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The last day you can register to vote in the special election on May 5^th is Monday, April 6^th. 

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Thought I wanted to share

I received the attached mailing a few weeks ago.

Reaching out to groups such as these may be proof interesting. Companies are always looking at ways to reach more people and maybe convincing a firm such as this that they would reach the western slope and improve attendance might be of interest.

Ouray Movie Club Presents Cadillac Records

Dramatic "Roots of Rock" Biopic this Weekend
Cadillac Records screens at Beaumont Hotel

The Ouray Movie Club will present the sixth in this season's series of award winning cinema. Cadillac Records, screens at 7 p.m.  this Friday March 20th at the Beaumont Hotel in Ouray. This period piece chronicles the rise and fall of influential R&B record label Chess Records. Chess launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Etta James and Chuck Berry. Leonard Chess scoured the South, checking out the various blues scenes and selling records from the back of his Cadillac in this exciting and turbulent tale.

The film was nominated for a 2009 Golden Globe award and stars Beyoncé Knowles, Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, and Mos Def. It runs 109 minutes and is rated R.

The Ouray Movie Club brings artistic and award winning cinema to Ouray on the first and third Fridays of the month throughout the winter and spring seasons. The movie is open to the public at $7.50 per ticket.  2009 Ouray Movie Club members may use their punch card. A pre-screening dinner will be available starting at 5 p.m. at Bulow's Bistro in the Beaumont Hotel. For more information, visit the club's website at: www.ourayfilm.com.

For more information about the Ouray Movie Club please call Eric Funk at 970-318-1291, e-mail Eric at eric@redmountainradio.com, or visit ourayfilm.com.

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Bring Your Meeting Home

Contact: Joyce Linn 325-4235 316-0028

An economic stimulus targeted specifically to Ouray County is being announced this week, after several months of planning and preparation. This stimulus does not require local residents to buy anything and it adds to the economy without adding to the tax burden. However, they can help the local economy significantly by suggesting groups who might consider having their meetings here. A volunteer committee of the Ouray Marketing Committee is ready to take it from there to contact the groups and work with them for their planning.

"Bring Your Meeting Home" has become the 2009 mantra of the Marketing Committee. And, in the spirit of everyone pitching in to help the local economy, the committee is seeking assistance from the community to "recruit" more group business such as meetings and conferences, weddings, reunions, training sessions, etc. During the past several months, the committee, led by OCRA President Karen Avery, has studied other "group" destinations to determine how Ouray County can compete with them. They then comprehensively researched local spaces and found 45 venues throughout Ouray County suited for various kinds of group activities, and created a directory of those with functional details about each-- even including how many electrical outlets each has.

The Marketing Committee has created a new team of staff and volunteers and developed procedures, including some free services, to accommodate the needs of meeting and event planners. And, they have initiated a pro-active sales campaign to find potential group business.

"We know that many people in our community go to meetings elsewhere, some have brought meetings here already, and most probably have good ideas about other group business opportunities through their professional, volunteer or social connections. We hope they will share their suggestions. It will help us add more leads to those we are already following. Their personal knowledge about groups will add much to the success of our sales efforts," Karen Avery notes.

"Reports from those who have found Ouray, mostly on their own, for their meetings typically have rave reviews of the experience here. Instead of waiting for them to find us, it is time now for us to take a pro-active initiative to seek groups that are of the size and dynamic we can graciously accommodate."

The addition of two meetings a month, averaging 50 participants, would add almost $1million annually to the local economy based on just minimal meetings needs, and not including any shopping the participants might do. Avery adds, "We can comfortably accommodate from 2 to 200 for meetings, meals, and lodging. Depending on their needs and the season, we can accommodate even larger groups. We can provide some basic services free for groups, and can direct them to local meeting planning services if they need that assistance."

To suggest a group, please contact Jennifer Loshaw, Executive Director of the Ouray Chamber Resort Association at 325-4746, 800-228-1876 or meetings@ouraycolorado.com.