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On Sunday, Thermopolis Mayor, Adam Ryan Estensen, was the speaker at a Mardi Gras party hosted by the Hot Springs County Democratic Party....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Work-Ready Boot Camp” that will train youth workers, aged 14-18, on the soft skills they need to be successful in the workplace. Classes begin Monday, April 3, and will meet once a week for six weeks 6-8 p.m. The course will cover communication, enthusiasm & attitude, teamwork, networking, problem-solving & critical thinking, and professionalism. Chamber CEO Meri Ann Dorman gained inspiration from Cody Chamber Executive Dir...
The Silver Stitchers quilting club has donated 24 handmade quilts to the Thermopolis Police Department and the Hot Springs County Sheriff’s Office. Organizer Kathy Peterson gained inspiration for the project by learning on the internet about some quilters from back east who donated items to law enforcement. Peterson asked Sheriff Jerimie Krauhaar if they already have any quilts and found out they have none. The purpose of these quilts is to use them for children, babies, and or preteen c...
The Thermopolis High School FFA Chapter is celebrating National FFA Week February 18-25. Advisor and Agriculture Educator Britton Van Heule gave an update on chapter activities, "Our overarching goal is to provide unlimited opportunities for all students, where FFA covers lots of different things. We have developed a program that is diverse and tailored to our students. We push the contests and events that will make the current makeup of students/members the most successful and competitive." Van...
The Thermopolis Big Springs FFA chapter was chartered last year at the Thermopolis Middle School with 45 members. Advisor Becky Martinez said regarding some of their goals, "We want to be one of the top five chapters in the state. This will be announced in April at the State FFA Convention. We would like to continue increasing the number of students that qualify to go to the National FFA Convention with their agriscience fair research project. We had six members in October 2022 and we aim to...
At the February 7 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at the Town Hall, Mayor Adam Estenson said that there was no action taken on the following presentation. Darren Butcher returned to the council and gave another presentation for his advocacy to have chickens be legal within the town’s boundaries. Butcher told a story that highlights a “difference between livelihood and lifestyle.” There were no questions asked after the presentation. A letter to the editor from Butcher appears on page...
At the Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex Building last Tuesday, Chairman Tom Ryan reported that they were joined by members of the Wyoming Business Council to do a site visit at the old airport property. Ryan said their visit was “productive”. The commissioners welcomed Connie Guntly, the new commissioner’s administrative assistant, replacing Penny Heardt, who is retiring. Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra (formerly T-O Engineers) gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update and said they final...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department were honored during their annual banquet last Saturday held at the Fire Hall. Three members of the department have a total of 95 years of experience to be proud of. Firefighter John Fish with 30 years, serving since December 1992, was presented with a ceremonial pick head axe. Chief Mark Collins with 30 years, serving since March 1992, was also presented with a ceremonial pick head axe. Firefighter Opie Love with 35 years, serving since...
Hot Springs County High School Principal Catelyn Deromedi helped honor her husband, High School and Middle School Physical Education, Health and Activities Director Brandon Deromedi, during the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees’ Jan. 19 meeting, for his success in yet another one of his titles, that of head golf coach, not only for the golf team winning its fifth state championship in a row earlier this school year, but also for Deromedi himself winning the title of the 2022 golf coach of the year. “Yeah, that’s defin...
The Thermopolis Jackalope Jump fundraiser will be held Thursday, March 9 at the Hot Springs County High School parking lot with registration begining at 1:30 p.m. and jumping starting at 2 p.m. The Jackalope Jump challenges brave Wyomingites at numerous locations around Wyoming to “Be Bold, Go for the Cold!”. It’s a great way for everyone – individuals, organizations, and businesses – to get involved in supporting Special Olympics Wyoming athletes. All funds raised go to support programming and events for local athletes as well as over 1,60...
Dr. Jeb Schenck will present his photography journeys to Antarctica, Patagonia, and the Falkland Islands on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. at the Community Hall. The exhibition will be about an hour and a half long and will finish with a dramatic video. Schenck said, “About 99% of the pictures that we’re going to show have never been seen by the public. We’ll see not only the wild and mountainous terrain of Antarctica and the penguins, but also extruded and airy landscapes from Patagonia. And then a lot of interactions with different pengu...
The Wyoming Chapter of Alzheimer’s Association is hosting a Thermopolis Community Forum virtually through Zoom on Friday, Feb, 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. The forum is to discuss Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia in our community. Participants are invited to share their experiences, discuss community needs, and learn about programs and services that support those who are living with Alzheimer’s and other dementia, their care partners, family members, community leaders, faith leaders, first responders, business owners and agency repre...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team improved on their successful regular season with a first place finish in the 1A/2A division at the University of Wyoming High School Speech and Debate Tournament, held at UW on February 10-11. The competition was another large and competitive venue with 18 schools attending and over 400 total event entries. Senior and co-team captain Karina Lea broke into semifinals in Informative Speaking and nearly broke into finals, finishing in 9th place. The senior leader also completed preliminary...
