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The Thermopolis Independent Record will be doing stories over the next few weeks on the new staff and teachers in Hot Springs County School District. This week we start with Chauncy Johnson and Brenna Huckfeldt. Chauncy Johnson has taken on the position of Business Manager for the Hot Springs County School District. Originally from Sheridan, Johnson said he used to spend summers working on his grandfather's ranch west of Thermopolis. His mother also graduated from Hot Springs County High...
Brenna Huckfeldt has taken over as the school nurse for the Hot Springs County School District. Huckfeldt was born and raised in Denver. She attended the University of Northern Colorado for two years before she transferred to the University of Wyoming. In 2007, she graduated with a degree in kinesiology and health promotion with an emphasis on exercise physiology. After graduating, Huckfeldt said she started nursing school in the fall and graduated in 2009. She spent her first year after...
Many hear the call to join military service, to take up arms and provide their fellow people with a sense of peace and safety. Carllena Farman, who served in the United States Army from 1981-89 and was honorably discharged as a Specialist E4, recently underwent triple-bypass open-heart surgery at the VA hospital in Denver and has since returned to her home in Thermopolis. However, the veteran, who has lived here since 1991 and will turn 53 next month, currently has no income. Fellow veteran...
This month's Garden of the Month honor goes to Bev Adams of 926 Arapahoe, who said she cut her water bill in half through xeriscaping her front yard....
James C. "Jim" Good, who represented Wyoming at the prestigious National Championship Air Races in Reno for decades, is the 2016 inductee into the Wyoming Aviation Hall of Fame. Good, who served as an ambassador for aviation in the state for half a century, died in Casper on April 24 at the age of 83. An induction ceremony in his honor is scheduled June 14 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Casper-Natrona County International Airport hangar that houses his Good Warbirds Museum, where he gave tours to...
At the Thermopolis Town Council's May 17 meeting, those in attendance met the newest member of the Thermopolis Police Department, Officer Mike Mascorro, as he was officially sworn in. Born in Florida, but raised in Corpus Christi, Texas, Mascorro officially began his duties May 16, and said being an officer is an awesome job he enjoys. He recently retired from the United States Air Force, in 2014, as a Master Sergeant E7 after 24 years of service. Along the way, he met his wife of nearly 12...
Decorative statues and brickwork are only a small part of Margo Skaggs' backyard garden, which also has plenty of greenery and a pergola with some wisteria that will provide a shade area. The garden of the month is selected by members of the Red Dirt Master Gardeners....
First grade teacher Sharon Cordingly will be retiring after 37 years in Hot Springs County at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Cordingly grew up in Minnesota and moved to Hot Springs County after graduating college. "I graduated college in December and began my first teaching job in January," Cordingly said. "I moved to Wyoming. I met my husband here. He came home from the Navy in December and I came in January. The rest is history." Cordingly said she will miss the children the most after...
Ronald J. Dempsey arrived in Thermopolis about two weeks ago with an agenda - to help others. Some might have already seen Dempsey working around town doing various jobs; he provides the work at no cost to individuals, so long as they provide the materials. Dempsey said he sees a lot of people that might need jobs done, and he is here to provide the labor. Guided by his faith, he believes that in doing work for people with a full and open heart, the Lord will meet his needs. Scripture speaks to...
Hot Springs County School District's School Nurse Janet Chimenti will be retiring after the 2015-16 school year. Chimenti has worked as the school nurse for the Hot Springs County School District for 24 years. "My mother was the school nurse ahead of me for 28 years," she said. "I grew up here in the school system. Then there were three nurses inbetween my mom and I." Chimenti said she graduated from Hot Springs County High School. She then attended and graduated from the University of Wyoming....
Hot Springs County High School senior Kameron Olsen is one of 226 students from Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah selected as Daniels Scholars. The Daniels Scholarship Program is a four-year college scholarship for graduating seniors who demonstrate exceptional character, leadership and a commitment to serving their communities. While not providing “full ride” scholarships, the program does give “last dollar” scholarships intended to cover students’ unmet financial expenses. Upon learning...
Earlier this month, Police Chief Steven Shay announced before the Town Council that Sergeant Mike Chimenti was bidding farewell to law enforcement. As of Monday, Chimenti is officially off-duty, having tendered his resignation. This June would have marked his 42nd year. Shay said there is no doubt Chimenti dedicated his life to the department and to law enforcement in general for the town and the county. ""He stepped up to bat," Shay said, and did what was needed. Though Shay offered, Chimenti...
