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The University of Wyoming and the 4-H Extension office, along with Hot Springs County High School, will present UW Signing Day on Tuesday, May 2 at 12:30 p.m. at the high school. A university representative will be present. This event is an occasion to experience the pride of a college signing day. Students attending will be able to show their Poke Pride as they sign on as a future Wyoming Cowboy or Cowgirl. May 1 is the official national date for students to confirm their intent to enroll in college. Students are also encouraged to have their...
The public is invited to join the Federated Community Church in the 6:32 p.m. service this Sunday for a spirit-filled “laugh-in.” There will be singing of fun camp and children’s songs, humorous stories and jokes — those appropriate for the sanctuary — followed by a potluck dessert. Those planning to attend should bring a dessert to share and, if they chose, a story or two as well....
Baylee Shaffer and Aaron Hanson were among the soloists performing at the North Big Horn Basin Music Festival, hosted in Thermopolis last week. Shaffer earned a Superior vocal rating, and Hanson earned a Superior vocal rating and an Excellent flute rating. Band and Choir Director Gerry Burton stated the festival "was a huge project and the support was amazing." Burton also stated the concert band earned Excellent and High Excellent ratings across the board. He noted this is amazing, knowing two...
by Mark Dykes The Hot Springs County High School track teams continued to show improvement last week during the triangular at Worland, where Ten Sleep was also a competitor, as members of the girls team saw 13 personal records, and the boys team saw another 10. Coach Ernie Mecca said it's atypical to see so many personal records at this point in the season. He credited the performance to Thermopolis having a fairly inexperienced team with students who take great pride in their accomplishments,...
Coming off multiple personal records at the Worland triangular, the Bobcats kept up the momentum into the weekend, at the Roy Peck Invite at Riverton and set another 20. Coach Ernie Mecca said it was another decent day, weather-wise, and he’s excited about the improvement of this young team. He noted the girls nearly swept the 800 meters, taking the top four places and sixth. Jules Ward placed first with a time of 2:30.74, followed by Chandra Maddock at 2:32.18, Haley McDermott at 2:32.35 and M...
The Thermopolis Middle school track team saw two meets this past week, at the triangular in Worland on April 20, and a meet in Cody April 22. Coach Stephanie Czarobski reported at the triangular Wyatt McDermott broke the seventh grade boys mile record by four tenths of a second, coming in at 5:32.4 compared to the previous record of 5:32.8. McDermott also placed first in the triple jump, with a distance of 30’4”. Additional highlights from the triangular are: Sixth Grade Girls Shot put —Azurdey...
Travis McDermott and Kevin Simpson came out on top in the Two-Person Best Ball Tournament on Sunday at the Thermopolis Golf Course. McDermott and Simpson were 13 under par for the day for the first place win, followed closely by Jake and Jessica Smith with 12 under par. Steve Bury and Frank Toth tied for third with Jeff Dittmer and Sam Needham at three under par. Other teams under par included Donnie and Valerie Bjorhus at two under par and Ethan Brooks and Dan Yetter, one under par. Bob and...
The Bobcat golf team had a couple of choices for play over the weekend, both dependent on weather conditions. Unfortunately, the team was rained out of both Douglas and Cody on Friday, so they should be fresh and ready to go when they travel to Powell this Friday....
Paul Collamer. left, and Travis Winger, center, take on Nate Miller during the Recreation District Adult Basketball championship. Red Rock Family Practice beat Vicklund Pharmacy 50-46 to emerge champions....
During a pre-festival concert last week, several choirs perform including the full choir and separate men's and women's groups. Thermopolis was host to the North Big Horn Basin Music Festival Friday and Saturday....
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees approved an amendment to the capital budget.Chief Financial Officer Shelly Larson said budget amendments typically happen this time of year. Larson explained there was a surgeon’s headlight budgeted at $25,000, and was reduced to $3,000, reflecting a doctor’s preference for a light which comes in at a much lower cost. Also, a neoprobe was removed from the current year budget; the device, used in breast biopsies, com...
The students at Hot Springs County High School are ordering flowers, making hair appointments and renting tuxedos in preparation for Prom, set for Saturday, May 6. “The Roaring 20’s – A Secret Soiree” will begin with the Grand March at 7:30 in the auditorium. They will dance the night away from 9 p.m. until midnight on the stage of the auditorium, the “secret” that was kept under wraps until Tuesday this week. Parents and friends are welcome to attend the Grand March to take photos....
