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Beginning the morning of Saturday, Nov. 18, Thermopolis Middle School will be home to some holiday spirit through the Beta Sigma Phi sorority and People For People. The Beta Sigma Phi Holiday Affair sale will begin at 9 a.m. at the school gymnasium. Featuring hand-crafted items as well local retail distributors, the sale provides an opportunity to get a jump start on the holiday shopping. Ranae Baldes with the local Xi Alpha Sigma chapter of the sorority said there about 30 vendors already...
The Hot Springs County Recreation District Turkey Hoop Shoot is scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 16 at the armory. Students from second grade up to age 15 can participate, and the fee is a non-perishable food item that will be donated to the Holiday Baskets program. The shoot is made up of two timed competitions. On one end of the court, there are various places to stand, each worth a different amount of points for baskets made. On the other end, it’s a contest to see how many free throws shooters can make in the given time. Parental p...
Saturday at Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, Durbin Creek hosted a three-man branding competition. Results are as follows: Pick Teams First Ron Frank, Tom Frank and Jace Hook Second Paul Erickson, Kinley Erickson and Wyatt Erickson Third Jake Agar, Mark Dean and Ben Baird Fourth Mike Lloyd, Rachel Lloyd and Jace Hook Draw Teams First Taylor Cordingly, Tyler Sherman and Justin Morgan Second Kaden Lungren, Mike Lloyd and Paul Erickson Third Wyatt Erickson, Asa Stothart and Jake Agar Upcoming...
The Riverton Workforce Center, a local office of the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services, has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on the Tuesday, Nov. 21 at the 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. There is no charge for any of the services. The...
Hot Springs County High School held their Academic Achievement night on Monday, honoring those students who have lettered in academics. In order to earn their letter, students must appear on one of the three honor rolls for two consecutive semesters. An achievement night is held twice each year, once in the fall and once in the spring. Those awarded Monday night were: Audrey Axtell, Hunter Bartholomew, Naomi Bishop, Eric Bleak, Tamara Bleak, Taylor Bleak, McKenna Bomengen, Ashley Brawley, Katie Burrows, Joshua Canfield, Patricia Capelle,...
Main Street Thermopolis is gearing up for the holiday season with a new Window Decorating Contest. At their last meeting, the group decided they wanted to help main street look festive for the holiday season and came up with a window decorating contest for all the businesses to participate in. Businesses can decorate their windows by Small Business Saturday, Nov. 25, and the community will then have plenty of time to look them all over before voting at the Christmas Tree Festival on Dec. 9. Winning windows will receive free advertising on the...
Thermopolis Middle School had a special event last week, organized by Becky Martinez’s Farm to School class to celebrate National Food Day. Montana has been doing “Crunch Time” in their schools for some time, but this is the first time Wyoming has joined in the fun. Students at TMS and across the state gathered at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 to “crunch” some fresh fruits and veggies. Martinez and her class do everything from nutrition to actually growing vegetables to use in the cafeteria. They also have a small flock of chickens in a pen behind th...
Monday night, five Hot Springs County students were inducted into National Honor Society. From left, Jeffrey VanAntwerp, Aaron Hanson, Barbara Jean Kissel, Lane Randall and Courtney Jeunehomme....
Saturday night at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds, the local 4-H held its annual awards night. Following a dinner for members and families, awards were presented for various 4-H projects, along with special awards. Doug Nichols was honored as the Volunteer Leader of the Year, and Dick Staiger was named this year's Friend of 4-H. Verne Lofink also received special recognition for his many years of service to the 4-H as an auctioneer. Lofink expressed his appreciation for the recognition, as...
The “Donate Blood — Fly Away a Hero!” blood brive is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 2-6 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Senior Center. There’s an added incentive to this month’s blood drive, aside from helping save lives, as all donors will be entered in a drawing to win a trip for two to Mexico. To make an appointment, log on to www.bloodhero.com with sponsor code “thermopolis,” or contact Melene Mierzejewski at 307-240-1414. Walk-ins are welcome, and donors are asked to bring donor cards and photo identification....
Las Fuentes Moonlight Madness Pinata Bash on Thursday drew a large crowd of ghouls and ghosts of many different age groups. This little princess focuses on getting the candy to fall from inside the Pinata as she takes a swing....
John Zupan removes the holiday lights from the Veterans Tree in Bicentennial Park last Saturday. Plans for the tree include a plaque recognizing it as a Veterans Tree....
As the weather gets colder, staying indoors under a blanket becomes more appealing. However, the coming months will provide an opportunity for people to get some exercise and learn about some interesting spots around Wyoming. The Winter Walk Wyoming program starts Nov. 1 and runs through February. Hot Springs Recreation Department Director Brad Morrison said the program promotes walking and can help with symptoms of seasonal effective disorder, when people become less active because it’s cold a...
