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At the July 19, Hot Springs County Commissioners Board meeting held at the Annex building, the commissioners appointed Ryan Shaffer, owner of P6 pizza restaurant, to the Travel and Tourism board. The commissioners held an introductory Zoom meeting with Lily Griego, the Health and Human Services Regional Eight Director based in Denver. Griego addressed issues such as mental health and the suicide rates in Wyoming with work to raise awareness and assist in prevention help. Griego also talked...
Due to dry conditions and high fire danger, Stage 1 Fire Restrictions will begin July 28 on public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management Wind River/Bighorn Basin District’s Cody, Lander and Worland field offices in Big Horn, Carbon, Fremont, Hot Springs, Natrona, Park, Sweetwater and Washakie counties. “These fire restrictions are the result of current and projected weather conditions, amount of dry vegetation, and coordination with our fellow wildfire cooperators throughout the area,” said BLM Fire Management Officer Fred Tucke...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners are encouraging local home gardeners to donate their extra fresh garden produce to help their neighbors in our community. Last year was the first year Thermopolis participated in the Grow A Little Extra program and it was a great success. Local gardeners were very generous and donated over 787 pounds of produce last summer. There also are beds in the Community Garden which are designated to grow to produce for the Grow A Little Extra program. Produce can be...
Two events are being planned for the first weekend in August, the Gift of the Waters Pageant and Wyoming Discovery Days. Gift of the Waters Pageant The Gift of the Waters Pageant is traditionally held the first weekend in August and is set for August 6 and 7. The Pageant tells the story of how the hot springs were transferred to the US Government by the Native Americans. Articles of agreement were signed at the Shoshone agency on April 21, 1896 for a 10-mile square of the Wind River Indian Reservation. The first signature was that of Chief...
On Saturday, August 6, at noon, Hot Springs County Emergency Management and Thermopolis Police Department 911 Center will have Outdoor Alert Siren tests. In the future, these tests will take place the first Saturday each month, at noon. The tone you will hear this Saturday is called the “Hi-Lo” tone. This alert tone is reserved only for the extremely unlikely event of a collapse of Boysen Dam. Outdoor Alert Sirens are just what their name implies. They are intended to alert people involved in outdoor activities to take shelter indoors and get...
The Wagonhound Annual Off-road Event will be on Friday, July 29 through July 31. Event representative Travis Winger said, “Wagonhound, in general, is a collaboration between Central Wyoming 4x4, which is a local nonprofit road organization here. I’m the vice president of that. We’ve got several members locally and we’ve worked with a local landowner, and we’ve worked with them for probably six to seven years now to try to get this park established.” The developed trails are on private land of about 2,000 acres. Winger added that the activit...
At the July 19 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, Mayor Mike Chimenti was not present, therefore, council member Bill Malloy presided over the meeting and addressed some catering permits during citizen participation. All the permits were for Shorty’s for these events: Band in the Hot Springs State Park, July 24; Ranch Rodeo, August 3-11; Wyoming Discovery Days, August 6, 7; a Private Reception, September 3; and a Purse Action, October 22. The council voted and passed the approval of all the p...
Brandon Deromedi, activities director for the Hot Springs County School District, spoke with the Thermopolis Independent Record to elaborate on a proposal, for recognizing the achievements of student-athletes, that he first introduced to the HSCSD Board of Trustees on June 16. Deromedi explained that he was in discussions to potentially secure a prospective platform for showcasing those student-athletes’ achievements “virtually,” given the challenges facing the school district in honoring those achievements through the limits of the district’s...
The Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department has a new K-9 unit with Deputy Shayna Cox and a one and half-year-old German Shepard named Riggs. Cox said that she and Riggs went through about three weeks of training working every day. Riggs was supplied by a company called MAKOR K9 of West Virginia. Cox explained, "The guy that sold the dog to us came down and trained with me, brought the dog, delivered it, and trained with me. We finished a little bit early, so it would have been 21 days." Cox...
by Carrie Haderlie Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The best way to bring down high gas costs in Wyoming would be to secure a long-term fuel supply within the state, one industry insider told stakeholders Friday. No new refinery has been built in the U.S. for more than 50 years, Steve Cure, an energy consultant with Longmont, Colorado-based Triple C Enterprises, told Gov. Mark Gordon’s Gas and Diesel Price Working Group. In 1978, there were 12 operational refineries in Wyoming. That was down to six in 2015. Now, tha...
The Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation and the Thermopolis – Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Meet the Candidates Public Forum on Monday, July 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Thermopolis Middle School. All candidates running on the federal, state and local levels have been invited. Candidates will be given a two minute introduction period to introduce themselves and their platform. Rules and questions will not be available until that evening. For more information, contact the chamber at 864-3192....
The Bureau of Reclamation, in response to a request from the Hanover Irrigation District, has scheduled a flushing flow below Boysen Dam. “The purpose of the flushing flow below Boysen is to attempt to flush moss down river and mitigate the moss the district has at their diversion,” said Wyoming Area Manager Lyle D. Myler. On July 26, flows in the river below Boysen Dam will fluctuate from 1,250 cubic feet per second to 3,200 cfs, and back down to 1,250 cfs according to the following schedule: 12:01 a.m. - 4 a.m. 1,250 ; 4 a.m. - 5 a.m. 2,2...
