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Shurie Scheel is assuming the new role of Governor of District 5440 for the Rotary year 2021-22. The district covers all of Wyoming and northern Colorado. Al Braaten assumes the role of President of Rotary Club of Thermopolis. Rotary Club of Thermopolis celebrated at Wedg and Kathy Taylor's. Wedg is the outgoing President....
At the June 10 Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the HSC Museum under old business, Director Meri Ann Rush reminded the board the Pageant Day Parade is coming on August 7 with the theme “Home of the Brave” where they will honor our local heroes. The Chamber is hosting the Demolition Derby on August 14. Rush said, “It’s coming along. It’s hard to believe it is less than two months away.” In new business Rush presented the board election results with the four open slots. Bradyn Harvey of Kirby Creek Mercantile, Falina Hill of Gottsche Re...
Doctor Travis Bomengen was awarded the 2021 WRITE Excellence in Teaching Award for the Wyoming region. In a letter from the University of Washington School of Medicine, Office of Rural Programs it said, "This award aims to recognize and honor preceptors with a track record of excellence in teaching medical students as well as those that serve as a leader in their community." Nominations were collected from WRITE students across the WWAMI program. WWAMI is through the University of Washington...
A Thermopolis Middle School teacher was recently named the Hot Springs County School District’s Teacher of the Year for 2021. Thermopolis Middle School Principal Steven Soderstrom presented sixth-grade teacher Jacob Strenger to the Hot Springs County School District Board of Trustees as the Teacher of the Year during their May 20 meeting. Soderstrom lamented that, as recently as two years ao, he had yet to witness Strenger teaching firsthand. “In my new position, I get to see and learn from him,” said Soderstrom, who lauded Strenger for living...
Megan Olson is Hot Springs Health's first resident of Thermopolis' Rural Training Track out of the University of Wyoming Family Medicine Program. She was chosen out of 300 applicants because of her physician expertise but also as a spokesperson for the program. Olson is originally from Cheyenne and is starting her second year of residency this July. Her focus is rural family medicine which covers a pretty broad scope from clinical medicine to hospital medicine, which includes deliveries,...
Sonja Johansen is the new Golf Pro Shop manager and she will be taking care of the clubhouse. There are plans to reopen the restaurant at the course soon. The menu will include, chicken, burgers, chicken fingers and some diabetic friendly foods. Along with french fries, other side options will be coleslaw, cottage cheese and other low carb options. They will also be serving morning coffee. Johansen will oversee staff, take care of the golf carts and the bar among other duties. The club house...
Jill Tonn, of Thermopolis, was presented the Founders by Charlie Decker this past weekend in Lander at the Red Canyon Banquet. Jill was a Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) employee for over 14 years and in her time, Wyoming was the top fundraising state six times under her leadership. The RMEF Founders' Award purpose is to recognize the significant contribution of the RMEF Founders, Charlie Decker, Bob Munson, Dan Bull and Bill Munson, and create an RMEF Award in their honor and to capture...
Dr. Yun Cheng, Ph.D. is a psychologist who recently moved her practice to Hot Springs County and has set up her office at Gottsche. Dr. Cheng provides high-quality, state-of-the-art, private and confidential psychological services. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Cheng provides psychological testing and treatment services for all ages and for a wide range of issues, including academic performance and developmental issues, neuropsychological, disability and mental health evaluations and agi...
The Bobcat winners of the local American Dream/Code of the West Essay Contest were recently announced. Madeline Wagler received first place and $300, Cadence Steadman was second receiving $200 and Lee Grimm was third receiving $100. First place winner Wagler qualified for the state contest with her essay, “Pull Your Foot Out of the Mud” about finding courage in the Alaskan wilderness. The American Dream Essay Contest is centered on bestselling author Jim Owen’s “Ten Principles to Live By,” as highlighted in his book Cowboy Ethics. Every hig...
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha conducted an Installation of Officers’ Ceremony for the 2021-2022 year on April 6. Linda Ziegler and Kim Enis performed the ceremony. Officers for the year of 2021-2022 are: President Kim Enis; Vice President and Publicity Kendi Heinze; Secretary, Treasurer and Photographer Cindy Magelky; Philanthropic Carol Andreen; Ways and Means and Scrapbook Chair Linda Ziegler; Awards Chair Michelle Herring; Educational Chair and Historian Jenifer Grimm; Social Chair Brenda Larson; Jonquil/Chaplain Stefanie I...
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held their Annual Awards Ceremony and dinner on March 30. Everyone enjoyed a carry in dinner followed by the awards ceremony presented by Awards Chair Jenifer Grimm. Awards Given include: Perfect Attendance: Carol Andreen, Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Kendi Heinze, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Brenda Larson, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. 2nd Degree Pallas Athene: Kendi Heinze 10 Years of Service: Michelle Herring 50 Years of Service: Belle Flinn Woman of the Year: Linda...
Jana Oliver of Thermopolis Eye Care was recently awarded the Wyoming Paraoptometric of the Year Award. Oliver is the office manager and as a para her job is to help the doctor do optician work, ordering glasses and contacts, or lab work. The award is voted on by the doctors in Wyoming. Dr. Dana McDermott and a couple of doctors in Gillette optometric put Oliver in as a nomination three years ago and she received it this year. The Paraoptometric Award qualifications are looking for people who...
