WPFVCC & BWB Business Expo
Thursday, October 23, 4:30 –6:30pm
Free at the Winter Park Station
Send your front-house staff to familiarize themselves about community businesses. This way they may be better educated about the community for guests this winter. Over 50 businesses are participating!
Thank you to our sponsors: BEDA (Grand County Business Economic Development Association), Winter Park Station, Winter Park Central Reservations, Party Time Rentals, Sky Hi Daily News, Iron Horse Resort
Click Here for more info.
Don't have a booth? Email mchavez@playwinterpark.com.
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"I Spy 1973"
"I Spy 1973" is a guessing game of "Who's Who" in 1973. All pictures are of long-time locals currently living in the Fraser Valley who are, or have been, active in our Chamber and community. The first person to guess at least 9 out of 12 pictures correctly in the 2008 newsletters, will win $35.00 at the end of the year. Go to to preview past "I Spy 1973" in archived chamber newsletters.
Who is October "I Spy 1973?" Click Here to submit your guess.
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Chamber Annual (Disco) Dinner
Friday, November 14 @ Deno's Mountain Bistro
Wanna be a groovalicious sponsor for the 2008 Annual Dinner? Click Here for Sponsorship Opportunities & Benefits.
Click Here to RSVP. Limited seating. It's bound to sell out!
Get Out the Vote! Consider Voting by Mail and Early Voting!
We all realize how important it is to get out and vote in the upcoming general election on November 4. The ballot is full and decisions will be made on the local, state and national level. It is imperative that we all speak our mind through our vote.
This year in Colorado we will get to elect a president, U.S. Senator and U.S. Congressman. We will choose a new State Representative and elect a State Senator. Do your homework and research the candidates’ stands on the issues. As difficult as it is, try to get past the ads on television and look to candidates’ websites, watch the debates and attend forums when the candidates are in town. Locally we will select two county commissioners. The Fraser and Granby District seats are open this year. All registered voters in the county vote for a representative to fill each seat. So you will choose two individuals at election time.
Of course if you are ready to vote now you may want to consider Voting by Mail (via an absentee ballot). Why vote early? Consider the ease of having your ballot in front of you at home. You are able to look through your research and not be rushed or have to rely on memory. You can find an application on-line for an Absentee Ballot. Mail it to: Grand County Clerk and Recorder P.O. Box 120, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451. Make sure it is received in Hot Sulphur by November 4 to meet the deadline. You may also pick up an absentee ballot at the courthouse beginning October 8. Remember you don’t have to be absent to vote by mail.
If you really like to go into the voting booth but want to be sure your vote is cast, consider early voting at the courthouse in Hot Sulphur Springs. Bring your ID and head over starting Octpber 20. The last date to early vote is October 31.
However or wherever you choose to vote be sure you get it done. For the latest and greatest information go to www.co.grand.co.us or call the Election Office at 725-3347.
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Chamber Board Elections
Chamber Board elections will be held on November 14 at Annual Dinner. This is a change from past processes. A nominating committee will meet in the next two weeks to establish a slate of candidates. The slate will be presented at the Annual Meeting which will part of the dinner. Proxy ballots will be available for any member who is not attending the dinner.
The following seats will be open: Real Estate/Property Management, Service/Professional, Restaurant, Retail, and At-Large. If you are interested in running or wish to add a name to list for one of the five seats open please contact Robin Wirsing at 726-8822 ext. 218 for consideration. You can also send a letter of interest to the Chamber office at P.O. Box 3236 Winter Park, CO 80482.
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WPFV Chamber of Commerce Presents 1st Annual Scarecrow Scare-off
The Chamber invites you to make the towns of Winter Park and Fraser festive for the Fall season. We are joining Granby in having some neighborly fun this Fall. We are looking for the best scarecrow! Join Gasthaus Eichler with your creative side and compete for fabulous prizes and fame in the 1st Annual Scarecrow Scare-off. Scarecrows representing your business will get extra points. Judging and awards will be announced at the 8th Annual Halloween Bash at Cooper Creek Square on Friday, October 31 from 4:30-7:30pm.
Click Here for a sign-up form.
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2nd Annual Conference Colorado Culture of Health
Exercising Fiscal FitnessTuesday, October 28, 2008
Colorado Convention Center
How can your company benefit from a healthy workforce?
Discover the fiscal impact a Culture of Health can have on your business through pertinent exhibits and breakout sessions on Risk & Reward, Community Leadership, Legal Issues, and Practical How-to’s.
$125 per participate for the Leadership Breakfast and the daylong general conference
*$75 per participate for the Leadership Breakfast only*
*special discounts are available for groups of 3 or more from the same company and members of the tree cosponsoring organizations.
For more information, Contact: Kristen Berg, Colorado Business Group on Heath www.coloradoHEALTHonline.org | 303.922.0939
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Grand County Blues Society Presents: 
Blues In The Schoold Fundraiser
Featured artist Marco Pandolfi, Italian Blues Harmonica Master, Dan Treanor & Richard Ray Farrell.
Wednesday, October 8. Doors at 7pm. Show begins at 8pm.
Grand Theatre in Winter Park
This three piece ensemble is going to be a night to remember. We will be raising money for our Blues in The School programs. We only have 90 tickets for sale at 15$. The Grand Theatre is one of the best places in Grand County to see music. Please call to reserve a seat.
$15 Limited Seating! Reserve your seat now! | John @ 970.531.1641 | Art @ 970.531.2549 | Radio Shack @ 726-9140
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Member Spotlight: Streamside Art
Located in downtown Granby
A good picture frame enhances the artwork; a great frame invites the viewer to linger and enjoy.
