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Mason Blazovich pushes hard to get ahead in one of the races for the 2024 Area II Summer Games for Special Olympics Wyoming. The Area II games took place in Rock Springs last Thursday, with local teams from Leap Services and Life Skills Wyoming going up against teams from Evanston and Jackson. The state summer games will take place in Gillette in May....
The works of William Shakespeare have previously come to life on the Western Wyoming Community College stage, but never quite in the way they will this weekend when the Western Theater Program presents "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) [revised] [again]." The concept behind the play is "three actors putting on all 37 plays of Shakespeare in 90 minutes," Director Eric de Lora explained. He added that the result ends up being "pretty intense and ridiculous." The actors admit...
The battle of Man vs. Machine is coming to the stage this weekend thanks to the Actors' Mission. For the second time, the local theater company is hosting a 24-hour playwriting event, only this time with a twist. Most of the one-act plays will be written by humans, but one play will be written by AI. Members of the Actors' Mission had been wanting to put on another 24-hour page to stage experience after the success of the first event in August 2022. "It really meets the mission," Nina Tyler, an...
Robin Kelly of Black Magnolia Ink gives a new tattoo to one of the attendees at Sweetwater Inkfest 2024. The annual tattoo convention took place last weekend at the Sweetwater Events Complex. Kelly was one of many local tattoo artists who participated, and other artists traveled to be part of the event....
Efforts to bring more and better mental health resources to Green River have taken a step forward with the opening of a new location for High Point Counseling. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new location at 541 E Flaming Gorge Way Suite E was hosted on Monday. The staff of High Point was joined by the Green River Chamber and Hole in the Wall Gang, City of Green River representatives, and friends and supporters. Everyone gathered to cut the ribbon, eat cupcakes, take part in giveaways, and...
People here in Wyoming take the Code of the West very seriously. Whether it is called "The Code of the West," "10 Principles to Live By," or "Cowboy Ethics," the concepts are the same. While the Code itself was never put to print until Zane Grey's 1934 novel, "The Code of the West," it was the centerpiece of culture for the brave souls who pioneered the vast forests, mountains, and plains of the American West. Elements such as integrity, hard work, self-reliance, loyalty, and respect were paramo...
The Sweetwater #2350 Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary recently presented a $1,500 check to the Green River High School Wolves Softball team. The funds were raised during the Eagles Club's Steak Dinner event, which the softball team helped serve. The proceeds and tips from the dinner were given back to the team. Eagles Auxiliary members who presented the check were, from left, Lisa Prime, Debbie Beaver, Dottie Lacquement and Kelly Lundgren....
Cancer center receives WBCI grant A grant for $7,350 recently was awarded to Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County's Sweetwater Regional Cancer Center by the Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative. The grant provides money for a Navigation and Wellness Program. The program includes helping breast cancer patients with gas cards, hotel vouchers, and offering classes to patients and survivors to help with physical, mental, emotional and social well-being. Those classes will include a six-week yoga...
Kids and families braved the cold and came out in force to Expedition Island last week for an Easter Egg Hunt....
The sky was overcast and the air was cold when a small group of veterans, supporters, and workers gathered on the morning of Good Friday to place the second columbarium for veterans in place at Riverview Cemetery. The columbarium was covered in tarps on the back of a semi truck, with a crane from the John Bunning Transfer Co. nearby. Those standing by waited patiently while steel plates were brought in to put under the crane so it wouldn't sink into the dirt as it lifted the 18,000-pound...
GHSC is teaming up with the Green River High School Theater Department to present a night of mystery with “The Storybook Reunion Murders” at 5 p.m. Friday, April 19. The GRHS theater department said “This unique event will feature a compelling storyline, talented actors, and an interactive experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish.” The murder mystery dinner will help raise money for both the senior center and the theater department. The dinner menu will include chicken cordon bleu, rice pilaf, roasted broccol...
April is a month full of awareness and recognition for important causes, organizations, and groups of people. On Tuesday, April 2, both the Green River City Council and the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners shared proclamations recognizing National Library Week, National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, Child Abuse Awareness Month and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. National Library Week is April 7-13, and it recognizes libraries as playing a critical role in communities and...
The Green River Police Department has a new Patrol Sergeant. Sergeant Gary Frey was recently promoted to the position. A pinning ceremony for Sergeant Frey took place during the April 2 City Council meeting. GRPD Chief Sean Sturlaugson explained that the recent promotion of Brad Halter to Captain opened up a sergeant position. The department did a few weeks of testing and had seven candidates apply for the position. While the choice of the new sergeant was competitive, as all the candidates...
