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Clear Creek County Commission recognizes work of Wheelock, Houston BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
experience,” Shay said. “At the same time create a viable cash flow in business that can put money back into programs.” The ski program and business classes fit hand-in-glove as a potential learning experience for business students to the marketing, manufacturing, tuning and repairing of skis and snowboards, according to Executive Director of Clear Creek Schools Foundation Mitch Houston. “It’s also providing great handson skills for the students, you know
The 2025 board of Clear Creek County Commissioners recently took their seats for a regular meeting with George Marlin seated in the middle, Rebecca Lloyd to the left and Jodie Hartman-Ball on the right. Former commissioner Randy Wheelock took a seat among spectators in the back of the commission room next to Sheriff Matt Harris. At the start of the meeting, commissioners took time to read and pass county resolutions recognizing the work of former commissioners Wheelock and Mitch Houston. “Commissioner Wheelock has dedicated nearly eight years of distinguished service to Clear Creek County while serving even longer as a steadfast advocate for the broader Front Range region,” read the start of resolution #25-15. “Mitch Houston — better known as Mitch House-ton (emphatically not like the city in Texas, lest anyone mistakenly assume he was a Texan in Colorado!) — has been a dedicated and valued member of the Clear Creek County community,” read resolution #25-16. Houston has mentioned to the Courant that he doesn’t mind that his name is so often mispronounced. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis selected Houston to serve as interim commissioner after the seat was left vacant following the May 6 death of Sean Wood, who represented District II for nearly eight years. “Mitch selflessly stepped up when his County needed him most, temporarily setting aside his tireless fundraising efforts for the Clear Creek Education Foundation to assume the responsibilities of
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Students in the Clear Creek High School Entrepreneur II class have joined forces with students in the ski program to create a ski business. PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL
Clear Creek High School students join forces to create a profitable ski and board shop business BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
“Creek Craft” is the new name in the ski and snowboarding industry in Clear Creek County and high school students, mentors and teachers aim to make it profitable for Clear Creek High School. Students in the Clear Creek High School Entrepreneur II class are taking their business education to the next level by creating a sustaining model for manufacturing and marketing, according to Career Connections Coordinator Dacia
Kelly. “The students in this class are learning how to start a business and they’re doing it through a real-world project rather than a hypothetical,” Kelly said. When searching for a business idea to engage students, Kelly said they realized there is a great opportunity down the hall and stairs in the high school where Outdoor Rec and Tech Instructor Ben Shay runs the Ski Program. The goal is to “open a ski room to the general public for students to do some basic maintenance on skis for hands-on
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