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The VFW is asking community members for help in putting care packages together for soldiers serving overseas. On Saturday, members of the VFW Post 2321, along with local Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, will put together care packages at the Sweetwater No. 2350 Fraternal Order of the Eagles building on Flaming Gorge Way. Those who want to help out will need to meet them at the Eagles building at noon. “The more help, the merrier,” Jim Shoemaker, Senior Vice Commander of the VFW Post 2321 and...
With about 16 schools attending the Green River High School’s Speech and Debate Tournament next week, the team is looking for judges. Head coach Carina White said anyone can volunteer to judge a speech and debate event as long as they are out of high school. Judges do not need to have previous experience to be a judge. Those who volunteer can choose from various events, including debates and interpretative events such as humor, poetry, duet and drama. “We (will) have an informational table set u...
Those who would like to purchase unique, handmade gifts while supporting local businesses will not want to miss the Christmas Craft Fair. Once again, the Golden Hour Senior Center is hosting its annual craft fair, which will take place this Friday and Saturday. According to Barbara Bates, GHSC activities and marketing director, on Friday the craft fair is open from 4-8 p.m. and on Saturday, it is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission for both days is just $1; and all of the money will go to the G...
The out-of-state tournament Green River High School Speech and Debate members attended proved successful when they came back with a first-place trophy. This past weekend the team traveled to Juan Diego Catholic School in Salt Lake City for its first novice and varsity competition of the season. “This was the first tournament the team competed at all together,” head coach Carina White said. “This win hopefully sets the tone for our season. We are very competitive this year and we are looki...
Each week, my children seem to come up with something new. Sometimes it’s good; and sometimes not. Unfortunately, this was one of those not times. My oldest son, Matthew, 6, decided he was the new Pablo Picasso and decided to use the wall for his masterpiece as he called it. I discovered this when I was tucking him into bed. He said, “Mama,” “Yes.” I replied. “Did you see my great drawing?” Matthew asked. “Yes. You showed them to me earlier tonight and they were great.” “Not those. That one.” M...
Get into the holiday spirit by attending Green River’s tree lighting ceremony. Green River residents are encouraged to join Mayor Pete Rust at the Mayor’s Tree Lighting ceremony Thursday at 5:30 p.m. at the clock tower downtown. URA/Main Street administrator Jennie Melvin said groups in the community are coming together to help out with this event. The American Legion is providing the hot chocolate for all of those who attend, while Sweetwater County Library employees are handing out free boo...
A Green River man who head butted his stepson may have his felony charge dismissed. Michael Wayne Wright, 48, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to a felony charge of child abuse. In exchange for Wright’s no contest plea to the felony charge, he was placed on probation pursuant to Wyoming Statute 7-13-301. Under the provisions of 7-13-301, a first-time offender is placed on probation. If Wright successfully completes his p...
Green River students had the opportunity to serve those who served this country. During the Golden Hour Senior Center's Veteran's Day lunch, Expedition Academy students were busy serving food to local veterans and their guests. The dining room was nearly packed with residents enjoying a French dip sandwich, veggies, salad and dessert. When the GHSC hosts special meals like this one, they make sure to have volunteers help them serve the meals. This time, students from Expedition Academy were on h...
Veterans and their guests gathered at the Golden Hour Senior Center for a special lunch Thursday. The room was close to packed with veterans, their guests, and regular senior citizens all ready to eat a great meal and honor those who served this country. Before being served a meal, Jim Shoemaker, Senior Vice Commander of the VFW Post 2321 and District Junior Vice, spoke to the attendees about the importance of supporting the soldiers who return from overseas and those who are still serving. "We...
With 75 students making up this year’s Green River High School Speech and Debate team, the team wants to take advantage of any tournament it can attend. A couple weeks ago, the speech team went to Rock Springs to compete. Head coach Carina White said almost all of those competing were part of this year’s novice team, however, a few varsity team members who will miss a tournament later in the season also competed. Despite only having a few varsity members attending, the team came home with a thi...
A sibling fight leads to a felony charge for the sister involved. Misty R. Mares, 25, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery. She pleaded not guilty to the felony; and a jury trial has been scheduled to take place March 13, 2017. If found guilty, Misty could face a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. According to court documents, on Aug. 17, 2016, officers responded to the...
Mission at Castle Rock had another successful Halloween trick-or-treating event. "It was incredible," Castle Rock activities coordinator Heidi Schuh said. "We probably had at least 500 kids," She said residents passed out donated candy to all of the kids who decided to trick or treat last Monday night. This event is always one of the residents' favorites. "We had more than half of our residents handing out candy this year," Schuh said. Something new this year, that was a huge hit, was the spook...
A local band is trying to make their dream of playing for a living come true. For the past two years, Fists of Funk has been playing together at various gigs. Although the band has been generating local buzz in the Sweetwater County area, they hadn't performed in any battle of the bands competitions. This changed when the group decided to attend its first battle of the bands competition when the Young at Heart Senior Citizens Center hosted the Southwest Battle of the Bands. All three of the...
