Stone's Throw liquor license transferred back to Legion Town and Country Club

With not a lot of business on their agenda Tuesday afternoon, the Hot Springs County Commissioners had a brief meeting.

The afternoon started out with a public meeting regarding the transfer of a liquor license from Stones Throw Restaurant and Bar, LLC to the Legion Town and Country Club, dba Thermopolis Golf Course.

Per the lease agreement Stones Throw had with the Country Club, if they decided not to continue with their lease, the license would be transferred back to the Club.

Since there was no public comment during the meeting regarding the transfer, the commissioners approved the transfer.

Margie Molitor approached the board regarding a grant application the Hospital District is currently pursuing in the amount of $1.5 million.

Molitor needed a letter from the commissioners indicating the district currently exists, along with another letter stating the commissioners had reviewed the application and endorsed the district going forward.

The grant is a Mineral Royalty Grant through the State Lands and Investment Board (SLIB) and a decision will be made by SLIB in January as to whether or not the district will receive the monies for the Hot Springs County Hospital District Addition and Renovation project.

Suzanne Samelson, president of Main Street Thermopolis gave a short report to the board on what the group has been doing for the past few months.

Along with travel to various conferences, Samelson was happy to announce an insert has been created that features Thermopolis that will be placed in the Main Street Wyoming brochures. Along with information on how to get in touch with the local group, the insert lists the accomplishments and goals for the group as well as a listing of their partner companies.

Main Street Thermopolis reports record sales with the downtown businesses during the eclipse. Those sales carried over into Oktobrewfest last weekend as Samelson said businesses reported a bump in sales during the fourth annual event.

With cooler weather, a little rain and some snow in the higher elevations, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has lifted their fire restrictions.

Following suit, Dion Robbins with the Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department let the commissioners know the decision had been made to lift the fire restrictions in Hot Springs County as well.