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When President Donald Trump was elected to office nearly two years ago, he was the answer to one Green River resident's prayers. "We needed a President who would shake the country up and get us on our feet," Barbara Kerns said. "(I) prayed for him to win because he's good with business and we need the businesses to come back." His election inspired Kerns to create a special wedding sampler cross stitch project she recently completed and sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. A wedding sampler is a type...
After being the Golden Hour Senior Center's executive director for a little over three years, Sheela Schermetzler is ready for a new chapter in life when she retires. Schermetzler's last day will be Sept. 21 and her replacement is someone the center is already familiar with. Jackie Grubb, who is the office manager, will be taking over the director's position then. "She's been kind of shadowing me for the last two years," Schermetzler said. "It's going to be pretty tough for her for a couple of...
Even though kids have only been at school a little over a week, recesses are always popular with students. The same was true for students at Washington Elementary School Friday afternoon. Gavin Wood decided to sit alone for a little while and watch the other kids play....
Several groups joined forces to build bunk beds for children who don't have any to sleep on. On Saturday, Rocky Mountain Power volunteers worked with United Way of Southwest Wyoming to complete a Helping Hands Day project for the Rock Springs Chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace. The bed-building project took place at Unique Signs and Designs with about 30 volunteers pitching in to build beds for those in need. Since April, Mike and Aly Bond, SHP Rock Springs chapter founders, have been working...
Auditions for the 2018-2019 Sweetwater Board of Cooperative Educational Services Honor Choir Program will take place at the Sage Elementary School Sept. 6 from 6-7:30 p.m. Also, as auditions are open and ongoing, they may be scheduled at any time with the directors by contacting them. Children from third through eighth grade with unchanged voices are welcome to attend this audition and participate in a 5 to 10 minute painless audition with director Wendy Compton. “In this program, there is a place for every young child wanting to be part of a...
The Southwestern Wyoming Central Labor Council wants to help alleviate hunger in Sweetwater County. The council will sponsor a food drive in conjunction with its annual Labor Day picnic. The picnic will take place on Labor Day, Sept. 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Crossroads West Park. Food and beverages are provided and, as always, the picnic is free. Please bring nonperishable food items to donate to the Food Bank of Sweetwater County. The Food Bank is in need of packaged side dishes, egg noodles, sugar, flour and canned meat other than tun...
The Green River Community Choir started Tuesday, but it’s not too late to join. The choir meets at 7 p.m. in the John Wesley Powell room at the Western Wyoming Community College Green River Campus. The cost is $20. Auditions are not necessary, but a love for singing is a must. The choir is sponsored by the Sweetwater County Board of Cooperative Educational Services and is under the direction of Marlys Ciscar. Those who have questions can contact 871-4401....
While all of the artists were inside the Expedition Island Pavilion sculpting clay statutes or painting, one was outside in the hot sun to finish his paining. Green River resident J.T. Schmidt was busy painting, but not with brushes. Schmidt took a more unconventional approach his painting and started off with spray paint and followed it up with the air brush. Schmidt said he uses just about everything on his paintings from spray paint and air brushes to markers and traditional brushes....
This weekend, children had the opportunity to see artists at work through the live sculpture and painting competition. While artists from all over gathered in the Expedition Island pavilion for the 24-hour clay sculpture and painting competitions called Art on the Green, Green River residents, their children and visitors from out of town walked through looking at the artists' work. The event is special because is allows adults and children the chance to speak with artists while they are working...
Carnival games and food drew a crowd to the Golden Hour Senior Center Thursday morning. Some of the games seniors played included, ring toss, football toss, spin the wheel, disk drop, go fishing and pick a duck. When they weren't busy playing these games, seniors were having their arms or faces painted or trying their luck at Wii skee ball. Others were enjoying the great treats traditionally found at a carnival, including cotton candy, popcorn and funnel cakes. Once the residents got the feel...
