The Chamber’s Government Affairs Committee will host its annual Legislative Forum in Sheridan starting at 7 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in Sheridan City Council Chambers at City Hall, 55 Grinnell Plaza.
The public is invited to attend any or all presentations throughout the day. The tentative schedule of presentations is available here:
Jordan Romero (center) is the winner of the 2023 Sheridan Christmas Stroll Button Design Contest. She is pictured with (left to right) Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger, her father Moses Romero, her mother Lasmi Romero and Sheridan Christmas Stroll Committee Chair Robby Smith.
The winning design for the 28th Annual Sheridan Christmas Stroll Button Design Contest was unveiled Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023, during a special presentation by Sheridan Mayor Rich Bridger, Sheridan Christmas Stroll Committee Chair Robby Smith and Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce CEO Dixie Johnson at City Hall.
Jordan Romero, currently a fifth-grade student at Coffeen Elementary and daughter of Moses and Lasmi Romero, created the winning design. Sheridan County students in Grades 1 through 6 were invited in the spring to submit designs to the Sheridan County Chamber’s Christmas Stroll Committee for the Stroll Button Design Contest. The committee selected the winning design based upon how well it reflects this year’s theme, “Candy Cane Christmas Stroll.”
Jordan received a framed copy of her button design, the first button and $100 in Chamber Bucks. Her framed design will be on display at Main Frame, 17 E. Grinnell Plaza, for the next few weeks.
Stroll buttons each have a unique number and are purchased by the public, who begin wearing them at the Christmas Stroll. While shopping locally during Christmas Stroll and through Christmas Eve, button wearers look in participating businesses for the number that matches their Stroll Button. Those with matching numbers win a prize from the business valued at $50 or more.
Stroll button purchasers are encouraged to continue wearing their Stroll buttons on Stroll Day and throughout the holiday shopping season for the Chamber’s “Get Caught Shopping” campaign. If caught shopping locally in participating businesses by Chamber elves while wearing their Stroll button, they can win Chamber Bucks in amounts from $25 to $200.
Stroll buttons will be available for purchase by the public starting Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023, at Stroll participating businesses and Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, 54 S. Main St. Cost remains $5 each.
This year’s Christmas Stroll will be held from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. Stroll button holders can begin checking for matching button numbers that morning. Main Street and Grinnell Plaza will be closed from 4 to 8 p.m. for hay wagon rides, marshmallow roasting, free food and beverages and more. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting with children and available for photos at the WYO Theater from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.
For more information on the 28th Annual Christmas Stroll and a list of participating businesses, visit www.sheridanwyomingchamber.org or the Sheridan Christmas Stroll page on Facebook.
The 2023 Leadership Sheridan County graduates are: first row – Trevor Thorvaldson, Dina Garcia-Blanchard, Meg Kent, Erik Jacobson and Ian Hamilton; second row – Ty Fauber, Jami Kukal, Andrew Holmberg, Jill Benson and Thad Rigby; third row – Heather Miller, Shane Rader, Catherine Bare, Victoria Dahlstrom, Stefanie Gilbert, Susie Garber-Johnson and Tara Dollison; and fourth row – Janet Barnes, Amy Blumenstock, Jennifer McArthur, Stephanie Ellis and AJ Lawrence.
The Chamber celebrated the graduation of its 2023 Leadership Sheridan County Class during the Chamber Lunch program on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
Leadership Sheridan County is a program designed to inspire citizens to assume leadership roles in the community. The program’s goals are to identify future leaders, enhance community and leadership knowledge, establish valuable connections and promote civic and community involvement. The program consists of a retreat, seven full-day modules and an overnight trip to Cheyenne spanning a 10-month time period.
Anyone over the age of 18 can participate in Leadership Sheridan County. Participants are chosen by application by the Leadership Sheridan County Steering Committee. Applications are currently being accepted through Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023, for the 2024 class.
The Leadership Sheridan County program will celebrate 30 years next year. This year’s class brings the total program alumni to 413.
For more information about Leadership Sheridan County, call the Chamber at 672-2485 or visit www.sheridanwyomingchamber.org.
Zane Garstad, executive director of the Sheridan WYO Rodeo and real estate agent for Century 21 BHJ Realty, shared his “Cowboy Lessons in Leadership” at the Chamber Lunch Program and Leadership Sheridan County Graduation today at the Historic Sheridan Inn.
Today’s 22 Leadership Sheridan County graduates bring the total program alumni to 413. Leadership Sheridan County will celebrate it’s 30th year in 2024.
Chamber CEO Dixie Johnson was the guest columnist for The Sheridan Press’ Community Perspectives column in Saturday’s edition. Read it here.
Johnson also appeared on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse program yesterday. She discussed the success of last week’s Manufacturing Day celebration, the upcoming Chamber Lunch Program, Business After Hours and more. Listen here.
The Chamber’s Marketing and Communications Director, Jodi Hartley, and ManufacturingWorks‘ Assistant Director, Tyler O’Daniel, appeared on Sheridan Media‘s Public Pulse to talk about Friday’s National Manufacturing Day and the public tours that will be held in Sheridan and Johnson counties to celebrate the day.
