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Remington Ferree presents the FFA Creed during the regional competition Tuesday afternoon. Ferree tied for second in Districts, and placed fifth in Regionals. Also competing in this past week's FFA Speech events were Jeffery VanAntwerp, who places third in Extemporaneous in Districts and fourth in Regionals, and Chase White, who placed third in Prepared at Districts and fifth at Regionals. Hunter Bartholomew and Oakley Bowman also competed at Districts, but just missed moving on to Regionals....
The 2018 Thermopolis High School Track and Field team has plenty of accomplished athletes returning to its ranks, with three-time letterer senior Cullen Becher, two-time letterer junior Ethan Becher and one-time letterer junior Kolby George. Rounding out the boys' roster are seniors Logan Meier and Jared Little, junior Sean Miller, sophomores Jarron Mortimore, Logan Shumway, Taydee Landrum and freshmen Logan Cole, Jesse Skelton, Jaxson Jensen and Chance Huffstetler. On the girls' team,...
Saturday night at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, the Thermopolis Gymkhana Series hosted their Bucks for Buckaroos event and raised about $1,500 that will go to year-end awards for this year’s Gymkhana series. Amber Armajo stated the event was a huge success and expressed her appreciation to the community for their support of the program. This year’s series dates will be May 5, June 3, July 6, Aug. 10 and Sept. 15. In addition to the chili feed and silent auction at the Buckaroos event, the...
Though there was still a bit of the winter chill in the Saturday morning air, several came out for a 5K run/walk on St. Patrick's Day to support the Bobcat Cross Country program....
The Thermopolis Middle School Math Team had plenty to be excited about after their competition in Powell last week, as the seventh grade team placed first and the eighth grade team took second in their divisions Stephanie Metz explained there were five rounds to the competition, each lasting 20 minutes, in which the students were given 10 questions. A right answer meant 20 points, a wrong answer was a loss of five points and no points were awarded for no answer. The eighth grade team was shy of...
by Mark Dykes Friday night at Thermopolis Middle School, the Lights On Afterschool program hosted a cribbage tourney, with tables set up for other games like checkers and chess. A light soup supper was also provided, and players were encouraged to play against people they didn’t know and strike up a conversation during their games. Julia Scott, the site coordinator with the Lights On program, said they are currently looking for community members interested in instructing a club at the middle s...
The annual Beer and Brats event at Central Bank and Trust had a good turnout. Along with the main dish, sides of beans, chips and salads helped the crowd fill their plates....
During the regular meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller said Thermopolis will be home to the Wyoming Office of Tourism board meeting on Tuesday, April 17 at 8 a.m. She expects many of the members to stick around and attend the Travel and Tourism Board meeting, which is the same day. Tourism board members will be coming into town April 16, and Moeller is putting together an itinerary for visits they would like to make. She is also working to get some of the leaders...
Main Street Thermopolis and Big Horn Federal are teaming up this year to clean up Thermopolis in recognition of Earth Day with the first Adopt-a-Block program. Volunteers are being recruited to clean one block (one side of the street) between April 1 and April 22, which is Earth Day. Volunteers can work with property owners to clean up litter and debris, clean sidewalks and trim weeds, grass, trees and landscaping. Shyla Buckner with the bank noted it was Main Street’s idea initially, but the b...
Monday afternoon, State Representatives Nathan Winters and Wyatt Agar visited the Thermopolis Independent Record and spoke about this year’s Legislative session. Winters said he, Agar and Mike Greer have developed an excellent working partnership that has been apparent on the floor of both the House and the Senate, particularly with the discussion of the bill concerning privatization of the Wyoming Pioneer Home and Wyoming Retirement Center. “We had a real team effort with this bill,” Winters said. He and Agar put in the extra time to ensur...
Friday evening, law enforcement and emergency personnel responded to a one-vehicle accident in Hot Springs State Park, at the three-way stop intersection of Park and Buffalo. Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Regina Schulmeister reported a white van belonging to the Set Free Church and driven by John Welch was travelling eastbound in the westbound lane. While travelling across the bridge leading into the state park, the van struck the barrier between the street and sidewalk. The vehicle continued...
With the start of 2018 just over a few months past, you might have made resolutions concerning your health. It’s a topic that’s never too soon to think about, and the annual Kiwanis Community Health Fair is great place to receive information. This year, the fair is scheduled for Saturday, March 24 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Thermopolis Middle School gymnasium. The theme for this year is “Get Screened in 2018.” Results from blood draws will be available at the fair. Over 50 booths will be...
