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During the Monroe Intermediate School’s program on Friday, a local veteran shared with those in attendance what life was like in the Air Force. Mary Johnson, retired United States Air Force Capt., said when she was a child all she knew about serving was that her grandpa had served in World War II. As she grew up, she was trying to figure out what to do with her life. She had a strength and she knew what is was -- foreign language. With her strength in mind, Johnson decided to visit a recruiters...
Is pumpkin spice season, also known as fall, over yet? Yes. It’s almost as if during the past few years, the flavor has taken over the autumn. It’s no longer about the leaves turning color. Nope. It’s all about pumpkin spice lattes and everything else they can make in pumpkin spice flavoring. Fall used to be a time when the temperatures would start to drop and we would trade in our flip flops for a nice pair of ankle boots, but now it’s all about pumpkin spice flavoring. Yes. The flavor that al...
The program centered around honoring those who served or are still serving in the military. On Friday, Monroe Intermediate School students hosted a program for veterans. With Veterans Day falling on a Saturday this year, the program was hosted Friday morning. Kicking off the program, was a warm welcome from MIS principal Anne-Marie Covey. "Veterans Day isn't just one day a year, it's every day," Covey said. As Americans its important to honor the ones who have fought to ensure this country's...
In a packed dining room at the Golden Hour Senior Center, veterans were treated to a free meal and a brief service. Members of the VFW Post No. 2321, American Legion Posts No. 24 and 28 and American Legion and VFW auxiliaries were on hand to make the event special by making sure the flags were presented. Once the flags were presented, those in attendance recited the Pledge of Allegiance and sang "The Star-Spangled Banner." After a short video was played about the sacrifices veterans made,...
The goal is simple: send as many soldiers a Christmas card as possible. This is the same goal Green River resident Harry Holler has made for several years, however he wanted to make sure everyone knew it wasn’t just him behind the project. “There is one person I rely one more than anybody to do this,” Holler said. “That’s Lori Hastert.” Holler said for as long as he’s been collecting Christmas cards for the troops, Hastert has been helping. “I can’t say enough good things about her,” she s...
Three Green River Lady Wolves volleyball players were named to All Conference and two were selected for All State. Lady Wolves Katie Banks, Andri Dewey and Hannah Hix were selected for All Conference, while Banks and Dewey were selected for All State. All Conference players are chosen by a nomination and voting process. “As a coach I cannot vote for my own athletes,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. After All-Conference selections are complete, the 4A division coaches once again vote to determine w...
Four Lady Wolves swimmers received All-State honors, while eight received All-Conference honors. The Green River High School swimming team came home from state with a fifth-place finish out of 12 teams competing. “Our goal this year was to be third place. We came up a little short of that goal, but we accomplished so much more,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said.” I am very proud of their accomplishments and I know that they are going to continue to get even better.” “We were in the mix of things...
With Veterans’ Day falling on a Saturday this year, veterans will have a few opportunities to join in on special lunches and programs. Pete Rust, Green River Mayor and veteran, said historically, taking care of one’s country and the values of that country is something that should be celebrated. “To celebrate that basic value, just seems to me, (is) very, very important to share that,” he said. “It just brings us all together.” Rust said Veterans’ Day is about the value this country has o...
It’s something the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center residents look forward to every year. “It’s always full. We have people standing in the hallway even after we put out every chair we have,” Heidi Schuh, activities director and volunteer coordinator said. Schuh was describing what it’s like during the Veterans program the center hosts annually. Each year, members from the Monroe Intermediate School Choir visit the center and sing American-themed songs to the residents. Any time...
The Green River High School swimming team didn’t hit their goal of taking one of the top three spots at state, but the coach is still happy with the season. “They swam really well, but we didn’t quite come out with our team goal,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. The Lady Wolves came out of state with a fifth-place finish and although it wasn’t what they wanted to accomplish, Seiloff knew the Lady Wolves gave it their all. “I was pleased across the board,” she said. Seiloff said she had some...
It wasn’t how the Green River High School Lady Wolves volleyball team wanted to end the season, but they didn’t go down without a fight. On Thursday the Lady Wolves took on Thunder Basin at state. It was the first time they had ever played this team and the teams were pretty equally matched. Head coach Rikki Shantz said the Lady Wolves played pretty good defense and they battled the whole game, however, Thunder Basin was just having a great game. “They didn’t make mistakes. They didn’t hit reall...
Despite the cold and snowy weather, parents still brought their children to the Sweetwater County Library toddler time. Every Monday, starting at 10:30 a.m., youth services department employees at the library host toddler time, which is an early literacy program designed to get children listening to books at a very young age. During this toddler time, youth services librarian Becky Iwen, focused the program around getting ready for bed. The toddlers were asked what they do to prepare for bed,...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team kicked off the season with a second-place finish at their first meet of the season. This past weekend, the team traveled to Rock Springs for its tournament. Unlike previous years, the entire team attended the tournament. Head coach Carina White said in previous years only the novice team participated, but this year she decided the whole team should go. Cheyenne East took first place and Green River came in second. “They did exceptionally w...
