Chamber august newsletter

2016

August

Lander newsletter

Chamber of Commerce

Photo: Kyle Duba

introduction

From the Executive Director

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e have a lot of exciting opportunities for Lander’s business community in August! First on August 16 at the Inn At Lander, we will be hosting Senator Mike Enzi from 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. As our United States Senator, Enzi will provide a legislative update and answer audience questions about an array of topics spanning from a local-to-national scope. As part of your Chamber membership we will provide one complimentary ticket; additional tickets can be purchased for $15 at the Chamber office.

Also, the application process is open for Leadership Fremont County. A local adaptation of the statewide Leadership Wyoming, Leadership Fremont County’s purpose is to identify individuals who have displayed a strong tendency toward civic, business, or nonprofit involvement, and assist them in developing their potential to become community leaders. This is an absolute-must for anyone wanting a next step in developing their professional network and leadership skills.

Next, to meet our goal of informing the business community of what conventions and conferences are coming to Lander, we will be identifying these groups and letting you know their relative size. Additionally, the Lander Chamber continues to distribute thousands of convention packets to these groups to let them know what to do in the area and refer our member businesses. Let us know if you would like to have your business information included in these packets!

And... oh, yeah, August is going to be an awesome month for Lander LIVE! Get ready for Lake Street Dive and the Fruit Bats. A reminder that both shows have opening acts taking the stage at 5:30 p.m., followed by the headliner at 7:00 p.m.

See you there!!!

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Lorielle Morton, President McKee, Marburger & Fagnant, PC

John Dailey, Vice President The Hitching Rack Home Source Realty

Krista Lobera, Treasurer Holiday Inn Express & Suites

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jeff Young, Past President Trihydro

Susan Weideman Lander Vision Center

Michelle Mazur Elevate Rehab

Chad Strickland Video Warehouse

Steve Liebzeit First Interstate Bank

Bob Pokorney Shoshone Rose Casino

Mika Baker Central Bank and Trust

Amber Wilson Wyoming Outdoor Council

Joanne Singerland Central Wyoming College

PROFESSIONAL STAFF Brian Fabel Executive Director Carol King Associate Director

Brian Fabel Executive Director Lander Chamber of Commerce

Rose Burke Event Coordinator

Senator Mike Enzi Luncheon

Senator Mike Enzi Luncheon who:

lander business community

When: Tues, Aug 16, 12-1:30 p.m.

Where: inn at lander

260 Grandview Dr Cost: one free ticket per chamber membership, additional $15 contact: Lander Chamber 332-3892

Gov Affairs

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nzi was sworn as Wyoming’s 20th United States Senator on January 7, 1997. Before that he started a shoe store in Gillette and was mayor for 8 years and state legislator for 10 years.

Senator Enzi has made a name on Capitol Hill for his unique way of breaking down party lines and working across the aisle.

He has had more than 100 bills signed into law with a signatures from each of the last three presidents. He had the good fortune marry his wife Diana in 1969. They are the parents of three and the grandparents of four. The joy of representing Wyoming is topped by few things.

Being a grandfather and flyfishing are two.

August 11th

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Lake Street Dive, 7 PM

etro-soul doesn’t often make a huge splash in the rock and roll music world, but in 2016 Lake Street Dive may just do it. This former New England Conservatory of Music foursome came together in 2004 in Boston and quickly migrated from jazz to soul rock. Now based in Brooklyn, New York, the band is led by Rachael Price on vocals and accompanied

by Mike “McDuck” Olson on trumpet and guitar, Bridget Kearney on upright bass, and Mike Calabrese on drums.

In spring 2016 they released their fourth album, Side Pony (Nonsuch Records), which

Opener 5:30 pm

Above: Headliner Lake Street Dive on tour with their new album Side Pony

highlights the band’s power front woman in Price, excellent harmonic support from the rest of the band, and addictive singles that promise to make the band a household name by year’s end. Since the beginning of 2016 Lake Street Dive has been featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, CONAN, Tiny Desk Concert at the NPR studios in Washington, DC, and are spending the rest of the year touring the country with Side Pony.

Low water string band This Lander-grown band has been wowing audiences around the state with their Wyoming infused bluegrass sound. Members Jared Scott (banjo, vocals), Joe Lefevre (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Anne Scott (bass, guitar, vocals), Stuart Cerovksi (guitar) and Brian Hensien (lead guitar) are touring this summer with their new album featuring 12 original hop-up-and-dance songs.

August 25th

Fruit Bats, 7 PM

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ruit Bats started in the mid 1990s as the four-track project of Eric D. Johnson. The name “Fruit Bats” was one of many monikers found on the original cassettes, which in the end stuck. In early 2000, Johnson joined the cast of characters that made up Califone and the whole Perishable Records family.

