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text: Vsion gym to closeBy: Justin Brisbane | Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2012 06:00 am After 12 years of business in the Bow Valley, the Vsion climbing gym is set to close its doors at the end of the month. However, a new group wants to run the facility as a co-op and is currently exploring models to keep the gym open. Vsion owner Dung Nguyen is moving to Montreal to manage the Allez-up climbing gym, a facility that hired him 14 years ago. Faced with competition from the new Town-run climbing wall at the Multiplex, Nguyen said he knew the time was right to move on. �There are multiple factors at play. Clearly, financially, it�s not possible for two climbing gyms in town,� Nguyen said. When the climbing community supported a climbing gym in the Multiplex, many believed Nguyen would run the new operation. However, the town decided to run the operation itself and Nguyen will now close The Vsion gym on May 31. �It didn�t turn into what we hoped,� Nguyen said. �It�s a sad loss for the town.� He praised the Multiplex, though, noting the community will be well-served by the facility. �With the town of Canmore, the new gym will have a great design. It will be a challenge, but it will satisfy the majority of people,� Nguyen said. �Its governance is up in the air, though.� While stating two competing gyms will not be financially viable, he also notes the best case scenario would allow both gyms to complement each other. When Vsion closes, local climbers could go six months without a bouldering facility, which would leave the indoor climbing community, and the Canmore Junior Climbing Team, which has produced 11 climbers that have gone on to youth world championships, without a home. The Sally Borden in Banff also offers indoor climbing, and many climbers also travel to Calgary. A core group of climbers led by Brandon Pullan are trying to save the gym and run it as a co-op. Nguyen estimates the gym would need to sell 200 yearly memberships at $500 apiece to keep the gym running, while costs would have to be cut. Co-op climbing gyms are not new, and operate in Squamish, B.C. and Kingston, Ont. Pullan must make a case for the co-op model by the end of the month. If it doesn�t work, the gym equipment will be sold off to pay Vsion�s debts. Nguyen said he doesn�t want to see the gym lost. �The Vsion is great training terrain. It would be a great loss to take it down and burn it,� Nyugen said. �There are multiple formulas to keep the gym going in parallel with the Multiplex.� The proposed co-op, called I Boulder, plans to rely on three pillars: a community of core climbers, a partnership with a mixed-climbing plan led by Malcolm Kent which could attract new business and the Junior Climbing team. With those factors in place, they hope to offer a complimentary service to the multiplex. Nguyen is a national youth climbing team coach and will still have contact with the Canmore community. He hopes to wed the western and eastern climbing communities in order to secure funding from Sport Canada, and sees new opportunities with the Montreal job offer. �I can see myself growing in Montreal, reaching personal goals. It�s a great opportunity,� Nguyen said, noting that Allez-Up has 24,000 members and is six times bigger than Vsion, which has 80 members. Nguyen moved to Canmore in 1996 to become a mountain guide, however, his interest in indoor climbing drove him to other pursuits. He built a small six-foot wide, 12 feet tall climbing wall in his condo, which became a hub. �We had some good parties, techno music. It was awesome,� Nyugen said. �There were so many memories (at Vsion). My favourite was when people first walked in and recognized the value of the gym, and to see their jaws drop.� After a couple from Saskatchewan opened a climbing wall, Nyugen purchased it with Duffi Campbell and invested $100,000 into renovations. �I was 28 and went into business a little blind, but I had a sense of what it could be,� Nyugen said. �We gave it a humongous facelift and it became the Vsion climbing gym. We were one of the first bouldering gyms in Canada.� Initially, bouldering wasn�t popular with the Canmore crowd, however, Nguyen stuck to his idea. �At the time, people believed in long routes and training wasn�t popular. We were building challenging angles.� Three years later, the junior team was created. They soon started winning championships, giving credence to the gym. �It proved to the public the value of the facility by creating champions,� Nguyen said. People began to notice how Vsion climbers were quick learners, and that they progressed quickly. In 2002, the junior team detatched from the gym and formed its own identity, and the world championship appearances piled up. �Every day of training with the kids is memorable.� The gym faced challenges in the past. In 2006, they faced a large rent increase, but persevered. He still thinks a solution can be found to keep Vsion open. �The best scenario for the town is to have both gyms. In a community with a strong mountain culture, it�s the way to go.� Vsion will have an open house with free climbing on May 28-31 from 6-10 p.m. Those interested in more information about the co-op can visit the I Boulder Facebook page. Nguyen is hopeful the community comes out to support the new venture. �It�s do or die time.� CommentsThe Rocky Mountain Outlook welcomes your opinions and comments. We do not allow personal attacks, offensive language or unsubstantiated allegations. We reserve the right to delete comments deemed inappropriate. 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Gail Speno, a loyal supporter of Bill Sorrell, will be headed to the Brattleboro polls on Aug. 28 to cast a vote for the incumbent attorney general.
