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Tuesday’s meeting of the Thermopolis Town Council was short and right to the point. Mayor Mike Mortimore led the council through the usual formalities. Several citizens were present to discuss a variety of issues. Damien Oliver was present for One Eyed Buffalo to address a dispensing change for the restaurant. There was a need to change the verbiage of one of the two liquor licenses the restaurant has. The new change will state they will dispense alcohol from an enclosed room. The council voted in favor for the new change in the liquor license....
The Hot Springs County High School’s Bobcat speech and debate team kicked off their season Nov. 2. While the team will not be traveling to tournaments until January, coach Cindy Glasson said the next few weeks will be spent choosing pieces for interpretation and writing cases for debaters. In addition to getting the team ready for competition, plans are being made for this year’s Bobcat Invitational Tournament, which will be held on Saturday, Dec. 12. “We didn’t do our annual tournament last year since I’d just been hired as head coach,” G...
Sign ups for the 2015 Community Christmas Baskets are going on now at the H.O.P.E. Agency at 426 Big Horn Street. Last year, the program provided more than 100 boxes of food to families in need throughout the community with the help of volunteers, organizations and businesses in Thermopolis. The last day to sign up for the program will be Friday, Dec. 11 with pickup of the baskets on Saturday, Dec. 19 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Parish Hall at 642 Arapahoe. Nonperishable food donations may be left in the entryway at...
Participants consider their moves at the beginning of the Hot Springs County Library chess and checkers tournament Friday. Prizes were award to overall winners in each game....
Saturday, November 21, 2015 is International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day. Suicide loss survivors around the world gather to share stories, gain insight and find comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone. Survivor Day events will be held across the state of Wyoming, with the closest to Thermopolis being held in Riverton. The day’s program will include the screening of a new AFSP-produced documentary, “Family Journeys” that traces the ripple effect of a suicide through families and communities and explores the challenges we face as we...
Bill Sniffin will be holding a book signing at Storyteller Tuesday, Nov. 24 at 5 p.m. Sniffin recently published the final book in his Wyoming Trilogy, “Wyoming at 125: Our Place in the West.” The book features over 50 historic black and white Wyoming photos turned into modern-looking four-color images. In 2012, Snifin published a coffee table book called “Wyoming’s 7 Greatest Natural Wonders” followed up by “My Wyoming – 101 Special Places” in 2014. The publisher, journalist, author and photographer will also be visiting Hot Springs County...
Braden Cardinell, top, and Ayden Brawley, bottom, take time out of their busy school day to participate in the Ralph Witters Elementary Stop, Drop and Read program. Students could read any book they want and wait to see if their name would be drawn. The winner would stand before the group and explain what their book was about. Prizes were given to the winners....
The Fall Friends of the Hot Springs County Library Book and Bake Sale is Saturday, Nov. 21 at the armory building from 8 a.m. to noon. This is a clearance sale and thousands of books will be available, by the bag or by the box – rummage-sale style. Cost is $2 per bag or $5 per box of books. The bake sale will feature a variety of treats and coffee is available. This event will also be the annual membership drive where you can join the Friends of the Library. Proceeds from the sale go toward the Summer Reading Program and help in bringing a v...
A clothing drive is planned for Dec. 16 and 17 in the commons of Hot Springs County High School. The clothing drive has been set up for people to donate their clean, gently used clothing before Dec. 10. On Dec. 16 and 17 anyone can come to the commons and pick out clothes for themselves from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. You can pick up clothing even if you have not donated clothes. There is no limit on the number of items that can be taken home from the clothing drive. Volunteers will be around to help people find clothing and correct s...
Sign up now for the annual Elf Tree at the H.O.P.E Agency at 426 Big Horn Street or the Department of Family Services at 403 Big Horn Street. Parents of children ages newborn to seventeen must have their slips signed and returned to either of the two agencies no later than December 14 to be included on the tree. The tree will be on display beginning November 19 at the Storyteller. People are encouraged to pick an “Elf” from the tree. Gifts for the Elf Tree should be wrapped and the elf tag att...
It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Thermopolis. The Christmas Committee is holding a decorated light pole contest. It is not too late to enter. Call the Chamber Office at 864-3192 to select a light pole to decorate. The light poles needs to be decorated by Saturday, Nov. 28 and the winner will be announced at the Lighting of the Christmas Tree at 6 p.m. that day....
With the Christmas just around the corner the United States Postal Service (USPS) has posted their holiday shipping deadline dates for people who want their packages delivered by Thursday, Dec. 24 Shipping cut-off dates differ for shipping inside the U.S., to overseas military and diplomatic post offices and international addresses. To ensure timely delivery of cards, letters and packages with the United States by Dec. 24, the USPS recommends customers ship their items by the following dates: Dec. 15 for Standard Post, Dec. 19 for First-Class...
