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The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at Hot Springs County Library. 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 contact information and work history. Help can be given to create a resume...
Taking advantage of the early 2019 snow, Bradyn, Ben and Brian Weaver decided to build an igloo. Rather than building up a mound, the boys utilized shovels, buckets and other implements to form actual bricks. Though a bit larger than the traditional style, the giant igloo is plenty solid with room inside for at least three people....
Jim Lash will be provide a hunter education class beginning Monday, Jan. 21 at the CRC room in the high school auditorium. Classes will be Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-8 p.m., covering seven main topics including ethics, rules, regulations and firearm safety. The final class is Thursday, Jan. 31. Lash noted the classes meet the Wyoming Game and Fish requirements for anybody born after Jan. 1, 1966 who wants to hunt in the state. Registration for the classes is free, and can be done online at wgfd.wyo.gov/Educ...
The golden Age Club will have its annual meeting on Thursday, Jan. 10. The club, a non-profit charitable agency, was founded to aid the continued growth and operations of the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Efforts to meet the needs of county seniors are supported by fundraisers and donations such as weekly Bingo games and memorial donations. Funds are invested and earned interest is used to support operations at the center. The center is grant-funded through county, state, federal and foundation programs, and focuses efforts on...
In recognition of National Kazoo Day on Jan. 24, the Hot Springs County 4-H Mustangs Club will be hosting a kazoo party on Thursday, Jan. 17 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library for elementary and middle school age students. Members of the club will pro- vide kazoos, and have planned various activities including instruction on how to play, as well as games such as Kazoo Twister and Kazoo Rhythm....
The second annual Shooting Sports Awards Banquet will be on Saturday, Jan. 19 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. The event will be in honor of 4-H members who have participated in shooting sports for the 2017-18 year. There will be a carry-in dinner, and those attending are asked to bring two side dishes per family and their own serving dishes. 4-H will provide the meat....
The calves were kicking up the dust on Saturday morning at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds for team roping. Here, one of the participants from Fremont County just misses the mark....
The NBHA hosted a barrel racing competition on Sunday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Open 1D: Brenda Sims 15.527, Shae Bray 15.547, Missy Givens 15.820, Coralee Spratt 15.914, Sims 15.967 Open 2D: Nick Comes 16.114, Mesa Allen 16.128, Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.213, Jerrie Slagle 16.473, Comes 16.519 Open 3D: Jacque Leonhardt 16.575, Kylie O’Neil 16.617, Tammy Trollinger 16.818, Baylie Mulholland 17.063, Trollinger 17.070, Makayla Seely 17.246 Open 4D: Bobbi Zupan 17.541, Zupan 17.562, Billie Phillips 1...
Vernon Miller and son John slide, spin and kick up a bit of powder as the reach the bottom of the hill on Warren Street, Friday afternoon. The Miller family, visiting from California, were among many taking advantage of the warm temperatures and slick snow....
The Hot Springs County Library invites the community to come out for Dinner and a Movie on Thursday, Jan. 10 from 6-8 p.m. This month, the movie will be White Fang, directed by Randal Kleiser and released in 1991. Jack London’s immortal tale of courage and survival comes to life amid the breathtaking beauty of the great Alaskan frontier. Ethan Hawke stars as a young man trying to fulfill his father’s dying wish to find gold in the treacherous Yukon valley. His incredible Journey begins when he meets a veteran gold miner who guides young Jac...
The Hot Springs County Library Book Club will be meeting on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. The book they will be discussing is Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast. So in late 1969, when handsome Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect Kya Clark, the so-called Marsh Girl. But Kya is not what they say. Sensitive and intelligent, she has survived for years alone in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gul...