So she was surprised to learn recently that someone had asked the local town clerk to send her and her husband, Francis, an absentee ballot for the Democratic primary.
Even more surprising, Speno said Sunday, is that the request came from the campaign of TJ Donovan.
"I got a call from (Brattleboro Town Clerk) Annette Cappy two weeks ago, and she said she had received an email from 'Ward' at the Donovan campaign and that our name was on it, along with 22 other names, requesting that absentee ballots be mailed to us," Speno recalled.
Speno said Cappy knows she and her husband generally show up in person on Election Day, "so she was calling to confirm that we in fact wanted them sent. I said, 'my God, no.' And then I said, 'who is this guy?'"
Donovan campaign manager Ryan Emerson has since apologized to Speno for what he said was a "mistake."
"We have hundreds of volunteers working for us and either when they're knocking on doors or making phone calls, when we identify a confirmed Donovan supporter, we ask them if they'd like to vote early," Emerson said.
If they do, Emerson said,the volunteer fills out an absentee ballot request on their behalf and sends it to the voter's local town clerk.
"In this instance, it seems like a mistake was made, and we apologize for it," Emerson said Sunday.
Though Speno isn't actively volunteering for Sorrell, she and her husband are friends with Sorrell's campaign manager, Mike Pieciak, as well as his campaign treasurer, Kate O'Connor.
Speno said she worries the same mistake might have happened to other people, "and because they haven't requested them they're going to think it's junk mail and they're going to throw them away."
Contacted at home Sunday, Secretary of State Jim Condos said he's aware of the incident but couldn't offer any further comment.
"We're looking into it," Condos said.
Emerson said that while he feels bad about what happened to the Spenos, the Donovan campaign stands firmly behind the practice of requesting absentee ballots on behalf of voters.
"We've done tens of thousands of calls so far and processed hundreds of absentee ballot requests," Emerson said. "There will be mistakes made along the way, and this was one of them."
Pieciak said the Sorrell campaign has a different method of operation In most instances, he said, the campaign sends the ballot-request forms directly to voters.
"That way they can request it themselves," said Pieciak, who said the secretary of state's office prefers that tactic. "It cuts down on confusion, and allows the town clerk to know with certainty that this person is in fact requesting a ballot."
Emerson said Pieciak's strategy is one of the reasons Sorrell is going to lose. Filling out absentee request forms for voters has long been the convention in political races, according to Emerson, who worked as regional field director for the Vermont Democratic Party in 2010 and as deputy field organizer for Shumlin for Governor in the 2010 primary.
"This is the exact scientific field program that virtually everyone I know of in the state of Vermont uses," Emerson said. "You want to be aggressive on the early vote front, therefore we train all our volunteers to ask possible supporters if they want us to request absentee ballots on their behalf."
He added: "We do not apologize for running an aggressive early vote program — it's what's going to win us this election."
With only about three weeks until primary day, everyone has been on pins and needles awaiting candidate endorsements from ... the Vermont Professional Archaeologists Association?
Turns out the executive board of this small trade group likes to swim in political waters. TJ Donovan is their man in the AG primary, and they had some pretty harsh words for Bill Sorrell.
Specifically, the archaeologists took issue with Sorrell's opposition to federal recognition for the Abenaki.
"It is inconceivable that Mr. Sorrell would fight against Abenaki recognition, yet he did," VPAA Chairman Andrew Beupre said in a press release.
"Given the undisputed fact that Vermont's Native American community suffered a systematic program of state sponsored forced sterilization during much of the last century, not to mention 400 years of conquest and near genocide," he said,"we find it unforgivable for a public official to take a stand against contemporary Abenaki recognition and the basic dignity that such would impart upon a community."
Sorrell said he has a strong record on civil rights, and that federal guidelines are to blame for the Abenaki's plight, not him.
"I just followed the law," Sorrell said Sunday. "You have to meet the requirements of federal law to receive the benefits of federal recognition, and quite simply the group seeking recognition did not meet those criteria."
