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The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department hosted their annual open house on Saturday. They served up hot dogs and the event featured a Jaws of Life demonstration,...
A full week of fun was enjoyed by all during the Hot Springs County Fair. Top to bottom, Odin Jenks enjoys a thrilling ride down the slide bounce house during the Family Fun Nite. Aubrey McLean marvels at the shot she made during the Hot Springs corn hole competition. TJ Miramontes, Daxton McLean, Brycen Jones and Casen Eckley pull with all their might during the Tug-of-war competition....
Our Thermopolis Farmers Market vendor of the week is Red Canyon Bison Ranch. Red Canyon has been operating in Thermopolis for the past six years. They feature ground, brisket, try-tip, short ribs, ribeye, tenderloin, and more. Their ranch is located in the foothills of the Owl Creek Mountains, an area that was bison territory for 350,000 years before they were wiped out. Shannon Lawson is happy to be bringing this habitat back for them while providing bison meat for her clients. The Farmers...
Eleven-year-old Abel Cordingly shows off the skills that earned him the top hand award at Saturday's Thermopolis FFA Alumni Ranch Rodeo held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. See page 13 for results and more photos....
Ava Dafoe competes in the Senior Reining class during the Hot Springs County Fair Youth Horse Show. See page 14 for results and more photos....
Mike Bell, English researcher and author of a number of books on Wyoming outlaw history, gives a presentation at the Hot Springs County Museum last Saturday. Bell has been researching Wyoming outlaws for over 50 years and is a member of both the Wild West History Association and the English Westerners' Society. You can find copies of his books at the museum or online....
Stephanie Owens of Owens Creations is our Vendor of the Week for the Thermopolis Farmers Market. When she couldn't balance bringing her child to work in Rawlins, she started working from home making and selling sewing, woodwork, stained glass, jewelry, and even her husband Jason's bottle lamps. When the family relocated to Thermopolis in 2014, Owens kept up her business and is at the local Farmers Market every Saturday as well as a few other events around Wyoming during the s...
Katie Singleton, Big Horn District Interpretive Ranger, teach Vivian Kraft, right, and Arbin Kraft about a wandering garter snake....
Members of the HSCHS graduating class of 1995 who recently attended their 30th year reunion include, left to right, Paige Pickering, Crystal Cundall Zimmerscheid, Jennifer Hancock Selvey, Michelle Carter Holman, Amy Baird Iverson, Amanda Christensen Evans, Shauna Littlefield Bruckner, Pat Johns, Stefanie Cowger, Jennifer Buller, Mandy McDonald Wilson, Michelle Brister Kane and Shannon Buckner Myers....
Kendall Dickey, Taytum Dickey, Leia Bradshaw and Shawna Bradshaw dance the afternoon away at the Triple C Cowboys concert in Hot Springs State Park last Saturday afternoon. The concert was presented by the HSC Senior Center and benefited the senior center building fund as well as Alzheimer's awareness....
Open for business Saturdays 8-12 from mid-June through early October in downtown Thermopolis next to Bicentennial Park, the Thermopolis Farmers Market brings the community together with its share of fresh fruits and vegetables, locally made body care, toys, jewelry, meats, household items, and an assortment of baked goods. Our vendor of the week is Mary Bell and Bloomin’ Acres Studios. Bell has had a farmers market booth for the past 10 years. She started making her own soaps and creams to combat the dryness this climate brings. Bloomin’ Acr...
Top, Lily Hayes, Darby Compton with baby, Benjamin and Donna Apland peruse the Lucerne School albums during the reunion gathering at the Hot Springs County Museum last weekend. Sylvia and Tim Lippincott visit with Levi Shinkle during the reunion picnic in Hot Springs State Park last Sunday afternoon. Two members of the graduating class of 1948, Jerry Sheridan and Carolyn Anderson, are living in Hot Springs County....
Christine Harvey, Annie McDonald, and Rick Helm pause from surveying the storm aftermath for a smile in the community garden. At $25 a bed to cover water costs, the garden contains over 50 plots and 25 gardeners. Tomatoes, cabbage, kale, a variety of gourds, rhubarb, cherries, berries, fruit trees, and melons are just a small sample of what is grown in the garden. Some garden beds donate to food share when they have extra, and there are options in manure and compost for use by all. The...
Class of 1960 Left to right, Robin Galyan, Ed Brookshire, Jim Daniels, Charles Realing, Lee Shaffer, Roberta Krassine, Don Harvey, Jim Milek, Lyndon Milek, Mickey Joiner, Doris Anne Ready, Carla Brown, Jack Kuiper, Pat Sprat, Don Hayes Class of 1965 Left to right, Mike Ryan, Carol Westberg, Carol Hooper, Eula Kirkenslager, Nancy Womack, Janice Weeks, Chuck Bunch, Pat O’Brien, Cheryl Pebbles, Lois Shaffer, Steve Shafer Class of 1970 Left to right, front row, John Zupan, Sylvia Graber-Pastrone, L...
Stella Borgen places her freshly tie-dyed bandanna in a bag during the summer reading program at the Hot Springs County Library last week....
Sophia Moser, of Worland, holds a Red Tail Boa named Mangé at Wyoming Discovery Days held in Hot Springs State Park last weekend. The snake belongs to Salida Circus....
James, back, and Rivers Andreen participate in the Paddle in the Park event hosted by the Hot Springs State Park....
Hugs were on the menu on Wednesday, July 9, as a large crowd gathered to celebrate the retirement of much beloved Yvonne Kraushaar from Big Horn Enterprises. TaLena Tynsky gave one of the many hugs to Kraushaar. Kraushaar started working at BHE in April of 1986. Her first five years, she worked in client care, but the last 25 years she spent in administration, executing accounting, finances, clerical, and front office duties. After cake and ice cream, Kevin Simpson, CEO of BHE gave a short...
At last weekend's Summer Bazaar at the armory building, Lillie Pruitt is excited about looking at a necklace made by Taylin Birdsley as Shyla Snyder watches....
Despite the heat, crowds turned out for Wyoming Discovery Days last weekend, enjoying vendors, music, activities, hands-on learning experiences and more. Top to bottom, left to right, Amara Gilreath admires the face painting created by Laura Hart of the Salida Circus; Tikka won best costume during the dachshund race; David W. Osmundsen demonstrates his blacksmith skills; Callen Ennis gazes up at the tepee as the afternoon light illuminates the vibrant artwork through the canvas; John Rose, from...
New this year to Wyoming Discovery Days was a night of entertainment near the Thermopolis Golf Course. Lorrie Morgan, top left, and Chancey Williams, top right, and their bands put on crowd pleasing performances. A 300 drone light show amazed the crowd to wrap up the night....
At last Saturday's Freedom Fest, l to r, Calvin Cottrell, Kylie Geis and Alayna Scheel battle for first place, with Kylie securing the top spot in their age group....
The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department put on a spectacular fireworks display from T-Hill on the Fourth of July....
The Thermopolis Farmer's Market operates Saturdays from 8 a.m.-noon through early October in downtown Thermopolis next to Bicentennial Park. Our vendor of the week is Rachel Miller. She comes to the market bearing a variety of fresh vegetables and herbs. You can find everything from butter lettuce to rhubarb to mint. Miller even has zucchini and fresh or sun-dried dill. "The sun-dried dill has so much more flavor than dehydrated dill weed you buy at stores," she says. Miller, a retired physical...
