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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s public comment period on 2016 hunting season setting regulations is now open. Individuals interested in the changes to the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission’s regulations are encouraged to attend statewide public meetings or provide written input. Online commenting is available as well. The public meeting in Thermopolis is scheduled for Wednesday, March 16 at 6 p.m. in the meeting room at Big Horn Federal. Members of the public can provide comments at the meeting, online at https://wgfd....
David Hansen works to unwrap as many goodies as he can before Spencer Luce rolls doubles on the dice during the Shrink Wrap Candy Ball Game at the Luce fundraiser Saturday at the fair building....
Joint the ArtStroll Friday and Saturday, March 11 & 12, to salute the hunter and gatherer in all of us. The Second Friday ArtStroll is from 5-8 p.m. in downtown Thermopolis. Strollers will enjoy featured artists, live music, refreshments and door prizes. Hunters and gatherers will be in businesses displaying, discussing and demonstrating food preservation, poultice making, wildlife and landscape photography, leather crafting and making art from bones and things you find along the trail. You can be entered to win one of several door prizes...
As April transitions to May, Relay for Life of Hot Springs County will host the first ever Drift and Drive Tournament, in memory of Helen Davis and Eddie Brister. Davis’ granddaughter Nikki Slagle said Davis was a former Thermopolis resident and an avid fisher. Though her grandmother passed away in 1993 from pancreatic cancer, Slagle said those memories of her grandmother’s fishing are among her fondest. “I honestly don’t remember her not fishing.” Slagle, a member of the Relay for Life core...
Taking advantage of some unseasonably warm weather last week, two-year-old Connor Gardner and mom Shylah Boss have a "stick war."...
Risen Son Christian School kindergartner Andreanna Moon gets some roping tips from Koy Myers at the FFA Petting Zoo on Thursday. FFA members put on the petting zoo and held other activities as part of National FFA Week....
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is hosting a viewing of “The Good Dinosaur” during a Night at the Museum Saturday, March 5 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The WDC has a 3 ½ minute video called Wyoming: The Land That Inpsired “The Good Dinosaur” which is included on the DVD version of the movie, released Feb. 23. Andrew Rossi, from WDC, discusses how dinosaurs like the main character Arlo once roamed the Wyoming landscapes. Included in the WCD video are scenes from the dinosaur center and dig sites, conversation with Rossi and scenes from “The Good Dinosaur....
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 August 12-13 at Hot Springs State Park. 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.relayforlif...
Alec Martinez takes a huge bite of his scrumptious chocolate muffin during the Moms and Muffins event held Friday at Ralph Witters Elementary....
Ian Oliver races his stick horse around buckets during the FFA Petting Zoo barrel racing Thursday....
As part of their FFA Week activities, Thermopolis chapter members gave their time at Blair's Super Market to help shoppers by bagging groceries and carrying them to their vehicles....
Hot Springs County 4-H will be hosting a free chili supper for the public on Saturday, Feb. 27 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. 4-H members will be making desserts that will be available to the public for silent auction and by live auction. The live auction will start at 6:30 p.m. with Shawn McWilliams doing the auctioneering. There will be several desserts available ranging from fancy decorated cakes to pies, cookies and baskets. Proceeds from the event will help 4-H members attend Washington Leadership Focus in...
All registered Republicans are invited to attend the 2016 precinct caucuses set for Saturday, Feb. 27, at 9 a.m. The different precincts will gather and elect delegates with the same number of alternates to the County Convention. The meeting will take place at the County Commissioners Chambers in the annex building. The Hot Springs County Republican Convention is scheduled for Saturday, March 12 at 9 a.m. and will also be at the County Commissioners Chambers in the annex building....