Two days have been set aside for the sentencing of a man who pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter in the death of a 2-year-old boy. Jacob Anglesey, 35, will appear in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery, Tuesday, Nov. 28 at 9 a.m. for a sentencing hearing to the felony charge. Anglesey, a GRPD officer at the time, was originally charged with first-degree murder, but three days before his trial was set to begin, he changed his plea on a reduced charge of voluntary...
I truly believe that some of the greatest ideas come from children. We simply just have to take the time to stop and listen to them. I mean really, listen to them. That doesn’t mean we pull “the smile and nod” technique or repeat the last thing they said back to them so they think we are listening. I mean actual listening. A dear friend of mine always said “The Lord gave us two ears to hear and one mouth to speak.” How true that is. He also pointed out that we have these two ears because w...
Once again, children dressed up as witches, princesses, ninjas, super heroes and other characters and took to the streets in search of candy. Besides Christmas and Easter, Halloween is probably a child's favorite holiday. It's the one time of the year when children are encouraged to dress up as whatever they want to be and go around collecting candy from strangers. Over the years, costumes have changed so children can dress up like whatever cartoon character is popular at the time, however,...
For one woman, owning her own restaurant was always something she thought she'd end up doing at some point. However, she just might not have thought it would be in the shape of the Dancin' Dog food truck. For Kari Hubert and her mother Terrie Taylor, opening the food truck was like a dream come true. Hubert said she's always had a love of food and always knew she would own her own restaurant. "I spend all of my time in the kitchen," Hubert said. "It just fits me. I like it there." But when...
This upcoming weekend the Green River High School Speech and Debate team will participate in its first tournament of the year. The team won’t have to travel far since the tournament is in Rock Springs. This year, the entire team will compete. In years past, the novice portion of the team were the only ones competing at the RS tourney. “This tournament is very early for us, so for this past several years I have only brought our novice to compete. This season we decided to compete with everyone be...
The Green River Lady Wolves swimming team is gearing up for state this weekend with a goal in mind. Top three. That’s the place the Lady Wolves set for a goal at the beginning of the season and that’s still what they would like to bring home after state competition this weekend, head coach Colleen Seiloff said. In a last effort to try and qualify more swimmers, the Lady Wolves attended a last chance meet Thursday hosted in Green River. “It went fine.” Seiloff said. “We don’t score that meet....
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team came in third at regionals and are now setting their sights on state. This past weekend, the Lady Wolves played two games. Since the Lady Wolves entered the tourney as the No. 2 seed in the 4A west conference, they had a bye on Friday. Even though the Lady Wolves weren’t playing until Saturday, they were at the tournament watching other teams. “I think it helped them get into the weekend. We knew who we were playing and knew what to expect,” head...
Colorful pumpkins of all shapes and sizes were what Green River students wanted to see. Washington Elementary School kindergarten students from Danelle Burd and Lynne Crego's classes were captivated by how many beautiful pumpkins the Union Congregational United Church of Christ's pumpkin patch had for sale Thursday. Not only did the kindergarteners look at pumpkins, but gourds. Upon arriving, church member Charla Harris spoke to the children about the two rules they must follow while visiting...
Twice a week, a sewing group meets at the Golden Hour Senior Center to work on their projects. For the past few months, the group decided to set their own projects aside and unite to complete a humanitarian project. Shirley Okerson said the ladies are using knitting looms to make 120 hats for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and first-grade students at Truman Elementary School. Okerson said the seniors attending the class have learned how to make hats and scarves using the E-wrap stitch to make th...
The Green River Lady Wolves swimming team took first at conference and now is preparing for state. "The girls had a really good weekend," head coach Colleen Seiloff said. Although there were no more state qualifiers this weekend, Seiloff was proud of what her team accomplished. "I thought they did really well," Seiloff said. "I was very pleased with their performances. They really just stepped up and swam hard." Over the weekend, several pool, school and conference records were broken. Seiloff w...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves volleyball team won both of their games this weekend, making them the No.2 seed in the west and clinching them a spot at state. This past weekend, the Lady Wolves played Jackson in Jackson and Evanston at home. The team beat Jackson in three sets, 25-18, 25-13, 25-11 and Evanston in four sets, 25-14, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22. "Those two wins secured our spot in the state tournament. We will be the No. 2 seed in our conference and won't have play this Friday,"...
It’s that time of the year again. Time for children to get dressed up in costumes and hit the streets in search of candy. This Halloween, Green River children can once again opt out of trick or treating in the cold and wind and get all of their candy in one spot -- Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center. On Tuesday, CRRC and Villa residents will be passing out candy from 6-8 p.m. Each year, for the past few years, Mission has seen about 500-600 kids take part in Trick or Treat Night, H...
