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Adventure Member! Who in the World is That?
"Adventure Member" is a new guessing game of "Who's Who" in the Chamber membership. All pictures are of current Chamber members who love adventure. The first person to guess at least 9 out of 12 pictures correctly in the 2009 newsletters, will win a fabulous prize at the end of the year.
Who is July's Adventure Member?
Click Here to submit your guess. Name business and owner. (Click photo to enlarge image).
Would you like to be an "Adventure Member?" Submit your adventure picture to mchavez@playwinterpark.com.
Scroll thru newsletter to find out who was last month's Adventure Member.
Summer's Here!
The Chamber staff is working diligently to market and create activity in Winter Park & The Fraser Valley. We hope our efforts bring each business success this summer. Please contact us with your ideas and feedback because August and September will be planning time for 2010. Remember, we are here to serve you, our members. Hope to see you at one of the many events and activities throughout the summer.
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From The Frontline:
Bring in summer brochures and/or specials. Say hello to our fabulous summer volunteers Marianne Coulthurst, Mary Sittig and to our returning summer staff Kristen Van Horn.
Complimentary nature walks every Saturday and Sunday 10-11am with Michele Murray-Hedlund. Call us at 726-4118 for more information.
Special THANK YOU to Shadow Mountain Ranch for the tour of their cabins, Home James for the Chai Tea, Winter Park Athletic Club for the workout passes, Dog Sled Rides Kennel Tours for inviting us for a summer tour, Mad Adventures, Colorado River Runs, Adventures In Whitewater for the complimentary raft trips. And to Drowsy Water Ranch for inviting the staff out to dinner at the ranch. The Cheeky Monk for the most delicious beer & food pairing lunch and to GC Concierge for the chocolates.
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Did you know...
Dog Sled Rides of Winter Park has a new referral program. To encourage people to send them customers, they will pay a commission for each referral who takes a sled ride, summer cart ride or kennel tour. Dog Sled Rides of Winter Park is open six days a week, year round. Click Here for more information for their referral/affiliate program.
Mountain Moon Yoga does kids yoga and has a special Jivamukti Yoga Weekend on July 18-19? CLICK HERE for more info, cost & details of classes.
Firebird Design has finished the Grand County Living Magazine's Summer 2009 Issue and that it will be out July 3 at 160 locations around the county.
Paradise Home Solutions can help you take advantage of great Hunter Douglas Summmer Consumer Rebates. Contact Denise Cook for more info or to set up an appointmen at 970-726-4141. CLICK HERE for savings.
Wells Fargo in Winter Park has a special Membership® Program for WPFV Chamber members. Your employment qualifies you for a valuable bundle of Wells Fargo account and service offers available especially for Wells Fargo Membership customers. With our Premium Membership® Checking Package, you will enjoy additional privileges. CLICK HERE for details.
Devil's Thumb Ranch has the Ranch Creek Spa, Zach’s Mercantile & Adventure Center open. Hallowed Grounds serves specialty coffee & teas, pastries & continental breakfast items & soups/sandwiches for lunches! Heck’s Tavern serves breakfast, bunch, CORRAL Time (Serving Appetizers & Drinks). Ranch House Restaurant is open for dinner Sunday-Thursdays. Cabin Creek Stables offers half day & full day trail rides, pony rides, wagon & carriage rides & camp offerings and programs are available for all ages. CLICK HERE for hours & contact informaton.
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Member Limelight: Cynthia H Rose LMFT
Contact 970.509.9441 | www.CynthiaHRose.com
Cynthia H Rose LMFT -- Approved, Court Mandated, "Domestic Violence Offender" Treatment Groups (Males & Females). Whether you have been court mandated to attend treatment or are choosing to come voluntarily, we have a welcoming, friendly non-judgmental and educational group that can help you change your behavior and where discretion is guaranteed. We meet every week in Winter Park, Tabernash & Granby. Other services include: Marriage and Family Therapy, Acting Out Adolescents, Child Attachment, Addiction, Couples Counseling, EAP for Winter Park Resort.
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New Member Profile: Hope Motor Company
Sales lot is located at 3903 S. Federal Blvd. Englewood, CO, 80110 | 303.669.7721
Hope Motor Company has been owned and operated by Gary & Jean Chavez since 1981. They are pre-owned car and truck brokers and have a sales lot located only 65 minutes from Winter Park just south of the corner of Hampton and South Federal in Englewood. Hope Motor Company can find any vehicle that fits your needs and can save you thousands of dollars! Need financing? They can help you. Hope Motor Company is proud to give honest, dependable service and is looking forward to working with fellow Chamber members! New vehicles weekly!
Featured cars for July each $19,995:
2009 Subaru Outback | 2.5i AWD | 3812 miles | 24-27 mpg hwy
2008 Honda CR-V EX | 4wd | 2.4l 4cy | 18835 miles | 26-27 mpg hwy
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Member Spotlight: Grand Adventure Balloon Tours
Grand Adventure Balloon Tours provides spectacular sunrise flights daily. All flights include a Continental breakfast, commemorative aeronaut flight certificate, and a traditional champagne toast that celebrates the first flight by man which was in a balloon over 200 years ago. Mountain balloon flights are a wonderful adventure for both young and old. For more info check out www.grandadventureballoon.com.
