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  • GarCo Sewing Works training local workforce

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    Design Training Center opens in Rifle This article first appeared in the Citizen Telegram. By Beth Shaw and Jill Ziemann In these challenging times, we are thrilled when any opportunity comes along that brings a promise of providing new skills, or launching new careers or, better yet, potentially starting an entirely new industry. In the…

  • CMC Sky Club opens Crystal Observatory Jan. 31

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    Same group that operates popular Screamboat to showcase celestial wonders Members of the public and students and are invited to gaze at winter’s stars while strolling through an outdoor structure that’s part ice-and-snow sculpture and part outdoor mandala. The Crystal Observatory, built by the Colorado Mountain College Sky Club, will be up and running by…

  • Colorado Mountain College Information Night Jan. 30 in Westminster

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    Front Range high school students and parents can learn more about getting an affordable start on college in the mountains during a free Colorado Mountain College Information Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Westin Westminster hotel, 10600 Westminster Blvd. in Westminster. The free session includes refreshments and door prizes, including…

  • Colorado Mountain College Information Night Jan. 29 in Colorado Springs

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    Colorado Springs-area high school students and parents can learn more about getting an affordable start on college in the mountains during a free Colorado Mountain College Information Night on Jan. 29 at the Embassy Suites hotel, 7290 Commerce Dr., in Colorado Springs. The free session includes refreshments and door prizes, including a custom snowboard made…

  • J. Miller Band stakes new musical territory at Rifle’s CMC campus

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    Rooted in bluegrass, rock, honky-tonk, Western swing, and good, old-fashioned storytelling, the J. Miller Band will bring its own brand of “hippie cowboy music” to a free, live concert at the Colorado Mountain College campus in Rifle on Jan. 17. “We like to cater our shows to the audience,” said Jason Miller, the singer-songwriter who…

  • CMC buildings are now on the Energy Navigator

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    In what could be a huge boost to regional energy and economics education, 25 large Colorado Mountain College buildings are now on CLEER’s Energy Navigator, a software and hardware system that tracks energy use and displays it on kiosks around the community. Facilities managers with the 11-location college are this month rolling the Energy Navigator…

  • Backcountry Film Festival in Breckenridge Jan. 12

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    BRECKENRIDGE – Backcountry enthusiasts will want to mark Jan. 12 on their fresh new 2014 calendars. That’s when the Winter Wildlands Alliance’s Backcountry Film Festival rolls into Breckenridge for a night of short, outdoor winter films. Founded nine years ago, the film festival is a production of the Winter Wildlands Alliance, a national nonprofit headquartered…

  • Conflicting ideas, materials animate new exhibition

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    ArtShare showcases ‘Ink Paintings’ by Andrew Roberts-Gray   Glenwood painter Andrew Roberts-Gray, like most people, is full of contradictions. Unlike many, he strives to embrace them – in his life and in his art. Instead of bringing disparate elements into harmony in his most recent series of paintings, Roberts-Gray decided to let an unlikely amalgam…

  • Colorado Mountain College wins prestigious industry awards

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    Colorado Mountain College recently earned recognition from regional chapters of both the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education. The college’s annual progress report from last year, the First Choice Review, earned regional awards from both organizations – gold from CASE and silver from NCMPR. The…

  • CMC receives renewed grant for science institute

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    Chevron funds next installment of science training for K-8 teachers The next generation of scientists is sitting in K-8 classrooms right now. A renewed grant from Chevron will help support their enthusiasm for the subject into high school and beyond. Created by teachers, for teachers, the Chevron Summer Science Institute is a local initiative designed…