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At the monthly meeting of the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director Meri Ann Rush presented a proposed budget for the fiscal year 2016-17. The fiscal year 2016-17 revenue for the fiscal year is at $167,315, and expenditures come in at $169,126. Also presented was the 2015-16 fiscal year budget, though Rush noted that budget does not yet include figures from May and June. According to the 2015-16 budget so far, there is $141,435.71 total revenue through April, and...
Thank you all for coming today to support the Class of 2016. And to my class, we did it. I’m going to be 100 percent honest with everyone here. I had no idea what to say on this stage today. I wracked my brain for weeks trying to come up with a meaningful and inspirational string of words that would touch all of your hearts and maybe make you laugh a little too. I mean, this is the most important speech I’ll ever give in my life, right? So I kept putting off writing this speech because I wanted to wait for that one special moment of ins...
We are men. We are women. We are doctors, infantry and lawyers. We are psychologists, mechanics and technicians. We are librarians. We are teachers. We are electricians, plumbers and farmers. We are conservatives, liberals and independents. But most of all, we are human. We are untied by tragedy and comedy, differences and similarities, love and hate. But most importantly, we are united by our humanity. We struggle, we suffer, we fight. Our weaknesses are what make us strong. Because nobody is perfect. Not a living soul. But our imperfections...
Good afternoon everybody. Thank you all so much for being here to celebrate with us today. When they told me I was salutatorian, the first thing that came to my mind was, “Well, now I have to write a speech.” I knew that the two went hand-in-hand, but that didn’t stop me from being nervous about writing one. When I started thinking about topics, I felt like I would never find the perfect one to talk about today. I decided to look to the internet to find what to say, after all, they can’t put anything on the internet that isn’t helpful....
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council - with Mayor Mike Mortimore absent - approved the first reading of the fiscal year 2016-17 budget. Among the recommended budgets are: $101,750 for Legislative/Executive, $183,250 for Clerk/Treasurer, $10,800 for Judge, $58,200 for Law, $85,900 for Town Hall, $757,550 for Police, $288,785 for Dispatch Department, $61,000 for Corrections, $32,350 for Codes Administration, $84,800 for Fire Department, $630,686 for One Percent Sales Tax Projects,...
Friday at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, students in grades 3-6 got an up-close look at cows, horses, sheep and hogs, and learned more about what the agricultural industry is all about during the Wooley Bulley Day. Thermopolis Middle School student Chase Taylor explained the event was headed up by Ray Shaffer, but she helped bring another six stations to broaden students' understanding of the industry. Shaffer, she noted also started presentations of agriculture in the classroom but the Woo...
Matthew Schwan, age 34, has been charged with a felony count of driving under the influence with serious bodily injury, following a Saturday incident. The charge is punishable by a $2,000-$5,000 fine or 10 years in prison, or both. According to court documents, about 2:40 a.m. May 14 an officer responded to an ambulance page in the 1000 block of Broadway, in reference to a car vs. pedestrian accident. The officer met with the resident, who was looking under the vehicle, a 2008 Chrysler Town and...
Christopher A. Taylor, age 41, is charged with aggravated assault and battery - threaten with a drawn deadly weapon. The charge carries with it a possible 10 years in prison, a $10,000 fine or both. According to court documents, at about 4:30 a.m. May 13, a Thermopolis Police Officer was dispatched to the Joint Law Enforcement Center regarding a report of an assault on Rebecca Obremski. Obremski reported she was at home asleep and awoke to find Taylor hovering over her with a knife in his hand,...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners is asking Hot Springs County residents to apply to serve on several Hot Springs County Boards and Committees. The Hospital Board is seeking two members to serve five-year terms. The Library Board is seeking two members to serve three-year terms. The Museum Board is seeking two members to serve three-year terms. These positions will begin July 1. One member is needed for the Weed & Pest Director for District 1 for an unexpired term to expire Dec. 31,... Full story
Saturday at Hot Springs County Museum, Cindy Toth presented the program Gardening Then and Now, which gave a look at gardening practices in Hot Springs County. During her presentation, Toth noted, she spoke of the irrigation projects that were started here, and people that gardened long ago. There are some unique gardens in the area today, she noted. Darcy Axtell uses aquaponics - the practice of raising fish and produce together. Sonja Beckers uses hoop houses, which look similar to Quonsets...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissions approved a subject land use change and signed an acknowledgement of receipt for the 2016 Hot Springs County Abstract assessment acting as the Hot Springs County Board of Equalization on Tuesday. The board held a public hearing regarding the subject land use change for the Ross Subdivision. There was no public comment on the matter. County Planner Bo Bowman explained that Robert Ross requested approval from Hot Springs County for a preliminary...
President General Lynn F. Young will be the guest of honor at the annual conference of the Wyoming State Society Daughters of the American Revolution Thursday May 19 through Saturday, May 22 in Thermopolis. The theme for this 101st State Conference is “Leading Wyoming DAR Into Our Second Century.” Young has been a DAR member for 36 years. She was elected to head the National Society in 2013 and this will be the last state conference of her term. Young will be the special guest speaker at the “Night at the Museum” Dinosaur Center activit...
