Nov 2017 chamber newsletter

Lander

Chamber of Commerce

Think Lander First

SHOP LOCAL 2017

November newsletter

introduction

From the Executive Director

M

y wife and I recently replaced our oven rangetop.

In shopping for any home staple, it is sometimes tempting to google search your way to a “buy it now” steal on the lowest price, but at what cost? Between this experience and numerous conversations with local businesses, it got me thinking: What is our local economy worth?

Our economy is both precious and invaluable. It produces the jobs and wages that fuel our families. It creates the tax base for essential services like emergency response, law enforcement, and firefighters. Our economy is the catalyst for Lander’s quality of life, producing pathways, recreation, and the reason to reside. Every time our business community donates to a charitable cause it’s because of our economy, through which their generosity is possible. From our economy, all things come.

Who is responsible for maintaining our economy’s resilience? The local government? No. The city and county governments’ roles are to ensure health, welfare, and safety of its citizens, not to puppeteer the free markets. The State of Wyoming? Not really. While we house the offices of many state agencies and have great representation in Cheyenne, don’t count on our state propping up Lander’s economy.

The President of the United States? He has bigger fish to fry.

Regardless of your political beliefs, the President is working on a larger scale than Lander’s economy. Look closer to home: we are the stewards of our economy. We as consumers are all endowed with the vote of our dollars, and have the responsibility to Think Lander First.

Ideally, our economy’s engine is creating exportable goods and services that in turn generate primary dollars pouring into Lander. While our keystone businesses work toward this goal, let’s intentionally choose to spend our dollars locally and support our economy.

Brian Fabel Executive Director Lander Chamber of Commerce

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Lorielle Morton, President Fagnant, Lewis, and Brinda PC

Mika Baker, Treasurer Central Bank and Trust

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Susan Weideman Lander Vision Center

Michelle Mazur Elevate Rehab

Steve Liebzeit First Interstate Bank

Joanne Slingerland Central Wyoming College

Ann Espinosa Home Source Realty Inc. Inter Mountain Builders

Dave Fehringer WH Smith & Associates, Inc.

Suzanne Norris Wind River Job Corp

Jonathan Tonkowich Wyoming Catholic College

PROFESSIONAL STAFF Brian Fabel Executive Director Carol King Associate Director Dot Newton Events Coordinator

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

Maximize Your Membership

• 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 November 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, November 21, 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 Sept Maximize your membership Luncheon

Local Economy

Benefits of Shopping Local

New members

Harvesting Health, Carrie Polson, 615 S. 3rd St, Lander Hermann Global, Florian Herrmann, 259 W. Main St., #201, Lander Pingora Yarns, Carrie Johnson, 153 N. 4th St., Lander Tumbleweed Gallery, Francie Mortenson, 360 Main St. Whiskey Mountain Engraving, Mike Strasser, 163 S. 5th St., 307-206-1313

Small business support each other

C

oming this November, back by popular demand, the Lander

Chamber will be handing

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out “Think Lander First, Shop Local� buttons, which will be good for a range of

Chamber of Commerce

Think Lander First

excellent deals and discounts

SHOP

at participating Lander businesses. This initiative will

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encourage residents to keep their hard earned dollars local this holiday season.

The shop local button

Local Economy

Small Business Saturday

campaign will begin on Small Business Saturday, November 25th, and run

you the opportunity to take

button and support our local

through the holiday season

advantage of discounts,

merchants this holiday season!

(deals vary depending on the

sales, or deals of the day.

To sign up to be a participating

business). Buttons will come

Each retailer will have their

business contact Carol King as

with a list of participating

Think Lander First Button

soon as possible.

businesses and the Think

Deals signed and marked, so

Lander First Button will earn

just remember to wear your

Think Lander First Buttons!

