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About 75 young people from across Wyoming gathered in Thermopolis last weekend to compete in the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association's rodeo at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Ranging in age from four-years old through eighth grade, they competed in events like barrel racing, goat tying and steer riding for two days. Local contestants included Logann, Kamryn and Roedy Farrell; Layne Myers; Mesa, Jhett, McCoy and Jase Longwell; Cooper, Taylor and Rylee Agar; Mesa Allen; Kamry, Jason and Oakley B...
Two Thermopolis 2015 senior girl basketball players slam-dunked the opportunity to play in the Wyoming Coaches Association North vs South Basketball All-Star game in Casper last Saturday, July 25. A selection committee gathered during the 3A/4A State Tournament in March where at least one player from each classification was selected to play on both the North and South teams. Coach Sova was present for the selection process of the ten girls per team and stated that, "Haylee Hoffman and Tyelynn...
Hot Springs County School District #1 is proud to announce four “top ten” rankings on PAWS. Recently released PAWS scores highlight new success for our HSCSD1 students. The 2014-15 5th graders are ranked third in the State of Wyoming in reading and sixth in math. The 2014-15 4th graders ranked seventh in the state in reading, while the 6th graders were ranked tenth in math and the 7th graders also shined with an eleventh place ranking in math. PAWS scores can be difficult to understand. With a variety of committees organized by the Wyoming De...
The Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital board met Monday evening and Tuesday at noon this week to discuss the upcoming hospital insurance/billing questions review, MRI updates, and recent surveys. The first public review session is scheduled for August 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Senior Center. The purpose of medical record numbers, which is a number issued to everyone upon entrance to the hospital for billing purposes and is not the same as an account number, will be reviewed. The importance of...
Join the party at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center’s 20th Anniversary celebration. Since the Dinosaur Center’s opening July 1, 1995 the museum has grown from first exhibits like “Stan” the T-Rex to current displays like the Archaeopteryx, and a busy museum lobby that has grown to booked summer programs like “dig for a day” on top of the busy lobby. The Dinosaur Center is celebrating their success - that has been recognized by CNN as the #6 best dinosaur museum in the world – by hosting a three-day e...
New students entering grades kindergarten through fourth at Ralph Witters Elementary can register for school Wednesday, August 5 from 9-1 p.m. Parents or guardians are asked to bring the students’ birth certificate and immunization records with them to registration. New incoming kindergarten students must be 5 years old by Sept. 15, 2015. For more information, call the RWE office at 864-6561....
Michelle Burgess is all concentration as she looks down her arrow at the target during the 4-H shooting sports competition at Hot Springs County Fair....
4-H Project Judging:...
The annual Relay for Life, benefitting the American Cancer Society, is just around the corner, and with an 80’s theme, should be a fun night for all involved. The Relay will be held in Hot Springs State Park on Friday, Aug. 7, starting with a survivors, caregivers and teams dinner at 6 p.m. Opening ceremonies will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the survivor’s lap at 7 p.m. The luminaria ceremony will be at 9:30 p.m. Luminaries are still available for $5 each or three for $10. Please call Jessica Sla...
Thursday July 23’s meeting started with an early discussion about holiday promotions for the Main Street Thermopolis board meeting. Small Town Saturday is still the main focus for holiday promotions with more than five downtown businesses already enrolled. In order to have the event sponsored by American Express, the promotion must have a featured event and at least 10 businesses registered no later than November 9. The Main Street group brainstormed event ideas and decided the promotion w...
An entire stack yard of hay on Owl Creek was destroyed due to a fire Monday evening. The high winds fanned the flames that engulfed the large stack yard within minutes. Thermopolis Volunteer Fireman Mike Mascorro works to contain the fire....
