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This past weekend was one of the more active in Thermopolis, with the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival and Gift of the Waters Pageant. Toddi Darlington, who co-chairs the festival with Linda Herrin, said this year saw 51 booths featuring food, fine art, folk art and trading post items. There was a slight increase in Saturday visitors as well, Darlington noted, though Sunday it appeared there were more participants than people coming through. Darlington added there was a bit of a rush when church...
Monday night at the Hot Springs County Fair Building, several members of the community gathered to ask questions of the candidates for county sheriff in a no host public forum. Though all candidates were invited to speak at the forum, only Dan Pebbles and Tom Christensen attended. After each candidate provided a brief introduction, those attending were allowed to ask questions, the first of which was in regard to working with the schools. Christensen said he knows there is a tight budget and...
The stands were full again this year with people coming out to support the county 4-H and FFA at the 2018 Junior Livestock Auction and Judges' Choice Bake Sale, Friday night at the fairgrounds. The total sales were $117,023.30, up more than $13,000 from last year. Twenty-nine head of swine sold for a total $30,775.50, at an average price of $1,061.22 per head. Grand Champion Bridger Peil's animal sold for $5.50 per pound, for a total $1,479.50. This was also the highest price per pound. The...
Among the services offered through the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, providing resources for businesses is among them. The Hot Springs County Chamber Ambassadors, a branch of the chamber, help to welcome not only new businesses in the community, but also change in staff as well. Unfortunately, businesses sometimes come and go, or changes happen, without any of the ambassadors knowing. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush encourages anyone who knows of a new business, new...
Chili cooks dish up their creations during Friday night's cook-off sponsored by the FFA Alumni. Winners from the event unclude: Joanna Kissel - Best Red, Amanda Moeller - Best Green and Barb Kissel - People's Choice....
One of the political races that has seen more commentary than others is the five-candidate race for Hot Springs County Sheriff. In the various campaigns and forums, a topic that sees a lot of discussion is what is being done about the drug problem in Hot Springs County, and rightly so. If there’s one problem that doesn’t seem to have a solution, it’s drugs. As soon as one method of dealing with the issue is found, dealers and users seem to find 10 other ways to get around the law. It can feel...
Pan Buffalo brings the music of steel drums to the Hot Springs County Pavilion during the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival. The pavilion was a central point for the festival, home to music and stories during the two-day event....
The Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation (HSGLF) was recently announced as a recipient of a grant from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (MAAF) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), through the 2018-2019 Southern Exposure: Performing Arts of Latin America program. The grants help communities across the United States bring performing arts groups from Latin America for performance and engagement activities to help build an understanding and appreciation for the richness and diversity of...
During all the activity for last weekends Gift of the Waters Pageant and Big Horn Basin Folk Festival, the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department hosted an open house. Rides were provided on an older fire engine and the department's aerial truck, and people could also man a couple fire hoses. Firefighters provided hot dogs and drinks ....
Regular beef showers show pigs during Friday's Round Robin at the Hot Springs County Fair. The event tests the skills of youth in showing a variety of animals including beef, pigs, lambs and horses. Showing, from left, Taylor Agar, Eli Dickey and Eli McCumber....
Tuesday night at the Thermopolis Town Council meeting, there was lengthy discussion regarding alternative water options. Matt Ryan and Phil Scheel were present as representatives of the Hot Springs County Joint Powers Rural Water Board. Ryan noted a Level 2 study just finished and they are looking at the possibility of going to the State of Wyoming to request funding for a Level 3 study to drill a test well on Lysite Mountain. He said they were at the meeting to see if the town were interested...
The streets of Thermopolis have been a variety of detours this past couple months as the water line replacement project has gotten underway. Work began in Hot Springs State Park but was plagued with delays. According to Town Engineer Anthony Barnett things are a bit behind but they should hit the final completion date fairly close. A second crew has been beneficial, allowing for work on Seventh Street at the same time that work continues on Fifth Street and the 400 block of Warren. Barnett...