The annual Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Hunter’s Ball is being held at the Days Inn on Saturday, Nov. 21 with doors opening at 6 p.m. Admission is $5 or the purchase of an Autumn Raffle ticket. Families are welcome to attend. There will be prizes, food and live music. Musical entertainment will be performed by Unforgiven. There will be a $100 cash prize during the ball. Up for raffle is a Savage 16/116 6.5 x 284 Norma with scope, plus a pair of Zeiss Terra 10 x 42 Binoculars. For more information, call Jill Tonn at 867-2613...
In coordination with communities across the country, Small Business Saturday will be held Nov. 28 in Thermopolis. Main Street Thermopolis plans on making this Saturday one to remember, and has organized a special scavenger hunt to encourage participation in the event. In coordination with the Lights On after school program, Main Street Thermopolis has designed and purchased a 1,000-piece puzzle. Puzzle pieces with their business name written on the back of the puzzle pieces will be distributed...
The annual Community Thanksgiving Service will be held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at 642 Arapahoe Street at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 24. A free-will offering will be taken up for the Transient Assistance Fund which provides a meal, lodging or gas for the needy who pass through our town. A time for refreshments and fellowship will be held after the service. Participating Churches are: Community Federated Church, Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, Hot Springs Christian Church, Living Waters Assembly of God Church, River of Life Fellowship and St....
A Relay for Life fundraiser will be held at the VFW on Dec. 5, and will feature vendors, food and fun for the whole family. The fundraiser for the Relay for Life, which will be held on August 12, 2016, will feature 27 vendors of fine and handmade goods, pictures with Santa from 10-12, and lunch available for purchase. Come and support the fight against cancer and have plenty of holiday fun on the first Saturday in December at the VFW at 302 Broadway Street....
Pinnacle Bank is once again sponsoring Shop Thermopolis with $2,000 being given away at four separate drawings. To enter, make a purchase at a Thermopolis merchant. Write your name and phone number on the receipt and deposit it in the Christmas Gift Box located at Pinnacle Bank, 125 South 5th. Drawings will be held Nov. 28, Dec. 2, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19. Receipts will be drawn and gift certificates will be given to the winners in the amount of $50 redeemable at the Thermopolis merchant where the original purchase was made. For more information,...
The Fall Friends of the Hot Springs County Library Book and Bake Sale is Saturday, Nov. 21 at the armory building from 8 a.m. to noon. This is a clearance sale and thousands of books will be available, by the bag or by the box – rummage-sale style. Cost is $2 per bag or $5 per box of books. The bake sale will feature a variety of treats and coffee is available. This event will also be the annual membership drive where you can join the Friends of the Library. Proceeds from the sale go toward the Summer Reading Program and help in bringing a v...
From top to bottom: Jessica Lippincott presents the new dinosaur display to Lights On students. The Allosaurus and Stegosaurus mounts were done to depict a more realistic display of how these animals would interact with one another. Ethan Music and Ayden Brawley tour the Wyoming Dinosaur Museum. Trae Owsley handles a cast of dinosaur skin....
Fawn Rush gives a heartfelt speech about the importance of Veterans in her life during the Veterans Day celebration in the school auditorium....
The Walter Manly Haynes Memorial, dedicated to the first Hot Springs County resident to die as a serviceman on foreign soil, was rededicated Nov. 11 in honor of Veterans Day. The memorial was originally dedicated in 1927, but in the years since it has gone unnoticed and most Thermopolis residents do not even know it is a monument to Haynes. Just like the rededication of the monument, Haynes' story is quite incredible. Born on July 31, 1893, Haynes was the second of eight children born to Benjami...
School is challenging because it needs to be challenging. Overcoming obstacles is often the best way to learn. These trials are not just a student’s obligation, but also the education system. The Wyoming Department of Education has released the 2014-15 School Performance Reports for Hot Spring County School District #1. These reports are published annually and grade our local school system on it performance. The performance grades are separated into four different categories: exceeding expectati...
Gayla Mead-Ellis, a member of the Chamber Board, was appointed to the Chamber Board of Directors during the group’s Thursday meeting. Mead-Ellis, who is involved in a number of community organizations, was confirmed unanimously by the group, and will fill a recently vacated Board of Directors position expiring October of 2017 The Chamber Board, who is sponsoring the decorating of light poles throughout town, also decided that the board itself should find and decorate a light pole to encourage o... Full story
