Bears auction catalog wins award

Howard Printing, Inc was awarded a "Pinnacle" (Best of catagory) award for the Bears in the Valley auction catalog. While it is still online, you can read about it here: http://www.vermontbiz.com/vermontbiz/business_info/pressrelease_detail.cfm?PRID=1930

Best of Backroads 2007

The Gray Ghost Inn is mentioned in The Best of Backroads 2007 Magazine which is a publication about motorcycle travel. One notable quote from the article is "All were impressed with the Gray Ghost and touched by the genuine hospitality that we found there.

Mothersday Ride for our Daughters Events Schedule

Mothers-day Ride for Our Daughters
Events Schedule

Friday May 9th

Participants should plan on arriving anytime after 12 pm. A welcome reception at each lodge will be held from 5–7pm this will include snacks; fruit and cheese display, chips and salsa etc. and non alcoholic drinks. There will be several dining establishments available throughout the evening, with-in walking distance as well as a local cab working on gratuity basis only. The Lodge at Mount Snow will offer live entertainment as well as a pub menu and a full bar. Other entertainment will be provided at the West Dover Inn with a musical performer, open bar and pub fare.

Dinner will be at the discretion of the clubs or groups with the restaurants listed below. The lodging establishments can take it upon themselves to offer dinner on Friday in agreements with the Motorcycle clubs.

Saturday May 10th

A full breakfast will be served at each lodging facility between 7:30 and 9:30am.
There will be several pre-planned rides ranging from 100 to 150 miles available with maps and directions, allowing the participants to be back in Wilmington VT for the start of the Poker-run.

3pm - the Poker-run and silent auction will commence. There will be 7 stops each with decks to draw from, so that we will play a 7 card stud with two cards being discards. At each participating stop there will be complementary soft drinks and coffee available.
The poker-run stops will all have items on display for the silent auction, for participants to bid on. The silent auction and poker-run will end at 5:30 and results of both will be announced at the dinner at the Silo Restaurant. Gate City HOG members will be on hand at each stop to facilitate the poker game and encourage bidding for silent auction items.

Participating Restaurants:
Maple Leaf Brewery 3 N Main St. Wilmington VT 05363 Tel: (802)-464-9900
Sitzmark Lodge & Golf 54 E Dover Rd Wilmington, VT 05363 (802)464-3384
Road House Restaurant Rt. 100 Wilmington VT 05363 (802) 464 5017
West Dover Inn 108 Rt. 100 West Dover VT 05356 (802) 464 5207
TC’s Tavern 178 Rt. 100 West Dover VT 05356 (802) 464 5900
Gringos Mexican Restaurant 271 Rt. 100 West Dover VT 05356 (802) 464 0398
Silo Restaurant 324 Rt. 100 West Dover VT 05356 (802) 464 2553

The Silo will be the last stop on the poker-run and the place of the evening dinner and entertainment.

Dinner Saturday Evening:
The Silo will begin the evening reception at 6pm with dinner at 7pm. During the reception a live auction will be held and the poker winner announced. Following the 3 course meal a band will be performing until 2am. Results of fundraising will be announced during dinner.

Valley Cab Service; will provide a complementary taxi service for the evening working only for gratuities.

Sunday May 11th

A full breakfast will be served at each lodging facility between 7:30 and 9:30am.
All lodges will offer 4pm late check-out to enable visitors to make the most of our great riding roads. Maps and pre-planned routes will be available for people to choose from for a leisurely ride before heading home.

Thank you all for coming and furthering the fight for the cure.

Motorcycle is the ultimate toy,
Vermont is the perfect playground.

Texas Hold 'em tournament

Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 321
West Main Street
Wilmington, VT 05363
Phone (802) 464-8092 Fax (802) 464-0287

Press Release

Contact: Jim Follett
Phone: (802) 464-8092
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Texas Hold 'em tournament

The 2nd annual 5k Texas Hold 'Em Tournament sponsored by the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce will be held on February 2nd at the Grand Summit Resort at Mount Snow. The tournament begins at 7pm when a $100 buy in will give card players the chance to go home with five thousand dollars.Participation is limited to 100 players and the games will continue until one player wins the entire pot.

Robson, Texas is officially recognized as the birthplace of Texas hold 'em by The State Legislatures of Texas. The game was introduced to Las Vegas in 1967 by a group of Texan gamblers and this past decade has seen a surge in the games popularity. Texas hold 'em is a variant of poker in which each player receives only two cards called pocket cards. Players make the best poker hand out of their pocket cards and five community cards.

The Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce serves businesses in the Mount Snow region of Southern Vermont including the towns of Wilmington, Dover, Whitingham and Marlboro.

For reservations or more information call the chamber at 802-464-8092 or visit the website at http://www.visitvermont.com/.

