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Great food, great service and a great turnout. These are the words most would use to describe the Golden Hour Senior Center's Thanksgiving dinner, which took place last Thursday. "The Thanksgiving dinner went well," GHSC Activities Coordinator Megan Brown said. "We had more people come to the 11:30 a.m. seating, but we had expected that." Even though, this is one of the center's biggest dining events, things seemed to work well. "I don't think we could change anything to make it better,...
Thanks to a generous donation from The Williams Companies, Inc to Wyoming Project WILD, the newly-formed nonprofit will continue providing quality conservation and environmental education materials and professional development workshops to Wyoming educators. Brian Taylor, Manager, Land -- Tactical Projects and Technical Services for Williams’ West Office, nominated Wyoming Project WILD through the company’s Homegrown Giving Program. Taylor, a resident of Green River with his wife and 10-year-old daughter, is a hunter education instructor and av...
A book that sat on a shelf for 20 years became an award-winning novel. Western, historical romance novel writer Christine Williams, who writes under the pen name "Alethea Williams," started writing about 20 years ago. Williams, a Green River resident, said the only reason she picked a pen name was because there were already so many Christine Williams out there. She wanted to set herself apart from them. Williams said Alethea was her grandmother's middle name and one of her cousin's first names....
Moms group MOPS (Moms of pre-schoolers), and Moms Next of Sweetwater County bought, gathered and packaged up shoe boxes stuffed with toys and hygiene products Thursday. The toy-stuffed shoe boxes were sent to children-in-need overseas, some in hard-to-reach locations. The mom's were taking part in an annual international project called Operation Christmas Child. The project was started in 1993, by Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization. Since 1993, the...
As the weather gets colder in Sweetwater County, it seems like the perfect time to curl up with a book, and the Sweetwater County Library System has a great incentive to do just that: the Winter Reading Program. The library’s Winter Reading Program, “Snow is Falling, Books are Calling,” starts Nov. 30 and runs through Jan. 30. Programs are available for children, teens and adults. “The purpose of the reading program is to encourage kids and adults to read throughout the holidays and the winter months,” Lindsey Travis, public relations...
Everett Eugene Kraft, 79, died on Nov. 22, 2015 at Sage View in Rock Springs. He was born April 24, 1936 on the Kraft family farm in Trego County. Kan., the third son of David and Emma Schneider Kraft. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. On Oct. 17, 1959, he wed Doris Delene Deines; they were married for 51 years. Kraft grew up working on the farm, then worked in the oil fields of Kan. for several years. He later leased a filling station in Salina, Kan., began trucking and... Full story
Mark Joseph Lundgren, Sr., 74, of Green River, passed away Nov. 18, 2015 at his home. A longtime resident of Green River, and former resident of Kenmare, N.D., Lundgren died following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on May 10, 1941 in Kenmare, N.D., the son of the late Joseph E. and Rosella E. Hoffman Lundgren. Lundgren attended St. Agnes Academy in Kenmare, N.D. He married the former Gloria Lee Westlie and they later divorced. Lundgren was employed by Operating Engineers Local 800 and w... Full story
Frederick Thomas Sibley, 79, of Rock Springs, passed away Nov. 21, 2015 at Copper Ridge Health Care in West Jordan, Utah. A longtime resident of Rock Springs and former long time resident of Riverton, Utah, Sibley died following a lengthy illness. He was born on Sept. 12, 1936 in Natchitoches, La., the son of the late Titus G. and Louise Virginia Hampton Sibley. Sibley attended schools in Natchitoches, La. He married Lynette Sibley in Green River, on Aug. 21, 1981. Sibley was employed by Desert... Full story
Willard Tanner, 85, of Rock Springs, passed away Nov. 18, 2015 at Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center in Green River. A longtime resident of Rock Springs, and former resident of Granger, Tanner passed away due to failing health over the past three months. He was born on Sept. 10, 1930 in Carter, the son of the late Walter Smith Tanner and Emily Louise Bluemel. Tanner attended schools in Carter, until the third grade and then graduated from Lyman High School with the class of 1949. He... Full story
Bonnie Jo Hofeldt Theurer, 68, passed away at her home in Casper Nov. 18, 2015. She was born June 19, 1947 in Rock Springs, to Emma Louise Kinniburgh Hofeldt and Harold Hofeldt. Bonnie graduated from Lyman High School in 1965. After graduation, she attended Excelsis Beauty College in Salt Lake City. On Oct. 20, 1973 in Douglas, Bonnie married the love of her life, Del Theurer. Together they had a son Travis and made their home in Casper. She enjoyed boating, fishing, camping, playing cards,... Full story
Green River residents attending the Golden Hour Senior Center's Thanksgiving Dinner Thursday were waited on and entertained by Green River students. Theater students from the Green River High School were busy going through their state drama performances, which included singing, one-act plays and monologues, while residents visited and ate dinner. "The students did very well, they have worked hard," theater director Terrin Musbach said. "We knew that the seniors were having their Thanksgiving...