America’s favorite cowboys, Riders in the Sky, will be performing a concert in Hot Springs State Park on Sunday, July 24 beginning at 7 p.m. Shorty’s will have beverages available for purchase and Tipi Grill will have food and other beverages available. The concert is free to attend. Bring a comfortable chair and enjoy the music. Sponsors include Burlington Northern Foundation, Hot Springs Hotel, Hot Springs State Park, Friends of the Hot Springs State Park and Legend Rock and Hot Springs Travel and Tourism....
The local Thermopolis Rotary Club will be holding its annual fundraiser on August 20 with its Turtle Trek event. Tickets are $10 each with only 1,000 tickets sold. The event begins with 1,000 small floating plastic turtles that are poured out at the Big Spring in Hot Springs State Park and they float down a small channel of water and eventually reach the first of the cooling ponds near the terraces and The Swinging Bridge. Each turtle is marked with a number and depending upon which turtle...
Four candidates will face off in the 2022 Hot Springs County Commissioners race, including incumbents Jack Baird and Tom Ryan along with challengers Paul Galovich and Joe Martinez. All four candidates are running as Republicans and only two will move on from the Primary Election in August. Jack Baird Jack Baird is running for re-election for Hot Springs County Commissioner. Baird has served for the past four years in his first term. When discussing his accomplishments, Baird mentioned his work...
Wyoming Discovery Days, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 6 and 7 in Hot Springs State Park celebrates Wyoming’s unique cultural heritage through stories, music, food, art, and demonstrations. “There will be lots going on both days and there will be new things added too” according to Audra Dominguez, Festival Director. Dominguez noted the addition of new demonstrators, a Dachshund Race, the Rocky Mountain Food Faire with plenty of food and drinks, music with Jalan Crossland (Ten Sleep) and also Prairie Wildfire (Casper) and new o...
Last Thursday, a fire on BLM land in the Black Willow area, near East River Road, was contained to roughly 35 to 38 acres. The fire started in rough terrain after a lightning storm hit Hot Springs County the night before. Eight government engines stayed on scene for around three days. Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded with four engines and a water tender truck responded and were on scene for around 10 hours. Onae type one helicopter, pictured above, and three Single Engine...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held its July board meeting last week. During old business, Chamber CEO Meri Ann Rush said the recent Culpepper & Merriweather Circus was “fun and a long day.” There were volunteers to take tickets and Rush got to see the tent rise. Rush added it was her first time hosting the circus since she became a director or a chamber board member. In Rush’s report, she said the ticket sales were profitable with 1,008 tickets being sold. Rush noted that the second show at the circus was “beyond packed...
At the July 5 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting held at the Annex building, a public hearing was held to address the Red Rim Ranch Subdivision application, represented by developer Brian Hayek. The request was for the approval of a preliminary subdivision plat to divide 385 acres into 88 single-family residential lots and a land-use change from Agricultural land use category to Residential land use category. During public comments, Lisa Vice from Coyote Run asked the commissioners, “I j...
by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Wildlife Task Force met Thursday to debate six propositions for limited-entry license allocation and its impacts on hunters. These were considered as part of an effort to develop a comprehensive proposal with solutions for license allocation between resident and resident hunters, equity in opportunity for residents to draw licenses in limited quota areas and courses of action to preserve the economic impact to the state following the changes. Along with d...
Hot Springs County High School’s annual Reunion kicks off this weekend with many former Bobcats set to hit town on Friday. While all graduates are invited to attend, this year features classes ending in two and seven. Registration and picnic ticket pick up will be at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Rattlesnake Ridge will be the band for Saturday night’s dance at the VFW, which starts at 9 p.m. A picnic is scheduled from 11 a.m. til 1 p.m. on Sunday at the Kiwanis Shelter in Hot Spr...
On Friday, July 8, the family of Duncan Harris interred his ashes in the Nostrum family plot in the Monument Hill Cemetery located in Thermopolis. Duncan's widow, Janice Harris, helped the family gather together to celebrate his life, coming from Jackson Hole and elsewhere. Duncan comes from a long lineage of the Nostrum homesteaders in the Thermopolis and Hot Springs County areas who arrived in the late 1800s. As a youth, Duncan claimed both Wyoming and California as home. He was born February...
Michael and Michel Stevens are operating the Tipi Grill in relationship with Hellie's TeePee Pools in the Hot Springs State Park. They opened for business on July 1. They are open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m and are open Sundays noon until close. They plan to keep the business open with these hours until further notice and may change them in the fall. Regarding how things have been going since they started, Micheal said that this past weekend and on July 4 they were...
The Hot Springs County Farm Bureau Federation and the Thermopolis – Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a Meet the Candidates Public Forum on Monday, July 25 beginning at 6 p.m. at the Thermopolis Middle School. All candidates running on the federal, state and local levels have been invited. Candidates will be given a two minute introduction period to introduce themselves and their platform. Rules and questions will not be available until that evening. For more information, contact the chamber at 864-3192....
Wyoming Discovery Days, Folk Festival takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 6-7 in Hot Springs State Park. Join us as we celebrate Wyoming’s unique cultural heritage through stories, music, food, art, and demonstrations. A main feature this year will be David Osmundsen, Arrowhead Forge School of Blacksmithing. Osmundsen’s background in iron trade goods from the fur trade binds his love of history with his passion for forging. As he forges, Osmundsen will teach the history of blacksmithing and explain and demonstrate the general ability to...
