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Melvin and Sandra Banks were married Feb. 6, 1965, at Immaculate Conception Church, in Green River. Mel retired from OCI and Sandra retired from Sweetwater County School District No. 2. They have numerous hobbies and have spent many wonderful years enjoying the outdoors and camping with family and friends. They raised two sons: Mike with wife Sarah and sons Orin, Kasey and Chad; and Kevin with wife Lisa and daughter Katie. Together, they are planning a dinner celebration for the...
It was another strong week for the Green River High School wrestling team. The Wolves were a perfect 4-0 in varsity dual matches. The junior varsity was also a perfect 2-0. Green River started their stellar performances last Friday night with a 54-18 drubbing of Star Valley in Wolves Gymnasium. "Our wrestlers kept up the intensity Friday night. Star Valley is one of the top teams in 3A and we wrestled well to beat them. We won a few matches that could have gone either way and that shows the...
In his first two seasons as a member of the Green River High School wrestling team Jared Flores had a great deal of success for an upperclassmen. As a freshman wrestling at 106 pounds, he won 40 matches, a 4A West Regional title and finished second at the state tournament. As a sophomore he won more than 30 matches, finished second at the regional tournament and sixth at the 4A State Tournament in Casper. With two solid years under his belt, there were high hopes for Flores going into his junior campaign. Unfortunately, Flores suffered a...
The Green River High School boy’s swim team wrapped up their regular season home slate last night with a three team competition a the new aquatic center. Green River second out of the three teams, edging out visiting Riverton by a eight-point differential. Rock Springs finished in first place. Brendan Bloomquist was the top individual finisher for Green River. He finished first in the 100-yard backstroke. Ethan Moffatt placed second in the race, Logan Johnson was third, Miles Moffatt was fourth and Coleton Spalding completed a top-five sweep b...
It appeared for awhile last Thursday night that the Green River High School boy’s basketball team would pick up its first victory in more than two years. Playing in front of a standing-room-only home crowd against rival Rock Springs, a Chase Erickson free throw gave Green River a 44-43 lead with just over four minutes remaining in the game. Just when it appeared that Green River had grab the momentum, Rock Springs would end the game on a 13-2 run to take home a 56-44 victory. Following the game a dejected Tanner Trumble, who led Green River w...
While the game did not end in their favor, their were plenty of positives last Thursday night for the Green River High School girl’s basketball team. The Lady Wolves (2-11, 0-3 4A West) had two three points shot attempts in the last five seconds that would have given them a one-point lead against bitter rival Rock Springs. Unfortunately neither fell and the Lady Tigers held on for a dramatic 42-39 victory. Following the game, Green River head coach Rick Carroll said he was happy with his t...
The competition was fierce, but that did not stop some outstanding individual performances from members of the Green River High School indoor track team. The Wolves traveled last weekend to compete at two-day event at the Kearns Olympic Ice Oval in Utah. Green River head coach Steve Boyd was pleased with the teams performance and said it was a fun meet for the kids. Green River was led by the return of junior standout Tyler Vendetti. After missing last week due to an injury, he was impressive with a first-place finish in the triple jump and a...
The nine member all-volunteer Muley Fanatic Foundation Southwest Chapter Project Advisory Committee is now accepting funding proposals for 2015 projects. The deadline for project submission is March 1. Any and all proposals for projects located in Southwest Wyoming that address the mission of the Muley Fanatic Foundation will be considered. The MFF mission is: “To ensure the conservation of mule deer and their habitat and to provide such supporting services to further the sport of hunting and sound wildlife management.” In 2014, the SW Chapter...
There could be up to $20,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs at the annual Buckboard Marina Burbot Classic Fishing Derby. Permitted by the Ashley National Forest, this years event will take place Friday and end Sunday. Lauretta Tanner of Buckboard Marina said this is the third derby they have hosted and they are hoping for a good turnout, but they never know what it will be till the day of the event. She said the tournament is important because burbot or ling were illegally introduced to the Flaming Gorge and they need to get rid of them. She...
Last Thursday, the Green River High School auditorium was transformed into a blood donation center. United Blood Services employees were on hand to help with interviews and blood donations, while GRHS Student Council members were busy getting people to where they needed to go. With the blood drive taking place at the high school, there were a lot of first-time blood donors in the chairs. Some embraced the new experience, while others just cringed and looked away as the needle went in. Junior...
