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The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association (Pioneers) recently announced the launch of a new project to engage the community in a historical effort to document family histories. The Pioneers have previously published a work called “Hot Springs County Memories from the Past” in 1996, and a supplement to that effort in 1998. The purpose of that project was to afford families that have deep roots in the area to share their family histories and then compile them for posterity to reference and enjoy. Those publications are still available at the...
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but they sometimes forget to tell you the way to a woman’s heart is...chocolate. The Hot Springs County Friends of the Library will be holding their annual Chocolate Lovers event on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Hot Springs County Library. From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. you can fill your plate for just $5 from a variety of chocolate delights sure to make you smile. Enjoy yourself with your chocolate and a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and chat with friends and neighbors, or take your pla...
A Hunter Safety Course is getting ready to begin on Monday, Feb. 5 with instructor Jim Lash. The course will run through Feb. 15 and is free. Classes will be held from 6 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. in the CRC room on the ground floor of the administration building at the Hot Springs County High School. Registration may be completed online by visiting https://wgfd.wyo.gov/HunterEdRegistration/frmCourseList.aspx. If you have questions or need more information, please call Lash at 864-5402....
If you have been inside Hot Springs County High School recently you may have noticed signs in the commons area that read “Cell Phone Free Zone” and wondered what was going on. According to Principal Breez Daniels, concerns from parents during the first semester were that students were using their cell phones too much at school and they were concerned the phone use was distracting students from learning. The biggest worry for parents, however, was bullying via cell phone text messages and soc...
Ralph Witters Elementary teacher, Toby Emery, gets a few high fives from school staff after being named the second Bobcat Champion for Children for the 2017-18 school year. The recognition also puts Emery in the running for Teacher of the Year....
Zieb Stetler picks a banjo during an acoustic jam session at Southside Travel Center. The jam sessions are a regular event at the business....
After August’s spectacular solar eclipse with the moon passing between the Earth and the sun, its time to return the moon’s favor with a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Again, Wyoming is blessed to be a prime viewing area and in Thermopolis we’ll just have to get up a little earlier than normal to appreciate it. The eclipse is unusual, this type not actually seen for 35 years, as it falls in line with the Blue Moon phase (a second full moon in a month) as well as the Supermoon phase w... Full story
Shoji Kameda of On Ensemble shows his approval to high school students learning Taiko patterns during a workshop Tuesday morning, while Masato "Maz" Baba (behind) directs. The group, which also includes Eien Hunter-Ishikawa and Abe Lagrimas Jr., gave a public concert Monday evening that was enjoyed by a large crowd....
Thermopolis Middle School came out on top in the Challenge of the Books held at the armory last week, competing against seven teams, to take first place. Begun in 2004, schools from around the Big Horn Basin compete against each other in a question and answer forum for six rounds. Points are calculated for correct answers as well as answers your team could answer correctly when your opponent could not. Questions come from a list of 12 books selected from the Soaring Eagle and Indian Paintbrush...
With the start of 2018 just a few weeks past, you might have made resolutions concerning your health. It’s a topic that’s never too soon to think about, and the annual Kiwanis Community Health Fair is already in the works. Blood draws for the health fair are scheduled for March 1-3 from 7-10 a.m. at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. No appointment is necessary for the draws, and walk-ins are welcome. Lea Schoenewald, the Kiwanis health fair chair, said the blood draws are very much like a f...
Residents should have received invitations and packs of tickets in the mail for the 2018 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year the department is mixing things up a bit and will present Jerry Ward of Corpus Christi, Texas to provide musical entertainment for the evening. Ward brings an array of sounds from country music, to classic rock, to modern hits. He will even take requests. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team started their season with an excellent showing at the Kelly Walsh meet in Casper last weekend, coming home with a fourth place finish in 3A. “I’m sure other coaches feel the same way,” said head coach Cindy Glasson, “that you’re not quite sure on that first outing that your team is ready. I have to say, these kids stepped up and proved they were more than ready.” All students become varsity in speech and debate as of Jan. 1, so even the two newest members of the team, Lane Randall and Kris...
Winter carnival this weekend Fishermen of all ages are encouraged to get ready for the Boysen State Park Wild West Winter Carnival, January 19-21. Compete for cash prizes by catching the larges Trout, Walleye, Ling, Perch or Crappie. Registration is $10 per person. Anglers must have a derby registration at weigh-in. Weigh-in begins at 8 a.m. on Friday and ends at noon on Sunday. The weigh-in station is B & K Shoreline Stop. Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday also at the B & K Shoreline Stop. Anglers are reminded to Wyoming Game and Fish...