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees approved a number of policies, including the complaint/grievance policy. The policy is designed to allow handling of all patient and family complaints in a timely manner, and also track and track and trend complaints and grievances so as to implement any necessary changes and process improvements under the direction of Quality Assurance, Risk Management and Patient Care committees. Patti Jeunehomme reported on recent...
Monday in Hot Springs District Court, Hugo A. Luna pleaded not guilty — through an interpreter — to felony charges of first-degree attempted murder and kidnapping. The charges stem from a Friday, April 13 incident, during which Luna allegedly attempted to kill a woman who he had been traveling with for several days. The woman was found along the side of the road, and upon being interviewed said she became suspicious of Luna when he wasn’t stopping in populated areas and did not allow her acces...
As of last Thursday, Trenda Moore has been named director of the Hot Springs County Senior Center. Moore said the decision came from the board, though she had been serving as interim director since the resignation of Lisa Pierce earlier this year. After things got a bit settled, Moore said, she chose to apply for the director position. Moore has been with the senior center for 16 years, starting as a sub in the kitchen, then being a janitor for a year and then a case manager. She has lived in Th...
The 2018 Summer Wyoming Senior Olympics will be hosted at Laramie Aug. 2-4, and four local residents are among those competing in several events. T.J. Schoenewald said this is his 11th year participating, and with a focus on swimming he will be in the 50-yard backstroke, 100-yard backstroke, 100-yard breaststroke and 500-yard freestyle. Schoenewald said he had known about the events, but it was when Marion Bishop did a presentation at Kiwanis that he decided to participate. Marion and Glenn...
Rosalie Willson receives a Best in Show award during Monday evening's dog show. Results from the show will be available in next week's edition....
Archers take aim during the Hot Springs County Fair Shooting Sports on Tuesday. Results will be available in next week's edition....
Tuesday evening at the Hot Springs County Government Annex, a draft report prepared by DOWL was presented in regard to alternative sources for water in the county. Many of those in attendance were members of the recently formed Hot Springs County Rural Water District Joint Powers Board. Jeffrey Rosenlund with DOWL explained a study was done to develop an additional source water supply in the county and evaluate options to supply the districts around Thermopolis. There had been previous studies,...
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...
This week, with all the political hubbub going around, take a break and take in the annual Hot Springs County Fair. Fair gets underway with the Pee Wee and 4-H and FFA Youth Horse Show this weekend, and there’s certainly plenty to see and do over the next few days. Of course, there will be plenty of critters to see when the fair buildings are open, but it’s also important to support our local youth as they show their skills and knowledge about their animals during the week’s shows. There...
Thursday evening saw The Team We Like The Most (TTWLTM) taking the championship title for the Hot Springs County Recreation District Adult Co-Ed Softball League, after a 20-18 win against One Stop Repair. According to information from the HSC Rec District, "One Stop jumped out to an early 9-3 lead middle of the third inning, before a David Evans three RBI homerun narrowed the gap, but the challengers were in a rhythm at the plate, and their fielding wasn't giving up anything easy. "Then, in the...
To prepare for board elections, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board selected the nomination committee of Amanda Kraushaar, Greg Willson and Phil Scheel at their July meeting. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush explained the committee’s job will be to present a slate of at least four people to run for the board, during the August board meeting. At last week’s meeting, Vivian Butchart and Robin Griffin — both of whose seats are up — expressed interest in being on the bal...
Tuesday evening, the Red Lane Watershed Improvement District Board of Directors, consisting of Harold Hutson, Melanie Valentine and Tom Ream, approved the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 budget. According to the budget, revenues include $7,000 in tax levy and $20 in miscellaneous, which includes interest in accounts. Expenditures include $1,693 in capital outlay, $3,125 for administration, $3,200 in operations and $652 in indirect costs. With regard to the capital outlay, it was noted during the...
After an overturned semi was unloaded, a couple heavy duty tow trucks were used to bring the truck upright before the tractor was separated from the trailer. With the cab upright, several people worked to clean up glass and other debris, and gather the cabs contents....
