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Rees Ready sits on his handcrafted, wood slab bench, proving its not just beautiful, but practical, too. The wood was harvested by his grandfather many years ago and Rees turned it into the Reserve Grand Champion Woodworking entry at the Hot Springs County Fair....
Baer McPhie took on summer with a splash at the Water Fun Day put on by Hot Springs Public Health and Safe Kids. The event was held on the grassy area behind the Hot Springs County Library, bringing moms and their kids together for some fun along with information on kid safety. Parents were all entered in a drawing for safety items like door knob covers, outlet cover, corner cushions and even braces to keep flat screen TVs securely fastened to the wall to prevent injuries....
Adults and kids alike had a sloppy good time at Pig Wrestling Tuesday night. Results will be available next week....
This coming Saturday and Sunday is an enormous weekend for Thermopolis and Hot Springs County. You’ll want to start your day early downtown with a trip to the Farmer’s Market on the corner of Broadway and Fifth Street. Starting at 8 a.m. you can take home a variety of freshly grown, local produce, jams and jellies, breads, cookies and all kinds of delicious goodies. Take a walk through the downtown businesses as you wait for the Pageant Days Parade which will begin at 10 a.m. Natives from the...
As I get older, I realize more and more how everything eventually comes full circle in your life. This weekend is a prime example for me. I remember as a kid, selling programs at the Gift of the Waters Pageant for 50-cents through the Girl Scouts. Granted, at the time it was one of those fun things, meeting people from all over the world, but honestly, other than the fancy Native dancers, I didn’t get much out of it. Later on, it was the Saturday parade. This was the only parade the Wildcat Band...
Georgeanne Hammond looks over some of the goodies for sale at the Farmer's Market last Saturday....
The 2018 Hot Springs County Fair, “From the Ground Up! Growing Tomorrow’s Leaders Through 4-H and FFA Today!” has gotten off to a great start. There are still some great events left for you to attend Thursday, Aug. 2 will see the swine show at 8 a.m., chili cook off at 5 p.m. and beef show at 6 p.m. The fair building will be open for public viewing from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3 will begin with the round robin competition at 10 a.m., followed by the Parade of Champions at 1 p.m. The p...
Monday evening, the Thermopolis Middle School Commons was packed with political candidates and their constituents for public forum. Candidates from the town, county, state and federal level were each given two minutes to introduce themselves, and another 90 seconds for each question presented to them if any. Following is some information presented by the candidates, grouped by the position they are seeking. Senator Speaking on behalf of Senator John Barrasso was his wife, Bobbi, who said her...
Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees approved the budget for the upcoming 2018-19 school year at their July 17 meeting. Looking at the historical figures from the general fund, there is less than a 1 percent increase overall in expenditures, transfers and reserves for the upcoming year, making a total budget of $11,296,283. Enrollment at this point appears as though it will be down about 2.46 percent or a total of 16 students overall. When enrollment is down the cost per s...
Right now, conditions are perfect for floating the Big Horn River, but its always smart to follow a few precautions to ensure you enjoy your day. The river is currently running at about 2,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) which will make your float about three hours long from the Wedding of the Waters to the Eighth Street bridge. Personal flotation devices should be worn by everyone in your group, but are especially important for any children going along. While most of the river through that area...
There are some great things going on with Main Street Thermopolis that folks will be able to see for themselves, hopefully by this fall. The group recently received a pair of grants totaling $6,876 to help with a couple of projects downtown that they’ve been wanting to get going on. The first project is designation signs to be placed in the downtown area, designating it as an historical area. The eight signs will hang on the lamp posts. Those who have lived in Thermopolis any length of time w...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners released their final budget after a brief public meeting at noon on Monday. Total requirements for the 2018-2019 budget year is just shy of $12 million dollars, a $1.7 million dollar increase over last year. Just $1.5 million had to be moved from cash reserves to meet the required amount. Most of the line items remained the same, such as the treasurer’s budget, assessor, county attorney, coroner, court house, road and bridge, fair, the health officer, library...