Who:

Lander Customers and Merchants

Where: All Across the Lander Area When:

November 25 - Christmas

How:

Contact Carol King to sign up for the Think Lander Program!

info@landerchamber.org | (307) 332-3892

New members

BUSINESS AFTER New Member Plaques Each month we welcome new Chamber of Commerce member Businesses by presenting them with a plaque Lucky Duckling Food Truck Tex and Dale Frazier owned and operated the Lucky Duck cafe in Pavillion and from there they started their popular food truck.

Lucky Duckling Food Truck

They take pride in serving their customers the best beef available. You can find the Lucky Duckling Food Truck all around Fremont County, serving up delicious food at rodeos, gymkhanas, fairs, concerts - they are very mobile and self-contained and can come to wherever you need them! Give Tex and Dale a call at (307) 709-0910 or 709-0911 and book your next event.

C & C Lock and Key We are Raymond and Dawn Clark, two C & C Lock and Key people with a passion for making a difference. Helping people and filling a need in our community makes us happy. We truly believe in the transformative power of one person, one couple, one family, one business standing for what they

believe in. We take great pride in all we do. We founded C&C Lock and Key with the idea of bringing quality locksmith services to our rural Wyoming community. We’re excited to offer you professional and competitively priced locksmith services spanning Fremont County.

We offer 24 hour emergency service. Call 307-851-9884.

Email: cclockandkey307@ gmail. Website: www. cclockandkey307.com J.D. (Trey) Warren III Realtor, Householder Properties Falling in love with Lander while on a two week rock climbing trip in 1994, Trey Warren decided to call this little piece of paradise home. Planting roots and investing in the community has been important to him ever since.

Trey has been designing, building, buying and selling real estate for over two decades in the Lander Valley as owner/contractor of Whimpy Wolf Builders Inc. His most recent redevelopment of the Lander Mills Grain Elevator is nearing completion and Trey is excited to announce his entry into the real estate world

full time.

A commitment to the community in the form of service, leadership and investment are all important to Trey. He is currently serving on the Lander Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment and is the Past President of the Lander Rotary Club.

What brought Trey here 23 years ago is still very important to him today. The activities may have changed but being outdoors is what fuels Trey, allowing him to give back to the community.

His current pastimes are mountain biking, backcountry snowboarding, hunting and fly fishing.

Trey is focused on bringing a level of service to the Lander market that is sure to have Bhava Shala raving fans. Building on his long reputation as someone who can get things done, Trey is looking forward to serving you. If you are looking for a first home, your next home or an investment, give him a call.

J.D. (Trey) Warren III Realtor

Lander Valley Builders, LLC Lander Valley Builders, LLC. was created in March, 2017. Andrew Skiba started the company after spending the previous 4 years

Lander Valley Builders

employed with the State of Wyoming. For the prior 14 years Andrew successfully operated Skiba Construction, Inc. in Lander with an excellent reputation for professional quality and service.

Lander Valley Builders is continuing that reputation as a full service general contractor, offering both commercial and residential design build and plan build remodels and new construction.

From a new bath or redesigned kitchen to your new dream home, Andrew and his experienced team can provide you with the quality product and personalized service you’ve been looking for.

Events

BUSINESS November Calendar ofAFTER Events 1 Screening for “The Fox and the Wood-tick” and “The Arapaho Ranch Safari”, 5:30-7:30 pm, Frank B. Wise Complex, 14631 Hwy 287, Fort Washakie 2 Lander Community Concert/Wyoming Arts Summit 50th anniversary concert, 7:30 pm, LVHS auditorium 3 Around Town: Native American Art Show reception, 6-8 pm, Lander Art Center 3 Wyoming Arts Summit Art Walk, 6-8 pm, 200 block Main Street 3 Wyoming Arts Summit music showcase, 7-9:30pm, Middle Fork; 9pm-midnight, Lander Bar 2-3 Wyoming Cultural Trust Fund grant awards, Thurs.

