Construction is scheduled to begin this summer on a regional cancer center at Community Hospital in Grand Junction — a facility funded in part by a $1 million donation. James Pulsipher, owner of Fidelity Mortgage in Grand Junction, made the donation. It was the largest single contribution in the 30-year history of the Community Hospital […]
Jared Prochnow of Fruita has been appointed to the Colorado Juvenile Parole Board. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis appointed Prochnow to serve as a member of the public at large on the board. Prochnow succeeds Michael Rodriguez of Aurora, who resigned. Prochnow’s term expires Nov. 15, 2022. The nine-member board includes five members from the public […]
Vance Wagner, regional president of ANB Bank in Western Colorado, has been appointed to the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame Board of Directors. Jon Rizzi, executive director of the Colorado Golf Hall of Fame, welcomed the appointment. “His passion and support of the game throughout Colorado — and especially on the Western Slope — will […]
Lori Buck, mayor pro tem of Fruita, is among three appointees to the Colorado Mesa University Board of Trustees. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis appointed Buck, a Republican, to serve on the 13-member board that oversees CMU. David Foster of Denver, a Democrat, also was appointed. Allison Ream Griffin of Lafayette, a Republican, was reappointed. The […]
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15 for a specialty crop block grant program. The Colorado Department of Agriculture joins with the U.S. Department of Agriculture through the annual grant program to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through education, nutrition, promotion, research and trade. Specialty crops include fruits and dried fruits, horticulture, nursery crops, […]
A nonprofit organization that owns and manages an affordable housing community in Grand Junction has completed more than $2.4 million in renovations there. Rocky Mountain Communities completed the work at Grand Manor on Orchard Avenue. The renovations included updates to the property, including fence and roof replacements, parking lot repairs, retaining wall construction and sewer […]
Work is expected to begin in February on additional improvements to Riverbend Park in Palisade funded by a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. A $20,900 grant was awarded to the Town of Palisade in partnership with Desert Rivers Collaborative for ongoing work at the park. A crew from the Western Colorado Conservation Corps will work […]
The City of Fruita was among 14 recipients of state grants designed to promote public health and the economy in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Fruita received a $50,000 grant through the Colorado Department of Transportation Revitalizing Main Streets program. The city must provide a $5,000 matching contribution. The grant will be used to […]
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 15 for college scholarships awarded to children whose parents have been injured or killed in work-related accidents. The Pinnacol Foundation — established by the Pinnacol Assurance workers’ compensation insurance provider in Colorado — awards the scholarships. Since 2000, the Pinnacol Foundation has awarded a total of nearly $6.5 million […]
Hilltop Community Resources expects to prepare and deliver nearly 700 free meals on Christmas Eve to Grand Valley seniors homebound for the holidays. The latest number is about double the 350 meals usually delivered through the program. For seven years, Hilltop has provided holiday dinners to clients of Meals on Wheels, a St. Mary’s Medical […]