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Three Green River High School teams returned from state after competing at state last week with trophies in hand. According to the Wyoming High School Activity Association's website, the cheerleading team came home state champs after taking first-place in the 4A Division Cheer, Non-stunt and they took third place in 4A All-Girl Cheer. Meanwhile, the Green River Wolf Pack Dance Team came home with a third-place finish in 4A Hip Hop Dance and fourth place in Jazz. As for activities, the GRHS...
Simple movements are now being used to help one prevent themselves from falling. These movements are what Mary Grubb is now teaching seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center on Mondays and Wednesdays at 10:20 a.m. in the Tai Chi moving for better balance class. On Monday, Grubb was busy showing the participants how to walk from heal to toe. Once the participants got the hang of it, Grubb took them out into the hallway to practice. "This is what you should be practicing at home," Grubb said. The...
Second place wasn't what the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team expected to get at the state competition, but that's over and they are now focusing on districts. "They were disappointed. It wasn't the result they were hoping for, but there is some great competition throughout the state," assistant coach Jason Grubb said. "It is a difficult tournament. We have been trading off first-place finishes with Cheyenne East all season at various tournaments. They had a good state tournament."...
The annual Make-A-Wish fundraiser is over for another year, but for Green River High School Student Council Sponsor Amanda Santhuff, she is sad it has ended. “Personally, I love the two hectically busy weeks, so I feel a little sad once it’s over,” Santhuff said. “I think for the students it definitely feels like a relief!” She said the student council takes a short break to allow everyone to catch up with their lives after the busy two-week fundraising period. After a couple of weeks, Santhuff...
Since October, the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office has accumulated a stockpile of drugs from 19 felony drug arrests made within the county. The stockpile, which consists of 1,138.44 pounds of marijuana, 3.56 pounds of methamphetamine, 302 grams of liquid THC, 115.69 grams of heroin and 49 grams of cocaine, will eventually be destroyed. According to Det. Dick Blust, public information officer for the sheriff’s office, said the stockpile has a street value of more than $5 million. He said the...
The Green River High School’s hall-of-fame committee seeks nominations for the 2018 GRHS hall of fame. The hall of fame can be found in the main hallway at GRHS. Plaques honor students from GRHS for their sacrifice, achievements and athletic prowess. Previous inductees include multiple state-winning sports teams, former Green River mayors, a member of Seal Team 6, a Las Vegas police officer who gave his life in the line of duty and many others. Nominations are due April 9 and can be submitted by mail, email or fax. Nominations do not have a s...
In a few weeks, residents will see a small decrease in the sales tax they pay. The sixth-penny sales tax we pay for improvements approved in 2012 will be discontinued. The tax is responsible for the improvements we’ve seen on Hitching Post Drive and Second South Street, and was previously used to build the Child Developmental Center building in Green River and to replace the bridge connecting Evers Park to Expedition Island. While residents will no doubt welcome the savings they’ll see and we’ll certainly be amongst those enjoying it, there...
I like to play video games. In fact, they are my go-to source of entertainment. While I tend to enjoy arcade games like “Donkey Kong,” “Pac-man” and “Street Fighter II,” my tastes also veer into more mature fare like “Grand Theft Auto.” With news of Donald Trump hosting a meeting with a few executives from the gaming industry, opened by what video game blog Polygon described as a “gaming sizzle reel” featuring violent acts found in popular video games, it’s clear to me where he and others a...
What on earth is on the ceiling? That was the first thought that popped into my head as I looked at the ceiling in my son Matthew’s bedroom. I knew something was amiss because I heard a whole bunch of “thud, thud, thudding” sounds coming from his room. These thudding sounds were followed by loud laughter from both of my sons Matthew, 8, and John, 5. I was in my bathroom at the time getting ready for work when I heard the suspicious sounds. I knew they were up to something and so I walked as qu...
Hard work and dedication paid off for the Green River High School cheerleaders. The team took the state title in non-stunt last week and finished third in all-girl cheer. The high school dance team also fared well in state competition, earning a third-place finish in jazz dance and fourth in hip hop. For head cheer coach Mercedes Ball, the state title is proof of the girls' dedication throughout the season. "They worked really, really hard," Ball said. "We have a group of talented ladies." Ball...
Residents are encouraged to get out and face the cold to participate in the Frostbite run and walk. On Saturday, the city of Green River is hosting the Frostbite 5K, 10K and one-mile family fun run. Those who want to participate in the event must register and pay ahead of time at the website www.runnercard.com “It’s just an extra thing we’re going to do,” recreation supervisor Katie Duncombe said about the fun run. She said kids and parents can sign up to participate in the one-mile family...
