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According to the American Red Cross, one donation of blood can potentially save up to three lives. Every two seconds, someone needs blood in the U.S., but less than 38 percent of the population is able to give blood or platelets. Add to that the fact that blood and platelets cannot be manufactured and can only come from volunteer donors, and it’s understandable why blood donations are necessary. You can help keep the blood supplies flowing locally, by planning to donate at the Thermopolis Community Blood Drive from 3-6:30 p.m. on Monday, S...
The Hot Springs County Senior Center will have a Driver Safety course on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The course, intended for senior citizens, is provided through the AARP. The class goes over physiology changes people go through as they age, including changes to their eyes and ears, and how medication might impact their driving ability. Additional topics include changes on the road, such as increased number of drivers, new or changed traffic laws and how to be a better, safer driver. Most insurance companies recommend taking...
Join the Meeteetse Museums for a presentation by Dr. Larry Todd on ice patch archaeology and elk migration corridors in Park County on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 1 p.m. Admission is free. Park County is home to breathtaking landscapes and rich histories. Among these landscapes are ice patches, areas where the snow pack has turned into perennial ice. These ice patches have trapped information about Wyoming prehistoric peoples and environment. Organic materials are preserved in the anaerobic environment created by the ice patches. As organic materials...
The Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center has plenty of exhibits and information about the history of Hot Springs County and the surrounding area, as well as plenty of military history. This latter will be added to with the addition of a display about the Mother's League and the American War Mothers, Claude Branham Chapter. The Mother's League - sometimes called the Godmother's League - was organized by Dora McGrath on Sept. 22, 1917, after the United State had entered World War I. The l...
Mary White’s home was recognized for the August Garden of the Month by the Red Dirt Master Gardeners. White has plenty of colorful flowers still blooming in various planters around her yard....
Ralph Witters Elementary will be encouraging some math learning with an evening of fun including a barbecue games such as Cornhole, Dominoes, Jenga, Ring Toss, Farkle, Yardzee and Washer Toss. There will also be a bounce house for the kids and any parents who are feeling a bit adventurous, and every child who attends gets to go home with their own game of Farkle. The fun starts Thursday, Sept 12, from 5-7 p.m. at Leroy Hayes Field....
Wyoming girls ages birth to 17 years old can enter the 2019 Little Miss Hot Springs County Pageant, hosted by the Little Miss Wyoming Scholarship Pageant, at the Days Inn on Saturday, Sept. 21. Registration for the pageant will be 2-2:30 p.m., and the event itself begins with an interview/baby talk from 2:45-3 p.m. The pageant will see competitions in casual wear, personality for ages 3-17, ages 0-2 party dress, and party dress and optional talent for ages 3-17. Crownings will be in the age divisions of 0-2 and 3-17. Other competitions include...
Retirees and those age 60 and up are invited to attend an informative event regarding potential gaps in Medicare or insurance coverage, at Las Fuentes on Thursday, Sept. 12 and Friday, Sept. 13. The seminars are at 5 p.m. each day, but space is limited and early reservations are encouraged. Information will be provided by MASA Medical Transport Solutions, and will be followed by lunch. Spots can be reserved by calling 888-808-1566 or online at masaseminars.com....
The 19th Annual WYO Quarterhorse Fall Sale will feature 90 head for sale at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, Oct. 12. The Parade of Geldings will be on Friday, Oct. 11 at 7 p.m. with a performance preview on Saturday morning starting at 9 a.m.. The sale will begin at 1 p.m.. Buyers will be able to view and bid on 30 broke geldings, all Smith family owned, plus 28 home raised started two-year olds, six yearlings and 26 weanlings. A complete online listing of the horses for sale may be viewed at www.wyohorses.com/online-catalog.html. If you...
Over the holiday weekend, the Wyoming Dinosaur Center had plenty stop in to view the exhibits and go on tours to the dig site. Visitors are encouraged to pin where they're coming from on an ever-growing map just inside the center....
Jim Barber takes his dogs Kimber, Bella and Reba for a bit of exercise at Hot Springs State Park. As one of the dogs is purebred Border Collie and the others are Border Collie mix, the dogs keep right with Barber and follow his commands without a need for a leash. The group certainly drew plenty of onlookers as they showed their skills....
As classmates and friends cheer them on, students at Hot Springs County High School try their best to win the Tug-O-War. The game was one of many for the first Bobcat Pride day last Friday. The weekly events, as well as the Voices celebrations at Thermopolis Middle School, provide students a chance for some fun activities outside the classroom....
