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First and most important is to thank Dolores Loughlin for starting reunion weekend some 50 years ago. I hope it continues for a long time. Thank you Thermopolis for hosting the class reunion weekend. It was our 60th reunion and as Cleveland Wright said I can’t come this year “but my heart is still there.” It was like that for all of us. Thank you to the classmates 1956 for attending and participating in the 60th. Your presence helped make it a most successful reunion. We still think of the class mates that have passed and didn’t get to enjoy a...
It filled me with joy Monday evening when we spent it in the state park. So many people, walking their dogs, participating in the Catholic Mass and picnic, listening and enjoying the toe-tapping concert, the sound of kids playing in the lush carpet of grass and on the playground equipment, some just quietly sitting, listening and visiting. The beautiful flowers and grounds, blue Wyoming sky and ever-present red rock that surround us and hold us safely, plus the smell of the healing waters, brought a peaceful end to another Thermopolis day....
It was with much anticipation that I was able to attend alumni weekend in Thermopolis this year. Old friends are the best friends and we were all so pleased to renew these friendships and share our memories, as well as catch up with all that was new in the lives of our friends. There were 50 in the class of 1951 that May 15. There are 23 of us remaining, and 12 were able to attend at least one of the activities this year and we were surprised to see ours was the oldest of the classes honored. I am sure many of us wondered if there would be a...
Has the American voting public become so jaded and cynical that we are no longer shocked or saddened by the behavior of our political candidates? Have we now become only the arbiters of who is totally unfit to hold important offices, and then to vote for the least unfit amongst those who have revealed their true nature by their words or actions? I refuse to vote from fear or anger for an opposition candidate in any race at any level. Further, it is, in my view, totally out of touch with the meaning of Constitutional Democracy to assume the...
Soon it may be against the law in Wyoming to be a Christian who believes in the biblical teaching of marriage as one man and one woman (Genesis 1:27, 2:24; Matthew 19:4-5) and to also hold a public office. At least that’s the contention of the Commission on Judicial Conduct and Ethics and their case against the Honorable Judge Ruth Neely of Pinedale, Wyo. They want the Supreme Court to remove her from office because of her religious beliefs that prohibit her from performing same sex weddings. On Aug. 17, the Supreme Court will decide her c...
After many absent years, I recently enjoyed a delightful vacation in Thermopolis. A long-time friend and THS classmate spent an afternoon driving me by the many changes, and, one of our stops was the cemetery to visit the graves of my parents, Lawrence and Martha Schroeder. What a pleasant surprise to view Riverside Cemetery which reflects excellent care and continuous maintenance. Because every Memorial Day, I accompanied my parents to the cemetery and watched them use their hoes, shovels and rakes to remove the weeds around the graves of our...
Attending the All School Reunion weekend July 16 and 17 was more than a social experience for this Hot Springs County High School 1955 graduate. I needed information for a book I am writing about growing up in Wyoming and Montana. Since my brother Bill Cederholm and I were in Billings for a family visit, we drove on to Thermopolis for the weekend. Thermopolis High School graduates need to know about the terrific resources available to those who want to revisit the past in some depth. Materials are rich and deep. At the Independent Record, I...
I’m the old guy on the bicycle riding along the side of the highway. I just want to thank all you drivers who pull over toward the centerline when you pass me. I appreciate that little bit of extra room and I appreciate your concern for everyone’s safety. Thank you....
Several Sundays ago while on vacation, I hit a deer 10 miles outside of Thermopolis. It happened in an instant. The front end of the car was smashed and the air bags deployed filling the car with what looked like white smoke. The car could not be driven, and to make matters worse, I had lost my cell phone the previous day. Thankfull,y I was not injured. There was little traffic that morning, but the first car that passed stopped to offer assistance. They were approaching from the rear and did not even see the damage to the front of the car. The...
This installment continues the series of articles that propose possible solutions to dealing with the geologic hazards of the Bighorn River Floodplain. The following is primarily focused on low-level flooding of several feet above flood stage with damage more or less confined to the floodplain. The limits of the floodplain, upon which most of Thermopolis is situated, are obvious. Stand on Broadway and look west. The west edge of the floodplain is right at Eighth Street where the street begins the climb up to the plateau west of town. The east...
The Hot Springs State Park master planning process started in October of 2014. The agency hired Mundus Bishop, an independent planning consultant with many years of park planning and community development experience, to lead the planning process. This process included creating a steering committee made up of local and regional community leaders, State Parks staff, Hot Springs State Park concessionaires, business leaders, organizations and interested individuals. Since the start of the process the agency has had five steering committee meetings...
Recently, I found a wise saying I think we should memorize, “Before you pray, believe; before you speak, listen; before you spend, earn; before you write, think; before you quit, try; before you die, live.” I’m not good at all those ideas, but they are goals I would like to reach. I, for one, love a good civil conversation with someone who does not agree with me, but I find I do not often follow that advice, and those I talk with do not as well. One example is the hospital proposals that will be on the ballot this fall. My hope is we can have...