A military homecoming is a very moving event as service members jump into the arms of their loved ones. These reunions serve as powerful reminders to veterans that their sacrifices are appreciated. During the Vietnam War, people did not always show their appreciation for veterans who came home. Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon and his wife, Jennie; Maj. Gen. Greg Porter, the Adjutant General of Wyoming; and Command Sgt. Maj. (ret.) Kenneth Persson, Chairman of the Wyoming Veterans Commission, traveled...
March is Women's History Month, and the Sweetwater County Historical Museum is recognizing one of the most groundbreaking women in Wyoming history - Nellie Tayloe Ross, the first woman governor in the United States. Nellie Ross was born in Missouri in 1876. She became a kindergarten teacher and married lawyer William Bradford Ross in 1902. Later, the Rosses moved to Cheyenne, where Ross established a law practice and served as Laramie County's prosecuting attorney. He became involved in...
The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has granted $551,594 to the Memorial Hospital Foundation to purchase six new ultrasound machines for the Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County as part of a statewide ultrasound initiative across Wyoming. The initiative includes nearly $13.9 million to help Wyoming hospitals and health centers purchase ultrasound imaging devices and boost sonography and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) training opportunities across the state. "The Leona M. and...
John Ventura and Brooke Dimick of Green River welcomed their son Gabriel Dale Ventura on January 26. Eliza and Jacob Mastro of Green River welcomed their son Keaton Charles Mastro on January 28. Rihana Stanhope of Green River welcomed her daughter Lorraine Amber Stanhope on February 27. Elijah Mathis and Faith Flores of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Aurora Kendra Mathis on March 7. Kenny Aguirre and Georgina Barrios of Rock Springs welcomed their daughter Emiliana Esme Aguirre Barrios on...
On Monday morning, Grandma Becky helped kids go down the slide, cheered them on as they made their way across the monkey bars, and assisted with putting on a boot that had fallen off. On Monday afternoon, Grandma Karen helped students add up three plus seven, write out the equations they were putting together, and draw a specific numbers of apples on a tree. Becky Figgins and Karen Hale are Green River's foster grandmas, as they are both part of the Foster Grandparents of the Wyoming Rockies...
Many people throughout Wyoming have memories of knowing, interacting with, or at least seeing Larry "Sissy" Goodwin. Whether they worked with him, had him as a professor, or just remember seeing him wearing his colorful blouses and petticoats, people remember Sissy because he left an impression. Sissy's impression and legacy have only continued, and now both his dresses and his story are being presented on stage through the world premiere of "A Sissy in Wyoming," a one-man play written by...
The Green River High School Speech and Debate team wrapped up a successful season over the last two weekends, bringing home some exciting wins. First, the team took place in the District Tournament, hosted by Rock Springs, over the weekend of March 2. "The team had amazing success at districts this year," the Speech and Debate coaching staff posted on the team's Facebook page. "For the kids, this is the most important tournament of the season. It is the tournament that decides who will qualify...
From bison to sagebrush and cowboys to trains, Wyoming's history is full of iconic imagery, and many of these images have now been expressed in a creative new way in the Sweetwater County Historical Museum and Sweetwater County Quilt Guild's annual exhibit. This year's quilt exhibit is the seventh annual collaboration between the museum and the Quilt Guild, and the theme is "Historical Wyoming." The partnership between the two groups has been in place for almost as long as the Quilt Guild has...
GHSC is hosting a Riverton Casino Bus Trip on Friday, March 15. The bus will depart from the senior center at 8 a.m. and will depart from the casino at 4 p.m. Transportation is free for seniors 60 and over. Participants should bring money for lunch and gambling. Participants should reserve their seat and sign paperwork. Call the center at 872-3223 to sign up for the trip. GHSC also has new relaxation opportunities. On Thursday, March 14, Misty Shiner and Stacey Dolinar will be doing 20-minute...
One baby boy was born on Leap Day at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Eli Stokes came into the world at 7:21 a.m. Thursday morning, weighing 8 pounds and 14.7 ounces. Eli is the second child of Faith Pelham and Ross Stokes of Big Piney. "I'm excited," Pelham said. "It's unique." The family plans to celebrate Eli's birthday on Feb. 28 in non-leap years. "Then we can do a big, big, big one every four years," they said....
Anton Chekhov was a Russian Anton Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story author writing in the late 1800s, known for works like "Uncle Vanya" that deal with topics like change and progress. Neil Simon was an American playwright who wrote mostly during the last half of the 1900s, and is known for comedic plays like "The Odd Couple." So when Simon decided to write a play based on the works of Chekhov, an interesting combination was created in "The Good Doctor." "It has a lot of elements...
For the past three decades, the Green River Greenbelt Task Force has been hard at work to develop the greenbelt, protect the river and wildlife, and continually promote further economic development. The task force was able to complete multiple projects last year, and has even more planned for the future. "We've been working together to enrich the lives of the residents," said John Freeman, the Chairman of the Greenbelt Task Force. "If you look at what we've built in the last 34 years, I think...
