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The high school was bustling last weekend. A group of freshmen was running around the school carrying radios with Dan Parson "barking orders" at them while they tabulated results, organized rounds, delivered ballots, helped judges, and generally ran Green River High School's speech and debate tournament. This year, over a dozen schools from across Wyoming came to Green River to participate in the tournament, which was even bigger than last year. The event went well, according to Speech and...
The general meeting of the Woman’s Club of Rock Springs was held on November 15, at White Mountain Library. This luncheon meeting was hosted by Jennie Malonek who brought turkey, stuffing and sweet potatoes. Members brought a variety of vegetables and desserts. Our speaker was Kim Seymour from Inside Connections. The members learned about the support given to expectant women through this program. The women are counseled on the options available to them and then given whatever support they need based on their individual decisions. The center i...
Imagine stopping at the rest area between Laramie and Cheyenne, where the monument to Abraham Lincoln is located. After your tour of the site you return to the parking lot to continue your journey. You are horrified to discover that your vehicle is gone, along with everything you own. This actually happened to a couple this past summer. They had packed their car and were headed west for a new chance at life. Fortunately, miracles soon began to happen in their life. A stranger gave them a ride into Laramie where they made contact with the...
Wearing a black top hat, white gloves, and a t-shirt with Abraham Lincoln's picture on it, Tim Laboria stood from his wheelchair and began to read: "Fellow countrymen: at this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office there is less occasion for an extended address than there was at the first. . ." Last Friday, Laboria read through all of Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address for a group of residents gathered in the lobby of Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and the Villa....
The Red Desert Roundup Rodeo Queen pageant was held October 23, in Rock Springs. It is sanctioned and sponsored by the Red Desert Roundup Rodeo held July 28-29, 2023, in Rock Springs. The royalty have several appearances scheduled this summer including the Overland Stage Stampede Rodeo, Sweetwater County Fair, and Daggett County PRCA Heritage Rodeo & Celebration. Crowned as the 2023 Red Desert Roundup Rodeo Princess was Taylor Hernandez of Fontenelle. She also received the overall horsemanship...
Ryan and Nayah Slattery of Green River have announced the birth of their daughter Sophia Grace Slattery, who was born Sept. 22. Sarah and Trevor Moon of Rock Springs have announced the birth of their son Lakas Theo Moon, who was born Sept. 23. Dom Gonzales and Amanda Buckland of Rock Springs have announced the birth of their son Cypress Ero Gonzales, who was born Sept. 28. Carter and Bethany Flora of Green River have announced the birth of their son Leon Roy Flora, who was born Sept. 30. Preston and Elizabeth Curtis of Rock Springs have...
The American Legion Auxiliary Archie Hay Unit 24 celebrated Veterans Day again this year by surprising a lucky family with a special gift basket. This year, they had to wait just a few extra days as the first baby born since Veterans Day was in the early morning on Sunday, November 13th at the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. This year's gift basket included a handmade quilt and crocheted jacket, a baby bathtub, bottles, books, rattles, a custom crocheted teddy bear, and more. The lucky...
Sweetwater County residents have multiple opportunities to enjoy local theater in the coming days with three different plays hosting their performances between November 9 and 18. This weekend, Green River High School's theater department will be performing the classic story "Steel Magnolias," Western Wyoming Community College's theater department will present the musical "Chicago," and Actors' Mission will put on a production of "Floyd Collins and the White Angels of Sand Cave." Steel Magnolias...
Trona Valley Federal Credit Union's Green River Branch was voted the Green River winner of the annual "Paint the Town Pink" competition hosted by Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center. The credit union supported Breast Cancer Awareness Month by decorating all of their doors for their "Trona Valley A-DOORS supporting our community" campaign. "The community agreed and voted them as the Paint the Town Pink 2022 Green River winner for the second year in a row," a Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center press...
After having to take a two-year break, the annual Handel’s “Messiah” Interfaith Community Choir is returning this year. “It’s such a beautiful, spiritual way to start the Christmas season,” Bonnie Arnold said. “It’s lovely.” Arnold has produced the “Messiah” concert through the years after starting the tradition a decade ago along with Nancy Stevens. “The last two years we were not able to do it because of COVID, and so we’re really excited that we could do this,” Arnold said about bringing...
"Did you see how awesome that lob was?" a pickleball player called out excitedly. Last week the Green River Pickleball group hosted a clinic at the Green River Recreation Center. Pickleball professionals Maureen O'Malia and Tracey Swenson came from Park City, Utah to teach local players how to improve their game. "We wanted to give them some instruction and have a question and answer and try to help them out as much as we could," Swenson said. During the clinic, participants worked on skills...
