Construction crews are busy on the lower section of Fish Creek Falls Road, building a much-needed underpass. This underpass will connect Spring Creek Trail from the high school to the upper parking lot and around to connect with the bridge to the Post Office. The OTHS is happy to partner with the City on this much needed improvement to the community as well as to our facility. This project is very important for the safety of all the children and adults who cross Fish Creek Falls Road to get to the tennis courts, to get to the OTHS property, and to Lincoln Avenue and downtown. The underpass also allows OTHS the option in the future of using the tennis court property for parking should that be required for any future expansions.

The tennis court next to the creek is being removed to create a berm, which complies with FEMA requirements for flood plain work. Two tennis courts will remain for our members and guests. The construction crew is also staging their equipment on the back row of the upper parking lot. The Blimpies parking lot is available for overflow parking, as the City has leased that lot for that purpose.

The City is expected to close Fish Creek Falls Tuesday, Sept. 7, through Friday, Sept. 17. The underpass project is expected to be completed by the end of October.


September Membership Special

Monthly memberships are specially priced in September. The cost is $50 for an individual or $100 for a family with kids. The Front Desk has details on all options. The membership is good for one month from the date of purchase.


FROM THE FITNESS CENTER

Ski Fitness Gets You Ready For The Season

Get ready for your thighs to burn with Chris Voyvodic’s Ski Fitness class which starts Tuesday, Sept. 28. The class is twice a day on Tuesdays and Thursdays and it promises to get you ready for the ski season. Class times are noon to 1:30 and 5:30-7 p.m. It runs for eight weeks through Nov. 18. The noon class is always outdoors, as is the evening class, weather permitting, so dress appropriately. Session cost is $150 for members and $175 for non-members. Sign up at the Front Desk.

Dance Your Workout With Zumba

Zumba classes are all the rage across the nation and now at the Old Town Hot Springs. Heidi Meshurel-Jolly has added Zumba instructing to her 30 years of dancing experience, including nine at Disneyworld. Heidi became a licensed Zumba instructor in Denver, and took her Zumba Gold instruction classes in Rochester, NY. She says the fun about Zumba and the Latin-based dancing is that you forget you’re working out, hence the Zumba theme, “Ditch the workout. Join the party.” Heidi adds that flat soled shoes are best. “The less tread, the better.”

Heidi teaches Zumba classes Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., Mondays at 5:30 p.m., and Thursdays, at 8:30 a.m. (The Monday class used to be on Tuesdays. It starts Sept. 13 due to the Labor Day holiday.) Jody Glaisher is also a certified Zumba instructor and teaches the Zumba Toning class at 12:15 on Tuesdays. Zumba classes are free to members.


Friday Fun
Stop by the facility on Friday mornings and see what is in store. A variety of classes will be offered during the 8:30 a.m. class on Fridays, whether it is Zumba Toning (Sept. 10), Total Fitness (Sept. 17), Turbo Kick (Sept. 24), or Bosu Cardio (Oct. 1). This class is free to members.

Jazzercise Comes Back
Many members have asked when Jazzercise classes will be back on the schedule. A Jazzercise class is now scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Fridays, beginning Sept. 17. Denise Brown will teach the class, and promises lots of fun, energy, and enthusiasm. Jazzercise is free to members.


Flip Out!

Flip out at the Old Town Hot Springs with B & K’s Flip & Dive Class. Brian and Kevin Fitch are 20-year-old twins, who lifeguard at the pool, and teach snowboarding on the mountain. They moved here from Pennsylvania where they were competitive divers in high school. They want to share the fun by teaching the basics of diving and flipping off a one-meter board. The class is good for all kids who can pass the yellow band swim test, which is swimming freestyle for one length of the pool. The dive class is 4:15-5:15 p.m., on Thursdays, Sept. 9-30. The cost for the month is $32/members and $48/non-members.


Swim The Distance

When was the last time you walked or ran 200 miles? John Ward went one step further and SWAM 200 miles in the lap pool at the Old Town Hot Springs. He’s the winner of the Stroke the Distance contest held this summer. It started June 1 and ran through the end of August. Participants kept track of how many laps or miles they swam and Steamboat’s John Ward was the big winner, swimming over 225 miles. Audrey Earley is from Houston where she swims Masters. She lives in Steamboat during the summer. She logged over 50 miles, and was the winner for the women.

Ward is training for an even bigger challenge on Sept. 18. He’ll compete in the Alcatraz Invitational Swim, which is a 1.25 mile open water swim from Alcatraz Island back to the South End Rowing Clubhouse at the foot of the Hyde St. Pier in San Francisco. Ward says he has never done anything like this before and he’s doing it just for the fun of it. “It isn’t far. It’s the current and the sharks that make it more of a challenge.”

The next day, Ward is signed up for the 5th Annual Roper Invitational Golden Gate Swim. It’s a 1.5 mile swim in 60 degree water. “I’ve swum in the ocean but I’ve never done any open water type stuff. I just turned 50 and I’ve got to start doing some things. I’m not going to just stand on the corner and let it just go by.” Good luck to John.


Massage Membership Special

Relax with a massage at the Old Town Hot Springs. A special is being offered for members only, Sept. 23 through Nov. 23. The cost is $50 for a one-hour massage and $80 for a 1.5-hour massage. Call the Front Desk to make your appointment.






