Call for Entries: Old West Days Parade

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting entries for the 33rd Annual Old West Days Parade.

Celebrate the spirit of the West with this old-fashioned horse-drawn parade. Entries traditionally include mountain men, gunslingers, vintage vehicles, covered wagons, and more.

For more information about Old West Days, please visit contact the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce at 307.733.3316 or info@jacksonholechamber.com or visit www.jacksonholechamber.com/old_west_days.

Pulse of Business Luncheon Featuring Ranch Inn and Pinky G's

 

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Business Development Committee is pleased to present "The Pulse of Business" luncheon program featuring Pinky G's Pizzeria at the Ranch Inn Hotel's Conference Room, 45 East Pearl, on Tuesday, April 29 from 12:00-2:00pm.

Chamber members and the general public are invited to learn about valley efforts to create business and opportunities to capitalize on those efforts.

Featured Speakers:

• Jeff Golightly, Chamber President/CEO, will address DestiMetrics and discuss how attendees can use the powerful tool to improve results at their business.
• Pontier Sackrey & Kate Sollitt, Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board, will provide a wrap up of the winter campaign, present a preview of the spring campaign, and discuss ways that attendees can leverage the campaigns for their marketing efforts.
• Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions, share information, and provide suggestions to the Chamber's Business Development and Events Committees.   

For more information, please contact Rick Howe, IOM, Director of Visitor Services, 307.201.2294 or rick@jacksonholechamber.com. Chamber members are encouraged to RSVP via ChamberMaster. The general public should RSVP to events@jacksonholechamber.com by 4:00pm on Monday, April 28. 

3rd Annual Great Until Late Shopping Program Winners Announced

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce and the Business Development Committee are pleased to announce the winners of the Great Until Late shopping initiative prize drawing.

• 1st:  Steve S. visited Moo’s Gourmet Ice Cream on March 22 at 8:15pm.
• 2nd: Yosenne T. visited Lotus Café on January 16 at 7:49pm.
• 3rd: Sheri N. visited Beaver Creek Hats & Leathers on January 4 at 7:46pm.

Shoppers who visited participating businesses after 6:00pm were entered to win the drawing: 1st was $250, 2nd was $150, and 3rd was $100. All prizes were awarded in Chamber Bucks Certificates to encourage shoppers to keep their bucks in Jackson Hole.

The Great Until Late initiative has been a successful response to the national trend of local residents and visitors shopping later in the evening after a day at work or a day of adventure and recreation. Participants stayed open until at least 8:00pm on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays during ski season. Open exclusively to Chamber members, more than 70 businesses participated

Rick Howe, IOM, Director of Visitor Services, commented: "We must always be willing to adjust business models to our customers' expectations and spending habits. Great Until Late is an illustration of how responding to visitor trends can help to make our business community more successful."
 
For more information, please contact Rick Howe, IOM, Director of Visitor Services, 307.201.2294.

Pictured: President/CEO Jeff Golightly, Board Chair Scott Anderson, and Business Development Committee Chair Stephan Abrams. 

BOB Features Spring Update on Community Health

Please join the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce for Business Over Breakfast on Thursday, April 10 from 7:30-9:00am at the National Museum of Wildlife Art.

Business Over Breakfast is traditionally held the first Thursday of each month. The April BOB has been moved due to Spring Break.

Featured Program: 
St. John's Medical Center will share information about departments that have been newly opened after months of planning and construction. These community assets will be valuable to local and regional residents. Information will also be shared about Healthy Teton County, a new community collaboration with St. John's Medical Center and Teton County Public Health. Learn more online at healthytetoncounty.org/visioning.  

Scheduled Speakers:
Sara Salo with St. John's Medical Center
Eric Baird with Teton County Public Health
Karen Connelly with St. John's Medical Center

RSVP for Business Over Breakfast by noon on Tuesday, April 8 to Renee Leone, Events Coordinator, 307.201.2309. Breakfast costs $16 for Chamber Members and $25 for future Members. Members are welcome to RSVP and prepay via ChamberMaster.

April Fools' Day Fun Follow-Up

The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the students and teachers from Moran Elementary School for visiting the Chamber Administrative Offices to learning about business this winter. Chamber staff enjoyed the opportunity to imaging the young entrepreneurs as the "Junior Board of Directors" and shared the story with our members this April Fools' Day!  The following story was published in our Lowdown e-newsletter.

Chamber Board Makes Demands

As pictured, the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce Acting Board of Directors has taken drastic steps to address a new list of priorities. President/CEO Jeff Golightly is being held hostage - currently surrounded by full cans of silly string and loaded slingshots. Chamber members are encouraged to adopt the following changes immediately.

• Break time will include free chocolate milk.
• Pizza parties will be held every Friday.
• Spring break will be extended until the first day of summer.
• Meetings will be held over ping-pong games.
• Bedtime will be extended until midnight!

Breaking News: Howdy Pardner Loses Digit at Ribbon Cutting

Long time Howdy Pardner Ambassador Club President Opie Opalson was involved in an unfortunate accident over the weekend. Following the final distribution of mimosas to visitors at the Jackson Hole Airport on Sunday, Opie and a merry, over-served band of Howdies drove straight to the ribbon-cutting ceremonies at the newest Chamber member store, Wrecking Balls.

Owned by non-other than Miley Cyrus, the store will specialize in off-beat Christmas ornaments. According to eyewitness reports, while Opalson held the ribbon, out-going mayor Mark Barron who had reportedly  just finished his fourth cup of his wife Ruth Ann's newest coffee creation, slammed the golden shears shut unknowing that Opalson's middle finger was severed in the process. Said Barron, "I just thought it was a tough ribbon and I was totally jacked-up on that coffee!"

Cyrus who was present at the time and fully clothed recovered the severed digit and pledged to have it fashioned into a Christmas Ornament to be auctioned at the benefit to help Opie's Medical Expenses. Turns out he just missed by two days the  medical coverage under the Affordable Care Act as they claimed it a pre-existing condition. Ruth Ann has pledged all profits to Opie from her newly renamed creation Opie's Bird Brew. Donations can also be made at the Chamber until Wednesday, April 2.

For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/1hx9hcd.

Thanks to Andy Heffron, Membership Manager, for this special report.