Red Cross is seeking volunteers in Hot Springs County and across Wyoming. They are currently looking for four new volunteers in this area. During times of emergencies, from smaller disasters to larger scale disasters, Red Cross volunteers perform important disaster preparedness roles including providing lifesaving home fire prevention materials in communities throughout Wyoming. Depending on a volunteer’s professional certifications and/or interests, one may also assist the Red Cross in providing health services and mental health services d...
The Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center is taking orders for their cinnamon roll sale. The rolls are $1.50 each or $18 per dozen and ready for delivery on three Fridays, March 4, 11 and 18. Preorders are a must and need to be received by the Thursday prior to the Friday date you want to pick up your rolls.. Proceeds from the cinnamon roll sale will benefit the senior citizens center. For more information or to order, stop by the center at 206 Senior Ave. or call 864-2151....
Blood draws for the annual Kiwanis Health Fair begin the first Saturday in March and continue through the next week at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Blood draws will be held at the hospital Saturday, March 5 as well as the following Monday through Saturday, March 7-12, from 7 to 10 a.m. Report to the desk in the hospital lobby. No specific appointments for blood draws will be made. Several types of blood screenings will be available, including a basic chemistry panel; vitamin D, 25 hydroxy; PSA (for men); hemoglobin; C-reactive...
Learn to Teach Kids about Wildlife and the Outdoors at Project Learning Tree/ Project WILD Workshop Daycare providers, early childhood educators, home-school parents and others who want to educate their 3-7 year-old children about wildlife and the environment are invited to attend a Project Learning Tree/Project WILD workshop, Saturday. March 5 from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Hot Springs County Museum. PLT and WILD are international, award-winning environmental and wildlife education programs for kids in grades PreK through 12. Through participatio...
On February 4 and 13, Bobcat Robotics went to Bozeman, Mont. and Casper for their Robotics Tournaments. Both teams did well in the tournaments and even won State Robotics. In Robotics, students have to make a robot while working together. They have to make sure the robots are 18 by 18 by 18 inches to be qualified and have to go through a bunch of tasks to gain points. The more points they have, the higher their rank is. During the tournaments, teams get paired with each other and have to gain...
Dustin Harvey and his son, Duder, work together to make something magical out of limited supplies during the Instant Challenge at the Career Cafe hosted by Lights On....
Kindergartners Abigail Flowers and Orion Jenks raise their colorful chains at the gym in Ralph Witters Elementary. Each grade was present and held different colored chains representing a point students improved in MAP scoring....
The stage is set for the Encore Talent Show Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with a taco bar dinner and the show starts at 6:30 p.m. According to Tiffany Simeral, the program will feature 24 acts during the evening. Tryouts were held earlier this month and young stars will compete in four divisions: kindergarten through second grade, third grade through fifth grade, sixth grade through eighth grade, and a high school division. The contest features $400 in prize money, $50 of which will be...
Girls Scouts from Troop 1100, l to r, Brianna Lackey, Joely Mounts and Alyssa Andreen give handmade flowers to one of the residents of Thermopolis Rehabilitation and Care Center Sunday for Valentine's Day....
The top three finishers in the Thermopolis Middle School Spelling Bee were, eighth grader Ashley Brawley, first place (pictured), eighth grader Darian Macie, second place, seventh grader Matthew Rhodes, third place. They will be able to attend the Wyoming State Spelling Bee competition March 12 in Rock Springs....
Fire chief Mark Collins, right, congratulates the 2016 Firefighter of the Year, John Fish Saturday during the fireman's dinner. Ben Shidler, Jay Erk and Clint Huckfeldt were each recognized for five years of service and Rodney McQueen was recognized for 15 years....
Hot Springs County 4-H will be hosting a free chili supper for the public on Saturday, Feb. 27 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. 4-H members will be making desserts that will be available to the public for silent auction and by live auction. The live auction will start at 6:30 p.m. with Shawn McWilliams doing the auctioneering. There will be several desserts available ranging from fancy decorated cakes to pies, cookies and baskets. Proceeds from the event will help 4-H members attend Washington Leadership Focus in...
