Tag: Steamboat Springs
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Jimmy Westlake: Partial solar eclipse coming Thursday
Jimmy Westlake’s Celestial News column appears Tuesdays in the Steamboat Today. Find more columns by Westlake here. Steamboat Springs — The shadow of the moon will swoop across almost all of North America on Thursday when the moon crosses paths with the sun This eclipse will not be total or annular from anywhere on Earth;…
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Events to showcase local harvest
This article was published in the Steamboat Today. By Audrey Dwyer. Steamboat Springs — Planting a seed evokes feelings of anticipation, hopeful expectations and patience while waiting for the first sight of a sprout, Robyn Washburn said. “That’s why you garden: for that magic that happens when you put a little tiny seed in the…
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Steamboat Mountain Film Festival kicks off this weekend with TGR film showing
CMC professor Mike Martin is the producer of the Steamboat Mountain Film Festival, Steamboat’s annual showcase of local and national snowsport films. The event kicks off tonight with a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s film “Higher,” featuring Jeremy Jones, at The Sheraton Steamboat Resort. This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot. Steamboat Springs —…
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Tom Ross: CMC biology professor witnesses aftermath of rare geothermal event
This article was published in the Steamboat Pilot & Today. By Tom Ross. Steamboat Springs — Colorado Mountain College biology professor Shawn Sigstedt was thrilled this week to witness the roar of a towering plume of steam issuing from the Steamboat Geyser. But residents of Steamboat Springs needn’t leap up from their desks to rush…
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Colorado-based photographer to exhibit work at CMC-Steamboat
An exhibit of Basalt, Colo., photographer Gayle Waterman’s abstract work will be on display at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs beginning Aug. 28. Through use of color and interpretative design, Waterman’s work shows an affinity for 20th century abstract painters Wassily Kandinsky and Georgia O’Keeffe. Waterman says she has a passion for taking an…
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More than 250 new students boost enrollment at CMC
This article first appeared in the Steamboat Today. By Teresa Ristow. Steamboat Springs — Enrollment at Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs is on the rise with increased applicants and more than 250 new students, college administrators announced this week. Classes began Monday at the Alpine Campus, one of three residential campuses and eight community…
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Community Agriculture Alliance: Sustainable agriculture is a year-round endeavor
CMC Sustainability Studies student Megan Walker wrote about her summer exploration into sustainable agriculture for the Steamboat Pilot’s Community Agriculture Alliance column, a weekly column written by area farmers, ranchers and policymakers. The column is published on Fridays in the Steamboat Today. Walker’s column is republished below. Read more columns here. This summer, I embarked…
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Feel the love, Wilderness.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Wilderness Act, Steamboat Magazine asked people, “What does wilderness mean to you?” The staff talked with artists, ranchers, naturalists, land managers, photographers and many Steamboat Magazine contributors featured in the magazine’s pages throughout the years. CMC professor Tina Evans was one of contributors whose words were featured…
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CMC sustainability studies program featured in Homelink magazine
Whitney Chandler wrote about her experience as a Colorado Mountain College sustainability studies student for the Summer 2014 issue of Homelink magazine. A second article penned by Chandler featured the college’s first annual Sustainability Conference and was published in the same issue. “Being a part of the program has opened doors for me in ways…
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CMC Ski Team shines with academic honors
CMC athletes earn Phi Theta Kappa and All Academic honors Students on Colorado Mountain College’s Alpine Ski Team juggle academics with an intense travel schedule. Despite the extra challenge incurred by life on the road, the team managed to earn a cumulative GPA of 3.55 during the spring 2014 semester. Two students, Will Cutler and…