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A new event sponsored by the Hot Springs County Recreation District is about to hit the grass – J Bow Tag. Using soft tiped bow and arrows, J Bow Tag combines elements of dodgeball and archery into one sport. The wars will be held on Friday, June 15, starting at 1 p.m. at the Hot Springs County High School football field. This is a fun, face-paced, free event for those aged 10 and older....
The Hot Springs County Library invites everyone to join them on a field journaling adventure on Tuesday, June 19 beginning at 1 p.m. The event will be at the library, and refreshments will be provided. Call the library at 864-3104 for more information....
Tammy Chase guides rider Brandi Crowe around a turn during the Connie Combs Barrel Racing Clinic this past weekend at the fairgrounds....
It’s time to saddle up again, with the PRCA Cowboy Rendezvous Rodeo quick approaching. This year’s event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, June 22 and 23, with the main performances at 7:30 each night. Those who want to get an early start on rodeo activities can attend a meet and greet barbecue at Big Horn Federal on Thursday, June 21. As of Tuesday, there were nearly 200 entrants including 21 bareback riders, 14 saddle bronco riders, 23 bull riders, 20 calf ropers, 28 steer wrestlers, 32...
Its sometimes difficult in the summer to ensure that kids are getting the right nutrition between playing and swimming and cruising on their bicycles. This summer, through the USDA Summer Food Service Program, children from ages five through 18 can enjoy a free breakfast and lunch at Ralph Witters Elementary. Breakfast will be served from 8 – 9 a.m., Monday through Thursday, June 11-28 and July 23 to August 9. Lunch will be available from noon until one o’clock on the same days. Adults may join their children for $1.75 for breakfast or $4 for...
Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon gets a helping hand from officer Pat Cornwell in hanging a new sign on the Eighth Street bridge warning boaters and floaters of the danger of high water downriver. Residents and visitors are encouraged to check the river flows before entering the water....
Students in the Youth Alternatives program, along with members of the community, spent a few hours Sunday cleaning up TV Draw. While there was plenty of garbage found, a number of useful items were as well....
A collection of colorful costumes fills the stage during the Hot Springs Dance LLC's recital Friday evening. With the theme of "On Broadway," the show featured songs from stage musicals. Between dances, several vocalists also performed....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis will be June 8 and 9, celebrating our picture perfect local galleries and flourishing arts community. Stroll hours on Friday evening are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The ArtStroll continues Saturday during regular business hours. Smoking Waters Art Guild and Main Street Thermopolis proudly present this kick-off for the summer season, a great opportunity to see some new art and artists and learn from the artists and gallery owners who support them. Be on the lookout for...
The Hot Springs State Park pavilion will be home to several concerts over the next few months for this year’s Sounds of Summer. The series kicks off with Aaron Davis & The Mystery Machine. This four-piece band will be playing Americana, Country-Blues and Rock & Roll. According to a biography about the band, Davis is a Kentukcy native and has been based around Jackson Hole since 2001. He is a “vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, studio engineer/producer, and co-founder of decade-long Americana touring band Screen Door Porch.” As for the rest of th...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District is gearing up for the Jr. Bobcat Boys basketball camps in June. There will be two camps during the month with different age groups in each. The first camp will be for incoming third through fifth graders on June 4 – 6. The second camp is geared toward incoming sixth through eighth graders on June 11-13. You may register your player either online through the Rec District or stop by the Armory....
The Masons of Thermopolis are hosting a catfish and hushpuppy dinner as a fundraiser for the benefit of Marty Turner, who has been fighting throat cancer for a second time and has been travelling to Lander for daily treatments. Turner is the owner of TNT Auto Service and has been unable to work and has no insurance. The dinner will be served at the Masonic Lodge, 521 Arapahoe, beginning at 5 p.m. on Monday, June 18 for $12 a plate....
Cynthia Garbin makes sure there's plenty of room at the table for the dessert auction at Saturday's Reagan Day Picnic. The event was hosted by the Hot Springs County Republican Party and provided a chance to meet and hear from candidates....
