Opinion

The Long Journey Home: Created for more, seduced by less

Published by admin on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 2:50pm

It is the story that plays itself out over and over again in our lives. Our eye is drawn to something that at first only piques our curiosity. But what was only something fleeting becomes something that holds our attention and then becomes an obsession. The garden narrative found in the opening pages of the Bible describes a world of unimaginable harmony. Man and woman living as they were designed and created to live: in relationship with God, each other and creation. Living as it was meant to be, as we were meant to be.

Mascot choice likely linked to Howe Quarry discoveries

Published by admin on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 2:49pm

Dear editor:
Huge thanks to Sherrie Asp Winkler for her efforts to assure that the memories of the Greybull Junior High School Dinosaurs didn’t completely disappear. I didn’t know that the Greybull JHS mascot was once the dinosaur until I saw the old GJHS banners hanging in Sugar Shack for the first time in the early 2000s. When the Sugar Shack closed, I asked Sherrie what she was going to do with the banners and the next thing I knew she had them boxed up to give to me.  Such generosity!

Procession observer says she’s proud of her hometown

Published by admin on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 2:49pm

Dear editor:
I am so proud of the Greybull Police Department.   Among  the hundreds of law enforcement vehicles on Friday, March 1, your cruiser was one of the first in the procession to pay respects to our fallen officer, Nevada Krinkee. In addition, the Basin PD was also in the procession that took almost an hour from North Main to Sheridan College south of Sheridan.
Officer Krinkee was killed in the line of duty while trying to serve a trespassing

Tournament tidbits and trivia

Published by admin on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 2:48pm

It’s all over but the shouting, and Coach Burningham and the Greybull Buffs were doing a lot of that when they were presented with the consolation trophy Saturday morning at the Casper Event Center. On their way to the consolation finish, the Buffs staged a double-overtime victory over Kemmerer Friday--probably the most exciting game of the three days. The crowd at the Event Center was rocking; it was an exciting game to watch.

Other Voices: It’s worth it to check for counterfeits

Published by admin on Thu, 03/07/2024 - 2:45pm

A $100 bill remains an extraordinary piece of currency to hold. Even in an age of inflation, a Benjamin still represents some serious dough.
These days, the bill is also a veritable work of art, with various designs, a hologram and textures. Those are there, of course, to make it hard for counterfeiters to work, but it seems locally a few have gotten through to local businesses.

Still learning

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:54pm

A newscast from the east coast was focused on the drop in reading and math scores following the pandemic. One professional educator said absenteeism was a major problem. She said there were students who were absent over 100 percent of the time.

‘Winter Into Spring’

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:53pm

Last Friday, I dropped by the office and met up with Lisa Kunkel, who shoots photos for the paper and had, that morning, asked if I would be around. After some private hemming and hawing (it snowed, I had chores to do, the dog was sleeping and we hadn’t had much time together lately), I said yes, got myself cleaned up, and went in to see what was up.

Letter to the Editor: Town’s new buffer ordinance bears watching

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:51pm

Dear editor:

Letter to the Editor: Remembering Norman Collingwood

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:50pm

Dear editor:

Yesterday, I received the sad news of Norman Collingwood’s passing. The Collingwood families have been our closest neighbors on Shell Creek since early 1900, over 100 years.

Living on borrowed time?

Published by admin on Wed, 02/21/2024 - 7:48pm

Waiting is powerful.  Banns, which gave anyone within hearing the right to state why two named people should not be married, used to be published for about a month followed by a three month waiting period before a wedding could be held.  They say, “Marry in haste repent at leisure.”  When people wanted to divorce in the 1950s, they often had to wait a year without marital relations b