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Natasha Kozlowski graduated from United State Coast Guard boot camp May 8 in Cape May, NJ. She finished her degree in December, 2014 from Alaska Pacific University with a bachelors in Marine Biology and because of her degree, she graduated as an E-3 Seaman. Kozlowski will be stationed in Newport, RI. She is currently working to become a commissioned officer. She is a 2009 graduate of Hot Springs County High School....
Deb Law A mix of satisfaction and sadness was stamped on Debra Law's face as she talked about teaching in Thermopolis. "This is 30," Law said. "Next week is 30 years." Even with those years under her belt, Law said teaching wasn't always her goal. "I remember telling my guidance counselor 'I don't know what I want to do, but I don't want to be a teacher,'" Law said. From a young age Law said she used to play with her sisters and her dolls, and the game was often school. "I'm one of those people...
The inaugural Red Nose Day in the United States will be Thursday, May 21 and Days Inn Thermopolis will be participating to help feed the hungry. Red Nose Day is a fundraising campaign thrown by the nonprofit organization Comic Relief. In the UK, Red Nose Day has been going for 30 years. According to general manager Mary Mills, Days Inn will be donating 10 percent of restaurant proceeds May 21 to the local People for People Backpack Program. The program operates under the Episcopal Church’s non-profit status and provides backpacks of food to s...
Rev. Samuel J. Needham will be installed as the new Lutheran pastor at St. Paul Lutheran Church on June 7 at 4 p.m. Pastor Needham grew up in Boise, Idaho graduating from Boise State University in 1995 with a degree in construction management. For ten years he worked in the construction industry, managing projects in Las Vegas, Phoenix, and the Lake Tahoe area. In 2004 he enrolled at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Ind. He served his vicarage at Lutheran Church of the Cross in Port Charlotte, Fla., and graduated from the seminary...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department trapped and relocated a sub-adult male grizzly bear May 14, 2015. The bear was captured for killing domestic sheep on private land northwest of Thermopolis. In cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Shoshone National Forest, the bear was relocated to the Fox Creek drainage of the Clarks Fork River approximately 15 miles northwest of Crandall, Wyoming. The release site is located in currently occupied grizzly bear habitat. Grizzly bear relocation is a management tool afforded bear managem...
Public comment is requested by the Wyoming Division of State Parks Historic Sites and Trails until June 12, on draft alternatives for the future development of Hot Springs State Park. The alternatives are for a 20-year Master Plan which will guide management of recreation, natural and cultural resources. The planning process has included a series of steering committee meetings and community outreach. Three alternatives are presented. They range from a limited action plan which maintains existing facilities and amenities to the legacy plan...
Applications are being accepted for the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival scheduled for August 1-2 in Hot Springs State Park. This will be the first folk festival in Wyoming in 20 years. Vendors have three opportunities to participate. There will be a Juried Art Show & Sale, Kiwanis Trading Post and food vendors. The deadline for applications is July 1. Application forms and a full schedule of events can be found at www.wyomingfolkfestival.com/ Sponsors of the event include the Hot Springs Greater Learning Foundation, National Endowment for the...
Thank you all for coming here today. Will anyone with small children or sensitive hearing please cover their ears. (Jim lash says runners to your mark, get set, bang) I want to apologize right away for the vast use of symbolism, analogies, or allusions, along with many pop culture references and any inside jokes that we as a class are apart of. I will do my best to keep it appropriate and comprehensible for all: for example the symbolism behind the starter pistol has many different approaches....
Welcome family, friends, and Hot Springs County High School class of 2015. As Paul Ryan once said, "every successful individual knows that his or her achievement depends on a community of persons working together." Throughout high school, our class was able to work together to achieve many things.. Now, I would like to recognize some of these successes. If I name an accomplishment that you have participated in or plan to in the future, please stand up. •Drama club 4 peat state champions. •The aw...
Council for Educational Travel, USA (CETUSA) is seeking host families in Thermopolis to open doors to their homes, their communities, and their hearts for international high school exchange students. Hot Springs County High School has indicated their willingness to accept the exchange students being placed in volunteer host families for a semester or an academic year. CETUSA exchange students carry their own insurance and bring their own spending money. Joyce Wiley, CETUSA coordinator, makes the arrangements for their high school acceptance...
The annual Wyoming Reads celebration for first graders will take place in Thermopolis Monday, May 18. The celebration will include the distribution of books to first graders at Ralph Winters Elementary School, Risen Son Christian School and home school students by Hot Springs County Library representatives. A fairytale about “The Good Queen Sue,” a tribute to Sue Jorgensen, in whose memory the event was established, will be presented. During the celebration, each student receives a hardback book of their very own, donated by the Sue Jor...
