STATE OF ) IN THE WYOMING ) DISTRICT COURT ) ss. COUNTY OF ) FIFTH JUDICIAL HOT SPRINGS ) DISTRICT IN THE MATTER OF ) Probate No. THE ESTATE OF ) 18-8 ) BARBARA LOUISE ) THRONBURG ) ) Deceased, ) NOTICE OF PROBATE TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ES- TATE: You are hereby notified that on February 15, 2018, the Estate of BARBARA LOUISE THRON- BURG was admitted to probate by the above- named court, and that RITA THRONGBURG JOHNSON was appointed Personal Representa- tive thereof. Any objection to the appointment of the Personal Representative shall be filed in the Court within three months from the date of the first publication of this Notice, or thereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given that all persons indebt- ed to the Decedent or her Estate are requested to make immediate payment to the Personal Repre- sentative, RITA THRONGBURG JOHNSON, c/o Marty L. Oblasser, Corthell and King, P.C., P.O. Box 1147 Laramie, WY 82073. Creditors having claims against the Decedent or the Estate are required to file them in dupli- cate, with the necessary vouchers, in the office of the Clerk of said Court, on or before three months after the date of the first publication of this Notice, and if such claims are not so filed, unless other- wise allowed or paid, they will be forever barred. DATED this 6th day of September, 2019. ESTATE OF BARBARA LOUISE THRONBURGH By: s/ Marty L. Oblasser Marty L. Oblasser, Wyo. State Bar No. 7-4906 Corthell and King Law Office, P.C. 221 S. 2nd Street Laramie, WY 82070 307.742.3717 307.742.5641 (fax) [email protected] Pub. Sept. 12, 19 & 26, 2019 No. 8652 FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE WHEREAS, default has occurred under the terms of a promissory note (“Note”) and real es- tate mortgage (“Mortgage”). The Mortgage was executed and delivered by Michael L Oman to First Interstate Bank, and was recorded on May 30, 2018, as Document # 0530393, Book # 181, Pages 370-376 in the records of the office of the County Clerk for Hot Springs County, State of Wyoming. WHEREAS, the Mortgage contains a power of sale which by reason of said default, the Mort- gagee declares to have become operative, and no suit or proceeding has been instituted at law to recover the debt secured by the Mortgage, or any part thereof, nor has any such suit or proceeding been instituted and the same discontinued. WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose the Mortgage by advertisement and sale has been served upon the record owner and the party in possession of the mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior the commencement of this publi- cation, and the amount due upon the Mortgage as of the date of this notice of sale is $95,286.61, plus accruing attorneys’ fees, costs expended, and accruing interest and late charges after the date of this notice of sale. WHEREAS, the mortgaged property being fore- closed upon may be subject to other liens and en- cumbrances that will not be extinguished at the sale and any prospective purchaser should re- search the status of title before submitting a bid. NOW, THEREFORE First Interstate Bank, as the Mortgagee, will have the Mortgage foreclosed as by law by causing the mortgaged property to be sold at public venue by the Sheriff or Deputy Sher- iff in and for Hot Springs County, Wyoming to the highest bidder for cash at 11:00 a.m. on October 1, 2019 at the front door of the Hot Springs County Courthouse located at 415 Arapahoe Street, Ther- mopolis, Wyoming, Hot Springs County, for ap- plication on the above-described amounts secured by the Mortgage, said mortgaged property being described as follows, to-wit: THAT PART OF LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 50, ORIGINAL TOWN OF THERMOPOLIS HOT SPRINGS COUNTY, WYOMING, LYING NORTH OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: BE- GINNING AT A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 9 SAID POINT 9, SAID POINT BEING LOCATED 131.8 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE N 53°45’ W, 36.6 FEET; THENCE N 53°00’ W, 37.0 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 10, SAID POINT LY- ING 89.2 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 10; AND ALSO A PAR- CEL OF LAND LOCATED IN LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 50, ORIGINAL TOWN OF THERMOP- OLIS, HOT SPRINGS COUNTY, WYOMING, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOL- LOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 9; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 9, 8.2 FEET; THENCE N 54°22’20” W, 49.13 FEET; THENCE DUE SOUTH 36.7 FEET TO THE SOUTH BOUNDARY OF SAID LOT 10; THENCE EAST 40 FEET 10 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING OF THIS DESCRIPTION. ,which is sometimes commonly known as 835 Amoretti Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443. Dated: August 26, 2019 First Interstate Bank By: Brad Sweat Crowley Fleck PLLP 111 West 2nd Street, Suite 220 Casper, WY 82601 307-265-2279 Pub. Sept. 5, 12, 19, & 26, 2019 No. 8649 COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS The Thermopolis Town Council met in regu- lar session September 17, 2019 at 7 pm at Town Hall. Present were Mayor Mike Chimenti, Coun- cil members Tony Larson, John Dorman Sr., Bill Malloy and Dusty Lewis. Also, present were May- or/Codes Administrative Assistant Fred Crosby, Clerk/Treasurer Tracey Van Heule, Public Works Director Ernie Slagle, Police Chief Julie Mathews, Town Engineer Anthony Barnett and Town At- torney Mike Messenger. AGENDA: Following the pledge of allegiance, Malloy made a motion, seconded by Lewis and carried to approve the agenda as written. FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Malloy made a mo- tion, seconded by Larson and carried to approve the financial statement for September 2019. LIQUOR LICENSE TRANSFER PUBLIC HEARING: Chimenti closed the public meeting and opened the public hearing at 7:02 pm. My- ron Kruckenberg, general manager of Eaglecav LLC, noted the company purchased Wild West Markets of Thermopolis and would be operating Reese and Ray’s IGA. No other public comment was heard. The hearing closed at 7:04 pm and the council meeting resumed. Malloy made a motion, seconded by Larson and carried to approve the re- tail liquor license transfer. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION: Jeremiah Balius asked the Mayor and Council to allow chickens in town, especially for 4-H projects. Concerns were expressed and Balius was asked to do fur- ther research. ENGINEER: ANTHONY BARNETT: PROJ- ECT UPDATES: Barnett noted chip sealing had been completed; the contractor will pick up the excess chips in two weeks. The sewer project has started, materials are arriving for the old fire hall roof project and the highway bore for golf course water line will be advertised next week. TOWN ATTORNEY: MIKE MESSENGER: THIRD READING UPDATING TOWN BUILD- ING CODES: Messenger read the ordinance, which amends and adopts International codes. Larson made a motion, Dorman seconded and carried to approve the third and final reading of the ordinance. ORDINANCE 857 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 840, SECTION 1, ADOPTED CODES, ADOPT- ING THE INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE, IN- TERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE, INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE, INTERNA- TIONAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CODE, INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE, IN- TERNATIONAL SWIMMING POOL AND SPA CODE, INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE, INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE AND THE NFPA 58 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE AND THE NFPA 54 NATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE AND ESTABLISH RELATED FEES. Passed on First Reading August 20, 2019 Passed on Second Reading September 3, 2019 Passed, Approved and Adopted on Third and Fi- nal Reading September 17, 2019. MAYOR & COUNCIL: The meeting adjourned at 7:27pm. The next regular Council meeting is October 1, 2019 at 7pm. ATTEST: __________________ _____________________ Tracey Van Heule, Mike Chimenti, Clerk/Treasurer Mayor Pub. Sept. 26, 2019 No. 8661 STATE OF ) OFFICE OF THE WYOMING ) BOARD OF ) COUNTY ) COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF ) THERMOPOLIS HOT SPRINGS ) WYOMING September 3, 2019 The Hot Springs County Board of Commission- ers met in regular session on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the