Tag: rifle
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Nontraditional route
This article was published in the Rifle Citizen Telegram. By Theresa Hamilton. Rifle High School senior Whitney Vance isn’t one for order. For Vance and fellow Rifle High School senior Kylie Orgill, the tradition of earning a high school diploma before an advanced degree is thrown out the window. Vance and Orgill are the two…
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In solar energy, Rifle shines most brightly
This article was published in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Randy Essex. In at least one way, Honolulu’s got nothing on Rifle. Honolulu, coping with Hawaii’s high costs to import petroleum products, leads major American cities in solar power generated per person, at 265 watts. It’s far ahead of No. 2 San Jose, California, which…
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Words of wisdom brought Hazel Miller to Colorado
Popular performer to appear in free concerts at CMC. By Mike McKibbin Mom’s advice paid off for Hazel Miller. It led the now-popular singer to leave her home as a young adult in Louisville, Ky., and eventually travel the world, performing jazz, gospel, blues and R&B. “When I was 16, she saw me perform in…
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Empty Bowls soon to be filled at Grand River’s Meals on Wheels event
CMC, Grand River Health form partnership for fundraising on March 11 Two entities in the Rifle community are preparing to raise funds while providing students opportunities to use their artistic and culinary skills for a worthy cause. Organizers are busy getting ready for the March for Meals “Empty Bowls” Lunch event on March 11 at…
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Just try not to have fun at upcoming Swing Je T’aime concert
Colorado Mountain College presents lively ‘community music’ Feb. 20. By Carrie Click By this time, winter may be getting you down, but an upcoming live concert at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle is sure to pick up the spirits of even the most ornery among us. Not only that – the concert is free and…
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Garfield, Pitkin combine for No. 1 in Arts Vibrancy Index
This article appeared in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Jessica Cabe. Glenwood Springs has been named the No. 1 small city in the nation in the first-ever “Arts Vibrancy Index” compiled by Southern Methodist University’s National Center for Arts Research. “Glenwood Springs” — which in this study represents all of Garfield and Pitkin counties —…
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Women bring apparel manufacturing to Rifle
New sustainable venture partners with CMC and Garfield County’s Garco Sewing Works to bring new apparel business to Rifle. This article was printed in the Glenwood Post Independent. By Bob Ward. Tired of seeing “Made in China” tags on your clothing? Then take a look at The Whole Works, a new apparel-manufacturing operation coming to…
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Colorado Mountain College landscape painting exhibit comes ‘Close to Home’
Five renowned artists are your neighbors By Carrie Click Usually, it goes something like this: You arrive at an art exhibit and look around. If it’s a landscape show, you admire the talent and perspective of the painters, but you don’t recognize the scenes depicted. They depict a far-off beach or city, or maybe a…
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Less talk, more action
The Colorado Climate Summit moves past the conversation about climate change and toward solving the problem The following article on the Colorado Climate Summit was published in the Boulder Weekly. CMC Rifle instructor Chris Ellis, who teaches in the college’s solar energy program, is featured at the end of the article. Ellis shares his thoughts…
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Free Parent Information Day at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle
Colorado Mountain College in Rifle is hosting a free Parent Information Day for residents living anywhere from Aspen to Parachute from 9 a.m. to noon on Nov. 1. The event is designed to give parents information they need to support their children’s current educational needs and their future higher education goals. Topics include concurrent enrollment,…