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The Meeteetse Museums is hosting two, free events the weekend of Meeteetse’s National Day of the American Cowboy. An outdoor concert will be held Friday, July 19 at 6 p.m. behind the Meeteetse Museums featuring Miss V, the Gypsy Cowbelle and Ospa. The following Sunday, July 21, the museum will be giving a guided tour of the historic Double Dee Ranch which begins on-site at 10:30 am. Miss V, the Gypsy Cowbelle, will be opening for the band, Ospa. Following her performance, former Wyoming Poet Laureate and traditional Basque music expert David Ro...
One of the most fun events of the summer has to be the Pig Wrestling held at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Teams of all ages compete to see who can get the wet, muddy pig into the barrel first, guaranteeing laughs for the whole family. This year’s event will be held on July 30 at 6 p.m. Deadline for registering your team will be July 26 at 4:30 p.m. Spaces are limited, so be sure to get your registration form at either the Chamber of Commerce or Canyon Concrete. Registration is $65 per team. Divisions are slightly different this year w...
As part of Still Strollin' Saturday, Kent Shook, head brewer for One Eyed Buffalo was on hand at the museum to teach folks how to easily brew at home....
The Fifth Annual Big Horn Basin Folk Festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, in Hot Springs State Park. The music lineup for the festival brings a multitude of talent to the pavilion stage in the park on both. There will be performances, including dancing, from roughly 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Saturday, and 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sunday. Saturday, emceed by Band and Choir teacher Drew Brown, has shaped up with Dan Haley (Worland) who performs blues and other favorites; and Dr. Mongo (Thermopolis), with his eclectic covers. Harold Hutson...
The Farmers Market will be starting downtown July 27 and will run through Sept. 28. Saturday Market times are from 8-11 a.m. If you’re interested in joining the Market this year, set up begins at 7 a.m. with the street reopening at noon each Saturday. No sales prior to the opening bell at 8 a.m. are allowed. Please register at the Master Gardener Table and submit fees, $5.00 per market or $25.00 for season, before setting up. Vehicles will be allowed into the setup area until 7:45 a.m. after which time all items must be hand carried in. V...
The public is invited to check out the younger rodeo competitors at the Wyoming Junior Rodeo Association (WJRA) Rodeo at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Divisions for the event include: Pee Wee, ages six years and younger; Junior, ages 7-10; and Senior, ages 11-15. There will be awards in all divisions. Individual events for Pee Wee include barrel racing, pole bending and goat tail tying. Junior boys will compete in goat tail tying, breakaway roping, team roping and steer riding. For senior boys, events will be calf tying, breakaway...
Antelope visit well stocked Anchor Dam for an evening drink. The dam is located around 40 miles west of town....
Inductees for the 2019 Bobcat Hall of Fame have been announced. They include Colte Russell as Male Athlete, Curt Wyss as Male Athlete, Leroy Hayes as Coach/Administrator and the 1979 Boys Golf Team. Colte Russell – Colte Russell is a 1993 graduate of Hot Springs County High School and lettered in football and track. As a Bobcat football player, he was a member of the three-time State Champion teams in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Russell was named the 2A Player of the Year in football in 1992. He was a two-time All-Conference player, a two-time A...
The Tour de Wyoming headed out early from Thermopolis on Sunday morning starting their 365 mile journey....
This Saturday bring the family for the next installment in the “Take A Hike” event in Hot Springs State Park. The Quarry Trail Hike will begin at 8:30 a.m. The hike is free and folks should meet at the Big Spring Parking lot....
It’s the time of year when a young man’s mind turns to the Thermopolis Demolition Derby and the car he wants to drive. This year, the derby will be held on Saturday, August 17 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m. Grand prize for 2019 is $3,500 with the second place winner taking home $2,000 and third place brings in $1,000 plus trophies for the top three winners and the M.A.D. Dog trophy. If you’re more interested in the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500 and the Herby Derby boasts a $500 prize. Additional p...
