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Lydia's story begins in Chicago. Little did she know, her tale would soon lead her to Wyoming. She sets out on a journey searching for her long lost mother. Her search brings her to Rock Springs, where she unexpectedly finds more than what she is looking for. Lydia's story is the premise of author Julie A. Burns' murder-mystery novel "The Purse." Like Burns' book character Lydia, she originated elsewhere yet found herself in Rock Springs later in life. Burns is originally from Iowa, and has...
Pet food filled the Green River Animal Shelter last week; 800 pounds of food. The food which spanned the width of the desk from one wall to the opposite was donated to the Green River food bank. This was the third year the animal shelter hosted their spring pet-food drive, and the largest amount collected to date. The drive collected about 200 pounds of pet food in 2014. The amount collected doubled from the first, with 400 pounds of food donated in 2015. The pounds doubled again from that this...
The countdown to regionals and state is on. This week is going to decide some important qualifying outcomes in the battle to state. The Green River girls varsity soccer team finished a successful weekend against two teams. The lady wolves battled Evanston Thursday; a game which would result in a tie. Evanston has been improving and played a good game, head coach Tracy Wyant said. Green River had some unlucky shots, she said and missed some opportunities to finish on some goals. The two goals of...
Vibrant colors swirling around and around was the sight seen when the Wind River Dancers performed at Lincoln Middle School Wednesday afternoon. The dancers are of the Arapaho Tribe and perform throughout the region. Their teach and carry on their heritage and culture through song and dance. Before their performance, group coordinator Darrell LoneBear asks the middle school audience to raise a hand if they are of native decent, resulting in a number of hands popping up throughout the group....
Volunteers make a difference in any organization. The difference volunteers make at the Golden Hour Senior Center is a visible one. To show thanks and appreciation of the center's many senior volunteers, the center hosted a volunteer appreciation luncheon for them. No volunteers lifted a finger during the lunch. It was their turn to sit, relax and be served. Volunteers are present and active at the center everyday from when the time it opens at 8 a.m., until the center closes at 4 p.m....
“The sky is falling,” may not be the best thing to hear at a city budget workshop. Neither are the words “managing the free fall,” which is what a portion of the budget presentation was titled at Thursday’s workshop. “The sky hasn’t fallen yet, but it’s getting pretty cloudy,” city finance director Chris Meats said. After a reduction of between $1.3-$1.5 million in sales tax revenue, combined with the city’s $3.9 million in operational costs, and two rounds of cuts across the board, the city...
If a natural disaster was to strike Sweetwater County today, there would be no plan to cover its impact on the community. Research and planning is currently underway to create a regional multi-hazard mitigation plan for natural hazards such as floods, wild fires, winter storms, dam failures and others. The plan will pertain to Region 4 of Wyoming, which includes Sweetwater County, Lincoln County and Uinta County. The state hired the company Amec Foster Wheeler to help Green River Interim Fire...
The first five minutes were good, until Rock Springs made their first goal. Four goals later, the game would end with Green River being shut out at Tigers Stadium. "As soon as they scored on us, we got put on our heels and just couldn't' recover," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "It's not the game I was expecting, that was for sure." Rock Springs played a different game than Green River is used to seeing them play. The tigers' top scorers made some over-the-top kicks into the goal that made for a...
Little hands were creating something new out of something old at Green River's Earth Day celebration Friday. Children painted glue onto recycled milk cartons then decorated them as they chose. The spout of the carton was cut off leaving the bottom square to make planters. Some were brightly colored and some even with bows, made of recycled plastic snack bags. "I'm gonna make mine kind of like a rainbow, but a handle," Corinne Fauntleroy said. Corinne decided to make her recycled project into a b...
Sweetwater County’s premiere karate tournament returns to Green River next month, after a five-year hiatus and the city expects a bump in tourism dollars flowing to local businesses. While the tournament started in Rock Springs 36 years ago, the tournament moved to Green River in 1991. Jim Dean of Pineda’s Kenpo Karate took over leadership of the tournament from founder Willie Pineda. For two decades the tournament was an annual part of the Green River community. “It grew up in Green River...
The girls varsity soccer team at Green River High School had a successful weekend, defeating two visiting Natrona County teams. The Lady Wolves won their game Friday afternoon against Natrona 4-1, and against Kelly Walsh Saturday, 2-1, after going into overtime. Friday's game success was tribute to the team's hard work leading up to the game. "It went well for us, we always prepare for a tough game against the Casper schools," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "We played good soccer and made sure to...
Two long-standing middle school track records were broken Thursday during the Green River Middle School Invite. Lincoln Middle School seventh grader Jade Arnell broke the girls 1,600 meter record by four seconds Thursday, when she finished with a time of 5:55. The previous record was held by Dawn Ash, which was set in 1987. Thursday's record-braking meet culminated when Lincoln eighth grader Carly Kettering broke the long standing eighth-grade girls 400 meters record, which was previously set...
