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The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce has begun selling tickets for the annual Reverse Drawing. Tickets are $10 each and only 300 are sold. Unlike the usual raffle procedure, the very last ticket drawn is the grand prize winner in this drawing. “The winner receives $1,000 in chamber gift certificates which can be redeemed at chamber member businesses only,” said director, Stacy Crimmins. “You could go out to dinner, buy toys for the kids, and have your car serviced,” she added. The first, 50th, 100th, 150th, 200th and 250th tickets dra...
The Platte Valley Arts Council will be hosting a Chamber After Hours Social on Friday Nov. 1 from 4-7 p.m. at the Platte Valley Community Center. The evening will include a celebration of all forms of the arts as well as fellowship amongst other chamber members and art patrons. The general public is also welcome to attend and enjoy the great food and drink. The Platte Valley Arts Council is an organization which exists to foster awareness of and participation in any form of the arts, with the aim of developing vibrant and cohesive communities....
Cindy Wallace has been the Carbon County Economic Corporation Director for over a decade. Although she is sad to be leaving Carbon County, she is moving to Kanas to be closer to her family. “I was raised near the town of Larned in south central Kansas on a farm,” Wallace said. “I was in 4-H and showed horses and raised beef like any good farm girl.” Wallace finished high school and went to Ft. Hayes State University at first, but switched to Kansas State University where she graduated with a B.S...
Continuing changes and improvements are the theme for Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. Following the recent Grand Opening of the GE 3D Pristina Mammography Unit, a second Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting event was held October 9th to celebrate the MHCC Family Practice Clinic. In conjunction with the Rawlins Chamber of Commerce and Rawlins DDA, MHCC employees, Board of Trustees, community members and patients joined together for the official introduction of the clinic. Attendees had the...
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County celebrated a new addition to the Radiology Department on September 25th, 2019 with a Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the GE 3D Pristina Mammography machine. The Radiology Department was joined by a large crowd comprised of GE Specialists, Board of Trustees, hospital employees, community businesses and citizens for the introduction of this specialized unit found only at MHCC. Attendees were given the opportunity to tour the Mammography Suite and he...
The first indication that the Cheyenne Club on the site of The Farm owned by Brush Creek, is a little different from other venues is parking. Locals coming to dine at the newest restaurant in the Valley are instructed to park their vehicles in a lot that is landmarked by an antique looking covered wagon. Because reservations are needed to dine at the restaurant, a shuttle is waiting to take diners to their culinary destination. There are three buildings at The Farm; an events center, a...
Dr. Robert Field, Interim Director of Center for Global Studies at the University of WYoming was recently announced as the guest speaker for the Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce Leaders Luncheon in October. Field will be sharing information about the air quality in the Valley before and after fire season in comparison to other Wyoming locations. The interim director will also present possible solutions to improve air quality. “Good outdoor and indoor air quality are fundamental to our well-being,” the press release stated. “Gl...
Following the announcement of Memorial Hospital of Carbon County’s (MHCC) intent to establish a clinic in the Valley, the county hospital issued a press release about hospitalists and clinical care settings. In the release, Dr. Stephanie Chiu, a hospitalist and outpatient clinic physician at MHCC, explained her role at the hospital. “A hospitalist is a physician who evaluates and treats patients in the hospital setting. For instance, if you are diagnosed with pneumonia in the emergency department/emergency room and require hospitalization, I w...
I often marvel at the number of people I know who are willing to volunteer at so many events all over Carbon County. These are busy people with full-time jobs, families and social lives! You can see them taking tickets at a rodeo, handing out mugs at Steinley Cup, setting up tents at music in the park and giving directions at a fun run. As an event planner, I rely heavily on volunteers for our chamber sponsored events. It takes about 30 volunteers each for the fishing derby and the Beerfest. That is in addition to staff and board of directors!...
Sunshine Solaas is settling into her job as the new director for the Hanna Basin Museum (HBM). The position had not been filled for several months and Solaas acknowledges there is work to be done. Solaas is originally for Grand Island, Neb. She did live in Florida for a year after graduating before returning to the state she was raised, but lived in a much smaller town. "Broken Bow is about 4,000 people, bigger than Hanna, but still a small town," Solaas said. She lived there for 10 years...
Hanna has a new place to get lunch and dinner. It has been open for less than two weeks and proprietors Rial and Tina Baxter have been pleasantly surprised at their brisk business. Especially since the location of the mobile "Sammich Shop" is not easy to find. But once discovered, customers repeatedly come back. "It has really surprised me," Tina said. "We are both from this town and, having been raised here, we know Hanna is a small community, so we just hoped to break even. But our lunches...
If you have driven on the Snowy Range Highway in the recent month, or just passed by Brush Creek Ranch (Brush Creek) on the way to Ryan Park, you may have noticed some large buildings that sprung up. 'The Farm', owned by Brush Creek, has recently finished its construction and has already hosted a wedding. The facility is set atop a hill and the surrounding landscape is spectacular Carbon County scenery at its best. Very close to 'The Farm', large greenhouses can be seen from the road. These...
