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Thermopolis Middle School held their Parent Teachers Conference last Tuesday in the TMS commons. Teachers and families gathered to discuss individual student grades.... Full story
With a large turnout on Saturday, March 14, many dressed up in St. Patrick's Day attire and ran a 5k run starting at the high school track and went into Hot Springs State Park.... Full story
Hot Springs County High School students have fun during the "Skin the Snake" held during their Bobcat Pride assembly last Friday.... Full story
Decked out in green and St. Patrick's Day fashion, participants of all ages run in the 5k Shamrock Shuffle last Saturday.... Full story
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge A short story by Ambrose Bierce Set during the American Civil War, "An Occurrence at Owl Creek" is Bierce's most famous short story. It was first published in the San Francisco Examiner in 1890. It then appeared in Bierce's 1891 collection Tales of Soldiers and Civilians. I A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man's hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his neck. It was attached to a stout...
Korbin Brill carries the ball during a game of touch football during Thermopolis Middle School lunch recess Tuesday. Austin Slagle reaches in to touch Brill to make the play dead, while their teammates Gage Pittsley and Kaycee Stothart watch the action.... Full story
Thermopolis Middle School's Lights On Destination Imagination students spent last Saturday in Casper, competing in the Destination Imagination state competition. The competition was held at CY Middle School with the two Thermopolis teams, Improv and Fine Arts, taking first place. Not only did they place first in the instant challenge, they also placed first in their central challenge. Those wins put them in first place overall in both categories and qualified them for the global competition, whi...
Daryl Mathern, Dennis Tolman, and John Holm serve a crowd at the Knights of Columbus Lenten Fish Fry last Friday at St. Francis Catholic Church. They had a great turn out. and will be hosting fish fries for the next three Fridays.... Full story
Spring is just around the corner and everyone is just waiting for all the fresh fruits and vegetables summer will bring. Have some fun this spring and sign up for your own plot in the Community Garden and you’re sure to have lots of fresh goodies to choose from. Sponsored by the Red Dirt Master Gardeners, plots in the Community Garden are just $20 for the season and that includes the water you need to keep everything growing. Sign ups for this year’s garden will be held on Thursday, March 19 at the Hot Springs County Library from 3-6 p.m. Be...
“Visions of Heritage” is the theme for this month’s Second Friday ArtStroll and Still Strolling Saturday in Downtown Thermopolis on March 13 and 14. The Stroll runs from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, and during regular business hours on Saturday. Members of the community will display or demonstrate items and activities that reflect their heritages. ArtStrollers will see some of the varied foundations of our community. Anyone wishing to participate with a display, demonstration, or activity, can contact ArtStroll organizers Lara Shook (307-...
Dolly Daniels, Geneva Arthur, Ben Arthur and Tim Arthur enjoy a night of Bingo at the Hot Springs County Senior Center last Saturday.... Full story
Mark your calendar to make sure you are scheduled to enjoy the fine line up of music that is provided for the 2020 Sounds of Summer Concerts in Hot Springs State Park. Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m., “Singing the good old songs again” Sing Along with Jackie Davidson and Gary Brandt at the pavilion in Hot Springs State Park with a dance performance from Hot Springs Dance, LLC at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 1 at 7 p.m. Air Force Band at the pavilion in Hot Springs State Park. Sautrday, July 4 from 8-11 p.m. a “River Dance”. Dance to the sounds...
Hot Springs County 4-H will hold a Dessert Auction on Saturday, March 14 at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds for free. There will be a chili or soup dinner along a live and silent auction to follow. The money raised will go towards the general fund for 4-H for scholarships, camp, and to make sure the students have equipment for projects. The funds have helped supply materials for sports fishing projects, food projects and sewing projects. Also, they helped kids receive scholarships for fitting and showing at animal clinics. Vicki...
The University of Wyoming Extension is hosting three upcoming workshops. A Cash, Not Trash workshop will be held on Monday, March 16 from 1-2 p.m. at the Hot Springs Country Extension Office. Declutter your place and earn extra money selling stuff online. The workshop is free. However, space is limited. Please RSVP with Vicki Nichols at vnichols@uwyoming.edu or call 864-3421. Also on Monday, March 16, University of Wyoming educator, Cole Ehmke, will be giving a presentation at the HSC Senior Center at 10:45 a.m. for those who would like to...
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.... Full story
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.... Full story
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...
