Last Week for Leadville Students The Lake County School District will wrap up its 2020-21 school year this week. A big gold star for all the students, teachers, staff and parents for another successful year! The following are some highlights […]
Dark Skies Studies Bring Best in Class By Carrie Click, Colorado Mountain College “For these students, competing in The Wright Collegiate Challenge meant jumping into the deep end and figuring it out,” said Chuck Sullivan, the organization’s executive director. “These […]
Spelling, History Uncovered in Leadville “I am ashamed to tell it,” he said, “but that is mine.” The year was 1884 and Leadville was busting at the seams. If it seems a bit overstuffed in Leadville Today, just add another […]
College To Initiate Replacement Search “We are grateful for her hard work, and confident that she’s leaving our local campus in good hands,” said Bob Hartzell regarding the announcement that Colorado Mountain College (CMC) vice president and dean of the Leadville […]
Sex, Religion and Your High School By Joyce Rankin, Colorado Board of Education What is going on in your local school these days? Whether online or in-person, taxpayers, parents, school board members, teachers, principals and superintendents need to need to […]
CMC: Expanding for Impact By Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, CMC President Recently, I received my first COVID-19 vaccination. As the nurse who administered my shot – a Colorado Mountain College nursing program graduate – placed a small bandage on the injection […]
Help Mt. Massive This Summer By Hannah Clark, CFI Volunteer Coordinator Colorado Fourteener Initiative (CFI) is excited to announce that the 2021 volunteer opportunities are now available for registration! Thank you for your understanding and support in 2020 as we […]
The Matchless Mine, Myths and Mining Heroes In honor of Women’s History Month which is celebrated in March, here’s a little-known story (often refuted!) about Baby Doe Tabor, one of Leadville’s most notable women. There has been so much written […]
Colorado Hall of Fame Inductees A Secretary of the Interior and Colorado State Attorney General, a journalist and publisher, a frontier physician, a suffragist, journalists, educators, head of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, lawyers/civil rights activists, a community builder […]
Panthers Finish Season With Highs, Lows By Danielle Ryan, LCHS Ski Team Last week Loveland Ski Area hosted the CHSAA Alpine Skiing State Championships Thursday and Friday March 11th and 12th. With the impending snow getting delayed in the forecast […]
Panthers Last Chance Before State By Danielle Ryan, Ski Coach The Lake County High School Alpine team traveled to Loveland on March 2 for one last Slalom scrimmage before State Championships on the same hill March 11-12. It was a […]
Under The Heart-Shaped Crater of Mt. Elbert It’s Valentine’s Day and President’s Day Weekend. Traditionally seen as a mid-season, high-country wham-bam good time, with COVID restrictions in place, the 3-day extravaganza will likely play out with a little less passion. […]