Public Meeting Room at the Government Annex. Present were Commis- sioners Tom Ryan and Jack Baird. Also present were County Clerk Rose DeSeyn, County Attor- ney Jill Logan and Administrative Assistant to the Commissioners Penny Herdt. Roberts Rules of Order were suspended so that business might be conducted in the absence of Commissioner Scheel. Chairman Ryan led those present in the Pledge of Allegiance. Approval of Agenda – The agenda was ap- proved as presented. Approval of Minutes – The minutes of Au- gust 6 and 20, 2019 were approved as presented. FBO Monthly Report – There were 216 total recorded operations in August. Fuel sales totaled 1748 gallons of AvGas and 2642 gallons of Jet Fuel in August. The Annual Fly-In on August 10th was deemed a success with 25 planes and rough- ly 110 people in attendance. The Commissioners approved a contract with DBT Transportation Services for AWOS (NAVAID) Maintenance and NADIN Data Service for the time period of Octo- ber 1, 2019-September 30, 2022, in the amount of $6869.75 annually. The annual charge of $5769.75 for AWOS maintenance will be funded by an an- nual WYDOT grant for that amount. The annual charge of $900.00 for NADIN Data Service will be the County’s responsibility. Road & Bridge Monthly Report – The mill- ings from the Lucerne/Kirby project have been stored for future use at the Ready pit. Work con- tinues on Grass Creek road. Gravel was hauled in for the H Diamond W Youth Camp. Repaired and backfilled culvert area at the Graves diver- sion. Work at the Fairgrounds included blading the arena after the Demo Derby and manure hauling after the County Fair. The bids for the municipal lease on a new blade will be opened at the Sep- tember 17th meeting. Culverts on Cottonwood/ Sand Draw will be stabilized with concrete when they are replaced later this month. This project will be funded with SCRF money. Maintenance Monthly Report – The Main- tenance Foreman reported that the HOPE Agency cannot locate the two Panic Alarms assigned to their building. Discussion ensued regarding who or what department is responsible for installation and maintenance of the Panic Alarm system. TCI is working with Dispatch on upgrading the Panic Alarm system. TW Enterprises will be contracted for annual maintenance on the three County gen- erators. Funds for the maintenance contract will come from the Maintenance budget. After further inspection in connection with the two hail storms earlier this summer, the Museum and Senior Cen- ter roof suffered minor damages which have been repaired. The roofs on the Courthouse, Law En- forcement Center and the Library suffered much more damage and all are in need of replacement. The Commissioners asked the Maintenance Fore- man to work with Nelson Architects regarding in- spection and engineering for the replacement roofs. Youth Alternatives Monthly Report – There are 17 participants in diversion (11 males and 6 females). The program is providing support for one out of county participant and three former participants. The At-Risk Team will begin meet- ing again on September 4th. Emergency Management Monthly Report – The Commissioners approved the EMPG agree- ment between Wyoming Office of Homeland Se- curity and Hot Spring County in the amount of $14,300.00 with a local match of $14,300.00 for the time period of October 1, 2019--September 30, 2020. This grant provides 50% of the Emergency Management Coordinator’s salary. HSC Court- house Security Resource Guide – Firearms Policy – The Emergency Management Coordinator will coordinate a meeting with the Elected Officials and Department Heads to obtain guidance on the Firearms Policy for the County’s Courthouse Se- curity Resource guide, as well as consulting with the two judges who work in the courthouse re- garding what they would like to see in the policy. Planner Monthly Report – The NRPC will meet September 11th. The LUPB conducted a workshop on August 21st and finalized a draft of the revised Land Use Plan for public review. They will meet again on the 18th of September. The Plan has been emailed to the Commissioners for review, with any questions or comments to be addressed at the October 1st meeting. Old Air- port Site Update – The contractors will return