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A group of middle-school aged library patrons played a card game Thursday, helping bring the Halloween spirit to the Sweetwater County Library. The patrons played Werewolf, a game that challenges players to deduce which players are the werewolves in the group. Players are handed cards detailing their role as a villager or a werewolf. The werewolves choose a villager as their victim each night with the villagers attempting to root out the werewolves during the day. Library employees spun a story...
Students from Expedition Academy braved the brisk temperatures Friday morning for their community service projects. Although the sun was out, the wind was cold as the students picked up trash along Highway 530 and at several city parks around town. While at Edgewater Park, the students could be seen huddling together as they walked around the park picking up any litter they could find. A couple of students would hold the orange garbage bag, while others would gather up the trash or dead leaves...
For one 10-year-old Green River, completing her schooling online is something that seems to work. Tranquilla Button, a fifth-grade student at Wyoming Connections Academy, started the online program at the end of last year and decided to continue this year because of the family's schedule. "She has a sister who has a lot of doctor's appointments in (Salt Lake City) and they were missing a lot of school," Tranquilla's mom, Tiffany Kennah, said. Before Kennah decided to enroll Button in an online...
Sometimes all one has to do is ask. That’s how all of this started, Doug Uhrig, Wyoming Veterans Commission member and Commissioner for District No. 3, said, as he tapped the card-covered book in his hand. Uhrig said the formation of the book “They Served with Honor: Stories from Wyoming Vietnam Veterans,” started because Wyoming Veterans Commission Director Col. Larry Barttelbort asked the Casper Star-Tribune a question. According to the book, Barttelbort asked them this question “I wonder...
Green River's mayor brought home four gold medals and one silver medal after competing in the Senior Olympics. Pete Rust recently competed in the Wyoming Senior Olympics, which took place in Laramie Aug 2-5. During the competition, Rust excelled at the standing long jump, softball throw, football throw and discus throw earning gold medals in all of these. He also did well at the frisbee throw taking a silver medal in that competition. Over the years, Rust has obtained 12 medals, including eight...
The Green River High School football team brushed themselves off following a defeat from the Evanston Red Devils and scored a commanding 26-7 victory in Powell Friday night. Green River dominated the much of the game, but had some difficulties scoring off of their possessions. The Wolves led the game 7-0 at the half, but had its defensive line completely shut down Powell's running game. Powell's offensive line struggled with snapping the ball, forcing them into making several offensive errors....
This past weekend, the Green River High School Lady Wolves swimming team set its sights on the Rock Springs meet. Prior to the meet, head coach Colleen Seiloff found out some of her swimmers would go over their 18-meet allotment if they swam the rest of the meets, so only 10 Lady Wolves entered the pool this weekend. Seiloff said they were scheduled to swim 19 meets, and she was glad they discovered the issue now before this weekend’s competition or conference. She said the last thing she w...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves volleyball team took on their biggest rivals and came out on top. Last Wednesday, the Lady Wolves traveled to Rock Springs to take on the Lady Tigers at a special Servin’ Up a Cure game. During this game, both teams wear special uniforms to raise awareness for cancer. The Lady Wolves came out with pink jerseys and ready to play. The Lady Wolves came out on top in three sets, 25-11, 25-15, 25-17. Head coach Rikki Shantz said the Lady Wolves controlled t...
The Wolves continued to post improved times during a meet in neighboring Rock Springs. The Wolves ran at the White Mountain Golf Course north of Rock Springs, enjoying a sunny and cool day on the course. Brayden Kovick and Marcos Valerio placed in the top 10, while the girls’ top finishers were Jade Arnell and Kaisa Arnell. The Wolves will compete at Regionals this weekend, which takes place in Jackson Friday. The Wolves will then make their final cross country appearance of the season at the State meet in Sheridan. Boys 5,000 meters 5. B...
Charles Lee "Chuck" Carter, 82, of Rock Springs, passed away Oct. 4, 2017, at his home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former longtime resident of Burlington, Iowa, Carter died following a lengthy illness. He was born March 5, 1935, in Burlington, Iowa, the son of Louis Albert Carter and Franziska Kapitain. Carter attended schools in Burlington, Iowa, and was a 1953 graduate of Burlington Catholic High School. He was a United States Navy veteran of the Korean War. He married Betty Jean...
Cecilia Cordova, 96, passed away Sept. 24, 2017, in West Valley City, Utah. She was a former resident of Rock Springs, Superior and Maxwell, N.M. Cordova was born Nov. 25, 1920, in Tinaja, N.M., the daughter of Demetrio Archuleta and Fidelina Trujillo Archuleta. She attended primary and high school in New Mexico. Cordova married Carlos V. Cordova on May 29, 1939, in Buena Vista, N.M., and he preceded her in death Sept. 28, 1994. Cordova was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Community....
