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Dr. Jeb Schenck recently traveled to the continent of Antarctica with his daughter, Jessie Cruickshank, on December 1 and returned on December 11. They first traveled through Buenos Aires, Argentina then took a small cruise ship with almost 70 other professional photographers to the Antarctic Peninsula. Schenck said about their ten days on the sea, "We have never been on a ship before. We were concerned about crossing the Drake, which is the roughest seas in the world and our conditions were...
Aaron Yancey and daughter Reese, 4, and son Wyatt, 5, from Casper visited Thermopolis to go swimming and skate around over the holiday break. They spent time hitting the pucks and having a great vacation together. The ice skating rink is located near the baseball fields....
As the crowd raises their glasses, Allison Woodward and Jan Sharp assist in getting the balloons to drop during the Hot Springs County Senior Center Ringing in the "Noon" Year event last Friday....
Hot Springs State Park Superintendent Kevin Skates leads the way for the first day hike last Sunday morning. Hikers met at the Thermopolis Golf Course and hiked the new Runway Trail that connects T-Hill and Roundtop trails....
The winners of the IR sponsored reader community photography contest are: top, Terry TenBoer first place, bottom left, second place Bill Waltz and bottom right, third place Byron Jacobson. We want to thank everyone who submitted photo entries. Winners can pick up their Chamber Bucks at the IR office....
Daniel Kenewa, kindergartner at Ralph Witters Elementary, slides down the bouncy house slide during Christmas festivities on the last day of school before the holiday break....
Shelley Deromedi and Judy Carswell, along with several others, work to prepare a delicious dinner for the community at the Episcopal Church on Christmas day. Volunteers delivered meals around town at noon and had a sit down dinner at the church beginning at 1 p.m....
Ralph Witters Elementary students were treated to a variety of fun activities on the last day of school prior to the holiday break. Top left, Trapper Lea and Trenton Postma work together to build a gingerbread house out of graham crackers, bottom left, Anthony Taylor takes a ride down the slide, and right, Parker Wychgram cuts a piece of licorice to add to her gingerbread house....
Last week, Ralph Witters Elementary staff turned the school into a Polar Express fun house. Left, Toby Emery assists as photographer Heidi Hunt takes a family picture of Lucas, Jason, Kim and Mackenzie Jones....
Lonny Ramsey, right, of Messiah's Mall shows Worland Roadrunner 4-H members Beckett Tharp and Zane Lentsch where to deliver their food donation at the mall. The donation was part of the Paintrock Hunter Mentor Program where animals are harvest on game licenses paid for by the Wyoming Game Wardens Association and then donated to area locations for distribution to those in need. Washakie County Game Warden Matt Lentsch, left, helps supervise the program. Messiah's Mall is located in the basement...
Dear Santa, I would like a Chinook helicopter. Russell Dear Santa, I would like toy cars! I want a puppy! Charlie Dear Santa, I want new books that's all. Love Emersyn Dear Santa, I want a cocomelon toy. Noelle Ryan Dear Santa, I would like a toy that is a new coat. I want a Spidy toy too. Love Ireland O'Conner Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I would really like the Great Pyramid of Giza lego set. I like Christmas! Corbin C. Dear Santa, Can i hav a phone and a stuf hoodie and a conputer? Is...
Sister and brother, Noelle and Johnny Ryan, put their letters in the special Santa Claus mailbox in front of the Independent Record. Letters are printed in this section and will be forwarded to Santa....
Monica Jones and her dogs, Maggie and Nikki, stopped into Thermopolis Hardware to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus....
At the end of the Ralph Witters Elementary concert, all students in grades K-4 took the stage to all perform together, top, and wish a final Merry Christmas to all attendees. First graders, middle left, wore sombreros and ponchos to perform songs and middle right, second graders wore Santa hats. Bottom photos, Pre K students performed their Christmas concerts in front of family members....
Tiffani, Khloe and Kameron Loos get their picture taken with Santa at the Childrens Resource Center Soup with Santa event earlier in December....
Ralph Witters Elementary music director Nathan Gurtler performs along with third grade students as they sing a variety of songs and play instruments to during the K-4 Christmas concert. More photos will appear in next week's Letters to Santa section of the Independent Record.Ralph Witters Elementary music director Nathan Gurtler performs along with third grade students as they sing a variety of songs and play instruments to during the K-4 Christmas concert. More photos will appear in next...
Auctioneer Gary Nash took bids at the Christmas Tree Auction held at the Community Hall last Tuesday. There were 14 trees, 12 wreaths, and 10 specialty items auctioned off. The total amount raised for the Community Fund was more than $16,000....
The Buffalo Creek Foundation donated a doll house that went up for auction at the Christmas Tree Festival and will now be on permanent display at the Wyoming Pioneer Home for the public to enjoy. The foundation's representative Sue Blakey and her mother Bea Seaver were the third owners of the doll house when they purchased it in 2000. Originally built in 1979, the first owner is not known. The doll house is from the Connecticut area and is in the colonial revival or Georgian style, but needed...
The First Annual Angel Shop sponsored by Redeeming Hope Ministries, led by Miranda Nelson, was held at the Community Hall last Sunday. Donations come from the community with items from home or newly purchased, as well as financial donations. Children were able to enter the Community Hall and pick out presents for their parents, guardians, siblings, and family members, which are then wrapped to be put under their Christmas tree. Volunteer Christmas Elf Tristan Lea assists Eli Simpson in...
Several people participated in The 307 Pit's Jingle Bell Jaunt 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser last Saturday. Proceeds will be used to pay for adults and kids Lifting Camp registration fees....
Piano teacher Melene Mierzejewski watches as her first grade student Avianna Miller performs at the annual Christmas piano recital held last Sunday at the William Malloy Auditorium....
The Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce held its annual Christmas parade last Saturday downtown. The parade was well attended despite the cold temperatures. There were many entries in the parade, including top, the Hot Springs County Senior Center and bottom, the Warren family ....
Omriella Emery visits with Mr. and Mrs. Claus at Thermopolis Hardware last Saturday. They were available for pictures and to hear children's Christmas wish lists....
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation committee member Brandon Blakesley, right, and Donna Pennoyer, center, watch as Mandy Wilson plays one of the games offered at the RMEF Big Horn Basin Chapter Ladies Event held last Friday night at the Thermopolis Golf Course Restaurant and Bar. At press time, organizers did not have a total raised to support elk country, but said the event was well attended and a huge success....
Wyoming Pioneer Home Activities Director Allison Wrye presents resident, Bobbie Butler, with a plaque in recognition of her 100th birthday as grandson, Tom Butler, watches. Friends and family came out to help Bobbie celebrate her 100th birthday last Thursday at the Wyoming Pioneer Home. She even had birthday party attendees all the way from Germany....
