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Engineers Week in February, a partnership between the University of Wyoming and the Wyoming Board of Professional Engineers and Professional Land Surveyors, had a record number of engineers bring hands-on projects into several Wyoming third-grade classrooms. At Ralph Witters Elementary, Town Engineer Anthony Barnett helped students design “mint-mobiles,” named so because mints are used for the wheels. With the project, students learn and explain steps of engineering design, and identify variables and controls. This year’s program saw an incre...
Hot Springs State Park is putting out the word they are looking for a few good people to volunteer with the park this summer. According to park superintendent Kevin Skates, they would like eight to ten volunteers for the season, but if there are more folks out there who want to volunteer they can certainly find things for them to do. If you are interested in volunteering this summer there will be a meeting at noon on Thursday, April 18 at the State Park Headquarters across from the Chamber of Commerce. There will be a light lunch and you can...
Students from the high school were treated to a rock concert and some financial advice on Monday through a program sponsored by Big Horn Federal, the Federal Reserve and other economic educational resources....
Last Friday, the Thermopolis Fire Hall was home to course in psychological first aid. The course provides instruction in how people react to stress in incidents such as fires, natural disasters and other devastating events, and what people can do to provide comfort....
Kids will have a few chances to see the mysterious Easter Bunny in Thermopolis this next week before he drops his eggs and runs. On Wednesday and Thursday next week the furry one will be at Hot Springs County Library during Story Time starting at 10:30 a.m. He will make an appearance out at Champ’s Chicken on Saturday the 20th, too, starting at 10 a.m. Of course, he will put all he has into the Annual Lion’s Club Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday, April 21. The hunt will be in Hot Springs State Park at 2 p.m. with different areas for dif...
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will be having a special program this Saturday, April 13 at the Hot Springs County Museum. Their meeting starts at 2 p.m. followed by the program Wyoming’s State Parks, Historical Sites, Monuments and Markers, presented by Barb Vietti. Vietti was a State Parks and Cultural Resources commissioner for the state for eight years and has visited most of the parks and historic sites across the state. There are 13 State Parks and 25 Historic Sites that are maintained by the State, and hundreds of monuments a...
Katherine Calcamuggio Donner, an award winning mezzo-soprano worked with choir students at the high school Tuesday morning as a part of the Piatigorsky Foundation Tour....
Mike Cavin with the Hot Springs County Museum welcomes students from Worland who are doing a unit on history. After a brief introduction to the museum, students received scavenger hunt sheets and began searching out items among the displays....
Mark your calendar to make sure you’re ready for the VFW fundraiser dinner and auction this Saturday night, April 13. The VFW building is in dire need of a roof replacement and other repairs. The Rotary Club of Thermopolis received a sizeable grant and have made a deal with the VFW to match the grant money as a donation provided the VFW raises the same amount, basically tripling what the donation would be. To raise those funds, the VFW will be having a “by donation” dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by a live auction. If you would like...
Jackson Reed leaps to get an open shot attempt during a Quidditch match for the Thermopolis Middle School Voices assembly last Friday....
Brothers Simon and Hayden Reagan try out different exits from playground equipment at Hot Springs State Park. The lack of sticking snow and increased temperatures this week are a great draw for people to get some outdoor exercise....
The annual Jackalope Jump, a fundraiser for Hot Springs County Special Olympics will be on Friday, April 5. Those willing to brave some chilly waters can jump into a pool on the high school grounds. Registration begins at noon, and is $100 for a single jump or $50 per person on a team of four. Advisor Tom Olsen noted the event is the big fundraiser for the year. There are Special Olympians athletes in the school district and adult athletes, he explained, and the funds go to providing for the adults to go on the trips. In the fall, the athletes...
The Thermopolis Gymkhana Series will host a fundraiser for its year-end awards on Saturday, April 13, starting at 6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County fair building. The event is open to the public, with a taco/nacho bar and silent auction. Prices are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under. There will also be a shorty team roping jackpot with divisions of Peewee for ages 6 and under, Youth for 7-14 and Open for 14 and older. Entry is $5 a man. Entrants should bring their own kid rope and every team gets three head to run on as many times as...
