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The Wyoming Business Report has made their selection for this year's class of 40 under 40, those folks under the age of 40 who are making a real difference in Wyoming. This year, Jessica Lippincott, Education Director at the Wyoming Dinosaur Center was one of those chosen for the honor. The complete list includes those in architecture, hospitality, law, engineering, economic development and more from across the state. A call for nominations went out earlier this year and Levi Shinkle at the...
The state convention of Epsilon Sigma Alpha was held June 2-4 in Lander. Members of Alpha Phi Chapter #1148 attending were: Kim Enis, Ruth Galovich, Jenifer Grimm, Michelle Herring, Stefanie Ireland, Cindy Magelky and Linda Ziegler. A number of awards were received. First Place: Outstanding Chapter of the Year 6-15 Members, Gold Link Award for Excellence in Reporting Educational Programs, Distinguished Athenian Award for Educational Director — Cindy Magelky, Outstanding Educational Program, Best Individual Educational Program, Best Reporting C...
Vesper Chapter No. 19, Order of the Eastern Star, celebrated two of their projects for the year. On May 18, they hosted a carry-in dinner to present a $250 scholarship to Kaylee Smith, who will attend Central Wyoming College and plans to major in English. She will also play college golf. At the June 1 meeting a check for $200 was presented to Captain Bobbi Zupan, to be used by Search and Rescue for training purposes. Those present enjoyed root beer floats and popcorn. Both presentations were made by Tammy Smith, Worthy Matron, and Tom Smith,...
Jules Ward of Thermopolis has been named a finalist for the prestigious Milward Simpson award. The award is considered to be the highest honor an athlete can receive, because they excelled in multiple sports in all four years of their high school career. Ward, an athlete in cross country, basketball and outdoor track and field, had a sports career including breaking a cross country record that was over 30 years old, being a member of the 2016 second place state cross country team, several personal records in the 2017 track season and...
Hot Springs County High School upcoming senior, Koy Meyers will be heading to the Wyoming High School Rodeo Association (WHSRA) national qualifiers in Rock Springs this weekend after qualifying through 12 rodeos in April and May. Meyers and his team roping partner, Clay Reiner of Buffalo, are currently ranked 11th going into the competition and Meyers is ranked third in saddle bronc. His ranking in saddle bronc almost guarantees a trip to nationals, which will be held this year in Gillette, the...
The Hot Springs County Pioneer Association is pleased to announce the winners of the 2107 Thompson Writing Contest. This is the sixth year of a 10-year program underwritten by Mr. J.C. Thompson, so of former Public Schools Superintendent Jessie C. Thompson, in whose memory the program was established. The contest is centered around students writing about history associated with Hot Springs County. Winners are: Ralph Witters Elementary — Kindergarten, Jaydyn Boren; first grade, Ruth Needham; second grade, Autumn Cornwell; third grade, Mercede M...
The appearance of a food truck at an empty lot on Sixth Street over the past couple weeks has certainly drawn some attention. The vehicle is home to The Greek Station, owned and operated by husband and wife Georgios and Karine Takos. Karine said before her husband started doing the food truck, he worked at a restaurant in San Diego, Calif., where she was also a teacher. He had previously taken the truck across the country, setting it up at concerts, events and other venues, and Karine said this...
Hayden Johnson showed 'Buster' during his presentation about hedgehogs on Monday at the HSC Extension Office. Eight youths gave presentations as part of the public speaking aspect of the 4-H program. Grand champion was Jessie Pennoyer, grand champion intermediate was Jean-Luc Willson, reserve was Owen McCumber, grand champion junior was Hayden Johnson and reserve was Summer Galovich....
For A.B. Word and Barrie Lynn Bryant, their art is more than just a creative outpouring; it's a true partnership. It's also an interesting collaboration, combining painting with woodworking. The two will have been together for 25 years in October, and though the majority of those years have seen them in Wyoming, Bryant actually started in photography, and Word in graphite portraits, though both worked in Little Rock, Arkansas. Word explained it came to a point when they grew tired of the area,...
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Hot Springs County Commissioners, they held a public hearing regarding a land use change for Cotton Farms Bed and Breakfast. The request was made by Ruth Cotton for her property north of town. Cotton converted the haymow of her barn in 2016 to contain a single apartment. The proposal is for a single guest unit within 150 feet of her residence, giving her the ability to oversee any activity at the barn. In May, the Land Use Planning Commission passed the request up to...
People from Thermopolis may already know Pete Weisbeck, have heard of someone who has had a home built by him, or he might even have built their home. However, the past several months have seen a different passion for Weisbeck – building a drift boat. Weisbeck bought the book "Drift Boats and River Dories" by Roger Fletcher a couple years back and "fell in love with it." Fletcher, he said, measured a bunch of old boats from the 1940s. "I had to study this book for two months, to find out how t...
In order to stem any alarm over numbers, Hot Springs County Emergency Management Coordinator Bill Gordon recently explained what is happening with the Snow Water Equivalent (SWE) percentages in the Wind River Mountains. The SWE is the amount of water contained in the snowpack. As of May 15, the SWE was 210 percent. On May 22, is was 304 percent, and on May 29 it was 410 percent. It is important to understand the climbing percentages does not reflect increasing snow depth or SWE amounts. Though...
