Community comes together

John Gerrells, left and John Holm auctioned off cookie jars and other items to a packed crowd Saturday evening at the Hot Springs County Fair Building. With the help of Tinsley Pietrzak, holding up a monkey cookie jar in the top photo, and a number of other volunteers, the auctioneers sold item after item at the event. Assisting her great-grandfather John Gerrells, two-year-old Ryelynn Alemann, top right, holds up a headlamp auctioned off at the fundraiser. Nearly $70,000 was raised, with more funds coming in, for Tommy Sullivan's medical bills. The Thermopolis and surrounding community came out strong to assist Tommy and his family.