A Green River High School student recently traveled to Washington D.C., to attend the Congressional Award Gold Medal Ceremony. Mary Harris joined 441 youth from across 41 states to received the medal. According to the website congressional award.org, "For a minimum of two years, each Gold Medalist has logged at least 800 hours across four program areas: voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness and expedition and exploration. The 2018 Gold Medal class is the largest in...
Residents from both Mission at Castle Rock Rehabilitation Center and Sage View Care Center were at the fair Thursday taking in the sights. With help from the Green River Wolf Pack Dance team, CRRC residents made their way through the fair with ease. Heidi Schuh, CRRC activities director and volunteer coordinator, said with a total of 19 residents from the center and The Villa, they were taking all the help they could get. "We have a lot of kid volunteers this year, which is awesome," Schuh...
Children were all over the Sweetwater County Fair throughout last week. Whether they were showing animals for 4-H, riding rides, feeding animals or eating their favorite fair food, they were having a good time. Some kids were excitedly feeding the animals in the petting zoo, while others were not quite sure about it. They would timidly put their hand out and then laugh as the goats tongue touched their hand to lick the oats they were holding. Once the children realized the goat wasn't going to...
For one high school senior, playing a role in politics was an interest enhanced by a recent trip to Washington D.C. The journey started when Levi Hren, a Green River High School student, applied as a junior for Boys State through the American Legion. He was happy to represent Green River in Douglas. Hren has an interest in the political process and what leads up to the primary and general elections. He's also had an interest in civic education and what one must do to become a leader. During...
Children had the chance to listen to and play along with a local musician last week. During the Sweetwater County Library's summer reading program, children are encouraged to attend one of their many events. Last week's theme was Rock n' Roll and the kids seemed to enjoy it. Not only did they listen to musician Chuck Dittman play the guitar, they created their own musical instruments. Some of the instruments they made including maracas, harmonicas, tambourines and castanets, which is a small...
When sophomore Mya Tollefson joined Girl Scouts nine years ago, she didn’t think she’d be receiving one of the highest awards obtainable, but she did. Recently, Girl Scout Troop 1041 members celebrated with Tollefson when she earned the Girl Scout Silver Award for her journey project. Troop leader Kris Sherwin said Girl Scouts earn badges by completing certain tasks to obtain them. Tollefson said she attends camps and earns various badges for theater, music, wildlife and ice skating. How...
During recent mine rescue competitions, Genesis Alkali teams took first place in more than one area. Each year, the teams attend two competitions and this year was no different. The Southeast Regional Mine Rescue Contest took place in Franklin, Tenn., May 21-24, while the Southwest Wyoming Mutual Aid Competition - Underground, took place June 11-15 in Rock Springs. The blue team received first place on the field and first place overall in Tennessee. They received second in first aid, second in...
"Rock painting?" "Why are we going to paint rocks?" These were just a couple of questions seniors at the Golden Hour Senior Center had before they found out just how fun rock painting can be. Activities and marketing coordinator Irish Kreis is always looking for new and fun things for the seniors to do. She said the rock painting idea was stolen from 307 Rocks, which is a local group that paints rocks, hides them and encourages others to find them, take a photo of them and post it to their...
During the summer, Harrison Elementary School takes on a new task when it acts as the city's Summer Camp central location. Around 55 students participate in the summer camp and the theme changes from week to week. Laken Mitchell, recreation assistant, said the program runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and is open to children from kindergarten through sixth grade. She said even though the program runs from 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., the kids don't have to be dropped off or...
One can't help but notice the huge horses, the train and Castle Rock painted on the side of a building when driving downtown. The mural was a project the URA/Main Street Committee commissioned. Through an open-call process, the committee discovered artists Andrei Krautsou and his wife, Julia Yu-baba. "As I know, the committee had a lot of submissions and they choose several semi-finalists," Krautsou said. "Everybody proposed a design. As a result, they chose mine and now this massive beautiful...
