2019
JULY
NEWSLETTER
INTRODUCTION
From the Lander Chamber of Commerce Many thanks to Brian Fabel, former Executive
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Director for the past five years. His talent, hard work and dedication will be missed! We wish him good luck.
Susan Weideman, President
Between now and the time when new leadership is hired, I will fill in as Interim Executive Director. With the help of our excellent Board and employees, we’ll work hard to promote Lander and support our Chamber members.
Joanne Slingerland, Treasurer
July is a busy, fun month! The 4th of July festivities are always exciting and our town fills with visitors and past Landerites, home to enjoy the 4th Lander style. Our town really is like no place else! Tickets available at the Chamber office include the pancake breakfast at the Lander Senior Center, Lander Rotary’s Buffalo BBQ at City Park, and the Pioneer Days Rodeo (at a discount if you buy in advance). Come on down to get yours! The fourth season of Lander LIVE kicks off on Thursday, July 18 with the talented Nikki Lane. Bob Lefevre and Already Gone Band will be the opening band so it promises to be so much fun! Everyone is welcome to attend! Be sure to stop by the Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center for all the information you need!
Lander Vision Center
Michelle Mazur, Vice-Pres. Elevate Rehab
Central Wyoming College
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Mika Baker, Past President Central Bank and Trust
Ann Espinosa Home Source Realty Inc. Inter Mountain Builders
Dave Fehringer WH Smith & Associates, Inc.
Suzanne Norris Wyoming Life Resource Center
Jonathan Tonkowich Wyoming Catholic College
Rick Bestul NAPA Auto Parts
Eric Andrews Fagnant, Lewis, Brinda P.C.
Mark Schatza Black Hills Energy
James Whiting Whiting Law PC
PROFESSIONAL STAFF Carol King Interim Executive Director
Carol King Interim Executive Director Lander Chamber of Commerce
Kelsey Ball Operations Assistant
Taurey Carr Operations Assistant
Audrey Quest Events Coordinator
COMMUNITY EVENT
Summer Music Lineup! Lander LIVE
NIKKI LANE
SOUTHERN AVENUE
THE WOOD BROTHERS
Thurs, July 18 Blending potent lyrics, unbridled blues guitars and vintage Sixties country-pop swagger, Lane’s new music will resonate with a variety of listeners.
Thurs, Aug 1 Southern Avenue is an American five-piece funky blues and soul band from Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Thurs, Aug 15 The Wood Brothers are an American folk band consisting of brothers Chris and Oliver Wood, as well as multiinstrumentalist Jano Rix.
ELIZABETH COOK
Thurs, Aug 29 Elizabeth Cook is a Nashville-based Singer Songwriter from Wildwood, Florida. A veteran SiriusXM Outlaw Country Radio DJ, and hosting her own show.
THIS YEAR, LANDER LIVE IS PARTICIPATING IN CHALLENGE FOR CHARITIES - TO RAISE FUNDING SUPPORT FOR THE BANDS, PRODUCTION AND MARKETING. PLEASE DONATE ONLINE AND DESIGNATE LANDER LIVE TO GET A MATCH OF YOUR DONATION!
EVENTS
BUSINESS AFTER July Calendar of Events EVERY MONDAY Book sale at the Book Nook, 4-7 pm, Carnegie Room, Lander Library EVERY TUESDAY Stamp Mill & Arrastra Demos & Trail Open House, 1-3 pm, South Pass City EVERY WEDNESDAY Eagle Spirit Dancers, 7 pm, Museum of the American West EVERY SATURDAY Lander Valley Farmers Market, 9-11:30 am, Lander City Park Stamp Mill & Arrastra Demos, 1-3 pm, South Pass City English Tunnel Mine Tour, 11am-1pm, South Pass City EVERY SUNDAY Swing Dancing at the Coalter Loft, 6-9 pm, Coalter Loft 1, 15, 29 Hot Notes, Cool Nights: Concert in the Park, 7-9 pm, Lander City Park 3 Parking lot party, 4 pm, Whiskey Cuts parking lot 3 Whose Bones are Those? 5:30-8:30 pm, Sinks Canyon State Park campground 3 Lander Pioneer Days Rodeo, 6:30 pm, Lander Old Timers Rodeo Arena 4 Challenge for Charities Race, 6 am, starts/ends Centennial Park 4 Pancake breakfast, 7-9 am, Lander Senior Citizens Center
4 Pioneer Days Parade, 10 am, Lander’s Main Street 4 Rotary Buffalo BBQ, 11am2pm, Lander City Park 4 Lander Pioneer Days Rodeo, 6:30 pm, Lander Old Timers rodeo Arena 4 Lander City Fireworks, follows the rodeo 5 First Friday: Art & Live Music, 5-9 pm, The Middle Fork 5 Eagle Spirit Dancers, 7-8:30 pm, Museum of the American West 6 Cooking Stove Pizza Extravaganza, 5:30-7:30 pm, Sinks Canyon State Park campground 6-7 Gold Rush Days, 10 am, South Pass City 8 Brain Injury Support Group, 5-6 pm, Soldiers House of Fremont County, Riverton 9 Story Book Illustration Summer Camp ages 6-8, 10noon, Lander Art Center 9 Warm Springs Tie Hack Tour, Dubois Museum 10-14 International Climbers Festival, see website for details 11 POW Camp Talk: 75th Anniversary, 7-8 pm, Dubois Museum 12 POW Camp Trek: 75th Anniversary, 9am-2pm, Dubois Museum 12 Impact of hearing loss, 10 am, Monarch Hall, Pronghorn Lodge
