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At the November 30, Hot Springs Health board meeting, Chairman Dr. Bill Williams started the meeting and said, “I call it to order with some sadness… Dan Herdt passed away a week ago today, and I can’t tell you not only the sadness for his family, but the loss of a valuable board member to this group. He always had a perspective that we appreciated, listened to. He didn’t talk very often, but when he did, we listened because he had good points to make and we will miss him immensely on this bo...
Angel Smith and Dayton Basse perform during Hot Springs Dance 5th Annual Winter Showcase, "Marvel-ous," last Saturday at the Hot Springs County School Auditorium. Dancers ages 3 through 18 performed for a crowd of over 500 people. For more pictures see page 9....
DeAnna Myers points to one of the beautifully decorated trees during the 20th annual Festival Of Trees auction held last Thursday. This year, $18,000 dollars was raised to go into the Thermopolis Community Fund. The event was attended by over 100 people and featured 11 trees, 13 wreaths and eight specialty items. The fund supports groups and organizations in Thermopolis. For additional information or a grant application, contact John Gibbel at 864-8103....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce has several activities going on this December to celebrate the Christmas holiday. According to Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce CEO Meri Ann Rush, the Annual Lighted Christmas Parade is Saturday, Dec. 11 beginning at 6 p.m. This year’s theme is Winter Wonderland. Line up begins at 5:30 p.m. on Senior Avenue. The parade route will head west on Arapahoe and turn left on 5th Street and right on Broadway and will turn around at the turn a...
Would you like to learn more about what Park, Hot Springs, Washakie and Big Horn counties are doing to minimize the impacts of floods, dam failures, wildfires, hazardous materials incidents, and other hazards? A draft of the updated Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, which includes individual county annexes, is being made available for public review and comment. The plan assesses risks posed by natural and man-made hazards, identifies ways to reduce those risks, and allows each county to be eligible for mitigation grant funding from FEMA....
On the Record policy It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police department” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. We print the names of all people upon their initial arrest. Sheriff’s office Monday, Nov. 29 9:51 a.m. Report of harassment involving a 63-year-old female in East Thermopolis whose service dog was allegedly being harmed by a neighbor. The subject was training the dog without a leash a...
Talon Owsley, left, visits with Adrian Padilla during the Ducks Unlimited Banquet held at the Hot Springs County Fair Building last Saturday....
Main Street Thermopolis’ Great until 8! event continues this Saturday, Dec. 11. This monthly event will be part of the festivities in downtown which include the Lighted Christmas Parade. With the goal of promoting businesses in Hot Springs County to stay open until 8 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month, the promotion is continuing to expand. Main Street continues to grow the roster of participants and fine-tune this monthly event. Main Street Thermopolis’ president, Suzanne Samelson reported that the feedback from both businesses and sho...
Two trees are up in the community with names of people who’s Christmas you can make a little brighter. Elf Tree The Elf Tree Program is designed to help Hot Springs County families in need with a little extra in the way of Christmas gifts for their children. Parents or guardians may sign up their children, ages birth -17 years old, until Dec 10 at the Department of Family Services, 403 Big Horn. The Elf Tree is located at Storyteller and will be taken down on December 16. Wrapped gifts, with the Elf tag attached for identification, need to b...
“December 7th, a day which will live in infamy,” said President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It was 7:55 a.m. when the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, they changed the course of WWII. The entire attack took only around an hour and fifteen minutes. The unprovoked strike was met with outrage and disbelief, prompting the United States to declare war on Japan the very next day, thus entering the Second World War. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the at...
Mutt Mulligan, a rescue dog and the spokesdog of the TurfMutt Foundation, says a key to health and well-being is getting outside this winter Alexandria, Va. – Winter can be tough on people in the best of times, but it is particularly challenging during a global pandemic. Throughout the spring, summer and fall, the outdoors – including our yards, parks, and sports fields – were critical for buoying our mental well-being, physical health and enabling us to safely connect with others. For a decade the TurfMutt environmental education and stewa...
Tori Lynn Rollins lost her courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her family on November 29, 2021, at Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center in Colorado sixteen months after being diagnosed with Synovial Sarcoma Cancer. Tori was 23 years old; born on July 10, 1998, at Hot Springs County hospital to parents Justin and Elaine Rollins. The Rollins family lived in Thermopolis briefly before moving to Manderson, Wyo., in 2000 where she grew up and went to school. Through hunting, fishing, and...
