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Tuesday night, Thermopolis Town Council heard from Ginger Bennett, who is on the Fremont County Public Lands Initiative Committee, spoke to council regarding Copper Mountain. Currently designated a Wilderness Study Area, the committee is looking at possibly changing that designation. Bennett explained about 18 months ago a group of people in Wyoming decided to look at Wilderness Study Areas and determine what to do with them. In 1991, Congress had areas set aside that were recommended for wilder...
After August’s spectacular solar eclipse with the moon passing between the Earth and the sun, its time to return the moon’s favor with a total lunar eclipse on Wednesday, Jan. 31. Again, Wyoming is blessed to be a prime viewing area and in Thermopolis we’ll just have to get up a little earlier than normal to appreciate it. The eclipse is unusual, this type not actually seen for 35 years, as it falls in line with the Blue Moon phase (a second full moon in a month) as well as the Supermoon phase w... Full story
Upon the recommendation of the Hot Springs County Republican Central Committee, the Hot Springs County Commissioners appointed Daniel Webber as the new county assessor at their meeting on Tuesday evening. Webber was sworn in on Wednesday morning to fill the position recently vacated by the the retirement of Shelley Deromedi. A native of Hot Springs County, Webber has been with the assessor's office for 13 years. He is a permanently certified property tax assessor by the Department Revenue. "Shel... Full story
Shoji Kameda of On Ensemble shows his approval to high school students learning Taiko patterns during a workshop Tuesday morning, while Masato "Maz" Baba (behind) directs. The group, which also includes Eien Hunter-Ishikawa and Abe Lagrimas Jr., gave a public concert Monday evening that was enjoyed by a large crowd....
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. Sheriff’s office Tuesday, Jan. 9 6:55 a.m. Call regarding a vehicle with a door stuck open. There was no sign of forced entry to the vehicle, and there were no tracks around it. 2:58 p.m. Report of a dog running in the middle of the road. The dog could not be located. 6:33 p.m. Complainant...
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a peek into your possible future? Maybe you would like to know what things in your past put you on your current path. Is there love in your future? When will your stars align? About 45 years ago, Allison became fascinated with astrology. At first she was skeptical, feeling like the things she was hearing and reading didn’t really ring true, and she began trying to debunk the theories she had heard. That, of course, led to buying books and reading about the sub...
Thermopolis Middle School came out on top in the Challenge of the Books held at the armory last week, competing against seven teams, to take first place. Begun in 2004, schools from around the Big Horn Basin compete against each other in a question and answer forum for six rounds. Points are calculated for correct answers as well as answers your team could answer correctly when your opponent could not. Questions come from a list of 12 books selected from the Soaring Eagle and Indian Paintbrush...
We here at the Thermopolis Independent Record take pride in being the source for news about what’s happening in Hot Springs County. Whether it is through pictures, text or advertisements, people look to us to get the news about what’s going on. Every year, a weekend is scheduled for the Wyoming Press Convention. This year, that weekend will be Jan. 18-20, with the big event happening in Casper. Leading up to the event, we’re looking over our issues from the past year and finding pictures, stories, columns, advertising and general layouts to sub...
An interesting question came up recently about the weather in Thermopolis. “Did we have more snow when you were a kid than we have now?” I would have to say yes, even taking into consideration that I’m taller than I was as a kid (OK, not by much), I remember huge amounts of snow. For us, snow generally started at Halloween requiring us to have costumes several sizes larger in order to fit over our snow suits. It stayed, sometimes until Easter. I even remember a snow storm in June during Wildc...
Theodore "Ted" Elwyn Fisher, 54, passed away on January 4, 2018, in Casper, Wyo. He was born April 6, 1963, to Elwyn and Doris Fisher in Thermopolis. He lived on the Fisher Farm until 1972 when the family moved into Thermopolis. He graduated from Hot Springs County High School in 1981. He then attended Central Wyoming College, Casper College and the University of Wyoming. Later he returned to Casper College and completed a career in health science. He returned to Thermopolis working as a... Full story
With the start of 2018 just a few weeks past, you might have made resolutions concerning your health. It’s a topic that’s never too soon to think about, and the annual Kiwanis Community Health Fair is already in the works. Blood draws for the health fair are scheduled for March 1-3 from 7-10 a.m. at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital. No appointment is necessary for the draws, and walk-ins are welcome. Lea Schoenewald, the Kiwanis health fair chair, said the blood draws are very much like a f...
Residents should have received invitations and packs of tickets in the mail for the 2018 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year the department is mixing things up a bit and will present Jerry Ward of Corpus Christi, Texas to provide musical entertainment for the evening. Ward brings an array of sounds from country music, to classic rock, to modern hits. He will even take requests. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team started their season with an excellent showing at the Kelly Walsh meet in Casper last weekend, coming home with a fourth place finish in 3A. “I’m sure other coaches feel the same way,” said head coach Cindy Glasson, “that you’re not quite sure on that first outing that your team is ready. I have to say, these kids stepped up and proved they were more than ready.” All students become varsity in speech and debate as of Jan. 1, so even the two newest members of the team, Lane Randall and Kris...
