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The residents take aim with their plastic, blue and yellow putter. They're careful not to hit the ball too hard or soft. Once they think a shot is lined up, they swing the putter. Sometimes the ball goes in the hole, other times it misses and hits one of the five Halloween-themed indoor golf holes cutouts. All of this was part of a Halloween golf game residents at the Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center were playing. Cora White, CRRC activities assistant, walked around the center...
Knowing what to do if there is an emergency is important. Especially, when children are involved. For Green River Girls Scout members, learning how to perform CPR and First Aid not only helps them obtain a First-Aid badge, but prepares them for the chance of an emergency. Kris Sherwin, Green River Girl Scouts service unit manager, said troop leaders who want to travel with the Scouts are required to take this course. However, adult Scouts are also encouraged to take this because they are...
We are excited to hear about the Newmar Kountry Klub International Rally, which will take place in August 2020. We believe all of the hard work employees at the Sweetwater Events Complex have been doing is paying off. We also agree we can’t advertise tourism in Sweetwater County enough because it can become an economic engine for the entire county. According to a press release from the complex, the Newmar Kountry Klub International Rally will bring more than 1,000 visitors to the area and about $818,000 in economic impact. This is something w...
Dear Editor: I am writing in opposition to the proposed legislation the minerals committee is considering regarding temporary spent nuclear fuel rod storage. This a bad idea on so many levels. Wyomingites have consistently opposed such ideas because while there might be as much as a billion dollars or more to be made, we have much more to lose. We should consider the fact that Wyoming is not at the table in these discussions as a plus. Wyoming ought to be banking on the assets it has, like wide open spaces and free roaming wildlife. We could...
Here in the Cowboy State, hunting isn’t just a pastime, it’s a way of life. And for generations the dirt under our fingernails and the game in our freezers has come from our world class public lands. So, when there are plans to drill in our most significant big game migration corridor, sportsmen are right to have concerns. Current plans to lease public lands that are in the middle of a critical mule deer migration route could harm Wyoming’s wildlife and hunting legacy. Wyoming is renowned for offering some of the nation’s most incredi...
I’m not the kind of person to get attached to my things. I think this has something to do with having been through a house fire as a teenager and losing everything I owned. If I need to throw something out, that’s that. Into the trash it goes and I move on with my life. However, I found it hard to toss a pair of shoes I’ve had for the past several years. I can’t even remember when I originally bought them. They’re a pair of tennis shoes, colored two shades of gray and they’ve had to go for a whi...
The economic-panel discussion on Boom and Bust Cycles came to Rock Springs on Oct. 9. It was held at Western Wyoming Community College, and generously funded by the American Heritage Center. In attendance were about 75 people from the area. On the panel, acting as moderator was former Wyoming governor, later ambassador to Ireland, Mike Sullivan. The panelists were former Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, who led the state in its most prosperous years; State Sen. Dan Dockstader of Star Valley; State Sen. Tara Nethercott of Cheyenne, the leader in...
A man accused of threatening his father with a machete will undergo a competency evaluation to determine if he’s mentally fit to proceed. Robert Mandros, 20, Green River was bound over to the Third District Court at a preliminary hearing to aggravated assault and battery, a felony, and property destruction and defacement, a misdemeanor. However, he hasn’t been arraigned yet due to a court-ordered evaluation. According to a motion for mental examination and to suspend proceedings document, dur...
A new pharmacy is scheduled to open in 2020. Dr. Alma Killpack recently announced that K-PACK Pharmacy will open its first location in Green River in January of 2020. K-Pack Pharmacy will be a retail pharmacy with an emphasis on complete patient care. Patients in the area can fill prescriptions in a timely matter, along with access to other premium health and wellness products. Mail medications, drive-up window, and delivery services will also be available at the pharmacy. “We’re excited to be able to service our hometown,” a press relea...
Years of persistence has allowed the Sweetwater Events Complex the opportunity to host the 2020 Newmar Kountry Klub International Rally. “I have been actively recruiting them for about four years,” Lena Warren, events complex marketing and event coordinator, said. “The great thing about these events is they are going to be staying for a week.” The rally is scheduled to take place Aug. 24-28 at the events complex will bring more than 1,000 visitors to the area and is estimated to bring $818,00...
For the last time, Judge Nena James pounded the gavel to adjourn the Third District Court of Sweetwater County. After 18 years as Third District Court Judge, James knew it was time to retire and end a more than 30 year judicial career. James began her career in 1974 after she graduated from the University of Wyoming Law School. James said she knew she was going to move to Sweetwater County and open up a private practice because the county was booming at the time. After she opened up her law...
Hailey Uhrig's schedule is tight. Most mornings start at 4:40 a.m., long before the sun peeks above the eastern horizon. Practice begins at 5:30 a.m., and is divided between three days of weight lifting and two in-pool mornings. After a full day of classes at the Green River High School, a second practice starts at 3:30 p.m., and ends at at 5:45 p.m. After dinner and homework, she goes to bed by 9:30 p.m., to do it all over the next day. Hailey's dedication to competitive swimming has paid...
