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The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club had an amazing weekend at State Drama in Casper last week. "They worked so hard and I received so many comments about how talented, respectful, compassionate, and responsible my students were," said Drama coach Mary McGillivray. The one act play "Flowers for Algernon" took first place in the Proscenium category over all schools in the category. With that honor, the Bobcats were featured on KTWO-TV, with interviews with McGillivray and Tyler Kay over...
Sheriff's Deputy Jerimie Kraushaar and Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon unwrap a rough-legged hawk they rescued from the side of the road north of town. Gordon had seen the bird and turned around to check on it, noticing it didn't fly away as he approached. He and Kraushaar nabbed the bird in a blanket and it was transported to a local vet before being taken to Cody for rehabilitation. Kraushaar said the hawk is dong fine and is expected to make a full recovery....
The 18-year old son of a local teacher has been missing since November 29. Kyle Ryan Burton, son of Ralph Witters Elementary teacher Ashlee Burton and her husband, Gerry, was last seen in the River Heights/Logan, Utah area. It is believed he may be hiking back to his home in Lovell, but left without a coat or his cell phone. He likes the outdoors and camping. Burton stands 5’10” with brown hair and blue eyes. He weighs 210 pounds and has a surgery scar on his left knee. The disappearance of the...
Part of the joy of the holidays is the music that goes along with it, and this week kicks off the first of the series of Christmas concerts at Thermopolis’ schools. Tonight (Thursday, Dec. 7) the 5th – 12th grade band students will be showcasing the very hard work they have put into this year’s Holiday Concert. The concert will be held in the auditorium beginning at 7 p.m., and will include performances by the 5th grade band, 6th grade band, 7th and 8th grade band as well as the high school conc...
I am perpetually amazed at the talent that abounds in the children of Thermopolis. Not just amazed, but incredibly proud, too. All you have to do is attend a concert or a play or dance performance and you’ll know what I mean. Take our Drama Club, for example. These kids went to the state competition in Casper last weekend and rocked the boards. Not only did they present the best proscenium performance in the state, they brought home a majority of the All State titles, too. Reminds me of the i...
A Bighorn Sheep wandered into Hot Springs State Park around 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 1. A motorist reported the sheep came off the end of T-Hill, went across Highway 20 and then dropped over an embankment to the railroad tracks. He headed south along the tracks coming out near the Swinging Bridge then headed back north along the railroad tracks. Another motorist saw the Bighorn sheep again crossing Highway 20 around 3:30 p.m. the same day. Wyoming Game and Fish officials were n...
For decades, the month of December has been declared as National Impaired Driving Prevention Month. During this month filled with holiday parties and travel, it is imperative to be aware of how much you have had to drink at the company Christmas party or the New Year’s Eve bash at a friend’s house, and make sure you make it home safely. The number of drunk driving incidents and fatal crashes peaks this time of year, from Thanksgiving through New Years, all across the country, and Wyoming is no...
Tis the time of year when Clark W. Griswold comes out in all of us. That is, Christmas decorations abound both inside and out. There are, however, some safety tips you should be aware of that Clark obviously didn’t follow. When it comes to your lights, be sure to inspect each of the light strings, looking for frayed wires, broken bulbs and loose connections. If you happen to find any of these problems, it is suggested you throw those strings out and replace them. When doing your outdoor decorati...
Johnny B showed the students at Ralph Witters Elementary a rockin' good time as he played all variety of music on the piano while telling them about his life in Alaska....
The Hot Springs County Commissioners had a short meeting last week, covering a bid opening and a contract as well as discussing an offer regarding Title 25. The commissioners opened the bids for a drain project that will be done in conjunction with the roofing project at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. The project will require removal of some cement near the north side of the building as well as some of the asphalt in the north parking lot. A drain will then be installed that will...
A pair of events Hot Springs County residents look forward to each Holiday season is the Tour of Homes and the Festival of Trees. This year, they’re shaking things up a little, changing the Tour of Homes to a Tour of Tiny Campers which will be on display downtown on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 3 to 8 p.m. The campers will be set up on Broadway, between Fourth and Fifth Street. Each one is decorated by volunteers and you’ll be able to take a peek inside each one that evening. Along with the cam...
Hot Springs County High School’s Lady Bobcat basketball team is gearing up for the start of their season. Although official practices just began on Monday, head coach Cory Sova said they have had about 15 open gym times in the past three or four weeks and have had excellent attendance at each one. “Our girls are really excited to get started,” Sova said. “Every day we literally have to kick the girls out of the gym when its time to call it a day. I commend them for their efforts.” As of this w...