The Hot Springs County Library Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, April 18 at 7 p.m. The book they will be discussing is Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak. The breathtaking story of five brothers who bring each other up in a world run by their own rules. As the Dunbar boys love and fight and learn to reckon with the adult world, they discover the moving secret behind their father’s disappearance. At the center of the Dunbar family is Clay, a boy who will build a bridge—for his family, for his past, for greatness, for his sins, for a mir...
Taking advantage of the warmer weather, Ben Newburn took his Chihuahua, Juan, to the River Bend Bark Park for some exercise. Newburn moved to the community from Texas abut six months ago....
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) will be holding their annual banquet on Saturday, April 6 at the fairgrounds. Doors will open at 5 p.m. with games and raffles as well as a silent auction. Dinner will be served around 6:30 p.m. followed by a live auction that should start around 7:30 p.m. The auctioneer for this spring’s event will be Wyoming State Auctioneering Champion of 2017, Veldon Kraft. The group will be honoring two of their strongest supporters, the late Danny Love, with a memorial raffle of a pistol and a Kimber rifle. The o...
The Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative (WBCI) invites you to support the 25 local coffee shops across Wyoming — among them Storyteller in Thermopolis — that are hosting the Cups4Cups event. Volunteers with WBCI are coordinating with local coffee shops across Wyoming to host the second annual statewide ‘Cups4Cups’ event on Saturday, April 13. Participating coffee shops will “pink out” their business, offer specials to promote the event, and donate a portion of their proceeds to WBCI. Funds will be granted into a breast cancer early detection s...
Members of the Hot Springs County High School Spanish Club spent Spring Break on a trip to the Dominican Republic. These trips outside the country are done every two years - the last one being to Peru - and give students a chance to experience another culture while also working on their language skills. Students have to have taken at least Spanish I, and also help with the fundraising. The trip lasted a total eight days, and students spent their time in Santo Domingo and La Romano. Though there...
Thermopolis FFA, under the direction of Britton VanHeule, has been working diligently leading up to their culminating event this spring, State FFA in Laramie. Some of the students still in the running on the state level include Ally Taylor with the FFA Creed. She is going to state ranked in the top 10. Jeffery VanAntwerp is in the top six in Employment Skills/Job Inter view and four students are in the top three in their category and division in the Science Fair competition, Audrey Axtell, Eli...
The Senior Class Parent Committee will host a Bingo fundraiser on Sunday, April 7 beginning at 5 p.m. at the VFW. Walking tacos will be served along with dessert. There will also be a dessert auction. Tickets are available from any senior parent or at the door. Proceeds from the event will go to the Senior Night event following graduation....
Mark your calendar today to make sure you’re ready for the VFW fundraiser dinner and auction next Friday night, April 13. The VFW building is in dire need of a roof replacement and other repairs. The Rotary Club of Thermopolis received a sizeable grant and have made a deal with the VFW to match the grant money as a donation provided the VFW raises the same amount, basically tripling what the donation would be. To raise those funds, the VFW will be having a “by donation” dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. followed by a live auction. If you would...
The Hot Springs County Library invites the community to come out for Dinner and a Movie on Thursday, April 11 from 6-7:30 p.m. This month, the movie will be It Happened One Night, directed by Frank Capra and released in 1934. Based on Truman Capote’s novel, this is the story of a young woman in New York City who meets a young man when he moves into her apartment building. He is with an older woman who is very wealthy, but he wants to be a writer. She is working as an expensive escort and searching for a rich, older man to ma...
With the snow from the early spring storms finally melting, buffalo in the pasture outside are having no trouble finding some warm green places to munch and lay around. Though there's been no sighting yet of a first buffalo calf for the year, the spring and summer months typically bring a few new members to the herd....
The Hot Springs County High School Drama Club is presenting The Pirates of Penzance, Jr. this week on Thursday and Friday evening at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. The Pirates of Penzance, Jr begins with the celebration of Frederic, an apprentice to the Pirates. It is his 21st birthday and the day he has fulfilled his duty to his apprenticeship. When young Frederic decides to leave the pirate crew, he starts off on a hilarious adventure featuring damsels in distress, pirate raids, a quick thinking...
Joe Moon and daughter Andreanna sing an original song during the March 16 poetry and song writing contest hosted at Hot Springs County Library. The event gives budding writers a chance to present their work....
