitness9 a.m., Low Impact Fitness, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room9 a.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library11 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library2-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. Bridge4:30 p.m., Cycling, Saratoga Fitness cycling room5:45-6:45 p.m., Yoga Session, Saratoga Library7 p.m., ALANON, location varies, call 326-86686 p.m., Piloxing, Saratoga Fitness gym6 p.m., Tae Kwon Do, Saratoga Fitness multipurpose room7 p.m., OddFellows, OddFellows Hall7 p.m., Belly Dancing, Saratoga Fitness stage7-9 p.m., Men’s Open Gym, Saratoga Fitness gym

Tuesday, April 30, 20138 a.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room8 a.m.-8 p.m., Weight room open, Saratoga Fitness9:15 a.m., Tai Chi, Saratoga Fitness gym2-6 p.m., Children’s activities at The Hub, 106 W. BridgeFor information on ALANON, call 326-8405 or 326-872311 a.m.-7 p.m., Saratoga Branch Library4-7 p.m., Utah Jazz, Saratoga Fitness gym7 p.m., Cycling Class, Saratoga Fitness cycling room

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Encampment/Riverside Community EventsWednesday, April 24, 2013

1-6 p.m., Encampment Library4 p.m., Story Time, Encampment/Riverside Branch Library4:30 p.m., Beading Group, Enc./Riv. Branch Library

Thursday, April 25, 201311 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library7 p.m., Encampment Town Council, Town Hall7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Encampment Library

Friday, April 26, 201311 a.m., EHS Track at Rawlins Invite

Saturday, April 27, 20139:30 a.m., EHS Track at Saratoga Invite7:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, Encampment Library

Monday, April 29, 201311 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment High School Art Show1 p.m., Knitting group, Enc/Riv. Branch Library

Tuesday, April 30, 201311 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment Library11 a.m.-4 p.m., Encampment High School Art Show

100 years agoApril 24, 1913

Play and Rag Dance The home talent company of

Rawlins people came from there and presented “Tommy’s Wife” on the boards here Thursday night. While the play is by no sense a strong one , the parts were well played and the act-ing would have done justice to a much stronger play. They had a good house and the play was much enjoyed by all who

attended. After the play the Rawlins

people gave a dance and a great many stayed. Several became disgusted, on account of the rag-ging, which was danced by some of the Rawlins young people. Being a Rawlins dance, none of the local people are to blame for the class of dancing enjoyed. We were informed that some of the Rawlins people requested that we did not mention this matter, but as we are not in the habit

of covering up these matters … we do not feel called upon to refrain from stating the facts in this matter …


Tuesday will be ‘John Deere Day’

Stan Hjerleid of the Wyo-ming Implement Co. states that considerable interest is being shown in the “John Deere Day,” which is being sponsored

by that company here next Tuesday, May 3, for the pur-pose of discussing with valley ranchmen problems concerning their ranching equipment. The Wyoming Implement Co. is the John Deere dealer in this sec-tion, and Hjerleid states that several John Deere experts will be present to assist with the open-house discussion it has planned to hold. Several interesting talks will be made, a free lunch will be served, and

other features will be presented to make things interesting for the ranch folks. Also our four talkie picture shows, with free admission, will be shown in the Community Theater during the day.


Heart Attack Cause of Auto Accident Here

According to reports, Chas B. McKenzie of Rawlins suffered a fatal heart attack while driving his car yesterday, resulting in an accident which injured a passenger, Jack Wann, also of Rawlins. Mr. Wann was brought to the office of Dr. R. A. Corbett in Saratoga for treatment and later taken by ambulance to the Rawlins hospital where today is is said to be in satisfactory condition. The accident occurred about seven miles north of town on Highway 130.

Investigating highway patrol men said McKenzie’s vehicle rolled down a 12-foot embank-ment and came to a stop about 135 yards from the highway. …


Spring time kite safety Now that spring time has

arrived, children want to enjoy outdoor activities once again. One of the most common out-door activities for children is flying kites.

