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The longest running off-Broadway musical, The Fantasticks, will be coming to Thermopolis Monday, June 19. The Fantasticks will be presented as part of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Theatre and Dance Snowy Range Summer Theatre, which is now in its 65th year. Directed by Kevin Inouye, The Fantasticks is a sunny, funny musical about love between a starry-eyed boy and the girl next door. They fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth that, “without a hurt, the heart is hol...
Barb Rice puts on her sweetest smile for locals and visitors alike at Hazel - n- Pearls during last Friday's ArtStroll....
Sash Moline, left, helps Jesalyn Blair arrange letters for a lemonade stand banner. Students in the Ralph Witters Elementary summer program have been building the stands this week, and will set them up at locations around town Monday and Tuesday....
Eight gentlemen from the Wyoming Pioneer Home will be taking the flight of a lifetime on Saturday, June 24 as they take to the skies with Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation (AADF). The volunteer based organization is dedicated to honoring seniors and the U.S. military’s veterans living in long-term care communities across the country. Their only mission, “Giving Back to Those Who Have Given.” The eight former military men taking this flight will include Al Jackson (Navy, 1943-1946), Lester Nielsen (Army, 1944-1946), Bob Saltz (Army, 1952-...
This year's annual Run with the Buffalo was well attended by young and old alike, taking them on a 5K tour through the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park....
Jonathan Freeman chases Zane Stam in a game of "HvZ", or "humans vs. zombies", a last man standing game put on by Nick and Jessica Flores who invited kids of all ages to join them at Candy Jack Park on Saturday for a Nerf war event consisting of several fun games....
The Stroll into Summer ArtStroll kicks off Friday evening with a gallery opening in their new location, artists, demonstrations, live music, and receptions. Paint a Turtle on a river rock art activity will be the highlight of this stroll. Led by Smoking Waters Art Guild members, anyone can paint a turtle on a river rock for your room, yard or garden at the Hot Springs County Museum Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The activity is free. Be sure to pick up a map at a participating business to discover where the artists and activities are...
Walkers and runners of all ages participated in the Walk MS: Northwest Wyoming event on Saturday. Proceeds from the event will help fun MS research....
Time to pull out the sticks and get ready for the Annual Rod Harris Memorial Golf Tournament, June 10 and 11 at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Play on Saturday begins at 1 p.m. with the alternate shot tournament, which is scheduled to finish around 5 p.m. You will want to stick around, though, because there will also be a tournament Calcutta and glow ball long drive contest. Play the slot machines, blackjack, poker and roulette into the night with prizes that include a $2,500 travel voucher or $1,500 in cash, a fishing package, Deadwood golf...
The longest running off-Broadway musical, The Fantasticks, will be coming to Thermopolis Monday, June 19. The Fantasticks will be presented as part of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Theatre and Dance Snowy Range Summer Theatre, which is now in its 65th year. Directed by Kevin Inouye, The Fantasticks is a sunny, funny musical about love between a starry-eyed boy and the girl next door. They fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth that, “without a hurt, the heart is hol...
Wednesday May 31 at the Hot Springs County Museum, 38 people representing 15 businesses attended a hospitality and customer service workshop. The event was hosted by Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, and the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Casper College Certified Hospitality Educator Ginny Garner leading the class. After brief introductions from those attending, which included names, businesses they were representing, and where they like to vacation and why, Garner pointed out many...
The annual Running with the Buffalo is scheduled to start on Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 a.m. in Hot Springs State Park, in the grassy area with the buffalo statue, near the swimming areas. The event includes a 4K walk/run and an 8K run through the buffalo pasture and back to the park. The run/walk, hosted by the Hot Springs County Recreation District, is a culminating event for the Ready Set Run! program. There is no age limit, and participants can register the day of the event, beginning at...
Soren Webber shows off a Hereford market steer during the Hot Springs Junior Livestock Show, while the animal mugs for the camera....
Recently, two grants were awarded which will benefit the Thermopolis Middle School Farm to School program. Teacher Becky Martinez said one of the grants, provided through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and the University of Wyoming, will provide for a hoop house on the west side of the building. The hoop house is a 15-foot by 39-foot structure. Though similar to a greenhouse, Martinez explained it is different in the fact that it is made of rounded PVC pipe and heavy plastic. Though not...
