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The
Green River Chamber will be closed from December 24th-January 4th
so we may enjoy the
holidays with our families, we will reopen on
January
5th. Have a safe
and Happy
Holiday
Season.
Thank
You
The
Green River
Chamber Staff
November Red Carpet Award winner, Jorge Hernandez, employee at
Don Pedro's receives a "Red Carpet" pin and $25 Gift
Certificate
Red
Carpet Service Award
Red Carpet Award Winner for November is Jorge Hernandez, Don Pedro's for his outstanding customer service.
Jorge
Hernandez was nominated by Bonnie Bigolin. Bonnie had these
comments, “Jorge provides outstanding service. He greets everyone
with a smile and is always very friendly. He’s a fantastic host
and is very attentive to all his customer’s needs”. Jorge
receives a Red Carpet Pin, $25.00 Gift Certificate as well as other
advertising. He will be entered in the Red Carpet Person of the Year
award contest to be presented at the Recognition Banquet in 2009.
If you know someone out there that has rolled out the red carpet for you,
give them some well deserved recognition and nominate them for next
month’s award! Nomination
cards can be found at the Chamber office and also at most of the
businesses.
If you were the nomination person of a Red Carpet winner please stop by
the office we have a gift for you too.
We appreciate you taking the time and effort to make sure
someone’s efforts are noticed.
Orman Tripp demonstrates his techniques on
Ricky Gardea, from WyoRadio at Lunch & Learn in November
Lunch
& Learn
November
winners: Regina Clark, Bank of the West, Newsletter Profile; Marie
Colestock, Green River Realty, Radio;
Beth Whitman, Business Leadership Network,
Radio; Jeff Driggs, The Radio Network, Reader Board Sign; 50/50
Raffle winner was Bob Saunders, Wells Fargo.
The Lunch & Learn program is held the third Wednesday of every
month at
noon
at rotating Chamber
member restaurants that can accommodate the meetings.
December’s Lunch and Learn will be December 17th ,
Noon
, JLT Steakhouse,
the speaker will be Michael May, Awareness, Knowledge and Training,
Inc.
Chamber Board of
Directors
and Staff
¨ Bob Saunders, Past-President Wells Fargo
307-352-5538
¨ Michael Nelson, President High Plains Physical Therapy
307-875-1847
¨ Cindy Brandjord, Vice President School
District #2 307-872-3290
¨ Bonnie Bigolin, 1st Vice-President Print Link Ad-Specialties 307-875-6128
¨ Robert Berg, Secretary Artic Circle 307-875-4582
¨ Jeff Nieters, Treasurer City of Green River 307-872-6122
¨ Kathy Gilbert Green River Star 307-875-3103
¨ Joanna Nara-Kloepper BLM 307-352-0321
¨ Brian Mortimer Solvay 307-872-6508
¨ Jeff Wilson Desert View Eye Care Center
307-875-3399
¨ Marie
Colestock
Green River Realty
307-875-5522
¨ Terri
Cook
307-875300
Hampton Inn Suites
-
Janet
Hartford, Executive Director
-
Wendy
Kraft, Office Specialist
-
Elyse
Lamb, Office Assistant
Renewals
2
Years
Hot Styles Hair & Tanning
Salon
Stephanie Majdic
76 N. 1st
E.
Green River
,
WY
82935
307-875-2365
smajdic@msn.com
3 Years
EnCana Oil & Gas
Inc.
Business Leadership Network
John Schmidt
Beth Whitman
Operations Field Leader
708 B St
.
2908 Foothill Blvd.
Rock Springs
,
WY
82901
Rock Springs
,
WY
82901
307-362-3339 ph/fx
307-352-6407
rs-bln@vcn.com
307-352-6415fx
John.schmidt@encana.com
www.encana.com
Terracon
Buzz Shafer, John Graves
Favorite Things
1509 Elk St
.
Carol Wagner
Rock Springs
,
WY
82901
244 E. 2nd S.
307-362-1450
Green River
,
WY
82935
307-362-1657
307-875-4100
www.teracon.com
bshafer@terracon.com
4
Years
Rendon Properties
Tex
’s Travel Camp
Jose & Marilyn Rendon
Gaye Winter
520 Wilkes Dr. Ste 5
-
B
Star Rt.
