Tag: Partnerships
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Children’s mini college aligned to Italian pre-school model
Open House scheduled for tonight This article was first published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent. By Niki Delson, High Country RSVP What do you think the city of Glenwood Springs imports from a prosperous town located in the hills of northern Italy? A culinary expert might guess that our best chefs import the famous…
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Fossil find mini-series set in Snowmass Village
“Paleoenvironments” presentation kicks off series tonight Colorado Mountain College instructors will present a weekly mini-series of presentations, “A Walk Back in (Ice Age) Time,” on topics related to the Ziegler Reservoir fossil site in Snowmass Village. The sessions are free and open to the public. Each will be held on a Friday from Aug. 5…
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CMC to chip in for community food drive
Colorado Animal Rescue, RSVP and CMC partner for Colorado Cares Day Colorado Mountain College, Colorado Animal Rescue and the High Country Retired Senior Volunteer Program are pitching in to help Food Bank of the Rockies with a food drive as part of the 13th annual Colorado Cares Day. The food drive will be held from…
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Area teachers diggin’ what they learned at Snowmass fossil site
Experience to help CMC contingent develop climate model This article first appeared in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on July 2, 2011. By John Stroud. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado — Sandy Jackson’s career teaching archaeology has taken her throughout the southwestern United States on various field expeditions looking for human artifacts that are maybe several hundred…
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Soldiers in Project Healing Waters visit Lake County
This article was published in the Herald Democrat on June 16. By Lori Meurs-CMC Amongst the tranquility and splendor of the mountains, wounded soldiers were renewing their minds and bodies. This was the scene in Lake County as ten Fort Carson soldiers and their two fellow medic/driver troops took in the grandeur of the surrounding…
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An artist with a sculptural aesthetic
CMC Ceramics instructor to exhibit at Art on the Rockies Reprinted from the Vail Daily. By Brenda Himelfarb Artist Colleen Sullivan Everett is gregarious and energetic. Everett, the executive director of the Vail Valley Arts League, is one busy lady who juggles her time promoting the arts in the valley, teaching ceramics at Colorado Mountain…
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Bike To Work!
Get on your bike and ride! Communities across the country will celebrate Bike To Work day tomorrow, June 22nd. The League of American Bicyclists has been sponsoring the event since 1956 in order to raise awareness about bicycle commuting. Bike to Work Day is a grassroots effort to educate consumers about the benefits of using…
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Excavation leader speaks at Colorado Mountain College June 15
Dr. Kirk Johnson reveals the latest news from the Ice Age fossil dig near Snowmass Village Paleobotanist Dr. Kirk Johnson of the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will share the latest news from the Ice Age fossil excavation on June 15 at Colorado Mountain College. He is the leader of the museum’s excavation team…
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CMC Foundation receives 85K to support Dual Credit program
Energy industry partners Encana and Bill Barrett Corp gift funds This article was first published in the Tuesday, May 3rd edition of the Glenwood Springs Independent. By Theresa Hamilton. When Alyssa Jacobs graduates from Coal Ridge High School in two years, she will be able to enter college with nearly a year’s worth of credit…
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Fresh, Organic Basil at 10,000 Feet?
Colorado Mountain College’s Leadership class digging for options This entry first appeared in Westword magazine’s “Cafe Society” blog, by Kyle Garratt: http://colomtn.me/CMCWestword When Amber Brummer was last in California, where she grew up, she bought a bunch of basil for 25 cents. That same amount would cost her about five dollars in Summit County, where…