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What on earth is on the ceiling? That was the first thought that popped into my head as I looked at the ceiling in my son Matthew’s bedroom. I knew something was amiss because I heard a whole bunch of “thud, thud, thudding” sounds coming from his room. These thudding sounds were followed by loud laughter from both of my sons Matthew, 8, and John, 5. I was in my bathroom at the time getting ready for work when I heard the suspicious sounds. I knew they were up to something and so I walked as qu...
Residents are encouraged to get out and face the cold to participate in the Frostbite run and walk. On Saturday, the city of Green River is hosting the Frostbite 5K, 10K and one-mile family fun run. Those who want to participate in the event must register and pay ahead of time at the website www.runnercard.com “It’s just an extra thing we’re going to do,” recreation supervisor Katie Duncombe said about the fun run. She said kids and parents can sign up to participate in the one-mile family...
In an effort to help the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center cover its costs, it will receive $100,000 this year and be paid two times a year instead of once each year after. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting last week, the Commissioners listened to CDC executive director Lu Kasper discuss the budget issues the CDC is currently having. Kasper said the revenues from the state have been cut by $1 million over the past three years. To help offset the costs, the CDC has...
This time the new Chamber CEO’s position was filled by someone who was already working at the Green River Chamber of Commerce. Lisa Herrera, was announced as the new Chamber CEO, which is effective immediately, according to a press release stated. “Lisa has stepped up a multitude of times as the interim CEO,” Chamber board chairman Angela Shutran said. “We felt she was the best pick for us.” Shutran said Herrera not only acted as the interim CEO after Rebecca Briesmaster resigned, but she acted...
It was standing room only at the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning when residents and organizational leaders from across the state let the Commissioners know how they felt about U.S. Representative Liz Cheney’s proposed Wilderness Study Area bill. Before public comment started chairman Reid West explained the county is not the driving force behind this discussion, but Cheney’s proposed WSA bill was. West said the Commissioners were misinformed and were under the ass...
A man who asked his girlfriend to send him photos is now facing two felony charges. Jacob Ariel Allen, 19, of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for an arraignment to two counts of sexual exploitation of children. On the first count, Allen allegedly induced a child to engage in making pornography. On the second count, Allen allegedly possessed the child pornography. According to court documents, On July, 28, 2017, during and unrelated...
The Lady Wolves season ended in Jackson at the regional tournament when the team lost its first game. On Thursday the Green River High School Lady Wolves took on Natrona County and knew they had to win to advance to state. The Lady Wolves struggled this season with injuries, but that didn’t stop them from working hard. Despite their efforts, the team lost to Natrona, 66-32. “I was just pleased with how hard the girls worked in that game,” head coach Rick Carroll said. During the game, the Lady W...
Students in the high school’s “We the People” program are trying to raise enough money to pay for a trip to Washington D.C., to compete on a national level. Erin Freeman, Green River High School teacher and the “We the People” program leader, said the program is a national civics education curriculum that some schools have adopted. Students in “We the People” are in the GRHS’s AP government class, a rigorous, elective class the students take to prepare for the AP exam. “It is the premier gover...
With the regular season behind them, the Green River High School Speech and Debate team will set its sights on state. This weekend, 17 students representing the GRHS Speech and Debate team will attend state at Lander High School. "The coaches meet together to decide on who will compete at state. They look at how a student has done over the entire season. They look at how a student is doing now," assistant coach Jason Grubb said. "Are they at their best? Is there room to grow? Will they be compet...
In a dominant fashion, the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team came home with two first-place trophies. The team recently traveled to Greybull and Worland to compete in a couple of smaller tournaments. In Greybull, they finished first with 109 points, while Worland took second with 38 points and Greybull took third with 34 points. In Worland, the team took first with 114 points, followed by Jackson with 39 points and Rock Springs with 28. “Greybull was a smaller tournament. We were on...
The Lady Wolves basketball team ended its regular season with two losses at home. This past weekend, the Green River High School Lady Wolves played Natrona County and lost 64-26. They also played and lost to Kelly Walsh, 69-35. “We competed pretty well rebounding wise,” head coach Rick Carroll said. Kelly Walsh only had one more rebound than the Lady Wolves, he said. “(Against) Kelly Walsh we gave up too many offensive rebounds,” Carroll said. “They’re a good team and we just can’t do th...
Several hundred Green River students submitted stories and poems in this year’s Young Authors Awards Competition. Fredrick Schwartz, Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s Young Authors coordinator, said just one school alone submitted more than 300 entries, which made for a pretty tough competition. Schwartz said each elementary school judges their own entries and then send him the first-place winners. In a second round of judging, it was narrowed down to 77 entries that placed first thr...
