2021
APRIL
NEWSLETTER
Photo by Rose Vowles
POINTS TO PONDER
From the Executive Director
T
he nominations are in for the 2021 Lander Community Awards! This year we received more than 130 nominations -- far more than any other year! -- and there are some clear favorites. But we’re not spilling any secrets just yet.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Jonathan Tonkowich, President Wyoming Catholic College
It will take some time to film, produce, and edit the Video Series we’ll be releasing later this spring. Once complete, the Eric Andrews, Vice President Fagnant, Lewis & Brinda P.C. videos will roll out once per week for six weeks, providing our winners and sponsors more exposure than ever before. That John Ferrelli, means there’s till time to get in on some great sponsorship Treasurer opportunities! (See the facing page for details.) We’d like to SageWest Healthcare express our thanks to the following sponsors for helping to make the 2021 Lander Community Awards Video Series a Michelle Mazur, reality: Past President
Preferred Media Partner County 10 GOLD Level Central Bank & Trust SILVER Level Rocky Mountain Power BRONZE Level Fagnant, Lewis & Brinda P.C. LOR Foundation One Shot Antelope Hunt and Past Shooters Club in support of
Water for Wildlife Foundation
Elevate Rehab
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ann Espinosa Home Source Realty Inc. Inter Mountain Builders
Dave Fehringer Strike Consulting Group
Rick Bestul NAPA Auto Parts
James Whiting Whiting Law PC
Chris VonHoltum Central Bank & Trust
Getting Back to Connecting & Learning Opportunities Now that things are opening back up and life is moving toward something more like normal, the Chamber is going to begin scheduling once again our gatherings aimed at helping our members get informed about local issues and get connected to the community to build awareness for your goods and services. We’re looking forward to seeing you again! May your spring and Easter bring you hope and joy!
Owen Sweeney Executive Director Lander Chamber of Commerce
Alyssa Lozier Edward Jones
PROFESSIONAL STAFF Owen Sweeney Executive Director
Carol King Associate Director
NEW MEMBER BENEFIT!
Looking for a Place to Meet? The Chamber’s Got You Covered!
Stepping Up Our Tech Game - For You! If COVID still has your business grounded, or if you’re simply looking for a brighter, roomier, more professional and technologically advanced place to have a virtual meeting, the Lander Chamber’s got you covered! Full Zoom Room Functionality We’ve installed two DTEN D7 55” video conferencing boards in our ACFCU Conference Room to provide our members with a simplified professional meeting experience. A truly all-in-one video collaboration solution, the DTEN D7 55” Dual setup provides a responsive, multi-touch video display alongside a digital whiteboard that allows live on-screen annotation of documents and content sharing. Brainstorm, take notes, save the whiteboard screen, and email it to your entire team!
Contact Us to Reserve Your Meeting Today! Whether for one person or your entire team, we invite you to stop by and take a test drive. If you’re wondering, you don’t need a Zoom account to take advantage of this benefit. As a Chamber member, you can use the Chamber’s Zoom Room license which allows for hosting meetings with unlimited minutes for up to 100 participants. Member-only rental pricing makes this an affordable benefit for your business. Special Thanks We’d like to express our abundant gratitude to the Wind River Visitors Council for assisting in the purchase of the DTEN boards through CARES Act Funding. Thanks are also due to ACFCU and Fagnant, Lewis & Brinda for providing technological expertise as well as to Bonneville Builders for installing the room’s ceiling sound baffles.
