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A Green River woman who pleaded guilty to one charge of falsifying bacteriological reports sent to the Environmental Protection Agency was sentenced. Margaret R. Jones appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to five felony forgery counts, which come from five separate incidents. Pursuant to a plea agreement, in exchange for Jones guilty plea on one count of forgery, she will receive a four-to six-year suspended prison sentence, a 30-day jail sentence...
When Merrilyn Shanebrook found out she was selected to represent Wyoming for the Fabulous 50 program, she didn’t even know what they were talking about. “I didn’t even know much about it until I was told I won,” Shanebrook said. In fact, she is still finding out about the program. The Older Americans Act is celebrating its 50th year; and as a way to celebrate, they decided to select one outstanding senior from each state to act as the face of the National Association of States United for Aging a...
A Green River family has finally found a way to help their friends who were injured in an accident. On May 8, Elijah Lowry and Autumn Schwinn of Cheyenne were traveling northbound on Interstate 25 and were just past the Wyoming/Colorado border when the red truck Lowry was driving hydroplaned. Lowry lost control of the vehicle and it struck the median, causing the truck to go airborne. When the vehicle came back down, the tires hit the median’s cable, rolled once and came to rest on its w...
Blunt, force trauma injuries sustained from a fall were what caused Marvin Dean Ortega to die. On July 28, Ortega, 53, of Lyman, was working on scaffolding at the Jim Bridger Power Plant, which is located near Points of Rocks, when he fell 45 feet, Sweetwater County Corner Dale Majhanovich said. An autopsy took place in Loveland, Colo., Thursday and although they are not completely finished, Majhanovich was not surprised with the initial results. "Preliminary results, after the autopsy, show he...
The old adage "Practice makes perfect" is something the Green River High School Cheerleading Squad tries to live by. Assistant coach Burgandy Schmitt said the squad's first big performance during the summer all ready took place at the Flaming Gorge Days Parade. The cheerleaders walked through the parade doing a dance for the spectators. The next big appearance will be at Green River's first football game. Even though the football game is about a month away, the squad is already working on...
On Thursday, Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and Villa residents visited Wyoming’s Big Show. While at the fair, 11 residents had the chance to feed and pet the animals at the petting zoo. With so many sights to see, the residents were busy and tired by the end of the four-and-a-half hour trip. They spent time looking at all the fair exhibits, watching some of the Big Show’s entertainers and shopping at the booths. They took breaks for lunch and snacks. Without the help of 19 vol...
From waterfalls and ponds, to flowers and vegetable gardens, there is something for everyone to see Saturday. With a total of 13 homes on the Green River Pond and Garden Tour, which will take place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., residents are sure to see something that will change the way they look at gardening in Sweetwater County. Of the 13 homes, seven are in Green River, one is in Jamestown and five are in Rock Springs. Pond tour director Lyneen Murphy said the pond tour was going to take...
A fire south of Rock Springs continues to fiercely burn its way across the landscape. The fire, located about 20 miles south of Rock Springs, started Sunday at about 3 p.m. and is estimated to be around 2,500 acres. According to a Bureau of Land Management High Desert District press release, the wildfire has now spread to the Maggie Springs and Bitter Creek areas, near County Road 27. "We do not know what caused this fire," Sweetwater County Fire Warden Mike Bournazian said. With 35-45 mph winds...
Have you ever opened your refrigerator door and thought “What on earth is that smell?” That happened to me again recently. I opened the door to get my boys a snack and was hit with a pungent smell. I quickly grabbed the boys snack and shut the door. “Like that is going to help,” I thought. Once the boys were busy eating their snack, I opened the door again and started the process of looking through the fridge to find the culprit behind the nasty smell. I first looked through the vegetab...
One can never be too old to write. In fact, the writing group that meets at the Golden Hour Senior Center, every Wednesday at 12:45 p.m. is hoping this message will reach other seniors. Writing group organizer Mary Anne Bocquin said she and Patsy Sorensen were writing together when they decided to ask the GHSC if they could write at the center once a week. Soon, new seniors started to join them. Bocquin, who was a Green River High School English teacher for 34 years, is not new to the written...
“I still got my ponytail. Praise God,” Steve Barrera said. For the past few weeks, Barrera was busy trying to raise money for the 10th Annual Dean Quail Against Cancer Benefit and Run. Barrera was faced with the possibility of cutting off his 26-inch ponytail. Barrera said the whole idea came about when he was chatting with volunteers for Chariots of Light, a Christian motorcycle club. He jokingly said that if they raise $1,000 he would cut his ponytail off. He forgot about the whole thing unt...
On July 1, the Golden Hour Senior Center started to see a new face when Sheela Schermetzler took over as the executive director. Schermetzler has worked as various jobs throughout her life, including a junior high science teacher, grants writer, baker and caterer. "This job is a combination of all my life's work," Schermetzler said. "This is going to be my last job. I feel this is kind of the grand finale; and I just feel it's an honor to work here and an honor to work with the seniors and...
