Basin’s Lilac Days is this weekend

 Thank you, God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough. — Garrison Keillor

Lilac Days is this week! Kickoff is Friday at the Basin pool from 1- 7 p.m., features activities and a food truck. Saturday is full of fun. If you are a chamber member you may have an info/vendor table on Saturday in Washington Park at no charge. Set up starts at 8:30 a.m. Bring your own table and chairs. The vendor section will be in the grassy areas east of the pavilion. Look for the signs. 

Other vendors are welcome. The cost is $10. You must bring your own table and chairs. You may sign up the day of or call 272-6844. 

Due to a mix-up on dates (my fault) Wing It Food Truck will not be at Lilac Days this year. We are excited to have Mama Z’s Pizza Truck selling pizza by the slice which will pair perfectly with fresh lemonade and fresh donuts from Haley’s Concessions. 

Like so many events in our communities, Lilac Days and Entertainment in the Park could not happen without the sponsors. Thank you, REA, TCT, Security State Bank, Queen Bee Gardens and Three Rivers Health for your Lilac Day sponsorship. 

Additional sponsors are Basin First Baptist, Gottsche, CRH-Basin Clinic, The SHACK, Club Dauntless, Basin Rec, Friends of the Basin Library, Basin PD, American Legion Post #29 and Valley Hardware, 

Thank you, Tom Newman State Farm, for sponsoring Entertainment in the Park. It starts June 19, 7 p.m. in Washington Park. 

From Kristin Fong: The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) is proposing major changes to the current Business Ready Community (BRC) program. Notable changes include: BRC project types Match requirements Changes to revenue recapture The proposed changes will be posted on the Wyoming Administrative Rules website soon. The public comment period will open in early June. An informational webinar will be held on Monday, June 16 at 10 a.m. The WBC team will share more about the changes, and we will have plenty of time for participants to ask questions. The link to the webinar is here: https://wbc.pub/25BRC_Webinar, no pre-registration is required.

Chamber member news: 

• WRC: Looking for soil for the residents’ garden. Please contact Dawn at 307-568-2431, extension 213. The chamber donated the soil we had left over from planting the chamber (flower) pots plus seeds donated by Big Horn Co-op. 

• Big Horn County Republican Party: Regular meeting Monday, June 9, 7 p.m. at the Big Horn County Weed & Pest building. All republicans welcome. Golf Tournament, June 14, at Midway Golf Club, starts 10 am. 18 Hole Sign Up: James 307-272-6131; Tam 307-272-4764; Midway Golf Club 307-568-2255. Sign-ups close June 11. 

• Friends of Medicine Lodge: Grand re-opening of site cabin, June 7, 11 a.m. New Junior Ranger program: They now have booklets available to young visitors for a fun way to learn more about Medicine Lodge. Upon completion of the booklet, visitors can be “inaugurated” as a Junior Ranger by staff and receive a special pin. 

• Greybull Rec: Concession vendor needed June 13 and 14. 307-765-9575. Roller skating is now Wednesday nights throughout the summer. 6:30-8:30 p.m.