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Representatives from Southwest Counseling Services will pursue acquiring a donated building to house psychiatric and telehealth services. During the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, the board voted unanimously to tentatively approve a request from Southwest Counseling to pursue the acquisition of a building, which was gifted to Sweetwater County by Jonah Energy for SCS. Linda Acker, CEO for SCS, said they would like to move the 4,000-square foot modular building to land b...
It has literally only been two weeks of school and I’m already sick. What gives? It’s like from the moment school starts until the day it ends someone in the family has a cold or worse, the flu. Everyone always jokes about kids being petri dishes, but I think they’re right. My youngest son, John, came home with a soar throat and then a cough and runny nose accompanied by a lot of sneezing. Now, I have a soar throat, terrible head congestion, a running nose and a little cough. I thought we had t...
Many kids spent Labor Day enjoying one last day at one of Green River's many beautiful parks before heading back to school Tuesday. On Monday, kids from all over Sweetwater County were taking advantage of the day off and the 80-plus degree weather. The Green River Splash Park, which was a favorite for kids and adults all summer long, was busy most of the weekend. Most were trying to get one last visit in before the splash park closes. Since the Splash Park is right next to the Evers Park playgro...
One women’s idea of creating centerpieces to honor service members, has started a new program. The American Legion Auxiliary Tom Whitmore Post 28 of Green River will launch a commemorative centerpiece program to honor veterans and active duty military personal. Auxiliary member Judith Killion said the auxiliary is an organization dedicated to supporting its veterans, active duty military and the communities in which they live. With this mission in mind, Killion started thinking about d...
Improving the team’s defense is going to key if the Green River High School Lady Wolves volleyball team wants to be competitive this season. “We have big goals. We have a very strong offense, but need some work on defense. We will spend a lot of time building a great defensive team,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. The Lady Wolves have a lot of heavy hitters and weapons on the offensive side of the game. They also have a great setter. “We are not where we need to be defensively yet. We will ge...
The Green River High School Lady Wolves Volleyball Team kicked off the season with several non conference wins. The Lady Wolves took home the tournament win in the Gold Championship Bracket at the Cokeville Tournament, which took place Sept 25-26, and were the Campbell County Volleyball Tournament Bronze Bracket Champions this past weekend. During the first couple of games at the Campbell County Tourney, the Lady Wolves needed to settle down. “They seemed like they thought they needed to play p...
Not only will the Lady Wolves Swimming team be setting team goals, but personal goals as well. “Our plans are to just keep working as a team,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. Seiloff said the team wants to take first place at conference competition again this year, but they aren’t stopping there. “We want a top three finish at state,” Seiloff said. Seiloff believes both of these goals are obtainable if the Lady Wolves continue to work hard throughout the entire season. There are a lot of gr...
This past week, the Green River High School Lady Wolves swimming team continued to perform well. The team took first on Thursday at the Lander/Jackson swim meet, third at the Green River swim meet on Friday and second at the Green River swim meet Saturday. “They swam really well, we picked up a few more state qualifiers,” head coach Colleen Seiloff said. She said a few of her swimmers were missing this weekend and that may have impacted their performance against bigger swim teams, including She...
It was an experience of a life time. Not only to be part of the 2017 solar eclipse, but to be a member of one of 55 teams selected from NASA to show the solar eclipse live. Gina Bestgen, a 2008 GRHS graduate, who graduated on May 6, 2017, from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering already put that degree to use by working on NASA's total solar eclipse balloon project. "Essentially, I applied for a senior design project and got on the solar eclipse gr...
A Green River High School Student who decided to push herself out of her comfort zone, walked away with money for college. Kristen Morris, a senior, said she had never participated in a pageant or anything like it, but when she heard about the Distinguished Young Women of Wyoming's competition, she figured she'd give it a try. After all, the program offered scholarships in several different areas of the competition. According to the website http://wy.distinguishedyw.org,"Distinguished Young...
The Lady Wolves swimming team competed at two different meets and dominated many of the events. On Friday, the Lady Wolves headed to Lander for its relay event. "It's kind of a different format," head coach Colleen Seiloff said. At the Lander Relays, swimmers compete in both relays and individual events. The key is to make sure the team scores well in both areas. "I thought we did really well. We won a majority of the relays," Seiloff said. "It's really fun to do the relays because you get out t...
It’s official. The Mission at Castle Rock Villa Assisted Living is now open to those who need assisted living. On Saturday, the Villa hosted an open house to allow residents and potential clients a chance to tour the facility. “It’s already up and running,” Villa director Susan Crofutt said. The Villa is mainly for people who need a little bit of help, but aren’t ready to go into a nursing home, Crofutt said. This facility is for those who may need help going to the bathroom, while taking a...
