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There will be plenty of holiday greenery with the 18th annual Christmas Tree and Wreath Festival, sponsored this year by Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital and Pinnacle Bank and held at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center. The fundraiser benefits the Thermopolis Community Fund. This past year, grants have been provided through the fund for 4-H projects, the Hot Springs County Library Reading Program, the Yellowstone trip at Ralph Witters Elementary, Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department fireworks and...
The Ralph Witters Elementary Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is currently working with local businesses to provide baskets for the PTO’s annual Christmas Basket Auction. Currently in its third year, this year’s auction will be during the elementary school’s Christmas program on Thursday, Dec. 20. Though the baskets will be bid on in a silent auction, this year there will also be a live auction after the program, for artwork created by different grade levels. Proceeds from the auction will...
Thermopolis Middle School was certainly abuzz last Saturday, with the gymnasium home to several vendors for the Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Affair and the commons having the People for People's Chair-ity Auction for the Backpack Program. Ranae Baldes with the local Xi Alpha Sigma of Beta Sigma Phi said this year's event seemed a bit slower, though weather may have been a factor. There were a total 33 vendors, and in speaking to them none were unhappy about the turnout. All in all, she said, it was a...
Members of Hot Springs County FFA braved the weekend weather to travel to Buffalo for the annual FIRE/CPC conference. Geared toward younger members or members who want to learn new leadership techniques, FIRE urges the freshman and sophomore members to discover their passions, define their virtues and how to explore them as well as how to distinguish if their decision making skills lead to a virtuous life. They also evaluate the culmination of those passions, virtues and decision making skills to define their character and create goals and...
The Hot Springs County School District’s Board of Trustees and Board Members were recognized during the annual 2018 Wyoming School Boards Association Fall Conference held last week in Casper. The school board, as a whole, was presented with the Standard of Excellence Award. The award is given when a majority of the current board members have received or are eligible for the Certified Master Board Member Award. Trustee Nichole Weyer was presented with the Award of Distinction - Level I and Trustee Joe Martinez was presented with the Award of D...
One of the best ways to get into the Holiday Season is to listen to a little Christmas music, and Hot Springs County schools have you covered. Christmas concerts will kick off with the middle school concert on Dec. 13. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the auditorium. Next on the schedule is the Pre-K concert which will also be held in the auditorium on Dec. 18. Music begins at 7 p.m. You’ll be treated to a double dose of Christmas cheer on Dec. 20 with a pair of concerts. Ralph Witters Elementary will hold their concert in the auditorium at 2 p.m. a...
The annual Holiday Craft Bazaar will be 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24 at the Days Inn. The event has grown in popularity and number of items over the past few years, and the wares available include known vendors as well as homemade crafts and jewelry. If you’re looking to get a jump start on your holiday shopping with some unique items, stop by and see what you can find....
Hot Springs Dance LLC will present The Nutcracker on Friday, Dec. 7 at 6 p.m. in the Hot Springs County High School auditorium. Tess Williams stated, “This is our third Christmas recital. We have over 100 students performing from Thermopolis and Worland. Practices have been going well — they have been practicing these pieces since October. We have 13 pieces being performed this year (our biggest show yet). Our dancers range from age 3 to 16 and will be performing ballet, tap, contemporary, and hip-hop routines. Sierra Harvey will be sin...
The true meaning of Christmas isn’t the beautifully wrapped presents under the tree, but rather the baby Jesus lying in the manger. On Dec. 1 and 2, you can celebrate the birth of Christ with the 2nd Annual Celebration of the Creches at the Community Hall behind the Community Church on 6th Street. There will be over 500 creches on display, many from all corners of the world. They’re made from everything imaginable, from wood to glass, paper, stone, ceramics and even fabric. You may view the creches from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1 and...
The annual Christmas cookie and candy sale will be Saturday, Dec. 8 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Community Federated Church Community Hall, located behind the church at Sixth and Big Horn. The sale can help make Christmas preparations a bit easier with a large selection of cookies and candies available at only six dollars per pound. People are encouraged to come early for the best selection....
It is time once again for the Annual Holiday Tour of Homes, presented by the People for People program. This year the event will be held on Monday, Dec. 10, starting at 5 p.m. and will feature four homes plus a couple of special stops. Stefanie and Cory Gilbert have opened their home for the tour along with Jordan and Kevin Gerber, Kelly Andreen and Ashle and Dustin McLean. One of the special stops will be Thermopolis Rehab where Lori Blakesley, Arlea McCumber, Ciley Andreen, Dava Bleak, Binnie Bleak, Shelly Burrows and Judy Carswell have been...