Among the residents at The Pioneer Home is Elsie McMichael. Now 90 years old, McMichael came from a family of 15 and was born in McLaughlin, S.D. Though her mother passed away when she was just a baby, her sister-in-law took her in and raised her in Isabel, S.D. McMichael attended school for eight years in the small community, then had a bit of high school before she quit. She worked a bit in Isabel, doing a bit of farming, but noted the "time were rough." 1970 saw McMichael's coming to...
Winter carnival this weekend Fishermen of all ages are encouraged to get ready for the Boysen State Park Wild West Winter Carnival, January 19-21. Compete for cash prizes by catching the larges Trout, Walleye, Ling, Perch or Crappie. Registration is $10 per person. Anglers must have a derby registration at weigh-in. Weigh-in begins at 8 a.m. on Friday and ends at noon on Sunday. The weigh-in station is B & K Shoreline Stop. Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. Sunday also at the B & K Shoreline Stop. Anglers are reminded to Wyoming Game and Fish...
Robert Stehlin, left, visits with Homey Siems about his woodturning creations during the January ArtStroll....
At midweek before his Bobcat wrestlers journeyed to Pavillion for the Don Runner Memorial, Coach C.J. Scholl took time to caution his team in a no uncertain manner that if they thought they were going to have an easy time of it because it was primarily a 2A tournament, they'd better think again. By the time they thought again, they found themselves in the middle of the pack, finishing seventh of the 18 entries. Roosevelt, Utah, Cokeville, and Big Piney finished as the top three, with the only...
The Lady Bobcat basketball team added a pair in the "W" column this weekend, winning first at home on Friday against Lander, 36-30 and then winning in Big Piney on Saturday, 47-33. After losing to Lander's Lady Tigers by 10 before Christmas break, this win was a great one for the girls. The home opener had a great crowd and the girls were a little nervous, but they found a way to stay in the game and dominated in the fourth quarter. Both teams struggled in the shooting department, but coach... Full story
It was another busy weekend for the varsity boys basketball team, taking on Lander Friday night and travelling to face Big Piney Saturday. Friday night's game went into overtime after a three-pointer from Lander near the end of regulation play tied things up at 42 points. Unfortunately, the Bobcats weren't able to score any more and lost 42-50. Coach Kevin Gerber said it was a great game for Hudson Roling, who had 10 points, and a breakout game for Noah Schwalbe, who had 16. Schwalbe also...
It was something of a hard weekend for the freshman/sophomore girls basketball team as they dropped a game to Lander on Friday, 31-25. The team was just two points behind at the half, but they were out-shot in the third quarter, which really hurt. Coach Katie Despain said the girls struggled to find their rhythm as a team. "Daily we have and will continue to work in practice to improve their skills," she said. "They all have a lot of potential." Elisa Weber led the team with nine points against...
The recent four-game winning streak that the boys' high school JV team had was ended this weekend during their games against Lander and Big Piney. The boys took on Lander at home Friday night, losing 70-44. Coach Ryan Shaffer said it was one bad quarter, the second, that really killed them. Outside of that quarter, he noted, the boys played well. Showing their improvement as a team since they faced Lander earlier this year, the Bobcats kept them to making only four three-pointers rather than...
This weekend saw the season openers for Thermopolis Middle School Boys Basketball, with the seventh grade team taking on Cody and Powell at home and the eighth graders going up against Cody and Powell at Cody. The eighth grade boys’ first game was a 36-33 loss against Cody. Eighth grade coach, Shane Corpening, stated, ” This game was our first game of the season and it looked exactly like that. We made a few too many critical mistakes — turnovers and allowing second chance points — for us to w...
While the seventh grade basketball team was hitting the courts this Saturday at Thermopolis Middle School, down the hall another type of competition was happening, as the school was host to a First Tech Robotics Challenge Scrimmage in the Makerspace Library. London Jenks stated, "As it was a scrimmage there are no specific results or awards selected. Those only happen at qualifying and state tournaments." Scrimmages provide more opportunity for teams to teams able to work out their programming...
During the Tuesday meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, the board had a visit from Abigail Martin, the brand partnerships manager and film liaison with the Wyoming Office of Tourism. Martin explained an initiative was recently taken up to visit their partners more for lodging tax board meetings, tourism get-togethers conferences and other events. “We just want to make sure we’re out there and getting to know you guys on a more intimate level,” she said, “to make sure we’re addressin...
The war is on at Hot Springs County High School as the Student Council pits the classes against each other in the Pennies for Patients fundraiser. Now, through Jan. 26, each of the classes are raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The Student Council set a goal of $5,000, however, if they raise $8,000, attendance secretary Jessica Smith said she will shave her head. The winning class will be based on the number of points they have and the class with the most points at the end of t...
