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Safe Haven has moved its location to 316 Broadway, Suite 4, and has a new director, Kelli Bloedel. Bloedel said, “We feel like this is a more private location to where if you’re here, you could be a lot of places. You could be getting your nails done, you could be getting your haircut, or you could be at the VFW. You know, it’s not… where we were before. It was not very inconspicuous. This just gives a little more privacy to the clients. We feel like it’s better suited for their needs.” Bloedel...
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Team still has two performances of “Little Women” on Thursday, May 4 and Friday, May 5 at the William Malloy Auditorium. All shows are at 7 p.m. Admission is free, all donations are kindly accepted. Little Women is based on Louisa May Alcott’s life and follows the adventures of sisters, Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March. Jo is trying to sell her stories for publication, but the publishers are not interested—her friend, Professor Bhaer, tells her that she has to do better and write more from herself. Directo...
Hot Springs Freedom Riders are hosting a free cookout on Saturday, May 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kiwanis Shelter in Hot Springs State Park. There will also be a bake sale and funds will be donated to Run for the Son. For more information, contact Sue at 864-3390....
The May Community Blood Drive will be Monday, May 8 from 2-6 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are encouraged. To make an appointment, call Melene Mierzejewski at (307) 240-1414. The Blood Drive is sponsored by HSC Hospital Auxiliary. The next blood drive will be Monday, July 10 from 2-6 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center....
At the April 19 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the Quality Inn, Director Jackie Dorothy presented the financial report as Treasurer Audra Dominguez was unable to attend. The most recent deposit of lodging tax revenue was $10,787.78 which was a 13% increase compared to the previous year at the same time. The fiscal year to date lodging tax total was $191,475.75. The board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. Dorothy also presented the director’s report and said, “Warm weather is on its way and...
Thermopolis High School participated in the District Music Performance Assessments in Powell on April 17 - 18, with ten band and ten choir members participating. The students were led by Music Director Jackson Chitwood and Assistant to the Music Program, Stefani Haga. The assessments were held at Northwest College at the Nelson Performing Arts Center for schools in the Northern Bighorn Basin. Chitwood said, "We all came together and performed for adjudicators, or three adjudicators for the...
At the April 18 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, the commissioners held a brief discussion about having open public comments on the agenda. Chairman Ryan said he reviewed County Attorney Jill Logan’s research on the matter stating she “did a great job sending us a brief on that. It pretty much echoed most of my concerns. And even after that, I’m still not in favor of that.” Commissioner Paul Galovich proposed having a 15-minute time on the agenda, with speakers having a two to...
At last week’s Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Town Treasurer/Clerk Tracey Van Heule presented Budget Resolution 573, which covered minor changes to the balancing sheet. The council voted and passed the approval of the budget resolution. During citizen participation, Mayor Adam Estenson and the council members reviewed the Limited Urban Agriculture Ordinances in their three parts for its third and final reading. One is for an ordinance to allow agricultural animals in town, the second is f... Full story
At the April 20 Hot Springs County Rural Water Joint Powers Board meeting (HSCRWJPB), Chairman Tom Ryan and board members mostly handled procedural matters that included the by-laws approval, bank account selection, a budget discussion, the approval of their attorney Virgil Kinnaird’s invoice, and a discussion of their record retention. After these matters, Chairman Ryan held a discussion via speaker phone with George Moser, who is a project manager and geologist at the Wyoming Water D...
Wyoming Whiskey will be holding a Kirby Dirby Kentucky Derby Watch Party Saturday, May 6 from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. There will be games, including a Horses Dice Tourney starting at 1 p.m. and closing at 1:15 p.m., Stick Horse Races starting at 3 p.m., and the Best Kirby Dirby Hat Contest. Event attendees and participants must be 21 years and older as there will be cocktails and prizes. Wyoming Whiskey’s Retail and Event Manager Amanda Moeller said they will have trophies, which are a bottle of p... Full story
Stefanie Ireland and Jenifer Grimm conducted the Installation of Officers’ Ceremony for E.S.A. Alpha Phi #1148 chapter on April 18. Officers for 2023-2024 are: President, Awards Chair and Co-Historian Jenifer Grimm; Vice President and Co-Historian Carol Andreen; Secretary Brenda Larson; Treasurer and Publicity Cindy Magelky; Philanthropic and Scrapbook Chair Stefanie Ireland; Ways and Means Kendi Heinze; Educational Linda Ziegler; Social Kim Enis; Jonquil/Chaplain Jody Mickelsen; Parliamentarian Ruth Galovich; and Photographer Michelle H...
All Hot Springs County School District #1 shareholders, including students, parents, staff, community members, homeschool and private school parents, are invited to the 2023-24 Consolidated Grant Planning Meeting on Wednesday, May 3 from noon-1 p.m. in the HSCSD#1 board room at the administration building. Attendees can provide input for how the district will use the federal funds of the Consolidation Grant. A light lunch will be served. Contact 864-6503 or bbowker1@hotsprings1.org with input or questions....
A Mother’s Day Craft Fair is set for Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at the VFW, 302 Broadway. Venders will have a variety of items for sale including many types of homemade items such as crafts, suckers, jellies, soaps, wooden and painted items. Tupperware, Scentsy, Beaded Pens, Mama Bear Boutique and Mia’s Closet Boutique items will also be available....
