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If you’re a caring individual looking for some way to help others, the senior companion program may be just what you’re looking for. Senior companions serve adults aged 21 and over who need help in order to remain living independently at home. You receive training to assist with all kinds of tasks, such as simple chores around the home that are essential, but sometimes impossible for the home bound person to handle on their own. Companions receive a tax free stipend of $2.65 per hour, meal and mileage reimbursement, an annual physical exa...
Local author Michael Gear will be signing his latest novels, “Outpost” and “Flight of the Hawk: The River” during a book signing hosted by Storyteller. Fans of science fiction will be enthralled with “Outpost”, the first in a planned series about the planet Donovan and the realities of colonization under the demands of corporate overlords. Filled with adventure and all kinds of monsters, Gear has stepped away from the Western stories he usually pens to bring his audience something new. Gear will also be signing a second novel more in the aren...
Pictures were displayed during Brenna's Banquet Saturday evening in memory of Brenna Rankin who passed away in 2016 after a battle with cancer. The banquet raised $2,500 for the Brenna Rankin Memorial Scholarship Fund which helps fund a student to attend Risen Son Christian School....
Dig out those boots and dust off those buckles, its time for the Fourth Annual Boots and Buckles Ball, sponsored by the Thermoopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo, on Saturday, Feb. 24. Everyone is welcome to come enjoy the no host social hour starting at 5:30 p.m. and then dinner, by donation, at 6:30 p.m. Coronation of this year’s rodeo queen will follow along with an auction and dancing to the “Rewinders”. Adults are $10, kids, $8, and those under four are free....
There is no greater love than the love a mother has for her child. On Feb. 14 we celebrated Valentine’s Day to honor those we love, and what better way to do that than to keep them safe. This Valentine’s Day, Safe Kids’ Hot Springs County Chapter, Public Health and Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital will start one family off on the road to safety. As part of the Gift of a Mother’s Love Program, sponsored by Safe Kids Wyoming, Wyoming Department of Health and Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, the first baby born on or closest to Feb. 14 at HSC...
The Hot Springs County Republican Party will hold its precinct caucus on Saturday, Feb. 17, beginning at 9 a.m. at the county annex. Registered Republicans are encouraged to attend to provide their participation and input. Sixty delegates to the County Convention will be chosen; 20 will be chosen for Precinct 1 and 3, and 10 each for Precincts 2 and 4. During the caucus, the Republican platform, resolutions and by-law issues will be addressed. Jim Collins, the chair of the Hot Springs County Republican Party, explained each precinct will take u...
When United States Flags become torn and tattered by age and the elements, they reach a point where they must be retired. Michelle Shermer, who teaches Seminary with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said in one of her classes the students took inspiration from the Winter Olympics and suggested having Seminary Olympics. Through the “contest,” they are competing with other Seminary classes throughout the world. Every day, she explained, students have a different task. One of the...
The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on the Tuesday, Feb. 20 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, or update contact information and work history. Help can be given to create a resume or to retrieve a...
Hot Springs County Weed and Pest along with the USDA-APHIS will be hosting a meeting to discuss projected high counts of grasshoppers in the Kirby Creek and Black Mountain areas. The meeting will give landowners the opportunity to learn about treatment options for the upcoming season. The meeting will be held in the week and pest office at 711 Springview on Wed., Feb. 21, starting at 10 a.m....
Marcia Nelson displays her fused glass works during February's ArtStroll....
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis, February 9 and 10, is an opportunity to be “Strolling with your Sweetheart” from 5-8 p.m. There will be artists showing and selling their creations, along with musicians, at the businesses and a special art activity on Friday evening. Still Strolling Saturday continues Saturday during regular business hours. This will be another busy Stroll weekend in Thermopolis. In addition to Smoking Waters Art Guild’s ArtStroll, other community organizations have events plann...
Residents should have received invitations and packs of tickets in the mail for the 2018 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year the department is mixing things up a bit and will present Jerry Ward of Corpus Christi, Texas to provide musical entertainment for the evening. Ward brings an array of sounds from country music, to classic rock, to modern hits. He will even take requests. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and...
4-H Mustangs Club members Chloee Owsley, Barbara Kissel and Sharon Burgess, with a little help from Cowpokes member Ruthanne Johnson, put together Valentine Survival Bags. As one of their Community Service projects this year the club decided to make candy goody bags for the Hot Springs County Search and Rescue volunteers to thank them for their service to our community....
