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The Christmas spirit was in full swing at the Golden Hour Senior Center's Christmas dinner. The Christmas dinner was ready, as were the residents who attended the event. They were dressed up for the occasion. Some were wearing traditional red and green outfits, while others had on Santa hats or Christmas sweaters, while others wore pins and earrings that lit up. The dinner had two seatings, the first, and most popular, took place at 11:30 a.m and the second took place at 1 p.m. Volunteers from...
Lincoln Middle School students learn the importance of volunteer work at a community event. Last Thursday, members of the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America volunteered at the Golden Hour Senior Center's Christmas dinner. Tonya Stratton, FCCLA organizer and LMS family and consumer science teacher, said FCCLA offers its members the opportunity to expand their leadership potential, while developing skills necessary in the home and workplace, including planning, goal setting, problem...
It's just like any other small town. Rows upon rows of houses and businesses make up the streets. A pedestrian bridge constructed over a railroad is busy with residents carrying packages to their homes. Yes. It's just like any other little town. There is only one major difference -- it's not real. It is only the scene of a very well built and displayed Christmas village which is nestled in the basement of one Green River resident. It is hard to believe that all of it started from a few...
It's been a symbol of Christmas in Green River for years and years, yet many may not recall how the tradition started. One Green River resident claims he remembers just how it all began or at least to his recollection. Pat Merchant said it all started with what he thought was a "crazy idea" from his friend Mike Miller. "I've been here my whole life and I don't remember one up there before that," Merchant said. It was December of 1976. Merchant and Miller were seniors at the Green River High...
Local photographers have an opportunity to display their creative work at the Sweetwater County Library. The Sweetwater Photo Open is an annual event in the Sweetwater County Library System and is scheduled for January and February. The exhibit will open Jan. 6 and be on display through Feb. 29. This deadline to enter is Jan. 4 at 5 p.m. The two-page entry form is available at the library circulation desks and at the Community Fine Arts Center. Applications will also be available online on the CFAC’s website at www.cfac4art.com. The deadline a...
A shadow that loomed over Green River High School and the high school boys basketball program has lifted. The two-year, 58-game streak of no won games has ended. The high school basketball program as a whole is winning. The Junior Varsity and Freshman basketball teams are thus far undefeated in the season, and Varsity snagged their first win of the season at the Flaming Gorge Classic this weekend. Their triumph came at the end of their tournament game against the Grace, Idaho team. The ending...
The Green River High School Boys Varsity Basketball team is gaining momentum. The boys brought home a win at the annual Flaming Gorge Classic basketball tournament, hosted in Green River and Rock Springs over the weekend. "Overall, the kids had a great tournament" head coach Laurie Ivie said. "They did a really nice job." The boys started the tournament with a game against Pinedale, and loss with the score of 60-50. The boys picked up their speed in their next game against an Idaho team and...
The Green River High School's Lady Wolves basketball team continues to struggle early in its season, losing each of their games during the Flaming Gorge Classic tournament in Green River. During the tournament, the Lady Wolves lost to Lyman 46-33 Thursday, Worland 54-45 during overtime heartbreaker Friday, and to Pinedale in a close 40-37 game and to Mountain View 36-28 Saturday. "We've got to get over that hump to a win," head coach Rick Carroll said. However, despite those struggles, the team...
The Green River High School wrestling team traveled to Grand Junction and Fruita Colorado to compete in the Warrior Classic this past weekend. "Overall I am happy with our performance this weekend," Coach Marshall Rhodes said. "We have gained shape and managed to fix some things in practice." Rhodes said along with technique they still have to work on their toughness and conditioning, but with some hard work it will come around. There were 38 teams from Wyoming, Colorado and Utah competing in...
The Green River Middle School girls swim team wrapped up an undefeated season in Green River. The team's conference win completes a second undefeated season for the team. Head coach Michele O'Melia said both the swimmers and divers performed well at the conference meet Dec. 12. Divers Afton Spalding, Morgan Atkins, Jerra Lester, Lillian Munoz all scored at the conference meet, with Raena Finch being the top diver, scoring 116.80. The score placed Finch in the top five. The team won the...
Jess Barrera, 88, of Rock Springs, passed away Dec. 17, 2015 at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. A lifelong resident of Rock Springs Barrera had been in ill health for the past year. He was born on July 27, 1927 in Rock Springs, the son of the late Jesus and Cliafas Barrera. Barrera attended schools in Rock Springs. He was employed by FMC as an underground miner for 36 years. Barrera's interests included camping, working on automobiles, spending time with family and friends and four...
Daniel Anton Dolenc, 93, of Longmont, Colo. died peacefully Dec. 11, 2015 at Safe Harbor assisted living in Longmont, Colo. He was born January 6, 1922 in Cumberland to Anton and Francis (Dolinar) Dolenc. In 1942 he enlisted in the United States Navy retiring in 1972 after 30 years of service. He married Patricia Hornberger on June 24, 1946 in Waukesha, Wisc. She preceded him in death in 1985. He was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, skiing, ice skating and...