It was this kinship with a bunch of like-minded folks that coaxed the Fruit Bats from out of the bedroom and turned the shy lo-fi project into a real band. Since 2002 the Fruit Bats have release four successful records with the venerable Seattle imprint with Sub Pop Records. Their fifth album, released this spring, Absolute Loser came together after a several year break. Since 2015 the band is back and has been touring with My Morning Jacket and recently sold out two nights Memorial Weekend at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Colorado.

Above: Frontman Eric D. Johnson of the beloved Fruit Bats will be closing out the 2016 Lander LIVE season.

Opener 5:30 pm CHALLENGE FOR CHARITIES AWARD CEREMONY Come see and celebrate some of Lander’s amazing non-profits be recognized for their amazing work! From 5:30-6:30pm 35 participating nonprofits will be awarded checks from funds raised through the Lander Community Foundation’s fundraising event.

Above: The Fruit Bats are touring their new album Absolute Loser.

professional Developement

Leadership Fremont County

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he Leadership Fremont County Program was founded in 2003 by a joint steering committee comprised of representatives from the Riverton Chamber of Commerce, Lander Chamber of Commerce, Wind River Indian Reservation, Dubois

Community Project, City of Riverton, City of Lander, NOLS, and Central Wyoming College.

The purpose of the program is to introduce and orient established and prospective leaders to the great community of Fremont County, identify individuals who have displayed a strong

tendency toward civic involvement, and assist them in developing their potential to become community leaders.

Leadership Fremont County is a series of nine sessions over a 9-month period covering such areas as leadership skills, decision-making, strategic planning and coalitionbuilding. Important topics that will be examined include area history, economic development, social-economic factors, tourism & marketing, education, and tribal history and relations.

Leadership Fremont County is now accepting applications for the 20162017 class which begins in September. The cost is $375 for the program and employers often sponsor an employee.

Part of leadership is knowing the people inside the businesses and companies around you - in LFC these are the connections you make.

Lorre Hoffman Board Member, Leadership Fremont County

selection committee looks for

Professional developement

In reviewing applications, the participants who demonstrate the willingness to: Attend and actively participate in monthly sessions in order to learn to apply leadership

skills to recognize and solve community needs.

Take insights, skills, and contacts gained in LEADERSHIP FREMONT COUNTY and apply them to community activities and organizations in which the participant is either currently involved or becomes involved as a result of the program.

Apply leadership to the needs of Fremont County by recognizing and pursuing those needs through creative problem solving and mobilization of resources.

AFTER HOURS August Calendar BUSINESS of Events

Calender

5, 12, 19, 26 Grab ‘N Go Farmers Market, 5-7 pm, Centennial Park, 200 block of Main Street 6, 13, 20, 27 Shoshone Eagle Spirit Dancers Traditional Native American Indian Dancing, Museum of the American West, 7-8 pm, 1445 W. Main St 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Farmers Market, 9am-noon, City Park. Live music, freshest produce Every Th-Sun South Pass City’s Carissa Gold Mine Tours, 2pm. $2 for Wyoming rsidents, $4 non-residents, under 18 free. Call 307-3323684 for info & reservations 1-6 103rd Fremont County Fair & Rodeos 1010 Fairgrounds Drive, Riverton. fremontcountyfair.org/ 307-856-6611 1 Hot Notes Cool Nights concert series 7 PM. Lander City Park, Guest Artist, Sweet Wednesday 1-2 Wind River PRCA Rodeo Roundup, 7:30 pm both nights. Fremont County Fairgrounds, Riverton. 307-8566611

3 Building with Biology, 10am-1pm, Lander Children’s Museum, 332-1341 6 Riverfest Art and Music in the Park by the Lander Art Center 2016, 10am-7pm, 3325772 11 Lander LIVE featuring Lake Street Dive! Opening show Low Water String Band, 5:30-9 pm Jaycee Park, Free & family friendly. 332-3892 12 Bach & Beer, 8-9:30 PM Cellist Steuart Pincombe will bring together two of the finer things in life: Bach and Beer.

Lander Bar

25 Lander LIVE featuring the Fruit Bats! 5:30-9 pm Jaycee Park (Lander Chamber location), 160 N. 1st St. 307-3323892 30 Maximize Your Membership Luncheon 12-1 pm, Lander Chamber of Commerce, Free, RSVP required 332-3892

large visitor groups to lander: Conventions & conferences

18 Atlantic City Federal Credit Union Annual Meeting, 500 attendees, 9am10pm, Info: 332-5151

13 Wind River Visitors Council Adventure Trek: Historic South Pass, hosted by the Fremont County Pioneer Museum Lander, August,10am2pm, 307-332-3339

20 Wyoming Republican Party Campaign Finance Committee Meeting, 20 attendees, 9am-5pm, Aug. 20, Info: 335-4123

13 Lander Sprint Triathlon, 2016, 5:30 AM, Register on-line atactive.com or at Gannett Peak Sports

23-25 Hear This, Wyoming!

