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A couple customers browse the wares at the annual pie and rummage sale hosted by the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church women last Saturday,...
The Hot Springs County 4-H program provides ample opportunity for youth to get involved in a variety of projects. But without volunteers stepping up to be leaders for these activities, many kids interested in these projects aren’t able to pursue them. Joey Johnson, the University of Wyoming Extension educator, 4-H/Youth, said leaders are needed for the project areas of crocheting, entomology, gardening, goats, leathercraft, nature and ecology, pocket pets, poultry, robotics, swine, wildlife a...
Everyone could use a little mystery in their life and the Big Horn Basin Riders (BHBR) are going to provide you an evening with a bit of mystery and lots of fun. The Masquerade Freedom Ball will be held on Saturday, March 17, starting at 7 p.m. at the VFW, featuring a DJ from San Francisco along with baked goods, a 50/50 raffle, roses for your sweetheart and BHBR glasses and bandanas for sale. As a casual evening, you can dress up or dress down, but bring your dancing shoes. The event is being held as a fundraiser for the group to help send car...
Among the organizations in town providing assistance is the local chapter of Epsilon Sigma Alpha (ESA). Cindy Magelky, who is the treasurer and philanthropic chair for the local ESA chapter and the current president at the state level, explained it is a service organization working to make a difference for others. On the local level, one of the projects is sponsoring the Carma J. Simon Memorial Scholarship for graduating seniors. ESA also puts together Thanksgiving food baskets and Christmas gif... Full story
The Hot Springs Conservation District and Hot Springs County Planning Office will be conducting a grant program for individual water quality enhancement projects. Qualifying project may include, but are not limited to irrigation improvements, ditch improvements, solar well or replacement of septic systems. Individual grants will be for no more than fifty percent of the cost of the improvement, and each individual grand cannot exceet $2,000. Criteria for grant awards will be primarily the project’s ability to improve groundwater or surface water...
Hayden Mayne accepts a trophy from Catelyn Deromedi as the second place finisher in the Thermopolis Middle School Spelling Bee. Other award winners were Josiah Butler, first place, and Madeline Wagler, third place....
Music filled Exxon Southside Travel Center Friday night with the members of the acoustic jam meeting up and playing some crowd favorites. One spectator brought along a tambourine and joined in and a few customers of the convenience store were drawn to the tunes....
We’re still getting the occasional snow here, but they’re certainly not lasting as long or covering the ground for days at a time. Tim Troutman with the National Weather Service office in Riverton said the forecast shows near normal precipitation for the area through the middle part of the month, and temperatures are going to show signs of warming. Getting closer to spring, he said, it looks like there will be slightly above normal temperatures. Through the end of the weekend, we’re going to be...
The Hot Springs County Republican Convention will be held on Saturday, March 10 at 9 a.m. at Big Horn Federal. The caucuses were Feb. 17, during which 60 convention delegates were chosen. Their job will be to unify precinct suggestions into the county’s recommendations. The recommendations will them be presented as Hot Springs County’s proposal for consideration during the Wyoming State Republican Convention in Laramie on April 21. For more information on the convention, call 864-3929....
Hot Springs County Weed & Pest and the University of Wyoming Extension Office will conduct private applicator training on Tuesday, March 13 at 10 a.m. at the Weed & Pest Office, 711 Springview. The training is for pesticide private applicator certification and includes rules, regulations, record keeping requirements, safety, label reading and understanding. For more information, contact HSC Weed & Pest at 864-2278 or the Extension Office at 864-3421....
A Thermopolis Community Blood Drive is scheduled for Monday, March 12 from 3-7 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. The goal is to collect 30 pints of blood. To make an appointment go to www.bloodhero.com and use sponsor code Thermopolis or contact Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414. You can also save time by going online to www.unitedbloodservices.org the day you donate, clicking on Fast Track, completing the questionnaire and printing your ticket. Donors should also bring a photo ID and donor card....
Though the weather is still chilly and the ground not yet completely thawed, the Red Dirt Master Gardeners want to make sure you’re ready for the upcoming planting season. Following their monthly meeting on March 13 at 4 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Library, the Gardeners will host a special public presentation by Caitlyn Youngquist, the University of Wyoming Extension agent at Worland, on soil preservation and how to get the most out of your garden this year. Youngquist will bring some soil samples, to give people a bit of hands on e...
Hot Springs County Emergency Management is kicking of a County River and Stream Awareness program this week. Emergency Management director Bill Gordon felt keeping the public informed about the water levels in the Big Horn River and surrounding streams could help mitigate any potential emergency rescues from the river as well as help farmers and ranchers in the area to know when waters may rise near their pastures. Using a simple signage system and a series of colors, Gordon can release...
Deputy Jeremie Kraushaar visits with middle school students about the dispatch area of the Law Enforcement Center. Students were also given tours of court areas and the Hot Springs County Detention Center....
Katie Despain pushes Ryan Arends during a round of Hungry Hungry Hippos last Friday at Thermopolis Middle School. Some TMS staff members were in Phoenix being recognized as being a DuFour award finalist but other staff members and students were enjoying the opportunity to have a little fun at home....
Parents with children who are of preschool age are welcome to attend the Preschool Roundup on Thursday, March 8 from 5-6 p.m. at the fire hall. Staff from area preschools will be on-hand to meet and answer questions. Children are welcome and light refreshments will be provided. All participants will be entered to win a basket of springtime goodies....
A traveling exhibit, “Cowboy Carnegies: Wyoming’s Historic Libraries,” is now on display at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. The Hot Springs County Historical Society, in cooperation with the museum and the Hot Springs County Pioneer Association, through an Alliance for Historic Wyoming grant, brought the exhibit to Thermopolis through March 30. Steel magnate and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, began a grant program from 1886 thorough 1919 to help communities across the country build public libraries. Thermopolis’ Carnegi...
The Kirby Ditch Irrigation District will be holding their annual business meeting on Sunday, March 4. The meeting will be held at 2 p.m. in the commissioners chambers at the county annex building. A bylaw change, concerning meeting dates, will be presented and voted upon by the membership....
The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church women will host their annual pie and rummage sale and the church on Saturday, March 3 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. From noon until 1 p.m., they will have their bag sale, with each bag $1 each. The women will supply the bags....
Local author Michael Gear visits with Belenda Willson during a signing for Gear's latest novels "Outpost" and "Flight of the Hawk: The River" last Saturday....
Students at Ralph Witters Elementary celebrated Dr. Seuss' birthday this week with themed days, including mustaches on Monday to recognize "The Lorax."...
The Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team had an extraordinary weekend at the Greybull tournament, coming home with a second place finish in 3A competition. The team had students in finals in 12 events, including multiple students in a couple of them. “All of the work this team has been putting in since November is now paying off big time,” coach Cindy Glasson said. “We are down to our final three meets, Worland, State and National Qualifiers, and they are hitting their peak of performance. I can’t ask for anything more....
Some of the state's top engineers made special visits to Wyoming elementary schools during National Engineers Week Feb. 18-24. The University of Wyoming College of Engineering and Applied Science (CEAS) partnered with the Wyoming State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors to create a free program that brings professional engineers into third-grade classrooms around the state to lead a one-hour, hands-on activity. The activity is designed to inspire innovative thinking and design...
Saturday night at the annual Boots and Buckles Ball, kids take over the dance floor. Clockwise from left: Talon Owsley, Chloee Owsley, Tymber Eckley and Ann Allen....
