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The merger between SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare will not result in any material changes in services, the Colorado Attorney General's Office has determined.
The office released its opinion on the matter today, saying the Colorado-based SCL, the parent nonprofit company for St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, will continue to act as it always has under the larger Utah-based Intermountain, also a nonprofit corporation.
As a result, that merger is expected to close later today, and become official on Friday, as originally planned.
"After reviewing many documents related to the transaction produced by SCL Health and Intermountain, and after having numerous conversations with them, we determined that the merger will not result in any material change in SCL Health's charitable purpose, or the charitable purpose of SCL Health's hospitals, including St. Mary's," said John Feeney-Coyle, senior assistant attorney general.
"We also found that the merger would not result in any removal of any material hospital assets from Colorado, and so we would have continuing jurisdiction over those assets," he added. "In looking at whether a material change would be made to either SCL Health or the hospitals' charitable purpose, we looked at all of their existing charitable purposes as articulated in their current articles of incorporation."
Feeney-Coyle said the state has limited authority over such mergers, but is required to insure a Colorado-based nonprofit such as SCL continues to comply with the Colorado Hospital Transfer Act, meaning it must continue to follow it's mission to provide health care for the poor and needy, as it stated in its establishing document.
The merger also ensures that SCL's hospitals, specifically St. Mary's and Saint Joseph's in Denver, will continue to be affiliated with the Catholic Church, or more specifically, Leaven Ministries, Feeney-Coyle said.
That ministry was formed in 2011 to oversee SCL's hospitals in Colorado, Kansas and Montana by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas, which started the hospital network as a nonprofit in 1864.
Intermountain was initially formed by the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1910.
The merger agreement, first announced by the two entities last fall, is to remain unchanged for at least five years, Feeney-Coyle said.
The two nonprofits will operate under the Intermountain name, which employs about 38,000 people at 1,113 hospitals, clinics, laboratories and other medical offices in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana and Alaska.
SCL Health, which is based in Broomfield, has 153 hospitals and clinics in Colorado, Montana and Kansas. It's main governing board, along with local community boards for its hospitals, are to remain intact.
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Special to the SentinelSeveral years ago, I was in Morocco during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and found it very interesting.
All around me, people were fasting during the day and focusing on their spiritual practice.
Starting tomorrow night, more than 25% of the world will be observing Ramadan.
This holiday commemorates the revelation of the Quran by their prophet Mohammad and is a deeply spiritual time.
I reached out to our local Muslim community to learn more about its traditions during Ramadan.
Each day, there is pre-sunrise meal called suhur. This meal is full of nutrients to help support a person as he or she fasts until sunset. Some of the foods eaten might be fruit, cheese, eggs, vegetables, bread, tea and water.
The rest of the day is spent fasting for those over the age of 12 who don’t have any underlying medical conditions.
Many religions in the world include fasting as part of their traditions. Abstaining from food and water is thought to help enhance one’s spiritual connection and foster compassion for those who suffer from hunger on a regular basis.
When the sun sets, the delightful and delicious foods of Ramadan begin! Traditionally, a person breaks the fast each evening by eating a date and drinking water.
Dates can be found at our local grocery stores and are a delicious and nutritious, sweet fruit. After dates and water, people gather together for a meal called iftar. This meal might include soup, vegetables, meat, dried fruits, juices and desserts.
At the end of the month of Ramadan, a large celebratory meal called Eid al-fitr occurs. This is an extra joyful time with friends and family. There is prayer, gift exchanges, giving to charities and many delicious foods are eaten.
The traditional greeting is “Eid Mubarak,” which means Blessed Eid.
Here in the Grand Valley, our local Muslim community gathers to celebrate iftar during the month of Ramadan. People come from miles away and bring foods from their family traditions, including foods from Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey.
Che Bou-Matar, a member of Two Rivers Mosque, told me it “is a great joy to come together, to worship together, and to experience and share the home cooking of a wide variety of flavors and blend of spices.”
I wholeheartedly agree! Food connects us to our shared humanity, nourishes us and can bring us joy.
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This month’s First Friday for art lands on April Fool’s Day, but two new gallery spaces set to open that day are no joke.
The Art Center of Western Colorado will reveal The Jac Kephart Gallery and the Uncanny Valley Art Gallery will show off its new location.
JAC KEPHART GALLERY
After more than a year of fundraising and months of work, the doors will finally open to The Jac Kephart Gallery at The Art Center.
A grand opening reception for the gallery and ongoing exhibitions will be from 6:30–9 p.m. Friday, April 1, at The Art Center, 1803 N. Seventh St.
The 1,700-square-foot Kephart Gallery was designed to be striking and to rise to the level of Kephart’s art, said Ronya Anna, president of the board of trustees.
The gallery’s glossy black tile floor and matte black ceiling set off the crisp white walls and draw the eye to the art, which is currently a retrospective of Kephart’s work.
“I think it turned out much better than we could have imagined,” Anna said.
Construction began in mid-December on the gallery space that used to be an open air serenity garden on The Art Center’s east side. It was one project among many to upgrade the facility, including installing a modern fire mitigation system, updating the HVAC system, roof repairs and storage improvements.
New carpeting is still coming for the Gould Gallery and it will flow well with the tile in the Kephart Gallery since the two galleries are now connected by a doorway, Anna said.
“I think people are going to be wowed by it,” said Lee Borden, the center’s executive director. “I think Jac would have just loved this gallery.”
Kephart was a “magnificent artist and supporter of the arts” and this gallery space will increase the center’s ability to promote the arts by creating more space for exhibitions and for the center’s learning programs for all ages, Borden said.
During Friday’s reception, members of the public can view the new gallery filled with Kephart’s artwork as well as the “Monuments & Canyons” exhibition from artists in the Monuments and Canyons Plein Air event, the Rockies West National watercolor show and the CMU Student Exhibition.
The reception will include hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar.
“We’re just really grateful to the community for the outpouring of support,” Anna said. “He (Kephart) was a loved individual.”
For information about the Kephart Gallery Project, which is 95% funded, go to gjartcenter.org/kephartproject.
UNCANNY VALLEY
The original tin ceiling is still there and it won’t be the only original thing to greet those stepping into Uncanny Valley Art Gallery for its “Grand Re-Re-Re-Opening Art Show.”
The original Douglas fir hardwood floors now can be seen, as well as the building’s original brick walls.
The shelving that was filled by hundreds of pairs of shoes when the location was Benge’s Shoe Store is now gone, opening up the room for art.
“We’ve just been putting a ton of love into this place,” said Matt Goss, gallery director for Uncanny Valley Art Gallery, which began its move east on Main Street in February.
Its “Grand Re-Re-Re-Opening Art Show” will begin with a reception at 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, at its new location at 514 Main St.
Construction work on the space took longer than Goss expected, and “people are really excited to get some peeks in here,” he said.
What they will find on Friday is an open and beautiful gallery, he said. There also is a classroom and demo space and an ADA compliant bathroom.
While its address is different, its operation as an uncensored and commission-free gallery will remain the same, Goss said.
Uncanny Valley will mark its 8th anniversary in May so “there is more than one celebration coming up,” he said.
For information about Uncanny Valley and its shows, go to facebook.com/UncannyValleyArt.
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RITTZ: THE LOUD & CLEAR TOUR ’22, doors 7 p.m., show 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, Mesa Theater, 538 Main St., with Grieves & Trizz, $25–$30, mesatheater.com.
THE RIVER ARKANSAS, doors 7 p.m., show 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, Healthy Rhythm Art Gallery, 232 E. Main St., Montrose, $15 in advance, $20 day of show, tickets at healthyrhythmartgallery.bigcartel.com/category/concerts-gallery-events.
HAVEN EFFECT, 9:30 p.m.–1 a.m. Friday, April 1, Cruisers Bar, 715 Horizon Drive, facebook.com/HavenEffect.
JOHN McEUEN AND FRIENDS: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN, 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, Ute Theater, 132 E. Fourth St., Rifle, with The Circle Band, utetheater.com.
TIM + RICHARD, 9 p.m. Friday, April 1, Orchard Mesa Cruisers, 2692 U.S. Highway 50, facebook.com/TR970.
DESERT FLYER BAND, 8 p.m. Friday, April 1, Koko’s Tavern, 152 S. Mesa St., Fruita, facebook.com/kokostavern.
JOEY ROWLAND & THE OVER AND UNDER BAND, 8:30–11:30 p.m. Friday, April 1, Warehouse 25Sixty-Five, 2565 American Way, free show, warehouse2565.com.
THE TROY DOUGLAS BAND, 5–8 p.m. Friday, April 1 and Thursday, April 7, Bailey’s Lounge, Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 Crossroads Blvd., 970-241-8411.
COUSIN CURTISS, 6 p.m. Friday, April 1, San Juan Brews Coffeehouse and Brewery, 512 E. Main St., Montrose, award-winning root stomp music, facebook.com/cousin.curtiss.
JAC KEPHART GALLERY GRAND OPENING/FIRST FRIDAY, reception from 6:30–9 p.m. Friday, April 1, The Art Center, 1803 N. Seventh St., grand opening of the Jac Kephart Gallery, exhibits on display are “Monuments & Canyons,” CMU Student Exhibition and Rockies West National, reception includes hors d’oeuvres and a cash beer and wine bar, gjartcenter.org.
COLORADO MESA UNIVERSITY SENIOR ART SHOW, opening reception 5–8 p.m. Friday, April 1, 437CO Art Gallery, 437 Colorado Ave., features artwork by Taliacyn Childs, Dahlia Jimenez, Evangelina Diaz and Brynley Foster, on display through April, coloradomesa.edu/art/gallery/index.html.
RECYCLED BOOK ART JURIED ART SHOW, Central Library, Mesa County Libraries, 443 N. Sixth St., projects created using recycled books, on display through May 12, mesacountylibraries.org.
UNCANNY VALLEY GRAND RE-RE-REOPENING ART SHOW, 7 p.m. Friday, April 1, Uncanny Valley Art Gallery, 514 Main St. (former Benges Shoes location), facebook.com/UncannyValleyArt.
FIRST FIRDAY ART RECEPTION, 4–9 p.m. Friday, April 1, Black Poppy Gallery, 530 Main St., Suite E, on display through April 30, facebook.com/blackpoppy530.
THE DAILY SENTINEL RV SHOW, 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Friday, April 1, and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Mesa County Fairgrounds, 2785 U.S. Highway 50, 100,000 square feet of RVs, tour fifth wheels, motor homes, tent trailers, toy haulers, truck campers and more, $5 in advance $7 at the door, tickets valid for the three-day event, tickets at 970tix.com.
DOWNTOWN RESTAURANT WEEK, April 1–10, discover new restaurants, try new dishes, win gift cards to downtown restaurants, downtowngj.org.
“A TRIBUTE TO BERNSTEIN,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 1–2, Love Recital Hall, Moss Performing Arts Center, CMU, 1221 N. 12th St., CMU opera concert, tickets $12 adults, $10 seniors, tickets at coloradomesa.edu/tickets.
“MACBETH,” 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 1–2, Magic Circle Theater, 420 S. 12th St., Montrose, William Shakespeare’s tragic play, presented by Magic Circle Players, tickets $15–19, tickets at magiccircleplayers.com.
EL LOCO FANDANGO: ZZ TOP TRIBUTE, 7–11:30 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Warehouse 25Sixty-Five, 2565 American Way, $15, warehouse2565.com.
WEST COAST HIP-HOP EXTRAVAGANZA, 6–9 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Monumental Beer Works, 2575 U.S. Highway 6&50, Wowzers and DJ Will, facebook.com/monumentalbeerworks.
PURPLE PIANO: THE ONE-MAN TRIBUTE TO PRINCE, 6–8 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Ute Theater, 132 E. Fourth St., Rifle, Las Vegas act features Marshall Charloff performing Prince’s hits; Purple Xperience, five-piece group with front-man Charloff perform 9:30–11 p.m., utetheater.com.
STILL HOUSE STRING BAND, 4–7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Ale House, 2531 N. 12th St., patio opening party, facebook.com/stillhousestringband.
FISHING IS FUN DAY, 8–10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, Snooks Bottom Open Space, Fruita, for kids age 14 and younger, preregister at the Fruita community Center, Colorado Parks and Wildlife will teach knot tying, fishing laws and regulations and fish identification, fruita.org, 970-858-0360.
“DISNEY THE LION KING JR.,” 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Grand Junction High School auditorium, 1400 N. Fifth St., musical presented by The Theatre Project featuring more than 70 youth ages 5–18, $5, tickets at 970tix.com, theatreprojectgj.com.
GRAND MESA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, 3–5 p.m. and 7–9 p.m. Saturday, April 2, Grand Mesa Arts & Events Center, 195 W. Main St., Cedaredge, featuring 15 films filmmakers from across Colorado, $10 per person, grandmesaartscenter.com.
YOUNG ARTISTS CONCERT, 3 p.m. Saturday, April 2, The Art Center, 1803 N. Seventh St., Grand Junction and 3 p.m. Sunday, April 3, Montrose Pavilion, 1800 Pavilion Drive, Montrose, Western Slope Concert Series concert final concert of the season featuring emerging artists Mariama Alcântara on violin and Zerek Dodson on piano, program features Franz Schubert’s “A major Sonata” and Ottorino Respighi’s “B minor Sonata,” single tickets $17, tickets at westernslopeconcertseries.org.
STRUGGLE JENNINGS, doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m. Sunday, April 3, Mesa Theater, 538 Main St., rapper son of Jesse Colter and Waylon Jennings on the Angels and Outlaws Tour with guest daughter Brianna Harness, $20–$22, mesatheater.com.
NORTH BY NORTH, doors 6 p.m., show 7 p.m., Sunday, April 3, Orchard Mesa Cruisers, 2692 U.S. Highway 50, band from Chicago with Just as Well and Super Fox, $10, ages 21 and older, facebook.com/ValiantHeartProductions.
“FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEA DIRECTED BY THREE,” 3 p.m. Sunday, April 3, Avalon Theatre, 645 Main St., spring concert presented by The Grand Junction Centennial Band, facebook.com/Grandjunctioncentennialband.
BANDA LOS SEBASTIANES DE SAUL PLATA, 5–11 p.m. Sunday, April 3, Warehouse 25Sixty-Five, 2565 American Way, with Banda Movil and Bis Nietos, $60, 970-457-7508.
POND SKIM & CLOSING WEEKEND, noon–6 p.m. Sunday, April 3, Powderhorn Mountain Resort, 48338 Powderhorn Road, Mesa, retro customs encouraged, DJ Chandlebarr, powderhorn.com.
“WHAT WERE YOU WEARING?”, 5–7:30 p.m. Monday, April 4, Central Library, Mesa County Libraries, 443 N. Sixth St., and 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 11–12, Meyer Ballroom, University Center, Colorado Mesa University, free exhibit presented by The Center for Children in partnership with CMU’s Sexual Assault Prevention Club, Latimer House and Goodwill of Colorado, art installation challenges stereotypes related to sexual assault including gender, age and what the victim was wearing, centerforchildrencac.org.
THE TUESDAY JAM, 7–10 p.m. Tuesday, April 5, Charlie Dwellington’s, 103 N. First St., take an instrument, 241-4010.
CIRCUS FUNTASTIC, 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, April 5–6, Mesa County Fairgrounds, 2785 U.S. Highway 50, “A Superhero Adventure” theme with acrobats, jugglers, clowns and more, tickets cost $15 for adults, $5 for children ages 2–11, children younger than 2 get in free, tickets at circusfuntastic.com.
WESTERN MOVIE CELEBRATION, Thursday through Sunday, April 7–10, Egyptian Theater and Tru Vu Drive-In in Delta, showing “High Noon,” “Once Upon A Time in the West,” “El Dorado,” “Johnny Guitar” and “Shane,” $5 per person per show, times and location schedule at facebook.com/WesternMovieCelebration.
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For those looking for something to do with their kids, grandkids, nieces and nephews this weekend, here are two Grand Valley events to consider.
Kids age 14 and younger can get a line in the water, catch a fish and learn how to identify that fish during the Fishing Is Fun Day from 8–10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, at Snooks Bottom Open Space in Fruita.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff will help with the fishing during this event that will be offered through the Fruita Community Center.
CPW also will teach knot tying, offer information about fishing laws and will even stock Snooks Bottom with trout before the event.
The first 50 kids to preregister will receive a fishing pole from CPW. Preregistration can be made through the community center, 324 N. Coulson St., in Fruita, or by calling 970-858-0360.
Note: If this event interests you but you can’t work it into your weekend, mark your calendar for Outdoor Heritage Day that will offer fishing and more from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 at Riverbend Park in Palisade.
With “Hakuna Matata” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” The Theatre Project will present “The Lion King Jr.”
More than 70 local youth ages 5–18 will be part of the Disney musical that will be performed at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the auditorium at Grand Junction High School, 1400 N. Fifth St. The general admission tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at 970tix.com or at the door.
“The Lion King Jr.” tells the story of the lion cub Simba. After the death of his father and King of the Pridelands, Simba “struggles to accept the responsibilities of adulthood and his destiny as king,” according to a news release from The Theatre Project.
The lioness Nala, meerkat Timon and warthog Pumbaa are among the characters Simba meets as he grows up and must save the Pridelands from his Uncle Scar.
For information about The Theatre Project and its productions for children and adults, go to theatreprojectgj.com.
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This portrait of Benjamin Franklin was painted by Joseph Siffred Duplessis circa 1785. The two-part documentary “Benjamin Franklin” will air on Rocky Mountain PBS on Monday and Tuesday, April 4–5.
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY/ Smithsonian Institution
From his inventions to his revolutionary politics, Benjamin Franklin figured large in 18th century American history.
Get to know the man better through a two-part documentary from director and executive producer Ken Burns. “Benjamin Franklin” will air at 7 p.m. and again at 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 4–5, on Rocky Mountain PBS.
The documentary, which was written by Dayton Duncan, “explores the life and work of one of the most consequential figures in American history — a prolific inventor, a world-renowned diplomat and a signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution,” according to a news release from RMPBS.
“Every American learns about Benjamin Franklin in grade school, but often it ends there,” said David Schmidt, a producer for the documentary, in the news release. “He is too interesting, too complicated and too important a figure not to revisit.”
For information about the documentary, go to rmpbs.org.
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Special to the SentinelSeveral years ago, I was in Morocco during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and found it very interesting.
All around me, people were fasting during the day and focusing on their spiritual practice.
Starting tomorrow night, more than 25% of the world will be observing Ramadan.
This holiday commemorates the revelation of the Quran by their prophet Mohammad and is a deeply spiritual time.
I reached out to our local Muslim community to learn more about its traditions during Ramadan.
Each day, there is pre-sunrise meal called suhur. This meal is full of nutrients to help support a person as he or she fasts until sunset. Some of the foods eaten might be fruit, cheese, eggs, vegetables, bread, tea and water.
The rest of the day is spent fasting for those over the age of 12 who don’t have any underlying medical conditions.
Many religions in the world include fasting as part of their traditions. Abstaining from food and water is thought to help enhance one’s spiritual connection and foster compassion for those who suffer from hunger on a regular basis.
When the sun sets, the delightful and delicious foods of Ramadan begin! Traditionally, a person breaks the fast each evening by eating a date and drinking water.
Dates can be found at our local grocery stores and are a delicious and nutritious, sweet fruit. After dates and water, people gather together for a meal called iftar. This meal might include soup, vegetables, meat, dried fruits, juices and desserts.
At the end of the month of Ramadan, a large celebratory meal called Eid al-fitr occurs. This is an extra joyful time with friends and family. There is prayer, gift exchanges, giving to charities and many delicious foods are eaten.
The traditional greeting is “Eid Mubarak,” which means Blessed Eid.
Here in the Grand Valley, our local Muslim community gathers to celebrate iftar during the month of Ramadan. People come from miles away and bring foods from their family traditions, including foods from Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco and Turkey.
Che Bou-Matar, a member of Two Rivers Mosque, told me it “is a great joy to come together, to worship together, and to experience and share the home cooking of a wide variety of flavors and blend of spices.”
I wholeheartedly agree! Food connects us to our shared humanity, nourishes us and can bring us joy.
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It’s April 1 and we all know that today could be packed with all kinds of foolhearted shenanigans.
It’s April Fools’ Day, which has celebrated and/or recognized for several centuries by different cultures.
But what about its origin? That is still cloaked in mystery — no fooling.
The day has long been filled with hoaxes or practical jokes played on others.
Here’s what History.com has to say about its origin. If you care to believe this or if you are the skeptical kind and think it’s all just a joke, well that’s up to you.
Some historians have speculated that April Fools’ Day dates back to 1582, when France switched from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar, as called for by the Council of Trent in 1563. In the Julian Calendar, as in the Hindu calendar, the new year began with the spring equinox around April 1, the History.com article reads.
The theory revolves around the concept that people who were slow to get the news or failed to recognize that the start of the new year had moved to Jan. 1 and continued to celebrate it during the last week of March through April 1 became the butt of jokes and hoaxes and were called “April fools.” Some early pranks pulled on these people included having paper fish placed on their backs and being referred to as “poisson d’avril” (April fish), said to symbolize a young, easily caught fish and a gullible person.
Other historians have linked April Fools’ Day to festivals such as Hilaria (Latin for joyful), which was celebrated in ancient Rome at the end of March by followers of the cult of Cybele. It involved people dressing up in disguises and mocking fellow citizens and even magistrates and was said to be inspired by the Egyptian legend of Isis, Osiris and Seth.
There’s also speculation that April Fools’ Day was tied to the vernal equinox, or first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, when Mother Nature fooled people with changing, unpredictable weather.
April Fools’ Day spread throughout Britain during the 18th century.
In Scotland, the tradition became a two-day event, starting with “hunting the gowk,” in which people were sent on phony errands (gowk is a word for cuckoo bird, a symbol for fool) and followed by Tailie Day, which involved pranks played on people’s derrieres, such as pinning fake tails or “kick me” signs on them, the History.com story revealed.
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Recreational vehicles are a popular commodity here in western Colorado, particularly because of the easy access to camping and outdoor activities in the region.
As many industries struggled throughout the course of the pandemic, RV dealers reported steady sales numbers despite the economic disruption stoked by COVID-19.
“Just like everyone else, we were taken aback when everything shut down, but quickly people realized that one of the things you can do during a pandemic is get outdoors. It ended up being a great time for us. It hasn’t slowed down for us, and we’re dead even with last year, which was a record year, as was the year before that,” said Brad Carver, general manager at Centennial RV.
Bob Scott RVs reports similar findings, claiming that they, too, have seen a strong demand for campers in the last few years. Inventory, however, has been one of the primary issues these dealers have experienced.
Chris Bratager, sales manager at Bob Scott RVs attributes a lower production rate, caused by the pandemic, to weakened overall inventory on their lot, making it feel as though they’re “always empty.”
“Inventory has improved though. It’s better now than it was,” Bratager said. “Manufacturers have had to adjust their approach because of the pandemic, but they’re starting to get caught up again. Manufacturers have had to focus more on products that people were buying a lot of, which in turn helped us out. It got us our inventory in time. Still not like it used to be, but slowly improving.”
Paul Roach, the manager at Humphrey RV, says inventory has been very challenging, especially for the smaller dealers. At Humphrey, they’ve only gotten back to an inventory they’re happy with since this last winter. Still, Roach thinks that it’ll be difficult to replenish units as fast as they’d like come high season.
Roach says that although they’ve done fine amidst the pandemic, inventory was certainly one of the biggest obstacles.
“The industry basically ran out of product. There was hardly any inventory for the entire nation. The supply chain issues meant that we were selling RVs as fast as they were coming onto our lot. We did grow right through the pandemic though, it was two record years in fact,” Roach said.
Inventory has been rebounding for some dealers.
“Our inventory is great. We’ve been fortunate, more so than a lot of other dealers in fact. We kept a really good flow of inventory, even though we got a little low at one point, we were selling stuff before it even hit a lot, so we always had stuff to sell,” said Brad Carver of Centennial RV. “Manufactures helped a lot. I mean, right now we’re packed with inventory, it’s like we’re starting to run out of space.”
BOOMING USED RV MARKET
One of the high points that has persisted throughout and since the height of the pandemic has been the used RV market.
The three local dealers all said the used market was particularly hot, especially during the midst of the pandemic.
“The used sales market has definitely been the strongest point right there. We’ve been doing a lot of reaching out to the public and buying a lot of trailers from people to bump inventory. It’s definitely the hottest thing going. People were looking for value, and they found a lot of it in the used market for sure,” Bratager said.
Roach spoke similarly, claiming that the used RV market “has been a little hotter in the last six months for us.” He says that his industry has not been spared the inflation that the rest of the economy has experienced, which has made the newer RVs a bit pricier than they have been even a year ago.
“The used market got popular because of the lack of availability of the new stuff. Demand was so high. If someone couldn’t find a new RV, they’d find a used one and jump on that, so the used market has been especially strong lately,” Carver said.
The three dealers agree that the used market has helped their sales numbers despite the pandemic and higher inflation.
Carver also noted that, despite higher gas prices, he doesn’t think that it has affected people’s interest in getting an RV. Carver attributes this to the Grand Valley and its accessibility to nearby camping, making the need to buy gas less of an issue than in other areas.
“People have been concerned about gas, but here in this town, dealers are in an unusual situation. Within a 100 miles, there’s so much to do from here for camping. We have so many places nearby, so you don’t have to spend a ton of money on gas,” Carver said. “That might be why we haven’t struggled, because we live in a really great place to go camping on the weekends.”
The Daily Sentinel RV Show returned for the first time since the pandemic and continues today and Saturday.
“The fact that we’re back to having an RV show is really good to be back in the public, having the RV show, and putting a couple hundred units on display and feeling like we’re actually getting back to normal in this post-pandemic era we’re living in right now,” Roach said.
“The RV show is always helpful for us, but I’ll be honest, the last two years, we haven’t really needed it, Carver said. “We’ll get business all the way into the fall from the RV show, so it’s always good and a good way to kick off the season, so we’re excited.”
