Author: coloradomountaincollege
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Volunteer Fair in Edwards
Several organizations from the Vail Valley that are seeking volunteers will be at the Volunteer Fair at Colorado Mountain College today from 4 to 6 p.m. Come and learn how you can get involved in our community by volunteering for one of the awesome volunteer organizations in the valley.
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Jimmy Westlake: Partial solar eclipse coming Thursday
Jimmy Westlake’s Celestial News column appears Tuesdays in the Steamboat Today. Find more columns by Westlake here. Steamboat Springs — The shadow of the moon will swoop across almost all of North America on Thursday when the moon crosses paths with the sun This eclipse will not be total or annular from anywhere on Earth;…
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Sopris Theatre Company at Colorado Mountain College opens its season with one of its ‘most challenging shows’
This article was published in the Post Independent. By Jessica Cabe. Gary Ketzenbarger, artistic director for Colorado Mountain College’s Sopris Theatre Company, says in many ways Lanford Wilson’s “The Rimers of Eldritch” is his favorite American play. “It captures that kind of small-town Americana atmosphere, and it’s also so experimental,” said Ketzenbarger, who also acts…
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Earth Science Week Speaker Series at CMC Leadville
Curious to learn more about avalanches, the Yellowstone Caldera (more active than you think!), earthquakes, and the environmental impacts of mining? Catch a CMC Leadville Earth Science Speaker Series event, ongoing all week. For schedule, see poster below. Enjoy the learning!
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1000 Words: Got College?
Approximately 2,000 high school students attended the Colorado Western Slope College Fair on Oct. 5 in Aspen. Buses, sponsored by CMC, brought students to the fair from 79 rural and mountain communities; some students had to travel for hours and spend the night in Aspen High School’s gym in order to attend. Representatives from CMC…
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Events to showcase local harvest
This article was published in the Steamboat Today. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — Planting a seed evokes feelings of anticipation, hopeful expectations and patience while waiting for the first sight of a sprout, Robyn Washburn said. “That’s why you garden: for that magic that happens when you put a little tiny seed in the…
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CMC Partnership Puts Solar Atop Another Library
This article appeared in the Fall 2014 issue of Garfield County Libraries Page by Page publication. In 2012, the Garfield County Libraries first partnered with Colorado Mountain College (CMC) to put a 10 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system on the New Castle Branch Library. In 2013, CMC returned to put a 19.6 kW array on…
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Jimmy Westlake: Total lunar eclipse coming next week
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Pilot. By Jimmy Westlake Steamboat Springs — You have to go back 11 years for the last time that two total lunar eclipses were visible from Colorado in the same calendar year. The second total eclipse of the moon this year happens during the wee morning hours of…
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Electric rally takes advantage of Western Slope charging stations
The Electric Vehicle Rally of the Rockies, an event created by electric car advocates to highlight the growing viability of electric cars as a regional transportation option, took place Friday, Oct. 3 and wrapped up at Colorado Mountain College in Carbondale. The event received coverage from CBS Denver, the Glenwood Post Independent, the Aspen Times…