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Battle Mountain High School

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:32:47 -0500

State Qualifying Track & Field Event May 8th

March 6, 2009

Dear Valued Supporters,

The new Battle Mountain High School facilities are truly remarkable and a testament of the generosity of this beautiful valley and the value regarded the education of our kids.

The Stadium Track & Field is a particularly visible example. It has ignited pride and excitement in our athletic teams and attracted record numbers of spectators. It is simply a great venue. So much so, Battle Mountain High School will be hosting, for the first time, a state-qualifying track & field meet this upcoming May 8^th. Our intention is to grow this into one of the premier events in the region.

We do, however, find ourselves with one obvious outstanding need: hurdles, both for training and to meet the exacting standards of being a state-qualifying competition. The cost of these hurdles will be significant, we estimate around $16,000.00. Our hope is to locate and work with a dozen or so financial supporters that would be each willing to support this project with a donation in the neighborhood of $1000.00. (We would of course welcome more!)

We would like to recognize sponsors by name in game announcements, and on a plaque of sponsors displayed in the stadium or gymnasium areas or, preferably, on the gateboards of the hurdles themselves. (Photos follow to give an idea of what this could look like.)

Thank you for your consideration and your past and continued support of Battle Mountain High School

Sincerely,

Ryan McCay

Athletic/Activities Director

Battle Mountain High School

970.328.2934

ryan.mccay@eagleschools.net

Vail Rec District offers information about camps

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:39:19 -0500

Visit the Vail Rec District at Saturday's Expo and Register to Win a VRD Youth Golf, Gymnastics or Day Camp for this Summer

Parents are encouraged to visit the Vail Recreation District (VRD) from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. during Saturday's (3-13) Summer Camp and Activity Expo at the Edward's field house to learn about the VRD's spring, summer and fall offerings for Vail Valley children, including its sports camps, day camps, skateboard clinics, soccer programs and more. During the Expo, parents also can register to win a free registration for a VRD junior golf camp, gymnastics camp and summer day camp for their children for the upcoming summer. Balloons also will be handed out to children throughout the day.

Registration will be available during the Expo for most of the VRD's youth sports camps, which will include volleyball, baseball, sports training, soccer, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, sand volleyball and gymnastics. The sports camps begin in early June and last through August and offer young athletes an opportunity to learn new sports, develop new skills and refine existing skills. This summer also will include the addition of three new sports camps, the TetraBrazil Soccer Camp, a sand volleyball camp and tennis camps.

Information also will be available for the VRD's youth summer camps at the Expo, including Pre-Kamp Vail, Camp Vail, Camp Eco Fun and Extreme Camp Vail. Walk-in or fax-in registration for these camps will begin at 8 a.m. Monday, April 5. No online registration is available for the youth day camp programs.

Registration for the VRD's youth summer camps is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For general information about the Expo, contact Alan Sandberg at 970-390-3533. For details on all these camps and other VRD activities, click here. Also, follow the VRD on Facebook by clicking here or on Twitter via Vailrecdistrict.

Open House in Edwards

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:26:43 -0500

Hosted at the Home and the Range Showroom

Millenniuim Bank of the Vail Valley offering peak rewards savings

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:59:44 -0500

Millenniuim Bank of the Vail Valley offering free checking

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:54:05 -0500

Vail Resorts Job Opening

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:36 -0500

TV 8 General Manager

Vail Resorts is the premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations. Our Company operates in three separate, but highly integrated segments:

Mountain: Our Mountain segment owns and operates the five premier year-round resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and Heavenly in California and Nevada. Our mountain segment includes lift ticket, ski & snowboard school, dining and retail & rental businesses.

Real Estate Development: Our Real Estate segment, Vail Resorts Development Company, holds, develops, buys and sells real estate in and around our resort communities.

Lodging (aka "Hospitality"): Vail Resorts Hospitality owns and/or manages a portfolio of luxury hotels under the RockResorts brand, a number of hotels and condominiums located in proximity to our ski resorts, three destination resorts at Grand Teton National Park, six award-winning golf courses and Colorado Mountain Express (CME), the company's premier year-round ground transportation company. The Company operates or is in development of many luxuriously iconic resorts, including RockResorts, in five states and four countries.