The Sweetwater Dialysis Center's new director brings with him years of experience and a true love for what he does. Juan Rodriguez, a registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, recently joined Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County's dialysis team. "Mr. Rodriguez brings with him years of dialysis experience and expertise in nursing, including management positions," said Chief Nursing Officer Ann Clevenger. "He is new to our area and we look forward to the continued growth and...
October is National Physical Therapy Month, so Peak Performance Sports Medicine and Physical Therapy decided to celebrate by giving back to the community. Last week, Peak Performance hosted a special open house for some Sweetwater County School District No. 2 students from kindergarten through high school. "We are serving as an outing," Hayley Strauss from Peak Performance explained. "We are raising awareness for physical therapy, giving back to the community, and allowing all of these kiddos...
The Silver Sneakers fitness class, a group from the Green River Recreation Center, dresses up in pink to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness month....
"We've had a pretty exciting month," Principal Anne Marie Covey told the students at Washington Elementary as they gathered in the gymnasium after school last week. After being named a Blue Ribbon School at the end of September, the school has been full of excitement and celebrations, which continued as Covey announced to the students they had a special visitor: Senator John Barrasso. "It is wonderful to be here. Congratulations!" Barrasso told the gathered students, staff, and community...
In celebration of their 20 years in existence, the Actors' Mission is celebrating with a "Dia De Los Muertos," or "Day of the Dead," gala event Saturday, October 29, at the Holiday Inn Ballroom. Each year, the Actors' Mission Executive Producers have selected a popular theme for their annual fundraiser. Past events included Mardi Gras and Carnivale Di Venezia. This year, the theme is the Day of the Dead, which is a holiday that traces its earliest roots to the Aztec people in what is now...
Green River residents took advantage of the warm weather Tuesday afternoon, walking along the Green Belt and enjoying the fall colors. The warm weather won't last much longer, with a strong cold front predicted to come in this weekend and bring slight chances of snow showers....
"Don't dream it, be it," Frank-N-Furter sings in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Kenny Starling took this advice to heart when they decided to start their own drag theater group, The Starling Company. "Rocky Horror" is not only a show close to Starling's heart, but will be the premier production of the company. Starling directed and starred as Frank-N-Furter in last year's Actors' Mission production of the musical, which was the fifth time they had been involved with the show. To make it six,...
Excited kids and families, many in wizard robes, stood outside the Sweetwater County Library last Saturday, waiting in a line that stretched out the door and down the sidewalk. As they made their way inside they were greeted by Fleur Delacour and given a copy of the Maruader's Map to show them where to head on their adventure. From there they made their way through a maze of activities, from the Sorting Hat ceremony to Quidditch practice to the Chamber of Secrets itself. The annual Harry Potter...
If you walk along Uinta Drive, you'll notice several of the trees have plaques dedicating them to the memory of friends, family, and community members. When you come to the trees in front of the post office, you can now notice a new plaque in front of a little Canadian Maple tree whose leaves recently turned red. "Leave room in your garden for the angels to dance," the plaque reads. The tree and plaque were dedicated to the memory of Wiley and Toni Morgan by the 2022 Pond Tour members. A dedicat...
The use of long sticks and staffs by blind and visually impaired pedestrians has evolved over the years. They are simply an extension of the arm and allow the user to identify upcoming hazards by utilizing their senses of touch and sound. These sticks, referred to as white canes in modern times, are used both as tools and symbols in the blindness community. White canes allow blind and visually impaired individuals to travel safely over all types of terrain and around unseen obstacles. They also serve as a symbol of the independent spirit exhibi...
A Rock Springs soldier was among the Americans killed in Russia in a little-known chapter in U.S. military history. World War I began in August of 1914, with the Triple Entente of Britain, France, and Russia on one side, and the Central Powers of German and Austria-Hungary on the other. Three and a half bloody years later, on April 6, 1917, the United States entered the war on the side of the Entente. By that time, Russia was in chaos. First, the Romanov dynasty that had ruled Russia for 300...
When theatergoers head to Western Wyoming Community College for the Performing Arts Department's first production of the fall semester, they may feel like they've fallen down the rabbit hole along with Alice - all six Alices. The stage is set, literally, with a child's playroom, although the dark and mysterious lighting adds an eerie feeling from the start. Multiple versions of Alice enter and the story begins, with the Alices shifting into all the other iconic characters, from the Mad Hatter...
The sheriff's office is sharing a message of gratitude to its community sponsors after recently hosting its third annual K9 certification and training event. Sheriff's office spokesperson, Deputy Jason Mower, said, "This year, we welcomed law enforcement K9 teams from Wyoming, North Dakota, and Montana, and it's my understanding that this event is growing every year with teams from several other surrounding states already slated to attend next year's event." Mower went on to say that each of...