in October to finish up the painting. The Planner is working with the contractors regarding replace- ment of the windows in the hangar building be- ing used by John Dorman. There are no plans to repair the two unused buildings on the site at this time. Septic Systems – The Planner indicated he is conducting an investigation on two systems that possibly have been installed without permits/ inspections. Natural Resources Plan Funding – The Planner is developing an RFP to be released shortly for consulting services for a review of the revised Natural Resources Plan. This review will be funded by a grant from the State. Kirby Radio Tower – The railroad is propos- ing a radio tower in Kirby. A land use change will not be required as the land in the railroad’s right of way where the tower will be located is already designated for Industrial use. Public Health / Prevention Monthly Re- port – Lucy Looper is the new Maternal/Child Health Nurse. Current issues being dealt with at the Public Health Office include the toxic algae bloom occurring at Boysen – especially harmful for children and pets; vaping-related pulmonary disease, and the presence of an ill bat found at the Annex last week – the Maintenance Foreman has been contacted regarding bat deterrence. The Commissioners approved the revised HSC Public Health Cash Handling Policy & Procedure. Pre- vention Update – The Commissioners reviewed the Memorandum of Understanding between HSC Community Prevention Program and the HSC Sheriff’s Office for Prevention Services. The pur- pose of the MOU is to allow the Sheriff’s Office personnel to provide prevention services in Hot Springs County that will benefit the community and aligns with the community prevention needs assessment. The MOU effective date is September 1, 2019-June 30, 2020. Bills for services provided by the HSCSO will be paid from the County Pre- vention Grant Public Hearing – LLL Company Liquor Li- cense Renewal – At the close of the public hearing, the Commissioners approved the renewal of the li- quor license for the LLL Company, dba Wind River Lounge, located at 166 U.S. Highway 20 South. Public Hearing – Legion Town & Country Club, Inc. Liquor License Renewal – At the close of the public hearing, the Commissioners ap- proved the renewal of the liquor license for the Legion Town & Country Club, dba Thermopolis Golf Course, located at 143 Airport Road. GIS Project Monthly Report – The Commis- sioners reviewed the GIS Project Status Update with the GIS coordinator. Most of the prepara- tory work has been completed – Licenses have been transferred, layer data is being loaded, and training schedule is being worked out. Not much progress yet on purchase/installation of the plot- ter/scanner and designation of network storage of scanned files. The Commissioners asked that Brian Clarkson with T-O Engineers spearhead this project and keep it moving. Black Mountain Road Update – T-O En- gineers representative Dustin Spomer present- ed the Commissioners with the Black Mountain Road Reconnaissance Report & Cost Estimate for review. The initial cost estimate for the project is $7.724MM, which includes a 10% contingency cost, but no factor for inflation, with a focus on re- construction of the road by WYDOT to WYDOT’s standards. The Commissioners asked Mr. Spomer to contact Pete Hallsten with WYDOT regarding the next steps for participation in the CRIP pro- gram with this project. Wellspring Update – The Commissioners ap- proved a letter of support to Heather Babbitt MBA – Interim Administrator for the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Behavioral Health Divi- sion in support of WellSpring’s merger with High Country Behavioral Health. This merger will re- sult in a more stable financial situation for Well- Spring Counseling, while maintaining the status quo regarding diagnoses and treatment methods. Old Airport Development Discussion – The Commissioners discussed the need for someone to act as a driver of forward progress on the Re- use Plan now that there appears to be support for some potential uses on the part of the legislature. No action was taken on this item at this time. Other Business – Merit Mill Iron 114 Well Conversion Application Review – Merit Energy has submitted an application to