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The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce approved the first raise to their membership rates since 2011 at their meeting last Thursday evening. The base membership rate for non-profit organizations and non-profit clubs without staff increased by $10 while businesses went up $20. The chamber has not kept up with inflation over the past few years, which has been about three percent. Rather than trying to catch up now, they determined raising it by just one percent would be less of a shock....
The Travel and Tourism Board approved funding for a number of events in their 2015-16 budget during their meeting Tuesday. Three events new to the funding list were Smokin' Waters Golf Tournament, Main Street Oktobrewfest and 12 Days of Christmas. Other events receiving funds include Hot Spot Car Rally, Gift of the Waters Pageant, Kiwanis Craft Fair, Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo, Arts in the Park, Big Horn Basin Football Camp, Thermopolis Demolition Derby, 3-on-3, People of the... Full story
Town Council approved the 2015-2016 budget at Wednesday evening’s meeting with the addition of a $25,000 amendment for maintenance and upkeep for Town Hall. The primary concern for Town Hall maintenance was carpeting in the building that is original from the building’s construction in the late 1980’s. Mayor Mike Mortimore opened the floor to discussion regarding the amendment, but with no comments from the public the motion passed and the budget with the new amendment passed. The final budge...
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Hart of Cody, Wyo., formerly of Thermopolis, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jamie D'Lyn, to Daniel Kennedy, son of Keith and Louise Kennedy of Lonetree, Wyo. and Melanie Corey of Ogden, Utah. Jamie, a graduate of the University of Wyoming, is a family and consumer science teacher in Lyman, Wyo. Dan, also a graduate of the University of Wyoming, is a civil engineer in Rock Springs, Wyo. An Aug. 8 wedding is being planned in Thermopo...
The Wyoming Business Council is hosting a free program called How To Access Capital For Your Business Monday, June 22 from 5:30-6:15 p.m. at Hot Springs County Museum. Business Finance Program Manager Ryan Whitehead will present financial resource opportunities for your business needs. You can download the financial resources guide at http://goo.gl/v8UPfK. For more information contact Leah Bruscino at 307-754-5785 or email leah.bruscino@wyo.gov....
High water levels in the Big Horn River have covered portions of Hot Springs State Park including the boat dock....
Hot Springs County School District is providing a new, free summer food program at Ralph Witters Elementary School. Mondays through Thursdays from June 8-25, July 6-24 and August 3-13 breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:30 a.m. with lunch served from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All children of any age are welcome. Adults may attend at a cost of $4 per meal. For more information, contact Food Service Director Cindy Wallingford at 864-6595 or Ralph Witters Elementary at 864-6561. The state of Wyoming provides reimbursement for all the...
Thermopolis Liquors will be holding a parking lot dance Saturday, June 20 beginning at 4:30 p.m. with music, food and games. All proceeds from food and pop sales will go to the Hot Springs County Senior Center. Must be 21 or older to attend....
Twenty-three percent of the residents of Hot Springs County are aged 65 or older. Nearly 12-percent of the county’s population lives below poverty level. If you were to become ill, or your spouse or parent were to find themselves in need of assistance, would you know where to go? Several community health-based organizations gathered together last Thursday afternoon for a training session with Project Out, a program under the banner of the Wyoming Department of Health through Wyoming Services for...
Bodie Ward directs traffic to slow down going through the cleanup area in Wind River Canyon....
Black bear hunters are alerted that Wyoming’s spring black bear hunting seasons closed one half hour after sunset on Monday, June 15, in all remaining hunt areas. Registered baits need to be removed by June 22, as per regulation. Wyoming black bear hunting regulations state: “Registered bait sites placed in the spring and fall hunting season, including all containers and bait materials, shall be removed within seven days after the close of the spring and fall season. Burial of the bait shall be specifically prohibited and shall not con...
Cody Hoffman graduated from the University of Wyoming with a degree in Energy Management Masters of Business Administration. Vinchinzo Hinojos-Castle was named to Central Wyoming College President’s list for the spring semester. Dana Bjorhus (honors student, Phi Theta Kappa), Kaylee Groh and Shailee Harvey graduated from Northwest College in Powell....