Peter Shumlin and Vince Illuzzi won nods from the VPAA in their races for governor and auditor, respectively.
Beupre said he realizes that archaeologists might not seem like a significant voting bloc, but that members of the profession decided to get involved politically a few years ago to voice their disdain for the Act 250 revisions sought by former Gov. James Douglas.
"They were going to seriously affect the ability of the state of Vermont to preserve its archaeological resources," Beupre said. "We were concerned about mothballing and sidelining Vermont's history."
The association's membership numbers in the low dozens, and, according to Beupre, "we don't raise money and we don't donate money."
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If you was remember the lady on Def Comedy Jam and wondered where she went by chance. She is "MA DUKES"
formerly KNOWN and seen on DEF COMEDY JAM when she housed all her stage props (liquor bottle, glass, ice) in her boobs!" (Lol)
Evangelist Dennese �NESE� Hopson is now using
Comedy as Laughter for the SOUL
to bring help release the joy and pain of the everyday trials. She no longer looks for peace in the bottle or makes you laugh with harsh cuss words, now it is clean comedy about everyday living.
She is a NATURAL!!.
You SAW her on DEF JAM and now she is known as MA DUKES
� she provides Laughter/ Food for the Soul with CLEAN COMEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!! ( She pulls out food products from the boobs! Yes for real. You have to see it to believe it!!)
MA Dukes is KNOWN for:
Being REAL with Topics, comedy, ministry (very transparent with personal life)
(Pulls out things from Breast, Pull Wig off on stage to exemplify realness)
Very Polished and Articulate Full Figured Woman
Ministering with her Comedy scolding you like Mama and Grandmothers
Mature Christian representing old school with Comical Stories
(DEF Jam Old school , Comic View and many comedians newer and younger)
Dennese Hopson's credits include:
BET Def Comedy Jam, NY;
All Jokes Aside - Chicago, IL
Charlie Good Nights, Raleigh, NC
Most Recent Show She Performed with:
Marcus Wiley �Bishop Secular�
Chinnitta Morris �Chocolate�
Marc Henderson � Lil Q�
John Gray �MannaGod�
Cizzle C �Prince of Clean Comedy�
D-LO � Funniest Man in NC
Past Shows She Performed With:
Martin Lawrence and many other comedians on Def Jam
Cedric the Entertainer...All Jokes Aside
Dee Ray...All Jokes Aside
George Wilburn...Chicago, Il NFL-NBA Annual Charity Event
(This NFL/NBA event was held at O�Hara Hilton, and Art Museum for Princess Entertainment for several years)
Other Entertainers or Artist who can attest to her comical charm
Deon Saunders... former NFL Football Player.
Gary - Lead singer in Silk was in the audience in NY
Ida � Costume Designer Big Momma 1&2
Flavor Flav � Personal childhood Friend
FYI - She also wrote a book called Faith of a Mustard Seed _Los Angeles, CA Publication Company to be released in few weeks by Harper Publishing Company. This will be done separately and Dennese will provide further information on when this can be publicized. Others also in print for publication in near future.
Published an article in Esther Magazine in Washington DC, �Are you a Sister in Christ or a Sista for Life?�
Fasten your seat belts and take out your handkerchiefs and tissue. MA Dukes is available for booking. Please see the display or a representative here tonight. Book early now for the 2009 calendar year and she will tickle your funny bone!!!!!!! Ladies and Gentleman let�s give it up for Dennese Hopson known as Ma Dukes!!!!
Entertainer & Speaker "NESE"
If you want a motivational speaker who is both
and if you want to hear the cry that meeting planners love to hear... and if you want your audiences laughing out loud�Just Book "NESE" today�. Because
people learn best when they are laughing. Because
they need a
powerful message
. Because
they need to
have fun
while they learn. And because... '
Hey, This woman is Funny and she has a WORD for YOU
Humor in the Workplace, Church or Anywhere
Business and church audiences need to be reminded to take a load off their feet and loosen up. In order to lighten up and mellow out, and to enjoy their jobs. In the churches we have to be reminded to take of the mask and be genuine. Afterwards, it will change the climate in your homes. Dennese�s theory is that people will listen closer and retain more if they are laughing while they are learning at any seminar or workshop. Laughter will relieve the stress anywhere.
