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Join your friends and neighbors Friday night at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church for the Soup Cook-off to benefit the Hot Springs County High School Speech and Debate Team. Sophomore Tyler Kay qualified for the National Tournament in Ft. Lauderdale this June and the team is fundraising to help him on his way. Several local cooks will be on hand with their favorite homemade soups and you will get the chance to vote for your favorite from 5 – 7 p.m. In addition, the team has gathered silent auction items from various businesses in town. The c...
Young hunters in Hot Springs County and across the state will have a chance to show off their skills at the Youth Hunter Education Challenge in Thermopolis on Saturday, May 5. For the second year, the Thermopolis Gun Club has joined forces with Friends of the NRA and Wyoming Game and Fish to bring the program to town. In order to participate, students must have gone through and passed the hunter education program. To register, they will need their hunter education card and $5. Friends of the...
A few buffalo watch as Jake Korte heads through their pasture in Hot Springs State Park during the appropriately named Buffalo Bash 5k run/walk on Saturday. Korte finished first with a time of 24:11. Proceeds of $475 from the event went to The Shop to help keep the gym free. Following the run/walk, people were invited to The Shop for pizza....
Performers with Butte Magic showed off a little fire eating during lunch time at the Senior Center last week. In addition to the flaming performance, they swallowed swords and performed a number of other magic tricks to entertain the diners....
Susan Linko not only enjoyed a delicious treat from Storyteller on Saturday, part of the price went to help breast cancer through the Cups for Cups event. Storyteller was one of dozens of coffee shops across Wyoming who participated in the fundraiser....
Hot Springs County Recreation office is offering a “Get Golf Ready” program to cover the basic fundamentals of the game, introduce students to golf etiquette and help students learn how to navigate the facility. The program is designed for the beginning adult golfer or for those that have been away from the game for a while and want to get started again. Get Golf Ready will begin on May 1 at the Thermopolis Golf Course from 5:30 – 7 p.m. Cost is $40 per student, instructed by Donnie Bjorhus. There will be an orientation meet and greet on April...
Nathan Winters has put his name on the ticket for state auditor, and the public is invited to come out and visit with him during a “picnic” event at White Horse County Store. The event will begin at 6 p.m., with hamburgers, hot dogs and all the trimmings. A representative for House District 28 for the past six years, Winters announced his candidacy for Wyoming State Auditor in March....
The Wyoming Tourism Board completed its Thermopolis area familiarization tour and board meeting this week, and next week will see the Wyoming State Chamber of Commerce meeting here. Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Meri Ann Rush said the main conference will be at the Days Inn on Thursday, April 26 with presentations from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. However, those attending will actually arrive on Wednesday, April 25 for a petroglyph tour at Legend Rock and a dinner. Presentations will continue on Friday, from 8-11:30...
The Hot Springs Pioneer Association is continuing a project which began in 1996, recording the histories of Hot Springs County residents. “Memories of the Past, the Next Generations” is an addendum to the original histories that were written about historical figures and families with deep roots and a few generations in Hot Springs County. This time, they want updates to the original stories written by the next generation to keep something of a living history of the families in the area. The histories should be in story form and a guide on how...
In recognition of Occupational Therapy Month in April and the work occupational therapists do, the public is invited to a free barbecue at Gottsche on Tuesday, April 24 from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The meal will be at the Gottsche courtyard, with hamburgers and brats as the main dish with sides like potato salad, beans and pasta salad. Tours of the facility will also be available. Occupational therapists help in recovery following surgeries on upper extremities, and also help patients learn how to perform daily living activities. Currently...
It was definitely a packed house with standing room only last Saturday as the Friends of the NRA held their annual Wall of Guns raffle at One Eyed Buffalo. Paul Garbin with Friends of the NRA said they were able to give away four guns, one for every 100 tickets sold. That amounts to a gross of $4,000 for the group which will go toward shooting sports in Hot Springs County. Above, Scott Harvey purchases his tickets from Paul and Cynthia Garbin. As a side note, all of the winners were from Hot...
