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A deer with a drooping, broken antler, that was visibly distressed was helped by a local agency. A couple weeks ago, Green River resident Stan Blake was going into his backyard when he saw an injured buck. “I knew the deer was in distress,” Blake said. The buck was laying down and I could see its antler was broken. Blake called Green River Animal Control and officer Kim Wilkens responded to the call. It only took her a couple of minutes to decide she needed to call the Wyoming Game and Fis...
The aroma of cinnamon and fresh-baked bread overwhelm the senses. Following the blissful smell, leads one to Janice Castillon who is busily working in a sort of secret area behind the Golden Hour Senior Center's main kitchen. Castillon is busy rolling out dough for her ever-so-popular cinnamon rolls on a wooden surface before placing the cinnamon, brown sugar, raisins and walnuts on the dough. She then rolls up the dough, trapping the sugar, cinnamon, raisins and walnuts inside. She proceeds to...
Twenty four hours was all the participants in the live sculpting and 2D competitions were given to complete their work. Both Green River, Sweetwater County and out-of-state artists gathered at the Expedition Island pavilion Friday and Saturday to compete in the Art on the Green competition. While the artists worked on their clay sculptures, drawings or paintings, residents walked through the pavilion looking at them and asking them questions about their particular pieces of art. Kinear resident...
It was a chilly, but wind-free morning Saturday as the runners lined up for the Run With the Horses marathon, half marathon and 10K. Shortly before sunrise, a group of about 127 runners from across the country started running the race at Expedition Island. The group then ran up to Wild Horse Canyon Road and made their way along the gravel Wild Horse Loop Tour. John Pawleska, Riverfest and Green River Chamber of Commerce volunteer, said the turnout was less then last year, but that could have...
It’s a sound no mother ever wants to hear. The sound of panic and fear in their child’s voice. Unfortunately, this is exactly the sound Green River resident Kymbrlee Smith heard Thursday afternoon. The Smith family and a few other families gathered at the Green River pelican beach, which is located near Expedition Island. This area is called the pelican beach because of the large pelican statue near the kayak U-drop. “My son and a couple of other boys were catching crawdads,” Kymbrlee said. A...
Green River residents are once again being asked what their stance is on the deer population. After hearing from numerous residents at a Green River City Council workshop on the deer population in the city, the Council decided to have residents complete a second survey regarding whether or not they would support thinning the deer population through culling. This would be the second survey sent out to residents on the same subject. According to Green River Police Chief Chris Steffen, the first...
Green River will have a new fire chief, but it will not be a new face or name for the community to remember. This week, the city of Green River announced Green River Fire Department Capt. Mike Nomis, of Green River, as its new fire chief. For the past 25 years, Mike has volunteered for the GRFD; and has been in the captain's position since 2010. "It's been a lifelong dream that I wanted to be fire chief," Mike said. Mike said, his father, George Nomis, was also the GRFD chief. "My whole life my...
One person Green River residents have become accustomed to seeing at the River Festival's Cajun Shrimp Boil is United States Senator John Barrasso, R-Wyo. This year's shrimp boil was no different. Despite the chilly and windy conditions, hundreds of residents, along with Sen. Barrasso attended the shrimp boil. While at the boil, Barrasso was put to work shoving the shrimp down to members of the Green River High School cheerleading squad who were placing the shrimp in styrofoam containers. "I...
Seniors were moving and grooving to the music during a low-impact exercise class. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9:15 a.m. seniors can be seen dancing in the cafeteria to fun music at the Golden Hour Senior Center. Monday morning was no different, about six ladies were dancing to routines from popular music like Sheppard's "Geronimo" and Taio Cruz' "Dynamite" and songs from Shakira and Tina Turner. When the ladies were having problems learning new moves they were just encouraged to keep...
Dropping out of high school was something Amy Sample never really got over. When she dropped out 19 years ago, Sample was in the 11th grade at Green River High School. Back then, she didn't know just how important having a high-school diploma would be for her. "It is very hard these days to get a job without a high-school diploma," Sample said. This wasn't the only reason for Sample to return to school. "I wanted to show my kids it's important to stay in school," she said. Sample has two...
Residents who dropped out of high school can now receive their diplomas through a college program. Western Wyoming Community College’s High-School Equivalency class is now being offered at both the Green River and Rock Springs campuses. Laurie Carollo, who works in adult basic education at the Green River campus, said both campuses are getting ready to start their Hi S.E.T. programs. Hi S.E.T. has replaced the Generation Educational Development program. Carollo said those who are interested i...
A woman accused of abusing a child, who was her ward, was placed on one year of probation. Malonie L. O’Toole, 47, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to three counts of child abuse. In exchange for O’Toole’s guilty plea to a reduced misdemeanor charge of reckless endangering, all of the other charges were dismissed. O’Toole was given a one-year suspended jail sentence and placed on one year of unsupervised probation. Accordi...