Wyoming Discovery Days is holding a Cabin Fever Spring Out Concert and Family Fun Event on Sunday, April 30 at 1:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Donations will be taken at the door. The event features a dance with band Barcode 307, a sloppy joe dinner, raffle drawings and much more. The raffle baskets are worth over $500 each. The benefit is to raise money for Wyoming Discovery Days 2023 Festival on August 5 & 6....
As temperatures begin to warm and the winter snows melt, many ranchers and farmers head outside to begin their annual agricultural burns. Each year, as the spring burning season gets into full swing, at least a few of these burns get out of control. This year, the National Weather Service and WYDOT are encouraging people to stay safe and “Learn Before You Burn!” “Frequently our calm mornings turn windy during the afternoon,” said Lance VandenBoogart of the Riverton NWS office. “Having an up-to-date wind speed and direction forecast can help...
by Nicole Pollack Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CASPER — Rocky Mountain Power, Wyoming’s largest electric utility, wants to increase ratepayers’ bills by an average of 7.6% in response to higher-than-expected fuel and transmission costs during 2022. The rate adjustment would translate to an extra $50.3 million for the utility. The utility sources the vast majority of its electricity from its own power plants and through long-term contracts. But about 5% comes from the more volatile wholesale market. “Sharply higher prices...
by Kirk Boxleitner kboxleitner@masoncounty.com Karina Lea, the student trustee on the Hot Springs County School Board, devoted her remarks during the board’s April 18 meeting to observe the passing of her 16-year-old classmate, cheerleader squad member Jordan Joseph Christian, on April 4. “Cheer is fundraising to pay for a funeral,” Lea said. “I knew Jordan since my junior year. We were in yearbook together. He actually suggested the theme for last year’s yearbook: ‘Caution: Organized chaos.’” Lea noted that Christian knew “everyone” by n... Full story
This June the Wyoming Dinosaur Center will host an exhilarating experience for dinosaur fans with the first-ever ‘Jurassic Fest – Passion for the Past’ event. Headlining the two-day dino event is multi-award-winning British paleontologist, celebrated author and TV host, Dr. Dean Lomax from the UK. Lomax recently made international headlines when he led the excavation of one of the greatest discoveries in British paleontological history, the 10-meter-long ‘Rutland Sea Dragon’. The event will also feature a sneak peek of ‘WHY DINOSAURS?’ an ambit...
The Hot Springs County River and Stream Awareness level is currently at yellow. Awareness level yellow will apply: When release flows from Boysen Dam reach 3,000 cubic feet/second (cfs). When short or long-term forecasts indicate conditions are likely to require vigilance such as: •Heavy snowmelt runoff potentials exist •Heavy rain is forecast on snowpack or saturated soils •High temperatures on snowpack hastening snowmelt and runoff According to Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon, “The status at the moment is awar...
On April 13, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held its annual board meeting at Big Horn Federal. CEO Meri Ann Dorman and board members, along with previous chamber presidents, voted for the 2022 Business, Citizen and Nonprofit of the Year. The nominees for 2022 Business of the Year are Ava’s Silver and Rock Shop, Dickie Animal Health, Discover Thermopolis/Print Zone, Hellie’s TePee Pool & Spa, Jadeco, Inc., Lazy Fox Artisan Goods, Los Cabos, Mortimore Funeral Home and Amb... Full story
Edrington, the ultra-premium spirits producer, has announced that it has become the majority shareholder in Wyoming Whiskey. Building on the 35% stake that Edrington took in the brand in 2018, and the success of the partnership, the Glasgow-headquartered business has increased its shareholding to 80% in a deal with Wyoming Whiskey’s founding shareholders, led by Kate Mead, Brad Mead and David DeFazio. Wyoming Whiskey was born and bred on the Mead family ranch in Kirby, WY. It will continue to be made in Kirby and this deepening of the r...
Last Tuesday, the Bobcat Concert Band, Mixed Choir, and Jazz Combo - led by Jackson Chitwood - performed at the Pre-Festival Performance at the William Malloy Auditorium. The concert was a tune-up for the music festival in Powell this week. Students performing included, l to r, David Miller, Chris Bapst, Aidan Nicodemus, Claire Simpson and Brendan Butler....
Hot Springs School Districts’ Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) will submit its renewal for their alternative calendar to have every second Friday of the month be a teacher training day. The RWE alternative calendar is needed because hourly requirements are met, but the number of days (175 for students) would be altered. Currently, they are 100 contact hours over the required hours at RWE. According to superintendent Dustin Hunt, the reason they have an alternative calendar is “The Wyoming Legislat...
In response to growing interest in raising backyard chickens, the University of Wyoming Extension recently released a free online guide outlining best practices for chicken care and management. The 10-page publication, titled “Raising Backyard Chickens,” provides an overview of breed selection, housing, nutrition, extermination of lice and mites, waste management and more. The guide is designed to be accessible for beginners and specifically caters to poultry keepers living in a residential setting. In addition to addressing management con...
The Wyoming Weed and Pest Council (WWPC) is proud to announce Lindsey Woodward as the new Weed and Pest Program Coordinator for the Wyoming Department of Agriculture. In this position, Woodward will represent the WY Dept. of Agriculture in coordinating WWPC’s activities and assisting individual districts in the development of management programs. She will also organize federal, state grant programs, and assist districts in managing noxious weeds and pests. Woodward brings a wealth of knowledge from the weed and pest field. Before she was h...
