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Saturday will serve as the beginning of the Chamber of Commerce’s Hometown Holiday celebration. Events will be held to encourage holiday shoppers to spend the day in town shopping at their local merchants. Small Business Saturday will have businesses featuring specials all day Saturday. 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 afterschool p...
Hot Springs County Commissioners and GDA engineer Jeremy Gilb declared the Nov. 7 airport grand opening a “huge success” on all fronts during their Thursday afternoon meeting. Over 300 people attended the event, which according to early estimates ran a mere $50 dollars over budget. Incredible Edibles, who catered the event, counted 212 plates served, and Gilb added that he saw around a hundred people that did not eat. Opening day for the airport was a busy day, with 20 different planes lan...
The young thespians of the Hot Springs County High School Drama Club wowed local audiences with some great performances during the Fall Drama Showcase. The Drama Club will be heading to Laramie December 3-5 for the State Drama Competition. This year's event will be hosted by the University of Wyoming; with events that pit the young actors against other performers from schools across the state. Students are judged on their design and performance abilities in the following categories: lighting,...
Members of the Hot Springs County community are currently making plans in advance of the 2017 solar eclipse. Tourists from all over are expected to come to Hot Springs County and surrounding communities because Wyoming will be in the eclipse's area of totality, meaning the entire sun will appear as a black dot as it passes behind the moon. Representatives from the area's state parks, Chamber Board, and Shoshoni officials attended a meeting on Wednesday that sought to find the best way to plan...
The Christmas Basket program is in need of more canned goods, boxed meals and other non-perishable food. Donations of canned fruit and vegetables, boxed meals such as macaroni and cheese and Hamburger Helper along with boxed potatoes and stuffing are needed. You can drop food off at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church at 7th and Arapahoe. Other places you can drop food off include the box in the lobby of the courthouse, the Independent Record and Common Ground from noon-3 p.m., Tuesday-Thursday. Monetary donations can be mailed to: Christmas...
Soren Webber gets ready to show the room how to win at Pachinko at the Rocky Mountain Elks Foundation's annual Hunters Ball....
shed for 1,329 yards this season, was named to the Wyoming Super 25 team, an all-star team compiled of players from every division in Wyoming high school football. Cornwell, who was a staple of the Bobcats run-heavy offense over the last three years, averaged over 1,000 yards a season his sophomore, junior, and senior years. "I've been working for it for a long time," said Cornwell of his honor. "I'm very thankful that I got it." Last year, his junior year at Hot Springs County High School, he...
School football players were named to the 2A All-Conference football team Monday, with three of those players also making it onto the 2A All-State team. Cody Bjorhus, Tyler Cornwell, and Eric Herold were named to both the All-Conference and All-State teams, while teammates Dominic Jensen, Milton Peden, and Noah Schwalbe were named to the All-Conference team. Milton Peden and Noah Schwalbe are both sophomores who have two more years of eligibility to play for the Bobcats. Cornwell, Bjorhus,...
The pressure is on for this fourth generation rancher who has a passion for cattle. Hot Springs County High School student, Jessie Pennoyer, is one of seven youth in Wyoming selected to be part of the third class of the Future Cattle Producers of Wyoming (FCPW). Commitment, passion and ability to feed and raise the animal in a proper setting are just a few of the things that Scott Keith and his committee look for when selecting the future of Wyoming's cattle industry. Established in 2013, the...
Three Hot Springs County High School students recently took a trip to Washington, D.C., as part of the Close Up program, which believes "a strong democracy requires active and informed participation by all citizens." Eric Herold, Courtney Yarrington, and Liz Rhodes were among the 68 high school students from around the country that descended on the nation's capital last Sunday to take tours, meet state representatives and debate other students on current issues affecting American society. The...
On the Record policy It is the Independent Record’s policy that all people arrested or cited under the “Accidents,” “Sheriff’s office” or “Police calls” in the On the Record section are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Fire department Wednesday, Nov. 18 Responded to a house fire in the 700 block of Amoretti Street. Responded to a call of carbon dioxide poisoning in the 300 block of North 5th Street. Sheriff’s department Tuesday, Nov. 17 5:04 a.m. Report of a male walking along the highway heading towards Cody. The deputy...
Traveling to Northwest College in Powell, 11 Hot Springs County High School students participated in the annual Northern Big Horn Basin Honor Band and Choir Clinic Nov. 20-21. Over three hundred students from around the area combined to form a concert band and concert choir. Both groups performed in the NWC auditorium. "This is one of my favorite events of the year. It is always fun to have our students work with and listen to other students from our area. The band and choir did simply...
The Thermopolis Police Department Animal Control Officer would like to take this opportunity to remind citizens of the town ordinances that refer to dogs and cats. Sec. 4-302. License -- Application, fees, requirements, vaccination, tags. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep or harbor any dog or cat over three (3) months of age within the Town, unless such dog or cat is licensed and vaccinated for rabies. A dog or cat shall be initially vaccinated for rabies at the age of three months, and shall again be vaccinated one year...