I would like to request a response from a city councilperson regarding what the reason was for putting a public access bathroom on the new City Hall, and what are the working hours for the public restrooms? Access was needed during the big car rally event this weekend, but it was locked....
This letter is in response to Ms. Kelley’s Opinion page column. First I would like to correct Ms. Kelley in her statement, “The saddest part of the deadliest mass shooting in United States history is that the gunman, Omar Mateen, hated himself more than he hated those he killed or injured.” Ms. Kelley I believe a history lesson is in order. In 1890, between 150-200 Americans were killed in a place by the name of Wounded Knee. This occurred in South Dakota and the majority of those killed were women and children. In 1870, the Maria...
There has been a lot of controversy about the idea for making the pools convert from using mineral water to using chlorinated water. Hopefully, the people would still come because of the beautiful park and countryside. My question is — would that include the private homes that have mineral water? There is a big difference between water being used to benefit the public and water arrogantly being used for private use....
C.W. Clark passed away over a week ago, going home to be with the Lord on June 2. A man of firm opinions, he left instructions that there would be no memorial service and no obituary. Sadly, this means I am denied the opportunity to say that C.W. was a deeply honorable man who had lived a remarkable life, a gifted storyteller and a good friend. I trust that this letter will allow me to say how much I and my family regret his loss, while still honoring his wishes....
This is my first time to write to you so I hope you find my correspondence not to be too wordy or rambling, but there are a couple of things I need to say to many in Thermopolis and I hope this a good way to say it to the most people. First, to all of you in Thermopolis who shared your love, your time and your memories with my daughters and myself during the passing of my wife, thank you. To live in a town where there is so much love is truly a blessing. Secondly, there is another matter that has come to my attention. Previously I was so...
Liked the letter of Linda Kalli’s to HSSP “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it” and I’ll add “Don’t even try, we like the park just the way it is.” But the master plan over by the Armory needs to be FIXED. The plan for offices, roads, trails needs to include a 50,000 sq ft welcome center which is as big as a football field by our famous Roundtop. There is enough vacant property by the Armory and would be ideal for such a project. The HSSP offices could use some of the space and the rest for the present museum which had its budget cut by $15,000 an...
In a previous article I described how the Wind River is an antecedent stream which pre-existed the Owl Creek Mountains. As the mountains were uplifted during the Laramide Orogeny, the river maintained its grade by down-cutting and creating the Wind River Canyon. In addition to maintaining the river’s grade, the river’s course was also maintained. The sinuous curvatures of this river’s course classifies the river as a “meandering stream.” The curves we enjoy when driving through the Canyon are the same meander curves that the river had over 70 m...
Two billion underfunded state pension. That is two thousand million the state does not have in the bank to pay pension expenses. True story....
by Oakley Bowman, seventh grade Jessie C. Thompson award first place story, submitted by teacher Eric Kay Hot Springs County has a long history of hospitals. Since we have had so many little hospitals the most talked about are the bigger hospitals. Hot Springs County has had many great doctors, some of which are still alive. Many have sadly passed away. This is the history of hospitals in Hot Springs County. To begin this journey let’s start with the Carter Sanitarium. ln 1896, Dr. C. Dana Carter came to Wyoming settling in Basin. He was the f...
The proposal by the Hot Springs State Park to limit or deny the two private swimming pools use of the thermal waters, which flow through the park, should outrage every single person in the state and beyond! The proposal is to have these swimming pools convert to using potable, chlorinated water to lessen the demand on the “diminishing thermal flow from the springs.” Aren’t these two facilities the main reason that the park has visitors throughout the year? What is park management planning on doing with this water if it is not used for the s...
The Labor Department recently determined folks should be paid for the time they work, increasing the salary ceiling under which overtime must be paid. This caused some hand wringing, including from the National Newspaper Association, which threatens, “The impact upon news coverage will be felt immediately.” A former newsman and IR employee, I appreciate the bind. Media in general, and newspapers in particular, are the fulcrum between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Most newspapers, and especially the smaller outfits the NNA rep...
Our town and county leaders wisely built the first county hospital on “hospital hill” overlooking Hot Springs State Park. They realized from experience that the floodplain of the Bighorn River was subject to flooding on a semi-annual basis. Locating a hospital on the floodplain would subject it to periods when it could not be used due to flooding and potential ruin. The building of the Boysen Dam during the 1950s has provided many great benefits including limited flood control. Consequently, the current hospital was built directly on the flo...
Most of us have heard the saying “If it isn’t broke, don’t fix it.” Believe me, Hot Springs State Park is not broke and does not need fixing. Maintaining, yes, but what needs fixing? Our park is a treasure as it is and that is why people have been coming to enjoy it and the Star Plunge, Teepee Pools and Bath House for up to a hundred years. To make these pools cold water only would finish them off as a business owner. People come here for the therapeutic and healing effect of the mineral water. It was said that the elimination of the Star Pl...
