Yard of the week changes to holiday theme in October

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see,” Mark Twain. One of the fun things we do as a chamber is being a member of the Town of Basin Beautification Committee. This is the group that chooses the yards of the month. For October, November and December, the yards will be judged on their holiday decor. We really are looking forward to seeing what residents will come up with.  

Currently, we are working with the county on the 250th celebration. The county decided on two projects. One is restoration of the Civil War cannons in front of the Basin library. The second is a photo book. For the bicentennial, there was a book printed with photos from the Bighorns. The photos were of the same places in 1900 and 1976. The new book will reprint those photos as well as photos of the same locations in 2026. Several of the communities in this county have projects they are working on too, including the Cowley log gym and Historic Red Shell Schoolhouse. The committee encourages each of the 13 communities in this county to theme their 2026 celebration to reflect the semi quincentennial.  

Reminder if you have something for Chamber Chat, please send it to us by 5 p.m. on Sundays. 

Chamber member news:

• American Legion Auxiliary Post #29:  Prevent Veteran suicide rally moved to Sept. 25, noon to 1 p.m. at Russell Park in Basin (Corners of Fourth and C Streets). 

• Greybull Community Outreach Thrift Store:  All blue tag clothing $5 a bag. Sandals are 1/2 off too. 

• Town of Basin:  Council meeting, Sept. 25, 7 p.m. 

• Basin Heritage Initiative:   Seeking pie bakers and chili makers for the Basin Heritage Great Apple Pie Bake Off and Chili Cook Off, Sept. 28, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Basin City Arts Center. Pie bakers, Basin Heritage will provide the apples and tins. The apples are from Medicine Lodge State Archaeological Site. Sign up to bake a pie by Sept. 25. Tickets for the bake off and chili feed are available at the South Big Horn Senior Center, Basin Republican Rustler and SBHC Water District in Basin. Call 307-275 0419 for more info. 

• Big Horn County:  Public Health Flu Clinic, Oct. 2, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the South Big Horn Senior Center in Greybull.

• Big Horn County Library-Basin:  TCT is coming to the library to discuss online cyber security and safety for kids Thursday, Sept. 25 at 2 p.m. All ages are welcome, if your kids are spending any time online it’s worth the listen. Bring your kids down to check out some of WYDOT’s massive machines, Thursday, Oct. 2 at 1p.m.

• BHCSD #4:  Homecoming week, Sept. 29 to Oct 3. Events include Pink Game against Greybull, Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 5 and 6 p.m. in Greybull, Homecoming parade 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 2. Chili feed, Oct. 2, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. followed by the burning of the R at 8 p.m. Football games against Ten Sleep at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. 

 • Basin City Arts Center: Thursday, Sept. 25 Music Jam at 6:30 p.m., admission is $5. For more info, call Deanne at 605-222-1577. Sponsored in part by the Wyoming Arts Council with funding from the Wyoming Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts. Tuesday, Oct. 7 BCAC Bingo, 6:30 p.m. - Games-Fun-Prizes.  Tickets $10 per packet. Must be 18+ to play.  Bingo will be the first Tuesday of each month. Contact Carmen at 307-899-0446 and follow us on FB. Sponsored in part by the Wyoming Arts Council with funding from the Wyoming Legislature and the National Endowment for the Arts.

• Wyoming Retirement Center: On Oct. 28, the Wyoming Retirement Center Peer Committee will be hosting a Fundraising Halloween Carnival. We would be thankful for the community’s help with donations from anyone who wishes to contribute any of the following items: Halloween candy. Cash would be accepted as well Call 307-568-1805 for more info.