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WORLAND - The Washakie Hospital Auxiliary is holding their 41st annual ice cream social and carnival Thursday evening from 5 – 8 p.m. at the Worland Community Center Complex. “It is in the back of the Worland Community Center complex because they are doing construction at the hospital and we don’t have any room on the lawn for it,” event lead Amy Reid said. The Washakie Hospital Auxiliary hasn’t changed much from the first ice cream social and carnival. “These ladies have been doing this event for 41 years, it’s all you can eat cake and ice cre...
BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market reached another milestone Tuesday as the Dow Jones industrial average closed at a record high. A day earlier, the broader Standard & Poor’s 500, a widely used benchmark for index funds, also reached a record-high close. Both indexes beat peaks set in May 2015. The Dow, which is made up of just 30 stocks, is an older and better-known barometer of the market than the S&P 500, but professional investors generally pay much closer attention to the S&P 500. The Dow rose 120.74 poi...
WASHINGTON, DC (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says “the chances are pretty slim” that the Senate will vote on a sweeping trade deal between the United States and Pacific Rim nations this year. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would erase many tariffs and other trade barriers between the U.S. and 11 other nations. Both Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican rival Donald Trump have opposed it, as have many lawmakers concerned that it will take jobs away from Americans. The trade pact has been one of Presi...
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut soft drink company is hoping to add a little pop to this year’s presidential election by releasing two specialty sodas named for the presumptive nominees. Avery’s Beverages, a 112-year-old soda maker in New Britain, is offering Trump Tonic and Hillary Hooch — named, of course, for Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. It’s the third straight presidential campaign that Avery’s has offered candidate-based drinks. The company will also be conducting a highly unscientific straw poll to track t...
WORLAND - The Worland Bureau of Land Management held a dual installation ceremony at the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center Tuesday morning for Mike Phillips and Kim Liebhauser. Liebhauser took her oath for district manager of the Wind River/Bighorn Basin District and Phillips took his oath for field manager of the Worland Field Office. BLM Wyoming State Director Mary Jo Rugwell introduced Phillips saying, "Mike Phillips began his position as the new field manager for the Worland Field Office...
For the laymen or non-climbers improving your rock climbing skills seems like it would be rather straightforward and before you know you will be like Sylvester Stallone in 'Cliffhanger.' Not so, rock climbing, as with most sports, is full of nuances that need to be mastered in order to be a successful. Rock climbing coach Alli Rainey, a self-described rock climbing nerd, she knows and understands these nuances. She has been climbing for 24 years and loves to share her knowledge and experience...
Memorial services for Thelma Bryant, 86, will be at 2 p.m. Monday, July 18, at the Risen Son Southern Baptist Church in Thermopolis. Mrs. Bryant died in December in Flagstaff, AZ. Mortimore Funeral Home assisted the family.... Full story
A Celebration of the Life of Phyllis Laflin, 84, will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, July 16, at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Thermopolis. Mrs. Laflin died July 10, 2016, at the Thermopolis Rehab and Care Center. Mortimore Funeral Home is assisting the family.... Full story
Donna Mae Burnell, 84, died Sunday, July 10, 2016 at her residence in Thermopolis after a short illness. Born May 15, 1932 in Gebo, Wyoming she was the daughter of Lewis F. and Elizabeth (Benjamin) Skinner. Raised in Lucerne she graduated from Thermopolis High School in 1950. On August 10, 1950, she married Rex Patterson in Thermopolis and two children, C.R. and Lin, were born to this union. In 1952, Mr. Patterson was killed in a car accident. Donna married Dick Burnell, July 20, 1953 and along with Dick’s son, Charles, the couple added t... Full story
Sally Ann Clevenger of Powell Wy. died after a courageous battle at Spirit Mountain Hospice House in Cody, Wy., July 8th, 2016. She was 77 with the spirit of a 50 year old. Sally was born in Worland, Wy to Herman and Helen Krei on December 4th, 1938 and was raised on the family dairy farm in Worland where she met and married her husband Gary Clevenger on August 15th 1956. Together they built a life and raised 3 beautiful children and moved to Powell in 1987. Sally started her career as a... Full story
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