The Chinook Area Chamber’s annual banquet will be held on Saturday, January 23rd at the Eagles Club. Gayle Fisher, Executive Director of the Central Montana Tourism Region, will be the speaker. Fisher is no stranger to the area having grown up in Chinook and graduated from CHS. The annual Chamber event is a time to review the past year, look at the coming year and install newly elected officers.

Fisher will be the featured speaker. She’s been working various positions in tourism for about 25 years. She was selected as the “2001 Tourism Person of the Year” for the state of Montana. Of the award...