We are looking for a management professional who will be responsible for all aspects of television operations of the TV8 Media Center in Avon, CO. The individual selected for the TV8 General Manager will oversee two LPTV licenses (K45ie and K36db) working with the remote locations in Vail and Beaver Creek, and both live and live-to-tape productions. This position has ultimate responsibility for all television revenue targets and will provide direct and support advertising sales efforts.

The TV8 General Manager will utilize his/her understanding of the resort television model, concept and host responsibility for cultivating and leveraging network relationships and opportunities. Additionally will integrate TV8/TV17 with the mountain operations at Vail and Beaver Creek to enhance the guest experience at the resorts. Will integrate with, support, and leverage Vail Resorts' marketing efforts for all of its businesses (mountains, hotel/property management and real estate), including its online and social media efforts. Accountable for establishing and maintaining collaborative intra-company advertising sales relationships to capitalize on revenue opportunities (i.e. Peaks magazine, on-site media, etc.). Will manage continuous improvement of TV8/TV17 programming and production quality. Provide oversight of all hiring, development and maintenance of sales incentive programs. Must establish a strong community involvement and promotional presence. Will manage relationships within the Vail Resorts organization to leverage its corporate legal, accounting and other capabilities to ensure compliance with regulators, vendors and company policies.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in related field required
Minimum 5 years advertising sales and marketing experience required
Minimum 5 years organizational leadership experience required
Television management and production experience strongly preferred
Minimum 3 years business background with emphasis on fiscal management required
Strong computer skills required

For consideration, please go to https://vailresorts.taleo.net/careersection/external/jobdetail.ftl. Enter 100269 if prompted for job number. Select the TV8 General Manager position, add it to your job cart and apply. Contact Susan with any questions at satwood@vailresorts.com

Glenwood Springs, Colorado Accessible Via Alternate Routes and Soon-To-Open Interstate 70 Through Glenwood Canyon

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:58:52 -0500

I-70 to open soon

Travelers can still access Glenwood Springs despite a rockslide that occurred early on Monday, March 8, 2010 in Glenwood Canyon. Colorado Department of Transportation officials are optimistic about reopening travel through Glenwood Canyon before the weekend. However, until Glenwood Canyon is deemed safe for vehicular travel, drivers have several alternate routes to take them to their Spring break vacations in Glenwood Springs.

Colorado Department of Transportation officials are working round the clock to clear debris and repair damage to Interstate-70 though Glenwood Canyon that occurred as a result of a rockslide near mile marker 125 on Monday, March 8, 2010. Much progress has already been made and crews are currently in the process of making the highway safe and passable for at least one lane of traffic in both the east and westbound direction. This may occur as early as Wednesday evening and almost certainly before the weekend. These opening estimates are based on current successful work in mitigation, and may be subject to change. For continuous updates on Glenwood Canyon, please visit the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association’s site http://www.visitglenwood.com/I-70-update.

Though the rockslide that occurred nine miles from Glenwood Springs along I-70 in Glenwood Canyon is a big bump in the road for travelers, visitors can still access the resort town though they should plan on leaving more time for travel. "We want visitors to Glenwood Springs to know that when Glenwood Canyon opens shortly, it will be a safe and direct route to a wonderful vacation experience. Mother Nature is always a force to be reckoned with and despite this rockslide, she has worked countless wonders in Glenwood Springs that draw visitors for Spring break year after year," said Kate Collins, Vice President of Tourism Marketing for the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association.

Safety is the paramount concern of Colorado Department of Transportation officials and when the canyon does reopen for through traffic; travelers can be assured that driving through Glenwood Canyon is safe, though some delays can be expected, since only one lane of traffic in each direction will be open.
Visitors with Spring break plans in Glenwood Springs can feel confident that all the great things they have been looking forward to are waiting to be enjoyed including Spring skiing at Sunlight Mountain Resort, swimming at the Glenwood Hot Springs, relaxing at the many spas, exploring at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, as well as dining and shopping.

Though Glenwood Canyon is expected to open in the near future, there are several suggested alternate routes to Glenwood Springs. Maps depicting the various routes are accessible at http://www.visitglenwood.com/I-70-update.