In a mock election, Monroe Intermediate School students cast their vote for who they wanted as the next President of the United States of America. The teachers felt this was a good way to teach the children about the election process. “We felt students needed the opportunity to voice their opinions and it gave us the chance to teach responsibility that comes with being a citizen,” MIS teacher Lori Hastert said. Prior to voting on Friday and Monday, the students had the opportunity to res...
For the Green River Lady Wolves, just making it to state was a goal they could check off the list of things to accomplish for the 2016 season. While at state, the girls would have liked to win at least one game, but when going up against some pretty good teams that goal wasn’t obtained this year. The girls lost two games in a row, which ended their 2016 season. Head coach Rikki Shantz said the team was hoping to play a different team than powerhouse Cheyenne East, but that’s how bracket set...
A Green River man who admitted to having intercourse with a 14-year-old girl was sent to prison. Marshall L. Mechling Jr., 21, of Jamestown, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to second degree sexual abuse of a minor. In exchange to Mechling Jr.’s guilty plea to second-degree sexual abuse, he was given a four to 10-year prison sentence with credit given for four days pre-sentence confinement. This sentence is to run c...
For a Green River resident, all it took to bring a few memories of a terrible disease she had was looking at an old newspaper clipping. Carmen (Trujillo) Tune, recently received a letter in the mail from her brother Pat Trujillo, who lives in New Jersey. In the letter was a newspaper clipping from 1946. This newspaper clipping was a photo of Carmen and her brother Pat. The clipping read "There's good reason why Pat and Carmelita Trujillo of Rock Springs are contributing their pennies to the...
This Halloween was neither too hot nor too cold; and it showed in the amount of kids out and about. Children who were dressed in various costumes, including princesses, witches, super heroes, zombies, ninjas and Disney characters made their way from business to business Monday afternoon. Some of the costumes were homemade and others were store bought. But all of the children had a common goal in mind -- get as much candy in their bucket, bag or pillowcase as fast at they can. Downtown was...
Seniors were looking high and low to find out where baskets filled with candy were hidden. On Friday the Golden Hour Senior Center hosted a scavenger hunt and costume contest for seniors into the Halloween spirit. Activities and marketing director Summer Holdsworth said the seniors have had scavenger hunts before, but not like this one. "I wanted to make this one a little more challenging for them," Holdsworth said. "It's proving to be. I'm loving it." Holdsworth came up with a list of hints or...
The Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team came in fourth place at regionals and are now focusing on state. Making it to state was one of the goals the girls set at the beginning of the season and is now something they can check of the list. Head coach Rikki Shantz said she hopes the team can relax, have fun and enjoy the experience of playing at state. She said the girls have been getting better every day. Before heading to state Thursday, which takes place in Casper, the girls will continue t...
In one last public forum Monday evening, all five Sweetwater County Commissioner candidates attended to answer various questions. Moderators asked the candidates questions about the economy, building codes, lobbying and taxing alternative energy. Candidates are Democrats Gary Bailiff and Holly Dabb and Independent R. Scott Hamel and Republican incumbents Wally Johnson and Don Van Matre. 1. What could the commissioners do to improve the economics of Green River and Rock Springs? Do you think the...
An unattended burning candle was the cause of a Green River house fire. Last Thursday, around 3 p.m. the Green River Fire Department responded to 2265 Hitching Post for a report of a fire. GRFD Chief Mike Nomis said the volunteer fire department had a quick-response time for that time of the day, which was when all of the schools were being let out. Due to the quick reaction of the firefighters, the fire was contained to the living room. The living room was pretty much burnt up, but the rest of...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team ended its regular season this past weekend with a win and a loss. With the close of regular season play, the Lady Wolves will also lose home-court advantage. The Lady Wolves win came on Friday when they played Jackson for the second time this season. The Lady Wolves proved the dominate team and won in three sets, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-17. The first time the Lady Wolves played Jackson they didn’t know what to expect since Jackson wasn’t in the 4A Div...
No child should have to go hungry. School is hard enough without a child’s tummy grumbling due to hunger. This is one of the reasons why Harrison Elementary School has been implementing the Backpack Program. Katie Harmon, Harrison Elementary School special education teacher, said the backpack program is a way for children who are hungry to have food on the weekends. A few years ago the teachers saw a need for this program in their school and decided to form a group to help feed their hungry stud...
Sometimes all it takes to make a cool craft is some paint and a paper towel roll. On Thursday the Golden Hour Senior Center was hosting another craft class; and this time they were making ghost sticks. GHSC employee Bev McKinney and volunteer Judy McClellan were busy teaching the seniors how to make ghost lights for Halloween. McClellan was taking the paper towel rolls and showing the participants how to punch holes in them with a huge paper hole puncher. Once the holes were punched in the rolls...
