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Five hundred miles east of Tierra del Fuego, at the tip of South America, lies a series of mostly flat islands, dotted here and there with a few hills and small mountains where the wind blows consistently between 25 and 35 m.p.h. every day. Why in the world would someone want to go there, much less have it on their bucket list of places to visit for the last five or six years? Penguins. "I had been trying to get down to the Falkland Islands for a number of years," said local photographer Jeb Sch...
A member of the Vikor crew stands atop a lift as a crane brings another piece of the new Verizon cell tower to him. The tower is placed at the edge of the football field at Hot Springs County High School....
Lily Hayes and Doug Bunch joined dozens of Bobcat fans on Friday night, proudly waving their Bobcat flag as headlights, field lights and the scoreboard lit up the football field in honor of the Class of 2020. Light Up the Night events were held at football fields all over Wyoming....
What has become a Memorial Day tradition in Thermopolis, 3-on-3 basketball, has been canceled for now amidst the coronavirus pandemic. According to Brandon Deromedi it was a tough decision as it not only serves as a fundraiser for the Thermopolis High School athletic programs, but it helps generate revenue and excitement for the community. “We felt that we needed to do our part to avoid close, personal contact of fans, players, coaches, workers and many others involved,” he said. They are hopeful if restrictions are lifted in May or June tha...
One event that folks look forward to every year, the Thermopolis Brewfest, has become the latest victim of COVID-19. Main Street Thermopolis, sponsor of the event, has made the tough decision to cancel the event this year based on the best information at hand from state and local sources. The group has decided to reschedule the event for Saturday, June 5, 2021 and will be working to organize a bigger and better event for 2021. They are currently in the process of notifying the sponsors, vendors and performers. “Main Street Thermopolis a...
A buffalo in Hot Springs State Park is grazing during the early hours of the morning on a cold April day....
With coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) impacting many aspects of daily life, the Wyoming Department of Family Services (DFS) wants residents to remember it’s important to reduce stress of parents and adults in the household. “Parenting can be extremely stressful,” according to Ed Heimer, Field Administrator and licensed clinical social worker with DFS. “Especially with the additional stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic.” Added stress from being unemployed, employed but at risk to catch the virus, home schooling children, etc. is taking a...
A black-tailed prairie dog pops out of his hole to a snowy surprise. After several days of warm April temperatures the prairie dogs awoke to a wintery morning. While prairie dogs do not hibernate, when the winter weather is extremely cold or snowy, they may go into a light hibernation-like sleep and stay in their burrows. Prairie dogs mainly eat a diet of grasses....
Thermopolis community members have joined with people all over the world to help children stave off boredom during the coronavirus quarantine. All around town bears and more can be found in windows and front yards so kids can go on "bear hunts". The "hunts" are inspired by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury's 1989 children's book "We're Going on a Bear Hunt." In the story, a group of brave children overcome numerous obstacles in a journey to "catch a big one" on a beautiful day...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches have been required to shut their doors, but that has not stopped some from using a little ingenuity and an online presence to keep the faith. During this Easter Season, many are live-streaming their services while others are pointing parishioners toward the internet for services provided by their Diocese. St. Francis Catholic Church and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church both suggest internet services. For the Catholic Church, diocesecheyenne.org is where you...
Shelley Deromedi was inspired by the Little Free Library's worldwide phenomenon and made her own for her front yard. It was a free exchange of books for whomever. Deromedi and her family built it in memory of her daughter Jennifer, who passed away in 1998. Now with the COVID-19 pandemic, Deromedi removed the books and converted her front yard Little Library into a pantry food exchange so she could make room for foods for the needy. Deromedi said, "When the COVID started, people were off work...
Saturday evening in Hot Springs State Park and all through town, community members had fun cruising in their cars and greeting others....
Trenda Moore has announced that the Annual Lions Easter Egg Hunt has been canceled this year because of precautions involving COVID-19 virus. It was scheduled for Easter Sunday April 12. Moore said she felt bad about the cancelation and added, “We are very, very sorry. We know the kids live for it....
Hot Springs County employee Raul Rodriguez shovels snow off the roof of the HSC Library after an intermittent snow storm covered the town last week....
Fletcher and Fisher Lewis play catch in their driveway during the COVID-19 isolation....
Dr. Jeb Schenck flies his drone and experiments in a new kind of photography in Hot Springs State Park during the evening golden hour light....
LARAMIE (WNE) — The University of Wyoming announced Friday that it canceled its traditional spring commencement ceremonies scheduled for May amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it plans to host a “virtual ceremony” that’s expected to be broadcast live May 16. And other options are being developed for UW’s spring 2020 graduates to celebrate their accomplishments. Details of the virtual ceremony are still being planned, but UW has said that students graduating this semester have the option of returning for a future spring or winter commencem...
Warm spring weather has allowed rock work to begin on the new entrance sign to Hot Springs State Park....
Will Schreiber, Logan Cole and John Brooks enjoy themselves on the tennis courts along 14th Street....
Blake Morsette, along with family members Janine Carpenter, Tyson Medina and Kyla Morsette, follow isolation guidelines while still having fun blowing bubbles off their deck....
Now that we’ve got a little more sunshine in our days most of us have a little more energy, too, so the urge to start your spring cleaning may be upon you. So where do you start? Professionals suggest the first thing to do is to create a schedule for spring cleaning that can be done over a period of time rather than trying to do it all in a single weekend. Separating your cleaning into different rooms lets you focus on one area at a time to keep on task. First things first, de-clutter. Studies have shown a disorganized home adds to your s...
Jack and Ellen Baird work on repairing a fence along Buffalo Creek last Saturday....
Hot Springs County High School's Valedictorian and Salutatorian have been chosen for the Class of 2020. Breeze Petty and Tyler Kay have earned co-Valedictorian honors, sharing a 4.32 weighted cumulative GPA as a result of earning straight A's throughout high school while taking numerous 1000 level college classes. The new Wyoming Hathaway weighted GPA requires students seeking top honors to take a more rigorous route through high school in preparation for college, career and military readiness....
The THS Reunion Committee made a very difficult decision last week to cancel this year’s All Class Reunion slated for July 18-19. There were several factors that made the committee come to their decision, the largest being the spread of COVID-19. At this time, with most venues used by the various classes for their dinner on Saturday night being closed to anything other than curbside or take out service, there is no way of knowing if those venues will be open for service for the reunion. In addition, with the order of no more than 10 people t...
Last Sunday Allison Wrye enjoyed a warm afternoon outside flying a kite. The first day of spring was March 19 and the weekend temperatures recorded highs in the 50s....