Robert Stehlin, left, visits with Homey Siems about his woodturning creations during the January ArtStroll....
While the seventh grade basketball team was hitting the courts this Saturday at Thermopolis Middle School, down the hall another type of competition was happening, as the school was host to a First Tech Robotics Challenge Scrimmage in the Makerspace Library. London Jenks stated, "As it was a scrimmage there are no specific results or awards selected. Those only happen at qualifying and state tournaments." Scrimmages provide more opportunity for teams to teams able to work out their programming...
The war is on at Hot Springs County High School as the Student Council pits the classes against each other in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser. Now, through Jan. 26, each of the classes are raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Student Council set a goal of $5,000, however, if they raise $8,000, attendance secretary Jessica Smith said she will shave her head. The winning class will be based on the number of points they have and the class with the most points at the end of t...
The Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis, Jan. 12 and 13, is themed as Strolling with the Music, kicking off the Smoking Waters Art Guild’s 2018 calendar. There will be artists showing and selling their creations, along with musicians at the businesses and a special musical activity from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday. Still Strolling Saturday continues Saturday during regular business hours. In addition to Smoking Waters Art Guild’s ArtStroll, other community organizations have events planned for the weekend. Leopold Stokowski, a twe...
“Springing Outward and Upward” is the theme of the Jan. 19-21, 2018 Wyoming Farm Bureau (WyFB) Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Conference in Thermopolis, at the Days Inn. The conference is open to young agricultural producers between the ages of 18-35 (no membership necessary) and all Farm Bureau members. The conference kicks-off at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19. The keynote presentation “Modern Ag in a Facebook Culture” with Dr. Gary Sides begins at 1 p.m. Dr. Sides is entertaining and insightful and will take a look at how we can ensure...
A Thermopolis Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 11 from 3-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. The goal this time is to get 30 units of blood. To make an appointment, go online to www.bloodhero.com and use sponsor code Thermopolis or contact Melene Merzejewski at 307-240-1414. You can also save time by going to www.unitedbloodservices.org, clicking on the Fast Track, completing the self-interview and printing the ticket. Be sure to bring a photo ID and donor card. The blood drive is hosted by Hot Springs County...
Gentlemen, mark your calendars for the Annual Men’s Outdoorsman Banquet at Risen Son Southern Baptist Church on Saturday, Jan 20. Starting at 6:30 p.m. at the church, men and boys of all ages are welcome to enjoy a free pulled pork dinner as well as a variety of door prizes, including a rifle. The featured speaker for the evening will be managing editor of Eastman’s Journal, Todd Helms. If you have any questions, please call Josh Lynch at 921-1243 for more information....
A nice size crowd previewed the many different items available to bid on during the Duck's Unlimited Winter Retreat Saturday night at the Days Inn....
Thermopolis is fortunate once again to have a world-renown musical group coming to entertain and instruct our music students. On Ensemble is one of the most respected ensembles in the taiko (Japanese drumming) world, and they will be here, Monday, Jan. 15, for a public performance in the auditorium at 7 p.m. Admission is free for students, others are asked to pay what they can. Influenced not only by the Japanese culture, their rhythms include jazz and rock influences, taking the ancient instruments they play into new realms. Each year they...
Start out your new year with a little mystery and intrigue at the Hot Springs County Historical Society meeting on Saturday, Jan. 13. “The Woman in Blue,” presented by historian Clay Gibbons tells the story of Belle Drewry who brought her own kind of mayhem and debauchery to Arland, Wyoming in 1897. Her story is a true tale of crime, death, gun smoke and the eternal triangle. There was no wilder West than Arland at the time, and Belle’s contribution will definitely keep you entertained. In his search for history and exact locations, Gibbo...
The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on the Tuesday, Jan. 16 at the Hot Springs County Library. A representative will be available to help job seekers and employers at the library from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The representative can help people register on the Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services website, wyomingatwork.com, or update contact information and work history. Help can be given to create a resume or to...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District will have Watercize sessions beginning Jan. 8. Classes will be at the Star Plunge at 9:30 a.m. or 7 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The classes last 10 weeks, and there is a $20 fee. Registration can be done at the Recreation Office or the Star Plunge....