Hot Springs County School District Superintendent Dustin Hunt honors teacher Aimee Kay as the fourth and Bobcat Champion for Children. Kay joins those in the running for Teacher of the Year, which will be announced later this school year....
Saturday, March 3 was the 100th anniversary and the 106th meeting of the Big Horn Basin Master's Club, held at Malta Lodge No. 17, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Wyoming. There were 31 Masons from Basin, Powell, Cody, Shoshoni, Thermopolis and Riverton as well as guests from Casper. The Grand Master of Masons of Wyoming, Mark S. Young, also attended the meeting. The meeting opened at 10 a.m. by Dennis Wilson, master of the Malta Lodge here in Thermopolis, with business and election of...
Hudson Roling was recently named as a 3A Boys’ Basketball All-Conference selection by the Wyoming Coaches’ Association. Coach Kevin Gerber stated, “I am very pleased to announce Hudson Roling receiving All-Conference for a second consecutive year. Hudson was an all around great player for us.” Roling was in the top 10 in the 3A East in the following categories: No. 10 in scoring with 11.7 points per game, tied No. 10 with 5.6 rebounds per game, No. 5 with 2.7 assists per game, No. 8 with tw...
Monday morning at Hot Springs county High School, three seniors signed letters of intent for college....
Last week, students and staff members at Hot Springs County High School challenged themselves through the Badcat Obstacle Course Race. The course took them through and around the school, as well as the Ralph Witters Elementary (RWE) playground and into Hot Springs State Park. Beginning at the northeast corner of the track at LeRoy Hayes Memorial Stadium, participants run about half a lap before climbing an A frame over the fence into the RWE playground to complete both sets of monkey bars. They...
During their regular meeting on Thursday, March 8, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce accepted its mission and value statements, as well as its strategies, as presented. The formal document will be presented to chamber members during the annual meeting on April 12. The annual meeting is open to all chamber members and the public. According to the mission statement, the chamber is organized for acting as a community resource, promoting economic growth and tourism. The chamber exists...
Hot Springs County High School students Jaydon Christiansen and Matthew Reynolds test out their tennis ball launching trebuchet before making modifications....
David Duncan reads with his daughter, Lettie, during the Dads and Daylight event at Ralph Witters Elementary. The event, as well as Moms and Muffins, invites parents to come to the school for a light breakfast. both events are put on by Lights On Afterschool....
Though he and others are eagerly awaiting news regarding the education budget, Senate District 20 representative Wyatt Agar said Tuesday afternoon that the matter was still in “round robins” with Appropriations, essentially in closed door negotiations. The Senate and the House, Agar said, both know what they’ve voted on and both sides were just waiting to see the end result. He noted there was a $150 million difference between the budgets the House and Senate have passed out. Much of what the S...
Tuesday night, the Thermopolis Town Council approved the second reading of an ordinance with RT Communications, allowing the company to put telecommunications lines on town property to provide and maintain communications lines, except where they are restricted. In other action, council approved of a street closure for Oktobrewfest. The closure is for Broadway from Fourth to Fifth during the event, which is on October 6. Council also approved of the use of the old fire hall for the bands to set...
Crazy hats and hair were part of a fun week celebrating Dr. Seuss at Ralph Witters Elementary, and students brought plenty of flair to their classrooms and the cafeteria. Enjoying their lunch are, left to right, Payton Straley, Peighton Vargas and Zennin Sosa....
For a few years in the late '40s and early '50s, Wind River Canyon was more than just a scenic spot for fishing. It was home to the annual Memorial Day Wind River Canyon boat race, with competitors braving a 12-mile stretch of white water. Among them was John Wells. Wells, who lived at Timberline Ranch north of Dubois for 89 years except for the three years he was in the Navy during World War II, noted his grandmother lived here for a short time, and they had the races for three or four years...
Can you feel it? Spring gets closer every day, and we’ve almost got another Wyoming winter in the books. But as spring acts as time of awakening for Mother Nature, take as a chance to open your own eyes to problems you might otherwise pass by. Our state is facing some drastic budgetary cuts, particularly with regard to our schools. That means budgets have to be cut at the local level as well, and our students are having to pay the penalties. Sure, there’s plenty of great things happening in the...
