This week is Volume 45, Issue 01. That means it’s the first edition of our 45th year of publishing. Wow. For real. The paper is only about 5 years younger than I am. And I continue to be awed by what we have accomplished in my 15 years here. And our 44 years here. Oh yeah, Halloween is my 15 year anniversary at the paper.
This week, I have focused on building bridges with businesses in the communities we serve. I have met with over a dozen business owners to share ideas, brainstrom, ask how we can help them during this difficult time, gather stories and share media kits.
This week I also brought my daughters 4Runner in for repair (Thanks Peak to Peak Imports), my sons soon to be vehicle in for a checkup (thanks Kysars) and received some free tires for my sons vehicle from an awesome friend (thanks Mountain Man). Sometimes you will see businesses featured that helped some part of our day to day life, by just being here, in our community. This week is a week like that.
I also had a beer at Very Nice Brewing Company, a beer at Roy’s Last Shot, a beer at Howlin’ Wind, a glass of wine at Kathmandu and a margarita at Tres Gringos. Yup, normally one meeting per day at a different place to talk to the people that support us. In turn, we support the local businesses.
And sometimes I just need to give a shout out to the people that support us at the paper every week. These many businesses are among those that I know I can count on.
The next News & Brews will be held on Thursday, October 28, 2021, at 5 p.m. at Very Nice Brewing Company in Nederland. I hope you will join me for an invigorating news discussion! I always bring extra papers, media kits, business cards and a plethora of local knowledge to share with my friends and neighbors in the Peak to Peak region.
Interested in hosting a News & Brews? Email me at publisher1977@gmail.com and we’ll figure out the next day and time!
Another quick note this week. The Pet of the Year contest is officially starting this week. We have several sponsors on board already. Those include Brightwood Music, The Mountain Pages, Holistic Homestead, Hub Ned, Gold Hill General Store, the family of Justin Short, Humanity for Dogs, Lise Friis Real Estate, Chip Smith, Gold Hill General Store, Last Stand Tavern and more. If you are interested in being a sponsor, check out the info on pages 12 and 22 of this edition!
As always my door is open (in Nederland and Black Hawk), my phone is on (303-810-5409) and my email gets checked regularly at publisher1977@gmail.com. Thanks for reading!
