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Sweetwater County School District No. 2 will initiate a voluntary separation program. The district’s board of trustees voted Tuesday night to approve the voluntary separation program after a 24 minute executive session on the topic. “The bottom line is we are avoiding laying people off,” board member Steve Core said. Information regarding the program was unavailable on the district’s website prior to the meeting. According to Donna Little-Kaumo, superintendent of the school district, the pro...
The Bureau of Land Management responded to the Sweetwater County Commissioners letter about the removal of juniper trees on Little Mountain with a letter of its own. After reading this letter, Commissioner Wally Johnson spoke to the issue at the Commissioners recent meeting. “I’m very disappointed, not surprised,” Johnson said. In December, the Commissioners sent a letter to the BLM letting the BLM know they felt the money being spent to remove the juniper trees on the west side of Little Mounta...
An early morning commute to work Monday resulted in the rescue of a girl suffering from hypothermia. According to Stephanie Harsha, public involvement specialist for the Wyoming Department of Transportation in Rock Springs, a highway patrol trooper was dispatched to the area between mile markers 94 and 98 after motorists reported a girl walking along the eastbound lanes. When the trooper arrived to the area, a motorist on their way to work had already picked the girl up and transported her to...
Anyone passing by the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post 28 in Green River Saturday night would have heard the building barely containing the music coming from within. Inside, a packed house listened to local musicians, as well as those from Denver, Salt Lake City and Wisconsin as they hosted a benefit for veterans in the area. The American Legion hosted the fourth Music for Vets performance last weekend, which benefits the legion's Veteran's Relief Fund, a program providing cash grants to help v...
Eric Aldinger, 75, of Green River, passed away quietly Thursday Jan. 4, 2018, in Salt Lake City. He was born Sept. 17, 1942, in Torun, Poland while that region was occupied by German troops. His parents were Annie Gabriella Germin of Austria and Gotthilf Aldinger of Besserarabia, Ukraine. The family moved to Stuttgart, Germany as the troops pulled back from Poland. The family was sponsored for emigration to the U.S. and arrived in Montana in 1951. He learned English in Glendive, Mont., and...
William (Bill) Graham of Green River, died Jan. 2, 2018, in Palm Springs, Calif., while on vacation. He was born in Washington, D.C., June 5, 1942. He was adopted by Malcolm and Margaret Pitzer Graham of Doswell, Va. He attended schools in Ashland, Va., and graduated from Henry Clay High School in 1959. He attended Washington and Lee College and Randolph Macon College. He married Sandra Hiester with whom he had three children, Roger, Betsy and Wade. They later divorced. In 1975, he married Judy...
Leland Leon Brady, 95, of Green River, passed away Jan. 3, 2018, in his home. He was born Nov. 29, 1922, in Fairview, Utah, to Philip Brady and Zelma Elvira Sherman Brady. He was the oldest of 10 children. Leon graduated from North Sanpete High School with the class of 1942. In 1943, Leon enlisted with the Navy to fight for our country in World War II. While in the Navy, he was able to travel around the world. He was one of the last living WWII veterans in Green River. While he was serving in...
Alfred "Ray" Brazell, 89, passed away Dec. 25, 2017, in Rock Springs. He was a resident of Pinedale for 50 years and a former resident of Cheyenne. Ray was born on June 5, 1928, in Baggs, the son of Alfred W. Brazell and Ethel Hutchinson. He attended schools in Baggs, Rawlins, and Saratoga. Ray married Frankie Nixon in Saratoga June 4, 1950, and divorced in 1976. He married Caroline Boroff on Aug. 15, 1980, in Daniel. He was a Marine in World War II and worked as a highway patrol trooper for...
Curtis Wayne Keelin Jr. died Dec.31, 2017. He was a a resident of Rock Springs since 2000 and former resident of San Jose, Calif. He was born Dec. 23, 1967, in Denver, the son of Curtis Wayne Keelin and Estella Munez. Keelin attended schools in San Jose, Calif., and Rock Springs. He married Marjorie Kay McNalley in Rock Springs July 14, 2003. Keelin was employed by John Bunning Transfer Company as a truck driver-rig mover for the past 11 years. His interests include fishing, hunting, taking drives, camping, spending time with kids, grandkids...
Yvonne Adele Larson, 76, passed away Jan. 7, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Sweetwater County for 41 years and a former resident of Idaho and Washington. Larson was born Aug. 13, 1941, in Dickinson, N.D., the daughter of John Anheluk and Olga Dolyniuk. She was a 1959 graduate of the Kiona Benton High School in Benton City, Wash. Larson also attended Kinman Business College in Spokane, Wash. After college she worked in the Pasco,...
Gardenia Joyce Leo, 66, passed away Jan.1, 2018, in Fort Collins, Colo. She was born Oct. 24, 1951, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Ping G. Leo and Fone M. Chin. Gardenia attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1970 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She earned a bachelor of fine arts degree at the University of Wyoming and an architectural drafting degree at Casper College. She retired from the Colorado State University Library after 23 years. Gardenia will be sorely missed by friends...
