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Remington Ferree presents the FFA Creed during the regional competition Tuesday afternoon. Ferree tied for second in Districts, and placed fifth in Regionals. Also competing in this past week's FFA Speech events were Jeffery VanAntwerp, who places third in Extemporaneous in Districts and fourth in Regionals, and Chase White, who placed third in Prepared at Districts and fifth at Regionals. Hunter Bartholomew and Oakley Bowman also competed at Districts, but just missed moving on to Regionals....
The 2018 Thermopolis High School Track and Field team has plenty of accomplished athletes returning to its ranks, with three-time letterer senior Cullen Becher, two-time letterer junior Ethan Becher and one-time letterer junior Kolby George. Rounding out the boys' roster are seniors Logan Meier and Jared Little, junior Sean Miller, sophomores Jarron Mortimore, Logan Shumway, Taydee Landrum and freshmen Logan Cole, Jesse Skelton, Jaxson Jensen and Chance Huffstetler. On the girls' team,...
Dana Bjorhus, a 2013 graduate of Hot Springs County High School in Thermopolis and currently studying at the University of Wyoming, has recently been named the Outstanding Major of the Year by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE). NASPE is an affiliate of the Society of Health and Physical Education (SHAPE), the largest professional organization of physical educators in the country. SHAPE was previously known as AAHPERD. This award is presented to the top physical education major in the state of Wyoming. Bjorhus...
The Thermopolis Wrestling Club hosted its Wrestle-opolis tourney at Hot Springs County High School on Saturday, with matches in Folkstyle and freestyle wrestling. Thermopolis was first for team points. Folkstyle results for the club were: In PeeWee, Fletcher Lewis placed second in Division 35, Sawyer Wilson placed fifth in Division 35-37, Talon Owsley placed first, Tucker Sayler placed second and Archer Price placed third in Division 39, Alex McMartin placed sixth in Division 41-43, Tanner Myer...
Saturday night at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, the Thermopolis Gymkhana Series hosted their Bucks for Buckaroos event and raised about $1,500 that will go to year-end awards for this year’s Gymkhana series. Amber Armajo stated the event was a huge success and expressed her appreciation to the community for their support of the program. This year’s series dates will be May 5, June 3, July 6, Aug. 10 and Sept. 15. In addition to the chili feed and silent auction at the Buckaroos event, the...
If you happen to drive past the high school on Saturday afternoon and see a bunch of folks in silly costumes, be sure to stop and check it out, its just the annual Jackalope Jump to benefit Special Olympics. Sponsored by the high school cheer squad, this is the only fundraiser Special Olympics has for the year to help with travel, uniforms and meals for their athletes. Coach Tom Olsen and his wife Lauri oversee the program, taking the athletes to area games in the spring, winter and summer, along with the State Games, approximately eight trips...
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team will be making their 16th appearance at the National Tournament in June after Tyler Kay qualified in humor over the weekend in Rock Springs. Overall, the team had a remarkable National Qualifying tournament with several members moving through to semi-finals before finally being eliminated. Katie Burrows and Ashley Brawley finished their season of duet by moving into semis along with Hannah Hu and Breeze Petty, both in oratory. Lane Randall had his second shot at semis this weekend in humor as well. Kay...
Though there was still a bit of the winter chill in the Saturday morning air, several came out for a 5K run/walk on St. Patrick's Day to support the Bobcat Cross Country program....
There is something beautiful about the old languages, Latin, in particular, and students at Thermopolis Middle School (TMS) are keeping that beauty alive with an extra-curricular class in Latin. Laura Stam offered to teach the class after several students expressed an interest in it last year and they are really enjoying learning one of the original languages of the world. Stam was doing Latin with her daughter in an independent study situation last year and was sharing with TMS students. “So m...
