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During the August 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, County Assessor Daniel Webber presented a request for the approval of the 2024 Mill Levies according to state statute. During this, they discussed and clarified the process special districts used to request the mills as there have been noted public concerns in the budget for the commissioners to “tighten the belts” and watch for overspending. Additionally, Vice Chairman Phil Scheel brought up a state statute where the law say...
On August 8, America's Best Restaurants (ABR) visited One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company (OEB) in downtown Thermopolis and filmed a variety of subjects, including some of their food and they held an interview with owners Binky and Jennifer Fisher. An anonymous source nominated OEB to America's Best Restaurants. After a research process, they selected OEB to be featured on their show. Jennifer Fisher said this recognition comes from "eight years of hard work and dedicated staff. And we were...
At the August 6 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall during citizen participation, Eric Kay presented a request for a proposed Shriners Parade on Saturday, September 21. Kay said that this day will be a conferral for new Shriners and that a couple of 100 people plus their families are expected to attend. The parade would begin at 10 a.m. at Senior Center Drive, come to the flagpole, turn around, and end at the VFW. Kay added that the Shriner’s funny cars would be present and t...
At the August 6 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Chairman Tom Ryan was not present. Therefore, Vice Chairman Phil Scheel suspended the normal Robert’s Rules of Order so that he and Commissioner Paul Galovich could conduct business. In all separate actions, the commissioners voted and passed the approval to ratify the accounts payable warrant register for $24,869.36, a second warrant for $641,661.40, and payroll for $227,006.32. Vice Chairman Scheel recused himself from a payment t...
Four Republican candidates will be vying for a single Hot Springs County Commissioner seat in the 2024 Primary Election. The top vote earner will move onto the General Election in November where they could still face a write in candidate. We are including candidate bios/submitted descriptions and information from the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber sponsored candidate forum held in July. Bob Aguiar Bob Aguiar has been a resident of Hot Springs County for the past 11 years. Currently he is the...
Kent Hessenthaler and his famous sweet corn are in grave danger due to animals destroying his crop and is looking for support from the community. According to Hessenthaler, either deer or antelope have penetrated his corn fields and have been eating his early staged crop. If this animal activity continues, he could lose his crop entirely and also possibly permanently end his sweet corn efforts going forward. Hessenthaler said, "This is year 39. I started in 1985, and have done sweet corn ever...
On Saturday, August 3, The E Clampus Vitus Chapter 1867 held a temporary unveiling for a plaque setting at the Gebo Cemetery. Vice President Ben Jackson said that their organization is a fraternal order that "now focuses on the preservation of sites of historical significance, more surrounding the gold rush era and the progression or the migration of the pioneers from the into the western, the United States around the gold rush era and moving forward." With their mission in mind, Jackson and his...
On July 21 in Fridley, Minnesota at the Minnesota's Strongest Man and Woman Regionals Arnold's Qualifier, Thermopolis' Porshia Birdsley took first place in all 4/4 events winning the 73kg Women's which is 160.4 lbs and under. Not only that, Birdsley also set a new Minnesota Log Record of 181.2 lbs from the previous record that was set at 135 lbs. Birdsley now holds the Montana, Nebraska, and Minnesota State Log Records and will compete to set a record for Wyoming in Cheyenne on October 26. She...
Jackie Frankson, Executive Director of Parents Helping Parents (PHP) of Wyoming and of the Parent Information Center (PIC), assists families of children impacted by disabilities or special education needs (birth to 26), find their voice and effectively advocate as equal partners with schools. They serve the entire state of Wyoming by providing technical assistance, training and one-on-one support for any meeting involving a child with a disability. PHP also partners with other organizations to...
At the July 16 Thermopolis Town Council meeting held at Town Hall, during the public comment portion of the meeting, Tonya Petty read a statement to the council. Petty said, “On behalf of the Hot Springs Coalition for Change, a nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing social issues within our community, I am addressing you this evening. Our recent focus has been on the employment status of Officer Mike Mascarro. In a statement on June 4, 2024, from the mayor’s office returning Officer Masc...
The annual Hot Springs County High School Class Reunion, organized by the Alumni Association, was held last weekend. Members of classes 1959, 1969, 1974, 1984 and 1994 and alumni of Grass Creek participated in a variety of events. It was a time of catching up on life, reminiscing and feeling the changes as the years went by. Each of the classes met at locations for their individual gatherings, some floated down the river or did other fun activities. They met for meals and then Saturday night,...
At the July 15 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting held at the Annex building, the commissioners held a public budget hearing. Chairman Tom Ryan noted that County Clerk Becky Kersten received a note from County Treasure Julie Mortimore that she discovered $77,108.28 of additional cash available and they needed to update those funds to be included in the budget. Chairman Ryan opened the meeting for public comments and none were given. The commissioners then voted and passed the...
At the July 16 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting held at the Quality Inn, Treasurer Audra Domínguez presented the financial report and said that the most recent lodging tax deposit was $16,714.10. The board voted and passed the approval of the financial report. In old business, Vice Chair Michael Sinclair provided an update as they are currently looking for a new tourism director and the board makeup has changed. The previous tourism director Jackie Dorothy fulfilled her...