Streamside Art Co. offers International Award-Winning Custom Picture Framing to private and commercial clients. Owners Corrine & Dave Lively would love for you to stop in and get your masterpiece framed. Visit our website, www.streamsideart.com, or stop by our shop in downtown Granby.
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Member Limelight: New Hong Kong
Newly remodeled!
726-9888
Come up and check out the newly-remodeled New Hong Kong! They are open everyday for lunch and dinner. Takeout i
s also available. Owners (and brothers) Kenny & Tony Sen and everyone's favorite waiter John (Big Dragon) Suen look forward to having you in. Don't forget to come by for happy hour cocktails with your friends and enjoy a "flaming volcano" drink.
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Chamber Testimonial From Winter Park Chateau
"We just wanted to drop you a note and thank you so much for all your support in getting our new business up and running. We have tried a number of marketing venues, but I must say, The Winter Park-Fraser Valley Chamber has been our most successful avenue yet.
The Chambers' proactive stance on networking and the elaborate web site has been our most successful means of exposure yet. I can contribute a number of lodging bookings directly with my link on your web site. I am hoping to expand my advertising budget and target my dollars and allocate them to you and your marketing distribution network. Thanks again for helping us to get started."
Yours Truly,
Greg and Laura Lewis | Winter Park Chateau B&B
726-2884 | www.winterparkchateau.com
Located in Downtown Winter Park
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by Joyce Burford
Chamber Hires New Internet Marketing Firm
The Chamber has contracted with a firm out of Colorado Springs called Internet Honey for the next year to handle our strategic interactive marketing campaign. Internet Honey has many years of experience in the travel and tourism industry and has an impressive client base from all over Colorado. Our main objectives in hiring an internet marketing firm is to increase visitor traffic to our site and outpace our competitors, develop more sophisticated and comprehensive online marketing campaigns for events, activities and special promos/package, strengthen the online exposure of our Chamber members and increase search engine visibility.
Internet Honey is one of Colorado's dozen Google certified companies, and guarantees measurable results. If you'd like to learn more about them, please visit their web site at www.internethoney.com.
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Sales Council Update
by Sales Director Cindy Harder | sales@playwinterpark.com | 970-726-4221
On September 23, many of you attended the meeting featuring Ralf Garrison of the MTRiP and Advisory Group hosted by the Sales Council at Beaver Village Condominiums. MTRiP is a statistic gathering program that many of our lodging partners participate in as a way to measure our rate and occupancy within our destination and compared to other “like” ski destinations. This service has been provided through the Sales Council funding over the past several years and provides us with information such as economic consumer confidence measures, travel trends, and historical data on lodging patterns.
While the overall future economic picture may look bleak from many perspectives, Ralf’s presentation was informative and educational. As an overall ski destination we performed in 2007-2008 on average; looking ahead in 2008-2009 we are actually forecasting slightly ahead of the curve. We are in a favorable location for travel (close to Denver) for the destination traveler and offer a ski product (lifts, lodging, rentals) that is more affordable than some destinations. However, we are reminded nothing is certain in these uncertain times and leisure travel may be slow this year.
What I took away from the meeting, in an optimistic measure, is that skiers are passionate about their sport and believe they can not live without it! That said of the hierarchy of things we must have in life: food, place to live, clothing, to skiers that includes skiing.
The information presented by MTRiP is proprietary to those who participate and so, cannot be shared as a public document. However, if you would like to learn more please contact us at the Chamber and we will help answer questions or make an appointment to visit you!
As always, thank you to the Sales Council and members of the chamber that contribute by supporting and collecting the voluntary 1% of operated business revenue.
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8th Annual Cooper Creek Square Halloween Party 
Friday, October 31 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
8th Annual Cooper Creek Square Halloween Party Friday, October 31 from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
-Trick-or-Treating (goodies not just candy) throughout square.
-Costume contest. Must enter by 6:45pm with prizes to drool over.
- Winner will be annouced at the WPFV Chamber's 1st Annual Scarecrow Scare-off
-Free Phantom Photo Booth
-Spooky Spaghetti dinner (free for those 12 and under)
-Haunted House & Spooky graveyard
-Drink & dinner specials throughout the mall
-Come prepared to scream!!
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Fraser Candy Drive: There is a need for candy for the Fraser candy drive. Drop off a bag or two of candy at the Fraser Town Hall so the most popular areas in Fraser can pick them up. Fraser is crawling with trick-or-treaters who need a safe area to be.
Are you going to be open for Halloween Trick-or-Treat? T Davis is putting together a list of businesses who will be open from 4:30-7:30pm for trick-or-treat guests and locals. This will provide for a safe place for kids to visit in Winter Park and Fraser so let us know at tdavis@playwinterpark.com. This will be open to all ages.
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Events & Meetings in October
CLICK HERE for a the complete calendar and details of community events.
Is your event not listed on the web site and you would like it to be? If so, please email Kristyna Nedele at chamber@playwinterpark.com with your event(s).
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Pick Me Floral & Event Design Grand Opening & Ribbon Cutting
Wednesday, October 29 @ 5-7pm
Located under Rudi's Deli in Winter Park
Come and celebrate Pick Me Floral & Event Design new location while enjoying samples of food, beverages and get examples of how they can help you make your perfect event. Click Here to RSVP.
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Chamber Mixer at Verso Cellars
Thursday, November 6 @ 5-7pm
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Chamber Ribbon Cutting celebrating the new & improved Pizza Hut
Friday, November 7 @ 11am
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Chamber Annual Dinner
Friday, November 14 @ 6pm
Disco at Deno's Mountain Bistro
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Chamber Holiday Mixer at Wildhorse Inn
Thursday, December 18 @ 5-7pm
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