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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...
A late-night exploration through the haunted library gets serious when the explorers are trapped in a puzzle-filled room. Teens had a chance to take on the Haunted Library Escape Room Thursday night at the Sweetwater County Library. Escape rooms are popular mind games tasking a group of people to figure out how to escape a room filled with logic puzzles within a set time limit. Youth Services Librarian Stacey Palmer said she worked on the puzzles for about a month on and off; and had other...
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...
Golden Hour Senior Center is offering a Smart Driver Safety Course to help older drivers stay safe, educated and confident behind the wheel. Everyone can benefit from a refresher course that helps them stay current with the rules of the road. With this course seniors will learn defensive driving techniques, proven safety strategies and new traffic laws and rules of the road. This program will help older drivers keep their independence and stay safe on the road. There are no tests to pass. Seniors can simply sign up and learn. Upon completion,...
Staff Report Brain health could be as simple as putting your right foot in front of your left. The majority of adults 40+ are not meeting the recommended 2.5 hours of moderate to vigorous exercise per week, according to AARP’s latest healthy aging survey. Those 40+ who do exercise, regularly, rate their brain health significantly higher than non-exercisers, citing improvements in their ability to: learn new things, manage stress, and make decisions. These findings directly align with recommendations that can be found within the Staying Sharp p...
Staff Report The 2016-2017 concert season is the 77th year for the Sweetwater County Concert Association; and they have begun the membership campaign for the new concert season. The association is a local nonprofit group whose mission is to bring the best in live professional performing arts entertainment to the residents of Sweetwater County at the lowest cost possible. The association offers guaranteed seats for the four concert series to members of the association for one low membership fee. Because of this, county residents have the...
On Sept. 28 the Sweetwater County School District No. 2 and the city of Green River held its 10-annual Wellness Fair for the K-6 students at Wolves Stadium and the Monroe Fields. The Green River High School students lead and assisted the presenters. This year, more than 50 GRHS students assisted with leadership for the Wellness Fair. The Wyoming Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports donated backpacks with health messages to each student. This annual fair focuses on giving the students a consistent message that their health, f...
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...
Legos, those ubiquitous Danish building blocks, have long been a popular toy line for children and teens who enjoy building whatever they imagine. The Sweetwater County Library, looking to help foster a creative spark in children and host a fun activity, started its Lego Club Monday afternoon. The club isn't the library's first foray into Lego-based activities. The library has hosted Lego parties in the past and the system's White Mountain branch in Rock Springs has hosted Lego clubs in the past...
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...
Seniors may have noticed a new face at the Golden Hour Senior Center. Summer Holdsworth took over the position as marketing and activities coordinator at GHSC about a month and a half ago. Prior to moving to Rock Springs, Holdsworth worked in the oilfield in California. She said when the oilfield industry crashed, she didn’t know what to do. Her best friend and godchild lived in Rock Springs and she decided to move closer to her friend. “I figured I’d give it a shot and see how small-town life i...
Toddlers in Green River started by shaking their sillies out and ended with their parents reading to them and matching animal cards. The Sweetwater County Library hosts is weekly Toddler Times Mondays at 10:30 a.m., which are designed specifically for the library's youngest patrons, according to Youth Services Manager Becky Iwen. Iwen said Toddler times are focused on children 0-2 years of age and help them learn more about the world around them. Iwen said activities are designed with a...
Friday morning, a few Mission at Castle Rock residents were busy working on a patchwork project. During this session of Crafts with Kathy Elliott, residents laid 3-inch to 4-inch pieces of precut fabric onto a tablecloth-sized orange fabric. Elliott had spent most of Thursday evening cutting the fabric for the residents to use. The autumn-colored fabric, which had been cut into strips, had various designs on it. From pumpkins, leaves, flowers and acorns to checkered, polka dot and striped, the...
Grants, community support and volunteers keep the Sweetwater County Food Bank going. Recently, the Food Bank, which operates Green River and Rock Springs locations, received a $60,000 grant from United Way of Southwest Wyoming. This money will go toward operating expenses, including building and van insurance, pay roll and office supplies, Executive Director Kathy Siler said. With these items covered, the food bank can focus on what’s really important — providing food to those who wou...
Ten Mission at Castle Rock residents enjoyed a fishing trip to Flaming Gorge Reservoir; and some even caught some fish. On Aug. 18, the residents, eight care partners and seven volunteers ventured out on an all-day fishing trip. It's the second year in a row the center has offered this trip. Castle Rock administrator Bobbi Jo Drozd said due to the increased participation in the fishing trip, the group had to rent three pontoon boats from Cedar Springs Marina. "We are trying to focus on quality...
Armed with his handheld Global Positioning System device, a Green River resident embarked on a short cache hunt. Local geocache treasure hunter, Ellis Nelson, didn't even know what a cache was until 2006 when he went on a four-wheeler trip with friends in Utah. It was on this trip that Nelson got hooked on the hunt and the find for geocaches. Long before Pokemon Go, geocaching was the fun finding game people not only across the country, but across the globe have played and continue to play. Acco...
Students at Washington Elementary waited patiently as they watched the construction workers put the finishing touches on some new playground equipment. During a short ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, they watched from behind an orange construction fence as the representatives from the city, school board and the district showed off the new equipment, but weren't able to play because the district workers needed to finish the installation. They weren't able to actually use their new toys until...
Sometimes people do not plan on coming back to their hometown for work, but sometimes the unplanned decisions become life’s greatest gifts. This is the case for Green River High School graduate and GRHS teacher Terrin Musbach. Musbach did not necessarily plan on coming back to Green River after college, but she does not regret her decision at all. “I don’t think anyone plans on coming back,” Musbach said. “This is not where I expected to be, but I love it. I don’t know if I really saw myself anywhere though.” Musbach attended the University of...