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by Joyce Burford
Two BIG Co-op Advertising Opportunities - Reserve Your Space Now!
2009 Colorado & Denver Official Visitors Guide - Deadline for space July 10
CLICK HERE for reservation form.
Offered through the Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau. Over 250,000 distributed between October 2009 and March 2010. The OVG is now available to view at www.visitdenver.com. At no extra cost to you on the website, the site receives over 3 million visitors annually. It's a great way to get print and online presence in one shot.
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2010 Colorado Official State Vacation Guide - Deadline for space July 17
CLICK HERE for reservation form.
Offered through the Colorado Tourism Office. The Official State Vacation Guide is the fulfillment piece sent to all inquiries requesting additional information from 1-800-COLORADO and www.Colorado.com. The OSVG will have both summer and winter covers with more winter lure/glamour activity editorial. This is a great source for information on lodging, activity, special events, and attractions, and an opportunity for you to get your product in the hands of those planning their next Colorado vacation.
For more information, please contact the Chamber's official co-op advertising agency, O2 Creative. Call or email Philip Nail at 970.726.8021 or philip@o2creative.com.
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2009 Summer Press Kit
The Chamber "Media Center" is now online at www.playwinterpark.com/media and includes our 2009 Summer Press Kit. Check it out!
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Sign up anytime for the NEW 'Inntopia' On-line Reservation System! Check it out on-line at www.playwinterpark.com home page. Contact Sara Sable at 726-4118 or sales@playwinterpark.com to sign up or have questions answered.
Welcome Back to Winter Park Weekend on July 11 & 12 -- Still Accepting Offers!
It's not too late to get your 20% OFF offer in for the Welcome Back to Winter Park Weekend July 11-12! Offers can be 20% off anything (ie: single item, or your entire store / etc.) with restrictions set. Offers are only valid the weekend of July 11-12 (starting at 5pm on Friday, July 10, and running thru Sunday, July 12, at 5pm), unless you choose to extend it. CLICK HERE for the form and please fax or email your offer in to have it listed on the website!
Thank you to all participants who contributed to the Denver radio station promotions. The Chamber is running radio spots on four major radio stations - KBCO, KYGO, KOSI, KIMN - throughout the summer. In order to get even more exposure, the Chamber partnered with fellow Chamber members to offer some fabulous giveaway packages. Thanks again to all who helped support us!
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JULY KICK-OFF! CHAMBER SUMMER EVENT SCHEDULE
Fraser Picnic in the Park (every Tuesday from June 30 – Aug. 11): Free live music at Old Schoolhouse Park in Fraser wafts through the valley each Tuesday from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. This free music series kicks off with as Osborne & Key. Other Tuesday night musicians include the Mike and Amy Finders Band, Claddagh, Colorado Highlanders Bag Pipes, Dakota Blonde, Hunker Down, 3rd Time Lucky and Yaniv & Friends.
High Note Thursdays (every Thursday from July 2 – August 20): Kicking off weekend music events in Winter Park on Thursdays from 6 – 8 p.m., High Note Thursdays brings a mix of salsa, country, bluegrass and acoustic styles of music to Hideaway Park. The first High-Note Thursday starts off with the spicy flair of Quemando Band, an 11 piece salsa band from Denver. Other featured Thursday night music acts included The Cedar Ridge Ramblers,Jennifer Lane, Tempa & The Tantrums, Slopeside, Hunker Down, Aurora Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet and Kort McCumber & McCumberland Gap. FREE Taxi Thursday's! Enjoy your wine and get a complimentary ride home courtesy of Valley Taxi.
July 4: Rendezvous Run for Independence: This annual event is a 5-mile run/walk on the Fraser River Trail that starts at the Winter Park Resort and finishes at the Ski Broker in Fraser. Early registration is at 7:30 a.m. at the base of the ski area, and the race starts at 9 a.m. After the race, celebrate friends, family and fellow runners, and stick around for the awards ceremony and giveaway in the parking lot of the Ski Broker. There will be a shuttle that will bring participants from Fraser back to the Winter Park Resort. The Fraser River Valley Lions Club will have a pancake breakfast offered at the finish line also. The event is a fundraiser for the Scott Hughes Foundation and the Children’s Hospital. Sign up online at www.playwinterpark.com or at the Visitor Center.
The Lance Gutersohn RE/MAX Peak to Peak Fourth of July Celebration: A free community event that draws over 4,000 Grand County residents and guests throughout the course of the day. The event has many facets that appeal to all ages. From late afternoon until evening, the Fraser Sports Complex bustles with family fun, including sporting games, kid’s activities, a community picnic and live music by The Informants. There will be lots of free carnival games, face painting, clowns, and much, much more! At sundown, a spectacular fireworks display is the perfect finale to the festivities. FREE!
