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Dear Editor, The big Feb. 14, Florida mass school shooting (and previous several), show that too many good people are helpless against determined deviants and killers. They are unarmed, untrained for any defense and essentially naked and afraid. Helpless. In another small state -- Israel -- these type of things don’t go on for dozens and dozens of victims, especially when perpetrated by one guy. Israelis live in an atmosphere of the constant possibility of serious attacks, not just by crazies or mentals, but well-planned terrorists. Buses, scho...
Dear Editor, As a sportsman, I appreciate the rich opportunities experience the solitude, challenge and sense of tradition that Sweetwater County’s wild public lands and waters provide. The opportunities to cast fly to surfacing cutthroat trout in the gin-clear waters in the Little Mountain Wilderness Study Area, or hunt big game by backpack are what make Sweetwater County such a great place to live. I’m concerned that the Sweetwater County Commission will overlook these long-standing sporting values if it decides to proceed with joining Rep...
Almost exactly 20 years ago, British doctor Andrew Wakefield caused a sensation with a now notorious article in a respectable medical journal. The article claimed a link between childhood autism and the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. The article was eventually retracted, Wakefield’s license revoked and the content widely discredited, but the damage was done. Two decades later, many parents still believe that vaccines can put their children at risk of autism. So they avoid getting their children vaccinated, leading to a resurgence in i...
In the wake of the tragic Florida school shooting that resulted in the deaths of 17 people, discussion about gun control and the Second Amendment have again dominated discussions. However, for all the proposed solutions, one comment from President Donald Trump and the response it has received highlights a particular hypocrisy many on the right seem to have. Trump recently said firearms should be taken from dangerous people without due process, claiming working with court systems would take too long to deal with the possible threat. Trump has...
Did you know that March 1 is National Pig Day and March 7 is National Crown Roast of Pork Day? It only seems fitting for March’s Artifact of the Month to be a handsaw used in a butcher’s shop. The saw is linked to Salt Lake City, but this saw has a richer history in Green River. It was used at the butcher’s shop in the Yellow Front Grocery. The grocery store was owned and operated by Kurt Hoffmann. He and Margaret, his wife, were German immigrants. Kurt came to Wyoming, first arriving in Rock Springs and worked for the Rock Springs Butch...
Meagan Sheesley wants what most mothers want — happy, healthy children. Now in her second trimester, she also wants peace of mind. That can be difficult to obtain when your pregnancy is considered high risk. Tears came to her eyes Feb. 6 as she explained her previous pregnancies and medical history to Dr. Erin Clark, an OB/GYN at University of Utah Health who specializes in high-risk pregnancy. Sheesley is 22 weeks pregnant with her fourth daughter. She is a Type 1 diabetic, fully insulin dependent. She also is no stranger to preterm, h...
Alice Balog, 90, of Pinedale, passed away Feb. 21, 2018, at Mesquite View Regional Hospital, in Mesquite, Nev. She was a resident of Pinedale and former resident of Rock Springs. She was born in Rock Springs Jan. 5, 1928, the daughter of Joseph Lorenzon and Jennie Goodman. Balog attended school in Superior and was a high school graduate of the Superior High School with the class of 1945. She married Steve Balog in Rock Springs on July 31, 1949. He preceded her in death Nov. 30, 1989. Her... Full story
Harold Solomon Baugh, 69, passed away Feb., 10, 2018, at his home in Green River, surrounded by his family. He was a resident of Wyoming for the past 26 years and was a former resident of Elko, Nev., and Ogden, Utah. Baugh was born on June 26, 1948, in Ogden, Utah, the son of Harry Baugh and Neca Imlay. He attended schools in Utah and was a 1966 graduate of the Ogden High School. Baugh also attended Weber State University for two years. Baugh married Mary Ann Zubieta Dec. 14, 1968, in Elko,...
Jack Nathan Gunyan Sr., 89, of Rock Springs, passed away March 6, 2018, at his home surrounded by family. He was a lifelong resident of Rock Springs. Gunyan died following a lengthy illness. He was born Dec. 29, 1928, in Rock Springs, the son of Ben Nathan Gunyan and Lillian Geneva Cashmere Gunyan. He attended schools in Rock Springs. Gunyan married Janet Marie Roberts Sept. 12, 1947, in Rock Springs. He was employed by Mountain Fuel as a machinist for 38 years and retired in 1987. Gunyan was a...
Jase Kaede Jacobson, 16, passed away March 1, 2018, near Pinedale. He was born to Jed and Nicol Jacobson Jan. 12, 2002, in Salt Lake City. He attended Green River High School and Pinedale High School. He enjoyed listening to music, playing video games, camping, riding four-wheelers and spending time with his family. He is survived by his mother, Nicol Atkins; father, Jed Jacobson; stepmother, Wendy Jacobson; brothers, Jax Jacobson, Jerry Jacobson and Briana; sister, Kristen Jacobson; maternal...
