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The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled an informational meeting regarding water in Boysen Reservoir. The meeting will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 21 at the Elks Lodge, 604 Coburn Ave. in Worland. Topics of discussion include current water supply conditions, the 2017 snowmelt runoff forecast and 2017 projected reservoir operations. The bureau’s March forecast of the April through June runoff predicted for the reservoir is 1,100,000 acre-feet (af), which is 204 percent of the 30-year average of 540,000. Other forcasts include: Bighorn Lake — 2,0...
Ray Maple, a Wyoming native, along with his wife Jackie will present an entertaining program on the lives and times of Tom O’Day and Bronco Nell Thursday, March 23 at the Hot Springs County Library beginning at 6 p.m. Tom O’Day and Kid Curry rode with the infamous Hole-in-the-Wall gang under Butch Cassidy, while Bronco Nell was a friend of O’Days as well an early freighter/drover and horse thief from Meeteetse....
The Thermopolis Community Blood Drive by United Blood Services will be from 3-7 p.m. Monday, March 20 at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. A community blood drive is held in Thermopolis every few months. The goal at each drive is to collect 25 pints of blood. To set up an appointment for the blood drive, individuals can call Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414 or they can do so online at www.bloodhero.com using the sponsor code “Thermopolis.” Individuals can also do the pre-check self-interview so they will not have to wait before giv...
The Freedom Ball Adult Prom is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at the Days Inn. The Big Horn Basin Riders motorcycle club is hosting the event, but attendees don’t have to be members or bikers to attend. Fancy dress is not a requirement either, so people can dress casual if they choose. A variety of music will be provided by a DJ, and there will also be snacks and a cash bar. Commemorative glasses will be available for purchase, and a photo booth will help capture memories. Tickets for the prom are $10 at the door, with no a...
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department is working with the American Red Cross to help ensure homes have working smoke detectors and people know what to do in case of a fire. Jayson Zimmerman with the Red Cross explained the Home Fire campaign through Red Cross, and the intent is to use donations earmarked specifically for smoke detectors and purchase the devices, then form lasting partnerships with local entities such as the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department. These partnerships provide a...
Donna Pennoyer and Dennis Nierzwicki photos...
Andre Bohren and Janet Ahlquist treated Thermopolis Middle School choir students to their own private concert while they were in town for a public performance at the school auditorium. They also performed for high school band students....
Yetter Salvage removed the overhead canopies from the former Kwik Mark location at Sixth and Warren on Saturday. According to Hot Springs County property records, the property is owned by YBP, LLC of Casper. Robinson Contracting of Casper contracted for the canopy removal and with D & A Construction and Concrete to remove the fuel tanks from the location in February. The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality requires removal of out-of-service storage fuel tanks after an extended period of...
Terri Sani displays his bird replicas in front of Owl Creek Graphics during the Second Friday ArtStroll. Terri makes these replicas by gluing cardboard pieces together with a rough idea of the shape. He then cuts away the cardboard to sculpt the finer details of the bird and paints them....
Police, emergency and fire personnel responded to a two-vehicle accident at 12:06 p.m. on March 7, at Sixth and Arapahoe. According to the report, a truck driven by Wesley Meier was attempting to cross Sixth when it was struck by a truck driven by Devin Jaussaud. There were no ambulance transports from the scene. A diesel tank being hauled ruptured, but the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department contained the leak before any of the fuel ran into the storm drain....
Community members may have thought they were seeing things Tuesday as Captain America wandered the streets of Thermopolis. Allen Mullins has a mission; raise enough money so a new VFW/American Legion post can be built in Warm Springs, Ore. He is walking across the United States meeting people and telling his story. For more information on Mullins adventure search Allen Mullins (Captain America) on facebook. There is link on his page where you can donate to a Gofundme account for VFW Post...
Owen McCumber barely escapes a dodgeball thrown in a student vs. teacher tournament during the Thermopolis Middle School Lock Late Friday. Also featured at the Lock Late was basketball, dancing, fingernail painting and a technology room....
