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At the November 15 Hot Springs County Commissioners board meeting, a public hearing was held for the Crimson View Estates Plat Revision. The applicant Ross Woolley on behalf of the Crimson View Estates lot owners has requested approval of an amendment to a plat changing the road dedication language on the Miller-Schmidt Subdivision Plat (aka Crimson View Estates). The current language dedicated to all subdivision roads, including the northern portion of Lane 14, “to the public’’ would be chang...
Third grader Piper Rossler, kindergartner Cooper Enis third grader and Jay Lee Larson let their imaginations go wild while painting at a well-attended class of Kids N Canvas at the armory building....
At the November Thermopolis Town Council meeting, during citizen participation the council voted and passed the approval of the catering permit for OEB Saloon for the Ducks Unlimited event at the Fairgrounds on December 3. James Seckman of CPA Firm Seckman & Thomas in Powell provided the Town’s results from the June 30, 2022 audit. Seckman reported that the general fund and its cash reserves and enterprise funds are “great,” “healthy” and in “good shape.” Regarding the assessment of the town’s utility rates, Seckman said “This town is v...
It’s back! The 22nd Annual Christmas Tree Festival will be held on Tuesday, December 6 at the Community Church Fellowship Hall at 5:30 p.m. for food and drinks, and at 6:30 p.m. will be the tree, wreath, and specialty items auction. All proceeds go to the Thermopolis Community Fund. Hot Springs Health and Pinnacle Bank sponsor the event. Spokesperson John Gibbel said, “It’s really exciting. We’re hoping to have over 30 items available for auction. And we just really appreciate those that ta...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is holding the 2022 Merry Christmas Market from November 25 until December 19, a four-week shop local promotion. People can shop at participating businesses for a chance to win chamber bucks. The first three weeks are $250 in chamber bucks, and the fifth week it’s $500 in chamber bucks. Check out the chamber website for a list of participating businesses and the official rules. https://thermopolischamber.org/ Contact the Chamber with questions at 864-3192. The Chamber is also planning a l...
The Holiday Tour of Homes Scavenger Hunt, a fundraiser for the People for People Program, is being planned for Monday, Dec. 5 beginning at 4 p.m. Local residents decorate their homes for the enjoyment of the public. Theme of this year’s Scavenger Hunt will be “Christmas Movies”. For the cost of $6 you, your friends and family can tour around town and see the beautiful Christmas Decorations to a scavenger hunt. Reception following at the Community Hall. Come and visit with Santa Clause while enjoying refreshments. Tickets are available at Story...
Thermopolis native photographer Ron Hayes has padded his resume in the past year by filming a documentary for the BBC, filming for multiple major corporations and photographing wildlife around North America. Ron also became a grandfather and father in law this year prompting him to team with well-known Wyoming author Casey Day-Rislov to bring his first book “Let me Tell You About my Mom” to life. Let me tell you is to be a wildlife series featuring many North American terrestrial and aquatic species in different formats. The first book in the...
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. We print the names of all people upon their initial arrest. Sheriff’s Office Monday, Nov. 14 6:51 p.m. Agency assist for the Thermopolis Police. 7:16 p.m. Agency assist for the Thermopolis Police. 9:12 p.m. Report of someone who had put lights covered in oil on a fence. Upon arrival, the...
Main Street Thermopolis, along with the merchants and restaurants, will welcome the holiday shopping fun all around town. Decorations and lights are going up. Storefront windows are looking more festive. Merchants and restaurants are stocking shelves and kitchens and preparing specials. The Chamber of Commerce’s Merry Christmas Market Shopping Spree has begun. As part of Shop Small Saturday, Main Street Thermopolis will hold a drawing for $500 in Chamber Bucks, pulling a winning receipt from the Great Until 8! receipts which were turned in f...
However you spend your Thanksgiving, take a moment to give thanks for someone or something. Be thankful for friends, family, fur babies, a roof over your head, food on your table, your job, etc. Even if all these do not apply, be thankful for the ones that do. As Friday rolls around, we enter the Christmas shopping season, full steam ahead. Locally we have our own Merry Christmas Market giveaway going on. Black Friday is Nov. 25 followed by Small Business Saturday on Nov. 26, a relatively new American tradition. While Black Friday has been an...
by Tom Emery Americans have endured some tough years of late, which is nothing new in our history. One example is 1918, when people found plenty of reason to celebrate Thanksgiving. Seventeen days before the holiday, the Armistice had been signed, ending World War I. But the nation was still in the throes of the influenza epidemic, which still lingered as Americans sat down to give thanks. The flu epidemic had shut down many American cities throughout the fall, with death tolls in alarming numbers. An estimated 195,000 fatalities from the...
Clarence Harold Infanger, age 81, of Grand Junction, Colo., passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 16, 2022. Harold, as he preferred to be called, was born on August 1, 1941, in Steamboat Springs, Colo. He was the second of four children born to Clarence Infanger and Bess (Wilcockson) Infanger. Harold spent his childhood in Phippsburg and Yampa Colorado where he graduated high school. He continued his education, earning a Bachelor in English from the University of Wyoming in 1967 and a...
