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Those who want to learn the ins and outs of theater will want to sign up for Green River’s drama boot camp. Green River High School’s theater students are hosting a one-day drama boot camp this Saturday for children in third through seventh grades. To participate, children must fill out a registration form and pay $45 per camper. Forms are available on the GRHS theatre’s Facebook page. This camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the GRHS theater. At the end of the camp, students will...
More than 80 volunteers were honored at the Golden Hour Senior Center Friday during a luncheon. Every year, the GHSC takes time to honor those who help the center out by volunteering their time to deliver meals to home-bound residents, host classes, call bingo or simply help any way they can to make the center a better place. "We cannot tell you enough how much we appreciate you," GHSC executive director Sheela Schermetzler said. She said the meagre staff of 10 could not do nearly as many things...
Children, parents and grandparents were all enjoying the Sweetwater County Library's toddler time. On Monday morning, all gathered around youth services librarian Becky Iwen to "Shake Your Sillies out" before getting into the program. To kick off the program, Iwen sings the song "Shake Your Sillies out." This gives the toddlers one last opportunity to shake that last bit of energy out of their systems before the group moves onto the next part of the program. Next, the toddlers use a scarf to...
Two Green River High School juniors were selected to participate in the American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State. Mary Harris and Abby Alcorn both submitted applications to the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post No. 28 and were accepted to attend Girls State, which is scheduled to take place in June 10-16 at Laramie County Community College. According to the website www.wyamericanlegionauxiliary.org/girls-state, "The purpose of American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wyoming Girls State is...
Once again, Green River Animal Control is hosting a pet food drive for the Green River Food Bank. Animal control officer Kim Wilkins said, this is about the fourth year in a row they have hosted the pet food drive. The goal is to help those out who are in need. She said the pet food is taken to the city’s Food Bank where employees distribute it to families who are in need of pet food. Wilkins said sometimes when a family comes on hard times, they don’t have enough money to purchase pet food for...
The Green River Lady Wolves soccer team traveled to Worland for its tournament last weekend and came home with three wins and one loss. The Lady Wolves finished the tournament in ninth place out of 14 teams competing. The Lady Wolves fell to their first game against Douglas, 4-2, and won the rest of their games against Pinedale, 4-2, Riverton, 3-2 and Rawlins, 2-0. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the overall play of the Lady Wolves was good this weekend. “I feel we dominated every single game,” Wya...
What artwork placed on the walls at the new Sweetwater County Justice Center will be left up to the departments moving into it. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Wally Johnson started a discussion in regards to what type of artwork should be placed on the walls in the new justice center. Johnson said he knows some of the artwork from the 333 Broadway location will be moved into the new facility and placed on the walls in common areas of the center, but the artwork...
During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Sheriff Mike Lowell’s budget came under some scrutiny. The Commissioners are requesting a meeting with Sheriff Lowell to discuss the projected budget overage of $291,000. Chairman Reid West started the conversation by saying Sheriff Lowell is running out of time to get his budget back on track. He and the other county commissioners received a letter from Lowell informing the board that he is projecting a $291,000 shortfall. West said the b...
Each year, I get the pleasure of getting dusty and sifting through books upon books of old newspapers in search of interesting historical stories. For me, this is one of the perks of the job. Each historical edition I write articles for the more I learn about Green River’s past. As I delve into the past, I am surprised at where we’ve been and how far we’ve come. This year, I marveled at how ingenuity and brute force could make something visible from almost every part of town, the twin tunne...
Last Tuesday, the Lady Wolves soccer team pulled off its first non-conference win against the Evanston Lady Red Devils. "The losing streak's over," head coach Tracy Wyant said she heard her Lady Wolves saying after the game. With the 3-2 win, the Lady Wolves now are 1-1 in conference play. "It felt good to get one under the belt," Wyant said. "It builds confidence and takes off the pressure." Wyant said the win was good, but Evanston hasn't been known to be a strong soccer team. However, she...
With the parking lot at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center full, residents had no choice but to park along Highway 30 to attend the annual Easter Carnival. For the fourth year in a row, CRRC hosted an Easter Carnival for its spring fundraiser. All of the proceeds raised during the event will go to the activities fund. Marilyn Dockter, CRRC social services director, said the center used to host an annual Easter egg hunt, but then they decided to change it to a carnival because a lot of other...
Easter decorations were placed throughout Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center to get residents and children alike in the mood for the Easter Carnival. Children and their parents were bustling around the center Friday playing the games the center had to offer, buying raffles tickets for a chance to win a prize basket or making crafts. One of the most popular games at the carnival, was the cake walk. Children were encouraged to walk around a circle until the music stopped. Once the music stopped,...