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LEFT: Grand Junction Fire Chief Ken Watkins speaks Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station 8 at 441 31 Road.
ABOVE: Groundbreaking for the new $6 million fire station, nicknamed the “two pony station,” begins. The station will provide 21 new jobs, which will be filled by people currently training in GJFD’s academy ahead of a planned December opening for Station 8.
Grand Junction Fire Chief, Ken Watkins, third from left, helps gather people together during the groundbreaking ceremony of Fire Station 8, 441 31 Rd., on Thursday, March 31.
Representatives from the City of Grand Junction, Grand Junction Fire Department, Blythe, FCI Construction, and others involved in the project, break ground during the groundbreaking ceremony of Fire Station 8, 441 31 Rd., on Thursday, March 31.
LEFT: Grand Junction Fire Chief Ken Watkins speaks Thursday during the groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station 8 at 441 31 Road.
ABOVE: Groundbreaking for the new $6 million fire station, nicknamed the “two pony station,” begins. The station will provide 21 new jobs, which will be filled by people currently training in GJFD’s academy ahead of a planned December opening for Station 8.
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Grand Junction Fire Chief, Ken Watkins, third from left, helps gather people together during the groundbreaking ceremony of Fire Station 8, 441 31 Rd., on Thursday, March 31.
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Representatives from the City of Grand Junction, Grand Junction Fire Department, Blythe, FCI Construction, and others involved in the project, break ground during the groundbreaking ceremony of Fire Station 8, 441 31 Rd., on Thursday, March 31.
The city of Grand Junction broke ground on the $6 million Fire Station 8, a.k.a. the “two pony station,” located at 31 Road and D 1/2 Road, Thursday.
Fire Station 8 is the second of three fire stations to be built with funds from the city’s public safety tax.
The first, Fire Station 6, opened in 2020. The third, Fire Station 7, will follow station eight.
In addition, the rebuilt Fire Station 3is scheduled to re-open in about six weeks, Fire Chief Ken Watkins said.
“Public safety is a strategic priority for the City of Grand Junction,” Mayor Chuck McDaniel said, saying that priority is shared by City Council and the city’s residents.
Although Station 8 is in an area that isn’t surrounded by much right now, McDaniel said, as the city grows there will be more activity around the station.
When it opens, the station’s immediate service area will consist of about 5,100 homes and 181 business parcels across six square miles. That area has a population of about 13,000.
“It’ll be a fairly busy station when it opens,” Watkins said.
The station will provide 21 new jobs, which will be filled by people currently training in GJFD’s academy ahead of a planned December opening for Station 8.
The station received its nickname from two ponies owned by the land’s previous owners, who now occupy a neighboring parcel of land. The ponies are named Cookie and Cream.
“They’ve been part of this process with us,” Watkins said.
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Contempt charges against embattled Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters could result in up to 6 months in jail.
That, at least, is part of the penalty that Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein is seeking for Peters over charges that she improperly video recorded a court proceeding, and then lied to a district judge about it. She also could face an unspecified fine.
While Peters didn’t enter a plea in the case during a hearing on Thursday, it was evident from her attorneys that she intends to plead not guilty to the charge.
One of her attorneys, Denver lawyer Harvey Steinberg, asked District Judge Valerie Robison to set a jury trial and appoint a special prosecutor in the case, saying that under the state’s criminal codes Peters was entitled to both.
But Rubinstein argued, and Robison agreed, that the matter wasn’t a criminal one, but a civil matter.
“I’m not sure under what theory defense counsel is asking for a jury trial,” Rubinstein told the judge. “This is not an offense. This is contempt.”
Steinberg said a jury trial would be proper because the contempt charge is a petty offense that could lead to jail time, meaning the state’s criminal code would apply.
And on the special prosecutor, he said one is needed because the main witnesses against Peters is a prosecutor and a paralegal in Rubinstein’s office.
“In this case, I’m sure the court’s had the opportunity to read the order set forth for the contempt citation makes clear that Mr. Rubinstein’s staff not only initiated the matter before the judge, but also are the key witnesses,” Steinberg said. “It really hampers our ability, if you will, to do an investigation, attempt to interview witnesses since we’re interviewing employees of the very district attorney who’s going to be prosecuting the case.”
Rubinstein, however, said that happens all the time.
“Staff from our office are witnesses in many criminal cases,” he said. “The prohibition is for lawyers in the office to be witnesses because there are ethical rules prohibiting lawyers from being both an advocate and a witness the a case. There will be no lawyers from my office that I will call.”
Those witnesses, one of whom could include the sister of Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley, are expected to testify that they saw Peters recording a February court proceeding for Knisley, and heard the exchange between Judge Matthew Barrett asking Peters if she was recording, and the clerk’s denial of it, according to court documents.
The contempt charge is separate to a related matter that led to two obstruction charges levied against Peters when law enforcement, including an investigator in Rubinstein’s office, attempted to execute a search warrant to obtain the iPad Peters allegedly used to make the recording. Those charges, too, could include jail time.
All this occurred during a hearing for Knisley over related burglary and cybercrime charges over the deputy clerk’s alleged violation of a county order to stay away from the clerk’s office while numerous personnel complaints against her are investigated. Knisley’s jury trial on those charges are to begin May 31.
Both Peters and Knisley also are facing a 13-count grand jury indictment on criminal felony and misdemeanor charges for allegedly tampering with election equipment and official misconduct. Arraignment hearings on those charges are set for late May.
Peters also is the subject of several ethics investigations and civil lawsuits, one of which could result in her being removed permanently as the county’s designated election official. Peters is not running for reelection as clerk, but is seeking the GOP nomination for secretary of state.
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The merger between SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare will not result in any material changes in services, clearing the way for the transaction to go forward as planned, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office has determined.
In its opinion released Thursday, the AG’s office said the Colorado-based SCL, the parent nonprofit company for St. Mary’s Medical Center in Grand Junction, will continue to act as it always has under the larger Utah-based Intermountain, also a nonprofit corporation.
As a result, that merger is expected to become official today.
“After reviewing many documents related to the transaction produced by SCL Health and Intermountain, and after having numerous conversations with them, we determined that the merger will not result in any material change in SCL Health’s charitable purpose, or the charitable purpose of SCL Health’s hospitals, including St. Mary’s,” said John Feeney-Coyle, senior assistant attorney general.
“We also found that the merger would not result in any removal of any material hospital assets from Colorado, and so we would have continuing jurisdiction over those assets,” he added. “In looking at whether a material change would be made to either SCL Health or the hospitals’ charitable purpose, we looked at all of their existing charitable purposes as articulated in their current articles of incorporation.”
Feeney-Coyle said the state has limited authority over such mergers, but is required to ensure a Colorado-based nonprofit such as SCL continues to comply with the Colorado Hospital Transfer Act, meaning it must continue to follow it’s mission to provide health care for the poor and vulnerable, as is stated in its establishing document.
The merger also ensures that SCL’s hospitals, specifically St. Mary’s and Saint Joseph’s in Denver, will continue to be affiliated with the Catholic Church, or more specifically, Leaven Ministries, Feeney-Coyle said.
That ministry was formed in 2011 to oversee SCL’s hospitals in Colorado, Kansas and Montana by the Kansas-based Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, which first started the hospital network as a nonprofit in 1864.
Intermountain was initially formed by the Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1910.
The merger agreement, first announced by the two entities last fall, is to remain unchanged for at least five years, Feeney-Coyle said.
The two nonprofits will operate under the Intermountain name, which employs about 38,000 people at 1,113 hospitals, clinics, laboratories and other medical offices in Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Montana and Alaska.
SCL Health has 153 hospitals and clinics in Colorado, Montana and Kansas. It’s main governing board and community boards for its five hospitals are to remain intact.
The ruling on the merger, particularly the part about retaining SCL assets in the state, had become a concern in the Grand Valley over what might happen with the $459 million St. Mary’s has in its reserve account, and the $1.5 billion SCL has in its.
That money is from accumulated profits over several years, and is expected to be reinvested in the community.
Grand Junction resident Doug Aden, who sits on the SCL Board of Directors, said in a letter to The Daily Sentinel that he was part of a five-member team that helped negotiate the merger, and is satisfied it not only is being done right, but will result in long-lasting benefits to both organizations.
“I am confident that the new Intermountain Healthcare will focus on ensuring more accessible and more affordable care in our region while trying to keep people healthy rather than simply treating them when they are sick,” wrote Aden, who also once served on the local St. Mary’s board.
“Intermountain Healthcare believes the traditional health care system model needs to become more consumer-centric and meet people where they are,” he added. “One of the things that appealed to me about this merger is Intermountain’s focus on rural communities in our region having greater access to high-level care through such things as affordable tele-health services.”
Hospital officials have said that there will be no staffing changes, or reduction in services.
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Three people were arrested Thursday after an hourslong standoff with the Grand Junction Police Department and Mesa County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team.
According to a GJPD press release, at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress in the 1600 block of N. 16th Street.
According to the release, the reporting party said someone entered their home brandishing a handgun, and the occupants were able to leave safely.
Three people then barricaded themselves inside the home, according to the release.
When officers arrived on scene, they determined one of the subjects had active warrants for their arrest, and attempted to make contact with the subject, with no success.
The SWAT team and GJPD drone operators responded to assist.
GJPD said “tactical tools” were used to gain compliance from the subjects after a search warrant was obtained. The subjects exited the home voluntarily and were detained.
Charges are forthcoming, according to GJPD.
Two of the subjects were taken to the hospital for suspected drug overdoses.
Two Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies were also transported to the hospital after a potential fentanyl exposure but were found to be fine, according to GJPD.
A shelter in place notification from the Grand Junction Police Department was put in place during the incident.
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By GREG WALCHER
For generations, playground bullies have repeated the rhyme, “finders keepers, losers weepers,” as justification for theft. It’s a catchy phrase, but it does not vindicate stealing. Adults sometimes put it differently, citing the equally dubious phrase, “possession is nine-tenths of the law.” But it isn’t. The mere fact of possession does not equate to ownership. If it did, there would be no deterrent to common thievery.
Thankfully, there is more to ownership than that, whether the property is a set of marbles on the playground, or a tract of land. A new debate rages among historians about what constitutes land ownership, thanks to blog posts from Sierra Club President Ramon Cruz, and the group’s former executive director, who lost his job over the dispute. They accuse the conservation movement’s greatest hero, and the Sierra Club’s own founder, John Muir (1838-1914), of racism, citing some of his early writings as evidence that he was not especially fond of the Native American tribes he encountered. Cruz wants Muir “cancelled.” The Sierra Club must focus not only on conservation, but on “being a part of a broader movement for social and environmental justice.” Fine. If the Sierra Club no longer wants John Muir as its hero — one of the great founders of the conservation movement — I’ll take him.
I’ve always thought accusing people from the past of racism is a slippery slope, as nearly everybody in the 19th Century shared that character flaw with Muir to some degree. Very few historical figures could pass today’s political correctness test. Cruz wants to reassert tribal ownership of New York, not that any modern people would want such a mess. No, these historical revisionists want the money that would be due, if everyone agreed that their ancestors owned it. But did they?
Cruz admits that “We were not the original inhabitants of most of the places that we step in. There has been for millennia other groups and other nations that were there…” And therein lies the crux of the debate. Does land forever belong to descendants of whoever was there first?
New York was once occupied by the Lenape people, a loose association of independent villages speaking similar Algonquin languages. But they were not the first, either. Did they take the land from their predecessors? Archaeologists say people lived there 9,000 years earlier. The Lenape were frequently at odds with Iroquois, Susquehannocks and each other, sometimes going to war, so the territory changed hands often. European settlers also claimed the land by occupying it. Dutch governor Peter Minuit bought it from the Indians in 1626, but Verrazzano had claimed it for France a century earlier, and Portugal had already claimed the Hudson River. Minuit paid the Canarsee Indians, though Manhattan was supposedly controlled by the Wappinger tribe. Yet they weren’t there. The Canarsee were, so they felt entitled to sell it. Various tribes occupied various parts of Manhattan at various times, so who really owned it?
Cruz says it was Lenape territory because they occupied it. But that begs the question, if mere occupation conveys ownership, isn’t it part of the United States today, since that’s who occupies it now? Or does it belong forever to people whose ancestors once did?
Nazis once occupied Germany; Viking raiders occupied England; Mongols occupied China; Visigoths occupied Spain; Soviets held Ukraine. Are their descendants still entitled to those territories? Well no, most people would answer, because those were invaders. But which people weren’t? When the British settled Jamestown, Virginia was Powhatan’s land, because he had conquered and subdued the six earlier tribes.
Utes traditionally occupied much of Colorado, though others were there since the clovis culture and hunter-gatherers who lived 14,000 years ago. Basket makers came around 1500 B.C., Pueblo tribes by 500 B.C. and the Anasazi by 350 B.C. Recent evidence found that cannibalistic raiders swept through Anasazi villages about 1250 A.D., and signs of Anasazi battles have been found. Did they abandon the area because of drought, as has been assumed, or because of pressure from invading tribes? By 1600 the Utes had moved in, displacing earlier inhabitants. Did it thereby become Ute land?
Property ownership is determined by laws of the state we now live in. Our forebears may not have come into possession in ways we’re proud of, but neither did their predecessors. Values, principles and customs evolve with the times, which is why judging people of the past by standards of today is as foolish as conceding that playground bullies own all the marbles.
Greg Walcher is president of the Natural Resources Group and author of “Smoking Them Out: The Theft of the Environment and How to Take it Back.” He is a Western Slope native.
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The plans for the Clifton Community Campus have expanded once again with the addition of a MarillacHealth clinic adjacent to the county’s campus site. This clinic will transform the health of this underserved community and we’re elated by the news that this type of service will be brought to Clifton.
The clinic, which is in its fundraising stage, will cost $12.2 million to construct and will have the ability to expand in the future, according to reporting by The Daily Sentinel’s Charles Ashby.
The need for health services in Clifton is as clear as day.
“The Clifton area of Mesa County is a health care desert, with only one urgent care clinic in the area, which does not offer the sliding-fee discount program for under-or uninsured clients, or the same services Marillac does,” the clinic wrote in its proposal to the Colorado Economic Development Commission to get an enterprise zone designation.
According to Marillac’s own research, “70% of the potential patients in Clifton and Fruitvale are eligible for Medicaid and CHP+ (Child Health Plan Plus), and 16% are uninsured.” It’s a Colorado Medically Underserved Population, a federal Health Professional Shortage Area and has a high rate of substance abuse, according to Marillac’s letter.
Frankly this area has needed a clinic of this type for a long time and we hope they can get this built as soon as possible. Reportedly they are shooting for a 2024 opening date, which would be fantastic.
This clinic, along with the planned clinic, run by Community Hospital, in Palisade will have a major, positive impact on the community. People who can’t afford a car or struggle in other ways to get around won’t have to travel into Grand Junction for care. They’ll be able to find those services in their own community.
We commend the County Commissioners for their leadership here. They reportedly began discussing this idea with Marillac last year and also convinced the library to build its new branch on the campus as well.
The clinic, together with the county’s investment of $16 million for a community hall and early childhood education center and Mesa County Library’s $11.5 million for its new building, brings the total investment in this project to nearly $40 million. That’s incredible.
Some may question whether locating all these services in one spot is wise. Would spreading them out throughout the community be better? We don’t think so.
The power of this project is in developing these in one community space. It will be a central location where you can access a number of services in one trip and give the community its own gathering place.
Our only gripe is that in order to have this clinic with the community campus it would require tearing out an established park. The campus will establish some new green space, but we hate to see this community, which has so few public amenities, lose one of its only neighborhood parks.
We think this clinic is an important piece of the whole project, but we’d like to see that park space replaced with a similar size park in the area. We hope the commissioners make that replacement a priority for the community in which they are investing so much money and energy.
Other than that small asterisk, we love everything about this project and commend the many entities involved. The Clifton community deserves this attention.
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Depravity is contagious
The entire world is witness to Putin’s depravity, to the insane violence of one-man rule. And yet, our own nation is galloping toward autocracy even as we weep and wail in sympathy with the Ukrainian people.
Autocracy happens when the people let an insecure, but wily despot stay in office well past the time he can resist the temptation to grab total power. Putin screeched, scratched and manipulated himself into extending his term of office now to 22 years and beyond.
We have already allowed the Putinization of the Congress. Our own representatives and senators serve for decades, and thus have autocratic power in their districts. One or the other of them will want the whole country next.
We need a constitutional amendment to establish congressional term limits. If we don’t, we will have to trade in our MAGA hats for a single gold crown that only one person can wear.
KIMBALL SHINKOSKEY
Woods Cross, Utah
Boebert’s intemperate conduct doesn’t represent her district
Whenever I read a letter to the editor or an official press release penned by Mesa County Republican Chairperson Kevin McCarney I am shocked but no longer surprised.
In 2020 he viciously disparaged his fellow Mesa County citizens who sought to recall Tina Peters for incompetence that was glaringly obvious during her early days in office. Now he is excusing Congresswoman Lauren Boebert's multiple rabid outbursts during the State of the Union address by suggesting they were grief-induced. My goodness.
All I can say is, McCarney must not follow Lauren Boebert on social media or in the news. Her constituents (and sadly, the entire country), have been subjected to the worst kind of intemperate conduct and verbal extremism imaginable throughout her 14 months in office.
Some of us take that "representation thing" seriously. You see, each day she is in office, Boebert is acting on behalf of over 750,000 citizens (myself included), who make up Colorado's District 3. Her job is to speak well on our behalf, not pitch televised temper tantrums, promote senseless culture wars or throw ugly, racist comments to and fro.
It would be lovely if McCarney would focus his energy on leading others away from the bizarre quagmire of conspiracy thinking that has been landing Mesa County in the national spotlight. I challenge him to do so.
JACQUE DANSBY
Whitewater
When did Americans give up on democracy?
Winston Churchill said it best in my opinion, “Many forms of government have been tried, and will be tried in this world of sin and woe. No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”
Genius, an enlightening man he was. What he was talking about was the world during and right after WWII. When nazis attempted to take over the world with their allies, the Japanese. America sacrificed 291,557 American soldiers, who willingly went to their deaths in their effort to preserve our Democracy.
Sometimes we forget that generation of our grandfathers and grandmothers who lived, loved, had families, during a time of authoritarianism and dictators, and what they were willing to give up for the greater good. I heard the stories told to me by my father, who fought in the Pacific theater of war, on the front lines against the Japanese.
The thing that haunted him most was why he came back alive, when so many of his friends died then. Now, fast forward to now.
Just last year, a small group of Americans, led by the likes of Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Robert Eastman, Rudy Giuliani, Stewart Rhodes and Enrique Tarrio, decided that our democracy was no longer something to die for. Note that after Trump lost his election, not one "patriot" lost their life for their cause. Must not have been that important to them?
Now, Ukraine is experiencing what our fathers and grandfathers experienced fighting off an authoritarian self appointed despot. And in WWII, Russia lost 8.8 million soldiers at the hands of the nazis. Think about that number. What the Russians are experiencing now at the hands of Vladimir Putin, is based on lies, fed to them by a misinformation machine.
The Ukrainians are willing to die for their freedoms, and their country — without a moment's hesitation. What happened to us? When did some Americans decide that democracy was no longer important to us? I miss my father. He would be sick with sadness if he was alive today. The wanna-be despot who lives in Mar Lago had his 5 minutes of relevance and it’s time for him to just go away now. Enough said.
STEVEN FREDERICKS
Grand Junction
Equal justice under the law
Being born and raised in the Grand Valley, I was raised to respect my country, its values to form a more perfect union and to peacefully voice objections when it fell short of those values. I was raised to respect my teachers, law enforcement and that if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. I was raised to believe in a judicial system of “equal justice under the law,” but with all that said, I now believe that I am a “dying breed” of humanity with “outdated” values.
Does this same “equal justice under the law” that Tina Peters and Belinda Knisley received also pertain equally to other individuals who are allegedly charged with a crime? Will their bond amount be reduced to what they can pay, $25 or less, so they too can get out-of-jail?
A year from now, with all of the actual evidence gathered against these two ladies, (lying directly to a judge’s face, felony burglary and so much more) will they get off “scot free” because even though they did the crime, they believe they can’t afford to do the time and thus the court cannot hold them accountable?
What is going to be left of the United States of America, when all of the individuals who have blatantly defied the “rule-of-law” because they believe only that the votes for their approved candidates be counted?
“Equal justice under the law” will it prevail in "truth" in our justice system or was it just a “dream of our Founding Fathers”?
SHERRYL BUCKLEY
Grand Junction
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Intermountain, SCL can be a model for the country
Intermountain Healthcare and SCL Health have announced their intent to merge on April 1. I think the merger of these two high-quality nonprofit health care systems will create a model health-oriented organization that provides high-quality, affordable and accessible care to more patients in the western Colorado region.
I was a member of the five-person SCL Health system board subcommittee who, along with SCL Health senior management, met with a similar group from Intermountain to discuss the possibility of a merger and to ultimately negotiate the terms of the merger. Over those several months, it was obvious that Intermountain shares the same values and mission that have guided SCL Health for over 150 years. I fully support this merger because I believe it provides a health care model for the rest of the country and will be of great benefit to our community and region.
As a resident of Grand Junction and a former board chair of the St. Mary’s Medical Center community board of directors, I am confident that the new Intermountain Healthcare will focus on ensuring more accessible and more affordable care in our region while trying to keep people healthy rather than simply treating them when they are sick. As St. Mary’s President Bryan Johnson pointed out in an article printed in this paper, St. Mary’s has demonstrated that their costs are coming down, and I would expect to see that downward trend continue.
Intermountain Healthcare believes the traditional health care system model needs to become more consumer-centric and meet people where they are, as much as possible, when delivering care. One of the things that appealed to me about this merger is Intermountain’s focus on rural communities in our region having greater access to high-level care through such things as affordable telehealth services that will allow more people to stay at home to receive their health care. I believe they are fully committed to providing the resources needed to meet the health care needs of our region.
I look forward to St. Mary’s becoming part of the new Intermountain Healthcare and the many opportunities it will provide to insure that St. Mary’s can continue to meet the needs of the Grand Valley and western Colorado region for another 125 years.
DOUG ADEN
SCL Health board member
Chosen location for Clifton clinic doesn’t make sense
As a Clifton resident that lives next to Rocky Mountain Elementary School, I was interested in what they were planning. I was shocked they are planning to rip out the established park to put the clinic there.
They are putting the library and community hall with access from D 1/2 Road past the school. The clinic says they would have 60 employees and about 200 patients a day with parking coming off of D 3/4 and 32 1/2 Road. There is already heavy traffic from parents coming to drop and pick up students from the school. D 1/2 Road has traffic lights and crosswalks and is set up for heavier traffic patterns. How does it make sense to rip out an established park and put the clinic in an already congested neighborhood when they can put it in the land the county bought to develop?
Logically and financially it would make sense to put the clinic with the most traffic on D 1/2 with access to the library and community hall on the same entrance.
WILLIAM KIRSCH
Clifton
Why take out one of the few parks in Clifton?
I am writing this to ask for help to save our park. I live across from the park and a lot of us use it every day.
I went to a meeting at Rocky Mountain Elementary School and heard from developers who want to build a library and an early childhood center beside Rocky Mountain Elementary School on D 1/2 Road. They also want to rip out our park and put a Marillac clinic there.
32 1/2 Road gets a lot of traffic due to parents picking up their children from school. The developers said the Marillac clinic would employ 60 people and would get 150 to 200 patients per day. This would increase the traffic in our little area 150%. We wouldn’t be able to get in or out of our area.
Behind where they want to put the library is a big open field with nothing in it. It makes more sense to put the Marillac clinic beside the school on D 1/2 road and put the library and early childhood center in the big open field behind the Marillac clinic.
Why take our park? None of us in this area want to lose the only park in Clifton that we have.
DARYLENE IACOVETTO
Clifton
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The Fruita Monument girls soccer team delivered a statement win over Central on Thursday.
The Wildcats beat the Warriors 5-0 under the lights of Community Hospital Unity Field thanks to their speed, intensity and a pair of goals from junior forward Regan Dare.
“I think we played well. Central has been doing good stuff all year,” Fruita coach Ethan Johnson said. “We were talking about playing simple and having intensity. They did that and it looked like they were having a lot of fun.”
The Wildcats (4-1, 1-0 Southwestern League) were aggressive to open the game. They lived near Central’s goal and got off six shots within the first eight minutes. Any time a Central player appeared to be making progress down the field, a Fruita defender would cut them off. Central sophomore Liana Bryant, who has scored seven of Central’s eight goals this season, was routinely double-teamed the second she came close to the Fruita side of the field. Central (2-2, 0-2) didn’t take its first shot until nearly 14 minutes into the game.
The pressure allowed Central goalkeeper Jasmine Hernandez to pull off some impressive saves and the defense to show its strength. But the constant pressure wore down the Warriors’ defense.
Dare’s first goal came on a mid-range shot into the left side of the net to break the scoreless tie.
Kylah Celayeta then padded the Fruita lead to 2-0 with a deep kick that bounced in front of a diving Hernandez and then just over her head 16 minutes later.
Central coach Conor Beach credited the goals to defensive breakdowns instead of Hernandez’s performance. Hernandez, a sophomore, had 24 saves in the game — the Central record is 25.
Fruita has now shut out four of its five opponents and has allowed only two goals all season.
Dare’s second goal early in the second half gave Fruita a 3-0 lead.
“She did a lot of good stuff for us. She runs the flank for us, she’s a very smart player and is a coach’s dream,” Johnson said. “You tell her to do something on the field and she does it. I’m really proud of her and the girls.”
Olivia Stoffel scored a short goal into the right side of the net with 29:28 to go in the game. Amber Rice added the final goal of the game for Fruita.
Beach gave credit to Hernandez for staying on her toes. The Warriors’ talent is clear but so is their inexperience — 13 of their 20 players are underclassmen. Because of that, he thinks that this can be a learning opportunity.
“We didn’t give up and the girls have a ton of heart. This is a good squad and as long as we keep improving, we’ll play better than we did tonight,” Beach said. “We started four freshmen and five sophomores, so this will build them down the road.”
