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The UW Alumni Association is hosting a Football Watch Party, beginning at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 22. People are invited to come watch the famous Idaho Potato Bowl featuring Wyoming vs. Central Michigan, at Thermopolis Liquors, 625 South 6th. For more information about the event, contact the UW Alumni Association at 307-766-4166 or email cprice6@uwyo.edu...
People for People will be hosting a free Christmas dinner at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on Christmas day, from noon until 2 p.m. The traditional meal, just like their Thanksgiving feast, is open to everyone to come, sit, have some dinner and conversation for a couple of hours Christmas day. There will be ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, a variety of side dishes and salads as well as rolls, dessert and coffee or punch. Perhaps you’re alone this Christmas or you just don’t feel like cooking, no matter the circumstances you are welcome to joi...
Christine Harvey, Sandra Drumheller and Mark Monreal provided some Christmas melodies at The Pioneer Home. Residents were invited to sing and play along with Jingle Bells....
Reindeer Teagan Allen gives Rudolph, portrayed by Andy Bledsoe, a hard time during the Children's Resource Center Christmas program....
Hot Springs County's 4-H shooters gathered on Saturday for a banquet which included their award presentations for the year. Receiving Shooting Sports Pins were: (Juniors) Cody Bomengen, Sharon Burgess, Sophie Conrad, Seth Dickey, Jaxson Flinn, Summer Galovich, Hayden Johnson, Talyah Myers, Bridger Peil and Rosalie Willson. (Intermediates) Lance Axtell, Dawn Burgess, Patrick Chapel, Will Clark, Brailee DeVries, Luke Dickey, Kaia Galovich, Chase Herring, Hadley Johnson, Jeffrey Lewis, Eli...
Dear St. Nick, How are you? I am grate. I have also been a great kid this year dispite the fact I'm picy. I only want a few things this year. Please write down the folowing toys: a b-2 spirit, a p-51 shark flyer, a drone, a non rc tank with a mine sweeper, and some plastic army toys. I hope you will consider those toys. Sincerely Ryan Axtell Dear Santa, Santa, I want to tell you that I have been very good this year. I want to ask Santa of 7 lead. I want to tell you I have worked hard. I want to...
Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites and Trails will be hosting "First Day Hikes" throughout the state on January 1. Hot Springs State Park will be hosting one, too, starting at 11 a.m. Participants should meet at the Kiwanis shelter where the group will divide into two, one group taking the river walk, which is about a half-mile, while the more adventurous group will take the Spirit Trail, which is about a mile long. "There is nothing more rejuvenating than sharing a brisk hike with Wyoming...
Nine different holiday campers and vehicles set the stage for a colorful and festive Broadway Street Saturday during People for People's Tour of Homes Christmas Campers event. Each of the tiny homes were crafted to allow the public to enter, view and vote on each unique holiday display with Stacy Hessenthaler's camper winning top pick....
The Christmas season with special church programs and services has arrived. The area schedule includes: Community Federated Church, Sixth and Big Horn – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service, 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.; Candlelight service, 5 p.m. First Baptist Church, 310 S. Sixth – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service combined with a Christmas musical, 10:30 a.m. Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 642 Arapahoe – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service, 9 a.m.; Candlelight service, 10 p.m. Living Waters Assembly of God, 318 N. Eighth – Dec. 24, regular Sunday service, 10...
This Thursday, Dec. 14, Community Home Health will be open for a holiday meet and greet, at 717 Broadway 14 from noon until 4 p.m. Office Manager, Sarah Cox, said the event is geared toward making Community Home Health’s presence know and informing people on the services they offer. There will be a gourmet hot cocoa bar, featuring additions such as marshmallows, caramels and crushed peppermint, as well as opportunities to win door prizes....
Visitors filled the Community Hall Saturday to view the over 600 Creches from around the world....
Wyoming State Parks and Historic Sites is now taking bids for the purchase of buffalo from Hot Springs State Park. Each year the state sells a portion of their herds in order to maintain breeding as well as feeding grounds. This year there will be four heifer calves from 2017 available along with five of this year’s bull calves, two yearling bulls from 2016, a yearling heifer, a two-year old bull and a 10 year-old breeding bull from our herd in Hot Springs State Park. All of the animals are a mixture of Hot Springs State Park and Bear River S...