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For more information or photographs please contact Jim Follett at802-464-8092 or by e-mail at Jim@VisitVermont.com

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ART IN THE GREEN MOUNTAINS

Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 3 21 West Main St.
Wilmington, VT 05363
802-464-8092 info@visitvermont.com
http://www.visitvermont.com/

Press Release

Contact: Jim Follett
Phone: (802) 464-8092

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Environmentally Friendly Art in the Green Mountains

Wilmington, VT - Known for its’ scenic beauty, laid back residents, and home-made products, Vermont might not be the first state that comes to mind when thinking of an avant-garde art installation. The Vermonters of the Deerfield Valley hopes to change your thinking.

On extended exhibit on corners and lawns and churchyards, amidst the country charm of Southern Vermont, this display of eco-friendly art will be viewable this coming summer. The original sculptures are intended to be a celebration of all things Vermont. They will differ from past art projects because they are designed and created by local artists using recycled, found and new Vermont materials. The artists will have the freedom to design and chose their materials which will make each sculpture unique. At the end of the summer the sculptures will be auctioned to benefit charitable organizations. This past summers art project Bears in the Valley raised money for local charities.

“I’m delighted that we have this opportunity to call attention to the beauty and creativity of our little valley in a way that’s consistent with Vermont values,” said Laura Sibilia, Executive Director of the Mount Snow valley Chamber of commerce. “It’s a real plus that we can do so in a way that raises money for local nonprofits and shows off the talents of local artists,” she added.

The Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce is currently seeking Vermont artists to submit proposals. Approved artists will be given a $500 stipend and will have approximately 13 weeks to complete their sculpture.

The Mount Snow Valley of Vermont is 2½ hour drive from Boston and 3 ½ hours from New York City. Home of the Mount Snow Resort and the largest body of water landlocked within the sate. More information about the project and artists contracts is available on the web at http://www.vermonsters.org/ or by calling the Mount Snow Valley Chamber of Commerce at 802-464-8092.

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For more information and photographs please contact Jim Follett by e-mail at jim@visitvermont.com or by phone at 802-464-8092

Mothersday Ride for our Daughters

For more information contact Magnus Thorsson at riders@together.net or 1800 745 3615
290 Route 100 West Dover, VT 05356

Mothersday Ride For Our Daughters,
May 10&11 2008

Vermont innkeepers band together to create a benefit rally involving four lodges and local area restaurants in the southern part of the state, known for exceptional riding.

The goal of the event is to raise awareness of cancer affecting women, and raise money to benefit research to fight ovarian and breast cancer. The Gray Ghost Inn will manage the event in conjunction with Monadnock Harley-Davidson, as the sponsoring dealership. The event will be open to all, both clubs and individuals.

Facilitation of the events will happen with the participation of the 4Lodges properties located in West Dover Vermont. The 4Lodges feature 125 guest rooms and dining facilities well equipped to accommodate over 250 persons. The 4Lodges include: The Gray Ghost Inn 29 rooms, the Kitzhof 24 rooms, Big Bears Lodge 24 rooms and The Lodge at Mt. Snow with 48 rooms. There is potential to grow this event by expanding it to other properties, which have already voiced interest in participating.

“We hope to generate over $15,000.00” in the first year said Magnus Thorsson, the person spearheading the event. “The goal should be attained at least half way just by people showing up” Thorsson added. The 4Lodges will see to that by; contributing 20% of the lodging rate of $88 per night for 2 people and 50% of a group dinner priced at $25 per person. The plan would raise approximately $60 per occupied room for the two nights, including the dinner for a total of over $7.000.00 for the weekend not including auctions, raffle or poker run.

Focus of the fundraising is to support research seeking to find a cure for ovarian and breast cancer. “We have identified two organizations: The Ovarian Cancer Fund www.ocrf.org as well as the Breast Cancer Research Foundation www.bcrfcure.org as the benefactors of the event” said Thorsson.

On Saturday evening the 4Lodges will provide complementary transportation between the properties graciously donated by a local taxi service giving their time working only for tips. Furthermore appropriate live entertainment will be provided within the proximity of the 4Lodges at no charge.

To ensure a successful weekend participation of motorcycle clubs is essential. Currently we have several Ladies Of Harley/HOG chapters interested as well as Ladies of STAR and GWRRA. Getting the chapters to compete with the fundraising is ideal and will provide bragging rights to highest generating club. This is intended to become an annual event and has the potential to grow into a valley wide event.

Adams Farm in the New York Times

An article in the New York Times on agritourism includes quotes from Jill Adams and information about Adams Farm. While it is still posted online you can view it at http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/11/23/travel/escapes/23agritourism.html?8dpc