Finding the right lineup and getting into a rhythm is something the Green River High School Lady Wolves soccer team will work on this season. “We’re more of a defensive team, than an offensive team,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. This week, the Lady Wolves were working on two different lineups to see how they would work for them. Wyant said it’s just going to take the team a little longer to get to know each other and start playing like a team. So far, the team has lost three games this season,...
The Lady Wolves soccer team have had a rough start to the season, but that's something that should change as the season progresses what they showed Green River fans last night. The Green River High School Lady Wolves have lost three of their last four games, losing two non-conference games and one conference game, and winning one conference game against Evanston last night, 3-2. On Thursday, the Lady Wolves had a short trip over to Rock Springs to play the Lady Tigers, and they left with their f...
Focusing on new humanitarian projects is something the sewing group at the Golden Hour Senior Center makes a priority. Every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., including a break for lunch, the sewing group meets at the GHSC. The group varies from week to week. Some enjoy coming in the morning, while others prefer the afternoon. Regardless of what time they come in, they are ready to create items for others. The items they sew for others have been come to be known as their humanitarian projects....
Tap, tap, tap, tap. This was the sound coming from one of Harrison Elementary School's rooms Thursday afternoon. The students in music teacher James Themig's class were playing on beat buckets, which looked like they were made from old coffee cans. "The coffee-can drums are called 'beat buckets,' which were introduced to me by Artie Almeida, who has published several music education books," Themig said. Themig said Almeida led the elementary sessions at the Wyoming Music Educator's Conference...
The future of the chief deputy positions at the county level is still up for discussion. The issue came up when the Sweetwater County Commissioners were discussing whether or not to approve a request to replace the chief deputy position in the County Assessor’s Office. After the Commissioner brought up several issues, a motion was made to table a request to replace the assessor’s office chief deputy position. Garry McLean, human resources director, said the position was left vacant after Dave Di...
When Mike Bond was watching a Facebook series he never thought it would translate into him wanting to start a nonprofit organization, but it did. The show Mike was watching was called "Returning the Favor" with Mike Rowe. During Season 2: Episode 9's Sleep in Heavenly Peace, Rowe visits Luke Mickelson who started Sleep in Heavenly Peace, an organization whose mission is to ensure no child in their town has to sleep on the floor. This organization is based out of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Mike said he...
A woman accused of child abuse after allegedly choking a child under 16 years of age could face prison time. Joanna Stephenson, 28, of Green River, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to one felony count of child abuse where she pleaded not guilty. If found guilty, Stephenson could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place June 11 at 9 a.m. According to court documents, on...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners will not sign a contract with Castle Rock Hospital District to provide the district with $81,000. During the Commissioners’ meeting Tuesday morning, the Commissioners were divided on whether or not to enter into a contract with CRHD after the board raised issues with having to publish their salaries in the newspaper several months ago. Commissioners Randy Wendling and Wally Johnson voted in favor of the contract, while Commissioners Reid West, Don Van Matre a...
About 35 students from Green River High School decided to join the nationwide school walkout to protest against gun violence. With signs in hand, the students formed a small group outside of the high school, where they met with Principal Darren Howard and Green River Police Department School Resource Officer Ken Yager. GRHS student Jesse Lauze-Reyes said they not only wanted to memorialize those who died in the Florida shooting, but bring up some issues they had about the school's safety...
Thespians, musicians and vocalists will hit the stage during the Green River High School's rendition of School of Rock. This musical is about an overly enthusiastic guitarist Dewey Finn, who is played by Wolfgang Dittman. Finn gets kicked out of his bar band and desperately needs to find work. He poses as a substitute teacher at an elite, private elementary school where he exposes the children to hard rock. The musical is scheduled to take place this Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m....
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team took first at districts and qualified 13 students to go to nationals. The WindRiver District Tournament took place in Rock Springs this weekend and the GRHS team was ready. In a dominate fashion, they took first place with 107 points, Natrona County came in second with 77 points and Jackson grabbed third with 75 points. “The district tournament was difficult and as challenging as expected,” assistant coach Jason Grubb said. “Students were at th...
Simple movements are now being used to help one prevent themselves from falling. These movements are what Mary Grubb is now teaching seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:20 a.m. in the Tai Chi moving for better balance class. On Monday, Grubb was busy showing the participants how to walk from heal to toe. Once the participants got the hang of it, Grubb took them out into the hallway to practice. "This is what you should be practicing at home," Grubb said. The...
Second place wasn't what the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team expected to get at the state competition, but that's over and they are now focusing on districts. "They were disappointed. It wasn't the result they were hoping for, but there is some great competition throughout the state," assistant coach Jason Grubb said. "It is a difficult tournament. We have been trading off first-place finishes with Cheyenne East all season at various tournaments. They had a good state tournament."...
