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Shawna Farrell seems to be putting out the challenge during the start of the Has Beens basketball game last Thursday....
The Thermopolis Gun Club invites Hunter Education graduates to the first annual Local Youth Hunter Education Challenge (YHEC), Sunday, May 7 at the Bob Milek Memorial Range eight miles west of Thermopolis on Highway 120. Pre-registration must be submitted by April 28, and only the first 40 participants will be accepted. Check-in the day of the event is at 1 p.m. Pre-registration forms are available through Cynthia Garbin or the extension office. Those who want to pre-register should mail their $5 entry fee — checks payable to Thermopolis Gun C...
The University of Wyoming and the 4-H Extension office, along with Hot Springs County High School, will present UW Signing Day on Tuesday, May 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the high school. A university representative will be present. This event is an occasion to experience the pride of a college signing day. Students attending will be able to show their Poke Pride as they sign on as a future Wyoming Cowboy or Cowgirl. May 1 is the official national date for students to confirm their intent to enroll in college. Students are also encouraged to have their...
The public is invited to join the Federated Community Church in the 6:32 p.m. service this Sunday for a spirit-filled “laugh-in.” There will be singing of fun camp and children’s songs, humorous stories and jokes — those appropriate for the sanctuary — followed by a potluck dessert. Those planning to attend should bring a dessert to share and, if they chose, a story or two as well....
Baylee Shaffer and Aaron Hanson were among the soloists performing at the North Big Horn Basin Music Festival, hosted in Thermopolis last week. Shaffer earned a Superior vocal rating, and Hanson earned a Superior vocal rating and an Excellent flute rating. Band and Choir Director Gerry Burton stated the festival "was a huge project and the support was amazing." Burton also stated the concert band earned Excellent and High Excellent ratings across the board. He noted this is amazing, knowing two...
During a pre-festival concert last week, several choirs perform including the full choir and separate men's and women's groups. Thermopolis was host to the North Big Horn Basin Music Festival Friday and Saturday....
The students at Hot Springs County High School are ordering flowers, making hair appointments and renting tuxedos in preparation for Prom, set for Saturday, May 6. “The Roaring 20’s – A Secret Soiree” will begin with the Grand March at 7:30 in the auditorium. They will dance the night away from 9 p.m. until midnight on the stage of the auditorium, the “secret” that was kept under wraps until Tuesday this week. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the Grand March to take photos....
A good crowd of runners participated in the Spring a New Leaf 5K on Saturday morning. Young and old alike had a chance to run or even walk the course that made its way through parts of Hot Springs State Park....
Scarlett, daughter of Tony and Monica Deromedi, could not wait to get into her eggs at the Lions Easter Egg Hunt Sunday....
During the excitement of an Easter egg hunt at the Hot Springs County Library last week, C.J. Erk and Soren Webber stop briefly to pick up eggs and candy that spilled from their baskets....
A photograph of photographer Jeb Schenck taking a photograph of photographer Amy Kensworthy at the Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis....
Brenna and Annalyn Sharp made an amazing haul of Easter Eggs at the hunt Saturday, sponsored by Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Wellness Center....
A meeting of the Wyoming Joint Judiciary Committee will be held April 20 and 21 at the Days Inn. Following the formal presentations each day, there will be time for public comment, and the committee will break each day for lunch from 12-1:30 p.m. The joint committee will meet three or four times during the interim, which is from now until November, at different locations around the state. House District 28 Representative Nathan Winters said last year the interim committee worked very hard on...
The schedule of area Holy Week church programs and services today (Thursday) through Sunday includes: Community Federated Church, 244 N. Sixth St. Maundy Thursday Holy Week service, 7 p.m.; Easter Sunday, Easter services, 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6:32 p.m. First Baptist Church, 310 S. Sixth St. Easter Sunday breakfast, 9 a.m.; Sunday school, 9:45 a.m.; Easter service with choir celebration, 11 a.m. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 642 Arapahoe. Maundy Thursday service, 7 p.m.; Good Friday, Stations of the Cross, noon and 7 p.m.; Saturday, Easter...
