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The local Eastern Star Chapter, Vesper No. 19, is completing their current year with a number of special activities. The Easter meeting honored fifty year members and featured a carry-in Easter hat dinner. Current fifty year members are Jeralyn Brown, Ruth Clare Yonkee, Ona Mount and Delores Loughlin (60 plus years); Louis and Virginia Odde and Charlotte Gourley (50 plus years); Margaret Mecca, newest member; and Victorial Allen, centenerian (holds a record 84 year membership. The chapter will close out the year honoring father’s, mother’s and...
The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has a regularly scheduled Thermopolis services day on the third Tuesday of each month at the Hot Springs County Library. A representative will be available to help job seekers and employers at the library from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. The Riverton office of the Department of Workforce Services is also available by phone at 307-856-9231, or on their website at http://wyomingworkforce....
Stories of Owl Creek by pioneer family members Carl Dockery and Norris Odde will be presented at the annual meeting of the Pioneer Association held Saturday, April 18 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum. A very brief business meeting will be held and refreshments will be served. The meeting is open to the public....
Hot Springs County Winter Series Barrel Racing was held Saturday and Sunday at the fairgrounds. The final event in the series will be Saturday and Sunday, April 18 & 19 at the fairgrounds with entries beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday Open Barrels 1D – 1. Tammy Trollinger, 15.614. 2. Jerrie Slagle, 15.643. 3. Randi Perry, 15.816. 4. Jodi Whiteman, 15.820. 5. Collette Fenster, 15.831. 6. Gloria Philp, 16.007. 7. Miranda Townsend, 16.070. 8. Missy Givens, 16.086. 2D – 1. Kara Stoll, 16.131. 2. Jen... Full story
The Hot Springs County Local Emergency Planning Committee will have their second quarterly meeting on April 23 in the Thermopolis Fire Department Meeting room. There will be a review of the Emergency Operations Plan, a wildfire preparedness presentation by Fire Chief Mark Collins, and a discussion of how to deal with railroad emergencies. The committee is still looking for an owner/operator of a business and an elected official to serve on the committee. Interested people can contact the Local Emergency Planning Committee by calling 864-3114....
Spring is in the air, birds are chirping, the sun is shining, and young ladies are feverishly searching for the perfect prom dress. Hot Springs County High School’s junior class will be holding their prom on Saturday, April 25. This year’s theme is “Sail Away” and anyone wishing to attend the Grand March may come to the school auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Dancing will begin in the school commons at 9 p.m....
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....
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, and the event is free to the public....
Ralph Witters Elementary will be holding Kindergarten Registration on April 23 in the library. Parents and guardians are required to bring a birth certificate and the student’s medical shot records in order to register for Kindergarten. Registration will go from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m....
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, April 13 2:33 p.m. Firefighters received a call for a fire alarm at 116 E Park. It was a false alarm. Sheriff’s office Thursday, April 9 12:38 p.m. Someone reported a possible scam. They received a call from someone claiming to be Publishers Clearing House. The caller said they needed...
If you are thinking about sprucing up your patio for spring, why not create your own hand-painted gourd decoration? The hands-on activity is part of this month’s Second Friday Art Stroll in downtown Thermopolis. Bring the whole family to Wesaw Studio above Re/Max Real Estate, to paint a gourd on Friday, April 10, 5-8 p.m. and Saturday, April 11, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Come early to pick out your gourd. The Art Stroll features a number of artists with outdoor and yard art, including Belinda Daughtery, Ten Sleep and Cindy Clancy, Mona Wilson and Barb R...
In honor of Week of the Young Child, Absaroka Inc. Early Head Start and Head Start will be hosting an Open House on Thursday, April 16 from 10:45-11:45 at 326 Warren Street. Week of the Young Child, sponsored by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), is an opportunity for early childhood programs across the country, including child care and Head Start programs, preschools, and elementary schools, to hold activities to bring awareness to the needs of young children. As part of the national Week of the Young Child...
Children’s Resource Center is sponsoring a special presentation of the Disney movie Frozen Saturday, April 11 at the Ritz Theater beginning at noon. Tickets are $5. All proceeds will go to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library....
The Thermopolis Golf Course released its tournament schedule last week, with events running from April 19 through Sept. 20. The course is closed during some of the tournaments. The schedule is preliminary and subject to change. Sunday, April 19 Two-Person Best Ball 1 p.m. Sunday, May 3 Couples Tournament – Chapman 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30 3-Person Shamble 11 a.m. Sunday, June 7 Couples Tournament – Scramble 1 p.m. Sunday, June 14 Flag Day Tournament All Day Saturday, June 20 4-H Scramble Tournament All Day (Course Closed) Saturday, June 27 Sty...
Risen Son Christian School will be holding a Spaghetti Feed and Auction Fundraiser Friday, April 17 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building.Dinner and a silent auction will begin at 6 p.m. followed by a live auction. The event will also feature Thermopolis’ First Cupcake War. Competitors will bring their best looking and best tasting cupcakes. Donations will be accepted toward each baker’s cupcakes and at the end of the event a winner will be announced based on the cupcakes bringing the most money. Donations will be accepted for dinner. All...
