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Todd Malonek would have been proud. The Green River High School boys soccer team won the memorial tournament named for the Wolves' assistant coach, defeating Worland at the end of the tournament. The Wolves and the Warriors would battle to a 1-1 tie during the championship round, resulting in the two teams competing in a shootout to determine the game's victor and the tournament's champion. Green River overcame Worland 4-2 in that shootout. Despite having a rough start to their season, Green Riv...
More than 80 volunteers were honored at the Golden Hour Senior Center Friday during a luncheon. Every year, the GHSC takes time to honor those who help the center out by volunteering their time to deliver meals to home-bound residents, host classes, call bingo or simply help any way they can to make the center a better place. "We cannot tell you enough how much we appreciate you," GHSC executive director Sheela Schermetzler said. She said the meagre staff of 10 could not do nearly as many things...
Children, parents and grandparents were all enjoying the Sweetwater County Library's toddler time. On Monday morning, all gathered around youth services librarian Becky Iwen to "Shake Your Sillies out" before getting into the program. To kick off the program, Iwen sings the song "Shake Your Sillies out." This gives the toddlers one last opportunity to shake that last bit of energy out of their systems before the group moves onto the next part of the program. Next, the toddlers use a scarf to...
Two Green River High School juniors were selected to participate in the American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State. Mary Harris and Abby Alcorn both submitted applications to the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post No. 28 and were accepted to attend Girls State, which is scheduled to take place in June 10-16 at Laramie County Community College. According to the website www.wyamericanlegionauxiliary.org/girls-state, "The purpose of American Legion Auxiliary Department of Wyoming Girls State is...
Once again, Green River Animal Control is hosting a pet food drive for the Green River Food Bank. Animal control officer Kim Wilkins said, this is about the fourth year in a row they have hosted the pet food drive. The goal is to help those out who are in need. She said the pet food is taken to the city’s Food Bank where employees distribute it to families who are in need of pet food. Wilkins said sometimes when a family comes on hard times, they don’t have enough money to purchase pet food for...
Shelley Elaine Ramon, 68, passed away April 5, 2018, in Taylorsville, Utah, following a lengthy illness. Ramon was a lifelong resident of Green River. She was born March 30, 1950, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Alton Thrasher and Melba Dunn. Ramon attended school in Green River and was a graduate of the Green River High School with the class of 1968. She attended the University of Wyoming and earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education. She married Keith Ramon Sept. 30, 1969, in...
Christine W. Reinert, 86, passed away April 4, 2018, at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. Reinert was a resident of Green River and former resident of Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was born May 10, 1931, in Berryville, Ark., the daughter of Andrew J. Davis and Mary K. Leadbetter. Reinert attended school in Green River. She married Kenneth E. Reinert in Green River in 1949. Her interests included bingo, fishing, embroidery and art. Survivors include one son, Herbert Reinert and wife Cindy of...
David Robison, 66, passed away April 7, 2018, at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County after a sudden illness. He was a resident of Green River for the past 28 years. Robison was born Feb. 24, 1952, in Maryville, Mo., the son of Francis John Robison and Mina Alice Espey Robison. He attended schools in Parker, Colo., and was a graduate of Castle Rock High School with the class of 1970. He graduated from Purdue University in 1984 with a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering. Robison...
Dorland Edward Toone, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by family April 3, 2018, in Green River after a brief illness. He was born, raised and lived in Green River most of his life. He graduated with the class of 1944 from Lincoln High School in Green River. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. His working career included the Union Pacific Railroad and later retired from Stauffer Chemical Co. Toone was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was always a...
Tommy Craig Brangham, 48, of Green River, passed away on March 25, 2018, at his sister's home in Salt Lake City. He was born Sept.r 20, 1969, in Rock Springs, the son of Tom Brangham and Carol Lynn Fleck Brangham Tommy attended schools in Rock Springs. He was employed by Home Depot as a merchandiser for the past two years. His interests included treasure hunting and having a collection of many precious and eclectic things. He lived life to the beat of his own drum. Tommy is survived by his paren...
Robert Hugh Fletcher, 80, passed away April 5, 2018, at Sage View Care Center following a lengthy illness. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Fletcher was born Oct.19, 1937, in Rock Springs, the son of Robert Young Fletcher and Faye Jane Roberts Fletcher, He was married to Edith Warren in Worland. Fletcher was a United States Army veteran and was honorably discharged in 1962. He was employed by Easton Express as a truck driver for more than 30 years. He retired in 1994. He also was a...
