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Catering permits and street closures were the main discussion for Tuesday evening’s town council meeting. Catering permits for the NRA Banquet and two weddings at the HSC Fairgrounds and one permit for an Arts in the Park event were all approved by the council. Stefanie Gilbert with Main Street Thermopolis gave a presentation asking for downtown street closure for Oktobrewfest on September 26. Gilbert said the hope for this year’s event is to appeal to adults but maintain a family-friendly atm...
During Tuesday’s Hot Springs County Commissioners meeting, emergency management coordinator Bill Gordon told the commissioners, in spite of the issues we faced, Hot Springs County really skirted a lot of disaster this spring. Gordon is now asking county residents to really assess their situation and make the changes necessary to eliminate future hazards. For example, Gordon said if you live near the river and were concerned about the rising water, perhaps you should think now about building a b...
The State Park Master Plan Steering Committee met on Tuesday, June 30 with the goal of reviewing public comments and incorporating these comments into the draft preferred alternative plan. Tina Bishop, project manager with landscape architectural consulting firm Mundus Bishop, presented a list of comments from the community gathered from public meetings, website entries, emails, letters, and “I Wish” notes. These comments included a wide range of requests, some of which included: a sense of arr...
When most of us think of a "red card" we automatically think "stop" or "pink slip", neither of which is a good thing. For one young man from Hot Springs County though, that "red card" was a very good thing. Harley Rhodes, a 2014 graduate of Hot Springs County High School, recently tried out for "The Voice" in Oklahoma City. "I really just did it for the fun of it," Rhodes said. He had heard about the auditions from a friend and decided to go for it. "It was different than I expected," he said....
Ellen Sue Blakey, of Thermopolis, won 2nd place in Free-Verse Poetry for her poem “Braiding Rugs,” at the writing contest presentation at this year’s Wyoming Writers, Inc., conference, held June 5-7 at the Holiday Inn in Cheyenne. Judge Rick Kempa, of Rock Springs, author of two books of poems and editor of a third, had this to say about her work: “’Braiding Rugs’ is an intimate account of a grandmother “ripping the canniballed cloth” of her family’s “former glory”—clothing, one imagines, that has lain for decades in the cedar chest—an acti...
Hot Springs County High School 2016 underclassmen rose to the challenge and recently received bragging rights of their own this spring by achieving scores in the top 10% for ACT PLAN and ACT EXPLORE scores. PLAN tests are practice tests that prepare students for the types of questions and structure of the ACT. Students receive scores from their practice test that show them where there is room for improvement before taking the actual test. EXPLORE tests students in similar areas (English, Math,...
HealthTech Management Services project manager, Neil Todhunter, started the monthly hospital board meeting held Tuesday, June 30, with an overview of the company and what they can do for the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital (HSCMH). Todhunter reviewed the roles and expertise of his staff and then covered how these individuals will work directly with HSCMH to reduce expenses in 2016. Board chairman Dr. Bill Williams discussed his experience at a recent conference that board members himself,...
Figures are now final for the 2015 assessed value of Hot Springs County according to treasurer Shelley Deromedi. Current locally assessed values are $50,592,682. State Assessed utilities have come in at $5,783,687, railroads are $3,634,384 and hard minerals have been assessed at $3,666,132. Oil production came in with a final $166,763,947 and gas production assessed at $399,035. Together, these values bring the total assessed value of Hot Springs County to $230,839,867, up 1.46% over 2014. One...
Hot Springs County School District No. 1 has decided to continue with the four-and a half-day school week for the 2015-2016 school year. The intent with the shorter week was to ensure students were getting more time with their teachers as well as opening up Friday afternoons for sports and other activities without a loss of class time, especially on the high school level. Since the change, the district has been able to schedule professional development for educators on Friday afternoons rather...
The Hot Springs County Museum was busy the evening of Monday, June 22. The Wyoming Business Council's Access to Capital Solutions and Strategies presentation by Ryan Whitehead, Business Finance Program Manager from Cheyenne, held an informative discussion at 5:30 p.m. Whitehead presented the public with multiple loan and investment programs offered by the Business Council and encouraged local banks to investigate these programs to offer local small business owners more options for funding. Many...
You can see it in a person's eyes when they are passionate about something. You can hear it in their voice and you can see it in their work when they are doing what they love. It's something a person spends a lifetime working towards and passes on to the next generation; and in the cowboy state, it's that cowboy way of life that so many live for and the Wyoming Cowboy Hall of Fame (WCHF) is preserving. 2014 marked the first year for WCHF inductees, and recently 2015 Honorees were chosen.... Full story
Local photographer Michael Balog received two awards in June during the annual Cody Art Show. His first place entry was a female Broad-tailed hummingbird, shot in the Wind River Canyon as she was attempting to land on a nectar feeder. His second place entry, also taken in the canyon, featured a baby Rufous hummingbird on his maiden flight from the nest. Balog's photos may be seen on his website, HogbatsPhotogaphy.com or by stopping by Thermopolis Chiropractic where a large display of his work...
