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The warm weather we’ve been experiencing this fall is perfect for the opening of Pheasant season, coming up Nov. 3. Most areas open in November and are closed by Dec. 31. The Wyoming Game and Fish website has plenty of information on how many birds may be taken in a single day, dependent on hunting area, along with limitations on whether you can bag a male or female bird. Hot Springs County is included in Area 1 for Pheasant hunting which allowes a daily limit of three birds and nine in a hunter’s possession. Male Pheasants only are all...
Hot Springs County High School’s Speech and Debate team will begin their season with their first meeting on Nov. 1. Coach Cindy Glasson is joined this year by coach Lyle Wiley, who was the coach in Torrington for several years before coming home to Thermopolis. “I am super excited to be working with my good friend coach Glasson and this group of talented students,” Wiley said. “I think that we can expect big things from the veterans, and we have some newcomers who have a lot of potential as well. There has been a lot of new member interest, and...
Kids and adults alike love Halloween and everything that goes with it, from scary, creepy or super creative costumes to trick or treating and haunted houses, but there are some safety tips to keep in mind while you’re out having fun. Did you know on Halloween children are twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed than any other day of the year? According to the National Safety Council, 3,700 children died in vehicle related accidents in October, 2017, most of which occurred on Halloween. That doesn’t mean you should keep your little gho...
Wyoming Game and fish staff were in town to do a fishing survey along the Bighorn River, from where the highway crosses the river to the island behind the WYDOT building, Oct. 15-18. Helping them out for a couple days were 10 students in the Hot Springs County 4-H Sport Fishing Club. Joel Farber, a leader with the 4-H club, noted the surveyors stopped at least a half dozen times on this section of the river, and utilized a technique known as electrofishing to subdue the fish. Electrofishing...
Firefighter Kenneth Annan helps Garret White hit a target with a fire hose stream as part of the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department's activities for Fire Prevention Week. The department also set up their smoke house for kids to explore, visited schools, helped deliver pizzas, played giant games of Jenga using tools like the Jaws of Life and had plenty of information to hand out about fire safety....
The public is invited to join the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Directors and employees for a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 30 at noon in the hospital emergency room parking lot. Lunch will be provided at the event, as well as information about the hospital’s renovation and expansion. People are invited to come and see what the future holds for healthcare in Hot Springs County. In inclement weather, the groundbreaking will be moved to the front lobby....
With the decrease in temperatures, you can grab something to warm up with some cinnamon rolls through the Hot Springs County Senior Center. Orders are currently being taken, and the rolls will be available for pick up or delivery on Saturday, Nov. 3 and Saturday, Nov. 10. The rolls are $1.50 each, or $18 per dozen, and orders must be in by the Friday prior to your Saturday pick up. Stop in at the center, 206 Senior Avenue, or call 864-2151 to place your order....
Connie Wickstrom visits during the Second Friday ArtStroll last week. A newcomer to the event, Wickstrom brought her fiber arts and jewelry to show....
Taking advantage of warmer temperatures Tuesday morning, fisherman hit the Bighorn river looking for a catch. The river and Boysen Reservoir remain popular fishing spots even as the temperature drops and ice creeps in....
Last Saturday the Hot Springs County High School marching band competed at the state marching festival at the Casper Events Center, performing their show "Women of Pop" and earning an Excellent rating, a 2 on the three-point scale where a 1 is a Superior and a 3 is Good. Band director Drew Brown further explained the band is judged in five categories: Music 1, where they earned an Excellent; Music 2, where they earned a Superior; and Marching 1 and 2, and Drumline, where they earned Excellent...
The Friends of the Library will be holding their annual fall book sale this Friday and Saturday, Oct. 19-20 at the armory. Table upon table will be filled with books of all kinds, including children’s books, ready to go home with you for your winter reading when the snow flies. The sale will run from 5 p.m. til 7 p.m. on Friday and then again on Saturday, from 8 a.m. until noon. Saturday will also feature a bake sale with lots of goodies. For more information, please call Cindy Toth at 864-2060....
Hot Springs County High School will be part of the Rock the Belt week starting on Monday, Oct. 22. The week is sponsored by the Wyoming chapter of Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), and Cortney O’Connor will be kicking off the week with a seat belt check on Monday. Those who would like to help out with the check or other activities during the week can contact the high school at 864-6511....