9am-5pm, Fri. 8am-2pm 3 First Friday: Art & Live Music, Middle Fork, 4-7:30 pm 3 Gear N Beer at Wild Iris Mountain Sports, 5-8 pm 4 These Noble Brutes, Images of the American Bison, 6-8 pm, Pioneer Museum 10 ALCHEMY: an artists’ cooperative 2nd Anniversary Celebration, 4-8 pm 10-11 38th annual Lander Community Craft Fair, Fri. 5-9 pm, Sat. 9am-3pm

11 Book sale at the Book Nook, 10am-4pm, Lander Library downstairs and upstairs in Bank of the West building 11 Monte Carlo Affair 2017, 6-10 pm, Lander Community & Convention Center 11 Fremont Symphony Orchestra Concert “The Beth Shipley Memorial Concert”, 7 pm, LVHS auditorium 14 Lander Community Concert “3 Redneck Tenors”, 7-9 pm, LVHS auditorium 16 Business After Hours, 5:307:30 pm, SweetWater Wellness – Therapeutic Float & Holistic Center 17-18 2017 Holiday Craft Show, Fri. 5-9 pm, Sat. 9am-3pm, Fremont County Fairgrounds Heritage Hall, Riverton 18 Metropolitan Opera Live, 10:55 am, Lander Library Carnegie Room 18 Lander Ski & Gear Swap, 8:30-11 am, LVHS commons area 29-Dec. 3 “A Christmas Carol” play, Wed. gala reception 7 pm, Thurs-Sat. 7 pm, Sun. 2 pm, CWC Peck Arts Center 30-Dec. 1 Festival of Trees: Trees in Neverland, Family nightThurs. 6-8 pm, Gala Fri. 6:30-9:30 pm

Repeating Events Mondays 9:00 am County Commission 11:45 am Lander Art Guild 4:00 pm Book Nook @ The Carnegie Tuesdays 6:00 pm City Council 3rd Tuesday 2:00 pm City/School Joint Powers Board Wednesdays 7:00 am LEADER 8:00 am MLS, Realtors Noon Rotary 6:00 pm Open Studio, Art Center 1st & 3rd Wednesday 6:30 pm Lander Lion’s @ The Oxbow 3rd Wednesday 10:30am Fre Co Suicide Prevention Coalition

349-4495 Thursdays Noon Kiwanis 1:15pm Stroke Support, LRH 1st Thursday 6:00 pm Lander Library Friends 2nd and 4th Thursday 7:00 pm Elks Lander Lodge #2317 3rd Friday 11:00 am Fre Co Suicide Prevention Saturdays 10:00 am Book Nook on Main & Carnegie Room

SweetWater Wellness – Therapeutic Float & Holistic Center, 628 Main Street Lander, Wyoming November 16, 5:30-7:30pm

October Business After Hours @ Elevate Rehab

Networking

BUSINESS AFTER Business After Hours

Pirate Propane, James & Danielle Schafer, 608 Main St., Lander

Allen’s Diamond Four Ranch, Jim, Mary & Jessie Allen, PO Box 243, Lander

First American Title Insurance Co., Margaret Pugh, 902 11th St., Lander

Pizza Hut, Joy Fink, 670 E. Main, Lander

Antler Workshop & Gallery, Kurt Gordon & Lyn Smith, PO Box 824, Dubois

Friends of South Pass, Joe Ellis, 125 South Pass Main, South Pass City

Blackwelder, Gary, The Home Doctor, 61 Red Canyon Road, Lander Calkins, Leslie & Kent, 233 Vista Circle, Lander Central Wyoming College Foundation, Becky Ruthenbech, 2660 Peck Ave., Riverton Covenant Presbyterian Church, Scott MacNaughton, Pastor, 875 Fremont, Lander Dale Carnegie of Wyoming, Elissa Ruckle, 947 Divine Ave., Casper David A. Pope, CPA, Carmen Milburn, 320 S. Federal Blvd., Riverton

Lander

Chamber of Commerce

Think Lander First

SHOP LOCAL

Inberg-Miller Engineers, Howard Johnson, 124 E. Main, Riverton

RE/MAX All-Star, Realtors, Skye Coleman , 938 West Main St., Riverton Sweetwater Fishing Expeditions, George Hunker, PO Box 524, Lander

