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Belinda Moore and Donna Pennoyer have created a new business called Rodeo 307. Together, they sell a variety of products, such as tumblers, hats, stickers and other products that display their trademarked logo for Rodeo 307. Moore said, “We’re selling rodeo merchandise, promotional merchandise, just for the love of rodeo. It is for rodeo fans, participants and for those that just want to show their Wyoming pride. It was an idea that we came up with kind of on a whim. We were working on a pro...
Two events will be held at the Thermopolis Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 20 There will be the Chair-ity/Christmas Tree Auction, a benefit for the People for People Backpack Program, held in the Commons area. The Auction begins at 9 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m.. Proceeds go to support the program, helping to provide meals on the weekends for kids in our community. You can volunteer to paint a chair or decorate a tree by contacting Judy Carswell at 921-8264. Holiday Affair The Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Affair will also be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It...
The People for People program and other local volunteers will be preparing Thanksgiving meals this year. However, they will not have eat-in meals at Holy Trinity Church. They will be preparing the food, packaging and delivering the meals to their People for People families and anyone that needs a meal. Sign-up sheets are at the Help Center and the Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. They aim to have meals out by 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. People for People is seeking volunteers to help. Those helping may prepare dishes at home. For more...
Dawn Peil is the new 4-H Educator at the UW Extension Office. Peil grew up here in the 4-H and FFA programs and she has always been involved in ag. Prior to this new position, she spent around 19 years at the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Peil said, "when this opportunity opened up, it just seemed like a good fit. Part of Peil's background with the NRCS, which used to be the Soil Conservation Service as a part of the USDA, she was a range conservationist. Some of the work range...
The Thermopolis Ministerial Association will offer a Community Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at 7 p.m. The service will be at the Community Church. There will be a time for fellowship and refreshments afterward....
Wyoming gas prices fall by almost 5 cents CHEYENNE (WNE) — Wyoming gas prices have fallen 4.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.41 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy.com’s daily survey of 494 stations in Wyoming. Gas prices in Wyoming are 2.6 cents per gallon lower than a month ago, and stand $1.28 per gallon higher than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Wyoming was priced at $2.83 per gallon Monday, while the most expensive was $3.99, a difference of $1.16 per gallon. The national aver...
Hot Springs County 4-H held their annual Achievement Night Saturday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Several awards were handed out and attendees were treated to ice cream. Gold 4-H members recognized include Arin Adams, Remi Adams, Cooper Agar, Rylee Agar, Taylor Agar, Ann Allen, Cody Bomengen, Luke Dickey, Seth Dickey, Silas Dickey, Tymber Eckley, Logan Farrell, Shyanne Jones, Wiley Jones, Alec Martinez, Cameron Martinez, Hallie Martinez, Mac McCumber, Maile McCumber, Owen McCumber,...
The Thermopolis Middle School Student Council honored those who served in the military for Veterans Day at the Bill Malloy Auditorium on November 11. Three veterans were given quilts of valor recognizing their service and sacrifices. They were Regina Schulmeister, Jim Schwalbe and Jackie Frankson. The local quilters are Renee Baldes, Terry Anderson, Susan Turnbull, and Tracey Van Huele. Additionally, other veterans were recognized in a short video series presentation. They were Tyler Cornwell,...
Thermopolis will experience a six-hour partial lunar eclipse event this coming Friday, November 19. It starts at 11:02 p.m. and reaches its peak at 2:02 a.m. It will be a long event. The National Weather Service in Riverton is forecasting partly cloudy skies and lows overnight of about 30 degrees. The curvature of the shadow’s path and the apparent rotation of the Moon’s disk is due to the Earth’s rotation. During this partial lunar eclipse, the Earth’s shadow covers only parts of the Moon, as seen from Thermopolis. There are no other locatio...
At the November 2 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, William Long and Tom Rean attended to tell the commissioners their desires to change the Red Lane Domestic Water and form it into a district. Right now, it is private. The commissioners told them they have no issue with the idea, but they said Long and Rean should get an attorney to properly move forward. The commissioners also said that this change would require a vote from the public to decide. Nate Messenger gave the FBO report and...
The Thermopolis FFA Ag Issues team was awarded the Bronze Emblem at the National FFA Agricultural Issues Forum 2021 held at the Westin and Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, October 27. The event was held in conjunction with the 94th National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. The team topic was the monopoly of the beef industry and packing plants. The National FFA Agricultural Issues Forum Leadership Development Event is a competitive event that tests students' knowledge of agric...
by Autumn Cornwell, TMS student The Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) Student Council is hosting a Veterans Day Assembly on Thursday, November 11 from 9-10 am at the school district’s Auditorium. The assembly is being held to honor local veterans. The presentation will be held along with the Quilts of Valor ceremony. All Veterans are invited for coffee and donuts beginning at 8:15 a.m. The Quilts of Valor Foundation is a national organization founded in 2003 by “Blue Star” mom Catharine Roberts. Her son was deployed in Iraq and every day she f...
