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This Saturday bring the family for the next installment in the “Take A Hike” event in Hot Springs State Park. The Quarry Trail Hike will begin at 8:30 a.m. The hike is free and folks should meet at the Big Spring Parking lot....
It’s the time of year when a young man’s mind turns to the Thermopolis Demolition Derby and the car he wants to drive. This year, the derby will be held on Saturday, August 17 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m. Grand prize for 2019 is $3,500 with the second place winner taking home $2,000 and third place brings in $1,000 plus trophies for the top three winners and the M.A.D. Dog trophy. If you’re more interested in the truck derby, first place garners the winner $1,500 and the Herby Derby boasts a $500 prize. Additional p...
Dig out grandma’s chili recipe and get ready for the annual Chili Cook Off, sponsored by the FFA Alumni. The cook off will be held on August 1 at 5 p.m. in the multi-purpose building at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. You can either create your masterpiece at home and bring it in, or let everyone see the magic in the making by doing your cooking right there. Be sure to bring whatever extras go best with your chili, whether its onions, cheese, chips or whatever, but the FFA Alumni will provide bowls and spoons. There will be prizes for t...
A barrel racer at the Kick 'em Up Cans event at the fairgrounds last weekend pulls an amazing angle with her horse to get around the second barrel....
A sure sign of summer as a bee flies in for a landing on a sunflower to get a quick taste before heading back to the hive. All of the moisture we've had has made the flowers bloom like crazy, letting Mother Nature's little honey makers very happy....
An enthusiastic crowd enjoyed the July concert in Hot Springs State Park as part of the Sounds of Summer series. High Country Cowboy's three-part western harmony had folks dancing, singing along and tapping to the rhythm of western music from the good old days....
A tree near the Big Spring gets cut down to size as part of the work being done in Hot Springs State Park this summer....
When it comes to enjoying one of the town's most well known features - the hot springs - those with conditions that require them to be on oxygen are at something of a disadvantage. They're often confined to only dipping their feet in, or staying near the side of the pool so as to keep their oxygen tanks dry. During the Big Horn Basin Folk Festival on Saturday, Aug. 3, Milton Schenk will give a demonstration at Hellie's TePee Pools on a device that could give oxygen users a lot more freedom in...
The Thermopolis Church of Christ recently hosted a youth group to help with cleaning up the downtown. The group arrived in town Saturday and helped senior residents with project before heading downtown where they removed weeds....
Fireworks in a multitude of colors ignite from the top of T Hill, set off by members of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department. Prior to the start of the show, residents set off their own caches at the designated area by the skate park and at other locations around town....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis takes place Friday, July 12 from 5-8 p.m. Still Strolling Saturday on July 13 will feature a brewing demonstration by Kent Shook, Head Brewer from One Eyed Buffalo Brewing Company. Nature’s Corner, the host business, invites you to come stroll and support the artists, the shops, and the community. We are always hearing about the importance of shopping locally and the June ArtStroll will showcase some of the local manufacturing capabilities so shop locally can also i...
Thermopolis Main Street had a visitor on Tuesday when the National Main Street President, Patrice Frey, stopped in Thermopolis during her summer vacation. Members of the local Main Street group, including president Suzanne Samelson and Chamber of Commerce Director Meri Ann Rush, took Frey and her family on a tour of downtown. The group visited the various stores in town while regaling Frey with not only the history of our buildings and businesses, but what projects are being planned by Main...
The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on Tuesday, July 23 at Hot Springs County Library. Please note this is a week later than the usual third Tuesday of the month. A representative will be available to help job seekers and employers at the library from 10 a.m. until noon, and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The representative can help people register on the Wyoming Dept. of Workforce Services website, wyomingatwork.com, navigate the site or update...
The Fifth Annual Big Horn Basin Folk Festival will be Saturday and Sunday, August 3 and 4, 2019, in Hot Springs State Park.. As part of the statewide celebration of the Year of Wyoming Women — the 150th anniversary of Women’s Suffrage, The Storytelling Circle at the Festival will present amazing stories about “Women in Herstory.” They will showcase Wyoming women’s special place in the history of the Big Horn Basin region and our state. Storytellers will focus on narratives and skits about women who settled Wyoming and women who contribut...
A third team from the Wyoming Conservation Corps was in Thermopolis this week, repairing and replacing fence near the entrance to the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park....
The July edition of Gymkhana was held last weekend at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results are as follows: Lead Line – (ages 5 and under) Barrels: Tylee Agar, first; Corbin Dean, second; Eleanor Allen, third; Teagan Allen, fourth; Meadow Moline, fifth; Jillian Thomas, sixth. Poles – Tylee Agar, first; Decker Agar, second; Eleanor Allen, third; Teagan Allen, fourth; Casen Eckley, fifth; Jillian Thomas, sixth. Goats – Tylee Agar, first; Decker Agar, second; Corbin Dean, third; Casen Eckle...
“North, South, East and West, Agriculture is the Best!” is the theme for the 2019 Hot Springs County Fair to be held July 29 – Aug. 2 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Some important dates are coming up quickly for various entries. Youth Horse Show entries are due in the extension office by 5 p.m. this Friday, July 11. Entries for 4-H and FFA beef, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, cats and rabbits are due on Friday, July 19 by 5 p.m. In addition, entries for open class livestock, goats, poultry, cats, dogs and rabbits are also due July 19. E...
Chrysta Richards gets Mary Wojciechowski set to donate blood, Monday afternoon at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. The blood drive saw 23 donors, four of which were walk-ins, and 25 units donated....
Community members and others from out of state gathered at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church to celebrate Fr. Joe and Ellen Galligan's retirement....
The next installment of the Sounds of Summer Concert Series is coming up on Tuesday, July 9 at 7 p.m. in Hot Springs State Park. The concert features “High Country Cowboys,” a three-man group out of Red Lodge, Mont. who take you back to the good old days of Western music with songs from Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and the Sons of the Pioneers. Since their inception in 2014, the group has been named Music Group of the Year by the Pro Cowboy Country Association for 2017 and 2018. They also received Album of the Year in 2018 with their album tit...
Hot Springs County High School’s annual All Class Reunion is just around the corner, July 20-21. While all graduates are invited to attend, this year features classes ending in four and nine. Registration and picnic ticket pick up will be at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday, the 20th from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Blackwater will be the band for Saturday night’s dance at the VFW, which starts at 9 p.m. A fried chicken picnic is scheduled from 11 a.m. til 1 p.m. on Sunday at the Kiwanis Shelter in Hot Springs State Par...
Summer is officially here, and though travel plans are often made for those days around July 4, consider sticking around and making a contribution to help others. A Thermopolis Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, July 8 from 3-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. All blood types are needed. To make an appointment call Vitalant at 800-365-4450 and use sponsor code “Thermopolis” or contact Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414. Walk ins are welcome, and donors should eat well and drink plenty of fluids before donating. Don...
The Red Dirt Master Gardeners' Garden of the Month for June is at the home of Ruth Clare Johnson. Among the blooms at the house there are lilies, piennes, blue allium and even a few poinsettias...
Runners of all ages enjoyed the second annual Buffalo Bash 5K Saturday in Hot Springs State Park. Proceeds went to The Shop Gym for equipment and maintenance....
