Tag: Glenwood Springs
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Glenwood Springs event engineered to entice kids into science
CMC in Glenwood Springs hosts CU Boulder Science Discovery workshop for young Western Slope students. This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Will Grandbois. Ladies and gentlemen, step right up!” Eric Carpenter proclaimed with the aplomb of a stage magician. Carpenter was one of three members of the University of Colorado at Boulder’s…
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GarCo Sewing Works stitches lives back together
This article was published in the Post Independent. By Amy Hadden Marsh. GarCo Sewing Works celebrates its second anniversary this month. Founded with the goal of lifting single mothers out of welfare by teaching skills and providing work, the organization has helped 11 women so far find meaningful employment. The women, referred by Garfield County’s…
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Whimsical mixed-media sculptures mix edgy, playful
Exhibit opens at CMC ArtShare Gallery Oct. 11 When Janet Nelson started looking for sculptures to include in her upcoming show at the CMC ArtShare Gallery, she was drawn to her more unusual pieces. “I have a dark humor and I have a silly side,” said Nelson. “This show is a reflection of me. The…
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Students urged to finish GED before January
Time is running out for students to complete current test By Kristin Carlson Paty Cruz is working hard to complete her general equivalency diploma before the existing test is retired in January. “I’m trying to beat the baby,” said Cruz, a student at the Colorado Mountain College Learning Lab in Glenwood Springs who is expecting…
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It’s never too late to earn a GED
At 52, man receives diploma, improves job prospects By Beth Zukowski Had he not earned his GED last year, John Baker says, “I’d still be looking for work.” In 2010, Baker was unemployed. He and his family moved to the Roaring Fork Valley from Dolores, Colo., so that his sons could attend the Waldorf School.…
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Faculty of Year honorees focus on students: online and in classroom
Campus recipient receives collegewide award By Stefanie Kilts Jason Vargas owes it to a very special mentor that he is now teaching math at Colorado Mountain College. Dr. Elena Marchisotto, the director of the developmental math program at Cal State University – Northridge where Vargas attended college, recognized his potential and encouraged him to pursue…
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Spellebration 2013
“Spellebration” returns to Glenwood! Literacy Outreach and CMC Learning Lab will once again be sponsoring this annual community event, which features teams of three competing in an old-fashioned adult spelling bee. Each team is sponsored by businesses and individuals from all over Garfield County. At Spellebration, spelling teams dress according to each event’s annual theme.…
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Children’s Mini College hosting 10th Annual Chocolate Extravaganza
Chocolate lovers, rejoice: CMC Children’s Mini College in Glenwood Springs is hosting its 10th annual Chocolate Extravaganza Friday, Feb. 1 from 6 – 7:30 PM at the Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Center. The event consists of a drawing – including a grand prize of a golf round at the Aspen Glen Country Club and a…
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RSVP program looking for a few good volunteers
High Country RSVP (Retired Senior Volunteers Program), a sponsored program of Colorado Mountain College, has been offering tax assistance to seniors and low to moderate income individuals in Garfield County at no charge for seven years. The organization is looking for volunteers to help with this year’s program. RSVP offers training, utilizing IRS materials, to…
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Solar panels to help CARE cut utility costs
Local contributors help shelter with new array This article first appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By John Colson. SPRING VALLEY, Colorado — By today, approximately one third of the electricity powering the Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) shelter may be coming from the sun rather than conventional power plants.And, perhaps best of all the benefits…