The Mesa County Public Health Department’s Nurse-Family Partnership team is celebrating its clients at its annual Fall Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m. to noon at Long Family Memorial Park’s Mt. Garfield Shelter, 3117 F Road. The shelter is near the pond and children’s playground. There will be free food, activities for kids, raffle […]
Triple Play Records partnered with local artist Trevor Hall to build a Jukebox Statue made of steel to be included as one of the Downtown Grand Junction Art on the Corner permanent installations. The statue now displayed in front of Triple Play Records, 530 Main St., was unveiled Oct. 4 during the Downtown Art Festival […]
The America 250 – Colorado 150 Commission has launched a new statewide drone show series, and the Palisade Peach Festival has been selected as one of the featured stops. This initiative commemorates both the 250th anniversary of American independence and the 150th anniversary of Colorado’s statehood with family-friendly celebrations across the state. Each show will […]
Jessica Burford, president and CEO of the Palisade Chamber of Commerce, has been appointed to the Mesa County Workforce Development Board, the chamber said in a Facebook post. “I hope to bring the perspective of businesses outside of Grand Junction … our orchards, vineyards, farms, small shops and trades-based employers that are the backbone of […]
With a combined 51 years of service and 127 children served, three CASA volunteers are being recognized for their extraordinary dedication to children in foster care. Dawn Dillon, Bonnie Allison and Dorothy Rinderle have each given more than a decade of their lives to ensure that children in foster care have a voice in court […]
With cooler weather and transition into fall, the City of Grand Junction closed two popular outdoor amenities for the season: the Dos Rios Splash Park and portions of the grass, off-leash dog park at Las Colonias. The Dos Rios Splash Park closed at the end of September after a busy summer that welcomed hundreds of […]
Treasurer technician Arna Hoffman is the new Mesa County treasurer after being appointed by the Board of Mesa County Commissioners to fill the vacant position, according to a Sept. 30 news release from the county. Hoffman succeeds Sheila Reiner, who resigned as county treasurer and public trustee on Sept. 9 to serve as Mesa County’s […]
The City of Grand Junction will host the fourth annual Water Lights at Night on Oct. 11 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Butterfly Pond at Las Colonias Park. Admission is free. “Water lanterns have been used in many different cultures for thousands of years, and their meaning can be a very personal one,” […]
The Grand Junction Regional Airport was awarded a $38 million grant from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program to fund the first phase of pavement construction for a new primary runway, the airport said in a news release. With this grant, the airport has been awarded more than $53 million in AIP grant funding […]
Hawaii Street Food brings its trailer to GJ – to stay Tim Harty, The Business Times Cue Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere” to play in the background before you ask Dante Tripi, a chef who is French classically trained, to list the cities where he has worked in fine-dining restaurants during the past 20-25 years. […]