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In an effort to raise funds, many Green River residents were presented with a goat. During the United Way of Southwest Wyoming’s Goat-A-Gram fundraiser Monday, residents throughout Sweetwater County were faced with a choice -- keep a goat for a half an hour or pay $25 to have it taken away. Volunteer Rachelle Morris said it’s all in good fun and a great way to raise money for the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library fund. The imagination library program gives one free book a month to children from...
Bus drivers bring home first-place trophy after competing in a state competition. Five Sweetwater County School District No. 2 bus drivers recently competed in the Wyoming Pupil Transportation Association’s competition. Charmi Martinez, District 2’s transportation safety supervisor, said the volunteer group participated in the three-day event. When they weren’t taking classes, they competed in the bus rodeo, which not only includes a written test, but driving tests. “It’s a very tough written te...
Starting next week, Green River residents will have the chance to pick up fresh produce and local baked goods at the Farmer’s Market. Jennie Melvin, Urban Renewal Agency/Main Street director, said the Farmer’s Market will officially kick off Wednesday, July 5, and run every Wednesday until Sept. 13. Each week, the market will take place on Roosevelt Street, which is off of Uinta Drive, from 4-7 p.m. Melvin said market attendees can expect some of the same vendors from last year to return and...
It seems like whenever you least expect it, life decides to hand you a bunch of lemons. For me, my turn to receive a handful of lemons was on Friday. The day started out with me waking up with a terrible sinus headache. I just took some Tylenol because I don’t like how regular allergy-sinus medications make me feel. Despite my smart thinking, I felt as though I had just taken a Benadryl. I made it to the office and there was a message about the band surprising Green River High School Band D...
Father’s Day is a way for children to let their fathers know how much they appreciate them. On Friday the Golden Hour Senior Center hosted a Father’s Day barbecue. Some of the fathers were chatting with family about upcoming plans, while other fathers said they didn’t have any plans. Gene Klapel said he didn’t have an special plans because his sons weren’t going to be in town. Mike Kniffin didn’t share whether or not he had Father’s Day plans this year, but he recalled one of his favorite Father...
One could see them before they could hear their shouts. They were standing on a corner near Jackson Elementary School waiting for cars to drive by. "Lemonade. Get your lemonade for .50 cents," Dominic Hamel, Donavin Summa and Drea Summa yelled in unison. Sometimes after other kids had drank some of their lemonade, they would join in on the chant each time a car drove by. Every once in a while, a car would stop and people would get out and pay for a lemonade. Hamel said they just decided to sell...
The band, accompanied by a police escort, made its way down Monroe Avenue. On Friday, members of the Green River High School Band gathered to give their band director a final farewell. Shortly after the group found out band director Jerrid Washburn resigned from his position, after more than 15 years of teaching, they started talking about a way to give him a proper send off. They finally decided on marching over to his house and playing a couple of songs for him. Washburn was an instrumental...
A man who pleaded no contest to stabbing another man to death in Rock Springs will serve a long prison sentence unless he wins his appeal. Charles K. Carter, 28, of North Carolina, who was charged with first-degree murder after he stabbed another man in front of the Rock Springs Loaf N Jug on Foothill Boulevard, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a sentencing hearing. In exchange for his no contest plea, the charge was reduced to second-degree murder and he was given a 4...
Throughout the years, Green River resident Mary Grubb has tried different exercises. From Cross Fit to karate, Grubb has participated in just about anything she thinks she might enjoy. “I’m an exercise junky,” Grubb said. For someone who’s a self-proclaimed exercise junky, having an injury that limits her ability to do the things she loves is torture. “I don’t go up there anymore because of my injuries,” Grubb said. Grubb recently fractured her big toe in five places and may need to have surge...
Just because one completes a project one year doesn't mean it's done for good. This is something the Marsha Harris family knows all to well. For at least the past 10 years, the family has been maintaining a United States of America map they stenciled and painted at the Harrison Elementary School playground. This year, the family was back at it again. Last week, they met at the school with primary paint colors, red, blue and yellow, in hand. They were ready to repaint the map and then outline it...
A man accused of hitting another man in the head with a metal bar claims he thought he was being kidnapped. Lucas Chidester, 22, of Green River, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to two felony counts of aggravated assault and battery. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Aug. 7 at 9 a.m. If Chidester is found guilty of both felonies, he could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000. According to court...
No two quilts were alike. More than 50 of them were hanging from the ceiling on display, yet they were all unique in their own way. On Friday and Saturday the Island Pavilion was transformed into a great place for quilts, vendors and a residents to walk through and look at them. "It's above what we had the last couple of years," Rene Moore, Quilting on the Green Committee chairperson said. Susie Hermansen, Quilting on the Green Committee member, said the quilt show had at least 20 more quilts on...