Pinnacle Bank held their annual Halloween Costume contest last Thursday evening in the bank lobby due to some chilly weather. Winners in the six different divisions were: 0 – 1-year olds: Josephine O’Conner (Cotton Candy), 1st; Cora Jo Schwalbe (Gumball Machine), 2nd; Crimson Diltz (Redneck), 3rd. 1 – 3-year olds: Archer Price (Aquarium), 1st; Ryker Weber (Mystery Machine), 2nd; Piper Reynolds (Ice Cream Cone), 3rd. 4 – 5-year olds: Braelyn Price (Octopus), 1st; Mya Anderson (Candy Princess), 2nd; Payton Straley (Vampiress), 3rd. 6- 7-year...
Locals gathered at Hazel and Pearls during Moonlight Madness for the drawing of the T-town Cancer Crusaders rifle raffle. The winner of the Remington 783, camo barrel rifle is Jerah Bushur. Bushur is an avid hunter, just harvesting a big buck deer this season and looking forward to using her new gun next season. Bushur wasn't present for the drawing but when Connie Hoffman, President of T-town Cancer Crusaders, called her at work, she came rushing over. Ironically, she was dressed in costume as...
The annual 4-H Achievement Night will be Saturday, Nov. 4 at the fair building, beginning with a carry-in dinner for 4-H members and their families. Awards will begin after the dinner, typically around 6 p.m. Though the end of 4-H fiscal year is Sept. 30, this is the culminating event of the year for 4-H members, for their record books....
Mandi Reynolds of the Hot Springs County Senior Center was recently named the Wyoming Public Transit Association Dispatcher of the Year for 2017. Reynolds said senior center executive director, Lisa Pierce, made the nomination, but she didn't know she'd received it until the Wyoming Public Transit Association annual conference in Jackson on Oct. 25. In her nomination, Pierce sated Reynolds "is professional in every way, from her dress to the way she deals with clients and co-workers every day. S...
The Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center Joint Powers Board is hosting a meeting Nov. 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the County Commissioners room in the County Annex. The meeting is for a forum regarding the Children’s Nature Discovery Area of the Big Horn Basin Nature and Discovery Center. The center is planned for the area just north of the Chamber of Commerce along Highway 20. The roundtable discussion will bring all interested partners together to collaborate and generate ideas for the project’s future and direction, and be the groundwork for...
Orders for cinnamon rolls are open at the Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center. Rolls will be made on three consecutive Saturdays — Nov. 4, 11 and 18 — and orders need to be in at least two days before any of the bake days. Kitchen staff make the rolls, the Golden Age Club pays for ingredients and boxes to transport them and office staff have a hand in packaging and delivering. People can either have the rolls delivered or stop by the center to pick them up. Rolls are $1.50 each or $18 per dozen, with all proceeds going to benefit the cen...
Pull out those running shoes for a good cause. The annual Turkey Trot 5K run/walk will be held on Saturday, Nov. 11 at the high school track, starting at 9 a.m. The run will begin at the track then head over to the State Park, around Monument Hill and back to the high school. Registration forms are available at the high school office, Gottsche and the Chamber. Costs will be $15 with five cans of food or $20 if you run without bringing along food. Proceeds go to high school student activities and food will be distributed to the community....
Members of Hot Springs County High School's FFA program returned over the weekend from the 90th Annual FFA National Convention in Indianapolis. While chapter members have gone to the convention in the past, this year was a special one since they were taking their booth to add to the Hall of States. They won the state competition with their booth, allowing them the opportunity to present it in competition on the n ational level. "The expo hall was ginormous," FFA sponsor Britton VanHeule said....
Thermopolis Middle School is one of eight schools in the United States recognized by Solution Tree in 2017 for its sustained success in raising student achievement. The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work™ process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students. PLCs are schools and districts in which educators recognize the key to improved learning for students is on-going, job-embedded learning for the adults who serve those students. The three big ideas of a PLC cal...
Starting her fourth year as head coach for the Bobcat Speech and Debate team, coach Cindy Glasson is optimistic about this team’s season. “We have retained all of last years competitors and added a few new faces this season,” she said. “I am excited to get these kids on their feet.” With the new additions to the team, there will be about 15 students traveling with the team this year, nearly double the members of last year. “The team really went out and recruited this year,” Glasson said. “All last season they would sit around and discuss eighth...
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...
Those with some original songs or poems are encouraged to submit them to the Friends of the Library Poetry and Song Writing Contest. The contest is scheduled for Nov. 11, 6-8 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum, but entries should be in by Nov. 8. There are divisions for K-5, middle school, high school and adult, with cash prizes in each. There is no cost for entering, and forms are available at the Hot Springs County Library. For contestants, there will also be a rehearsal on Nov. 11, prior to the event. The public is welcome to watch the...
