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For some it was the last high school tournament they would ever compete in. For others, it was a chance to experience speech and debate at nationals and learn from the experience. Thirteen students from the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team recently attended the National Speech and Debate Tournament in Florida. Abigail Grubb competed in informative, Jesse Lauze-Reyes and Rebecca Shamer chose World School debate, Gregory Marchal participated in extemporaneous speaking, Victoria Allen...
Sweetwater County will join other Wyoming and Utah counties in a class-action lawsuit against the Federal Government to recover money owned under the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners voted unanimously to approve entering into the class-action lawsuit. Chairman Reid West was absent. In the original case, Kane County, Utah, vs. the United States, Kane County claimed the government should have to pay the money owed...
Every once in a while, a memory from my childhood comes back to me vividly. Sometimes it doesn’t even have anything to do with what I’m doing, but the memory floods in and I can’t help but relive it. Sometimes the memories are good and other times they are bad, but they’re my memories just the same. This past week, as I was thinking about the Fourth of July fireworks my family will see, when a memory came back to me. It was when I saw my first big fireworks show. I was probably in element...
It’s still unclear whether or not a sixth-penny tax initiative will form in time for this year’s election, but some officials have already voiced opposition to it. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, a few of the Commissioners voiced opposition to the cities bringing forth a sixth-penny tax initiative. Chairman Reid West said it sounds like the cities are going to want to discuss getting a sixth-cent initiative. “We already have a position on it,” West said. That positio...
When Jasmine Taylor was 29 years old she discovered a lump in her breast. She can recall the first time she felt it. Taylor was playing with her four-year-old son when she bumped her breast and felt a lump. Taylor, who was still producing breast milk to donate to mothers who couldn’t produce any thought it was just a blocked milk duct. However, when the lump didn’t go away in a couple of weeks, her family and friends strongly encouraged her to get it checked out. “Luckily, mine was caught early...
Both Green River High School students attending the 76th session of American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State felt the experience reassured them of becoming active community members. Seniors Mary Harris and Abigail Alcorn recently attended Girls State, which was a week-long event hosted at Laramie County Community College in Cheyenne. According to a press release, upon arrival, the girls are assigned to different “cities,” where they live during Girls State. During the program, which is ope...
For the second year in a row, one Green River student is going to take a break from regular summer activities to help others in another country. For Jarin Mandros, a Green River High School senior, summer isn’t just about hanging out with friends, it’s about helping others and having new experiences. According to a press release, “Mandros will join other high school students from around the world in Patate, a small Andean village, where they will live in the community, get to know the local...
Each week, crafters arrive at Golden Hour Senior Center center ready to try their hands at a new project. Thursday morning, a handful of crafters were working on various projects. Craft instructor Judy McClellan said one of the crafts the ladies were making was a wooden skewer mirror. The mirror is created by attaching wooden skewers to the back of a round mirror. "At the stores, they run like $50," McClellan said. However, the ones they were making cost a fraction of that price, between the...
The cause of the Telephone Canyon Fire may never be known, but it's a wake up call to just how dangerously dry it is right now. Even with the recent rains, it's still dry out and Thursday's fire was a reminder of that. At about 1:30 p.m. residents in Green River not only heard the sirens of the fire trucks, but could see the smoke billowing out and over Mansface. The fire was located at the base of Telephone Canyon, not too far from the Green River City Water Treatment Plant. Green River Fire...
Out with the old and in with the new. This old adage holds true for many situations and so does it in this case. The city of Green River has torn down the old concrete “Welcome to Green River “sign and is going to replace it with a new metal and rock work sign. Brad Raney, Green River Parks and Recreation director, said he’s not sure how long the old concrete sign had been located at the entrance to Green River. The sign had holes in it because it had to be moved one time and its estim...
Even those looked up to by children need improvement and that's exactly what the Green River Wolf Pack Dance Team did. Last week, the dance team attended the EPIC Dance and Drill camp in Park City, Utah. Those attending the dance camp were Sheridan Sherwin, Hailey Finstad, Bailee Roberts, Katherine Skinner, Morgan Whiting, Aundra Drinkle, Angelina Gilbert, Megan Cleary, Kinley Cochrane, Emmalee Skinner, Sydney Ferrer, Rayne Welch, Jocelyn Johnson, Ellisa Morris, Taylor Melhorn, Kayleigh Schuh,...
Not only could this man play multiple instruments, he could tell a good story, which kept his audience laughing and wanting more. On Friday, the Golden Hour Senior Center had special visitor Bill Rossiter of Montana on hand to entertain seniors for its Father's Day program. When Rossiter wasn't telling stories, he was playing the guitar, harmonica, autoharp or banjo. Rossiter said in the past, newspaper would print lyrics songwriters had wrote with instructions on which familiar tune to sing it...
