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Spring Cleaning
Closures! (Please send us your information!)
To date:
Restaurants:
Bulow's Bistro will be closed April 17to Memorial Day.
Outlaw will be closed April 4- 15, reopening on the 16th.
Hot Springs Swim & Snack will be closed while the Pool is closed
April 12-20.
Otherwise we are open 7 days a week!
Ouray Ski Hill and Sledding Hill - Closed for the season
Retail:
The Blue Pear- Closing for store rearranging and Spring cleaning April 4- 21. Reopen April 22. If you see Michelle there during this time and need something, the cash register is always ready! :)
IN THIS ISSUE:
- SAN JUAN BUSINESS RENDEZVOUS this Friday!
- CANCELLED - County Business Showcase & Job Fair, Sat.
- Business Round Table
- Ouray County 3/50 Shop Local Campaign Meeting (3/50 G.A.S. just ask!)
- Business After Hours – Ouray Family Medicine – April 21!
- 3rd Annual Free Community Shred Event
- Wright Opera House Spring Concerts
- Varooms and Balloons Festival
- Business After Hours-
Blue Pear
- "The Golden Ticket"
- Links to members
- OCRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- For other current Calendar of Event items, please see
OurayColorado.com
Features and other notices:
FIRST ANNUAL SAN JUAN BUSINESS RENDEZVOUS
Presented by the Ouray Business Round Table & Ouray Community
Development Committee in collaboration with the Ridgway Chamber of
Commerce Business Showcase (Saturday, April 10, 2010)
WHEN: Friday, April 9th, 2010
WHERE: Ouray Community Center, 340 6th Ave on the second floor
(above the EMS garages), Ouray, CO
TIME: 8:30am - 1:00pm
2010 THEME:
The towns of the San Juan Mountains are unique, diverse and interconnected. Likewise, our various business sectors work individually, yet contribute to create a complete sense of community. The intention of the San Juan Business Rendezvous is to explore these connections and ways to enhance and strengthen them. We have sought a diverse panel of experts from the Lodging, Film, Non-Profit, Internet Marketing, Real Estate, Agriculture, and Government industries, to address this concept.
PANEL MEMBERS:
▫ Colorado Hotel and Lodging Association, Christine O'Donnell
▫ Colorado Small Business Development Centers, Marilyn Laverty, Director,
Western State College
▫ Colorado Association of Non-Profit Organizations, Renny Fagan
▫ Colorado
Association of Realtors, George Harvey Jr.
▫ Colorado Film Commission, Laura Grey & Marcia Morgan
▫ Internet Marketing, Julie Faber
▫ Uncompahgre Cattleman's Association ( TBA)
SCHEDULE
8:15 - 9:00 Registration/ Coffee and Snack
9:00 Keynote speaker
9:15 - 10:15 Panel discussion with experts from individual industry sectors
10:15 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30 Panel Discussion/Q & A
11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 1pm Box lunch (Menu and purchase available at registration)
April 21 - Business Round Table – 8-9:30, Ouray Community Center. Open to everyone.
April 21 - Ouray County 3/50 Shop Local Campaign Meeting
(Come get your G.A.S.) Ouray Community Center, following Business Round Table.
What three services would you miss if they were not here? Think locally, buy locally. Join your community in strategic planning sessions for our local 3/50 Campaign. For details: 350project.net for details. Call 325-4746 for more information. Open to the community.
April 21-
Business After Hours-
Ouray Family Medicine 1st Anniversary. Come visit and get to know us. 5:30-7:30, 325-9900, 824 Main St. mineralfarmer@ouraynet.com
April 24- 3rd Annual Free Community Shred Event:
Do you have old tax documents, bank statements, credit card solicitations, medical records, and other personal documents needing to be destroyed? Alpine Bank is hosting its 3rd Annual Free Community Shred Event open to the public at the following Alpine Bank locations:
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Ridgway – 119 Liddell Drive
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Ouray – 917 Main Street
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
All documents will be shredded on-site by Colorado Document Security. There is no need to remove papers from file folders, take out staples, or remove paperclips as the materials can run through the shredder. After the documents are shredded, they are recycled. Please limit your shred to seven boxes per person. For further information about the Shred Events, contact Carolee at 254-2734.
April/May - Wright Opera House Concerts: Info at
ouray@ouraycolorado.com
4/17 Trace Bundy, Guitarist
4/25 Montrose Community Band Spring Concert
5/07 Valley Youth Orchestra Concert
May 7-9 – Varooms and Balloons Festival – Ridgway, various locations. www.sanjuanballoon.com 970-626-5495
May 12 - Business After Hours-
Blue Pear - 5:30 – 7:30, 450 Main St, Ouray , 325-0450, thebluepear@yahoo.com. Dip into the hip! See what Blue Pear has been up to with new inventory and goodies to snack on!
