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Eagle County audiences to explore ‘Doubt’
Two upcoming events centered around complex moral questions This article was originally published in the Vail Daily News. By Tracey Flower. “What do you do when you’re not sure?” Father Flynn (Phillip Seymour Hoffman) poses this question to his congregation in the opening scene of John Patrick Shanley’s 2008 film “Doubt.” He warns them, “Doubt…
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CMC trustees postpone decision on 2012-13 tuition
[GLENWOOD SPRINGS] – At today’s meeting of the Colorado Mountain College Board of Trustees, the board considered two tuition-related action items. Trustees voted to table a decision on setting 2012-13 tuition and fees until the next board meeting, pending the receipt of more budget information. The board had been requested either to keep next year’s…
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Let’s do the Time Warp at Spring Valley!
Following auditions Jan. 22 and 23, Colorado Mountain College Theatre has announced the cast for its April production of “The Rocky Horror Show” at Spring Valley, near Glenwood Springs. The cast includes Paige Ulmer, Alexander Rain, Michael Banks, Colby Schaller, Cassidy Willey, Taylor Gilman and Nyle Kenning. Here’s a sneak preview of the complete cast…
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CMC staff tour new Steamboat building
Colorado Mountain College staff in Steamboat took a tour of the new 60,000 square foot building last Friday. Staff members signed their names on the last steel beam that will go up in the building. Joel Reichenberger, Steamboat Pilot and Today reporter, was on hand to capture a few photos and published them in today’s…
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Sarah Sent Snow!
A CMC student pays tribute to friend Sarah Burke This article first appeared in CMC student Ali Gingras’ blog See What I See. The evening of Sarah’s death I had a friend of a friend print out some die-cuts I designed to put on my helmet. Me and my boyfriend had planned on going to…
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Student combines CMC studies with pro snowboard career
Jake Black finds resonance with CMC’s Sustainability Studies degree Jake Black was born and raised in Summit County, making him that rarest of things: a true Local. And true to the culture of his ski town home, his parents had him and his two brothers on skis as soon as they were walking. It was…
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Where the Heart Is
This article first appeared in CMC student Bailey Peth’s blog Loving Life at 6700 ft Music: The String Cheese Incident, Naive Melody (This Must Be the Place) It is odd how a place can turn into a home so quickly. I lived more or less in the same house for eighteen years, and it only…
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One Book, One Valley read announced in Avon Tuesday
‘Doc’ by author Mary Doria Russell chosen as community book Minturn Mayor Pro Tem George Brodin, Avon Mayor Rich Carroll, Vail Mayor Andy Daly and Eagle Mayor Pro Tem Kraige Kinney hold the book “Doc,” by Mary Doria Russell, during the launch of One Book, One Valley on Tuesday at the Avon Public Library. One…
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Retired fire truck stays in the valley
Colorado Mountain College receives gift of pumper truck EDWARDS, Colorado — Old fire trucks rarely retire — usually, they’re passed down from bigger, more affluent departments to smaller ones, eventually ending up as parts for other trucks. But an Eagle River Fire Protection District pumper truck has earned the mechanical equivalent of a long retirement…
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Ullr – Pleased by Ullr Fest?
This post was originally published in See What I See. By Ali Gingras. This past weekend was Ullr Fest in Breckenridge, which is the wackiest festival here all year. Ullr is “the God of snow”, so of course we have to throw him a festival to please him. Usually I’m not stoked on Ullr Fest…