The Thermopolis Middle School Basketball season has reached the half way point, and the payers are gaining some great ball skills. The 7th grade Coach Jessica Benefiel stated “We have some really fast kids, as well as some great rebounders, which has allowed us to capitalize on a run-and-gun style against some of the smaller schools.” The 7th grade team started the season with only seven players but was able to gain two more as the season progressed. Even though they have had limited num...
Hot Springs County Recreation District Turkey Shoot results: Boys 2nd-3rd grade – 1st place, Ellis Webber/Daniel Webber 48 points. 4th-6th grade – 1st place, Will Clark/Kasey Conner 28 points; 2nd place Garrett Titmus/Cody Tillack 23 points. Girls 2nd-3rd grade – 1st place, JolieAnne Herring/Heather Herring 17 points. 4th-6th grade – 1st place, Lexie Overfield/Heath Overfield 21 points. 7th-8th grade – 1st place, Jasmine Collins/Josh Harry 45 points....
People for People will be serving a hot Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, Nov. 26 at the Holy Trinity Parish Hall from noon until 3 p.m. A Thanksgiving Dinner will be delivered to the homebound on Thursday starting at 11 a.m. If you would like to receive a delivered meal, or if you want to help deliver meals, call Ann Pederson at 864-4240. People For People is accepting donations of turkeys, mashed potatoes and pies. To make reservations for the noon meal, please call Pederson. All meals are free and are available to everyone....
Cruz Mascorro. top, and Scott Coale take shots at the annual Turkey Hoop Shoot, held at the Armory on Tuesday....
Several uniquely decorated Christmas trees were on display for silent auction at the Holiday Affair at Thermopolis Middle School. The trees were a fundraiser or People to People with proceeds going to the Backpack Program....
Mrs. Haughian’s kindergarten class Hailey Colson: Take the feathers out. Eat it. Jay Emmett: UHHHHHH…. Uh oven. That’s all you need. Abigail Flowers: Probably, on the stove in the oven. Rhiannon Goffena: In the oven, in the pot. Anna Grace Henry: Umm… in a pot or I can take out the guts and put the guts in the garbage because they are disgusting to eat. I can, sometimes I can buy a turkey for a pet, and it can play with me outside because it is not real wild. Oh, I got something: I can kill a turkey, but I don’t have a gun. I think I have one...
Jessica Lippincott will be holding a book signing at the Storyteller Saturday, Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. during Small Business Saturday. Her book, “Wyoming’s Dinosaur Discoveries” covers many of the dinosaurs discovered in Wyoming and their locations around the world. Lippincott had this to say about her book, “There has never been a book written on this topic before and since there is such an abundant amount of fossils from Wyoming that are displayed around the world, I thought this would be a great...
Members of the Hospital Auxiliary are holding a silent auction Thursday, Dec. 3 in the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital lobby from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Up for auction will be several baskets full of a variety of items. One basket sticking with a theme of the local school mascot will have several items in the colors of purple and gold. Basket donations are still being accepted. The auxiliary is always on the lookout for new members. There is no experience needed to join, just the ability to meet one morning a month and help out with upcoming...
A large number of Vesper Chapter members attended the annual Grand Chapter Session in Casper in August. Tom Smith completed his year as the Worthy Grand Patron of Wyoming. The Grand Chapter awarded fourteen $500 scholarships to Wyoming students who plan to pursue professions in religious fields. Vesper members also hosted the annual Eastern Star golf day in July, which raised over $600 for charity. On November 17, the members of Vesper Chapter hosted the traditional birthday party for Pioneer Home residents. A carry-in dinner was held during...
A caretaker from the Draper Museum holds Kateri, the golden eagle during a presentation at the Hot Springs County Library. Kateri weighs more than 12 pounds....
The calendar doesn’t lie and already you may feel the stress starting to build. The holidays are approaching, bringing with them a flurry of must-accomplish tasks such as baking, shopping, entertaining, traveling and dealing with eccentric family members who arrive ready to renew decades-old arguments. So how can you endure without all those stress-inducing moments ruining your health and sapping your holiday spirit? First off, don’t stress about the fact you feel stressed, says Dr. Donna L. Hamilton, author of “Wellness Your Way.” “Stress is p...
I shall visit my mom for Thanksgiving. She’s pushing 94. She was a WWII hero. She riveted wings while pregnant with me. All the men her age in our family were heroes, too. They fought Nazis and “Japs.” But, that is not the only reason I celebrate on 11/11. 395 years ago her ancestor, William Bradford, set foot on what is now called Cape Cod. The Mayflower was damaged and overloaded with religious refugees. They were trying to escape the wrath of British monarchy so they could have a church and not meet for prayer in secret. They bravely put t...
