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The Foods II class at Hot Springs County High School is putting together a cookbook. The money raised from the cookbook will be used for the class to take a field trip to Jackson Hole, where they will get to experience the world of culinary preparation and service. The class has worked hard as a team developing the cookbook, overcoming many unique challenges group projects often face. The class has used the experience to develop a rapport with the community and hope to continue it as they sell...
A crew member of Central Wyoming Tree Service hangs new Christmas lights on the tree in the Bicentennial Park before Saturday's lighting ceremony....
It is that time of year again, the season of merriment and joy. What better way is there to experience some merriment than through the joy of music. The Hot Springs County School District students will be putting on several concerts in December. The fifth through eighth grade band and choir concert will be at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium Tuesday, Dec. 8. The ninth through twelfth grade band and choir will be performing at 7 p.m. in the school auditorium on Thursday, Dec. 10. Students will be...
The first Thermopolis Town Council meeting for the month of December had all members present. There was a brief report from the town engineer by Anthony Barnett. Director of Public Works, Ernie Slagle reported the new snow blower is working fabulously. The town crew spent a day training on the new piece of equipment before using it. The new blower is able to fill a large dump truck within about 2 minutes. There was a bit of discussion on the distance and power that the blower is able to project...
The young thespians of the Hot Springs County High School Drama Club wowed local audiences with some great performances during the Fall Drama Showcase. The Drama Club will be heading to Laramie December 3-5 for the State Drama Competition. This year's event will be hosted by the University of Wyoming; with events that pit the young actors against other performers from schools across the state. Students are judged on their design and performance abilities in the following categories: lighting,...
Traveling to Northwest College in Powell, 11 Hot Springs County High School students participated in the annual Northern Big Horn Basin Honor Band and Choir Clinic Nov. 20-21. Over three hundred students from around the area combined to form a concert band and concert choir. Both groups performed in the NWC auditorium. "This is one of my favorite events of the year. It is always fun to have our students work with and listen to other students from our area. The band and choir did simply...
The Thermopolis Middle School Basketball season has reached the half way point, and the payers are gaining some great ball skills. The 7th grade Coach Jessica Benefiel stated “We have some really fast kids, as well as some great rebounders, which has allowed us to capitalize on a run-and-gun style against some of the smaller schools.” The 7th grade team started the season with only seven players but was able to gain two more as the season progressed. Even though they have had limited num...
Several uniquely decorated Christmas trees were on display for silent auction at the Holiday Affair at Thermopolis Middle School. The trees were a fundraiser or People to People with proceeds going to the Backpack Program....
Jessica Lippincott will be holding a book signing at the Storyteller Saturday, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. during Small Business Saturday. Her book, “Wyoming’s Dinosaur Discoveries” covers many of the dinosaurs discovered in Wyoming and their locations around the world. Lippincott had this to say about her book, “There has never been a book written on this topic before and since there is such an abundant amount of fossils from Wyoming that are displayed around the world, I thought this would be a great...
Gloria Simmons, 72, was bound over to Wyoming Fifth Judicial District Court in Washakie County for exploitation of a vulnerable adult. Simmons is accused of taking control of Kenneth Simmons finances through intimidation, harassment and undue influence. Kenneth Simmons, 47, is the son of Gloria Simmons. Kenneth Simmons receives benefits from the Veterans’ Administration, Social Security Income and has a job with Worland Home Healthcare and Rehab. He stated in a sworn affidavit, the VA covered h...
The Hot Springs County High School National Honor Society welcomed the class of 2014/2015 inductees at a ceremony Nov. 12. The inductees were reminded there is a need for them to be role models for their school and communities. Their actions as youth will shape their future as adults. Guest speaker Hot Springs County High School alumni Jessica Pickett, formerly Jessica Cordingly, had words of wisdom for the new inductees. She reminded them you should never stop learning and growing. New...
All Hot Springs County School Board members were present for the November 12 meeting. For monthly celebrations, Dave Manning was recognized as the staff member of the month. Tom Kochler was the teacher of the month for November. Tyler Cornwell was recognized for earning a spot on the 2015 Super 25 high school football team. The winners of the RWE Barracuda Postcard contest were recognized. Winners include: Mac McCumber, kindergarten; Annalyn Sharp, 1st grade; Erin Calloway, 2nd grade; Brailee...
