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The Hot Springs State Park Master Plan public input open house meeting held on Monday evening divided the community on many key issues. The initial release of the draft document on April 18 included a chart with existing facilities and proposed facilities. Originally the chart included the two existing outdoor pools and the existing two indoor pools in the park with a proposal for only one indoor pool and one outdoor pool in the draft master plan. This would mean that one of the already... Full story
The fourth annual P.E.O. Mother’s Day Luncheon will be held from 11 a.m. – 1:15 p.m. Saturday May 7 at the Thermopolis Middle School commons. Judy Kenast said this year’s luncheon has sold out of tickets for the first time. “This year’s event will feature a Mother’s Day lunch placed on different place settings from ‘Whimsical’ to ‘Beautiful,’” Kenast said. The annual luncheon will feature a raffle, door prizes and live entertainment. The Philanthropic Educational Organization uses var...
Fourth grade teacher Toby Emery gives fourth grader Mari Ford an award and a high five during the Ralph Witters Elementary awards ceremony....
The NED Show, which promotes positive behavior and academic achievement in elementary schools, did a presentation on April 27 at the auditorium for both Ralph Witters Elementary and Thermopolis Middle School students....
The Bobcats headed to Powell on Friday for their second to last tournament before the conference tournament in Douglas next week. The scores were as follows: Hudson Rolling – 77, Logan Bartholomew – 90, Colton Dobbins – 100, Will DeVries – 101, Justin Jeffs – 115 and Kaylee Smith – 124. Coach Jake Smith said the standout performances were Kaylee Smith in her first tournament, Hudson Rolling with his score of 77 and 4th place overall and Logan Bartholomew with his score of 90. Smith said it was... Full story
Jonah Cook was just playing a leisure game of golf with his dad on April 23 at the Thermopolis Golf Course when he got a hole in one on his second hole. Cook attends Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs. He graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 2014. While in high school, Cook played on the golf team but he does not play on a college team, he said. "These days I just play golf as a hobby," he said. Cook said he began playing golf at age 14 and has played ever since....
Ralph Witters Elementary fourth graders, split into two separate trips, visited Yellowstone National Park. The first trip was April 15-18 and the second trip was April 29-May 2. Fourth grade teacher Anna Wassing took the first group of students to explore the park. "The students were excited to see a grizzly bear," Wassing said. "They also had a fox trot along within 100 feet of the group. And of course, there was the always exciting event of one group of girls finding a mouse in their cabin."...
The Hot Springs State Park Master Plan was released to the public on April 18. An open house seeking public input on the draft master plan will be Monday, May 2 from 5-7 p.m. at the fire hall in Thermopolis. Director of the Wyoming Department of State Parks and Cultural Resources Milward Simpson said this is a really exciting master plan that needs public input. "It is crucially important that the community feels like they have some input on the park," he said. "In a sense, they are part owners...
The Hot Springs County School District's Lights On After-school program has received budget cuts from their federal grant through the 21st Century Community Learning Center. The grant is a five-year grant that must be reapplied for every year. In years four and five of the current grant, there will be significant budget cuts. Year four will receive a 10 percent cut - approximately $14,000 - that will take effect in May 2016. Year five will receive a 15 percent cut - approximately $22,000 - that...
Gene Smith turned 98 on Monday and he has been walking around Hot Springs State Park for 25 years. "It's the best place in the world to walk," Smith said. "I generally put in about three miles a day and it takes me a little over an hour. The park is an ideal place to walk. The people are all friendly. You're in no hurry when you go for a leisure walk. You can stop and talk to people." Smith said he has lived in Thermopolis since 1946. "I came here after serving three years in World War II," he s...
Fifth grader Hannah Andreen won second place in the state Letter to an Author contest. Hannah chose to read "A Child Called It" by David Pelzer because her family takes in foster children. Hannah's mother, Ciley Andreen, said the family has taken in 15 children in the past three years. Her winning letter to David Pelzer is about understanding that foster children have been through really rough times, Hannah said. "It's about not wanting to have foster kids because they would take my stuff and...
With Mother's Day on May 8, I thought I'd share a rather humorous and very true anecdote that exemplifies the amount of love a mother has for her children. I spoke with my mother via text message on Saturday around 10 a.m. On Sundays, my mother usually calls around 1 p.m. or so to catch up. On this Sunday, however, I decided to go to Riverton to go shopping for a few household items that I needed. Plus, I always enjoy driving through Wind River Canyon, and this was the first time I got to do so...
La Leche League of the Big Horn Basin meets at 10 a.m. on the last Saturday of each month at the Hot Springs County Library. La Leche League Leader Heather Olsen said the group is open to anyone in the community. "It's a free support group so anyone in the community can attend - breastfeeding moms, husbands, support partners," she said. "They are all welcome to attend." Olsen said the group covers a large amount of information. "We talk about pregnancy, breastfeeding, childbirth, when to...