Monday was an exciting day at my house and not because of the eclipse. It was the first day of school for my children. This year, was a little different as I realized I would no longer be driving my youngest son, John, to daycare or preschool. Yes. He’s moved on to bigger and better things -- kindergarten. He was so excited. He got up, got dressed, brushed his teeth and went and made his own breakfast, which consisted of a breakfast bar and a Pediasure, while I was in the shower. While I was g...
A Green River Police officer who has been charged with murder after a two-year-old boy in his care died, has until Friday to make a plea deal. Jacob Anglesey, 35, who was charged with first-degree murder, was going to change his plea in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a change of plea hearing in June, but when it was time for the hearing, it was announced a deal hadn’t been reached after all. Since then, an order after pretrial document has been filed in the Third District C...
The front lawn of the Golden Hour Senior Center was filled with seniors looking at the solar eclipse with special glasses. On Monday the center embraced the event by handing out solar eclipse viewing glasses, fact sheets, quizzes and paddles. They also received snacks, which suited the theme, including moon pies, Sun Chips and sun-shaped sugar cookies with an Oreo cookie on it to represent the moon passing in front of the sun. A couple of the seniors were talking about the last time they had...
With only 24 hours to create pieces of 2D and 3D art it's amazing what the artists come up with. For most artists, the annual Art on the Green competition is a time for them to challenge themselves to try new things while under the 24-hour time limit. Green River semi-professional artist Bryant Birch was working on a sketch of a cowboy and his horse. Even though drawing and painting animals in nature isn't anything new to Birch, drawing the cowboy was pushing his limits. "This is the very first...
A drunk driver whose friend died in a car crash will serve more than a decade in prison. Tyler W. Jones, 24, of Rock Springs appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery at a sentencing hearing to aggravated homicide by vehicle. In exchange for Jones’ no contest plea, he was given a 13-20 year prison sentence with credit give for 275 days served. In a no contest plea, Jones is neither admitting or denying the charge, he is simply admitting that there is enough evidence to c...
Last week, children had the chance to see what they were made of at the adventure challenge. This was just one of the many summer classes the Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services offered. During this weeklong class, students participated in numerous activities, including karate, archery, snorkeling and bike riding. “It’s a good thing for kids to get exposed to,” Scott Gaffey, the adventure class leader and Monroe Intermediate School teacher, said. This program gives child...
Step right up and try to win a prize. During the Golden Hour Senior Center's summer carnival, seniors were encouraged to play as many games as they could to try and win prizes. "What we're trying to do is get them up and moving," executive director Sheela Schermetzler said. She and the other employees felt the summer carnival they were hosting did what they intended it to. "They love this," Schermetzler said. A lot of the senior center visitors have arthritis or rheumatism, which causes them a...
The ride. The sweet solitude a motorcycle gives one as they drive down the road is what drew Roger Robles to the machine. It's just a feeling all bikers get, Robles tried to explain. "Just the freedom of the ride," Robles said. Robles started riding motorcycles on and off when he was young and his dad bought him a Kawasaki in 1973. In 1981, he bought his first Harley Davidson. The first time Robles went to Sturgis was with Jon Fleagle and Wes Bingham in 1984. Over the years, he has attended the...
A man accused of sexually abusing two 13-year-old girls pleaded innocent to four felony charges. Justin Lucas Smith, 18, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at an arraignment to four counts of third-degree sexual abuse of a minor. If Smith is found guilty of all four felonies, he could face a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison and a maximum fine of $40,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Oct. 10, at 9 a.m. The cases stem from two separate...
Yes. I am aware that there’s only a couple of weeks left until school starts. Please stop reminding me. Maybe it’s because my youngest is going to start kindergarten this year that makes me feel this way or maybe it’s because I realize that all too soon my children would rather spend time with their friends than me. Either way, the whole thought of them both going to school makes me upset and nervous. I feel as though I am never going to see them again even though I’ll probably be working...
The Sweetwater County Fair is truly an event where it doesn't matter what age a person is to have a good time. On Thursday, 21 Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center residents and 24 volunteers, along with CRRC employees were busy seeing everything they could at the fair. Once the residents excited the bus, the volunteers took the residents where they wanted to go. Some went straight for the petting zoo, while others went through the 4-H exhibits and visited the big tents filled with vendo...
A 22-year-old man who got a boy drunk and then raped him will be serving at least eight years in prison. Patrick Beltran Gomez of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to two felony counts of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and two misdemeanor counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor. In exchange for Gomez’ guilty plea to one felony count of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and one misdemeanor count of f...
I had long since forgot about these awesome cookies my mother used to make for us until my son showed me a photo of cookies he wanted me to make for him. My oldest son Matthew, 7, has been reading his latest Ranger Rick Jr. magazine, which just so happened to be about beavers, when he came across the recipe. When he was done reading the story on the beavers, he went to the back of the book where there was a recipe for beaver lodges. He brought the magazine over to me and asked "Can we make...