The Hot Springs County deadline filing date for offices for the primary election proclamation for 2016 is May 27. Several offices will be on the primary election ballot for local, state and federal offices. Partisan offices to be nominated at the primary election include one U.S. Representative to serve a two-year term, one State Senator for Senate District 20 to serve a four-year term, one State Representative for House District 28 to serve a two-year term, one County Commissioner to serve a...
On Memorial Day, those who travel up to Monument Hill Cemetery could be greeted with an abundance of the Stars and Stripes, as 2016 marks the inaugural year for Hawk's Avenue of Flags. The memorial is being created in memory of Airman First Class Donald L. "Hawk" Hawkins, by his wife Betty Hawkins and daughter Julie Lehman, but it is for all veterans. Inspiration came from an Avenue of Flags in the small town of Culbertson, Neb., near where Hawk grew up, and Monument Hill Cemetery was chosen...
The Risen Son Christian School is accepting donations for a garage sale fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, June 4. To have items picked up or for more information, contact Leslie at 921-9602....
Wyatt Agar has filed as a candidate for the office of State Senator from District 20. Since announcing his intent earlier this spring, he has visited every community in the district; listening to people’s concerns and discussing ideas and solutions for the future. “I look forward to a spirited campaign based on the issues facing our great state and those specific to District 20. A campaign based on defending the U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions, fostering fiscal responsibility, fighting the red tape that has a stranglehold on small business and...
The Hot Springs County High School Class of 2016 received $363,048 in scholarships Tuesday night. Of that amount, $59,550 was from local scholarships. In addition to the scholarships, Kayla Gilbert was named Outstanding Girl and Darren Leonhardt Outstanding Boy. The students receiving scholarships were as follows: Army: Cody Boss and Jessica Schierfolk. National Guard: Adam Hanson, Sean Miller, Alex Brawley and Fawn Rush. Navy: Cameron Igou. UW Wyoming Scholars: Kayla Anderson, Eric Herold,...
Thermopolis Middle School sixth grade students achieved 100 percent improvement on their Measurement of Academic Progress (MAP) test in mathematics. Thermopolis Middle School principal Breez Daniels said sixth grade mathematics teacher Catelyn Deromedi had an idea to get donations for every point of improvement by students on the MAP test from parents of the students. Over $2,000 was raised for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library reading program at the Children's Resource Center through the eff...
Tuesday at the meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller said the finances are looking good. She is working with the Office of Tourism to determine if cooperatives will be billed for this fiscal year or the next one, to determine if adjustments need to be made. Regarding lodging tax receipts, Moeller pointed out the receipts are currently 11 percent higher from the previous fiscal year, when settlement monies from online booking agencies are not factored in, and four...
First-grade teacher at Ralph Witters Elementary Sonja Holm has been teaching for 42 years, 30 of which were spent teaching in Hot Springs County. Holm will be retiring from the Hot Springs County School District at the end of the 2015-16 school year. "It's a way of life," Holm said. "I can't remember not teaching. I've been teaching since I was 21 years old and it's been a great career. I've enjoyed every minute of it." Holm was born and raised in South Dakota where she began her teaching career...
The first barrel of bourbon whiskey was filled at Wyoming Whiskey in July 2009, and it was announced the business would start selling its small-batch bourbon Dec. 1, 2012. Over three years later, the bourbon is still a popular product and the distillery recently filled its 8,000th barrel; as with the rest of the whiskey, it will be ready to bottle in five years. Additionally, the whiskey has earned high review in the March issue of F. Paul Pacult's "Spirit Journal." He rated the Small Batch Bour...
Wednesday, May 4 in Washakie County Fifth Judicial District Court, Anthony Haire of Worland was sentenced to 8-10 years with the Wyoming Department of Corrections. The sentence is for a charge of manslaughter, stemming from an April 13, 2015 incident during which Haire shot and killed his stepfather-in-law, Jamye Don SoRelle. Both Haire and SoRelle are formerly of Hot Springs County. Prosecuting attorney John P. Worrall said that, during sentencing, SoRelle’s daughter Kelly Sharpensteen spoke of...
State Representative Nathan Winters is slated to speak on “Federally Managed Lands Transfer to State Control” at 7 p.m. May 19 at the Big Horn Federal Meeting Room. The presentation and discussion will be put on by the Thermopolis Gun Club. Winters will speak on current conditions as well as state ownership issues. “I’m going to facilitate a conversation,” Winters said. “I want people to come out and talk about these issues. It would be helpful to have a lot of different perspective... Full story
At recent Town Council meetings, motions were approved — with Councilman Dusty Lewis voting “no” — to file declaratory judgment against the County, for clarification of the County’s duty under Title 25 to pay for detention, treatment and transportation of persons in need of mental hospitalization. According to the complaint filed, the Town of Termopolis is acting on behalf of the Thermopolis Police Department against the Board of County Commissioners of Hot Springs County. The complaint...
