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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. There will be m...
The public is invited to help celebrate better hearing and speech month with Gottsche, with a free escape room on Wednesday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. An escape room is an interactive, immersive puzzle game. People are put inside a room and, using the objects contained inside, must find their way out. Teams can consist of anywhere from one to eight people. Though locked in the room, participants will be monitored and released should an emergency situation develop. Free refreshments and prizes will be available for all participants. Call...
There is nothing quite like driving through the buffalo pasture in Hot Springs State Park and having the buffalo surround your vehicle. Hot Springs State Park will now be having public tours of buffalo feedings, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, free to the public. Meet the park crew at Smokey Row Cemetery at 8 a.m. and follow them to the feeding area. Bring your cameras for some great photo opportunities! While there is no guarantee the buffalo will come to feed, you will have the chance to take pictures, up close and personal, from the...
The Adams twins, Arin and Zoe, and Sydney Shaffer shuffle one of their pigs down the alley heading onto the scales to be weighed. The annual event for 4-H and FFA youth was Sunday evening at the fairgrounds. The youth must have their animals weighed and tagged, with a Wyoming State Fair ear tag, in order to show and sell their animals at county fair later this summer....
Monument Hill Cemetery will once again be home to Hawk’s Avenue of Flags this Memorial Day. The memorial was created in 2016 in memory of Airman First Class Donald L. “Hawk” Hawkins by his wife Betty Hawkins and daughter Julie Lehman, but it is for all veterans. The 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. Each flag is displayed on a 15-foot pole, and each pole has a plaque engraved...
Makayla George joined the other seniors from the class of 2017 for a night of fun, food and games at the middle school Sunday night. The annual senior party features giveaways of all kinds of gifts for the seniors to start college with like dorm refrigerators, microwaves and more, all donated by local businesses....
VFW Post 2281 will host services on Memorial Day, May 29. There will be a free breakfast for veterans and families at the club from 8-10 a.m. Services are scheduled for 11 a.m. at Monument Hill Cemetery, 11:30 a.m. at Riverside Cemetery and noon at the Park Street bridge. The public is invited to attend services to honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice, and to recognize those who have served and who are currently serving....
In conjunction with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Free Fishing Day on June 3, the daily use fees are waived at all parks/recreation areas that provide angling. Boysen is among the Wyoming State Parks locations offering free entrance. Additional locations are: Buffalo Bill, Curt Gowdy, Edness K. Wilkins, Fort Phil Kearney, Glendo, Guernsey, Keyhole, Seminoe and Hawk Springs. Fishing opportunities are also available at Hot Springs State Park, which offers free entrance year-round. Other such sites are Bear River, Medicine Lodge and S...
Hot Springs State Park will be the venue for Walk MS: Northwest Wyoming on Saturday, June 3. Walk MS unites teams of families, friends, neighbors and co-workers to raise funds to drive groundbreaking MS research, provide life-changing services and guarantee a supportive community for those who need it most. Hundreds of people are expected to raise more than $10,000 during the event, giving people living with MS and those who care for them a chance to connect and be inspired. Nearly 300,000...
The Wyoming Dinosaur Center is accepting scholarship nominations, to attend the June 9 Kids’ Dig. The all-day experience provides children a look at what it is to be a paleontologist. In addition to activities at the center, they will also get to dig in one of the quarries and collect invertebrate fossils from the Sundance Sea formation. The scholarships pay for the recipients to go on the Kids’ Dig. Nominees must be from Hot Springs County, be age 8-12 and not have participated in a prior Kids’ Dig. The center is also accepting appli...
An event that has traditionally marked the start of summer for Thermopolis, the 3-on-3 basketball tournament, is just around the corner. The Hot City Summer Slam will be held on Memorial Day Weekend this year, May 27-28 in the parking lot at Hot Springs County High School. An event now sponsored by the Booster Club, all proceeds go to help sports teams in the district. At this time, organizers are expecting anywhere from 75 to 100 teams for the weekend event. There are 10 different age...