Making sure every hair is in place and shining for the judges is just one of the things Kamilyn Lloyd does. Well, for her goat anyway. Kamilyn, a 13-year-old Green River resident, was getting excited to show her 8-month-old boer cross goat Katlyn at Wyoming’s Big Show last week. For Kamilyn, this was her second year showing a goat at the fair. One of the most stressful parts of the entire fair week was making sure her goat was prefect for showmanship and market 4-H competition. Kamilyn, who i...
Deciding what to take and enter at the fair is a difficult decision, but what can make it ever harder is deciding what to bring for the first fair competition. For Green River resident Mariska Smith this was what she had to decide in the spring. Mariska, who is a member of the 4-H club Project Hope, said she picked pigs, drawing, vegetables, herbs and a quilt to take to Wyoming’s Big Show. For her first time, Smith didn’t know what to expect. Her step mother Camie Paumer said she thought her...
Funnels cakes, corn on the cob, deep-fried curly fries, navajo tacos, corn dogs and lemonades were spread out on the checkered table-cloth covered tables. While some of the residents at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center were eating, others were still waiting for their food or drinks. “I have the most awesome place to work because we get to do this kind of stuff with the residents,” CRRC social services director Marilyn Dockter said. On Thursday, a group of 17 CRRC residents and al...
Last week, was a flurry of activity for Sweetwater County children who attended Wyoming's Big Show. Children had so many things to choose from, most were pretty tired by the end of the day. They could walk through the 4-H barns, looks at exhibits and booths, have their face painted or get a temporary tattoo, plays game or watch various performers. They could also ride a variety of rides or play games at the carnival. A popular informational booth at the fair was by the Wyoming Department of...
A Green River man accused of having intercourse with a 14-year-old girl pleaded not guilty to a felony charge. Marshall L. Mechling Jr., 20, of Jamestown, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to second degree sexual abuse of a minor. If found guilty of the charge, Mechling Jr. could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $10,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Oct. 11 at 9 a.m. According to court documents, on...
Sooie! No matter how one may try to call them, it is really up to the pig to decide whether or not it is going to come. Or at least this is what it seemed like to the Friel boys last week. Connor Friel, 13, and Zachary Friel, 11, of Green River and the 4-H club Project Hope were busy at the 4-H Youth Barn getting their pigs ready for Wyoming’s Big Show. “You can take however many you want, but you can only auction one,” Zachary said. The boys were planning on taking all five of their Hamps...
About an hour after the class was supposed to start, students began entering the room to join the three already waiting. The Friday painting classes at the Golden Hour Senior Center usually start on time, but when there is a public breakfast sometimes food is more important than art. While Viola Espinoza, Shirley Okerson and Gloria Gulp were waiting for the others to arrive, they chatted about art projects they had been working on throughout the summer. Espinoza said she noticed her ceramic...
Saying goodbye to the patrons she served will be the hardest thing for Barb Killpack, who recently retired from the Sweetwater County Library. Killpack started out as an assistant to the homebound and outreach coordinator. She then worked her way up to that coordinator position. For the past 16 years, Killpack worked for the library full time. "The hardest thing is going to be missing my people because they are like family," Killpack said. "Her people," as she called them, are the patrons she...
For Abby Smith riding is just a way of life. She has been around horses for as long as she can remember. However, this year was different. She needed to learn a new side of horse riding -- the competitive side. Ten-year-old Smith of Green River wasn’t the only one in her family who needed training, her black-and-white quarter horse she calls “Taffy” also needed training. For the past year, Smith has been riding with her trainer in the hopes of becoming good enough to compete. While Smith was lea...
A woman accused of forgery and theft of about $41,400 from a local construction company claims she’s innocent. Janette M. Klapel, 34, of Rock Springs, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to 31 counts of felony forgery charges and four counts of felony theft charges. If found guilty of all 35 charges, Klapel could face a maximum sentence of 350 years in prison and a maximum fine of $350,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Oct. 3. A...
Seniors were asked to think about what they would like to write about and possibly pass on to family members. During a creative writing class at the Golden Hour Senior Center Thursday afternoon, seniors discussed what they would like to write about. This fairly new class is taught by Michelle Jefferies with Western Wyoming Community College. "I came prepared to teach fiction, but I wanted to find out what you would like me to teach," Jefferies said. The class thought about it for a few minutes...
After more than two decades of serving the library in various positions, reference librarian Micki Gilmore has retired. Gilmore has worked at the Sweetwater County Library since 1992, where she started out subbing. In 1993, she moved to a permanent part-time position in circulation and in 1998 she became a full-time employee. Throughout the years, Gilmore worked in various positions, including outreach and the bookmobile, web master for the new website and then she settled into the reference lib...
