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elcome to our second edition of M magazine. We received great feedback from our first effort , and thank everyone for their compliments and support of our new publication. Our intention is to focus on personal-interest stories, giving us a better understanding of our community. The community has been very welcoming and helpful with this product . Our cover portrays the famous Mindy Baumgardner and her two beautiful daughters, Hailey and Bethany. In our continual effort to promote the shop-local movement , the Baumgardners modeled clothes from local retailers Nina Suzanne’s, Pollux, and SheShe Boutique. The main theme of this edition is higher education in Montrose. We showcase three nontraditional students, Amiessa Jutten, Matt Box and Tanya Hawk, who took classes at Colorado Mesa University-Montrose and have successfully completed degrees. There’s a great article on CMU’s capital campaign, and we connect with Joey Montoya Boese on the campus renovation that took place this summer. We catch up with professor Rhonda Claridge, a local CMU English instructor, and student services coordinator Chris Wilcox, who welcomes incoming students. You’ll learn about Frank Gauna, an 82-year-old multimedia artist who still paints with incredible vigor. Not that we’re trying to solely focus on downtown, but we also have some great information on Amazing Glaze and The Pickled Painter. There’s nothing better than catching up with old friends Jim and Jeannie Hougnon. And if you’re an alum of Montrose High School, you may like to reconnect with Kimry Gemmell, Jacque Adragna and Mike DeJulio, and find out how they’re doing. Take the time to learn a bit more about the wonderful people who make up our community. Just like CMU’s presence in Montrose, we must continually improve our understanding and knowledge of this city. We always appreciate feedback on what you like and what we could improve upon. Thanks for taking the time to read M. It is your community. Francis Wick Publisher
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Magazine • Fall 2012
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