NEWS AND WEATHER
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JOB FAIR FOR SEASONAL HEALTH CARE PROSSeptember 1, 2010 On Friday, September 17th, St. Anthony Summit Medical Center will host a “Ski Into the Season” job fair to recruit seasonal health care professionals to work in their hospital and emergency mountain clinics located in Keystone, Breckenridge, and Copper Mountain. The job fair will be held in the classrooms at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center. All clinical professionals looking for an exciting, seasonal career opportunity should plan to attend this event. Positions typically start in November or December and end in April. Need more information? Contact Sue Forster at 877-921-2345. |
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LOWE'S STORE CLOSER TO REALITYSeptember 1, 2010 A Lowe’s store in Silverthorne is one step closer to reality after receiving approval on its final site plan from the Silverthorne Planning Commission. The approval came with several conditions, including a requirement that the store’s outside design be more esthetically pleasing and better tailored to a mountain environment. Additional conditions included requirements that the development’s proposed 48 foot tall retaining wall be designed by a “qualified and registered retaining wall expert.” |
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SUMMIT EDUCATION FOUNDATION MAKES FIRST DONATIONSeptember 1, 2010 The Summit Education Foundation, a local non-profit formed in May, made its first donation to help the budget strained school district. The amount of $24,000 will be divided among all students on a per-student basis, at the organizations’ request. The money will primarily fund classroom supplies. Breckenridge resident Chris Renner founded the organization this past spring, when the school district was in the process of cutting the budget due to declining revenues. |
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VR WILL HAVE TRACK OF DAYS/RUNS THIS SEASONAugust 31, 2010 This season, anyone skiing or boarding at Vail Resort areas can track how many days and runs they've done. This will be possible through technolgy embedded on lift tickets and passes. Radio frequency scanners will be on every lift at Breckenridge, Beavere Creek, Keystone and Vail. The scanners will communicate with chips on passes and tickets to automatically track guests' runs. |
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BRECK LOOKING FOR MARKETING COMMITTEE MEMBERSAugust 31, 2010 The Town of Breckenridge is looking for six community members to serve on the newly formed Breckenridge Marketing Advisory Committee. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on September 10th. If interested, submit a letter providing a description of your experience as related to marketing, community involvement, and boards you have served on. Letters should be sent to Kim DiLallo, Town of Breckenridge, P.O. Box 168/150 Ski Hill Road, Breckenridge, CO 80424. E-mail letters are accepted at kimd@breckgov.com |