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At the Cody Country Art League’s 52nd Art Show last Friday, Claudia Augstin won second place, along with a cash award, in the amateur photography division for her piece, Cheyenne Train Station. Augstin stated, “I was surprised when I found out that one of my pieces was selected, and of course very happy about it as well. I am traveling right now. I will be home in the next few days and am looking forward to driving up to Cody to see the whole show. It will be interesting to see how my pieces fit in with the rest.” Of her piece, she said, “The...
Since 1980 the Make a Wish Foundation has been granting the wishes of terminally ill children across the U.S. Make a Wish Wyoming was started shortly after, in 1985. More than 530 wishes have been granted through the Wyoming organization, all because of generous donations. Your chance to donate or participate is coming to Thermopolis with the Tour de Wish 5k Ride, Run and Walk, inspired by the first recipient, Brian, from Gillette who’s wish was a BMX bike. The event will be held in Hot Springs State Park on June 24. Open registration will b...
One of the best parts of summer in Thermopolis is when all the alumni gather in July for the All Class Reunion. This year, the featured classes end in “2” and “7”, but, as always, all classes are invited to participate in the festivities. Registration will be held on Saturday, July 15 at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center from 1 – 3 p.m. You will receive your tickets for the all class picnic at that time. Saturday alumnus will be dancing the night away at the VFW with a live band that begins at 9 p.m. After sleeping in a little...
Last year saw a mix of American Soul and Funk music, paired with African and Cuban influences, at Hot Springs State Park when John Roberts Y Pan Blanco took to the stage in August. This year, the group is returning, bringing seven members in total to a concert in the park starting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 10. On an isolated ranch in southeast Montana, Roberts started playing piano when he was five years old. At age 11, he joined his grade school band on the trombone. He graduate from Montana...
The Independent Record office will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day. Deadlines for the July 6 edition will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 30, for display, classified and legal ads, and 12 p.m. Monday, July 3 for editorial content. Have a safe and happy Independence Day....
The first annual Kirby Days event, scheduled for July 8, has been cancelled for 2017. Jessica Slagle, Kirby Days Committee member, said due to unforeseen circumstances with the event, the Kirby Town Council made the decision to postpone it. Slagle noted even though the event is cancelled for this year, they have started planning now for the event to happen in 2018. Among the activities planned for Kirby Days were a horseshoe tournament, kickball, street games and tours of the historical jail....
Senior center barbecue celebrates Independence Day The Hot Springs County Senior Center invites everyone to the Independence Day celebration on Monday, July 3 from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. This is the third year for the popular event, and hot dogs will be served along with grilled hamburgers. Topping the meal off will be banana splits for dessert, with toppings including chocolate, caramel, strawberries and nuts. The cost for the meal is the usual lunch suggested donations of $4 for seniors age 60 and older, and $9 for everyone...
The annual Relay for Life is a prominent event and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Relay team members take turns walking around a track or other set path, with each event lasting anywhere from six to 24 hours. Each event also has special events and activities just for survivors and caregivers, such as their own laps prior to the teams’ start. Though there has been a local event in recent years, some reorganization has combined the Thermopolis Relay for Life chapter with those in Worland, Ten Sleep, Basin, Hyattville and Manderson, f...
Following a public hearing Tuesday evening, during which there were no comments, the Thermopolis Town Council officially adopted the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. According to the budget, the General Fund includes: $105,250 for Legislative/Executive, $184,550 for Clerk/Treasurer, $14,400 for Judge, $58,200 for Law, $80,900 for Town Hall, $682,550 for Police, $298,925 for Dispatch Department, $65,500 for Corrections, $32,750 for Codes Administration, $89,800 for Fire Department,...
It's been just over a week since Molly Lockhard began her duties as director at the HOPE Agency, officially starting on June 14. Coming from Spokane, Wash., the 25-year-old is not unfamiliar with Thermopolis. She lived here until she was in middle school, then her family moved to Worland. Lockhard earned her Associate's in Paralegal Studies from Spokane Community College, but has always been in the field of helping. She did childcare through her high school years and until about age 20, then...
Earlier this year, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department started looking at purchasing a smoke house. The inflatable house is seen particularly at Fire Prevention Week events, at the department’s open house and the annual health fair. After being inflated, the house is filled with non-toxic theatrical smoke to give people the feeling of being a firefighter going into a smoking building. It’s both educational and fun for kids, as well as adults. Currently, the department borrows a smoke hou...
We’ve had more than our fair share of moisture in the past few weeks, and with that moisture things are really starting to grow — including those grasses which can easily ignite. Firefighter John Fish said, “Our fuels are incredibly high, and thick.” Fuels are those weeds, grasses and “cheat” grasses that can later dry out and become easily combustible. With Independence Day rapidly approaching, Firefighter Forrest Coleman-Weisz said people need to make sure they are careful when setting off fireworks, ensuring the places where they are se...
Tuesday afternoon, Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism discussed the website, www.thermopolis.com, as it is not mobile friendly or responsive. Director Amanda Moeller said she was referred to one company for a site update, but she wanted to bring it before the board for discussion as to a possible redesign. Moeller noted people these days tend to pull up information on their phones, and the site doesn’t work well on mobile devices. Moeller further explained June’s meeting is the last for the...
