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Owen McCumber delivers the creed during the FFA Regional Speaking competition held at the Day's Inn Tuesday. He qualified after finishing second at the District Speaking competition March 3. At district, Hadley Johnson was fourth in creed, Rebekah Johnson was fourth in extemporaneous, Hunter Bartholomew was sixth in extemporaneous and Chase Moeller was seventh in extemporaneous....
The Bobcat Speech and Debate team came through with yet another first place win, their sixth for the season, at the Worlando Beach tournament last weekend. The team worked their way through 20 teams to come out on top with eight competitors making the stage. Senior Breeze Petty was a triple threat in Worland, making Super Congress as well as going 4-0 in LD debate to take third place, and placing sixth in impromptu speaking. Senior Tyler Kay doubled up on the weekend, placing sixth in humor and fourth in poetry. Another senior, Kyle Mosser...
Grab your green and get ready to do the Shamrock Shuffle. Hot Springs County High School’s cross country team will be hosting the Shamrock Shuffle, an annual fundraiser for the team, on Saturday, March 14. You may run, walk or jog at the Shuffle which starts with registration at the high school track at 8:30 a.m. The run will begin at 9 a.m. Participation in the fundraiser is $10 per person, with those under 18 running for free. If you would like a t-shirt to commemorate your Shuffle, registration will be $15. Enjoy green Gatorade or hot c...
Thermopolis Wrestling Club members competed at the Powell 3-Style Tournament last Friday and Saturday. Individual results include: Freestyle (4th out of 12 teams) 6U 40 Fletcher Lewis 1st, 9 team points. 8U 43 Aksel Polson 2nd. 3.5 team points. 8U 43 Hayden Robinson 3rd. 8U 56 Tanner Myers 1st, 18.5 team points. 10U 53-56 Fischer Lewis 1st, 8.5 team points. 10U Female 55-64 Brayli Price 1st. 9 team points; Briar Lahoe 2nd 4 team points. 10U Female 70-78 Logann Farrell 1st, 6 team points; Jesalyn Blair’s place is 2nd. 12U 70 Dyllan Myers 2nd, 1...
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 99th Annual Chamber Banquet on Saturday, March 28, 2020, at the HSC Fair Building. Entrepreneur / Appraiser for the Antique Road Show, John Sollo will be the guest speaker. According to his bio on PBS’s website, “Sollo is an authority in the world of 20th-century Modern design, one who has both defined and created the market for Modern decorative arts and furnishings. In-person and in print, on television and radio, as lecturer and author, from Los Angeles to New York Cit...
CJ Erk, Crimson Diltz, and Jack Hetzel feed the goats at the FFA petting zoo during National FFA Week. This petting zoo is one of the highlights every year that gives kids a chance to get up close to a wide variety of farm and ranch animals. The kids love having the opportunity to pet and feed the animals....
With the only boat still afloat, London Jenks' physics students made sure he ended up wet anyway. Every year Jenks has the class build boats from cardboard using the basics of physics and the final result has to be able to make it to the end of the pool and back twice before sinking....
A sure sign that spring is just over the horizon is the start of Daylight Saving Time happening at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 8. Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before going to bed this Saturday night, March 7. While setting the clocks ahead an hour makes everyone feel like they’re too tired to face the next day, sleep studies have shown it only takes the human body 24-hours to acclimate itself to the one hour of sleep loss. A bill has passed the State House of Representatives to abolish Daylight Saving Time in Wyoming, however, there a...
River of Life Fellowship serves the community in need with food supplied from the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies based out of Casper and has seen a significant increase in donations. In January 2019 the church served a total of 55 households, which had been the average for about a year. That included 20 children and 107 adults, bringing the total to 127 people. In February 2019 the number served jumped again to 79 households. However, in January 2020 there was a marked increase of those served...
There will be a Thermopolis Community Blood Drive at the Senior Citizen’s Center on Monday, March 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. If you want to participate call, Melene Mierzejewski, to make an appointment at (307) 240-1414 or online at Vitalant.org. The sponsor code is: thermopolis. Walk-Ins are welcome as well and so are all blood types are needed. Blood banks are low, so please come donate....
An annual event during the summer is about to have some changes in order to continue. The first weekend in August features the Kiwanis Craft Fair in Hot Springs State Park, but with the disbanding of Kiwanis in Thermopolis, there was some question as to whether or not the annual affair would continue. Fortunately, the Nature and Discovery Center has volunteered to take the event over after the Wyoming Arts Council and Council for the Humanities urged the event continue. An event coordinator...
