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Friday night, the Bobcat Hall of Fame grew by four individuals, as well as the 2002 girls basketball team, at the 2017 induction ceremony in the high school commons. The individuals inducted include Kelsey Redland Tobin, a 2009 graduate. Tobin was a multi-sport letter winner for the Bobcats. She earned one letter in golf, one letter in cross country, three letters in volleyball, four letters in basketball, and four letters in track & field. She received All-Conference honors in volleyball in...
At the Wyoming State Shoot in Douglas July 6-9, the last award given out was the 4-H Forever Wild Award, provided by the Skyler Gabel Group and won by Lexi Overfield, daughter of Heath and Bobbi Overfield. The award comes with it one of two guided cow elk hunts on a private ranch. Heath further noted Lexi filled out an application to get an elk tag, and will be hunting in Hunt Area 49. The season opens in August and closes in December, and the group is working with the Overfields to determine a...
Those looking to test their skills in rounding up swine can register for the pig wrestling completion Aug. 1, beginning at 6 p.m. at the fairgrounds. There are four divisions for the competition — Youth (ages 8 and under), Junior (ages 9-15), Women and Men (16 and older for each). Teams can be up to four people, with spots available on a “first come, first serve” basis for 10 teams in each division. There is a $50 fee, though that fee goes up to $65 after July 25. The rules are simple. The pig must go butt-first into the bucket, and the team...
Grab your boots and head down to the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, Aug. 5-6, for the 26th Annual Lions Club Ranch Rodeo. Cowboys from surrounding ranches are out to prove who is the best at what they do through a number of events, including wild cow milking. Tickets for the event are $7.50 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 and older and kids under five are free. Gates will open at 5 p.m. with a Calcutta on Saturday at 7 p.m. and the performance starting at 7:30 p.m. Sunday’s event will see the g...
Two days of family fun are on the horizon for Aug. 4 and 5 with a family ropes course adventure, sponsored by Lights On. The ropes course is an adventure course with many elements to build self confidence, communication, collaboration and teamwork. As a family, studies show these things are key in connecting with one another. There is a rock climbing wall, zipline, incline log and lots more included in the course. If your family is needing a little boost of fun and a bit of bonding, sign up and...
The Smokin’ Waters Golf Tournament was held July 14-15, along with a Night Golf Tournament hosted by the high school golf program. Nine teams followed the glow sticks along the course at the night tourney and tried their hand at hitting glow in the dark golf balls that would eventually find their way into a 6” hole that was silhouetted by glow sticks in the holes. Winners of the night golf were Parke Price, Travis McDermott, Ethan Brooks and Colt Russel who each received pro shop credit of $150.00. The second place team consisted of Val...
A group of seven students has been competing the past two years in the realm of clay target shooting sports. Known as the Thermopolis Clay Cutters Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP), these students have attended five SCTP shoots this year with the Wyoming State Shoot in Cody left to go, sometime in August. There have been two shoots in Cody and three in Billings, Mont. Outside of the SCTP shoots, they also shot at a Junior Olympics qualifier. The SCTP level is the beginning level for USA...
The Wyoming Arts Council has gathered a group of master artists and their apprentices to demonstrate their craft or perform at the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival, taking place in Hot Springs State Park in Thermopolis on August 5 and 6. Demonstrators will be in the large Folk Masters tent on the grounds and the performers will be on the pavilion and Story Circle stages. Festivalgoers can visit with them, listen to their stories, and see them at work. Formore than a decade,the Wyoming Arts Council has provided grants to accomplished folk and...
