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Mark your calendar for a night of great entertainment as students from across the Big Horn Basin gather to show off their talents at the Encore talent show. The show will be held on Saturday, April 7 at the auditorium, starting at 6 p.m. Auditions will be held on Saturday, March 24 at Risen Son Church beginning at 1 p.m. Cash prizes will be awarded to the top three acts in each category – elementary, middle school and high school....
One sure sign that school is nearly over for the year is the Junior Prom. This year, it is scheduled for Saturday, May 5. Of course, it is also one of the most expensive events of the year, too. That’s where the prom dress exchange comes in. Bring in gently used formal dresses, shoes or suits to donate for prom to the high school. Those going to prom can then pop in to Cortney O’Connor’s office to shop in the “closet” for free. You may bring your donations any time from now until prom....
The Knights of Columbus is currently selling tickets for a beef raffle, with the drawing to be held on April 8. Prizes awarded are for four equal portions, and tickets are available by calling 864-4169, 864-2043 or by contacting any Knights of Columbus member....
The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is gearing up for its first quarter, 2018 meeting, on Tuesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the firehall. They will conduct a brief meeting to handle business before breaking for dinner provided by the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department, followed by a training presentation by Wyoming Pipeline. This year’s pipeline training will focus specifically on Hot Springs County....
Central Bank & Trust will again host a Meet and Greet event on Thursday, March 15, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, and beer and brats will be the main fare of the evening. Join the fun at 435 Arapahoe....
David Duncan reads with his daughter, Lettie, during the Dads and Daylight event at Ralph Witters Elementary. The event, as well as Moms and Muffins, invites parents to come to the school for a light breakfast. both events are put on by Lights On Afterschool....
Everyone could use a little mystery in their life and the Big Horn Basin Riders (BHBR) are going to provide you an evening with a bit of mystery and lots of fun. The Masquerade Freedom Ball will be held on Saturday, March 17, starting at 7 p.m. at the VFW, featuring a DJ from San Francisco along with baked goods, a 50/50 raffle, roses for your sweetheart and BHBR glasses and bandanas for sale. As a casual evening, you can dress up or dress down, but bring your dancing shoes. The event is being held as a fundraiser for the group to help send...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 97th Annual Chamber Banquet on March 24. The banquet theme is “An Evening with the Stars” and the chamber will honor the 2017 Business, Citizen and Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building to the music of local, Eric Kay, during the no host social hour. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the awards and speakers starting at 7 p.m. The evening will finish with more music from Kay. Entrees for the evening inc...
Republicans met locally on Saturday to determine who will be going to the 2018 Republican Convention as well as other business of the party. Representative Liz Cheney attended the meeting, flying in from D.C. to give the members the latest information from the Capitol. Delegates to attend the 2018 Convention include Charles Curley, Kevin Dickey (resolutions committee), Jamie George, Wyatt Agar, Nathan Winters (nominations committee) and Jim Collins (bylaws). Alternates that will be there as...
Crazy hats and hair were part of a fun week celebrating Dr. Seuss at Ralph Witters Elementary, and students brought plenty of flair to their classrooms and the cafeteria. Enjoying their lunch are, left to right, Payton Straley, Peighton Vargas and Zennin Sosa....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/StillStrollingSaturday in downtown Thermopolis, March 9 and 10, celebrates Young at HeART, artists of all ages, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be students showing and selling their creations, other artists of all ages, and musicians at the businesses. StillStrollingSaturday continues Saturday during regular business hours. Many of the downtown merchants will be running specials in conjunction with the ArtStroll. In the words of Janet Langsam, the head of a regional arts organization, ArtsWestchester, “ . . . the a...
The Vespar Chapter of the Eastern Star welcomes everyone to their soup and book fundraiser on Saturday, March 10 at the Masonic Hall. The sale is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., and homemade soups will be offered beginning at 11 a.m....
At the library inside Ralph Witters Elementary, several shelves are lined with books in open, lettered boxes. Though at first appearing like an alphabetical sorting system, the letters actually denote different reading levels for students. School principal Laurie Graves said they currently have 2,782 titles and 22,587 books in the "leveled library." Right now, Graves said, teachers are involved in benchmark testing and professional development, and the instructional level of the child...
