**Disclaimer: The Chamber Chat is a courtesy service. Our goal is to be short and readable with pass-along information and reminders requested from members. This service is being provided in lieu of forwarding e-mails directly to you. Thank you for reading our chat!
Tonight at 7pm in Ouray Hot Springs Park, near the gazebo
Roland McCook, Chief Ouray's great - great grandson will be here in full regalia to speak to us about connecting legends from the past to our future in regards to protecting and preserving the earth.
Tonight's presentation will be dedicated to Petie Morss, whose life tragically ended this week, in honor of his love of these mountains and Ouray.
Photo taken by Ken Straley (Ouray Ranger District)
Imogene Pass 7/1/10
IN THIS ISSUE:
- Ferrellgas & OCRA Propane deal for OCRA Members
- Letter from BOD Member, Faith Perry with an update on
Ouray DVD and video
- Jeep Ticket Update
- FJ Summit (July 21 – 24th) Goodie Bag contributions NEEDED
- Kort McCumber Concert, Wright Opera House, July 26th 7:30pm
- Painting Lessons, Ago Gallery, Tuesdays & Thursdays this summer
- UPDATE - Jeep Road report from the Forest Service
- Hardrock Hundred Endurance Run, July 9th – 11th
- Colorado Peace Ride – NEW DATES, July 29th – August 1st
- Links to members
- Updated OCRA BOARD OF DIRECTORS contact list
For an updated and online CALENDER OF EVENTS,
check out www.ouraycolorado.com
Ferrellgas and OCRA negotiated a special rate of $1.79/gallon for OCRA members ONLY
It is no cost to members to switch if the tank is up to code. Please contact Mariah at the Visitor's Center to find out more information and to get an application (970) 325 – 4746.
UPDATE – OURAY DVD & VIDEO
Letter from Faith Perry, OCRA Board
Dear OCRA Members,
We have chosen someone to do a new promotional video and DVD to market Ouray tourism. His name is Sean DeLand, he lives in Telluride and has worked for Plum TV, TCTV, and Outside TV in Telluride. Sean has been working in television for about 10 years as a producer/editor, sales manager, and station manager. He has extensive experience working with clients to create powerful video marketing tools for the web and television. Sean has worked on video marketing campaigns for Telluride Ski & Golf Co., Telluride Real Estate Corp., The Town of Mountain Village, Telluride Sports, as well as many other local restaurants, hotels, real estate companies, retail and adventure businesses. He will be coming around all summer to film events and happenings around town. He has already been here for Taste of Ouray and Ride the Rockies.
We are looking for members who would like to have a featured video on their business to be included in the DVD. The price for the video will be $1,500 per business. For smaller retail businesses we would like to do group videos to split the cost.
Each featured video will be between 30 and 60 seconds long. The cost includes a 5 minute promo of Ouray which will be shot like a short film rather than a narrative like the old one, inclusion in the marketing DVD, web placement of each featured video on over 12 video hosting websites, web optimization for Google searches, and the right for you to use your video for any other purposes.
Sean will be contacting each interested member to customize your video to show what makes your business unique and special. All videos will be "film style" rather than advertorials.
Please contact me (970) 325- 4913if you have any further questions or to confirm that you want to be include in this project.
We look forward to an awesome, relevant, attention getting video and DVD of Ouray! Thank you for your participation!
Jeep Ticket Update
For businesses that are selling Jeep Tickets, Patricia Sullivan will be coming by on Fridays & Mondays to pick up and deliver tickets. If you have too many tickets or need more, please call (970) 318-8469.
OCRA is looking for any creative & innovative ideas on how to boost Jeep ticket sales, if you have any, please send an email to ouray@ouraycolorado.com.
FJ Summit is COMING, July 21st – 24th
Goodie Bag contributions are being collected. Please bring your contributions to Ryan at the Best Western by July 17th. For more information, please call (970) 325 – 4427.
Kort McCumber Concert, Wright Opera House July 26th 7:30pm Support the Wright Opera House, while enjoying some great music.
Painting Lessons
Ago Gallery on 445 Main Street, Tuesdays & Thursdays - 10am – 10:45am and 3pm – 3:45pm Ages 5 – 11
Students will provide their own paints Watercolor paper will be provided
For more information contact Jessie Goforth or Romagean Personne at
(970) 325-0270
SUMMER 2010
UPDATE OURAY COUNTY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ROADS
OPEN
Blue Lakes Trailhead (CR 7)
Brown Mountain
Corkscrew
County Road 9 (Box Factory)
Engineer
Imogene Pass
Owl Creek
Ophir
Red Mountain Town (CR 31)
Yankee Boy Basin
Black Bear
Cow Creek (part way)
Governor's Basin (part way)
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 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
Updated 05/20/2010
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 | info@morningsongbnb.com 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 |
Lezah Saunders (2010-2012) Ouray Mule and Carriage | (970) 708-4946 P.O. Box 1418 Ouray, CO. 81427 |
|
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 Cell: 252-256-4312 P.O. Box 128 Ouray, CO. 81427 | Festival Marketing Retail |
Paul Choate (2010-2012) Outlaw Restaurant | 325-4366 Cell-729-5060 P.O. Box 1227, Ouray, Co. 81427 | Restaurant Ridgway Chamber Liaison Festival |
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 |
No comments:
Post a Comment