the Wyoming Oil & Gas Conservation Commission to convert the Mill Iron 144 well to a water injection well. After review of the geological consultant’s opin- ion, the Commissioners directed staff to inform the WOGCC they had no objections to the appli- cation. Cooperating Agency Status – Wyoming Pipeline Corridor Initiative – The Commission- ers approved the Chairman’s signature on the WPCI Cooperating Agency Status Request Return Form. HSG 2019 Pavement Maintenance Project Request for Reimbursement #2 – The Commis- sioners approved RFR #2 for the HSG 2019 Pave- ment Maintenance Project to the FAA for Grant #3-56-0043-44-2019 in the amount of $1,605.38, and RFR #2 for the HSG 2019 Pavement Mainte- nance Project to WYDOT for Grant #AHGS001A in the amount of $107.03. Correspondence – WREN Magazine – Au- gust, 2019; Wyoming Water Association – 2019 Annual Meeting Notification; BHBNDC Minutes – August, 2019; Kolby George – Scholarship Thank You; Chamber of Commerce Newslet- ter – September, 2019. Approve Bills The following bills were submitted for ap- proval: (see attached). Payroll for August, 2019 – $176,361.53 BILLS – August, 2019 KONE INC. 500.22 / WACO ( WY ASSOC. OF CO. OFFICERS) 1,025.00 / HASCO INDUSTRIAL SUPPLY 143.94 / SUNSHINE OFFICE PROD- UCTS 207.64 / S & H GLASS, INC. 1,440.00 / JACK'S UNIFORMS & EQUIPMENT 32.00 / RAMS HEAD FINANCIAL SERVICE 100.00 / HOT SPRINGS COUNTY LIBRARY 16,250.00 / MPH INDUSTRIES INC 195.81 / SMITH OIL- FIELD SERVICE INC 700.00 / IDEAL AUTO ELECTRIC 126.00 / ABSOLUTE! AUDIO VI- SUAL! 4,262.00 / AFLAC (ACCOUNT #HW652) 547.09 / ENTERPRISES TECHNOLOGY SER- VICES 20.30 / ALLEGIANCE BENEFIT PLAN MANGT, INC. 46,722.16 / ANITA WEISBECK 402.37 / APEX LEGAL P.C. 650.00 / CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS 233.27 / BARTON STAM 96.98 / BIG HORN WATER 87.60 / LONG BUILD- ING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 13,572.50 / BIG HORN FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK 37,505.65 / BLUE 360 MEDIA, LLC 299.46 / AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP. 332.60 / BRUCE N. "BO" BOWMAN 220.25 / CARDINAL HEALTH 110, LLC 5,933.76 / CITY SERVICE VALCON 52,264.23 / CITY SERVICE VALCON 48.00 / THERMOPOLIS HARDWARE 163.60 / CODY D. STEWART 358.44 / COLONIAL SUPPLEMEN- TAL INS. 18.70 / COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN 8,622.00 / VERIZON WIRELESS 57.27 / VERIZON WIRELESS 50.29 / VERIZON WIRELESS 131.61 / VERIZON WIRELESS 86.60 / COMMUNICA- TIONS TECHNOLOGIES INC 94.16 / WYOMING CHILD SUPPORT 475.00 / PINNACLE BANK OF THERMOPOLIS 40,494.62 / FOOD SERVICES OF AMERICA 2,540.76 / GOTTSCHE THERAPY REHAB WELLNESS 220.00 / GRAINGER 218.43 / HEARTSMART.COM 1,570.00 / HIGH PLAINS POWER 552.54 / HONNEN EQUIPMENT CO. WYO., INC. 471.62 / HOT SPRINGS COUNTY SCHOOL DIST. #1 4,808.46 / HOT SPRINGS COUNTY TREASURER 532.16 / HOT SPRINGS COUNTY HEALTH INS ACCT 51,081.34 / HOT SPRINGS CO. SCHOOL DIST #1 4,622.89 / THER- MOPOLIS INDEPENDENT RECORD 2,620.80 / FLOYD'S TRUCK CENTER 722.73 / JADECO, INC. 164.01 / JERRY D. WILLIAMS 200.00 / JOEY L JOHNSON 1,242.70 / KAREN SLOCUM 243.79 / LACAL EQUIPMENT, INC. 103.48 / MACK'S MARKET, INC. 405.17 / MID-AMERICAN RE- SEARCH CHEMICAL 470.06 / MARY A. GOR- DON 477.86 / NATRONA COUNTY CORONER 50.00 / NEW YORK LIFE 69.00 / NIELSEN OIL CO., INC. 428.80 / ONE STOP REPAIR & SER- VICE CENTER 292.25 / O'REILLY AUTO PARTS 195.65 / OFFICE SHOP INC. 436.85 / OWL CREEK AVIATION, LLC 7,419.84 / OWL CREEK AVIA- TION, LLC 1,095.20 / OWL CREEK GRAPHICS 169.75 ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWER 4,528.55 / PERFORMANCE AUTO & GLASS 16.59 / PIN- NACLE BANK OF THERMOPOLIS 2,030.06 / PINNACLE BANK OF THERMOPOLIS 3,104.00 / POSTMASTER 555.00 / PSYCHOLOGICAL SER- VICES, INC. 700.00 / QC 10 ARCHITECTS, LLC 1,434.42 / CENTURY LINK 662.99 / RED ROCK FAMILY PRACTICE PC 375.00 / RT COMMU- NICATIONS, INC. 3,128.73 / SECRETARY OF STATE 60.00 / HOT SPRINGS CO SENIOR CIT- IZENS INC 40.00 / THE STANDARD INS. CO. 1,432.11 / STAR PLUNGE 240.00 / TEPEE POOLS 144.00 / THERMOPOLIS PETRO & TIRE 84.23 / T-O ENGINEERS, INC. 5,020.00 / T-O ENGI- NEERS 3,166.25 / T-O ENGINEERS, INC. 197.28 / TOWN OF THERMOPOLIS 1,568.50 / TRAV- Public notices Continued on page 13 PAGE 12 www.thermopir.com September 26, 2019