Kim and Wayne Carswell of Thermopolis, Wyo., would like to announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Carswell, to Wheaton Kremke, son of Jennifer and Tim Frary of Casper, Wyo. and Kurt and Lori Kremke of Burwell, Neb. The future bride graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in nursing. She is currently employed as a registered nurse at Torrington Community Hospital. The future groom graduated from Chadron State College in 2010 with a Bachelor of...
Ms. Mari Marquart of Thermopolis is pleased to announce the engagement of her daughter, Kassidi, to Bryant Durßfee, son of Chuck and Loretta Durfee of Sundance, Wyo. Kassidi, a graduate of the University of Wyoming, will be teaching in Cheyenne and Bryant is an accountant in Cheyenne. A July 18 wedding is planned in Thermopolis....
CodeRED is a high speed emergency and community notification system that has been in use in Hot Springs County since 2008. The system has been used frequently in the past month or so because of the variety of weather, flood and drinking water alerts and warnings sent out via phones. These warnings are not sent out frivolously. This alert system can be used for more than natural disasters. In the case of a hostage situation or other dangerous event, residents of area houses can be singled out to...
The Washakie-Hot Springs County Farm Service Agency (FSA) has programs available to help in disaster situations. Any disaster event relating to agricultural land should be reported to the FSA office so proper notifications can be made to assist in these events. The FSA County Committee (COC) is aware that flash flooding has occurred in the county and varying degrees of damage has resulted. The COC is considering making a request for Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) funds if the damages are significant enough to warrant federal aid. The COC...
Strite Daniels won Grand Champion Steer and showmanship at the Park County Sizzler in Powell June 27. On June 28 he had the Grand Champion and Reserve Champion in the market beef show with his steer and market heifer at the Big Horn Jackpot in Basin. Hallie Martinez and Kallie VanHeule placed second in the junior division at the University of Wyoming 4-H Showcase Showdown Food Cook-Off in Laramie June 24-26. Martinez was third in the Junior Prepared Presentation Contest....
Wyoming veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission will conduct community outreach services in Thermopolis Thursday, July 9 at the Hot Springs County Museum from noon-2 p.m. and Thursday, July 23 at the Pioneer Home from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Brad Cline is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans Affairs claims, or VA healthcare. Cline can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Please contact him a...
The Wyoming Walleye Stampede hit Boysen Reservoir June 26-28 for a weekend-long fishing tournament. Ninety two-man teams entered the tournament for a chance to win some serious cash and reel in some of the state's biggest walleye; and this year, Thermopolis resident Bill Mathews brought home the bragging rights as well as the check. The Wyoming Walleye Stampede is made up of four fishing tournaments located at Glendo Reservoir, Boysen Reservoir, and Pathfinder Reservoir. The Boysen tournament...
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Darren Leonhardt and Logan Kay competed at the National Speech and Debate tournament in Dallas, Texas last week as the grand finale to their 2015 speech season. Leonhardt competed in World Schools Debate, a five-person team event that brought competitors from Korea, Mexico, Saipan, China and other countries for the week-long event. The team Leonhardt was part of consisted of Wyoming debaters from Jackson, Greybull and Green River, all members of the Wind River District. The team posted three...
Hot Springs County High School recently achieved extra bragging rights for the 2016 graduating class. In April 42 junior classmen took the ACT, a national college admissions exam that tests students in English, mathematics, reading and science, along with approximately 1,845,000 other students across the country. Out of this giant pool of young people, the following six students from HSCHS achieved a composite score in the nation’s top 10 percent: Kayla Anderson, Amanda Dinsmore, Darren L...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners made several board appointments at their June 16 meeting, received an update from GDA Engineers on the fuel system for the new airport, discussed the grand opening of the airport and met again with Frank Robbins and members of the Set Free Church regarding issues in the jail. The commissioners reviewed applications they received for several openings on various county boards before making final decisions on whom to appoint. For the Big Horn Basin Nature and...
Classes have only been out for about a month, but the Hot Springs County School District No.1 Board of Trustees are still hard at work preparing for the 2015-16 school year. During their meeting last Thursday, the board approved, on second reading, the transportation and athletic handbooks for the coming year. While a majority of the transportation handbook remains the same at this point, there have been a few things changed in the document, including hiring procedures for bus aides and school... Full story
When the weather warms up and schools close for the summer, Americans hit the highways. Our great country has so many sights to see that the automobile is still the simplest way for many Americans to vacation; and with 50 states to see boasting over 400 amusement parks, 58 national parks, three coast lines and major mountain ranges, a grand canyon and a slew of islands, the competition is fierce. Tourism boards around the United States are constantly working new ad campaigns to attract travelers...