The 25th Annual Hot Spot Car Rally is ready to roar into Thermopolis Father’s Day Weekend, June 17 and 18. The two-day event will feature a wide assortment of vehicles, from off-road to rat rods, muscle cars, classics, vintage and even modern muscle cars. Things kick off on Saturday morning with registration at 10 a.m., followed by the Ted Spatol Memorial poker run and the parade of cars through town at 4:30 p.m. Sunday is the Show and Shine in Hot Springs State Park where everyone can vote for their favorite car in the show. There will be m...
The public is invited to help celebrate better hearing and speech month with Gottsche, with a free escape room on Wednesday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An escape room is an interactive, immersive puzzle game. People are put inside a room and, using the objects contained inside, must find their way out. Teams can consist of anywhere from one to eight people. Though locked in the room, participants will be monitored and released should an emergency situation develop. Free refreshments and prizes will be available for all participants. Call...
There is nothing quite like driving through the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park and having the buffalo surround your vehicle. Hot Springs State Park will now be having public tours of buffalo feedings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, free to the public. Meet the park crew at Smokey Row Cemetery at 8 a.m. and follow them to the feeding area. Bring your cameras for some great photo opportunities! While there is no guarantee the buffalo will come to feed, you will have the chance to take pictures, up close and personal, from the...
The Adams twins, Arin and Zoe, and Sydney Shaffer shuffle one of their pigs down the alley heading onto the scales to be weighed. The annual event for 4-H and FFA youth was Sunday evening at the fairgrounds. The youth must have their animals weighed and tagged, with a Wyoming State Fair ear tag, in order to show and sell their animals at county fair later this summer....
Monument Hill Cemetery will once again be home to Hawk’s Avenue of Flags this Memorial Day. The memorial was created in 2016 in memory of Airman First Class Donald L. “Hawk” Hawkins by his wife Betty Hawkins and daughter Julie Lehman, but it is for all veterans. The flags flown are the casket flags used at funerals for servicemen and women, but those who want to keep their casket flags can order a 9’x5’ flag. Each flag is displayed on a 15-foot pole, and each pole has a plaque engraved...
Makayla George joined the other seniors from the class of 2017 for a night of fun, food and games at the middle school Sunday night. The annual senior party features giveaways of all kinds of gifts for the seniors to start college with like dorm refrigerators, microwaves and more, all donated by local businesses....
VFW Post 2281 will host services on Memorial Day, May 29. There will be a free breakfast for veterans and families at the club from 8-10 a.m. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery, 11:30 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery and noon at the Park Street bridge. The public is invited to attend services to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to recognize those who have served and who are currently serving....
In conjunction with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Free Fishing Day on June 3, the daily use fees are waived at all parks/recreation areas that provide angling. Boysen is among the Wyoming State Parks locations offering free entrance. Additional locations are: Buffalo Bill, Curt Gowdy, Edness K. Wilkins, Fort Phil Kearney, Glendo, Guernsey, Keyhole, Seminoe and Hawk Springs. Fishing opportunities are also available at Hot Springs State Park, which offers free entrance year-round. Other such sites are Bear River, Medicine Lodge and S...
Hot Springs State Park will be the venue for Walk MS: Northwest Wyoming on Saturday, June 3. Walk MS unites teams of families, friends, neighbors and co-workers to raise funds to drive groundbreaking MS research, provide life-changing services and guarantee a supportive community for those who need it most. Hundreds of people are expected to raise more than $10,000 during the event, giving people living with MS and those who care for them a chance to connect and be inspired. Nearly 300,000...
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is accepting scholarship nominations, to attend the June 9 Kids’ Dig. The all-day experience provides children a look at what it is to be a paleontologist. In addition to activities at the center, they will also get to dig in one of the quarries and collect invertebrate fossils from the Sundance Sea formation. The scholarships pay for the recipients to go on the Kids’ Dig. Nominees must be from Hot Springs County, be age 8-12 and not have participated in a prior Kids’ Dig. The center is also accepting appli...
