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Some folks are the highly organized types who have already mailed off their Christmas cards or gifts while others procrastinate until the very last minute. If you fall into the latter category, the U.S. Postal Service has set their deadlines for packages to arrive at their destination by Christmas Eve. First class packages must be mailed out by Dec. 19, with priority mail leaving by Dec. 20. Priority mail express will give you a couple of extra days as they don’t need to leave until Dec. 22. If you are sending mail or packages to someone in t...
The Silver Tip String band entertained those attending the Second Friday ArtStroll downtown on Friday evening....
People who want to help out the elementary teachers with some needed school supplies will have that opportunity this holiday season as the school’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) will again be setting up the Teacher Tree. Delina Wille, president of the PTO, explained each teacher is given three ornaments on which they can write what they might need for their classrooms. The ornaments are hung on the tree and parents can take them and get the teachers something they need. Typical items i...
Thursday night at the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce regular meeting, the chamber board voted to move forward with the proposed idea for its 2018 vacation getaway fundraiser. Though previous years have seen a grand prize of one trip, this year things are changing up a bit with a total four prizes offered. The board had discussed this option at a previous meeting, the idea being to offer trip packages to communities in the state. There is also the hope that those communities’ c...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District Turkey Hoop Shoot is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 16 at the armory. Students from second grade up to age 15 can participate, and the fee is a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the Holiday Baskets program. The shoot is made up of two timed competitions. On one end of the court, there are various places to stand, each worth a different amount of points for baskets made. On the other end, it’s a contest to see how many free throws shooters can make in the given time. Parental p...
The Thermopolis Gun Club Turkey Shoot scheduled for this past Saturday was cancelled due to lack of participation. Cynthia Garbin explained the event, scheduled to begin at 1 a.m. at the Bob Milek range didn’t really see anyone until 12:30, when it was decided to cancel. Prizes from the turkey shoot included a turkey for the top five-person squads in shotgun and pistol competitions, with shoot offs in the event of a tie. Garbin added the event could be rescheduled, with information forthcoming as to if and when it will be....
During the regular meeting of Hot Springs Travel and Tourism on Tuesday afternoon, Director Amanda Moeller informed the board of the receipt of a technical assistance grant for $5,000, which will be utilized to help reduce costs to the board for a conference with Young Strategies Inc. (YSI) representative Berkley Young. Moeller noted once she received confirmation they received the grant she signed a contract with YSI and has been working with their staff to determine when to have the...
The Wyoming Republican Party’s State Central Committee will meet this Friday and Saturday, November 17 and 18, at the Days Inn in Thermopolis. The business session will be Saturday, starting at 8 a.m., in the Days Inn’s meeting rooms. The Central Committee will discuss plans for the 2018 campaign season. Meetings are open to the public. Also up for discussion is the GOP’s state convention, to be held in Laramie on April 20. The convention theme is Women of Wyoming. Friday night, the Hot Springs County Republican Party will host a meet and g...
Thermopolis Middle School students presented a program last Friday honoring local veterans....
Due to incorrect information provided to the Independent Record regarding water quality through the South Thermopolis Water and Sewer District, the article running in this week’s paper indicates the water quality is much worse than it actually is. Original information given to the newspaper as well as distributed to the water district members shows milligrams per liter rather than micrograms per liter, making the numbers 81.025 milligrams per liter when it should have been listed as .081 m... Full story
