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Several local ham-radio enthusiasts conducted a real-life, 24-hour emergency practice scenario. On Saturday, the Sweetwater Amateur Radio Club members gathered in Rock Springs near the Rock Springs Coal sign downtown to participate in Amateur Radio Field Day. From noon Saturday until noon Sunday, the enthusiasts gathered with campers, food and anything else they needed to make 24 hours. Sweetwater club president Rick Breininger, call sign N1TEK, said when hurricanes hit Puerto Rico and Florida,...
For a fourth year in a row, a free summer food program continues to serve the community. Linda Martin, Sweetwater County School District No. 2 nutrition service director, and Leah Kenison, nutrition service assistant director, have implemented the summer food program since 2015. It is a federal grant given to areas based on the yearly census. Once approved, it is in place for five years. The census is reassessed each year and the five years is extended accordingly. Currently, Green River has three elementary schools in the program; Monroe,...
Dueling Dames, a feisty mother-daughter duo, used humor and education in their performance at Centennial Park. This performance was part of the Sweetwater County Library summer lineup last Thursday. The Dueling Dames, Victoria and Carson Goring, have been traveling across country sharing their live theater act. They try to incorporate anti-bullying, girl power and self-defense into their performances. Becky Iwen, youth services librarian, began the mid-morning program with a high five contest. The contestants dressed up as big green inflatable...
Flipping, jumping and landing correctly are all things children at the Green River gymnastics program were learning. Green River Recreation Center employees were teaching children of various ages and skill levels how to complete gymnastics moves Monday afternoon. From simple tumbling and cartwheels, to backflips and front flips, students were excited to learn and patient with one another. While some students worked on their tumbling, others learned how to maintain one's balance on the high...
Denny Pace’s family history created a lifelong passion in World War II reenactment. Pace, a Green River resident, recalls watching war documentaries with his dad, Presley Pace, while growing up. He remembers slowly beginning to enjoy them more after he learned about his own family’s connection to the war. Pace mainly studies the method of the Army’s 182 Airborne Division, having researched the daily life and routine of soldiers for the past 20 years. His grandfather, David Pace, served in the Navy during World War II. His great-uncle was draft...
A Green River teacher has already received honors on a local level and now he will receive national recognition. Green River High School teacher Bradlee Skinner was recently given the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 Teacher of the Year award. He was also notified he will receive the Educator of the Year award in July. Skinner has only been with District No. 2 for two years, but has been teaching for 18 years. For the district's award, Skinner was nominated by his students. Their...
The Industrial Minerals Association – North America (IMA-NA) today announced the companies and mining operations that will receive its safety recognition awards. IMA-NA Chairman Doug Smith and IMA-NA President Mark Ellis presented the awards at the IMA-NA's spring meeting. The safety recognition awards program is run in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration. Ten companies and three individual mining operations were honored. The IMA-NA Safety A...
More than 300 people attended the Sweetwater County Library's summer kick-off event. Last Wednesday, the library in association with the Board of Cooperative Educational Services program created a day filled with solar system fun. A universe of stories is this year's summer reading theme. Youth services librarian, Becky Irwin, gushed about her excitement for the following season. The library has events all summer lined up rooted in Science Technology Engineering and Math to help kids in Green...
Teaching students about their civic responsibility, patriotism and flag etiquette has earned one Green River teacher a state award. Lincoln Middle School sixth-grade teacher Lori Hastert was informed that she recently had been named the Veterans of Foreign Wars Smart/Maher Wyoming State Teacher of the Year. “It was pretty exciting and quite a surprise,” Hastert said. “It’s pretty humbling to receive that as well.” According to the VFW website, “Established in 1999, the award recognizes our natio...
Those who enjoy listening to audiobooks, but don’t like the wait for the title to become available will enjoy the library’s new digital upgrade. According to a press release, Wyoming residents now have access to thousands of free, downloadable audiobook titles thanks to the Wyoming State Library’s launch of RBDigital Unlimited. This subscription marks a major expansion of the RBDigital service, available through GoWYLD.net. Sweetwater County Library Director Jason Grubb said the libraries have...
