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In November, Dr. Jeb Schenck will be providing a free community workshop, Maintaining Memory and Brain Health. As adults age, many worry about memory slips or moments such as “Where did I put my keys? or “What was I looking for?” These are not unusual and may not signify there is an issue. However, there are four key strategies that have been solidly tested to help reduce the effects of aging. These strategies apply to adults of all ages, not just seniors. For younger adults, and even teenagers, the strategies presented and discussed at the w...
The annual 4-H achievement night will be Saturday, Nov. 3 at the fair building. Dinner will be at 5 p.m., with awards following. The meat and rolls will be provided, but member families are asked to bring two side dishes and their own table services. Also in 4-H news, shooting sports are starting next week with a parent/member safety meeting for air rifle on Monday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at the armory. Shooting officially begins on Oct. 5....
The Ralph Witters Elementary Parent Teacher Organization is inviting families for a movie at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 at the school gym. Students, and parents, are encouraged to bring their favorite pillows and blankets to cuddle up with in the gym, and the concession stand will be open to provide popcorn, drinks and other yummy treats. Proceeds from concession sales will benefit the PTO....
Elementary students in the Lights On Afterschool program perform "Three Goats Gruff Go to the Greener Side" last Friday....
Last Saturday, Thermopolis Middle School choir students attended the Northern Big Horn Basin Music Festival in Worland. Director Drew Brown said there were four schools attending the conference — Thermopolis, Worland, Cody and Lovell — and each year a director from one of the attending schools conducts the performance. This year, that honor went to Cody Middle School Director Anissa Bree. The students got to work with Bree for a few hours in the morning, then broke for lunch. The afternoon saw...
Josh Schmidt, a former U.S. Marine and veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services in Thermopolis on Thursday, Nov. 1, noon-2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Thursday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans claims or VA healthcare. He can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims o...
Ralph Witters Elementary cooks Jean Anderson and Ashley Muller hand out awards to students who won the coloring contest that was part of National School Lunch Week. Winners included: Hailey Colson, Baer McPhie, Brian Weaver, Rilynn Pinkston and Summer Galovich....
The warm weather we’ve been experiencing this fall is perfect for the opening of Pheasant season, coming up Nov. 3. Most areas open in November and are closed by Dec. 31. The Wyoming Game and Fish website has plenty of information on how many birds may be taken in a single day, dependent on hunting area, along with limitations on whether you can bag a male or female bird. Hot Springs County is included in Area 1 for Pheasant hunting which allowes a daily limit of three birds and nine in a hunter’s possession. Male Pheasants only are all...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team will begin their season with their first meeting on Nov. 1. Coach Cindy Glasson is joined this year by coach Lyle Wiley, who was the coach in Torrington for several years before coming home to Thermopolis. “I am super excited to be working with my good friend coach Glasson and this group of talented students,” Wiley said. “I think that we can expect big things from the veterans, and we have some newcomers who have a lot of potential as well. There has been a lot of new member interest, and...
Kids and adults alike love Halloween and everything that goes with it, from scary, creepy or super creative costumes to trick or treating and haunted houses, but there are some safety tips to keep in mind while you’re out having fun. Did you know on Halloween children are twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed than any other day of the year? According to the National Safety Council, 3,700 children died in vehicle related accidents in October, 2017, most of which occurred on Halloween. That doesn’t mean you should keep your little gho... Full story
Wyoming Game and fish staff were in town to do a fishing survey along the Bighorn River, from where the highway crosses the river to the island behind the WYDOT building, Oct. 15-18. Helping them out for a couple days were 10 students in the Hot Springs County 4-H Sport Fishing Club. Joel Farber, a leader with the 4-H club, noted the surveyors stopped at least a half dozen times on this section of the river, and utilized a technique known as electrofishing to subdue the fish. Electrofishing...
Firefighter Kenneth Annan helps Garret White hit a target with a fire hose stream as part of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department's activities for Fire Prevention Week. The department also set up their smoke house for kids to explore, visited schools, helped deliver pizzas, played giant games of Jenga using tools like the Jaws of Life and had plenty of information to hand out about fire safety....
