Author: clclick
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Colorado Mountain College scholarship honors Eagle woman’s life
Friends of Mylissa Memorial Scholarship supports future teachers. By Carrie Click. It has been nearly six years since Eagle resident Mylissa Eckdahl passed away as a result of respiratory failure, leaving two teenage daughters and a life filled with learning, teaching others, giving back and overcoming extreme challenges. In January 2001, Eckdahl was working on…
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Empty Bowls soon to be filled at Grand River’s Meals on Wheels event
CMC, Grand River Health form partnership for fundraising on March 11 Two entities in the Rifle community are preparing to raise funds while providing students opportunities to use their artistic and culinary skills for a worthy cause. Organizers are busy getting ready for the March for Meals “Empty Bowls” Lunch event on March 11 at…
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Photojournalist, CMC instructor’s photo exhibit at Glenwood Springs Branch Library
Photographs by noted photojournalist Klaus Kocher are on exhibit at the Glenwood Springs Branch Library beginning Feb. 24. An opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the library. Kocher, who is on the faculty of the Isaacson School for New Media at Colorado Mountain College, teaches photo history,…
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Just try not to have fun at upcoming Swing Je T’aime concert
Colorado Mountain College presents lively ‘community music’ Feb. 20. By Carrie Click By this time, winter may be getting you down, but an upcoming live concert at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle is sure to pick up the spirits of even the most ornery among us. Not only that – the concert is free and…
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‘The Women of Lockerbie’ shows that love can come from hate
The next production of Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College, formerly CMC Theatre, illustrates the kindness which can come from a horrific act. “The Women of Lockerbie” is a play based on the actual 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. Written by Deborah Brevoort and directed by Wendy S.…
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Find money for college at College Goal Sunday
Get free help, advice Feb. 8 at site near you. By Carrie Click For the second straight year, Colorado Mountain College is hosting College Goal Sunday, a national event that takes place one Sunday afternoon in February for any prospective college students and their parents to ask questions and get free help with financial aid…
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CMC Alumni Hall of Fame induction ceremony Feb. 7
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – During Winter Carnival weekend, the public is invited to Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs to honor the seven individuals being inducted into the CMC Alumni Hall of Fame. The event is free of charge. The following honorees will be acknowledged at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 7, at Colorado Mountain College’s Steamboat…
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Colorado Mountain College offers info nights at three Colorado locations
Prospective students and parents from the Front Range and Western Slope can learn more about educational opportunities at Colorado Mountain College during several upcoming information nights. Colorado Mountain College faculty, staff, students and alumni will be on hand to answer questions about academic programs, residential life, admissions and financial aid. All sessions are scheduled from…
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‘Less is More’ in Aspen
CMC students, staff, faculty express what sustainability means to them. By Carrie Click At a time when more people are talking about sustainability and reducing humans’ impact on the environment, an upcoming exhibit at Colorado Mountain College in Aspen is focusing on these principles through artistic interpretation. In “Less Is More: Sustainable Art and New…
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Noted astrophysicist speaks about mission to Pluto
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – January signals the beginning of a journey to reach a new planet, the first time NASA has launched such an effort since 1989. Between January and July NASA’s New Horizons robotic spacecraft will explore planet Pluto – yes, even the space agency says it’s a planet – and its five moons. Steamboat…