One dollar can still buy a few items in today’s society. Even less items sell for less than a dollar. A dollar and some odd cents can buy a few more items. Most of these items come from a dollar store, some snack options from a convenient store, or food items on a fast food value menu. Another item one can buy with a lone dollar is a singular issue of the Green River Star newspaper. I as a newspaper reporter think this is a great price, considering all the effort and hours of work that is put i...
Work on Second South started last week and residents should get used to the construction work, as it should continue throughout the year. Construction is projected to span through the summer months and into the fall of 2016 and may lead into spring of 2017. The Second South project was one of five sixth penny road improvement projects voted on by residents in 2012. Sixth penny projects are funded by the sixth penny taxes, allocated for projects such as this. This year’s project is third of t...
After some feedback from Green River residents, the city Council came to a consensus at Tuesday’s meeting about the future location of the solid waste transfer station. The Council approved to keep the site where it’s been planned for, where the current scale house for the landfill is now on the corner of Upland Way and the gateway to Highway 530 near South Hill. Planning for the Upland Way location had been officially voted and decided on in the past, and has been in the planning since 200...
The Mission at Castle Rock Convalescent Center will see some changes in the near future. Planning and preparation for the Villa portion of the center to be converted into an assisted living facility is underway. Two years ago when Mission took over the Villa and Castle Rock Convalescent Center, Mission’s goal for the facility was to do what they could to make the center a viable option for the community and Mission still intends to do that, President and CEO of Mission, Gary Kelso said. At t...
The Green River High School Girls Soccer team is on a roll. It's almost midway through the season and the lady wolves are already making a name for themselves. The girls dominated the Friday games at the Worland tournament this weekend, but fell short Saturday as a result of exhaustion. "We did really good Friday," head coach Tracy Wyant said. "We started out really good, really strong." Wyant said those first games were good for her and the team because she was able to try a variation of...
Locally-loved drive-thru coffee shop Java Connection got the "Jitters" recently. This bustling business has a new owner and a face lift. Susan Murphy reopened the coffee shop Feb. 27, as Jitters. In recent years, the locally owned drive-thru coffee shop and ice cream shop at 705 Uinta Drive has been a seasonal business. Pat and Tom Tucker owned the duo shop on Green River's main drag for years, where many residents frequented and regulars knew their favorite concoctions. Murphy was one of those...
A Guild Mortgage Company branch opened up its doors at 541 E. Flaming Gorge Way with a ribbon cutting March 29. Green River resident Miranda Barrett decided to open up the branch location in Green River after she was asked by Guild if she would like to head a branch location in the area. She'd been working with Guild for about a year before then, only on the banking side of operations. Before starting with Guild in last November, she'd worked at a local bank, working with mortgage companies on l...
Discussion at Tuesday’s city council workshop debated the possibility of where the future city’s solid waste transfer station should be built. It’s been planned for the city’s landfill to close in the year 2017, and a transfer station to take its place, to transfer Green River’s waste to Rock Springs’ landfill. The location of the future transfer station has been planned to be located where the current scale house for the landfill is now, on the corner of Upland Way and the gateway to highway...
Determining how many people a cookie can feed was something students were asked to do. A third grade class and a kindergarten class at Harrison elementary school answered this question when representative Stan Blake visited them Tuesday. The visit was part of the Legislator in the Classroom program. Blake visited with the students and taught them about the legislative process and the importance of voting. During Blake's visit, he produced a simulation of a bill being drafted and then amended;...
Enter the 2016 Green River High School girls' soccer team; they're fresh, they're new and improving from the start. This budding team earned two wins out of their first three games this season. Their first game of the season, against Star Valley, gave the Lady Wolves a rough start. Star Valley took the game 2-0. Despite that early loss, Green River got back on top during their second game April 5 against Evanston. The game went into overtime, with Green River winning 3-1. The Lady Wolves also...
Hours, days and years of practice, memorization and sweat culminate up to the few moments a martial-arts student presents their skills in front of three judges. For a form presentation, the student walks up to the judges, presents themselves, bows and begins their chosen technique. Every movement counts, every angle of the feet, arms and body. The student bows again, returns to their place and waits for their score. Martial arts students from Green River, along with other area students and...
Longtime residents may not have any difficulty finding their way to various destinations in the city of Green River, but for those who are traveling through or visiting for an event, some places prove difficult to find. Funds were finalized at Tuesday’s city council meeting for construction of way-finding signs in Green River. The total project budget is set at $168,000. The amount of $84,000 is paid for by a Wyoming Business Council Enhancement Grant, which was awarded to the city in O...
Hard times are ahead for Green River. Green River has gone through five straight years of budget cuts; and this coming fiscal year is no different. In fact, it’s worse. “The state took some large hits this year,” Green River finance director Chris Meats said. The city will plan a budget with a substantial cut in funds totaling $1.2 million. The deficit comes from two avenues of revenue; consensus funding from the county and sales taxes revenue. The state has also cut its budget for the past...
