CHAMBER WEEKLY

Chamber of Commerce
OPEN Monday through Friday - 10 AM until 2 PM
Call 760-767-5555 or [email protected]
on the web at visitborrego.com

Borrego Springs Visitors Guide Click Here

Chamber of Commerce Events

The Chamber will be closed February 20, Presidents' Day

Chamber Certified Farmer's Market every Friday

Market Hours 8 AM - NOON

Christmas Circle Community Park

For information email [email protected]

February 23

Mardi Gras Mixer/Sundowner
Arches, Borrego Springs Resort
4:30 PM – 6 PM (room opens at 4:15)
Cash Only!
Chamber Members by Membership Level Free - $5

Non Members $10 PP
Reserve your spot by emailing
[email protected] or by
calling the Chamber at 760-767-5555.
Please include all names. RSVP deadline 2/20/23, 5 PM

Menu Includes
Louisiana Hot Crab Dip
Cajun Shrimp & Sausage Kabobs
Mini Muffuletta Sandwiches
King Cake Beignets

Executive Director's Notes
By Fran?oise Rhodes

More wind this week, we’ve had about enough! Flip side, no snow drifts, icicles or below zero temperatures. We’ll take the wind.

Welcome new members Helen James and new local business Ellis and Samuels, owner Mary Purvis.

This week has started out a little slower than the last, on Monday I was driving around town and stopped at a few restaurants and noticed the same thing, a nice break for everyone. As the week progresses to a 3-day holiday weekend the town will be back to go-mode.

Reminder to RSVP for the Mardi Gras Mixer (2/23) by 5 PM on Monday (2/20). Out of courtesy we want to give our host location/ Arches Restaurant plenty of time to get ready.

The Chamber/Welcome Center continues to help a steady stream of flower seekers, it's interesting how the words in one sentence, desert and flowers, seems so foreign to many of our visitors.

Have a wonderful Presidents’ Day weekend.

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correo electrónico a: [email protected] con eblast español en la línea de asunto. Nosotros haremos todo lo demás.

Helen James, Borregan

Ellis and Samuels
Interior Design, Furnishing and more!
Located at The Mall
(760) 803-9945

Honorary Co- Mayors Message
By Jim and Anne Wermers

It’s that time of year. Things are hopping. Lots and lots of people in town. Lines of cars and trucks beginning to snake in and out of town, up and down the grade.

Restaurants, stores and resorts are feeling the love. Cash registers are ringing. Local employees are working many long hours.

We can feel the change. Borrego is becoming big time. Fortunately, not with the same intensity as big cities, but plenty big for our little town. We now need to look both ways before crossing streets, parking is kind of a zoo around the sculptures, and we may have to wait to get a seat at local restaurants.

Overall, everyone who has been working so hard to make Borrego Springs more

prominent on the world radar has done a great job! With this early success, it may soon be time to reevaluate where we are and where we want to go. What do we want our little town to look and feel like? How do we preserve our peaceful way of life while also being commercially viable?

In the meantime, we plan to enjoy all our town has to offer. Live events at the

Performing Arts Theater and pop-up concerts around town. Garden tours, lectures, art classes, golf tournaments and fundraisers. Plein Air and Circle of Art.

We especially look forward to visits from family and friends. Exploring the Park, hanging at the pool, enjoying warm and sunny days.

We live in a special place. We are so grateful. Enjoy.

President's Club Video Feature

The Mall & Center.. click here to watch!

Borrego Outfitters
For more info visit borregooutfitters.com

My office is here to serve. We have an experienced, responsive District 5 team that’s here to help. You can contact me at [email protected].

Borrego in the News

More Superbloom Talk

Share your photo with the community!
Send it to [email protected]
and see it in an upcoming eblast.
If you'd like photo credits include your name;-)

Photo by Bunnie Hamilton

Many of the streets in Borrego Springs are named after the brands
(used on branding irons) of past ranches in the area.
Can you name this street?

Email your answer to: [email protected]

(If there is more than one correct answer we'll draw a winner)

Food Bank

Every Tuesday, 12-4 PM Feeding Borrego Pantry-Style food bank at the Borrego Community Resource Center.
587 Palm Canyon Drive (east side of The Mall) (Volunteers arrive at 10 AM)

Brain Teaser
Question: I will disappear every time you say my name. What am I?

A) Thief               B) Silence C) Shadow         D) None

You'll find the answer towards the bottom of the eblast!

Did You Know?
The first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83

Behind the Scenes at Rams Hill