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A tax error will give Sweetwater County about $2.37 million, but how it will be divided among the towns and cities is still unclear. During a recent Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting, county treasurer Robb Slaughter informed the commission the county will be receiving additional tax money because of a tax error. Slaughter said the Department of Revenue informed him that a Sweetwater County vendor mistakenly reported its taxes to Natrona County instead of Sweetwater County. The error,...
A Green River man who admitted to excessively spanking his stepchild with a belt will have a felony child-abuse charge dismissed if he can complete probation. Joshua Gautreaux, 30, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to child abuse where he changed his plea to guilty, however the plea wasn’t entered. Under Wyoming Statute 7-13-301, first-time offenders can have a felony dismissed if they successfully complete probation. It can only be once and o...
Governor Matt Mead made an appearance in Sweetwater County last week to celebrate the completion of several Sweetwater County facilities. Mead flew to Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport near Rock Springs Wednesday and was present for a ribbon cutting on its new general aviation and hangar complex. According to Devon Brubaker, airport manager, nearly all of the funding for the complex came from state and federal sources, which totaled $5.78 million. The only local expenditures made by the airport...
Improvements to the Green River Recreation Center and the Greenbelt were approved by the Green River City Council Tuesday night. The council approved a bid award to R&D Sweeping and Asphalt Maintenance in Rock Springs for $58,975. The project will focus on crack seal, gap repairs and seal coating to extend the life of the paved sections of the Greenbelt. According to Brad Raney, director of the Parks and Recreation Department for the city, the project cost is about one-tenth the cost of...
Jennifer Marie (Christiansen) Mitchell Raines peacefully passed away in her sleep July 15, 2018, in Vernon ,Texas. She was the daughter of David and Katie (Mize) Christiansen. She was the proud owner of her company "Sparkle and Shine Tumblers." Jennifer grew up in Green River with her family. She moved to Delta, Utah, when she married Jeff Mitchell in April 1998. She lived in Utah until Jeff passed away April 4, 2009. On Sept. 17, 2011, Jennifer married Daron Raines in Rock Springs. They moved...
Jacqueline Malonek, 88, passed away July 6, 2018, at Mission at Castle Rock in Green River. She was a resident of Green River for the past 20 years and is a former resident of Seal Beach, Calif. She was born Oct. 9, 1929, in Laramie, the daughter of Jack W. Abbot and Jenny V. Mau. Jackie attended schools in Laramie and was a 1949 graduate of the Jackson County High School in Waldon, Colo. She also attended the University of Wyoming, she earned a masters degree in education from the Arizona State University. Jackie married Robert N. Malonek May...
Albert Tim Wilde, 63, passed away July 16, 2018, at his home in McKinnon after a two year battle of kidney cancer. He was born in Rock Springs March 1, 1955, to Albert and Eutona Wilde. He attended McKinnon Elementary School and graduated from Manila High School in 1973. Later that year, he was hired at Stauffer Chemical Soda Ash Mine and retired after 42 years. In August 1975, he served an LDS mission in England for two years. On Aug. 25, 1978, he married Marilee Alice Hunt in the Green River...
Melva M. Smith, 100, of Farson passed away July 16, 2018, at her home. She resided in Farson her entire life. She was born Feb. 12, 1918, in Farson, the daughter of Adam and Clara Fiscus. Smith attended schools in Farson and Rock Springs. She married George Smith June 8, 1941, in Manila and he preceded her in death May 23, 1990. Smith was a Christian scientist and she belonged to Farson-Eden Progress Women's Club. Her interests included gardening, baking, made beautiful wedding cakes, and...
Olga Lillian (Pedri) Groutage passed away July 15, 2018, in Lakewood Colo. Olga was born in Rock Springs Feb. 22. 1923, to Attilio Henry and Carmella Inez Pedri. After Olga graduated from high school, she worked as a payroll clerk for the mines in Rock Springs. She remained at home with her parents and helped them to raise her baby brother, Wayne John Pedri, for a few years until she became married. Olga Lillian Pedri married Clarence Louis Groutage Feb. 19, 1959. She became a homemaker after ma...
Gary Dewayne Nellen, 66, passed away July 18, 2018, at his home surrounded by his family. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. He died following a lengthy illness. He was born on April 7, 1952, in Rock Springs, the son of Glenn Nellen and Dorothy Lloyd Nellen. Nellen attended schools in Rock Springs. He married Mitzi Miller on May 25, 1974, in Rock Springs and she preceded him in death Feb. 17, 2007. He married Brenda Peterson Sept. 22, 2018, in Kemmerer. Nellen was veteran having served...