Dig out grandma’s chili recipe and get ready for the annual Chili Cook Off, sponsored by the FFA Alumni. The cook off will be held on August 1 at 5 p.m. in the multi-purpose building at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. You can either create your masterpiece at home and bring it in, or let everyone see the magic in the making by doing your cooking right there. Be sure to bring whatever extras go best with your chili, whether its onions, cheese, chips or whatever, but the FFA Alumni will provide bowls and spoons. There will be prizes for t...
A barrel racer at the Kick 'em Up Cans event at the fairgrounds last weekend pulls an amazing angle with her horse to get around the second barrel....
A sure sign of summer as a bee flies in for a landing on a sunflower to get a quick taste before heading back to the hive. All of the moisture we've had has made the flowers bloom like crazy, letting Mother Nature's little honey makers very happy....
An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the July concert in Hot Springs State Park as part of the Sounds of Summer series. High Country Cowboy's three-part western harmony had folks dancing, singing along and tapping to the rhythm of western music from the good old days....
A tree near the Big Spring gets cut down to size as part of the work being done in Hot Springs State Park this summer....
When it comes to enjoying one of the town's most well known features - the hot springs - those with conditions that require them to be on oxygen are at something of a disadvantage. They're often confined to only dipping their feet in, or staying near the side of the pool so as to keep their oxygen tanks dry. During the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 3, Milton Schenk will give a demonstration at Hellie's TePee Pools on a device that could give oxygen users a lot more freedom in...
The Thermopolis Church of Christ recently hosted a youth group to help with cleaning up the downtown. The group arrived in town Saturday and helped senior residents with project before heading downtown where they removed weeds....
Fireworks in a multitude of colors ignite from the top of T Hill, set off by members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department. Prior to the start of the show, residents set off their own caches at the designated area by the skate park and at other locations around town....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis takes place Friday, July 12 from 5-8 p.m. Still Strolling Saturday on July 13 will feature a brewing demonstration by Kent Shook, Head Brewer from One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company. Nature’s Corner, the host business, invites you to come stroll and support the artists, the shops, and the community. We are always hearing about the importance of shopping locally and the June ArtStroll will showcase some of the local manufacturing capabilities so shop locally can also i...
Thermopolis Main Street had a visitor on Tuesday when the National Main Street President, Patrice Frey, stopped in Thermopolis during her summer vacation. Members of the local Main Street group, including president Suzanne Samelson and Chamber of Commerce Director Meri Ann Rush, took Frey and her family on a tour of downtown. The group visited the various stores in town while regaling Frey with not only the history of our buildings and businesses, but what projects are being planned by Main...
The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on Tuesday, July 23 at Hot Springs County Library. Please note this is a week later than the usual third Tuesday of the month. A representative will be available to help job seekers and employers at the library from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The representative can help people register on the Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services website, wyomingatwork.com, navigate the site or update...
The Fifth Annual Big Horn Basin Folk Festival will be Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, 2019, in Hot Springs State Park.. As part of the statewide celebration of the Year of Wyoming Women — the 150th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage, The Storytelling Circle at the Festival will present amazing stories about “Women in Herstory.” They will showcase Wyoming women’s special place in the history of the Big Horn Basin region and our state. Storytellers will focus on narratives and skits about women who settled Wyoming and women who contribut...
A third team from the Wyoming Conservation Corps was in Thermopolis this week, repairing and replacing fence near the entrance to the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park....
The July edition of Gymkhana was held last weekend at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results are as follows: Lead Line – (ages 5 and under) Barrels: Tylee Agar, first; Corbin Dean, second; Eleanor Allen, third; Teagan Allen, fourth; Meadow Moline, fifth; Jillian Thomas, sixth. Poles – Tylee Agar, first; Decker Agar, second; Eleanor Allen, third; Teagan Allen, fourth; Casen Eckley, fifth; Jillian Thomas, sixth. Goats – Tylee Agar, first; Decker Agar, second; Corbin Dean, third; Casen Eckle...
