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Resort at Squaw Creek receives recognition

Resort at Squaw Creek, a destination hotels and resorts-managed property was presented with a special recognition award at the 55th Annual North Lake Tahoe Community Awards. The Placer County-Lake Tahoe Film Office named the resort Business of the Year for the support of commercial productions in the Lake Tahoe region. Last year, Resort at Squaw Creek was the site of numerous commercial and photo shoots including the Sony Blu-Ray Tumble commercial, in which the resorts ice-rink was visually transformed into a frozen pond. Other shoots in 2008 include Apple, California Travel and Tourism Commission, American Eagle Outfitters and Disney Travel. Last month, Resort at Squaw Creek was a featured location for the Australian version of the Today Show. We have a one-of-a-kind scenic setting that many location scouts find attractive, said Les Pedersen, director of sales and marketing for Resort at Squaw Creek. We also have a very proactive film commissioner in Beverly Lewis, which helps quite a bit too. Resort at Squaw Creek sits at an elevation of 6,200 feet in the Sierra Nevada on more than 650 meadow and forested hillside acres in Olympic Valley, Calif. Located at the base of Squaw Valley USA, and five miles from the shores of Lake Tahoe, the AAA Four-Diamond resort offers 405 guest rooms and suites, an Audubon-certified Robert Trent Jones, Jr. championship golf course, year-round pool complex, full-service spa and much more.Resort at Squaw Creek was recently recognized in Cond Nast Traveler as one of the Top 50 Ski Hotels in North America. For more information visit http://www.squawcreek.com or call (800) 401-9501.

Nonprofit of the Year: Tahoe Maritime MuseumPositive Environmental Impact: Integrated Environmental Restoration SystemsHospitality Award: Cedar House Sport HotelOrganizational Leadership Award: North Tahoe Fire Chief Duane WhitelawCommunity Initiative Award: Olympic Heritage MuseumBusiness Arts Supporter of the Year: Moodys Bistro andamp; LoungeSpecial Recognition Awards: U.S. Army Corps of EngineersLarge Business of the Year: Diamond Peak Ski ResortSmall Business of the Year: Tahoe TVDistinguished Community Service: Kelly AtchleyCitizen of the year: George Koster and Carol SavaryPlacer County Lake Tahoe Film Office Special Recognition: Resort at Squaw CreekVolunteers of the YearRandy Pomin: Rotary Club of Tahoe CityDave Shelton: Kiwanis ClubSandy Soli: IVGID Waste NotSue Rae Irelan: Tahoe City Public Utilities DistrictJudy Kroger: Lake Tahoe Music FestivalMark Kimbrough: Tahoe Rim Trail AssociationGraeme Hugo: TCDAHeather Leonard: North Lake Tahoe chamber of CommerceArts andamp; Culture Council of Truckee Tahoe Employees of the YearJoy Doyle, Adam Wilson, Colleen Dalton: Northstar-at-TahoeCrispina Martinez-Cardiel: Granlibakken Resort Judy Friedman: TNT-TMA Heidi Schneider and Andrew Baltzegar: Resort at Squaw CreekMiguel Zanartu: Ferraris Crown Resort Dustin Little: Tahoe City MarinaCarla Werner: hd96 Custom PublishingRebecca Sawyer: IVGID Waste Not Jason McHone: Homewood Mountain Resort Racheal Woods: Alpine Meadows Ski ResortCarol Hackbarth: TCPUDMarguerite Sprague: Sierra State Parks Foundation Terrence McCabe: Tahoe TVTom Boxler: Squaw Valley USAShelly Webb: NLTRA


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