Letamae French, 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep November 27, 2021, at the home of her daughter, Kerry, in Eagle, Nebr., where she had resided the past 2 ½ years. Born October 15, 1931, in Waco, Neb., she was one of nine children of Miller and Inez (Valentine) Adkisson. In 1949 she graduated from Lincoln High School in Nebraska, then entered into marriage with Floyd French in June. The couple ranched in the northeastern Colorado area for four years, then to Denver where Floyd...
Donna Jo Haratyk, age 71, of Springfield, Mo., passed away on November 18, 2021. She entered this life on September 22, 1950, the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy (Dole) Haratyk in Thermopolis, Wyo. With a generous heart, Donna loved helping people and chose to become a nurse. She worked as a nurse in prisons and as a pediatric disability nurse. Donna enjoyed gardening, traveling, painting, creating stained glass art, and spending time with animals, especially dogs. She was an active member of the Episcopal Church. Donna was a wonderful...
Master Sargent John James Roark, 73, passed away Sunday, November 21, 2021, after a short illness. Born August 18, 1948 in Rome, N. Y., he was one of nine children of John and Betty (Rapp) Roark. Following high school he joined the US Air Force where he served 20 years, seeing much of the world. After meeting Ellen in Utah in 1992, the couple wed in 1994 in New York. They moved to Thermopolis in 2009. John was a member of the American Legion and VFW. He enjoyed fishing, playing darts, and...
by Samantha Zupan Thermopolis Middle School Bobcat Wrestlers traveled Tuesday, Nov. 30 to Cody to take on Powell and Cody. Against Powell the Bobcats won 9 with a loss of 8 matches. Stone Pebbles, Armani Dukes and Cannon Boren won in the first period with pins. Bobcat wrestlers winning in the second period by pin are Dyllan Myers, Wiley Jones, Haeden Blair and Cannon Boren. Lilly Quintanilla and Cody Bomengen pinned their opponents in the third period. Wrestling against Cody Armani Dukes pinned in the first period, Dyllan Myers and Armani...
by Samantha Zupan Starting off the Thanksgiving break, the 8th and 7th grade Thermopolis Middle School girls Bobcat basketball players went up against Worland. The 8th grade A and B Cats had home court advantage and both won. The 8th grade A team’s final score was 36-15 with Jayssie Owsley being the high scorer with 18 points. Eighth grade B team had a very close win against Worland 19-18 with Peyton Green being the high scorer. The 7th grade Bobcat girls A and B teams fought hard but ended up both losing their games to Worland. On December 4...
This week is going to be a busy week for Bobcat sports. High school boys and girls basketball season is kicking off as well as wrestling season. Bobcat freshman boys and girls will be traveling to Worland Starting on December 9 to hit the courts for basketball action. Games start with girls at 5 p.m and the boys at 6:30 p.m. December 10 and 11 the Bobcat high school wrestling team starts their season in Powell. Varsity and junior varsity boys and girls basketball teams head to Burns for the Burns Classic December 10 and 11. The Thermopolis...
Hot Springs County High School (HSCHS) Math teacher Darren Elder, science teacher London Jenks, English teacher Lyle Wiley and Social Studies teacher Shane Corpening have been working together diligently in preparing high school juniors for the ACT test. Their efforts have helped the students significantly improve their ACT scores. Principal Breez Daniels said, “I am extremely proud of the work our educators have done over the past few years to ensure we have a guaranteed and viable c...
The HSC Senior Center will be having three different events in December for the Christmas season. The senior center will be taking Christmas pictures of you and your loved ones before a beautiful Christmas backdrop on Saturday, Dec. 11, beginning at 1 p.m. at the HSC Senior Center. It’s open to the community. There will also be a Christmas Lights Tour, on Tuesday, Dec. 21. Come to the center and enjoy soup and homemade bread before going on the bus to drive around town to look at all the beautiful lights. Soup and bread will be served at 5 p...
Hot Springs County National Barrel Racing Association year end award winners were recently named. Open 1D – Emme Norsworthy saddle winner, Baylie Mulholland 2D – Taylor Malcom saddle winner, Baylie Mullholland 3D – Taylor Malcom saddle winner, Missy Muellerleile 4D – Bobbi Byrd saddle winner, Billie Jo Norsworthy Youth 1D – Emme Norsworthy, Taylor Malcom 2D – Remington Prince, Mesa Allen 3D – Remington Prince, Taylor Malcom Results from last Sundays competition include: Open 1D – Debbie Kell...
Wyoming gasoline prices down slightly in the past week CHEYENNE WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have declined 0.5 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.37 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 6.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand $1.22 per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $2.79 per gallon Monday, while the most expensive was $3.84, a difference of $1.05 per gal...