Teachers and staff at Ralph Witters Elementary were on-hand to welcome back students on Aug. 21, the first day of school....
The Knights of Columbus will host a fall breakfast, open to the public, at the John Paul II Parish Hall at 8th and Arapahoe, on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. The menu includes biscuits and gravy with sausage patties, French toast and fruit bowls, with coffee, orange juice and water for beverages. The cost is $9.50 for ages 12 and older, and $5 for those under 12 years old. Everyone is welcome....
Tanner Colburn, top, was the first winner in the wall of guns raffle Saturday night at the Friends of the NRA banquet. Dennis Sinclair presented Brian Yarrington with a sculpture he won in a raffle offered only to veterans attending the event....
On Saturday, Sept. 7, 2001 Hot Springs County High School graduate Kyle Brost will be hosting a books signing at Storyteller. Brost spent most of his childhood in Thermopolis, and the town is home to his mother and stepfather, Janice and Gary Otheiser, and his father and stepmother, Jay and Diana Brost. Following graduation Brost went to work for his father, who at the time was living in Alaska. He then did mission work for his church in Santa Rosa, Calif., before starting schooling at the...
On Saturday, September 7, the second annual Plein-Air Thermopolis will be hosted in Hot Springs State Park with more than 20 artists from the Big Horn Basin and as far away as Colorado, painting on location in the park. The all day event will begin at 9 a.m. and end with a free public reception from 2 -4 p.m where the art created that day will be judged and awards given. The artists will be available to discuss their work and sell pieces painted that day along with other art from their studios. Refreshments will be served during the reception....
Bill Williams, Chuck Bunch and Jerry Williams dress as the Three Wise Men, and Ellen Mortimore extends some love to a puppet, during a celebration of Mortimore's more than 50 years serving the Community Federated Church. The theatrics call to mind the skits and programs Mortimore has done over the years....
When it comes to the Bobcat games through the season, an element that brings some additional flair and helps generate some momentum in the stands is the Hot Springs County High School Band. Prior to the regular practices during the school year, Director Drew Brown said there were a couple days in mid-August where the students did some music rehearsal, and Aug, 19 and 20 they had a “mini camp” on marching technique to prepare. “We’re really young this year,” Brown said, “but we have really soli...
Reminiscent of a certain school of witchcraft and wizardry, at the first Voices program at Thermopolis Middle School, incoming and new students like Angel Smith have a "sorting hat" placed on their heads by teacher Becca Nelson as their school families are announced....
Jimmy Keith and the Hateful 8 perform last Saturday at the Hot Springs State Park pavilion. The concert is the last for this year's Sounds of Summer....
It was an evening of crashing and bashing last Saturday night at the Thermopolis Demolition Derby took over the fairgrounds. After two main heats with cars, the crowd was entertained by the Herbie Derbie and Truck Derby and then the little guys and gals in the Power Wheels Derby before the Winner's Heat. The Truck Derby portion of the night featured 14 trucks in a single heat, the largest of the evening. Fifteen kids between the ages of four and 10 participated in the Power Wheels Derby,...
The Hot Springs County Friends of the NRA will host its Pre-Season Rendezvous on Saturday, Aug 24, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Hot Springs County Fair Building. The event is open to the public and there will be a social hour from 5-6:30 p.m., with dinner following. The menu includes pork loin or barbecue grilled chicken with sides of barbecue beans and coleslaw. Events for the evening include live and silent auctions, the popular Wall of Guns, and games for kids and adults, including some pellet rifle games outside. Those attending are...
The final hike of the summer in Hot Springs State Park will be this Saturday. The hike will be to White Sulphur Spring and those interested in joining will meet at the State Bath House at 5:30 p.m. After the hike, stay and enjoy the Sounds of Summer Concert featuring Jimmy Keith and the Hateful 8 at the Pavillion at 7 p.m....
The Community Federated Church is celebrating Ellen Mortimore's 50-plus years of service. She will be stepping down as the church's music director and Chancel Choir director, handing the baton to Pastor Ross Kershaw. Mortimore was born Ellen Maurine Creath in 1935 in southeastern Iowa, where she was also raised and educated. Her three siblings say she sang almost before she talked. She attended Parsons College, graduating in 1955, but it was also in college where she met her future husband,...