Last weekend, Thermopolis Robotics teams Fistful of Axles — 7283 and Aluminati — 4273 headed north to compete in the Montana State Championship. Teacher, London Jenks, noted Aluminati came home from the event with a judged award — the Think Award. He explained this award is given to the team that “best reflects the journey the team took as they experienced the engineering design process during the build season.” Students keep a notebook recording their work, and that record’s engineering...
Several ranches participated in the team branding event last Saturday at the fairgrounds. Teams had to sort, capture and brand (with paint) three cows in the timed event....
The Hot Springs County Historical Society will be featuring Merlin Heinze of Merlin’s Hideout at their gathering on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center. A Thermopolis native, Heinze will share his journey from being a ranch hand to successful businessman, and how old ways have become new again. Heinze and his wife, Barbara, have taken an idea and developed into an internationally successful business with products coveted throughout the globe. Tanning natural hides and turning them into fashionable w...
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but they sometimes forget to tell you the way to a woman’s heart is...chocolate. The Hot Springs County Friends of the Library will be holding their annual Chocolate Lovers event on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Hot Springs County Library. From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. you can fill your plate for just $5 from a variety of chocolate delights sure to make you smile. Enjoy yourself with your chocolate and a cup of coffee, tea or hot chocolate and chat with friends and neighbors, or take your pla...
In preparation for the Hot Springs County Fair, Arnold Pennoyer gets ready to catch the head of Eli Dickey's steer in the chute at the beef weighing and tagging at the fairgrounds Sunday. The market beef need to be tagged with a Wyoming State Fair ear tag in order for the youth to be able to show them at county and state fair....
A girl’s first Valentine is her daddy and to celebrate, there will be a special Daddy Daughter Dance Friday at 6 p.m. at the Community Hall. There is no age limit to attend, but you must call to reserve your spot as space is limited for this event. Just $10 will get father and daughter dinner for two, a corsage for the daughter, a professional photo and the dance. Additional daughters are $5 each. All proceeds go to benefit Hot Springs Dance LLC and its students. Call 307-431-0999 to reserve your spot for the evening....
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church will host a pancake supper on Feb. 13, Shrove Tuesday, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for family, $5 for adults and $3 for children. Church rector, Joe Galligan, said the historical significance of having pancakes on Shrove Tuesday is to prepare for Lent, a time of fasting, by using up the fat, grease and sweet stuff in the house. It also has ties to Mardi Gras, which many see as a farewell to meat during Lent. In addition to pancakes, there will also be eggs, juice and other food items. Live musical...
One-Call of Wyoming will host an underground facilities damage prevention education breakfast workshop on Wed. Feb. 21 at the Days Inn. The meeting is for Wyoming excavators, company owners, crew leaders, office administrators, anyone who requests locates and/or call 811. Through the workshop, there will be information on damage penalties and changes to Wyoming law that impact work, what exactly local call-ins must include, a 2017 review and addressing of concerns and questions. As a breakfast count is needed, those planning to attend are...
Shurie Scheel, Dennis and Karen Sinclair. and Phil Scheel line up for dinner before the live and silent auction fundraiser held by the Rotary Club at the VFW on Friday night....
Claire Simpson chases after Xoei Rich during some Friday afternoon sledding with their church group. The Church of Jesus Chris of Latter-Day Saints in Thermopolis has activities for girls age 8-11 twice a month....
Monday mornings Tricia McPhie, the maternal child health nurse with Hot Springs County Public Health, regularly meets with four moms to provide information and discussion through a program called Baby Steps. McPhie explained Baby Steps began about a year ago as a breastfeeding support group for mothers, then as the kids got older it "blossomed" into an hour of education, support and socialization for moms. She is also on-hand to connect mothers with the community resources available to them....
Residents should have received invitations and packs of tickets in the mail for the 2018 Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department’s Fireman’s Ball. The event will be Saturday, Feb. 10 at the VFW Club from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m. This year the department is mixing things up a bit and will present Jerry Ward of Corpus Christi, Texas to provide musical entertainment for the evening. Ward brings an array of sounds from country music, to classic rock, to modern hits. He will even take requests. The tickets are the key to an evening of dancing, spirits and...