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club is headed to State Drama in Casper this week, Nov. 30 through Dec. 2. They will present designs and acting pieces for judges from around the country. “The students have worked very hard to get ready for State,” director Mary McGillivray said. “That includes adjusting to the new rules for State this year.” The Wyoming Educators of Secondary Theatre, the group who hosts State Drama, and the Wyoming Thespian Chapter have aligned the rules with the Int...
Fish feeders were recently installed in Hot Springs State Park as part of a "Park Tank" contest, much like "Shark Tank" on TV. The idea had to be something new, an event or project and HSSP won $2,000 to put in feeders and food. Friends of HSSP will receive the proceeds from the feeders for future park projects....
Educators from Hot Springs County School District #1 reported to the school board last week regarding their attendance at the first Wyoming Autism Summit held in Jackson. Autism is the largest growing population of Special Education (SPED) in schools across the state, and right here in Hot Springs County, we have autistic students in all three schools. Autism covers a wide range of issues in both children and adults and they discussed a number of types of autism within the spectrum and how to...
A Bighorn Sheep wandered into Hot Springs State Park Friday morning. A motorist reported the sheep came off the end of T-Hill, went across Highway 20 and then dropped over an embankment to the railroad tracks. He headed south along the tracks and came out near the Swinging Bridge, then headed back north along the railroad tracks....
Due to incorrect information provided to the Independent Record regarding water quality through the South Thermopolis Water and Sewer District, the article that appeared in the November 16 edition of the Independent Record titled “South Thermop water quetionable” indicates the water quality is much worse than it actually is. Original information given to the IR shows milligrams per liter rather than micrograms per liter, making the numbers 81.025 milligrams per liter when it should have bee...
The Hot Springs County High School Fall Drama production featured individual pieces and duets by members of the club as well as Daniel Keyes' "Flowers for Algernon." Here, Charlie (Tyler Kay) a developmentally challenged man in his 30s is examined by a doctor (Breez Petty) to determine if he's the right person for an experimental formula that will increase his intelligence the same way it did for Algernon, the mouse....
There are certain times of the year when one reflects on the past, and for me, Thanksgiving is one of those times. I remember, as a kid growing up in Thermopolis, that our house was where the whole family gathered for dinner. Aunts, uncles and cousins, my grandparents and my mother and I, all sitting together in the dining room, spilling over into the living room. Grandma was always up at the crack of dawn making her homemade dinner rolls and cinnamon rolls and getting the big bird in the oven....
The Thermopolis Middle School eighth grade girls basketball teams had some great games this past weekend. The A team and B team both played in Lovell on Friday, with both teams winning, the A team, 32-31 in overtime and the B team, 23-17. Coach Ginger Ward said the A team dug a hole, 22-12, at the end of the third quarter, but the girls stepped up their full court defense and clawed their way back into it. Julie Johnson, who was the top rebounder, shot 50 percent or better from the field and...
Thermopolis Middle School was filled to capacity last Saturday as the Holiday Affair and Tree Lot Chair-ity event joined forces for a spectacular day of shopping and holiday generosity. Judy Carswell with the People for People Backpack program, which provides meals for students over the weekends, said they made half of what they needed for the entire year during the Tree Lot and Chair-ity auction. While they had just six trees to auction off, they had 40 chairs in their new event. Each of the...
The National Weather Service has predicted slightly warmer temperatures through December, but they’ve also called for slightly wetter conditions, too, so while we’re enjoying these unusually warm November days, the snow is coming eventually. When the white stuff finally arrives, the first question is usually about snow removal. When will it start and what roads get cleared first? Thermopolis and the county actually have two entities that work on keeping our roads clear, starting with keeping Win...
At some point during the last year, nearly everyone has heard about the water issues in Flint, Michigan. The contamination levels in their water has rendered it undrinkable by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. Hot Springs County residents receiving their water through the South Thermopolis Water and Sewer District (STWSD) were recently appraised of a situation with their drinking water that, while not undrinkable, it is above EPA standards for levels of disinfection byproducts....
The early morning sun was just touching the red dirt of Round Top Saturday morning as folks gathered to put the flags in place for Hawk's Avenue of Flags. The beautiful display of Old Glory was in honor of Veterans Day and remained in place until sunset....
If you've driven down Sixth Street lately, you're sure to have seen all the changes going on along the east side of the street. One of those changes is the opening of Jay's Sandwich Shop in the former Blimpie's building. AJ Magelky opened Jay's after deciding it was time to go out on his own and this sounded like a good adventure. "Of course, I'm wondering what I was thinking, now," he laughed. "Eighty hours a week. I'm a little tired." That doesn't stop Magelky from arriving early each morning...
