Red Lodge Montana
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Well, here we are, one week away from opening day. Things around here are getting ready pretty fast and the timely winter snow and temperatures has put everyone in the mood for the season to begin. So, talking about winter and snow, we have received a total of 34 inches of snow in Novemberd the snowmakers have made snow seven of the past ten days.
The decision will be made early next week as to what runs and lifts we will open with, definitely lower mountain stuff, and quite possibly some upper mountain runs and lifts. This information will be posted to our snow report section of our web site as soon as it is known.
This weekend is your last chance to purchase a season pass at the mid season rate. We will be in Cody on Saturday at the Ski Swap, CHS Stock Center, from 8:00am to noon and Sunday at Sunlight Sports, 1131 Sheridan Ave, from noon to 5:00pm selling the season passes and Six/Ten Tix and taking the pass photos. Then, starting Monday, November 21 all these operations will take place back up at the mountain ticket office.
Pabst Blue Ribbon presents...Buzz Dawgs Pabst is back as the Saturday music series sponsor and the Bierstube will be featuring it with the classic $6.00 pitcher of beer.
This fun trio will kick off the music in the Stube. Expect to hear great rock and roll from 2pm - 6pm after getting your ski/board legs worked out for a bit.
December 17 • Mountain Holiday Party Formerly the Jib Fest, today will feature demos from area shops, sign ups for Town Series Teams w/ course open on Bobcat, Winter Carnival info, & other boothes from sponsors.
December 24 • 4th Annual Charity Event
RLM is hosting a charity event for Eagle Mount and the Carbon Co Food Bank. Bring a food item, a personal care item or money and receive a discounted lift ticket, the food goes to the bank and Eagle Mount receives $5.
February 24 - 26 • Winter Carnival--Mardi Gras
Fat Tire Amber Ales brings us Winter Carnival: Mardi Gras. We will have the Cardboard Classic, the Fat Tire Frenzy Mountain Bike Race and a Jalepeno Eating Contest. Call Tera for more info at 446-2610x101
*** IOC , International Olympic Comittee #81,
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Awarding of the 9th Panathlon International Golden Torch Prizes
Panathlon International has awarded its Golden Torch Prizes to Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki, former President of the Organising Committee for the 2004 Athens Olympic Games; Sergey Bubka, IOC Executive Board member and Chairman Nationality in sport. Issues and problems This was the theme of the seminar organised by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) on 10 November. Gathered at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, 138 participants from various countries discussed this topical subject...

The Olympic Games Study Commission presented its report to the 115th IOC Session in Prague in July 2003. The report contained a number of recommendations on how to reduce the size, cost and complexity of organising the Olympic