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Don Bavor wasn’t a standout basketball player who made highlight-worthy plays with ease.
“I was just the inbounds guy,” he joked. “I didn’t have the God-given talent, but I had heart and I had hustle and that’s what I coach with.”
That’s the philosophy he’s going to bring as the new head coach of the Palisade High School girls’ basketball team.
The school announced Bavor’s hiring Thursday.
Bavor is the program’s fourth head coach in six seasons and replaces DeAnne Larsen, who the school parted ways with on March 1.
Bavor played high school basketball at Delta High School and attended then-Mesa State College with the goal of being a teacher. He teaches seventh-grade math at Orchard Mesa Middle School and has been there for 23 years.
Bavor has coached other sports such as track, football and volleyball, but basketball is his true passion. He has also coached youth and travel ball for the GJ Blackout. Bavor most recently was an assistant for the Grand Junction High School volleyball team until about four years ago.
“I stepped away so that I could spend more time with my kids, “ he said. “I’m a family man.”
Bavor and his wife, Sandy, have four kids — Kordale and Calvin, both graduate students, and seventh-graders Mady and Jax.
Bavor got the itch to coach again six months ago and decided to apply for the Palisade opening. After touring the school and meeting the players multiple times, he said he knew he made the right decision.
The players’ desire and intensity stuck out to Bavor, and that falls in line with his coaching philosophy.
“I coach with heart, passion and high expectations. I expect progress every single day. And I also want to be there for them. The girls can come to me with anything they have,” Bavor said. “I think players take on the personality of their coaching staff. My approach is being intense, having high energy and competitive practices.”
Bavor will also make his coaching gameplans a community effort and allow his assistants to run various aspects of the team, similar to that of coordinators in football.
His ultimate goal is to build a rock-solid program at Palisade.
“I respect DeAnne and my other predecessors, but if you go to (former) coach (Danielle) Bagwell, she had a strong program there and that’s my philosophy,” Bavor said. “Coach the freshmen, JV and varsity, coach the youth teams and middle schools and find and the kids who want to be Bulldogs.”
Bavor takes over a program that has only one winning season since Bagwell, a perennial winner, left her position in 2018.
The 2021-22 Bulldogs went 5-18, the poorest mark for the team in the MaxPreps era (since 2006). But the group was teeming with potential. The Bulldogs showed considerable growth throughout the season and had only three upperclassmen — two seniors and one junior. Ella Steele, one of the best players on the team, will return next season.
Also coming back are key underclassmen like Kyra Birch, Addie Ritterbush, Chloe Simons and Ember Hopkins, among other players.
Bavor sees the talent in this crop of players and is excited to get to work.
“They were a really young team. And we’re going to continue building on what’s been started,” he said. “My family is so excited, the staff at palisade is excited, the girls are really excited. That’s what it’s all about. I’m a player’s coach.”
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The Fruita Monument baseball team rallied three times in a 15-9 victory Thursday over Mountain Range at Canyon View Park.
After the Mustangs took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, the Wildcats (6-3) scored three runs of their own to tie the game 3-3. Peyton Nessler led off with a single and scored on Hunter Smolinski’s RBI double. Smolinski scored on an error and Andrew Lee, who reached on the error, tied the game on Dylan Noah’s RBI double.
Mountain Range (3-2) scored five runs over the next three innings to take an 8-3 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth inning.
Lee got Fruita’s rally started with a leadoff triple. Noah had another RBI double and he scored on a passed ball. After Rylan McDaniel singled, Keenan Oxford hit an inside-the-park home run to pull the Wildcats within 8-7. Logan Cardoza followed with a double and Lucas Weaver singled. A passed ball with the bases loaded allowed Cardoza to score and Weaver to move to third, where he scored on another passed ball to put Fruita in front.
The Wildcats’ offense kept surging after the Mustangs tied the game 9-9 in the top of the sixth. A hit batter, a single and a bunt single loaded the bases for Cardoza, who put Fruita ahead for good with a two-run double. Another passed ball allowed Weaver to score and Kolton Hicks hit an RBI single for a 13-9 lead. Lee put the finishing touch on the Wildcats’ second straight six-run inning with a two-run triple.
Fruita pounded out 17 hits in the win, including eight for extra bases. Smolinski and McDaniel both had three hits and Noah, Cardoza and Lee all had two hits — all extra-base hits. Weaver also had two hits. Ryder Willford got the win for the Wildcats, allowing three runs, one earned, on three hits to go along with four strikeouts and two walks in 3 1/3 innings.
Boys Lacrosse
Defense carried Fruita Monument to a 5-4 overtime victory over Telluride at Canyon View.
Goaltender Ross Winters made 15 saves to lead the defensive effort by the Wildcats (4-0) and Jonathan Diedrich scored the winning goal in overtime.
Karter Harmon scored two goals, Branson Padgett had one goal and one assist, Tyler Draper scored one goal and Diedrich added an assist.
Girls Lacrosse
Grand Junction had to work overtime to get its first win of the season, a 13-12 victory over Telluride at Canyon View Park.
The Tigers (1-5) were a man down to start overtime, but a great save by goaltender Teagan Wilkins kept the game tied. Caitlyn Wesolowski then scored the winning goal once the penalty ended.
Wesolowski finished with four goals and two assists and Myka Neville had six goals and one assist. Zenobia Byerly and Riley Pope both scored one goal and Amelia Knaysi had one goal and one assist.
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After a week off, it took the Colorado Mesa baseball team a few innings to get going Friday, but behind a three-hit game from Jordan Stubbings and another solid pitching performance from Kannon Handy, the No. 9 Mavericks claimed an 8-1 victory over Regis.
Playing in Alamosa as part of the RMAC “pod” weekend, the Mavericks (19-6, 9-3 RMAC) gave up one run in the third inning on a double steal, but responded with a pair of runs in the fourth. After Haydn McGeary walked, Conrad Villafuerte doubled and Stubbings grounded out to second, getting McGeary home with the tying run. Harrison Rodgers drove in Villafuerte with a base hit up the middle.
In the fifth, Chase Hamilton led off with a double and took third on an infield chop single by Johnny Carr. Matthew Turner’s squeeze bunt got Hamilton home for a 3-1 lead. Stubbings doubled in the sixth, moving Villafuerte, who had singled, to third, and a groundout by Rodgers got the Mavs’ fourth run home. With two out, Stubbings scored on a balk for a 5-1 lead. He led off the eighth inning with a home run, and a balk and a wild pitch got two more insurance runs home.
Handy (5-1) allowed only the one run on five hits through six innings. He walked two and struck out five. Gage Edwards picked up a three-inning save, allowing three hits and striking out four.
Track & Field
Justin Thompson fouled on four of his six attempts in the finals of the long jump, but the two he landed were more than enough to win, with his final attempt going 23 feet, 10.25 inches, nearly a full foot ahead of the field, in the Maverick Classic at the CMU track.
Gunner Rigsby, competing unattached, was third in the long jump at 22-7. Dallas Davis was fourth in the javelin with a best throw of 168 feet.
Shaya Chenoweth won the women’s long jump with a best leap of 18-11.75, more than a foot better than runner-up Dani Socarras of Western Colorado. Mica Jenrette placed second in the women’s javelin, throwing 108 feet, 6 inches and Heather Yackey placed third in the discus at 134-2.
Lindsay Parsons was fourth in the women’s 10,000 meters in 36 minutes, 41.46 seconds.
The remaining field events begin at 10 this morning, with running events starting at 10:30 a.m. The meet is open to the public, but fans should bring their own chairs — there are no stands at the on-campus track.
Beach Volleyball
Tye Wedhorn and Sabrina VanDeList secured Colorado Mesa’s 3-2 victory over the University of Oregon with a 23-21, 21-13 victory in the No. 5 doubles match in the Boise State Beach Classic.
That came on the heels of Jada Hall and Jessa Megenhardt’s 21-17, 21-17 victory at No. 3, which tied the dual at 2-2. Ara Norwood and Sierra Hunt, playing No. 4, put the Mavericks on the board with a 21-18, 18-21, 17-15 victory at No. 4.
The Mavericks lost 3-2 to the University of Washington in their second dual of the day.
Women’s Lacrosse
In their fifth straight game against ranked opponents, the Mavericks fell to No. 7 Regis 17-10 in Denver.
The Mavericks (4-4, 2-1 RMAC) fell behind early, with Regis scoring four goals in the first quarter and five more in the second to take a 9-3 halftime lead.
Ali Bryant, Melanie Evans, Kiley Davis and Caroline Ohngemach each scored two goals for CMU, but Kyleigh Peoples scored five for the Rangers (8-0, 3-0) and Alexis Parker had four more.
Women’s Golf
Elly Walters was 2-under after nine holes, but went 4-over on the back nine in the first round of the Palm Valley Classic in Goodyear, Arizona, and is tied for 18th at 74 heading into today’s final round.
The Mavericks are tied for 22nd with a first-round 318.
Tennis
Metro State beat CMU 6-1 in the men’s dual and 4-3 in the women’s dual in Denver.
The women won three singles matches, with Maike Waldburger rallying for a three-set victory at No. 3, Macy Richards winning in straight sets at No. 5 and Julianna Campos coming back for a 2-6, 6-2, 10-7 victory at No. 6.
The men’s team won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, but the Roadrunners won five of the six singles matches in straight sets for the victory.
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MONTROSE — Although the airport terminal expansion is not yet complete, passenger traffic through Montrose Regional Airport is already hitting record highs.
In December 2021, 32,647 passengers disembarked at the airport, setting a new monthly record that is approximately 19,000 more travelers than in December 2020.
The first two months of 2022 also set new records, with more than 61,000 passengers coming through the airport.
The ongoing terminal expansion project, which started last fall, will benefit the region, said Director of Aviation Lloyd Arnold.
“(The terminal expansion) will provide a facility that is easier to transition through and ultimately provide more service for the Western Slope of Colorado,” Arnold said.
Expanding the terminal will also improve the passenger experience. The north addition of the expansion is slated to be complete by Dec. 1, in time for the busy holiday season.
The northern part of the terminal expansion is two stories high and includes two additional restaurant spaces, a bar area and a new baggage claim area.
Also, according to the renderings, an outdoor courtyard and fireplace will be added to the outside area for passengers waiting for pickup.
The second phase of the terminal expansion on the south side is estimated to be complete by October 2023. Most of this part of the expansion will be for airlines, including additional counter space.
Renovations are still running on time, Arnold said.
An expansion of overflow parking, which started last year, is also partly completed: cars have been able to park on an unpaved surface during the winter travel season.
The parking lot will be made permanent with 570 paved parking spaces: Construction will start on April 18, Arnold said, and should be completed by June.
Historically, passenger traffic peaks in the winter months at the height of ski season, then slows in April before rebounding in the summer months. Traffic tends to slow down slightly in the fall before picking up again in December.
Travel through Montrose Regional Airport tanked during the pandemic — in April 2020, only 133 passengers came in — but rebounded faster than many other airports around the country.
Smaller airports in destination areas close to outdoor recreation, such as Montrose, Steamboat Springs, Jackson and Sarasota, tended to grow faster in the winter months of 2021 compared to previous years.
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With the only pain clinic on the Western Slope that prescribes narcotics for chronic pain set to close April 8, many of its patients are scrambling to find alternatives for care.
William James, the president of DECA Health, the owner of Colorado Injury & Pain Specialists, said that he’s been working with other local pain clinics to transition patients’ care. Among those James has been collaborating with is Kenneth Lewis, MD, the CEO and president of Western Rockies Interventional Pain Specialists in Fruita, who has been treating chronic pain patients in the Grand Valley since 2004. The pain clinic is affiliated with Family Health West, as its procedures are done at the hospital.
However, patients switching over to Lewis’ care will lose access to narcotic treatment in favor of alternatives that he feels can be similarly effective — if not more so. Lewis told The Daily Sentinel that the primary focus at his clinic is identifying the source of chronic pain and implementing procedures afforded by modern technology in lieu of prescriptions to heavy medication.
“Most people in the medical field now understand that it’s a complete disaster to continue to manage them with only narcotics,” Lewis said. “Your body builds new receptors on the narcotic pain-affected cells, and after a while, the narcotics don’t do much, so you increase the dosage and increase it again.”
Lewis said that Western Rockies Interventional Pain Specialists offers non-invasive needle-based procedures that can significantly decrease — and sometimes eliminate entirely — chronic pain.
A proper diagnosis can make all the difference in the world for someone suffering daily pain, Lewis said.
“I’ve had patients who have been sent to me where the diagnosis was assumed to be chronic lower-spine pain, only to find out that the pain is coming from their sacroiliac joints in their pelvis, which is difficult to diagnose,” he said. “It requires a very specific X-ray-proven exam, but then, we have a number of procedures that can, with just needles, turn that pain off for years at a time.”
Among the “dozens” of procedures Lewis described that can identify sources of pain and potentially provide long-term relief are sacroiliac joint fusions, intracept procedures and radiofrequency ablasion neurotomies.
“The advancements in the 18 years I’ve been doing this have just been profound,” Lewis said.
“The key here is that if a patient has chronic pain and they’re on narcotics, the gold standard of treatment of choice now is to try as much as possible to identify the actual specific pain generator and attempt as much as possible to turn that generator off vs. giving someone escalating doses of narcotics, which have been routinely involved in ruining people’s lives,” Lewis said.
Lewis said some patients may not be aware of all the options they have, and to help with that, he’s been working with insurance providers and primary care doctors — specifically citing Rocky Mountain Health Plans— to get an idea of what chronic pain sufferers might need, and what other options they might have.
America’s ongoing opioid crisis is why pain clinics outside of CIPS have chosen not to prescribe narcotics for people suffering from chronic pain, and why Lewis is adamant that narcotics are not the way forward for the majority of those people.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were 75,673 deaths from opioids in the U.S. between April 2020 and April 2021. By comparison, 58,220 Americans died during the entirety of the Vietnam War.
“The answer here is not to find some more doctors who can simply give these patients narcotics again,” Lewis said. “It’s to find a more sound gold standard scientific process to find and turn off their actual pain generators and we do that.”
Mike Kansgen can attest to the effectiveness of a non-invasive procedure providing relief. He was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammtory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP), a condition that causes severe pain as the myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers is damaged and eventually ceases to provide nerve protection, about 14 years ago.
For about 11 years, he relied on powerful pain medications to help with the constant pain in his lower legs and hands.
Finally, in 2019, he made the “life-changing” decision to opt for a more in-depth examination of his condition. He received a spinal cord stimulator that provides electric stimulation to the spine, preventing his body from recognizing the constant pain and replacing that pain with a “buzzing sensation.”
“After I recovered from that procedure, I was able to remove the powerful pain medications from my life nearly completely,” Kansgen said. “Over time, I gained my life back and I was able to function without the constant haze of medication. Currently, I have a prescription for a much less dangerous pain medication with nearly no side effects, and while my pain is not gone completely, the spinal cord stimulator reduced the pain so much that I could function and enjoy life again.
“I hope a solution like this can help other people be freed from heavy pain medication and just as importantly from constant pain.”
Grand Junction’s Jerry Brabec suffered from “extremely painful” back pain, which his back surgeon examined and could not recommend any surgeries to help. Brabec then turned to Lewis, who recommended a procedure that he referred to as a “nerve burn.”
“This was such a relief on my back,” Brabec said. “He also did a new procedure that was a ‘pelvic fuse’ which relieved my leg pain. I can’t begin to describe how much better I felt... I can walk again freely without the pain I experienced before.”
Even one of the physical therapists in the Grand Valley knows first-hand how effective Lewis’ treatment can be.
Ellen Mead has had a pain management practice for 30 years, including 24 in Grand Junction. She was hired to be a member of a group of medical professionals who were doing research and development of education on pain attended by numerous disciplines. That group was able to educate patients and physicians about the latest treatment for pain issues with the goal to finding effective opportunities to help people with pain issues.
“I met Dr. Lewis and was able to learn about the interventional medicine and how injections, physical exams, education and the advancement of injections help to identify specifically what pain generators were at work to cause people to seek treatment,” Mead said. “It seemed that we needed to get the education out to patients so they understood that narcotic medication is absolutely not the best treatment for pain and can add to patients’ problems with their pain. Dr. Lewis became my go-to as he has been an amazing physician with knowledge of many procedures that are often permanent solutions to a pain problem.”
Lewis truly became her go-to a little over a month ago when she had her own pain issue and wanted to avoid medication and surgery. After Lewis and Physician Ellen Price diagnosed her pain as a lower-back issue, an injection and acupuncture provided immediate and significant relief.
“I can walk my dog,” Mead exclaimed. “Please know that pain changes your life when you’re not able to function properly, and I didn’t want to be on medication that was temporary in relief and risky for my health. I thank God that there are opportunities for successful relief and for physicians like Dr. Lewis that have jumped in the deep end to learn techniques for low back, neck, shoulders, hips that can be what people may miss if they don’t know this high level of care is available.”
The biggest challenge facing Western Rockies Interventional Pain Specialists and other pain clinics that take over the care of CIPS patients on narcotics prescriptions will be finding these patients a smooth path forward while deemphasizing narcotics for the patients for whom that’s a possibility.
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The person who co-founded of the Hutchins Water Center at Colorado Mesa University more than a decade ago and has been directing its efforts to help steer the region through increasingly challenging times for the Colorado River watershed has left the center, but not the world of water policy.
Hannah Holm’s last day as the center’s director and coordinator was Friday. She will remain in Grand Junction, where she will serve as associate director for policy for the Southwest Program of the American Rivers conservation organization, focusing on the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers.
“I’ll probably still go to a lot of the same meetings and just have a different role there,” Holm said.
The water center seeks to perform and facilitate research, education, outreach and dialogue to address water issues facing the Upper Colorado River Basin. CMU is currently considering its future plans for the center in light of Holm’s departure.
Holm said working at the center “really gave me a fantastic opportunity to learn about issues on the Colorado River and bring a bunch of other people along with me.”
“What I’m really proud of is I feel like we created an atmosphere for people with all different kinds of priorities related to water and the river to come together and learn together in a safe, not polarizing environment, not shying away from difficult issues but keeping a pretty respectful atmosphere,” she said. “I feel that that worked for the most part.”
Holm is from western Washington state, where she said too much water in the wrong places and flooding were big issues, rather than the concerns in the Southwest predominantly about water scarcity. She said she moved to Mesa County around 2006 with her husband, David Collins, who is a physics professor at CMU.
Holm was running the Mesa County Water Association, a water education nonprofit, when discussions between the association and CMU led to the association essentially being moved on campus through the creation of the center, she said. Gigi Richard, at the time a CMU professor and now director of the Four Corners Water Center at Fort Lewis College, co-founded the center with Holm. It is named in honor of the late Ruth Powell Hutchins, a local farmer and water activist who had helped found the Mesa County Water Association.
Joel Sholtes, an instructor for the CMU/University of Colorado Engineering Partnership, has been involved with the center, including serving as a prepublication reviewer of a new report Holm wrote about local water workforce skill and knowledge needs and the degree to which CMU’s educational offerings align with those needs or can be improved. He’s currently the center’s primary contact with Holm’s departure, and said the center has served an important role in the Western Slope water user community, connecting academics, practitioners and managers, doing studies and supporting water management.
“I’m excited for that mission to continue. What that looks like, we’re not sure yet. We’ll be meeting with the administration to discuss that,” Sholtes said.
He said he’s hoping the center will end up with a new director supported by the university. Holm said she will be part of an April 15 CMU meeting on the center’s future.
Sholtes said work already is going on to keep a few critical projects going. This includes issuing essentially a request for proposal to have someone take on the task of organizing the annual Upper Colorado River Basin Water Forum that Holm long had put together. The next one is in November.
“We’ve got to make it happen,” Sholtes said.
Holm thinks that through efforts like the forum, the center has helped people with different priorities related to water gain more appreciation for each other’s perspective, so that, for example, people mostly focused on the environment think more about agriculture, and vice versa.
“We also made sure to bring folks over from the Front Range and have them talk to us, and people from the Lower Basin, at the Upper Basin forum,” Holm said.
“And we never heckled them out of the room,” she added with a chuckle.
Holm’s job change is coming as the Upper and Lower basins are increasingly grappling with extended drought and climate-driven aridification that have left storage in major reservoirs like Lake Powell perilously low and jeopardized agricultural and municipal water use. In her new role, she expects to be involved as representatives of some other conservation groups are in figuring out how to address resilience for communities and the rivers themselves.
She’ll participate in identifying and advocating for policies for managing less water and sharing it among different users, while ensuring the rivers themselves aren’t left out of the water supply discussion. She also expects to work on projects involving things such as upgrading water infrastructure and restoring headwaters to benefit both rivers and river users.
“I’m hoping the overall Colorado River community knows each other well enough and is well enough informed they can take the actions necessary to basically keep the system from crashing,” she said.
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Katharine Smushkov had a love of science instilled in her as a child in her home nation of Chile.
When she was five years old, her father bought her Icarito Science magazines each month. She spent many summer nights at Rapel Lake gazing at the stars. She still has vivid memories of watching Halley’s Comet soar through the sky in 1986.
Smushkov’s love for science grew over time. Since becoming a first-grade teacher at Dual Immersion Academy in Grand Junction, she’s helped the school expand its STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) teachings and programs for students.
That dedication to STEM and her students is why she’s one of a select group of teachers from around the world that will attend the 37th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs next week from April 4-7.
The Space Foundation’s International Liaison program provides a group of more than 300 educators from around the world with training, strategies and resources to help them bring more engaging lessons about space into their classrooms. Smushkov applied for the program and received word in February that she was among the lucky winners.
“We’re going to have a night that I will meet different astronauts from all around the world,” Smushkov said. “They’re going to teach us different activities and projects that we can do with the students. I was a little fearful at first because, well, I’m a first-grade teacher and what we teach is very simple, like patterns in the sky, the Earth, the changing of the seasons, day and night, but (the liaison program) felt that was amazing.”
Dual Immersion Academy’s scientific curriculum is unique among District 51 schools as being the only one in which science is taught in Spanish.
Smushkov’s goal is to encourage Latino girls to explore STEM activities and choose careers in science to become leaders for future generations while serving as examples of increasing diversity in STEM fields. She’s hopeful that her trip to the Space Symposium will further inspire her students.
“Students are making amazing connections transferring information from one language to another,” Smushkov said. “Latino girls, we can do it. The first time I heard the word ‘STEM’, it’s huge, and you think, ‘Oh, maybe I won’t be able to do it because I’m a girl,’ but (you can succeed) if you have perseverance and you try hard and you keep trying and you go to different places, like, for example, Eureka! at (Colorado Mesa University), where they offer a lot of science activities and I’ve seen a lot of my first-graders go in there on Fridays or during the summertime, and they get so excited.”
She said she teaches multiple classes in addition to science classes, but her students tend to perform best in STEM-related activities, implementing cooperation and critical thinking. Smushkov credits her and the school’s efforts to expand on STEM activities for that.
In 2014, Smushkov helped launch STEM Fridays at the school, in which entities like the Bureau of Land Management or CMU would visit the school to discuss scientific topics with students in fun ways. One time, a CMU professor brought a snake to the school for the students to (safely) pet. These Friday activities only lasted that school year because of the school’s finances.
Additionally, Smushkov oversees Dual Immersion Academy’s LEGO League team, which will be part of the LEGO League Explore Festival at Mesa View Elementary School today.
“I cannot forget a few years ago when we watched the solar eclipse with all my first-graders,” she said. “We had special glasses and took turns. It was the most amazing event as a teacher. The students talked about it for weeks. One of the science units I teach is called patterns in the sky. The students were very enthusiastic about it and wanted to learn more.”
Smushkov isn’t entirely sure what kind of experience to expect at the Space Symposium, but she does know that when she heads to Colorado Springs, the pride of her students will be with her.
“I’m excited for her. She’s really nice,” said Dual Immersion first-grader AJ Sanchez. “She’s the best teacher in the world.”
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For the Record: April 2, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print birthsDelta HealthGerardo Grajeda and Jessica Lopez, Delta, a daughter, March 23.Bryan and Cheyenne Cook, Delta, a daughter, March 24.Zach Foster and McKayla Meyer, Orchard City, a daughter, March 24.marriagesClarissa Jean Vazquez and Jessup Steele Graham, March 21.Katrina Maria Zastrow and Brian Christian O’Connor, March 18.Charles Vincent Julian Jr. and Jackie Lee Leyba, March 20.Pete John John Nuncio and Karenza Dee Darnell, Feb. 22.Meghan Dawn Wedel and Curtis Henry Bushta, March 18.Rebecca Joanne McVay and Richmond Yeboah, March 19.Madalyn Rose Baker and W. Patrick Thomas Bennett Vigil, March 21.Colton Logan Shambaugh and Caitlyn Nicole Cromer, March 19.Bridget Bryne Dusza and Salina Reyna Marquez, March 22.Diana Vera Aquino and Cesar Raphael Reyes, March 23.Britnay Shay Kelly and David Aaron Crockett, March 24.Robert Lynn Costello III and April Tenille Campbell, March 24.David Giles Firmin and Christine Gal, March 24.Derek Preston Paiz and Brittan Shea Soderquist, March 24.Curtis Allen Richards and Melissa Anne Venzke, March 25.Anagely Cota Miranda and Jesus Alberto Cota Orduno, March 25.Shawna Marie Rose and William Wayne Widener, March 25.Nathan Scott Watchman and Kyann Jo Plandel, March 25.Jennifer Gabriela Herrera and Oscar Tovar-Guzman, March 25.Daniel Omar Mendez Franco and Kimberlyn Arroyos Romero, March 25.Crystal Virginia Chapa and Alejandra Iliana Sabaleta Videla, March 25. Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Virginia Chapa Kimberlyn Arroyos Romero Jennifer Gabriela Herrera Oscar Tovar-guzman Delta Daniel Omar Mendez William Wayne Widener Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Fri 1% 38° 63° Fri Friday 63°/38° Clear. Lows overnight in the upper 30s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:58:30 AM Sunset: 07:38:21 PM Humidity: 52% Wind: ESE @ 11 mph UV Index: 0 Low Friday Night Clear skies. Low 38F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Sat 1% 46° 70° Sat Saturday 70°/46° More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:56:55 AM Sunset: 07:39:19 PM Humidity: 28% Wind: SW @ 12 mph UV Index: 6 High Saturday Night Overcast. Low 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Sun 39% 40° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/40° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 39% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 40% Wind: NE @ 10 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Cloudy. Low around 40F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 3% 45° 67° Mon Monday 67°/45° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 3% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: WSW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tue 9% 33° 64° Tue Tuesday 64°/33° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 9% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 29% Wind: W @ 22 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. N winds at 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 55° Wed Wednesday 55°/31° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: N @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Thu 0% 36° 62° Thu Thursday 62°/36° Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 22% Wind: NE @ 7 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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The National Forest Service announced Thursday it has finalized internal guidance on how e-bike usage is to be managed on national forests and grasslands.
