A resource fair for child care providers is set for 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Mesa County Workforce Center, 512 29 1/2 Road in Grand Junction. Various early childhood organizations will offer information at the fair to participants interested in becoming child care providers. Scholarships also will be offered to help child […]
The Doyle & Associates real estate firm in Grand Junction is collecting donations for the Veterans Art Center. A variety of art supplies are needed, including beads and stones, fabrics for quilting, jewelry wire, paints and paint brushes, sketch books and wood chisels. Donations may be dropped off at the Doyle & Associates offices at […]
Applications will be accepted through Feb. 27 for an annual award recognizing the philanthropic contributions of Mesa County businesses. The Human Services Council of Mesa County will honor the award winner and nominees during the annual White Ribbon Breakfast set for 7:30 a.m. March 17 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in Grand […]
Old Chicago Pizza and Taproom will continue a program offering customers an opportunity to try different beers. The latest installment of the Explorer Series will feature a collaboration with Left Hand Brewing and Allegro Coffee in creating a coffee pale ale. The beer, called De’Nilea Coffee Ale, is brewed with Allegro Coffee Blue Nile Blend […]
Listings will be accepted through Feb. 28 for the upcoming edition of the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory. “The Colorado Farm Fresh Directory is a great way for agricultural producers to market their products. Coloradans and tourists alike look forward to this publication every year,” said Wendy White, a marketing specialist with the Colorado Department of […]
A series of free workshops focusing on job-hunting skills will continue at the Mesa County Library in Grand Junction. A presentation on résumés is set for 6 p.m. Feb. 2, following by a presentation on interviews planned for 6 p.m. Feb. 23 in the community room of the central library near Fifth Street and Grand […]
Entries will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 1 for an annual competition to select photographs for the Colorado National Monument calendar. Calendar sales serve as a fund-raiser for the Colorado National Monument Association, which in turns supports conservation, educational and scientific programs at the monument near Grand Junction. A photographer may submit up to […]
Entries will be accepted through 4 p.m. March 20 for two-dimensional artwork that will be displayed on two newly completed floors of the patient tower at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction. A request for proposals and other information is available at the front desk of the Western Colorado Center for the Arts at 1803 […]
The City of Grand Junction is exploring the possibility of establishing a foreign-trade zone that allows special customs treatment and could promote economic development. Business owners and managers interested in the proposal are asked to complete a short questionnaire. The questionnaire and more information is available online at the Web site located at www.gjcity.org/EcoDev/ForeignTradeZones. Foreign-trade […]
Vectra Bank has scheduled its annual economic outlook breakfast for 7:30 to 9 a.m. Feb. 4. The event will feature Henry Sobanet, director of the Office of State Planning & Budgeting; Elizabeth Garner, state demographer; and Patricia Silverstein, an economist who runs a research company. The event will be streamed live. Online participants will have […]