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Two new reporters have joined the Thermopolis Independent Record staff. Durward D. Jones is a new face at the IR, but not a new face in Thermopolis. You might recognize him from his days at Hot Springs County High School when he used to drive his flat-black, three-quarter ton truck up and down the main street with his friends, or after his 1990 graduation when he worked at Northwest BOCES, taking care of mentally handicapped or emotionally disturbed children. You might also recognize him from...
The final Hot Springs State Park Master Plan open house, which allows community members to voice their opinions on the plan that will shape the next 20 years of Hot Springs State Park, will be held on September 14. The Master Plan is currently in its draft stage, which has thus far has been formulated with input from the Wyoming Division of State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails (SPHST) and the park staff; a steering committee; and the general public. According to the SPHST, the plan...
First Baptist Church to hold spiritual renewal meetings The First Baptist Church will host Barry Webb, who will lead spiritual renewal meetings from the 13-18 September. The Webbs will lead services at First Baptist Church this weekend, with Sunday School at 9:45 a.m., the Morning Service at 11 a.m., the Evening Service at 6 p.m., and daily Bible Study at 7 p.m. Webb and his wife, Cheryl, utilize their puppetry and musical skills to present the Bible to churchgoers of all ages. Webb plays multiple instruments and often draws chalk images and...
Ralph Witters Elementary students enjoy their recess on the playground....
The 15th annual Fall WYO Quarter Horse Ranch Sale will be Saturday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The fall sale is the second of two sales each year featuring the horses of Bill and Carole Smith, Jack and Becky Wipplinger and Dr. H.B. “Woody” Bartlett. The “Parade of Geldings & Two-Year-Olds” video display will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at the fairgrounds. A performance preview is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The auction this year features 40 broke geldings, 35 started two-year-olds, 9 yearlin...
What if your family was living a busy and involved life, as respected members of the community, businessmen, civic leaders, homeowners, children active in schools. Then suddenly, overnight, everything is turned upside down. You are given a few days to pack what can be carried in a suitcase, rounded up by military guards, and removed from your home to a remote area where you must make a new life surrounded by barbed wire fences, guards in towers watching 24 hours a day. It happened to nine-year-old Sam Mihara in 1942, then living in San...
Thermopolis Volunteer Firemen and their families spent Labor Day Monday raising money for multiple sclerosis during their Fill the Boot fundraising drive held at the stoplight....
For hunters looking for additional places to hunt this year, the 2015 Walk-in Hunting Atlas is now available on the Wyoming Game and Fish and Department’s website at https://wgfoapps.wyo.gov/plpwhmprogram/frmWalkinHuntingHome.aspx. The online atlas features hundreds of walk-in areas where hunters can access private lands for a variety of species. The Walk-in program has been responsible for providing more than a million acres of access to hunters annually. It is part of the overall Private Lands Public Wildlife program and is partly funded b...
Friday September 18 is the 8th annual Friends of NRA Banquet. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. There will be good food, games and lots of prizes. Tickets are being sold at White Horse Country Store, Thermopolis Hardware, The Story Teller, and Grumpy’s BBQ or call Paul Garbin at 921-8304. Tickets are limited so hurry to get yours. They are $35 each for adults and $25 each for 14 & under. This is a chance to be part of an event that has been giving back to the community for a...
With a call to order Mayor Mike Mortimore began the Town council meeting Tuesday night with the Pledge of Allegiance and the meeting was soon under way. A review of Mac's Bar request for a catering permit for their Customer Appreciation Bash to be held on September 12 had a few concerns about noise levels but the council was assured they would be kept at decent levels for the evening. A motion was passed in favor for the permit. Heath Overfield, the town engineer, had several updates to report.... Full story
Phil Scheel scoops up winning turtles during the Great American Turbo Turtle Trek Saturday while turtle owners eagerly watch the races. Top winners include: Grand prize - $1,000 in cash - Suzanne Samelson, 2nd place - $500 in cash - Pinnacle Bank, 3rd place - Rifle – Dick Hall, 4th place - Weekend stay in Casper - Sean Miller and 5th place - Red Pole Lodge stay - Laura Loughlin. The turtle trek is sponsored by the Thermopolis Rotary Club....
Thursday evening held the first Main Street Thermopolis meeting in the new office at Central Bank and Trust and proved to be very productive. The meeting started with a review of pending bills which included an invoice of $70.69 from Print Zone for Art Stroll maps and Oktobrewfest posters, an invoice of $400 from Tegeler and Associates for liability insurance for the upcoming brewfest, and various receipts for the set-up of the Central Bank and Trust office. The board approved the payment of all...
