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A while back, Cindy Hafner, the wonderful Aquatic Director here at Western Wyoming Community College shared an article she had read with all of us via email. It was called “Five Manageable New Year’s Resolutions for Swimmers” by Mike Gustafson and it was published in Splash Magazine. The article listed five New Year’s Resolutions swimmers could make and do to become better at their sport. They were: 1. Get to practice five minutes early – Get to your lane. 2. Say nice things about teammates. 3. Stop complaining. Complaints are the farts of...
What is art? Who defines art? What makes something a work of art? These are questions that people have been asking for centuries. The more important question is, “what does art mean to you?” If you study art from the beginning of time until now you will not see two artists recognized for doing the same thing. The intriguing part is, art is what you make of it! We all have something in us that makes us an artist; it is our own minds and ideas. Whether you work with your hands building, decorate your home, think of creative ways to reach peo...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently signaled to the nation’s hospitals that it was getting serious-and tough-about patient safety and the quality of care hospitals provide. The government’s rating system-five stars for the best hospitals and one star for the worst-sends a message that patients have a right to know what’s going on inside the hospitals they entrust with their lives or those of their family members. The overall star ratings, the first for CMS, are a composite of 64 measures the government has used the p...
For some, the last few months have been a scary time. In Rock Springs, the economic center of Sweetwater County, three long-time chain stores will have shut down by the end of the year. J.C. Penney and Sports Authority have already shut their doors and Hastings recently initiated a liquidation of its stock. For a state still reeling from severe declines in its energy economy, news of such large chains closing their stores may look like more bad news for Wyoming. However, these closures have nothing to do with the state’s downturn, but more with...
Communities across the country will celebrate their local farmers markets during National Farmers Market Week, which takes place Aug. 7-13. The impact of these farmer-to-consumer transactions is greater than it appears on the surface. Now more than ever, farmers markets serve as anchors across American communities, positively influencing community health and wealth. Markets result in more viable regional economies and local farm businesses, increased access to fresh, nutritious food, and stronger social networks that help keep communities...
One of the most important and rewarding parts of my job is visiting our men and women in uniform overseas. I was fortunate to meet with and bring a little bit of Wyoming to members of the Wyoming Air National Guard who are currently serving in the Middle East. Visiting troops in the Middle East On July 28, I had privilege to meet and thank Wyoming troops serving in the Middle East. Wyoming has more than 30 members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 153rd Airlift Wing stationed in the United Arab Emirates. These service members are from communi...
As evidenced by the plethora of political signs popping up around town, the election season is upon us. One thing you are certain to hear from aspiring to incumbent politicians, from the local to national level is economic development. It doesn’t matter if you lean left or right, leaders will tout how they will create jobs and improve and diversify the economy. What voter does not want to see these things happen? It’s one thing to say you are going improve the economy but how does it really happen? I do not know the entire answer to that questi...
It’s easy to read news coming from Cheyenne about state budget cuts or staff reductions in Casper as issues being far removed from Green River. They’re not and the recent closure of SW-WRAP is proof of that. The organization, which underwent a reorganization under a new CEO last year, closed after several grants supporting programs administered through SW-WRAP were cut or awarded elsewhere. As a result, the Green River-based organization which once boasted offices in multiple states, is now defunct. The real tragedy of the closure isn’t the j...
Dear Editor, To the person what came in my yard late Sunday night or early in the morning hours Monday and stole my alien, if you have any kind of heart left, would you please return it to my residence or contact the Green River Police Department? It has been reported stolen. This is a very sentimental gift, which stood in my yard for years so people could adore it. If you wanted one that bad, I could have surely helped you by giving you information on purchasing one. This is one of a kind. There is not another one here in town, so if anyone...
This is only my second time in Cleveland so the neighborhood I picked for lodging, while covering the Republican National Convention, was a crap shoot. I got lucky. Tremont is about a mile due south of the convention center and I had planned on just renting a bicycle, thinking it would be easier pedaling in and out of the downtown area than taking a cab or Uber. I was wrong. On Sunday, friend wife and I decided to do some reconnaissance in the hope that my internet-mapped route would be as easy as it looked but as Sunday wore on, the police,...
Nearly two-thirds of adults over age 70 have hearing loss that doctors consider “clinically meaningful.” In plain English that means as people age, they are likely to become hard of hearing. Many of those people, however, don’t get the help they need, often because they simply cannot afford it. “The prevalence of hearing loss almost doubles with each age decade of life,” says Dr. Frank Lin, an otolaryngologist at Johns Hopkins University, but for older people, he adds, “there are multiple barriers that prevent individuals from getting the...
Sometimes, it’s hard to know where a person will end up after falling down the rabbit hole known as Youtube. A person could start watching videos about ancient Roman civilization and end up watching clips from Andre the Giant’s greatest professional wrestling matches. This happened to me recently while watching cooking videos and I somehow ended up finding a series dedicated to recreating recipes from the 1700s. The series, “18th Century Cooking with Jas. Townsend and Son” is produced by a co...