Carbon Power and Light spokesman Guy Charles, says to be careful not to let you chil-dren fly kites near power lines. “I have already stopped several children from flying kites di-rectly under power lines this spring. I reminded them of the safety program Carbon Power presented to their school last fall and they each said they had forgotten to look up before they had started flying kites.”

According to Charles, a child could suffer a serious or even fatal injury as a result of a kite coming in contact with power lines. …

Rawlins Rag, John Deere Day and kite safety


crackers, fruit and vegetable bar, applesauce, milk

Tuesday- Chicken ten-ders, rice pilaf, peas, fruit and vegetable bar, banana, Swiss brownie, milk (white, chocolate, strawberry)Carbon County Schools

District #2- EncampmentWednesday- French toast,

turkey ham, hash browns, orange halves, 1 percent low-fat milk, pancake syrup, ketchup

Thursday- Beef patty, mashed potatoes, gravy, peaches, hot rolls, milk, fruit and vegetable bar

Friday- Corn dog, vegeta-bles, apples, banana bread squares, 1 percent low-fat milk, ketchup, mustard

Monday- Chili con carne with beans, crackers, vege-tables, pineapple, cinnamon rolls, 1 percent low-fat milk, fruit and vegetable bar

Tuesday- Sub sandwich, lettuce and tomato, Sun Chips, vegetables, butter-milk jumbles, 1 percent low-fat milk, fruit and vegetable bar.

Saratoga Senior Center

By Sue Howe

Deseret Health & Rehab

By Tom Mansfield

We had five stay for Bingo. Two-dollar winners were Pat Faust, Berneil McCord, and Winnie Allen. McCord and Madaline Forbes shared a $2 round. Forbes won the $3 black-out round.

There were two-and-a-half ta-bles for duplicate bridge. High winners were Glee Johnson and Mary Alice Sjoden. Second high winners were Sheila Johnson and Sue Howe.

We are always happy to deliv-er you a meal if you are under the weather or have just been in the hospital. Please give us a call at 326-5564 and we will do our best to help you out. If you are 60 or older, or the spouse of someone 60 or older, you are el-igible 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. Tickets make a great gift for that hard to buy for person.

We do have the property tax refund papers. So if you did not get them in the mail, you can come in and pick them up. They need to be in by June 3.

We had our birthday and

anniversery dinner Friday. We had a very nice turnout. Those having birthdays are Dick Perue, Melcine Craig, Betty Larsen, Lucille Stanley, Helen Andrews, Jim Roberts, Bill Bartlett, Ralph Benson, Bill Fluty, Dee Miller, and Richard Karstopt. Bill and Claudia Bart-lett celebrated an anniversary also this month. Betty Larsen won the birthday tree. Teense Willford was here to entertain us and we all enjoyed the music. Thanks,Teense.

We all miss Charlotte Gibbons. We received word that she is staying with a friend for a bit un-til she fully recovers from her fall. We hope she is better real soon.

Our new director should be on board this Monday. We are all very anxious to meet her.

It was nice to hear from Lois Rupert today. She said she had a pretty fair winter. She caught

a virus but has recovered from that. So she is like all of us here, she is just waiting for the snow to go away and the birds and sun to come back. She hopes to come sometime this summer and see us all. We hope to see her as well.

I want to thank Chris D’Am-ico for coming in and offering to drive our bus or help with dishes, if we are ever in need of a volunteer. That is so nice. We have a lot of people who volunteer to help in the kitch-en or anywhere, but they don’t want to drive the bus. I just want to mention we have the best people here at our center when it comes to pitching in and helping anywhere they can. Thank you all very much. I really appreciate you more than you will ever know.

I heard today that Tom Craig is in the hospital in Nevada. We all want to wish him well. All our thoughts and prayers are with him.

We want to send our sincere sympathy to Jane Fluty’s fam-ily. Jane’s brother Clarance passed away last week in Salt Lake.