Sunset Magazine Features The Old Town Hot Springs

Steamboat received a front-page mention and three-page article in the most recent edition of Sunset Magazine. The Old Town Hot Springs and Dreamboat Café received a shout out in the article, with the heading, “Play in the Bubbles.” The magazine can be found in newsstands nationwide, and it has over 800,000 active subscribers. For a direct link to the article go to: Click Here.


Members of the Month

When Neill Redfern isn’t on the lacrosse field, running Steamboat Youth Lacrosse, he can frequently be found with his family, soaking in the hot pools of the Old Town Hot Springs. Neill and his wife, Christine, have been Lifetime Members since 2001. They bring the kids down to swim or take swim lessons at least three times a week. Margaret is six, Mac is five, and George is three. Swim Lesson Coordinator Nancy Gray says, “Those kids are fun and so funny. The Redferns are a great family to have at the pool.”


Bulging Biceps For Bodybuilders

Congratulations to Lance Hoffman and Bill Northrop for their recent top finishes at a Front Rage bodybuilding competition. The full story can be found in the Steamboat Pilot & Today. Click here.

Lance was the May Member of the Month. The two bodybuilders can be seen training in the Fitness Center of the Old Town Hot Springs. br>

Lost & Found

Lose something? Check out Lost & Found the next time you are at the OTHS. We have shoes, towels, suits, water bottles, books, coats, clothes, shampoo, diaper bags, flippers, and kickboards. Sometimes we even have cameras, car keys, and cell phones. Ask the Front Desk for help.




Save The Date

• Pumpkin Float: 2-4 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 17, $6/members and $10/non-members.


• Flick ‘n Floats: Slides open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 18 is Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief. Sat., Oct. 16 is Ski Movie Night. Cost is $10/members and $15/non-members.


• Third Annual Cool Pool Pentathlon: 10-noon, Thursday, Nov. 4, $25 for 5/person teams in grades K-2, 3-5, or 6-8. Course includes climbing up the stairs and racing down the slide, running the width of the shallow pool, kayaking in the lap pool, and swimming or kicking one length of the pool. Deadline to register is Nov. 2. Sign up at the Front Desk.
  

A former member of the Steamboat community is in need of our support. Lindsay Labaree Bathke grew up in Steamboat, and swam for Team Lightning. Her mom, Jean Labaree, was the Group Exercise Director for the Old town Hot Springs. Lindsay is 31 and recently suffered a debilitating growth in her brain. She was taken to Swedish Medical Hospital in Englewood, and has recently been transferred to the Rehabilitation Hospital in Farmington, NM.

Lindsay was a Nordic skier with SSWSC, and played high school soccer. She was also an active member of the United Methodist Youth Group. She graduated from Steamboat Springs High School in 1998, before attending the University of Wyoming. Lindsay lives in Durango, where she is the Aquatics Director at Durango Parks & Rec. She and her husband, Dutch, have two small boys. Jackson is three and Blair is almost a year old.

The Old Town Hot Springs will host a fundraising event called “Laps for Lindsay.” The date is Sunday, Sept. 19. The fun starts at noon. Events include swimming laps for pledges, followed by water polo and volleyball games as well as a dive contest for all ages. Laps for Lindsay will be divided into three different timed lengths of a half hour, hour, and hour and a half so everyone can participate.  For water polo and volleyball, you can sign up as a team or as an individual, with $5-10 donations suggested per player.  Bring some spare change to participate in the soak-a-thon. Every time you switch spa pools you can make a donation in a jar. Kids will have games in the shallow crab pool, so bring your pennies. Pick up pledge sheets at Old Town Hot Springs or email Becca Gray at beccamgray@gmail.com All questions may also be directed to Becca via email or call 970-819-6763.

A bank account has been set up at Wells Fargo with the name “The Lindsay Bathke Family Donation Fund.” Checks must be made out exactly the same way, or to Lindsay’s husband, Mihdi Bathke.


Dreamboat Café

A vending machine is being added to the lobby area, near the Dreamboat Café. Café owner Annette Seiler says, “There seems to be a big need for snacks at all hours of the day and we can’t be here all of the time.” The vending machine will carry water, sport drinks, juices, and sodas, as well as all kinds of snacks including chips, muffins, fruits, energy bars, and candy. It is expected to be ready by mid September. The Dreamboat Café will shorten its hours after Labor Day, staying open through Sept. 12, from 11-5 p.m. The Café will reopen Dec. 18 to coincide with the daily opening of the waterslide. The snack bar will be open every day throughout the Christmas holiday, Presidents Day holiday, and the last two weeks of March. During the rest of the winter, the Dreamboat Café will be closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Hours are 11 am. to 6 p.m. Don’t miss the daily lunch special. Account holders who have credit left on their account are allowed to have that credit carry over to the winter.


First Aid And CPR Classes Offered

The Old Town Hot Springs will be offering an American Red Cross Certification class for CPR/AED (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator), Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 6:45-9:30 p.m. A First Aid class is at the same time on Sept. 28. The cost is $30. Employees can get recertified for free.The instructor is Alexis Wolf, the Youth Programs Coordinator with the City of Steamboat. She has been teaching American Red Cross classes since 2002. Please pre-register at the Front Desk.


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Check out the Old Town Hot Springs Facebook page. We provide updates all of the time with the latest classes, schedule changes, news, and information. See what members are doing and look for your friends enjoying the warm waters of the Old Town Hot Springs. Nearly 750 friends have joined the Old Town Hot Springs Facebook page and we hope to see you there soon.