Currently, e-bikes are allowed on all Forest Service-managed trails that allow motorized use. That’s about 38% of all Forest Service-managed trails, and about 50% of trails in the Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests.
The Forest Service gives local offices control over expanding e-bike access beyond those trails.
If a local forest service office does want to add e-bike use to non-motorized trails, it will have to go through a environmental analysis and public engagement process just like any other project.
“National forests and grasslands are a place for all people to recreate, relax and refresh,” said Forest Service Chief Randy Moore in a press release. “The additional guidance will help our district rangers and forest supervisors better serve their communities with a policy that allows managers to make locally based decisions to address e-bike use. This growing recreational activity is another opportunity to responsibly share the experience of the outdoors with other recreationists.”
For now, there are no plans to add e-bike use to non-motorized trails in the GMUG National Forests, GMUG National Forests Public Affairs Officer Kimberlee Phillips said.
Phillips said Thursday’s announcement served more to reiterate the systems the service has in place.
“It’s pretty much clarifying what we already had,” Phillips said.
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Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters has disabled her StandWithTina.org legal defense fund website, and appears to be referring donors to a similar site run by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell.
That legal defense fund is the subject of a Colorado Independent Ethics Commission investigation and part of a campaign finance lawsuit filed against Peters by the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office.
Both question the legality of accepting money without reporting it to the public.
The disabled website was first reported by 9News in Denver, which also reported that Lindell confirmed he is contributing to Peters’ legal defense and helping to accept donations for it, but on a new website based in Wisconsin.
While the legal fund website no longer exists, Peters continues to maintain a “Tina Peters Legal Defense Fund” page on Facebook, an effort she calls a nonprofit organization. That site, however, includes no direct link to donate money.
No records can be found showing the organization as a nonprofit on the state’s database for charitable organizations. A group called Committee to Elect Tina Peters, however, is registered on the state’s business database as a limited liability company. Her registered agent for that LLC is Garfield County resident Sherronna Bishop, a Peters confidant and fellow believer that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald Trump.
That’s the same name Peters uses as her campaign finance account in her bid for Colorado secretary of state.
It is unknown how the disabling of Peters’ legal fund will impact her ethics investigation. A second investigation by the commission looking into allegations that she has accepted gifts in excess of state limits was suspended pending her indictments by a Mesa County grand jury.
Currently, Peters and Deputy Clerk Belinda Knisley are the subjects of a 13-count indictment on tampering with election equipment and official misconduct. Her bond in that case prevents her from going into the clerk’s office, or having any contact with clerk employees.
Meanwhile, Peters has been traveling around the state as part of her secretary of state campaign talking about the charges against her, and drumming up support for her bid for the GOP nomination for that job.
Peters also faces a contempt-of-court citation, two misdemeanor charges for obstruction, and is the subject of another civil lawsuit seeking to remove her permanently as the county’s designated election official. She lost a similar lawsuit last fall that temporarily removed her as the county’s election head for the 2021 Coordinated Elections.
At a event in Basalt on Thursday, Peters said she likely would be a party in another legal action that she said Lindell intends to file against Secretary of State Jena Griswold in an attempt to show election fraud in the state.
Peters recently dismissed a lawsuit against Mesa County that alleged commissioners have intentionally worked to stymie her work as clerk, promising to refile that case in Denver District Court.
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Harry Sherrill walks Friday along the Riverfront Trail past murals painted by local artists as a part of the city of Grand Junction’s Art on the Riverfront Trail program.
The Art on the Riverfront Trail (ART) program is returning. The biannual art project is a mural program focused on improving the artistic experience for users of the trail, a city of Grand Junction news release said.
This program is spearheaded by the Grand Junction Commission on Arts and Culture and the Riverfront Commission with a valleywide coalition of partners, including the Grand Junction Police Department, Public Works, Community Development, Parks and Recreation Departments, the Colorado Department of Transportation, Mesa County Sheriff’s Office, Mesa County Health Department, Super Rad Art Jam, Urban Trails Committee and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
The program was formed to use art projects at underpasses along the Riverfront Trail and turn them into vibrant and colorful artistic expressions. The murals will change annually or biannually, bringing new and fresh designs to the Riverfront Trail.
“Through ART, we will expand our rich artistic community by providing spaces to nurture budding artists and create a more vibrant environment,” the release said.
Organizers and sponsors of the program have identified five areas along the Riverfront Trail with 12 different locations for murals.
Sites that will be subject to a vetting process are:
n Redlands Parkway underpass
n Lower No Thoroughfare underpass
n Colorado Highway 340 – Riverside underpass
n U. S. Highway 50 – Fifth Street Bridge underpass
Artists will need to apply, and each chosen artist will receive a $1,000 stipend for their project.
The application and information are posted at www.gjcity.org/169/Call-for-Artists. The ART committee has chosen Sept. 17 as the date that the program and painting will begin at each location.
ART is expected to positively impact tourism and economic development by creating a more desirable experience along the Riverfront Trail. Creating a lively environment draws people to the area and positively impacts the surrounding businesses, the release said.
For information, email Marlene Godsey, recreation coordinator, at marleneg@gjcity.org.
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2020 Grand Junction High School graduate Carissa Hope Crawford was named to the fall 2021 semester dean’s list at Colorado Mesa University.
Reganne McIntire of Cedaredge and Rebeka Scheiderer of Hotchkiss were named to the fall 2021 dean’s list at Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska.
3rd CD congressional art contest
Rep. Lauren Boebert invites students in ninth through 12th grade to submit artworks to the 2022 Congressional Art Competition.
The winning artist will receive round trip tickets to attend a national reception in Washington, D.C., where their artwork will be on display for one year in the U.S. Capitol.
Any high school student in Colorado’s Third Congressional District can submit. Students must mail or deliver their artwork to their respective Third Congressional District Regional Office by April 27. The Grand Junction Regional Office includes schools in Mesa, Delta, Montrose, Ouray, Gunnison, Pitkin, Lake, Eagle, Jackson, Routt, Garfield, Rio Blanco, and Moffat counties.
The Hi Fives Robotics Team 4944 is headed to the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Championship, taking place April 20–23, in Houston, Texas.
The team competed against 40 other teams last month to win the Denver Regional and qualify for the international championship.
The local robotics team designs, builds, and codes robots for FIRST Robotics competitions. The Hi Fives name originates from team members coming from the five largest high schools in District 51 — Central, Fruita Monument, Grand Junction, Palisade, and R-5.
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A pair of Fruita Monument runners stole the show at the Mickey Dunn Invitational at Stocker Stadium on Friday — Ella Unrein and Lauren Geer.
Geer, a junior, won the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 25.64 seconds — a full seven seconds ahead of the pack.
“I said to my coach before the race that I was going to set a personal record and told myself that I was going to,” Geer said. “I started pretty quick and told myself that I had to maintain that. It was actually pretty easy to keep my mind clear while running and not having to chase anyone.”
Geer also set a personal record in the 1,600 with a 5:41.07 mark and helped the 4x400 team finish second in 4:21.77.
She wasn’t the only Wildcat to impress Friday.
Unrein loves to compete.
The Fruita Monument sophomore thrives off the thrill of outrunning someone for first place. Even when she was younger, she would always look to race people.
That made the end of the 2021 cross country season all the more frustrating.
“I broke my foot in cross country so I’m still trying to get back to my old self. I was in a boot for about six to eight weeks,” she said. “But I’ve surprised myself this season. I’m sometimes hard on myself because I expect to be faster, but I’m doing well … I really learned that I can’t overdo it and my body needs a rest sometimes.”
Unrein’s mother introduced her to track and cross country. She enjoyed the sports so much that she dropped soccer to be full-time runner.
She competed well as a freshman individually but missed out on state because fewer athletes qualified because of COVID-19 precautions. She did finish seventh at state as a member of Fruita’s 4x800 relay team.
Unrein wanted to improve on her first season and the injury appeared to be a setback.
Freshly out of the boot, Unrein hasn’t missed a beat this season — although she says she still doesn’t feel 100 percent.
“I kind of surprised myself that I came back so fast, but I worked really hard,” Unrein said. “I did a lot of biking to get ready again but I had to ease into it.”
Unrein continued her growth at the Mickey Dunn Invitational by winning the 1,600 in 5:30.62. She was nearly a minute ahead of the next finisher.
She also was the anchor on the winning 800 medley team with Kindal Ferrans, Lilla Kinnick and Navaya Steele.
Unrein is still feeling some discomfort in her foot, and she believes the state has yet to see her at full strength.
“It was hard for her to not run. Plus being in the boot was hard because Ella wants to compete, she has tremendous drive. I knew she would come back completely motivated,” said Jay Valentine, Fruita’s distance coach. “Everything up to this point has been hard work. I knew she’d be where she is at because of how hard she works. It’s not surprising to see her come back, and she’s only going to get faster.”
District 51 Winners
Grand Junction’s girls team claimed five first-place finishes — three from Amelia Moore.
The senior won the long jump with a mark of 17 feet, 1.25 inches, a top-10 mark in the state and nearly two feet farther than the second-place finisher. Moore also won the 100 hurdles in 16.33 and the 300 hurdles in 48.59, both of which are top-25 state times.
Lily Lofland won the discus with a throw of 106-3 and Sailer Warinner won the shot put with a distance of 32-11.75.
Palisade also won a couple of events. Ella Yanowich won the triple jump with a leap of 32-11.75. The Bulldogs’ 4x100 relay team (Yanowich, Kyra Birch, Braeleigh MacAskill and Gabrielle Horton) won in 52.50.
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Ryder Mancuso pitched four no-hit innings Friday as Palisade beat Evergreen 5-3 for its seventh straight win.
As Mancuso was throwing yet another gem, the Bulldogs’ offense was providing just enough run support.
Melacio Perez doubled to open the bottom of the third inning, which set up a two-run home run from Brett Rozman. Rozman has hit a team-high four home runs this season.
The Bulldogs (8-1) scored one run in the fifth and added two more in the sixth.
Braden Blanck scored from third on a passed ball and Rozman advanced to third base on the same pitch. Aidan Bevan then grounded into a fielder’s choice that allowed Rozman to score.
Evergreen (3-2) nearly made a comeback, though. In the top of the seventh inning, a bases-loaded walk and a two-run error with one out pulled the Cougars within 5-3 before the Bulldogs got the final two outs.
Mancuso earned the win by striking out 11 batters in 6⅓ innings, allowing one single hit, two earned runs and walking five.
Horizon 13, Central 2: The Hawks ran away with the game not long after the first pitch.
Horizon scored eight runs in the top half of the first inning. Central (5-5) did its best to answer but only mustered two runs in the first two innings.
Luke Brown and Rylan Nostrand both scored for the Warriors, and Alex Taylor had the team’s lone RBI on a triple.
All but one Horizon (4-1) batter with an at-bat registered a hit, and seven had multiple hits.
Joe Vigil took the loss after striking out four batters, walking one and allowing eight earned runs on 14 hits in 5⅔ innings. Horizon’s Cole Toureau struck out 12 in five innings to get the win.
Fossil Ridge 12, Grand Junction 2: The Tigers (3-7) couldn’t overcome a sluggish start on offense in a five-inning loss to the Sabercats.
The Grand Junction lineup was headlined by Will Applegate, who was 2 for 2, including a double, and scored one run. Two other Tigers notched hits and Caleb Olson also scored.
Fossil Ridge (4-3) had six of its batters notch a hit.
Applegate took the loss, allowing two earned runs in one-third of an inning of work. Tyler Kubat earned the win for pitching five innings, allowing no earned runs and four hits while striking out four batters.
Boys Lacrosse
Fruita Monument held Durango scoreless in the first half and cruised to a 17-8 win at Canyon View Park to remain undefeated.
The Wildcats (5-0, 3-0 Southwestern League) led 10-0 at halftime with seven different players contributing to the cause. Tony Farber stole the show for Fruita and scored seven goals in the game. He now has 16 goals in only four games played this season.
Mason Compton, Kaison Stegelmeier and Anders Storheim all scored two goals and Stegelmeier led the team with three assists. Goaltender Ross Winters had five saves.
Girls Lacrosse
Fruita Monument was down early and didn’t take its first shot until 2:47 into the second quarter in a 15-1 loss to Fairview (1-2). Kendall Roehm scored the only goal of the game for the Wildcats (1-2) with 13:52 left in the game.
Girls Soccer
Grand Junction (1-4, 0-1) opened Southwestern League play with a tough 6-0 loss at Durango (6-0, 2-0).
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Julio Rodriguez is all about patience.
He taught himself how to play guitar by watching YouTube videos, and relishes how much attention to detail it takes to give a good haircut.
Rodriguez trusts the process in everything he loves, and that’s why he’s having a successful senior season for the Palisade track and field team.
“I’ve learned about dedication (on the track team). If you want to do something, just do (what it takes),” he said. “You have to put a lot of time into track and any sport. You have to be on time to practice and meet days and that’s like real life. You gotta keep pushing even through the bad days because it may get better.”
Rodriguez has been running track since he was in the seventh grade because he just “loves to run fast,” he said. In the winter, he wears the No. 1 jersey for the Palisade boys basketball team and uses his track speed to fly down the court and get himself open for 3-pointers.
While his speed and quickness helped him carve out a reliable role on a Bulldogs team that made the Class 4A playoffs, his basketball skills are also helping him on the track.
“I think basketball has helped my reaction time. I think I’m starting my races better because of it,” he said. “Because if you start out of the block well, you’re more likely to have a good race than if you start poorly. You can still have a good race if you don’t but it’s just a lot harder.”
And Rodrgiuez is off to a great start this season.
He runs the 100- and 200-meter dashes, and is the anchor of the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relay teams.
At the Rifle Invite on March 18, Rodriguez won the 200 in 23.58 seconds. He also finished second in the 100 with an impressive 11.43 mark, just behind reigning state champion Justin Blanton from Central. He also won the 200 at the Warrior Invitational on March 26 and beat his personal best time.
He continued to reach new heights at the Mickey Dunn Invitational at Stocker Stadium on Friday. He set a personal-best 11.31 in the 100, which was only two-one hundredths of a second out of first place and a Top 50 time in Colorado.
Rodriguez also ran on the 4x100 and 4x200 relay teams, finishing first in the former and third in the latter.
“This is the first year I’ve ran anchor and that’s all about speed, you’re the last one to run. I think our relay teams are really good this year and I’m just happy to be able to help the team,” he said.
His performance and presence on the team has helped first-year coach Jill Reetz.
Reetz praised Rodriguez for his leadership style. He’s quiet but will push everyone to improve when needed, she said.
On the track, she was shocked that he hasn’t always ran anchor for the Bulldogs, and moving him into that role was a no-brainer, she said. Reetz also praised Rodriguez for his maturity when facing stiff competition like Blanton on a regular basis.
“Julio just runs his race, he doesn’t focus on whomever he’s running with. He’s focused on always improving and hopefully setting personal records,” Reetz said. “I think he’s so excited to finally have a normal season after COVID. He’s been such a leader for our young team and it’s so awesome to see kids look up to him.”
Rodriguez has his sights set on the state meet to close out his senior season but he’s not getting ahead of himself. He understands that the path to success consists of meticulous steps, and crossing those requires patience.
Like his favorite musician Ariel Camacho always said, “If you want your dreams to come true, always fight for it.” That’s the message he hopes to leave with the future Bulldogs.
“High school is too short. You’re not going to have too many opportunities so if you want something, go for it and put in the work,” he said. “Try something for one year and if you don’t like it, then go find something else. But at least try it.”
District 51 Winners
Grand Junction’s Miller Jones finished first in three different events. He won the triple jump with a mark of 42 feet, 6.5 inches, a top-25 state time. He also won the 300 hurdles in 43.26, which is a top-50 state time, and the long jump with a mark of 20-4.25.
Central took home most of the hardware in the boys competitions. The 4x800 relay team (Tyler Stogsdill, Jackson Edwards, Shalom Trowbridge and Jordan LeBlow) won in 8:09.61, nearly a full minute ahead of second place. The 4x400 team (Stogsdill, Trowbridge, LeBlow and Blanton) won in 3:32.50. And finally, the 4x200 team (James Montoya, Hunter Richardson, Jaxon Gohn and Blanton) won in 1:34.80.
Alex Fisher won two events — the 800 and 3,200. He finished the former in 2:01.13, a top-25 time in Colorado, and, he won the latter in 10:43.70.
Daniel Baroumbaye won the shot put and discus. His discus throw of 134-7 was a top-50 mark in the state, and he won the shot with a mark of 40-8.5.
Blanton won the 200 in 22.79, a top-25 time in Colorado.
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agate CMU baseball boxscore, April 1, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Colorado Mesa 8, Regis 1Friday at AlamosaRegis Colorado Mesaab r h bi ab r h bi Marquez cf 3 0 0 0 Turner rf 5 0 0 1Beyene phcf 1 0 1 0 Farmer 3b 5 0 1 0Riley c 4 0 1 0 McGeary dh 3 1 1 0Marlow 1b 4 0 1 0 Villafuerte lf 4 2 2 0Koontz lf 3 0 1 0 Stubbings 1b 4 2 3 2Cicini rf 4 0 0 0 Rodgers 2b 4 0 1 2Chase 3b 4 0 2 0 Bramwell c 4 1 1 0Owen dh 3 0 0 0 Hamilton ss 3 2 1 0Harrison ph 1 0 0 0 Carr cf 4 0 1 0Daudet ss 4 0 1 0Vaught 2b 2 1 1 0Boyle ph 1 0 0 0Totals 34 1 8 0 Totals 36 8 11 5Regis 001 000 000 — 1 8 0Colorado Mesa 000 212 03x — 8 11 0DP—RU 1, CMU 1. LOB—RU 8, CMU 6.2B—Villafuerte, Stubbings, Hamilton. HR—Stubbings.SB—Beyene, Riley, Koontz, Chase; Rodgers.Regis IP H R ER BB SOKleinsorge (L, 2-2) 5.1 7 5 5 1 5Bushnell 1.1 1 0 0 0 0Douthitt 0.2 3 2 2 0 0Luebker 0 0 1 1 1 0Shepardson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1Colorado Mesa IP H R ER BB SOHandy (W, 5-1) 6 5 1 1 2 5Edwards (S, 1) 3 3 0 0 0 4WP—Kleinsorge, Shepardson 2, Handy, Edwards.T—2:31. A—58. Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Mesa Visitor Cmu Po Linguistics Name Pb Sac Sport Bk Baseball Hr Wp Physiology Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Fri 1% 38° 63° Fri Friday 63°/38° Clear. Lows overnight in the upper 30s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:58:30 AM Sunset: 07:38:21 PM Humidity: 52% Wind: ESE @ 11 mph UV Index: 0 Low Friday Night Clear skies. Low 38F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Sat 1% 46° 70° Sat Saturday 70°/46° More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:56:55 AM Sunset: 07:39:19 PM Humidity: 28% Wind: SW @ 12 mph UV Index: 6 High Saturday Night Overcast. Low 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Sun 39% 40° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/40° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 39% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 40% Wind: NE @ 10 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Cloudy. Low around 40F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 3% 45° 67° Mon Monday 67°/45° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 3% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: WSW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tue 9% 33° 64° Tue Tuesday 64°/33° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 9% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 29% Wind: W @ 22 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. N winds at 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 55° Wed Wednesday 55°/31° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: N @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Thu 0% 36° 62° Thu Thursday 62°/36° Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 22% Wind: NE @ 7 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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agate CMU beach volleyball results, April 1, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Colorado Mesa 3, Oregon 2Friday at Boise State ClassicNo. 1 — Brooke Nuneviller/Reagan Hope, UO, def. Savannah Spitzer/Hahni Johnson 21-16, 21-15; No. 2 — Daley McClellan/Madelyn LaFollette, UO, def. Holly Schmidt/Macie Lachemann 11-21, 21-18, 15-10; No. 3 — Jada Hall/Jessa Mengenhardt, CMU, def. Alex Laita/Bea Wetton 21-17, 21-17; No. 4 — Sierra Hunt/Ara Norwood, CMU def. Chloe Grown/Zoe Almanza 21-19, 18-21, 17-15; No. 5 — Tye Wedhorn/Sabrina VanDeList, CMU def. Ashley Schroeder/ Ella Tyus 23-21 21-13Washington 3, Colorado Mesa 2No. 1 — Natalie Robinson/Chloe Loreen, UW, def. Savannah Spitzer/Hahni Johnson 21-15, 21-11; No. 2 — Holly Schmidt/Macie Lachemann, CMU, def. Kyra Petersen/Scarlett Dahl 15-21, 25-23, 15-13; No. 3 — Jada Hall/Jessa Megenhardt, CMU, def. Audra Wilmes/Paloma Bowman 21-19 21-17; No. 4 — Maeve Griffin/Ashley Shook, UW, def. Sydney Leffler/Sierra Hunt 21-23, 21-12, 15-11; No. 5 — Emma Calle/Hannah Yerex, UW, def. Tye Wedhorn/Sabrina VanDeList 21-19, 21-13 Facebook Twitter Email Print Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Fri 1% 38° 63° Fri Friday 63°/38° Clear. Lows overnight in the upper 30s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:58:30 AM Sunset: 07:38:21 PM Humidity: 52% Wind: ESE @ 11 mph UV Index: 0 Low Friday Night Clear skies. Low 38F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Sat 1% 46° 70° Sat Saturday 70°/46° More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:56:55 AM Sunset: 07:39:19 PM Humidity: 28% Wind: SW @ 12 mph UV Index: 6 High Saturday Night Overcast. Low 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Sun 39% 40° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/40° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 39% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 40% Wind: NE @ 10 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Cloudy. Low around 40F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 3% 45° 67° Mon Monday 67°/45° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 3% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: WSW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tue 9% 33° 64° Tue Tuesday 64°/33° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 9% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 29% Wind: W @ 22 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. N winds at 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 55° Wed Wednesday 55°/31° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: N @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Thu 0% 36° 62° Thu Thursday 62°/36° Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 22% Wind: NE @ 7 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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agate CMU lacrosse results, April 1, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Regis 17, Colorado Mesa 10WomenFriday at RegisColorado Mesa 1 2 2 5 — 10Regis 4 5 4 4 — 17Goals: CMU: Bryant 2, Evans 2, Davis 2, Ohngemach 2, Wentz, Jakeman; RU: Peoples 5, Parker 4, Johnson 2, Northcutt 2, Truex 2, Krats, SchallmoserAssists: CMU; Evans 2, Ohngemach, Jakeman; RU: Krats 3, Johnson, Rothermund, PeoplesShots: CMU 22, RU 38; Shots on goal: CMU 14, RU 27.Ground balls: CMU 23, RU 36; Draw Controls: CMU 18, RU 13; Turnovers: CMU 28, RU 18.Goalies, saves: Murphy, CMU, 7; Mitchell, CMU, 3; Goetsch, RU 3, Myotte, RU, 1 Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Ground Ball Turnover Penalties-minutes Sport Attendance Goalie Faceoff Shot Name Xx Lacrosse Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Fri 1% 38° 63° Fri Friday 63°/38° Clear. Lows overnight in the upper 30s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:58:30 AM Sunset: 07:38:21 PM Humidity: 52% Wind: ESE @ 11 mph UV Index: 0 Low Friday Night Clear skies. Low 38F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Sat 1% 46° 70° Sat Saturday 70°/46° More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:56:55 AM Sunset: 07:39:19 PM Humidity: 28% Wind: SW @ 12 mph UV Index: 6 High Saturday Night Overcast. Low 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Sun 39% 40° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/40° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 39% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 40% Wind: NE @ 10 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Cloudy. Low around 40F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 3% 45° 67° Mon Monday 67°/45° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 3% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: WSW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tue 9% 33° 64° Tue Tuesday 64°/33° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 9% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 29% Wind: W @ 22 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. N winds at 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 55° Wed Wednesday 55°/31° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: N @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Thu 0% 36° 62° Thu Thursday 62°/36° Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 22% Wind: NE @ 7 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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agate CMU tennis results, April 1, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Metro State 6, Colorado Mesa 1Friday at DenverMenSinglesNo. 1 — Jeanloup Auzias, MSUD, def. Steven Howe 6-3, 6-4; No. 2 — Carlos Pinedo, MSUD def. Christian Albrechtsen 6-1, 6-1; No. 3 — Alejandro Jimenez, MSUD, def. Jorge Abreu 7-6 (7-0), 6-3; No. 4 — Andy Caruana, MSUD, def. Tyler Landen 6-1, 6-1; No. 5 — David Kijak, MSUD, def. Jandre Van Wyk 3-6, 6-3, 10-6; No. 6 — Billy McDermott, MSUD, def. Tegan Hartman 6-2, 6-4DoublesNo. 1 — Pinedo/Caruana, MSUD, def. Landen/Albrechtsen 6-4; No. 2 — Howe/Van Wyk, CMU, def. Jimenez/McDermott 6-3; No. 3 — Abreu /Hartman, CMU def. Auzias/Dayton Fisher 6-4Metro State 4, Colorado Mesa 3WomenSinglesNo. 1 — Ava Neuburger-Higby, MSUD, def. Issy Coman 6-3, 0-2, injury default; No. 2 — Isabel Heras, MSUD, def. Makenna Livingston 6-4, 6-7, 6-3; No. 3 — Maike Waldburger, CMU def. Castello 5-7, 6-2, 6-3; No. 4 — Marie Cool, MSUD, def. Halle Romero 6-3, 6-4; No. 5 — Macy Richards, CMU, def. Monica Guarin 6-4 6-1; No. 6 — Julianna Campos, CMU, def. Kayla Myburgh 2-6, 6-2 10-7DoublesNo. 1 — Neuburger-Higby/Heras, MSUD, def. Livingston/Richards 6-3; No. 2 — Cool/Castello, MSUD def. Coman/Romero 6-4; No. 3 — Myburgh/Guarin, MSUD, def. Waldburger/Page Furin 6-4 Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Agate Tennis Doubles Score Sport Woman Single Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Fri 1% 38° 63° Fri Friday 63°/38° Clear. Lows overnight in the upper 30s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:58:30 AM Sunset: 07:38:21 PM Humidity: 52% Wind: ESE @ 11 mph UV Index: 0 Low Friday Night Clear skies. Low 38F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Sat 1% 46° 70° Sat Saturday 70°/46° More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:56:55 AM Sunset: 07:39:19 PM Humidity: 28% Wind: SW @ 12 mph UV Index: 6 High Saturday Night Overcast. Low 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Sun 39% 40° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/40° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 39% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 40% Wind: NE @ 10 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Cloudy. Low around 40F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 3% 45° 67° Mon Monday 67°/45° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 3% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: WSW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tue 9% 33° 64° Tue Tuesday 64°/33° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 9% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 29% Wind: W @ 22 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. N winds at 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 55° Wed Wednesday 55°/31° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: N @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Thu 0% 36° 62° Thu Thursday 62°/36° Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 22% Wind: NE @ 7 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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agate Prep baseball boxes, April 1, 2022 Apr 2, 2022 1 hr ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Palisade 5, Evergreen 3Friday at PalisadeEvergreen 000 000 3 — 3 2 2Palisade 002 012 x — 5 8 1Evergreen pitching — Carson King (L) 5 IP 7 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 7 K, 3 BB; Alex Wulfekoetter 0.2 IP 1 H, 2 R, 1 K, 1 BB; Ben Dye 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0R, 0 K, 1 BB.Palisade pitching — Ryder Mancuso (W) 6.1 IP 1 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 11 K, 5 BB; Ryker Harsha (S) 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 K, 1 BB.Evergreen leading hitters — Augie Webre 1 for 2, 1 R; Ethan Foreman 1 for 2.Palisade leading hitters — Bret Rozman 1 for 2, 2 RBI, 2 R, 1 HR; Braden Blanck 2 for 2, 1 R; Melesio Perez 2 for 4, 1 R, 1 2B; Nick Campbell 2 for 4, 1 RBI.Records — Palisade (8-1), Evergreen (3-2).Horizon 13, Central 2Friday at CentralHorizon 801 004 — 13 18 3Central 110 000 — 2 2 2Horizon pitching — Cole Toureau (W) 5 IP 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 12 K, 2 BB; Nick Lay 1 IP 0 H, 0 R, 3 K, 0 BB.Central pitching — Joe Vigil (L) 5.2 IP 15 H, 12 R, 11 ER, 4 K, 1 BB; Kaden Guerrieri 0.1 IP 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER.Horizon leading hitters — Justin Gines 2 for 4, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 3B; Toreau 2 for 4, 2 RBI; Zeke Minic 2 for 4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B; Blake Benallo 3 for 4, 2 R, 1 2B, Danny Sullivan 2 for 4, 1 R; Jeremaya Martinez 2 for 3, 1 RBI, 2 R.Central leading hitters — Alex Taylor 1 for 3, 1 RBI, 1 3B; Luke Brown 1 for 3, 1 R.Records — Horizon (4-1), Central (5-5).Fossil Ridge 12, Grand Junction 2Friday at Fossil RidgeGrand Junction 010 10 — 2 4 2Fossil Ridge 060 42 — 12 9 2Grand Junction pitching — Cameron Ochoa 1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 K, 1 BB; Will Applegate 0.1 IP 1 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 K, 2 BB; Brett Woytek (L) 2.2 IP, 5 H, 8 R, 3 ER, 4 K, 3 BB; Caleb Olson 0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, o K, 1 BB.Fossil Ridge pitching — Tyler Kubat (W) 5 IP, 4 H, 2 R, o ER, 4 K, 1 BB.Grand Junction leading hitters — Applegate 2 for 2, 1 R; Kaden Manchester 1 for 3; Braden Prettyman 1 for 2.Fossil Ridge leading hitters — Sam Pease 2 for 2, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 2B; Ethan Moran 2 for 3, 2 RBI, 1 3B; Brek Benedict 2 for 4, 1 RBI, 3 R; Jonathan Reed 1 for 2, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 3B; Easton Miller 1 for 2, 2 RBI, 1 R.Records — Fossil Ridge (4-3), Grand Junction (3-7). Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Record Loser Wp Sport Lp Hitter Baseball Winner Player Linguistics Prep Etc. Name Pitching Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Fri 1% 38° 63° Fri Friday 63°/38° Clear. Lows overnight in the upper 30s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:58:30 AM Sunset: 07:38:21 PM Humidity: 52% Wind: ESE @ 11 mph UV Index: 0 Low Friday Night Clear skies. Low 38F. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 mph. Sat 1% 46° 70° Sat Saturday 70°/46° More sun than clouds. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 1% Sunrise: 06:56:55 AM Sunset: 07:39:19 PM Humidity: 28% Wind: SW @ 12 mph UV Index: 6 High Saturday Night Overcast. Low 46F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Sun 39% 40° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/40° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 39% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 40% Wind: NE @ 10 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Cloudy. Low around 40F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 3% 45° 67° Mon Monday 67°/45° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the mid 40s. Chance of Rain: 3% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: WSW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low near 45F. Winds S at 10 to 15 mph. Tue 9% 33° 64° Tue Tuesday 64°/33° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 9% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 29% Wind: W @ 22 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. N winds at 15 to 25 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 55° Wed Wednesday 55°/31° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: N @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 5 to 10 mph. Thu 0% 36° 62° Thu Thursday 62°/36° Mainly sunny. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 22% Wind: NE @ 7 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 36F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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Panel discussion at CMU features author, journalist
Journalist and author Bari Weiss will be part of a panel discussion event at Colorado Mesa University.
