Health care professionals join Fruita practice

Two health care providers have joined Red Canyon Family Medicine in Fruita. Dr. Amy Bratteli and Nicole Vandas, an adult nurse practitioner, now see patients at the clinic, a division of Primary Care Partners in Grand Junction. Bratteli and Vandas previously cared for patients at Family Physicians of Western Colorado, also a division of Primary […]

CMU earns recognition for library project

Colorado Mesa University has earned recognition for using green building techniques in a project to expand and renovate the Tomlinson Library on its campus in Grand Junction. CMU earned three Green Globes from the Green Building Initiative for the $25 million library project. The GBI is a nonprofit organization promoting green building practices. Founded in […]

Mountain film festival coming to Grand Junction

The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is scheduled to come to the Avalon Theater in Grand Junction. The festival is set for 7 p.m. Feb. 20 at the Avalon,   645 Main St. Admission is $20. Tickets are available online at www.supportingcmu.com/banff. The Rotary Club of Grand Junction will bring the festval to Grand Junction […]

Plumbing business collects food for holiday drive

Peterson Plumbing in Grand Junction collected an estimated six to eight months worth of food during a holiday drive for families served by Hope of the Grand Valley. Peterson Plumbing offered $2 coupons for services up to a total of $40 for donations of nonperhishable food. The company also conducted a fill-the-truck event at the […]

Tournament seen as opportunity to promote sports tourism

About 60 teams are expected to compete in Grand Junction in April in the first ever Amateur Softball Association fast-pitch tournament on the Western Slope. The Greater Grand Junction Sports Commission, an organization that promotes sports tourism in the community, announced the upcoming event. “We are excited about the opportunity for ASA to host a […]

Retirement community awarded for high ratings

The Mesa View retirement community in Grand Junction has earned recognition for consistently high ratings from residents and their families. Mesa View won a Best of Senior Living award from SeniorAdvisor.com, a consumer ratings and reviews Web site for senior living communities and home care providers. “The team at Mesa View is compassionate, forward-thinking and […]

Airline launches seasonal services between Montrose and Las Vegas

Allegiant now offers seasonal commercial air service between Montrose and Las Vegas. The twice-weekly nonstop service offers Western Colorado residents flights to Las Vegas while offering those in Las Vegas access to Telluride and other Western Slope ski resorts. The flights are expected to bring nearly 5,000 visitors to the region during the ski season. […]

Grant supports domestic violence and senior care programs

Hilltop Community Resources based in Grand Junction has received a $60,000 grant from the Daniels Fund to help operate domestic violence shelters in Mesa County as well as Delta, Montrose and Ouray counties. The grant also will support the Senior Daybreak program in Grand Junction. “We are grateful to the Daniels Fund for supporting these […]