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The Hot Springs County Education Endowment Foundation is accepting community funding requests for 2019. Those with educational projects or needs are requested to submit their applications before Dec. 30. The endowment has helped fund projects such as the Imagination Library through the Children’s Resource Center, the Yellowstone trip for elementary students, the living wax museum at Thermopolis Middle School and the TMS Water for South Sudan project, among several others. Following the December deadline requests, a committee will meet in Januar...
Last Thursday during the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce meeting, Executive Director Meri Ann Rush reported on the recent Live Local, Work Local tour, which saw University of Wyoming students in the community to highlight what’s available for them after graduation. Rush was surprised by the number of students who are petroleum engineers, and how few were in medical. The chamber also had a panel to visit with the students during lunch to help them understand they can make a living i...
Cowboys and cowgirls alike gathered at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds on Saturday for a sorting competition....
The Department of Family Services is taking applications for the annual Elf Tree. Annette Arey with DFS explained if someone feels they will not be able to provide Christmas presents for their children — ages 0-17 — they can stop by the DFS office at 403 Big Horn and pick up an application with pertinent information related to the child and gifts, such as what they would like to receive and clothing size. The information is put on a tag, and the tags decorate the tree. This year, the tree will be put up at Thermopolis Hardware, beginning Nov...
According to information from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), based on the most recent 2016 data from the CDC, suicide is the sixth leading cause of death in Wyoming. It is the second leading cause for ages 15-44, the fourth leading for ages 45-54, the seventh leading for ages 55-64 and the 14th leading for ages 65 and older. More than eight times as many people die by suicide in Wyoming annually than by homicide. Saturday, November 17, is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day, also known as Survivor Day. It is one...
For our Thanksgiving edition, Nov. 22, the Thermopolis Independent Record will have the following early deadlines. For advertising, legal notices and classified ads, they must be in our office by noon, Friday, Nov. 16. Information for news stories must be dropped off before noon on Monday, Nov. 19. Our office will be closed for Thanksgiving, Nov. 22 and 23....
The most wonderful time of the year is here, holidays, when we spend time with family and friends, gathered ‘round the table and the Christmas tree, parties and plenty of socializing. For most of us, its wonderful. For others, its a long roller coaster of stress, anxiety and depression that sometimes leaves them frozen in place with fear. Unrealistic expectations, financial pressures and excessive commitments can cause stress and anxiety during the holidays. Seasonal affective disorder, sometimes knows as seasonal depression can add to the p...
Its never too early to start thinking about when to send those holiday presents to friends and family across the globe, and Santa (aka the United States Postal Service - USPS) has all of the information you need to make sure gifts get there on time. As always, USPS has a variety of new holiday stamps, everything from Christmas to Santa and Menorhas, Kwanzaa and the Hindu Festival of Lights to add a little extra cheer to your cards and letters. If you’re in need of boxes to ship your gifts, USPS has free Priority Mail boxes available at the p...
Brass and woodwinds join with other instruments for the Thermopolis Middle School band and choir fall showcase on Nov. 1....
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center will host a Dancing with the Dinosaurs fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 17 from 6-10 p.m. The entry fee is $10 per person, with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar available. A silent auction will also be part of the evening, with prizes including wine and a spirits baskets and a week in Cabo, Mexico. Music will be provided by Cowboy Hippie. All proceeds from the event will go to help the Wyoming Dinosaur Center fulfill its mission of preserving Wyoming’s rich fossil legacy....
Hot Springs County High School’s Drama Club will be presenting their Fall Showcase tonight (Thursday) and tomorrow night at the auditorium, beginning at 7 p.m. The troupe will be performing the pieces they have been working on in preparation for the State Drama Festival the first weekend in December. Along with varsity and novice monologues, there will be varsity and novice duets, musical theatre solos and musical theatre duets and the one act play, The Lottery. In addition to the performances, come early and view their stage and costuming d...
Aaron Hanson and Lane Randall, members of the Aluminati, one of the robotics teams from HSCHS, maneuver their robot through the course at their home competition last Saturday. The competition was a 'tune up game' before they start traveling the end of this month....