The NBHA hosted its three-day year-end barrel racing competition this past weekend at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Results include (in order of finish): Friday, Dec. 28 Open 1D: Brenda Sims 15.518, Maddie Fantaskey 15.748, Jerrie Slagle 15.900 Open 2D: Sims 16.061, Slagle 16.261, Katie Fisher 16.511 Open 3D: Kaitlyn Schmuck 16.547, Schmuck 16.724 Open 4D: Valerie Stothart 17.660, Rhyan Schmuck 18.018, Bobbi Zupan 18.126, Zupan 18.395, Heather Flowers 18.904, Jody Campbell 20.561 Youth 1D:... Full story
Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he’ll probably be ice fishing all winter. Yes, ice fishing season is upon us and the ice at Boysen Reservoir is reported as being good to go at about 10 inches in some areas. Of course, as always, watch for thin ice and pressure ridges when you get out on the ice. Ice seldom freezes uniformly, so it may be a foot thick in one location and just a few inches thick just a few feet away. And new ice is usually stronger than old i...
The Wyoming Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be holding their Annual Winter Retreat in Thermopolis on Saturday, Jan. 12. The dinner will be held at the fairgrounds from 6 – 10 p.m. that evening. Tickets for the event are available online through Jan. 9. Costs will be $25 for a single ticket and $40 for couples. You may purchase your tickets at ducks.org/wyoming/events/56478/winter-retreat...
A Thermopolis Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 7 from 3-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. All blood types are needed. To make an appointment go to www.vitalant.org 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. You can also save time by going online to www.vitalant.org the day you donate, clicking on Fast Track, completing the health history questionnaire and printing your ticket to...
Frost on a tree near Boysen Reservoir, paired with the sun setting over the mountains in the distance, created a beautiful view Saturday afternoon. Fishermen were scattered out all over the ice enjoying the calm, sunny day....
Kindergarten and Kinder Boost students at Ralph Witters Elementary emphatically sing about wanting their two front teeth for Christmas. The elementary program was "Christmas Around the World" and featured songs from the United States, France, Spain and other countries....
As is tradition, Hot Springs County Sheriff Lou Falgoust stopped by Ralph Witters Elementary last week to deliver some candy canes to the students. Joining Falgoust was Deputy Sergeant Jeremie Kraushaar....
Santa was on hand Saturday at Mack's Market to greet all the good little boys and girls (and adults) as they did their last minute shopping for Christmas dinner....
Hot Springs State Park will be hosting a “First Day Hike” on Tuesday, January 1 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The hike will begin at the Kiwanis shelter in the park at 11 a.m. and one group will take the river walk, which is approximately a half mile long, while a second, more adventurous group will take the “Spirit Trail” which is a mile long. Coffee, hot chocolate and chili will be served after the hike at the shelter. Everyone is invited to participate and dogs on leashes are permitted. The hike is part of several “First Day Hikes” at various sta...
The Thermopolis Senior Citizen’s Center will be ringing in the “Noon Year” on Monday, December 31. Come join them for their celebration featuring baked fish, cheesy potatoes, green beans, banana bread and more from 11:30 a.m. til 1 p.m. This is a perfect alternative to staying up until midnight with party hats and other celebratory items for the New Year....
The next meeting of the Hot Springs County Historical Society will be on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum. The program will be “History and Building of Hit and Miss Engines,” presented by John Vietti. Vietti has been building model “hit and miss” engines for 35 years. These are accurate working scale models of the originals, and are not built from kits. He has put together a machine shop where he can make the parts and components from castings and pieces of metal. In addition to building these engines, he has als...
The Wyoming Chapter of Ducks Unlimited will be holding their Annual Winter Retreat in Thermopolis on Saturday, Jan. 12. The dinner will be held at the fairgrounds from 6-10 p.m. that evening. Tickets for the event are available online through Jan. 9. Costs will be $25 for a single ticket and $40 for couples. You may purchase your tickets at www.ducks.org/wyoming/events/56478/winter-retreat...
There was plenty of enthusiasm for the Pre-K Academy's Christmas program featuring the three-year-old students, in their musical rendition of "Jingle Bells." Along with their performance, students said what they wanted for Christmas and gave presents to family members....
Josh Schmidt, a former U.S. Marine and veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services in Thermopolis on Thursday, Jan. 3, noon-2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Thursday, Jan. 10, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Schmidt is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans claims or VA healthcare. He can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims o...
