Basalt Chamber Member News,
Upcoming Events & What's Happening
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And we are back!
Tonight - Business After Hours at FirstBank
Join us for our annual combined BAH with Carbondale, from 5-7 p.m. at FirstBank in Willits. You won't want to miss it! Details below.
Get ready for the slopes
Saturday is OPENING DAY at Ajax Mountain and Snowmass. Looking to turn that Chamber Pass Program voucher into a ski pass? Beat the ticket office line and redeem online. Here's how to do it.
Upcoming events
Office update - Thanksgiving break
The Chamber office will be closed from Thursday, November 24-Friday, November 25, 2022, resuming regular business hours on Monday, November 28, 2022. There will not be an email newsletter sent on Thursday (Thanksgiving Day). Happy Gobble Gobble!
Basalt Gobble Wobble 5K Run/Walk
Speaking of Turkey, support Basalt Elementary and the Parent Engagement Group and run or walk the Basalt Gobble Wobble 5K. There are raffle prizes as well as prizes for best costumes! The race starts at 9:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning. Register in advance or the morning of.
See you on the slopes,
-Kris
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Thank you to our Trailblazer level members for their support: |
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Question of the Week:
How are you preparing for Thanksgiving?
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Skip the line, pay online |
The Chamber has online payment for members to pay their annual Chamber investment. Invoices may be paid via a secure portal; simply remember to include your invoice number.
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The chamber is here to help this holiday season |
The Season of Small will be back and the chamber is ready to promote your business. The chamber will be making big push this winter to ensure shop local, dine local and support local.
How to get involved:
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Send us your promotion, sale, or gift idea for the Season of Small campaign
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Promote the upcoming Season of Small sweepstakes - the winner could get $500 to spend at YOUR business.
- Sign up for Small Business Saturday
- Leverage special Chamber member advertising rates for discounted holiday promotions - save money and get more customers
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TODAY | Combined Business After Hours with Carbondale (5–7 p.m) |
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This special Business After Hours is our annual tradition with the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. Every November the two organizations host a combined Business After hours for even more networking opportunities.
Our hosts are FirstBank in Willits, COMPASS Real Estate and Martin Insurance Group. Interested in co-hosting? Contact us.
This is an invitation-only networking event for Basalt (and Carbondale) Chamber members and guests of hosts, as a benefit of membership. Basalt Chamber's Business After Hours are networking events focused on connecting with fellow members, while getting to know more about the hosting businesses.
Thursday, November 17 | 5-7 p.m.
FirstBank
498 Market Street | Willits
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REGISTER NOW | Annual Meeting - December 1, 2022 |
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Register now for our Annual Meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2022!
While we are working on the details for the meeting, we want to be sure that you save the date. Our speakers will review what is happening in Basalt, but more importantly - what to expect in 2023 in beyond. We will dive into upcoming projects, including the Midland Ave Streetscape and Infrastructure project and the impact on the Basalt community.
The meeting will be recorded for on demand viewing. All registered attendees will receive a copy of the link.
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Thursday, December 1, 2022 | Noon - 1:30 p.m.
Presentations start promptly at noon, so please log on by 11:55 a.m.
Speakers
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State of the Town – Ryan Mahoney, Basalt Town Manager
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Guest Speaker – Michelle Thibeault, Basalt Planning Director
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State of the Chamber - Kris Mattera, Basalt Chamber of Commerce
- Year In Review
- Looking ahead to 2023
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December 15 | Annual Holiday Business After Hours |
This special Business After Hours is our annual tradition with the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce. Every November the two organizations host a combined Business After hours for even more networking opportunities.
Our hosts are FirstBank in Willits, COMPASS Real Estate and Martin Insurance Group. Interested in co-hosting? Contact us.
This is an invitation-only networking event for Basalt (and Carbondale) Chamber members and guests of hosts, as a benefit of membership. Basalt Chamber's Business After Hours are networking events focused on connecting with fellow members, while getting to know more about the hosting businesses.
Thursday, December 15 | 5:30-7 p.m.*
(NOTE: start time is later)
Alpine Bank
137 Midland Ave | Historic Downtown
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Winter on the Mountain starts this Saturday – November 19 |
Winter on the Mountain at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
Enjoy music, specialty s’mores, giveaways, plus a new tunnel of lights leading down to our fairy cave tour. We’re unveiling our new North Pole winter wonderland where Santa will visit Saturday afternoons. Come enjoy the great outdoors on the mountain!
Santa will visit from 4-7 p.m. on the following dates:
- Saturday, November 19
- Saturday, November 26
- Saturday, December 3
- Saturday, December 10
- Saturday, December 17
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Bonus! Sunday, December 18 (2 – 5 p.m.)
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Seeking Volunteer Board Members: Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers |
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Never has the need for trail and wetlands restoration and fire mitigation been more apparent than during the pandemic where use of our region’s popular trails has doubled - or tripled - and climate change has ravaged public lands.
More people and pets using hiking and biking trails combined with wildfires and Colorado’s ‘summer monsoons’ have accelerated the need for stewardship. Founded in 1995, Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers (RFOV) is the leading stewardship organization across four Colorado counties in the Roaring Fork, Crystal River, and Middle Colorado watersheds. Through our mission of community-powered
stewardship of public lands, RFOV empowers people with the tools and ethic to care for and connect with the natural world, while helping land managers build healthy and resilient landscapes.
RFOV is currently accepting applications on a rolling basis for up to three Board seats with 3-year terms commencing in January 2023. Board Members attend 6-8 meetings per year, volunteer for restoration projects, and contribute financially to the organization. If interested, please visit rfov.org/careers to complete an application. Interviews of candidates will occur in November/December. Email info@rfov.org for information about board roles and responsibilities.