Dorothy Mae Overy, 83, of Superior, passed away Dec. 18, 2015 at her home. She was born on September 4, 1932 in Kemmerer, Wyoming, the daughter of the late George Delmar Phillips and Sarah Verna Swenson Phillips. Overy attended schools in Superior and was a 1950 graduate of the Superior High School. She married Clifford Overy on Sept. 23, 1954 and he preceded her in death on April 23, 2003. Overy was the owner and operator of Canyon Bar for 32 years and retired in 2014. She was a member of the...
Gustav Martin Gehlhar passed away Dec. 13 in Rock Springs, where he had resided for most of his adult life. Gehlhar was born in San Francisco soon after his parents relocated from the Midwest. He spent most of his childhood in Napa, Calif. growing up in the St. John’s Lutheran parsonage, which at that time was on Second Street, in downtown Napa. After growing up in Napa, and graduating from St. John’s Lutheran School and Napa High School, Gehlhar attended Napa Valley College before serving for a time in the United States Army. An avid fis...
Officers responded to a two-vehicle collision. It was reported a vehicle was stopped northbound at the stop sign on North 4th West Street and West Flaming Gorge Way, when it was struck from behind by another vehicle also northbound. Douglas Pate, 54, of Green River was issued a citation for alleged inattentive driving. Animal control officers received a call of a collie at large at 750 W. 5th N. Street. Animal control officers checked the area and were unable to locate the dog. Officers contacted a resident who reported damage to their vehicle...
As the 2016 presidential race heats up, one of the more amazing aspects of the early campaign is Donald Trump’s enduring popularity despite a number of faux pas that would have destroyed anyone else’s chances at the White House. In fact, much of what he’s said so far, including the racist and outright paranoia-fueled comments regarding immigration, have somehow caused him to have bolstered support, leading some to refer to him as “Teflon Don” as nothing seems to stick to him. Despite the influence he continues to have on the election,...
As members of the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County Board of Trustees, we would like to comment on the recent county commission meeting at which hospital board members addressed the proposed ambulatory surgery center. As reported by the Green River Star, two commissioners alleged that the public is losing faith in the hospital’s administration. While the benefits and cost of the proposed ASC have been widely discussed, both in county commission and hospital board public hearings, the issue of public confidence in the administration s...
“Virginia, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age,” wrote Francis P. Church, in an editorial to a worried little girl the autumn of 1897. At the time of Virginia’s letter asking to be told the truth of whether there is a Santa Claus, Francis Church, a former Civil War correspondent, was an aging, sardonic editorial writer for the New York Sun. Reportedly, Mr. Church bristled and “pooh-poohed” the idea when his boss suggested he pen a response to eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon. But then as...
I wish I could say that I had one Christmas that stood out from all the rest, but I don’t. I do not have an epic tale to tell like that of Ralphie Parker and his quest for a Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot range model air rifle on the classic movie “A Christmas Story,” but I do have some very fond memories of what Christmas was like on a small Minnesota dairy farm with my wonderful, but rather loud, family. Of course, I remember a lot of snow. It was, after all, Minnesota. In fact, I do no...
It’s hard for me to single out one Christmas that somehow stands above all others in terms of memorable events. I’ve had a lot of great Christmases. My younger years focusing on “the haul” coming from family and Santa Claus, while the Christmas celebrations as I got older focused more on the gathering of friends and family, but no single Christmas stands out as the ultimate Christmas in my mind. Instead, there are a few things that crop up during multiple celebrations that have come to define...
I love the holidays! This is one of my favorite times of the year. The holidays are a special time to share the wonder of the season. It doesn’t matter if you are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, this time of year is special. Growing up, one of my family’s favorite things to do was take a drive to look at the Christmas lights around town, and then gather at home to watch our favorite Christmas shows. “White Christmas” with Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye, is on the top of the list. For us, there is nothing like that wonderful finale...
It was 1987, when a spry Mike Kennedy started his volunteer firefighter training for the Green River Fire Department. After training, he was put on as a full-time volunteer in 1988. His fourth year on the squad, he became lieutenant and was in that position until December of 1999, when he was appointed as assistant fire chief. He transitioned to fire chief in 2008 and has been since, but alas it's time to relent the position. "I will be 70 in February," Kennedy said. "I'm 69 and a whole bunch."...
Home insurance rates might lower for Green River residents after a new rating for the city was issued by the Insurance Service Office. The ISO rates cities on a variety of criteria regarding how well-prepared a city is to deal with a fire, which include fire department response times and how high a city’s fire flows are within its water system. Green River was upgraded from a four rating to a three, which goes into effect March 2016. The ratings ISO gives are based on a 10-point scale with o...
By STEPHANIE THOMPSON People Editor A man who admitted to physically abusing his elderly uncle will serve time in prison. Kevin Andrew McCarrie, 38, of Green River, appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a sentencing hearing to aggravated assault and battery and two counts of abuse, neglect, abandonment, intimidation or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. In exchange for McCarrie’s guilty plea to the aggravated assault and battery charge and abuse, neglect, abandonment, i...
Postal inspectors and the Green River Police Department are looking into a series of post office box break-ins at the Green River Post Office. According to Pamela Durkee, a postal inspector with the United States Postal Service in Denver, less than 10 boxes had been broken into. Customers affected by the break-ins were notified Tuesday. Durkee said the break-ins occurred between 9 p.m. Monday and 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning. The locking mechanisms on the boxes were bent, causing the doors to be...