Northern Alternate Route: For those who are making the trip from the Front Range to Glenwood Springs there are two driving options. CDOT recommends that travelers coming from the east drive west on I-70 to the Wolcott (Exit 157); at Wolcott take CO-131 north toward Steamboat Springs; just before Steamboat Springs turn left on US-40; continue west on US-40 through Steamboat Springs to Craig; at Craig turn left on CO-13; continue south on CO-13 through Meeker to Rifle; at Rifle go east on I-70 to Glenwood Springs Exit 116.

Another alternative is to drive west on I-70 to Silverthorne (Exit 205); in Silverthorne turn right onto CO-9 headed north to Kremmling; in Kremmling turn left onto US-40 through Steamboat Springs to Craig; at Craig turn left onto CO-13; continue south on CO-13 through Meeker to Rifle; at Rifle go east on I-70 to Glenwood Springs Exit 116.

Southern Alternate Route: Travelers can access Glenwood Springs from a southern route as well. Take US-285 south to Poncha Springs; at Poncha Springs turn right onto US-50 and continue over Monarch Pass through Gunnison. Continue on US-50 for approximately 26 miles and turn right on CO-92. Follow CO-92 through Crawford to Hotchkiss; at Hotchkiss turn right onto CO-133, continue on CO-133 through Paonia over McClure Pass and into Carbondale. At Carbondale, a left on CO-82 will take travelers into Glenwood Springs.

Visitors also have the option of arriving in Glenwood Springs via Amtrak. Though the train goes through Glenwood Canyon, it is on the opposite side of the Colorado River and completely unaffected by the rockslide. Amtrak operates daily, leaving Denver at 7:30 AM and arriving in Glenwood Springs at 12:30 PM. For complete Amtrak schedules and prices, visit www.amtrak.com. Once in Glenwood Springs, many hotels and visitor destinations are within walking distance or are easily accessible via the free in-town bus service.

For those arriving by air, travel agents or airlines can assist visitors with rerouting flights or adding a leg to arrive in western Colorado. There are several possible airport choices to consider including Aspen Pitkin County Airport, Grand Junction Walker Field, Montrose County Airport, Yampah Valley Regional Airport and Gunnison County Airport.

Visit the Cordillera-Vail golf club and take a lesson!

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:53:00 -0500

Take a break from skiing and get a golf lessonFor all of you golfers out there. Take a break from skiing and come visit the Cordillera-Vail Golf Shop for a golf lesson with a PGA Golf Professional. Launch Monitor with ball flight and stats included. 30 minute lesson for only $25.00.

For more info, or to schedule a lesson, call the Cordillera-Vail Golf Shop at 970-790-GOLF (4653)

The shop is located in Vail Village at 244 Wall Street, near the popcorn stand and the Vista Bahn lift.

Vail Resorts hiring for a "Supervisor of Talent Acquistion"

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:02:24 -0500

Job description below

Vail Resorts is the premier mountain resort company in the world and a leader in luxury, destination-based travel at iconic locations. Our Company operates in three separate, but highly integrated segments:

*Mountain: Our Mountain segment owns and operates the five premier year-round resorts of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone in Colorado and Heavenly in California and Nevada. Our mountain segment includes lift ticket, ski & snowboard school, dining and retail & rental businesses.

Real Estate Development: Our Real Estate segment, Vail Resorts Development Company, holds, develops, buys and sells real estate in and around our resort communities.

Lodging (aka "Hospitality"): Vail Resorts Hospitality owns and/or manages a portfolio of luxury hotels under the RockResorts brand, a number of hotels and condominiums located in proximity to our ski resorts, three destination resorts at Grand Teton National Park, six award-winning golf courses and Colorado Mountain Express (CME), the company's premier year-round ground transportation company. The Company operates or is in development of many luxuriously iconic resorts, including RockResorts, in five states and four countries

As a partner and consultant to the Human Resources team and the Resort's management team, The Supervisor of Talent Acquisition will focus on three overarching areas of responsibility for Vail Mountain: oversight of workforce planning including talent demand and supply; full life-cycle recruiting for high-impact and year-round positions; ownership and deployment of programs and special projects related to talent acquisition.

