Tag: Partnerships
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Give me shelter
Colorado Animal Rescue (CARE) and the Aspen Animal Shelter create safety net for other shelters This article originally appeared in the Aspen Daily News. By Chad Abraham. The pig arrived at Colorado Animal Rescue outside Glenwood Springs on Wednesday from the Front Range. Oinking quietly in an employee’s arms, the swine helps define one of…
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Ready to Loppet?!
Ready for an intense lung burn for a great cause? Get your wax on for the Leadville Loppet this weekend! The ninth annual Loppet’s 10K, 22k and 44k nordic ski race courses start at CMC in Leadville, rolling along the Timberline Trail network before jumping onto the Mineral Belt trail and then returning to CMC…
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Sustainability student turns recycling passion into business
Erick Becerril wants to get his hands on your garbage. If that seems odd and unsavory, consider the context. Becerril, at age 23, is the enthusiastic founder of a Summit County waste diversion business called Faction and Company. His business takes care of waste from residential and small commercial clients by ensuring that separated compostable…
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“Ice Age Death Trap” premieres tonight on NOVA
Documentary primes fans of world-famous dig for March 20 release of Digging Snowmastodon NOVA focuses on the historic Ice Age fossil discovery near Snowmass Village in a documentary that debuts Wed., Feb. 1 on Rocky Mountain PBS. “Ice Age Death Trap” premieres at 8 p.m. The national television special follows scientists as they race against…
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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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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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Guest Commentary: At-risk students deserve support
This article first ran in the Denver Post. By Laurie Marano and Debra Crawford. We know from recent news reports that close to 200,000 children in Colorado are living below the poverty line: That’s less than $20,650 for a family of four. Time and again evidence has shown that access to education and job training…
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Local paramedic program gaining national attention
Specially trained paramedics visit patients at their homes This article first published in the Eagle Valley Enterprise. By Derek Franz. EAGLE, Colorado — Since it officially launched June 1, Western Eagle County Ambulance District’s Community Paramedics program has received national attention. The Eagle Valley Enterprise ran a story on the futuristic program in July 2010,…
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Like Chili? Enter yours at Ullr Fest!
Breckenridge Rotary club Ullr Chili competition raises funds for Colorado Mountain College scholarships If you have a taste for chili, consider being a judge in the Fifth Annual Chilly Chili Cook-off Saturday, Jan. 14 at the Riverwalk Center, as part of Ullr Fest. The event, sponsored by the Breckenridge Mountain Rotary Club, draws chili cooks…