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The Second-Friday ArtStroll in downtown Thermopolis, October 13 and 14, will feature two of our newer photography artists – Douglas Nelson and Levi Shinkle. Stroll hours on Friday evening are from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The ArtStroll continues Saturday during regular business hours. Douglas Nelson, who began promoting his art earlier this year, will be sharing his summer landscape and wildlife photos and Levi Shinkle makes his ArtStroll debut this month, and plans to display images of places, people, and things at host business Nature’s Corner. While...
Those who need a little help getting fallen leaves off their property can get that assistance through the students at Thermopolis Middle School. This year marks the fifth that the school is providing the service. Secretary Brenda Cornwell said the leaf raking is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Friday, Oct. 27. Anyone who wants their leaves raked can contact the school at 864-6551 to be placed on the list. She added it’s the school’s way to give back to the community. The raking will go until about...
Cowgirls are wanted for the Thermopolis Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo queen and senior princess contest. The event is scheduled for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 28 at the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Contestants compete in one of two categories: Senior Princess — ages 16-18 — and Queen — ages 19-24. Contestants are judged on horsemanship, personality and appearance. Horsemanship, including reining pattern completion, free riding and carrying a flag, personal interview, speech, impromptu speaking, modeling and general knowledge are categ...
Dennis Johnson grabs a cup of chili at the RT Communications Inc. tailgate party prior to Friday night's football game. Serving chili are Becky Mills, Tobi Johansen, Jay Erk and Sonja Johansen....
The public is invited to the Thermopolis Fire Department on Wednesday, Oct. 25 to meet the Guardian Flight crews. Matt Strauss, the Guardian Flight program director, said the event is designed for people to get to know the crew a little bit and get the community involved, as well as demonstrate how their aircraft operate. Additionally, Strauss said, it provides the opportunity to let people know Guardian Flight will still continue to provide its services here and create relationships with local hospitals. Guardian Flight recently took over...
Anyone with a lyric or ballad they want to share is invited to participate in the Friends of the Library poetry and songwriting contest. The event is scheduled for 6-8 p.m. Nov. 11 at the Hot Springs County Museum. Though still a few weeks before the event, Becky Hutson noted entries are already coming in. Submissions should be original pieces, and there are no regulations as to length or style. There are age divisions for elementary, middle school, high school and adult, with cash prizes for first second and third place in each. There is no...
Jeanne and Dean Waltz were selected as having the Red Dirt Master Gardeners Garden of the Month of September. This garden is located in a private area at the Wyoming Gardens RV Park....
All are welcome to attend the free National Lights On Afterschool Celebration on Thursday, Oct .19 at the Thermopolis Middle School Commons beginning at 6 p.m. There will be Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math (STEAM) activities involving pumpkins. Program coordinator, Elisa Daniels, said among the activities will be creating a volcano inside a pumpkin, making pumpkin slime and decorating pumpkins with paint rather than traditional carvings. A light dinner with a menu of finger sandwiches, fruits and vegetables will be provided as...
It’s almost time to get all those little ghouls and goblins, princesses and Power Rangers dressed up for Moonlight Madness. Come downtown to celebrate the season on Thursday, Oct. 26, from 6 – 8 p.m. The H.O.P.E. Agency will be hosting a kid friendly haunted house from 4 – 6 p.m. and the Pinnacle Bank costume judging will begin at 5:45 in Bicentennial Park. Right after the costume contest Las Fuentes will have their annual Pinata Bash. It is free, and they will be serving free apple cider. There will be ghoulishly great special from the local...
As October moves on, it's hard not to think of Halloween and the decorations that come with it, many of which are pumpkin-based. Gene Peterson got a surprise when he planted pumpkins this year, putting down 12-20 plants and seeds in some manure he got from the Hot Springs County Fairgrounds. Though he spread them out in a small area, they took off to Peterson's amazement. He chose to put up a sign to let people know they could come and pick the pumpkins. He didn't charge anything, but donations...
The sun’s not shining as much these days, and soon the snow’s going to start flying — the perfect weather to stay indoors under a blanket with something warm and delicious. The Hot Springs County Senior Citizens Center is currently taking orders for their cinnamon rolls. 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 those “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 i...
The Riverton Workforce Center has scheduled a Thermopolis services day on the Tuesday, Oct. 17 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. The Riverton office of the Department of Workforce Services is also available by phone, 307-856-9231, or online at...
