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Joe Doak, a member of the Worland Football Officials Association, has been selected by the Wyoming High School Activities Association to officiate the first-round class 4A football playoff game between Rock Springs and Sheridan. The game will be Friday, Oct. 30, in Sheridan at 5 p.m....
The Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce held its 99th annual banquet at the fairgrounds building this past Saturday. United States Senator John Barrasso, Governor Mark Gordon and County Commission Chairman Phillip Scheel were present to open up the event. All spoke glowingly about Thermopolis and how the town and the community have impacted their lives. They thanked the community for all that they do. Senator Barrasso spoke about introducing a bill to rename the Thermopolis Post Office after former...
A retirement reception in honor of Pastor Harvey and Lois Seidel will be held on Sunday,October 18, during regular Sunday morning service at 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church. Pastor Seidel retired in April after 26 years of service to the Church. Because of the COVID-19 virus, the church was not able to honor the Seidel’s at that time. Following the morning service, there will be a dinner and a time of remembrance. No RSVP is necessary. If you have any questions, contact the church at 864-3171....
Breeze Petty recently matriculated as a first-year student at Hamilton College. She was selected from a pool of 7,443 applicants to the college, and joins a class of 470. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital employees: Shelly Moyer, Travis Bomengen, Tara Blumenshine, Erin Craft, Trina Slover and Mattson Mathey recently completed a Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program supported by the American Heart Association. The purpose of the program is to acquire current information for healthcare providers who response to emergencies in infants and...
The Independent Record is doing a series on local first responders to introduce them to our community members. This week we start with the members of the Thermopolis Police Department. Julie Mathews began her law enforcement career in 1999, with the Riverton Police Department. She started as a communication officer and worked her way to patrol, and into investigations, leaving as the first female Detective Sergeant. January of 2019, she was appointed as the Chief of Police for the Town of Thermopolis. Mathews’ father in law, Melvin Mathews w...
For nearly two decades, one face has been consistent at the Wyoming Pioneer Home, but is now heading off for her next adventure. Sharon Skiver has been director of the facility just shy of twenty years, investing that time in not only the residents and staff within its walls, but overseeing upgrades to the building and advocating for it to remain open when the state was looking to cut funding. Last week Skiver was honored by the state as well as the employees of the Pioneer Home during a small...
Donna Searle won her fifth state crown in Sheridan at the Wyoming Elegant Miss competition. She was named overall queen for 7-9 year olds, prettiest smile, personality, most photogenic and American pride modeling.... Full story
Jerry & Shelly Deromedi are celebrating their 50th Anniversary. They were married on August 28, 1970, but have known each other all of their lives. Shelly grew up in Kirby, and Jerry grew up in Gebo. Both their grandparents were miners in Gebo, and grandfathers were best friends. They happened to be high school sweethearts. When Jerry was a sophomore, his family moved to Kirby in 1966 and they lived across the street from Shelly's family. While they were teenagers Jerry asked her if she wanted...
Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital staff members: Erin Craft; Lynn Thompson; Tara Henrie; Astrid Peck; Jeri Slover; Jeremiah Cannon; Keristyn Carrell completed the Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider Program. The program was supported by the American Heart Association of Colorado and Wyoming. Last month the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) released their list of All-Academic players and for the second year in a row Haley McDermott earned First Team Academic All American honors, achieving a 4.0 grade point average while...
Parents with boys who have very sturdy bases, also known as big feet, understand the struggle and expense of finding shoes that will fit, especially if those shoes start inching their way into size 18 or 19. Not only are those sizes hard to find, but the larger they are the more expensive they are, too, some dipping into $200 or more per pair. This has been an ongoing problem for Bobcat play-by-play announcer, Hayden Mayne who is well into a size 16. For years, Mayne's former pre-school teacher,... Full story
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Hot Springs County at the completion of the 2020 spring semester: Mark L. Gigliotti BS, Eric Herold BA, Niki Jo Hill BS, Haylee J. Hoffman BSN, Darren Carl Leonhardt BA, Stephanie Lorraine Mohr BGS, Kristin Ryan CERT, Margaret A. Ryan BA, Skylar C. Thomas BS and Courtney N. Yarrington BS. Babie Robinson and Dan Roden were named to the Dean’s Honor Roll for Central Wyoming College. Chloe Renae Crosby, Amanda Dinsmore, Darren Carl Leonhardt, Hannah R. Ozmon, Jeffery W. V...
Thermopolis Middle School science teacher, Aimee Kay, has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. In her 25 years of teaching, she has taught sixth grade science, language arts and social studies as well as serving as the district’s technology facilitator and high school dropout prevention and court liaison coordinator for at-risk students. Her most recent work has been with the seventh and eighth graders at TMS as their science teacher. Along w...