Volunteers appreciated at Senior Center

At Deseret Health and Re-hab, 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 phys-ical, mental and psychological well-being of each resident.

Games throughout the week provided fun and laughter. On Monday afternoon, four residents played Uno. On Wednesday afternoon, 11 res-idents played Bingo, and on Friday afternoon, 12 residents played Bingo. Truth Karstoft and Phillip Proulx won Four Corners. Truth Karstoft won Blackout. Our Bingo helpers were Betty Dean, , Connie Hood, Roxie Baldwin, Gloria Rakness, and Jill Martin.

Residents enjoyed watch-ing movies during the week. Every evening several resi-dents watched Turner Classic Movies. On Sunday morning, residents watched the VCR movie, “Cat Ballou”. On Tues-day afternoon, six residents watched the VCR movie, “My Best Friend’s Wedding”. On Saturday morning, residents

watched the VCR movie, “The Thin Man”.

On Sunday afternoon, 25 family members and friends, plus 23 residents, celebrated the birthday of Bill Bartlett.

On Sunday afternoon, Pas-tor Smith of the Platte Valley Christian Center led our church service. Doris Davis assisted on the keyboard.

On Monday, Thursday, and Friday mornings, residents at-tended Reading Fun, listening to Jeanette Walls’ “The Glass Castle”.

On Tuesday morning, Pastor Easterling offered Bible Study to four residents with his wife, Debbie, assisting on the guitar.

On Wednesday morning, Brenda Zeiger and Mandy Cooper gave six ladies beautiful hairdos.

On Wednesday during sup-

per, Teense Willford sang and played country western music on his guitar for 26 residents.

On Thursday afternoon, the St. Barnabas Episcopal Guild hosted our monthly birthday party. We celebrated the birth-days of Carol Higby and Bill Bartlett with ice cream and cake.

On Friday for Lunch Out at the Saratoga Senior Center, three residents had roast beef and birthday cake.

On Saturday afternoon, we had a memorial service for Mae Harris. Residents fondly remembered this sharp lady. She enjoyed playing Bingo and other games, and therefore in remembrance of her residents enjoyed playing Bingo during the memorial service.

We wish to thank Pat Ramos and Jill Martin for the kind financial donations for Bingo. Roxie Baldwin donated crack-ers for Bingo prizes.

The activity program re-lies on volunteers to enhance residents’ lives. If interested, please call 326-8212 and ask for the Activity Director, Tom Mansfield.

Residents enjoy variety of activitiesCarbon County

Senior CentersWednesday- Meatloaf,

Wild rice blend, peas, car-rots, wheat bread, pineapple tidbits, chocolate pudding, chilled milk

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hard, and it just happened to happen that way,” he said. “It’s cool and I’m real-ly happy about it, and I’m glad that I could put in all that work from freshman to senior year. I’m glad the coaches pushed me and that the teammates were there for me for all four years.”

Wrestl ing coach Lyle Richardson said the re-cord-setting pin was re-searched and determined through the Wyoming High School Activities Associa-tion, with help also given by HEM Activities Director Russ Wiggam.

“Justin talked to Russ about a state record for the fastest pin, and Russ called Trevor Wilson, who han-dles the wrestling stuff, at the activities association,” Richardson said. “Trev-or said they didn’t have any state records, but he contacted someone at the national level to see what the national record was. We knew about it for a long time that it might be a re-cord, but we didn’t want to say anything until it was verified for sure.”

Richardson was a lso amazed by Irene’s quick triumph over an Alliance, Neb. team member, as that school’s team proved to be successful during the tour-nament.

“It was surprising be-cause Alliance had a very good team and was actually in the finals,” Richardson said. “There were 16 teams at the dual tournament, and we had taken some lumps during the dual itself. When it came up to Justin’s weight class I wasn’t sure what we were up against, but Justin just got out there, snapped the kid down to the mat, rolled him over and pinned him.”

Irene, who also plays foot-ball and has wrestled since sixth-grade, said building strength through weight-lifting was a major factor in, not only his quick pin, but also his overall success as a wrestler.