2 Box 101
Green River
,
WY
82935
Green River
,
WY
82935
307-875-1666 307-871-5844c
307-875-2630
or Turnkey Properties 307-871-2772
307-875-3306
5
Years
Rocky
Mt.
Construction
UBET
Wireless
Troy
& Danea Pistono
Maigen Zobell
PO Box
625
1655 Sunset Dr.
Green River
,
WY
82935
Rock Springs
,
WY
82901
307-871-8171 307-875-1863
307-382-4727 800-926-
CELL
Green River
Mercantile
Co.
Susan Hehr
79 N. 1st E.
Green River
,
WY
82935
307-875-2126
7
Years
DJ’s Glass
Dave Shilcox
3700 Hwy 374
Green River
,
WY
82935
307-875-9132
djsglassplusllc@wyoming.com
20
Years
Wyoming
Embroidery Works
Connie Moon & Mike Brown
329 Uinta Dr
.
Green River
,
WY
82935
307-875-5334 307-875-5534fx
wyembroidery@qwestoffice.net
21
Years
Radio
Network
KUGR/KYCS/KFRZ/KZWB
Al & Faith Harris
40 Shoshone
Green River
,
WY
82938
307-875-6666 307-875-5847fx
SBDC
update
A
weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business
Development Center, part of WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of
business assistance programs at the University of Wyoming.
"If
I bid a job and it ends up taking more time than I expected, can I
increase the price I charge the customer?" Terry,
Casper
Customers
ask for a bid from contractors to avoid being caught in a situation they
can't afford. Estimating a job gives the contractor an opportunity to look
it over and consider how long it will take.
Most
contractors add a little extra time to cover those unexpected problems
that can occur. Increasing billing without consulting the customer will
reflect negatively on the company. It is best to discuss with the customer
any issues that arise before any extra work is done.
Future
estimating problems might be avoided by taking an estimating class offered
through a community college or industry association. Many bidding errors
can be resolved by creating an assessment tool to use when discussing
projects with customers.
Another
situation that sometimes occurs is customers asking for additional work to
be done and expecting not to be charged for it. Be sure to allow for
change orders and clearly communicate how those will be handled. Customers
should sign off on any change order to ensure they understand about extra
charges.
Open
communication can alleviate many bidding and billing problems. Assessment
tools can aid in proper estimating before a job starts.
For
an opportunity to post comments on this article go to the www.wyomingentrepreneur.biz
Web site, enter the blog site.
The
WSBDC is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the
Wyoming Business Council and the
University
of
Wyoming
. To ask a question, call 1-800-348-5194, e-mail wsbdc@uwyo.edu
or write
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3922
,
Laramie
,
WY
82071-3922
.
Chamber
Gift Certificates-A Great
Holiday
Idea
The Chamber of Commerce offers
“Chamber Gift Certificates” in any denomination for a small fee of
50-cents each. The Gift
Certificates are redeemable at any business in
Sweetwater
County
and can be used just like cash. You
can even use them to pay your city water bill or buy groceries.
Stop by or call ahead of time and we will have them ready for you,
307-875-5711.
Santa’s
Arrival!!
Santa leads Parade in vintage Sheep Wagon with commissary trailer loaned
to the Chamber by Bill Taliferro
Ed Williams, Green River Main Street volunteer
lines kido's out that are waiting to see Santa
Santa's Helper, Board Member Terri Cook,
Manger Hampton Inn & Suites takes a break to get some hot cocoa
Kid and family members have fun doing holiday
crafts while the wait to see Santa
Nori Gunter, Main Street volunteer and Tom
McCullough, Green River City Council help out making and serving hot
popcorn.
The Gift-
Author Unknown
T'WAS
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,
HE LIVED
ALL
ALONE,
IN A
ONE
BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF
PLASTER
AND
STONE.
I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY
WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,
AND
TO
SEE
JUST
WHO
IN THIS HOME DID LIVE.
I LOOKED
ALL
ABOUT,
A STRANGE SIGHT I DID
SEE
,
NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,
NOT EVEN A
TREE
.
NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,
JUST
BOOTS FILLED WITH
SAND
,
ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES
OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.
WITH MEDALS
AND
BADGES,
AWARDS OF
ALL
KINDS,
A SOBER THOUGHT
CAME THROUGH MY
MIND
.
FOR
THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT,
IT WAS DARK
AND
DREARY,
I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,
ONCE I COULD
SEE
CLEARLY.
THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,
SILENT, ALONE,
CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR
IN THIS
ONE
BEDROOM HOME.
THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,
THE
ROOM
IN SUCH DISORDER,
NOT HOW I PICTURED
A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.
WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D
JUST
READ?
CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A
BED
?
I REALIZED THE FAMILIES
THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,
OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS
WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.
SOON
ROUND THE WORLD,
THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,
AND
GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE
A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS
DAY
.
THEY
ALL
ENJOYED FREEDOM
EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,
BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,
LIKE THE
ONE
LYING HERE.
I COULDN'T HELP WONDER
HOW MANY LAY ALONE,
ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE
IN A
LAND
FAR FROM HOME.
THE
VERY THOUGHT
BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY
EYE
,
I DROPPED TO MY KNEES
AND
STARTED TO
CRY
.
THE SOLDIER AWAKENED
AND
I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,
"SANTA
DON
'T
CRY
,
THIS
LIFE
IS MY CHOICE;
I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,
I
DON
'T
ASK FOR MORE,
MY
LIFE
IS MY GOD,
MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS."
THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER
AND
SOON DRIFTED TO SLEEP,
I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,
I CONTINUED TO WEEP.
I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,
SO SILENT
AND
STILL
AND
WE BOTH SHIVERED
FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE
ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,
THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR
SO WILLING TO FIGHT.
THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,
WITH A VOICE
SOFT
AND
PURE
,
WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA,
IT'S CHRISTMAS
DAY
,
ALL
IS SECURE."
ONE
LOOK
AT MY WATCH,
AND
I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.
"MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND
TO
ALL
A GOOD NIGHT."
New
Board of Directors
Marie
Colestock, Broker/Owner
Green River
Realty
Marie
is the Broker/Owner of Green River Realty with 20+ years of experience.
Is a proud member of the Green River Chamber and has been a past
member of the Hole-In-Wall-Gang, which she was a President and Secretary
for the Gang, she is Very involved in the Charity Commitee for the
Sweetwater County Board of Realtors and just elected 2009 President of the
Realtors MLS-Past Secretary/Treasurer and Director of the Board.
Huge Football Fan of the
Wyoming
Cowboys and the
Denver
Broncos! Marie
loves to Travel whenever she can find the time. Marie has been married to
“
Chico
” for 34 years and has
3 children and 2 grandchildren. She
says “It’s always a pleasure to welcome new people to our area.”
Mike
Nelson
is the owner
of High Plains Physical Therapy, which has been in business for 6 years in
Green River
. He
also has a clinic in
Rock Springs
that has
been open for 4 years. He volunteers for Castle Rock Ambulance Service,
the Green River Wolves Football Team and is very involved with his church
and various other community events. He and his wife Debbie have four
children ages 13, 10, 7 and 3 which keeps Debbie very busy with her job as
a stay at home mom. Mike has an Undergraduate Degree from
Brigham
Young
University
and a
Masters Degree from
University
of
Alabama
at
Birmingham
in Physical
Therapy. Mike is originally from
Utah
and has
lived in and calls
Green River
home for the last 10
years.
Mike is also
currently
the
Chamber Board
President.
JoAnna
Robinson is
the Operation Coordinator for Williams. This role includes the
responsibility for coordination of all the natural gas and natural gas
liquids for Williams Midstream Southwest assets. Prior to assuming
her current position, she was the Land Representative for Williams
Midstream assets. This role had a variety of responsibilities
including working closely with our landowners as well as state and federal
agencies. She is very involved in the community and is a Loan Executive
for the
United Way
of
Southwest Wyoming
; she volunteers for the
Green River Basin FCU credit committee.
She has made Green River her home for 22 years. She enjoys
the people and the many great opportunities that this area provides.
Top Ten Shopping Ideas!
The
arrival of really cold weather and snow put folks into the Christmas mind
set. Now that everyone has
shopping on their minds I would like to encourage all of you to think and
shop local. I know you may
talked yourself into thinking we don’t have many shopping options in
Green River
, but I am going to enlighten you! We,
Green River
and for that matter
Rock Springs
have some wonderful places to find just
the right gift for all those special people on your list.
The
Chamber’s Membership Committee asked in last month’s newsletter for
local shopping ideas. Shoppers and merchants sent us a list of what is
available and you will be pleasantly surprised with the variety.
