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The team is made up of eighth graders Breeze Petty, Hannah Hu, Katie Burrows, Jazy Steadman, Erica Meier and Naomi Bishop. The Pretty Little DI'ers won second place. They were first place in their instant challenges, but their central challenge pulled the team down to second place. Two of the best second place teams were given the wildcard and given the opportunity to go to the Nationals, Destination Imagination coordinator Sarah Cox said. Cox said that Destination Imagination is a program...
Children participating in the Spring A New Leaf 5K Kids Run Saturday morning launch forward from the starting line. The run took place at the Hot Springs State Park and helped raise money to acquire new equipment for The Shop....
Children enjoyed an Easter egg hunt, food and prizes at the Thermopolis Rehab & Care Center on Sunday....
Thermopolis Middle School teacher Jacob Strenger guides a blind folded student to a piñata during the PAWS celebration Friday....
The Hot Springs County High School handed out academic letter awards on Monday night at a ceremony at the school. Cortney O’Conner, high school counselor, said in order to qualify for an academic letter, students must be on any of the three honor rolls for two consecutive semesters. For the ceremony, students who lettered from the Spring 2015 and Fall of 2015 honor roll lists were honored. There were 76 students who qualified for the award. Both students and parents attended the ceremony to e...
Colten Blakesley, TJ, Jayssie, Cassie and Talon Owsley, Bethany Webber and Morgan Blakesley cheer on their favorites during the mechanical pig races at the Big Game Banquet and Auction sponsored by the Big Horn Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Preliminary numbers from the event show 232 in attendance with a net raised of $44,260. Highlights of the evening included a $4,500 donation from the Trinchera Blanca Foundation, the PBR package selling for $2,200, the banquet rifle...
The 12th annual Big Game Banquet and Auction will be Saturday, March 26 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. The event is sponsored by the Big Horn Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). A social hour featuring games and raffles begins at 5 p.m. The silent auction will begin at that time also. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with a live auction following. Gary Nash will donate his auction services. The banquet will feature a variety of firearms and other merchandise that can be won or bought at auction. Tickets are $70...
The Hot Springs County Democratic Party will hold their 2016 County Convention on Saturday, April 9 at the Hot Springs County Library. The convention will start at 11 a.m. with check in starting at 10 a.m. a all members of the public are welcome to attend, only democrats registered to vote on or before Friday, March 25 may vote on presidential candidates and the county platform. The convention will elect delegates to represent Hot Springs County at the Wyoming Democratic Party State Convention in Cheyenne on May 28. At the state convention,...
Tables are available now for the VFW 2281 Auxiliary April Garage Sale scheduled for Saturday, April 2 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Cost is $20 per table. Contact Karen at 921-1247 or Nancy at 349-2573 to reserve your spot....
Central Bank & Trust opened its doors to residents for a meet and greet to celebrate St. Patrick's Day on Thursday. Free food and beverages were served to celebrate the holiday. Resident Monica Jones won the 50/50 raffle and Shurie Scheel won the vacation giveaway....
Hot Springs County High School Drama Club will be performing their spring show on March 29, 31 and April 1 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. This spring the drama club is putting on a theatre revue. There are three different scenes, a musical number, performances by the senior speech and debate students and a one act show. The underlying theme for the scenes and one act are parodies of Shakespearean shows and characters. The first scene to be performed is “A Short History of Dating” by Matt Thompson. The performers in this scene are Aar...
Volunteer firefighter James Coats escorts Tyson Madina from the fire house at the Thermopolis Middle School Health Fair. The fire house simulates what it is like to be trapped in a smoky room....
Wearing panty hose is not just for bank robbers anymore. Zerrian Stone, left, and Kale Bloedel, pulled panty hose over their heads and gave the Elephant March game a try during the Irish Evening with Spencer Luce fundraiser Saturday night at the fair building. The event raised about $2,000 for the family....
A Relay for Life Kickoff is set for Friday, March 18 at the Armory building beginning at 6 p.m. You can register your team for the 2016 Relay for Life at the kickoff party and network with other participants while learning about this year’s Relay for Life plans. Dinner will be served followed by a bonfire. Relay for Life will be held August 12-13 in downtown Thermopolis. For more information about Relay for Life, contact Shurie Scheel at 307-460-0392 or shuriescheel@gmail.com. The local Relay for Life website is www.relayfor...