“I started lifting as a sophomore and have had pretty much two weight classes since sophomore year,” he said. “A big part of heavyweight wrestling is being really strong, and

you’ve got to know how to keep a good balance. One sudden move can end a match, and once you’re on the bottom under another big dude like yourself, it’s pretty hard to get out of that.”

Richardson, assistant coach Leah Stoner, and volunteer coaches Brandon Stoner and Brad Baker were also credited by Irene for helping him become a better wrestler. As a high school senior, he is now thinking about his post-high school plans.

“I want to work for the first year after high school, but I have had a few offers to wrestle in college from Dickinson State (Dickin-son, N.D.), Bacone College (Muskogee, Okla.), and a school in Montana,” Irene said. “I’m still deciding what I want to do right now, but I think I could compete at that college level. In the future I want to be a P.E. teacher, or a coach for wrestling, football or weight training.”

In addition to holding the national quickest pin record, Richardson said Irene also has the current school record under his belt. Irene scored 32 pins in a season for 2013, breaking the school’s old record of 30 from 1997 or 1998.

“Justin is like a pinning machine, and he broke Cody Austin’s record of 30 pins,” Richardson said. “Justin now also holds the heavy-weight school record for the quickest pin, which was previously seven seconds and held by Wayne Maddox. Justin deserves accolades and has a put a lot of work toward sports, and he’s de-ceivingly strong.”

Irene’s teammates have also expressed gratitude for his presence on the team. Junior and fellow wrestler R.J. Seaman said Irene definitely deserved the award, and that he has been a great inspiration to other teammates.

“I look up to Justin, and he’s a great friend and a great teammate,” he said. “He also makes everyone laugh and is a hard worker too. He’s probably the best wrestler in our school right now, and I’m proud of him.”

Record, Continued from page 1

Staff Report

Saratoga High School had some high placers at the Green River Invitational track meet in Green River last Friday.

Ben Gates was the school’s high earner of the day, with a first-place win in the 800 meter run. Other high placers were Ben Gates, Rodrigo Escobedo, Ben Falk and Luke Lineberry with second place in the 1600 meter relay; Kelsie Samson with fifth place in the 1600 me-ter run; and Haley Soles with fifth place in the 400 meter dash.

The complete list of partici-pants is listed below:

GIRLS RESULTSKelsie Samson—1600 me-

ter run—fifth place—6:21.16, 8 0 0 m e t e r r u n — e i g h t h place—3:01.0

Taylor Smith—100 meter hurdles—19.31, long jump—13’8”

Haley Soles—400 meter dash—fifth place—1:08.83, long jump—11’10.5

Savannah Ramsey—400 meter dash—1:12.6, 800 meter run—3:08.0

Maddison Sharp—shot put—20’4.5”

Kylie Theesfeld—200 me-ter dash—35.83, 400 meter dash—1:20.92

Mati Love—long jump—13’5”, triple jump—28’6”, 200 meter dash—33.06

1600 meter relay—Sixth place—4:55.81--(Mati Love, Haley Soles, Savannah Ramsey, and Kelsie Samson)

BOYS RESULTSBen Falk—high jump—5’1”,

long jump—sixth place—18’9.5”, 200 meter dash—24.99

Bradley Bifano—800 meter run—2:42.8

Ben Gates—800 meter run—first place—2:06.92

Rodrigo Escobedo—400

meter dash—57.12, 200 meter dash—25.8

Jace Berger—400 meter dash—1:07.97, 200 meter dash—28.92

Hazer Hinkle—shot put—discus--

Cristian Soles—shot put--discus—

Riley Sandilands—shot put—discus--

Thatcher Spiering—800 meter run—2:26.7

John Brennan—100 meter dash—13.4, 200 meter dash—28.24, long jump—16’8”, triple jump—36’10”

Luke Lineberry—400 meter dash—eighth place—56.38

Daniel Kerbs—1600 meter run—eighth place—5:5:26.76, 3 2 0 0 m e t e r r u n — s i x t h place—12:04.5

1600 meter relay—second place—3:44.73—(Ben Gates, Rodrigo Escobedo, Ben Falk and Luke Lineberry)

SHS track team places well at Green River

Saratoga/Encampment High School Rodeo Team is up and running again

Doug Radunich

Micayla Crimmins of the Saratoga/Encampment High School Rodeo Team is happy to have the 2013 spring season finally in full-swing.

