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It's the time of year to send Christmas cards, and the time of year for the Sweetwater County Pony Express to deliver those cards with some extra holiday cheer. The local Pony Express group will host their 22nd Annual Christmas Card Ride on Saturday, December 9. The cards will be carried on horseback from the Green River Post Office to the Rock Springs Post Office. Cards will be stamped with a special Pony Express stamp and placed into a mochila - a special bag used by Pony Express riders, named...
Riley Menasco tries hard not to pout while visiting with Santa and Mrs. Claus at the Holiday Business Showcase at Expedition Island on Saturday. The Clauses "came to town" and visited with lots of children at the event....
Janie and Daniel Suarez of Green River welcomed their son Lucas Daniel Suarez on October 29. Alexie and Ben Cilensek of Pinedale welcomed their son Lazarus Richard Rush Cilensek on November 8. Vernon Setser III and Krista Boynton of Green River welcomed their daughter Isabella Setser on November 13. Jaclyn and Brey Edwards of Green River welcomed their daughter Charlotte Marie Edwards on November 16. Preston Portillo and Kristen Owen of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Victoria Marie Portillo on November 16....
Green River shoppers heading in and out of Smith's last Saturday were greeted at the door by young men in uniform asking if they could donate to help make sure everyone will be able to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal. Many stopped to hand over bags of groceries, which quickly filled up the shopping carts with a large "Scouting for Food" sign attached. Boy Scouts of America Troop 312 helped cover Green River for the annual event. "Every year, the weekend before Thanksgiving...we get donations for the...
Western Wyoming Community College (Western) and Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services (SBOCES) are pleased to announce three new scholarship opportunities. The three scholarships are spread across three different student experiences: non-degree seeking, returning adults, and seniors. These scholarships were approved at the April 13 Board of Trustees meeting and by the SBOCES Board of Directors at their April 25 board meeting. Western is grateful to SBOCES for their years of support and continued dedication to educating our...
The YWCA of Sweetwater County's annual Festival of Trees event has returned again this year, giving everyone the chance to purchase trees and holiday decor and simultaneously support the YWCA and the services it offers. "We always enjoy kicking off the holiday season with our community, and this is seriously such a fun way to get into the spirit," Kayla Mannikko, the YWCA's Developmental Director, said in a press release. Uniquely decorated Christmas trees currently line the lobby of Commerce...
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County's Board of Trustees recently welcomed its newest board member, Nena James. The Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Nov. 7 unanimously appointed James to fill the unexpired term of Taylor Jones, who was elected to a seat on the County Commission. During a Friday morning Special Board of Trustees meeting, board attorney Geoff Phillips administered the oath of office. In her application, James said Sweetwater County has been her home...
Robert Perry, center, smiles as he talks with Scout Brooks Rushing, left, and Green River City Council Member Sherry Bushman, right, at the Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast. Veterans and their families were able to enjoy a free breakfast prepared and served by Boy Scout Troop 312 at the American Legion Tom Whitmore Post 28 on Saturday morning in honor of Veterans Day....
With a new coach but an experienced team, the Green River High School Speech and Debate program is hitting the ground running this year, already bringing home top finishes only two tournaments into the season. "So far it's going pretty well," Head Coach Jericho Morrell said. "We've got a good team." The team has over 30 students on the roster currently, almost a dozen of whom are seniors, and Morrell expects to get even more students joining now that the high school's latest theatrical...
David Caplan of Genesis Alkali recently presented a $500 donation to Truman Elementary Principal David Asselmeier. The Genesis Alkali donation will help sponsor the Truman Fall Festival Extravaganza and the "Pack our Pantry" food and winter clothing drive. The festival is the culmination of the elementary school's yearly goods drive that has helped students in need. Both campaigns Truman hosts help students and families experiencing hardships and in dire need of daily necessi...
The Paint the Town Pink rivalry continues as Amber Kramer State Farm in Rock Springs and Trona Valley Federal Credit Union in Green River won Paint the Town Pink Contest, but the contest was intense. This year, Trona Valley Credit Union Green River Branch had some competition during the voting from State Bank, but their "Pirates of the CURE-IBBEAN" took it for a three-peat win in Green River. They were closely followed by State Bank, Amber Kramer State Farm Green River, the Sweetwater County...
While a high school theater putting on a production about high schoolers seems fitting, Green River High School's production of "Mean Girls" may not be what people expect. However, the contrast between the students and the characters they play is part of what gives the show its power and allows the heart of the musical to shine through. A "spicy" show "Mean Girls" tells the story of Cady Heron, "an unsocialized girl who gets very socialized very quickly," according to Assistant Director Julia...
For over a decade, the annual Handel's "Messiah" Interfaith Community Choir has been seeking to bring the joy and beauty of Christmas to Green River. This year's performance will have even more meaning than normal, however, as just the presence of Director Nancy Stevens is its own Christmas miracle. Four days after last year's "Messiah" performance, Stevens was driving near Pinedale when she and her husband got into a head-on vehicle collision. Another driver pulled out in front of them from...
