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Brandon Deromedi was selected as the 2A Boys Golf Coach of the Year by his fellow Wyoming Coaches’ Association coaches for the 2022 fall sports season. Deromedi is also the activities director for Hot Springs County School District....
The Hot Springs County Senior Center will hold its Ringing in the “Noon” Year event for New Year’s Eve Celebration on December 30 from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Senior Citizens Center. Director Trenda Moore said they will have door prizes and a balloon drop. There will be sparkling cider and other nonalcoholic drinks. The menu will include BBQ ribs (pork wings), baked squash, rolls, coleslaw and mixed fruit. Also, the Senior Center will host a fundraising cribbage tournament on Saturday, January 7 at 1 p.m. This event is open to the publi...
Hot Springs State Park Supervisor Kevin Skates is holding the First Day Hike on January 1, 2023, beginning at 11 a.m. Participants are to meet at the Thermopolis Golf Course to hike the new Runway Trail. Skates said, “Depending on the weather, we’ll probably just hike one to two miles, depending on how far people want to go. We just kind of play that by ear, depending on the weather, how cold it is and how much snow.” Skates went into further detail and said, “We’re hiking on the new Runway Trail that comes off T-Hill and goes over to Roundt...
A Cookie Jar Auction for the Carothers family will be on Saturday, January 7 at 5 p.m. at the Eagles Lodge, 701 S. Railway Ave. in Worland. There will be a dinner with the auction to follow. Zachariah, son of Keith and Angel Carothers, and grandson of Lois Haynes from Thermopolis, was life-flighted to Salt Lake City again on Friday, December 16. Zachariah was born with nasal passages too small to sustain him and because of this he struggles to breathe and has to use a feeding tube. Zachariah has already spent more than 60 days in the NICU....
According to Hot Springs State Park Supervisor Kevin Skates, the ice skating rink will open on Wednesday, December 21. The ice skating rink is located at the softball field closest to the fairgrounds in the Hot Springs Rec District area. Skates said there is a horse trailer that contains skates, hockey sticks, field goals, and pucks to use. Skates asks that everyone be respectful and return all items back to the horse trailer when done. Last year Skates said, “fortunately, there was no loss of items for the ice skating rink.” Also, there is...
Area Churches are hosting a variety of Christmas services including: St. Francis Catholic Church – Sat., Dec 24, Christmas Eve Mass at 4 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 25, Christmas Day Mass at 11 a.m. Set Free Church – All Services remain the same with the exception of only one service on Sun., Dec. 25 at 11 a.m., no Sunday School on Dec. 25. Risen Son Baptist Church – Sat., Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Service at 6 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 25, Christmas Day Service at 11 a.m. Living Waters Assembly of God – Sat., Dec. 24, Christmas Eve Service at 5 p.m.; Sun., Dec. 25...
Sherman Skelton entered his second year as chair of the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees on Dec. 15, after Joe Martinez nominated Skelton to retain his board chairmanship, which Nichole Weyer seconded, and the rest of the board of trustees voted unanimously to close the floor to any other nominees. “There was a lot to learn from the first year,” Skelton said. “It’s a growth piece for me, so hold me accountable. I always appreciate feedback, so I look forward to that.” Weyer, in turn, was nominated as vice-chair by Jennifer...
Hot Springs County Search and Rescue has a new side-by-side vehicle with snow tracks. Search and Rescue member Casey Freund, said the Polaris Ranger Crew 1000 Northstar edition vehicle was approved by the County Commissioners in 2021. The cost to the county was $23,061.99. The tracks were paid for out of the private fund for the Search and Rescue, which is from donations made to the organization. Freund added that their Poker Float fundraiser earned them money from the community to pay for the t...
With extremely cold temperatures in the forecast for this week, there is a good chance we will see the Bighorn River begin freezing over with minor or major ice jams possible. According to the National Weather Service, as of Monday, Dec. 19, temperatures are forecast to be -28 Wednesday night, -14 is the predicted high on Thursday with a low of -30 Thursday night, followed by a high of around zero on Friday. During these bitter cold temperatures, it is important to keep children, pets and yourself safe from the harsh conditions. Also, remember...
Thermopolis Hardware and Mercantile will be getting a make over in the coming months. The local retail establishment has decided to convert to Ace Hardware and will now be part of a team of almost 5,000 locally owned and independently operated Ace stores across the globe. Ace is actually a co-op of hardware store owners who use their combined resources to buy at the best price possible. Karen Sinclair, part owner, shared: “We have always strived to offer the best possible customer service and have been very blessed to have a great team of p...
At the December Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, Kristen Gunther of Otterspace made a presentation about electric vehicle (EV) charging and their project with the chamber. Gunther explained the different types of charging, with some taking many hours and others types that take 15-30 minutes. Chamber CEO Meri Ann Rush and Gunther are planning on installing several EV charging stations across the street of the Chamber Visitor’s Center near the high school. Gunther explained that there are many out-of-state drivers who ar...
At the December 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, the council passed a resolution for a budget adjustment that was originally adopted in June. This allowed the council to pass a second resolution that would pay for the extensive asphalt repair and the water project. The money for these costs will come from the general fund. The amounts for these costs were approximately $41,000 for Fremont Street, less than $80,000 for Richards, and $32,000 for 8th and Fremont, Clark. The council voted and...