Crimmins, the team’s primary member, and senior Tate Terrill of Encampment High School are the two girls who belong to and help run the four-member team, which is open to and split between Saratoga and Encamp-ment High School students. The team’s two male members are freshmen, Daynon Mowry and Jace Berger of Saratoga High School.

The team, so far, has par-ticipated in two spring rodeo meets, one in Laramie and another in Rock Springs. Crim-mins is happy to be back on the horse and meeting new compet-itors again.

“Being part of the team has been great because I get to meet tons of kids and other people from around the state,” she said. “Right now we just have four kids, but we hope that

more kids get interested and we can increase the member-ship. The team has had a ton of support from parents and other family members and friends, and Daynon and Jace will be taking over when Tate and I graduate.”

The team’s riders participate in breakaway roping, which in-volves roping calves, and team roping, which involves roping steers. Some also participate in cutting, which is when the horse and rider are judged on their ability to separate a single animal away from a cattle herd, as well as keep it away for a short period of time.

Crimmins, who performed in horse shows and other rid-ing events when younger, has been with the school’s team for three years, while Terrill, who was in the Wyoming Juniors during junior high, has been with the team for all four years of high school. Both girls have also worked hard to try and get funding for the team.

“Rodeo is not sanctioned by the Wyoming High School Ac-tivities Association, so that’s why we don’t get funding,” Crimmins said. “Tate and I represented the team last year, and got involved with the school board to try and get funding for the team.”

Crimmins would like to see the team become larger again, and one day grow to the size of those found in larger schools.

“Some of the bigger schools in bigger towns have 20 or more kids involved in their teams, but even some small towns like Lusk have big rodeo teams,” she said. “The bigger schools get funding for their rodeo teams, but most of the small schools don’t get support. One possible reason we don’t have a big team is because it could be hard for kids to balance rodeo with oth-er spring sports events on the weekends, especially since ro-deo can be hard on your body.”

This fall, Crimmins plans to attend Laramie County Com-munity College in Cheyenne, and participate in the college rodeo team as well. She also wants to encourage the team’s freshmen to stick with it, as well as get more school support.

“I plan on doing rodeo in col-lege, as well as for the rest of my life, and I also want to support Daynon and Jace to help them continue doing it throughout high school,” Crimmins said. “I would also like to see the school board help fund the rodeo team in the future.”

The team’s next rodeo meet is Saturday and Sunday in Big Piney.

Rodeo team gets out of gate

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Notice of Name Change

I, Marie Christen, of P.O. Box 1252 Saratoga, WY 82331, have changed my name from Doan-Thuy Marie Tran to Marie Thuy Christen

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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE SARATOGA TOWN COUNCIL HELD APRIL 2, 2013, AT 6:00 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE

SARATOGA TOWN HALL

Councilman Wilcoxson called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recit-ed. Members present were Coun-cilman Mike McWain, Councilman Steve Wilcoxson and Councilwom-an Susan Howe. Mayor Zeiger and Councilwoman Judy Welton were absent from the meeting.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Coun-cilman McWain made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Councilwoman Howe seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES: Councilman McWain made a motion to approve the minutes of the March 19, 2013 meeting as presented. Councilwoman Howe seconded and the motion passed unanimously.

APPROVAL OF THE BILLS: Coun-cilwoman Howe read the following bills for approval: Accounts Pay-able: $40,416.55; Payroll and FICA for 3/25/2013 in the amount of $59,870.26; and manual checks in the amount of $45,131.87, for a total of $145,418.68.