Here are the results from the top choice to the number 10. You may
have been scratching your head this year, wondering what exactly you were
going to give your Dad, who just goes out and gets whatever he has the
notion for!
1.
Busy Bee
Bath
Essentials, 139 W. 2nd
S., 875-4220. What a great new little shop! Bamboo sheets, so soft and
cozy, environmentally friendly too. Blankets, slippers and neck warmers
with lavender, eucalyptus or chocolate fragrance in them, just pop them in
the microwave and scent surrounds you. Hand made lotion, soaps, room
distillers and more, made to order or choose from the many that are on the
shelves
2.
Owlfies
Flowers and Gifts,
110 Uinta Drive
in the
Hutton
Heights
Shopping Center
, 875-2203. Unique holiday gift items,
fresh wreaths, angels and gourmet food items. And they deliver.
3.
Book & Bean, located in the Merc, 875-5445, WOW great things come in small packages
and Misti Karician-Zimmerman’s shop is a perfect example of that. She
has signed Green River Books. Check out her many ornaments that are
sprinkled around the shop. Teas and tea accessories are the newest
fad…and Misti has the latest choice in both.
She also has a great selection of gently used books too. Misti has
many gift basket goodies like little novelty books, coffees, teas,
biscotti, lotions and more.
4.
Forget-me-not gift store,
locate next to
Riverside
Nursery, 100 E. 2nd
S., 875-5434. What a great
place to find wonderful treasures for that gardener on your list! Flower
Fairies, bird houses, ceramic birds and yes even jewelry, oh and don’t
forget CHOCOLATES, made in
Wyoming
.
5.
Ace Hardware,
400 Uinta Drive
, 875-1520. This is a great place to get
something for that guy on your list! Carhart clothing, power tools, garden
supplies, hunting equipment just the thing for those “Manly Men”!
6.
Sweetwater Trophies, 79 West Flaming
Gorge Way
, 875-3969.
Mike Frink
has many unique gifts for your holiday
shopping. Some of the items he
carries are
Salt
City
candles, Wind River Honey, Painting
supplies, Prints, Prints and much, much more. Want to customize your
gift…no problem; Mike can engrave on just about anything!
7.
Back in Time Antiques, 40
N. 3rd E., 875-8170. Don’t
let the small outside appearance fool you; this little shop is full of
antiques. Stop by and you will
sure find something for that hard to buy person. Olga Webb has been in
business for many years and stocks quality antiques!
8.
TLC Accents II,
150 Uinta Drive
,
Hutton
Heights
Shopping Center
, 875-5344. Looking for home décor with
western flair, this is the stop you need to make. Wildlife wall hangings
in everything from horses to elk. Beautiful selection of tables to put
your artwork on, candles and gift cards.
9.
Wyoming
Embroidery,
329
Uinta Drive
,
875-5344. Mike and Connie have a
great selection of shirts, jackets and hats with the
Wyoming
logo on them. They also carry western
style shot glasses, whiskey tumblers and more, but don’t dawdle
supplies are limited and they are swamped with holiday special orders.
10.
Desert
Divers
Scuba
Center
, 154
E. Flaming
Gorge Way
, 875-4621. Where else in
Wyoming
can you find scuba diving in your
backyard? Start up gift packages very reasonably priced.
New
Members
Union
Wireless Co.
Rick Heaton
PO Box
160
Mountain View
,
WY
82939
800-646-2355
307-787-7053fx
rheaton@mtview.union-tel.com
www.unionwireless.com
Actors Mission, Inc
Donovan Rawling, Treasurer, 307-371-4512
Nina Kessner, Secretary, 307-389-9878.
PO Box 2607
Rock Springs, WY 82902.
www.actorsmissionblogspot.com
Community Theatre for Sweetwater County and surrounding areas providing
theatrical opportunities for all who are interested.
Since 2003, 23 productions to date.
The Window & Door Store
Nick Montgomery
900 W. Flaming Gorge Way
Green River, WY 82935.
307-875-3937
wdstore@q.com
Whether you are looking for a window replacement or planning to remodel, the
locally owned and operated Window and Door Store is the place for you.
Our helpful and friendly staff provides dependable service,
superior products, and quality installations.
Visit our 2500 sq ft showroom, filled with displays to assist you
in selecting the perfect look for home or business.
