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There is once again a coffee shop on Flaming Gorge Way. Tolly's Coffee opened its doors not too long ago, on Sept. 21. Tolly's Coffee's owner, Susan Taliaferro Hehr is not new in town, nor is she new to the building. She owns the building, as well as Up-Up and Away Flowers-Balloons and Southwest Beauty Academy, all of which are located in the building. "This building has been in my family for as long as I can remember," Hehr said. The story of Hehr's coffee shop and the building goes back to...
GRHS Varsity boys tennis ended their season triumphantly. The boys team took fourth place at State, with 30 points. Gillette took first. Second was Jackson and third was Cheyenne Central. GRHS boys number two doubles duo, Patrick and Gregory Marchal won first place at State, for number two doubles' Championship Bracket. "When we won it, we were really thrilled," Gregory Marchal said. "We were trying to be optimistic but we didn't think we'd go as far as we did ... I fell over I was so excited."...
The GRHS Volleyball team came away this week with a win and a loss. They started off the week on Tuesday with a loss against Evanston, but picked up their game again against Riverton and won. The game against Riverton went on for five sets; Green River winning three of the five. "It was really good. It was five sets, so we had to fight a lot, and I think they showed a really good job of fighting through some things," Coach Rikki Shantz said. "I feel like that game got our defense back on...
GRHS girls swimmers have put up a tough fight against competitors so far. This weekend, they swam against Cheyenne East and Laramie, and lost. “We had some OK swims,” Coach Coleen Seiloff said. “I think the girls have been working really hard and they’re tired, and so they’re swimming the way that we expect them to at this time of the year.” Laramie is a really competitive team this year, Seiloff said. They are good competition. “They are pretty comparable to us I think, as far as quality goes,...
Parents had a chance to connect with what their children are learning in school, at Jackson Elementary's Reading/Math Night, Sept. 22. This was Jackson's second annual Reading/Math Night. This event aims to "increase communication between home and school," according to resource teacher Jennifer Curry. "It also helps them know what their kid's learning, what standards they're learning in each grade level," she said. The evening event starts out with a presentation from teachers about helpful...
Seniors learned various safety tips Tuesday evening at the Senior Safety First event. Ryan Fotheringham, owner of Freestyle Combative System in Rock Springs lead a demonstration on self defense. He stressed the importance of being aware; aware of one's surroundings, aware of other people, and aware of how you present yourself. Criminals and people who want to hurt people are looking for people who aren't paying attention, Fotheringham said. The reason that is, he said, is if you're not paying at...
A Lhasa Apso taken to Castle Rock Veterinary Clinic last month became an example in the importance of taking care of one’s pets after the veterinarian was forced to put the dog down. “When the basic necessities are denied, who suffers? The pet suffers,” Mary Maestas of Castle Rock Veterinary Clinic said. “The stench of rotting flesh should alert the pet parent of a serious problem, but with some people, that too goes unnoticed until the poor pet that has been in excruciating pain for a very long...
The Green River High School boys varsity tennis doubles teams swept regionals this weekend, winning every doubles bracket. "We took home the most boys championships," Tennis coach Phil Harder said. Taking home the number one doubles bracket were GRHS players McCaden Mikesell and Ian Ebert. Winners of the number two doubles bracket were twins Patrick and Gregory Marchal. The winning team of the number three doubles bracket was duo Evan Carollo and Cody Lee. The wins weren't all fun and games...
This past weekend I attended the Salt Lake City Comic Con, it's something I love to do. Attending comic con for me has become somewhat of a yearly ritual for me. I love it because not only do I get to nerd out with my fellow fantasy, sci-fi, comic book and anime geeks and meet celebrities from my favorite shows and movies, but I get to be somebody else for the day. This year I dressed up as an anime character, Chibi Moon, from the show "Sailor Moon." The two others that attended comic con with...
Green River may see a chance for future growth with help from water and the Wyoming Business Council. Water has a lot to do with a grant the city of Green River is applying for from the Wyoming Business Council. The grant would help build a new water lift station to replace the city’s now expired one. The city plans to submit the grant by December, 2015, for a hopeful total of $1.5 million. A water lift station is used to send water throughout different areas of a town’s sewer system. The wat...
Monday night, I went to the video and discussion event, “Century of Women,” at Western Wyoming Community College. The video titled “Image and Popular Culture” was the last installment of a three-part series event celebrating Wyoming Council for Women’s Issues’ 50th anniversary. The WCWI was started in Wyoming by Governor Clifford Hanson in 1965 to “improve the quality and equality of life for women in Wyoming.” It was a time when there were many women’s issues to contend with. Education for wom...
The Green River High School Varsity Boys’ Tennis Team came away from this weekend’s conference matches with high rankings, earning number two and three doubles teams to be seeded at number one for regionals this weekend. Doubles teams number two, twins Patrick and Gregory Marchal, and number three, Evan Carollo and Cody Lee have been undefeated for the last seven matches against conference opponents. “That will help them for sure,” Tennis coach Phil Harder said. “If you’re seeded high, it de...