Who is this Motivational Speaker/Entertainer
She�s an
speaker who draws on her background as a former speaker and
to make sure her key notes are
laugh-out-loud funny
. She uses her experiences in the business, entertainment , everyday life and yes church to guarantee that the motivational keynote topic is meaningful and applicable. She is also an unknown
, and
publisher on the rise in the next year too.
So no matter if you are searching for an
and or motivational speaker for some
Audience Participation
It is one thing for a group to sit and listen to a talking head for an hour (or three.) But it is a new, totally different, and wonderful thing for your people to see their friends and co-workers take part in the program and the message. It makes the program more meaningful and more memorable.
And� a whole lot more funny. She works very hard to assure that the individuals with whom she interacts feel good about themselves and the event while they are in the "limelight." She dislikes it when she goes to a program and somebody singles her out. This is why she doesn�t embarrass anybody. To avoid anyone being uncomfortable she also does not mimic or belittle anyone in the audience like you might see in a comedy club. She simply adds a personal touch by getting familiar faces involved
. Oftentimes, a referral of is given by the host or she will consult with individuals beforehand to avoid any misunderstandings.
Questions about Evangelist/Motivational Speakers who are Comedians
Need to know the difference between a speaker, humorist and a comedian A speaker provides information on a chosen topic. A comedian is really funny. A humorist is also really funny plus they offer a message. By incorporating the topic with laughter it leaves an underlined message that inspires the soul.
She loves to see people laugh and laugh hard! After starting out as an entertainer and then branching off to motivational speaking. Many of her clients have he to do speak and do comedy during the same meeting as a Mistress of Ceremony for the event. Or she has been a speaker for a corporate meeting in the daytime and the comedian for Dinner in the evening. As an evangelist, God intervenes and provides insight throughout the message.
What the audience has to say::
Def Comedy Jam Performance
Received August, 2008
I remember seeing this larger than life comedian come out and take a seat on stage,she began her comic routine, taking large items that one would usually take out of a purse, she extracted them from her ample breast. This comedian had the audience in an absolute uproar of laughter. She was so hilariously believable, it was almost like watching a member of your own family. She capitalized on all the
"real things"
we all do as women ( by storing necessities in our secret places), Her comedic approach made her act even more side busting funny because she stored
more than necessities
, and she had
much more space to store things.
I have worked with many "A" listed stars, comedians, models, and celebrities, including the likes of Martin Lawrence, " Big Mama's House" Sam L Jackson " Negotiator" Whoopee Goldberg, Kevin Spacey , Elizabeth Hurley, John Claude Van Dam ; I found Nesse to be yesterday, the same as she is today, warm unpretentious, the "down home" type that you could almost bet she is part of your family. this is a remarkable characteristic to still have after one realizes who she has shared the world comedy stages with. Nesse Is the consummate professional!
Ida Muldrow
Costume Designer; Film , TV, Theatre
Through the use of humor, comedy, motivation and inspiration, DENNESE is able to get people to drop their guard long enough to REALLY listen. If you are looking for a spoken word, some inspiration, entertainment , a MC and/or a motivational speaker who can get your crowd laughing AND thinking. Or, you want someone as a speaker who really cares� I hope you'll give us a call at (919) 395-0493 and book Dennese "Ma Dukes" today. Let us make a difference and bring the meeting alive. O
r go to the Ambiance Productions World Inc. Webpage: shoutlife.com/ambianceproductions THANKS!!!
Crystal Smith
The Artist is nothing without the gift........the gift is nothing without GOD!"
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Water Authority Manager Jack Damron said the freshwater spring needs rehabilitation in order to cut down on the amount of water being lost at a rock/concrete enclosure and to protect the spring from floodwaters of the Euharlee Creek.
With the current condition of the enclosure, the authority is losing about one million gallons of water per day. The authority is permitted to draw four million gallons of water per day but withdraws only 1.8 to two million gallons per day.
The enclosure, built in the 1920s, is cracking, leaking and leaching water into the creek. Additionally, heavy rains will cause flooding since the wall height is about 18 feet below the 100-year flood plain.
When this occurs, the spring site and pumping station must be closed until the spring is purged and water turbidity regains levels.
The water authority has applied to the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA) for a $1 million loan to cover costs of the conservation work.
Vickey Atkins, PCWA, has submitted a request for a loan guarantee from the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Her petition was approved on Feb. 12.
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Aragon's wastewater facility was built in the 1960s and serves about 300 customers. No additional acreage was needed since the plant was not being expanded, only modified.
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