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In one last public forum Monday evening, all five Sweetwater County Commissioner candidates attended to answer various questions. Moderators asked the candidates questions about the economy, building codes, lobbying and taxing alternative energy. Candidates are Democrats Gary Bailiff and Holly Dabb and Independent R. Scott Hamel and Republican incumbents Wally Johnson and Don Van Matre. 1. What could the commissioners do to improve the economics of Green River and Rock Springs? Do you think the...
An unattended burning candle was the cause of a Green River house fire. Last Thursday, around 3 p.m. the Green River Fire Department responded to 2265 Hitching Post for a report of a fire. GRFD Chief Mike Nomis said the volunteer fire department had a quick-response time for that time of the day, which was when all of the schools were being let out. Due to the quick reaction of the firefighters, the fire was contained to the living room. The living room was pretty much burnt up, but the rest of...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team ended its regular season this past weekend with a win and a loss. With the close of regular season play, the Lady Wolves will also lose home-court advantage. The Lady Wolves win came on Friday when they played Jackson for the second time this season. The Lady Wolves proved the dominate team and won in three sets, 25-18, 25-22 and 25-17. The first time the Lady Wolves played Jackson they didn’t know what to expect since Jackson wasn’t in the 4A Div...
No child should have to go hungry. School is hard enough without a child’s tummy grumbling due to hunger. This is one of the reasons why Harrison Elementary School has been implementing the Backpack Program. Katie Harmon, Harrison Elementary School special education teacher, said the backpack program is a way for children who are hungry to have food on the weekends. A few years ago the teachers saw a need for this program in their school and decided to form a group to help feed their hungry stud...
Sometimes all it takes to make a cool craft is some paint and a paper towel roll. On Thursday the Golden Hour Senior Center was hosting another craft class; and this time they were making ghost sticks. GHSC employee Bev McKinney and volunteer Judy McClellan were busy teaching the seniors how to make ghost lights for Halloween. McClellan was taking the paper towel rolls and showing the participants how to punch holes in them with a huge paper hole puncher. Once the holes were punched in the rolls...
Such a simple game can be used to teach children so many things. This was something parents learned at the Sweetwater County Library's toddler time Monday morning. Youth services director Becky Iwen said this is just one of the 24 themes from the program Seven Days, Seven Ways. During this toddler time, the children were encouraged to play peekaboo with a see through scarf. They were then encouraged to hide and find various body parts, including eyes, mouth, nose, eye brows and even their belly...
A woman who admitted to stealing about $40,000 from a local construction company will serve time in prison. Janette M. Klapel, 34, of Rock Springs, recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James at a change of plea and sentencing hearing to 31 counts of felony forgery charges and four counts of felony theft charges. In exchange for Klapel’s guilty plea to three felony forgery charges and two felony theft charges, all of the other felony charges were dismissed. Klapel was g...
Fall foods are more than just caramel apples, pumpkin-spiced lattes and pumpkin pie. Of course, I like all of these things, but I also like baking cookies or trying a new snack. This weekend, I decided to try a recipe my friend had shared with me. It is called caramel marshmallow popcorn. My friend said the recipe was easy to make, kids like it and it’s delicious. All three of those sounded good to me. So my sons, Matthew, 6, and John, 4, and I set to work making this yummy popcorn treat. First,...
The seniors were moving slowing. Concentrating on moving an imaginary ball from one side of their body to the other side. Sometimes they would practice this move while watching their hands with their eyes; and sometimes they would complete this move while moving their heads to follow their hand's movements. This is just one of the many exercises seniors can do in the Golden Hour Senior Center's Moving for Better Balance class. This class is designed to help seniors develop better balance, which...
Residents looking for that special pumpkin for Halloween or fall decorations will not have to look far. Once again, the Union Congregational Church, which is located at 350 Mansface Street, is selling pumpkins and gourds as part of its fall fundraiser. Prices for the bigger pumpkins are based on size and range from $4 to $35. Some of the smaller pumpkins are between .50 cents to $3. Event organizers, Pam Kerr and Jeanne Beery, picked out example pumpkins and attached their perspective prices on...
Stained glass windows in churches has always been something special. One can tell a lot about what the members of a church believe by simply looking at the church’s stained-glass windows. Residents are invited by members of a dual-parish church to look at their new stained-glass windows this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. St. John’s Episcopal Church and Union Congregational United Church of Christ are the two congregations that share the church building at 350 Mansface Street. Rev. Jenny Bot...
Despite improving and holding their ground more, the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team still lost two conference games. Last Thursday, the Lady Wolves took on Kelly Walsh in Green River. The home-court advantage helped, but it wasn’t enough for the Lady Wolves to beat Kelly Walsh. Green River lost in three sets, 16-25, 18-25, 22-25. “I was really pleased with how they played this weekend as a whole,” head coach Rikki Shantz said. The Lady Wolves didn’t have much of a chance to rest as they...