The public is invited to join the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and employees for a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 30 at noon in the hospital emergency room parking lot. Lunch will be provided at the event, as well as information about the hospital’s renovation and expansion. People are invited to come and see what the future holds for healthcare in Hot Springs County. In inclement weather, the groundbreaking will be moved to the front lobby....
With the decrease in temperatures, you can grab something to warm up with some cinnamon rolls through the Hot Springs County Senior Center. Orders are currently being taken, and the rolls will be available for pick up or delivery on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 10. The rolls are $1.50 each, or $18 per dozen, and orders must be in by the Friday prior to your Saturday pick up. Stop in at the center, 206 Senior Avenue, or call 864-2151 to place your order....
Connie Wickstrom visits during the Second Friday ArtStroll last week. A newcomer to the event, Wickstrom brought her fiber arts and jewelry to show....
Taking advantage of warmer temperatures Tuesday morning, fisherman hit the Bighorn river looking for a catch. The river and Boysen Reservoir remain popular fishing spots even as the temperature drops and ice creeps in....
Last Saturday the Hot Springs County High School marching band competed at the state marching festival at the Casper Events Center, performing their show "Women of Pop" and earning an Excellent rating, a 2 on the three-point scale where a 1 is a Superior and a 3 is Good. Band director Drew Brown further explained the band is judged in five categories: Music 1, where they earned an Excellent; Music 2, where they earned a Superior; and Marching 1 and 2, and Drumline, where they earned Excellent... Full story
The Friends of the Library will be holding their annual fall book sale this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20 at the armory. Table upon table will be filled with books of all kinds, including children’s books, ready to go home with you for your winter reading when the snow flies. The sale will run from 5 p.m. til 7 p.m. on Friday and then again on Saturday, from 8 a.m. until noon. Saturday will also feature a bake sale with lots of goodies. For more information, please call Cindy Toth at 864-2060....
Hot Springs County High School will be part of the Rock the Belt week starting on Monday, Oct. 22. The week is sponsored by the Wyoming chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and Cortney O’Connor will be kicking off the week with a seat belt check on Monday. Those who would like to help out with the check or other activities during the week can contact the high school at 864-6511....
Beth Benavidez, Michele Perry and Alexis Carroll pose for a photo at the Hags-N-Bags fundraiser last Saturday. The auction raised over $8,000 for the T-Town Cancer Crusaders....
St. Francis Catholic Church will be hosting their annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 28. Everyone, regardless of church affiliation, is welcome to come share roast beef, turkey and all the trimmings, starting at noon until 4 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are $12 for individuals and $50 for your family and are available by calling Kathy Wallingford at 921-1920, Patty O’Brien at 864-2862 or Iris Cavalli at 864-3819. The dinner will be held in the Parish Fellowship Hall John Paul II Center, across from the church on Arapahoe....
If you’re a bit afraid of vampires or werewolves, the gift shop at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has you covered. They will be having a “Sunlight Madness” sale in the gift shop on Friday, Oct. 26. You will find all kinds of sales on jewelry and gifts, holiday items and more from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., so skip the ghouls and grab some great deals instead....
Fitting for October, Ray Shaffer shares about some spooky happenings at the Hot Springs County Museum during the Hot Springs County Historical Society's program last Saturday....
Halloween is just around the corner and so is one of the most anticipated, spook-tacular nights in downtown Thermopolis – Moonlight Madness. The event kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 25 with the Pinnacle Bank Costume Contest at 5:45 in Bicentennial Park. There will be prizes for the various age groups, from babies to teens with judging done by Pinnacle Bank’s employees. The Gottsche haunted bus will be located at Bicentennial Park. Go on the most frightening ride of your life on the haunted bus provided by Hazel n Pearls. If you get a little hun...
Get ready for a night of fun as our Lights On program presents a Glow-A-Thon to celebrate National Lights On on Monday, Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m. in Hot Springs State Park. This is the first time Lights On has done a FUNdraiser of this kind and everyone is invited to participate, whether or not they are a regular Lights On participant or not. Students will be going around collecting pledges for the number of laps that they run or walk that evening. School staff and even community members and families may collect pledges, too. Simple donations are...
