Mesa County retailers sold 110 winning lottery tickets worth more than $599 each during the 2013 fiscal year, bringing collective winnings to nearly $600,000, the Colorado Lottery reported. That total doesn’t include a $2 million Powerball ticket sold at East Valley Liquors in Clifton on Aug. 8. During the 2012 calendar year, Mesa County retailers […]
Hilltop Community Resources in Grand Junction has received a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation for more than $139,000 for each of three years. The grant will support four Hilltop programs that offer health care education and access to low-income families in Mesa as well as Delta and Montrose counties. For more information about Hilltop […]
A new program offers nonprofit organizations a way to connect with donors by posting information on the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce website. The Chamber for Good program allows local organizations with tax-exempt status that serve local needs to post general information about their operations as well as specific information about needed donations, whether […]
Main Street Bagels has added Palisade peaches to the fare available at the artisan bakery and cafe in downtown Grand Junction. For a limited time, peach muffins and rolls, peach pie granola and fresh peach smoothies will be served. Other local produce also will be served in salads, sandwiches and soups. Located at 559 Main […]
McDonald’s restaurants in Colorado will serve up free fare to school children as part of an effort to promote the importance of a good breakfast. From 6 to 9 a.m. Sept. 4, participating restaurants will serve free breakfasts to students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The fare will include an Egg McMuffin or Egg White […]
Unifirst Mortgage in Grand Junction has scheduled a client appreciation night for Sept. 6 at Canyon View Park, near 24 Road and Interstate Highway 70. The event will offer an old-fashioned drive-in movie night and include a car show, costume contest, food and drinks and games for children. The event is set to start at […]
Brownlee Appraisal Services in Grand Junction has scheduled its annual Value the Valley picnic for Sept. 26. The free event is set for 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the grand pavilion at Canyon View Park near 24 Road and Interstate Highway 70. The event is open to the public and will include food and prizes. […]
A book scheduled for publication in October will detail the history of City Market and the family that founded and operated the supermarket chain. History Press based in South Carolina secured the rights to publish “The History of City Market: The Brothers Four and the Back Slope Empire.” Written by Tony Prinster, the last member […]
A mechanical engineering degree program offered jointly by Colorado Mesa University and the University of Colorado has earned accreditation. The recognition comes from the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, an organization that accredits college and university programs in applied science, computing, engineering and engineering technology. The partnership program allows students to earn a bachelor’s degree […]
New York lies once again at the center of a controversy commanding national attention. This time, it’s not (just) Anthony Wiener’s eccentric cell phone use that’s catching the nation’s attention, but something with more serious implications. Federal district judge Shira A. Scheindlin managed to arrive at the decision the NYPD stop-and-frisk — more accurately called […]