Last week, two Green River students joined four Rock Springs students at the Red Desert Humane Society’s Pet Camp. During the one-week camp, the group acted as volunteers. They kicked off the week with a tour of the shelter and went over how to fundraise for the cause. They also learned how to talk to animals and they met the animals they would be in charge of preparing for adoption. On Tuesday, rescue worker issues, including hoarding, overpopulation and euthanasia were discussed. The kids a...
With the help of the community, a Green River boy was able to raise about $1,650 and truck loads of care-package items for Wyoming soldiers. Green River High School freshman Ryan Deutsch isn't new to collecting monetary donations or care-package items for the troops. In fact, he started when he was in the fifth grade. He heard about a program called Hometown Heroes from Monroe Intermediate School teacher Lori Hastert; and a passion for helping the troops was born. "It's just the right thing to...
Money and care-package donations move onto the next phase. The rest of the donations and $1,650 Ryan Deutsch raised was given to the Green River VFW Post 2321. “Well, actually, I thinks it’s pretty descent of him and his mother,” VFW Post 2321 Post Commander Earl McDonald said. “The VFW has always packaged and shipped the care packages,” Karrie Deutsch said. “In prior years, Ryan has only collected things to fill the boxes and money for the VFW.” “He’s been very, very good about getting donated stuff together,” McDonald said. “There’s a lot of...
A Green River man who is trying to raise money for the 10th Annual Dean Quail Against Cancer Benefit and Run is faced with the possibility of cutting off his 26-inch pony tail. Steve Barrera said the whole idea came about when he was chatting with volunteers for Chariots of Light, a Christian motorcycle club. For the past 10 years, the bike club has participated in the Dean Quail Against Cancer Benefit and Run. All of the proceeds they raise during their run goes to local residents who are fighting cancer. This year’s six recipients are L...
During the winter months and holiday season, most are in the giving mood and naturally the Food Bank of Sweetwater County benefits from this. However, in the summer months donations are needed just as much, which is why the Food Bank is hosting a summertime food drive. Food bank executive director Kathy Siler said currently the Green River facility is serving 100 families twice a month, while Rock Springs is serving 250 families twice a month. “The need is actually great in Rock Springs right n...
For the first time in several years, I decided to grow a vegetable garden. This isn’t a decision I made overnight. It has been a real work in progress. After my husband and I moved into our new house about four years ago, we had a lot of other projects on our minds; and so the backyard vegetable garden was placed on hold. Last year, we finally decided where we wanted to put the garden and my husband and I started building a four-tired raised garden bed. It was a lot of hard work. We decided t...
The riders of the Sweetwater County Board of Cooperative Services therapeutic riding program were excited to show off the skills they learned at their riders' showcase Tuesday morning. Forward Stride's mission is "to promote health through the power of a horse and enrich lives by enhancing physical, emotional, social cognitive, behavior skills all while encouraging the natural relationship between horse and rider." Assistant director of the program, Ashlee Swett said this is the first year the p...
It seems as though my children go through phases. Some are good; and others I would rather just forget. One phase that will always leave a lasting memory and a spot in my heart is the kissing the boo boo phase. My first son Matthew, who is now 5, went through this phase about a couple of years ago. Now, my youngest son John, who is 3, is going through this phase, or so I thought. It seemed like every time, no matter how big or small the injury, if it is a tiny scratch to a big bruise, John wante...
Trying to get children to eat healthy foods can be a struggle for many parents, but thanks to one program at Sweetwater County Library's story time, that struggle was over, at least for one day. During the library's weekly Tuesday story time, youth service librarian Misti Zimmerman was busy reading children books about the importance of eating vegetables and fruits. The program kicked off with Zimmerman having the children sing the ABC's song with her. Then, she picked out four books to read to...
Thirty one years old doesn't sound old, but for a horse that is a pretty high number to reach. In celebration of this milestone, the owners Robert "Bob" and Verna Trujillo hosted a party with members of Able Hands Thursday morning. The party consisted of balloons, cupcakes and juice for the humans and for the palomino/appaloosa stallion Dust Buster Ace, a treat and some water. The Able Hands group visits the horse corrals frequently and some of them really get to know the horses and the horse's...
It was solemn and quiet as people walked along the Vietnam Memorial Moving Wall. The wall, located at Western Wyoming Community College’s Rock Springs campus for four days, was heavily visited. During those visits, some stood in awe of the wall, while others searched for names of loved ones lost to the Vietnam War. Tony Blair, American Legion Post 24 member, lifetime member of the VFW Post 2321 and event organizer, said people came for various reasons. Some, were seeking closure. According to a...
Despite the heat, children were still standing in long lines waiting for their turn. There were several lines. One for a bounce house, another for a slide, one for an obstacle course and another for a pirate ship. After the children bounced around or went down the slides, they would quickly run back to the end of the line for another go. After a few times, their faces were starting to get red and they looked as though they were getting tired, but that didn't stop them from running back to the...
Going to nationals one time and placing in the top 10 is hard enough, but Green River High School Speech and Debate team member Alexander Marchal was able to do this twice. The National Speech and Debate Tournament took place in Dallas; and the Green River representatives were prepared for the challenge. "Alexander was defending his fifth-place finish in extemporaneous debate from last year at nationals," head coach Carina Stulken said. This year, Marchal had one big advantage - he had done...