We carry a variety of products including, but not limited to
Weather Shield Windows, Martin Garage Doors, interior and exterior doors,
siding, stucco, gas fire places, and decking supplies.
Study
shows wildlife-watching generates billions
By
WES SMALLING
Star-Tribune staff writer
A
new federal report shows how the rapidly growing outdoor pastime of
watching wild animals has become an economic powerhouse.
Released in October, the new addendum report tacked onto the federal
government's "National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and
Wildlife-Associated Recreation," which is published every five years,
concludes that expenditures from wildlife watching equal the revenues
generated from all spectator sports, amusement parks and arcades, casinos
without hotels, bowling alleys and ski resorts combined.
"Wildlife
Watching in the U.S.: The Economic Impacts on National and State Economies
in 2006" concludes that in that year wildlife watchers generated
$122.6 billion in total industrial output for state and national
economies.
The country's growing interest in watching birds and other wild animals is
no surprise to Jessica Lynn, community naturalist for the Murie Audubon
Society in
Casper
. At the
Audubon
Center
at Garden Creek, she greets more than 500
student visitors a month and, depending on the season, about 100 adults a
month. They come to peer through binoculars at birds and walk the nature
trail that's near the base of
Casper
Mountain
.
"You just missed a flock of 30 turkeys that were right here,"
she said, taking a break last Friday afternoon from setting up for a
children's Halloween event at the
Audubon
Center
.
What does surprise her about the report is the massive amount of money
generated by observing wildlife.
"I had no idea it was that much," she said. Then it started
making a little more sense to her as she added up her own usual birding
expenses: gas money for trips and gear, all that gear.
"Binoculars, backpacks, birding guides and maps, clothing for all
four seasons," she said.
People spend all that money on watching wildlife because observing the
animals helps put them in touch with nature, she said.
"There's just that connection to the natural world, and with so many
people who live in town, live in cities, it's seeing something different,
getting away from all the hustle-bustle and the noise."
While participation in wildlife watching grows, federal surveys show how
the number of hunters and anglers continues to decline. That national
trend is most likely a result of the country becoming more urban, said
Nicolas Throckmorton, spokesman for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's
Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Program. The program distributes
wildlife conservation grants to states and other entities from the
revenues raised on a tax on hunting and fishing equipment.
"It's a disturbing trend, because hunters and anglers provide the
dollars for wildlife conservation," he said. "There's an 11
percent excise tax on hunting and fishing equipment. There is no tax on
wildlife watching equipment."
According to the surveys, wildlife watching is one of the most popular
types of outdoor recreation in the country.
In 2006, nearly a third of the
U.S.
population, about 71.1 million people, enjoyed
observing, feeding and photographing wildlife -- an increase of 8 percent
since 2001. Wildlife watchers spent $45.7 billion in 2006 on travel, gear
and other related expenses. According to the report, those expenditures
had a ripple effect across local, state and national economies generating
$122.6 billion in industrial output and resulting in more than a million
jobs and billions of dollars in tax revenues.
Together, hunters and anglers spent more in 2006 -- $76.7 billion on
travel, gear and other expenses of their sports.
In
Wyoming
, participation in fishing has declined 31
percent over the last decade, and there has been a slight decrease in the
number of hunters. The state has had a slight rise in wildlife watchers
who come from all over to visit the state for its wildlife, most notably
at
Yellowstone
and
Grand Teton
national parks. The parks receive millions of
visitors each year who come to camp, hike, see geysers and snap photos of
bison, elk, grizzlies and wolves.
The big hit in the
Casper
area for birders is watching the showy
springtime mating displays of sage grouse. There's a growing local
interest in the unique birds, and some people come from other states to
see them, said Robin Kepple, spokeswoman for the
Casper
office of Wyoming Game and Fish, who teaches
wildlife watching classes at
Casper
College
.
"There aren't many other places where you can go experience something
like that," Kepple said of watching sage grouse in the
Casper
area. "We do have some amazing wildlife
populations in
Wyoming
, and it's great you can just jump in your car
and drive 15 minutes or so and see them."
Like
Lynn
, Kepple is surprised at the billions of
dollars generated from wildlife watching. As a baseball fan, she's
especially shocked that watching wild animals has more of an economic
impact than pro sports.