On Thursday, a local real estate agent and her employees were recognized for supporting their National Guardsman coworker. Bob Austin, ombudsman for the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, presented Cheryl Jensen with the patriot award. Austin said in 1994 U.S. Congress passed the Uniformed Services Employment and Re-employment Rights Act. This act protects the jobs of those serving the county. As demands of the serviceman became greater, so did the demands on the employer become...
This Green River High School teacher is one of 52 across the country receiving an award and funding for college. Erin Freeman, world history, AP government and world geography teacher, recently found out through a letter that she was awarded the James Madison Fellowship by the James Madison Fellowship Foundation of Alexandria, Va. According to a press release, “James Madison Fellowships support further study of American history by college graduates who aspire to become teachers of American h...
For the first time in a long time, two Green River children will once again know what it's like to sleep in their own bed. For Julianna Kloefkorn, 11, and her brother Gabriel Kloefkorn, 7, taking turns sleeping with their mother, Jennifer Ferguson, was a nightly occurrence. Ferguson said she had bought two different bunk beds for them for a local store, but it was cheaply made and both of them broke. For a family tight on money, she wasn't about to make that mistake again. She did the best she...
For some a love of playing music never dies. Some of these music lovers can be found at the Golden Hour Senior Center on Monday afternoons during the jam session hour, which starts at 1 p.m. Over the year, some players come and go and this past session wasn't any different. Pianist Bill Hoyt said this was the first time in a long time this particular group of players consisting of Lawrance "Jug" Lowell, Randy Stonebraker, Pat Jennings and himself, have played together. All but Hoyt were on the g...
Finding out four years of college will be completely paid for is not only exciting, but a relief for one graduate. Green River High School graduate Gregory Marchal is one of two students receiving a full ride from the STARR Charitable Foundation Scholarship to attend Michigan State University. The other student eceiving this scholarship is his twin brother Patrick. According to a press release from MSU, "The STARR Charitable Foundation Scholarship pays all regular costs of eight semesters at...
The chance at a full-ride scholarship was enough to entice one Green River graduate to think about a college he may not have otherwise considered. For Patrick Marchal, Green River High School graduate, picking the right college is important and various factors have to be considered, including majors, minors, how far the school is from home, how big the campus is and what activities, clubs and organizations it has. However, that didn't stop him from applying for the STARR Charitable Foundation...
It was a beautiful day. At least for me anyways. It was in the 80s, a light breeze and barely a cloud in the sky. Since it was so warm, I decided it would be a perfect day for my boys and I to try out the new inflatable 10-foot pool I purchased for us to use this summer. We had already had the pool blown up and filled with water. All we needed to do was remove the tarp we had placed over it to prevent it from getting too many bugs in it and we were all set. The boys had already put their...
A man who asked his girlfriend to send him inappropriate photos had one felony charge dismissed and the other will be also be dismissed if he can complete probation. Jacob Ariel Allen, 19, of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for a sentencing hearing to two counts of sexual exploitation of children. On the first count, Allen induced a child to engage in making pornography. On the second count, Allen possessed child pornography. Count two was...
Green River is one step closer to having parimutuel wagering coming to the city. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to allowing Wyoming Downs, LLC, to conduct parimutuel wagering on live horse racing, historic horse racing and simulcast events at the Town Bar and Grill. In an interview, Cliff McCarlie, Wyoming Downs representative and manager at Evanston’s live horse track, said they plan to have 20 machines lik...
Seniors and homebound residents who needed additional help taking care of their pets' needs had their wishes granted last Wednesday afternoon. For the past month, the Golden Hour Senior Center has had tags with pet needs placed on a bulletin board for anyone to take home, purchase the supplies and bring them back. Irish Kreis, GHSC activities and marketing coordinator, said 136 tags for various items including cat and dog food, toys and beds and those asking for monetary donations for vaccinatio...
As he looks through the quilts, he’s just waiting to see the one that speaks to him the most. He’s not looking closely at the stitching, the pattern chosen, but the overall appearance of the quilt. It’s his job as Green River’s mayor to pick out a quilt each year to be given the Mayor’s Choice Award at Quilting on the Green, which took place this weekend, but it’s something Mayor Pete Rust doesn’t take lightly. A lot of thought goes into the process he uses before a selection is made, even th...
It’s time to sign up for the Sweetwater County Library System’s summer reading program. Officially, adults and children could stay sign up for the summer reading programs Tuesday, but they may continued to sign up any time at either the Sweetwater County Library in Green River or the Rock Springs Library or White Mountain Library in Rock Springs. The program starts June 4 and runs until Aug. 11. “The summer reading program is important and beneficial for kids because it helps prevent learn...
With all of the schools in the county finishing this week, the parks and playgrounds were filled with children. On Friday children could be seen playing on a variety of parks including the skate park, Riverside Park and Roosevelt Park. Those who weren't playing could be seen riding bikes throughout town or walking up and down the Greenbelt with friends. While Maycie Johnson, Juliette Fullerston, Sydnee and Tobias Vaughn played their parents talked about how nice it was outside, which in their...