Amy Ready's Moms and Tots class had a secret visitor Tuesday morning who left behind some bright eggs. Apollo Jenks reaches down to pick one up while Tucker Sayler has his eye on a blue one....
The photographic works of seven artists will be featured during the Second-Friday ArtStroll downtown April 14 from 5-8 p.m. An Artists’ Receptions will be held Friday evening with Artists’ Shows on Still Strolling Saturday during regular business hours at participating businesses. Come stroll and enjoy a visual treat from these photographers. Pick up a Stroll map at any participating business to find the location of artists and musicians. Return the map to the host business, WOW Store, Friday evening or to Hot Springs County Museum Sat...
Members of the Thermopolis Lions Club are working round the clock with the Easter Bunny to get prepared for their annual Easter Egg Hunt in Hot Springs State Park. The hunt will begin at 2 p.m. in various grassy areas of the main park, with different ages hunting in specific areas. The hunt is open to all children through age eight and there will be hundreds of eggs to find and prizes for the lucky ones who find the special eggs hidden in the grass. Age groups include two and under, three and four year-olds, five and six year-olds and seven...
Mesa Allen shows off her multiplication skills as grandma Barb Hansen watches. The activity was among many stations available during the Ralph Witters Elementary Math Night on Tuesday. Students received tickets they could get punched for doing math activities, with two punches earning them pizza and the third getting them an ice cream float....
Tuesday morning at the Hot Springs County Museum, University of Wyoming President Laurie Nichols visited with residents of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County. Nichols, who began her duties as the UW president on May 16, 2016, noted starting that month would allow her the opportunity to travel to all of the communities within her first year. Nichols noted she is still fairly new to the state, having only been here not quite a year, and the visits are, in part, to better understand the makeup of...
The 25th annual Hot Spot Car Rally is quickly approaching. As always, the event is planned for Father’s Day weekend, June 17 and 18 this year. However, in the weekends leading up to the main event, the public is invited to bring their rides out for some evening “cruise-in” events. The first cruise is April 21. Stephanie Owens explained the events were the idea of Rhonda and Barry Nelson of the Hot Spot Car Rally committee, to give the community a bit of fun. The cruises are not just limited to those who have “car show” vehicles; anyone ca...
Ralph Witters Elementary will host its Kindergarten Round-Up for the 2017-18 school year on Thursday, April 20 from 5-7 p.m. at the school library. To be eligible for kindergarten, students must be five years old by Sept. 15, 2017. Those who are bringing children to register are asked to have an immunization record and a state-certified birth certificate. Kids can still be registered without the birth certificate, but the document must be turned into the office before the first day of school, Aug. 23. Questions can be directed to the school...
It’s been a while since you made that New Year’s resolution, but honestly, its been cold and snowy and rainy, so you haven’t felt much like getting out and doing something about it. Well, its out with the old and in with the new at the Spring a New Leaf 5K run, walk and roll this Saturday in Hot Springs State Park. Leave the couch life behind and spring a new leaf for Easter! There is a $10 entry fee and registration begins at 7:30 a.m. with the race kicking off at 8 a.m. There will also be a free kid’s one-mile Fun Run that starts at 8:45 a....
Dorothy Rhodes hands out a wristband to one of the attendees of a cookie jar auction to benefit her son Harley, who is suffering from stage 2 osteosarcoma cancer in his left leg. Harley's father, Ross, expressed his appreciation to everyone who helped put the event on. Ross noted over 275 people attended, and about $25,000 was generated through the auctions of items including a picture done by A.B. Ward of Kirby....
A very vocal Canadian Goose was taking a leisurely evening stroll along the banks of one of the cooling ponds in Hot Springs State Park recently....
by Mark Dykes Volunteers are needed to help with a Hot Springs County mass dispensing exercise hosted by Hot Springs County Public Health. The exercise is scheduled for the morning of Thursday, April 13 at the county fair building. The scenario is a release of weaponized Anthrax. Volunteers can choose to be staff or role-players during. Staff volunteers who want to help at the Point of Dispensing (POD) should arrive at the building by 8 a.m. to receive a short training before the POD opens at 9...