Sandra Crouch, 52, passed away July 22, 2018, at her home in Rock Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Crouch was born Oct. 10, 1965, in Rock Springs, the daughter of John E. Crouch and Patricia Ellen Sweets. She attended schools in Rock Springs and was a 1983 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. Crouch attended Denver Tech, in Denver and received a bachelor's degree in accounting. Sandra was a member of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. She worked as a executive...
Verlee J. Garbrecht, 85, of Sheridan passed away July 18, 2018. A longtime resident of Sheridan and former longtime resident of Rock Springs, Garbrecht died following a sudden illness. She was born Oct. 2, 1932, in Rock Springs and was the daughter of Ben and Katherine Zotti Boschetto. Garbrecht was a 1950 graduate of the Rock Springs High School. She married Alex J. "Gabby" Garbrecht May 30, 1953, in Rock Springs and he preceded her in death March 26, 2006. Her interests included always caring...
At what point have we gone too far? Is it when the State Lands and Investments Board lists lands surrounding an iconic Sweetwater County landmark in an oil and gas lease sale? Is it when large portions of lands known as Sweetwater County’s crown jewel are planned to be leased for similar development by the Bureau of Land Management? At what point can we collectively say “it’s too much?” We’re not against the development of our county’s vast mineral wealth. Minerals are by far the largest employer in the county and according to data from Sweetw...
Dear Editor, Trevor Noah, along with many other people around the world, recently have commented that “Africa won the World Cup” because of the large number of players that have African roots on the French team. The French Ambassador Gérard Araud rebuked this statement, resulting in Noah responding to him and furthering his initial statements. His arguments are incredibly insensitive and dangerous. In 1995, South Africa (where Noah is from) won the World Cup for rugby with only one black player. Nelson Mandela spent the entire year atte...
As I was typing up the community calendar for next week a sudden realization hit me -- there’s only one month left before the kids go back to school. What? I think “That can’t be right. They just got out of school.” However, a quick double check of the calendar only confirms it. I start thinking about my mental checklist of all the things I wanted to do with my boys this summer and I start to panic. Then I realize I may not have gotten to do all the things I wanted to do with them, but they have...
Wilderness, Old English for “self-willed land,” is suggestive of the American spirit of self-reliance, rugged individualism, and adventurousness –these characteristics receiving birth from Wilderness itself. Return visits for us and for future generations is a restorative to the world’s continuation. It’s sort of like visiting with great, great, great, great, grandparents. What remains of legally designated Wilderness Areas, and Wilderness Study Areas (WSAs), which are, ideally, future Wilderness Areas, are important for several reasons,...
"Rock painting?" "Why are we going to paint rocks?" These were just a couple of questions seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center had before they found out just how fun rock painting can be. Activities and marketing coordinator Irish Kreis is always looking for new and fun things for the seniors to do. She said the rock painting idea was stolen from 307 Rocks, which is a local group that paints rocks, hides them and encourages others to find them, take a photo of them and post it to their...
During the summer, Harrison Elementary School takes on a new task when it acts as the city's Summer Camp central location. Around 55 students participate in the summer camp and the theme changes from week to week. Laken Mitchell, recreation assistant, said the program runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and is open to children from kindergarten through sixth grade. She said even though the program runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the kids don't have to be dropped off or...
One can't help but notice the huge horses, the train and Castle Rock painted on the side of a building when driving downtown. The mural was a project the URA/Main Street Committee commissioned. Through an open-call process, the committee discovered artists Andrei Krautsou and his wife, Julia Yu-baba. "As I know, the committee had a lot of submissions and they choose several semi-finalists," Krautsou said. "Everybody proposed a design. As a result, they chose mine and now this massive beautiful...
Shirley Mae Williams, 89, of Green River, passed away suddenly July 21, 2018, at her home. She was born Feb. 1, 1929, in Marshfield, Wisc., the daughter of Lawrence J. Radlinger and Gladys Gertrude Specht Radlinger. She married Charles Leroy Williams Jr., June 27, 1955, in Las Vegas. He preceded her in death in 1987. She enjoyed puzzles, dancing, roller skating, playing the piano, making Christmas ornaments, crocheting, family games, writing letters, attending her grandchildren's' sporting...
Both the 12U and 10U Green River All-Stars baseball seasons have come to an end after playing at districts last week. Both teams traveled to Lovell for the district tournament. During the double-elimination tournament, the 12U team left the tournament with a 2-3 record. The 10U team fared better at the tournament and came in fifth place during the consolation game. The teams needed to finish as one of the top two teams to advance to state, which takes place in Powell. Both of these teams...
