2017
September
Lander newsletter
Chamber of Commerce
Photo: Kyle Duba
introduction
From the Executive Director The Great American Eclipse was awesome in totality! From
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
the thousands of visitors who descended on our region, to
Lorielle Morton, President
awe-inspiring natural wonder, to the traffic that ensued—each aspect was beyond comprehension. This event had a significant economic impact to our region, and will not be soon forgotten.
Fagnant, Lewis, and Brinda PC
Krista Lobera, Vice-President Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Mika Baker, Treasurer Central Bank and Trust
Next, as mentioned before, the application process for
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leadership Fremont County will close this month. A local
Susan Weideman
adaptation of the statewide Leadership Wyoming, Leadership
Lander Vision Center
Fremont County’s purpose is to identify individuals who have
Michelle Mazur
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. Finally, progress is being made with the Visitor Center and Chamber Business Complex. We at the Lander Chamber of Commerce may have spearheaded the design for the new 3,200 square foot Visitor Center and Chamber Business Complex, but we consider it YOURS! This flagship building will help drive visiting tourists into our member businesses and increase spending in the Lander area. Construction is expected to begin this month, and should expect completion in the Spring/ Summer of 2018.
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
Brian Fabel Executive Director Lander Chamber of Commerce
Dot Newton Events Coordinator
2 Native American Dancing 7 pm, Museum of the American West Jam Sessions, noon-2pm, Lander Bake Shop Lander Valley Farmers Market, 9am-noon, Lander City Park 1 First Friday: Art & Live Music, 4-7:30 pm, The Middle Fork 6 Wyoming Wildlife Migrations, 7 pm, Dennison Lodge, Dubois, 455-3429 to register 9 WYO 131 Gravel Race, 6 am start,finish time/ awards party 7 pm, Lander City Park, 332-2926, http:// wyo131.com 9 Wyoming Community Bank Discovery Speakers Series program “Walt Geis: Wyoming Brand Inspector”, 3 pm, Riverton Museum 9 Old-Time Barn Dance, 7 pm, Museum of the American West 9 Book sale at the Book Nook, 10am-4pm, Lander Library’s Carnegie Room and upstairs at Bank of the West 11, 18, 23, 24 Learn the geology of Grand Teton & Yellowstone national
parks, 6-8pm, Flagg Ranch, contact CWC Lander 13-16 One Shot Antelope Hunt, various times; Victory Banquet Sept. 16, Lander Community & Convention Center 16 Lander Area Petroglyph Tour, 10 am, Lander Pioneer Museum, 332-3339 for reservation 16 Ultimate Miniature Bull Riding Finals, 11am-4pm, Old Timers Rodeo Arena
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
18 Rainbow Dance Theatre: Roots of Hip Hop, 7 pm, Lander Valley High School
1st & 3rd Wednesday 6:30 pm Lander Lion’s @ The Oxbow
19 Business Fitness Webinar Series, 2-3:30 pm, online, www.wyomingsbdc. org
3rd Wednesday 10:30am Fre Co Suicide Prevention Coalition 349-4495 Thursdays Noon Kiwanis 1:15pm Stroke Support, LRH
21 Business After Hours, 5:30-7:30 pm, Fremont Toyota, 103 Fremont Way 22-23 Wyoming Outdoor Council’s 50th Anniversary Celebration, Friday: Jalan Crossland Concert, 6-8 pm, Lander City Park; Sat. workshops/events, Lander Community & Convention Center. For full schedule & details: http:// wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org 23 J.B. Okie Manor Adventure Trek, 9am-2pm, Riverton Museum
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
Events
BUSINESS September Calendar ofAFTER Events
Networking EVEnTS
BUSINESS AFTER Great American Eclipse Recap
Monday’s eclipse was
to eclipsing - yes, that was on
on the total number of
likely Wyoming’s largest
purpose -the Great American
individual visitors.
tourism event in history.
Eclipse,” she said.
On Tuesday, a WYDOT
That’s according to Diane
Traffic counts on Monday
spokesman told the Casper
Shober, Wyoming Office of
showed an increase of
Star Tribune that the more
Tourism executive director, who
more than 550,000 vehicles
than 500,000 vehicles counted
said there isn’t another day that
compared to a five-year
could roughly indicate there
even comes close to seeing the
average for the same
were about 1 million additional
numbers of visitors that came
timeframe, said Doug McGee,
people in the Cowboy State.
to the Cowboy State for the
Wyoming Department of
The Wyoming Tribune Eagle
celestial event.
Transportation spokesman.
also cited that assessment in
“In the scope of the summer,
The surrounding days also
its coverage. However, McGee
Cheyenne Frontier Days is
had increased traffic volumes,
said determining the number
certainly one of the largest
as Sunday saw an additional
of visitors by a vehicle count is
annual events hosted in
217,000 vehicles, 131,000
not an accurate method.
