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Summer has officially arrived in Green River and one of the greatest pleasures of the season is swimming. We in this community are fortunate to have a robust river flowing through town and a lovely Green Belt which makes summertime recreation more enjoyable. Water recreation offers fun for the whole family and swimming is excellent exercise, but we must never forget that water recreation has risks, and that is true whether you are boating at Flaming Gorge, tubing by the island or swimming in a pool. Water levels on the Green River are...
You may have noticed that there is a lot of work going on around town these days. This summer is going to be a very busy season for Green River. Many projects that have been in the planning for years will finally be coming to fruition and a few new projects are happening too. To begin with, Second South Street is getting a makeover. You’ve probably noticed the detour signs already and may have wondered what was happening. A few years ago, citizens voted on several projects to be funded by the Sixth Penny Tax and improvements to Second South w...
A few months ago the ity formed a beautification committee in partnership with Sweetwater County Travel and Tourism. Just this week the Beautification Committee learned that they have been awarded a grant from the Wyoming Department of Transportation, which means their first project will get underway this summer. The project is the first phase of a xeriscaping plan at the east entrance of town. The round grassy field diagonally across from the chamber’s sign is the first focus of the beautification committee’s efforts. It will be lan...
The Vernal Equinox may not take place until March 20 but meteorologically speaking, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac, the official spring season begins on March 1. OK, it might not look much like spring outside your window right now, but take heart; spring will eventually find its way to Green River and since this most ebullient of seasons does indeed begin in just a few days, why not start getting ready? Last week, the public works department hosted their first Earth Day Fair planning meeting and this got us all daydreaming about the beau...
Across North America, February is recognized as Black History Month. Although it may not be evident today, African Americans played an important role in the settling of the west. In Wyoming, the Equality State, many former slaves found freedoms that were not granted to them in other parts of the country even after the Declaration of Independence had been signed and the Civil War was over. Many African American men came west with the expansion of the Transcontinental Rail Road. Most of the black laborers who worked on the rail roads were...
“Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age,” wrote Francis P. Church, in an editorial to a worried little girl the autumn of 1897. At the time of Virginia’s letter asking to be told the truth of whether there is a Santa Claus, Francis Church, a former Civil War correspondent, was an aging, sardonic editorial writer for the New York Sun. Reportedly, Mr. Church bristled and “pooh-poohed” the idea when his boss suggested he pen a response to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. But then as...
This Thursday at 5:30 p.m. the city lights up the Mayor’s Tree in downtown Green River. Baring that in mind, we thought it might be amusing to share a bit of history about one of America’s most beloved Holiday traditions. If you are a fan of Christmas Carols you may be familiar with “O Tannenbaum,” and may even know that it’s a German carol made popular in America during the days when groups of singers went door to door serenading their neighbors or perched on bustling street corners as Christmas shoppers whirled by. But you may not know that...
Every year on the first day of Camp Chipmunk all the Girl Scouts assembled in the dining hall, joined in a rousing round of “Old Mother Leary” usually accompanied by the pounding of forks and a few hoots and hollers for special effect. The song gives a thrilling account of the Great Chicago Fire and the naughty cow blamed for starting it. The whole thing was very exciting because the girls were separated into groups and assigned parts. Following my favorite line in the song, “And when the cow kicked it over, she winked her eye and said, ‘Ther...
Have you ever been to the Fellsmere Florida Frog Leg Festival or the Duck Tape Festival in Avon Ohio? How about the Wisconsin State Cow Chip Throw? America’s small-town festivals celebrate just about everything from the classic springtime cherry festivals scattered across the northwest, to somewhat more unique celebrations like the Bean Fest and the Great Championship Outhouse Race which takes place every October in Mountain View, Arkansas. Everyone knows that festivals are loads of fun but they also help rural communities create a sense of ide...
