Wow! Just wow! 250 has never looked so good!
America’s 250th birthday was built by generations who believed in freedom, service, and community. Here in Council, those same values are alive today and it was clearly seen in our phenomenal 4th of July celebration! Community spirit is alive in neighbors who volunteer, our businesses that give back, and amazing sponsors who believe our traditions and freedom are worth preserving. For two days, our streets were filled with music, laughter, racing porcupines, fireworks, and so much more. But none of it happened by accident. It took an entire town.
A special THANK YOU to our INCREDIBLE SPONSORS! Your support has been invaluable in making this event such an unbelievable success. Thank you for believing in our mission and contributing to its realization. We truly couldn’t have done it without you! (Please see sponsor list in ad to the right.)
To our dedicated Chamber Board Members and organizers – You were behind the scenes at every meeting, planning every detail to ensure this event would be bigger and better than before to show our love and respect for 250 years of freedom. THANK YOU!
To the American Legion and their volunteers for starting this monumental day with honoring our country and the freedom that made this celebration possible by raising our majestic flag to a beautiful rendition of our National Anthem sung by Kayla Heyrend (who also sang at the porcupine race). THANK YOU!
To Les Sheneberger with the Council Community Church for providing a breakfast feast to give us support and energy for the upcoming day (and then sent the proceeds as a donation to support a hospital in Nigeria). THANK YOU!
To Lauren Harris and her team of volunteers in organizing the parade by keeping a hometown tradition alive and full of smiles, waves, lots of candy, and a little splash of water when it gets too hot! Lauren also handled the operations management of the event as well as created the event flyer, the printed and online city events maps, and the city scavenger hunt. THANK YOU!
To our amazing parade sponsors – Adams County Republicans, Ancora Hospice, Western Skies, Tosha’s Bulk Herbs, Huptye, The Boardroom at Wilson’s Lounge, Council Computers, Adams County Sheriff Dept, City of Council. THANK YOU!
To David Church and Eric Smith and the porcupine volunteers for keeping the porcupine races rocking and rolling with a touch of spinning! THANK YOU!
To the Porcupine Handlers! Fifteen porcupines this year! The races wouldn’t be anything without you. Thank you for being a part of this journey with us and for adhering to the requirements to keep the porcupines safe. THANK YOU!
To Dr. Bruce Gardner, veterinarian of Heartland Animal Hospital for volunteering his time and expertise to evaluate our porcupine racing buddy’s health and verifying the porcupines and handlers are safe and well cared for… (three times this year)! THANK YOU!
To our porcupine race sponsors – Mahon Logging. THANK YOU!!!!
To David Church and Eric Smith and their volunteers at the soap box derby – round 2! Double the fun and excitement this year with expanded race tracks and soap box cars of every kind – everyone was included! THANK YOU!
To our soap box derby sponsors – Council Inn, Western Skies, ACHC, Shy Simon’s Pizza, Zims Hot Springs, Huptye, ACHC, Shay Simmons, The Boardroom at Wilson’s Lounge. THANK YOU!
To Jennifer Rininger for building and hosting a massive vendor market. We didn’t know we could fit that many vendors in downtown, but she made it happen perfectly. THANK YOU!
To Brayden and Kaycee Harris for keeping those engines revving at a magnificent Car Show and Shine!
To Chris Palmer with MJP for hosting the kids play area and keeping all of that explosive energy in one area! THANK YOU!
To Kevin Feil of Economy Roofing and their team for creating a phenomenal fireworks show. Bigger and better than years before to celebrate 250 years lighting up the skies. Just the way it should be! THANK YOU!
To our fireworks sponsors – Mahon, CTC, City of Council, Mountain West Dental, Desert High Real Estate, McQue Services LLC, Signature Plumbing, The Baker’s Pantry, ACHC, NAPA Auto Parts, IDEX, R&R Construction and Excavation, Justin Kuhn Construction, Jensen Electric, Dizzy Dragonfly Designs, Shay Simmons, Perpetua Resources, Huptye. THANK YOU!
To Rancho Notorious and our local live bands for filling the air and streets with good vibrations.
To Bill Brown of The Boardroom at Wilson’s Lounge for providing sound and announcement opportunities for the parade, for personally taking charge by providing trash receptacles for the entire event, and for more than I can list. THANK YOU!
To the coaches of the Lumberjack High School Golf team and the Council Greens Golf Course for another round of porcupine scramble! THANK YOU!
To the Council Senior Center for providing lunches and support through a frenzy of activities.
To Shani Smith at Huptye for handling the event T-shirts, hats, and other cool swag. She also created the event banners along all the light posts throughout downtown. THANK YOU!
To Channel Sanderson of Council Computers for his excellent announcing skills. Channel also provides the use of his storefront window for the Chamber to display upcoming information. THANK YOU!
To Mystic Lens Photography, Brian Goodwin, and Jennifer Rininger for capturing every spectacular sight on camera! THANK YOU!
To Mayor Gabe Wilson for personally cleaning and preparing the streets for the big event, with clean up, being a trusted partner, and opening new possibilities. THANK YOU!
To Trina Jokela of Council Loggers Jubilee and Josh Thurlow’s softball tournament for fueling the fun with your spectacular events and adding to our 4th of July celebration! THANK YOU!
To Katie Church, our fabulous and fearless Council Chamber of Commerce President, your leadership brought this event to its realization! You covered all the bases, filled in the gaps, and kept the tradition rolling. Keep decorating the town! You Rock, Katie! THANK YOU!
And, of course, the countless volunteers! You helped turn hundreds of moving pieces into one unforgettable celebration. You were a part of what made it great! THANK YOU!
To our amazing community – This wasn’t just a Chamber event. It was something the entire community built together. Last weekend reminded us that the true strength of Council isn’t found in the events themselves – it’s found in the people who come together to make them possible.
Here’s to the next chapter of our hometown traditions and to the people who continue to make them possible. Please consider supporting us again so we can continue to fill the streets with that hometown magic. Contact us at info@councilchamberofcommerce.com.
With tons of gratitude,
Council Chamber of Commerce