EVERY 1ST & 3RD MONDAY Shoshoni Local Foods Market 5-7pm, Shoshoni Fire Hall, 104 E. 2nd St. SECOND THURSDAY Monthly Education Series via Zoom, 5 pm THIRD THURSDAY Foot Care Clinic, 8-noon, Lander Senior Center
1-30 Western art exhibit Lander Pioneer Museum 6 WY SBDC webinar: Creating Energized Web Content online, noon-1pm 7 Seed Starting with the Riverton Garden Club Riverton Museum, 6 pm 8 WY SBDC webinar: Using Online Learning to Support Your Business online, 2-3pm
EVERY SATURDAY Winter Local Foods Market 9 Met Opera: II Travatore 1-3 pm, Lander VFW, 11 Lander Library Carnegie Tweed Lane Room, 5:30 pm Riverton Local Foods Market 9-11 am, 1010 Fairgrounds Drive
1-10 Student Select Show Lander Art Center, Tu-Th 106; Fi-Sa 10-4
16 Member’s Show: Meet The Artists Lander Art Center, 4-6 pm 17 Seed Starting for Children Riverton Museum, 2-4 pm 17-30 Member’s Show Lander Art Center, Tu-Th 106; Fr-Sa 10-4 22 Swift Fox Ecology, Distributin & Trends in Wyoming Dubois Museum, 7 pm 24 Sheep Shearing Day Pioneer Museum, 1-3 pm 30 Met Opera: Carmen Lander Library Carnegie Room, 5:30
CALENDAR
April Calendar of Events
NEW MEMBERS
Welcome to Our New Members! CMBC Building & Restoration Curt Taufen, Owner P.O. Box 1448, Lander
The Lost Chapter, LLC Josh Soule, Owner 427 Lincoln St., Lander
Cowboy State Marketing, LLC Maralyne Middour, Owner 8365 Hwy 789, Lander
Wyoming Cancer Resource Services Cindy Glaser, Program Manager c/o Cody Regional Health 27 Sunburst Dr., Cody
K.I. Computing, LLC David Kellett, Owner 306-1/2 N. Bent St., Powell
Wyoming Cancer Resource Services The Wyoming Cancer Resource Services (WCRS) are regional, community-based coordinators providing support services to Wyoming residents. They educate about cancer prevention programs, services, and cancer risk factors, and they promote early detection of cancer by educating about screening recommendations. WCRS refers clients to cancer screening programs and provide patient navigation for Wyoming residents needing local, regional, state, or national cancer information and resources including transportation and financial assistance. Finally, WCRS coordinators develop partnerships with health systems to implement evidence-based interventions to increase cancer screening rates. Fremont County’s program manager is Cindy Glaser with Cody Regional Health in Cody. Contact Cindy at (307) 578-2702, toll free at (877) 437.2702 or via email at cglaser@ codyregionalhealth.org.
Blakemore’s Powder Coating & Laser Engraving LLC Blakemore’s Powder Coating offers a full range of professional custom powder coating, sandblasting & laser solutions for any home, business or industrial need. Our state-of-the-art facility offers all the latest tools and equipment to ensure the highest quality in powder coating, heat coating, enamel coating and more. Whether it is a bumper, suspension parts, rims, engine parts or patio furniture, any metal surface has to be quickly protected from the elements. Powder coating provides a strong protective surface that is more durable and environmentally friendly than standard liquid application. We offer personal, detail-oriented service with every job. We provide an experienced team of professionals who will ensure that your materials have the highest level of appearance, functionality, and durability. Call us or stop by today for estimates and information, (307) 349-7080, 267 Main St., Lander.
Bailey Enterprises Hammer Shredding Services New York Life Insurance Mike Bailey, Owner Walt Neil Beau Wendling 755 S. Federal Blvd, Riverton 10888 Hwy 789, Riverton 592 Main St., Suite B, Lander The Breadboard Holiday Lodge Bob Born, Owner Ziki Zhang Palace Pharmacy & Palace 1350 Main St., Lander 210 McFarlane Drive, Lander Apparel Jolene Osback, owner Child Development Services Inn at Lander 1255 Main St., Lander of Fremont County Shirley Case, Cale Case Anedra Selley, executive 260 Grand View Dr., Lander Perfect Power director Darin Hubble, Owner 100 Pushroot, Lander Intermountain Audiology 1320 W. Main St., Lander 1460 Main St., Lander Creative Energies LLC Sweetwater Food & Scott Kane, Owner Jones, Michael Beverage/One Stop Market PO Box 1777, Lander 2316 Baldwin Creek Road, Ron Hansen, Owner Lander 8116 Hwy 789, Lander Epic Life, Inc. Shelli Johnson, Owner Lander Blue Ridge Wind Hosting 814 S 6th, Lander Apartments Bill Hastings Carol Riser, community PO Box 557, Lander Fossen, RaJean Strube manager 178 Smith, Lander 7 Smith Creek Road, Lander Wind River Visitors Council 100 N. 1st St., Lander Fremont Motor Company Lander Business Park Chuck Guschewsky, Owner 260 Lincoln St., Lander Wyoming Lifestyle 1731 W Main St., Lander Magazine/Wyoming Lander Church of Christ Weddings Gales Carpet One Floor and Tim Swenson, Pastor Kati Hime, owner Home 1320 Sinks Canyon Road, 1957 N 16th St., Laramie Mike & Heather Becker Lander 220 E. Main, Riverton Wyoming Waste Systems Lander Old Timers Rodeo Bruce Leven, district Gramlich, Andy Association manager 920 Mountain View, Lander 10 Rodeo Drive, Lander 730 S. Broadway, Riverton HDR Engineering, Inc. Dave Myers, Senior Project Manager 325 Main St., Lander Hacking CPA & Associates LLC Bruce Hacking 704 Main St., Lander
Law Office of Zachary Hamilton Mahlum, LLC 933 Main St., Suite 6, Lander New, John & Retha 28 Madison Road, Lander
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