Ronald Lee McLendon, 52, registered within Hot Springs County as a convicted sex offender. He is 5'08" tall weighing 320 lbs. with brown hair and blue eyes...
"Everyone has a creative passion," says new business owner Susan Turnbull, "they might not know what it is yet, but everyone has it and they need to use it." Quilting became Turnbull's creative outlet 30 years ago when she took a class with a friend. Since then, quilting has become her way to express herself, have fun, make friendships, and relax. The quilt shop has been a dream of Turnbull's for years and after a local quilting shop closed their doors, Turnbull investigated the opportunity a...
Glenna Tippets thanks Ellen Galyan for coming to her 100th Birthday Party Open House Saturday. Tippets welcomed a steady stream of well wishers throughout the evening....
The 15th annual Fall WYO Quarter Horse Ranch Sale is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The fall sale is the second of two sales each year featuring the horses of Bill and Carole Smith, Jack and Becky Wipplinger and Dr. H.B. “Woody” Bartlett. The “Parade of Geldings & Two-Year-Olds” video display will take place at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 11 at the fairgrounds. A performance preview is scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The auction this year fe...
Crews work on demolition of the old Pizza Hut Thursday in preparation for a remodeled Pizza Hut building and parking lot....
Left, Damien Oliver, co-owner of One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company at 528 Broadway, gives a tour of the brewing process during their grand opening on Saturday. Taproom attendant Drew Carroll prepares an order for one of the many guests who attended....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners received an update from GDA Engineers on the progress at the new county airport west of Thermopolis at their second meeting of the month of August. GDA has been working with High Plains Power and the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) on the road closed gate that will be placed just past the entrance to the new airport. Per the agreement between WYDOT and the county, the county will be responsible for a new meter on the gate, however, WYDOT will take over the maintenance of the gate and meter after...
Although students have been away from their desks for the summer, that doesn’t mean everything came to a halt in the school district. Maintenance supervisor Jere Apland filled the Hot Springs County School District Board of Directors in on what projects had been done over the summer during their meeting Thursday, Aug. 20. Most have probably noticed a lot of paving going on in the parking lots at the schools, and Apland says that is now all completed, including striping, just waiting for the firs...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had just over $10 million to work with this budget season, but with a little trimming here and there, they managed to cover everything. While some requests for funding were significantly higher, the commissioners were frugal in their spending knowing next year the monies coming in will be tighter. They did have to dip into the cash reserve fund to meet their total appropriations - the amount was just $200,000. Large cuts were made to the requests from the... Full story
Imagine what you might see in 100 years. If you ask a child, they might say, "Aliens and flying ships!" If you ask a retiree they might say something more like, "Economic changes and technological advancements." For Thermopolis resident Glenna Tippets, however, she could tell you quite a few true stories of what she actually has seen in her 100 years. Born August 31, 1915, Glenna remembers her childhood in Hurricane, Utah with the passing of both parents and being raised by a stepmother and six...
If you've been to Bicentennial Park lately, you may have noticed a lack of greenery. Last week, the town maintenance crew removed the majority of the rose bushes lining the South end of the park next to the playground. "Safety and maintenance," were listed by Fred Crosby, Assistant to the Mayor, as the primary reasons for removing a large section of the rose bushes. He mentioned that the rose bushes collected trash, have had to be trimmed regularly to keep them from encroaching into the...
4-H Static Exhibits Foods and Nutrition Luke Dickey: My Plate Sack Lunch – red, Peanut Butter Dog Treats – purple, Banana Cookies – blue, Oatmeal Cookies – blue, Beef and Cheese Dog Treats – purple, Canned Green Beans – red, Canned Sliced White Peaches – blue, Blueberry Spice Jam – blue, Chocolate Zucchini Bread – purple. Jeremy Gibbel: Multi-Grain Chewy Cookies – blue. Destiny Harris: Blueberry Pie – purple/3rd overall State Fair Foods, Canned Peaches – purple, Canned Green Beans – red, Blue... Full story
Several FFA students competed at the Wyoming State Fair. Results include: Logan Bartholomew entered 19 agronomy at state fair and his cross bred senior gilt. He received numerous blue ribbons for his plant samples. He plans to attend next year with two gilts and a boar. Rebecca Clouse took her red market steer to the state fair. She showed him in the WVATA Jackpot and in the Youth Market Steer Show. She also exhibited 8 agronomy samples and was very successful. She plans to add a heifer to her program next year. Strite Daniels took his Grand Ch...