Dane "Hulk" Edward Westmoreland, 32, died at his home in Las Vegas, March 2, 2018. He was born Dec. 7, 1985, in Broken Arrow, Okla. He was a graduate of Cottonwood High School in Salt Lake City. Dane went on to college to play football on a full-ride scholarship at Southern Utah University. At the time of his passing, he was attending UNLV completing his bachelor of arts degree in business. Some of Dane's greatest characteristics were courage, loyalty, drive and commitment to his family. Dane...
It was standing room only at the Sweetwater County Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning when residents and organizational leaders from across the state let the Commissioners know how they felt about U.S. Representative Liz Cheney’s proposed Wilderness Study Area bill. Before public comment started chairman Reid West explained the county is not the driving force behind this discussion, but Cheney’s proposed WSA bill was. West said the Commissioners were misinformed and were under the ass...
Aaron Million is at it again. Speaking to the Green River City Council Tuesday night, Richard Mathey, a member of Communities Protecting the Green, said Million has revised a pipeline project that would divert water from the Browns Park area in Utah to the Colorado Front Range. CPG is a five-member organization funded by local governments that keeps an eye on possible water projects that would impact Sweetwater County and the politics revolving around the water usage laws, which Mathey...
At first glance, it looked legitimate. A USPS priority envelope Green River resident Linda Fitzgerald received contained a check for $994 made out to her name and a sheet of instructions for what appeared to be a secret shopper assignment. Fitzgerald said she had done some secret shopper work in the past, but the envelope and its contents didn’t involve anything she had signed up for. At that point, the small details started to look suspicious. Fitzgerald said the amount of the check stood o...
A man who asked his girlfriend to send him photos is now facing two felony charges. Jacob Ariel Allen, 19, of Green River recently appeared in the Third District Court of Judge Richard Lavery for an arraignment to two counts of sexual exploitation of children. On the first count, Allen allegedly induced a child to engage in making pornography. On the second count, Allen allegedly possessed the child pornography. According to court documents, On July, 28, 2017, during and unrelated...
A public hearing Tuesday wasn’t the only opportunity for people to comment about how the county commissioners should address the 13 Wilderness Study Areas within Sweetwater County. During the past two weeks, the county has received dozens of online comments. Many of the comments came from people living outside of the county urging the commissioners to support continued management of the studies areas through the BLM. One comment from Colleen Cabot, a resident of San Jose, Calif., supports the a...
The Wolves won't be going to State this weekend. The boys basketball team lost their first-round game against Natrona County High School Thursday in Jackson. In their second straight defeat by the Mustangs, the Wolves lost in heartbreaking fashion, 58-56. Despite a promising start to the season, the Wolves have struggled during the past few weeks. Their conference record slipped to 4-6 by the end of the season. The Wolves also lost five of their last six regular-season games, with the only win...
Traveling to Gillette with 18 other teams from throughout the state, 22 members of the Green River High School indoor track teams took part in the final indoor track meet of the season, the State Indoor Track Championships. In the team standings, the girls finished in a tie for 14th place, while the boys finished in 13th. Many of the Wolves improved their times and distances in the final indoor meet of the year, both as individual competitors and as members of the relay teams. Among the top performances at the meet for the Wolves were those...
The Lady Wolves season ended in Jackson at the regional tournament when the team lost its first game. On Thursday the Green River High School Lady Wolves took on Natrona County and knew they had to win to advance to state. The Lady Wolves struggled this season with injuries, but that didn’t stop them from working hard. Despite their efforts, the team lost to Natrona, 66-32. “I was just pleased with how hard the girls worked in that game,” head coach Rick Carroll said. During the game, the Lady W...
Students in the high school’s “We the People” program are trying to raise enough money to pay for a trip to Washington D.C., to compete on a national level. Erin Freeman, Green River High School teacher and the “We the People” program leader, said the program is a national civics education curriculum that some schools have adopted. Students in “We the People” are in the GRHS’s AP government class, a rigorous, elective class the students take to prepare for the AP exam. “It is the premier gover...
With the regular season behind them, the Green River High School Speech and Debate team will set its sights on state. This weekend, 17 students representing the GRHS Speech and Debate team will attend state at Lander High School. "The coaches meet together to decide on who will compete at state. They look at how a student has done over the entire season. They look at how a student is doing now," assistant coach Jason Grubb said. "Are they at their best? Is there room to grow? Will they be compet...
In a dominant fashion, the Green River High School Speech and Debate Team came home with two first-place trophies. The team recently traveled to Greybull and Worland to compete in a couple of smaller tournaments. In Greybull, they finished first with 109 points, while Worland took second with 38 points and Greybull took third with 34 points. In Worland, the team took first with 114 points, followed by Jackson with 39 points and Rock Springs with 28. “Greybull was a smaller tournament. We were on...
Laurel "Laurie" Lee Kerns, 63, of Rock Springs, passed away March 1, 2018 at Sage View Care Center surrounded by her family. She was a resident of Rock Springs, for 39 years and former resident of Waterloo, Iowa. She died following a lengthy illness. She was born in Waterloo, Iowa July 11, 1954, the daughter of Dean Kerns and Wilma Rae Pearson Kerns. Kerns attended schools in Waterloo, Iowa and was a high school graduate of the West High School with the class of 1972. She was the co-owner...
