Hello Gold Hill Community-

We wanted to say a note of thanks for all those that came out to support the St. Patrick’s Day Rail Jam event at the Store! It was so exciting to see a full range of families, members of the GHFD, and Gold Hillers young and old who came out to make the potential mess of a blizzard into something fun to be celebrated! We appreciate all the locals who lended a hand to help build, breakdown, and maintain the snow course throughout the day (special shout out to Kinowa Brookhart for leading the charge on maintenance of the course). Seeing all our neighbors out slipping and sliding with smiles on, made all the crazy snow worth it! 

We do also want to recognize and apologize for any inconvenience the jam might have created for some in town. While we can’t control the turnout of any particular event, we could have been more prepared to mitigate any potential conflicts that might arise due to the overwhelmingly higher than expected event attendance. We view this Store as belonging to you all, as much as it does us, and we take seriously our role as the town’s space to gather, feast, drink, and mingle. We consider ourselves a partner you can, and have relied on for critical support of and contributions to other town events. Our hope is for The Store to be an additive part of this community, designing a space to gather that feels like home and welcomes all, while hosting events that everyone in the family can come out to enjoy. In offering that, We also recognize the potential unintended impact that business can sometimes bring to our neighbors in the form of parking, event congestion or other valid concerns. So we will strive to strike a better balance around that, in the future. 

Thank you again to everyone who came out to enjoy and support this community event! And Congratulations to Gold Hill’s own Sammie Legg for winning a new snowboard from Satellite Boards! 

Thanks,

Mike, Whitey and the Store Team