Five businesses joined in a project to install a solar-powered charging station at West Middle School in Grand Junction. Alpine Bank, Capco, High Noon Solar, Reynolds Polymer and West Star Aviation partnered with Mesa County School District 51 in the project. The Western Colorado Community Foundation Conservation, Outdoor Recreation and Environment Fund provided $3,000. Located […]
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Mesa County is among the latest recipients of grants awarded by the Taco Bell Foundation. The $2,840 grant will help fund advocacy and resources that educate and inspire the next generation of leaders. “We are honored to partner with the Taco Bell Foundation in championing the success and dreams of […]
The Roice-Hurst Humane Society marked the fifth anniversary of establishing its Animal Resource Center and efforts to strengthen bonds between pets and their owners. Since it was established in June 2016, the center has provided pet behavior and training classes; free and low-cost spay, neuter and vaccination clinics; crisis boarding; and thousands of pounds of […]
The Colorado Mesa University Foundation in Grand Junction is among the recipients of the latest grants from Pinnacol Assurance. The workers compensation insurer awarded a total of nearly $300,000 grants to 14 nonprofits. Edie Sonn, vice president of communications and public affairs at Pinnacol Assurance, said the grants promote business and work force development — […]
Community Hospital in Grand Junction has once again been recognized as a Health Links Certified Healthy Workplace Leader, a designation that reflects efforts to foster a culture of health and safety. “We are extremely proud to have earned this certification for the fifth year in a row,” said Lana Birch, wellness coordinator at Community Hospital. […]
To the editor: After attending a state of the valley presentation where local government officials explained that they rate “attainable housing” as a top priority, it occurred to me that there might be a simple way for local governments to financially assist with this issue: give money to construction companies. The City of Grand Junction, […]
About 2,200 federal assistance programs were available to the American public in 2013, according to Government Book Talk. It appears that was the year the publication stopped counting because programs weren’t enumerated in recent publications. It’s likely safe to assume many programs have since been added. The General Services Administration has a database of programs […]
It’s been said facts are stubborn things, but statistics are pliable. In other words, statistics mean never having to say you’re certain. British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli was famously credited for lumping in statistics with lies and damned lies. Given the number of humorous quotes about statistics, it’s tempting to make up a statistic about […]
But in this day and age, much of PR has become plausible repudiation. How’s that, Craig? Well, considering I’m surrounded by it daily in my job, I see this in many ways and forms every time I open my inbox. Whether it’s by commission, omission or flat out diversion, it happens all the time. Back […]
Many counties and states across the country have experienced declines in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths — including Colorado as a whole. Mesa County doesn’t follow that trend, however. Driven by multiple highly infectious variants and a relatively low vaccination rate, Mesa County had the second-highest one-week COVID-19 incidence (infection) rate and highest one-week COVID-19 […]