The Thermopolis Middle School Math Team had plenty to be excited about after their competition in Powell last week, as the seventh grade team placed first and the eighth grade team took second in their divisions Stephanie Metz explained there were five rounds to the competition, each lasting 20 minutes, in which the students were given 10 questions. A right answer meant 20 points, a wrong answer was a loss of five points and no points were awarded for no answer. The eighth grade team was shy of...
It’s about three weeks before the playoffs begins for the Hot Springs County Rec District’s Adult Basketball League, and Red Rock Family Practice continues to lead with a 69-50 victory over One Hill of a Cizzle on March 14, bringing their record to 7-0 and One Hill’s to 5-2. Top scorers were Riley Whitt and Paul Collamer with 24 points each for Red Rock and Shane Corpening with 19 points for One Hill. Vicklund Pharmacy had a 72-51 win against Hoosier Daddy. The win brings Vicklund’s record to 4-3, while Hoosier is at 1-6. Top scorers were St...
Easter will be here on April 1, and churches in the area have shared their plans for services during Holy Week. At the Federated Community Church, there will be a special service on Thursday, March 29, starting at 7 p.m. The Chancel Choir will be performing during services on Easter Sunday at both 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Risen Son Southern Baptist Church will be conducting a sunrise service on Easter Sunday at 7 a.m. at 215 Ramsey Lane, followed by an Easter Breakfast at the church at 8:30 a.m. There will also be Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and...
by Mark Dykes Friday night at Thermopolis Middle School, the Lights On Afterschool program hosted a cribbage tourney, with tables set up for other games like checkers and chess. A light soup supper was also provided, and players were encouraged to play against people they didn’t know and strike up a conversation during their games. Julia Scott, the site coordinator with the Lights On program, said they are currently looking for community members interested in instructing a club at the middle s...
The annual Beer and Brats event at Central Bank and Trust had a good turnout. Along with the main dish, sides of beans, chips and salads helped the crowd fill their plates....
During the regular meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, Director Amanda Moeller said Thermopolis will be home to the Wyoming Office of Tourism board meeting on Tuesday, April 17 at 8 a.m. She expects many of the members to stick around and attend the Travel and Tourism Board meeting, which is the same day. Tourism board members will be coming into town April 16, and Moeller is putting together an itinerary for visits they would like to make. She is also working to get some of the leaders...
Main Street Thermopolis and Big Horn Federal are teaming up this year to clean up Thermopolis in recognition of Earth Day with the first Adopt-a-Block program. Volunteers are being recruited to clean one block (one side of the street) between April 1 and April 22, which is Earth Day. Volunteers can work with property owners to clean up litter and debris, clean sidewalks and trim weeds, grass, trees and landscaping. Shyla Buckner with the bank noted it was Main Street’s idea initially, but the b...
The Senior Class Parent Committee will host a Bingo fundraiser on Sunday, April 8 from 6-8 p.m. at Thermopolis Middle School. Two initial Bingo cards and two meals will be available for $25, with a menu of walking tacos, and additional cards are $5 each. Tickets are available at Storyteller, Community Home Health, S Squared, Thermop Eye Care or any senior parent. Proceeds from the event will go to the Senior Night event following graduation....
Mannequin heads, blankets and sunglasses were among the sights at Hot Springs County High School for the "Meme Monday" kickoff to Spring Fling this week. Other themed dress days included a "punk" day and dressing like TV or movie stars....
Saturday night, costumes and masks were all the rage during the Big Horn Basin Freedom Riders' Masquerade Ball. The event saw 89 guests attending, and $1,800 generated for sending care packages to troops from the Big Horn Basin area. The non-profit Riders organization is made up of a group of motorcycle riders who share a passion for riding their bikes and enjoying the company of their fellow brothers and sisters sharing the road, and a love for country and the safe return of service men and...
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 97th Annual Chamber Banquet on March 24. The banquet theme is “An Evening with the Stars” and the chamber will honor the 2017 Business, Citizen, and Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building to the music of local, Eric Kay, during the no host social hour. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the awards and speakers starting at 7 p.m. This year, the chamber is changing it up a little and has V.J. Smith as the...
