October 27, 2016

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Plenty of treats during Moonlight Madness

Moonlight Madness is coming to downtown

Thermopolis once again on Thursday, Oct. 27,
beginning at 4 p.m. There will be great specials
from local businesses all over town that will be
open for the festivities, and dont forget to trick
or treat at the downtown stores.
There will be a kid-friendly haunted house at
the H.O.P.E. Agency from 4-6 p.m., and the Pinnacle Bank costume judging will begin at 5:45
p.m. at Bicentennial Park.
Those looking for a bit to eat can stop by Masonic Malta Lodge No.17 from 4-7 p.m. for a taco;
each is made on a 10-inch soft shell with plenty

of meat and other toppings, and theyre going for

$7 each. Proceeds will go to Clay Little, who is
enduring a battle with cancer.
Take a trip on a haunted bus ride, hosted by
Needful Things and Hazel-n-Pearls; H-n-P will
also be the home for the costume contest photo
booth by Shailee Harvey Photography.
Those looking for additional opportunities to
get some candy can check out the Trunk or Treat
by Bicentennial Park, and the piata bash at
Las Fuentes after the kids costume contest. The
bash is free, and there will also be free apple cider served.

Pheasants Forever banquet Saturday

The fourth annual Pheasants Forever, Wedding of the Waters Chapter banquet has much
in store for its annual banquet Saturday, Oct. 29
in its work to enhance the sport and keep youth
involved in pheasant hunting.
The banquet starts at 5 p.m. Oct. 29 at the Hot
Springs County Fair Building. It features adult
and kids games to test your luck to win valuable
prizes. A live auction will feature 22 items including artwork, food, drink, rearms and more.
There will also be 10 rafe buckets and 10 silent
auction items.
The chapter is completely about getting kids
involved and teaching safety. The proceeds of
the banquet will be used to support Hot Springs

County youth programs including youth hunts

that will be organized in the fall.
The purpose of the organization statewide
and nationally has been to improve pheasant
habitat, but in Hot Springs County it will primarily support and educate children. Another
purpose of the banquet will be to get more people
from the county involved with the organization.
The auctions, rafes and games will feature
donated items and merchandise from local businesses and individuals.
Tickets to the banquet are available at the
Thermopolis-Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce, White Horse Country Store and by calling 921-1538.

Jones places in Yellowstone Classic

By Mark Dykes
Recently, Kaila Jones placed
fth in the Open Class A Bikini division of the Yellowstone
Classic.
Jones said the Classic is
a bodybuilding competition,
where athletes train in different
divisions, including Bodybuilding, Figure, Physique, Classic
Physique and Bikini. She further explained competitions
like Figure are judged more
on muscle and
how cut a person
looks, whereas
Bikini is focused
more on the softer side, and not so
focused on muscle. However, she
pointed out they
still want you
coming in having
some muscle.
Prior to her
placing in the
Open class,
Jones placed
ninth in Novice.
The fth place in
Open makes her
nationally qualied for one of
the bigger shows.
Right now, shes
keeping her focus on one show
at a time, and
on Nov. 12 shes
heading to Golden, Colo. for the
Rocky Mountain
Championships.
Shes also looking to see what
she can improve on to place at
a higher level. This is new territory going past one show
and its got her both nervous
and excited.
This year marks the second
Jones has competed in the Classic, as she took a fourth place nish in 2014. In preparing for the
2014 competition, she trained
alongside Amy Blake. Jones said
the prep work includes workout
routines and eating right, taking in enough proteins, carbohydrates and healthy fats. The
workout, she noted varies depending on the day; for example, Fridays are Flex Fridays
and she would work her biceps.
I love leg days, she said,
noting it seems funny because,
at competition she was able to
talk to the judges and they said

Harvest Dinner

Get your appetite ready for

the Saint Francis Annual Harvest Dinner, coming Sunday,
Oct. 30.
From noon until 4 p.m., share
food, laughter and fellowship
with friends and neighbors at the
Parish Fellowship Hall, across
the street from the church at
808 Arapahoe.
Tickets are $10 for individuals or $40 for a family. They
may be purchased by calling
Roxie Braley at 864-3444, Kathy
Wallingford at 921-1920, Patty
OBrien at 864-2862 or Iris Cavalli at 864-3819.

