A variety of events are scheduled to continue through Aug. 10 at the Barnes & Noble store in Grand Junction as part of a nationwide Get Pop-Cultured celebration of popular culture. A sing-along and storytime event set for 7 p.m. Aug. 1 will celebrate “Frozen,” the highest-grossing animated film of all time. Participants also will […]
Tickets are available for an annual car raffle to benefit KAFM community radio in Grand Junction. Tickets sell for $20 and offer a chance to win a 2001 Toyota Solara convertible donated by Harry and Joanie Griff with improvements donated by Big O Tires, Duncan and Son’s Upholstery, Moore’s Auto Body, Sound Stage and Sullivan’s […]
Volunteers from Rocky Mountain Orthopaedic Associates and St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction assisted with an annual summer camp for children with physical and cognitive disabilities. Dr. Mary Beth Deering, a pediatric orthopaedist with RMOA, and RMOA also sponsored Camp Freedom on the Grand Mesa. Colorado Discover Ability stages the event, offering adaptive experiences in […]
A program offers participants a chance to shop at local retailers while raising money for an organization that provides a voice in court to children who are the victim of abuse or neglect. Under the program, participating retailers sell gift cards to Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Mesa County at a discount. CASA in […]
Alpine Bank joined with GRID Alternatives Colorado to install a rooftop solar array on the home of a low-income family in Fruita. “We have adopted an environmental policy that commits us to improving our environmental performance through conservation and sustainable practices,” said Clay Tufly, regional president of Alpine Bank. “Teaming up with GRID goes hand […]
An online hiring event planned for August is expected to match people looking for jobs with openings with the Colorado Department of Transportation. CDOT and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment will host what’s billed as a virtual job fair around the clock from Aug. 1 to 31. To participate, people should register at […]
A Colorado organization continues an educational initiative offering information about what the group touts as the benefits of energy development, including hydraulic fracturing, in a free mobile application. “This new, free mobile app provides Coloradans easy access to the truth, science and technology behind fracking and its importance to our state, our economy and our […]
A company that operates convenience stores and other travel facilities across Western Colorado has opened a convenience store, quick-service Italian restaurant and fuel station in Glenwood Springs. Loco has opened the store and Fazoli’s Italian Restaurant near exit 114 off Interstate Highway 70. The facility employs 35 people and is expected to generate more than […]
A Grand Junction woman with more a decade of experience in marketing, public relations and social media has launched what she bills as the first completely virtual advertising and social media agency in Mesa County. Jennifer Hobbs is owner and brand strategist with the Kala Agency, a business she said she operates on a virtual […]
A total of 34 Colorado distilleries are included in the latest edition of a guide to small batch distilleries in the United States and Canada. The book, titled “Craft and Micro Distilleries in the U.S. and Canada: The Definitive Guide to Small Batch Artisanal Spirits,” was written by David Reimer Sr. The book offers information […]