This phrase is a favorite of a local businessperson. He believes that if an individual business does well (raises the tide), then all of our businesses will do well. This concept has been the mission of economic and community development professionals across the nation. But there is only so much we can do. A strong local economy is also the responsibility of fellow business owners. I hear it all the time. Local business owners do not get the support they need from other local business owners. In fact, this is one reason businesses drop their...
When Seth "Turtle" Johnson first returned to Saratoga and started his business, Slow and Steady Law Office, he knew that he wanted to bring change to his hometown. From the very beginning, he had his eyes set on 402 1st Street, the home of Mom's Kitchen. On June 19, Johnson officially closed on the property. "This something I've been looking at since I came back to town; trying to figure out a way to make a deal to purchase the property, then to get the deal made and to get the funding...
While there have been a number of upgrades to Valley Foods under the direction of General Manager Adam Clarke, the one that many customers were waiting for was an improvement upon the parking lot, which had often been a source of complaint due to the number of potholes. Over the past few weeks, Saratoga has been witness to a completely new parking lot being installed as the old asphalt has been removed and replaced with concrete. "When you have asphalt, you have to chip seal it every other year...
Chia Valdez-Schwartz is the newest face at ERA Frontier Realty, located at 100 S. 1st St. in Saratoga. The realty company announced Valdez-Schwartz as the newest member to their team in a press release on Monday. "Chia is an exceptional professional possessing a caring and colorful personality combining into a perfect addition to our team at ERA Frontier Realty," the press release read. "Chia has been an agent, broker, and owner within the real estate business for over 11 years. She is...
What have you learned today? If you cannot answer that simple question, I suggest that you reflect upon your daily activities, your interactions with people, the challenges you faced and what successes you had. As a business owner, I hope you can understand the importance of continuing education. I don’t necessarily mean a 10-week accounting class—I mean LEARNING. Without growth and education, you will be left behind. Isn’t that we told our kids when they were 16? You don’t have time, you say? You will—when your business slowly loses its compe...
After 25 years of ownership, Michael "Hack" Patterson is taking a step back from the business that bears his name. For a quarter of a century, Hack's Tackle and Outfitters (Hack's Tackle) has been the place to go for residents and visitors alike to get just about anything they need for fishing. This past summer, Hack celebrated 25 years in business, but the experienced guide will admit that it's become a little more than he can handle. "I've created a vicious monster and it's just a hell of a ha...
The Saratoga/Platte Valley Chamber of Commerce is hosting a training for board directors and staff of non-profit boards or municipal boards. Topics included will be: Board Responsibilities, Understanding the Balance Sheet, Fiduciary Duties of Boards, Risk Management, Roberts Rules of Order, and Organizing a Useful Board Meeting. The training will be held on Wednesday, May 29 at 6 pm at the Platte Valley Community Center. The registration fee is $15, which will include dinner. Register by calling the Chamber at 326-8855 or by using the link in...
The Rawlins National Bank (RNB) announced today it will undergo a name change to RNB State Bank as part of a conversion from a national charter to a Wyoming state chartered bank. “Our Board feels that being under state supervision, as opposed to a federal regulator, is a better match for a community bank like RNB,” said Bruce Hellbaum, President and CEO. RNB State Bank is a full service bank that operates regionally with five branches: four branches in Wyoming along with one branch and a Loan Production Office (LPO) in Colorado. Dan Run...
It is now May, and we all know what is going to happen in the next 120 days, right? There will be live music festivals, hiking, rodeos, car shows, picnics, beer gardens, fishing, floating, gardening, jet skis, family reunions, weddings, biking, craft shows and the list goes on. You may know that one of several vital function of this Chamber of Commerce is to promote our members and tourism in the Platte Valley. How do we do that? By placing ads in regional media outlets, putting notices on the electronic marquee, sending packets of maps,...
After nearly six months of feeling like petals in the wind, the Flower Pot has finally found a new place to set down roots. The purchase of the business from longtime owner Connie McGuire by Louis and Kinee Waits on Dec. 29 was just one factor that set in motion a months-long relocation of businesses. With Koyoty Sports in the former home of the Flower Pot and Strongtower Designs right next door, the only storefront in the Valley has planted itself right next to the Grumpy Italian. While the...
At the February Annual Dinner and Meeting, there was an infographic on each of the tables that was a visual representation answering this very question. Just as a tree needs certain things to grow, so does your business. Passive energy comes from sunshine. How a plant uses that energy is key to its growth. A business needs to take resources such as marketing research and venture capital and utilize them in ways to benefit the individual business. Roots are needed to draw up nutrients and water from the soil. Depending on the mineral...
Since opening in May 2013, Strong Tower Designs called the little storefront at 115 W. Bridge Ave. home while owners Ray and Jamie Bernal made use of the space available. One had only to walk through the door to see books, boots, handmade jewelry and countless other items ready for sale in concentrated, but well utilized, spaces. As the Bernals prepare to celebrate six years in business, they are doing so in a storefront with much more space. The "musical chairs" of businesses that began with...