All six events at the Colorado Mountain Winefest in Palisade sold out with more than 6,300 people in attendance for the largest event. “It is so exciting to see guests travel from all over the world to attend this festival. It truly shows what an amazing job our Colorado wineries and grape growers are doing,” […]
A weekly fall produce market is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. Thursdays through October in downtown Grand Junction. The market will be held in the 400 block of Main Street. Parking is available in the lot behind the Rockslide Restaurant and Brewery and Summit Canyon Mountaineering. For more information about events in downtown Grand […]
The Collbran Jobs Corps Center has been recognized for its support of military service members and their families. Gove Aker, director of the center, and Bryan Wilson, program director, accepted a statement of support and patriotic employer award presented by Lou Brackett, a volunteer with the Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve. An agency […]
Chevron has donated $7,000 to the Hi Fives Robotic Team based at the Business Incubator Center in Grand Junction. The donation will help the team in its efforts to raise money to cover the 2016 competitive season — including registration fees, travel and the construction of two robots. The Hi Fives Robotic Team includes a […]
Three wineries were honored in people’s choice voting at the Colorado Mountain Winefest in Palisade. InVINtions, a Creative Winery, in Greenwood Village received the People’s Choice golden cup as the first place winner in the program. Those attending the Winefest were asked to vote for their favorite participating winery. Kahl Winery in Grand Junction placed […]
Brown’s Shoe Fit Co. in downtown Grand Junction has added the OluKai line of footwear to its inventory. OluKai manufactures a variety of boots, shoes and sandals for women and men based on the Hawaiian lifestyle. Brown’s Shoe Fit is located at 425 Main St. For more information, call 242-7690 or log on to www.brownsshoeco.com.
The Wine Country Inn in Palisade has been selected for a second straight year as the best hotel in the latest results of a newspaper survey. The Wine Country Inn was named best hotel in the 2015 Locals’ Choice survey conducted by the Grand Junction Free Press. The hotel also ranked first in the 2014 […]
ANB Bank hosted U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton for an event in Denver in which the congressman experienced first-hand how issues debated in Washington, D.C. affect bank operations, employees and customers. The event was part of the American Bankers Association “Take Your Lawmaker to Work Week.” Tipton, a Republican, represents the Third Congressional District that includes […]
The Hot Tomato Cafe & Pizzeria in Fruita has scheduled a celebration for Oct. 3 to mark 10 years in business. The event will begin at 10:45 a.m. with what’s billed as the shortest parade in the world with a procession of bicycles, costumes and musical instruments from the intersection of Aspen and Mulberry streets […]
Alpine Bank will offer a total of more than $4,000 in cash and prizes to the winners of its latest Pinpoint the Pine contest during the Fruita Fall Festival. The bank will hide 100 Alpine Bank pine logo magnets throughout Fruita. The contest is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Sept. 25 and conclude at […]