This week saw members of the Wyoming Tourism Board on a familiarization tour of Thermopolis and Hot Springs County, as well as having their board meeting here. During the tour, board members were taken to various businesses in the county as well as Hot Springs State Park and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center prior to a working dinner with local representatives of business, government, the Travel and Tourism Board, County Commission and Town of Thermopolis. Tourism Board District 4 Representative...
The Risen Son Christian School would like to invite everyone to attend their Spaghetti feed, auction, book sale and chicken poop shoot fundraiser this Friday, April 20. The event will be held at the fair building beginning at 5:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased in advance of the event from Risen Son Christian School students with a donation only. Those tickets will be entered in an early bird drawing the night of the event. Tickets will also be available at the door Friday night, again, by donation only. Auctioneer for the event will be Vern...
If you missed the performance by the Kilted Man at the Hot Springs County Library last year, you’re in luck, he’s returning for an encore performance. Matthew Gurnsey, the Kilted Man, brings traditional and rare Celtic instruments along with him as he sings of the sea, unrequited love and the lives of the Irish and Scottish people of his heritage. Gurnsey has performed across the nation at Scottish games, renaissance festivals, coffee houses and pubs, bringing a touch of humor and a spark of the old country everywhere he goes. The Kilted Man...
In honor of the Week of the Young Child, the Children’s Resource Center will be holding a trike-a-thon this Saturday morning. Starting at 10 a.m. on April 21 at the pavillion in the State Park, children can come and ride their tricycles. Some youngsters have been getting pledges for riding and all proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Children do not have to get pledges in order to come join in the fun. Call the Children’s Resource Center for more information at 864-9227....
Tuesday afternoon, Debbie Disney and Christine Hill with Timberline Hospitalities presented training on how to keep things simple when it comes to hospitality, service and sales. The duo started things off with having everyone introduce themselves, then got the group up for a bit of exercise. Everyone was asked to see how high they could jump and stick a note to the wall. They were then challenged to put a second note even higher, the point being that everyone can go beyond what they think. Later in the presentation, attendees were asked to...
Marcia Nelson, right. chats with photographer Audrey Philips about her display at last Friday's ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis....
Asher Hass was very busy in the kitchen at the Pre-K Academy open house last week....
Members of the Risen Son Christian School Flag Corps perform at the Encore Talent Show on Sunday. The group won the Elementary division of the competition. From left, Skylar Lippincott, Madison Shaffer, James Whitt and Maile McCumber. For complete results see page 3....
The Second Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis, this Friday and Saturday, will feature seven photographic artists, plus textile artists and a selfie contest. Stroll hours on Friday evening are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The ArtStroll continues Saturday during regular business hours. Jeb Schenck and his photography will be featured at Flying Eagle Gallery during the month of April. Schenck is a world photographer, taking many trips to South American and other countries. Go along on a trip as you view his photos and see the sights that most...
During those cold winter months, the Hot Springs County Rec Department hosted a Winter Walk Wyoming from November through February. Participants in the program walked laps at the armory, with corresponding destinations. When they reached a destination, they put their markers on the specific stop, with all stops on a large map at the armory. Winter Walk Wyoming saw 12 participants, and with 2,058 miles on the map course Kay Rush was named the champion of the event. Rush noted she tried to go to...
It was largely a musical evening at the Hot Springs County School District auditorium, with contestants taking to the stage during the annual Encore Talent Show. Winners in each division include: Elementary — Risen Son Christian School Flag Corps first, Tate Roberts and Trevin Shaffer performing “Who’s On First” second and Madison Shaffer playing “The Addams Family Theme Song” on piano, third. Middle School — Lillian and Ruthanne Johnson singing a duet of “Through It All” first, Trenton May singing “The Story I Tell” second and Brooklyn V...
The Wyoming Breast Cancer Initiative (WBCI) invites you to support the 28 local coffee shops across Wyoming hosting the Cups4Cups event. Locally, Storyteller is participating. Volunteers with WBCI are coordinating with local coffee shops across Wyoming to host the first annual statewide ‘Cups4Cups’ event on Saturday, April. Participating coffee shops will “pink out” their business, offer specials to promote the event, and donate a portion of their proceeds to WBCI. Funds will be granted into a breast cancer early detection screening voucher pro...
