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The youngest crowd was having a terrific time at the Gymkhana Series Fundraiser last Friday night at the fairgrounds....
Dani Jo Pebbles was among those jumping into freezing water last Friday at Hot Springs County High School, for the 2019 Wyoming Special Olympics Jackalope Jump. Overall, jumpers raised more that $2,200 for the Special Olympics program....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis takes place this Friday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, from around 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Smoking Waters Art Guild invites you to come stroll and support the artists and the shops. Host business, Gooseberry Garden Quilt Shop, along with select retail businesses, will house artists showing and selling their creations, along with musicians. Birds and birdhouses will be all around downtown. Still Strolling Saturday will include the Historical Society’s program about o...
Easter arrives on Sunday, April 21. Here are the scheduled Holy Week services for various churches in Thermopolis. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church: Palm Sunday service 9 a.m., Maundy Thursday footwashing and eucharist 7 p.m., Good Friday Stations of the Cross noon and 7 p.m., Easter Sunday Eucharist 11a.m. followed by brunch and egg hunt. First Baptist Church: Easter Sunday Breakfast 9 a.m., regular Sunday school 9:45 a.m., Morning service with special Easter music 11 a.m. No evening service. St. Francis Catholic Church: Palm Sunday Mass 5 p.m. A...
For those looking to obtain their first firearm, or add to their collection, the Hot Springs County Friends of the NRA will be hosting the Wall of Guns on Friday, April 12 at One Eyed Buffalo from 5:30 p.m. until done. Pre-event chances are available at the business. Among the guns expected to be available are a Beretta APX 9 mm, a Weatherby Vanguard 270 and a Kimber Micro 9. Chances are $20 each, and there will be a drawing for every 50 chances sold. Winners will be able to choose from the list of firearms and need not be present to...
Morgan Blakesley is eager to play some Plinko while her brother, Colton, and Hot Springs County Sheriff Jerimie Kraushaar wait in anticipation to see how many prizes she'll get, during the annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet. Morgan is granddaughter of the late Danny Love, who was honored as a strong supporter of the foundation. It's estimated the banquet brought in about $40,000....
Hot Springs County Republican Central Committee recently held its elections, with results as follows. It is noted where people were appointed to positions rather than elected: Chairman: Joshua Brown Secretary: Meri Ann Rush Treasurer: Kendi Heinz Vice Chairman: Kevin Dickey State Committeeman : Jim Collins State Committeewoman: Heather Hayes Hot Springs County Precinct Committeemen and Committeewomen: Precinct #1 Committeemen: Joshua Brown and Jerry Williams Precinct #1 Committeewomen: Cynthia Garbin and Meri Ann Rush (appointed) Precinct #2...
The Hot Springs County High School music department departs tomorrow (Friday) for the Northern Big Horn Basin District Festival, which will be held this year in Cody. The concert band, jazz band and concert choir along with 12 soloists, a saxophone quartet and a flute trio will be performing during the two-day event. On Friday, the concert choir will perform three pieces, I’m Bound for Glory!, The Dream Keeper and Down to the River to Pray. Concert band will feature Three Southern Vignettes, Romanesque and A River’s Fury!, while the jazz ban...
Jeffery VanAntwerp shows off a basket of items during the senior class Bingo and auction fundraiser last Sunday. Several items including a variety of desserts were auctioned off, and walking tacos were available. VanAntwerp also called numbers for the different Bingo games....
The 2019 HSCHS Athletics Hall of Fame is currently taking nominations through June 1 for this year’s class of inductees. The categories for Hall of Fame members are Male Athlete, Female Athlete, Coach/Administrator, and Special Contributor. Nomination forms are available at Owl Creek Graphics, or can be requested via email at markw@rtconnect.net. Completed forms can be returned via email or mailed to: Hall of Fame, P.O. Box 1326, Thermopolis. The awards ceremony date this year is Friday July 19th to tie in with reunion weekend, which will be m...
