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For a fourth year in a row, a free summer food program continues to serve the community. Linda Martin, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 nutrition service director, and Leah Kenison, nutrition service assistant director, have implemented the summer food program since 2015. It is a federal grant given to areas based on the yearly census. Once approved, it is in place for five years. The census is reassessed each year and the five years is extended accordingly. Currently, Green River has three elementary schools in the program; Monroe,...
Dueling Dames, a feisty mother-daughter duo, used humor and education in their performance at Centennial Park. This performance was part of the Sweetwater County Library summer lineup last Thursday. The Dueling Dames, Victoria and Carson Goring, have been traveling across country sharing their live theater act. They try to incorporate anti-bullying, girl power and self-defense into their performances. Becky Iwen, youth services librarian, began the mid-morning program with a high five contest. The contestants dressed up as big green inflatable...
Flipping, jumping and landing correctly are all things children at the Green River gymnastics program were learning. Green River Recreation Center employees were teaching children of various ages and skill levels how to complete gymnastics moves Monday afternoon. From simple tumbling and cartwheels, to backflips and front flips, students were excited to learn and patient with one another. While some students worked on their tumbling, others learned how to maintain one's balance on the high...
Improving patients’ experiences is something the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County has created a plan to address. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, MHSC CEO Irene Richardson gave a presentation to the board about the hospital’s strategic plan. According to Richardson, MHSC has created a three-year, strategic plan that identifies areas where the hospital needs improvement. Currently, the hospital is focusing on five key areas including, patient exp...
Mary Evelyn Vickrey, 92, of LaBarge, passed away peacefully June 4, 2019, in Pocatello, Idaho. She was born July 25, 1926, in Spring Valley, the daughter of Oral Dean Elder and Bertha Ethel Cook Elder. She attended schools in Granger, and graduated from Granger High School with the class of 1943. She also attended the University of Wyoming. Mary married her high school sweetheart, Clarence W. Vickrey, May 2, 1946, in Green River. He preceded her in death June 27, 2017. She was an active member...
Ernest William Leonetti, 65, of Lander passed away June 11 at his home. He was born Jan. 26, 1954, in Far Rockaway, N.Y., the son of Anthony Leonetti and Loretta Bevilacqua Leonetti. He attended schools in New York and graduated from East Rockaway High School with the class of 1972. He also attended Nassau Community College in New York. Ernest previously lived in Myrtle Beach, S.C., prior to moving to Rock Springs and Green River. He was a member of the Catholic Church. He enjoyed sports and...
While the “War on Coal” is an attractive title for opposition to using coal as a means of power generation, we think that war has already been fought and decided. What we’re seeing now is the aftermath. We understand the concern the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners have shown in the group’s recent letter to Wyoming’s congressional delegation. Coal mining has provided for countless families in southwestern Wyoming. Rock Springs was built upon coal mining, as the historic “Home of Rock Springs Coal” sign in downtown Rock Springs...
The other day, my five and six-year-old daughters were singing the words to the song, “Nerves” by Terri Hendrix. My five year old sang, “You’re getting on my nurses.” (You should’ve seen me look at her and NOT react.) Then my six year old said, “no, Gracie, it’s supposed to be, “You’re getting on my nerds.” (Again, I am sure the look on my face was something else.) In an attempt to help them with the actual lyrics I then said, “Girls, you’re getting on my nerves.” Madi immediately said, “Oh sorry about that, Mom.” I almost felt like I wa...
Nothing has touched my soul and spoken to aging with grace quite like the ancient Indian medicine wheel and the traditions that have evolved from it. From the National Library of Medicine, I learned that in the Americas, Indian tribes have multiple interpretations of the four directions, but the following prayer is my own, geriatrician’s interpretation of a version from the book “Black Elk Speaks” and Oyate (Nakota, Dakota, Lakota) tradition. First, we get down on our knees and feel the soil, the sacred Mother Earth, bringing the world aroun...
The Sweetwater County Commissioners could not decide who would replace Don Van Matre. Despite hosting interviews with three Republican candidates, the commissioners were at an impasse as to who would be a better representative on the board. During the commissioners’ meeting Tuesday afternoon, former commissioner John Kolb, Island Richards and Lauren Schoenfeld were interviewed. After the interviews, each commissioner spoke to which candidate they felt would be the best for the job. C...
A letter addressed to Wyoming’s congressional delegation and signed by four Sweetwater County Commissioners addresses impacts the commissioners allege are a result of a war on coal usage. The letter comes after news that Rocky Mountain Power plans to deactivate four power-generating units at two Wyoming power plants, including two at the Jim Bridger Power Plant. Wally Johnson, chairman of the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners, said the letter was inspired by decisions made that wil...
A shining relic from the United States' involvement in World War II was on display at the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport, conjuring images and memories of a bygone era. The B-17 Flying Fortress known as Sentimental Journey, an aircraft from the Arizona Commemorative Air Force Museum, made a stop at the airport as part of the museum's summer Flying Legends of Victory Tour. The bomber was designed for unescorted bombing missions over Europe during World War II. The plane is one of eight B-17s...
It's that time of year again: road construction. Public Works Director, Mark Westenskow outlined the city road work for the summer. Downtown has already begun the slurry seal project. They have divided up the streets into an every other one method to leave access open to businesses and housing. "Slurry seal is a pavement preservation technique that is used to supplement existing asphalt roads that are in decent shape to extend their useful life," Westenskow said. "It is ideally placed on a 5-7...
