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This year, the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, also known as the Pioneers, took on a project to engage the community in an effort to document family histories. The Pioneers previously published “Hot Springs County Memories from the Past” in 1996, as well as a supplement to that work in 1998. However, there have been at least two generations who have lived here for which there is no documentation, so the pioneers began soliciting family histories, in story form. Though the initial deadline for histories to be submitted was July 31, the...
Marion Godley of Whitby, North Yorkshire, England visits with author Craig Johnson during a book signing on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Johnson's Longmire Mystery series is quite popular and people lined up to meet him and get their books signed....
A few shots of Homecoming activities....
Winners of the Homecoming "Mangeant", juniors Riley Shaffer and Tyler Kay, showed off their best assets on Monday. The pair recreated a dance scene from Dirty Dancing, complete with stunt doubles for the lift, and made it very clear they were promoting world peace and saving the polar bears during the interview portion of the pageant. All of the classes participated in what has become one of the funnier events during Homecoming. Tonight (Thursday) will see the boy's Buff Puff volleyball games...
Hot Springs County’s FFA Alumni will be hosting the eighth annual Harvest Moon Ball this Saturday, Sept. 29. Everyone is welcome, it is open to the public. The evening begins at 6 p.m. at the fair building with dinner provided by Chubby Cheeks, featuring beef brisket and pork loin dinner with salads, dessert and drinks. A cash bar service will be available by Shorty’s Liquor. Every year, the Alumni recognize people and businesses that have made contributions, not only monetarily, but of their time to help the AG community and the young peo...
The third annual Hunting with Heroes event is planned for this weekend, Sept. 28 and 29. The number of participants continues to increase for the event, from 10 in 2016, to 11 in 2017, to 14 in 2018. Hunters will come from: Burlington, Wyo.; Kooskia, Idaho; Elma and Tacoma, Wash.; Missoula and O’Fallon, Mont.; LaGrange, Ky.; and Colorado Springs, Colo. Lifetime VFW member Jeff Strong said check in will be Friday, Sept. 28 at the VFW. Food will be available and there will be time for visits. T...
Tuesday on Broadway, Laurie Harvey, Janet Chimenti and Karen Palmer set to work, making the brands on the main street monument more visible. The project began with Harvey wanting to restore her family brand, the Reverse Walking K....
The 5th Annual Octobrewfest is on its way, next Saturday, October 6 in downtown Thermopolis. This year looks to be better than ever with things kicking off at 11 a.m. with more than 10 microbrews coming for you to try. Buy a mug for $25 and you’ll be able to sample brews from not only our local One Eyed Buffalo but Cowboy Brewing, Co., Black Tooth Brewery (Sheridan), Lander Brewing, Melvin Brewing (Alpine), Snake River Brewing (Jackson), WYold West, Wind River Brewing (Pinedale), TenSleep B...
The Hot Springs State Park Bike Your Park event provides an opportunity to celebrate “Bike Your Park Day” with either a casual mountain biking or road biking with discussion of what’s available in the state park. Park Superintendent Kevin Skates said there will be two routes available to riders — one on the pavement through the buffalo pasture, the other on one of the trails. All ages are invited to participate in the event, and there will be a smaller course available for younger kids, which will be on the sidewalk around the main park ar...
Saturday will mark the end of the 2018 Farmer’s Market season, a staple each Saturday for the past eight years. Sonja Becker, organizer of the weekly market, said this year’s market season started out very strong with a really good turn out by shoppers. “We are always happy to see new faces coming by,” she said, “as well as those who join us every year and every week to do much of their shopping.” The market had between nine and 13 vendors each week, which Becker says is a little down from last year, but it was consistent with previous ye...
Middle school and high school FFA students kicked off Days of Community Service on Friday by clean up the fairgrounds. High school students, l to r, Barbara Kissel, Jack Ream, Cadence Steadman, Audrey Axtell and Anthony Sword work on cleaning and moving panels...
Steven Sanchez and will present a “climate reality check” through The Climate Reality Project on Thursday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library. The presentation will include information on the impacts of climate change, solutions and what people can do to help drive action. Founded and chaired by Nobel Laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore, the Climate Reality Project is dedicated to catalyzing a global solution to climate crisis by making urgent action a necessity across every level of society. For more inf...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners will host a cleanup at the community garden near the southeast corner of Hot Springs State Park on Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. Anyone is welcome to come help get the garden cleared up a bit with some weed pulling, getting donated flowers into the ground or doing grass seeding and mulching. People can bring gloves if needed, and equipment is available....
The Hot Springs County Senior Center is hosting a reservation only spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 13 from 5:15-6:30 p.m., in conjunction with the Golden Age Club Bingo Night. Plates for the dinner are $12 each, for a meal that includes spaghetti, green beans, salad, garlic bread and drinks. For those who want to stick around after the meal and play some Bingo, each dollar per plate will go to a Bingo card. To make your reservation, contact the senior center at 864-2151....