Engineers Week in February, a partnership between the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, had a record number of engineers bring hands-on projects into several Wyoming third-grade classrooms. At Ralph Witters Elementary, Town Engineer Anthony Barnett helped students design “mint-mobiles,” named so because mints are used for the wheels. With the project, students learn and explain steps of engineering design, and identify variables and controls. This year’s program saw an incre...
Hot Springs State Park is putting out the word they are looking for a few good people to volunteer with the park this summer. According to park superintendent Kevin Skates, they would like eight to ten volunteers for the season, but if there are more folks out there who want to volunteer they can certainly find things for them to do. If you are interested in volunteering this summer there will be a meeting at noon on Thursday, April 18 at the State Park Headquarters across from the Chamber of Commerce. There will be a light lunch and you can...
Students from the high school were treated to a rock concert and some financial advice on Monday through a program sponsored by Big Horn Federal, the Federal Reserve and other economic educational resources....
Last Friday, the Thermopolis Fire Hall was home to course in psychological first aid. The course provides instruction in how people react to stress in incidents such as fires, natural disasters and other devastating events, and what people can do to provide comfort....
Kids will have a few chances to see the mysterious Easter Bunny in Thermopolis this next week before he drops his eggs and runs. On Wednesday and Thursday next week the furry one will be at Hot Springs County Library during Story Time starting at 10:30 a.m. He will make an appearance out at Champ’s Chicken on Saturday the 20th, too, starting at 10 a.m. Of course, he will put all he has into the Annual Lion’s Club Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 21. The hunt will be in Hot Springs State Park at 2 p.m. with different areas for dif...
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will be having a special program this Saturday, April 13 at the Hot Springs County Museum. Their meeting starts at 2 p.m. followed by the program Wyoming’s State Parks, Historical Sites, Monuments and Markers, presented by Barb Vietti. Vietti was a State Parks and Cultural Resources commissioner for the state for eight years and has visited most of the parks and historic sites across the state. There are 13 State Parks and 25 Historic Sites that are maintained by the State, and hundreds of monuments a...
Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, an award winning mezzo-soprano worked with choir students at the high school Tuesday morning as a part of the Piatigorsky Foundation Tour....
Mike Cavin with the Hot Springs County Museum welcomes students from Worland who are doing a unit on history. After a brief introduction to the museum, students received scavenger hunt sheets and began searching out items among the displays....
Mark your calendar to make sure you’re ready for the VFW fundraiser dinner and auction this Saturday night, April 13. The VFW building is in dire need of a roof replacement and other repairs. The Rotary Club of Thermopolis received a sizeable grant and have made a deal with the VFW to match the grant money as a donation provided the VFW raises the same amount, basically tripling what the donation would be. To raise those funds, the VFW will be having a “by donation” dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by a live auction. If you would like...
Jackson Reed leaps to get an open shot attempt during a Quidditch match for the Thermopolis Middle School Voices assembly last Friday....
Brothers Simon and Hayden Reagan try out different exits from playground equipment at Hot Springs State Park. The lack of sticking snow and increased temperatures this week are a great draw for people to get some outdoor exercise....
The annual Jackalope Jump, a fundraiser for Hot Springs County Special Olympics will be on Friday, April 5. Those willing to brave some chilly waters can jump into a pool on the high school grounds. Registration begins at noon, and is $100 for a single jump or $50 per person on a team of four. Advisor Tom Olsen noted the event is the big fundraiser for the year. There are Special Olympians athletes in the school district and adult athletes, he explained, and the funds go to providing for the adults to go on the trips. In the fall, the athletes...
The Thermopolis Gymkhana Series will host a fundraiser for its year-end awards on Saturday, April 13, starting at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County fair building. The event is open to the public, with a taco/nacho bar and silent auction. Prices are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. There will also be a shorty team roping jackpot with divisions of Peewee for ages 6 and under, Youth for 7-14 and Open for 14 and older. Entry is $5 a man. Entrants should bring their own kid rope and every team gets three head to run on as many times as...
The Hot Springs County Library Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. The book they will be discussing is Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak. The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a mir...
Taking advantage of the warmer weather, Ben Newburn took his Chihuahua, Juan, to the River Bend Bark Park for some exercise. Newburn moved to the community from Texas abut six months ago....