Brad Cline, a veterans service officer from the Wyoming Veterans Commission, will conduct community outreach services in Wyoming cities through May. Cline is available to meet with veterans and their families to discuss state and federal veterans’ benefits, Department of Veterans claims or VA healthcare. Cline can also help veterans and their families apply for benefits, file claims or request healthcare. Cline will be available in Thermopolis on Thursday, June 8, noon-2 p.m. at the Hot Springs County Museum, and on Thursday, June 15, 11 a...
Hot Springs County Sheriff's Department personnel, Thermopolis Police officers and VFW members gathered for a Fallen Officers Memorial at Monument Hill Cemetery on Saturday. Here, last minute instructions are given on which button to push to play "Taps."...
It looked a little like something out of the "Fast and Furious" franchise on Wednesday and Thursday last week as members of the Wyoming Highway Patrol used the former Hot Springs County Airport as a training ground. Troopers from District 5, which includes Thermopolis, Basin, Cody, Dubois, Lander, Riverton, Meeteetse, Shoshoni, Ten Sleep and Worland, converged on the area to do some advanced training. Lieutenant Lee Pence, supervisor for Division I of the Highway Patrol out of Lander, organized... Full story
An opportunity to achieve intellectual and personal growth for 85 talented rising juniors throughout the state will be presented in the 32nd annual Summer High School Institute (HSI) June 4-24 at the University of Wyoming. Among those selected was Aaron Hanson of Hot Springs County High School. The students were selected from high schools across Wyoming. UW offers them an opportunity to achieve intellectual and personal growth, cultivate their leadership capabilities, and measure their capacities and interests. UW faculty members will conduct p...
Reagan Huckfeldt gets ready to throw a rocket as far as she can during the Ralph Witters Elementary field day on Friday. Students enjoyed several activities at the stadium, including bubble blowing, a tug-of-war, hurdles, long jump, playing with a parachute and a race involving rubber chickens....
Several preschools saw graduation this past week. At the Children's Resource Center, Brailynn Asay receives her diploma from Lincoln McPhie....
There is no need to worry about your child losing ground with learning over the summer with the Lights On Afterschool Hot Spot Adventure Camp in June. The camp will be held Monday through Thursday, June 5 – 29 from 12:15 to 5:30 p.m. Students will read and do interactive academic games to help combat that summer learning loss. In addition, there will be half-day field trips on Thursdays with a culminating family event with games and activities on June 29. The theme for the summer will be “Discover Animals”. Cost for the camp with bee $45 per s...
Jennie Blakesly holds onto a Husky mix Shi Shi, owned by Todd Davis, as Bill Williams vaccinates the dog during the Hot Springs Veterinary Clinic vaccination clinic last week....
Pre-school students from Risen Son Christian School get into the music during the Sunday School Swing, last week during their spring program. In addition to religious songs and Bible passage recitations during the program, several numbers had a patriotic theme. From left are: Cheston Kimes, Taylin Birdsley, Dawson McLean, Kylie Geis and Samuel Johnson....
Dave Morgan of Thermopolis, vice president of the Worland Wyoming Woodturners, turns a bowl during Friday night's ArtStroll. The Woodturners were the featured artists this month, though they also provide demonstrations at August's Big Horn Basin Folk Festival....
Ashley Griffin and daughter Skye look over the artwork on display, during Ralph Witters Elementary's night of art and music. As people toured the halls and viewed student masterpieces, the high school jazz band provided accompaniment....
Spring is the time of year when new calves are branded to show ownership. Dale Shaffer helps hold the calf's leg while Jerry Lake looks over the brand that he just marked the calf with. It is a busy time for ranchers as many friends and neighbors help each other with the yearly process....
The high school POPS concert included all styles of music in the park. At left are, top row, Ashley Brawley, Katie Burrows and Morgan Jacobs, bottom row, Taylor Smith and Savana Heier. At right, Cameron Cole in the jazz band. Bottom left, Josh Burrows and Caleb DeCroo with the concert choir and bottom right, Aaron Hanson and Brock Tillack are two of a trio that included Baylee Shaffer....
