By Shannon Lukens.
The Colorado Restaurant Association has announced the 2025 HOSPY Award finalists. The awards recognize the talent and accomplishments of those in Colorado’s restaurant and hospitality community. Steamboat Springs is represented in the category of Manager of the Year. Up for the honor is Jenny Knickerbocker, the Regional VP of Operations for Destination Hospitality, which owns Aurum, Table 79, and Periodic Table, locally.
Knickerbocker has three people in her category. To vote, go to: https://cohospyawards.com/vote/
The winner will be announced Nov. 10 at an awards gala in Denver.
The Town Board of Oak Creek is meeting tonight. There is a work session on the snow removal plan for the winter, and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Town of Oak Creek and the Oak Creek Hockey Association on the operations and maintenance of the Oak Creek Ice Rink. Agenda
The Town Board of Hayden also meets tonight. The Student Council at Hayden High School is on the agenda with a presentation.
Steamboat Ski Resort has announced a new Director of Culinary. Eric Wallace has worked in the culinary world for over 25 years, most recently in Alaska. In this role, Wallace joins the Steamboat Food and Beverage team to conceptualize and develop menus. He will oversee the hiring of chefs and sous chefs, and coach and mentor staff across all culinary positions. Additionally, Wallace will work closely with key stakeholders to drive revenue while fostering a strong food safety culture across all SSRC food and beverage locations. He started in his new role this week.
You’re invited to an event called, “At the Table.” Community members will have one-on-one conversations with others for 20 minutes and share their personal experiences and life events, especially those who may have been stigmatized or misunderstood. Topics will include addiction, domestic violence, mental health, housing and homelessness, disability, loss and grief, veteran, food insecurity, ex-offender/reentry, immigration, LGBTQ+, and more.
There are two sessions, at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Steamboat Social Club. This event is free but please register as spots are limited.
https://events.humanitix.com/host/health-partnership-northwest-colorado
The City of Steamboat Springs is offering an Alcohol Server Training course with Spanish Translation. It’s from 1-3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 in the Citizens Meeting Room at 124 10th Street. This is a state-approved course designed to help liquor-licensed establishments and their employees better understand Colorado laws and local requirements around Alcohol sales and service. This is for owners, managers, bartenders, servers, employees, and special event volunteers. The cost is $35 per person.
The cost of the course is $35 per person, payable by cash, check, credit card, or Venmo on the day of training (make checks payable to Jeff Malchow). All participants will receive a Responsible Alcohol Vendor Certification upon completion.
Spanish-speaking participants should pre-registered for translation support by emailing the Deputy City Clerk Heather Oss.
Learn more about Electric Vehicles at an EV 101 Workshop and Ride & drive event. The workshop is at 9 a.m. at Howelsen Ice Arena. Then you can test drive some electric vehicles from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. from the Howelsen Hill Rodeo Grounds parking lot. Sign up here for a test drive
In sports…
It’s Homecoming Week for the Moffat County Bulldogs. The soccer team has a home game at 4 p.m. today against Colorado Rocky Mountain School which is from Carbondale.
The Steamboat Sailors Girls Volleyball team hosts Glenwood Springs tonight. Varsity starts at 6:30 p.m.
Check out what’s happening in the Yampa Valley on the Community Calendar on our website.
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