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Hot Springs County Fair will wrap up this week with the Judge’s Choice Bake Sale Silent Auction and the Junior lIvestock Auction on Friday evening at the multi-purpose building at the fairgrounds. A pre-sale buyers dinner is at 6 p.m. with the livestock auction starting at 7 p.m. We encourage everyone to come out and support the youth and celebrate their months of hard work. On Saturday, the Gift of the Waters parade will be downtown at 10 a.m. followed by traditional dancing at the flag pole. That evening at 6 p.m., there will be more d...
Thermopolis Farmers & Artisans Market hopes you are excited about the Gift of the Waters Pageant Days coming up this Saturday, August 1. Come before the parade (we’re open from 8-12) to shop our amazing vendors, and stay for the best seats in the house (5th & Broadway) for the amazing fancy dancers at the flagpole. It’s hard to believe it’s already time to be thinking about back to school. In honor of our amazing teachers and the hard work they do, on August 8 the market will hold a back to school supplies drive. We will have containers for Ral...
Questions: Where is the Delmarva Peninsula, and why is it called that? Who was the first civilian to own a Hummer? What do we call Chinese gooseberries today? Give the singular form of these plural words: curricula, data, bacteria, radii, ova, and spaghetti. What is the last documented event in Henry Hudson’s life? Fun Facts: Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham because someone bet him it was impossible to write a children’s book using fewer than 50 different words. In 1859, just 24 European rabbits were released on a farm in Victoria, Australia...
It is Hot Springs County Fair time. Be sure to see the story and ad on page 3 of this paper, the ads on page 7 and the insert with information on all the upcoming events during our county fair. There is something for everyone to see and do. Your support of the county fair is appreciated!...
In recent days, our community has been witness to a historical event dubbed “Trail Blazer Days: Opening the Last Frontier.” This event, sponsored by the Hot Springs County Board of County Commissioners, The Learning Center, and Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, funded through the Governor’s Semiquincentennial Task Force, provided a glimpse of a bygone era where horses and mules served as the power and transportation required to open the Big Horn Basin to settlement and the successful development of towns and industry. The non-m...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners have voted not to provide county funding for the 4-H Extension Educator position. This decision has been presented as a funding issue, but the facts tell a different story. The University of Wyoming pays approximately half of the Extension Educator’s salary and covers the cost of the employee’s benefits. Hot Springs County is responsible for contributing approximately $27,000. This partnership with the University of Wyoming has been in place for decades and has allowed our county to provide high-quality Ext...
Questions Which two U.S. National Parks are located at least partly in Montana? Name the five countries that suffered the most military deaths during World War I. What percentage of the corn grown in the United States is sweet corn? What are the athletic nicknames (mascots) of the Ivy League schools Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and the University of Pennsylvania? Put these extinct animals in order from the most recent extinction to the oldest: Tasmanian tiger, passenger pigeon, dodo, woolly mammoth, and saber-toothed tiger. Fun Facts The Voyager...
This year’s planning of the Hot Springs County High School All Class Reunion hit a few snags and the gathering at the VFW Saturday night and the Sunday picnic have been canceled. The Hot Springs County Museum is welcoming reunion visitors from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 18. Individual classes will be holding their gatherings at locations around Hot Springs County. The official reunion photographer is available to take photos at the class gatherings. The Independent Record will run those photos in a future edition of the paper. If your c...
by Carissa Regnerus, RDH, MA, FADHA During the warm summer months in South Dakota, many of us spend extra time outside walking, working or enjoying community events. The heat and wind can pull moisture from the body faster than we realize. Hydration becomes important for everyone, from kids running around at the park to adults juggling busy schedules to older adults who may not notice thirst as quickly. Water supports our health in every season, but summer reminds us just how essential it is. We often think of dehydration as something that...
Questions: 1. Who is the lead actor in the 2026 hit movie Project Hail Mary? 2. What ended Bo Jackson’s professional football career? 3. How do the Pevensie children first enter Narnia? 4. What two songs did Ferris Bueller sing during the famous parade scene? 5. There are 10 European country names that contain the letter C. Name at least six. Fun Facts: The brain of a giant squid is shaped like a doughnut. Its digestive tube runs through the center, meaning a meal that’s too large could damage its brain. Oklahoma’s panhandle exists because Texa...
Wyoming Discovery Days hits town this weekend with a variety of things to do and see. From live music, to demonstrations to dog races, you can see it all. Hot Springs State Park will be packed on Saturday and Sunday with fun and entertainment. Don’t forget the concert on Friday night that kicks the weekend off. Be sure to remember to keep yourself, your kids, your pets and others hydrated as we are expecting triple digit temperatures over the weekend. Enjoy the weekend, stay safe and have fun! For more information, see page 6 of this paper o...
by Bryan Golden Many readers of my book and column have asked the following questions regarding their own application of the concepts I write about. Here are the most commonly asked questions and my answers. Does how I think really make that much of a difference in my life? Yes. Your thoughts are the only thing you have total control over. Your thoughts govern your behavior. Your thoughts determine how you react to your environment. Your thoughts effect the type of people you attract. Your thoughts influence every aspect of your life. Not takin...
Please Don’t Call It Trivia!! Questions: 1. Which 2004 hit song had the line, “The Bush Twins want you back”? 2. When spelling the first 100 whole numbers, which is first alphabetically? Which is last? 3. Name the five island nations that have more than 30 million people each. 4. Name five four-letter English words that begin with D and end with R. 5. Who played the male and female leads in the 1942 movie Casablanca? Fun Facts: In Switzerland, it is illegal to own just one guinea pig because they are very social animals. It is co...
