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In observation of the Thanksgiving Holiday, City Hall and the RS Civic Center will both be closed on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23.
The RS Family Rec Center will also be closed on Thanksgiving Day, but will open bright and early at 5 am on Friday, Nov. 23 for regular Friday hours!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We need to show the folks at the Small Business Revolution that Rock Springs means business and so far, we're not doing so great. Please, please, please share a photo of Rock Springs to their page with the hashtag #MyRockSprings. Share as many as you can, as often as you can - ideas include local events and gatherings, school sports, family photos, local businesses, favorite activities, our landscape and wildlife, volunteering, etc. Feel free to take photos from the Downtown Rock Springs Facebook page. This is one of the ways they'll narrow the top 20 to the top 10 and our chance at $500,000!
www.facebook.com/smallbizrev/
FREE Thanksgiving 5K Turkey Trot! Join members of the RSHS Cross Country and Track Team at 9 am on Thursday, Nov. 22nd!
Meet in the west parking lot of RSHS by 8:50 am. This event will take place, rain or shine!
The person who guesses their time and is the closest will win a turkey!
Walkers welcome, also!
Join us in Downtown Rock Springs December 1st at 5:30 pm for the annual Lighted Parade! We are getting so excited for this year's Lighted Holiday Parade!
There will be multiple hot chocolate vendors this year placed along the route of the parade!
We would also like our MANY sponsors!
Colorado Document Security
Whisler Chevrolet Cadillac
Thatgurl 307 Auto Cleaning
Skin Dynamics
Greene's Energy Service
JFC Engineers & Surveyors
Fremont Motor Rock Springs Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Fiat
Ace Hardware of Rock Springs
Sweetwater Surgery Center
Trona Valley Federal Credit Union
Western Wyoming Beverages
Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County
Genesis Alkali Wyoming, LP
Western Wyoming Community College
Mortgage Solutions Financial
Wind River Hotel & Casino
Premier Bone and Joint Centers
City of Rock Springs Fire Department
Sweetwater County Fire Department 430 W. Blair Avenue Rock Springs, WY 82901 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: County Fire Warden, Mike Bournazian bournazianm@sweet.wy.us The Era of Megafires Come to Sweetwater County Dr. Paul Hessburg of the US Forest Service and North 40 Productions presents the "Era of Megafires" The Sweetwater County Fire Department, Rock Springs Fire Department, North 40 Productions, and the US Forest Service, The Wyoming Rural Firefighter Association, Wyoming Fire Chief's Association is pleased to bring the Era of Megafires to the Broadway Theatre in downtown Rock Springs on Thursday, November 29th at 7:00pm. This is a FREE showing for the public with NO admission charge In place of an admission charge we are asking that those who attend please consider bringing a non-perishable food item to be donated to the local food bank in support of those less fortunate in Sweetwater County this Holiday Season. The Era of Megafires is a 60-minute Live presentation featuring Dr. Paul Hessburg, a research landscape ecologist with Pacific Northwest (PNW) Research Station. In this multi-media presentation, Hessburg explains that over the past decade, the number of large, severe wildfires has been on the rise. These megafires are wildfires that burn more than 100,000 acres; they can destroy or severely damage human communities, wildlife habitat, and natural resources. This special presentation conveys the conditions that lead to megafires and how they might be managed or mitigated. "A future without wildfire isn't an option," Hessburg says. "So, what kind of future do we want for our forests? The goal of this project is to share a vocabulary and increase the understanding and ability of ordinary citizens so that they can enter into local discussions and planning for a more certain future for public forest lands." Since June, 2016, the presentation has reached 86 cities and towns and more than 25,000 citizens. There is also an "Era of Megafires" presentation on www.ted.com with over 850,000 views: www.ted.com/talks/paul_hessburg_why_wildfires_have_gotten_worse_and_how_we_can_stop_them For more information and updates, visit the Era of Megafires website: www.eraofmegafires.com or contact Sweetwater County Fire Warden, Mike Bournazian at bournazianm@sweet.wy.us. Produced in Cooperation with: The Sweetwater County Joint Travel and Tourism Board
Welcome to Rock Springs….a diverse city richly steeped in western history and coal mining. Outlaw gangs who roamed the West often passed through Rock Springs or used it as a destination. As a young man, outlaw “Butch” Cassidy worked in Rock Springs as a butcher….acquiring the name “Butch”. We are also known as the City of “56 Nationalities” as people emigrated to Rock Springs in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s to work in the Union Pacific coal mines. We have a reputation of being a very friendly, helpful, and welcoming community……our people are the fabric of our city. Come visit us….you may enjoy yourself so much that you will want to stay!