Wyoming, and if you collectively
vehicles on Saturday and
“While I do think we had a
add up all the other events that
74,000 vehicles on Friday.
huge number of visitors, and
take place during that same
But McGee cautioned
maybe it did hit the kind of
time across the state, there’s no
against using vehicle counts
numbers of people are talking
way I think it’d even come close
to make serious estimations
about, but using our traffic
use it that way is fairly loose,” he said. “We want you to see this number as an indicator of increased activity, and there was a huge increase in visitors, but a single vehicle could have been included three or four times or more depending on what routes they go on.” The Wyoming Office of Tourism is doing a full economic impact analysis of the days surrounding Monday’s eclipse. A more accurate visitor count will be among the data in that study, which should be available in October, Shober said. Law enforcement dealt with a relatively small number of incidents, said Sgt. Kyle McKay of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. WHP recorded 1,813 events in a 24-hour period on Monday, which included 100 crashes, 325 motorist assists and 111 traffic complaints. On the same day in 2016, McKay said there were 609 events in a 24-hour period. “We had almost three times the amount of events, but the crashes from last year, which were only 25, to this year at 100
only went up 75 crashes,” he
negative incidents. The
said. “There was bumper-to-
event’s benefits would
bumper traffic with extreme
likely stretch beyond the
delays, and traffic really
few days surrounding it, as
started picking up on the
it showcased the Cowboy
(Interstate 25) corridor at 3:30
State to thousands of
in the morning, and really
people who might have
didn’t start slowing down
otherwise not considered
until about 1 or 2 the next
Wyoming in their future
morning. I think that says a
tourism plans, said Tia Troy,
lot.”
Wyoming Office of Tourism
McKay said he was very
media and public relations
impressed with the “huge
manager.
community outpouring of
“This put a phenomenal
support” for law enforcement
spotlight on the entire
and fire responders, as well
state of Wyoming,” she
as WYDOT staff directing
said. “Through this celestial
traffic, through the busiest
event, we were able to
times. People brought food
introduce international
and water and asked if there
travelers to the place we’re
was anything they could do to
lucky enough to call home.
help, he said.
It allowed us to elevate
“It showed the true
Wyoming and to show
character of what Wyoming is
people why Wyoming is
about,” McKay said. “It wasn’t
such a great destination.”
for an ulterior motive. You could see they really cared.
Reprinted from Wyoming
That was one thing that
Eagle Tribune, Aug 24, 2017
touched my heart.” Overall, Shober said it was a “phenomenal and successful event statewide,” with state and local agencies reporting a low number of
Events
count, it’s a raw number, and to
Lander LIve
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new members Lander Live
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Welcoming New Chamber of Commerce member Businesses English Muffin Bakery & Espresso, Julia Dorothy, 132 S. Main St., Hudson (307) 851-6955 Trey Warren (real estate sales), 115 S. 1st St. PO Box 631, Lander (307) 349 2023 Sweet Surprises Gourmet Cupcakes, Roni Roemmich, 1408 Cheryl Sue Dr., Riverton (307) 850-5623 C&C Lock and Key, Raymond & Dawn Clark, 220 N. 2nd W., Riverton (307) 851-9884 Mary Wakefield, PO Box 339, Hudson 82515 (307) 332-4554
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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 September 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, SePTEMBER 12, 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
Nature Conservancy, The, 258 Main St., Lander
Black Hills Energy, Norm Long, 416 So. 3rd St., Laramie 82070
Holiday Lodge, Coco Huang, 210 McFarlane Dr., Lander
Burns Insurance Agency, Inc., Julie Connors, 440 Lincoln St., Lander
Home Source Realty Inc., George Piplica, Broker, 1632 Main St., Lander
City Plumbing & Heating, Mike & Lynn McRann, 340 Main St., Lander
Lander Valley Family Practice, Margaret Easley FNP, 930 Buena Vista Dr., Lander
Clark’s Landscaping Inc., Brian & Jill Clark, PO Box 1204, Lander
Lick Skillet Catering, LLC, Siobhan Spilecki, 583 North Fork Road, Lander
Edward Jones, Lonnie Bull, 175 S. 5th St., Lander
McDonalds, Bob Luck, 235 McFarlane Dr., Lander
Valley View Vista Apartments, Dawn Thorson-Johnson, 121 Valley View Dr., Lander
Fremont County Cattlemen’s Association, PO Box 338, Dubois
Meridian Trust Federal Credit Union, Susan Clark, 873 Main St., Lander
Vincent Financial Services Inc., Rob Olson, 685 Main St., Suite A, Lander
Mountain Rose Cabin, LLC, Therese Fowler, 2986 Sinks Canyon Road, Lander
Whiting Law, PC, James Whiting, 315 Main St., Suite 1, Lander
Fremont County Pediatric & Allergy Clinic, 115 Wyoming St., Lander Fremont Movers, Dwaine Kimmel, 750 S. Smith Road, Riverton Hearth & Home, Clair Toponce, 735 Lincoln St., Lander
Mountain Vista Retirement Center, Darcy Englert, 180 Chase Dr., Lander
Sleeping Bear RV Park & Campground, Chris Rush, 715 E. Main St., Lander Special Arrangements, Martha Cook, 654 Main St., Lander Two Sisters Bed & Breakfast, Mary Dean & Joan Marshall, 786 S. 3rd St.. Lander Valley Automotive, Jerry & Tammy Johnson, 7854 Highway 789, Lander
Renewing Members
Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Krista Lobera, Manager, 1002 11th St., Lander
Renewing Members
ALCHEMY: An Artists Coop, 320 Main St., Lander
Wyoming Financial Insurance, Steve Dodson, 165 S. 5th St., Lander
National Bighorn Sheep Center, Sara Domek, 10 Bighorn Lane, PO Box 1435, Dubois
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