In our continued coverage of the Hot Springs County Republican Party Candidates Forum held on June 25, this article will cover the candidates for the state offices. For State House District 28, incumbent John Winter will face off against challenger Kevin Skates, both registered as Republicans. For State Senate District 20, incumbent Ed Cooper faces challenger Tom Olmstead, also both registered as Republicans. HSC Republican Chairman Cheryl Aguiar presented the questions to the candidates....
Thermopolis cheerleader and high school senior Kaylee Bazzle recently attended cheer camp in Cokeville, Wyo., on June 14-16 and was asked to join the All American Cheer organization. At the camp, Bazzle and other cheerleaders practiced stunting and cheerleading. Also there, the University Cheerleading Association (UCA) offered participants a chance through an audition where they do a cheer, a jump and a dance to potentially get accepted in All American. Bazzle said that at the Cokeville camp,...
At the July Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, CEO Meri Ann Dorman announced the chamber, in conjunction with the Farm Bureau Federation, will hold their Meet the Candidate Forum on Monday, July 22 at 6 p.m. at the middle school. Invitations to the candidates, national, state, and local, have been sent out. The event will also be livestreamed. In old business, Dorman discussed the July 7 Culpepper & Merriwether Circus and said that it was “successful” and “we appre...
At the July 2 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Brian Clarkson and Maddie Ross of Ardurra gave the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) report and said they have fixed email notification for the Road & Bridge Road Maintenance application and updated the Road Maintenance survey in Survey123. They received additional land use change documents from the Planner and processed and uploaded PDF files to the AWS cloud storage. Ross said they also drew and attributed land use change tracts...
Hot Springs State Park (HSSP) is looking for volunteers to help out in their landscaping and gardening. Red Dirt Master Gardener Kelly Strampe described their situation and said, "We just have beautiful flowers and it's wonderful because both the locals and the tourists can enjoy the park. People come back every year and they're looking to see what's been done. And, certainly in the last few years, volunteers have just been really crucial because they just do not have the number of the staff...
At the June 18 Hot Springs County Travel & Tourism board meeting, Treasurer Audra Dominguez provided the financial report and said their most recent lodging tax deposit was $16,714.10. After reviewing their accounts and recent transactions, the board voted and passed the approval to accept the financial report. Also, the board decided to postpone their election of officers due to several members being absent. They plan on voting in the July board meeting. Tourism director Jackie Dorothy gave...
The 1890s Riders club, along with community volunteers raised the Memorial Avenue of Flags at Monument Hill Cemetery last Friday for Flag Day. 1890s Riders organizer Frank Davis provided a background of the Memorial Avenue of Flags on display at the Monument Hill Cemetery. Davis said, "The Hawkins family started it back in 2016. They asked for six flags mainly for the memorial of veterans. Instead of getting six, they got 60. They had to go out and dig 60 holes out at the Monument Hill...
At the June 4 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, following an executive session, Mayor Adam Estenson read a public statement announcing “Town of Thermopolis Mayor clears Chief of Police to return Sgt. Mike Mascorro to full duty.” The statement said, “The incident on April 28, 2023 that led to the gunfire exchange that fatally wounded Buck Laramore and seriously injured Sgt. Mike Mascorro has been fully investigated by the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Special Prose...
Mayor Adam Estenson and the Thermopolis Town Council have passed a resolution for allowing fireworks throughout town only on July 4 from noon to 11 p.m. Mayor Estenson said, “We ask people to use best judgment to avoid areas where sparks and embers can land in dry brush.” The resolution states that fireworks are not permitted in the State Park. Driveways and streets are permitted as locations for lighting fireworks but not allowed on highways. Mayor Estenson said for the public to “use best judg...
The 2024 31st Annual Hot Spot Car Rally will be on June 14 at 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Hot Springs State Park. Registration is at 8 a.m. until noon. Voting closed at 1 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. The event will have food, music, and fun. The event includes the Poker Run, Friday, June 14 at the Kiwanis Shelter at 4-7 p.m. It’s $10 per hand. The poker run ends at the Senior Center. Hot dogs are available for purchase for a donation. Also, the Cruise-In will be Friday, June 15. M...
Shannon Lawson and her family have opened the Red Canyon Ranch Bison Store located at 415 Park Street next to Taco John's. Lawson is a third generation bison rancher who is originally from Mendocino County, Calif., but they have been in Thermopolis for the past four years. Lawson's father bought the Red Canyon Ranch in 2020 from Michael and Kathleen Gear. Shannon and her husband moved out to Wyoming to run it. Lawson said, "We've been building up our herd, and we are finally opening our store...
According to youth leader Bradyn Harvey, "Jiu-Jitsu is known as the gentle art. That's actually what 'Jiu-Jitsu' means, the 'gentle art', because you can end a fight without severe injury. Karate, boxing, you're always hitting. You can punch somebody in the face, hit them in a bundle of nerves, whatever. In Jiu-Jitsu, you can enter the submission with a choke or a lock where you can de-escalate without permanent injury. It's also one of the few sports that you can practice live without injury,...
