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The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce is celebrating its 97th Annual Chamber Banquet on March 24. The banquet theme is “An Evening with the Stars” and the chamber will honor the 2017 Business, Citizen and Non-Profit Organization of the Year. The evening begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Fair Building to the music of local, Eric Kay, during the no host social hour. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m., with the awards and speakers starting at 7 p.m. The evening will finish with more music from Kay. Entrees for the evening inc...
Republicans met locally on Saturday to determine who will be going to the 2018 Republican Convention as well as other business of the party. Representative Liz Cheney attended the meeting, flying in from D.C. to give the members the latest information from the Capitol. Delegates to attend the 2018 Convention include Charles Curley, Kevin Dickey (resolutions committee), Jamie George, Wyatt Agar, Nathan Winters (nominations committee) and Jim Collins (bylaws). Alternates that will be there as...
Crazy hats and hair were part of a fun week celebrating Dr. Seuss at Ralph Witters Elementary, and students brought plenty of flair to their classrooms and the cafeteria. Enjoying their lunch are, left to right, Payton Straley, Peighton Vargas and Zennin Sosa....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/StillStrollingSaturday in downtown Thermopolis, March 9 and 10, celebrates Young at HeART, artists of all ages, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be students showing and selling their creations, other artists of all ages, and musicians at the businesses. StillStrollingSaturday continues Saturday during regular business hours. Many of the downtown merchants will be running specials in conjunction with the ArtStroll. In the words of Janet Langsam, the head of a regional arts organization, ArtsWestchester, “ . . . the a...
The Vespar Chapter of the Eastern Star welcomes everyone to their soup and book fundraiser on Saturday, March 10 at the Masonic Hall. The sale is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m., and homemade soups will be offered beginning at 11 a.m....
At the library inside Ralph Witters Elementary, several shelves are lined with books in open, lettered boxes. Though at first appearing like an alphabetical sorting system, the letters actually denote different reading levels for students. School principal Laurie Graves said they currently have 2,782 titles and 22,587 books in the "leveled library." Right now, Graves said, teachers are involved in benchmark testing and professional development, and the instructional level of the child...
The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) is gearing up for its first quarter, 2018 meeting, on Tuesday, March 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the firehall. They will conduct a brief meeting to handle business before breaking for dinner provided by the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department, followed by a training presentation by Wyoming Pipeline. This year’s pipeline training will focus specifically on Hot Springs County....
Don’t forget to move those clocks ahead one hour this weekend, as Daylight Saving Time begins at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. Daylight Saving Time also provides a good opportunity to check the batteries in your smoke detectors and replace them if necessary....
The Bobcat Speech and Debate Team had a mixed bag of success last weekend at the Worlando Beach tournament in Worland, bringing home fifth place in 3A. While seven of the team members made the cut for semi-finals, all but one, Katie Burrows, didn’t garner the scores to take them to finals. Burrows, who went into semis ranked fourth, came out of finals with a fourth place finish, bringing home the only award for the team. Burrows and her duet partner, Ashley Brawley missed finals by just three points as did Hannah Hu in oratory. Hu also fell s...
Last Saturday, the Thermopolis Middle School MathCounts team of eighth-graders Josiah Butler and Jacob Randall and seventh-graders Owen McCumber and Lexi Overfield competed at the state competition. Coach Stephanie Metz said the students did well at the competition, but did not have their exact placing as only the teams in the top five percent are recorded. However, in terms of individual achievement, Butler placed among the top 25 percent of students. This was the third year Butler has...
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...
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....
