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“It’s been a long process,” Sweetwater County School District No. 2 business manager Pete Brandjord said when introducing the district’s 2017-2018 budget Tuesday night. The school board approved the district’s budget and mill levy allocations. The district, as a result of action from the Wyoming Legislature earlier this year and decreased capital projects expenditures, suffered a $5.6 million decrease in its budget from last year. In total, the budget will be $58.6 million. Brandjord said the di...
Making sure children eat well during the summer months is something Sweetwater County School District No. 2 is committed to. Throughout the summer and until Aug. 18, kids in Green River can eat breakfast and lunch for free. Linda Martin, District No. 2 nutrition services director, said the federally-funded program allows kids ages three through 18 to eat breakfast and lunch for free. “As long as they can eat a sandwich, they are welcome to come,” Martin said. The breakfasts are served at Tru...
For Zach Owens, a respect for emergency responders, including the police, was instilled in him at an early age. While some chose to teach their children that officers are people who can’t be trusted, Owens’ father told him emergency responders are heroes and will help a person. The Green River native has always looked up to paramedics, firefighters and police officers throughout his life, even considering a career as a paramedic while working as a contractor at the local mines. On July 5, Owe...
For a thrift store just operating to raise money for mission projects, every penny counts. So when money needs to be spent on added expenses, such as paying for old couches and mattresses to be taken to the landfill it hurts their bottom line. Unfortunately, the St. John’s Episcopal Thrift Shop is experiencing this problem again. Thrift Shop volunteer Angie Bennett said it seems like every time they just finish hauling off old, unwanted, used couches, love seats and mattresses more seem to a...
While city officials haven’t decided if they will privatize the solid waste department, the budget passed last month all but finalizes privatization. While city rates for solid waste management did increase, those rates were not increased to levels where the city can cover the costs associated with providing equipment needed in the transfer station. Even without those costs, the city’s solid waste rates would only allow the division to operate for roughly a year before the solid waste fund would become insolvent. The Green River City Cou...
Sweetwater County is home to over 130,000 annual airline passengers. Over 39,000 of those call Green River home. To ensure that reliable commercial air service is available to our community, the city of Green River has partnered with Sweetwater County, the city of Rock Springs, and Wyoming Department of Transportation Aeronautics as part of the State’s Air Service Enhancement Program (ASEP). Today’s increasingly global economy is placing significant demands on rural transportation systems. This requires more efficient intermodal systems, wit...
One thing I haven’t heard much in this latest healthcare debate is that the U.S. has the best health system in the world. That’s different from the last two times around. When the nation debated the Clinton health plan in 1994 and the Affordable Care Act in 2009-2010, a huge talking point for politicians and special business interests opposed to reform was, “The American system is so good, why change it?” It’s different this year. Maybe that’s because the public realizes America doesn’t have the best, and their own interactions with what Ame...
Ezra Chetterbock, Male 8 and under division 25 Fly, 31.21 50 Breast, DQ 25 Back, 38.23 25 Free, 27.38 25 Breast, DQ Silas Chetterbock, Male 9-10 division 100 Free, DQ 50 Fly, 1:06.24 50 Breast, DQ 50 Free, 57.99 100 Breast, DQ 50 Back, 1:12.87 Bailee Clark, Female 17 and over division 100 Free, 1:19.69 100 Breast, 1:47.43 200 Back, 3:21.77 500 Free, 7:36.19 50 Free, 34.98 200 Free, 3:09.35 200 Breast, 3:43.04 100 Back, 1:35.97 Courtney Clark, Female 11-12 division 100 Free, 1:12.84 50 Fly, 43.47 100 Back, 1:21.75 100 IM, 1:26.42 200 Medley...
University of Wyoming junior quarterback Josh Allen was one of only 30 college players named to the 2017 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List on Wednesday. It is the first time in Allen’s career that he has been named to the O’Brien Award Watch List Members of the Davey O’Brien National Selection Committee created this year’s list based on player performance during the previous year and expectations heading into the 2017 college football season. As a sophomore in 2016, Allen ranked No. 1 in the Mountain West and No. 6 nationall...
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Recreation Board approved its budget Tuesday night. The board, which is made of members from the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees, approved the budget in a meeting prior to the school board meeting. The budget is based on collections from a 1 mill levy imposed by the board, which will result in $904,832 in revenue this year. A few district positions are covered through recreation board expenditures, including the district...