Weiss’ book “How to Fight Anti-Semitism” was released in 2019. Her podcast is named “Honestly with Bari Weiss.” She founded the “Common Sense with Bari Weiss” digital newsletter.
The panel discussion with Weiss, CMU President John Marshall and CMU board of trustees member David Foster will be at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Robinson Theatre in CMU’s Moss Performing Arts Center, 1221 N. 12th St.
Tickets cost $10 and can be purchased at coloradomesa.edu/tickets.
This event is presented by Jewish Colorado and CMU’s Civic Forum. For information, go to coloradomesa.edu/civic-forum/bari-weiss.html.
Workshop offers tips about how to write for laughs
The common ground of comedy and writing will be the subject of the next Writers Night from 6–7:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Art Center of Western Colorado, 1803 N. Seventh St.
The workshop “Comedy for Everybody (no matter what you write!)” will be presented by Emilie Stickley, co-founder of the local comedy group Joke Junction.
“Come and chat with a local comedian as she shares her approach to writing for standup and stringing together the perfect set,” said a news release from the Western Colorado Writers Forum, which is hosting this workshop.
To register to attend in person, go to westerncoloradowriters.org. This workshop also can be attended via Zoom, however registration must be made before 3 p.m. Tuesday.
Novelist riding the rails to book signing in GJ
Ed Davis, author of “The Last Professional,” will be featured with a question-and-answer session and book signing at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2451 Patterson Road.
“The Last Professional” is a novel about two men hopping railroad cars, the younger man looking for a new beginning in life and the older man fleeing an enemy and the changing American landscape, according to promotional materials.
Davis is on a “Great American Amtrak Book Tour” for his novel, which brings him to Grand Junction between book events in Salt Lake City and Denver.
For information about Davis, his novel and other writing projects, go to eddavisbooks.com.
Science museum founder signing copies of new book
Meet John McConnell, founder of the Eureka! McConnell Science Museum, at his next book signing.
That event for “SITHOK: Science in The Hands of Kids” will be from 2–4 p.m. Saturday at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 2451 Patterson Road.
In “SITHOK,” McConnell writes about mentoring local kids in math and science and the founding of the museum.
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April means it’s time to haul all our unwanted items to the curb for spring cleanup.
April could also mean it’s time to scour all the piles for new (to you) treasures. It’s truly a win-win situation for everyone.
Are you a hauler or a scourer? (Or both?)
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Palisade Lions Club’s yard sale is from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Saturday at the Palisade Veterans Memorial Park Community Center, 120 W. Eighth St., in Palisade.
Proceeds will go to support Palisade community projects.
Club members will be at the Community Center from 1–5 p.m. Friday, accepting donations of gently used items for the sale. To donate items earlier than Friday, call 970-464-1217 or 970-260-4487.
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Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado will have its Quarterly Veterans’ Memorial Service at 1 p.m. Monday at the cemetery’s committal shelter, 2830 Riverside Parkway.
Grand Valley Combined Honor Guard and Team III COARNG Honor Guard will perform military honors as a tribute and final salute in memory of all veterans who had no military honors during their committal in January, February and March.
The program also includes members of the Patriot Guard Riders, a dove release, bag pipers, the tolling of the Veterans Memorial Bell and a cannon shot from the memorial cannon.
Ten veterans will be honored during Monday’s service that is open to the public. Call 970-263-8986 for information.
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Junior Service League of Grand Junction awarded grants totaling more than $50,000 to the Community Hospital Foundation.
A $31,229 grant will help support the new medical office building and James Pulsipher Regional Cancer Center, slated for completion in 2023, a news release said. A second grant, in the amount of $20,000, will help support direct patient care for mammography services.
“We are incredibly grateful for this generous donation from the Junior Service League,” said Community Hospital radiology director, Penny Carlton, in the news release.
“These funds will allow us to better serve uninsured and under-insured individuals in our community, particularly those exhibiting symptoms of advanced breast cancer who may require diagnostic breast imaging and expedited life-saving treatment,” Carlton said.
The league raised funds through community events such as Viva el Vino, which returns this year on Saturday, April 30, at a new venue. Go to JSLGJ.com/viva-el-vino/ for tickets and information.
“JSL is extremely proud to help support important causes like this in our community,” said Viva El Vino chair A’lanne Conrad.
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Smokin’ Oak Pizza, 2478 U.S. Highway 6&50, will host a monthlong fundraiser for local athletes/teams selected to go to Special Olympics USA Games.
On Mondays and Tuesdays in April, mention the Special Olympics fundraiser when placing an order and 20% of the proceeds from your dine-in or take-out order will be donated to the USA Games for team Colorado.
There are two posters/fliers circulating with two Grand Junction athletes highlighted — Anna Mercado (powerlifting) and Steven Crawley (bocce ball). Posters have a unique QR code, where donations can be made to their specific team.
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The Mount Garfield Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will have its monthly meeting Saturday, featuring the program, “Dust Bowl and Great Depression,” presented by Vice Regent, Lena Watts.
The nonprofit, nonpolitical volunteer women’s service organization is dedicated to promoting patriotism, preserving American history, and securing America’s future through better education for children. Call 970-243-6006 for information.
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Thursday is the deadline to submit nominations for the 2022 Kiwanis Citizen of the Year Award and the Educator of the Year Award.
The annual awards are given to Mesa County residents who contribute to the community, with an emphasis on projects that benefit children and education of children. Nominees do not have to be members of Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction.
Nomination forms are available online at Kiwanis-gj.org. Completed forms can be emailed to Ed Baltzer at ebaltzer@avantenvironmental.com.
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Friday is the deadline for local nonprofits to apply for Grand Junction Rotary Club‘s 2022 Robin Hood Grants.
There is $15,000 available for projects that benefit Mesa County citizens. Registered 501c3 applicants must complete the request form found at gjrotaryorg. Email applications to grandjunctionrotary@gmail.com or call David Conner at 970-778-2255.
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Grand Slam Bridge Club had a “great reopening” last month, after being closed for two years because of the pandemic, wrote Joella Krall when submitting the weekly results for publication.
A large turnout met at the new venue, the Redlands Community Center, 2463 Broadway, she wrote. The club meets weekly at 12:15 p.m. on Mondays. Email Sharon Snyder at sharon7nt@gmail or text/call 970-216-8807 for information.
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Sunset Slope Quilters will host its “Mesas to Monuments” Quilt Show on Friday and Saturday, April 8–9, at the Grand Junction Convention Center.
More than 200 quilts of all types will be on display with 22 vendors from five states. Hours are 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturday. Antique quilt bed turnings will take place each day at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.
A “gorgeous” antique quilt will be live-auctioned Saturday afternoon, following the bed turning. The show also features a silent auction of small quilts. Entry is $5 for ages 12 and older.
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”What Were You Wearing,” a free art installation bringing attention to Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April, will have two showings.
Inspired by Dr. Mary Simmerling’s poem, “What I Was Wearing,” the installation “seeks to move viewers away from assumptions that place blame on victims of violence and challenges them to look beyond gender, clothing, the decision the survivor did — or didn’t — make or even where they were at the time of the assault,” said a news release from The Center for Children.
The installation is open from 5–7 p.m. Monday at the Central Library, 443 N. Sixth St., and from 11 a.m.–4 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, April 11–12, at the Meyer Ballroom, Colorado Mesa University. Go to centerforchildrencac.org for information.
Submit community news and treasure maps to communitynews@gjsentinel.com or 734 S. Seventh St., Grand Junction, CO, 81501. Online calendar items can be uploaded at GJSentinel.com/local-events.
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Pegging out: April 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 8 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Here are the March 31 results for the Two Rivers Cribbage Club:First place: Teresa Marquardt, Grand JunctionSecond place: Susan Miller, Grand JunctionThird place: Dan Vogel, Grand JunctionFourth place: Carrie Cappra, Grand JunctionFifth place: Barbara Miles, Grand JunctionMeetings are at 6 p.m. Thursdays at the Grand Junction Events Center 2400 Consistory Court. All cribbage players are welcome. Info: 970-261-1670. Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Player Cribbage Events Center Cribbage Club Meeting Info Result Recommended for you More from this section Pusha-T watched Joker while working on album Emma Heming is 'trying to keep it together' after husband Bruce Willis is diagnosed with aphasia LAPD were 'prepared' to arrest Will Smith for battery after Chris Rock smack Day Precip Temp Sun 30% 41° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/41° Showers ending by midday. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 30% Sunrise: 06:55:21 AM Sunset: 07:40:16 PM Humidity: 36% Wind: NE @ 9 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 41F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 2% 48° 68° Mon Monday 68°/48° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:53:47 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 31% Wind: SW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 48F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Tue 2% 31° 58° Tue Tuesday 58°/31° Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:52:13 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 27% Wind: WNW @ 23 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night Clear. Gusty winds diminishing after midnight. Low 31F. N winds at 20 to 30 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 54° Wed Wednesday 54°/31° Plenty of sun. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:40 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 21% Wind: N @ 14 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Thu 0% 33° 58° Thu Thursday 58°/33° Sunshine. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:07 AM Sunset: 07:44:08 PM Humidity: 24% Wind: NNE @ 10 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night Clear. Low 33F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Fri 0% 41° 69° Fri Friday 69°/41° Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:47:34 AM Sunset: 07:45:06 PM Humidity: 21% Wind: NE @ 9 mph UV Index: 7 High Friday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 41F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Sat 0% 48° 78° Sat Saturday 78°/48° Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:46:02 AM Sunset: 07:46:04 PM Humidity: 19% Wind: SSW @ 12 mph UV Index: 7 High Saturday Night Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy late. Low 48F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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Buds, blooms and sprouts are bursting out every which way you look, and the sun’s warmth feels rich.
But April can call like a siren song, said Breann Fiihr, who owns Mount Garfield Greenhouse with her husband Travis.
It sings of plump tomatoes and hidden, colossal-sized zucchini and green bean plants in a row … plug your ears!
It’s still spring, which can be lovely but capricious and prone to fits of freezing temperatures.
“If I can’t plant the normal stuff” — that’s code for tomatoes and such — “then what can I plant?” is a question Fiihr has received often as of late.
Fortunately, Fiihr and other area garden center owners have plenty of suggestions to help those with itchy green thumbs or wanna-be-green thumbs.
Get ready to garden!
GET GROUNDED
If you haven’t done so already, get your soil ready for growing with whatever amendments it might need. “You can’t grow a good garden in bad soil,” Fiihr said.
Then you’ll be prepared for those tomato plants and other veggies and sun-loving annual plants when the time is right.
For summer veggies, the best rule of thumb in the Grand Valley is to wait until Mother’s Day to plant warm weather veggies so you can avoid the kill of springtime freezes, said Chris Adolf, who co-owns Valley Grown Nursery with his brother, Evan Adolf, and parents, Kathy and Del Adolf.
Until then, he and other nursery owners are cultivating those tomatoes and other starter plants in their greenhouses.
“Let us keep them warm,” he said.
Herbs are another thing to hold off on until May, he said.
If you try to plant them outside at this point, “you’ll just be disappointed,” he said.
WHAT TO PLANT NOW
Actually, quite a lot can be grown outside right now.
You can plant seeds for all lettuces, spinach, arugula, swiss chard, carrots, onions, broccoli and cauliflower — nearly anything that is cold hardy, said Steph Griggs, who owns Bookcliff Gardens with her husband, Rick.
Potatoes supposedly should go in the ground around St. Patrick’s Day, but those could still be planted now, as well as strawberries, she said.
You also can plant snow peas and sugar snap pea seeds, radishes and cabbage, Adolf said.
If you’re not sure when something is OK to go in the ground, just ask. But don’t wait too long because seeds are selling quickly, the garden center owners said.
And if you simply can’t help yourself and must plant tomato seeds right now, do it inside.
DON’T FORGET FLOWERS
Pansies and snap dragons do great in cold weather and can add some really pretty color to a landscape this time of year, Griggs said.
But make sure those plants have adjusted to the colder temperatures before putting them out. Plants don’t do so well when taken directly from a greenhouse to a yard, Adolf said.
While it’s too late to put out tulips and daffodils, which grow from bulbs that must be planted in the fall, consider getting some summer flowering bulbs. These bulbs sometimes get overlooked and can bring a lot of color to a yard a few months from now, Fiihr said.
Choose from gladiolas, dahlias, lilies and alliums.
“Alliums are probably the kids favorite,” Fiihr said. “They look like they came out of a Dr. Seuss book.”
SEEDS VS. STARTER PLANTS
Spinach is better when grown from seed. The plants don’t transplant well, Griggs said.
Pretty much all root plants — i.e. carrots, radishes, onions and beets — are better grown from seeds planted directly in the garden, Adolf said.
“We don’t usually sell six-packs of carrots,” he said. “There’s a reason.”
Tomatoes, on the other hand, always do better from starters, Fiihr said.
Nearly any plant that takes longer to germinate and ripen fruit should be started in the house or a greenhouse to give it a jump on the season, she said.
BE TRENDY
In the past couple years, fruit trees have become increasingly popular with customers, especially those new to the area, said all three garden center owners.
Now grapes are joining fruit trees as sought-after landscaping plants in the Grand Valley, said Adolf, who attributed the trend to how the Grand Valley markets itself and the vineyards that draw people to the area.
“We used to sell just a few varieties of grapes, and now we’re getting a lot of requests for specific varieties,” Adolf said.
Those requests are coming from folks “wanting to do the Grand Valley thing,” he said, and cautioned that not all grapes are hardy for this area and that goes for table grapes as well as wine grapes.
Those fat grapes found in grocery store, “that’s a California thing.” But there are smaller table grapes that do well here, he said.
Another trend is a continuing mindset of shortage, probably driven by the pandemic and shipping issues, Griggs said.
“If (a customer) sees a tree or shrub or pot they like, it’s almost like they don’t hesitate,” she said. They buy immediately for fear that if they wait, it will be gone.
And with inflation, more people are seeking food independence and are coming into garden centers wanting to know more about growing their own veggetables and sustainability, Fiihr said.
People are asking for help calculating the cost of growing vegetables and how to take pressure off the food bill each month, she said.
LOW MAINTENANCE, HIGH RETURN
Water, soil amendment and other costs in money and time should all be considerations for gardeners.
If you must pick the vegetable garden plants that will give you the most for your buck, go with:
n “I would almost have to say tomatoes,” Griggs said.
Although, cucumbers and all kinds of peppers are good, too. A zucchini plant can produce a lot of fruit; however you’ll likely have to deal with squash bugs, she said.
Tomatoes “are just so prolific. They give you a lot of bang for your buck if you’re successful,” she said.
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With the Super Sweet 100 cherry tomato, for example, “every day you look out, there’s more,” he said.
Tomatoes tend to better tolerate a little of “our crappy western Colorado soil” and they love the sun, he said.
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Beets are super easy to grow, and they don’t need a lot of attention, she said.
Golden beets are especially tasty, she said, and all beets with their bulbous roots are extremely satisfying to pull out of the ground.
KIDS IN THE GARDEN
“Anything that is a direct seed sow, kids love,” Fiihr said. “It’s tangible and it’s a task you can do together.”
That goes for those early season veggies that can be planted right now as well as squash and corn later, she said.
With lettuces, “kids can see it grow an inch in a day” and that is pretty satisfying, said Adolf, who has seen people write/plant a kid’s name in lettuce seeds.
Peas also are great for kids because they can go out to the garden, pick them, eat them and often leave the rest of the garden alone, Fiihr said.
For flowers, Adolf suggested bulbs because they work nearly every time.
“It’s not a disappointment.”
HELP! HELP! HELP!
Not sure where to begin with a vegetable garden or discovering the bug is eating your shrub?
There are decades of garden experience to access through many of those working at local garden centers:
n Bookcliff Gardens, 755 26 Road, bookcliffgardens.com.
n Mount Garfield Greenhouse, 3162 F Road, mtgarfieldgreenhouse.com.
n Valley Grown Nursery, 1702 10 Road, in Mack, valleygrown.com.
The CSU Extension also offers a wealth of Western Slope gardening information and expertise. Go to tra.extension.colostate.edu and look for the “Gardening” in the menu tab to see all that is offered both in person and online.
The website alone has podcasts and videos and advice for everything from raised bed gardening to noxious weeds, diseases, bugs and bees.
GARDEN IN A GROUP
If you can’t get enough of gardening or don’t have your own garden but want to get your hands in the soil and enjoy the company of others, then pay a visit to Mesa County Libraries’ Discovery Garden.
This garden, which can be found on the southeast corner of Chipeta Avenue and Fifth Street, is cared for by volunteers.
A planting day for the garden is planned from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 14 and all are welcome to come for as many of those hours as they like.
Bring garden gloves and a knee pad and dress for the weather and for work.
This event is for gardeners of all ages, although children younger than 14 need to be accompanied by an adult.
If you are interested in becoming more involved than a one-day deal, consider volunteering at the Discovery Garden. A Discovery Garden Volunteer Orientation is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. April 30 at the Central Library. A work day from noon to 4 p.m. at the garden will follow the meeting.
To sign up for any of these events, look for them in Mesa County Libraries’ event calendar at mesacountylibraries.org.
For information about the Discovery Garden, go to mesacountylibraries.org/garden/.
GROW DEEPER
If you have been gardening for years and want to grow in your expertise, then the volunteer Tri River Master Gardener Program could be the spot for you.
And you’ve got all spring and summer to think about it. Applications for the the 2023 program will be accepted in September.
To become a Colorado Master Gardener, volunteers must participate in an initial 10 weeks of training courses followed by a 50-hour volunteer commitment.
Still interested? Go to tra.extension.colostate.edu and look under the “Gardening” menu tab for the “Master Gardener Program.”
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A crew of 21 people, mostly volunteers, removed a seven-strand barbed wire fence from the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area on March 21. “This fence was not needed for grazing and was hindering the movement of wildlife. The old wood posts were left as sentinels to the history of the area,” wrote Janice Shepherd, a volunteer for the BLM. The work was organized by members of the BLM, Colorado Canyons Association and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers in response to Shepherd raising the issue of the problematic fence. Pictured are Karen Swigart, Steven George and Sara Brooker. Shepherd took this photo.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Patti Luscombe Zapf attended the three-act murder mystery play “Bullets and BBQ” at the Grand Junction Center and took this photo. Pictured from left are Verma Bunn, Jeanie Werner, Dan Clancy, Claudia Kevlar, Rowdy Azell, Kathy Nielsen and Sandy Beckage.
Jeff Bush and Joe Miron recently skied at Powderhorn Mountain Resort. “Joe skis hundreds of ski areas each year and was highlighted in a Motel 6 video,” Bush wrote. That video can be viewed at bit.ly/36YGfoK.
Darcy Weinstein took this photo on March 23 at Snooks Bottom Open Space in Fruita. “Lovely walking area and fantastic setting for photographers,” Weinstein wrote.
These two sets of twins celebrated birthdays in March. Ruth and Mary are 80 and Ellen and Elaine are 70. This photo was taken by Pat Shanahan at Village Inn on March 18.
Veterans from throughout Delta County gather for coffee and conversation from 10 a.m. to noon the third Tuesday of every month at The Pondy, 220 W. Main St., in Cedaredge. The next two meetings will be on April 19 and May 17. The Pondy provides the space and coffee and Stacy Malmgren and Sugar Mamas’ Bakeshop provides the pastries. The gathering is sponsored by the Montrose-based Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans.
“Standard yard work equipment during burn season in the Grand Valley,” Ron Hughes wrote.