Wyoming Early Hearing Detection & Intervention, 50 attendees, 7 am-1 pm, Info: 307721-6212

16 Senator Mike Enzi Luncheon by the Lander Chamber of Commerce, at the Inn at Lander, 12-1:30pm, 1 Free Ticket per Chamber Membership, $15 per additional 332-3892

29 Adam’s Road Revival Concert, 300 attendees, 7 pm, Info: 349-7215 Sept 13-18 One Shot Antelope Hunt, 500 attendees, Sept. 13-18, Info: 349-1485

Maximize Your Membership

Member Benefits Promotion (what you get) • Business Directory Relocation & Travel Guide • Hot deal, promotion announcements, event listing, and job opening advertising • Brochures and business cards on display • Vacation, relocation and convention packets • Business Referrals, with reporting

Service (what you can use)

I was very pleased with the Lander Chamber’s Maximize Your Membership luncheon.

The staff covered numerous benefits of being a Chamber member, as well as how to drive more consumers to our businesses.

Brian Rohrbacher President | CEO, Atlantic City Federal Credit Union

mEMBER benefits

Lander

Chamber of Commerce

• Bulk mail permit for savings of up to 30% • Mailing List and Monthly newsletter • Workforce Development Training Fund grant consultation services • Notary Public Service • Participation in Flower Barrel Program • Lander Bucks Local Currency program

Sign up for Aug Luncheon Learn how take full advantage of your member benefits (how to post deals, events, job posting, and track your results).

Community (what we do) • Visitor Information Center to all • Community Events Calendar • Toll-free business and information hotline

Where: Lander Chamber of Commerce When: Tuesday, Aug 30, from 12-1pm What: to bring: An open mind!

• Promote the Lander Area as the destination • Beautification (Christmas Lights on Main St.)

RSVP by calling 332-3892

• Shop Local Program

Events (how to get involved) • Free ticket to Community Awards Luncheon • Winter Storefront Competition • Small Business Saturday • Business After Hours, and ability to host • Annual Legislative Forum

Thank you to our Lunch Sponsor for our May Maximize your membership Luncheon

Bloedorn Lumber, Blake Herbst, 116 Washakie St., Lander

Sleeping Bear RV Park & Campground, Chris McIlrath, 715 E. Main St., Lander

Maz’s House & Mobile Home Movers & Brentlee Homes, Martin & Vic Mazurie, 420 Fremont St., Lander

Stanbury & Strike, Jeff Stanbury & Kate Strike, 329 Main St., Lander

Bomgaar’s, 275 Grand View Dr., Lander

Mountain Rose Cabin, LLC, Therese Fowler, 2986 Sinks Canyon Road, Lander

Tegeler & Associates, Tim Robeson, 194 N. 7th St., Lander Trihydro, Ken Shrader, 388 Main St., Lander

Clark’s Landscaping, Brian & Jill Clark, PO Box 1204, Lander

Mountain Vista Retirement, Darcy Englert, 180 Chase Dr., Lander

Valley View Vista Apartments, Dawn Thorson-Johnson, 121 Valley View, Lander

Friends of Wyoming Life Resouce Center, Shawn Humberson, PO Box 163, Lingle

Phat Foam Insulation LLC, Jason Redman, 191 Tweed Lane, #3, Lander

Whiting Law PC, James Whiting, 315 Main St., Suite 1, Lander

Popo Agie Conservation District, Kelsie Peck, 221 South 2nd St., Lander

Wind River Canyon Whitewater & Fly Fishing

Hello...The House, Betty Robertson, 370 Main St., Lander Holiday Lodge, Coco Huang, 210 McFarlane Dr., Lander Homestead Properties, Lauri Griffin, 288 Cascade, Lander

Porter’s Mountain View Supply Inc., Lennie Kosirog, 750 E. Sunset Dr., Riverton

Wyoming Entrepreneur Small Business Development Center, Sarah Hamlin, 213 W Main St., Suite C213, Riverton

Rainmaker Marketing Solutions, Amanda Henry, 118 Valley Circle, Riverton

Wyoming Financial Insurance Inc., Robyn Atnip, 165 S. 5th St., Lander

Shirts & More Inc., Dan Carey, 371 Main St., Lander PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. Postage Paid LANDER, WY PERMIT NO. 78

Lander

Chamber of Commerce

This issue of the chamber newsletter is printed by Western Printing

Renewing Members

Black Dog Design, Julie Cornia, 25 Meandering Way, Lander

Lander Bodyworks, Sophie Moseman, 605 Main St., Lander

Renewing Members

Anne Austin Design, 12 TImberline Trail, Lander