The Lady Wolves swimming and diving team took second at conferences, while picking up another state qualifier. The Green River High School Lady Wolves recently traveled to Laramie to take on seven other teams at conferences to take second. Head coach Colleen Seiloff said she felt good about where the team placed saying they came in right behind Laramie, which is the top team in the state. Going into conference competition, the Lady Wolves knew Laramie was going to be strong and the team to...
In a close contest that was in doubt up until the last minute of the game the powerful 6-1 Cody Broncs came into Green River and in a defense-dominated game defeated the 2-5 Wolves who played hard and had a chance up to the end, to take the No. 2 seed into the State playoffs. The Wolves came up short though, and their season ended with a 17-10 loss. The Broncs only offensive touchdown of the game did not come until 9:30 in the forth quarter as the Wolves defense gave up 200 yards on the ground,...
Robert Storti (Bob) of Sierra Vista, Ariz., passed away Thursday, Oct. 3, 2019, with his wife by his side. Bob was born Sept. 29, 1944, in Randolph, Vt., the son of Bill and Emma Storti. He was raised in Randolph until they moved to Cheyenne. He graduated from East High School in Cheyenne. He received his associate degree in business administration from Champlain College in Burlington, Vt. He married Nora Mitchell in South Hero, Vermont on March 27, 1971. He is survived by his wife and a...
Monetta (Ruby) Parr, 72, passed away Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at her home in Rock Springs. She was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs Parr was born Nov. 4, 1946, in Rock Springs, the daughter of Howard E. Daniel and Ruby Mae Rhett. She attended schools in Superior and Rock Springs and was a 1965 graduate of Rock Springs High School. Monetta married Russell L. Parr Dec. 24, 1965, in Rock Springs, he preceded her in death Aug. 13, 1984, in Rock Springs. Parr was a dispatcher for the Rock Springs...
Thomas Eldon Parker, 63, of Greeley, Colo., former resident of Rock Springs, passed away Oct. 24, 2019, at Northern Medical Center in Greeley. He was born Oct. 16, 1956, in San Clemete, Calif., the son of Otis Deaton and Betty Jean Nelson Parker. He graduated from Roosevelt High School with the class of 1975. Tom enjoyed fishing, camping, going on rides with his brother in his big truck, country music and putting together truck models and puzzles. He loved to help the elderly residents that live...
Kristi Rae Allgier passed away Oct. 10, 2019, at the University of Utah hospital due to complications resulting from a long hospital stay after she suffered a stroke in mid-August. Kristi was born in Afton Sept. 21, 1958, to Jack and Jean Allgier. The fifth of nine children, Kristi attended school in Minnesota, South Dakota, and finally Idaho, where she graduated from Kamiah High School in the class of 1977. In 1981, Kristi moved to Green River, where she soon began working at City Auto,...
Irma "Jean " Morgan, from Gridley, Calif., passed away Oct. 23, 2019. Irma Jean Dixon was born July 20, 1933, in Hamlin, Texas. She grew up in Carlsbad, N.M., and married Joe F Morgan in August of 1949. They moved to Green River in 1962, where Joe worked at Stauffer Chemical and later owned Morgan Tire, which Jean helped manage. After retirement in 1988, Jean and Joe traveled, had a pecan farm, and later relocated to Northern California to be near their grandchildren. Joe passed away Oct. 30,...
Olga S. (Franklin) Knezovich, 89, of Rock Springs passed away Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at her home. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former resident of Superior. Knezovich passed away following a lengthy illness. She was born Aug. 19, 1930, in Colgate, Okla., the daughter of Calvin M. Franklin and Vivian M. (Casey) Franklin. Olga attend schools in Rock Springs and graduated from Rock Springs High School in 1949. She married Tony M. Knezovich in Rock Springs June 30, 1951. Knezovich worked...
William Aris Kuehl II, born to William and Linda, Sarnia, Ontario, Canada, left this world Oct. 11, 2019. Billy moved to Green River with his family in 1976. Graduated Green River High School class of 1992. Billy worked with a number of companies laying fiber optic cables after high school and as a roofer in Denver. He then worked for Peter Kiewit as a heavy equipment oiler. He then came home and went to work for General Chemical/Tata Chemicals. Billy loved to spend time with his family and...
Jeanne Kindzierski, 86, passed away Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at her home in Green River surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Green River for the past 48 years and is a former resident of Carteret, N.J. Kindzierski was born May 30, 1933, in Perth Amboy, N.J.; the daughter of Leon Regal and Aniela Bonk. She attended schools in Perth Amboy, N.J. and was a 1951 graduate of Perth Amboy High School. Kindzierski also attended Western Wyoming Community College where she obtained an associates'...
Rex Evan King, 78, of Manila, Utah, passed away at his home Oct. 22, 2019, after a lengthy illness. He was born Nov. 8, 1940, in Hurricane, Utah, the son of Victor Joseph and Prudence Sheffer King. He attended schools in Hurricane, and graduated from San Bernardino High School in California and received an associate degree from the University of Alaska. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Air Force from 1961-1965. Rex married Carol Durffee King July 12, 1963, in the Los Angeles...