People for People will once again be holding their annual free Thanksgiving Dinner at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Thursday, Nov. 22, from noon until 2 p.m. The free dinner is open to anyone of any denomination and will include turkey with all the fixings, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, rolls and butter, a variety of salads and sides as well as pies, cakes and other desserts. If you’re alone, or just don’t feel like going to all the work of fixing Thanksgiving dinner, you are more than welcome to come share a meal wit...
Taydee Landrum and Michael Slagle ensure all of the names have been collected as other players gather stones during the Hot Springs County High School Drama Club's one-act performance of "The Lottery" as part of their Fall Showcase....
Members of the Big Horn Basin Riders and the VFW were up before dawn raising the flags at Monument Hill Cemetery, Hawk's Avenue of Flags, on Veteran's Day. The two groups, along with some volunteers, not only put the flags up in the early morning, but were back before sunset to carefully retire them and place them in their storage containers until they are used again....
Monday night was the annual Academic Letter Banquet at Hot Springs County High School, with 99 students receiving their letters and/or pins. In order to receive a letter, a student must have been on the honor roll in the fall and spring semester of their previous year. Prior to the presentation of awards, Superintendent Dustin Hunt expressed appreciation to the parents for helping make education a priority in their children's lives. "Parents are truly our partners," Hunt said, "and by placing...
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association (Pioneers) is spearheading an initiative to raise funding to acquire property adjoining the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. Rarely does an opportunity present itself whereby the community can join together to improve our museum. Museums, as a rule, not only offer a glimpse of our past but offer opportunity for us and future generations to continue to document the story of our custom and culture in our unique part of the world. Our museum...
Hot Springs County Search and Rescue received a sizeable donation from Bill Aldredge with the Trinchera Blanca Foundation at their chili cook-off last Saturday....
If you’re looking for an unusual gift for someone on your list, you have a chance to do just that and donate to a good cause, all at the same time. The annual Chair-ity Auction, which benefits the People for People Backpack Program will be held this Saturday, Nov. 17 in the Thermopolis Middle School Commons. From 9 a.m.-3 p.m. you can bid on your favorite from a variety of chairs that have been repurposed, repainted and made adorable for your home or as a gift. All monies raised at the auction will go to the backpack program which sends home f...
You’ve started your Christmas shopping list, checked it twice, and still don’t have any idea what you’re going to get at least one person on that list. Well, let Beta Sigma Phi rescue you! They will be holding their annual holiday craft fair this Saturday, Nov. 17 in the Thermopolis Middle School gym with dozens of different vendors, including hand crafted items and even local retail distributors. Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day. The event will be from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. with proceeds from the event going towar...
Members of the VFW Honor Guard stand at attention on Sunday during the Veterans Day Services held in front of the VFW on Broadway....
People for People will once again be holding their annual free Thanksgiving Dinner at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Thursday, Nov. 22, from noon until 2 p.m. The free dinner is open to anyone of any denomination and will include turkey with all the fixings, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, rolls and butter, a variety of salads and sides as well as pies, cakes and other desserts. If you’re alone, or just don’t feel like going to all the work of fixing Thanksgiving dinner, you are more than welcome to come share a meal wit...
"Buffalo Bill" Boycott and Dr. Jo (Flower of the Prairie) teach students about pioneers, the Oregon Trail and the construction of the railroad at Ralph Witters Elementary, through word and song last Thursday....
Thermopolis Middle School will be holding their annual Veterans Day Celebration this Friday, starting at 9:30 a.m. The middle school student council puts together a program to celebrate the veterans each year, but with Veteran’s Day falling on a Sunday, the program was pushed back to this Friday so all could attend. Everyone is invited to the auditorium for the presentation and veterans are encouraged to come early, at 8:30 a.m., to have coffee and donuts with the student council members. The program is free and open to the p...
For the second year, the Salvation Army will be bell ringing in Thermopolis through the Ministerial Association. Beginning on Dec. 1 and running through the four Saturdays up to Christmas, the volunteer bell ringers can be found at different locations around town from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. All of the funds raised will be kept in Hot Springs County to help with things like utility bills for those in need. Volunteers are still needed to ring bells, so if you are interested in helping out, contact Ron Philips at 921-9984....
The local Boy Scouts troop, Troop No. 5053, has been inactive for a couple years, but in recent months there has been a revitalization happening with the service organization. Pastor Chuck Cooper, the institutional representative said the Community Federated Church has sponsored Scouting since the 1950’s as the charter organization. Scoutmaster Ana Mosser noted the troop is one of the oldest in the state. Cooper noted Scoutmaster John Gibbel chose to leave the position a couple years back so t...