May 14 -16 – "The Golden Ticket" (Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory) Weehawken Dance Program, Wright Opera House www.weehawkenarts.com
June 9- Taste of Ouray- Ouray Community Center 4:30-9:00 pm.
Dog Friendly (Updated 3/29/10)
LODGING: Pet Fee:
Best Western Twin Peaks, 800-207-2700; 970-325-4427 $10
Ouray Comfort Inn, 800-438-5713; 970-325-7203 $10
Ouray Victorian Inn, 800-846-8729; 970-325-7222 $10
Ouray Riverside Inn & Cabins, 800-432-4170; 970-325-4061 No Fee
Piecemakers Lodge, 714-641-3112 No Fee
Ridgway Lodge & Suites, 970-626-5444; 800-368-5444 $10
Ridgway State Park, dog friendly yurt, 970-626-5822; 800-678-2267 $10 $10
River's Edge, 866-739-4987; 970-325-4621 $10
Timber Ridge Lodge, 970-325-4856, 888-325-4856 $10
Wiesbaden has offsite pet friendly accommodations: 970–325-4347 $25
Requested links for the chamber chat:
City of Ouray: (view City Council Agendas prior to the meetings)
Jeep road condition updates: http://soajeep.com/custom1.shtml
Newspapers: Ouray Plaindealer and Ridgway Sun - www.ouraynews.com;
Ouray County Watch- www.watchnewspapers.com
Ouray Chamber Resort Association (OCRA) – www.ouraycolorado.com
Ouray County Performing Arts Guild (OCPAG) – www.ocpag.org
Ouray County Arts Association (OOAA) – www.ourayarts.org
Ouray County Historical Society: www.ouraycountyhistoricalsociety.org
Ouray Ice Park: http://www.ourayicepark.com
Ouray Trail Group - www.ouraytrails.org
Painting Marmot Art Supply and Art School www.paintingmarmotart.com
Rays Good Stuff, jerky, jellies and more. The perfect gift! http://raysgoodstuff.com
San Juan Mountain Guides: New Classes www.ourayclimbing.com/
Weehawken Creative Arts (WCA) – www.weehawkenarts.org
Yankee Boy Conservation Association: http://www.yankeeboy.org
Ouray Beautification Committee: Committee meetings - monthly, the second Wednesday, beginning at 3:30 PM in the Community Center's San Juan Room.
2010 OCRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
| Contact information Committees | |
Karen Avery (2009-2011) President Box Canyon Lodge & Hot Springs | 325-4094 P.O. Box 439 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Festival Marketing Lodging Compensation |
Jill Schoenebaum (2008-2010) Vice President 4 J+1+1 RV Park | e.schoenebaum@yahoo.com W) 325-4418 H) 325-4864 P.O. Box F Ouray, CO. 81427 | Membership Compensation |
Faith Parry (2009-2011) Treasurer MorningSong B&B | 325-4913 P.O. Box 708 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Festival |
Clint Boots (2008-2010) Secretary Citizens State Bank 325-4478 | 325-4478 P.O Box A Ouray, CO. 81427 | Compensation |
Rob Megna (2010-2012) Backstreet Bagel | P.O. Box 1466 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Restaurant Festival |
Alan Cook (2009-2011) Timber Ridge Lodge, Mattherhorn Motel, Antlers Motel and Hypoxia Crossfit | acook@ouraynet.com 325-4856 P.O. Box 285 Ouray, Co. 81427 | Membership Lodging |
Michelle Poirer (2009-2011) Blue Pear
| thebluepear@yahoo.com Shop: 970-325-0450 P.O. Box 128 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Festival Marketing Retail |
Paul Choate (2010-2012) Outlaw Restaurant | 325-4366 P.O. Box 1227, Ouray, Co. 81427 | Restaurant Ridgway Chamber Liaison Festival
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Scott Campbell (2010-2012) Riverside Inn &Cabins & Jeep Rentals | innkeeper@ourayriversideinn.com 325-4061 P.O. Box 342 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Lodging Membership CDC Ridgway Chamber Liaison |
Jennifer Loshaw Executive Director (March 2008 present) | ouray@ouraycolorado.com Cell- 946-0053 Office- 325-4746 Office: P.O. Box 145 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Festival Membership Marketing
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