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Winners of the Business of the Year, Non-Profit Organization of the Year and Citizen of the Year will be announced at the 2016 Chamber of Commerce Banquet Saturday, March 19 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Business of the Year nominees include: A Cut Above, Bank of Thermopolis, Black Bear Café, Broadway Bygones, Finishing Touches, Martin’s Appliance Repair & Sales, Merlin’s Hide Out, New York Life, One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company, RT Communications, Thermopolis EyeCare, Thermopolis Petro & Tire and Wyoming Dinosaur Center. Non-... Full story
There is a world of art out there to see from paintings, sculptures, charcoal or ink, but in some areas of Wyoming it is not feasible or convenient to visit an art museum to experience it. Queue the Ann Simpson Artmobile from the University of Wyoming; a traveling art museum directed by educator Erika Ramsey that visits small towns in Wyoming. They go to K-12 schools, libraries, senior centers and other available community areas to display and analyze these pieces with those who may never have...
The Hot Springs County Board of Commissioners met on Tuesday to discuss Wyoming Public Lands Initiative participation, funding for the Hot Springs County Weed & Pest to control mosquitoes, a grant amendment for the Public Health Reserve Corps as well as the implementation of a Diabetic Education Problem and updates on both the airport and the master facility plan for Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. Resident Larry Bentley discussed the WPLI program participation with the commissioners,...
Tuesday evening, the Thermopolis Town Council met, with Mayor Mike Mortimore absent, approved bids from Brad Lofink of Plowboy Auto and Jacque Michel for unused vehicles. Lofink’s bids were $950 for a side load garbage truck and $900 for a rear load garbage truck, and Michel’s was $400 for a Crown Victoria. The council also approved closing a grant for a sewer replacement project on First Street. All of the bills have come in, and with everything taken out there is $45,973.82 left over. The unu...
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 Thursday, March 10 4:19 p.m. Grass fire at 712 West Sunnyside. Sunday, March 13 1:12 p.m. Dumpster fire in the 500 block of Mondell. Sheriff’s department Tuesday, March 8 5:15 a.m. Subject reported striking a deer at mile marker 142 on Highway 20 North. 1:09 p.m. A gas drive off was reported at...
Mitch Carlisle explains some of his work during the Second Friday ArtStroll. This particular piece includes rawhide elk on copper barb wire and Russian olive. Carlisle said he is a found object artist, turning objects people might throw away into art....
Hot Springs County High School freshman Barbara Jean Kissel has received plenty of congratulations after tying for first place at the FFA district competition in Worland March 8. For her piece, Kissel chose a recitation of the FFA Creed, which all members believe in. She was inspired after an assignment to memorize the creed; in that assignment, she only missed two words, meaning she qualified in doing it. She then decided to participate in the district contest. Upon announcement of her name as...
Cody Glasson and Calvin Turnbaugh started Samba Roofing in December after receiving their LLC, according to Glasson. "We both got laid off from the oilfield and wanted to make some of our own money instead of making money for other people," Glasson said. Turnbaugh said co-owning a company gives him the chance to be responsible for his own future. "If you're going to have no security, you may as well be your own non-security," he said. Glasson, who has been roofing for most of his adult life, sai...
Thermopolis Middle School sixth grade science and social studies teacher Tom Olsen traveled to Cheyenne a few weeks ago, where he was presented his National Board of Teachers Certification. Olsen knew he had successfully completed the program in November, and explained it can be up to a three-year process. In his first year, he was required to submit four entries, each one averaging 25-35 pages. These entries must be submitted in early May, and he was also required to do six assessments in...
Coming from Louisiana, over 1,400 miles southeast of Thermopolis, I had no idea what to expect when I accepted the reporter position at the Independent Record. Prior to moving here, the furthest north I had been was Denver, Colo. I had never been to Wyoming. The only knowledge I had of Wyoming or Thermopolis was what I found via Google. The images alone made me yearn to live here. I must admit, the small population of Thermopolis worried me a bit. I had never lived in a town so small. I worried...
Elmer Richard Quadro, 99, died on Thursday, March 10, 2016, in the home of his daughter, Jessie Shumway on Owl Creek, Thermopolis, Hot Springs County, Wyo. Elmer was born, September 20, 1916, in Pescadero, Calif., across from Pigeon Point Lighthouse. He was the eldest child of Manuel and Mary Quadro. He attended school in Pescadero and graduated from there in 1935. He also met his future wife, Ruth Evelyn Gale there and they were married on October 28, 1940, in Reno, Nev. They just celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in 2015. During... Full story
Brenna Michelle Rankin, 2, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2016, at her home in Thermopolis after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 25, 2013, in Riverton, Wyo., she was the second child of Shane and Sara (Ford) Rankin. Brenna loved to sing, dance, play with her brother and dogs, watch cartoons and watch football with her dad. With her parents she attended Risen Son Southern Baptist Church and was loved by all. She is survived by her parents; brother, Raylan; grandparents Ray and... Full story
Helen Denise "Neecy" Pisto, 62, of Albuquerque, N.M., died March 4, 2016, following a brief illness. Denise was a graduate of Skyline High School in Salt Lake City ('72,) the University of Utah ('77, BA Psychology) and Lone Mountain College ('79 MA Paralegal Studies.) She worked as a paralegal throughout her adult life, most recently for Butler Snow, LLP in Albuquerque. She also worked for Eaves Bardacke Baugh Kierst & Kiernan, PA and Sutin Thayer & Browne in Albuquerque, Sugarman, Rogers, Barsh... Full story
People attending the Ken Averill fundraiser Saturday top their Indian tacos with beans, tomatoes, cheese, lettuce and onions. The event generated $5,044....
