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Boys JV basketball Coach Ryan Shaffer said after a couple low-scoring games against Buffalo and Rawlins, last week’s games against Wheatland and Torrington were a nice change. Regarding the 60-44 loss to Wheatland on Friday, Shaffer said the boys played well but again had a rough second quarter, being outscored by eight in the quarter and down by 10 at the half. The second half, our boys were able to keep up with scoring for the most part, but still ended up with a 16 point-loss. The T...
Last weekend, Thermopolis Robotics teams Fistful of Axles — 7283 and Aluminati — 4273 headed north to compete in the Montana State Championship. Teacher, London Jenks, noted Aluminati came home from the event with a judged award — the Think Award. He explained this award is given to the team that “best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season.” Students keep a notebook recording their work, and that record’s engineering...
Monday at the Percy Metz Courtroom in Cody, the courtroom was full for a partial summary judgment hearing in a case against the Tri-County Telephone Association (TCT) co-operative. A motion was made in October seeking return of the company to the co-op owners. Litigation began against TCT in December of 2015, when Joe and Barbara Campbell, on behalf of themselves and others, filed a class action lawsuit. That suit claims TCT board members robbed owners of the co-operative of the value of their...
During the Tuesday night meeting of the Hot Springs County Memorial Board of Trustees, Board Chair, Bill Williams, and hospital CEO, Margie Molitor, spoke about their recent trip to Cheyenne to visit with the SLIB board. The hospital’s SLIB application for $1.5 million was not recommended for funding, Molitor said, and there were two main reasons. There were $11.6 million worth of requests for SLIB grants, and they only have about $4 million to give. “At this point in the game with the bie...
Claire Simpson chases after Xoei Rich during some Friday afternoon sledding with their church group. The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints in Thermopolis has activities for girls age 8-11 twice a month....
Last Thursday, law enforcement officials were called to a report of a juvenile alone in a vehicle. Drivers are advised not to leave small children in unattended vehicles, to avoid any chance of accident, injury or possible citation from law enforcement....
On first meeting Katy Jane Vines, one might assume nothing special about this Pioneer Home resident. However, after sitting with her a while you'd find that under her sweet smile and personality there's quite a story to be told, about her and about the town. Born in Thermopolis in 1931, Vine described herself as "a local, in more ways than one" and has called the town home nearly her whole life, except for a 20-year stint in Casper during her marriage to Van Irvine. She describes him as a very...
Monday mornings Tricia McPhie, the maternal child health nurse with Hot Springs County Public Health, regularly meets with four moms to provide information and discussion through a program called Baby Steps. McPhie explained Baby Steps began about a year ago as a breastfeeding support group for mothers, then as the kids got older it "blossomed" into an hour of education, support and socialization for moms. She is also on-hand to connect mothers with the community resources available to them....
A group of students at Hot Springs County High School is currently working on a "tiny house" as part of the school's new Trades class. Teacher Britton Van Heule explained an Industrial Arts teacher could not be found, so Principal, Breez Longwell Daniels, asked him what he could do. Thus the Trades class was created this past fall. In preparing to build the tiny house, students looked at various examples and did some research as to costs of building the house on skids compared to building it on...
Friday night's game against Rawlins was much different than the Thermopolis Boys Basketball team was expecting, Coach Kevin Gerber said of the Bobcats' 60-19 loss against the Outlaws. For starters, Rawlins' main scorer, Bryce Jerome, was out with an injury. Also, the Outlaws were a very aggressive team "that really beat us up on the inside," Gerber said. Of their 60 points, 44 were made inside the paint. "We did want to challenge them from the outside," Gerber said. "With Jerome being gone I... Full story
Roads were closed for over five hours through Wind River Canyon on Saturday, after a wreck that occurred at a 2:20 p.m. at milepost 116 on Highway 20 in Fremont County, inside the north tunnel in the canyon. A jackknifed semi tractor-trailer blocked both lanes of travel. The roads were closed until the wreckers removed the damaged vehicles. The wreckers, Wyoming Highway Patrol Trooper Regina Schulmeister stated, did an amazing job removing the totaled vehicles and debris that was spread all...
Police, fire and emergency crews respond to an accident at Sixth and Amoretti shortly after 5:30 p.m. Monday. The accident happened when a southbound vehicle attempted to turn from Sixth to Amoretti and was struck by a second vehicle. Two subjects - one from each vehicle - were transported to to the hospital....
The second annual Brenna’s Banquet will be Feb. 10, but tickets sales have already begun. The event is in memory of Brenna Michelle Rankin, who passed away on March 16, 2016, after a battle with cancer. Brenna’s mom, Sara Ford-Rankin, explained orders are being taken for tickets, but they are on backorder due to a printing issue. Tickets are $50 for singles and $75 for couples. This year, the event will be at the former Stones Throw restaurant. The menu will feature prime rib, a wedge sal...
The Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board held election of officers on Jan. 18. Toddi Darlington was elected to serve as chair. Darlington is a member of the Discovery Center's original committee. She has a love for tourism. While employed as the Chamber of Commerce director she saw a need for stronger tourism infrastructure and a permanent home for the chamber. The Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation was working towards a place to showcase our area heritage and folk...
As any parent knows, one of the responsibilities that comes with having children is making sure visits from the Tooth Fairy happen. That little pixie had already visited my five-year-old twice, but I guess he wanted another chance to try and spot her so after a bit of amateur dental surgery he successfully removed his latest loose tooth. Now, in the past, the Tooth Fairy has left coins, but this time she decided to go with paper money. She didn’t know Mike is a big fan of shows and movies w...
Last Thursday, several vehicles were parked in the 400 block of Broadway, their occupants in Thermopolis Town Hall for a pre-bid meeting regarding the water line replacement project. Town Engineer Anthony Barnett explained the project had to be advertised to meet the funding agency requirements, and the pre-bid meeting was mandatory so people know what they’re dealing with as this is not a typical water line replacement. The project deals primarily with transmission lines to the water tanks. T...
The Thermopolis Boys Basketball team showed plenty of energy taking to the court this past week against Worland and Buffalo, but came up short with a 57-46 loss to the Warriors and a 77-39 loss against the Bison. Coach Kevin Gerber said of the Worland game, "It was a very winnable game for us, one that I think the boys had in their mind that we could compete and win." Though they played flat in the first quarter, the Bobcats kept up with the Warriors, scoring 13 to Worland's 16. Gerber said one...
Last week, the Thermopolis boys JV basketball team had a rough time with a 58-40 loss to Worland and a 54-29 lost to Buffalo. Coach Ryan Shaffer noted the boys again “gave up a quarter” in the second, as Worland outscored us 21-10. “When you lose by 18,” he said, giving up 11 in one quarter is pretty tough.” Other factors include missed free throws to keep a win within reach. Down by 15 at the half, Shaffer said the team couldn’t really recover. The boys played much better in the second half, he...
Monday night at the Thermopolis Chamber of Commerce meeting, the board approved a motion to get involved as a community liaison for the upcoming Cycle Yellowstone event on Sunday, Aug. 12. Chamber Executive Director, Meri Ann Rush, said there will be 350 cyclists coming through. Starting in Cody, they will take the Gooseberry cutoff and stop at Wyoming Whiskey. Their headquarters will be the Fountain of Youth RV Park, and they are looking for an organization to be the community liaison. Among...
Tuesday night, Thermopolis Town Council heard from Ginger Bennett, who is on the Fremont County Public Lands Initiative Committee, spoke to council regarding Copper Mountain. Currently designated a Wilderness Study Area, the committee is looking at possibly changing that designation. Bennett explained about 18 months ago a group of people in Wyoming decided to look at Wilderness Study Areas and determine what to do with them. In 1991, Congress had areas set aside that were recommended for wilder...
Shoji Kameda of On Ensemble shows his approval to high school students learning Taiko patterns during a workshop Tuesday morning, while Masato "Maz" Baba (behind) directs. The group, which also includes Eien Hunter-Ishikawa and Abe Lagrimas Jr., gave a public concert Monday evening that was enjoyed by a large crowd....
With the start of 2018 just a few weeks 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 already in the works. Blood draws for the health fair are scheduled for March 1-3 from 7-10 a.m. at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. No appointment is necessary for the draws, and walk-ins are welcome. Lea Schoenewald, the Kiwanis health fair chair, said the blood draws are very much like a f...
Among the residents at The Pioneer Home is Elsie McMichael. Now 90 years old, McMichael came from a family of 15 and was born in McLaughlin, S.D. Though her mother passed away when she was just a baby, her sister-in-law took her in and raised her in Isabel, S.D. McMichael attended school for eight years in the small community, then had a bit of high school before she quit. She worked a bit in Isabel, doing a bit of farming, but noted the "time were rough." 1970 saw McMichael's coming to...
Robert Stehlin, left, visits with Homey Siems about his woodturning creations during the January ArtStroll....
It was another busy weekend for the varsity boys basketball team, taking on Lander Friday night and travelling to face Big Piney Saturday. Friday night's game went into overtime after a three-pointer from Lander near the end of regulation play tied things up at 42 points. Unfortunately, the Bobcats weren't able to score any more and lost 42-50. Coach Kevin Gerber said it was a great game for Hudson Roling, who had 10 points, and a breakout game for Noah Schwalbe, who had 16. Schwalbe also...