Brad Cline, representative from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services Thursday, May 21 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Hot Springs County Museum. Cline is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, claims or VA healthcare. For more information, contact Cline at 307 250-3890....
Destination Imagination team Pretty Little “DI”ers will be holding a Potato Bar dinner Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at the VFW. All proceeds from the event will go to pay for travel expenses to help members attend Global Finals in Tennessee May 20-23. The group won first place at the Wyoming State Tournament in Sheridan April 11 with their Scientific Challenge, Making Waves. For more information, call 864-3621....
TOPS 215 Thermopolis best loser for the month of April was lost 8.2 pounds. The runner-up had a 4.4 pound weight loss. There were seven members with honorable mentions and perfect attendance. TOPS meet every Tuesday downstairs in the Community Church at 244 North Sixth Street with weigh-in at 8:30 a.m. The meeting starts at 9:30 a.m....
Stormy Fanning will be holding a book signing Saturday, May 16 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Storyteller. Her books, Heart Full of Trouble and Can’t Hardly Breathe, will be available for signing....
On the Record policy It is the Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police calls” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Fire calls Monday, May 4 1:41 Firefighters responded to a gas leak at 120 South Bar None Road. Tuesday, May 5 4:56 Firefighters responded to a grass fire at 710 West Sunnyside lane. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, April 28 12:30 a.m. A family living on East Sunnyside were called by a possible telemarketer. The...
Army Pvt. Jonathon P. Burrows has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Ga. During the nine-week training period, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy and more. Burrows is the son of Derrick Burrows and Shelly Burrows....
May 11-14 has been chosen as Spring Clean-up for Thermopolis. All residents and business owners are being asked to clean up their property in preparation for the upcoming tourist season. The town will have staff members available to assist people with cleanup during the week. Property owners are being asked to clean the sidewalk in front of their businesses. The town street sweeper will also be operating during these days to remove debris from the street. People are being asked to place all debris from the cleanup in sturdy boxes or heavy-duty...
Wyoming resident big game hunters are reminded the deadline to submit applications for limited quota deer, antelope and elk licenses is June 1. All big game applications must now be made online. They must be made by midnight (MST) on the deadline date. Apply online at wgfd.wyo.gov. Hunters who have questions about applying online or need assistance can call the Game and Fish at 307-777-4600....
The Thermopolis Gun Club is sponsoring a Bowling Pin Shoot on Sunday, May 10 at 1 p.m. at the Thermopolis Gun Range. Entry fees will be waived for Moms. Bring your handguns and ammo....
Destination Imagination team Pretty Little “DI”ers will be holding a variety of fundraisers to help members attend Global Finals in Tennessee May 20-23. A Potato Bar dinner is scheduled for Friday, May 15 at 6 p.m. at the VFW. All proceeds from the event will go to pay for travel expenses. For more information, call 864-3621....
A Babes and Mother’s Day event will be held Saturday, May 9 featuring dinner, entertainment and a silent auction. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of a new fetal heart monitor at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. The fun will begin at 6 p.m. at The Bar-N’, 352 Bar None Drive. Call Linda at (805) 448-1321 to RSVP for the event. Members and guests are welcome....
Have you given your mom a few wrinkles? Bring her to Big Horn Federal on Tuesday, May 12 between 6:30-8 p.m. for a free facial in honor of Mother’s Day. Hypoallergenic products will be used. Refreshments will be available. The event is sponsored by Cassie Hetzel and Ashley McLean. For more information contact McLean at 307 851-7067....
The Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis, May 8, 5-8 p.m., will feature artists and musicians from Thermopolis Laramie, Riverton, and Fort Washakie. Most downtown businesses are open during the event. Several Mother’s Day activities are planned on Still Strolling Saturday, May 9. Out-of-town guest artists are pastel artist Tad Anderson, Laramie; potter Joy Jones, The Clay Works, Riverton; and Kelli and Timothy Wesaw, Fort Washakie. Tad Anderson, who grew up in Thermopolis, will be showing his pastels all month at Flying Eagle G...
Locals gathered at the high school Monday to watch a game of basketball played from the back of an animal – a game of Donkey Basketball. The competitors played tough matches, but kept the games civil and fun. Money raised went towards the Close Up program. Close Up is a program that aims to inform, inspire, and empower young people to exercise the rights, and accept the responsibilities, of citizens in a democracy. Money raised will help pay for students to do Close Up workshops in Washington D...
