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A Couples Tourney was held on Sunday at the Thermopolis Golf Course. The next scheduled event is a 3-Person Shamble Saturday, May 30. Results (Chapman Format): First Place: Jake Smith and Jessica Killen (62.7 Net Score), Second Place: Don and Arlea McCumber (63.0 Net Score) Third Place: Kevin and Lindsay Simpson (70.6 Net Score) Fourth Place: Tom and Jo Ann Moore (84.0 Net Score) There will be a Ladies League organizational meeting on Monday, May 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Pro Shop at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Any ladies interested in p...
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 Wednesday, April 22 4:06 p.m. Firefighters responded to a car accident near mile marker 126 on Highway 20 South. Monday, April 27 12 a.m. Firefighters responded to a fire alarm that went off at 231 Park. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, April 21 3:12 p.m. A call was received at the Sheriff’s office...
Bruce and Sabrina Thoren of Shoshoni, Wyo., and Pat and Shelley O'Connor of Torrington, Wyo. are pleased to announce the engagement of their children. Cortney Thoren is a graduate from the University of Wyoming with her master's degree in counseling. She is employed with Hot Springs County School District as a high school counselor. Ryan O'Connor is also a graduate from the University of Wyoming with his master's degree in Speech Language Pathology. He is employed with Hot Springs County School...
Cindy Magelky started the installation of new officers by swearing in Kim Enis as the new president. Enis then swore in her new officers during the April 7 meeting. New officers for the 2015-2016 term are: President Kim Enis; vice president and education chair Stefanie Ireland; secretary and treasurer Cindy Magelky; philanthropic chair Carol Andreen; ways and means chair Michelle Herring; awards chair and historian Jenifer Grimm; social co-chairs Belle Flinn and Michelle Herring; jonquil/chaplain and publicity Linda Ziegler; parliamentarian...
Hot Springs County Historical Society members are looking for volunteers to help give Monument Hill a fresh look. On Friday and Saturday volunteers are needed to do rock work putting letters back into shape and then give them a new coat of paint. Interested individuals are asked to meet on the back side of Monument Hill beginning at 2 p.m. Friday or on Saturday morning. Refreshments will be provided. For more information, contact Ray Shaffer at 864-2678 or 921-8625....
A spring craft fair is being held at the Hot Springs County fair building on Saturday, featuring crafters from all over the state. The fair begins at 9 a.m. with handmade jewelry, rope creations, wine cork creations, knitted and crocheted items as well as Indian prints, handmade children and adult clothing and more. There will also be booths with Jamberry, 31 Gifts, Scentsy and others. Concessions will be available. All spaces are full for this craft fair, but if you are interested in participating in another scheduled for October, please call...
Several local churches are sponsoring a Prayer Service in connection with the National Day of Prayer to be held, Thursday, May 7, in the Bicentennial Park in Thermopolis next to the Independent Record at 12:15 p.m. The public is invited to attend. President George Washington issued the first proclamation on February 19, 1795 calling upon Americans to set aside a Thursday in May for a national day of prayer and fasting. In 1988, a bill was introduced which fixed the annual National Day of Prayer at the first Thursday in May. It received broad...
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. Friday, May 1 there will be a dinner/performance/silent auction at Thermopolis Middle School. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 6 p.m. Beef tips in gravy over noodles with a salad bar with be served. Cost is $8 per person or $15 per couple. All proceeds from the event will go to pay for travel expenses. The group won first place at the Wyoming State Tournament in She...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites the public to Fishing for Facts with a Biologist, an open forum to share thoughts, ideas or questions related to fisheries Saturday, May 2, 9 a.m. - noon at Canyon Sporting Goods, 903 Shoshoni St. Lander Fisheries Biologists Joe Deromedi and Paul Gerrity and Cody Fisheries Supervisor Craig Amadio will host the open platform and be available to answer questions and engage in discussion on a variety of fisheries related topics. “The program will provide the public with a forum where there are no a...
The 2015 Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo will be held on June 26-27 and marks the rodeo committee’s 11th year of working to restore this event to the grandeur it held in the 1940s and 1950s. During that time, the rodeo was famous throughout the United States and Canada. Committee members are finalizing a sponsorship drive to produce the rodeo and are looking for potential sponsors. The rodeo offers good old-fashioned family fun and gives spectators a taste of the west. Sponsorships go a long way toward helping the committee produce a...
Donkey Basketball comes to the Hot Springs County High School gymnasium Monday, May 4 at 6 p.m. The event is sponsored by Thermopolis Close Up. There will be a number of games involving community members. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students in grades 7-12 and $4 for students in grades K-6. Kids preschool age and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available at the Hot Springs County Museum, Storyteller and the high school. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $1 more than the advance tickets. Proceeds go to...
The Thermopolis Post Office is asking postal customers “to help the hungry” and donate to the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive across America on Saturday, May 9. All food collected will go to local food bank charities, which will make distributions to area families in need. Leave bags filled with food items by your mailbox on May 9 – before mail delivery time – for collection. Customers may also bring in food to the post office on Arapahoe Street. Food items should be nonperishable items, such as canned me...
