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Cold, alone and scared was how she was found in the road. The 10-month-old pit bull ran across North Second West Street next to Centennial Park right in front of a carload of teenagers. "We were just driving around because we had nothing else to do," Derrik Erickson said. At first, the group thought they had hit the dog, but they didn't hear a yelp or feel a thump against the car. However, they still stopped the car to check on the dog. All six of the Green River teenagers, Taylor Thornton,...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves Girls Soccer Team won its first game last Tuesday afternoon and is hoping for more wins this weekend. With 3-1, the Lady Wolves beat the Evanston Lady Red Devils, however, the win didn’t come easily for them. “We played good,” head coach Tracy Wyant said. “A win’s, a win.” For 90 percent of the game, the Lady Wolves controlled the pace and dominated the game, she said. Even though the team was controlling the game, they just couldn’t get the ball into the...
Three students returned home with ribbons and medals after competing in Idaho. Students from Green River Christian Academy recently competed in the Rocky Mountain Association of Christian Schools Academics and Fine Arts Tournament in Twin Falls, Idaho. Tristin Fundell took first place in humorous interpretation in the speech category, while Jamie Sprecher took third place in arts and crafts for his leather belt and first place in religious interpretation in speech. Lisa Fundell took second place...
Young authors put their most precious stories out there for others to judge. In the end, more than 100 authors from Sweetwater County School District No. 2 submitted entries for the 2017 Young Authors Awards program. Each year, students across the state are invited to write fiction, nonfiction and poetry for the competition. Fredrick “Steve” Schwartz, District No. 2 young authors coordinator, said the number of entries was comparable to what the district has received in other years. “Fiction alw...
Soft music was coming from the exercise room, and the calm voice of an instructor could be heard giving people directions. Better Balance Class teacher Mary Grubb was explaining each move to the eight-person class Monday morning. "You guys are the perfect example of people who are trying not to fall," Grubb said. She continued to give the students instructions on how to elongate their spines in order to have better posture. Once the group warmed up through stretches, they started making ball...
It was a tough start for the Green River High School Lady Wolves soccer team. On Friday the team lost two road games, one against Cheyenne East, 7-0, and on Saturday they lost to Cheyenne Central, 5-1. Despite the losses, head coach Tracy Wyant felt it was good for the team to start competing. "We found good in it," Wyant said. "We need to be pressured. We needed to play those really good teams. The team is plagued with injuries right now. Wyant said she has a couple of players with sprains,...
Every time I purchase a pair of nylons I should just chuck them in the trash as soon as I get home. That’s just where they will end up anyways. Or better yet, I should just not buy them. Yet, I always get tricked by the clever advertising on the nylon packages that claim they are slimming, durable and comfortable. If their idea of comfortable is feeling like the circulation in your lower body is being cut off at the waist, then I guess their ads are right. I mean, I will actually get a s...
Two rooms were packed with books, while a few tables were filled with homemade treats. This was the scene at the Golden Hour Senior Center Saturday during its Bake and Book Sale. GHSC board chair Margene Chew was happy with how many visitors the center was receiving for the sales and she is hoping to see more people coming in this week. "We've had a steady turnout," Chew said. Although it looked as if most of the homemade goodies, including cinnamon rolls, lemon bars, cookies and breads, would b...
Green River residents will have the chance to see Belle, The Beast, Gaston, Cogsworth, Mrs. Potts, Chip and other great characters come to life on stage. This week, the Green River High School Theater department is putting on the Disney classic "Beauty and the Beast." Director Terrin Musbach said the timing of this musical was perfect since there is a new remake of "Beauty and the Beast" in movie theaters now. This musical is geared toward families who want to be incredibly entertained, but...
Phone conversations and video visits between a wife and her husband, who is in jail, can be used in court. Jacob Anglesey, 35, a Green River Police officer accused of murdering a two-year-old boy, filed a notice of intent to claim marital privilege in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery. In the notice, Anglesey asked the court to exclude the introduction of jail calls, video visits or statements derived from conversations he had with his wife, Chanelle Anglesey, under Wyoming State...
Seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center were trying their luck of the Irish during a St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt. Last Thursday, seniors who wanted to participate in the hunt were given a list of items they need to find throughout the center. Apparently, pesky leprechauns hid photos of Irish-related items throughout the center for residents to find. Participants were given a Ziploc bag to put all of the pictures in. The one who collected all of them the fastest and correctly took first...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team took all the sweepstakes awards available at the district tournament. The team not only took the overall sweepstakes award, but speech, debate and Congress sweepstakes awards as well at the Wind River District Tournament this past weekend. "This is our 10th district championship in a row and it speaks to the perseverance and diversity of talent this team possesses," head coach Carina White said. Districts is a double-elimination tournament so as...
A community continues to rally around the family impacted by a tragic accident. With the deaths of two Green River residents, who were hit after a vehicle drove through their house, residents are trying to find ways to help them out. One-year-old Stella Doak and Debra Devries died as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. Now, the community is trying to help the families out as much as they can. So far, two local construction companies, who haven’t been identified, have offered to fix...