Students at each of the schools will have a Celtic treat next week as the duo Four Shillings Short does a residency at the Hot Springs County School District. The husband and wife team have been performing together for more than two decades, traveling all over the U.S. and Ireland playing as the Troubadours of old, playing at music festivals, libraries, museums and at folk and historic societies. They will be showing the students at Ralph Witters Elementary the ins and outs of Celtic music on Wednesday during a school assembly from 2-2:30 p.m....
Next week, members of the Hot Springs County 4-H Sport Fishing Club will join members of Wyoming Game and Fish on the Bighorn River for a bit of fishing, using electricity. Commonly known as “electrofishing,” Regional Fisheries Supervisor Sam Hochhalter explained the process utilizes electrodes, or “droppers,” placed in the water. The boats form the negative side of a mild electric field while the droppers form the positive end. Fish that hit the field have involuntary muscular contrac...
One of the rites of fall in Hot Springs County is the Harvest Moon Ball, scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 11 at the Hot Springs County fairgrounds. Normally at the Ball, the FFA Alumni celebrate the AG Citizen of the Year and present the Century Ranch Awards, but this year they are changing things up a bit to honor veterans involved in agriculture in Hot Springs County. They are also doing something a little different for dinner this year, too, a fajita and taco bar. You’ll be able to create your own fajitas or tacos from all the possible i...
Carter Nesky enjoys some fall sunshine at Hot Springs State Park last week, as leaves in the park put on a colorful display....
Hunter Bartholomew, Jarron Mortimore, Chase Snooks and Jason Clouse were all dressed up for the season during the Air Band competition as part of Homecoming Week. The quartet performed a little routine to "Jingle Bell Rock" that brought plenty of laughs from the crowd....
Haley McDermott and Hudson Roling were crowned as the 2017 Homecoming King and Queen just prior to the football game Friday night....
National Fire Protection Week begins on Sunday, Oct. 8 and the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department has a long list of things they are going to be doing in the schools to help students learn “Every Second Counts.” Things will kick off on Monday with the firemen visiting Ralph Witters Elementary’s kindergarten, kinder-boost, first and second grades at 8:45 a.m. As a special treat, the firemen will be serving lunch to the students from 11:30 to 12:45 before heading into the third and fourt... Full story
The H.O.P.E. Agency will will hosting a few upcoming events The H.O.P.E. Agency will be hosting a women’s group team from noon until 1 p.m. The event provides an opportunity for women to get together to visit. The teas are done the second weekend of every month, and this month will feature cookies provided by the VFW Auxiliary. Those interested in attending the tea should RSVP by October 9, by calling 864-4673. Do you like to play Bunco? Would you like to learn how? The H.O.P.E. Agency will be hosting an evening of Bunco at the new Community H...
Hawk’s Avenue of Flags is currently taking orders for flags until Oct. 13, for those who want them displayed this Veterans Day. The Avenue was created in memory of Airman First Class Donald L. “Hawk” Hawkins, by his wife Betty and daughter Julie Lehman, but serves as a memorial for all veterans. Flags flown are the casket flags used at funerals for servicemen and women, but those who want to keep their casket flags can order a 9’x5’ flag for $65. Each flag is displayed on a 15-foot pole, and each pole adorned with a plaque engraved with the...
Those who have an interest in photography and want to put their skills to the test can join the Walk Thermop this Saturday, from 3-4 p.m. in Hot Springs State Park. Gemdelin Jackson, who organized the event, explained it is done through Scott Kelby’s Worldwide Photowalk, currently in its 10th year. Jackson said there was only one event in Wyoming — in Cheyenne — so she decided to have one here as well. Walk Thermop will begin at the amphitheater in the park. Participants will walk around the terraces and the park, taking pictures as they go an...
Third grade student Carter Mascorro rounds a barrel during the Ralph Witters Elementary Reading Rodeo. Other activities included pole racing, roping and a petting zoo....
A very special Hot Springs County Historical Society program will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Hot Springs County Museum and Cultural Center at 2 p.m. Kristin Ryan, a seven year educator at Thermopolis Middle School will present the program, “History seen through the eyes of Middle School Students in Hot Springs County.” Last year, Ryan developed a class project where students did research on historical topics and then created a “living wax museum” where they portrayed individual historical persons, complete with costumes and pro...
Drew Brown works with Thermopolis Middle School band students, getting them prepped for their concert on Thursday, Oct. 12 at the auditorium. The band will take the stage at 7 p.m. for the first concert of the school year....
