The Ditch & Reservoir Company Alliance — a nonprofit organization serving ditch, lateral and reservoir companies as well as irrigation districts — has scheduled its annual convention for March 6 to 8 at Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. The convention, titled “Water for Food — Food for Life,” will cover a variety of […]
David Shepard of Major Mortgage and Jay Muller of Primerica in Grand Junction have scheduled an educational open house. The event is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Major Mortgage office at 2474 Patterson Road, Suite 200. Participants will learn how to take charge of their financial futures through presentations on […]
An open house will offer information about proposed improvements to Horizon Drive in Grand Junction. The Horizon Drive Business Improvement District has scheduled the event for 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 Crossroads Blvd. The open house will offer information about newly updated plans and drawings for improvements to […]
The Colorado Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety Inspection Service have scheduled a town hall meeting in Delta to discuss meat processing and inspections. The meeting is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 27 at the Delta-Montrose Technical College, 1765 U.S. Highway 50. “The buying local movement is a great opportunity for […]
Great Clips has launched a social media contest in which the salon chain will pay participants for sharing helpful advice on how to get through hairy situations. The “Write a Helpful Note Win a C-Note” contest is scheduled to run through Feb. 28 on Facebook and will challenge participants to come up with helpful notes […]
Metabolic Research Center (MRC) has opened a location in Grand Junction, offering clients a variety of options to help them lose weight. MRC is located at 2478 Patterson Road, Suite 13. The location is one of 14 in Colorado for MRC, which has conducted business in the state for more than 20 years. The MRC […]
Staff from Lybrook Dental Center in Fruita will once again join in a national observance promoting good dental hygiene habits in children. Staff are scheduled to visit second grade students at Appleton, Rimrock and Shelledy elementary schools in Fruita on March 1 as part of the American Dental Association National Children’s Oral Health Month. “We […]
Alpine Bank will be the presenting sponsor and Remy Cointreau the title sponsor of Edesia, an annual benefit event pairing gourmet foods with wines and spirits. Edesia is scheduled for 1 to 5 p.m. March 24 at the Wine Country Inn in Palisade. “Alpine Bank’s solid institutional position and philanthropy are well known in our […]
Two organizations have found a unique venue in which to promote tourism and economic development in Mesa County: a gigantic electronic billboard located near Times Square in New York City. The Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau and Grand Junction Economic Partnership joined in the project. The billboard, which measures 26 feet wide by 20 […]
To the editor: Kayaker access to the best Colorado River sections requires collaboration with the property owners that control their banks. There are numerous stories about landowner run-ins, but one in particular comes to mind. In that story, a fellow kayaker had parked himself and his boat on a coffee table-sized boulder in the middle […]