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by Cindy Glasson Teachers, parents and community members gathered Tuesday night for a Candidates Forum featuring the six people who are vying for three seats on the School Board. Kendi Heinze, Daniel Pebbles, Sherman Skelton, Jennifer Axtell, Rick Englebrecht and Ronda Freel were on hand to answer a series of questions created by the Wyoming Board of Education. Each of the candidates were given the time to introduce themselves and give their reasons for running for one of the open seats....
Kids of all ages spent their morning last Saturday picking and carving or decorating pumpkins, courtesy of Mack's Market. Dozens of pumpkins of all shapes and sizes were available for them to pull out the creative juices and start cutting....
The Hot Springs Board of County Commissioners met on Tuesday afternoon and discussed an application for supplemental funding for an apron expansion project at the airport. In talking with TO Engineers, the commissioners learned chances of getting the grant look to be about 50/50 at this time, but more money is coming down in the next three years. The grant would be a 100 percent grant amounting to about $3 million, however, that is one of the smaller projects WYDOT and the FAA are looking at,...
Those who weren't sure as to why there were so many sirens and lights in Thermopolis on Saturday night with no sign of fires or accidents, it was to welcome home our Thermopolis Cross Country runners from State competition in Sheridan, and to congratulate the girls team, which was named the Class 2A champions for Wyoming. On top of being named state champs, three of our girls - Tahja Hunt, McKenna Bomengen and Olivia Weyer - were selected by the Wyoming Coaches' Association as All-State in... Full story
On the Record policy It is the Thermopolis Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police department” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Correction In last week’s edition the picture “New artist in stroll” on Page 3 should read that the artist is Deb Eiswald. We apologize for the error. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, Oct. 16 5:22 p.m. Report of juveniles fighting near the old airport. One subject was cited for property dest...
Firefighters respond to a grass fire in Kirby Monday afternoon. Though extinguished, dry fuel in the area reignited Tuesday and firefighters went out again....
The second annual First Responders Trunk or Treat will be Halloween night from 6-8 p.m. between the fire hall and Hot Springs County Search and Rescue on 14th Street. The public is invited to come out and visit with first responders while checking out the vehicle decorations and grabbing a few treats. Hot Springs County Search and Rescue is also hosting their second annual chili cook off and open house on Saturday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m., at the Search and Rescue garage on 14th Street. The cook off is open to anyone interested in cooking, and $4...
In November, Dr. Jeb Schenck will be providing a free community workshop, Maintaining Memory and Brain Health. As adults age, many worry about memory slips or moments such as “Where did I put my keys? or “What was I looking for?” These are not unusual and may not signify there is an issue. However, there are four key strategies that have been solidly tested to help reduce the effects of aging. These strategies apply to adults of all ages, not just seniors. For younger adults, and even teenagers, the strategies presented and discussed at the w...
The annual 4-H achievement night will be Saturday, Nov. 3 at the fair building. Dinner will be at 5 p.m., with awards following. The meat and rolls will be provided, but member families are asked to bring two side dishes and their own table services. Also in 4-H news, shooting sports are starting next week with a parent/member safety meeting for air rifle on Monday, Oct. 29 at 6 p.m. at the armory. Shooting officially begins on Oct. 5....
The Ralph Witters Elementary Parent Teacher Organization is inviting families for a movie at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 9 at the school gym. Students, and parents, are encouraged to bring their favorite pillows and blankets to cuddle up with in the gym, and the concession stand will be open to provide popcorn, drinks and other yummy treats. Proceeds from concession sales will benefit the PTO....
Elementary students in the Lights On Afterschool program perform "Three Goats Gruff Go to the Greener Side" last Friday....
Certainly one of the most talked about races in the General Election is for the Hot Springs County School District No. 1 Board of Trustees. To that end, the Community Hall was home to a special forum for all six who are on the ballot for the school board. A similar situation happened in the Primary, with a forum specifically for candidates in the running for Hot Springs County Sheriff. As with any forum this past election year, introductions were given, questions were asked and answered, and there was plenty of visiting with candidates outside...
Halloween marks the start of the holiday season, from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve, with lots of food and family time. Holiday dinners with family were huge when I was growing up. My grandmother hosted them all in our house on Fifth Street, getting up at the crack of dawn to get things cooking. My job was to set the table and then sit with grandpa to wach the parades on TV. Just the scent of my grandmother’s rolls baking in the oven were enough to fill the whole house with that fee...
Last Saturday, Thermopolis Middle School choir students attended the Northern Big Horn Basin Music Festival in Worland. Director Drew Brown said there were four schools attending the conference — Thermopolis, Worland, Cody and Lovell — and each year a director from one of the attending schools conducts the performance. This year, that honor went to Cody Middle School Director Anissa Bree. The students got to work with Bree for a few hours in the morning, then broke for lunch. The afternoon saw...
