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New ADA compliant swings were recently installed through a joint effort between the Rotary Club and Friends of Hot Springs State Park. They are dedicated to the memory of Tyler Homi. Pictured, bottom row (l-r): Karen Sinclair, Mikey Gerber, Shurie Scheel and Mike Messenger. Middle row: Belinda Willson, Jacque Michel, Suzanne Samelson, Sam Needham, Allan Bratten and Meri Ann Rush. Back row: Barb Vietti, Margie Molitor, Barb Heinze, Bobbi Overfield, Sharon Skiver, Phillip Scheel, Michael Wright,...
by Mark Dykes The Hot Springs County High School girls cross country team came home winners last Friday, taking first at the Absaraka Conference Meet in Douglas with 36 points, beating out second place Newcastle's 70. Other teams competing at the meet were: Douglas - 71; Worland - 84; Buffalo - 106; and Wheatland - 163. The girls also had three finishers in the top 10, with Jules Ward in first place at 20:09.56, Tahja Hunt in second at 21:31.38 and McKenna Bomengen at fourth with 21:48.50....
by Mark Dykes Some great touchdown runs and a two-point conversion put up 14 points for the Bobcats Football team in the Friday night match against the Dogies. However, the points came late in the game, and weren't enough to match the 50 Newcastle put up in the first half. The 'Cats were able to keep on the Dogies, though, keeping them from scoring any more in the second. Turnovers - both in fumbles and interceptions - made it difficult for the Bobcats to move the ball in their favor early on....
by Cindy Glasson Hot Springs County High School's Lady Bobcats are heading into their last week of regular season play. Last Saturday, the Lady Cats traveled to Rawlins to take on the Outlaws, losing three games to one. Thermop won the first round 23-25 before dropping the next three 25-23, 25-20 and 25-20. "We are very evenly matched with Rawlins," coach Shannon Hill said. "Each game could have gone either way, it was just for a few errors on our part making it so we couldn't quite pull out the...
by Mark Dykes The Bobcats JV Football season came to an official close on Monday, following a home game against Worland, and Coach Jordan McKittrick emphasized the learning the boys go through. McKittrick noted the team's losses to Worland and Wind River, but pointed out the team did well against Burns, winning 14-0. There were some good turnovers on defense at the recent game against Worland, McKittrick said, and though there were some opportunities to score the team did not capitalize on...
Following the local Punt, Pass and Kick, competing kids were invited to attend the sectional competition in Riverton on Sunday. Dustin Harvey Jr. won first in the age 14-15 Boys division, with a total 264.1 feet - 71.7 in Punt, 126.2 in Pass and 66.2 in Kick. Baer McPhie won fourth place in the 6-7 Boys division with 87.5 feet - 23.7 Punt, 40.3 Pass and 23.5 Kick. Lexi Overfield won fifth in the 10-11 Girls with 122.7 feet - 32.9 Punt, 37.8 Pass and 52 Kick. Bridger Peil won seventh in the 8-9...
Men of Worth, a dynamic duo whose members come from the British Isles, will be performing on Thursday Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in the Hot Springs County School District auditorium. Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher have recorded 11 albums and tour around the world to sold-out concerts. They are as likely to entertain with Irish humor as Scottish ballads. They bring with them a variety of instruments hative to the British Isles, including the bodhran (Irish drum), banjo, guitar, mandolin, button accordion and Irish stringed...
by Cindy Glasson Whether we realize it or not, most of us use mathematics almost every day and Jessica Hostetter, the new high school math teacher, is there to get our students ready. Hostetter came from Texas originally and attended college at Laramie County Community College and the University of Wyoming. Her student teaching was completed in Gillette. She and her husband Drew were married just a few months ago and the search was on for where they wanted to be and where Hostetter wanted to...
The Hot Springs County School District Lights On program will be holding a Lights On Afterschool celebration on Thursday, Oct. 20 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Thermopolis Middle School. This year’s theme is Light Up the Night Activities include glow in the dark face painting, floating lanterns, floating bubbles, glow in the dark slime, pumpkin painting, glowing sensory bags and more. This nationwide series of more than 8,000 events nationwide will celebrate and show support for afterschool programs. Lights On serves 180 youths in Hot Springs County, g...
by Cindy Glasson Fall is in the air and leaves are on the ground, the perfect time to get a little help with your yard from students at Thermopolis Middle School. The annual Yard Clean-up Day will be held on Monday, Oct. 31 in the afternoon. If you would like the students to come rake the leaves from your yard, simply call the middle school at 864-6551 to get placed on their list. There is no charge for the students to come rake your leaves. If you know of a friend or neighbor that could use...
Termesphere artist Dick Termes visited the Thermopolis Middle School Tuesday morning to present some of his amazing work and to teach some of the inner workings with hands-on demonstrations. Termespheres are works of art painted on globes creating a unique perspective and optical illusion....