A crew of 21 people, mostly volunteers, removed a seven-strand barbed wire fence from the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area on March 21. “This fence was not needed for grazing and was hindering the movement of wildlife. The old wood posts were left as sentinels to the history of the area,” wrote Janice Shepherd, a volunteer for the BLM. The work was organized by members of the BLM, Colorado Canyons Association and Backcountry Hunters and Anglers in response to Shepherd raising the issue of the problematic fence. Pictured are Karen Swigart, Steven George and Sara Brooker. Shepherd took this photo.
On St. Patrick’s Day, Patti Luscombe Zapf attended the three-act murder mystery play “Bullets and BBQ” at the Grand Junction Center and took this photo. Pictured from left are Verma Bunn, Jeanie Werner, Dan Clancy, Claudia Kevlar, Rowdy Azell, Kathy Nielsen and Sandy Beckage.
Jeff Bush and Joe Miron recently skied at Powderhorn Mountain Resort. “Joe skis hundreds of ski areas each year and was highlighted in a Motel 6 video,” Bush wrote. That video can be viewed at bit.ly/36YGfoK.
Darcy Weinstein took this photo on March 23 at Snooks Bottom Open Space in Fruita. “Lovely walking area and fantastic setting for photographers,” Weinstein wrote.
These two sets of twins celebrated birthdays in March. Ruth and Mary are 80 and Ellen and Elaine are 70. This photo was taken by Pat Shanahan at Village Inn on March 18.
Veterans from throughout Delta County gather for coffee and conversation from 10 a.m. to noon the third Tuesday of every month at The Pondy, 220 W. Main St., in Cedaredge. The next two meetings will be on April 19 and May 17. The Pondy provides the space and coffee and Stacy Malmgren and Sugar Mamas’ Bakeshop provides the pastries. The gathering is sponsored by the Montrose-based Welcome Home Alliance for Veterans.
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The Colorado Court of Appeals has affirmed a judge’s ruling that the Colowyo surface coal mine northeast of Meeker needs only a minor air pollution permit for a roughly 2,000-acre expansion at the mine.
A three-judge appeals court panel has unanimously stood by the ruling by 14th Judicial District Chief Judge Michael O’Hara III. He upheld the state Air Pollution Control Division’s determination that it need consider fugitive emissions only from a coal preparation and processing plant, or “coal crusher,” in determining what permit is required.
The Center for Biological Diversity and Sierra Club contend that fugitive emissions from the entire mine expansion need to be taken into account. Fugitive emissions are ones not coming from a single source like a smokestack.
If all emissions associated with the mine expansion are counted, those emissions would top 250 tons per year, which would result in the mine having to obtain a major source construction permit that the conservation groups say would mean more measures to limit pollution would be required.
They say the state omitted the majority of particulate emissions from its air permit calculations.
The appeals court ruling was written by Judge John Dailey, with judges Terry Fox and Timothy Schutz concurring. Calling O’Hara’s ruling “comprehensive and very thorough,” they agreed with his determination that regulations applying to the matter are ambiguous, and with his decision to defer to the state division’s interpretation of them.
The appeals court said the division and O’Hara properly looked to pertinent Environmental Protection Agency pronouncements and to case law that support the division’s interpretation and application of the ambiguous state regulations. The appeals court said the division’s “decision is reasonably based in the law.”
Robert Ukeiley, an attorney for the Center for Biological Diversity, said he and a Sierra Club attorney are considering whether to appeal the matter further to the state Supreme Court.
Ukeiley said that based on what the EPA many years ago said was a strict interpretation of the regulations, a major source permit requirement should apply at the mine.
“We think that strict interpretation is another way for saying you do what the plain language of the regulations actually says,” he said. “That’s actually what courts are required to do.”
He said one common-sense measure to reduce pollution at the mine would involving using tarps on top of coal trucks.
“But because they got away with a minor source permit they’re not doing the common-sense solutions,” he said.
Andrew Bare, a spokesman for the Air Pollution Control Division, said it doesn’t comment on ongoing or potentially ongoing litigation.
The mine employs about 200 people and is owned by the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, which intervened in the case in support of the state and its position.
The mine supplies coal to the Craig Station power plant in Moffat County, which Tri-State operates and co-owns.
The plant also gets coal from the nearby Trapper Mine.
Tri-State spokesman Mark Stutz said Tri-State “is appreciative of the appeals court ruling and it is our hope that it will put this legal activity to rest.”
He said Tri-State has always been confident in its legal position in the case, and it is clear the state lawfully issued a permit for the expansion.
Tri-State pursued expansion into the new area of the Colowyo mine due to another area of the mine becoming depleted.
Tri-State is to begin closing down the first of the plant’s three generating units in coming years and fully shut down the plant by 2030, but it will continue to need a coal supply during this decade.
Stutz said the expansion began with preconstruction activities in 2017 and was completed in 2018.
“Tri-State will continue to operate the mine through the retirement of the Craig Station by 2030, and Tri-State will cease coal production and fully transition to reclamation activities by Dec. 31, 2031,” Stutz said.
He noted that Tri-State continues to plan to buy power from Axial Basin Solar, a 145-megawatt project located on land near the Colowyo Mine.
Stutz said the project “will be completed by 2024 and will add additional tax base in the region, as part of our 2020 Responsible Energy Plan efforts.”
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The 13th annual Palisade International Honeybee Festival is taking place Saturday, April 9. The festival will be located at a couple of blocks where Main and Third streets intersect at the Town Plaza. The festival will last from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
According to a press release by the festival, “this year’s festival will focus on the pragmatic ways individuals can help bees through good everyday practices. Local gardening experts Breann Fiihr from Mt. Garfield Greenhouse & Nursery and Stephanie Griggs from Bookcliff Gardens will share information about bee-friendly plants, while the (Palisade) Insectary’s Dan Bean will tell about and show a variety of helpful insects.”
n Monument View Veterinary Hospital has opened the Veterinary Emergency clinic. Operating at the hospital’s Orchard Mesa location at 1673 U.S. Highway 50, the clinic will offer 24-hour emergency care for animals four days a week, Fridays through Mondays.
The clinic is a result of a partnership between Monument View Veterinary Hospital owners Mark Ryan and Justin Seely, certified veterinarian technician Miranda Schroeder and veterinarian Megan Riveros.
“Dr. Ryan and Dr. Seely see this new venture as the next step in providing the best care for our patients here in the Grand Valley,” Schroeder said in a Monument View statement. “Dr. Riveros and I will lead our experienced team to provide the best quality after-hours care for pets and their owners.”
n The Grand Junction Express Employment Professionals office at 725 Pitkin Ave. celebrated its 15-year anniversary Saturday.
“The people and businesses of Mesa County have made these last 15 years great ones,” said owner Nina Anderson in a statement. “We have enjoyed helping West Slope businesses and job- seekers with all their staffing needs, and we look forward to many more successful years.”
n Industrial Screen Maintenance (ISM) at 2285 Logos Court in Grand Junction recently received certification through the American Petroleum Institute (API) as well as the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), making ISM the only oil and natural gas machine shop between Denver and Salt Lake City with API certification, the company said in a statement.
The certification covers 100% of ISM’s Grand Junction machining facility, including CNC (computer numerical controlled) machining, threaded connections, tubular repairs, urethane casted products, urethane linings and industrial screens.
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The roundabout at Redlands Parkway, also listed as Colorado Highway 340, is about to be the home of a new local art installation.
At the beginning of 2020, a public meeting was held at Redlands Middle School to review eight potential concepts for a new art piece at the Redlands Parkway/Highway C-340 roundabout. Of the 110 individuals in attendance, the majority of them came to a consensus on the theme of Bighorn Sheep by artist Pavia Justinian.
Justinian is a local artist whose artwork can be found throughout the Grand Valley, from sculptures around town to murals in elementary schools. For the Redlands roundabout, she wanted to celebrate the presence of desert bighorn sheep on Colorado National Monument, which is visible from the roundabout.
“I often see bighorn sheep by the monument. I thought it’d be really cool to bring one of those encounters into the city. They’re so majestic,” Justinian said.
She plans to build a family of them, consisting of a mother and baby, two young rams sparring and a wise old ram overlooking the scene from a rock ledge, which she plans to build out of vintage fenders and old school car parts.
“(The material for the sculpture) has really cool colors, they’ve got great curves that will lend themselves well to making the bighorn sheep and I’m really excited,” Justinian said.
Justinian says she has always “really loved art, ever since I was little.” She grew up here in Mesa County and graduated from Colorado Mesa University. She later had an apprenticeship with popular local artist Dave Davis, who started “Art on the Corner” here in Grand Junction.
“I’m really looking forward to just creating a grand monument in my hometown. I grew up in the Grand Valley, I’ve been here ever since I was 11. Being able to do it in my hometown will be very special,” Justinian said.
The city will fund $100,000 of the design, and thus far, has fundraised roughly two-thirds of that number.
The Arts and Culture Commission, in collaboration with the Grand Valley Parks and Recreation Foundation, is looking for donations to fund an additional element to the installation. They’re look to raise a sum of $36,755.
That figure will cover the cost for the ram in the center of the roundabout, alongside the mother, her baby, and the sparring rams.
Donations can be made to the Grand Valley Parks and Recreation Foundation on their website www.gvparf.org.
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It isn’t a job for anyone with an uncaring heart or a weak stomach, and Barb Cutunilli has neither.
As a technician for the Mesa County Animal Services shelter who handles kennel operations, it’s Cutunilli’s job to care for the dogs and cats that are brought in.
That involves everything from making sure they are fed to cleaning their kennels on a daily basis. And, yes, that means someone has to scoop up their poop, not a job that most people relish doing.
“I clean up their poo and take good care of them,” Cutunilli said. “Ever since I was a little kid, I always took care of strays or any animals. I just loved to get along with them. I think I get along with animals more than I do with people.”
Beyond the really icky parts of the job, Cutunilli has a big heart when it comes to taking care of the pets that come into the shelter, not all of whom are so cute and cuddly when they arrive.
Sometimes, they have been abandoned and living on their own, or mistreated and need to be re-taught that not all humans are unfeeling to their well-being.
Oftentimes, they are scared or suspicious, and it takes time to assure them they are in good hands, she says.
“We had one dog that was so petrified, he had bad eyes and was confused about where he was,” Cutunilli said. “I sat in there and gave him comfort, and kept going in there to give him more lovin’ and showing him I’m not there to hurt him. Eventually he got adopted. He’s a good dog. We saved him.”
In her eight years on the job, Cutunilli has learned much, including how to stop animals from fighting without getting bit, again.
Though she has a lifetime of caring for animals and she’s had some formal training, most of her knowledge about caring for animals has been on the job, including learning the signs of when an otherwise friendly looking animal is about to become, well, unfriendly.
“I once tried to stop a fight and got skin twisted off my leg,” she said. “I learned new ways to stop that without getting bit. I learned some need more time to calm down and get used to being surrounded by other animals.”
Doug Frye, animal services director and Cutunilli’s boss, said it’s more than extremely helpful to have someone as dedicated to her job as Cutunilli because it allows him to focus on other things the county division has to do, including enforcing the county’s animal ordinances.
The office handles animal complaints around the county, including for Grand Junction.
He said it has an excellent relationship with such nonprofit shelters as Roice-Hurst and Grand Rivers, which add to their abilities to place animals in homes, and not have to euthanize them.
One difficult issue is dealing with what Frye and Cutunilli calls “bottle babies,” puppies and kittens that, for whatever reason, have been separated from their mothers.
Caring for them requires constant care, and Cutunilli is known for fostering them at her own home, where she already has two dogs and two cats. Each needs bottle feeding every two hours.
“I haven’t had a baby foster for awhile,” Cutunilli said.
“And the reason for that is most of our neonatals go to Roice-Hurst,” Frye said. “But if we get them in, say, at 5 o’clock on a Friday, then she’ll takecare of them until we can get them to Roice-Hurst. They have a bigger foster network than we do. Part of the PACFA (Pet Animal Care Facilities Act) regulations for foster homes is that we have to go and inspect each home. I don’t have the staff for that.”
Thanks to all of her experience now, Cutunilli also trains others in shelter care, including the best ways to shovel, well, all that fecal matter, literally if not figuratively.
“I really need to hire people to pick up mine,” she said in jest.
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The Grand Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center entered March approaching a tipping point.
Richard Salgueiro, executive director of VA Western Colorado Health Care, knew the hospital was in a precarious spot with its staffing because of a multitude of factors.
One day, the tipping point officially arrived when two medical technologists in the emergency room, depended upon for night and weekend shifts, stepped down from their roles.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs deemed that, because the hospital lacked the appropriate staffing to safely run the emergency room’s laboratory for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, the hospital would need to limit its emergency room hours and relocate its inpatients to other area hospitals such as St. Mary’s Medical Center, Community Hospital and Family Health West, all VA partners.
The VA Medical Center’s emergency room has been operating from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekends since March 4.
The other hours, including throughout the night, would usually be handled by the “third shift” under standard staffing circumstances.
Salgueiro said fewer medical technologists are being produced these days, and that’s coinciding with many older, longtime medical technologists reaching retirement age. That’s not the only reason the hospital’s been teetering for some time on limiting its services, however.
“Let’s face it: because of COVID, the laboratory technologists and medical technologists in the laboratory during COVID have worked harder than anybody,” Salgueiro said. “The workload that’s been placed on them has been very substantial and very significant. In the meantime, you have this advent of new recruitments from companies like Siemens (Global) where they create these virtual positions, so why would you want to actually work in a laboratory when you can work from home and you don’t have all the stress?
“Those are the big variables that are sort of bearing down on this to the point where the medical technologists’ availability and supplies have drastically been reduced.”
Salgueiro noted that the VA Medical Center isn’t the only hospital that’s facing increasing difficulty in maintaining a full rotation of medical technologists or other positions. He said St. Mary’s Medical Center President Bryan Johnson recently met with him to discuss his hospital’s similar challenges.
Korrey Klein, the president and CEO of Family Health West in Fruita, provided a statement to The Daily Sentinel about his hospital’s own staffing challenges:
“Health care has seen staffing shortages like most U.S. industries for years, particularly in areas treating COVID patients and in patient care units like ICU nurses, emergency department staff and respiratory therapists. Family Health West has not been exempt from those staffing challenges at different times over the years.
“Currently, our staffing challenge is limited to recruiting respiratory therapists. Our other service lines (EMTs, radiology techs and lab techs) are fully staffed or nearly fully staffed. Despite these nationwide challenges, Family Health West hasn’t had to limit any of our patient services throughout the last several years.”
Stagnant wages have also played a role in the VA Medical Center losing staff members. Salgueiro said he’s identified leading applicants to become medical technologists for the emergency room and that their hirings will further signal that the Western Colorado VA is committed to better pay for staff.
“We’re going to do some things differently to make sure that we don’t cross this bridge again,” Salgueiro said. “The losses of med techs is about supply and demand. Now, you have someone that’s making X and now they’re in the local area. That rate of market pay has actually gone way up. We’ve increased our salaries: we added 69%, plus I added a 10% retention incentive.
“I’ve thrown everything I can at making sure that our staff are competitive with or even higher than the market rates right now. We have to make sure that we put in place the remuneration that’s going to retain, attract and recruit.”
Salgueiro said that the hospital is aiming to return to standard operations in mid-May.
“Based upon the fact that we’ve got identified applicants right now and we’re interviewing them, we think that we’ll have the third shift, which is really the critical piece — operational in the laboratory — and once that happens, we’ll get the green light to resume normal operations.”
Until then, Salgueiro is glad that the VA has a good working relationship with the Grand Valley’s other medical entities.
“Veterans, during this period of time, can go and get care with any of our community partners,” he said. “They simply have to call a number afterward to get the authorization so they don’t get a bill, and we’ve articulated that and we’ve been communicating that to the public.”
AIR COMMISSION
On March 14, a VA-contracted group that reviews VA situations around the nation sent a list of recommendations to the Asset and Infrastructure Review (AIR) Commission regarding the Western Slope.
The AIR Commission has a year to assess the recommendations, then they’ll have public forums with Western Slope veterans to receive their input.
After a year, the commission gives its final recommendations to the VA president who can modify, scrap or approve them.
If the VA president approves the recommendations, he’ll include them in a package that will then depend on approval by Congress.
Some of the recommendations weren’t a surprise to Salguerio, as he said the Western Slope VA has already identified some of the issues and has been actively working on solutions.
One recommendation was that the VA Montrose Clinic isn’t big enough and needs to be expanded upon. Salgueiro said the Western Slope VA has for several years been in the process of acquiring a new building with a new lease to expand the square footage of the facility by more than 2,000 square feet.
Another recommendation was the establishment of a substance abuse residential rehabilitation unit. The VA Medical Center is opening such a unit April 19, an inpatient program with 18 beds on the fifth floor that will house veterans struggling with alcohol or drug abuse.
The recommendation to shut down the inpatient medical-surgical care unit caught Salgueiro by surprise, though.
A plan to contract doctors from the unit to work at other local hospitals and practice in those environments was already in the works and was also recommended, but a suggestion to shut down the unit’s presence at the VA Medical Center entirely was unexpected.
“We have 14 beds that are medical-surgical beds that we use for recovery of patients and a variety of different reasons,” he said.
“The recommendation is to shut those down, and for those services, we’d contract them with one of the local hospitals for our inpatients to actually get care in those areas.”
The last recommendation was that the hospital change the status of its emergency room to an urgent care center, reducing the hours to what they are now with limited staffing.
“It’s similar to what’s going on now,” Salgueiro said. “Patients would get their emergency room care with one of our community partner hospitals.”
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Ryan Dutch, co-owner of Trail Life Brewing, stands in the doorway of the new brewery at 436 Main Street on Friday, April 1. The brewery share a space with Gear Junction.
Ryan Dutch, co-owner of Trail Life Brewing, 436 Main Street, stands next to the room that will house the fermentation tanks where much of the brew process happens, on Friday, April 1. The brewery share a space with Gear Junction.
Ryan Dutch, co-owner of Trail Life Brewing, stands inside the building being renovated for his new brewery at 436 Main St. The brewery shares space with Gear Junction. The bar and counter spaces will be decorated with renderings of Colorado 14ers and Utah canyons.
Ryan Dutch, co-owner of Trail Life Brewing, stands in the doorway of the new brewery at 436 Main Street on Friday, April 1. The brewery share a space with Gear Junction.
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Ryan Dutch of Trail Life Brewing shows a 3D printed map of the mountains and rivers between Moab and Lake Powell, created by a craftsman on Etsy.
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Ryan Dutch, co-owner of Trail Life Brewing, 436 Main Street, stands next to the room that will house the fermentation tanks where much of the brew process happens, on Friday, April 1. The brewery share a space with Gear Junction.
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Ryan Dutch, co-owner of Trail Life Brewing, stands inside the building being renovated for his new brewery at 436 Main St. The brewery shares space with Gear Junction. The bar and counter spaces will be decorated with renderings of Colorado 14ers and Utah canyons.
The site of the former Twisted Turtle will soon be the home of two businesses: an outdoor gear shop and a brewery.
The outdoor shop is a familiar face, with Gear Junction moving into a new location.
The brewery is a new business run by familiar faces. Ryan Dutch, former director of Colorado Mesa University’s Outdoor Program, and his wife, former Kannah Creek brewer Emma Dutch, are planning to open Trail Life Brewing in late May or June.
Construction on the brewery’s new space began about six months ago, Dutch said, and has advanced to the point where the brewery is hiring bartenders and other staff.
The space won’t look remotely like the interior of its predecessor. The bar and counter spaces will be decorated with renderings of Colorado 14ers and Utah canyons.
However, the opening front windows will remain, he said.
Dutch said he and his wife have been planning to have their own brewery for quite some time, and were waiting for the right space to come available.
“We were waiting for those doors to open and they did,” he said.
In addition to beer, Trail Life will offer cocktails, ciders, wines and a lot of non-alcoholic options. Ryan said he wants Trail Life to be a place the whole family can gather.
Dutch said he’s excited to share space with Gear Junction because the two businesses share many of the same values. They’ll be separated by a garage door they’ll keep open during hours when both businesses are open.
“We can’t imagine a better group of people or business to work with in the valley,” Dutch said.
Trail Life will have guest taps, especially at the beginning before their own beer gets rolling. Dutch said they want to be part of the growing brewery community in Grand Junction.
“The more breweries we have, the better off everybody is going to be, as Grand Junction is going to become more of a destination for beer,” Dutch said. “All the breweries have their niche. We’re filling in our niche.”
In addition to being part of the brewing community, Ryan said he wants Trail Life to be a place people can gather, learn about outdoor recreation and share with each other.
“It’s not about drinking beer, it’s about having that community at your table,” he said.
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Road closures and maintenance projects may affect traffic this week:
City of Grand Junction Projects with Travel Restrictions
24 Road and G Road Bridge Replacement Project: G Road is closed from west of Spanish Trail Drive to 24 Road. Access Canyon View Park from 24 Road or 24 1/2 Road. A detour route is in place. Anticipated completion is late June.
Lincoln Park Stadium Improvement Project: Northbound 12th Street is reduced to one lane south of North Avenue. Expect delays. Anticipated completion is late April.
Annual City-Wide Spring Clean-Up: City crews will begin picking up debris from residential curbside north of North Avenue on Monday. Use caution in areas where crews are working.
Non-City of Grand Junction Projects with Travel Restrictions
First Street & Grand Avenue Improvement Project, CDOT: Expect minor traffic delays. Anticipated completion is May.
Waterline Construction on North Avenue from 29 Road to Interstate 70 Business Loop, Ute Water: Expect intermittent lane closures and delays. Anticipated completion is late April.
34 Road Government Highline Canal Bridge Project, Mesa County: 34 Road is closed to through traffic from U.S. Highway 6 and G Road. A detour route is in place. Anticipated completion is early May.
Ridges Boulevard Gas Main Bore, Xcel Energy: Expect intermittent lane closures and delays from Mariposa Drive to Ridgeway Court during working hours. Anticipated completion, including restoration is Friday.
North Avenue Utility Construction from 28 1/2 Road to 29 Road, Xcel Energy: North Avenue will be one lane in each direction during normal work hours. 28 1/2 Road, south of North Avenue will be closed this week with intermittent lane closures on 29 Road at North Avenue. Expect delays. Anticipated completion is Friday.
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By JIM SPEHAR
About 20 years ago, a newly-elected Grand Junction City Council member found himself in a bit of a dilemma. The city’s firefighters, wanting to unionize, asked to discuss their effort with him. The city manager and city attorney said “no.” It was only the manager, they said, who should interact with the city’s employees. That fledgling councilor refused any restrictions on his ability to gather information necessary to decide policy matters such as collective bargaining. A compromise was reached and the meeting occurred.
I was that councilman. My memories were triggered by a March 29 Denver Post op-ed by Denver Chamber of Commerce CEO. J.J. Ament about current efforts to allow employees of Colorado’s local governments to unionize. That controversial legislation may or may not be introduced in this legislative session.
Arguments against unions for government employees at any level typically rely on a handful of issues, some emotional and one purely technical as it applies to municipalities.
Playing to emotions, as Ament did, one contention is that public safety workers such as firefighters, EMTs and law enforcement are too critical to be allowed to bargain collectively, an argument based upon fear that their services might be withheld should an ultimate weapon of organized labor, the strike, be utilized. That ignores not only the desire to serve and protect that, in my experiences, motivates those workers, but also the reality that many public sector collective bargaining arrangements deny that option.
It’s often argued that government workers enjoy special status, supposedly secure employment at what some consider exorbitant taxpayer-paid salaries, and thus should be precluded from unionization. But, like private industry pay, most public sector salaries are determined via surveys of similar jobs in similarly-sized communities and that argument also dismisses sometimes frequent turnover in government jobs.
On the technical side, municipalities, whether they are “Home Rule’” or statutory cities, fall back on the argument of “local control.” While it’s important that local communities determine their own destinies and desires in most areas, it can also be an argument of convenience on other issues. I’d suggest the supposition that one class of workers, public employees, should be denied a basic right that allows other workers, if enough of them desire, to band together to collectively negotiate pay and working conditions is one of those issues.
The idea that a majority in any community should be able to deny a minority the opportunity for collective bargaining also seems counter-intuitive to any desire to maintain a “careful balance,” as Ament put it, between workers and their public sector employers.
Rather than tired and outdated arguments against collective bargaining in general and for public employees in particular, it might be helpful to look at today’s realities in the public sectors where it is allowed.
Local governments in Colorado that already allow collective bargaining have not been brought to their knees by outrageous demands from their employees. A majority of states (27) allow collective bargaining by public employees and occasions of strikes and serious disputes, while they sometimes occur elsewhere, are not regular occurrences.
Some 31,000 state employees in Colorado represented by WINS (Workers for Innovative and New Solutions) can now bargain in a productive and meaningful manner with their employers despite arguments similar to Ament’s presented when the Colorado Partnership for Quality Jobs and Services Act became law in 2020. Should that opportunity be denied to 250,000 local government workers in the same state?
Perhaps the best example of how bargaining with local government employees could work occurs right here in Grand Junction. Decades ago, a teacher strike prompted both sides to take another look at how their disputes were settled. Today, the District 51 administrators and the Mesa Valley Education Association meet frequently, not just at contract time, to work jointly on improvements to instruction and student services. The cooperative efforts, including periodic bargaining on employment issues and salaries, have survived multiple leadership changes on both the administrative and teacher sides and the varying makeup of the school board in a politically conservative community.
That’s the modern pattern of public sector collective bargaining here in Colorado, one that need not be feared or demonized.
Jim Spehar worked with county and municipal workers for 12 years as a Mesa County commissioner and as a Grand Junction City Council member and mayor. He served as Colorado Municipal League president from 2006-2007and earlier chaired the Tax and Finance Committee of Colorado Counties Inc. Comments welcome to speharjim@gmail.com.
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By LAURA PACKARD
Five years ago I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Lymphoma is a type of blood cancer. I went through six months of chemotherapy and a month of radiation to the chest as a treatment. I’m fortunate enough to be in remission today, and to have resumed my life as a survivor. However, if my cancer comes back I will most likely need a stem cell transplant.
Fortunately we have a great system in place in America through the National Marrow Donor program, which helps people like me find a matching donor for the procedure. Bone marrow donors save lives, lives like mine.