At the November 2 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, during citizen participation Chamber CEO Meri Ann Rush presented a street closure request for their Christmas Parade Saturday, December 11. Rush added that there will be no pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus at Santa’s request. The council voted and approved the street closure. Rush reported that the Chamber’s Moonlight Madness event went well with more than 300 people present. They gave out 174 bags and held a costume contest in the middle of the street in front of the town hall. Rush add...
by Jasmine Hall Wyoming Tribune Eagle Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — One bill dedicated to fighting the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate emerged Thursday evening as the Wyoming Legislature ended a seven-day special session. House Bill 1002 was passed and signed by both chambers. It will be sent to Gov. Mark Gordon’s desk for his signature, and upon approval could go into effect as soon as Friday. The legislation appropriates $4 million to the governor’s office for future litigation related to the mandate, and features a resolution to se...
New rodeo stars will be born during the wild and crazy Dairyland Donkey Basketball Show at Hot Springs County High School on Thursday, November 18 starting at 7 p.m. It’s basketball played on real, live donkeys and it will be wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus! All local players will be riding, so come out and see someone you know try to ride a donkey and play basketball at the same time. It’s a thrill a minute, a spill a minute. Laugh as you’ve never laughed before at the wild and crazy show. This fun-filled show is sponsored by St...
Slide stabilization work is under way as part of an $8.78 million project adjacent to US20/WY789 between Shoshoni and Thermopolis at the north edge of the Upper Wind River Campground. Prime contractor is Oftedal Construction Inc., of Casper, and the slide stabilization subcontractor is Condon Johnson and Associates, Inc., of Kent, Wash. “Work started Oct. 27. You can see where the slide has moved the last couple years,” said Wyoming Department of Transportation project engineer Jordan Erz of Worland. “A visual tension crack is visible in the h...
CEO Garry Freel is retiring from Big Horn Enterprises (BHE) after being associated with them for around 32 years. Freel started out as a case manager in August 1989, then a year later he became the director of rehab. In 1994, Freel left BHE for three years to work at the Children's Center. During those three years, he became a board member of BHE. In January 1997, Freel became the CEO of BHE. Freel said coming to the job was by happenstance. He had an education degree but couldn't get a...
Main Street Thermopolis’ Great until 8! event continues this Saturday, November 13. With the goal of promoting businesses in Hot Springs County to stay open until 8 p.m. on the second Saturday of the month, the promotion is expanding to thirteen businesses. Main Street will continue to grow the roster of participants and fine-tune this monthly event. Main Street Thermopolis’ president, Suzanne Samelson reported that there has been favorable feedback from both businesses and shoppers. One business owner wrote that she wanted to let Main Str...
The Wyoming High School Activities Association has selected the Worland Officials Association and Joe Doak to officiate the Class 4A Sate Championship Football Game between Rock Springs and Sheridan. The game will be played in Laramie at the University of Wyoming’s Jonah Field in War Memorial Stadium on Sat., Nov. 13 at 4 p.m....
Free and effective vaccinations meant to help prevent COVID-19 infection and illness are now available and recommended for younger, school-aged children, according to the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now endorses the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 in an appropriate dose for that age group. Two doses are needed, spaced three weeks apart. The first clinic will be offered at Hot Springs County Public Health on November 12 from 1:30-4 p.m. at the County Annex Building 117...
At the October 26, Hot Springs Health board meeting, CEO Margie Molitor said in the growth report, that they are excited, they added two permanent positions to our senior leadership roster. Verlene Luna has been the interim chief physician clinical officer and has accepted the position permanently. Also, Scott Alwin accepted the position as the chief clinical officer, and he will start on December 13. Molitor continued and said they are expanding their Riverton hours to add a half day on...
by Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange CHEYENNE — As the Wyoming Legislature’s special session resumed Monday, lawmakers focused on revising the two remaining bills designed to push back on vaccine mandates. But regardless of where they sat on the issue, many lawmakers seemed frustrated with the legislative product. House Bill 1001 enacts rules for certain Wyoming businesses that may choose to require COVID-19 vaccinations for their workers. House Bill 1002 declares that all public entities will not enforce federal man...
Two events will be held at the Thermopolis Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 20 There will be the Chair-ity / Christmas Tree Auction, a benefit for the People for People Backpack Program, held in the Commons area. The Auction begins at 9 a.m. and will end at 3 p.m.. Proceeds go to support the program, helping to provide meals on the weekends for kids in our community. You can volunteer to paint a chair or decorate a tree by contacting Judy Carswell at 921-8264. The Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Affair will also be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It will be in the...
Brian Parker is the new Recreation Center Director. He is 25 years old and recently moved from Connecticut, where he was a college student in recreation management and a personal trainer. Parker said he was excited to move across the country. Parker found the job opportunity with Hot Springs County on an online job board and applied. He had been searching for opportunities out west, specifically Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. Parker interviewed and then first visited Thermopolis at the end of July,...
The People for People program and other local volunteers will be preparing Thanksgiving meals this year. However, they will not have eat-in meals at Holy Trinity Church. They will be preparing the food, packaging and delivering the meals to their People for People families and anyone that needs a meal. Sign-up sheets are at the Help Center and the Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. They aim to have meals out by 11 a.m. on Thanksgiving Day. People for People is seeking volunteers to help. Those helping may prepare dishes at home. Those who would...