Rocky Mountain Power will be able to continue its utility work with the residents of Green River under a new contract now lasting 10 years. Rocky Mountain Power’s franchise contract of 25 years with the City of Green River recently expired, meriting a renewal. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, the council approved an ordinance granting a franchise agreement to Rocky Mountain Power in Green River. The agreement will allow Rocky Mountain Power to continue administering their services without hav...
With a few matches under their belts this year, the GRHS Varsity Tennis players are heating up. The girls have improved in matches won, and boys are keeping up a consistent match win. A couple of the girls teams have been switched around, which have made them stronger, tennis coach Phil Harder said, they are picking up some runs. “Our boys are coming on really nice. They’ve been getting some quality wins these last two weeks specifically,” Harder said. All of the teams, singles and doubl...
By LILLIAN PALMER Staff Writer The Bittersweet Bombshells finished their roller derby season with a bang, and wrecked the Wild West Wreckers of Sheridan, Saturday. The bout finished with Bombshell’s score of 179 to the Wreckers’ 66. The Bombshells latest win totals four wins out of their six bouts played in the 2015 season. Compared to their zero wins in the 2014 season, they’ve shown great progress. “I thought we played really well,” Bombshell blocker Genny Luckau said. “As a team it was one of...
No more guessing whether your child has homework or not. No more shenanigans. Parents will also easily be able to know within a few clicks or less about events going on for multiple schools, all at once. This and more will now be possible with Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s newly developed website, www.swcsd2.org, which launched Aug. 19. “We’re hoping it’s going to be very informative for parents, the community and staff alike,” Assistant Superintendent Jamie Christensen said. “We...
The Green River Police Department will get some online-based backup in the form of Leads Online. The Green River City Council approved a motion for a software agreement with Leads Online, for the investigations division of the GRPD last week. Detectives will utilize Leads Online as an investigative tool. Use of the website for a year will cost $2,848. Funding for the years-worth use of the software will come out of the regular allotted budget of the GRPD Investigations Division, and will not...
Playgrounds are a place for kids, though many playgrounds are not for all kids. Often, school playgrounds and parks are not accessible for children with physical or mental disabilities. Many communities have no disability-friendly playgrounds at all. Until recently, Green River was one of those communities. Allan Demaret, the director of special services saw this as a problem. "We've noticed for a while that the traditional playground that's found on our typical schools or even in our community...
Does Flaming Gorge Way need another traffic light? This was a question posed by a city resident seeking a new traffic light on one of Green River’s busiest streets. During the citizen requests and other communications portion of the city council meeting Tuesday evening, Harris Foster, posed a concern to the council. His concern involved there being a lack of a traffic light at the intersection of Flaming Gorge way and S. 4th W., the area of town where he lives. He was also concerned about the m...
A sure sign that summer is coming to a close is the ending of the summer farmers markets. They are not over yet though. The peaches are ripe, the baked goods are plentiful, and the salsa is fresh. The Green River Farmer's Market will continue from 4-7 p.m., until Sep. 9. "We've had good success this year," Kris Weidner of Weidner Family Specialties said. "Our markets this year seem to be a little bit better than what they have been in years past. I love that it's finally up here." The Green...
A longtime music teacher, a swimming coach with four of his winning teams and a retired engineer publishing an online newsletter will be immortalized into the Green River High School Hall of Fame Friday. During the halftime show taking place at the Green River and Riverton football game, the inductees will be introduced to the crowd. Two of this year’s new Green River High School Hall of Fame inductees, Bill Hoyt and Mark Hoffman, will be honored at halftime. Both inductees have spent much of t...
The economic growth or decline can be seen through the many types of permits applied for through local planning offices. As far as permits and development goes for the city of Green River, residential permits this year and last year are at a higher level compared to years past, as well as some commercial permits as well. “For mid year, we are still higher than what we were in 2010, 2011, 2012. We’ve issued eleven single family homes, and also townhouses,” Laura Profaizer, the city’s communi...
A friend and I were recently discussing what our favorite Wyoming moments would be, specifically the Green River or Rock Springs moments. I had a hard time narrowing it down. I honestly couldn’t think of a specific one, but not because I don’t have any fun or memorable moments in Wyoming. I’ve spent the majority of my life in Wyoming, so many of my memories have been in Wyoming and many of them in Green River and Rock Springs. Something happened last week though that I decided deserved to be co...
A mother received a phone call from her son, who was away from home attending college. This phone call however, was different from other ones. She answered the phone call from her son. She recalls him sounding scared, saying he was in a stairwell, not knowing why. "I'm not doing so well. I'm in a stairwell," he said. "Have you gone to class this week?" his mother asked him. "Did you eat today?" "I don't know," he said. That phone call was a couple years ago. Slowly, occurrences like this...
A Green River resident alleges the city police department violated his civil rights when they responded to a barking dog complaint at his house. Green River resident Terrell Lance went out of town this past weekend. He kept his two dogs at home, with plenty of food and water in the house for them and a dog door to go in and out of the house to urinate and defecate outside, in the backyard. Saturday, at 10 p.m. an officer was called to the Lance residence for a barking dog complaint, by an anonym...
