The Grand Junction Fire Department was among five recipients of holiday gifts from LL Flooring. The national flooring retailer gave the department a wooden American flag crafted from 50-year-old pine. LL Flooring commissioned Pennwood Products to make the flags. LL Flooring and Pennwood Products donated the flags to five departments to recognize first responders for […]
Pinnacol Assurance was once again among the Colorado companies recognized for their involvement in their communities. Pinnacol Assurance was among the honorees of the Civic 50 Colorado by CSR Solutions of Colorado and Points of Light. A workers’ compensation insurer, Pinnacol has received the recognition the last two years. “Our charitable giving efforts get to […]
A health care organization providing services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is looking for independent contractors in Western Colorado. Mosaic in Grand Junction is looking for contractors in Mesa County as well as Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties. “Generally, the growing need for services relates to aging caregiver parents who can no longer […]
Chevron donated $21,000 to an emergency relief fund set up to help St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction respond to a surge in the coronavirus pandemic. “Thank you to the staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center who continue to amaze us with their resilience and dedication to the community,” said Andy Olson, Chevron operations […]
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 […]