Councilwoman Howe made a mo-tion to pay Platte River Pizza the amount of $135.00, seconded by Councilman Wilcoxson. Council-man McWain declared a conflict and abstained. The Motion carried unanimously.

Councilman McWain made a mo-tion to pay the remainder of the bills in the amount of $145,283.68, seconded by Councilwoman Howe. The motion passed unanimously.

Adjournment: Being no further business to come before the meet-ing, Councilwoman Howe made a motion to adjourn. Councilman McWain seconded the motion.

The next regular meeting of the Saratoga Town Council will be

held on April 16, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Saratoga Town Hall.

Councilman Steve WilcoxsonATTEST, Suzie Cox, Clerk

Legal #6113Published in the Saratoga SunApril 24, 2013

Bids will be received by the Owner until 3:00 P.M. Local Time, the 14th of May 2013, at the Encamp-ment Town Hall, 614 McCaffrey Avenue, Encampment, Wyoming. Bids will be publicly opened.

The work shall consist of furnish-ing and installing a connection be-tween the Town of Encampment’s water distribution System and the Sierra Madre Water and Sewer Joint Powers Board (SMWSJPB) water distribution system. The work will include approximately 230 L.F. of 8” watermain; 6” me-ters, valves, and fittings housed in a prefabricated above grade building.

The Owner may reject any and all Bids and reserves the right to waive minor irregularities in any Bid.

Each Bid must be accompanied by Bid Security payable to the Town of Encampment for 5% of the total amount of the Bid, to be forfeited to the Owner as liquidated dam-ages if the Bidder is awarded the Contract and fails to enter into an Agreement with the Owner within thirty (30) days from his notification.

All Bids shall remain open for Sixty (60) days after the day of the Bid opening.

The successful Bidder shall per-form the Work and furnish a Performance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in the amount of 100% of the contract price with a corpo-rate surety approved by the Owner.

The Contractor shall guarantee all materials and equipment furnished and work performed for a period of one year from the date of final ac-ceptance. The Performance Bond shall remain in full force and in ef-fect through the guarantee period.

The Notice to Proceed shall be is-sued within thirty (30) days of the execution of the Agreement by the Owner. If the Notice to Proceed is not issued within this period, this period may be extended by mutu-al agreement between the Owner and the Contractor. If the Notice to Proceed has not been issued within the thirty (30) day period or within any mutually acceptable extension thereof, the Contractor

or the Owner may terminate the Agreement on written notice to the other party, and in such case, there shall be no liability under the Agreement or otherwise on the part of either party.

Contracts will be awarded to the lowest Bidder who has met the minimum requirements set forth in Article 3, Instructions to Bid-ders, and who is determined to be responsible in the sole discretion of the governing body.

Resident Wyoming laborers, work-men and mechanics shall be used upon all work in this contract whenever possible.

Preference is hereby given to ma-terials, supplies, equipment, ma-chinery and provisions produced, manufactured, supplied or grown in Wyoming, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State.

The Contract Documents may be examined at the office of PMPC, 118 E. Bridge Avenue Saratoga, Wyoming 82331 or Encampment Town Hall, 614 McCaffrey Avenue, Encampment Wyoming 82325.

Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of PMPC, Box 370, 118 E. Bridge Av-enue, Saratoga, Wyoming 82331, 307-326-8301, upon payment of $100.00 (non-refundable deposit) for each set. Electronic documents are also available for no charge. Please contact PMPC at 307/326-8301 for download access infor-mation.

A pre-bid conference will be held at 11:00AM on the 2nd of May, 2013, at the Encampment Town Hall, 614 McCaffrey Avenue, Encampment, Wyoming. Representatives of Own-er and Engineer will be present to discuss the Project.

Work shall be completed within 45 days from the date when Contract Times commence.