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Now Hiring: Aspen Community Foundation |
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Aspen Community Foundation (ACF) builds philanthropy and supports nonprofit organizations by connecting donors to community needs. ACF is looking for a part-time (25 hrs/wk) Donor Services Associate who thrives in customer service, has a high-level attention to detail and is a service-oriented team member. The Associate will provide support to colleagues by performing tasks such as gift processing, filing, copying, scanning, maintaining databases, etc. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, coordinating ACF events and schedules and maintaining the organization’s calendar.
Looking for a positive and professional individual with skills in developing and maintaining relationships. Computer skills and strong knowledge of grammar needed. Position begins at $25+/hr depending on experience. Remote option on Fridays available after 60 days.
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Now Hiring: Blue Lake and Little Blue Preschools
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Blue Lake and Little Blue Preschools are seeking multiple, full-time early childhood teachers for its schools in El Jebel and downtown Carbondale. Teachers are energetic, compassionate and creative. Responsibilities include planning and implementing curriculum, supervising children, communicating with parents, and providing a healthy and safe environment for children ages infant to 5 years, as assigned. The school can help teachers obtain certification once hired, for those without it.
- Hourly range: $20 - $23/hour
- $500 sign-on bonus and annual bonus up to $3000
- Paid time off, health, dental, vision, retirement and more
- Ski pass, continuing education and childcare discounts
Blue Lake and Little Blue Preschools serve children ages six weeks to five years, as well as provide before and after school care. The preschools are open year-round from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. Guided by a mission is to nurture and empower young children to learn and grow in a safe and challenging environment by providing a consistent routine, high quality teachers and low student-teacher ratios as the foundation of its programs, Blue Lake and Little Blue Preschools are one of the only preschools in the Roaring Fork Valley to hold 5 Star Ratings by Colorado Shines.
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Now Hiring: Capitol Creek Brewery/High Country Brewing |
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We currently have an opening for Brewmaster operating our 7 BBL brewhouse at Capitol Creek Brewing. You would join the brewing team of an extremely well-respected brewery operation in Basalt, Colorado. You would also be part of the production team that manages multiple brands at our Aspen Brewing location. Capitol Creek has a reputation as one of the best quality breweries in western Colorado, producing about 400 barrels annually. We've garnered a strong following for our unique beer styles including Belgian, fresh hop, barrel aged and traditional styles focusing on locally produced hops, malt, botanicals and yeasts.
From a lifestyle perspective, the brewery is located in the Roaring Fork Valley (Aspen) and is surrounded by great skiing, snowboarding, mountain climbing and is home to one of the only Gold Level certified mountain biking areas in the world.
As we own the only 2 licensed breweries in the Aspen area, there is tremendous room for growth in the organization as we launch more brands and are a very important part of the community as one of its largest employers and, more importantly, the only place to get great craft beer!
For more information, including full job description, salary information, and how to apply, visit LinkedIn.
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The Basalt Regional Library is seeking people to join our amazing team! The library is now hiring.
Basalt Regional Library is looking for a fun, outgoing person to join our team. The right candidate is a self-starter with a passion for literacy. Must be kind and caring with a knowledge of computers and the ability to be flexible. Excellent customer service skills are a must.
The person in this position will manage the entire employee life-cycle from job posting to offboarding. This position is responsible for creating structures and workflows within Human Resources to ensure legal compliance, and equity of employee experience. This position processes payroll using a 3rd party payroll utility. This position manages employee benefit programs including annual open enrollment. This position manages projects and associated budgets. Job description
For more information, including full job descriptions, salary information, and how to apply, visit basaltlibrary.org/jobs
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Ready to be part of this high-performing, dedicated, and passionate organization in which you can progress further in your career; be a part of high-functioning teams that are empowered to help progress RFFRA; where there is room for training, education, and job advancement?
General Responsibilities FF/EMT
The Firefighter/EMT under supervision, provides fire suppression, hazardous material response, rescue operations, and emergency medical services; operates appropriate Authority apparatus dependent on emergency response; participates in fire training, fire prevention, public education, and station and equipment maintenance activities.
For more information, including full job description, salary information, and how to apply, visit MountainCareers.com. |
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Does your business or non-profit have exciting news to share? We want to hear your happy updates! |
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Hiring? Email us details and it will be added to the Chamber newsletter for free. |
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Benefits - it pays to be a member |
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Member to Member discounts at Basalt Printing |
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'Tis the season for holiday printing, and maybe some shredding.
Did you know? Basalt Printing offers 15% off digital prints and 10% off printing cards with its special punch card for Basalt Chamber members. Contact Basalt Printing for details and to start saving money for your business.
The end of the year is always a great time for housekeeping and getting a fresh start when it comes to filing and archiving. Basalt Printing's newest service - Level 3 security shredding - allows you to properly destroy and dispose of sensitive printed documents.
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The Basalt Area Chamber of Commerce is a 501(c)6 membership organization dedicated to supporting the healthy and vibrant development of Basalt's businesses and community. Members enjoy lively networking events, educational programs, peer support, member-to-member discounts, and complimentary and discounted advertising, club memberships, ski vouchers and more.
Memberships are affordable and offer high value. For more information on joining, please call (970) 927-4031 or submit an online application.
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Interested in advertising in this email newsletter?
Advertising is available to both members and non-members. Please contact us for details.
Appearance of ads and announcements in the Thursday email newsletters does not imply endorsement by the Basalt Chamber of Commerce. That said, we're happy for all efforts to support economic and community vitality in Basalt and the surrounding valley and welcome your news.
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