John Gerrells' granddaughter Katie Little and his great-grandson Blevins were among the many volunteers who helped during the fundraiser for Gerrells last Friday evening. The crowd gathered was in the neighborhood of 300 with standing room only and people actually eating out on the sidewalk when there were no tables available. Donations are still coming in, and for those unable to attend, donations can be made at Pinnacle Bank....
The summer reading program at Hot Springs County Library finished up last week with a party and prizes that included a drum set, a guitar and tons of other amazing things to celebrate their reading accomplishments....
We’ve been talking around the office this week about businesses which have come and gone here in Thermopolis and its funny how I remember so many of them, but most I couldn’t tell you exactly which storefronts they were once in. For instance, we had a bakery on the south side of Broadway. They would decorate their windows with delightful goodies every week, but the best were the holiday displays of treats they featured. My favorite was Easter. They would fill the windows with these amazing hollo...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met on Tuesday afternoon and made a decision on an issue that they haven’t faced before and likely never will again – the release of the bones found in a trunk more than 20 years ago. County Coroner, Mark Mortimore, approached the commissioners asking for funding to hire an attorney to represent him as coroner in getting a court order to release the remains to him in order to return them to the family. Mortimore requested the remains from the Sheriff’s Offic...
The Hot Springs County Commissioners met last week for a short meeting before the 4th of July holiday. Nate Messenger, FBO at the airport, reports 174 total operations at the airport for the month of June, including three air ambulances and nine aircraft that spent the night. Messenger said traffic was up this month and he expects July to be even better. Avgas sales were over 2,000 gallons and nearly 800 gallons of jet fuel were sold for the month. The airport had their 5010 inspection from the...
There has been much speculation over the last few years as to the fate of the Klink Building on the corner of Fifth Street and Broadway. Amanda Moeller, CEO of the Economic Development Company (EDC), provided us with an inside peek at the building. Two of the storefronts on the Broadway side of the building were spruced up on the outside a few years ago, but on the inside there is still a lot of work to be done. Where Mac's Bar once was you can still see the ceramic tiles that ran the length of...
A wide variety of colors and patterns were seen above T Hill for Independence Day. The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department puts on the fireworks show with the help of donations from community members and businesses. Following the grand finale, cheers for the show could be heard all over town. Personal caches of fireworks added to the sights before, during and after the main show....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners held a final budget meeting last Friday to make the necessary amendments to balance the budget for the last fiscal year. Some of the line items from various departments had overruns on their budget, however, they also had line items in those same departments that were lower than anticipated, allowing the commissioners to juggle funds from one line to another and still come out with a balanced budget. There was one amendment that had to be made covering the ja...
What a show our volunteer firemen put on every year. Whenever I see fireworks it always takes me back to two times in my life – my grandfather and Disneyland. When I was growing up, grandpa used to order in fireworks from some company out of state. I was always so excited to see that huge box arrive. It was like opening a pirate’s treasure chest with all the things that sizzle and boom. Come 4th of July, since we lived on a corner, grandpa and my mom would set the fireworks off in the int...
University of Wyoming wrestling standout Bryce Meredith was the featured athlete at the Bobcat Wrestling Camp last Friday and Saturday. The NCAA All American showed local wrestlers as well as some who traveled throughout the Basin for the camp, some tips and tricks to make them better wrestlers. The two-day camp wound up with some one on one wrestling to try out their new skills on Saturday afternoon....
Taylor Haynes, MD held a small gathering of locals Friday night at the Days Inn to give folks more insight into his run this year for Governor. A Republican, constitutional conservative, Haynes said it has been hard getting people to learn the Constitution as it has been left out of school curriculums for too long. “People forget we’re a republic, not a democracy,” he said. “We have specific authority over our state.” With the economy in its current state, Haynes would like to see the state tak...
Suzanne Samelson looks over a new display that officially opened Sunday at the Hot Springs County Museum featuring western artist Neck Eggenhofer....
Over the past few weeks Hot Springs County has had several tornado watches or warnings, something that is rather unusual for our basin. Hot Springs County Emergency Management attempted a test of the tornado warning sirens last Friday, but due to technical difficulties, the sirens did not go off. Emergency Management Director Bill Gordon said a technician was called in and the situation has been rectified. After a CodeRED message was sent out sounding the all clear last Thursday, many people...