Main responsibilities include:

Partner with the Resort's senior management to develop workforce plans including headcount planning, talent analytics and metrics (turnover, retention, candidate/hiring manager satisfaction, etc.), seasonal furlough tracking and department specific sourcing/compliance/diversity strategies.
Act as the Vail Mountain point of contact for the Strategic Sourcing Center to ensure all high-volume positions are being filled with high-quality candidates. Responsible for the process, metrics and hiring manager satisfaction associated with the Strategic Sourcing Center at his/her location
Partner with hiring managers to review, analyze, and clarify job descriptions/requirements, competencies/skills required or preferred and understand resort operations and positions.
Manage and act as the Vail Mountain Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the Applicant Tracking System (Taleo) including project lead responsibilities, reporting & analytics, training, compliance, and internal user communication.
Responsible for Vail Mountain ownership and deployment of all talent acquisition programs including but not limited to the Vail Resorts College Program, International Staffing, etc.
Act as the Vail Mountain lead and change agent for special projects such as but not limited to process efficiency, candidate quality, hiring manager satisfaction, metric analysis and ATS (Taleo) upgrade/module implementations.
Responsible for the candidate and hiring manager experience at Vail Mountain. Enable the improvement of this experience by educating and guiding hiring managers in assessment, selection and onboarding techniques including behavioral interviewing, assessment analysis, roundtable meetings, compliance/diversity initiatives and best-practice candidate communication and onboarding.
Represent Vail Mountain in the company-wide Talent Acquisition Council, own the Resort employment brand (creative, social, print, etc.) and successfully manage Resort-specific budget.
Responsible for Vail Mountain compliance/audit including but not limited to AAP, EEO, etc.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree
Work Experience: 3 + years of talent acquisition experience as a player/coach involving full-lifecycle recruiting and proven process efficiency and effectiveness
Supervisory Experience: 2+ years proven experience in leading a team to provide a high quality candidate and hiring manager experience
Technical: Proficient using Taleo or a similar eRecruitment software system; Microsoft Office
Other: Demonstrated strong oral/written communication and influence skills, proven ability to build internal and external relationships and experience managing a substantial budget

Preferred

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Business, preferably in the field of Human Resources
Work Experience: Talent acquisition experience in the travel/leisure industry and/or a seasonal environment.
Certifications: CIR; Proven assessments solution certification
Language: Bilingual English/Spanish

For consideration, please go to www.skijob1.com and enter “talent” into the keyword search, add the position to your job cart, create a profile and apply. For questions, please contact Susan at satwood@vailresorts.com

Upcoming Vail Valley Partnership local chamber events

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:31:56 -0500

Check out all the VVP events for the next few months

Upcoming Partnership events

March
Tuesday, 3.16, 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Leads Group, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon
Wednesday 03.17, 5:00–7:00 PM: Business After Hours Mixer, Euro Bath and Tile, Traer Creek, Avon
Thursday, 3.18, 4:00 – 6:00 PM: Spring Bring Vail Valley Partnership Open House, Vail Valley Partnership Offices, Traer Creek, Avon
Friday, 3.26, 8:00 – 10:30 AM: Green Your Organization, One Step at a Time, Antlers at Vail, Lionshead
Monday, 3.29, 3:00 - 4:30PM: Take Action: An update from the US Chamber of Commerce, VVP offices, Avon
Tuesday, 3.30 8:00-9:00AM: Non-profit Seminar: Asking for Money and Living to Tell the Tale, location TBD

April
Tuesday, 4.6, 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Leads Group, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon
Wednesday, 4.7, 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Partner 101: Benefits Orientation, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon
Tuesday, 4.13, 5:30-7:00 PM: Ask the Experts, Business Entertaining: Wine 101, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek , Avon
Thursday, 4.15: 6:00 – 9:00 PM Lobster and Blue Jeans Networking Party, Vail Chophouse, Lionshead
Tuesday, 4.20, 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Leads Group, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon
Wednesday 04.21, 7:30 – 9:30 AM: Breakfast Scrambler, Lodge at Vail, Cucina Rustica Restaurant, Vail
Wednesday. 4.28, 8:30 – 12:00: Non-profit Strategic Planning Seminar, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon

May
Tuesday, 5.4, 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Leads Group, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon
Tuesday, 5.18, 8:00 – 9:00 AM: Leads Group, Vail Valley Partnership Office, Traer Creek, Avon
Wednesday, 05.19, 5:00-7:00 PM: Business After Hours Mixer, Alpine Appliance, Eagle Vail
Thursday, 05.27, 10:00 AM, Second Annual VVP Shotgun in The Sun, Sonnenalp Golf Course, Edwards

RSVP to Michelle Kobelan at (970) 477-4001 or via email mkobelan@visitvailvalley.com for the above events.