Twelve members of the Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services Children’s Honor Choir have been accepted by audition to perform June 8 in Cheyenne, Wy in the 2019 Wyoming ACDA Children’s Honor Choir. The singers are Jacob Dyess, Makayla Johnson, Reanna Moorley, Aurora Brown, Jordyn Van Ausdle, Clair Luzmoor, Marlee Nyland, Hunter Swensen, Kaliya Burnham, Brylee Christensen, Breanna Quickenden and Nevaeh Bryant. The Cheyenne All City Chorus will host the event which will feature the Internationally acclaimed educator, composer, con...
Western Wyoming Community College hosted the 38th Annual High School Equivalency Graduation last week. The Learning Center at Western provides Wyoming High School Equivalency preparation and testing at the main Rock Springs campus, as well as at outreach centers in Big Piney, Bridger Valley, Green River, Kemmerer, Pinedale, and Star Valley. Once students pass the High School Equivalency Test, they receive the valuable state-issued credential, the Wyoming High School Equivalency Certificate. The HiSET test is a five-part series test that evaluat...
Lymphedema may not be curable, but it can be managed with proper care. Complete lymphedema treatment is available at Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County. Rehabilitation Services Director Debbie DeFauw recently received lymphedema training and certification and now can provide complete lymphedema treatment. Lymphedema is a long-term condition, DeFauw said. Swelling occurs in arms or legs as a result of excess fluid collecting in tissues when the lymphatic system is damaged. The most common cause of lymphedema in the United States results...
Quilts of all sizes and themes will once again be on display at the Quilting on the Green show. On Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. the quilt show will take place at Expedition Island, while on Saturday the show take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prior to the quilts being displayed, they are registered and judged. Quilting on the Green co-chair Debbie Braithwaite said she is hoping there are a lot of great entries again this year, but one never knows how many will be submitted until days before the...
Every Tuesday and Thursday, a small group of women gather together to learn new line dances and catch up with one another. Line dancing leader Debbie Leathers who has been dancing for more than 30 years decided to start teaching the classes when Lila Seyersdahl no longer wanted to do it. Every time they meet at 9 a.m. in the Golden Hour Senior Center's dining room residents can hear music and laughter coming from the room. She scours Youtube to find easy, beginner dances, without a lot of turns...
With the 150th anniversary of Maj. John Wesley Powell’s historic expedition down the Green River this week, several events are planned to help celebrate and honor Powell’s initial 1869 expedition. The 150th celebration started Wednesday evening, celebrating Powell’s launch from Green River. An opening reception and discussion about Powell and the future of the Colorado River also took place Wednesday evening. On Thursday, a cleanup of the Green River will take place from 8:30-11:30 a.m., with...
Dylan Rust, of Green River, and Jess Fahlsing, of Rock Springs, are the recipients of the University of Wyoming's highest honor as top graduating seniors. The two Sweetwater County students are the winners of the Rosemarie Martha Spitaleri and Tobin Memorial Award, which recognizes the most outstanding graduates from the 2018-19 undergraduate class. The award is based on academic excellence and achievement, service to the university, participation and leadership in the community and campus activ...
A piece of World War II history will pay a visit to Sweetwater County June 10-16, over Father’s Day Weekend. The Commemorative Air Force Airbase Arizona is flying its B-17 bomber, Sentimental Journey, to the Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport as part of its summer tour. Visitors will be able to tour the aircraft, breathe in the history and talk with volunteers from the nonprofit organization about the plane. The CAF will also offer rides. No matter where one sits, the views are great. As one feels the combined 4,800 hp kick in on takeoff, t...
The Community Fine Arts Center and the Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services are once again hosting ArtCamp Students in fifth through ninth grade will complete nearly a dozen projects including drawing in different medium, collage, watercolor and pastel painting and sculptural projects. Students will receive a sketch book and learn to draw from the world around them. Registration for ArtCamp takes place at the CFAC and a class fee helps cover the supplies needed. Students who qualified for the free lunch program through the...
Children in Bonnie Orr's junior kindergarten class got the opportunity to visit the Sweetwater County Library last week, learning about what the library offers and having a chance to make a caterpillar based off a story presented to them. According to Becky Iwen, youth services librarian at the library, said the library hosts school visits for children in Green River schools, with books and readers theater presentations tailored to specific grades. For the junior kindergarteners of Orr's class,...