For the second time this year, the Green River Lady Wolves Volleyball team beat their biggest rivals. Last week, the Lady Wolves, who had home court advantage, came out on top of Rock Springs in three sets 25-14, 25-8, 25-17. Tuesday night, the Lady Wolves were able to secure a dominating victory over Lyman in three sets, 25-11, 25-12, and 25-18. The victory over the Tigers takes the Lady Wolves to 3-3 in the conference. Head coach Rikki Shantz said it was definitely an advantage to play at...
Survey questions about whether or not the city should start a deer-culling program were passed onto the Green River City Council for its review. Green River city administrator Reed Clevenger said the 20 survey questions city employees put together have been sent to the City Council for it to consider. “We are just waiting to get the green light on it,” Clevenger said. Once the questions are finalized, this will be the second time Green River residents will be asked to answer questions about whe...
For about and hour and a half Saturday, businesses at the Green River Trunk or Treat were busy handing out candy. The two-hour long event, hosted by the Green River URA/Main Street Agency, was packed with children dressed as ghosts, goblins, witches, super heroes, Disney characters, princesses, zombies; and just about anything else one could think of. This year's event took place downtown on Flaming Gorge Way, where a few blocks were closed for the fun. When children weren't busy collecting...
The seniors were busy heckling and teasing each other about failing to pick up a spare or getting a split. All was part of the Golden Hour Senior Center's Wii Bowling game Tuesday morning. About eight seniors were taking turns bowling. Much like regular bowling the teams would keep score, switch lanes and take turns. A couple of big differences of course is they are using hand-held Wii controllers instead of a ball and a TV screen shows, the ball, the lanes and pins. Chairs were placed in...
An award-winning play about body image and eating disorders will come to life on stage at the high school. Tonight is the last opportunity for residents to see the Green River High School Theater's rendition of "Eat (It's not about food)" by Linda Daughtery. Tickets to the in the round play are $3 for students and seniors and $5 for general admission. The show starts at 6:30 p.m. This play is quite different from other plays because the audience is on the stage with the actors, GRHS theater...
A couple who pleaded no contest to charges related to the death of their infant have both been scheduled for sentencing hearings. It’s been more than two years since the death of the infant, but now Jacob Anthony Triplett, 28, and Amanda Dawn Triplett, 26, both of Rock Springs, are scheduled to appear in the Third District Court of Judge Nena James for a sentencing hearing. Jacob’s two-day sentencing hearing is scheduled to take place Oct. 24 and 25, while Amanda’s is set for Nov. 21 from 9 a.m...
Last Thursday, Expedition Academy students learned the importance of community service by serving lunch at the Golden Hour Senior Center. At the AARP luncheon, students were busy setting up tables, serving food and coffee to residents and picking up dishes. All the while, the students were smiling politely to those they were serving. Expedition Academy principal Ralph Obray said before assigning students to help with a community-service project, they look at which students are doing well at scho...
Senior citizens attending the AARP luncheon focusing on medication were not disappointed with the speaker. Last Thursday, Renee Petty, a registered pharmacist with Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, gave a presentation called "Let's Talk About Meds." Petty covered numerous areas of concern, gave out tips, and answered attendees questions. According to Petty, the average 45-year-old person takes four medications every day, while the average 65-year-old takes an average of nine medications ev...
Thousands of students have learned how to hold their own ground in the art of public speaking and debate thanks to the help from this Green River coach. For more than a decade, Dan Parson has been involved in speech and debate on the local and state level. Parson, who is the Wyoming High School Forensics Association president, was recently inducted in the Wyoming Speech and Debate Coaches Hall of Fame. According to the National Speech and Debate website www.speechanddebate.org, “The highest h...
A man accused of using brass knuckles to hurt another man pleaded not guilty to two felony charges. Joshua S. Moody, 31, of Green River appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for an arraignment to aggravated assault and battery and burglary. If Joshua is found guilty of both felonies, he could face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a maximum fine of $20,000. A jury trial has been scheduled to take place Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. According to court documents, on May 9,...
I, like millions of other people, have a Facebook account. I don’t use it all the time; and when I am on vacation I don’t even bother looking at it. I am not one of those people who are constantly updating my Facebook status on what I am eating, where I am eating it at, what I am watching, what I am reading and just about anything else one can think of posting. A lot of my posts are about my kids, but in that area too, I don’t go overboard. On Thursday, I was trying to find story ideas. Every...
The Green River Lady Wolves volleyball team took on two of the toughest teams in the 4A conference and lost to both teams. Head coach Rikki Shantz said she knew they would have their work cut out for them when they took on Natrona County and Kelly Walsh. The two losses take the team to 2-2 for the conference season so far. During the Natrona County game, the Lady Wolves lost to the Fillies in four sets. The Lady Wolves won the first set, but had problems in the second, third and fourth set....
Friday evening, seniors were busy dancing, listening to music, getting their photos taken or playing bingo. All of these activities were part of the Golden Hour Senior Center's Hoedown event. Marketing and activities coordinator Summer Holdsworth said about 50 to 60 seniors attended the event and considered it a success. However, even though attendance was good, she doesn't necessarily consider it a success based on the attendance. "It didn't matter if we have five or 500, if they are having a...