What began as three small houses has now expanded into a massive village where it's always Christmas. Binnie Murphree explained the start of the town within her home began with her mother, Bonnie Bleak, who would put up three log houses with her elves every Christmas. In about 1987 or '88, Murphree made a gingerbread village and set it up. Of course, she said, when dealing with gingerbread the critters are eventually going to find and make short work of it. Murphree decided to start collecting...
Sarayla Moon takes aim at the opposing team during Thermopolis Foam Flingers NERF war three-on-three team matches Saturday afternoon....
On Dec. 2, the Risen Son Christian School competed at the Wyoming First Lego League State Competition at the Casper Event Center, returning with a first place award for the research they put into their project. Ryan Shaffer, coaches the kids with their project along with Shannon Shaffer and Brian Johnson, said this was the fifth year they’ve took a team to the competition. “We had, basically, a new set of kids,” Shaffer said. “For the last four years we’ve had the same group of kids. Some of t...
A family discussing the significance of Christmas decorations is the focal point of the Risen Son Christian School program, which will be presented this Thursday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. at Risen Son Baptist Church. From left, Mesa Longwell, Maile Mae McCumber, Amelia Roberts, James Whitt, Samuel Johnson and Tate Roberts....
Hot Springs County High School was filled to the rafters on Saturday as the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate team held their Bobcat Invitational Speech Meet alongside the Thermopolis Middle School’s wrestling tournament. “Things went very smoothly,” speech coach Cindy Glasson said. “It was like ‘singlets and suits day’ with the speech kids all dressed up and middle school wrestlers all in basically the same space.” According to Glasson, there were over 200 students from 12 Wyomi...
Last week, Spencer Axtell and Chandler Maddock learned more about the process of artificial insemination (AI) during a training session at the armory of the Fremont County Fairgrounds. Spencer Axtell said he attended the training to help out on the family ranch. “We do our heifers in the springtime and dad usually does it by himself and he’s been wanting some help.” He added with a laugh, “Getting out of school was part of it.” The training, which was Dec. 4-6, was not just about AI, Axtell sa...
For one reason or another, not everyone is in the Christmas spirit when the Holidays arrive. Perhaps its the loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, the loss of a pet or a job, or you just feel lonely. Maybe you aren’t putting up a tree because you just don’t have that Christmas feeling. If you are feeling this way, yet you still want to attend a service that speaks of the real reason for the season, then the Blue Christmas Service is for you. A gentle, contemplative, non-denominational service with no sermon, revolving around the bir...
Men will have a chance to pick up gifts for the special ladies in their lives during the first ever Men’s Shopping Night at the former Stones Throw restaurant. It’s My Party 307 and the Thermopolis Golf Course are hosting the event, with at least six vendor coming. Vendors will be set up in the former restaurant area, and the bar will be open. Though called the Men’s Shopping Night, anyone is welcome to attend the event, which will be 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 20....
Hot Springs County School District #1 Superintendent Dustin Hunt embraces teacher, Becky Martinez, who was named the first Champion for Children of the school year....
Dancers perform at dress rehearsal prior to the Winter Wonderland program at the high school auditorium Dec. 8. The show, put on by Hot Springs Dance LLC, had a number of dance styles including hip hop, tap, ballet and contemporary....
The annual Festival of Trees saw 16 trees and 14 wreaths auctioned off this year, and $8,975 generated for the Thermopolis Community Fund, according to Stephanie Conrad. A portion of the funds will be given to People for People, while the rest is distributed to the community through an application process. Judy Carswell said People for People's downtown event, the Tour of Homes Christmas Campers, was a success as well. Taking the place of the regular Tour of Homes this year, the event saw an...
Christmas is known as the “Season of Giving,” and what better way to celebrate the season than giving to others? The annual Department of Family Services (DFS) Elf Tree will be available again this year for those needing a little helping hand for Christmas. Sign-up sheets for the tree are now available through Dec. 15 at the DFS office. The tree will be put up at Thermopolis Hardware on Nov. 16, allowing those who wish to give a chance to pick their ornaments from the tree, do their shopping, and gets the surprises back to DFS by Dec. 20, jus...
On Thursday, Dec. 21, the public is invited to ride in Hot Springs County Senior Center vehicles to gaze upon the lovely holiday decorations around town. Center director, Lisa Pierce, said they will utilize the vehicles they have to ensure there is enough room. She added that she and her kids all grew up with the tradition of going around town to look at the decorations — a tradition since passed on to grandchildren — and she thought it would be something fun to bring to the center. There is no fee for the event, and there will also be hot coco...
