Author: coloradomountaincollege

  • Alpine Bank Scholar: Marcela Carrasco

    Alpine Bank Scholarships are helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall.  We’ve been featuring all 17 scholarship recipients in eNews the past three weeks. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar spotlight features Marcela Carrasco, a graduate of Aspen High School. Scholar appreciates value of education Marcela Carrasco, a recent Aspen…

  • Zikr Dance Ensemble combines ancient ritual with contemporary ballet

    Professional dance company to perform at Tabor Opera House July 26 By Stefanie Kilts “This isn’t your typical dance production,” said the artistic director of the Zikr Dance Ensemble, Dave Taylor. The Zikr Dance Ensemble, founded by Taylor in 2009, combines transcendent dance rituals from ancient world cultures with original and contemporary dance influences. The…

  • Alpine Bank Scholar: Jesse Monsalve-Moncada

    Alpine Bank Scholarships are helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. We’ve been featuring all 17 scholarship recipients in eNews the past three weeks. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar spotlight features Jesse Monsalve-Moncada. Glenwood grads bring hope, determination, creativity Jesse Monsalve-Moncada has been involved in many activities at Glenwood…

  • Alexandra Lujano earns assistance to attend CMC

    Alpine Bank Scholarships are helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall.  We’ve been featuring all 17 scholarship recipients in eNews the past three weeks. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar spotlight features Alexandra Lujano, a graduate of Steamboat Springs High School. Alpine Bank awards CMC scholarship to local student Alexandra…

  • Alpine Bank Scholar: Arianna Lomeli-Alcala

    Alpine Bank Scholarships are helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. We’ve been featuring all 17 scholarship recipients in eNews the past three weeks. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar spotlight features Arianna Lomeli-Alcala. Glenwood grads bring hope, determination, creativity Arianna Lomeli-Alcala, who recently graduated from Glenwood Springs High School,…

  • Dave Askeland named CMC campus vice president

    Dave Askeland, who for the past year has served as the interim vice president for Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge and Dillon, now officially holds the title of vice president. “I am very pleased that Dave Askeland has agreed to be the head of our campus in Summit County,” said Dr. Charles R. Dassance, interim president…

  • GarCo Sewing Works sews 4,500 reusable bags for City of Durango

    Local workers, recycled materials align with Durango’s recycling program By Stefanie Kilts When talk of a fee on plastic bags first began circulating in Durango, city employees wanted to be proactive about finding a better option. “We want to give every Durango resident an option other than a disposable bag. But it’s hard to find…

  • A colorful life shown in black-and-white imagery

    Exhibit showcases George Stranahan’s classical-style photographs at ArtShare Gallery By Stefanie Kilts Few people who know of George Stranahan’s life would say it’s anything less than creative and colorful. Among other accomplishments, he founded the Flying Dog Brewery, Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, the Aspen Center for Physics and the Woody Creek Tavern, and has long been…

  • CMC to lease Salida building as planned

    Colorado Mountain College has confirmed it will lease the Salida school district’s administration building at Ninth and D streets, and to offer courses there. The college will be able to offer concurrent enrollment classes for high school students, plus noncredit classes and up to 29 credit-hours of credit classes to the general public. “Based on…

  • Alpine Bank Scholar: Luis Peláez-Álvarez

    Alpine Bank Scholarships are helping 17 graduates of Western Slope high schools attend Colorado Mountain College next fall. Today’s Alpine Bank Scholar spotlight features Luis Peláez-Álvarez, a graduate of Glenwood Springs High School. Glenwood grads bring hope, determination, creativity Instructors from Glenwood Springs High School who recommended Luis Peláez-Álvarez call him a natural role model…