A Green River woman said she’s finally able to start the grieving process after her brother was murdered and dismembered. Jennifer Stone was willing to open up about her brother Phillip Brewer’s murder and the mutilation of his body. Brewer, 33, of Green River and his lifelong friend Jody Fortuna, 38, were allegedly murdered by Michael Montano, 37, of Gillette, in September of 2016, in Gillette. According to a Gillette News and Record article dated Oct. 11, 2016, “Man accused of killing two, cut...
It’s likely Green River residents will see an increase of $5 to $10, or even more, for the trash collection services provided by the city. At the Green River City Council workshop Tuesday night, the Council had the opportunity to ask city employees any questions they wanted to about proposed solid waste rate increases, shutting down the landfill and opening the transfer station. During the conversation about the rate increases, at first $5 to $10 amounts were mentioned, but later on in the w...
One doesn’t have to wait until Dr. Seuss’ birthday to have green eggs and ham. Last week, the preschool my youngest son, John, 4, attends was hosting a Dr. Seuss event. This event was not only for the students who attend the school, but an open house for those who wanted to learn more about the preschool. I signed up to bring treats and was asked to make green eggs and ham. I didn’t know what they wanted, but then I received a photo of what I was asked to make, it was a picture of pretz...
Sometimes finding a way to feed a senior’s pet is a way for the senior to feed themselves. The Golden Hour Senior Center is partnering with AARP, Deer Trail and the Young at Heart Senior Center for the Care for Critters program. Barbara Bates, GHSC activities and marketing coordinator said this program is designed to help seniors by donating pet food, paying for vaccinations and medications and anything else they might need for their pets. “A lot of seniors forego their own needs to care for...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team took first at State this weekend. In the 4A Division, Green River took first place with 62 points, Cheyenne East came in second and Rock Springs grabbed third place. For the eighth time in 10 years, Green River has taken the state title. "The young men and women on our team worked so hard and winning was the culmination of that effort, it was a fantastic finish to a great season and the title is back where it belongs at Green River High...
It only takes a few snips of a scissors or passes with a clippers to make a big difference in one’s appearance. Last week, Green River and Rock Springs Head Start students received free hair cuts from local hair stylists. Angel Pope of Green River’s 307 Salon and Kaycee Thomas from Color Works in Rock Springs were on hand at the Rock Springs Head Start location to provide haircuts to any Head Start children who needed one. Erin Barbuto from Head Start said they came up with the idea from a pro...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves Basketball team's last game of the year was their first and only game at regionals last week. The team ended their season 10-12, with a loss to the Lady Red Devils last Thursday, 50-42. “I thought we started out really well defensively in the first half,” head coach Rick Carroll said. The team kept the Lady Red Devils in check for the first half, but let the team get away from them in the third quarter. It was something the team couldn’t come back from....
It was as if characters from Dr. Seuss' books came to life and were living at the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center last Thursday. From characters like Cindy Lou Who, the Cat in the Hat, Thing One and Thing Two, the children were dressed up and ready to learn about Dr. Seuss and his great books. Throughout the building, children enjoyed dressing up to celebrate Dr. Seuss' March 2 birthday, but more seemed to be dressed up in the Seussville class, which was fitting. CDC teacher...
Fifteen Green River High School Speech and Debate team members were selected by the coaches to represent the team at state this week. The Wolves will have home-turf advantage since the tournament is scheduled to take place in Green River this Thursday through Saturday. “The coaches made the best state squad we were able to; its strength lies in the diverse talent of this group of students,” head coach Carina White said. “Each one of them has made it to final rounds in their event, and if they...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team wrapped up its regular-season with another first-place finish. This past weekend the team traveled to Worland and came out on top. Green River took first place with 141 points, Rock Springs claimed second and Kelly Walsh grabbed third. Head coach Carina White said Riverton, which is now a 3A Division team had more points than Rock Springs or Kelly Walsh, but were moved out of the 4A Division this year. With more than 300 competitors from about...
It's been about a week since 20 inches of snow dumped on Green River and the city is still trying to dig the community out. Streets supervisor Randy Koloff said this past Thursday and Friday were just really hard on the crew, the equipment and residents alike. "There's more snow than we can handle," Koloff admitted. The city has a snow-removal plan it uses and was in the process of following this plan when they had to stop what they were doing and start clearing staging areas for vehicles...
Snowfall last Thursday made for an unusual day for residents of Sweetwater County. Snow accumulation and terrible road conditions were anything but typical. Since I drive back and forth between Green River and Rock Springs quite a bit I’m pretty good at judging the road conditions. But even I, in all my infinite wisdom of 15 years living in Wyoming, was thrown through a loop Thursday morning. After I made sure my oldest son, Matthew, got on the bus, my youngest son, John, 4, and I made our w...
