Chamber Honors Taylor & Sons Chevrolet- 2013 January Business of the Month

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce is proud to recognize Taylor & Sons Chevrolet as January’s Business of the Month. Greg and Laurel Taylor have been doing business in the Greater Sandpoint area as a car dealership since 1988 when they purchased the Sandpoint Motor Company and named it the Taylor Parker Motor Company. On January 1^st, 2011 the Taylor family renamed the dealership Taylor & Sons Chevrolet to better reflect current management and ownership, as well as in anticipation of their move from downtown Sandpoint to Ponderay. 

Watch them receive their award here!

Taylor & Sons Chevrolet has a customer benefit focus which fuels every decision they make. They make every customer feel special and let them know the various and extensive services and products they offer.

Their service department six technicians which have been with the dealership for over 70 years combined. Their technicians have more than 115 years of combined industry experience. When any employee interacts with guests and customers, they have the highest of expectations for their service. The guest experience is constantly reviewed and adjusted in all departments so the experience is improved and enhanced.

Taylor & Sons Chevrolet is involved in many non-profit and charitable organizations. Laurel Taylor has served on the board for the Pend Oreille Arts Council in some capacity for over 13 years. Taylor & Sons has been a Greater Sandpoint Chamber Member for almost 15 years. They give financial contributions to Bulldog Athletics, Kinderhaven, Bonner County Homeless Task Force, Ritzville Bronco Athletics and Early Head Start to name a few.

Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Taylor & Sons Chevrolet for their success and thanking them for their commitment to our community. For more information, visit them at their dealership, 47751 US 95, visit their website at www.taylorandsonschevy.com or call them at (208) 263-2138.

In Photo: Brett Taylor. Laurel Taylor and John Roché, accept the award from Chamber Ambassador Carol Warren.

Chamber Honors Curt Hagen- 2013 January Volunteer of the Month

The Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce honored Curt Hagen, Evergreen Realtor, as January’s Volunteer of the Month for his service to our community and many of our non-profit organizations. His positive attitude and willingness to do hard work and find solutions makes working and interacting with Curt a pure pleasure. 

Watch them receive their award here! 

Curt was recently instrumental in helping the Habitat for Humanity’s housing project. They were short on fundraising and it did not look like the family would be able to move into their new home on time. He worked tirelessly with the City and local water district to develop a workable payment plan which allowed construction to finish on time and the family the opportunity to move in on time.

Many of his co-Board Members put him in their highest regards and have many accolades to praise him with. They noted Curt’s willingness to do anything, does not sit by and do nothing, brings his upbeat attitude and sense of humor every day and his ‘out of the box’ thinking helps solve problems efficiently and effectively.

Please join the Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Curt Hagen for being honored as the Volunteer of the Month and thanking him for all of his contributions to our community. His hard work has done a lot for many organizations in our community. From the Greater Sandpoint Chamber, as well as the whole community, Thank You!

Photo: Curt Hagen accepts the award from Chamber Board Member Ken Wood.

Record Snowpack at Schweitzer Mountain Resort

Schweitzer’s summit depth reaches 109 inches, deepest early season snowpack on record

Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer Mountain Resort has been pummeled with over 180 inches of snow this season. The early season snow has allowed Schweitzer to open all 2900 acres of terrain with a village depth of 77 inches and a summit depth of 109 inches. Snow report records dating back to the 82/83 season show this as the deepest early season snowpack on record.

Schweitzer’s Ski Patrol Director, Arlene Cook, has been patrolling at Schweitzer for 30 years and can’t remember a December with this much snow. “Simply put, it feels like February” said Cook. When asked about the season Cook replied “When you can’t count the number of powder days you’ve had in December, you know it’s been a good season.”

Schweitzer is currently enjoying some of the best snow conditions in the nation. With mid-winter snowpack in December, Schweitzer is expecting another outstanding winter. With a season running into April and snow continuing to blanket the resort, Schweitzer is well on its way to eclipsing their average annual snowfall of 300 inches.

“To see 180 inches this early in the season is extraordinary,” said Schweitzer Marketing and Sales Director Dave Kulis. “We are happy to be able to offer midwinter conditions this early on in the year. We are also excited to have these conditions entering the new year!”

Daily snow reports at Schweitzer first began being tracked in 76/77, however didn’t include summit or village snow depths until the 83/84 season. Daily, year-to-date, snow totals weren’t calculated until the 01/02 season. Schweitzer’s 180 inches to date, is the most on record as well.