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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...
You are invited to join in a night of mystery and mayhem in the wild west! Murder at the Hole in the Wall Bar and the First Thermopolis Poker Tournament Party will be held Saturday, Nov. 5 at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. If you want to play poker, bring your pennies. Also, you can buy poker chips, $25 worth of chips for $5. A chili dinner will be served with root beer at the bar. Space is limited. Contact the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center at 864-5183 to reserve your seat....
A fundraiser Cookie Jar Auction for Lauri Olsen will be held Friday, Nov. 12 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. In early July, Olsen was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer, which has metastasized to the liver. She is being treated at the Billings Clinic. There will be a pulled pork dinner, with donations gladly accepted. The auction includes a fully processed beef donated by Roedy Farrell and some beautiful quilts along with many other items. Cookie jars, auction items, side dishes or desserts can be dropped...
The Hospital Auxiliary is sponsoring a Community Blood Drive on Monday, Nov. 8 from 2-6 p.m. at the Senior Citizen’s Center. There are only a few appointments still available but they will be taking walk-ins anytime during the drive. To make an appointment go to Vitalant. org. Please bring your ID and your FastTrack that can be found on Vitalant. org to your appointment. All donors are required to wear a mask. Each donation has the power to save up to three lives. There is always need for blood and only volunteer donors can fill that need f...
Breeze Petty has been selected as a tutor in the Oral Communication Center at Hamilton College for the 2021-22 academic year. The Oral Communication Center’s mission is to support Hamilton’s educational goals by developing students’ abilities to express themselves with clarity and eloquence. Petty, a sophomore, is a graduate of Hot Spring County High School. The Worland Officials Association and Joe Doak have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the Class 3A Semi Final Football game between Star Valle...
After DUI arrest, man out as county Homeland Security director POWELL (WNE) — Less than a week after being arrested on allegations that he drove his work truck while drunk, Jack Tatum is out as Park County’s director of Homeland Security. Tatum’s last day on the job was Friday, said Park County Sheriff Scott Steward, who oversees the county’s Homeland Security office. Tatum had served as director since June 2019 and had previously received praise from the sheriff and others for his work in the role. However, on the night of Oct. 24, a citizen...
At the October 19 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, in citizen participation, the council voted to approve the golf course minutes. Also, town engineer Anthony Barnett presented the town shop roof replacement estimate change order in the amount of $2,744.25. The council voted and passed to accept the change order. Mayor Mike Chimenti asked town attorney Mike Messenger if he had anything to report. Messenger said they should proceed with action based upon the earlier work session about waste mana...
At the Hot Springs County, Land Use Planning Commission meeting on October 20 at the Annex Building Planner, Bo Bowman presented three applicants. They were Britt Taylor; Daniel and Leila Porath; and Elyse Dufour. All were requesting the change from either agricultural or residential use to commercial so that they may operate short-term rentals of various kinds. In new business, Britt Taylor was not present because she is a landowner from out of state, but a representative was. Taylor wanted...
At the October 19 Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting held at the Annex building, Bo Bowman presented the finalized O’Rourke Subdivision survey map for signing. The commissioners voted and approved to add the signatures of Chairman Tom Ryan and Clerk Becky Kersten. Billie Jo Norsworthy, representing the Hot Springs County Fair Board, was present to discuss the fair building roof. The roof has five spots where leaking is occurring. Some of the insulation is wet and heavy, dripping out w...
Moonlight Madness is returning to the streets of downtown Thermopolis on Thursday, October 28 with fun events for all. The Masons will serve tacos from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. The costume contest, sponsored by Dr. Vernon and Rachel Miller, will begin at 6 p.m. in the 400 block of Broadway in front of Town Hall. The categories are: under 1, 1-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-6 years, 7-8 years, 9 years and above, and a group catagory. The Thermopolis Independent Record staff will be hosting a pinata bash beginning as the costume contest is...
The Elf Tree Program is designed to help Hot Springs County families in need with a little extra in the way of Christmas gifts for their children. Parents or guardians may sign up their children, ages birth -17 years old, Nov 1 - Dec 10 at the Department of Family Services, 403 Big Horn. The Elf Tree will be placed at Storyteller beginning November 15 and will be taken down on December 16. Prospective Elf Tree donors may choose Elf tags from the tree with age, gender and gift ideas for the children. Wrapped gifts, with the Elf tag attached for...
The Christmas Baskets Program started in about 1982 at NOWCAP, moved to the Elks, then to the Episcopal Church. Business status and auditing are now provided by the Episcopal Church. “Christmas Baskets” is a non-denominational program that serves anyone in need of food and has people from the whole community who volunteer to help with the set-up and distribution. The Boy Scouts’ “Scouting for Food” starts us off with their fall food collection, then help sort this first gathering. This year the Alternative Youth Program, and other volunteer...