Lander Kiwanis Club, PO Box 803, Lander

Sweetwater Food & Beverage/ One Stop Market, Ron Hansen, 8116 Hwy 789, Lander

Lander Valley Animal Hospital, Dr. Lisa Dawson, 1185 Hwy 287, Lander

The Tannery, Steve & Jake Kennerk, 115 Poppy St., Lander

Museum of the American West, Jim Corbett, 1445 Main St., Lander

White Pine Ski Resort, Robyn Blackburn, 74 White Pine Road, PO Box 190, Pinedale

New York Life Insurance, Beau Wendling, 455 Main St., Suite C, Lander Phat Foam Insulation LLC, Jason Redman, PO Box 864, Lander

Renewing Members

Eagle Uniform & Supply/ American Laundry, 494 Main St, Lander

Renewing Members

A.D. Martin Lumber Co., John Martin, 110 W. Main St., Riverton

Wyoming Windows & Cabinets, Chris & Karlene Moore, 3011 Hwy 287, PO Box 512, Lander

PRESORTED STANDARD U.S. Postage Paid LANDER, WY PERMIT NO. 78

This issue of the chamber newsletter is printed by Western Printing

$5 Lunch Specials Monday–Friday 11am–2pm NOVEMBER THROUGH APRIL

It’s cold—sleep in.

Let us make your lunch!

1/2 Sandwich and cup of soup or salad grilled cheese, BLT, or chicken salad sandwich

Bowl of Soup and Salad 351 Main Street, Lander WY • 307.335.5035

Meet Peg Palmer | Fremont In-Home Services Peg Palmer, RN BSN, Grant/Waiver Clinical Supervisor, has worked in healthcare for over 40 years, including 20+ years in home health and hospice. During that time she has seen firsthand the benefits of when patients can stay in the comfort and safety of their own home.

Peg Palmer, RN BSN Grant/Waiver Clinical Supervisor

Her experience, along with her commitment "to assist our community members to remain at home," identified a need to improve the availability of services in Fremont County.

In 1998, Peg began to successfully secure grants to provide a wider range of healthcare solutions to qualified residents. In 2003 the 501(c)3 not-for-profit, Fremont In-Home Services, was established to manage the grant/waiver programs.

Since its inception, Fremont In-Home Services has partnered with Frontier Home Health and Hospice who provides the team of registered nurse case managers and home health aides who administer the program. The benefit: Fremont In-Home Services can use 100% of the grant funds toward patient services - without additional fundraising from the community.

Because of their 15-year partnership with Frontier Home & Hospice and funding from two Wyoming Department of Health grants, Fremont In-Home Services serves over 100 Fremont County residents year - all in the comfort and safety of their own home.

DID YOU KNOW: Frontier works with two not-for-profit organizations to provide services to Fremont County: Fremont In-Home Services and Friends of Hospice.

Partnering with Providers across Fremont County to deliver

Comprehensive  Healthcare at Home

Transitional/ Custodial Services RN Case Managers Home Health Aides Respite Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)

Home Health Skilled Nursing Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Medical Social Workers Home Health Aides

Hospice Skilled Nursing Medical Social Workers Spiritual Counselors Bereavement/Grief Support Hospice Aides Hospice Volunteers

Frontier Home Health & Hospice | Lander: 307-332-2922 | Riverton: 307-856-4127

Veterans Day is November 11 "Thank you for your service and dedication to our nation. Thank you for the sacrifices you made and your willingness to serve our country. Your service to our nation is deeply appreciated."

Join us in honoring those who served our country.

Ask us a Veteran bout Services

November = Home Health & Hospice Month We are committed to Bringing Quality Healthcare Home. Call us to learn more about the benefits of home health and hospice.

FREE advance care planning assistance and resources are available.

Lander: 307-332-2922 Riverton: 307-856-4127