13 Book Sale at the Book Nook, 10am-4pm, Lander Library Carnegie Room and upstairs at Bank of the West 13 McKinney Ranch Trek, 10am-noon, Lander Pioneer Museum 16 Make Some Waves Summer Camp ages 6-8, 10-noon; ages 9 & up 1-3 pm, Lander Art Center 18 The Eagle & the Rabbit: Predator & Prey in the Sagebrush Sea, 6:30-8pm, Riverton Museum 18 History of Uranium Mining in Fremont County, 7-8 pm, Lander Pioneer Museum 19 In a Gulch with John, 11am-1pm, South Pass City 20 Draper Museum Raptor Experience, 1 pm, Dubois Museum 20 LVHS Dance Team Rummage Sale Fundraiser, 8am-3pm, Dance Academy parking lot 20 Dubois Museum Day, 11am-2pm, Dubois Museum 22 Whet Palette Painting Social 6:45-9 pm, Lander Art Center 26 38th annual Red Desert Audubon Show opening, 6-8 pm, Lander Art Center 27 Castle Gardens Trek, 9am-noon, Riverton Museum 30 Cartooning Summer Camp ages 9 & up, 1-3 pm, Lander Art Center
JULY 18 BOB LEFEVRE AND ALREADY GONE opening for Nikki Lane AUGUST 1 LOST SPRINGS BAND opening for Southern Avenue
COMMUNTY EVENT
Lander LIVE opening bands BUSINESS AFTER
AUGUST 15 LOW WATER STRING BAND opening for The Wood Brothers AUGUST 29 AARON DAVIS AND THE MYSTERY MACHINE opening for Elizabeth Cook
COMMUNITY EVENT
Brewfest: 2019 One to Remember!
ABOUT BREWFEST WHEN:
2ND WEEKEND IN JUNE
WHERE: LANDER CITY PARK TICKETS: LANDERBREWFEST.COM
Photo: Brad Christensen
ABOUT
TALENT RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION
GRANT AWARD DETAILS: Up to $6,000 in reimbursed student debt, moving expenses or other approved expenses. Payable over 4 years, up to $1,500 per year.
is a strategic priority of the Lander Chamber
TIMELINE: Rolling application with first review period in early summer. Other review periods to be determined as funds are available.
NEW PROGRAM
LANDER HOMECOMING GRANT
of Commerce! We recognize that our area has educated many qualified individuals who have furthered their education. We also have many high-quality jobs available. We want to offer and encourage college graduates to look at making the Lander area their home. This grant is one more recruitment tool to get talent back to the Lander area. TO APPLY: Pick up an application at the Lander Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center.
APPLICANT CRITERIA: 1. Has attended at least three years of school in Fremont County at any level. 2. Has or will in 2017, 2018 or 2019: Graduated from a two or four-year college, -OR-
Satisfactorily completed a term of military service
3. Has accepted a job offer for a position from an active Lander Chamber member in the Lander area.
Clark’s Landscaping, Brian Clark, PO Box 1204, Lander Edward Jones, Lonnie Bull, 175 S. 5th St., Lander First United Methodist Church, Pastor Mark Calhoun, 262 N. 3rd St., Lander Friends of Wyoming Life Resource Center, PO Box 163, Lingle Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union, Susan Clark, branch manager, 873 Main St., Lander
Owl Creek Vision Care, Drs. David and Jennifer Rodgers, 278 Main St., Lander Palace Pharmacy, Jolene Osback, 634 Main St., Lander Schurg Financial Services, Rodney & Rebecca Schurg, 405 Main St., Lander Trey Warren, Householder Properties, 911 Main St., Lander Two Sisters Bed & Breakfast, Mary Dean Marshall, 786 S 3rd St., Lander
WCS Corporation, Bill Sniffin, 1 Aspen Way, Lander William H Smith & Associates, Inc., 155 N. 1st St., Lander Wyoming Financial Insurance, Jacob McGarvin, 1655 S. 5th St., Lander WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS! Benessere Clinic, Lisa Lowham, 195 Capitol St., Lander Big Kahuna, Amanda Ablard, 409 N 14th St E, Riverton
RENEWING MEMBERS
Burns Insurance, 440 Lincoln St., Lander
New York Life Insurance, Beau Wendling, 592 Main St., Suite B, Lander
RENEWING MEMBERS
Black Hills Energy, 1044 S. Railroad, Riverton
Vincent Financial, Rob Olson, 685 Main St., Suite A, Lander
PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. Postage Paid LANDER, WY PERMIT NO. 78
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