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Last Friday's Bobcat Pride assembly at Hot Springs County High School featured a few rounds of human bowling. Students climbed into the blow-up cylinders and took turns knocking each other to the mat....
Members of the Quilt Guild and the Book Club gave a quilt, along with a book, to participants of Storytime at the Hot Springs County Library last week....
Mark your calendars today for the fourth annual Brenna’s Banquet, Feb. 15 at the former Stone’s Throw restaurant. The event is held each year in memory of Brenna Michelle Rankin, who passed away in March 2016, after battle with cancer. Hors d’oeuvres and social hour will begin at 5 p.m. followed by a prime rib dinner from 6 – 8 p.m. Tickets for the banquet will be $75 per person or $100 for a couple with all proceeds going to the Brenna Rankin Memorial Scholarship for a student to attend Risen Son Christian School. For tickets or more informa...
If you’re thinking about something fun to do with your Valentine this year, the 2020 Thermopolis Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball could be just the ticket. This year will feature the band Rattlesnake Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the VFW. All ages are welcome to attend. Although the event is free to the public, donations will be accepted at the door and raffle tickets will be sold at the door for special prizes. All donations from the evening will be used for repair and replacement of equipment for the department....
If you’re an ice fisherman you won’t want to miss your chance at $10,000 in cash and prizes at the 12th Annual Meeteetse Ice Fishing Derby. This weekend, February 8 and 9, get your one to three person team together and join in the fun for just $150. Fishing will be on the Upper Sunshine Reservoir on Saturday and then the Lower Sunshine on Sunday. Only 100 teams can enter the derby and there will be a kids division for those 14 and younger, the “small frys”, and they will be free. The NRA Wall of Guns will also be in town for a fundrai...
Students at Thermopolis Middle School played a little 80's trivia during Voices last Friday. The game was to demonstrate what the members of the Challenge of the Books team do when they go to their competition....
There will be Benefit Dinner and Cookie Jar Auction for the Spencer Fisher Family on Saturday, February 8, 2020. Money raised will help with expenses for their triplets recently born on December 20, 2019. The triplets are in Denver until they come home in approximately three to five months. Come and support Maverik Lane (Boy) 2 lbs 14 oz 15” long, Laisen Tyler (Girl) 1.04 pounds 11” long, and Rugar James (Boy) 2 lbs 6 oz 14” long. The Benefit Dinner and Auctions will be held at the VFW Post #2281 Hall. Pulled Pork dinner will be at 5:30 p.m....
It is quite appropriate that February, which features Valentine’s Day, is also American Heart Month. The first Friday of every February is the day everyone comes together to wear red to raise awareness of heart disease and stroke. To go along with American Heart Month, in 2004 the American Heart Association created a global initiative to end heart disease and stroke in women, specifically, know as Go Red for Women. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, killing more than all forms o...
The Hot Springs County Historical Society welcomes Lawrence Woods to present “The Gentleman Artist and Horsethief”. Woods is a noted historian and author of more than a dozen Western History books. He is a graduate of the University of Wyoming and has a Ph.D. in History from New York University. Woods will be presenting his ‘most fun to write of’ person. You can see Woods’ presentation at the Hot Springs County Museum on Saturday, February 8 at 2 p.m. The public is welcome. Cookies and coffee will be served. If you have any questions about thi...
The official commitment of a 4-H or FFA market beef project starts with weigh and tag day. Youth showed up at the fairgrounds on Sunday to have their market beef tagged with a Wyoming State Fair ear tag and weighed for a beginning weight. Kaycee Stothart leads her Hereford steer out of the chute after getting his ear tag put in by fair board members....
Ralph Witters Elementary students Laney Cornella and Roxy White enjoy playing on the spring horse during lunch time recesses Tuesday....
Hot Springs County Public Health is hosting Baby Steps at the armory twice a month....
A classical piano and violin concert featuring Andre Bohren and Conor Jacobson will be held in the auditorium on Thursday, Feb. 6. The 7 p.m. concert brings New Orleans native Andre Bohren back to Thermopolis for a night of entertainment. Although a native of the Big Easy, Bohren’s family settled in Wyoming when he was just 12-years old. At 16, he performed with the Wyoming Symphony Orchestra. Returning to New Orleans, he studied at Loyola University and founded a rock/funk band, “Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes”, manning the drums and percu...
The rosters for the 47th annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl All-Star football game have been released by Executive Director Frank Selby. Bobcat Dustin Harvey has been selected to play on the North team. Jarron Mortimore has been selected as an alternate. The game will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2020, at Cheney Alumni Field from Natrona County High School....
Students packed the Ralph Elementary gym last Friday night to enjoy a showing of the movie Dora and the Lost City of Gold....
A reminder to the public for those who are in need there is a Commodity Food Give Away once a month at the River of Life Fellowship from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. The food is provided from the USDA in coordination with the Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies. Dates for the food give away are: February 20, March 19, April 23, May 21 and June 18. Please keep watch on the Community Calendar for updates....
Sunday’s barrel racing results include: 1D - Mesa Allen, 15.698; Missy Givens, 15.974; Kaylee Leseberg, 15.976; Lindsay Curran, 16.131; Hannah Norris, 16.194 2D – Faith Pfeifer, 16.410; Laurie Johnson, 16.505 3D – Missy Givens, 16.746; Katie Fisher, 16.984; Jody Campbell, 17.318; Jennifer Harvey, 17.436; Bobbi Byrd, 17.468; Billie Phillips, 17.683 4D – Jeni Snidecor, 17.949; Valerie Stothart, 20.255; Hannah Agar, 20.791; Alicia Werner, 21.868; Julia Linebaugh, 22.423 Youth 1D – Mesa Allen, 15.698; Kaylee Leseberg, 15.976; Hannah Norris, 1...
Micah Moon, Savanna Nelson and Sharaiah Moon get comfortable in preparation to watch Dora and the Lost City of Gold at Ralph Witters Elementary movie night in the gym....
Cooper, Ray and Emma Ennis joined more than 20 other kids at Moms and Tots on Monday in the school Vocational Building....
Participants of CJ's Jewelry Making Class at Hot Springs County Library learn techniques for creating jewelry....
Kirby resident Barrie Lynn Bryant demonstrates how to pull gold leaf from its card during a lesson last Saturday at the Hot Springs County Library. Jazmine Waide looks on in amazement before taking her turn at trying the technique....
Thermopolis Booster Club President Kelly Cole and Hot Springs County High School Activities Director Brandon Deromedi want to invite local parents of athletes to participate in their activities. For this school year, there are no community parents volunteering as members of the Booster Club. There are only four active officers. The Booster Club services 100 to 120 different athletes out of those four parents. Cole and Deromedi would like parents to volunteer to come and help. Cole said, “We n...
If you’re thinking about something fun to do with your Valentine this year, the 2020 Thermopolis Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball could be just the ticket. This year will feature the band Rattlesnake Ridge on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the VFW. All ages are welcome to attend. Although the event is free to the public, donations will be accepted at the door and raffle tickets will be sold at the door for special prizes. All donations from the evening will be used for repair and replacement of equipment for the department....
Hot Springs County High School students battle for a seated position during a game of musical chairs during their Friday assembly....
January 1, 2020 started out in record-breaking fashion across Wyoming's State Parks and the nation's with First Day Hikes. Robert Barrett, First Day Hikes national coordinator reported that not only did Wyoming break their hike record but records were broken all across the country, surpassing the numbers of any other year. In Hot Springs State Park, superintendents Kevin Skates indicated we had a record year as well with 55 hikers participating. Skates said he's sure the temperature, which was...