The Wyoming Office of Tourism has released this year’s traveling sticker campaign, featuring four regional stickers as well as an eclipse sticker. The four regions include Salt to Stone, Rockies to Tetons, Black to Yellow and the one we are included in, Park to Park. Visitors in the state will be able to pick up a sticker for that particular region at Visitors Centers and Chambers of Commerce in the area they’re visiting. Salt to Stone region includes Fossil Butte, Fort Bridger, Flaming Gorge, the Centennial Scenic Byway, Mirror Lake Sce...
High water due to recent snow melt runoff in the Wind River has resulted in the closure of campsites at the Boysen State Park Tough Creek Campground. All campsites west of the Tough Creek Campground parking lot are closed until further notice. This is currently the only closure at Boysen State Park at this time....
A two-hour closure of U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, to help rockfall mitigation crews have adequate time to safely drop a large rock and other debris on and near the highway. All work is dependent upon favorable weather. Wilson Brothers Construction of Cowley is the prime contractor on the $600,000-plus effort to clean up rockfall from April and May falling rock and mud slides inside Wind River Canyon between Shoshoni and Thermopolis. "We're anticipating that when the big rock comes... Full story
A set of closures of U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 Wednesday and Thursday in Wind River Canyon are intended to help a contractor successfully and safely bring a large rock off the canyon wall to the edge of the highway. "The rock we were trying to bring down has been more difficult than we anticipated," said Wyoming Department of Transportation resident engineer Kaia Tharp of Thermopolis. Traffic delays of up to 20 minutes are still in play inside Wind River Canyon, but Wednesday and Thursday, road closures will begin at 1 p.m. The road closures of U.S.... Full story
It seems when the temperatures rise, so do the number of calls to the Thermopolis Police Department in regard to nuisance yards. Police Chief Steve Shay said when such calls come in the first response is to go to the yard in question, to determine if it does qualify as a nuisance under the town code. Several things under the code would constitute a nuisance, though weeds are one of the more common reasons. Under Section 11-802, “The term ‘weed’ shall be deemed to include any plant growth over... Full story
In a case against Justin Spence, who was found guilty of incest on April 27, a motion has been filed for a new trial. According to the charge, on July 4 or 5, 2014, Spence molested a juvenile female. During a trial that lasted three days, it was shown the juvenile and Spence had been texting the date of the incident — over 200 messages sent between the two phones within a few hours — and Spence had been sending inappropriate messages and pictures prior to physical advances on the juvenile. Als...
Wyoming Whiskey has made the top three list of the “Best of the Best” in Esquire magazine’s best whiskeys in the country. First on the list is Westland, out of Seattle, Wash., founded in 2010. According to Esquire, Westland was the independently owned “little guy” making the best whiskey in America. They were acquired in 2016 by Remy Countreau, so it is no longer the independently owned underdog. Wyoming Whiskey, founded in Kirby in 2009, is second on the list. Esquire warns you may not be im...
The Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) Board of Directors conducted annual business meetings May 20 and 21 in Casper. All current WCHF officers were voted in for another four-year term. Plans were outlined for the fourth annual WCHF Honoree Induction and associated events, and the Class of 2017 WCHF Honorees was selected. Among those chosen from Region 8, which includes Hot Springs County, are Carl Obe Dockery and Ernest Nathan “Nate” Brown. The process of selection was begun by committees in...
On June 9 in Buffalo, at the Wyoming Stock Growers Association Spring Convention, Jim Mischke was presented with his award as Outstanding Range Professional. Mischke was born and raised at Crofton, Neb., a small town of about 500 people. He said he spent a lot of time on a farm and ranch there. Though his parents, Helen and Cyrus, tried to teach him there was a better way to make a living than working a farm and ranch, Mischke strongly disagreed. Mischke said his great-grandfather was one of...
The Wyoming Coaches' Association recently announced the Coaches of the Year for the 2017 spring season, and Brenna Abel was named Assistant Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year. Abel, who resigned from the Hot Springs County School District this year, was born and raised in Worland, and has always called the Big Horn Basin her home. "I grew up as a rancher's daughter," she stated, "so Wyoming lifestyle is a way of life." The Social Studies teaching position came open at the high school in T... Full story
Those of us who live in Wyoming know there are so many beautiful, wonderful things to see in our state that it’s sometimes hard to know which is number one. The folks at USA Today have taken it upon themselves to find out which attraction in Wyoming is the best by creating a travel award on their website that people all over the country can vote for their favorite spot in the Cowboy State. Currently, Hot Springs State Park is ranked 12th of the top 20 best attractions with our mineral waters, t...
This summer, Hot Springs County Museum will provide free admission for active duty military personnel and their families, as they are part of the Blue Star program which runs from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Pete Coggi with the museum explained he heard of the Blue Star program through a website, www.arts.gov, and decided to sign up for it. He noted the website did not solicit the museum to join the program, and no funds were exchanged. The sole interest of the museum, he said, is to serve those who are serving their country. The museum has...