The Meeteetse Museums will host its annual tour of Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site on Saturday, June 9. This year’s tour will be led by John Fish, Assistant Superintendent of Hot Springs State Park, and Marit Bovee, Archaeologist and Paleontology Coordinator out of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) office in Worland. The tour is free and pre-registration is NOT required. Those taking part should meet at Meeteetse Museums no later than 9 a.m. The museum is located at 1947 State Street in Meeteetse. The tour will leave the museum at 9:30 a.m....
Kids set their lambs at the Hot Springs Junior Livestock Show. There were 22 beef, six heifers, 51 swine and 65 lambs entered. HSC high point winners include, Beef - Porter McCumber, Swine - Jayssie Owsley and Lamb - Tymber Eckley....
Time is getting close for the 29th Annual Big Horn Basin Football Camp in Thermopolis on June 18-20. Several college coaches will be on hand to teach the players some new techniques specific to their positions as well as give them the opportunity to become better over-all players. “They’ll be learning all kinds of individual techniques,” camp director Heath Hayes said. “Our camp gives them the opportunity to be seen, one-on-one, by college coaches and make those connections.” Hayes said they already have players coming from Buffalo, Jackson,...
The public is invited to join the Hot Springs County Daughters of the American Revolution and VFW Auxiliary to celebrate Flag Day on June 14 with the rededication of a memorial grove honoring those men who gave their lives for our country in World War II. During the June 14, 1945 Flag Day tribute was paid to the men from Hot Springs County who died in World War II. A memorial grove of 23 green ash trees was planted in the area now occupied by the Hot Springs County Library. A number of these trees still exist and surround the library. A brief...
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is accepting scholarship nominations to attend the 2018 Kids’ Dig scheduled for June 23. The scholarships are sponsored by local businesses and pay for kids to attend the daylong event. The cost is regularly $100 per child. Nominated kids must be from Hot Springs County, be ages 8-12 and not participated in a previous Kids’ Dig. Cutoff date for nominations is June 20, and nomination forms can be picked up at the center. Currently, 19 spots for the scholarships are open, and kids can be nominated by anyone. The Kid...
The yearly ritual of having swine and sheep weighed and tagged in preparation for county and state fair was held on Sunday. Holt Ready pulls on his lead rope trying to get his reluctant lamb to lead after getting him weighed. Holt's brother, Eli also had his lamb weighed and tagged....
You've read about it in history books. You've seen it in the movies. You've heard the tall tales. But have you actually ever seen the Hole in the Wall? I was fortunate enough this past weekend to join 46 other folks for a special tour of the "Den of Thieves" conducted by one of the premier historians of the area, Clay Gibbons. Our day trip to the Hole in the Wall began early, gathering to carpool in Thermopolis at 7:30 a.m. Once Gibbons arrived, we were off on a once in a lifetime adventure....
Wound Management Service at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital is helping raise awareness about chronic wounds. The fifth annual Wound Care Awareness Week is being held June 4-8. Care providers across the nation will dedicate the week to educating colleagues, patients, and the general public about the prevalence of chronic wounds and options for treatment. Jeri Black-Farber is a physical therapist certified in wound care. She explained a wound may be considered chronic if it doesn't heal in an orderly manner and within a predictable time peri...
Saturday morning Nathan Wille, left, and Orion Jenks help the VFW remove flags from veterans headstones. The flags were put out for Memorial Day and will be carefully stored....
Joe Moon makes an outline for a Tyrannosaurus Rex on the painted mural covering the windows of dilapidated properties on Arapahoe....
Dallis Flores had a great time last week at the field day with his friends from Head Start. Rachel Johnson, teacher's aide, along with the other teachers had a variety of games for the little ones, from running races to ball tossing and frisbee, all of which were met with giggles and lots of energy....
The Lights On summer sessions will be a little bit different this year as they are adding summer school to their list of fun activities. There will be two sessions this summer, one from June 11-28, the second July 23 – August 9 to give kids every opportunity to attend. The summer school program will be run by grade level teachers Mondays through Wednesdays from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The summer Adventure Camp will be run by afterschool professionals Mondays through Wednesdays from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. u...