she should target her gluts and

her legs.
As for the day of competition,
Jones explained in the morning show, they call contestants
numbers; the contestants then
go out to center stage, do a front
facing pose, a back pose and turn
back to front. Contestants then
go off to the side of the stage.
Following that, contestants are
called by groups of ve and asked
to do the poses, so they can be
compared side
by side. The day
also includes an
evening show,
which involves
contestants
coming out to
center stage
and performing
their favorite
pose, then going to the sidelines. So many
women go to
each side, Jones
said, and you
hold your poses
for as long as
you can without shaking.
Obviously, this
is a bit more
challenging for
those called
first. Im so
glad Ive never been the
rst one out on
stage.
Jones love
of bodybuilding stemmed from high school,
where she had a love for gym
class. She noted teacher LeRoy
Hayes always made it fun, and
always had us trying to strive to
better ourselves for any of the
sports we were in. She couldnt
do sports the last two years of
high school due to a knee injury,
so she instead hit the gym and
fell in love with weightlifting.
One of the women there, Shantel White, was an inspiration.
She was lifting heavy, Jones
said, and still so beautiful.
After high school, she always
wanted to do more, but never re-

ally pursued it, until she got a

call to work out with her friend
Amy Blake. Jones said she
needs to have a goal to strive
for, and that goal was to be in
a Bikini competition; Blake offered to help her, for the 2014
competition. At the same event,
Blake competed in Figure, taking Overall Figure.
Jones said she didnt handle
coming out of competition well,
as she wasnt prepared for it
mentally. She did not plan to
do any more, but this past summer she was asked by her friend
Brant Knight to play on his softball team, which she did. He
also asked why she wasnt going to compete anymore, and offered to train her. She agreed,
as over a weekend tournament
she had told herself she could
do it again. Knight has been
her coach, trainer and sponsor
since the summer. He noted her
dedication to stick with a rigid
diet and the plan he came up
with for her.
Jones said Knight trained,
pursued his dream of competing and is now a sponsored
athlete; getting sponsorship is
something Jones is also pursuing. Companies look at what
athletes post, such as workout
pictures and videos, that would
show they are good representative of particular company. Its
a bit different for Jones, who
doesnt like to be the center
of attention, as shes recently
been doing some hashtagging.
She would rather share it, and
bring other people into it. I
want to help Brant make a bigger KnightVision [Bodyworks]
team. Thats my goal.
Jones has lived in Thermopolis since she was ve, and she
feels very honored and blessed
to be able to pursue the competitions, and be able to have the
time, energy and support from
everyone.
Thats whats awesome about
a little town. Everybody knows
you, and when youre really
striving for something theyre
always there to motivate you,
support you and lift you up.

We feel so blessed to have

such wonderful family and friends,
who helped us celebrate our 60th
Wedding Anniversary. We were truly
touched to have you all there.
We would further
like to sincerely thank
everyone for their thoughts
and prayers while we were
at Mayo Clinic and
St. Marys Hospital.

Love & God Bless,

Tom & Viola Ryan

photo by Mark Dykes

Music from overseas

Thursday and Friday, Scotsman Donnie Macdonald and Irishman James Keigher,
collectively known as the Men of Worth entertained the community through their
music and wit. In addition to a concert Thursday night which featured guest appearances from Chauncey Morris and members of the high school choir the pair
visited the local schools, singing to and educating the students.

Thank you to everyone who helped make the

2016 Thermopolis Gymkhana Series a HUGE success.
Bader Quarter Horses
Weston & Heather Jones
Kelly Robertson
Bobbie Zupan
Big Horn Federal
Shiloh & Tina Wallingford
Bank of Thermopolis
Sadie & Dave Eckley
Pinnacle Bank
Doug & Cindy Wallingford
Collette Owsley
Danny & Dani Jo Pebbles
Barb & Durwood Hansen
Sharon Johnson
Thermopolis Caf
Kathy Wallingford
Ryan Brothers
Shyla & JW Buckner
Trucking
Shannon & Nate Myers
White Horse
Rob Buckner
Country Store
CJ Nye
Jennifer &
Billie Jo & Jason Norsworthy
Mesa Harvey
Lola & Cheb Vialpando
Taco Johns
TJ Owsley
Big Horn Co-op
Tracy Loflin
Hot Springs County Fairboard
Jadeco
Valerie & Luke Mead
Amanda Peterson
We had a great time playing with our
horses and new friends this summer.

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Reese &
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307 864-5576

Safari Club
Restaurant

Safari Club
Lounge

Mon.-Fri. 3-9 pm
Sat. & Sun. Noon-9 pm

Mon.-Fri. 3 PM-Close
Sat. & Sun. Noon-Close

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Days Inn Hot Springs Convention Center

HALLOWEEN
PARTY

WYOMING
COWBOYS
Stop in Saturdays to cheer for your Cowboys and
watch the game on one of our flat screen TVs.
*No specials
during college games

Sat., Oct. 29
Come In Costume
Drink Specials
Prizes

Bloody Mary Sundays

.50 Off Drinks
$8 Pitchers of Beer
(With Food Order)

$1 Off Appetizers

Sunday & Monday Games Only