There is no better feeling than helping a child recover from an illness, said May Poundstone, M.D., Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County's new adult and pediatric hospitalist. Poundstone recently joined hospitalists Dr. Alicia Gray and Dr. Ahmad Bashirimoghaddam, and pediatric hospitalists Dr. William Sarette and Dr. Janene Glyn. "We are so excited to welcome Dr. Poundstone to our hospital family," said MHSC CEO Irene Richardson. "She is very happy to be here and is looking forward to working...
Working with patients, nurses and employee teams at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County is what brings a smile to Ann Clevenger's face. It's what prompted the MHSC Chief Nursing Officer to seek national certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center for Nurse Executive Advanced Board Certification. "I love the opportunity to work with the individuals and teams at MHSC, as well as patients," Clevenger said. "I love the opportunity to guide compassionate, quality, and safe...
Three Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County nurses were honored during the Wyoming Nurses Association's recent Nursing Summit and Convention – Nursing the Wyoming Way. The 2023 WNA Nursing Award winners were announced during the September event in Cheyenne. They include Registered Nurses Julie Leavitt, Robyn Owens, and Kaylee Laws. "MHSC is extremely proud of our professional nurses who continue to go above and beyond for the patients in our community," said MHSC Chief Nursing Officer Ann C...
Hannah Skinner, a senior at Green River High School, was recently named the Distinguished Young Woman of Wyoming for the class of 2024. "The main purpose was to get scholarships and help build yourself along the way," Skinner explained of participating in the Distinguished Young Woman program. Skinner was one of three Wyoming seniors who took part in the state-wide scholarship program for high school girls, which culminated in a competition hosted by Green River High School on October 20 and...
The Red Desert Roundup Rodeo Queen pageant was held October 15 in Rock Springs. It is sanctioned and sponsored by the Red Desert Roundup Rodeo held July 26-27, 2024, 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. The Junior Princess title went to Ashten Folks from Rock Springs. Ashten attends Farson Eden Middle School as a sixth grader. She is a...
Governor Mark Gordon has appointed Rock Springs poet Barbara Smith as Poet Laureate. She is the ninth Poet Laureate in state history. Smith taught for 38 years at Western Wyoming Community College (WWCC) prior to her retirement in 2007. While at WWCC, she directed the Wesswick Lecture Series in the Arts and Education, bringing numerous visiting writers to the school's campus in southwest Wyoming. "Barbara's poetry captures the essence of Wyoming and is instantly relatable," Governor Gordon...
The GFWC Women's Club of Sweetwater County met for their General Meeting on October 17 at Siam King. The speaker for the luncheon was Stephanie Dupape from Wyoming Cancer Resource Services. She spoke about her program and some of the services such as Healthy You Class, Various Support Groups and resources available. She can help through Wyoming Cancer Resource with mammogram, colonoscopy and cervical cancer screening costs. She also talked about mammograms starting at age 40 and things to watch...
More than two hundred people attended the Sweetwater County Historical Museum's special Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event at the Clock Tower Park in Green River on Saturday. As featured in the animated 2017 Walt Disney film Coco, Día de los Muertos is a holiday for honoring the dead. It originated in Mexico but is now celebrated in many Latin American countries. Celebrants create displays called ofrendas (offerings), using items such as food, flowers, photos, and sugar skulls in r...
A 43-foot-long golden spike has been making its way across the country for the past two weeks, traveling from the artist's studio in Kentucky to the monument's final home in Utah. The giant spike's last stop before reaching Utah was in Sweetwater County, where it parked outside the Community Fine Arts Center in Downtown Rock Springs for several hours. The CFAC hosted the traveling spike as a special part of their current "Westward Expansion" exhibit, which can be viewed through October 31. When...
Participants in the YWCA of Sweetwater County's "Glow Run" took time to look over the "Silent Witness" silhouettes, which were held by volunteers, before the 5k on Saturday evening. The life-sized wood silhouettes represent the women, men and children murdered as a result of domestic violence and are used for ceremonies during Domestic Violence Awarness Month. The race was put on to honor the victims and celebrate their lives....
In a run-down community called Skid Row, a florist comes across a new plant, which happens to be a man-eating plant from outer space. In a run-down town facing years of drought, a corporation controls all restrooms and charges people to use them. These are the stories told by "Little Shop of Horrors" and "Urinetown," two musicals that will be taking the stage in Sweetwater County this weekend. Unique stories "Little Shop of Horrors" is a cult classic musical which was also made into a film, and...
Thanks to donations, the Green River Animal Control Center has added more room for dogs to roam. Tracy Wyant, Community Service Supervisor, says the project could not have been completed without the many donations Animal Control has received over the years. Wyant says the history on the restricted donations fund started when Animal Control was approached by Smith's Food and Drug and they asked if they could donate money as a part of a program they were doing with pet sales. Animal Control also h...