"If that's the case, it makes you wonder why professional athletes
are making so many millions of dollars while wildlife are always scraping
for habitat funding."
The numbers are in
Recently released federal surveys conducted in 2006 show that during that
year:
* Nationwide, 87.5 million people spent $122.3 billion hunting, fishing
and watching wildlife.
* Anglers numbered 30 million and there were 12.5 million hunters, with
8.5 million participating in both pursuits. Combined, hunters and anglers
spent $76.7 billion.
* Wildlife watchers numbered 71.1 million, an increase of 8 percent since
2001. They spent $45.7 billion, which generated $122.6 billion dollars in
industrial output and resulted in 1,063,482 jobs, federal tax revenues of
$9.3 billion, and state and local tax revenues of $8.9 billion.
* The top five states ranked by economic output for wildlife watching are
California
,
Florida
,
Texas
,
Georgia
and
New York
.
* In
Wyoming
, 762,000 people hunted, fished and watched
wildlife. About 203,000 of those fished and 102,000 hunted, while wildlife
watchers numbered 643,000. Note that the sums of anglers, hunters and
watchers exceeds the total number of participants in wildlife-related
recreation because many people engaged in more than one type of activity.
Over the last decade,
Wyoming
has seen a 31 percent decline in the number of
people fishing in the state. Hunting participation in
Wyoming
has remained relatively steady, showing only a
slight decline. Wildlife watching has shown a slight increase in
Wyoming
.
The federal reports, "Wildlife Watching in the United States: The
Economic Impacts on National and State Economies in 2006," the
"2006 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated
Recreation" and state-by-state breakdowns are available for download
online at the Web site of the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife and
Sportfish Restoration Program at:
http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov/Subpages/NationalSurvey/reports2006.html
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Business
Profile of the Month - Lunch & Learn Business Card Drawing winner!
Regina Clark, Nancy Vonberg, Kathy Devoy, Danielle
Hemmert, Kim Graves Lisa Marsing and Shandra Piper
all offer great customer service at Bank of the West
Bank of the West
specializes in assisting local businesses and professionals with their
business banking and financing needs.
Bank of the West is a commercial bank insured by the FDIC and among the
top 25 largest commercial banks in the nation.
Bank of the West has assets of $63.3 billion dollars.
We are prudently managed, have a strong balance sheet and we
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For a limited time
(December 12) when you open your business account with us we can offer
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- Free
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- Free
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- Checking
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Come in and try our
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Plus meet our great staff with 83 years of combined experience.
SWEETWATER
COUNTY
CALENDAR
Grand Prize Winning Photo on cover by Ron
Harper, taken by the Blacks Fork River
Need
a unique gift to send away to a relative?
How about gifts for all your employees?
What about that special person that has
everything but you don’t want to leave them out?
The
Green River Chamber
of Commerce has the perfect solution to
your gift needs.
The Sweetwater County Calendars are now available.
This full color calendar offers beautiful photography taken right
here in
Sweetwater
County
by local residents. Also,
included in the calendars monthly is a listing of all the events that take
place throughout the year.
Thanks to the support of the Sweetwater County Joint Travel and Tourism
Board the calendars will be free. We will only have a
limited and will be distributed 1st-Come 1st-Serve.
With the holiday’s right around the corner, call now to reserve
your copy.
SBDC
update
A
weekly look at Wyoming business questions from the Wyoming Small Business
Development Center, part of
WyomingEntrepreneur.Biz, a collection of business assistance programs at
the University of Wyoming.
"If
I bid a job and it ends up taking more time than I expected, can I
increase the price I charge the customer?" Terry,
Casper
Customers
ask for a bid from contractors to avoid being caught in a situation they
can't afford. Estimating a job
gives the contractor an opportunity to look it over and consider how long
it will take.
Most
contractors add a little extra time to cover those unexpected problems
that can occur. Increasing billing
without consulting the customer will reflect negatively on the company. It
is best to discuss with the customer any
issues that arise before any extra work is done.
Future
estimating problems might be avoided by taking an estimating class offered
through a community college or industry
association. Many bidding errors can be resolved by creating an assessment
tool to use when discussing projects with customers.
Another
situation that sometimes occurs is customers asking for additional work to
be done and expecting not to be charged
for it. Be sure to allow for change orders and clearly communicate how
those will be handled. Customers should sign off on any
change order to ensure they understand about extra charges.