A 45-year-old Green River man died in a two-vehicle crash near Bairoil Monday afternoon. According to the Wyoming Highway Patrol, Thomas Nisbet died after his 2002 Toyota Camry collided head-on with a tractor-trailer combination on U.S. 287 South. Nisbet is being investigated for improper use of seatbelt and driving while impaired at the time of the collision. The WHP was dispatched to milepost 29 on U.S. 287 at 1:15 p.m. According to the WHP, Nisbet was traveling southbound when his vehicle crossed over the center line, into the northbound...
The standoff between the House and the Senate within the Wyoming Legislature has helped curb potential cuts proposed to education spending, however a final estimate as to how much funding for schools across the state could get remains unclear. Pete Brandjord, Sweetwater County School District No. 2’s business manager, said estimates from the Legislative Service Office state House Bill 140, which focuses on school finance, would result in a reduction of $135,000 for the school district. H...
In an effort to help the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center cover its costs, it will receive $100,000 this year and be paid two times a year instead of once each year after. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting last week, the Commissioners listened to CDC executive director Lu Kasper discuss the budget issues the CDC is currently having. Kasper said the revenues from the state have been cut by $1 million over the past three years. To help offset the costs, the CDC has...
Sweetwater County Sheriff Mike Lowell is seeking a second term. The former Rock Springs police chief announced his candidacy in an email Friday afternoon. Lowell, a Democrat, was elected in 2014 after defeating then-Sheriff Rich Haskell. Lowell credited the sheriff’s office employees’ hard work and dedication as a team in helping him reorganize the office based on merit, as well as increasing patrols and services within the county. In 2017, the sheriff’s office logged more than 23,000 public service hours, a 20 percent increase from the previ...
This time the new Chamber CEO’s position was filled by someone who was already working at the Green River Chamber of Commerce. Lisa Herrera, was announced as the new Chamber CEO, which is effective immediately, according to a press release stated. “Lisa has stepped up a multitude of times as the interim CEO,” Chamber board chairman Angela Shutran said. “We felt she was the best pick for us.” Shutran said Herrera not only acted as the interim CEO after Rebecca Briesmaster resigned, but she acted...
Onyx P. Hamilton, "Pat" passed away March 8, 2018, after a long illness. She was born May 8, 1933, in Evanston to Julie Gallegos Smith and Paul K. Smith. Her family lived in Evanston, Kemmerer and Lander. She graduated from Lander Valley High School in 1951. She married William Stanley Hamilton in 1952. They later divorced. She worked for Mountain Bell Telephone Company for the majority of her working career and retired from the company in 1995. Her interests were writing, painting, birding, roc...
Virginia Tominc, 90, of Rock Springs, passed away March 9, 2018, at the Star Valley Care Center surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Rock Springs for 70 years and was a former resident of Cheyenne. She died following a two-month long illness. Tominc was born Aug. 27, 1927, in Cheyenne, the daughter of Arthur Herman Roeseler and Gertrude Nellie Roberts Roeseler. She attended schools in Cheyenne and graduated from the Cheyenne Central High School with the class of 1945. Tominc obtained...
Sandra "Sandi" Jean Sifuentes, 66, passed away March 5, 2018, in Riverton. She was a resident of Riverton for 12 years and was a former resident of Rock Springs and Sandy, Utah. She was born on July 15, 1951, in Thermopolis, the daughter of Glenn Scollard and Mary Jean Myers. Sifuentes attended schools in Lander and was a graduate of the Lander Valley High School. She married Rafael Sifuentes on Aug. 22, 1969, in Lander. Sifuentes owned Noah's Ark Preschool where she also taught for 14 years....
John Hunter McTee, 53, passed away peacefully at home March 8, 2018, in Salt Lake City. John was born Jan. 6, 1965, in Rock Springs to Joseph McTee and Theda (Sue) Porter. He married Rebecca Merlone in 1983, and the couple had two children. He worked for the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office for 13 years, retired from the force in 1998, and moved to Salt Lake City to peruse a new career. John will be forever remembered by his wife and best friend Rebecca; their children, Aaron and Ashley; his parents Joseph McTee and Theda (Sue) Porter; his b...
Sharon Logan, 78, of Green River, passed away March 9, 2018, at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. Logan was a resident of Green River for 42 years and former resident of British Columbia, Canada. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born March 3, 1940, in Rock Springs, the daughter of David Lyle Anderson and Laurena Pearl Stewart. Logan attended school in Green River and graduated from Green River High School with the class of 1958. She attended Western Wyoming Community College an...
Darwin Lamar Kelso was born July 11, 1954 in Ogden, Utah. Darwin passed March 2, 2018. Darwin was one of six sons born to Ted and LaReta Kelso. Darwin was raised in a loving family in Ogden, Utah. In his formative years, he attended Ben Lomond High School in Ogden, hunted, fished, raised homing pigeons and enjoyed the outdoors with his brothers and friends. Darwin was passionate about his work. He was the definition of a sound work ethic. He was skilled, thorough, ingenious, crafty, articulate,...