The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is gearing up for its first quarter, 2018 meeting, on Tuesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the firehall. They will conduct a brief meeting to handle business before breaking for dinner provided by the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department, followed by a training presentation by Wyoming Pipeline. This year’s pipeline training will focus specifically on Hot Springs County....
Don’t forget to move those clocks ahead one hour this weekend, as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. Daylight Saving Time also provides a good opportunity to check the batteries in your smoke detectors and replace them if necessary....
The Bobcat Speech and Debate Team had a mixed bag of success last weekend at the Worlando Beach tournament in Worland, bringing home fifth place in 3A. While seven of the team members made the cut for semi-finals, all but one, Katie Burrows, didn’t garner the scores to take them to finals. Burrows, who went into semis ranked fourth, came out of finals with a fourth place finish, bringing home the only award for the team. Burrows and her duet partner, Ashley Brawley missed finals by just three points as did Hannah Hu in oratory. Hu also fell s... Full story
Last Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School MathCounts team of eighth-graders Josiah Butler and Jacob Randall and seventh-graders Owen McCumber and Lexi Overfield competed at the state competition. Coach Stephanie Metz said the students did well at the competition, but did not have their exact placing as only the teams in the top five percent are recorded. However, in terms of individual achievement, Butler placed among the top 25 percent of students. This was the third year Butler has...
A couple customers browse the wares at the annual pie and rummage sale hosted by the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church women last Saturday,...
The Hot Springs County 4-H program provides ample opportunity for youth to get involved in a variety of projects. But without volunteers stepping up to be leaders for these activities, many kids interested in these projects aren’t able to pursue them. Joey Johnson, the University of Wyoming Extension educator, 4-H/Youth, said leaders are needed for the project areas of crocheting, entomology, gardening, goats, leathercraft, nature and ecology, pocket pets, poultry, robotics, swine, wildlife a...
Everyone could use a little mystery in their life and the Big Horn Basin Riders (BHBR) are going to provide you an evening with a bit of mystery and lots of fun. The Masquerade Freedom Ball will be held on Saturday, March 17, starting at 7 p.m. at the VFW, featuring a DJ from San Francisco along with baked goods, a 50/50 raffle, roses for your sweetheart and BHBR glasses and bandanas for sale. As a casual evening, you can dress up or dress down, but bring your dancing shoes. The event is being held as a fundraiser for the group to help send car...
Among the organizations in town providing assistance is the local chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA). Cindy Magelky, who is the treasurer and philanthropic chair for the local ESA chapter and the current president at the state level, explained it is a service organization working to make a difference for others. On the local level, one of the projects is sponsoring the Carma J. Simon Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors. ESA also puts together Thanksgiving food baskets and Christmas gif... Full story
The Hot Springs Conservation District and Hot Springs County Planning Office will be conducting a grant program for individual water quality enhancement projects. Qualifying project may include, but are not limited to irrigation improvements, ditch improvements, solar well or replacement of septic systems. Individual grants will be for no more than fifty percent of the cost of the improvement, and each individual grand cannot exceet $2,000. Criteria for grant awards will be primarily the project’s ability to improve groundwater or surface water...
Hayden Mayne accepts a trophy from Catelyn Deromedi as the second place finisher in the Thermopolis Middle School Spelling Bee. Other award winners were Josiah Butler, first place, and Madeline Wagler, third place....
Music filled Exxon Southside Travel Center Friday night with the members of the acoustic jam meeting up and playing some crowd favorites. One spectator brought along a tambourine and joined in and a few customers of the convenience store were drawn to the tunes....
We’re still getting the occasional snow here, but they’re certainly not lasting as long or covering the ground for days at a time. Tim Troutman with the National Weather Service office in Riverton said the forecast shows near normal precipitation for the area through the middle part of the month, and temperatures are going to show signs of warming. Getting closer to spring, he said, it looks like there will be slightly above normal temperatures. Through the end of the weekend, we’re going to be...
