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The holiday break is over and the Lady Cats are ready to get back into the game. While many students enjoyed a long break from classes and the school, the girl’s basketball team continued to hone their skills. “We have had an excellent turnout during the holidays and the girls have been able to get a lot of skill work in plus we have been able to keep our team concepts fresh,” said Coach Cory Sova. Coach Sova is impressed with the team’s determination, attributing it to the serious demeano...
Bighorn Bowhunters had an archery shoot this last weekend at the fair grounds. The fundraising event had 80 shooters. A 3-D range was set up in the multipurpose building and standard 2-D targets in the fair building. Recycled Christmas trees and a large variety of faux woodland creatures created a challenging range in the multipurpose building. The event had participants of all ages and skills, boys and girls, men and women. While a serious demeanor was evident with every archer, it was clear...
Members of the Bighorn Bowhunters stand ready as they aim for their targets in the fair building Sunday....
Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation has been awarded a prestigious Wyoming Governor’s Arts Award for bringing the arts to Thermopolis. In his acknowledgement letter, Governor Matt Mead commented, “You make it look easy to bring the arts to a rural location -- you have done it and done it well for a long time.” The Foundation was nominated for the Award by Meri Ann Rush, executive director for Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce. “I nominated the Foundation for the Award not only because of their dedication to the arts in Thermopolis but bec...
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to issue a draft proposal as early as the opening months of 2016 recommending the delisting of the Yellowstone grizzly bear from the Endangered Species Act. Fish and Wildlife authorities believe the Yellowstone grizzly population is recovered and is considering whether to move forward with a delisting proposal according to Serena Baker, a public affairs specialist with Fish and Wildlife Mountain-Prairie Region 6. Once the long awaited proposal is issued, it will be subject to public comment and...
The public is invited to a “Big Boy Party” Saturday, Jan. 2 beginning at 6 p.m. at One Eyed Buffalo (OEB) followed by the Thermopolis premier of “The Hateful Eight” featuring buffalo coats made by Merlin’s Hide Out at The Ritz starting at 7 p.m. Hollywood hit home for Barb and Merlin Heinze when a costume designer working on Quentin Tarantino’s newest movie reached out to them to make eight coats for Kurt Russell to wear in the movie. Heinze will be available at One Eyed Buffalo to tell about the making of the coats and answer questions a...
Deidria Ortega holds her baby Desmond in a stocking that came with a new baby outfit donated by the nurses at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital to a baby born near Christmas day....
For all Hot Springs County residents wishing to give back to their community while helping to shape the future, a number of board positions are vacant and are accepting applications. Five crucial Hot Springs County boards have positions available to interested community members. The Fair Board has one vacancy which is a five-year term. The Natural Resources Planning Committee has five positions available, each serving a three-year term. Weed and Pest has three positions open, each serving four-year terms. The Big Horn Basin Nature and...
The Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board took its next small step towards building renovations, carefully discussing plans that have been mired in contentious discussion since a failed hospital district vote two years ago. After a thorough study by the Erdman healthcare planning firm, it has come to light that in order to maintain the exceptional healthcare service to which Hot Springs County residents are accustom, the present half-century old facility needs to be expanded and...
With a large focus of the Christmas season towards retail, the Christmas creep continues to emerge earlier every year. Stores are starting to have Christmas merchandise displays as soon as Halloween. Consumers are divided on getting Christmas shopping done early or waiting until December. Some clearly have a bah humbugian attitude while others display an ambitious desire to be the early shopper. Many consumers blame the retailers for the ever expanding holiday creep, but in truth, it is due to...
Changes are coming to the Hot Springs County School District. With 2015 drawing to a close, the school board has brought forth changes. With the opportunity to reposition job duties within the board, all members opted to stay in their current position. Several members stated they would like to continue to grow and become better in their current position. Tobi Johansen was declared Chairman of the Board, Melissa Johnson was declared Vice-Chairman of the Board, Clay Van Antwerp was declared Clerk...
Frank & Cindy Toth of Thermopolis announce the marriage of their daughter, Jesse Jo, to Scott Jason Henderson, son of Harry and Kathleen Henderson. Toth-Henderson, a 2001 graduate of Hot Springs County High School, is a professional counselor and drama therapist at the Post Traumatic Stress Center in New Haven, Conn. Henderson graduated from Eastern Connecticut State University with a degree in sociology and criminal justice and currently works as an Emergency 911 dispatcher for Orange Police...
Thermopolis has long been unique in Wyoming for its excellent healthcare services and doctors. It comes as no surprise, then, that local physician Dr. Jason C. Weyer of Red Rock Family Practice was recently awarded an honorary degree from the Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Weyer's new honorary degree, called the Degree of Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, was awarded to physicians who have, "Distinguished themselves through service to family medicine and ongoing professiona...