Last week was especially brutal when it came to violence involving police officers. A shooting by police in Louisiana, followed by another in Minnesota, then capped off by the shooting of five police officers in Dallas. With all that blood spilled, with the hatred and blame boiling over in protests occurring in those areas, it’s hard to dial back the emotion to look at the problems facing law enforcement throughout the country. We’ve said it before, but Green River does have a good police department. Yes, they’ve earned criticism over a mista...
The Green River URA/Main Street Agency is excited about this summer. We kicked it off by selling our now famous Green River Cheese Steak Sandwiches at the Festival in the Park during Flaming Gorge Days. They were a big hit. We know because we sold out by 3 p.m. Next year, we’ll be ready to sell even more. Our Farmers Market started July 6 and goes through mid-September. That’s 11 weeks of fresh produce, bread, baked goods and other goodies for your enjoyment. Main Street is selling cheese again. We didn’t sell it for the first half of the Marke...
I am a huge fan of audiobooks. I’m always listening to one in my car. Since I commute to work in Green River from Rock Springs, I start and end my workday with an audiobook. If you listen to audiobooks, you know the narrator can either elevate the author’s writing or ruin it. I know I’ve started a few audiobooks only to realize the narrator just wasn’t working for me and then had to return the books to the library. On the other hand, I’ve listened to some fantastic narrators who can really bring stories to life. Jim Dale is an exceptional voice...
While political attacks can be traced back to the earliest days of the Republic, one line that has become blurred more recently is the difference between politics and theater. In 2016, politics can be seen as another form of entertainment, as the aesthetics used to produce compelling and memorable television are applied to the political arena. How else can one explain how a business mogul and reality TV star became the presumptive GOP nominee for President of the United States? While public appearances have always been a part of the political...
The governing body passed the recent fiscal year 2016-2017 budget two weeks ago and to get to that approval was just that, a process. We are always looking at the budget and managing all of its elements, and as a city, we developed our initial internal and external meetings schedule in February. This schedule included department head meetings, Finance Committee meetings, six promoted workshops for the public on elements of the budget such as community service requests, the enterprise funds and their rate study, fee schedules, the general fund,...
It’s great to expand on an original recipe, but there is just one that no matter how I make it, the original still stands out. For me, this recipe is Rice Krispie treats. Nothing beats the crispy rice cereal and melted marshmallows combined with butter and shaped into bars. I ate them growing up as a kid; and I am sure a lot of other people I know did too. Recently, I signed up to bring a dessert to a church potluck. I am known for my desserts, but this time I didn’t feel like baking a pie or...
Editor’s note: This is the final portion of a column submitted by the Green River Historic Preservation Commission. In my eyes Green River school policies were fair, the teachers were knowledgeable and supportive. They were leaders, not only teachers. It seems the system worked well, you don’t get superlative graduates unless you have a superlative system with superlative teachers and administrators. The Green River schools and its graduates have always been top tier. The people demanded it. We have all had special teachers who stood out and...
The attacks Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, and their respective (if not respectful) followers trow upon one another is enough to make a citizen fear for the Republic. But in reality, these barrages are nothing new. Time has a way of healing the wounds of personal destruction and so we are left believing that our founders were not only political geniuses but also politically genial. But that’s just not the way it was. Treacherous in private friendship and a hypocrite in public life were Thomas Paine’s assertions in a Letter to the Editor abo...
Sweetwater County is a beautiful place to live. It may not match the definition of beauty involving lots of trees and greenery, but the rock formations, sagebrush and wildlife make for a unique beauty. While many may overlook that beauty, it’s undeniable that garbage carelessly left behind mars the high desert landscape we live in. When a fisherman from Florida stopped by our office last week and showed us the haul he brought to town from Lost Dog, we were angered and embarrassed to see the w...
Editor’s note: This is the second portion of a column submitted by the Green River Historic Preservation Commission. School, sports, the opposite sex, and the outdoors occupied the minds, motives and actions of the older students. Their new driver’s license and – hopefully – access, opened a new door. Mobility, personal space, and freedom could be yours. So we all worked to get enough money for a car and gas. If lucky, we got the old car when the family bought a new one. However, to get full benefits of it you had to go, and stay, in school....
With budgetary shortfalls causing both local and state governments to cut back on spending, a number of ideas have come about as possible solutions to budget problems. One of those ideas is reinstating a grocery tax. The grocery tax was ended by the Wyoming Legislature in 2006, which was during the period when the state received incredible budget surpluses as a result of the booming natural gas industry. While we’re not sure completely reinstating the tax is a good idea, there is an alternative that would probably have more support with l...
Summer has officially arrived in Green River and one of the greatest pleasures of the season is swimming. We in this community are fortunate to have a robust river flowing through town and a lovely Green Belt which makes summertime recreation more enjoyable. Water recreation offers fun for the whole family and swimming is excellent exercise, but we must never forget that water recreation has risks, and that is true whether you are boating at Flaming Gorge, tubing by the island or swimming in a pool. Water levels on the Green River are...
I've helped my mom cook for years, mainly acting as her sous-chef. One of my first memories of helping my mom in the kitchen is when we made our very first batch of JELLO fruit salad. A coworker gave her the recipe and my mom adjusted it to her liking. We made it the night before Thanksgiving, just before bed. We received several complements from our family the next day and since then, we've made it every Thanksgiving and Christmas. Over the years, I started making it on my own and it has...