Dr. Laura Vietti will be presenting the program “Wyoming Paleontology: Fossils that inspired a Nation” at the Saturday, March 12 Hot Springs County Historical Society meeting. The meeting will begin at 2 p.m. at the county museum. Wyoming has an extremely rich and continuous fossil record that has forever impacted the field of paleontology. Vietti’s presentation will cover Wyoming’s geologic past, the historical discovery of Wyoming’s fossils and discussion of fossils recovered from Hot Springs County. Vietti is a graduate of Hot Springs C...
Baseball players are streaming into spring training, and a UW Extension community development educator (CDE) is offering her own specialty spring camp in Thermopolis. Managing change and giving effective feedback workshops are scheduled for Tuesday, March 15 at Big Horn Federal Savings Bank. “Don’t let issues with communication throw you a curve ball,” said extension CDE educator Tara Kuipers in the spirit of the season. The managing change first session is 9-11:30 a.m., and giving effective feedback is 1:30-4 p.m. Kuipers said change can b...
Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.) will be giving a presentation Wednesday, March 16 at the H.O.P.E. Agency, 426 Big Horn St. The presentation will begin at 1 p.m. and will outline the services the organization offers for children. BACA works in conjunction with local and state agencies to lend support and create a safe environment for abused children. The volunteer organization’s mission is to help children to not feel afraid in the world in which they live. For more information, call 864-2158....
Aimee Kay and Lily Hayes show off the variety of pies available at the Holy Trinity Rummage and Bake Sale Saturday....
The Hot Springs County Weed & Pest and University of Wyoming Extension Service will be conducting a private applicator training on Thursday, March 17 beginning at 10 a.m. at the weed and pest office, 711 Springview St. The training is for individuals that require a pesticide applicator certification in order to purchase and use restricted pesticides. The training will cover rules, regulations, record keeping, safety issues, reading and understanding labels and MSDSs. If you have any questions contact the weed and pest at 864-2278 or the...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate team is gearing up for the State Tournament after a third place finish in Worland over the weekend. A total of 20 teams competed in Worland and the Bobcats were successful in both debate and extemp. Senior Kameron Olsen placed second in Lincoln-Douglas debate, losing his final debate in a split decision to a competitor from Cody. He also placed second in extemp. Darren Leonhardt, also a senior, placed fifth in extemp for the weekend. Seniors Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Robinson moved into...
PAWS testing at Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) and Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) has started and will run through March. The standardized testing started on Tuesday at both schools. At RWE the test will run for two weeks and at TMS they will run for three weeks. The tests will be given on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Parents may notice their children being a bit more stressed or perhaps coming home a bit more tired and cranky each day during the testing, but there are some tips to help your child, and you, through the testing...
The Hot Springs County Barrel Racing Winter Series is in full swing at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The next event is set for April 17. Results from March 6 include: Peewee barrels Division 1D: Kamryn Farrell, 21.099. Division 4D: Taylor Malcom, 23.134; Kaycee Stothart, 24.363; Mesa Allen, 25.896; IreLynn Campbell, 27.118; Dessirae Willow, 36.357. Youth barrels Division 1D: Dasha Kelso, 16.321; Kamryn Farrell, 16.452; Kaitlyn Schmuck, 16.571; Laney Acord, 16.592; Emme Norsworthy, 16.715; Katie Fisher, 16.727. Division 2D: Jordan...
Meteorologists from the National Weather Service in Riverton will teach a Severe Weather Spotter training class at the Hot Springs County Annex Building at 117 North 4th Street, Thursday, March 17 from 6-7:30 p.m. The free training class is open to the public. The training session details how severe weather forms, outlines appropriate safety actions, and uses video and digital images from across Wyoming to help volunteers learn to identify and report severe weather. All course materials are provided and completion cards will be given to all...
Pre-registration for the Risen Son Christian School will be Thursday, March 17 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the school. Students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade will be accepted. Discounted rates will be offered for early registration. Prizes will be given away. For more information, call 921-0494....
Librarian Sandy Richins, dressed as Cat in a Hat, visits with students Mercedee Martinez and Ben Snyder at Ralph Witters Elementary during Dr. Seuss Week....