On Saturday July 4, people across the United States of America will be celebrating our country’s 250th birthday. As we do so, let’s remember it is about more than BBQs, parades and fireworks. Battles have been fought and lives have been lost to earn and keep our American freedoms. In mid 1774, tensions were escalating between the British Army and the colonies. The British Parliament imposed the Intolerable Acts, an attempt to disarm Americans, leading to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775. They were the battles of the Rev...
The American flag and the American bald eagle are national symbols of our country. They convey calm in the face of danger, unity against all odds and strength to face uncertain times and an unknown future. Our flag. The United States was one of the first nations, if not the first, to designate a national flag. In 1777 the Continental Congress passed the first Flag Act, establishing 13 alternate red and white stripes and 13 white stars in a blue union field. Flags however varied in size and design until 1918 when Congress specified one star for...
Questions: For some practicing Jews, what is the shmita or Shemitah? Name the four main actors on the hit 1970s TV show All in the Family. Cape Verde is this year’s FIFA Cinderella team. Where is the country of Cape Verde? Which two British royals, which German emperor and which pope did Buffalo Bill Cody perform for? Name all the U.S. state capitals with two- or three-word names. Fun Facts: James Doohan, the actor who played Scotty on Star Trek, died in 2005 at the age of 85. A few years later, his son Chris and astronaut Richard Garriott s...
A few of our readers have asked if we are planning to write a story regarding the June Hot Springs County Republican Party meeting. We are holding off at the moment. After the meeting, an agency covering the meeting made the announcement that the Thermopolis Independent Record was one of the businesses that is owed money by the party. In an effort to be fully transparent, we will acknowledge that is correct. So, yes, the walk out and lack of quorum to approve and pay bills at the June meeting created a bit of a conflict of interest for us on...
If you are tempted to believe the abuse allegations against WBS’, please consider the total picture.WBS exists to help teenage boys change their behaviors so they can build decent, successful lives. The school is the last chance stop for kids who have been troubled and disruptive their whole lives. At WBS classroom disruption, tossing furniture, destroying equipment, hitting and cursing teachers, other students and staff is not allowed. If students choose to do such things they are isolated from others until behaviors stop. WBS provides high s...
Questions Tom Brady’s 649 career touchdown passes is the NFL record. Name the next four leaders. What is the name of the pig in the book Charlotte’s Web? What country is named after another name for Jesus? What year did the Battle of the Little Bighorn take place? How many countries are participating in this year’s FIFA World Cup tournament? Fun Facts New Mexico and New Jersey are the only states with unique letters in their names: X appears only in New Mexico, and J appears only in New Jersey. The Latin word for silver is argentum. That...
It was 1831, and the community of Albany, New York, was preparing to celebrate the fifty-fifth anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Two French dignitaries were present to witness the entire event. As the pair of notables left their hotel that summer morning to the sounds of ringing church bells, patriotic celebration and the sights of gathering crowds, they were welcomed by the lieutenant governor to the state capital’s Fourth of July parade. Frenchmen Alexis de Tocqueville and Gustave de Beaumont, were asked to be i...
I’ve lived in Thermopolis for about 18 years and I read the police report every week. Since we’ve had less police, we’ve had less crime - at least reported crime; but I believe if a real crime happened, it would be reported. Some people are under an assumption that police can prevent crime, but according to the constitution, they can’t do until a crime is committed. In our community we also have a Sheriff’s department which assists the city police occasionally, and also have a highway patrol when necessary. In the years I have been here we h...
by Kim Bartlett The Thermopolis Farmers & Artisans Market is looking forward to the month of July! Celebrate July 4th, America’s 250th Semiquincentennial, with the freshest, healthiest, locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, cheese, eggs, dairy, breads, desserts: whatever your July 4th menu, celebrate America by celebrating our local farmers’ and producers’ harvest. We are excited to begin our Harvest Bucks program, generously sponsored this year by Hot Springs Health and Gottsche Performance & Longevity Centers, on Saturday, July 11th....
For years, Wyoming has talked about economic diversification. Governors have talked about it and legislators have argued about it. Business leaders have dreamed about it, and editorial writers have written about it. Meanwhile, Wyoming has continued to struggle with the same challenges that have haunted the state for decades. Our young people leave, our communities age, and our economy rises and falls with commodity prices. Then we wonder why our children and grandchildren cannot find enough opportunities to stay and build their futures in the...
To defend the Declaration of Independence is to defend the American people, because as Thomas Jefferson (its author) maintained, the Declaration is “an expression of the American mind.” And never before in our nation’s history has a full-throated and unapologetic apologetic been needed to protect and preserve the Declaration of Independence for our children and their posterity. The core American ideals of self-evident truth, human equality and the divine endowment of inalienable rights, have been incrementally upended by an alien ideol...
We were fortunate enough to attend the Saturday parade in downtown Thermopolis. Not only was the parade one of the most outstanding we have ever witnessed, all the entries were very happy to be part of the event. The flags leading the parade brought tears to almost everyone’s eyes, hats off and hand over their hearts showing great pride in America. The other thing that made it wonderful was the attendance. It has been a long, long time since we have seen such a great crowd all the way through the route. Even the little children were very h...