U.S. 20/Wyoming 789 through Wind River Canyon was closed Tuesday night "for the safety of the traveling public" because of falling rocks, according to Wyoming Department of Transportation District Engineer Shelby Carlson of Basin. WYDOT crews were working Tuesday evening to clear rock fall from the highway in the canyon until nearly dark, but due to concerns for their safety and the safety of travelers, crews pulled out and the highway was closed at each end of the canyon. The highway reopened...
Kim Enis, of Kim's Daycare, brought children for a picnic lunch and to play in Bicentennial Park April 21....
The Hot Springs County School Board met April 19 to discuss BOCHES/BOCES funding and new course requests. They also did a 30-day review of resources. Board members discussed the direction the district would like to go in regards to CWC BOCHES and Fremont County BOCES. With the decrease in valuation, the mill levy amounts for each needed to be reviewed and discussed. Hot Springs County High School Principal Scott Shoop said he would still like to be aggressive in allowing students to graduate...
Carol Burns, Thermopolis Middle School librarian, will be retiring from the Hot Springs County School District at the end of the 2015-16 school year. Burns said she has worked for the district for 15 years. In 2001, she worked part-time as a teacher's aid/tutor for students who needed extra attention. In 2002, she came on full-time as the librarian. "I never had said anything to anybody, but the library is where I've always wanted to be," she said. "And I've been here ever since." Working with...
The Bighorn Basin Sage Grouse Working Group will hold a meeting from 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. Friday, April 29 in the meeting room at Big Horn Federal Bank in Thermopolis. The public is invited to attend. The primary purpose of the meeting is to review projects for funding in order to implement local conservation plans. In 2007, the Sage-grouse Conservation Plan for the Big Horn Basin was finalized. When it was completed, the conservation plan encompassed the best available personal, professional a...
Four Bobcats from the Hot Springs County High School golf team went to the Cody Invitational on Friday, as the Douglas tournament was full. Hudson Rolling scored 76, Logan Bartholomew scored 116, Colton Dobbins scored 96 and Justin Jeffs scored 106. Coach Jake Smith said Hudson keeps getting better at each game. "Hudson's hard work and extra time spent outside of practice are continuing to pay dividends as he plays better and better each week," Smith said. "He is focused and looks to be one of...
The Hot Springs County High School FFA Banquet will be held Monday, May 2 beginning at 6 p.m. in the High School Ag Shop. FFA advisor Britton Van Heule said everyone will have a free milk can dinner in the shop and then move to the school auditorium for the awards. FFA officers will be presenting chapter members and community members with awards from the year, Van Heule said. "The banquet is important because it is a chance for the students and I to show our appreciation for members, their...
The County Commissioners approved the Travel and Tourism Board's request for permission to include a 4-cent lodging tax on the November general election ballot. Tourism Director Amanda Moeller presented the board with information about the tax, explaining a rise in tourists in the Hot Springs County area due to expanded advertising. "There are more people coming and staying in lodging establishments in Hot Springs County," Moeller said. "I would also note that we have six, soon to be eight, vaca...
The Hot Springs State Park draft master plan was released Monday. The purpose of the 20-year master plan is to guide the long-term physical improvement, management and use of the entire 1,100- acre park. The plan includes publicly and privately owned buildings, lands west of Highway 20, the bison pasture and the recreational and thermal features. It provides a comprehensive planning and decision-making structure to accommodate recreational and developmental amenities, infrastructure and access i...
Two Angry Guys Concrete is a local business started by Joseph Alu and his dad, Calvin Turnbaugh. "Starting my own company has always been one of my goals because working with concrete has always been one of my favorite things to do, and something I want to do for the rest of my life," Alu said. Alu said Two Angry Guys Concrete primarily focuses on sidewalks, curbs, gutters and retaining walls, but they are also willing to do other projects as well. "I like everything about owning my own...
Hot Springs County School District's Lights On Afterschool program is joining with the National Afterschool Association to celebrate the professionals that are at the heart of afterschool programs during the first ever "Afterschool Professionals Appreciation Week" on April 25-29. Program Coordinator Jenny Davis said part of the effort is simply to appreciate and recognize the afterschool professionals that we have and to put more information out about the impact of afterschool programs to studen...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners are seeking applicants for the Hot Springs County Travel and Tourism Board. The Travel and Tourism Board is seeking one member for a three-year term. The travel and tourism applicants must be from the lodging or tourism industry. The position will start June 1. Hot Springs County residents interested in applying to serve on this board should submit their county board questionnaire to the Hot Spring's County Clerk's Office no later than 5 p.m. Friday, May 13....
