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The City of Green River’s budget for the fiscal year of 2015 is $21.7 million, compared to last year’s budget, which was 21 million. “It went up $700,000 in total mostly due to a couple specific projects,” Green River’s director of finance, Chris Meats said. The general fund itself went down about $200,000, while the capital projects fund went up $900,000, making a net increase in the total budget around $700,000. The decrease in the general fund was due to some significant cuts the city departments made. “What happened on that was the council...
Battle of the Bands, a contest in which two or more bands compete for the title of “best band”. Five local bands will be rocking out Thursday in a Battle of the Bands, to prove who’s the voted best. The winner’s prize? To open for the Flaming Gorge Days rock show on Saturday. The process started when The Flaming Gorge day committee posted a call for specifically rock genre bands local to the area, on their website and through social media. “We wanted to keep it to our local bands, keep it in the area, keep it as local as possible,” Flaming Gor...
Sweetwater Wyoming Recovery Access Programs, known as SW-WRAP, has a new CEO, and Beth Whitman is her name. “While we had the luxury of several well-qualified candidates, we chose Beth as being the best qualified and best fit overall to lead this organization into the future,” Interim CEO, Gene Smith said. About 20 applicants applied for the position. “She brought an organization to life with the Business Leadership Network, has human resource experience with a local company, and has done a wonderful job of leading the Golden Hour Senior Cente...
A former Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Deputy pleaded not guilty to for felony perjury charges. Sean Christopher Henry, 44, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at an arraignment to the four felony perjury charges. During the arraignment, Henry was notified of the maximum sentences and fine prior to pleading not guilty to the charges. If found guilty of all four charges, Henry could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Oct. 13 at 9 a...
The spring rain is a cause for fires in the dry summer heat. Thanks to a rainy May, the area is very green with a lot of moisture. Although the rain is great for vegetation growth, when all of those plants dry up in the summer sun, they act as fuel for fires. “When it’s cool and raining, vegetation grows, I’d hate to say it, but like wildfire,” Green River Assistant Fire Chief Mike Liberty said. When it’s hot and dry, the plants that have grown start to dry out and makes it easier to start fires. When the vegetation dries out, fires spread qu...
Hospice of Sweetwater County may have a building to move into for its long-desired care facility, but questions about seismic stability may postpone its installation. Sweetwater County plans to provide $2 million in seed money and give hospice space at the former county hospital building on C Street in Rock Springs. However, Jelaca and Hospice Board of Directors Chairman John Kennedy said information about the building’s earthquake stability have prevented a cost estimate to install their facility from being generated. Jelaca said hospice m...
Harry B. Pappas, 88, of Green River, passed away June 23, 2015 at the Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. He had been a longtime resident of Green River. He was born on Nov. 22, 1926 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Louis Pappas and Bella Xaniphon Pappas. Pappas attended schools in Rock Springs. He was a United States Marine Veteran of World War II and Wyoming National Guard. He married the former Sophia Curtis in Rock Springs on July 15, 1950 and she preceded him in death on Jan. 26, 200...
Adeline Montoya, 85, of Reliance passed away June 15, 2015 at the St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, and former resident of Quealey, Montoya died following a brief illness. She was born on Nov. 1, 1929 in Trinidad, Colo., the daughter of the late Emanuel Sena and Alice Henry Sena. Montoya attended schools in Trinidad, Colo. She married Luciano Montoya at Trinidad, Colo. in August of 1944 and he preceded her in death in April of 1981. Montoya was employed...
Lawrence A. Marty, 88 of Green River, passed away June 16, 2015 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River, Marty died following a brief illness. He was born on June 17, 1926 in Platte, Neb., the son of the late Herman L. Marty and Frances Jane Harvey Marty. Marty graduated from high school in Nebraska. He attended Wayne State College and Creighton University in Nebraska before getting his J.D. degree from the University of Wyoming in 1954. He was a member of Delta Theta Phi. That same...
Shirley Hutchins, 66, of Green River, passed away June 14, 2015 at her home. A lifelong resident of Green River, Hutchins passed away suddenly. She was born on April 25, 1949 in Green River, the daughter of the late Alfred L. Harsha and Betty J. Duncan. Hutchins worked as a forklift operator for Eagle Pitcher Mineral in Lovelock, Nev. and also worked as a custodian for Sweetwater County School District No.2 in Green River. Her interests included prospecting, fishing, reading, knitting and...
Donna Jack Dickson passed away June 13, 2015 in her sleep at the Sublette Center in Pinedale, where she had resided since 1998. She and her husband of 67 years, Bill Dickson previously lived in Rock Springs, where Bill was a successful business man who owned and operated insurance and real estate firms. He was also involved in other various enterprises, including several housing and recreational developments in Rock Springs. Donna was born in Maple Valley, Mich. on Aug. 31, 1916 and spent her ea...
While it’s possible some residents have grown weary of all the Flaming Gorge Days preparation and promotion during the past several weeks, the importance of the coming weekend cannot be overstated. To a certain extent, we believe its safe to say the yearly event has become something that many residents have taken for granted over the years. There’s always been a Flaming Gorge Days celebration for many of the people living in Sweetwater County. Most have grown up attending the yearly parade down Flaming Gorge Way or Uinta Drive, watching or comp...
