The 2024 Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Cathy Nelson, left, poses with fellow nominee Beth Spitzer (center) and Chamber President Kara Hagen during this past weekend’s Award Banquet at the Mueller Civic Center. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
Chamber Past President Presston Gabel, left, presents the Employer of the Year Award to Ace Hardware owners Kelly and Brad Bednar. Also pictured are Ace employees, from left, Mark Ramirez, Terri Burris and Adam Swift. Photos by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
The Hospitality Business of the Year went to the Hot Springs Theatre. Pictured are co-owners, from left, Karen Meston, Laura Batchelor, Jerry Brammer, John Pence and Dave Batchelor, along with Chamber Board President Kara Hagen (far right).
Chamber President Kara Hagen presents the Retail Business of the Year to Terry Slagel, owner of Fall River Fibers.
Battle Mountain Physical Therapy won the Service Business of the Year Award from Chamber President-Elect Alicia Kropuenske (far right). Accepting the award are owners Brad and Britney Fischer, along with office manager Dana Nachtigall.
Chamber Executive Director Olivia Mears presents her Director’s Award to Chamber Media Coordinator Zoe Pattiani.
Terry Slagel and Ronda Kocourek accepted the Community Pride Award for Chautauqua Craftsmen and Artisans of the Black Hills from the Chamber’s Zoe Pattiani (far left) and Alex Arnold (far right).
Zoe Pattiani, left, presents the Excellence in Digital Media plaque to the Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary.
LEFT: A new feature of the Awards Banquet was the presentation of Enduring Enterprise plaques to longstanding businesses, including, from left: Georgia Holmes with Fall River Health Services (25 years); Presston Gabel with The Mammoth Site (50 years) and Tom and Laura Inman with Pirate’s Inc Septic & Construction (25 years).
Award namesake Joyce Farrell, right, poses with the mother of Mariah Stone who accepted the Youth Volunteer of the Year Award on behalf of her daughter.
HOT SPRINGS – About 140 people attended this past weekend’s 83rd annual Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce Meeting & Awards Dinner at the Mueller Civic Center on Saturday, March 16, which included a “Taste of Hot Springs” from local dining establishments Winner’s Circle, Two Cows Creamery & Bistro, Smokehouse Sports Bar & Grill, Silk Road, Sonny’s Super Foods and Lynn’s D...