The Green River Lady Wolves soccer team traveled to Worland for its tournament last weekend and came home with three wins and one loss. The Lady Wolves finished the tournament in ninth place out of 14 teams competing. The Lady Wolves fell to their first game against Douglas, 4-2, and won the rest of their games against Pinedale, 4-2, Riverton, 3-2 and Rawlins, 2-0. Head coach Tracy Wyant said the overall play of the Lady Wolves was good this weekend. “I feel we dominated every single game,” Wya...
Due to a 30-degree, windy, wet forecast for the Kelly Walsh Invitational, track coach Dan Hansen rescheduled a meet for Friday to Vernal, Utah and 60-degree weather, with calm winds and only a soft rain. Among the Wyoming schools that competed in Vernal were Big Piney, Rock Springs, Pinedale, and Little Snake River along with several schools from Utah including Rich High, Carbon, Pinnacle, Tabonia, Maser Prep Academy and Altamont High Schools. Those scoring team points, by finishing in the top eight, for the Lady Wolves were Mariyah Brady, who...
Anyone driving down Second South on a nice day will be struck on how beautiful the street looks. Completed as part of a 2012 sixth-penny tax initiative, the street has newly-constructed sidewalks and stylized lighting designed to make it an attractive drive. The street itself is attractive, but that’s quickly forgotten as soon as someone takes a look at the rail yard in the background, past the entrance to the viaduct. Admittedly, Green River started life as a train town, but as the city looks to turn its attention to its river corridor, the C...
Ask adults of a certain age what they remember most of their elementary school keyboarding class and they’ll likely say something about playing “The Oregon Trail.” The video game was a staple of the educational entertainment for kids during the 80s and early 90s. Children were tasked with guiding a group of five settlers along the trail from Independence, Mo., to the Willamette Valley in Oregon, facing the hardships settlers endured along the route. Death can be quick and merciless on the trail...
Someone recently shared a story with me about a custodial worker. In the story, a college professor gave a pop quiz to his students and the last question on the quiz asked, “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” One of the students reported that she remembered the cleaning lady clearly. She knew she was in her 50s, with dark hair and that she was tall, but she didn’t know her name. She asked the instructor if the last question really counted for points on the quiz. The professor told her that it most definitely would count...
This month’s Artifact of the Month is a Japanese abacus, also known as a soroban. The abacus is a counting device that allows its user to do quick mathematical calculations. The abacus used in Japan was adapted from the Chinese. The elements of both abaci are similar in construction. They both have top beads “heavenly beads” and lower beads “Earthly beads.” The key difference between the two is the Chinese abacus has two rows of “heavenly beads” while the Japanese version only has one row. This particular abacus can be dated between 1850...
The electronic cigarette, or e-cigarette, has been touted – without proof – as a healthier alternative to traditional tobacco products and perhaps even a method of breaking the tobacco habit altogether. Now a new, related product with the brand name JUUL has entered the market and is especially appealing to teens. An e-cigarette, which looks much like a traditional cigarette, heats a liquid to create an aerosol, called “vapor,” that can be inhaled. It is true that many of the toxic chemicals found in tobacco smoke are not present in the “va...
Green River’s city administrator started receiving a bigger paycheck after his contract was renewed by the Green River City Council last month. According to the two contracts, Clevenger now makes $147,290 a year, up from the $128,750 his previous contract called for. The contract also contains an increase for Clevenger’s automobile allowance, from $500 a month in the previous contract to $600 a month. The Council approved a new contract with Reed Clevenger at the end of its March 20 mee...
Sixth-grade students attending Lincoln Middle School next year will be learning in a cutting-edge environment. The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees hosted an open house for the recently-completed sixth-grade wing of Lincoln Middle School Tuesday evening. The space was previously occupied by the district’s central administration offices, which have since moved to the former Wilson Elementary School building across the street. Superintendent Donna Little-Kaumo said the w...
What artwork placed on the walls at the new Sweetwater County Justice Center will be left up to the departments moving into it. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, Commissioner Wally Johnson started a discussion in regards to what type of artwork should be placed on the walls in the new justice center. Johnson said he knows some of the artwork from the 333 Broadway location will be moved into the new facility and placed on the walls in common areas of the center, but the artwork...
A last-minute approval by the Wyoming Department of Education allows Sweetwater County School District No. 2 the chance to purchase a special needs bus and may help other school districts with similar needs. The district’s board of trustees approved a request to purchase a wheelchair lift-equipped bus for Harrison Elementary’s special needs program. The bus will not cost more than $144,000 and will be completely reimbursed. Pete Brandjord, the district’s business manager, said the WDE appro...