Reagan Severance is thrilled to see her dad, Brad Becerra, after his over ten months being gone serving in Afghanistan with the Wyoming National Guard. He surprised her during her Lady Cat volleyball camp last Thursday at the Hot Springs County High School.... Full story
To recognize the entrepreneurial spirit driving teachers to meet their students’ distance learning needs at the end of last school year, SONIC® Drive-In matched all donations to DonorsChoose on Teacher Appreciation Day, giving Carbon Kennington, a teacher at Ralph Witters Elementary, $364. Through Limeades for Learning®, $1 million was given to public school teacher requests across the country on Teacher Appreciation Day – Tuesday, May 5, 2020 – supporting their endeavors to provide students with essential education resources. Kennington’s proj...
Audrey Axtell was recently appointed as Wyoming FFA State Treasurer. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the application process was different this year. The application for state officers is usually due at the end of March and then in-person interviews are in April at the state convention. However, because of the COVID-19 situation, the deadline was pushed back to later. Axtell mailed her application two weeks later than the set deadline because it was pushed back. There wasn't a set date for in-per...
Thermopolis Middle School Volleyball coach, Aimee Kay and high school golf coach, Brandon Deromedi earned Coach of the Year honors from the Wyoming Coaches' Association. The pair received their awards through votes from their peers, and normally, they would have received their coach's rings at a formal banquet. However, this year, as things are definitely not normal, the Coaches' Association did a tour instead, hand delivering the 54 rings in 28 schools in 27 towns across the state. Kay and...
Alpha Phi #1148 Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held the Annual Awards Ceremony and dinner. Awards Chair Jenifer Grimm presented the awards. Perfect Attendance: Carol Andreen, Brenda Barnes, Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. 5 Years of Service: Shelly Brown 10 Years of Service: Brenda Barnes 30 Years of Service: Carol Andreen Jewel Pin earned and Pledge of the Year: Stormy Southwell Woman of the Year: Brenda Barnes Outstanding Educational: Linda Ziegler, “Quilt of V...
Austin Barral has been nominated for Junior Ham Operator of the Year for the state of Wyoming. The award is for ham operators 18 years or younger. Zieb Stetler nominated Barral and said he is “One in a Million.” Barral, 16, has a General License. He originally joined the Boy Scouts and got his radio merit badge under Stetler’s counsel and guidance. Barral took two tests for an operator’s license, both at the technician level and the general level, on the same day and passed both tests. Stetler...
The Hot Springs County School District has another educator to add to their long list of award winning staff – Kinley Taylor, winner of the National University System-Sanford Teacher Award as a top inspiring teacher in Wyoming. Taylor, a kindergarten teacher at Ralph Witters Elementary, was surprised by the announcement and will receive $10,000 in recognition of her work supporting student development and achievement. She now joins the ranks with teachers from all 50 states and the District o...
Jacque and Bobbie Reed recently celebrated their 70th Wedding Anniversary. Also known as the diamond or platinum anniversary, it symbolizes a relationship that is truly once in a lifetime. When they met each other Jacque was working for Mountain Bell Telephone Company. He was a lineman stationed in Wheatland. Bobbie was working at the hospital in Wheatland. They met through mutual friends. When asked how did you know you were meant to marry, Bobbie laughed and said, "Well, I don't really know....
A random act of kindness was performed when envelopes showed up at various local businesses with the above note and a $50 bill enclosed. The envelope had no return address on it. Business owners would like the sender to know the gesture was very appreciated....
Former Thermopolis resident, Laura Vietti, is joining other University of Wyoming faculty, students and alumni in a three-part natural history series, “Prehistoric Road Trip”, to be shown on PBS. The three episodes will take viewers through different time periods, focusing on geology, ecology and the environment, covering paleontology and fossil hunting throughout North America. In her segment, Vietti is covering fossilized teeth and how the minerals they are made of can provide insight int...
Kameron Olsen of Thermopolis was among those who earned dean’s list recognition at George Fox University for the spring 2020 semester. Codi Goffena has graduated from Eastern Wyoming College. Stormy Cox was named to Montana State University President’s spring semester honor roll. Wyatt Wright was named to the Dean’s List....
Although the school year has been an odd one to say the least, the Hot Springs County School District still took the time to honor parents and staff as well as announce the Teacher of the Year for 2020 via their webpage. Throughout the year, the district names four Champions for Children based on nominations with the final, Teacher of the Year, named by a select committee. The four candidates and Champions for Children this year were Mary McGillivray, Carrie Ryan, Cassie Hetzel and Lyle Wiley....
Pam Rangel has been named Driver of the Year by the State of Wyoming Transportation Department. She drives the bus for the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. According to the WyTrans qualifications, the Driver of the Year goes above and beyond his or her job description. The award winner exemplifies outstanding customer service, has a positive attitude, excellent attendance and a professional appearance. The winner must have a clean driving record for the previous year. Trenda Moore, the Center’s Director said that “Rangel goes ove...
