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Students participated in the Big Horn Basin Football Camp earlier this week at LeRoy Hayes Field. The camp includes individual drills and techniques, as well as 7 on 7 competition....
Thermopolis Volunteer Firefighters were called to a fire in Kirby on Sunday evening. The fire was in a small space behind a home in Kirby with grass and a variety of other combustible materials. Neighbors helped prevent the spread of fire with hoses before the department arrived....
The Garden of the Month for June, selected by the Red Dirt Master Gardeners, belongs to Irene Anderson. In addition to the blooms and vegetation at her home, Anderson has several decorations and a covered area for relaxing or visiting with others....
Anyone walking down Sixth Street was in for a treat Saturday evening as the Hot Spot Car Rally contestants took part in the Parade of Cars. The unique, the classic and the hot rodders traveled from the Hot Springs State Park to Thermopolis Rehabilitation Center, escorted by the Thermopolis Fire Department....
Mike Kappus, left, and Randy Baker figure out clues during an escape room exercise at Gottsche. As the room was set up in celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month, clues were done in braille and sign language, among other forms of communication....
Students from the Ralph Witters Elementary Kinder Camp stop by a lemonade stand for a drink. Older students in the elementary summer program helped build four stands, which were set up around town Monday and Tuesday....
H Diamond W Youth Camp in Grass Creek is a busy place for 4-Hers. Left, the first full week of June members from surrounding counties attended 4-H Camp with workshops, both educational and fun. Kaycee Stothart and Sharon Burgess jump up in excitement at one of the morning gatherings. The second week hosted the Hot Springs County 4-H Shooting Sports Camp where local members learn and shoot several gun disciplines as well as archery. Chase Herring, Seth Needham and Porter McCumber watch as...
Atticus Smith, son of Jake and Jessica Smith, scoots quickly across the green at the Rod Harris Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday. After a few wobbly steps, he dropped to the grass and made a bee-line toward the balls, adding just another hazard to the game....
The 25th Annual Hot Spot Car Rally is ready to roar into Thermopolis Father’s Day Weekend, June 17 and 18. The two-day event will feature a wide assortment of vehicles, from off-road to rat rods, muscle cars, classics, vintage and even modern muscle cars. Things kick off on Saturday morning with registration at 10 a.m., followed by the Ted Spatol Memorial poker run and the parade of cars through town at 4:30 p.m. Sunday is the Show and Shine in Hot Springs State Park where everyone can vote for their favorite car in the show. Awards will be p...
What would you do if you knew there was something that affected 1.6 million new people every year? What would you do if you knew 595,690 of those people affected would die? A new organization in Thermopolis is stepping up to make a difference locally, the T-Town Cancer Crusaders. The non-profit organization’s goal is to assist local cancer patients with travel expenses when they must leave town for specialty oncology services. All of the team members have lost family or friends to cancer and u...
Friday saw the official kickoff to the summer reading program through Hot Springs County Library. This year’s theme is “Build a Better World.” Friday marked the opening for registration, but parents are welcome to register their kids anytime during the program, which runs through July 14. The program is open to kids who will bee in grades 1-5 this fall. They will do their reading at home, and mark their progress on a calendar. Those calendars will be brought in every Friday, and the more they...
The longest running off-Broadway musical, The Fantasticks, will be coming to Thermopolis Monday, June 19. The Fantasticks will be presented as part of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Theatre and Dance Snowy Range Summer Theatre, which is now in its 65th year. Directed by Kevin Inouye, The Fantasticks is a sunny, funny musical about love between a starry-eyed boy and the girl next door. They fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth that, “without a hurt, the heart is hol...
Barb Rice puts on her sweetest smile for locals and visitors alike at Hazel - n- Pearls during last Friday's ArtStroll....
Sash Moline, left, helps Jesalyn Blair arrange letters for a lemonade stand banner. Students in the Ralph Witters Elementary summer program have been building the stands this week, and will set them up at locations around town Monday and Tuesday....
Eight gentlemen from the Wyoming Pioneer Home will be taking the flight of a lifetime on Saturday, June 24 as they take to the skies with Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation (AADF). The volunteer based organization is dedicated to honoring seniors and the U.S. military’s veterans living in long-term care communities across the country. Their only mission, “Giving Back to Those Who Have Given.” The eight former military men taking this flight will include Al Jackson (Navy, 1943-1946), Lester Nielsen (Army, 1944-1946), Bob Saltz (Army, 1952-...
This year's annual Run with the Buffalo was well attended by young and old alike, taking them on a 5K tour through the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park....
Jonathan Freeman chases Zane Stam in a game of "HvZ", or "humans vs. zombies", a last man standing game put on by Nick and Jessica Flores who invited kids of all ages to join them at Candy Jack Park on Saturday for a Nerf war event consisting of several fun games....
The Stroll into Summer ArtStroll kicks off Friday evening with a gallery opening in their new location, artists, demonstrations, live music, and receptions. Paint a Turtle on a river rock art activity will be the highlight of this stroll. Led by Smoking Waters Art Guild members, anyone can paint a turtle on a river rock for your room, yard or garden at the Hot Springs County Museum Friday evening from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The activity is free. Be sure to pick up a map at a participating business to discover where the artists and activities are...
Walkers and runners of all ages participated in the Walk MS: Northwest Wyoming event on Saturday. Proceeds from the event will help fun MS research....
Time to pull out the sticks and get ready for the Annual Rod Harris Memorial Golf Tournament, June 10 and 11 at the Thermopolis Golf Course. Play on Saturday begins at 1 p.m. with the alternate shot tournament, which is scheduled to finish around 5 p.m. You will want to stick around, though, because there will also be a tournament Calcutta and glow ball long drive contest. Play the slot machines, blackjack, poker and roulette into the night with prizes that include a $2,500 travel voucher or $1,500 in cash, a fishing package, Deadwood golf...
The longest running off-Broadway musical, The Fantasticks, will be coming to Thermopolis Monday, June 19. The Fantasticks will be presented as part of the University of Wyoming’s Department of Theatre and Dance Snowy Range Summer Theatre, which is now in its 65th year. Directed by Kevin Inouye, The Fantasticks is a sunny, funny musical about love between a starry-eyed boy and the girl next door. They fall in love, grow apart and finally find their way back to each other after realizing the truth that, “without a hurt, the heart is hol...
Wednesday May 31 at the Hot Springs County Museum, 38 people representing 15 businesses attended a hospitality and customer service workshop. The event was hosted by Hot Springs Travel and Tourism, and the Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, Casper College Certified Hospitality Educator Ginny Garner leading the class. After brief introductions from those attending, which included names, businesses they were representing, and where they like to vacation and why, Garner pointed out many...
The annual Running with the Buffalo is scheduled to start on Saturday, June 10 at 7:30 a.m. in Hot Springs State Park, in the grassy area with the buffalo statue, near the swimming areas. The event includes a 4K walk/run and an 8K run through the buffalo pasture and back to the park. The run/walk, hosted by the Hot Springs County Recreation District, is a culminating event for the Ready Set Run! program. There is no age limit, and participants can register the day of the event, beginning at...
Soren Webber shows off a Hereford market steer during the Hot Springs Junior Livestock Show, while the animal mugs for the camera....
Recently, two grants were awarded which will benefit the Thermopolis Middle School Farm to School program. Teacher Becky Martinez said one of the grants, provided through the Wyoming Department of Agriculture and the University of Wyoming, will provide for a hoop house on the west side of the building. The hoop house is a 15-foot by 39-foot structure. Though similar to a greenhouse, Martinez explained it is different in the fact that it is made of rounded PVC pipe and heavy plastic. Though not...