A woman will serve between three-and-five years prison for forging documents in a effort to receive more than $2 million in loans. Tina L. Linkenauger, 49, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an argued sentencing hearing Friday afternoon. Linkenauger previously plead guilty to seven felony counts at a change of plea hearing in July 28, 2015. Those charges were three counts of possession of forged writings, three counts of forgery and one count of false written statements to obtain property or credit. Under the partial pl...
A pursuit involving the Green River Police Department and Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office ensued early Friday afternoon, which ended in a Green River man’s death. The pursuit started at approximately 1:50 p.m., when GRPD Lt. Burke Morin was at a gas station on the east side of Green River filling up his vehicle. He saw a white truck that matched the description of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash last week. Morin finished fueling his vehicle and found the truck again, but could not...
When snow storms hit Green River, the city’s streets department hits the roads running, scraping, salting and sanding. The city’s policy of when to start scraping the streets is when the snow level reaches 2 inches, but even so, the city’s snow removal trucks are sent out much sooner. Streets Supervisor Randy Koloff said they will receive calls from the police department soon after a snow storm, alerting them of visible deteriorating driving conditions before a wreck happens. When the snow...
Keeping kids safe on the bus is a priority in Sweetwater County School District No. 2. Sandy Lee, District No. 2 bus driver and bus-safety team member with LaVonne Wadsworth, said each student who is going to ride the bus receives a tag to put on their backpack. This tag includes important information, including the bus number and symbol. Before school even starts, District No. 2 ensures the students receive their information on which bus they are riding. If a students loses their tag during...
Hannah M. Tiller, 33, of Rock Springs passed away Nov. 19, 2015. She was born on Nov. 2, 1982 in Mountain View, Mo., the daughter of Terry L. Lawson and Andrea D. Buckner. Tiller attended schools in Mountain View, Mo. and graduated from the Liberty Senior High School in 2000. She obtained a degree as a dental assistant. She married Kevin S. Tiller in Cheyenne, on Oct. 28, 2015. Tiller was currently working as a social worker's assistant for Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and... Full story
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) have named Professor of Earth Science and Engineering Craig Thompson of Western Wyoming Community College as the 2015 Wyoming Professor of the Year. Thompson, who retired from active teaching at Western in June but who remains active in research at the campus this year, was selected from among more than 300 top college educators in the United States. "I've just been blessed by...
An associate professor at Western Wyoming Community College recently co-edited an poetry anthology. Rick Kempa, associate professor of English co-edited “Going Down Grand: Poems from the Canyon” that assembles verses old and new into a collection of poems that celebrate the unique experience of visiting the Grand Canyon. “It’s a collection of poems by people past and mostly present who are trying to make meaning of their Grand Canyon experience,” Kempa said, who co-edited the book with Peter Anderson. “There is a section of the book with poems...
Officers took a report of a missing person. The reporting party later contacted the police department and said the person returned home. Officers responded to a residence in reference to a report of a crash on Fur Street. Officers took a report of suspicious circumstances on Riverview Drive. VIN checks were conducted at the Green River Police Department. Officers responded to the area in reference to a report of a possibly intoxicated driver on Wyoming Highway 530 and East Flaming Gorge Way. Officers were unable to locate the vehicle. Officers...
Prostitution has suddenly become a more prominent crime during the past month, originally involving a bust at the Rock Springs Motel 6, and over the weekend with a sting operation conducted by the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office. While prostitution is a crime, we’re not sure if it should be a major focus for area law enforcement. Ignoring the moral arguments against the activity, we admit there are good reasons why a crackdown on prostitution would benefit the community. Those who engage in unsafe sexual practices can contract a variety of s...
It’s Thanksgiving, Let’s Eat! Today is the day before Thanksgiving. It is Thanksgiving Eve, if you will. Perhaps you are brining your turkey or baking that last pumpkin pie. You might be doing some last-minute house cleaning or ironing of your tablecloths. Whatever you are doing, I hope you’re taking some time to relish the holiday. Whatever traditions you hold in your own families, I’m sure they involve food. Thanksgiving, in my own family, is a time for too many cooks in the kitchen, indescribable smells wafting throughout the house, too many...
We take technological progress for granted these days. It isn’t that surprising to hear about a smaller, faster and more powerful computer, nor is it really surprising when all a person needs to do to pay for something, is to hold their phone up to a scanner. Despite that, occasionally a bit of technological improvement can take us by surprise, which happened to me during a recent visit to McDonald’s. In Green River, as well as much of Wyoming, residents are accustomed to being somewhat beh...