A free Suicide Prevention Workshop will be held Wednesday, Nov. 3 from noon-1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Annex/Pubic Health Building at 117 N. 4th St. Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) is a one hour suicide prevention training designed to help people recognize the warning signs of someone in a crisis, and how to question, persuade and refer them for help. Just like CPR, QPR is an emergency response to someone in a crisis, and can save lives. Lunch will be provided. To register, or for more information, call or text Jennifer at 307-431-8404...
Joe Doak and the Worland Officials Association has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the first round nine man football playoff between Southeast and Rocky Mountain High School. The game will be played Friday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m....
Thermopolis High School Director of Activities and Athletics Brandon Deromedi introduced the 2021-22 golf team and “our four-time boys state champion team” to the Hot Springs County School Board of Trustees on Oct. 21. “More than any of the other years, they’ve overcome so many obstacles to get to this point,” Deromedi said. “To go through the state tournament, the very first day, we came out tied with Kemmerer, and that was definitely not where we had projected ourselves.” Deromedi admitted to some nervousness among both the students and...
by Victoria Eavis Casper Star-Tribune Via Wyoming News Exchange The Wyoming State Legislature has voted to hold a special session to combat federal vaccine mandates, but another obstacle remains. When results of the vote came in Thursday evening, there were 36 lawmakers in the House and 18 in the Senate in favor of the special session, clearing the majority that was needed in each chamber (The Senate currently has 30 members, while the House currently has 59). But once they gather, lawmakers will need to approve rules for the session. That...
The Chamber of Commerce held their annual banquet at the Fair Building last Saturday. The event was keynote by renowned authors W. Michael and Kathleen Gear, who spoke on the subject of censorship. Chamber President Howie Samelson made an announcement that Chamber Director Meri Ann Rush is now the Chief Executive Officer. Rush said about the Gears, "When we were planning the 100th Annual Chamber Banquet and decided on the theme "Hats Off-Dr. Seuss", it was suggested to have Mike and Kathy be...
Montana’s Strongest Man Chad Lowry and Gottsche are holding a Strongman Training event on Sunday, Oct. 24 from 2-6 p.m. at the Gottsche gym. Lowry is from Montana and started his interest in this type of training in December 2020. He searched for a coach in Billings and started working with Ron Wilson, who provided great guidance where they worked well together. Wilson trains out of the Iron Bar Gym. Lowry is an Air Force Veteran and was 300 pounds and overweight from inactivity when he started...
by Karla Pomeroy A 26-year-old Worland woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash on the evening of September 30, south of Thermopolis. According to Wyoming Highway Patrol Sgt. Jeremy Beck, Maxwell J. Wruck, 31, of Worland was driving a 2000 Ford F250 southbound on U.S. 20 just past Thermopolis. At about 9 p.m. near milepost 128 Wruck swerved to the left to avoid a deer in the roadway. He ended up losing control of his vehicle and overcorrected to the right, causing the vehicle to enter into a “driver-side leading slide.” Beck said, “The passe...
Moonlight Madness is returning to the streets of downtown Thermopolis on Thursday, October 28. The Masons will serve tacos from 4:30-7 p.m. at the Masonic Hall. The costume contest, sponsored by Dr. Vernon and Rachel Miller, will begin at 6 p.m. on Broadway in front of Town Hall. The categories are: under 1, 1-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-6 years, 7-8 years, 9 years and above, and a group catagory. The Spooktacular Costume Contest Photo Booth by Shailee Harvey Photography will be located at Kirby Creek Mercantile. The Chamber of Commerce reminds us...
Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) Principal Steven Soderstrom reported the students did very well on the WyTopp state testing results in English and Language Arts, Math and Science in Wyoming. TMS fifth graders ranked 9th in English and Language Arts and 4th in Math with 100% growth. TMS sixth graders ranked 4th in English and Language Arts and first in math with 100% growth. TMS seventh graders ranked 3rd in Math and 2nd in English and Language Arts. TMS eighth graders ranked 4th in Math, 3rd in English and Language Arts and 3rd in Science. Sode...
At the October 14 Chamber of Commerce meeting held at Big Horn Federal, during old business, President Howie Samelson brought up the chamber banquet. Director Meri Ann Rush said that the planning for the banquet on October 16 started in the spring. The nominations were also made in January and February. Rush said the goal was to put the event together before the summer. At the time of the meeting, they had sold 131 tickets. Next, the chamber discussed the October 28 Moonlight Madness event....
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees: Darla Reynolds; Elizabeth Oliver; Jennifer Paris; Jeremiah Cannon; Kristi Bonnel-Phillips; Bree Christiansen; Stephen Asay; JoAnn Moore; Bridget Truempler; Chayla Ostby; Jennifer Ogle recently completed a Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program supported by the American Heart Association. The purpose of the program is to acquire current information for healthcare providers who respond to emergencies in infants and children....
At the recent Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, Tricia McPhie of Public Health and Prevention held a discussion with the commissioners about the executive order from President Biden to mandate vaccinations. Chairman Ryan expressed concern over it and the entire board of commissioners opposed the mandate. The mandatory vaccination executive order was proposed by Biden to be administered through OSHA regulations to have all federal employees, healthcare workers, and businesses with more...
