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  • ‘Moonshine in Breckenridge’ this weekend

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    Weekend getaway offers luxury, learning and history This weekend Colorado Mountain College in Breckenridge hosts a two-day getaway centered on fine dining and spirits, set in a historical context. On Saturday, July 28, learn from distiller Jordan Via how mountain snowmelt has helped to create Gold Medal-winning Breckenridge Bourbon Whiskey, made by Breckenridge Distillery. Then…

  • February Face Shots… In July (Part 2!)

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    Champagne Suffocation At the height of summer, we thought we’d show a series of footage from CMC’s video library highlighting grin-inducing face shots from winter, to remind us all why that other season near our campuses is also wonderful and amazing. Today’s segment presents CMC student Ben Saheb’s  “Champagne Suffocation,” shot on the famous 27-inch…

  • ASCENT program provides free tuition for rising high school seniors

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    Students from Eagle County Schools take on new challenges at Colorado Mountain College Eagle, CO — A wise man once said that you can have everything in this world if you sacrifice everything for it, but what he meant was nothing comes without a price. Eagle County Schools (ECS) and Colorado Mountain College (CMC) are…

  • Alton Scales says good-bye to CMC

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    No permanent CMC replacement yet; jazz performance Saturday This article first appeared in the Summit Daily News. By Kathryn Turner. Following his last day as CEO of Colorado Mountain College in Summit County, Alton Scales is preparing to start his new job as president of the Community College of Aurora. The departure “has saddened me…

  • A new look for WebAdvisor

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    For the past three years, the WebAdvisor Work Group has focused on improving the user experience. In 2011-2012 the WebAdvisor Workgroup focused on expanding the key word search functionality and creating a guest user landing page.  The expanded key word search was implemented back in the winter. The guest user landing page will go LIVE…

  • Internationally exhibited artist’s show to reopen Colorado Mountain College gallery

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    Opening Reception July 20 at CMC’s new art gallery Colorado Mountain College will celebrate the reopening of its downtown Glenwood Springs gallery in its new home, with an exhibit from renowned Santa Fe artist Michael Kessler. Kessler’s abstract paintings have brought him international honors, including the Rome Prize for painting from the American Academy in…

  • Firefighter training to cause visible smoke

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    [EDWARDS] – Colorado Mountain College is conducting training for current and future Colorado firefighters. The class is based on National Fire Protection Association 1001 – Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications, and teaches basic firefighting skills. Those attending the class will receive practice extinguishing training fires at Colorado Mountain College’s fire service training site in…

  • February Face Shots….In July

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    Sendin’ It in Steamboat: Episode 3 At the height of summer, Steamboat blogger Dustin Eldridge has been busy editing footage of snowboarding he filmed last year.  Given the heat and fires we’ve been experiencing in Colorado, we thought you all might enjoy these shiver and grin-inducing face shots from the 27-inch powder day Steamboat enjoyed…

  • Isaacson School for New Media Dedication Day July 18

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    Public invited to meet Walter Isaacson and learn about CMC’s new school in Aspen and Glenwood Springs On July 18 Colorado Mountain College will celebrate the Dedication Day of its new Isaacson School for New Media, with numerous events at the Aspen District Theatre. Free events open to the public are: • 9:30-11:30 a.m.: Dedication…

  • Highway 24 to Leadville Now Closed

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    After planning to reopen one lane of traffic on U.S. Highway 24 on Tuesday, the Colorado Dept. of Transportation reversed that decision and closed the highway for an indefinite period. The sink hole at mile marker 165, first estimated at 45 feet deep, was determined to be a collapsed railroad tunnel and was some 100…