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by Bryan Golden The largest brick building is constructed one brick at a time. A long journey by foot is completed one step at a time. A home is built one board at a time. The most monumental accomplishments are achieved through a series of small, manageable steps. Any goal is achieved by taking enough small steps. You start where you are and then take just one step. Taking action initiates your forward progress. If you want a new job, begin by applying to one job posting. If you want to get a college degree, sign up for one course. If you...
Questions 1. What disastrous event occurred on August 24, A.D. 79? 2. Who started the expedition that Juan Sebastián Elcano finished? 3. Are each of these a unit of volume, length, or time: hand, acre-foot, shake, sol, chain, cord? 4. Which car company’s name roughly means “Listen!” in Latin? 5. Give the mascots for these Big 12 teams: Utah, Iowa State, Kansas, Colorado and TCU. Fun Facts The Voyager space missions were so successful in part because of a rare alignment of the outer planets. When President Richard Nixon was asked to approve the...
Our press deadline only allows us to include some of the unofficial primary election results in this issue of the IR. We will follow up with more election results in next week’s paper. The Hot Springs County website at hscounty.com will have all the local results. State results can be found at sos.wyo.gov/elections/electionresults.aspx...
Thank you to all the Thermopolis supporters who helped with the Play Production Bahguewana during the Gift of the Waters Pageant August 1 and 2, 2026. This helped the Eastern Shoshone tribal actors, dancers and drum group. Diana Tillman...
by Jill Pertler I’m not sure how I accomplished the feat, but somewhere in my innocent online shopping and scrolling I managed to subscribe to a couple of home-improvement, DIY and arts and crafts websites. I could easily unsubscribe, but every once in a while they come up with a gem that causes me to pause, and–eventually–click. (They don’t call it clickbait for nothing!) I’m usually disappointed when I do click. I feel like I’ve been had, because the really great, new and unique home cleaning hack that I was promised turns out to be somethin...
Questions: 1. Which 19th-century millionaire very possibly saved the whales from extinction? 2. How did the capture of the Japanese-controlled-island of Tinian help end World War II? 3. Rank the six populated continents in order by the percentage of adults who own cell phones. 4. What is the largest city in each of these Wyoming counties: Laramie, Fremont, Campbell, Uinta and Niobrara? 5. If you are 100 years old, how many years more can you expect to live? Fun Facts: The only endorsement Elvis Presley ever did was for a donut shop that he...
The primary election is coming up on Tuesday, August 18. In this edition of the Independent Record, you will find an election section with sample ballots, a wealth of candidate information and advertising. We hope you will read the information and that it helps our readers become informed voters. Be sure to vote on August 18!...
(totteringtimes@gmail.com) HERE’S THE THING ABOUT ELECTION SEASON: Long before it really gears up - I can’t wait till it’s over. I find it difficult to relate to anyone who would choose to run for public office - particularly a federal or state-wide office. They just don’t seem to be my kind of people. If I bother to watch their campaign ads, or to read their many fliers, I always come away feeling like I have known people who have run for office - even some who have won, and then determined to run again - although I could never underst...
by John Bernhisel If there is ever a summer to vote, it is this one. Not because the issues are bigger than they have been in past elections. But because this summer, as America celebrates its 250th anniversary, we are reminded of one of the most remarkable changes in government in world history. Two hundred and fifty years ago, men and women throughout the American colonies embraced an extraordinary idea: that people should have a voice in their own government. Many of the leaders of the American Revolution were not poor or desperate. Some...
Many who have come here in the last quarter century are unaware and for some of us who were here memories may have faded. This week marks the 26th anniversary of the Kates Basin Fire. It was a 135,000 acre fire on the ridge west of the Wind River Canyon clear over to Blondie Pass, above Anchor Dam. On August 11th the winds caused the fire to blow up, killing Jim Burnett, a member of a team from Oklahoma. A brave crew from our Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department was responsible for saving the life of Burnett’s partner. The Fire Hall was s...
Questions What state is most associated with each of these foods: dirty soda, Spam musubi, cheese curds, lobster rolls and beignets? Name the four largest moons of Jupiter. If every boat floating on the ocean magically moved onto the Sahara Desert, would sea level go up, go down or stay the same? The 2025 film One Battle After Another won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Name six other Best Picture winners with a number in the title. Give the first names of all five members of the Darling family in Peter Pan. Fun Facts The distance between...
In this edition of the IR, we have the Hot Springs County School District informational pages on page 8 and 9. They are full of useful information for all three schools, buses and more. Next week, we will have a special primary election section featuring local and state candidate information and sample ballots as we head to the polls on August 18. All six of our local county commissioner candidates are running as republicans and the primary will narrow that down to the top two. This is a very important election for our county. The week of...
Title 9 – Administration of Government Chapter 8 – Land Use Planning All local governments must develop a local land use plan and may cooperate with the county to develop such a plan. All counties must develop a countywide land use plan that incorporates the land use plans of all incorporated cities and towns within the county (Wyo. Stat. § 9-8-301–302). According to a June 2018 document, “As required by law, all 23 Wyoming counties have adopted a county comprehensive plan or land use plan to help guide them into the future.” Even though pla...
This Saturday, August 8, the Thermopolis Farmers & Artisans Market is excited about this year’s Back to School Supply Drive. We will have tubs to drop off your donations for Ralph Witters Elementary, Thermopolis Middle School, Hot Springs County High School, and The Learning Center. For Hot Springs Co. public school supply lists, visit www.hotsprings1.org under the Students & Parents tab. The Learning Center requests pens, pencils, paper and art supplies. Also, this year’s raffle to benefit Thermopolis Farmers & Artisans Market has begun. Com...
Questions: 1. What is the highest paved highway mountain pass in Wyoming? 2. Who are the subjects of the five best-selling biographies since 2020? 3. Why does the Eiffel Tower weigh 700 tons more than it did 130 years ago? 4. Name as many of the eight European capital cities with five letters or fewer as you can. 5. Which movie contains the line, “I’ve gotta go, Julia. We’ve got cows!!” Fun Facts: About 3 percent of Californians live in the northernmost third of the state. Thirty-two percent live in the middle third, and 65 percent live in...
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...
