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The Wyoming Shriners will be holding their statewide meeting and a parade in Thermopolis. The parade will be Saturday, September 21 beginning at 11 a.m. to celebrate their regional conferral, where they make new Shriners from candidates. The parade will start on the usual path on Senior Avenue, moving to the stoplight and then end at the VFW. Local Shriner president Dave Voorhees and member Eric Kay invite the public to come join the celebration. They also invite local groups such as emergency s...
A Cookie Jar Auction to benefit Logan and Sesi Shumway and their premature twins will be held on Saturday, September 28 at 6 p.m. at the fair building. The Shumway’s twin boys were born on July 31, 2024, at 29 weeks gestation. The family said, “They have also been in the world for a month now. Both babies have reached so many milestones and grown so much already. Koa is 1 lb 14.5 oz, which is 6.5 oz higher than his birth weight. Zion is 2 lbs 10 oz which is 13 oz higher than his birth wei...
At the August Hot Springs County School District #1 Board of Trustees meeting held in the administrative building, Marshall Keller was sworn in as an appointed trustee, replacing resigning trustee Will Farrell. Keller will run for election in the November general election. During the celebration section, the board recognized the custodial crew and volunteers for their work in building the school teachage building. Photos of the project’s progress were shown from start to completion. Chairman S...
At the August 20 Thermopolis Town Council meeting, under administration, Assistant to the Mayor Jim Jeunehomme discussed with the council some estimates to put a new asphalt surface on the basketball court at the family park. One was from Owl Creek Excavation for $31,976.05 and the other from Quality Asphalt Paving for $25,956. Jeunehomme recommended Owl Creek Excavation because their price not only included the asphalt material but added dirt compaction and returning the landscape to its...
Celebrating 70 years of service, Gottsche Therapy Rehab & Wellness will be holding their 2024 Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 7 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building 627 Springview in Thermopolis. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Ethan Asher. Asher was in a car accident in August 2019, the second day of school his senior year. Asher spent five months in hospitals after sustaining a traumatic brain injury as well as a spinal...
Hot Springs Health Foundation is excited to announce its annual Golf Tournament, which is scheduled for Saturday, September 7, with tee time at 9 a.m. Participants are encouraged to arrive earlier at 7:30 a.m. to eat breakfast together. The tournament is 18 holes, playing the front and back of the course. One of the organizers and board member Brad Basse said, “It’s a fun fundraiser for the Hot Springs Health Foundation…We want to carry on the tradition of Tom Sullivan Sr., who was really impor...
At the August 20 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, Pete Hallsten, District Engineer and Randy Merritt, District Construction Engineer, both from WYDOT, gave the commissioners their State Transportation Improvement Program Presentation (STIP). Cody Beers, District 5 Public Relations was also present along with other engineers and representatives in the public audience. Merritt gave the commissioners an overview of WYDOT and the STIP Development, which included their district project...
On August 24 at the Hot Springs County Historical Museum, committee member Ray Shaffer announced that the 2024 inductees of the Hall of Fame. The five plaques will be displayed in the HSC Courthouse. Shaffer said, "The purpose of the Hall of Fame is and was established by our Hot Springs County Commissioners and under the influence of Dick Hall at that time, a local historian here. They organized an ad hoc committee to recognize people from our community, both present and past, who've been...
On August 20, Dr. Bill Williams was honored at Hot Springs Health to celebrate his retirement from being chairman of their board. Williams was first appointed to be on the board in the mid 1990s. Hot Springs Health CEO Scott Alwin and the board presented a special bench to Dr. Williams with a plaque on it dedicated to his service. Regarding his retirement from the board, Williams said, “It was time. I wasn’t gonna run for another four years, and we have a pretty good board and the leadership on...
Dan Pass and the Thermopolis Fly Shop are offering up a monthly guided fishing opportunity. The next opportunity will be on Saturday, September 7, at the Popo Agie River. The fee includes travel, lunch and five to six hours of fishing. Pass said, “The idea behind it is really to make taking a guided fishing trip affordable and also to allow people to meet other people in the community that like to fish, because we’re basically splitting up the cost of the guides, if you will, between three str...
Risen Son Christian School is starting their new daycare called the Eagle Nest, located in the Rise Son Christian church building. Eagle Nest's organizer Ciley Andreen said, "Eagle Nest daycare is a year-round program servicing children birth to 5 with both before and after school and is open to the community." Andreen added, "We offer full-time spots that include meals, crafts, activities and play school for our 1- and 2-year-olds and a curriculum based 3-yearold preschool. We have limited part...
Celebrating 70 years of service, Gottsche Therapy Rehab & Wellness will be holding their 2024 Boots & Bling Fall Fundraiser on Saturday, September 7 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building 627 Springview in Thermopolis. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6 p.m. Guest speaker will be Ethan Asher. Asher was in a car accident in August 2019, the second day of school his senior year. Asher spent five months in hospitals after sustaining a traumatic brain injury as well as a spinal...
On August 16-18 the Wyoming Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) held their state rally in Thermopolis. Curt and Gigi Kiehl, from Cheyenne, are the state coordinators for Wyoming and described their event. The CMA Rally started Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. with music in the Hot Springs State Park at the pavilion, however, Friday August 16 at 9 a.m. was the official start of the event. The Keihl’s said the rally is “their opportunity to get together and just have fun and be with one ano...
At the August Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board meeting, during old business CEO Meri Ann Dorman reported that they held the Pageant Day Parade on August 3 with the theme “Let’s Get Along”. There were 23 entries in the parade, which includes four entries that participated with the theme. All the four entries were awarded $100. They were Ryan Brothers Trucking, Gottsche, the Senior Center and Tumbleweed Propane. The chamber also held their Demolition Derby on August 10. Durin...
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,...