Town of EncampmentGreg Salisbury, Mayor

Legal #6116Published in the Saratoga SunApril 24, May 1 and 8, 2013

Cash requirements reportTown of Saratoga

April 16, 2013

Carbon County 120.00 Sheriff’s OfficeCarbon Power & 15,366.10 Light Inc.Caselle inc. 1,200.00Custom Builders 48.00DLT Solutions Inc. 612.77Hack’s Tackle 75.00Herold Iron Works 40.58J H Kaspar Oil Co. 3,461.51Lane’s Plumbing 108.40 & HeatingMacPherson, Kelly 3,757.64 & ThompsonMPM Corp. 540.00One Call of Wyoming 16.50PMPC 1,430.00Perue Printing 121.15River Street Motors, Inc. 452.13Sage Civil 12,807.50 EngineeringSaratoga Auto Parts 1,610.47Saratoga Sun, Inc. 1,736.02Saratoga C C J P B 650.00Shively Hardware 3,291.35Susan Collamer 50.00Valley Fire 169.50 Extinguisher Serv.Valley Foods 141.07Waterworks Industries 597.00Waterworks Industries 128.76WCS Telecom 132.22Wolf Hotel 14.25Xerox Corp. 747.52Wyo Department 278.01 of EmploymentKTGA/KBDY Bigfoot 99 25.00D’Ron Campbell 101.80Vaisala Inc. 618.00South Central 6,337.50 Wyoming EMSCaterpiller Financial 1,680.0 Services2Pacific Steel & 394.98 RecyclingOutside Loop 149.00Colby Butler 100.00

Manual checks and liabilitiesTown of Saratoga

April 16, 2013

Unemployment and $9,246.46 Workers CompUnemployment/ $757.52 Workers Comp -Community CenterChild Support Services $96.46Child Support Services $134.77TOTAL: $10,235.21

Payroll for 4/08/13 $47,450.38FICA for $11,719.30 above payrollAccounts Payable $62,298.75Manual checks $10,235.21TOTAL: $131,703.64


Paperman’s 12.00 Recycling ServiceRichard Rideout, 1,150.00 P.C. AttorneyDW Inspection 2,000.00 Systems

TOTAL: 62,298.75


INVITATION TO BID

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Encampment (herein-after called Owner) will receive sealed Bids for the Encampment Emergency Water Connection Project, Encampment, Wyoming, in accordance with the Bidding Documents.


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NOTICE OF APPLICATIONFOR A RENEWAL OF A

RETAIL LIQUOR LICENSE

Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of March 2013, Chez Booze, Inc. filed an application for renewal of a retail liquor li-cense in the office of the clerk of the Town of Encampment for the following described place and premises to wit; a 25’x 40’ room in the NW portion of first floor of building located on lots 23 & 24 of Block 54, Town of Encamp-ment, Wyoming. Any protest, if any there be, against the is-suance of such license, will be heard at the hour of 8:00 p.m., or as time allows, on the 9th day of May, 2013 in the Council Room of the Town Hall, Encampment, Carbon County, Wyoming. Doreen Harvey, CMCClerk/Treasurer

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Notice is hereby given that sealed bids for providing VE-HICLE GLASS REPLACE-MENT AND REPAIRS will be accepted until 2 p.m., May 20, 2013 by the Department of Administration and Infor-mation, Procurement Sec-tion, 700 West 21st Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Only bids submitted on State of Wyoming forms will be considered. Interested par-ties should phone (307) 777-6707 to obtain offi cial pro-posal documents.

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Lucas Jarrett, left, Mandy Harris and Waddie Love (not pictured) of Encampment High School have earned their FFA degrees.Lucas earned his degree through agriculture placement and working at the Grand Encampment Museum, Munroe Ranch and for Bromley Commercial Weed Spraying.Mandy earned her degree through showing horses, pigs and dogs. She is also involved in horse judging, poultry judging and has competed in public speaking. She has also studied parliamentary procedure and worked in the kitchen and restaurant at Saratoga Resort & Spa and at Happy Tails.Waddie earned his degree in agriculture placement and has worked for Shively Hardware, TA and Big Creek Ranch.

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