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The next meeting of the Hot Springs County Historical Society will feature “Wyoming National Bank Notes, with emphasis on the Bighorn Basin Banks.” Dr. Peter Huntoon, a former geology professor at the University of Wyoming, will present the program focusing on banks and notes from the Bighorn Basin and the historic bankers who signed them. Between 1863 and 1935, national banks issued paper money with the name of the bank and signatures of the bank officers. First National Bank of The...
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Ralph Witters Elementary kindergarten students visited Lucy's Sheep Camp last week as part of their science class lifecycle unit. The ranch, run by Billie Jo Norsworthy, has been doing an educational unit with the kindergartners for eight years. Other grades have also benefitted from visiting the ranch. Kindergarten teacher Bethany Webber said the students go out to the farm in order to give them an out of classroom experience they can take back and learn from. "They're learning what animals...
These final few weeks of school for students in Hot Springs County School District No. 1 are full of activities and events. Baccalaureate will be held Monday, May 11 at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium. Everyone is welcome to attend the ceremony. Seniors will receive their scholarships on Tuesday, May 12 at 6:30 p.m. Senior Scholarship Night will be held this year in the high school commons. Thursday, May 14 the Risen Son Christian School will be filling the auditorium for their spring concert....
Henry Nyhus swings a lasso above his head while playing a game during the Spring Craft Fair in the fair building Saturday....
The Thermopolis Gun Club is sponsoring a Bowling Pin Shoot on Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. at the Thermopolis Gun Range. Entry fees will be waived for Moms. Bring your handguns and ammo....
Destination Imagination team Pretty Little “DI”ers will be holding a variety of fundraisers to help members attend Global Finals in Tennessee May 20-23. A Potato Bar dinner is scheduled for Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at the VFW. All proceeds from the event will go to pay for travel expenses. For more information, call 864-3621....
A Babes and Mother’s Day event will be held Saturday, May 9 featuring dinner, entertainment and a silent auction. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new fetal heart monitor at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. The fun will begin at 6 p.m. at The Bar-N’, 352 Bar None Drive. Call Linda at (805) 448-1321 to RSVP for the event. Members and guests are welcome....
Have you given your mom a few wrinkles? Bring her to Big Horn Federal on Tuesday, May 12 between 6:30-8 p.m. for a free facial in honor of Mother’s Day. Hypoallergenic products will be used. Refreshments will be available. The event is sponsored by Cassie Hetzel and Ashley McLean. For more information contact McLean at 307 851-7067....
This is the time of year ranchers gather their herd and brand the young calves. Jerry Lake lays a branding iron on a calf as Kiamichi Larson helps hold it steady....
The Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis, May 8, 5-8 p.m., will feature artists and musicians from Thermopolis Laramie, Riverton, and Fort Washakie. Most downtown businesses are open during the event. Several Mother’s Day activities are planned on Still Strolling Saturday, May 9. Out-of-town guest artists are pastel artist Tad Anderson, Laramie; potter Joy Jones, The Clay Works, Riverton; and Kelli and Timothy Wesaw, Fort Washakie. Tad Anderson, who grew up in Thermopolis, will be showing his pastels all month at Flying Eagle G...
The Third Annual P.E.O. Mother’s Day Luncheon will be held on Saturday, May 9, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the middle school commons. The Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) uses various fundraisers throughout the year to provide scholarship opportunities to young ladies in Hot Springs County. Founded at Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa in 1869, P.E.O. has been promoting educational opportunities for women ever since. The annual luncheon will feature door prizes, a raffle a...
Kiesha and Tara Kraushaar help sheriff Lou Falgoust place flowers by a grave during the Fallen Officer Ceremony Sunday....
Locals gathered at the high school Monday to watch a game of basketball played from the back of an animal – a game of Donkey Basketball. The competitors played tough matches, but kept the games civil and fun. Money raised went towards the Close Up program. Close Up is a program that aims to inform, inspire, and empower young people to exercise the rights, and accept the responsibilities, of citizens in a democracy. Money raised will help pay for students to do Close Up workshops in Washington D...
Eighty-four Ralph Witters Elementary students were recognized for their writing accomplishments during the 2015 Young Authors Awards ceremony held Thursday, April 30 in the school district auditorium. The students were honored in three categories: non-fiction, fiction and poetry and they all received a certificate and ribbon. The first- through third-place winners also received a gift certificate for a book. Here are the Young Authors Award recipients: KINDERGARTEN Non-Fiction 1st, Ryan Axtell....
The Hot Springs County High School band and choir were in Lovell last week for the 2015 District Music Festival. Keeping with tradition, the band and choir both came home with multiple superior ratings with solos and ensembles ranging from excellent to superior as determined by the panel of judges. "I am so proud of our musicians," director Dustin Olsen said. "They represented the high school and community on the highest level. Not only did they perform at an extremely high level of...
Seymore Stoutfellow (Logan Kay), hero of the day, is not quite sure what to do with Marginally Modest (Sierra Schmidt) after she faints during the high school drama production. The melodrama's final night is tonight (Thursday) in the auditorium at 7 p.m....
Hot Springs County High School Prom Queen Kimberlee Robbins and King Vinchinzo Castle were crowned during Grand March Saturday....
Cindy Magelky started the installation of new officers by swearing in Kim Enis as the new president. Enis then swore in her new officers during the April 7 meeting. New officers for the 2015-2016 term are: President Kim Enis; vice president and education chair Stefanie Ireland; secretary and treasurer Cindy Magelky; philanthropic chair Carol Andreen; ways and means chair Michelle Herring; awards chair and historian Jenifer Grimm; social co-chairs Belle Flinn and Michelle Herring; jonquil/chaplain and publicity Linda Ziegler; parliamentarian...
Hot Springs County Historical Society members are looking for volunteers to help give Monument Hill a fresh look. On Friday and Saturday volunteers are needed to do rock work putting letters back into shape and then give them a new coat of paint. Interested individuals are asked to meet on the back side of Monument Hill beginning at 2 p.m. Friday or on Saturday morning. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Ray Shaffer at 864-2678 or 921-8625....
The Third Annual P.E.O. Mother’s Day Luncheon will be held on Saturday, May 9, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the middle school commons. The Philanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.) uses various fundraisers throughout the year to provide scholarship opportunities to young ladies in Hot Springs County. Founded at Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa in 1869, P.E.O. has been promoting educational opportunities for women ever since. The annual luncheon will feature door prizes, a raffle a...
A spring craft fair is being held at the Hot Springs County fair building on Saturday, featuring crafters from all over the state. The fair begins at 9 a.m. with handmade jewelry, rope creations, wine cork creations, knitted and crocheted items as well as Indian prints, handmade children and adult clothing and more. There will also be booths with Jamberry, 31 Gifts, Scentsy and others. Concessions will be available. All spaces are full for this craft fair, but if you are interested in participating in another scheduled for October, please call...
Several local churches are sponsoring a Prayer Service in connection with the National Day of Prayer to be held, Thursday, May 7, in the Bicentennial Park in Thermopolis next to the Independent Record at 12:15 p.m. 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...
Brian Bohleen sifts through a box of items during the Relay for Life garage sale at the fair building Friday....