William "Bill" Byron Yager, 88, passed away at the Worland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center on November 11, 2022. He was born on May 14, 1934, in Boulder, Colo., to David Russell and Gladys Louise (Schreiner) Yager. He graduated from Golden Colorado High School in 1952 and soon after married his partner for life, Marjorie Ann Franti. He worked in Golden at Coors Porcelain Company for "40 years on a concrete floor" in kiln management. Throughout that time, Bill and Marge raised three...
On one cold January night, across the nation, all states will conduct the annual Point in Time Count to count all sheltered and unsheltered individuals in their state. In Wyoming, that night is January 25, 2023. This survey is a count of all people experiencing homelessness for a snapshot or a point in time count. This count is planned, coordinated, and carried out locally but reported to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and Congress every year. In all 23 Counties in Wyoming, this survey and count will be headed up by local...
Karen Doolittle plays the keyboard along with Michael Wright, Tom Webb, and Harold Hutson as part of their Acoustic Jam's get-together at the Senior Center last Friday....
Hot Springs Health employees: Bridget Truempler, Jan Russo, Paula Witt and Rick Corbaley recently completed a Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC). The program is supported by the Emergency Nurses Association. The purpose of the program is to improve knowledge, critical thinking skills and hands on training to provide quality care for patients in life threatening situations. Hot Springs Health employees: Bridget Truempler, Jan Russo, Karyn White and Rick Corbaley recently completed an Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course. The program is supported...
The Senior Citizen Angel Tree is sponsored and organized by the Bank of Thermopolis, Thermopolis Rehab & Wellness, and the Wyoming Pioneer Home. Names may be picked up at the Bank of Thermopolis beginning Monday, November 14. All gifts need to be wrapped and returned by Monday, December 12, to ensure our seniors receive their gifts by Christmas. The event organizers said, “We had an amazing response to this event last year, and are excited to share this awesome experience with our great community once again.” For questions, please contact the...
Alec Martinez and Camden Weyer present a special pen to veteran Dick Howe for the Big Springs FFA Chapter. This was from one of their community projects through a $3,000 grant the students received this summer called "Living to Serve."...
The Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar will be on Saturday, November 26 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. It is the same yearly craft fair but a new location in the Hot Springs County Fair Building. Many vendors will pack the building offering Scentsy, Avon, baked goods, cabbage burgers, jewelry, homemade cheese, paparazzi, homemade wreaths, pies, coffee, water, lemonade, and many more items....
Bobcat football players Jessen Basse, Del Dukes, Roedy Farrell and Gavin Shumway have been named to the all-conference football in Classes 2A West. These honors are voted on by the coaches in their respective conferences. These are done according to conference by-laws. Farrell has also earned all-state football honors for the 2022 season in class 2A. These are voted on by head coaches across the state. To be considered for all-state football honors, a player must have been named first-team all-conference. Each classification has a specified...
Sign-ups are being taken for Christmas Baskets from now thru Thursday, Dec. 8 at Public Heath, 864-3311 or the Help Center, 864-3851. Pickup and delivery will be Saturday, Dec. 17 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Holy Trinity Perish Hall, 7th and Arapahoe. Volunteers are needed for box packing, carrying out and cleaning up on Thursday, Dec. 15 from 6-7 p.m., and Saturday, Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Perish Hall. For more information, call 864-3629 and leave a message....
Hot Spring County School Board Student Trustee Karina Lea’s report was delayed on Oct. 20, ironically enough, by one of the items on that report. “The reason I was gone (is that) fall drama has officially started,” Lea said. “Our one-act is going to be 14 lines. We’re changing it up this year. Instead of a proscenium, we’re doing it in the round, which means audience members will come on stage, and sit in a box around the presentation. It’ll be something different.” Lea noted the speech and debate team has sent out its first round of recrui...
Maureen Evans examines the variety of birdhouse treasures up for silent auction at The Backpack Program's annual fundraiser "Cheep Houses for Sale" on Saturday held in conjunction with the Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Affair / Craft Show....
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center and Dig Sites is hosting Science Saturdays and having Hot Cocoa Geology on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 2-4 p.m. Visit for a lesson in geology by having an opportunity to create your own hot chocolate mix to enjoy at home. Museum admission is half off during Science Saturdays. For more information, call the museum at 864-2997....
Wyoming Whiskey is celebrating 10 years since its first small batch of bourbon by having an anniversary party on December 3. The party will be at the new location of their Satellite Store at 120 East Main Street in Kirby, the former site of Kirby Bar and Grill. The anniversary party will be from noon until 8 p.m. There will be hayride distillery tours from noon until 3 p.m. Justin Beasley and After the Rodeo Band will provide Live music. Food will be provided by We Got Your Six Portions and...