Clapping and laughter filled the air as seniors moved along to the music. The Golden Hour Senior Center's Zumba Gold class continues to grow the longer it runs. At first, a small group would faithfully show up each week, but now there can be anywhere from 15 to as many as 20 working out to music. On Monday morning, one of the first songs played was the Village People's "YMCA" and the ladies in attendence were really moving to the beat. They were swaying back and forth while mimicking the moves Z...
The old adage, “You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar,” is something that still resonates with me. It’s also something I wish other people would remember when they are approaching me for a favor. Like most people, I don’t like people demanding that I do something for them. If you really want me to do a favor for you, would it kill you to ask nicely? I just don’t understand where the simple common courtesies such as “please and thank you” are going. It seems as though those are thr...
After months of discussion between Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell and the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners, the Sheriff’s Department will start the process of hiring three people. During a recent Commissioners meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to allow Sheriff Lowell to start the process for hiring two additional court security officers. As for the request for an additional detention officer, it was a 4-1 vote. Commissioner John Kolb was the only commissioner o...
Portions of the Golden Hour Senior Center building will act as a temporary shelter for The Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center should they ever be faced with an emergency evacuation situation. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday, the commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum or understanding between the county, GHSC and Mission. Under the MOU, Mission can use the GHSC building as a temporary shelter for its residents if an emergency occurs. A few months...
Lately, it seems as though all the Wyoming Legislature wants to do is cut, cut, cut, while sitting on a pile of saved money. It’s one thing to cut because there’s no other choice, but it’s another thing to cut because “education funding deserves its fair share of cutting too.” Some Wyoming Legislators have actually said things close to the quoted statement above. Before I continue, I want to make it clear that when I speak of the Wyoming Legislators, I am mostly talking about the ones who are no...
The team may not have come home with a top three finish, but the coach is proud of what they accomplished this season. “(I) just want to say how proud I am to have coached this team. You are fighters to the end,” head coach Colleen Seiloff posted on the teams’ Facebook page. “Also, thank you to everyone who has supported us throughout the season. It has been amazing. We have lots to celebrate at our banquet. Hope to see all you there.” During state this past weekend, which took place in Larami...
A season plagued with injuries is taking its toll on the Green River High School Lady Wolves basketball team. The Lady Wolves started off the non conference season with a few wins, but as soon as conference play began, the wins stopped. The teams latest loss came from their biggest rivals, the Rock Springs Lady Tigers, 65-22. This loss takes the Lady Wolves to 0-8 in the conference. Prior to the game, head coach Rick Carroll said in an interview that one of the team’s best players, Andri Dewey h...
The speech team came home with a second-place finish after traveling to Laramie this weekend to compete in a new tournament. The Green River High School speech and debate team attended Laramie’s first Pokes Invitational Speech and Debate tournament, which was hosted by the University of Wyoming. Twelve schools and about 214 students attended the event where Cheyenne East took first place with 103 points, Green River grabbed second with 92 points and Rock Springs came in third with 33 points. ...
Paying students’ negative balances off is something residents in Green River are trying to help out with. With 776 students, or 30 percent of Sweetwater County School district No. 2, on the free and reduced lunch meal program, the need to help pay off balances for those who have to go on this program is increasing. Thanks to donations of more than $1,500, the community is helping out with those negative balances, Linda Martin, director of nutrition services, said. The money received through d...
It’s every mother’s challenge. Trying to figure out where their kids’ mittens, boots, shoes, hats and even coats are at. What’s worse is then they start attending school and these items don’t come home anymore. I know I’m not the only one who has children with this problem because when I went to my sons’ school to dig through the lost and found bin, there were three bins. In fact, so many items had been lost that they had a system for it. One bin was for all the missing hats, a second was fo...
For one Green River resident, staying idle isn't something she's ever going to do and her lifestyle is a reflection of that. When Karly Eyre isn't busy teaching at Lincoln Middle School, she's coaching, participating in her favorite sports or serving her country in the Wyoming Army National Guard. Recently, she participated in the Western Regional Championships biathlon competition in Jericho, Vermont. Eyre, who admits to being extremely new to the sport, is still learning about it. A biathlon...
The Lady Wolves continued their conference losing streak this weekend with another two losses. Despite adding two more to the loss column, head coach Rick Carroll felt the team was playing better than they have in previous games. The losses, one from Evanston, 59-51, and the other from Jackson in overtime, 50-44, take the Green River High School Lady Wolves to 0-7 in the conference. During the Evanston game, Carroll saw improvement. "I thought as a team we played pretty well," Carroll said....
Twelve Green River High School swimmers and three divers have qualified for state and are ready to see what this weekend’s competition will bring. The team will travel to Laramie to compete at state to wrap up their season. Last Thursday the team competed at the last chance meet in Pinedale. The team was unable to qualify anymore even though there were a few on the team that were so close. “I’m happy with it. We were really hoping for a couple more at last chance,” head coach Colleen Seiloff...