Ted Cruz won the Hot Springs County Republican Party National Delegate at the county convention Saturday. Jim Collins will represent HSC at the National Convention. Wyatt Agar and Kevin Dickey were elected to attend the Wyoming State Convention. Alternates include: Patty O’Brien, Benge Brown, Charles Curley, Jamie George and Michael Gear. They will join three others from Hot Springs County who will attend including party chairman Chuck Carver, state committeeman Jim Collins and state committeewoman Toni Casciato....
The 12th annual Big Game Banquet and Auction will be Saturday, March 26 at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. The event is sponsored by the Big Horn Basin Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF). A social hour featuring games and raffles begins at 5 p.m. The silent auction will begin at that time also. Dinner will be served at 7 p.m. with a live auction following. Gary Nash will donate his auction services. An item guaranteed to cause a lot of excitement will be a Wyoming Governor’s Hunting License which will be auctioned off. B...
The Relay for Life Kickoff is Friday, March 18 at the Armory building beginning at 6 p.m. You can register your team for the 2016 Relay for Life at the kickoff party and network with other participants while learning about this year’s Relay for Life plans. Dinner will be served followed by a bonfire. Relay for Life will be held August 12-13 in downtown Thermopolis. For more information about Relay for Life, contact Shurie Scheel at 307-460-0392 or shuriescheel@gmail.com. The local Relay for Life website is www.relayforlife.o...
About five years ago, on March 5, John Zupan was attending the purse auction when a discussion he was having turned toward him possibly donating his hair to Wigs for Kids. As the name implies, Wigs for Kids provides hairpieces for children who are suffering from hair loss, helping them maintain their confidence, self-image and self-esteem by providing them a means to keep their physical appearance. Ever since that day in 2011, Zupan has been letting his hair grow, enduring comments as to why he was doing it. That will come to an end at 9 a.m....
The Bureau of Reclamation has scheduled a flushing flow in the Bighorn River downstream of Boysen Dam, according to Wyoming Area Manager, Carlie Ronca. This operation is at the request of, and in coordination with, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department. “The purpose of the flushing flow is to improve trout reproduction by flushing fine sediments from spawning gravels in the river,” said Ronca. The flushing flow also improves insect production in the river by opening up interstitial spaces between gravels and cobbles. The flushing flow is gen...
Wyoming Game and Fish Dept. will hold a Living in Large Carnivore Country workshop Wednesday, March 23 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the meeting room at Big Horn Federal Bank. The workshop will be a two-hour presentation by Wyoming Game and Fish Department Wildlife Biologists about bears, lions and wolves. The biologists will go into detail about these animals’ behavior and how to stay safe while recreating in bear, lion and wolf country....
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate team brought home third place honors over the weekend from the State Speech Tournament in Buffalo. Senior Darren Leonhardt broke all the way to finals, finishing the day with a sixth place win in extemp. He took second in Lincoln-Douglas Debate. Two other seniors, Amanda Dinsmore and Eryn Robinson broke to semi-finals in duet, but unfortunately missed breaking into finals by just two points. "This has been a hard fought season for this team,"...
March 8-10, Hot Springs County High School students in the ProStart program, along with teacher Becky Martinez, traveled to Little America at Cheyenne to compete in the state culinary competition. Students Kristina Nading and Patience Moore made up the two-person team; though originally the third member, Veronica Rabara moved away a few weeks ago. Classmates Emily Anderson and Larissa Nading also planned to take on the baking part of the state competition and do some cake decorating, but a week...
The Thermopolis Bobcat Special Olympics team participated in the Area I Winter Games in Meadowlark and also at the Wyoming Special Olympics Winter games in Jackson. Area I results: David Hanson - gold in the 100m, gold in the 50m and silver in the 25m; Selena Simmons - gold medal in the 25m and silver medal in the 50m; Alan Harsha - silver medal in the 100m, silver medal in the 50m and gold medal in the 25m; Garrett Severns - silver medal in the 25m, gold medal in the 50m and gold medal in the...
The Thermopolis USA Wrestling Club competed at the Powell Wrestling Club’s tournament on Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13. Results include: Folkstyle PeeWee 40 - Matea Vargas second place, round 1 won by fall (0:26), round 2 won by forfeit, round 3 won by forfeit, round 4 lost by decision (12-8). PeeWee 55 - Christian Seidel third place, round 1 lost by tech fall (17-2), round 2 won by fall (2:40), round 3 won by major decision (14-6), round 5 lost by fall (2:25). Bantam 45 - Lilly Quintanilla first place, round 1 won by fall (1:28), r... Full story
The local Farm Bureau organization served breakfast on Tuesday as part of a National Agriculture Day celebration. The officers and a few members helped cook eggs, pancakes, sausage and bacon while Thermopolis FFA members served the delicious breakfast to those who were in attendance. In addition to the breakfast, there was also a presentation by Holly Kennedy, the Northwest District County Farm Bureau Field Services Associate....