Beth Benavidez, Michele Perry and Alexis Carroll pose for a photo at the Hags-N-Bags fundraiser last Saturday. The auction raised over $8,000 for the T-Town Cancer Crusaders....
St. Francis Catholic Church will be hosting their annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday, Oct. 28. Everyone, regardless of church affiliation, is welcome to come share roast beef, turkey and all the trimmings, starting at noon until 4 p.m. Tickets for the dinner are $12 for individuals and $50 for your family and are available by calling Kathy Wallingford at 921-1920, Patty O’Brien at 864-2862 or Iris Cavalli at 864-3819. The dinner will be held in the Parish Fellowship Hall John Paul II Center, across from the church on Arapahoe....
If you’re a bit afraid of vampires or werewolves, the gift shop at Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has you covered. They will be having a “Sunlight Madness” sale in the gift shop on Friday, Oct. 26. You will find all kinds of sales on jewelry and gifts, holiday items and more from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., so skip the ghouls and grab some great deals instead....
Fitting for October, Ray Shaffer shares about some spooky happenings at the Hot Springs County Museum during the Hot Springs County Historical Society's program last Saturday....
Halloween is just around the corner and so is one of the most anticipated, spook-tacular nights in downtown Thermopolis – Moonlight Madness. The event kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 25 with the Pinnacle Bank Costume Contest at 5:45 in Bicentennial Park. There will be prizes for the various age groups, from babies to teens with judging done by Pinnacle Bank’s employees. The Gottsche haunted bus will be located at Bicentennial Park. Go on the most frightening ride of your life on the haunted bus provided by Hazel n Pearls. If you get a little hun...
Get ready for a night of fun as our Lights On program presents a Glow-A-Thon to celebrate National Lights On on Monday, Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m. in Hot Springs State Park. This is the first time Lights On has done a FUNdraiser of this kind and everyone is invited to participate, whether or not they are a regular Lights On participant or not. Students will be going around collecting pledges for the number of laps that they run or walk that evening. School staff and even community members and families may collect pledges, too. Simple donations are...
Though it means an end to warmer temperatures, fall certainly has a way of beautifying the Wind River Canyon....
The weather was certainly a factor in the fifth annual Oktobrewfest being a popular event this past Saturday. Though recent years have seen cold and rain for the event, this years had warmer temperatures and at least a bit of sunshine. Main Street President Suzanne Samelson said based on the amount of mugs, drink tickets and food sold it's estimated about 400 people attended the event. While beer certainly is a big part of Oktobrewfest - as three different distributors and more than 20 craft...
The Second Friday ArtStroll/Still Strolling Saturday in downtown Thermopolis, October 12 and 13, features photographic artists Lindsay Hensley, Douglas Nelson, and Dan Wychgram along with other media artists set up in retail stores. Stroll hours on Friday evening are from 5-8 p.m. The ArtStroll continues Saturday during regular business hours. Elliott Erwitt, an American advertising and documentary photographer, wrote “To me, photography is an art of observation. It’s about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I’ve found it has...
Shurie Scheel paints a light post in Bicentennial Park as part of the place making efforts....
Hot Springs County will have 21 students competing at 4 p.m. this Saturday, Oct. 13 at the state marching festival at the Casper Events Center. Band Director Drew Brown said this is the first time in about 20 years that Hot Springs County High School has had a band participate in the event, and encouraged the community to come out and support them. The show is titled “Women of Pop” and will feature three pop songs from 2014 and 2017 by artists Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea. Tickets for the show are $6 for adults and $5 for stu...
The 17th annual pumpkin patch, provided by Hot Springs County Sheriff Lou Falgoust, will be at the front of the Law Enforcement Center on Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. This year is significant as it marks Falgoust’s last time doing the event as sheriff. It began as a promotion during his campaign for the position, and has been an annual tradition since. Children of elementary school age or younger can stop by the center to pick up their pumpkins, and visit with Falgoust or other deputies who will b...
As a way to give back to the community, Thermopolis Middle School will provide a leaf raking service to residents on Friday, Oct. 26 from 8:30-11 a.m. This year is the sixth for the program. Anyone who wants leaves raked out of their yard can contact the middle school at 864-6551. Secretary Brenda Cornwell said calls will be accepted until Wednesday, Oct. 24, to allow time to get everything ready. All students in grades 5-8 will participate in the raking, though Cornwell noted the groups are not divided by grade, but rather by their class...