Welcome Back to Winter Park Weeekend featuring the Winter ParkMusic Festival on July 11: Hideaway Park, Free admission with an admittance ticket (check www.WelcomeBacktoWP.com for tickets). Free concert featuring Delbert McClinton, California Transit Authority, and The Lewis and Floorwax Groove Hawgs. And 20% off all weekend long at participating merchants with your ticket stub.
Cruiser Bike Party July 18: Join us at the Cruiser Bike Party at Hideaway Park! Kids inflatables, live music, dinner, beach volleyball, slip and slide and much much more! The Fat Tire Classic is joining us this year for the celebration. Enjoy dinner by Wild Creek Catering and a beer from New Belgium Brewery while watching the Yellow Design Stunt team perform at Hideaway Park. Activities will be from 2-8pm. Sign up now for the Fat Tire Classic at www.nscd.org/fattireclassic/. For more information and times visit our website at www.playwinterpark.com.
Winter Park Jazz Festival July 25 & 26: This two-day festival will feature Fourplay and Boney James at Hideaway Park. Other performers will include War, Warren Hill, Mango Chutney, Sax for Stax, The Rippingtons, Hazel Miller, and Mango Chutney. Check www.playwinterpark.com for times and order tickets online. Ticket Master will also provide tickets. The fun doesn’t end there with an after hours Jazz Show at the Winter Park Resort. The official after party hosted by Becky Taylor at the Winter Park Resort in the West Portal Station will start at 8pm. Come enjoy live music from Denver’s favorite party band Soul School.
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Events in July
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, email Kristyna Nedele at chamber@playwinterpark.com with your event(s).
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Did you know...
Winter Park Resort and The Village is holding the newest Trestle Bike Park Experience - Freeride Fridays? And doing a free outdoor movie on Friday nights? And there is A Cowboy Sing-a-Long on Tuesdays, Wild Nights at Winter Park on Wednesdays, Star Safaris on Thursdays? And doing a Club Discovery which is a fun, activity-filled evening is for 4 - 12 year olds on Saturday evenings from 5:30pm – 8:30pm? And that there is Geocaching at the resort? CLICK HERE for details and times on each event.
Granby Ranch has a Sunset Concert Series at SolVista Basin every Wednesday 5-8pm and more free live music every Saturday on the Seven Trails Grille Patio? That there is a Friday Afternoon Club which includes 20% discount on food and golf every time you participate at Headwaters Golf Course Patio and Driving Range? And Sunday Nine and Dine start at 3:30pm following with drinks and dinner at Headwaters Golf Course and Seven Trails Grille every Sunday? CLICK HERE for more information, prices and times.
Crooper Creek Square has free live music every Friday night and has fun family activities every weekend? CLICK HERE for Music On The Mall line-up. Stop by over the 4th of July!
Elk Horn Art Gallery is hosting Clive R.Tyler "Telling The Story of the West Thruough Pastel" now till July 12? And Winter Park's own Pem Dunn July 15-August 9 with a reception July 17 at 4pm and July 18 at 1pm?
Grand County Library Foundation is holding its 3rd Annual Scramble July 13 at Headwater Trails? It's a fundraiser for the library district. Fraser Valley Library is open 7 days a week. CLICK HERE for golf details.
Fraser Valley Rotary Club is doing their Golf Tournament on July 17? Email willyarduino@yahoo.com for more info.
Grand Sports is doing a complimentary Bike Clinic 4-6pm on July 5? Light refreshments served.
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Winter Park Winery Business Mixer with BWB
Wednesday, July 15 | 5:30-6:30 | Located in Fraser
Mix, mingle, network while sampling locally crushed and pressed wines. Special prices for attendees.
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The Cosmic Dog Grill Chamber Quick Luncheon
Thursday, July 16 at noon | $4.00 for members | RSVP HERE
Have time for a quick luncheon? Ride your bike, skip or walk to The Cosmic Dog Grill. Get a taste of your favorite "Gourmet Cosmic Dog". Vegetarian options available too! Includes chips and a drink. The Cosmic Cart will be located in the grassy lot by river near pedestrian bridge off Hwy 40 between Gausthaus Eichler and the old Shed restaurant. Fun and different, it's standing room with unique seating. Great way to getaway for a quickie while enjoying the company of your fellow members next to the beautiful river.
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Grand Opening of Grand Mountain Bank
Friday, July 17 | 10am-2pm | Ribbon Cuttting at noon.
Located on 197 N. Zerex Street in Fraser. Includes free food and beverages by Crooked Creek Eatery. Live radio broadcast from parking lot! Drawing for free savings accounts!
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SAVE THE DATE:
Chamber Mixer at the Fountain at Cooper Creek Square
August 20 | 5:00-6:30pm. Enjoy a taste of all Cooper Creek Square has to offer. Then head over to Hideaway Park for the last High-Note Thursday.
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Congratulations Sterling Pointe on your official ribbon cutting! All members should check out this great new development located above Meadow Ridge. Thank you to all who came out including Fraser Mayor Fran Cook, Winter Park Mayor Jim Myers and to Chamber board members who were able to make it!
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