The Thermopolis Fire Department held their annual awards banquet on Saturday, Feb. 13. Lieutenant London Jenks was named Firefighter of the Year during the banquet. Ryan Georgius was named Master Chef for his exceptional service to the kitchen committee. For years of service, Bob Butchart was honored for 5 years and Clint Huckfeld, Jay Erk and Ben Shidler were each honored for 10 years. The firemen did not hold their annual Fireman’s Ball for the public this year. They still had their fund drive with funds going to the replacement, repair a...
University of Wyoming 2020 fall semester honor rolls have been announced. President’s Honor Roll: Amanda D. Chism, Chloe Renae Crosby, Kaylee DeVries and Hannah R. Ozmon Dean’s and Dean’s Freshman Honor Roll: Elizabeth K. Lofink, Jake Michael Maksin, Aron C. Markow, Haley McDermott, Linsey J. Reed, Jeffery W. Van Antwerp and Cade John-Martin Zupan Provost’s Honor Roll: Joni Christiansen and Amanda Dinsmore Breeze Petty has been named to the Dean’s List at Hamilton College in Clinton, NY. Joe Doak has been selected by the Wyoming High School Ac...
The international best-selling writing team of W. Michael and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, formerly of Thermopolis and now of Cody, will receive the Western Writers of America (www.westernwriters.org) 2021 Owen Wister Award for Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature. The Gears, who are best known for their prehistory series of books, will also be inducted into the Western Writers Hall of Fame, housed outside the McCracken Research Library at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West in Cody. "For more...
Sarah and Daniel Jarvis are proud, first time parents of the first baby born at Hot Springs Health in 2021. Jasper Dean Jarvis was born at 1:07 a.m. on Friday, January 1. He weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. According to Sarah, Jasper's original due date was January 7. "We planned to have a natural birth," said Sarah. Doctors made the decision to induce Sarah on December 31 at 39 weeks. Her delivery turned into an emergency C-section. "He had a rather large noggin,"...
Hot Springs County High School senior, Hyrum Rich, was fortunate enough to be chosen as the Rotary Exchange Student last year, spending the school year in Mexico until the pandemic forced him and other exchange students across the world to return home. Recently, Rich presented a banner to the Thermopolis chapter to mark his journey with the club. The banner was courtesy of the Rotary chapter in Mexico where he stayed....
Amy and Jason Krueger were joined in Holy Matrimony before their Heavenly Father on December 12, 2020 in Thermopolis. The magical occasion of love and commitment was attended by an intimate group of family and friends, while family and friends near and far were able to join the joyous ceremony through a live feed....
The Wyoming Coaches’ Association recently released the names of the 2020 Coach of the Year recipients for fall sports. Thermopolis Bobcat golf coach, Brandon Deromedi was the winner for 2A boys’ golf. The awards are voted on by the coaches in each sport and Deromedi’s three-peat State Champion golf team was a factor in his Coach of the Year win....
Hot Springs Health employees Karyn White, Dusty Hake, JoAnn Moore, Jeri Umbdenstock and Crystal Merrill recently completed a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC). The program is supported by the Emergency Nurses Association. The purpose of the program is to improve knowledge, critical thinking skills and hands on training to provide quality care for patients in life threatening situations. Hot Springs Health employees Connie Hart, Bree Christiansen, Marta Scott, Shelby Bozner, Bridget Truempler, Alyssa Lempka, Ed Curran and JoAnn Moore recently...
Jill Tonn, retired Senior Regional Director for Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF), has received the Excellence in Wildlife Conservation Award by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. The award was presented during a virtual Wyoming Game and Fish Commission meeting Tuesday, Nov. 17. She was nominated by members of the RMEF Wyoming Project Advisory Committee (PAC). During her 25 years of working and volunteering for RMEF, Tonn has promoted elk, wildlife habitat, migration research and public...
Thermopolis Middle School Student Council members presented three Veterans, Marshall Keller, Mike Messenger and Brad Becerra, with Quilts of Valor on November 5 in honor of Veterans Day, Wednesday, November 11....
The view from Hot Springs-area highways improved in 2020 as hundreds of Adopt-A-Highway volunteers cleaned their 2-mile highway sections. In its 31st year, Wyoming’s Adopt‑A‑Highway program has nearly 1,000 participating groups in Wyoming. Hot Springs County-area groups include: Patricia Wahler Memorial; Big Horn Enterprises; Kiwanis Club; Knights of Columbus 2578; Thermopolis Rotary Club; Central Wyoming 4X4 Association; In Memory of Brenna Rankin; Thermopolis FFA Chapter; Russ and Carol Dowdy; and Russell Ranch. “We really appreciate the vol...
Joe Doak and the Worland Football Officials Association have been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the class “2A” state championship football game between Lyman and Torrington. The game will be played Saturday, November 14 in Torrington at 1 p.m....
Joe Doak and the Worland Football Officials Association has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the semi-final class 3A football payoff game between Powell and Cody. The game will be played Friday, Nov. 6, in Cody at 6 p.m....