Wanda Jean Gibson, 62, of Green River passed away Oct. 5, 2017, at her home. Wanda was born Oct. 12, 1954, in Fruita, Colo., to Lloyd Frank and Frances Jean Bowden. Wanda attended schools in Colorado and graduated with a medical assistant certification and worked as a phlebotomist in Oakley, Calif., until she moved to Green River in 1995. Wanda loved her cats and family, she enjoyed planting her flowers and helping her neighbors and she loved the Wyoming wind. She was compassionate to anyone or...
Daniel Paul Presho, 57, of Rock Springs, passed away Oct. 5, 2017, at his home. Presho was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He was born March 17, 1960, in Rock Springs, the son of William Presho and Antoinette Rudolph Presho. He attended schools in Rock Springs and was a graduate of the Rock Springs High School with the class of 1978. Presho was married to Monica Gamper in 1980 and they later divorced. He was employed by Mike's Auto Body and Rock Springs Auto Body for more than 30 years as...
The Carnegie Library, or Green River Circuit Court building, has sat vacant for far too long and along with the U.P. Depot building downtown, deserves a better fate than what it has. For generations, the building was a portal to the world for Green River’s residents. One of 16 libraries gifted to Wyoming towns by industrialist Andrew Carnegie, the building was later utilized at a circuit court. Stained-glass windows helped create what was described as the most beautiful courtroom in Wyoming. After the circuit court moved to an addition to t...
Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the Sweetwater County Commissioners and their uncalled for comments toward the former board members of the hospital board. When Commissioner (John) Kolb publicly calls these honorable, unpaid servants corrupt, while the other commissioners sit silently, this is uncalled for. Many of the Sweetwater County Commissioners have known the hospital board members for years and know that Mr. Kolb’s comments were unwarranted. I have personally known Artis Kalivas for over 50 years and he has done nothing but h...
For anyone whose read the columns I’ve written on the page over the past year, it’s easy to say I’ve developed a fascination with YouTube, arguably the internet’s most popular video hosting website. There’s a lot to see on almost any topic a person can think of. Want to check out what the street food scene looks like in Bangkok or Los Angeles? What about watching a man build a primitive hut with only the most basic of tools? Want to take a tour of a hand-made Christmas putz in the middle of...
The Green River Fire Department along with the National Fire Protection Association has recognized the week of Oct. 8-14 as Fire Prevention week. This year’s slogan is “Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out.” We encourage everyone to take a few minutes and talk about fire prevention to help keep the residents of our community safe. It is very important to have two ways out of your home whether it’s a house, mobile home, or apartment. Everyone should have two different ways to escape to the outside, which includes a meeting area for everyon...
I recently watched an old video clip on YouTube, from the TV show “Candid Camera.” In case you are not familiar with “Candid Camera,” it aired from 1960 to 1976, and secretly videotaped people in situations where they were (safely) pranked or involved in a funny situation, set up to get their reactions. This particular episode showed an elevator prank. Three members of the “Candid Camera” staff would enter an elevator after an unsuspecting “victim” had already entered. The staff members did not speak when entering but instead, they all just tur...
Facing another round of budgetary cuts from the Wyoming Legislature and declining enrollment in its elementary schools, a Green River school was recommended for closure Tuesday evening. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo recommended closing Jackson Elementary School to the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 board, saying a combination of the building’s condition and the lower student population make it the best candidate for closure. A final decision won’t occur until November, with the dis...
Irene Richardson, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County’s interim CEO since February, was officially promoted to the position Wednesday after a unanimous decision by the hospital’s board of trustees. Richardson, a Green River native, has worked at the hospital since 1985, originally starting as a cash posting clerk. She became the senior budget and cost accountant two years later. In 2008, she was promoted to materials management director. She later became the hospital’s controller befor...
What to do with the Carnegie Library was something the Sweetwater County Commissioners discussed last week. During the commissioners’ meeting last week, they spoke with a representative from Alliance for Historic Wyoming. The alliance has been around for 12 years and is funded through membership fees and federal and state grants, Alliance executive director Carly-Ann Anderson said. “We were originally founded to do national historical trails protection across the state of Wyoming of Wyo...
A late change of plea hearing Friday morning resulted in a trial for George Maestas being cancelled. His trial was scheduled to start Tuesday. Maestas, 68, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated homicide by vehicle and one count of driving while under the influence of a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury. The three charges combined could result in a maximum sentence of 50 years in prison and a maximum fine of $25,000. Maestas plead without making a plea agreement...
A pair of poached elk discovered on Little Mountain has resulted in the Wyoming Game and Fish Department seeking help to identify the culprits. The elk were poached in Hunt Area 31 on Little Mountain sometime between Oct. 4-6. “The first elk discovered was a cow that was shot and left on the east side of Little Mountain, south of Rock Springs,” Game Warden Gary Boyd said in a media release. “The cow elk had a GPS collar on it and was collared as part of the D.E.E.R. Project going on in the a...