Monday at A Cut Above, John Zupan received his first haircut in five years from Beth Benavidez. Zupan chose to grow his hair out - enduring negative and positive comments - to donate it to Wigs for Kids. The organization provides hairpieces for children who have suffered hair loss, to help boost their confidence and self-esteem. Donated hair must be at least 12 inches long, and Zupan gave 14. He was joined by Krystal Spatol, a regular donor who gave 16 inches to bring her total to 140. An...
Mitch Carlisle explains some of his work during the Second Friday ArtStroll. This particular piece includes rawhide elk on copper barb wire and Russian olive. Carlisle said he is a found object artist, turning objects people might throw away into art....
Hot Springs County High School freshman Barbara Jean Kissel has received plenty of congratulations after tying for first place at the FFA district competition in Worland March 8. For her piece, Kissel chose a recitation of the FFA Creed, which all members believe in. She was inspired after an assignment to memorize the creed; in that assignment, she only missed two words, meaning she qualified in doing it. She then decided to participate in the district contest. Upon announcement of her name as...
Thermopolis Middle School sixth grade science and social studies teacher Tom Olsen traveled to Cheyenne a few weeks ago, where he was presented his National Board of Teachers Certification. Olsen knew he had successfully completed the program in November, and explained it can be up to a three-year process. In his first year, he was required to submit four entries, each one averaging 25-35 pages. These entries must be submitted in early May, and he was also required to do six assessments in...
Thermopolis Middle School eighth grader Katie Burrows returned home from the Showalter Music Festival held Feb. 13 at Northwest College not knowing she had won a prestigious award for her vocal solo performance. Over 500 vocal soloists performed at the competition and Burrows was name the most Outstanding Musician 2016. She scored 24 out of a possible 25 points. "She is the first person we have had win from Thermopolis since I began teaching here nine years ago," said band and choir teacher... Full story
Gavin Philips, a Hot Springs County High School graduate in 2001, has been hired by the Johns Hopkins Medical Center’s Institute for Cell Engineering to join an international team of doctors developing a new form of brain scan. The project is partially funded by President Obama’s Brain Initiative. According to Philips, the new scan involves inserting nano-particles into blood cells and tracking them with electromagnets. The resulting data is manipulated to produce images of brain activity. Philips received a doctorate degree in neu...
Meet a guest to our little town who has seen more in his 22 years traveling than some have seen in a lifetime. His name is Gil, he is a freight rider and has been doing so for those 22 years. Freight riders are homeless people who use the railroad system to travel around, sometimes found sleeping in switching yards, boxcars or bridge underpasses. Upon approaching Gil he asked me for a cigarette and I joined him on the concrete outside of a local business, which despite the 40 degree temperature,...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members: Jennifer Paris; Christopher Paris, Susan D. Smith, Amy Jarrard, Elizabeth Oliver, Bree Christiansen and Danette Koehler completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. The program was supported by the American Heart Association of Colorado and Wyoming....
Nine year old Waikeli Balstad wanted to help those in need this year for her birthday. "It's an opportunity for helping people," said Waikeli. Balstad was getting ready to celebrate her ninth birthday, and she requested that no one bring any gifts. She explained her room was already crowded with toys and that she didn't need any more. Balstad and her mother, Aly Lahoe, wrote a note to her friends and family asking for food to donate to a local charity. From there Lahoe contacted Judy Carswell wh...
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....
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...
Beautiful scenery, mountain passes and the opportunity to share that with a few hundred others is what has kept Barb Vietti doing the Tour de Wyoming for the last 10 years. This year's "Monumental Tour" featured a 366-mile bike tour that started in Sundance then wended its way through Newcastle, Custer, So. Dak., Rapid City and Spearfish before finishing at Devil's Tower, giving the group a look at two national monuments, Devil's Tower and Mt. Rushmore. Vietti said with this ride she's now...
Mr. and Mrs. Brian Green of Lander, Wyoming, announce the engagement of their daughter, Baleigh, to Dustin Hite, son of Terry and Jennifer Swim of Kearns, Utah, and grandson of Louis and Susan Hite of Laughlin, Nevada. Baleigh is the granddaughter to Tessie and the late Ted Carlson of Lander and Barbara and the late Stephen Green of Lander. The future bride recently received her Master of Science degree in Social Work from the University of Wyoming and is currently employed by the Children's...
