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Suffering from chronic pain? Need some help with carpal tunnel syndrome? Looking for a massage therapist that does more than just make you feel good? Kevin Myers, LMT, CPT, may be the answer you’re looking for. Myers has just started his licensed massage therapy business in Thermopolis after moving here from the Cheyenne area. When Myers was growing up, his grandmother, a Cherokee Native, was a massage therapist. At the age of 11, Myers was hit while riding his bicycle and his grandmother w...
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and the HOPE Agency in Hot Springs County is out to spread that awareness. According to director Jennifer Domhoff and Mary Jane Norskog, their first event will be Oct. 12 with a concert presented by Jalan Crossland, the Silver Tip String Band and Eric Kay. Tickets are available at the HOPE Agency, Broadway Bygones, Storyteller and the V.F.W. for $12 in advance. Tickets will also be available at the door for $15. Entertainment begins at 7 p.m. Along...
Dick Termes will hold a special Make It and Take It activity during the Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis. Internationally known, Termes is recognized as one of the most original and innovative visual artists living today. Through a self-devised geometric system known as Six-Point Perspective (copyright), Termes is able to transfer a complete environment onto a spherical canvas. With little more than math, science, and his own creativity, Termes can literally capture worlds....
Rain may have fallen on Oktobrewfest, but it certainly didn’t stop folks from coming down and having a good time according to reports at the Main Street Thermopolis meeting Tuesday night. Although some of the expenses are still outstanding, estimates are the group made approximately $5,000 from the event this year. Plenty of beer mugs were sold and only a few t-shirts are still available at the Chamber of Commerce office. The rain kept just five of the pre-arranged vendors from making the trip t...
Dyllan Myers joined a mixed group of children and adults for a recent presentation on Hula Hooping at the Hot Springs County Library....
The Lady Cats volleyball team had a busy week last week with action on Thursday against Worland and Friday against Buffalo. Thursday, the girls lost 25-11, 25-15 and 25-9 against Worland, but there were some good spots to note. "We knew going into this match that it would be a tough one," coach Shannon Hill said. "Worland is a very good team with some tall, talented girls leading their offense. We could never really get on a roll to gain any momentum." Kelly Johnson led the team on Thursday...
The Bobcat cheerleaders hold up the opening banner for the team as they rush to the field, ready to take on Burns at Friday night's Homecoming game....
Fifth-grade teacher, Katie DeSpain comes to Thermopolis Middle School from Montana, where she was born and raised. DeSpain grew up in Laurel, Mont. and attended college at the University of Montana Western in Dillon before getting her bachelor's degree in elementary education. Her first assignment as a teacher was a combination classroom in Rapelje, Mont. where she taught fifth and sixth grade in one room. DeSpain married her husband, Dean, in May, and the pair decided they wanted to be...
A fascination with social studies and history has brought seventh grade social studies teacher, Shane Corpening, to Thermopolis. After growing up in Kemmerer, Corpening attended Rocky Mountain College in Billings for his teaching degree. So what does he think of his first teaching job? "It's been enjoyable so far," he said. "Thermopolis is an awesome place. When I was looking at places to teach, I thought this would be perfect. I love to fish and the Big Horns are right here." Corpening said he...
Growing up in a small town, most teenagers can hardly wait to leave, but then there are many who return to their hometown and third grade teacher; Stephanie Boren is one of those "kids". Born and raised in Thermopolis, Boren has spent the last nine years teaching in Sheridan County. She and her husband, Sean, decided Thermopolis was going to be the best place to raise their children ages four, five and seven, so they made the move home. "I've wanted to be a teacher since Mrs. Cordingly in first...
A night of great music for a great cause is being planned by the HOPE Agency on Wednesday, October 12 at the V.F.W. Jalan Crossland, the Silver Tip String Band and Eric Kay will be performing a benefit concert to raise money for the HOPE Agency in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. The HOPE Agency is a non-profit entity, which provides services to victims of domestic violence, teen dating violence, sexual assault and stalking in Hot Springs County. Specifically, the agency can provide...
Hot Springs County School District’s Early Childhood Liaison, Amy Ready, shared a new program for families with children age three to five that focuses on literacy and getting children ready for kindergarten. In partnership with Stanford University, ParentPowered and the Literacy Research Center and Clinic at the University of Wyoming, the new text messaging and family support program, Ready4K-WY, will provide parents quick and easy ideas to help with letter and number recognition in p...
One of the new faces you'll see at Ralph Witters Elementary belongs to Ashlee Burton, one of the trio of new first grade teachers for the district. Burton comes to Thermopolis from Basin along with her husband Gerry, who is the new band director. After completing college, Burton began raising her family. With seven children, she was kept busy, but added a home pre school to the mix, which she ran for 10 years. "It was the perfect solution," she said. "I was able to be home with my kids." Once th...