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. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, April 14 11:31 a.m. Deputies received a report of a possible scam. Someone had called and told the person they had defaulted on a loan. The caller warned that the person would be served. 3:16 p.m. deputies received a report from Skelton Road that someone may have caused damage to...
Alpha Phi No. 1148 chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha held its annual awards ceremony and dinner March 24 at the home of Cindy Magelky. Awards chair Linda Ziegler conducted the ceremony and presented the other following awards: Woman of the Year – Cindy Magelky. Perfect Attendance – Brenda Barnes, Kim Enis, Belle Flinn, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. Years of Service Award – Carol Andreen, 25 years. Outstanding Educational – Jenifer Grimm, Owl Trivia. Outstanding Social – Christmas Party and...
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 bake sale will be held Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. in front of Blair’s Super Market. On May 1 there will be a dinner/performance/silent auction at Thermopolis Middle School. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with dinner starting at 6 p.m. Beef tips in gravy over noodles with a salad bar with be served. Cost is $8 per person or $15 per couple. A Potato Bar dinner is scheduled for May 15 at 6 p.m...
Tickets are available for Donkey Basketball scheduled for Monday, May 4 in the Hot Springs County High School gymnasium. The event begins at 6 p.m. and is sponsored by the Thermopolis Close Up. There will be a number of games involving community members. Advance tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for students in grades 7-12 and $4 for students in grades K-6. Kids preschool age and younger are admitted free. Tickets are available at the Hot Springs County Museum, Storyteller and the high school. Tickets will be available at the door at a cost of $1...
The Hot Springs Home and Garden Workshop will be Thursday, April 23 from 5:30-8 p.m. at the Big Horn Federal meeting room. The program will feature presentations on attracting pollinators, matching your needs to the products & pesticide safety, growing grapes in Wyoming, bananas and composting for the garden. Light refreshments will be served. The program is offered by Hot Springs County Extension Service....
Carmalen Clare Chimenti and Bryan Matthew Grutsch would like to announce their marriage on June 28, 2015, in Billings, Mont. The bride is the daughter of Mike and Janet Chimenti of Thermopolis, Wyo. and the groom is the son of George and Dianne Grustch of Missoula, Mont. The bride is a 2000 graduate of Thermopolis High School and currently works as an Occupational Therapist at Billings Clinic. The groom is a 1997 graduate from Loyola Sacred Heart School in Missoula and currently works as a...
Students from Hot Springs County High School will be seen parading around in their best on Saturday as they celebrate the 2015 junior prom. The junior class chose the theme “Sail Away” for this year’s event, which will be held in the high school commons starting at 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come for the Grand March taking place before prom in the auditorium at 8 p.m....
Attend the Red Dirt Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale at the Community Garden from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday to help raise funds to benefit the Community Garden and the Red Dirt Master Gardeners. A variety of vegetables, berry plants, wildflower and veggie seeds, herbs and house plants will be available as well as drawings and a silent auction for tools, plants and other garden goodies. Come visit with your neighbors and see what’s new in the Community Garden....
Hot Springs County High School students will be performing a concert Thursday, April 23 at the high school auditorium. Following the concert, students will head to Lovell to participate in the High School District Music Festival on Friday and Saturday. The music performed will be the music that the high school music department will take to District Music Festival. The performance will take place at 7 p.m. The community is invited to attend the free event....
Hot Springs County High School’s speech and debate team will be holding their annual senior night on Wednesday, April 29 at the Hot Springs County Museum. Seniors and under-classmen will perform their pieces for the community and the seniors will be honored for their years on the team. Everyone is welcome to attend the evening’s event, starting at 7 p.m....
Joey Johnson and his son Hardy Johnson were the winners of the Two-Person Net Best Ball Tournament at the Thermopolis Golf Course this weekend. Johnson said that he and his son played a pretty good game of golf to lead to the win. “He scored a 98 over par of 78, I scored a 86,” Johnson said. However, because the scores were adjusted for handicaps and then changed based on best ball for the team, their final stroke score was 50. “If I scored a four on one hole with a handicap and he scored a three, then we would mark the three,” Johnson said. H...
The Bobcat Athletics Hall of Fame was established in 2006 as a way to recognize the many great athletes, teams, coaches, administrators, and community members that have been a part of Bobcat athletics over the years. The Hall of Fame induction will be held on Thursday, May 28 in conjunction with the All-Sports Awards Night at the HSCSD #1 Auditorium beginning at 6:30 p.m.. The Class of 2015 includes: Allen Bucher (Male Athlete) Allen Bucher was a three-sport letterman for the Bobcats in 1977-80. He was a three-year letterman in football,...
TOUR 23—an ambitious Wyoming Business Alliance effort to discuss and document business conditions and economic development strengths and needs throughout the state—will hold its Hot Springs County session Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 a.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum. The program is a comprehensive effort involving the Wyoming Business Council, state agencies, and business and government associations. It consists of four-hour meetings in every Wyoming county between April 13 and June 25. Each session will be moderated by Wyoming Business All...
