St. Mary’s earns A for patient care efforts

St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction has earned an A for its efforts in providing patient care and achieving cost efficiency while avoiding overuse. The Lown Institute awarded St. Mary’s its top grade in its latest national hospital index. “St. Mary’s Medical Center caregivers exhibit the highest level of skill when caring for our […]

Tickets on sale for peach-inspired dinners

Reservations are available for a series of four-course peach-inspired dinners paired with Grand Valley wines and beers. After dinner parties also are planned. Dango Burrito will join with Sauvage Spectrum and Palisade Brewing Companies to present the Freedom of Peach dinners at 6 p.m. Aug. 16, 17 and 18 at the Purple Bee Wine Bar […]

Grand Junction food truck to vie in fair fare event

The Smoke ‘N’ CEO in Grand Junction was among six food trucks from across Colorado selected to compete in the Governor’s Plate competition set for Aug. 29 at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Competitors must be members of the Colorado Proud program and use locally grown, raised and processed foods and agricultural products. Each […]

Applications sought for mineral lease district grants

Applications will be accepted through 3 p.m. Sept. 8 for the latest cycle of grants awarded by the Mesa County Federal Mineral Lease District. The district has $350,000 available for its fall cycle. Grant application presentations are scheduled for a board meeting set for Sept. 20 in Grand Junction. Awards will be announced as soon […]

Proposals sought for skate park murals

Proposals will be accepted through Sept. 15 to create three outdoor murals at Eagle Rim Skate Park in Grand Junction. Artists should email proposals, including the desired location of their murals, to Jonathan Wheatley, arts and culture supervisor for the City of Grand Junction, at jonathanw@gjcity.org. The Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture will […]

Applications sought for infill development incentives

Applications will be accepted through Aug. 18 for incentives for infill development in certain areas of Grand Junction. “Since 2004, the city has continued to realize the important nature and critical need to invest in and support infill and redevelopment in and around the city’s central core,” said Tamra Allen, community development director for the […]

Transit system offers zero fares to help clean air

Grand Valley Transit in Grand Junction will offer free rides from July 28 through Aug. 31 as part of a statewide effort to reduce air pollution. The effort is made possible through the Zero Fare for Better Air initiative and a state grant program intended to increase the use of transit and decrease ground-level ozone […]

Directory offers guide to farmers’ markets and other attractions

The latest version of an annual publication is now available to offer information about farmers’ markets, wineries and other agricultural attractions in Colorado. The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Farm Fresh Directory. The directory is available in English and Spanish. “This directory gives Coloradans and visitors a guide to the state’s impressive farmer’s […]

Health foundation awards workforce grants

The Rocky Mountain Health Foundation has awarded grants worth a total of $564,000 to organizations in Western Colorado. Grants from the workforce development fund are intended to help address a shortage of health care providers by supporting women, people of color and those with low incomes beginning or furthering careers in health care or behavioral […]

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