As Green River continues to face economic challenges, we’re happy to see people still believe in establishing businesses in the city. Last week, the Green River City Council approved a liquor license for the Town Bar and Grill, a restaurant aiming to open up downtown on Railroad Avenue. Work continues on a Taco Bell location near the old Sweetwater Ford building and O’Reilly Auto Parts shop. Of course there’s the ongoing renovations at the Tomahawk Building too, which we believe will ultimately create a economic beacon in downtown Green River...
When you head up one of the world’s largest tech companies, your plans inevitably become the news. Such is the case with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who recently announced his goal for 2018 is to fix the problems that have plagued the company. The past couple of years have not been kind the Facebook. The social media platform was embroiled in controversies surrounding foreign influences using Facebook in an attempt to influence the 2016 election, questions about how its algorithms dictate w...
I couldn’t sleep the other night so I got up and watched some late night TV. As I was flipping through the channels, I actually came across a gentleman talking about time management. I can’t recall his name right now nor the channel the show was on or even the title of the program, but I do recall one key point this gentleman brought up. He said time waits for no one, nor their problems. He followed that comment up with a rhetorical question. He said, “Why is there never enough time to do it right, but always enough time to do it over?...
At first glance, it may look odd. What was its exact purpose? When would someone wear something like this? What is it exactly? This artifact is a nightcap, which was also referred to as a dust cap, boudoir cap, or bed cap. Nightcaps date back to the 13th century. They were initially worn in cooler climates in Europe as a way to keep the head warm while sleeping. Both men and women wore nightcaps, with men's nightcaps often taking the shape of a triangle. One of the most iconic depictions of a me...
A Green River author who was once again recognized for her writing was delighted by the news of her award. Christine Alethea Williams, who's pen name is Alethea Williams, the author of "Nààpiikoan Winter" recently received third place from the Will Rogers Medallion Award Committee in the inspirational fiction category. She also received a bronze from the Independent Publisher Book awards in the Best Regional E-Book, fiction category. This book was also a finalist in the Laramie Awards and G...
Nineteen medical students from across Wyoming, attending the University of Washington School of Medicine at the University of Wyoming, are moving on to the clinical phase of their education. Among those students is JayCee Mikesell, a second-year medical student from Green River. The students are all part of WWAMI, a partnership between the UW School of Medicine and the states of Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho, to offer residents state-supported medical education with a goal to increase the physician workforce in these states....
A 19-year employee with U.S. Bank will be honored Saturday, Jan. 13, by U.S. Bank for her many years of service to the Green River community. “We are grateful to Carol Stoeger for her many years of service to U.S. Bank,” Angela Shutran, at U.S. Bank in Green River, said. “She is a highly respected member not only of this company, but also in the community where her work is surpassed only by her passion for making our city the best it can be. We applaud her and wish her well as she begins a new chapter in her life.” Stoeger began her career...
New art work by local artist David von Metz is on display at the Community Fine Arts Center now through Feb. 3. The public is invited to a reception for the artist Saturday, Jan. 13, from 2-4 p.m. Metz has been a Rock Springs resident for 25 years and is a mathematics instructor at Western Wyoming Community College. “My education and work life has been mostly in science and mathematics, but I’ve always had my hand in art and image-making,” Metz said. “I love working with Photoshop and other digital image-making tools, and I’m especiall...
The annual Thoman wrestling tournament started strong for the Green River Wolves, as the team dominated the Pool A portion of the tournament. However, the Wolves slipped during the Gold Bracket, falling to Uintah High School and Rock Springs High School to take third. Green River started strong against Worland, defeating the team 49-19 in the first round. The team would see similar successes through Friday competition, defeating Evanston, Uintah 2, Mountain View and Rock Springs 2 in dominating...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves basketball team struggled this weekend and lost all three games. The team traveled to Cheyenne to complete in the Cheyenne Invite. On Thursday, the Lady Wolves played Laramie and came up short, 52-45. “We started out really well,” head coach Rick Carroll said. During the first quarter of this game, the Lady Wolves took Laramie by surprise, however, the team wasn’t doing as well in the last three quarters. “After that, we didn’t do a good job on offense,...
The Wolves’ road trip to Cheyenne may have resulted in their first loss of the season, but the boys remained strong and held their ground against other teams competing in the Cheyenne Invite. The invite is the final tournament before the start of their conference games. The Wolves’ first game was against Laramie Jan. 4, which resulted in a 61-59 victory for Green River. The second team they faced was Sheridan, who managed to hand the Wolves their first loss of the season at the end of a tig...
The Green River Wolves swimming and diving team continued competition this weekend with a home meet and a meet in Evanston. During the Evanston meet, the team dominated the competition and came out with a first-place team finish. Green River took first with a total of 382, followed by Rawlins High School with 205 and Lyman High School with 180. Six teams were at the competition. Prior to going to Evanston, the team swam at home on Friday with Rawlins High School and Rock Springs High School. In...