This is the program Lauren Boebert voted against funding.
I’m also fortunate enough to have had good health insurance, that helped me through my treatments and through cancer checkups and survivorship today. As a self-employed person, my insurance policy is through the Affordable Care Act. There is no plan B for me, and I’d be uninsurable without it. Health insurance saves lives, too.
Lauren Boebert supports repealing the ACA, and she has no plan to replace it with.
Too many people can’t afford health insurance today. I was so thrilled to see the American Rescue Plan pass a year ago. It made insurance more affordable than ever for many Coloradans and will save lives. The American Rescue Plan insurance subsidies resulted in 21% more people signing up for health insurance plans nationally over the previous year, a big leap forward.
Lauren Boebert voted against it. Not only did she vote against the American Rescue Plan, she also voted against the Build Back Better legislation, which would have extended these subsidies past 2022.
Cancer is a very personal issue to me, for obvious reasons. It is also to President Joe Biden — his oldest son,, Beau died of a brain tumor.
That didn’t stop Lauren Boebert from heckling Biden when he talked about his son’s death and the toxic effects of “burn pits” in his State of the Union address.
Not only did Boebert disrespect the Commander in Chief while his comments focused on the health of our troops, she later voted against funding medical support for our veterans that faced illness from their service to our country.
In honor of his son Beau, President Biden has championed a moonshot program to accelerate the rate of progress against cancer. This research and funding program would aim to reduce cancer deaths by 50% in the next 25 years.
Boebert voted against the budget bill that would increase NIH funding for research, National Cancer Institute research, and a new agency ARPA-H for breakthrough research on cures including cancer cures.
She is also attacking the mask mandate on airplanes that keep immunocompromised people safe while traveling.
Lauren Boebert would rather play political games and shut the government down than do her job. Trolling people on Twitter is more interesting to her than helping them. She may have blocked me on Twitter, but cancer patients and survivors’ voices will be heard.
Boebert’s poor choices and fundamental lack of interest in serving her constituents leave Colorado cancer patients and survivors — and all of us — at risk.
Laura Packard is a stage 4 cancer survivor and health care advocate, executive director of Health Care Voter and founder of Health Care Voices, a non-profit grassroots organization for adults with serious medical conditions. Follow @lpackard on Twitter.
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By KEVIN MCCARNEY First and most importantly, the local party does not set the election rules, nor does the State Republican Party. Those decisions are made by the state legislature. I am, as the local party chair, not allowed to alter those rules. You might be surprised to learn that in 2020, when the legislature altered the rules for the caucus/assembly because of COVID, I made a proposal for that year that we suspend the caucus/assembly process out of safety concerns. I was unsuccessful in that attempt. Primary influence Just this fall, the state GOP heard a debate at our fall meeting about suspending our participation in the primary. I was one of the leaders to keep the GOP in that process, in spite of the knowledge that our opponents on the left were going to use the open primary process to attempt to influence the candidates in the Republican primary. One of the reasons there are no Democrats on the local ballots this year is the attempt for them to do just what was described above. We have seen countless letters in The Daily Sentinel urging Democrats to go Unaffiliated and vote in the Republican primary instead. I have long been a proponent of having as many candidates as possible to encourage the debate necessary in our political system. I have been chastised about this for years, but I do not view it as the job of the County Chair to be the arbiter of who belongs on the ballot. That decision belongs to the voters. It is the job of the candidates to convince those voters. That process starts with the caucus, which The Mesa County Republican Party held on March 5. It took about two hours to complete the caucus. (Not really that significant amount of time). The party chose that date in order to give a maximum amount of time for candidates to campaign before the assembly. The assembly This year’s Republican Assembly was held on March 26. Out of 413 delegates possible, we had 353 voting delegates. Those delegates voted on candidates for the following offices: County Commissioner District 2, County Clerk and Recorder, County Sheriff, County Coroner, County Assessor, County Surveyor, County Treasurer and Colorado House District 55 and Colorado Senate District 7. We had three contested races, County Commissioner, County Clerk and County Sheriff. Those three races produced two contested primary races — County Clerk and County Sheriff. The voting and rules for the races are set out by Colorado State Statutes, the Colorado Republican Party Bylaws and the Mesa County Republican Bylaws. I do find it odd that The Daily Sentinel is complaining about an event they chose not to cover live. Yes, Tina Peters was there campaigning for Secretary of State. So was Representative Lauren Boebert. So were candidates for Governor, U.S. Senate and other statewide races. It seems like it might have been an event your local hometown newspaper would have wanted to cover live. They might even have learned why the voters voted the way they did in various races. The Daily Sentinel chose not to and to complain after the fact about the outcomes. The founders’ vision The caucus/assembly process is a pain in the butt for County Boards. It takes a tremendous amount of time and effort, costs a big chunk of money and always leaves unhappy feelings from losing candidates. It is also the closest thing in our political process to the way our country was formed and what the founders envisioned. Groups of people gathering with their neighbors to discuss the issues of the day and who is the best person to handle those problems. It was and is the founding basis of our republic. It would be a shame to dismiss them in order to make the political process easier. Kevin McCarney is chairman of the Mesa County Republican Party.
By MICHELLE BOISVENUE-FOX
A recent comment in The Daily Sentinel’s You Said It column asked why someone would use the library when so much information can be accessed online. We hear that question from time to time and would like to take a moment to summarize just some of what Mesa County Libraries offer to local residents, both in person and online.
As many of our 73,000 library cardholders can attest, Mesa County Libraries offer easy access to more than 200,000 books, DVDs and other items in our collection, plus over 1 million more via the Marmot and Prospector regional library networks.
We offer WiFi and public computers at all eight of our locations, in addition to small-group study rooms and community meeting rooms. We also offer GED preparation classes, an accredited diploma program through Career Online High School, story times for young children, Kids Clubs for older children and a variety of fun and engaging teen activities. The library’s 970West Studio is a public multimedia studio that can help you make your creative ideas a reality.
In 2021, more than 659,000 visitors came to Mesa County Libraries. Checkouts and renewals totaled 1.24 million. We’re proud of those numbers because they help show the library’s value to so many local residents.
Let’s look at some of what Mesa County Libraries offer online. The library provides an ever-growing catalog of ebooks and eAudiobooks available for convenient download. During the pandemic, thousands of patrons discovered the ease of checking out ebooks from home. Between 2019 and 2021, electronic checkouts increased 56% to almost 260,000. In addition, the library provides access to Hoopla, which offers a wide variety of ebooks, eAudiobooks, streaming films, and e-comics, and Kanopy, a streaming service offering films, documentaries, kids’ movies and more.
Mesa County Libraries also provide online access to a wide selection of resources for education, business, language learning, genealogy, history and even automobile and small-engine repair.
Examples include Brainfuse HelpNow, which provides e-learning assistance for students of all ages, including access to live tutors; LearningExpress, which helps students and professionals build their skills and prepare for career certification tests; Gale Business Entrepreneurship and Plan Builder, which help prospective entrepreneurs create detailed plans for starting and managing their business; Mango Languages, an easy-to-use learning resource for more than 70 languages; and Auto Repair Source, which contains service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
All of this — and much more — is available with only a library card.
We invite everyone to visit mesacountylibraries.org to learn more about your local library. Better yet, stop by your nearest Mesa County Libraries location (there’s probably one within 20 minutes of your home) and talk with us about your information needs. Let’s explore how we can help you learn, discover, create and connect.
Michelle Boisvenue-Fox is the library director of Mesa County Libraries.
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By GENE GOFFIN
My friend Mike, just back from his father’s funeral, looked distressed and frustrated when we met at a restaurant.
Mike’s story was chilling. As his father lay dying in a Moab hospital, Mike tangled with doctors refusing to honor family requests to let his father die peacefully. While speaking of “heroic measures” they agreed he didn’t have long. Did the doctors want to be “heroes?” The father was intubated and couldn’t speak. Mike watched while his father motioned for paper and pencil.
He scribbled perhaps the hardest message we can write. Mike showed me the paper scrap — barely legible in a shaky hand. It said “let me die.” The doctors relented. Inappropriately named “heroic measures” ceased.
That was 30 years ago. Readers may have heard similar stories and fear “heroic measures.” Improvements have occurred. Doctors are more likely to “pull the plug.” Coloradans voted two to one adopting Death with Dignity in 2016. The law is difficult to use, effectively eliminates many otherwise eligible people and requires finding two doctors to approve the request. Few people obtain the prescriptions (222 last year), even fewer take the pills.
Two of Colorado’s largest hospital chains prohibit any doctor they employ from approving a request. Social, economic and religious pressures push doctors to opt out. Some, distressed by the seeming contradiction between saving lives and approving the conscious end of life, can’t bring themselves to participate — a difficult ethical decision that may lead to incredible suffering.
The question comes down to: who owns your life? Is it the state, a religion or you?
If you answered “religion” the answer is made for you. Overwhelming pain may lead to being barely alive on opioids indefinitely. If your insurance has run out or has high deductibles, your family pays and pays. Is this “life?” Catholic doctrine calls it “redemptive suffering.” Regardless of your faith, at St. Mary’s you are subject to Catholic rules.
If you answered “the state” or “you,” there is Death with Dignity. Try to find two local doctors to approve your request. Then jump through more hoops to get the life-ending prescription. Imagine you are in extreme pain or can’t travel. Will you move to the Front Range? I contacted organizations claiming to help. None replied. We’re on our own.
If you have Alzheimer’s, you are functionally denied the law’s benefit. You must have no more than six months to live and be able to give informed consent. When Alzheimer’s patients have six months, they can’t give informed consent. And, doctors generally give over-optimistic estimates of how long someone may live, narrowing the time available. Another Catch-22.
If determined, most opt for self-help. Traditionally, men shoot themselves and women take drug overdoses. I am sure, in reality, plenty of men take drugs. People save left over opiates just in case. Several years ago a friend told me he was miserable, wanting to end his life. His family was opposed. Months later a neighbor told me his wife wanted to know how to honor his request (possibly endangering herself to prosecution — you have to take the pill yourself even if too weak). People, understandably hopeful, wait too long. He died the next day.
I decided long ago I own my life. Not everyone gets to die sleeping. I can’t know what cancer pain — the most common use of the law — feels like, but back pain in 2020 was excruciating. Until you experience severe pain, you can’t understand it. I might have eventually decided life was not worth living, but I had a solution. I have no desire to shoot myself — someone has to clean up the mess. Would I leave that for my wife? I knew someone who killed himself with a shotgun. His wife, more than 15 years later, still hasn’t recovered from her discovery.
I read about a couple who flew to Switzerland because their state’s law was so burdensome. The process, though grim, was done without bureaucracy and with dignity. Death is hard enough without overwhelming suffering. We seniors avoid discussing it, but death inevitably gets closer. Our wishes may not be respected.
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Medical care has been delayed since COVID-19 arrived. There is a backlog. Yet seniors keep moving here, but do we have a doctor shortage? Have wait times to see doctors and get medical care lengthened? Tell me your stories about seeking care and whether wait times are excessive.
Gene is a retired lawyer, former history professor and occasional journalist. Contact him at geezerdesk@gmail.com.
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By MICHELLE BOISVENUE-FOX
A recent comment in The Daily Sentinel’s You Said It column asked why someone would use the library when so much information can be accessed online. We hear that question from time to time and would like to take a moment to summarize just some of what Mesa County Libraries offer to local residents, both in person and online.
As many of our 73,000 library cardholders can attest, Mesa County Libraries offer easy access to more than 200,000 books, DVDs and other items in our collection, plus over 1 million more via the Marmot and Prospector regional library networks.
We offer WiFi and public computers at all eight of our locations, in addition to small-group study rooms and community meeting rooms. We also offer GED preparation classes, an accredited diploma program through Career Online High School, story times for young children, Kids Clubs for older children and a variety of fun and engaging teen activities. The library’s 970West Studio is a public multimedia studio that can help you make your creative ideas a reality.
In 2021, more than 659,000 visitors came to Mesa County Libraries. Checkouts and renewals totaled 1.24 million. We’re proud of those numbers because they help show the library’s value to so many local residents.
Let’s look at some of what Mesa County Libraries offer online. The library provides an ever-growing catalog of ebooks and eAudiobooks available for convenient download. During the pandemic, thousands of patrons discovered the ease of checking out ebooks from home. Between 2019 and 2021, electronic checkouts increased 56% to almost 260,000. In addition, the library provides access to Hoopla, which offers a wide variety of ebooks, eAudiobooks, streaming films, and e-comics, and Kanopy, a streaming service offering films, documentaries, kids’ movies and more.
Mesa County Libraries also provide online access to a wide selection of resources for education, business, language learning, genealogy, history and even automobile and small-engine repair.
Examples include Brainfuse HelpNow, which provides e-learning assistance for students of all ages, including access to live tutors; LearningExpress, which helps students and professionals build their skills and prepare for career certification tests; Gale Business Entrepreneurship and Plan Builder, which help prospective entrepreneurs create detailed plans for starting and managing their business; Mango Languages, an easy-to-use learning resource for more than 70 languages; and Auto Repair Source, which contains service and repair information for thousands of domestic and imported vehicles.
All of this — and much more — is available with only a library card.
We invite everyone to visit mesacountylibraries.org to learn more about your local library. Better yet, stop by your nearest Mesa County Libraries location (there’s probably one within 20 minutes of your home) and talk with us about your information needs. Let’s explore how we can help you learn, discover, create and connect.
Michelle Boisvenue-Fox is the library director of Mesa County Libraries.
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Every year in March, the American Society of Newspaper Editors promotes Sunshine Week, reminding everyone that government business is supposed to be conducted in the open.
In the spirit of Sunshine Week (March 13-19 this year), we offer our annual assessment of how well local agencies let the sun shine on their actions. This year is the first since the pandemic began that we feel we can offer a reasonably accurate assessment of how our local agencies have done.
During the pandemic, public health measures to stem transmission of the virus upended the way the public interacted with government bodies. Public meetings went to virtual formats and in many cases it was impossible to find government offices that were open to the public. That began to change in early 2021 with local agencies reopening for business and meetings coming back in person.
Grade A+
The 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office — Nobody does a better job of complying with sunshine laws than District Attorney Dan Rubinstein and his team of prosecutors. They continued to be the gold standard of transparency in 2021-22.
They have met the added challenge of having to investigate County Clerk Tina Peters’ alleged tampering with voting machines with openness, explaining each step in the process. We think this level of transparency has kept the case from appearing to be politically motivated.
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Mesa County — Once a problem child, Mesa County turned over a new, more transparent leaf last year. An agency that had year after year been accused of doing the people’s business in the dark, has turned things around thanks to the new commissioners and a new county attorney.
Commissioners have been proactive in sharing information with the editorial board and The Daily Sentinel’s reporters. They have been willing and accessible to discuss the various projects and initiatives the county is taking on.
They, like the DA, have met the challenge of having a county official under investigation with full transparency. They have produced county documents when our reporters make open records requests, as required by law.
We like this new, more open county government.
Mesa County Public Health — The COVID-19 pandemic was a stress test for our public health department and on the transparency front they more than passed.
Their COVID-19 data dashboard is updated frequently and provides needed and useful information to the public, as well as for our reporters to use. Their staff is professional and makes themselves accessible to our reporters.
Executive Director Jeff Kuhr has been less available to our reporters in 2021 than in 2020, but we understand he has many responsibilities. He has still been available when we’ve felt his voice was needed.
Mesa County Sheriff’s Office — This is another office that takes its responsibility for transparency seriously. They provide information quickly and answer questions directly.
Grade B+
City of Grand Junction — Individual members of the City Council are very open to talk with both the public and our reporters. They return calls promptly and provide honest and open answers to questions.
City staff is professional and helpful, but getting connected to the right department head or official can sometimes be cumbersome. Still, when talking to city staff, they answer questions directly and provide the best information available.
Grade B-
Grand Junction Police Department — Unfortunately our local police department has not been a model of transparency over the past year.
They are often slow to respond to requested information and they rarely provide more than the bare minimum when they do respond. Phone messages are responded to by email and the lack of information provided sometimes leads to confusion.
Grade C
School District 51 — This is a tough one to grade since a new school board took over last fall. Prior to the new board, we’d say the district and the board were reasonably open. The planning and campaign to replace Grand Junction High School was very transparent, providing a great deal of information to the public.
The new board, however, had early struggles with transparency. We believe they violated sunshine laws when they attempted to hire a law firm from Colorado Springs without any public meeting discussing the change. At least one of the newly elected board members also allegedly violated campaign finance laws.
In the end, they did not change law firms and the campaign finance violation is being cured. They also did not go through with removing the superintendent, as some feared. They appear to have pivoted toward transparency, having learned an early lesson in open government.
Next year’s assessment will be clearer and we hope they continue to commit to full transparency going forward.
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Mesa County Clerk and Recorder — A black hole from which no light can escape.
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Support law enforcement, protect civil society
I was thankful to read on March 22 that a letter from the Mesa County District Attorney’s office concluded “no charges will be filed against the police officers (who) shot a man in the Sportsman’s Warehouse parking lot in 2021 (because) investigators found that Grand Junction Police Department officers were acting in self-defense and defense of each other in the shooting of Marc Matteson on June 10, 2021 ...” Although relieved, I was dismayed it took the DA’s office nine-and- one-half months to clear the officers. After all, as reported by KKCO, “Matteson was charged with assault on a peace officer, felony menacing, resisting arrest, obstructing a peace officer and violation of bail bond conditions (and was) sentenced to the Colorado Department of Corrections for 14 years plus parole ...”
As thankful as the officers involved, their families and their fellow officers must be with the news, for nearly 10 months, they have been waiting, hoping for the best, but fearing the worst. There was no need to put these officers through this agonizing wait.
That is especially the case given an officers involved shooting with which I am familiar that took place in Mesa County in 2018. In that case, two Bureau of Land Management Law Enforcement Rangers, in the process of conducting a welfare check on a vehicle on public land near Grand Junction, were fired upon and compelled to use deadly force in self-defense and in defense of each other. In fact, one ranger was hit in the chest with a round, but was saved from serious injury by his ballistic vest. It is not surprising, therefore, that less than two weeks later the District Attorney’s office concluded that the rangers’ use of deadly force was “justified.”
Since the summer of 2020, the nation has been swept by an anti-law enforcement mentality that includes efforts to “defund the police,” a failure by elected officials, attorneys general and district attorneys, and other administrators to support officers, and an apparent willingness to abuse the legal system to unfairly punish men and women in law enforcement who seek to perform their difficult jobs diligently.
We must continue to demand law enforcement officers meet the highest standards possible, but all those who love law and order, a civil society and civilization itself must also support the thin blue line that separates a law-abiding society from anarchy.
WILLIAM PERRY PENDLEY
Evergreen
Thankful for legislators’ leadership on Medicaid
On behalf of our hospitals — Memorial Regional Health, Middle Park Health and UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center — and with the introduction of House Bill 22-1329 (the state’s budget bill or the “long bill”), we would like to thank our Western Slope legislators on the state’s Joint Budget Committee (JBC) — JBC Chair Rep. Julie McCluskie (D-Dillon) and Sen. Bob Rankin (R-Carbondale) for their tireless efforts to ensure the state budget reflects our communities’ priorities.
With health care, education, housing, child care, transportation, workforce issues and more, this year’s state budget has the unusual challenge of having excess revenue, driven by billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funds. But navigating how to invest one-time funding smartly and sustainably into key state priorities takes incalculable time, effort and dedication. Rep. McCluskie and Sen. Rankin have each demonstrated their ability to effectively lead difficult conversations on difficult budget issues.
Most importantly to our hospitals this year, that meant asking tough questions about the state’s proposals to change Medicaid payments to hospitals and other community providers. These payments are essential for hospitals’ ability to continue to provide care in our communities, and collectively with other hospitals, essential to ensure access to necessary health care across the Western Slope and Colorado.
Ultimately, through Rep. McCluskie’s and Sen. Rankin’s leadership, the coming year’s budget will give sufficient funding to the state’s Medicaid program to develop new payment models and meaningfully engage health care providers and other stakeholders for input, but it won’t give the state free rein to change future Medicaid payments however they see fit.
This is good governance at its best, and while we appreciate the entire JBC’s efforts on this issue, we’re grateful to have the strong and capable leadership of Rep. McCluskie and Sen. Rankin representing our Western Slope values at the state capitol in Denver.
Thank you again to these leaders, and we encourage the legislature to pass the long bill to support our state and our prudent investments in our health care system.
JENNIFER RILEY
Memorial Regional Health Chief Executive Officer
JASON CLECKLER
Middle Park Health Chief Executive Officer
SONIYA FIDLER
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center President
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To the writer that doesn’t see value in a $71 tax for the library, yes, you can have instant access to all kinds of information online, but how reliable is this “free” information? Did you know that via the Mesa County Public Library you can check out ebooks online? If reading isn’t your thing you can download the Libby app to your phone and listen to audiobooks for free. The library also provides access to Kanopy at no charge to stream movies, television series and educational programs. If you can get over the germs, they even have a main library and branches filled with books, DVD’s, recording equipment and librarians eager to help you find what you are looking for. Sure you could put that $71 in your tank, but you won’t get very far. Better to fill you head instead. Compared to what it costs to stream movies and purchase ebooks from Netflix, Amazon, etc., $71 seems like a great value.
The library has given me way more than $71 in value, starting with walking to the library! I download books to listen to, I watch movies on Kanopy, I check out movies to watch, I use Colorado legal forms to sell property, sell cars, evict tenants and write my will. I download magazines to save on subscriptions and paper and request and get just about any book I want to read. There is also a large music inventory. Oh, I converted my family VHS tapes to DVDs. There’s a garden and a recording studio and art and literacy programs.
It’s disturbing that MindSprings’ CEO passed the blame for poor care onto journalists and clients. There was opportunity to start to restore trust and instead they went backwards. I’m a community member who works in mental health. It’s not new that I don’t want to send people there. Without the reporting, I wouldn’t have known about deaths and prescription issues.
After reading the Sunday article regarding the SCL merger, I have a question. How can a hospital have $459 million in profits and be considered a non-profit? Several times a year I get requests from the SCL Foundation asking for donations to support programs. I suggest they get the money from SCL’s hospitals. I know I’ll be saving my donation money to pay for hospital bills, hopefully at Community Hospital.
Ahhh, spring! The prettiest time of year... except in the Grand Valley, where our air is polluted, our eyes burn, our throats scratch, folks with asthma suffer horribly and we must close our windows to what should be crisp, fresh air. Must we really endure ditch and field burning for three months every Spring?! Could we limit it to irrigation-ditch burning? Could we compress the burning to a month so that we could suffer for a shorter period? Or, could we do like an increasing number of forward-looking places and eliminate most if not all open burning in our beautiful valley?
Let’s give credit where credit is due. President Joe Biden said what we all wish could happen, Putin needs to be removed from power in the Russian Federation. That doesn’t mean the United States will undertake such a mission. It is a message to the citizens of Russia that they have been duped by lies and their leader has committed war crimes, murdering thousands of innocent and peaceful people living right next door. Thanks, Joe, for saying it like it is!
Think about it. Our former president spent years praising Putin and he continues to this day. He also chose to believe Putin over the U.S. intelligence community and said so. Our current president calls out Putin as a murderous war criminal, which almost everyone agrees is true. I thank our current president for telling the truth. It is a refreshing change.
Concerning the editorial “Voters deserve a choice in primary,” I am a first-time person to go to the caucus and as an alternate at the Mesa County assembly. It was interesting and informative. If you want a certain person to be on the primary ticket, maybe more people should participate in these events. You only needed 104 votes to be on the ticket, out of the 300 that were there. If it is too time-consuming to participate, I bet you go out for a nice dinner and spend two hours (the time on the caucus). Maybe you stay at a party four to five hours (the time of the assembly). Maybe you should take a look at your priorities and, if not, maybe you do not deserve to complain.
In Mesa County, Tina Peters’ and her allies are promoting voter fraud. Donald Trump won the Presidential Election in Mesa County 62.5% over Joe Biden’s 35.3%, a difference of 27.2 %. How do you justify voter fraud in Mesa County when Trump won in our county? Rarely does a Democrat run for election in this county. Why should they? This county is so Republican a Democrat doesn’t stand a chance. Just the way the Republican’s want it. Donald Trump lost the election nationally. Get over it!
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SCL Health and Intermountain Healthcare have merged to form a new organization that will enhance the care provided at St. Mary’s Medical Center and its clinics. Patients can access the same excellent providers and facilities and use the same insurance plan with trusted caretakers.
It’s also important to note that the St. Mary’s name will remain, and the hospital’s focus remains the same – to improve the health of the people in Mesa County so they can live the healthiest lives possible. More than a century ago, the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth found creative ways to provide healthcare in our area. Intermountain Healthcare will continue working through strong community partnerships, evidence-based programs, and services to help people inside and outside the hospital walls.
Intermountain Healthcare President and Chief Executive Officer Marc Harrison, MD, is confident about this united effort. “With this merger, we’ll create a model population health-oriented system that provides high-quality, affordable, and accessible care to more patients,” Harrison said, “The merger provides a healthcare model for the rest of the country.”
The newly merged organization will focus on ensuring more accessible, more affordable, and focused care while keeping people healthy rather than simply treating them when they are sick.
Improving Health
According to national statistics, six in 10 Americans live with at least one chronic disease, and those diseases are responsible for killing more than 1.7 million people in this country every year. Prevention is, in part, behavioral and can be addressed by individual choices. Healthcare providers must also facilitate prevention.
Addressing Disparities
The COVID-19 pandemic shined a light on national disparities in healthcare, and Intermountain Healthcare leaders are committed to rapidly addressing challenges to achieve health equity. The key to tackling these disparities includes working with existing organizations to address affordable housing, access to healthcare, education, access to quality housing, and nutritious food.