Open
communication can alleviate many bidding and billing problems. Assessment
tools can aid in proper estimating before
a job starts.
For
an opportunity to post comments on this article go to the www.wyomingentrepreneur.biz
Web site, enter the blog site.
The
WSBDC is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the
Wyoming Business Council and the
University
of
Wyoming
. To ask a question, call 1-800-348-5194, e-mail wsbdc@uwyo.edu
or write
1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3922
,
Laramie
,
WY
82071-3922
.
Information
Distributed by Chamber
November
2008 Year to Date
Relocation Packets
6
76
Vacation Packets
3
77
School Kids info
1
17
Convention Packets 100
976
Wyoming
Pins
0
40
City of
Green River
Pins 0
45
High
Desert
Country Pins
0
57
Gift Certificates 802
4712
Dollar
Amount
$20,700.00
$197,055.00
Brochure Racks
504 14,675
Bulk Brochures
90
266
Chamber Kiosk
15
1933
Walk ins 362
6045
Web Site Hits
1523 23409
E-Mails
450
2001
Sales Tax Disbursements–October*
Sweetwater
County
County
3,071,751
Green River
1,536,103
Rock Springs
2,477,730
Lodging
Tax
Sweetwater
County
County
6,988
Green River
9,555
Rock Springs
59,145
Labor Force**
SW Co.
Employed
Oct. 2007
23,629
Sept. 2008 24,017
Oct. 2008
23,868
Unemployed
Oct.
2007
448
Sept. 2008 530
Oct. 2008
540
State
Employed
Oct. 2007
281,721
Sept. 2008 285,889
Oct. 2008
285,985
Unemployed
Oct. 2007
6,732
Sept. 2008 7,790
Oct. 2008
7,964
*Wyoming Department of
Revenue
**
Wyoming
Labor Force Trends
The
Results Are In For Your Favorite Eating Establishment And Food!!
Here are the winners:
Best Salad:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Hamburger:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Pizza:
Pizza Hut
Best Pasta:
Pizza Hut
Best Steak:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Mexican:
Mi Casita
Best Salsa:
Don Pedros
Best Sandwiches:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Breakfast:
Buckaroo's
Best Appetizers:
Krazy Moose
Best Baked Goods:
Sweet Inspirations
Best Chinese Food:
China
Gardens
Best Deli:
Smiths
Best Coffee:
Get Real Coffee
Best Dessert:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Servers:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Atmosphere:
JLT Steakhouse
Best Soup:
Krazy Moose
AND
THE WINNER FOR THE FAVORITE RESTAURANT IS …….. JLT STEAKHOUSE.
Congratulations
to all the winners and thanks to all who voted!!!!!
Holiday
Humor
It was the day after Christmas at
a church in
San Francisco
. The pastor of the church was looking over the
cradle when he noticed that the baby Jesus was missing from among the
figures of the nativity set.
Immediately he turned and went outside and saw a little boy with a red
wagon, and in the wagon was
the figure of the little infant, Jesus. So he walked up to the boy and
said, "Well, where did you get Him, my fine friend?"
The little boy replied, "I got him from the
church."
"And why did you take him?"
The boy said, "Well, about a week before Christmas
I prayed to the little Lord Jesus and
I told him if he would bring me a red wagon for Christmas I would give him
a ride around the block in it."
Holiday
Puzzle Promotion
The
Chamber
Membership Committee
has a new promotional project for
Christmas. Local artist Angi Bennett has
generously donated the use of one
her beautiful watercolors. The watercolor will be the artwork featured on
a full color
jigsaw puzzle with just 16 pieces.
The
following 15 businesses will have a single piece of the puzzle. Customers
are then invited to collect the pieces
by visiting participating
stores—no purchase necessary. Customers must visit enough members to
obtain 15 of the 16 pieces,
with the final stop at the Chamber office,
which will have piece #16. Customers will have a beautiful keepsake, plus
receive a
fine porcelain, limited-edition Christmas ornament with the same
image as the puzzle.
A
special directory of participating merchants will be placed in the
brochure racks and they will also be listed on the
Chamber’s website. But
stop by the following merchants beginning November 24th until
December 23rd and get your puzzle
piece. Then make the final
stop at the Chamber, with all your pieces and collect the last piece and a
beautiful ornament.