One building downtown that sees plenty of use is the old fire hall in the 400 block of Broadway. Though no longer used for its original purpose, Mayor’s Assistant Fred Crosby noted the building still has plenty of use. The Thermopolis Police Department utilizes it for impoundments, Public Works houses vehicles there, spare light poles have a pot there, occasionally car seat safety checks are done in front of the building and most recently it’s been buzzing with people refurbishing the Chr...
Josh Schmidt, a former U.S. Marine and veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services in Thermopolis on Thursday, Nov. 1, noon-2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Thursday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans claims or VA healthcare. He can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims o...
Ralph Witters Elementary cooks Jean Anderson and Ashley Muller hand out awards to students who won the coloring contest that was part of National School Lunch Week. Winners included: Hailey Colson, Baer McPhie, Brian Weaver, Rilynn Pinkston and Summer Galovich....
The Bobcats came away with a huge win last Friday night, with a score of 42-16 over Burns. Coach Matt McPhie said this win pushes their conference record to 3-3 and qualifies them for state playoffs. "Burns was a much improved team and came in with a 4-3 record and also needed a win to advance to the playoffs," McPhie stated. "The team executed and scored on the opening drive, which set the tone and gave the team an 8-0 lead." Logan Cole and Chandler Maddock had big nights in the backfield,...
October 17 saw the first round of playoffs for the Hot Springs County Rec District’s Adult Coed Volleyball League, with big advances from Benny and the Sets after they beat out How I Set your Mother two games to one. Scores for the matchup were 25-23 Benny, 25-21 How I Set and 25-23 Benny. Benny had the same 2-1 success against Gottsche later in the evening, with scores of 25-23 Benny, 25-12 Gottsche and 25-27 Benny. In other matchups, TBD is moving forward with 25-14 and 25-23 wins against Setting Ducks, and Owl Creek advances with 25-12 a...
Barrel racing results from Hot Springs County Fairgrounds last Sunday include: Open class 1D - Jerrie Slagle, 1st 2D - Elsie Campbell, 1st, Kristen Lock, 2nd 3D – McKenna Hanson, 1st 4D – Donna Daniels, 1st; Bobbi Zupan, 2nd; Valerie Stothart, 3rd; Jerrie Slagle, 4th; Bobbi Zupan, 5th; Jody Campbell, 6th; Heather Flowers, 7th Youth 1D – IreLynn Campbell, 1st 4D – Tyne Vialpando, 1st; Sierra Derby, 2nd; Kaycee Stothart, 3rd; Tayci Werner, 4th...
Thermopolis Middle School girls basketball kicks of tonight (Thursday) at 3:30 p.m. at the middle school gym. This will be our first look at this year’s team, and head coach Ginger Ward said she is blessed with a fabulous group of young ladies, nearly 28 players and three managers. Ward said the focus and intensity the athletes are showing at practice reeally compliments their parents. “Attendance has been excellent,” Ward said. “A couple girls have been nursing the flu bug, so we look forward to getting these girls back this week.” They will...
The final day for Ron Jurovich as the magistrate for Hot Springs Circuit Court is Nov. 1. A reception will be at the Circuit Court office on Tuesday, Oct. 30 from 10-11:30 a.m. Born and raised in Thermopolis, Jurovich earned his Bachelor's of Arts in Political Science from the University of Wyoming in 1971, then attended law school for one year and read law with the county attorney for two years. He further explained it was previously the statute that someone was required to have one year of...
Thermopolis’ own Jackrabbit Java is starting to receive the recognition it deserves with a recent write-up in Coffee Review magazine. The article on Mountain States Coffee Roasters took a look at roasters at high elevations such as Colorado, Montana, Utah and Wyoming. Jackrabbit Java was listed in the top 11 of the high elevation roasters with a 92-rated Columbia, “a quintessentially classic type, a fine we-processed Columbia from the Narino growing region.” Coffee beans respond diffe...
The warm weather we’ve been experiencing this fall is perfect for the opening of Pheasant season, coming up Nov. 3. Most areas open in November and are closed by Dec. 31. The Wyoming Game and Fish website has plenty of information on how many birds may be taken in a single day, dependent on hunting area, along with limitations on whether you can bag a male or female bird. Hot Springs County is included in Area 1 for Pheasant hunting which allowes a daily limit of three birds and nine in a hunter’s possession. Male Pheasants only are all...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team will begin their season with their first meeting on Nov. 1. Coach Cindy Glasson is joined this year by coach Lyle Wiley, who was the coach in Torrington for several years before coming home to Thermopolis. “I am super excited to be working with my good friend coach Glasson and this group of talented students,” Wiley said. “I think that we can expect big things from the veterans, and we have some newcomers who have a lot of potential as well. There has been a lot of new member interest, and...