At the first December Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of T-O Engineers gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) update. They reported they have scanned septic permit documents from 1985-1988, 1993-1997, and 1999. Those files were then returned to county planner Bo Bowman. Additionally, they worked with Shane Rankin of Road and Bridge (R&B) to improve the performance of the Road Maintenance Field Maps App and allow R&B personnel to add maintenance records and create new features completely offline. R...
Hot Springs County School District Technology Director Josh Taylor provided an update to the school board Nov. 15, starting with a review of his department’s yearly maintenance cycles, on everything from staff computers and all the printers to the student information system and Chromebooks. Taylor explained that the goal with the Chromebooks is to ensure students have “fresh devices,” so they’re reliable to use and not breaking down, before he thanked middle school Principal Breez Daniels for bringing him into the district’s guidance coalition...
The annual Christmas dinner on December 25 will include delivered meals to people who request them or sit-down dining at the Episcopal Church at 642 Arapaho at 1 p.m. For those interested in having a meal delivered or attending the dinner, please call Judy Carswell at 921-8264 or the Episcopal Church at 864-3629. Participants can also sign up at the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Public Health, or the Help Center. The meal will be a traditional Christmas turkey or ham dinner with sides. There is no cost to participants for the...
Wyoming Pioneer Home resident Bobbie Butler recently turned 100 years old and a birthday party was held in her honor with family and friends attending. Bobbie was born in Oakley, Kansas, but grew up in Neosho, Missouri. She remembers being a young girl and traveling for about a month to Neosho in a horse-drawn covered wagon with her family, which included nine kids and her parents Jim and Hazel White. Bobbie was named after her uncle Bob. She had six sisters and two brothers. Along the way,...
At the November Hot Springs Health Hospital Board meeting, Chairman Bill Williams welcomed Aimee Kay to the board. Also, CEO Scott Alwin presented a plaque in recognition of out-going Vice Chairman Heath Overfield. A discussion was held about the recent Service Excellence Conference in Orlando, Florida that some staff attended. In the medical staff report, Dr. Mattson Mathey said the providers are working to get a uniform formalized process in place for their utilization and documentation for...
Hot Springs County High School Drama students earned third place in 1A/2A Sweepstakes and third place for their one act: Fourteen Lines at the State Drama Competition in Gillette last weekend. Assistant Drama Director Amie Wiley also reported the following results: Ivey Goff received an Honorable Mention for her Monologue. Talyah Myers received an Honorable Mention for Moulage Makeup. Julia Quintanilla received an Honorable Mention for Solo Musical. Rosalie Willson received All-State for Costume Design. Karina Lea received All-State for...
Committeewoman cited over errant shots fired during hunt POWELL (WNE) — Nina Webber, the Wyoming Republican National Committeewoman and a two-time candidate for House District 24, has been charged with reckless endangerment stemming from a morning elk hunt Nov. 30 near Wapiti. Ranch manager Cory Williams at Trout Creek said he and his wife were forced to seek cover as bullets from a group of hunters buzzed over their heads while they were outside their home preparing for work. He said he heard roughly two dozen shots being fired as elk s...
The Giving Tree, formerly known as the Elf Tree offered by the Department of Family Services, is up at Storyteller located downtown at 524 Broadway Street. Executive director of Safe Haven Kaitlin Stone provided information on how the Giving Tree works and its guidelines and said, “The way we’re doing it this year is that everybody writes down three wants and three needs for each child. Each child gets two separate tags on the tree so that if somebody is purchasing gifts and they only want to ge...
At an annual conference in Casper last month, the University of Wyoming Extension recognized educators across the state for outstanding service in 2022. The founders of Wyoming Ranch Camp—UW Extension educators Hudson Hill, Chance Marshall, Brian Sebade and Barton Stam—received the 2022 Creative Excellence Recognition award. The five-day program, established in 2021, provides recent high school graduates and college students with a wide range of practical learning experiences on a host ranch. Educational activities are facilitated by both exten...
Shannon Hill serves as the physical education, health and wellness teacher for Hot Springs County High School, and Nov. 15 saw her address the Hot Springs County School Board about the Wyoming Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, of which she’s been a member for three years, having presented at its conferences and taken on a leadership role within the organization. Hill also spoke about her role in the Wyoming Department of Education’s Level Up Leadership Program, to which she was invited after winning a Milken...
by Wyoming Tribune Eagle staff via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — Members of the Wyoming Senate and House of Representatives selected their respective leaders and finalized committee assignments for the 67th Wyoming Legislature following party caucuses Nov. 19 and 20. Members of leadership will be formally confirmed, and newly elected legislators will be sworn in on Jan. 10, beginning at noon, as provided by the Wyoming Constitution. That is the day the scheduled 37-day general session begins. In the Senate, Sen. Ogden Driskill, R-Devils T...
Thermopolis Police Officer Dood Jaussaud has restored a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air and converted it into a police car. Jaussaud explained that he has been planning this for a long time and said, "I've actually wanted a cop car before I even applied for the sheriff's office and started in law enforcement. When my grandpa passed away, we went to a car show the day after his funeral. I took his truck, my red truck that I have, was his little truck. They were raffling off a police department car in Mill...
Safe Haven is the location to sign up for The Giving Tree, formerly known as the Elf Tree offered by the Department of Family Services. The deadline to sign up children is Monday, December 12. The age cutoff is 18 and each child can only be signed up once. The tree is only residents of Hot Springs County and only the person who completes the sign-up can pick up the gifts. Executive director of Safe Haven Kaitlin Stone said, “It’s a way for the community to come together and make sure that all...