Jake Hart signs a letter of intent to run track at Black Hills State University as his parents Mary and Rod look on....
Braden Cardinell, top, and Ayden Brawley, bottom, take time out of their busy school day to participate in the Ralph Witters Elementary Stop, Drop and Read program. Students could read any book they want and wait to see if their name would be drawn. The winner would stand before the group and explain what their book was about. Prizes were given to the winners....
Sign up now for the annual Elf Tree at the H.O.P.E Agency at 426 Big Horn Street or the Department of Family Services at 403 Big Horn Street. Parents of children ages newborn to seventeen must have their slips signed and returned to either of the two agencies no later than December 14 to be included on the tree. The tree will be on display beginning November 19 at the Storyteller. People are encouraged to pick an “Elf” from the tree. Gifts for the Elf Tree should be wrapped and the elf tag att...
From top to bottom: Jessica Lippincott presents the new dinosaur display to Lights On students. The Allosaurus and Stegosaurus mounts were done to depict a more realistic display of how these animals would interact with one another. Ethan Music and Ayden Brawley tour the Wyoming Dinosaur Museum. Trae Owsley handles a cast of dinosaur skin....
School is challenging because it needs to be challenging. Overcoming obstacles is often the best way to learn. These trials are not just a student’s obligation, but also the education system. The Wyoming Department of Education has released the 2014-15 School Performance Reports for Hot Spring County School District #1. These reports are published annually and grade our local school system on it performance. The performance grades are separated into four different categories: exceeding expectati...
Carl Lebya took over the rains of the Travel and Tourism Board as he called the November meeting to order in his new position as the board president. Tourism director Amanda Moeller gave a brief update for the financial report. Reporting that there was a 2% income fall compared to last year. Moeller also reported that the billboards west of town on Highway 120 were up and that many residents have said what a great improvement they are from the previous version. Though there was some discussion...
Sunday morning at 9:38 a.m. Thermopolis suffered a loss of the worst kind, a tragedy that is felt by the whole community. Gavin Jacobsen, 12, was struck by a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near the intersection of the train tracks and Broadway street. The train was traveling north when the crew noticed Jacobsen walking along the tracks. The crew began measures to alert Jacobsen by sounding the train’s whistle early. According to Thermopolis Police Chief Steven Shay, after an investigation th...
The first measurable snow of the season slowly blanketed downtown Thermopolis on Nov. 4....
by Durward D. Jones The Hot Springs County School District Board held a special meeting Friday, Oct. 30 at noon. All board members were present except Dan Pebble who was absent. The meeting was called to order and then a motion was made to move into executive session by Dr. Travis Bomengen for discussion of a student matter and personnel changes. The Board adjourned from executive session 30 minutes later. A motion was made by Bomengen and seconded by Clay Van Antwerp to expel a student from...
Tuesday’s Thermopolis Town Council meeting began with the council approving a catering permit for Cindy Ellison during the FFA Harvest Ball Nov. 14. Assistant to the Mayor Fred Crosby gave some feedback in place of the Town Engineer Heath Overfield, explaining to the council that Wilson Brothers will fix a sewer man hole crack on First Street within the next week or so. Crosby also brought to the council’s attention that he needed their approval for notice to proceed for Barnum Inc. to start two...
Specialty Towing is the new name for the local vehicle towing service here in Thermopolis . Dennis Leonhardt of Finishing Touches saw the need to keep a towing service in town and purchased what was formally known as Auto and RV Specialties. Leonhardt did not want to see the business leave Thermopolis. With the purchase of the new business, Leonhardt was able to keep the same staff on board. So the towing experience of the staff is still there. While some of the services have changed, the...
Two for foreign exchange students are attending Hot Springs County High School. They are both living with Dale and Ciley Andreen. Ketaelyn Freitas The world is a big place; it has gotten somewhat smaller through things like television, cellular phones, and Internet. Through those methods we can experience different cultures and see new places that we have never seen before. Sometimes people are lucky enough to experience new cultures first hand. Ketaelyn Freitas is one such person. She has...
Lights On sponsored the annual Pre K Eerie Science Lab at the Thermopolis Middle School with the goal for the kids to learn about science. The middle school students started early in the week preparing all the different types of experiments that would be presented. It was orientated in a way that the middle school kids can mentor the prekindergarten kids as they showed the younger students the many fascinating and weird marvels of the eerie science. Many of the experiments had a Halloween flare...