Set aside this weekend to attend the Annual Hot Spot Car Rally in Hot Springs State Park. For more than 20 years the rally has brought in classic and antique cars as well as trucks and other vehicles sure to take you back in time and make your heart race a little faster. On Saturday, June 20, early registration will be held for the poker run at 8 a.m. at the Kiwanis shelter in the park. The poker run will run from 10 a.m. til 4 p.m. After the run, the cars will all parade from the park, drive... Full story
Hot Springs County 4-H and FFA support groups are hosting the 2nd Annual Smokin’ Waters Golf Tournament Saturday, June 20, at the Thermopolis Golf Course with a shotgun start. There are two tee times for golfers with the morning tee time at 8 a.m. and the afternoon tee time is 1 p.m. There are several hole-in-one prizes in this tournament. Fremont Motors of Riverton is sponsoring a 2015 Ford F150 if someone gets a hole-in-one on hole two and the Wyoming 4-H Foundation is sponsoring a $25,000 cash prize for a hole-in-one on hole eight. Bank o... Full story
Pack up the family and head on down to the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds for the 2015 Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo June 25-27. The action starts on Thursday, June 25 with the Chuck Mead Memorial Packhorse Race starting at 7 p.m. Get in on the Calcutta action starting at 6 p.m. See the two-man teams race through the obstacles encountered in traditional horse or mule packing in this timed event. They have to pack a bedroll, pots and pans, a dutch oven, fresh eggs and a coffee pot,...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is hosting the second annual People of the Earth Days, June 25-28. Join internationally bestselling authors W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O’Neal Gear for a taste of the real west, including tours of ancient American Indian archaeological sites, a trip to the Dinosaur Center and a drive through Wind River Canyon. The Gears will also be doing personal readings of their literary works. The weekend begins with a reception at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 2...
Water levels in the Big Horn River south of Boysen Dam were increased again Tuesday, going up to 7,500 cubic feet per second. Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon said the river should start reducing in speed after this increase. “The plan is 7,500 is as high as it goes,” Gordon said. This all comes from the Bureau of Reclamation who oversees water resource management throughout the country. Marshy and boggy stretches along the river will likely begin to be flooded, and residents are being asked to continue to stay away from the riv...
Hollywood hit home for Barb and Merlin Heinze when a costume designer working on Quentin Tarantino's newest movie "The Hateful Eight" reached out. The two proprietors of Merlin's Hide Out were asked to make buffalo coats for Kurt Russell to use in the movie. With the movie set to premiere this winter, Barb said it was stressful at times getting the work done correctly and quickly. It all amounted to eight coats for Hateful Eight, Tarantino's eighth movie. After getting the measurements for Kurt...
An emergency contract totaling nearly $200,000 has been approved for cleanup of mud slides and big rocks near U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 inside Wind River Canyon, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation District 5 maintenance engineer Pete Hallsten of Basin. The $199,200 contract has been awarded to Pab Good Trucking LLC, of Greybull. The project began June 4 and will clear the ditches of slide debris and rocks from the highway’s clear zone. “Traffic will be controlled with flaggers, and travelers should expect delays of up to 15 min...
The Retail Committee discussed their 12 Days of Christmas promotion during their meeting Friday. On December 19, there will be three cash drawings for $200, $300 and $500 Chamber Buck award amounts. The goal of the giveaway is to bring more people into town to shop. Retailers are still working on how people will enter, but the foremost plan is to require entrants to have a receipt from a local business in order to participate. A $500 budget has already been supplied to fund the activity, from the Travel and Tourism Board, and the retailers...
A mystery was solved Tuesday morning after possible graffiti was reported on some rocks in Hot Springs State Park. What looked like blue paint was found in several areas of rock near the entrance to the buffalo pasture from Warm Springs Road. After some investigation, park personnel determined it was nothing more than a dye used in pesticide as some spraying for Dalmation toadflax had been going on in the park Monday afternoon....
After weeks of fundraising, the "Pretty Little DI'ers" made their way to Knoxville, Tenn. to participate in the Destination Imagination Global Finals on May 19. More than 15,000 people attended the event including more than 1,100 teams from 45 states, seven Canadian provinces and 13 countries. The girls did their performance just after lunch the following day in the Clarence Brown Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus. According to their director, Wes Meier, there was a bit of a glitch...
Hot Springs is one of seven Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails venues that have been awarded the TripAdvisor 2015 Certificate of Excellence Award. “We greatly appreciate that the public has shared the great experiences they have had in our unique and spectacular parks and sites,” State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails Administrator Domenic Bravo said. The other parks recognized are Bear River, Curt Gowdy, Fort Phil Kearny, Historic Governors’ Mansion, Sinks Canyon and the Wyoming Territorial Prison. Award winners must maint...
The outdoor pool at the Wyoming State Bath House will be closed at the end of June for approximately 10 days. According to State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates, the pool needs to be drained and repaved now as the material they’re using needs to cure. “It has to be done during the Summer,” Skates said. Because the resurfacing needs consistent temperatures, the work can’t be done easily at other times during the year. And while the indoor pool will remain open while resurfacing takes place, it’s a modest attraction compared to the draw the...
Last month, Wyoming Game and Fish Department game wardens and fisheries personnel gathered on the Bighorn River near Thermopolis to check fishermen and enforce fishing laws. “With the fish population in the Bighorn at an all-time high and an increase in anglers and boaters on the river, we wanted to see what compliance was like with fishing and boating laws,” said Scott Werbelow, Cody region game warden coordinator. “For the most part, compliance was good and Bighorn River anglers are abiding by the rules.” Werbelow said that wardens and bio...
