Help light up Basin with Christmas lights

“In November, people are good to each other. They carry pies to each other’s homes and talk by crackling wood stoves, sipping mellow cider. They travel very far on a special November day just to share a meal with one another and to give thanks for their many blessings.”

— Cynthia Rylant

Please get your Christmas lights up and turned on by this Saturday. We want the town lit up for all the visitors in town for the holiday event. Especially those businesses and homes on C Street and Fourth Street. If you need help putting up lights, give us a call at 307-272-6844. We have solar lights, too! 

Thank you, Christopherson family, for the loan of an old truck. See the truck that was decorated by two of the Basin Beautification Committee (Wende and Diana). It is on the northeast corner of Fourth and C streets. It is ready for family selfies during Home for the Holidays.  Thank you, Overland Express, for allowing us to park it there.

The chamber’s Christmas Bazaar and Little Shoppers is Dec. 13. If you would like a vendor form, please email basinchamber@gmail.com 

Chamber member news: 

• St. Andrews: The community is invited to a free Thanksgiving dinner at noon. 

• Town of Basin: Home for the Holidays in Basin this Saturday, Nov. 29. The events start at 2 with a free Christmas movie.  

• Basin First Baptist: Serving hot chocolate and cookies at Russell Park on Nov. 29 for Home for the Holidays.

• BHC Water District: Vendors from 4 - 8 p.m., selling food, gifts on November 29. 

• Friends of the Basin Library: Open this Saturday from 6 - 8 p.m. Come on down for crafts and cookies. 

• Basin City Arts Center: Festival of Trees this week plus free movie Saturday at 2 p.m.  

• Road 10 T-shirts & More: The Swinging Cloverleaf 4-H Club would like to let everyone know that we have started our service project called “Meat the Need.” The goal of this project is to fill the freezers of the Basin Food Pantry with professionally processed ground meat (beef, pork, lamb, game). We have donation bags available at Basin Processing, Paintrock Processing, the Basin Chamber foyer and the Dry Creek Store.

• Town of Burlington: Christmas celebration, Dec. 6.  They are looking for books for children to give away that day in honor of Dory Cauffman. 

• Town of Greybull: Annual Holidazzle, Dec. 5. They are still actively seeking participants for the parade floats, and we encourage anyone interested to join. A free chili feed will be held Dec. 5 from 4:30 to 8 p.m or until the chili runs out. Santa will be at the Elks Lodge, and a photographer will be present to take pictures. Additionally, a Sip ‘N Paint event will be held that evening, starting at 7 p.m. at the Los Gabanes Event Center.

• Greybull Rec: Christmas Bazaar, Dec. 6, 8 a.m. 

• Big Horn County Arts Guild: Art of the season party, Dec. 5, 5:30 at the Jurassic Cowboy.

• Shell Community Center: Christmas Bazaar, Dec. 13.