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Right now, conditions are perfect for floating the Big Horn River, but its always smart to follow a few precautions to ensure you enjoy your day. The river is currently running at about 2,500 cubic feet per second (cfs) which will make your float about three hours long from the Wedding of the Waters to the Eighth Street bridge. Personal flotation devices should be worn by everyone in your group, but are especially important for any children going along. While most of the river through that area...
There are some great things going on with Main Street Thermopolis that folks will be able to see for themselves, hopefully by this fall. The group recently received a pair of grants totaling $6,876 to help with a couple of projects downtown that they’ve been wanting to get going on. The first project is designation signs to be placed in the downtown area, designating it as an historical area. The eight signs will hang on the lamp posts. Those who have lived in Thermopolis any length of time w...
To prepare for board elections, the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce board selected the nomination committee of Amanda Kraushaar, Greg Willson and Phil Scheel at their July meeting. Chamber Executive Director Meri Ann Rush explained the committee’s job will be to present a slate of at least four people to run for the board, during the August board meeting. At last week’s meeting, Vivian Butchart and Robin Griffin — both of whose seats are up — expressed interest in being on the bal...
Tuesday evening, the Red Lane Watershed Improvement District Board of Directors, consisting of Harold Hutson, Melanie Valentine and Tom Ream, approved the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 budget. According to the budget, revenues include $7,000 in tax levy and $20 in miscellaneous, which includes interest in accounts. Expenditures include $1,693 in capital outlay, $3,125 for administration, $3,200 in operations and $652 in indirect costs. With regard to the capital outlay, it was noted during the...
The Liberty Quartet is returning to perform two concerts in Thermopolis at the Federated Community Church on Sunday, Aug. 12, at the 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. services. A free will offering will be taken to support their ministry. The quartet began as part of a church in Boise, Idaho. In 1997 they began doing concerts full time. Members are Royce Mitchell, bass; Paul Ellis, Lead; Derek Simonis, baritone; and Philip Batton, tenor. Their music is a broad combination of sacred music. They have sung at large conventions including the Southwest Music...
After an overturned semi was unloaded, a couple heavy duty tow trucks were used to bring the truck upright before the tractor was separated from the trailer. With the cab upright, several people worked to clean up glass and other debris, and gather the cabs contents....
The Hot Springs County School District is following through on their committment to keeping our children safe at school. One of the items that was on their list was a walk-through of the buildings with the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department to ensure they know where everything is in each of the buildings. Maintenance Supervisor Jere Apland took the firefighters through the high school at the end of May. During the tour, Apland showed the firemen where all the keys are to certain parts of the building as well as taking them through to look...
Next week, the Hot Springs State Park Pavilion will again be home to the Sounds of Summer concert series. So far this summer the park has been home to rock, country and even a military band. On Tuesday, July 31 at 7 p.m., its time to get a little Irish with Socks in the Frying Pan. Made up of Aodán Coyne on guitar and vocals and the Hayes brothers — Shane Hayes on accordion and Fiachra Hayes on fiddle and banjo — the trio blends traditional Irish melodies with their own flair. They were named “New Band of the Year” by the Irish Music Associatio...