Making the Best Better, a history of 4-H and Extension Service in Hot Springs County, will be presented on Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. The program will feature the H Diamond W Youth Camp and the new face lift coming to the camp. In 1914, University of Wyoming reached out into rural communities to help educate and demonstrate modern practices for Wyoming citizens. Ray Shaffer will present the prominent role Extension has played in this county, whether through 4-H, Extension clubs, Farm...
In honor of the Lenten Season, the Knights of Columbus will be holding their Friday night fish fry starting this Friday and every Friday through the month of March. Using their special recipe, they will be serving fresh fried fish starting at 5:30 p.m. in the St. Francis Church Parish Hall. Cost for the fish fry is $10 for adults and $5 for children under 15....
Hunter Bartholomew and Jaxson Jensen stuffed as many marshmallows as possible in their mouths while Emme Norsworthy counted them during Bobcat Pride last Friday morning....
Thermopolis is to host the 2020 Jackalope Jump, a “Polar Plunge” type fundraising event benefiting Special Olympics Wyoming on Friday, March 20, 2020. Have you ever heard of jumping into frigid Wyoming waters in the middle of winter? No? Well, let Special Olympics Wyoming help you change that this year. For years, the Jackalope Jump has challenged brave Wyomingites at numerous locations around our beautiful state. It’s a great way for everyone--individuals, organizations and businesses--to get involved in supporting Special Olympics Wyomi...
Four members of the junior class at Hot Springs County High School were recently named winners in the American Dream Essay Contest, sponsored by Boys and Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming. Started in 1987, the contest promotes writing skills and personal growth for students as they reflect on and write about one of the Cowboy Ethics that make an impact on their decisions, goals and attitudes. This year, Rebekah Johnson was named first place winner for Hot Springs County High School by a team of anonymous judges. Johnson was given a $300 award for...
Shayli Shumway holds a chicken at the Thermopolis FFA petting zoo, while Silvanna Devries watches and waits for her turn to hold the hen....
In spite of some missing team members due to illness and other commitments, the Hot Springs County Speech and Debate team brought home another first place finish for the weekend, this time from the Riverton tourney. The Bobcats faced off against 19 teams at the tournament, including Cheyenne East, Natrona County High School, Green River and Jackson, fighting their way to the top. Aime Robinson and Katie Burrows both broke to semi-finals in Humor with Robinson finishing the weekend in fourth place. Robinson also broke into semis in Drama along...
Grab your green and get ready to do the Shamrock Shuffle. Hot Springs County High School’s cross country team will be hosting the Shamrock Shuffle, an annual fundraiser for the team, on Saturday, March 14. You may run, walk or jog at the Shuffle which starts with registration at the high school track at 8:30 a.m. The run will begin at 9 a.m. Participation in the fundraiser is $10 per person, with those under 18 running for free. If you would like a t-shirt to commemorate your Shuffle, registration will be $15. Enjoy green Gatorade or hot c...
A Canadian Goose comes in for a landing on the Bighorn River in Hot Springs State Park. Visitors have the privilege to see a wide variety of wildlife in the state park....
Jarron Mortimore and Duder Harvey, left, compete against Remington Ferree and Logan Cole in the Koala Bear Challenge held Friday during Bobcat Pride at the Hot Springs County High School. The students started on their partners side and had to crawl to to top of their shoulders, through their legs and up to face them without touching the floor....
Thermopolis Middle School FFA members asked questions pertaining to agriculture references in songs and movies to kick off National after FFA week during their voices period last Friday. Alix Sorensen and Brooke Richter were ready to buzz in the answer. Members Austin Slagle and Tymber Eckley were watching the buzzers to determine who hit theirs first while Becky Martinez asked the questions....
Joe Martinez, Jeffery Lewis, and Greg Willson serve pancakes, sausage, and eggs at the Shrove Tuesday Pancake dinner held at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church. They had a great turn out of people, with plenty food. People came hungry and left full....
The Thermopolis - Hot Springs County Chamber of Commerce will hold its 99th Annual Chamber Banquet on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at the HSC Fair Building. Entrepreneur / Appraiser for the Antique Road Show, John Sollo will be the guest speaker. According to his bio on PBS’s website, “Sollo is an authority in the world of 20th-century Modern design, one who has both defined and created the market for Modern decorative arts and furnishings. In person and in print, on television and radio, as lecturer and author, from Los Angeles to New York Cit...
A free Grazing Permit Renewal Process Workshop will be held Tuesday, March 3 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Cody Library. Ranch owners and managers, federal grazing permit owners and local policy makers should consider attending this workshop. The workshop is hosted by UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension. Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Vicki Nichols at vnichols@uwyo.edu or by calling the HSC Extension office at 864-3421....
