Kudos to the Cokeville Chamber!

Kudos to the Cokeville Chamber of Commerce. Stewart Petersen and Carol Reed have been members of the Chamber of Commerce since its inception two decades ago. Quite often, they were two of the less than five members. In her time here, Faye Taylor was also quite active and supportive of the Chamber of Commerce.

The most recent Chamber of Commerce officers are: Stewart Petersen, President; Paul Phillips, Vice President; Clara Dayton, Treasurer; Carol Reed, Secretary.

It isn't fast or easy getting things done when you are few in number so the kudos goes to this group for:
1) Carefully safeguarding funds the past three years to be used as donated - towards a "Welcome" Sign for Cokeville. (Money from Lincoln County Recreation Board to Town of Cokeville for signage, given to Chamber of Commerce. Amount $1,000 ?)

2) Searching for a grant to increase funding towards project. Finally received one this year, 2008. Project to be completed by year's end

3) Diligently searching for donations to enable the project's completion by deadline.

4) Approaching the Town Council to take some ownership in the "Welcome" sign by donating towards costs. Amount approved in 2008 by council, "$1500.

5) Arranging for an artist to carve a 7000 pound rock. Cokeville Artist Gary Taylor declined to sand blast the rock due to health reasons. Border Artist Cal Price (aka Caprice) agreed to take on the huge task. Age? 82.

6) Arranging WYDOT approval for project

7) Getting with Pacific Power about electrical needs

8) Stewart Petersen for donating the space to put the welcome sign

9) Mr. Maddock for getting well casing donated

10) The rock place for donating the rock

11) Stewart Petersen for arranging donation of rock, well casing, transportation of rock

Thank you to those of you who have a vision and move forward with it. It may take time to put everything in place, especially while keeping the rest of your commitments, but you did it!!

The sign will look beautiful south of town. Some day, perhaps, funding will become available for one north of town as well.

THE CHAMBER IS STILL IN NEED OF HELP FOR PLACEMENT OF THE ROCK AND MORE. Please help if you can. They need a large boom truck to lift rock into place.