This week brings about my 100th day working as the City Administrator for the City of Green River, and I want to say thank you to all of our residents, city employees, and our governing body who are working hard to contribute to our success in so many ways. I also appreciate the help, patience, and advice that I have received from everyone working within the City of Green River along with those agencies and businesses we deal with on a regular basis. Prior to taking the position I was familiarizing myself with city government, by being a board...
Not long ago my husband showed up with a sandwich for lunch that he bought at a local supermarket. I thought it was going to be our usual: turkey and provolone with lettuce on a hard roll, always plenty for both of us. At $6.50, how could you go wrong? This time the sandwich was different. It now cost $9.50 and was piled high with turkey and cheese on a roll that was much bigger than what we were used to. In short, it was awful—enough meat and cheese for four people on squishy bread that tasted more like a morning sweet roll. But the bigger s...
I was watching an episode of “The Middle” the other day that really started to get me thinking. This is a show I just watch and laugh along with. For those unfamiliar with this show, it is about a suburban family with three kids. They have a dishwasher and roof that is always leaking and they are constantly eating fast food in front of the television. Every week, there is always some sort of drama going on with this family. On this particular episode, the mom was listening to a some talk sho...
Last year, I was out with a group of friends. On this occasion, a few of us wanted to go to a particular bar. At this bar, there was a cover charge because a local band was playing there that night. One friend of mine refused to pay the cover charge, no more than three or five bucks as I recall. Most of us in the group didn’t care if we had to pay a cover charge. “I refuse to pay a cover charge,” my friend said. “I’ve never paid one and never will.” I recall another friend and I replying wi...
Airplanes took flight Saturday morning at the third annual Community Spaceport Day at the Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport south of Green River. The event was hosted by the airport advisory board and is a way to get have residents involved with the spaceport. The their motivation is to get the runway fixed up to meet safety standards. The city has an Airport Master Plan that explains the importance of an improved airport. "It would act as an economic generator in town," City of Green...
The 36th annual re-ride of the Pony Express National Historic Trail passed through Granger Saturday. The National Pony Express Association (NPEA) started their annual re-ride June 15 in St. Joseph, Mo. and will end in Sacramento, Calif. June 25. This year is the 155th anniversary of the historic mail service. Each June, a re-ride is done over a 10-day period. They carry real letters in a mochila, which is a removable leather pack that fits on the horse's saddle that was used in the original...
Laughter filled Centennial Park Wednesday morning as kids and families watched a fun puppet show. The Sweetwater County Library System hosted a puppet show Wednesday as part of its Summer Reading Program. Meghan Casey, professional ventriloquist at Rocky Mountain Puppets, performed her show, “The Heroes in You.” Casey started her show by getting the kids excited by using a noise meter and having the crowd shout “superhero” as loud as they could. “The Heroes in You” expresses that everybody is a hero in their own unique ways. The show went along...
With summer in full swing, some activities at the Golden Hour Senior Center have seen a decrease in participation. This was true for pool. On Tuesday morning, only three players made it to the center to play a friendly game of pool. Larry Cauthorn, a regular, said this kind of attendance is typical in the summer. People are just too busy camping, working in the yards or doing other fun things that take them away from the center, but he is still glad to be able to visit the center and keep up...
A favorite pass time has started to turn into a part-time career. When Malia Kertz lived in Flagstaff, Ariz., 20 years ago, a neighbor of hers talked her into taking a stained-art class and a metal class. After taking those classes, Kertz realized just how passionate she was with the stained-glass art form and decided to continue to improve this skill, however she did not take anymore classes, she decided to teach herself. "I just learn and then do it," she said. Based on what she learned in...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate Team recently returned from National Speech and Debate Tournament, which took place in Dallas. Head coach Carina Stulken said Alexander Marchal made it to the semifinal round of extemporaneous debate and placed seventh out of 688 debaters in the nation. JD Richardson and Maggie Fischer broke to the first set of elimination rounds in public forum debate and placed in the top 30 in the nation out of more than 500 debate teams. For a complete story, see next week’s edition of The Green River S...
Lincoln Middle School recently released its fourth-quarter honor roll. Students must obtain a GPA of 3.75 or higher to be named to this honor roll. Seventh-grade students making the list are William Allen, Chelsea Andersen, Sky Bentz, Sydney Beutel, Ashelynn Birch, Carlee Boden, Robyn Bowles, Hannah Burgess, Kyley Byrd, Kinley Cochrane, Caitlyn Croft, Alyssa Curtis, Aundra Drinkle, Timothy Erickson, Alexandra Erramouspe, Gabrielle Farnsworth, Isabelle Fenton, Kaylee Fry, Drew Gibson, Heather Gibson, Garrett Gilmore, Mauri Glathar, Taylor...
The Bittersweet Bombshells showed they are a force to be reckoned with during the Wyoming Roller Derby Cup last weekend in Rock Springs. The Bombshells pulled an upset early on, defeating the Jackson Hole Juggernots, the third-ranked roller derby team in the state. The Bombshells would finish fourth at the end of the two-day tournament. The match against Jackson was their second bout in the derby cup and propelled the Bombshells into the semifinals. “We weren’t expecting to win at all,” Bombs...
Despite a strong showing early on, the Green River Knights were unable to gain momentum in their home tournament over the weekend. The Knights took sixth in the Green River Knights Invitational Tournament. Head coach Stub Hatfield said the team struggled with errors and and walking batters during their game with the Riverton Raiders. During the previous week, the Knights beat Riverton twice, defeating the Raiders 21-17 in their first game and 13-7 a second time. While the Knights fell to the...