Students from Ralph Witters Elementary and Risen Son Christian School found out a bit more about where dinner comes from during the Farm to Table day last Thursday. A joint effort between the school district, Farm Bureau and the Pioneer Association featured folks from the University of Wyoming Extension Service and local growers who gave students a deeper understanding of where their food comes from. Students from Thermopolis Middle School who raise animals brought pigs, sheep and cattle to the...
Main Street Thermopolis is working on a few things for this summer, including a celebration for the downtown buildings slated to turn 100 this year. At their meeting last Thursday, the committee discussed getting the building inventory completed by July 1. The inventory will include current owners, size of the building and any history they can gather. Octobrewfest will be coming this fall, with a beer garden, vendors of all sorts and fun and games for the entire family. With so many buildings ce...
Thermopolis Middle School student, Kris Balstad, took first place in Wyoming Level 2 for grades seven and eight in the Letters About Literature contest for 2016-2017. Letters About Literature is a project of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, is a reading and writing contest for students in grades 4-12. The Wyoming State Library conducted the state-level judging through its Wyoming Center for the Book program. Students are asked to read a book, poem or speech and write to the...
Hot Springs County’s jobless rate dropped from March to April, going from 4.4% in March to 3.9% in April. Statewide, unemployment rates fell in all 23 counties, however, the labor force also fell in 13 counties, suggesting that some of the people who were unemployed actually left the state or dropped out of the labor force. Hot Springs County is one of those that lost people in their labor force, which affects the unemployment rate, possibly skewing the percentage numbers. Our labor force in M...
A new medical clinic is being opened in Thermopolis by general surgeon, Jeffery Butte, DO, from Worland. Butte performs surgeries in Worland at Washakie Medical Center and is a physician with Banner Health Clinic in Worland. Patients may see Butte for a number of issues, including hernias, gallbladder disease, spleen issues, thyroid concerns, gastro-esophageal reflux and some problems associated with veins. He is a board certified general surgeon. The new clinic is located at 443 Big Horn. To schedule appointments, please call...
One of the common sights at the annual Cowboy Rendezvous PRCA Rodeo, this year scheduled for June 23 and 24, is the Wild Bunch. The original Wild Bunch members were the last of the old-time outlaws, a colorful group of bandits who spent time in and around Wyoming’s Big Horn Basin throughout the 1890s. Since Hot Springs County’s first known rodeo was held near the Big Spring in 1895, it’s very possible these desperados attended one of the early performances. In the early 1900s, the rodeo became very popular and in the 40s and 50s the Therm...
Friday at Thermopolis Middle School, eighth grade students received their certificates of completion, and students were recognized for their accomplishments during the year. Eighth graders receiving certificates are: Wyatt Barnett, Kalli Blandford, Oakley Bowman, Dominic Brown, Maggie Cable, KyAnn Calhoun, Patricia Capelle, Anna Chapman, Logan Cole, Jasmine Collins, Mya Conrad, Brianna DeVries, Owen Douglas, Remington Ferree, Sequoia Fishbaugh, Destiny Harris, Jaxson Jensen, Jazmen Jensen, Evan...
Students at Ralph Witters Elementary received a multitude of various awards last week. Please note this list is not complete, and reflects only those awards received by the Independent Record as of Tuesday afternoon. Most Improved Reading: Logann Farrell, Logan Stewart, Camden Weyer, Mercede Martinez and Ryan Dumas Most Improved Math: Rylee Simpson, Ryker Sayler, Davien Martinez, Korbin Brill and Jason Capelle Most Improved Writing: Mac McCumber, Chloee Owsley, Cruz Mascorro and Allyssa Simmons...
The 34th annual WYO Quarter Horse Spring Sale, May 20 at the fairgrounds, saw buyers from 21 states. The high seller was gelding WYO Navy Blue Nick, sired by ELS Scottish Nick and raised by Bill and Carole Smith. The horse went for $29,000, to a buy from Massachusetts. The sale also saw 47 geldings, which averaged $13,477. The top 10 averaged $20,300, and the top 20 averaged $17,725. Ten two-year-olds were also sold, averaging $5,333, as well as 14 yearlings averaging $2,842 and two...
This weekend saw 10 riders attend a Basic Rider Course (BRC), provided at the Wyoming Department of Transportation parking lot. TheBRC was developed by the Motorcycle Safety Foundation, and is designed for those who have little or no riding experience, although most experienced riders will also benefit from the course. It has approximately 20 hours of instruction, both in the classroom and on-cycle. Courses started on Friday evening, and continued until Sunday afternoon. Successful completion...
Tuesday evening, the Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees approved sending out requests for proposals to five construction firms, in regard to the large renovation and expansion project. The firms selected are Sletten, Groathouse, Erdman, Sampson and Layton; Sletten and Groathouse are out of Cody, Sampson is out of Cheyenne, and Erdman and Layton are from out-of-state. Two additional firms — Dick Anderson of Sheridan and FCI of Cheyenne — were not chosen. The board also app...
