The Town of Silverthorne will host a town council candidate forum 6-7 p.m., Thursday at Silverthorne Town Hall, 601 Center Cir.
Candidates will provide opening and closing remarks of two minutes, and the public will be able to pose written questions to the entire group and to individual candidates. Krystal 93 news director Roman Moore will facilitate the forum. For those unable to attend, the forum will be recorded and then broadcast at a later date on SCTV Channel 10 and on www.SCTV10.com. The town's website, www.silverthorne.org now features short biographical information on each candidate.
On April 6, Silverthorne voters will elect three town council members and a mayor. Six candidates have fulfilled the town's eligibility requirements and will be listed on the ballot.
The candidates are Dave Anderson, Russell Camp, David Preaus, Stuart Richardson, Darrick Wade and mayoral candidate Dave Koop.
Silverthorne's municipal election will take place on April 6. Voters

Ice activities, including ice skating and ice fishing, at North Pond Park are closed for the season. Ice closure signs have been placed around the pond to notify park visitors of ice conditions that will no longer support recreational activities.
"North Pond is somewhat unique because it is spring fed, so although we still have cold ambient temperatures, the ice always begins to thaw significantly around this time each year," public works director Bill Linfield said.
North Pond Park is located at the intersection of Highway 9 and Hamilton Creek Road, immediately south of the Silverthorne Elementary School. Questions regarding North Pond Park can be directed to recreation and culture director Joanne Breigenzer at (970) 262-7372.

Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival is accustomed to presenting the gift of fine music for Summit County each year. What it is not accustomed to is receiving a fine musical gift as a present.
Lou Del Piccolo, a longtime supporter of the Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival, recently approached the president of Alpenglow Chamber Music Festival, Evie Lau to donate a grand piano. This piano is to be offered for sale, with the proceeds to benefit Alpenglow's annual Chamber Music Festival.
A scholarship is awarded annually by Alpenglow to a promising local music student as encouragement for them to realize their dreams. This scholarship is funded by the formal concerts and soirees held during the festival. Last year's scholarship winner was Luke Fatora of Silverthorne, an exceptionally gifted performer, who
is now attending the prestigious Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
This generous gift to Alpenglow was given by
Del Piccolo in memory of his late wife, Silvana.
This piano,

SUMMIT COUNTY - Want to grow your own arugula, broccoli, cauliflower, chives, mint or thyme? This will soon be a reality as the Summit Prevention Alliance is prepping to break ground on three temporary greenhouses with help from the Alpine Earth Center.
The simple greenhouses will be 60x14 feet, and they'll be built by volunteers next to the Summit County Community and Senior Center in Frisco. The Alpine Earth Center - a garden, landscaping and green-energy business in Silverthorne - designed the greenhouses and its owner Jon Harrington will be overseeing the construction process.
Summit Prevention Alliance staffer Joanna Rybak said she hopes produce grown in the greenhouses will provide fresh and affordable veggies for locals well past the normal growing season. She said the greenhouses will also provide fresh greens for local food banks.
The alliance is a community-based nonprofit dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles in Summit County, and the greenhou

SUMMIT COUNTY - Summit School District's elementary schools will host their annual kindergarten round-up on Thursday, April 8 from 6-7 p.m. This informational meeting for parents is designed to introduce them to the wonderful kindergarten program at local schools and allows parents to register next year's kindergartners now.
Roundups are scheduled at these locations and times:
6 p.m.Breckenridge Elementary (970) 368-1300
6 p.m.Dillon Valley Elementary(970) 368-1400
6 p.m. Frisco Elementary(970) 368-1500
6 p.m.Silverthorne Elementary(970) 368-1600
6 p.m.Summit Cove Elementary(970) 368-1700
6 p.m.Upper Blue Elementary(970) 368-1800
Parents who are unable to attend the scheduled roundup may register their children at the appropriate school during normal school hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. through the end of the school year.
This fall's kindergartners must be five years old by October 1, 2010. To register their children, parents will need t

SUMMIT COUNTY - A breakfast fundraiser for the Wounded Warriors Family Ski Week is set for Sunday at the Elks Lodge in Silverthorne from 9 a.m. to noon.
This event will benefit the warriors ski weekend to be held from April 11-18. Families will stay together at donated units in Breckenridge's Grand Timber Lodge, and the disabled ski event will cost around $100,000 to put on, all expenses included.
Tickets for the fundraiser cost $10 in advance, $12 at the door. It's $5 for children 12 and under.
Form more information, contact Elizabeth Wickert at (970) 453-4778.