Hot Springs County School District No. 1 held their monthly meeting for September on Tuesday, the 20th, discussing a variety of items, including the Jump Start program and major maintenance items that were completed over the summer. Thermopolis Middle School instructor Tom Olsen, reported to the board on the effectiveness of the Jump Start program, formerly known as summer school. "We sit down and collaborate when it comes to who we think should be included in the Jump Start program," Olsen...
Dave Munsick gave students at TMS a few licks of "Amarillo by Morning" on the fiddle as he talked with them about writing music. Students in the seventh and eighth grades wrote their own lyrics and Munsick set them to music during the program sponsored by the Greater Learning Foundation....
Hot Spring County High School's golf team brought home a third place finish overall from the 3A State Golf Tournament in Powell last weekend. "We traveled to Powell last week with drive, desire, and hope," coach Jacob Smith said. "We prepared to play our at our best on a course that we have some experience with." The start of the week had been bright and sunny, although a bit windy, but the forecast for the weekend showed rainy and miserable. The team practiced on the course Thursday afternoon...
The Lady Cats volleyball team took on Newcastle this weekend, whipping up on the Dogies 25-17, 25-13 and 27-25. Coach Shannon Hill said it took the girls a minute to settle into their play during the first game. "We let them get the lead first," Hill said, "however, we stayed with them and eventually pulled away, keeping our momentum and finishing strong." That momentum carried them into the second game where they grabbed a quick lead and just kept pushing. At one point, the score was 20-4 and...
Last spring, Becky Martinez and her middle school career and technical class planted potatoes in a small plot near the school. On Friday, the potatoes were dug up, cleaned off, and moved into the classroom to be weighed. Each of the students in Martinez' class made a guess as to the weight of their crop before doing the actual weighing, with the student closest to the mark receiving a prize. One hundred-nineteen pounds of potatoes were pulled from the ground. The crop will be used by the middle...
Both seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams were out of town over the weekend with eighth graders in Cody at their Quad and the seventh graders traveling to Powell for their Quad action. On the eighth grade side, coach Courtney O’Connor said both A and B teams lost all of their games against Cody and Powell. “Our serving was strong in the Cody matches for both teams,” O’Connor said, “but Cody just out played us. We let too many balls drop.” In play against Powell, though, things went a litt...
High school seniors in Todd Helms' college English class are currently working on a unique project, writing and creating profiles using social media as their platform. The assignment accomplishes the requirements for a University of Wyoming College 1010 initiative that requires a project completed using digital or electronic means. Helms said the students are using different resources for the project and skills they may not have tapped before. "This is pretty much student facilitated," Helms...
During Powder Puff football, Kelly Johnson makes a run up the sideline as Ashley McPhie, Larissa Peters and Olivia Weyer close in for a tackle. Hannah Weyer, sports clothing and jewelry from her great grandmother as part of Monday's "elderly" dress up day. Logan Bartholomew shows some kind of form as he pops the ball back over the net in the Juniors vs. Seniors Buff Puff volleyball championship. Mya Medina sported some wild hair and even wilder clothes for Tuesday's "punk" dress up...
Seventeen candidates have tossed their hats in the ring to fill just five positions for the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital District Directors, to be elected upon district formation approval in the general election . Two positions are open to fill four-year terms. Those candidates include Bill Williams, Dean Stone, Joseph Casciato, Bradyn Harvey, David Koerwitz, Josh Conrad, Allan Braaten and Jim Wilson. Three positions are open for two-year terms. Candidates listed for the November ballot...
County Commissioner Brad Basse attended the Wyoming Airport Operators Association meeting in Cheyenne last weekend, accepting an award on behalf of Hot Springs County. The Aviation Achievement award was given to the commissioners for the hard work and dedication they put in over the years to ensure the county had an airport not just for the present time, but for the future as well. With cooler evening temperatures, residents will be happy to know Hot Springs County Fire Warden Dion Robbins...
7 graduate of Hot Springs County High School, Tori Anderson, will soon be seen on the small screen, having been cast in the new ABC television series, “Downward Dog.” Anderson is currently attending college at the University of Pittsburgh after transferring from the University of Wyoming. She is handling a double major, one in theatre and one in English writing, all while rehearsing for the school’s fall production as well as filming for the television show. Anderson said, “I realized the inc...
This is my favorite time of the year. Autumn, with warm days, cool nights and the smell of leaves changing color in the air. It means football and bonfires, pumpkin spice everything, and Homecoming. Next week the Bobcats will celebrate another Homecoming with dress-up days, Powder Puff football, dodgeball and a parade. The band will take to the streets to learn how to march. Windows throughout downtown will be decorated in purple and gold, and spirits will be high. I remember the excitement of H...
