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The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on Tuesday, May 17 from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library. A representative will be available to help job seekers and employers. The Riverton office of the Department of Workforce Services is available by phone at 307-856-9231 or on their website at wyomingworkforce.org...
Mothers and daughters of all ages filled the Thermopolis Middle School Commons for the annual P.E.O. Mother's Day Luncheon Saturday....
County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon is working to provide a five-step process to prepare a plan in the event the dam at Boysen Reservoir breaks. The first step of the process is an informative seminar beginning at 2 p.m. June 13 at the government annex building. The coming months will see workshops and tabletop exercises as part of the plan’s creation, but a full-scale exercise in the community is not until May of 2017. The community is encouraged to participate in the process. Gordon emphasized he has the utmost confidence i...
Thermopolis Middle School students help to put up the fence for the TMS garden. In two weeks, students will begin planting the garden....
The annual Wyoming Reads celebration for first-graders was held at the Ralph Witters Elementary library on Tuesday. Hot Springs County Library Youth Services Librarian Sue Hurd read a book to first-graders, explained Summer Reading at Hot Springs County Library and presented students with a free book that they chose back in October. "All of the first graders in the state will be getting a book from the Sue Jorgenson Library Foundation," Hurd said. "They are given to students so they will be...
Registration for Lights On summer programs will be held Monday, May 16 from 5-6 p.m. in the Ralph Witters Elementary Library and Tuesday, May 17 from 5-6 p.m. in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons. Lights On is hosting a number of summer activities for students including RWE adventure camp, camp invention, TMS summer camp, makerspace, ropes course, FLL robotics camp, green construction and certified nursing assistant course....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday celebrates the 100th Anniversary of Buffalo in Hot Springs State Park May 13-14 in historic downtown Thermopolis. Learn the history of the buffalo and how they came to be in the park Friday evening at One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company. “It’s an interesting history and one we are very proud of,”says Kevin Skates, State Park Superintendent. Stroll by and visit with state park personnel Friday from 5-8 p.m. Friday evening will feature artists, musicians, demonstrations and art activities from...
Juliann Terry, a biologist traineee with Wyoming Game and Fish, shows the pelts and skulls of various animals to fourth grade students Tuesday morning. Students also learned about plants and mosquitoes, and planted lilacs at the armory....
It was a packed house in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons Thursday night as eager family members awaited the performance of the 5th and 6th grade band orchestrated by Dustin Olsen. Instruments ranged from brass, wind, percussion and many others....
Merlin's Hide Out fashions kick off the repurposed, hand-made fashion show hosted by Hot Springs County Museum Saturday, May 14. The fashion show will feature clothing beginning with the mountain man era up to fashions worn today. Barb Rice will be modeling her 1960's outfits along with others who will model handmade clothing including knitted, quilted, wool and leather wear. The show will also feature modern attire provided by Needful Things. Local jewelry maker Jennie Blakesley will provide...
The fourth annual P.E.O. Mother’s Day Luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Saturday May 7 at the Thermopolis Middle School commons. Judy Kenast said this year’s luncheon has sold out of tickets for the first time. “This year’s event will feature a Mother’s Day lunch placed on different place settings from ‘Whimsical’ to ‘Beautiful,’” Kenast said. The annual luncheon will feature a raffle, door prizes and live entertainment. The Philanthropic Educational Organization uses var...
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease that affects the central nervous system by disrupting flow of information from the brain to the body. It has no known cause or cure, and symptoms vary from person to person depending on where the nervous system is affected. Symptoms include balance and gait issues, cognitive and sensory problems, fatigue, vertigo and dizziness, visual impairment and tremors. It generally strikes people between age 20 and 50, and women are diagnosed two to three times more...
Several local churches are sponsoring a Prayer Service in connection with the National Day of Prayer to be held, Monday, May 9 at 12:15 p.m. in Bicentennial Park next to the Independent Record. The public is invited to attend. President George Washington issued the first proclamation on February 19, 1795, calling upon Americans to set aside a Thursday in May for a national day of prayer and fasting. In 1988, a bill was introduced which fixed the annual National Day of Prayer at the first Thursday in May. It received broad bipartisan...
The Thermopolis Post Office is gearing up for the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive Saturday, May 14. All food collected will go to four local pantries including People for People, Community Church, Risen Son Christian Church and River of Life Church. Watch for donation bags in your mail box next week. Food items should be nonperishable items, such as canned meats, soup, fruits and vegetables; and packaged nonperishables such as pasta, cereal, powdered milk. Food bags will be picked up May 14 during postal r...
Fourth grade teacher Toby Emery gives fourth grader Mari Ford an award and a high five during the Ralph Witters Elementary awards ceremony....
The Children’s Resource Center is sponsoring a showing of “The Incredibles” Saturday, May 7 at noon at the Ritz Theater. Come dressed as your favorite super hero and receive a prize. Cost is $5 per person. Proceeds go toward the Dolly Parton Imagination Library providing free books to children birth to five years old. For more information, call 864-9227....
Reserve your table now for the second annual Eagle RV Park Garage Sale set for Saturday, May 15 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate. Seller is responsible for their own items and taking any of their unsold items home when done. To reserve a table or for more information, contact (307) 315-0332....
The NED Show, which promotes positive behavior and academic achievement in elementary schools, did a presentation on April 27 at the auditorium for both Ralph Witters Elementary and Thermopolis Middle School students....
Ralph Witters Elementary fourth graders, split into two separate trips, visited Yellowstone National Park. The first trip was April 15-18 and the second trip was April 29-May 2. Fourth grade teacher Anna Wassing took the first group of students to explore the park. "The students were excited to see a grizzly bear," Wassing said. "They also had a fox trot along within 100 feet of the group. And of course, there was the always exciting event of one group of girls finding a mouse in their cabin."...
The Thermopolis Gymkhana series will start Sunday, May 1 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The gymkhana features fun events for horseback riders up to the age of 18. Events include barrels, poles, a flag race, goat tying, dummy roping and an egg race. Age groups will be lead line (5 and under), peewee (6-8), junior (9-13) and senior (14-18). The series will run once a month through Sept. Participants can pay a family membership fee of $40 or an individual membership fee of $20 to compete toward year end awards or they can participate as...
La Leche League of the Big Horn Basin meets at 10 a.m. on the last Saturday of each month at the Hot Springs County Library. La Leche League Leader Heather Olsen said the group is open to anyone in the community. "It's a free support group so anyone in the community can attend - breastfeeding moms, husbands, support partners," she said. "They are all welcome to attend." Olsen said the group covers a large amount of information. "We talk about pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, when to...
Kim Enis, of Kim's Daycare, brought children for a picnic lunch and to play in Bicentennial Park April 21....
The Hot Springs County High School FFA Banquet will be held Monday, May 2 beginning at 6 p.m. in the High School Ag Shop. FFA advisor Britton Van Heule said everyone will have a free milk can dinner in the shop and then move to the school auditorium for the awards. FFA officers will be presenting chapter members and community members with awards from the year, Van Heule said. "The banquet is important because it is a chance for the students and I to show our appreciation for members, their...
Abigail Flowers and Oliver Bihr take laps on trikes inside the fair building Saturday for the Children's Resource Center St. Jude Trike-A-Thon fundraiser....
Hot Springs County High School will be holding their junior/senior prom from 9 p.m. – midnight Saturday at the Days Inn Ballroom. This year's theme is "Paris Masquerade." The Grand March will be from 8-9 p.m. in the school auditorium. King and Queen nominations were not available at press time....
