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The past year will be remembered as a landmark year for the city of Green River. The city celebrated its 150th anniversary in September, marking the occasion with a daylong festival on Railroad Avenue, near the historic U.P. Depot building. Residents had the opportunity to participate in several contests reminiscent of activities popular in the 1800s. Several volunteers, including members of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum and the Hole in the Wall Gang, dressed in period clothing to add...
It was a year of tough decisions for the Sweetwater County Commissioners. In March, the Commissioners were faced with a packed room of residents all waiting for their turn to voice support or opposition to U.S. Representative Liz Cheney’s proposed Wilderness Study Area bill, which would release Wyoming’s WSAs. With a 3-2 vote, the Commissioners approved a motion for a full release of all 13 WSAs, including the three areas that run into other counties. Commissioners Wally Johnson, Don Van Mat...
The Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees went though an eventful year in 2018. The board saw new members join its ranks while saying goodbye to a few familiar faces, closed a school and continued dealing with the fallout from decisions made by the Wyoming Legislature, which would impact its funding. Early in the year, school board members expressed disappointment after a meeting with legislators from Sweetwater County, who told board members the legislature was more...
Dixie Mada Genetti, 98, of Green River, passed away Dec. 18, 2018, at the Mission at Castle Rock Convalescent Center. She was born to Joe Widic and Pearl Philbrick Widic Zimmerman Aug. 29, 1920, in Green River. She attended schools in Green River. Dixie married Louis V. Spink in 1940, to this union were born two children, Jeff and Corlis. Louis passed in 1949 due to a vehicle accident in Oregon. She later married James Genetti in Green River on March 24,1950, to this union was born one child,...
Overall, we think 2018 was a good year for Green River and Sweetwater County. Green River celebrated its 150th birthday to a celebration worthy of something that occurs once every 150 years. The city has made strides in work on the UP Depot building, accomplishing enough to fulfill the conditions of the city’s original five-year lease, opening up a 99-year lease for the building. Work continues on the Tomahawk building and its owners hope to bring businesses into the historic structure when the elevator and other essentials are in place. B...
I live many miles from Green River, but I remember visiting you town back in 2013. I enjoyed the motel and the food up near the interstate. The HR299 bill, which Senator Enzi objected to, was not a new expenditure. It was simply a return of benefits that were taken from the Blue Water Navy back in 2002. For 16 years, we have been exiled from the thousands of Vietnam veterans whose claims come on the VA acknowledging that the veteran has illnesses that may have come from Agent Orange. These veterans who served what is referred to as in-country...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County is still celebrating the milestone it reached on Dec. 2. On that day in 1893, dedication ceremonies were held with the Masons of Rock Springs Lodge No. 12 placing the cornerstone. It was completed and opened within a year at the top of C Street in Rock Springs. The hospital went through many transformations before it moved to its 1200 College Drive location. Parts of that history can be found in the hospital lobby, on the hospital’s website at sweetwatermemorial.com, and at the Sweetwater County Museum a...
Members of the Golden Hour Senior Center sewing group kicked off 2018 by stopping by the Sweetwater County Child Developmental Center's Green River facility to donate 120 hats they made for the children. In February, Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center learned a new type of artwork called decoupage. Decoupage is nothing more than a slight of hand. When done correctly, it gives one the impression that something was hand painted, but in reality it's glued on paper and sometimes coated...
Green River residents were busy making the community proud with their dedication, hard work, creativity and volunteerism. Last year, 2018 kicked off with the Green River High School Speech and Debate team becoming nationally recognized. The team was named one of the top 100 schools in the National Speech and Debate Association for the 2016-17 school year and was ranked 59 out of more than 3,000 schools nationwide. The team went on to take second at state and first at the WindRiver District Tourn...
By DAVID MARTIN Editor The Green River High School athletic programs produce amazing athletes and teams year in and year out. The 2017-2018 season for high school athletics proved no different. Football Under a new head coach, the Wolves played hard, but were unable to reach the playoffs as they had done earlier. Sweetwater County School District No. 2 hired Marty Wrage as the school's head football coach, replacing Don Maggi who previously had resigned from the position. The Wolves overall...