Last Wednesday, the Makerspace area of Thermopolis Middle School looked more like a studio for a cooking show, as Brailee DeVries and Brody Sorensen worked alongside Pam Jensen of King Arthur's Flour, for the company's Bake for Good Kids program. Though only two students did the work, a camera trained on their workstation gave fifth and sixth graders an up close look as they measured, mixed and kneaded. Teacher Becky Martinez explained each student received their own bag of the ingredients for...
Saturday marked the final day of the 2018 Farmer’s Market, a staple each Saturday for the past eight years. Sonja Becker, organizer of the weekly market, said this year’s market season started out very strong with a really good turn out by shoppers. “We are always happy to see new faces coming by,” she said, “as well as those who join us every year and every week to do much of their shopping.” The market had between nine and 13 vendors each week, which Becker says is a little down from last year, but it was consistent with previous years. “We...
Hot Springs County Emergency Management, with cooperation from several agencies, conducted a disaster drill last Saturday in front of the Chamber of Commerce. The drill, which started shortly after 9 a.m., was the reconstruction of a wreck that included a semi-truck carrying guthion, a nerve agent used in pesticides with similar properties to the deadly serin compound. Volunteer actors, including nine students from the high school drama club and four adults, portrayed victims in several...
Auctioneers John Holm, left, and John Gerrells, with the help of several local youth, auction off items during a cookie jar auction for Kelly Jo Burr to help with medical expenses. The total raised from the auction was $25,673....
The local FFA chapter’s Days of Community Service will kick off with a cleanup day on Friday, Sept. 21 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. After school, FFA members will head to the fairgrounds to paint trash cans, gates and anything that needs a touch up. Advisor Britton Van Heule noted the students will be doing other small projects as needed. The FFA chapter is also out in the community selling tickets for the annual steak dinner on Friday, Sept. 28. The menu includes and 10-ounce steak, twice baked potato, corn on the cob, cookie and b...
Those who hear sirens, or possibly the whirling blades of a helicopter this Saturday, Sept. 22 don’t need to be worried that there is some terrible event happening in town. Likewise, those who might spy such events need not be concerned, as it is all part of a full scale exercise through Hot Springs County Emergency Management. Bill Gordon, coordinator with Hot Springs County Emergency Management, explained in May he called together all of the possible players that wanted to be involved in t... Full story
Gusts of wind and a few raindrops didn't dampen the spirits of the artists who painted in the park last Saturday in the first annual 'Plein-Air Thermopolis' event at Hot Springs State Park. Local Worland and Thermopolis artists were joined by artists from as far away as Colorado and Cody. In all, 19 artists came out to enjoy the opportunity to paint together in this beautiful setting. After registering and a brief tutorial by Thermopolis artist Cindy Clancy with tips on how to paint outside,...
The T-Town Crusaders are gearing up for what promises to be a fun night with a Hags and Bags Purse Auction, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13. The auction will be held at the VFW with dinner from 6 p.m. til 7 p.m., a nacho bar and dessert, with the auction beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are $12 with just 120 available for purchase. The auction will include new, old and vintage purses filled with goodies for folks to bid on and people are encouraged to come in Halloween costumes. You can even have your picture taken for a small fee. Boxes are...
Hot Springs County’s FFA Alumni will be hosting the Annual Harvest Moon Ball on Saturday, Sept. 29. The evening begins at 6 p.m. at the fairbuilding with dinner provided by Chubby Cheeks and bar service by Shorty’s Liquor. They will be presenting two awards during the evening, one for the Outstanding AG Business of the Year and the other, Outstanding AG Citizen of the year. Stick around after the awards for the dance with live music from the Sundowners. Tickets for the event will only be available at the door. Individuals are $15, couples, $28...
Stanley ‘Henry’ Pennoyer, Charles ‘Charlie’ Shaffer and John Norman Wallingford of Hot Springs County will be among the two women and 45 men from across Wyoming inducted into the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24. The inductees’ accomplishments will be celebrated in the main arena of Casper Events Center Sunday, Sept. 24 as they join the 132 men and 9 women already honored in WCHF. Beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23, the Casper Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center’s garden area will be home to a gathering o...
Saturday's Gymkhana session was the last for the 2018 series. Events during each Gymkhana include barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, a flag race, dummy roping and a fun event. This session event was "Around the Barrel." Results from Saturday's event are (in order of finish) Lead Line Barrels: Tylee Agar, Ben Farrell, Corbin Dean, Talon Owsley, Scotlyn Armajo and Sawyer Wilson Poles: Tylee Agar, Ben Farrell, Scotlyn Armajo, Talon Owsley, Sawyer Wilson and Cooper Nye Goats: Tylee Agar,...