A good education is not only made up of good test scores and lots of time spent studying, but also an extracurricular dedication to learning and succeeding. The Risen Son First LEGO League (FLL) team has proven themselves as such, winning one first place trophy at this year's statewide tournament in Casper. FLL is a robotics program for 9 to 14 year olds designed to get children interested in science and technology, and the tournament's yearly challenge consists of three elements; a robotic...
Alex Brawley was recently promoted to Private Second Class in the Wyoming Army National Guard for meeting his time in service requirements. Brawley is awaiting advanced individual training and will become a qualified wheeled vehicle mechanic in Headquarters, 920th Forward Support Company. Brawley has been a member of the Wyoming Army National Guard for 10 months. He is a senior at Hot Springs County High School. Adam Hanson was recently promoted to Private First Class in the Wyoming Army National Guard for meeting his time in service...
With cold, snowy weather setting in, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce Board approved Thursday the group’s upcoming fundraiser, which will send one lucky Hot Springs County resident and a friend to Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, Hawaii. The fundraiser is similar to a fundraiser ran last year by the board, which sold 113 tickets and raised over $2,500 for the board. A limited number will be sold, improving buyers’ chances of winning. The winner will be given a travel credit of $2,5...
High school band member Darren Leonhardt plays the bass guitar during the high school Christmas Concert Thursday evening....
he Hot Springs County Hall of Fame committee is gearing up for the upcoming 2016 banquet on Saturday, Jan. 16 at 5 p.m. at the Days Inn. Inductees in the HSC Hall of Fame are members of the community, past and present, who have been a pioneer in our community or a figure head and have made Hot Springs County a better place. This year's inductees are Dorothy Milek, Bill Smith, Doctor C. Dana Carter, John Herrin, Sr. and Dora McGarth. Dorothy Buchanan Milek Dorothy Milek has no peers when it...
Just how complicated does town water actually have to be? Turn the faucet on and there should be water, as much as you need. The water needs to be safe to drink, and ready on demand; but this comes with a caveat: a monthly price. The Thermopolis Town Council just came off a long battle to adjust the water rates for the town resulting in a higher price for residents. This has been a much needed adjustment as the town suffered a loss last year and much of the delivery system has become...
Ralph Witters Elementary student Annalyn Sharp accepts an achievement certificate from her first grade teacher Sharon Cordingly....
As the dust of major construction settles at the new Hot Springs County Airport, the county board of commissioners continued to tackle unforeseen issues that have arisen out of the construction of the $22 million facility. In the board’s first order of business, GDA engineer Ford Roes informed the board that the 2012 International Building Codes, which note that hangars within 30 feet of their lot line must have a fire resistant rating of two hours. The current T-hangars at the airport are n...
Nothing good comes from a case like this stated John P. Worrall the Washakie County Attorney. “One man was killed, another mans life is shattered” Worrall said during a phone interview about Anthony Haire and the conclusion of Haire’s trial for manslaughter and reckless endangerment. The 12 member jury found Haire, 33, guilty on both counts after seven hours of deliberation. Worrall said he laid out the facts and left it up to the jury to determine Haire’s guilt or innocent. Haire was arreste...
Spencer Luce was Life Flighted following a pedestrian vs vehicle collision just before 7 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9. The accident happened at the intersection of North 6th and Big Horn. It was determined two vehicles were proceeding northbound using different lanes of North 6th. Joni Hamilton was using the inside lane of traffic and Tim Hoyer was using the outside lane. Hamilton’s car was slightly ahead of Hoyer’s vehicle. Hamilton saw a person crossing the intersection of North 6th and Big Hor...
The Hot Springs State Park along with Bear River State Park is holding their annual bison sale. Bid packets are available at Hot Springs State Park Headquarters and bids must be submitted by the end of the business day Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2016. Each animal will be sold to the highest bidder, subject to the minimum bid specified in the sales list. All animals have been properly vaccinated. This year there are five 2015 heifer calves for sale and the minimum bid is $1,600 each. Also there are three 2014 heifer yearlings with the minimum bid being...
Training for Intervention Procedures (TIPS) certification training, which covers all necessary information for responsible beverage serving, will be held this Sunday, Dec. 20, at Common Ground on North 5th Street from 1-6 p.m. TIPS training is an internationally recognized alcohol awareness education program that covers areas like retail programs (bartending), college students, and adult consumers. TIPS training is sponsored by the Wyoming Department of Health and the Prevention Management Organization of Wyoming. Call Cassandra Norskog (409...
