CMC ENews Archive

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  • Fresh, Organic Basil at 10,000 Feet?

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    Colorado Mountain College’s Leadership class digging for options This entry first appeared in Westword magazine’s “Cafe Society” blog, by Kyle Garratt: http://colomtn.me/CMCWestword When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where…

  • Recyclemania!

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    CMC Rifle and Steamboat Pilot Waste Minimization The Rifle and Steamboat Springs campuses have volunteered this winter to pilot a waste minimization program called RecycleMania. Don’t be fooled by the title. RecycleMania is a friendly benchmarking competition that promotes solid waste reduction and emphasizes the reduction of resource consumption on campus. Rewards are given to…

  • CMC professor’s passion for teaching leads to potential acclaim

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    Curtis Bender nominated to Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame One hundred and forty members of the Colorado Ski & Snowboard Museum’s voting panel began casting their ballots last week to elect four new members of the Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame. Colorado Mountain College’s Ski Area Management professor Curtis W. Bender is among…

  • Sound Practices: Performing College Reading and Writing

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    First-year student success strategy at Colorado Mountain College Joyce Mosher, Associate Professor English Communications at Summit, has published an article in the e-journal for the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience, the premier Student Success organization in the country. Joyce’s article, Sound Practices: Performing College Reading and Writing, presents ways for student voices…

  • Colorado Culinary Hall of Fame Celebration

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    Celebration bestows top honors on CMC staff and students Colorado Mountain College Culinary instructor Travis Smith and a team of Colorado Mountain College Culinary Students were recognized last month at the American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) inaugural Culinary Hall of Fame celebration. Smith was crowned as the Colorado Chef of the Year. The students were chosen…

  • CMC SKY Club annual fundraising raffle arrives March 23rd!

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    Black holes, dark energy, telescopes ( and free cookies too…..) The student astronomy club at the Alpine Campus, the SKY Club, is having its annual fundraising raffle. The prize is a beautiful matted and framed photograph of “Orion’s Nebula,” taken by Jimmy Westlake through his 11-inch Celestron telescope.  Read on if you’re interested in supporting…

  • The Cat’s Meow Variety Show at CMC

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    Benefit for Rifle Animal Shelter March 18 at CMC Rifle Next Friday, March 18, “Linda Jenks & Company” will present their 2nd annual “Cat’s Meow” Variety Show, at the CMC Auditorium in Rifle. The event will feature many of your favorite local talents and friends. The show is a benefit for the Rifle Animal Shelter…

  • The craft of culinary arts at Colorado Mountain College

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    What to do with the red snapper, shrimp, cilantro, grapefruit, and purple potatoes in your fridge? This article first appeared in the Vail Daily on March 7, 2011. By Wren Wertin. In a world where talented, experienced and media-savvy chefs are consistently in the mainstream television rotation, it’s easy to forget it takes years of…

  • CMC Alpine skiers head to Nationals

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    Five Colorado Mountain College team members to duel in Sun Valley Five members of the Colorado Mountain College men’s Alpine team will be competing in the U.S. Collegiate Skiing and Snowboarding Association National Championships in Sun Valley, which start tomorrow.  The team competes in giant slalom Thursday and slalom Saturday. Follow their progress atathttp://www.uscsa.com/video/uscsa-tv

  • Goodbye to Founding CMC Trustee John Samuelson

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    Former Post owner/editor John Samuelson dies at 95 This article was first published in the Tuesday, March 8, 2011 edition of the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Local journalism lost another of its voices of the past on Saturday, March 5, when former Glenwood Post owner and editor John…