God bless our veterans and their families

“The soldier’s heart, the soldier’s spirit, the soldier’s soul, are everything.” — George Marshall 

Veterans Day is next Monday. There are green light bulbs in the foyer of the chamber for those who want one to show support of our veterans. God bless our veterans and their families. 

Thank you Big Horn Sweets and More for your donation of freeze dried candy for our troops’ Christmas boxes. Thank you, Basin Republican Rustler, Greybull Standard and Lovell Chronicle, for the neck gaiters. Thank you, Security State Bank, for the pens. We are still looking for honey sticks, lip balm, meat sticks, jerky, personal hygiene products, socks, trail mix, small games/activity books and cookies (ones that will keep and not melt), cards/letters. Many of these items may be purchased at chamber members’ businesses. We understand that we are all asked to donate A LOT. If you can, wonderful. If you can’t, totally understand. The items will be mailed on Nov. 15. It would be great we could have them by Nov. 13. Jars for monetary donations are at Valley Hardware, Basin Pharmacy and Basin’s Market. 

From Kristin Fong/Wyoming Business Council: Writing with a few resources today, both for funding and learning. Funding & Market Expansion Modern Day Marine BRE Opportunity--Applications are due Dec. 30. Learning WBC is offering scholarships to attend this year’s Mid America EDC Competitiveness Conference, Nov. 29-Dec 1 in Indianapolis. The scholarship is $1,000 for travel reimbursement, plus the whole registration cost to attend. It will provide great regional networking, as well as some basic training for anyone needing an economic development refresher. (Board members are also eligible!) https://www.midamericaedc.org/events-and-programs/competitiveness-confer.... Let me know ASAP if you’re interested in more information. General Awareness. Wyoming Broadband Office New Website. Update Travel Wyoming Business Listings on WOT’s partner portal. 

Member news: 

• Basin First Baptist: Men’s Breakfast will meet on Saturday, Nov. 9. Invite your friends.  

• Basin City Arts Center: Thursday Nov. 7, 6 p.m. Basin City Arts Center monthly board meeting in the ballroom. Friday, Nov. 8, 5-6:30 p.m. BCAC Soup & Cookies $6 per person, $25 immediate family. Veterans eat free! Festival of Trees Nov. 24-Nov. 30 

• St. Andrew’s: Neat Repeat Thrift Stop, Friday, Nov. 8, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Clothes, housewares, lines, toys, a lot of new things. 

• Basin Food Pantry/Security State Bank/Healing Touch: Security State Bank has donated bags for those that want to “adopt” a Thanksgiving basket for the Food Pantry’s Thanksgiving baskets. Inside the bags, is a list of items needed to feed a family of four. Empty bags are at SSB and Healing Touch. Return FULL bags to SSB or the Basin Area Chamber by Nov. 20. 

• American Legion Auxiliary Unit #29: American Legion Auxiliary is holding Poppy Day in Basin on Friday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to noon.