US Chamber of Commerce executive to visit Vail March 29

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:22:13 -0500

Join the VVP at for a presentation by Pete HavelTake Action: An update from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

Join the Vail Valley Partnership on March 29 for a briefing from Pete Havel, Executive Director, Southwest and South Central Regions of the US Chamber of Commerce.

Pete will be joining us for a presentation on business topics ranging from health care and labor issues to taxes and energy issues. Pete’s responsibilities with the U.S. Chamber include outreach to House and Senate offices throughout the two regions, grassroots lobbying efforts for the Chamber in 8 states, political activities throughout the region, and corporate and chamber outreach.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is America’s largest business federation representing over 3 million businesses, associations and chambers of commerce throughout the country. The Chamber is consistently ranked among America’s most powerful and respected lobbying groups in Washington.

Event Details:
Monday, March 29
3pm-4:30pm
FREE to Vail Valley Partnership members
VVP offices, Traer Creek Plaza

RSVP to Michelle Kobelan, (970) 477-4001 or via email at mkobelan@visitvailvalley.com

Vail Valley Colorado Mountain Medical

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:20:31 -0500

Announces a New Physician

Kerri Charles, M.D., board certified in Family Medicine, will join Colorado Mountain Medical, PC on March 22, 2010!

She will be seeing patients of all ages in the Vail and Eagle offices!

Call for an appointment today: 970.476.5695

Colorado Mountain Medical

Vail Valley KZYR hosts a Men's Forum

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:11:25 -0500

March 10 from 7:00 - 8:00 pm

KZYR radio will host a Men's Health Forum on March 10th from 7:00 - 8:00 pm.

Join Jon Feeney, MD from Colorado Mountain Medical and Granville Lloyd, MD from Northstar Urology

They will address issues of importance concerning Men's Health

The Vail Valley Partnership hosts a Spring Bring Open House

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:01:37 -0500

Exclusive for VVP members, March 18th

Join us for the "Spring Bring Open House"

Bring a non-member guest & join the Partnership for our spring "Open House". Join us on Thursday, March 18 from 4pm-6pm at the VVP offices to learn more about the Partnership and to visit with VVP ambassadors and staff.
This will be a fun evening with a prize drawing for both a member and non-member as well as a drawing for a free annual BASE membership for a non-member!

RSVP required to Michelle Kobelan Mkobelan@visitvailvalley.com or 477-4001

Vail Valley based iTechnology Designs offers new marketing tools to solve new marketing challenges

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:36:00 -0500

Develop a mobile application for your business
Think back and consider how content was delivered to you 5, 10, and even 20 years ago. As you think about that, one thing should be readily apparent. The manner in which content was and is delivered has changed, and continues to change.

Today, consumers are receiving more and more of their
content through mobile applications, and less of their content through all other mediums.

This concept is simple, but for for many business the implementation and application of this is much more difficult. The typical small business owner will shudder at the mere idea of starting up a project to develop an iPhone application.

This is where iTechnology Design can help. We offer
inexpensive off-the-shelf solutions that are fully customized with your company logo, content, and colors. We provide simple branded mobile applications to get you in the game as well as custom development services for iPhone, Andorid and Windows Mobile for creating any type of mobile application to promote your business and deliver your content.

Our basic branded RSS reader leverages your existing RSS content to create a mobile application with RSS reader capabilities, contact information, about page and links to your web resources. This iPhone app can be customized and distributed through the iTunes store for your company for as low as $999.

For more information on creating an entirely new marketing medium for your company contact our sales group at (970) 524-4770 or e-mail: sales@itechnologydesign.com

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