The weather couldn't have been more perfect for the Golden Hour Senior Center's Flea Market Saturday morning. The sun was shining, it was near 70 degrees with a light breeze; and people responded. There may not have been as many booths at the Flea Market as there had been in the past, but those that were there enjoyed the nice weather and many people stopping by their tables. The GHSC had two booths at its market. One was strictly for selling homemade baked goods, including breads, cookies,...
An officer accused of murdering a 2-year-old boy is asking the court to reduce his bond. Jacob Anglesey, 35, a Green River Police officer, who is charged with first-degree murder, is scheduled to appear in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for a bond hearing. Anglesey is currently being held on a $1 million cash or surety and is requesting the bond be reduced to $500,000 cash or surety, which is an amount he still can’t afford to pay, the court documents state. According to the mo...
It was a quiet Friday morning at the Golden Hour Senior Center's pool room. Usually, one could here the sound of men joking with each other and laughing before entering the pool room. For some reason, whether it be the weather or that the guys playing pool were tired, it was quite in the room. Every once in a while, the sound of the cue ball striking another ball could be heard. Usually the men are heckling each other, but they were quite subdued. Occasionally, one player would tell another...
The children are all lined up in a row on both sides of the gym waiting for their next set of instructions. They are obviously excited about performing in front of the crowd. Some are jumping up and down looking for their parents or grandparents. As soon as they spot their relatives, they smile big and wave. Jackson Elementary School kindergarten teachers Kelly McCully and Farrah Hamel were making sure the children stayed in line and remained somewhat focused in spite of the gym being packed....
Three Green River Lady Wolves Soccer players were named to All-Conference and one was named to All-State last week. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the Lady Wolves usually have five to as many as eight girls named to All-Conference, but this year, they had three. It speaks to how well the whole west conference is improving, which is something Wyant said is needed. “The competition is a little more fierce than it used to be,” Wyant said. It shows the whole west conference is improving, which is som...
A Green River man who admitted to shooting another man will serve at least three years in prison. Ted G. Kalivas, 59, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an sentencing hearing to aggravated assault (threatens with deadly weapon.) In exchange for Kalivas’ guilty plea, he was given a three-to-five-year prison sentence and was transported to the Wyoming Department of Corrections. According to court documents, in May of 2016, Green River Police officers responded to W...
As I watched my five-year-old son John walk down the isle with a smirk on his face, my heart fluttered. Yes. There he was in his red graduation cap and gown enjoying all the attention he was receiving from the audience. I quickly learned my son, likes and knows how to captivate and audience, yet I couldn’t help but wonder how did we get to this point in our lives so quickly. What happened to time? How can this be happening already? Is he really my youngest? I haven’t even gotten rid of the baby...
State may not have went the way the Green River High School Lady Wolves soccer team wanted it to go, but they did gain experience. Head coach Tracy Wyant said she was confident and excited when the team found out they were going to play Cheyenne Central first because she knew her team could beat them. However, much like the rest of the Lady Wolves’ season, things don’t always work out the way they plan or go their way. “It was like a giant roller coaster ride for sure this year,” Wyant said. The...
Making sure the pancakes are fresh for those coming in the door is a priority for volunteer Ray Curtis. For the past 25 years, Curtis has been volunteering for the Golden Hour Senior Center's Breakfast Club. Although the club was officially done for the summer, a few of its members were still helping out the kitchen staff with the public pancake breakfast. Curtis was one of those and said he'd been volunteering forever. Curtis' job is making sure the pancakes hot and ready before putting them...
A woman who was told she may have as little as three days to three years to live has decided to enjoy every minute of what time she has left. Carol Patterson Kelsey of Green River has been busy putting numerous decorations in her yard. From several bird feeders hanging on a tree to stakes with butterflies, birds and globes on them spread throughout the garden, Kelsey has been sure to put everything out she wants. Along the driveway are fairy and gnome gardens, bikes with the baskets full of...
A Rock Springs man accused of attempting to commit human trafficking claims he’s innocent. Guadalupe J. Chavez-Arellano, 53, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to solicitation to commit human trafficking in the first degree, attempt to commit human trafficking in the first degree, attempt to commit sexual servitude of a minor and attempt to commit sexual abuse of a minor in the second degree. Chavez-Arellano pleaded not guilty to all four felony c...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves soccer team will need to put their poor regional performance behind them and focus on their upcoming state games. It was almost like looking at a different team during regionals this past weekend and head coach Tracy Wyant knew it. During the first game, the Lady Wolves had to take on their biggest rivals, the Rock Springs Lady Tigers. In the last two match ups the Lady Wolves came out on top, which left the Lady Tigers ready to settle the score....
A tea focused on celebrating mothers took place at the senior center Thursday. The tables were decorated in bright colors with flowers as center pieces. In front of each guest was a tea bag, dessert, which was an ice cream cone filled with chocolate mousse with whipped cream and a strawberry. A plate filled with bite-sized cookies and bars was also on the table for mothers to snack on. Golden Hour Senior Center activities and marketing coordinator Barbara Bates was busy making sure all of the...