Thermopolis Middle School has issued a revised first semester Honor Roll due to some students being left off the honor roll that was submitted by the school and ran in last week’s Independent Record. 5th Grade all A – Tiberius Barna, Dayton Basse, Ayden Bohleen, Aiden Borgen, Robert Dafoe, Aliyah Deere, Silvanna DeVries, Lettie Duncan, Trenton Enis, Lillian Estenson, William Garrison, Anthony Herline, Ashlyn Huckfeldt, Alison Ivie, Kimber Jeffs, Apollo Jenks, Carson Johnson, Elena Ketner, Elizabeth Kolson, Briar Lahoe, Fisher Lewis, Jay...
by CJ Baker Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange POWELL — Concerns about stepping on the toes of local governments and questions about what the bill would do doomed a Cody lawmaker’s attempt to protect rodeos and other animal events and enterprises from activists. House Bill 95, the Working Animal Protection Act, unanimously passed committee but narrowly failed Wednesday on its third and final reading in the House. The act would have barred cities, towns and counties from implementing any ordinance or policy that “terminates, bans or undul...
At the January Hot Springs Health board meeting, CEO Scott Alwin congratulated pharmacy tech Kristina Nading for passing her exam to become licensed. Dr. Mattson Mathey gave the medical staff report and said, “We have had a couple of months now of a standing report from the clinical informatics team, which has been quite helpful to the providers with server merge with the hospital and clinic system and some other IT projects going on here.” Mathey also relayed about the compliance committee and...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a “Work-Ready Boot Camp” that will train youth workers, aged 14-18, on the soft skills they need to be successful in the workplace. Classes begin Monday, April 3, and will meet once a week for six weeks 6-8 p.m. The course will cover communication, enthusiasm & attitude, teamwork, networking, problem-solving & critical thinking, and professionalism. Chamber CEO Meri Ann Dorman gained inspiration from Cody Chamber Executive Dir...
by CJ Baker, Powell Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange A Cody lawmaker’s effort to protect rodeos and similar events from animal rights activists cleared a House committee on a unanimous vote last week, overcoming some concerns about unintended consequences. House Bill 95, the Working Animal Protection Act, would bar cities, towns and counties from banning or “unduly” restricting the use of working animals in lawful businesses. Sponsor Rep. Rachel Rodriguez-Williams (R-Cody) said the intent of HB 95 is to prevent “the deterioration of our Wes...
Members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department recently sent out letters and tickets through the mail for their annual fund drive. The fund drive is for the replacement, repair and purchase of new equipment for the department. The department consists of 26 members that volunteer their time responding to hundreds of calls annually. When you return the donation tickets found in the mailing, you will be entered into a drawing for gift certificates that range in amount from $50 to $300. Fill out and return the ticket stubs with your donation...
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will have Eddy Cole present the program “How to be Successful at Rock Hunting”. The event will be held on Saturday afternoon, February 11 at 2 p.m. at the Historical Museum. Cole said, “If you are interested in how we have been successful at rock hunting for over 50 years, this talk is for you. This will help you discover where to start and how to enhance your chance of finding new and rare gems.” Eddy was instrumental in finding the dinosaur quarry near Thermopolis, which resulted in the creation of th...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party Committee is hosting a Faith Family Freedom Winter Banquet on Friday, Feb. 10 at the Hot Springs Hotel and Spa. Guest speaker will be former Thermopolis resident Nathan Winters. Winters is the President of Wyoming Family Alliance and Wyoming Family Foundation and Chairman of the Board of the Cheyenne Classical Academy. The night will include silent and live auctions. A Mossberg Patriot rifle in 7 PRC will be one of the items up for auction. The dinner menu includes baron of beef, salad, baked potato,...
Friends of the Hot Springs County Library are hosting a Chocolate Lover’s Fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 11 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the library, 344 Arapahoe. You can buy a box of chocolate treats for $5 and bid on silent auction items. All proceeds benefit the Hot Springs County Library....
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team continued their successful regular season with a first place finish in the 1A/2A division at the Riverton Invitational, held at Riverton High School, February 3-4. The competition was as strong as any tournament in the state thus far with 24 schools attending and 470 total event entries. Junior and co-team captain Julia Quintanilla continued to produce laughs in Humorous Interpretation with a 4th place finish on the final stage. Fellow...
There will be a Virtual Career Fair on Tuesday, March 21 beginning at 6 p.m. to allow young people to explore their future options for a career. Have you ever thought about being a zoo keeper, a chef, a police dog trainer, doing livestock embryo transfer, an electrician or even being a doctor? Then this event is for you. Participants will be able to explore a variety of career options and get your questions answered about what degree do you need, should you do an internship, what you need to do in high school to get ready for a career and much...
Thermopolis Middle School has released their first semester honor rolls for grades fifth-eighth. 5th Grade Superintendent 4.0 – Tiberius Barna, Robert Dafoe, Silvanna DeVries, Trenton Enis, Anthony Herline, Kimber Jeffs, Elizabeth Kolsen, Fischer Lewis, Jack Morningstar, Zennin Sosa, Peighton Vargas Principal – Emma Dean, Kayden Frederick, Hoyt Peil, Tristan Lea, Raylan Rankin, Kylie Geis, Maibri Schwan, Sincere Goodheart, Zakk Richert 6th Grade Superintendent 4.0 – Dallon Basse, Aiden Cleare, Jakae Elder, Karsyn Ivie, Logan Johnson, Paisl...