A doubleheader against Cody ended on a sour note for the Green River Knights. Playing at their home field at Stratton Myers Park, the Knights came up short 12-4 and 13-4 against Cody. During the first game, Cody was able to secure an early lead with two unanswered runs in the first inning. Cody then extended its lead by another three runs at the top of the second inning, but the Knights were able to post three runs of their own before finishing the inning. Cody then scored a single run in the...
The sound of music and voices could be heard coming from the dining room. A quick glance in showed seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center singing songs. Barbara Bates, GHSC activities and marketing coordinator, said the one-time event was well attended. "We were just trying to do something different," Bates said. "People were clapping and having a good time." Bates said the center invited singers Terri Thomas and Howard Hart, who lead sing a longs at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation...
United Way of Southwest Wyoming hosted its 38th Annual Celebration Event at the Holiday Inn of Rock Springs in May to celebrate 2016 workplace campaign donors and volunteers. The evening began with Kelly Frink, Executive Director thanking the sponsors. Jim Bridger Power Plant and Wyoming Machinery were major sponsors of the event. Other sponsors were Tronox, Solvay, City of Rock Springs and Holiday Inn. Frink announced that the employees of Tronox and United Steelworkers Local 13214 had the largest employee campaign raising more than $125,000....
Residents needing ideas on what to do with their yards or those who simply want to enjoy some of the most beautiful gardens and ponds, won’t want to miss this year’s Green River Garden and Pond Tour. The 21st tour is scheduled to take place July 29, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. “The pond tour is a great way to see what can be done in our high desert climate. Visitors will see a variety of plants that survive in our area as well as landscaping ideas using local materials,” Lyneen Murphy, Green River P...
Sweetwater County joined more than 345,000 members in 142 countries in late April when a Toastmasters International club, Rock Springs Raconteurs, was formally recognized as a new club. Interest in forming a club began in the Fall of 2016 when inquiries from two separate people within the community were made to the district office in Denver. Dana Morgan-Barnes, Northern Division Director, began the process of working with community members to charter a club. A Charter Party took place June 1 to recognize this accomplishment. During the party,...
Wallace Andrew Holbrook III was born on Jan. 6, 1991, in Casper. Wallace died July 9, 2017. Wallace was a compassionate and loving son who will be missed by all. He touched the lives of all who knew him and was always willing to lend a hand to friends or even complete strangers. He was full of life and always raring to go, whether it was cliff diving, shooting, hiking, fishing or just strumming on his guitar. Please join in celebrating his life. Wallace is survived by his father Wallace, mother Cyndi Beckwith-Holbrook, sisters Tiffany (Mike)...
Kenneth Vaude Brown, 74, passed away July 13, 2017, at his home in Payette, Idaho. He was born in Safford, Ariz., Aug. 18, 1942, the son of Samuel Vaude Brown and Irene Moore Brown. Brown attended school in New Mexico, Colorado and Utah and received his G.E.D. in the military. He was a United States Marine Corps Veteran. Brown was employed by Joy Mining Machinery as a warehouseman for 10 years and retired in 1998. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brown’s interests included spending time with his family, w...
Elizabeth Bartek, 92 of Rock Springs passed away July 11, 2017, at Sageview Care Center. She was born in Rock Springs Dec. 16, 1924, the daughter of William Joseph Bartek Sr. and Elizabeth Klik Bartek and step-mother Mary Copjan Bartek. Bartek attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1943 graduate of Rock Springs High School. She also attended business-banking school. She was employed by North Side State Bank as a banker for 57 years and retired January 2000. Bartek was a member of the Holy...
Linda Diane Faulkner, 69, of Green River passed away suddenly July 15, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 4, 1948, in Goose Creek, Texas, the daughter of Lloyd Fontenot and Betty Butler Fontenot. She attended school in Baytown Texas and graduated from Robert E. Lee High School with the class of 1966. Linda married Lawrence Leslie Faulkner Oct. 25, 1966, in Cleburne, Texas. She was a member of the Monroe Avenue Baptist Church in Green River. She enjoyed shopping and gardening. Survivors...
The third Rider's Showcase hosted by One Step Closer, an equine-assisted therapy organization, gave students a chance to show off their riding skills to friends and family Thursday at the Green River rodeo arena. One Step Closer is a group serving people with developmental or physical disabilities, giving them a chance to receive therapy through their involvement with horses. "We believe anyone can benefit from equine therapy," Ashlee Swett, the group's executive assistant said. Students are...
