COLORADO POND HOCKEY TOURNAMENT

February 27-28, 2010

Please visit Colorado Pond Hockey for more information and to register for the event.

Bring your dog and your walking shoes for a barking good time! The Canine 4K is great exercise and socialization for everyone and give owners a chance enjoy a beautiful day in the mountains and donate to a good cause, the League for Animals and People of the Summit (LAPS). Registration information will be posted closer to August 7th.

To connect the mining history of the past with the Nordic traditions of the present, Frisco is celebrating the 40^th anniversary of its Salomon Gold Rush weekend. Frisco, Colorado’s Main Street to the Rockies was once the center of Colorado’s mining-boom and the convergence of two major railroads and stagecoach routes. At more than 9,000 feet, Frisco still values its rich mining history while being surrounded by some of the best ski resorts Colorado has to offer.

On Saturday, Feb. 6, and Sunday, Feb. 7, the Town of Frisco will celebrate Salomon Gold Rush weekend with events for the entire family, including a huge bonfire, fireworks, Nordic races and Tubbs snowshoeing.

Saturday, Feb. 6 activities – corner of Marina Rd. and Hwy. 9

• 6:00p.m. – Spontaneous Combustion – lighting of bonfire
• 7:30 p.m. – fireworks display at east end of Marina Rd.- proceeds from refreshments will benefit Summit Nordic Ski Club

Sunday, Feb. 7 activities – Frisco Nordic Center

• 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. – Nordic races, including a 5/10K Classic, 5/10/20K Skate and the 7K Tubbs snowshoe race

Frisco’s Gold Rush weekend activities celebrate the Town’s mining history while offering something for the Nordic lovers of today. Saturday’s events are all about commemoration and celebration, while Sunday is centered on Nordic racing and Tubbs snowshoeing.

On Saturday, Spontaneous Combustion, the sixth annual lighting of the community bonfire, is a place for citizens to gather and recognize Frisco’s unique atmosphere. The Gold Rush Fireworks display tops off the evening’s festivities. The Summit Nordic Ski Club will sell refreshments at the event, with all proceeds benefiting the team’s annual activities.

The Nordic races on Sunday are Colorado’s oldest citizens’ cross-country races and are expected to bring some of the country’s top Nordic and snowshoe competitors. Anyone can register and participate in the Nordic races. Racers can also register at www.emgcolorado.com or pick up registration forms at the Nordic Center or Frisco Town Hall. For last-minute entrants, day-of registration begins at 8 a.m. at the Nordic Center. Entry fees are $25.00

For more information about the Gold Rush races, call the Frisco Nordic Center at (970) 668-0866 or go to www.townoffrisco.com.

The Salomon Gold Rush Weekend is sponsored by the Town of Frisco, Event Marketing Group, Great Harvest Bread Company, Frisco Nordic Center, The Summit Daily News, Lake Dillon Fire Department, Salomon, Tubbs Snowshoes and Cliff Bar.

All trees will be used as part of the Spontaneous Combustion Community Bonfire on February 6^th in the parking lot located on the corner of Summit Blvd. and Marina Rd.

The Town of Frisco has been tallying up the ballots for the 2009 Wassail Recipe Competition and the vote is in. This year’s winner is Rivers Inc., a unique clothing shop on Main St., which was also the big winner of 2008.

“I’m thrilled that we won two years in a row, and I look forward to having Rivers Inc. engraved on the Wassail Cup Trophy for the second time,” said Campy, owner of Rivers Inc.

The Town of Frisco celebrates the holiday every year with its annual Wassail Days festivities. This year’s festivities wrapped up on Sunday, Dec. 13. Wassail Days is a celebration of the holidays in the Town of Frisco. Holiday shoppers were welcomed with a steaming cup of homemade wassail, a delicious mixture of cider and spices. Shoppers then voted for their favorite wassail recipe and entered to win a grand prize drawing for a Colorado BBQ Challenge get-away. In addition to sipping on delicious wassail, shoppers also chose from a wide variety of holiday events, including breakfast with Santa, sleigh rides, free Nordic skiing, and of course, old-fashioned-Main-Street shopping.

For more information regarding Wassail Days and the Town of Frisco visit http://www.townoffrisco.com or contact the Frisco Information Center at 800-424-1554.

WHEN:  SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009

WHAT:  “Sitting” with Santa and the Grinch.
    You and/or your pets or just your family for a beautiful portrait (same rates apply per child if no pets are involved).
    All animals & small children are welcome, as long as they don’t bite!
Photos will be developed & can be picked up the next week in time for great Christmas cards!

PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY
by Great Outdoors Photography

All proceeds benefit LAPS – and we truly appreciate your support over the years

click here for Santa Paws donation form

Also, Great Outdoors Photography will give a FREE ($175 value) coupon for another photo sitting to each paid registration.