High Plains, PT GR, UPS Store RS, Green River Merc., Sweetwater Trophies
& Gifts, Trona Valley Credit Union,
GR, Owlfies Flowers & Gifts GR,
White Mountain Lumber, Warehouse Home Furnishings, Ace Hardware GR,
TLC
Accents II GR, Busy Bee Bath Essentials, Harts & Flowers, Hot Styles
Salon & Tanning,
Castle Rock Veterinary Clinic,Krazy Moose
Call
the Chamber for more information….limited to 1st Come-1st
Serve Bases, 307-875-5711
Adopt-A-Tree Winners
1st Place
-
Green
River
Pond Tours
Honorable
Mention
Green River
Star
General
Chemical
Green River
Realty
Monroe
Builder
Club
The Winners of the 4th
Annual Lighted
Kiddie
Parade
Non-Motorized
1st Place
– Eizabell Salas
Eizabell in the Parade, Photo courtesy
of Stephanie Thompson of The Green River Star.
2nd Place
– Ryker Rutherford
3rd Place
– Kelby Pope & Kiley Strange
Stuffed
Animal
1st Place
– Chris & Nate Taylor
2nd Place
– Kimberly, Kanyon & Denver Sample
3rd Place
– Douglas & James Leffers
Motorized Vehicle
1st Place
–
Green River
Bible
Baptist
Church
Anna Ujvary and Charity York
2nd Place
– Wells Fargo- Bob Saunders
3rd Place
–
Main Street
Eric & Taryn Dahlgren
Honorable Mention
KUGR
Wild Card Towing
Ribbon Cuttings –
November
New showroom and location for the Window
and Door Store
l-r Janet Hartford, Steve
Stewart, Terry Warren, James Baker, Greg Cable, Chris & Tim
Montgomery,
Kat Kolisar-Picolde, Nick Montgomery, Haley Montgomery, Ashley Foley, Ken
Johnson.
Back row l-r Tim Warren,
Troy & Danae Pistono, Ron Byrd, Sophia Montgomery, Tristin
Martinez,
Beth & Brett Montgomery, Marie Colestock.
The
Green River
and Rock Springs Chamber co-hosted a Ribbon Cutting for
AKT- Awareness, Knowledge, Training Inc. on November 12th
l-r Amy Romero, Rock Springs Chamber, Abby
Moneyhun, Paige Gunderson,
Vice President of AKT; Michael May, President and Founder of AKT; Lance
Porter, BLM;
2nd row l-r
Laurie Watkins, WWCC;
Carrie Strand
Green River Chamber; Margaret Gibbens, North Side State Bank;
Regina Clark, Bank of the West; Wendy Kraft, Green River Chamber; Becky
Costantino, Brokerage Southwest
Open House/Ribbon
Cutting at Hunters Run
front row l-r Joe
Martinez, Radio Network;
Ted York
,
City Council
;
Angelo Kallas
,
City Council
;
Kat Kolesar-Picolde, Hole in the Wall Gang; Buck Norden, Developer; Maggie
Riley, Brokerage Southwest;
Chris Montgomery
, Quality Builders; Janet Hartford Green River Chamber.
Back Row, Audrey Maser,
Brokerage Southwest, Shauna Rood, Brokerage Southwest; Kelly Palmer,
Brokerage Southwest;
Mike Nelson
, High Plains PT; Marianne Emden, Northern Title Co.; Tim Warren, Hole in
the Wall Gang; Regina Clark, Bank of the West.
Busy Bee
Bath
Essentials
Green River Chamber hosted a Ribbon cutting for Busy Bee Bath Essentials
November 18th.
l-r
Ted York
,
City Council
; Mayor Hank Castillon;
Pete Rust
,
City Council
; Nicole Nilles, and Kristyne Aragon owners;
Andrea Herrera, US Bank; Janet Hartford Green River Chamber of Commerce.
Back row-
Mike Nelson
, High Plains PT; Carol Stoeger, US Bank; Kat Kolesar-Picolde, Hole in the
Wall Gang;
Tim Warren, Hole in the Wall Gang; Danea Pistono, Hole in the Wall Gang;
Jill Chaffin, US Bank.
Green River Chamber
of Commerce
1155 W. Flaming Gorge Way
Green River, WY 82935
307-875-5711
800-FL-GORGE
Fax: 307-875-8993
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