Expanding Telehealth and In-Home Services
Intermountain Healthcare believes the traditional healthcare system model needs to become more consumer-centric and meet people where they are, as much as possible, when delivering care. Soon, rural communities served by the newly merged organization will have greater access to readily accessible telehealth services. These innovative programs provide access to more than 500 highly trained medical specialists in 35 advanced specialties. Additional treatment options and other enhancements will be added in the future. The result: many people will be able to stay home for high-level care. Intermountain also believes hospital-level care at home should be available to treat acute and chronic clinical conditions.
The patient is at the center of everything St. Mary’s does. The high-quality care they receive directly results from the dedication and compassionate care of hundreds of incredible caregivers at St. Mary’s. Much gratitude goes out to this team for being the heart of healing for the community and extending compassionate care far into the future.
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Central’s Ryland Nostrand kept Mountain Range from scoring through four innings on Saturday.
But the sophomore, who is quickly becoming Central’s ace, couldn’t keep the momentum in the fifth inning of the Warriors’ 4-1 loss to the Mustangs.
Nostrand allowed nine hits and walked four batters but he also struck out eight. The Mustangs scored all of their runs in the fifth, and none of the runs were earned.
Central (5-6) committed four errors in losing their fourth straight game. Mountain Range (4-2) was limited to nine or fewer runs for only the second time this season.
Luke Brown provided some positives for the Warriors. The senior was 2 for 4 with a pair of doubles and he scored the lone run in the bottom of the seventh.
Horizon 11, Fruita Monument 3: The Wildcats (6-4) held the Hawks scoreless for the final four innings — but allowed 11 runs before then.
Horizon (5-1) scored two runs in the first and second innings and broke the game open with a seven-run third.
Peyton Nessler was 3 for 4 with one RBI and one run scored for Fruita and Jack Dere also had an RBI.
Dylan Noah suffered the loss, allowing nine earned runs on four hits in 2⅔ innings. He struck out two batters and walked four.
Fort Collins 13, Grand Junction 3: The Tigers (3-8) lost their fifth straight game in the midst of a lengthy road trip.
Grand Junction trailed early after the Lambkins scored four runs in the bottom of the first inning. Landon Scarbrough cut into the lead with a two-run single in the second inning, scoring Drew Woytek and Jase Satterfield.
But Fort Collins (2-3) broke the game open two innings later, scoring nine runs in the fourth. The Tigers scored once in the fifth inning but the game was called after the inning because of the run-rule.
Scarbrough reached base safely three times with the one hit and two walks. Aiden Lane was the losing pitcher, allowing four earned runs on four hits and four walks in two-thirds of an inning.
Girls Soccer
Central 3, Delta 1: The Warriors (3-2) bounced back with a home victory over the Panthers (2-4).
Girls Tennis
The Fruita Monument girls tennis team placed third out of 13 teams at the Greeley West Tennis Invitational in Greeley. The Wildcats had 70 points and finished behind Valor Christian (first) and Mullen (second).
The No. 1 doubles team of Kat Austin and Emily Leane won their first three matches over Legend, Smoky Hill and Mullen but lost 6-4, 6-3 to Valor Christian in the finals. The No. 2 team of Emily Richardson and Solana Rodriguez also won their first three matches before losing in the finals 6-3, 6-2.
The No. 3 duo of Savanna Mattas and Sienna Gechter finished third after beating Ponderosa. The No. 4 doubles team of Mandi Runyan and Keira Wilhelm also finished third after beating Silver Creek.
No. 1 singles player Abby Deeths finished fifth, as did No. 3 singles Breckyn Dunn. No. 2 singles Tessa Reimer finished sixth.
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agate CMU beach volleyball results, April 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 6 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Boise State 4, Colorado Mesa 1Saturday at Boise State ClassicNo. 1 – Erin Martin/Yasmin Tan, BSU, def. Hahni Johnson/Savannah Spitzer 21-9, 21-14; No. 2 — Sierra Land/Rorianna Chartier, BSU, def. Holly Schmidt/Macie Lachemann 23-21, 14-21, 15-9; No. 3 — Danielle Boss/Madison Nichols, BSU, def. Jessa Megenhardt/Jada Hall 21-18, 19-21, 15-9; No. 4 — Taylor Scherff/Ara Norwood, CMU, def. Kaylee Majia/Sharli O’Neil 21-14, 21-16; No. 5 — Emilia Guerra-Acuna/Joey Benson, BSU, def. Sabrina VanDeList/Tye Wedhorn 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Beach Volleyball Boise Cmu Building Industry Classic Mesa Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Sun 31% 41° 63° Sun Sunday 63°/41° Morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 31% Sunrise: 06:55:29 AM Sunset: 07:40:23 PM Humidity: 38% Wind: NE @ 11 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Considerable clouds this evening. Some decrease in clouds late. Low 41F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 2% 48° 68° Mon Monday 68°/48° Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:53:55 AM Sunset: 07:41:21 PM Humidity: 31% Wind: SW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later at night. Low 48F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Tue 2% 31° 58° Tue Tuesday 58°/31° Partly cloudy and windy. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:52:21 AM Sunset: 07:42:19 PM Humidity: 27% Wind: WNW @ 23 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night Clear. Windy early. Low 31F. N winds at 20 to 30 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 54° Wed Wednesday 54°/31° More sun than clouds. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:48 AM Sunset: 07:43:17 PM Humidity: 21% Wind: N @ 14 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Clear skies. Low 31F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Thu 0% 33° 59° Thu Thursday 59°/33° Mainly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:15 AM Sunset: 07:44:15 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: NNE @ 10 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night Clear. Low 33F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Fri 0% 41° 70° Fri Friday 70°/41° Sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:47:43 AM Sunset: 07:45:12 PM Humidity: 21% Wind: NE @ 9 mph UV Index: 7 High Friday Night Clear. Low 41F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Sat 0% 48° 78° Sat Saturday 78°/48° Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:46:11 AM Sunset: 07:46:10 PM Humidity: 20% Wind: S @ 13 mph UV Index: 7 High Saturday Night Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 48F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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agate CMU tennis results, April 3, 2022 Apr 3, 2022 5 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Print Facebook Twitter Email Print Colo. Mesa 7, Colo. College 2MenSaturday at Colorado SpringsSinglesNo. 1 — Steven Howe, CMU, def. Aiden Little 6-2, 6-4; No. 2 — Andrew Kaelin, CC, def. Christian Albrechtsen 4-6, 6-4, 11-9; No. 3 — Jorge Abreu Lajes, CMU, def. Jack Delafield 6-7 (7-1), 6-4, 10-3; No. 4 — Tyler Landen, CMU, def. Lucas Pastor 6-4, 3-6, 10-6; No. 5 — Jandre Van Wyk, CMU, def. Nate Beerman 6-1, 6-1; No. 6 — Tegan Hartman, CMU, def. Alex Kaley 6-2, 6-2DoublesNo. 1 — Landen/Albrechtsen, CMU def. Kaelin/Delafield 8-7 (8-6); No. 2 — Howe/VanWyk, CMU, def. Alex Kley/Pastor 8-3; No. 3 — Jacob Adas/Beerman, CC, def. Hartman/Abreu Lajes 8-3.Colo. Mesa 8, Colo. College 1WomenSinglesNo. 1 — Makenna Livingston, CMU, def. Christina Heffron 6-3, 7-6 (7-5); No. 2 — Maike Waldburger, CMU, def. Maddy Meister 6-2, 6-1; No. 3 — Halle Romero, CMU, def. Elizabeth Girian 6-0, 6-3; No. 4 — Macy Richards, CMU, def. Romi Horor 6-2, 6-2; No. 5 — Julianna Campos, CMU, def. Gigi Jensen 6-3, 6-0; No. 6 — Malia Rivera, CC, def. Audrey O’Rear 6-2, 6-4DoublesNo. 1 — Livingston/Richards, CMU, def. Olivia Dicks/Meister 8-3; No. 2 — Waldburger/Romero, CMU, def. Jensen/Rivera 8-2; No. 3 — Campos/Lauren Thomas, CMU, def. Girian/Heffron 8-4 Facebook Twitter Email Print Tags Cmu Doubles Tennis Building Industry Mathematics Colo. Mesa Colorado Springs College Recommended for you Day Precip Temp Sun 38% 41° 62° Sun Sunday 62°/41° A few morning showers. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 38% Sunrise: 06:55:20 AM Sunset: 07:40:17 PM Humidity: 39% Wind: NE @ 17 mph UV Index: 4 Moderate Sunday Night Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 41F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Mon 2% 48° 68° Mon Monday 68°/48° Plenty of sun. Highs in the upper 60s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:53:46 AM Sunset: 07:41:15 PM Humidity: 31% Wind: SW @ 17 mph UV Index: 6 High Monday Night Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later at night. Low 48F. Winds SSW at 10 to 20 mph. Tue 2% 31° 58° Tue Tuesday 58°/31° Windy with a mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 2% Sunrise: 06:52:12 AM Sunset: 07:42:13 PM Humidity: 27% Wind: WNW @ 23 mph UV Index: 6 High Tuesday Night Clear skies. Gusty winds early. Low 31F. N winds at 20 to 30 mph, decreasing to 5 to 10 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Wed 0% 31° 54° Wed Wednesday 54°/31° Plenty of sun. Highs in the mid 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:50:39 AM Sunset: 07:43:11 PM Humidity: 21% Wind: N @ 14 mph UV Index: 7 High Wednesday Night Mainly clear. Low 31F. Winds NE at 10 to 15 mph. Thu 0% 33° 59° Thu Thursday 59°/33° Sunshine. Highs in the upper 50s and lows in the low 30s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:49:06 AM Sunset: 07:44:09 PM Humidity: 23% Wind: NNE @ 10 mph UV Index: 7 High Thursday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 33F. Winds ENE at 5 to 10 mph. Fri 0% 41° 70° Fri Friday 70°/41° Abundant sunshine. Highs in the low 70s and lows in the low 40s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:47:34 AM Sunset: 07:45:07 PM Humidity: 21% Wind: NE @ 9 mph UV Index: 7 High Friday Night A mostly clear sky. Low 41F. Winds E at 5 to 10 mph. Sat 0% 48° 78° Sat Saturday 78°/48° Mix of sun and clouds. Highs in the upper 70s and lows in the upper 40s. Chance of Rain: 0% Sunrise: 06:46:02 AM Sunset: 07:46:05 PM Humidity: 20% Wind: S @ 13 mph UV Index: 7 High Saturday Night Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy late. Low 48F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Top Jobs More Top Jobs Featured Businesses Colorado Hemp Solutions P.O. Box 13, Grand Junction, CO 81501 +1(970)434-4143 Colorado Hemp Institute 8714 Cr 300, Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-9797 The Happy Camper 1043 N River Rd., Palisade, CO 81526 +1(970)609-0420 Website Tokin Tipi 393 E 2nd St., Parachute, CO 81635 +1(970)285-5660 Western Slope Hemp Growers Association PO Box 1094, Paonia, CO 81428 +1(970)399-7164 Website Buds Dispensary 2034 I-70 Frontage Rd, Old US Highway 6, De Beque, CO 81630 +1(970)285-9307 Website Holly Alm RE/MAX 4000 +1(970)683-2553 Website Find a local business
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The chemistry for Grand Junction boys lacrosse team has an ionic-like bond, and that has played a big role in its best start in three years.
The Tigers opened Mountain League play with a 13-4 trouncing of Durango on Saturday at Canyon View. The victory was more of the same for Grand Junction (4-1, 1-0), which has won every game since a season-opening loss to Aspen.
“I believe (we) have moved the ball better to set up scoring opportunities. And our defense has tightened up to prevent goals,” said fifth-year coach Armando Renteria. “The chemistry on this team is probably the biggest difference from previous years. The older kids are hanging out with the younger kids and everyone gets along.
“We have kids from Central and Palisade so that can be tough to build.”
Four Tigers have scored at least eight goals this season, and five have contributed seven-plus points. That pack is bolstered by Jack Mottram and Santiago Renteria. Mottram is a reliable playmaker who can score in bunches and Renteria is a shifty ball handler who is always keeping an eye out for an open teammate.
Mottram has 19 goals and 18 assists this season. The senior’s 37 points and assist total are the second-best in Colorado, and the best in Class 5A, and he has the second-most goals in 5A, as well. He scored five goals against Durango.
Renteria, also a senior, isn’t far behind on the leaderboards. He has contributed 27 points this season — 13 goals and 14 assists. His point total is second in 5A and in the top 10 in the state.
The two personify the chemistry that has made the overall team great.
“It’s really easy to play with him. I know where he’s going to be most of the time since we’ve played together since first grade,” Mottram said, shooting a glance at Renteria. “We just have that good of chemistry together.”
That was on full display against the Demons (1-3, 1-3) when they assisted each other twice.
On one, Mottram dished the ball to Renteria, who maneuvered around the defense and fired a behind-the-back shot over his shoulder for a goal and a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
“It was just spur of the moment. I was in the right place at the right time and saw my opportunity, so I knew I had to try,” Santiago Renteria said.
And like they have all season, players other than Mottram and Renteria contributed on offense.
Mottram’s sophomore brother, Gavin, scored his seventh and eighth goals of the season in the first half. Chase Vanderhoofven scored his ninth goal of the season, Adam Tuck scored twice and Maddox Castor also scored a goal.
“I think what makes us dangerous is that we have a lot of guys who can score and who bring something unique,” Santiago Renteria said. “That makes us dangerous.”
Although the offense simmered in the second half, the Tigers’ defense held strong. The defensive line kept the pressure off goalie Gordie Steidel, who had 13 saves. Steidel only allowed two goals until Durango sneaked in two garbage time scores at the end of the game.
The Tigers’ goal this season is to win league and make the playoffs.
“I think the guys can still mesh together a little more. We haven’t hit the ground running yet,” Armando Renteria said. “Once that happens, we’ll be dangerous … I think we’re capable of winning a playoff game.”
Girls Lacrosse
The Fruita Monument girls lacrosse team ended its road trip with an 8-7 victory over Summit in Frisco.
Maryn Brown stole the show for the Wildcats (2-2), scoring three goals in the game — including the go-ahead score with 32 seconds remaining.
Aleah Danner scored twice, Abigael Buniger, Lindsey O’Conner and Kendall Roehm each scored once and Kaylee Roehm and Savanna Turner both had one assist in the win.
Fruita’s goalies also racked up saves against the Tigers (1-6). Kylynn Tanner had seven saves and Emily Acosta had four.
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Cooper Vasquez threw seven shutout innings Saturday and Haydn McGeary hit a pair of home runs in the No. 9 Colorado Mesa baseball team’s 13-0 rout of Adams State in Alamosa.
Vasquez struck out nine, with Cole Seward allowing one hit and striking out four of the seven men he faced over the final two innings.
The Mavericks scored in all but one of the first seven innings and broke the game open in the fourth on solo home runs by Chase Hamilton and Harrison Rodgers.
McGeary hit his first home run in the third inning, a no-doubt, three-run shot to left, putting the Mavericks up 4-0.
Rodgers added a two-run double in the Mavs’ four-run fifth inning and McGeary hit his 13th home run of the season in the sixth to put the Mavs up 11-0. Robert Sharrar added a two-run single in the seventh.
McGeary went 2 for 3 with four RBI and Rodgers was 2 for 4 and drove in three runs.
In their second game of the day in the RMAC “pod” weekend, the Mavericks (21-6, 9-3 RMAC) held off Regis 15-12.
Sending 11 men to the plate in the second, CMU scored seven runs on five hits and four Regis errors. Sharrar had an RBI triple in the inning and Stevenson Reynolds delivered a two-run triple.
McGeary went deep in the first inning, Rodgers hit a solo home run in the sixth and Caleb Farmer his 13th home run of the season in the eighth. Carr added a two-run triple in the seventh to put CMU up 12-3 before the Rangers started their rally.
Regis scored four runs in the seventh and five in the ninth.
Dave Henderson (2-1) got the win, allowing three runs on five hits through the first six innings. He struck out six.
Softball
Paige Adair and Shea Mauser threw back-to-back shutouts and the offense scored 18 runs on 21 hits in a 10-0, 8-0 doubleheader sweep of New Mexico Highlands, the Mavs’ 26th win in their past 27 games.
Adair (8-1), in her first start since returning from a knee injury, needed only 71 pitches in the five-inning opener, striking out eight and walking only one.
Home runs from Ellie Smith and Sarah Jorissen and two from Ally Distler gave the Mavericks plenty of offense. Distler hit a two-run home run in the third, and Jorissen followed with a solo shot for a 3-0 lead. Smith hit a three-run home run in the fourth and Distler followed with her second of the day, putting the Mavericks up 7-0.
Myah Arrieta, who went 3 for 3, made it 10-0 with a bases-loaded double in the fifth.
Mauser struck out nine and walked one in her six-inning shutout in the second game. The third inning was the big one for CMU (27-5, 19-1 RMAC), with Smith delivering a two-run single and Jorissen and Brandi Haller following with back-to-back singles to push the lead to 5-0.
Rylee Crouch put the game away with a three-run home run in the sixth, her second of the season.
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Colorado Mesa’s Elijah Williams and Sierra Arceneaux dominated the sprint events Saturday in the Maverick Classic, winning both the 100- and 200-meter dashes on Colorado Mesa’s home track.
Williams led a 1-2-3-4 sweep of the men’s 100 meters, crossing the finish line in 10.52 seconds. Kade Christensen was second (10.82), Jeremiah Reed third (10.86) and Beau Thornton fourth (10.87).
He followed that with a time of 20.88 in the 200, with Christensen fourth (21.63).
Arceneaux won the women’s 100 meters in 12.03 seconds, with Serenity Burnett-Perry third in 12.46. Arceneaux finished the 200 in 23.87 seconds, with Burnett-Perry second in 24.86.
Gunner Rigsby, competing unattached, won the men’s triple jump, landing his only attempt without fouling, at 48 feet, 11.5 inches, eight inches better than runner-up Jordan Spencer of Adams State. Justin Thompson was third at 47-7.
Kelsey Montague was second in the 400 meters (49.13) in a photo finish with Western Colorado’s Josh Hamilton, who was clocked in 49.12. Zayden Davis was third in the 110 hurdles (15.33), with Nathan Hanson fourth (15.45).
Casey McDaniel was third in the 400 hurdles (55.39). Zace Buckhold was second in the high jump, clearing 6 feet, 4.75 inches.
Averie Griffith was second (15.02), Jordan Brockman third (15.18) and Mica Jenrette fourth (15.19) in the women’s 100 hurdles, and Griffith was third in the 400 hurdles (1:05.60).
Josey Coffey cleared 5-7.75 to win the women’s high jump, Kiana Jackson was second (38-0.25) and Chian DeLoach third (36-1.25) in the triple jump.
Men’s Lacrosse
AJ Switzer broke a 12-12 tie in the Mavericks’ 15-12 victory over Colorado College at Community Hospital Unity Field.
Switzer’s 22nd goal of the season came with 6:21 remaining in the game and James Steinke scored with 2:35 left to give the Mavericks the lead for good. Levi McCoy added an insurance goal in the final two minutes.
The game was tied seven times, and the Tigers battled back from an 8-4 deficit with three straight goals in the final 3½ minutes of the second quarter to pull within 8-7 when Jack Haims scored with only one second remaining before halftime.
Carson Schwark scored early in the third quarter, but CMU gave up three goals in three minutes and went down 10-9 before Trent Pernell’s goal with 5:45 to play in the third tied it again.
Pernell finished with four goals, giving him 15 this season, and Steinke scored his 17th and 18th goals of the season for the Mavericks (7-3), who out-shot the Tigers 43-27. Calvin Doucette made two saves in the final 24 minutes to earn the victory in goal.
Tennis
The CMU men’s team snapped a seven-match losing streak with a convincing 7-2 victory over Colorado College in Colorado Springs.
Playing Division III rules, in which every match counts toward the team score, the Mavericks won five of the six singles matches and two of the three doubles matches. Jorge Abreu Lajes and Tyler Landen both won three-set matches, with Abreu Lajes holding off Jack Delafield 6-7 (7-1), 6-4, 10-3 at No. 3 and Landen defeating Lucas Pastor 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 at No. 4.
The women’s team won 8-1, losing only the No. 6 singles match. Makenna Livingston won a second-set tiebreaker 6-3, 7-6 (7-5) against Christina Heffron at No. 1 singles, with the rest of the singles matches won in straight sets.
Beach Volleyball
The Mavericks lost three three-set matches in a 4-1 loss to Boise State in their final match of the Boise State Classic.
Taylor Scherff and Ara Norwood won their No. 4 match 21-14, 21-16 for CMU’s only victory. The No. 2 team of Holly Schmidt and Macie Lachemann lost 23-21, 14-21, 15-9, Jessa Megenhardt and Jada Hall lost 21-18, 19-21, 15-9 at No. 3 and Sabrina VanDeList and Tye Wedhorn dropped a 21-16, 19-21, 15-8 decision at No. 5.
Women's Golf
Elly Walters shot a second-round 3-over-par 75 and finished tied for 21st in the Palm Valley Classic in Goodyear, Arizona.
The Mavericks tied for 19th as a team, shaving seven strokes off their first-round total with a 310 for a two-round 627.
Walters shot a two-round total of 149, 12 strokes off the pace set by Colorado Christian's Faith Kilgore, who carded a second-round 68 and won with a 137.
Crystle Querol tied for 89th with a 159, Cassidy Phelan tied for 96th with a 160, Brittlynn O'Dell tied for 111th at 162, with Myranda Kotlowski tied for 122nd at 164.
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The fancy French word for dough shaped in a ball is boule. Bread makers use the same technique to form a tight ball of dough for a large loaf of bread and for small individual dough balls such as these fluffy dinner rolls. While it takes two hands to form a large loaf into a boule, you can make a small one with just one cupped hand. If you get really good at it, you can even do two balls at once -- one in each hand!
Fluffy Dinner Rolls
Makes 9 rolls
2 1/2 cups (12 1/2 ounces) all- purpose flour
2 1/4 teaspoons instant or rapid-rise yeast
1 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (6 ounces) whole milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons honey
1 large egg yolk
Vegetable oil spray
1 large egg, cracked into bowl and lightly beaten with fork
1. In the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together flour, yeast and salt. Lock the bowl in place and attach the dough hook to the stand mixer. In a 4-cup liquid measuring cup, whisk milk, melted butter, honey and egg yolk until honey has dissolved, about 20 seconds.
2. Start the mixer on low speed and slowly pour in the milk mixture. Mix until no dry flour is visible, about 2 minutes. Increase speed to medium and knead dough for 8 minutes.
3. Transfer the dough to a clean counter and knead dough for 30 seconds, then form the dough into smooth ball. Spray a large bowl with vegetable oil spray. Place the dough in the greased bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let the dough rise until doubled in size, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
4. Transfer the dough to a clean counter and use your hands to gently press down on the dough to pop any large bubbles. Pat the dough into a 6-inch square and use a bench scraper to cut the dough into 9 equal squares. Form each piece of dough into a tight, smooth ball.
5. Spray the inside bottom and sides of an 8-inch square metal baking pan with vegetable oil spray. Arrange dough balls in 3 rows in a greased baking pan. Cover the baking pan loosely with plastic. Let the dough balls rise until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
6. While the dough rises, adjust the oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. When the dough is ready, use a pastry brush to paint the tops of the dough balls with the beaten egg.
7. Place the baking pan in the oven. Bake until rolls are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Place the baking pan on a cooling rack and let rolls cool in pan for 30 minutes. Turn the baking pan upside down to release rolls from pan. Turn the rolls right side up and use your hands to pull them apart. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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We pulled our credit report in preparation for buying a home in the future and now we have a little family bet. One family member believes debit cards report to the bureaus and helps improve the credit score. I disagree. In addition to answering this question, what items do not report to the credit report?
Kim, Montrose
Dear Kim,
I shared in a previous article about what is included in your credit scores, how many accounts you should have and what can lower your score, but I know it can be confusing to know what is not included in the credit score.
Below is a list of items that are not factored into your credit score:
Debit cards are not reported to the credit bureaus, so they do not impact your credit score. However, banks may establish a line of credit when a debit card is setup, so the line of credit may report to the bureaus.
While your credit card limits and balances can impact your credit score, the actual payment amount is not looked at by the scoring models.
Interest rates on credit cards or other accounts are not included in your credit score.
While your address will show up on your credit report, it does not impact your credit score.
Laws prohibit race, religion, sex, marital status or receipt of any public assistance funds from factoring into your credit score.
While younger people may have shorter credit history on their accounts, which will factor into your credit score, the scoring models do not look at your age.
While child support or family support obligations may appear on your credit report, they are not factored into your scores unless they include late payments or they have been sent to a collection agency.
The amount of money you make, your occupation or employment is never factored into your credit scores.
When you pull your credit report through www.annualcreditreport.com, it is considered a soft inquiry and it does not impact your credit score. When you apply for credit, then a “hard inquiry” is pulled and it can impact your credit scores.
The four simple rules to maximize your credit score include:
1. Pay your bills on time.
2. Keep your credit card balances low.
3. Don’t open up new accounts. However, if you only have one or two credit cards in good standing, you may improve your credit score if you open up another card with a low balance.
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Dave,
We have been watching a couple of homes that have been on the market for a couple days and we would be happy with either, but we really do like one of them quite a bit better than the other. Neither are perfect, but the one we like the most has two homes on the street, one right next door, that looks like it has been completely neglected and has junk everywhere. When we drove by a couple times last weekend it had two cars parked on the front lawn virtually all day Saturday. We are very interested in the home but have big concerns about the impact these two homes are having on the neighborhood. What do you recommend? Thanks.
Donna, Grand Junction
Donna,
Great question and you have good reason to be hesitant about purchasing if the next door neighbor looks like a dump. There is no question that the surrounding properties have a direct impact on any home. If the neighbors do a poor job of taking care of their property, it brings all the other home's values down in the neighborhood. The questions I would have are, is it a relatively isolated incidence? Or is it a broader problem where there is a lack of a homeowners association or an HOA that lacks the authority or structure to enforce the covenants and keep the neighborhood looking its best?
I would recommend you have your Realtor pull a copy of the neighborhood covenants for you to look over and find out exactly what things are and are not allowed. I would certainly guess that parking of cars on the front lawn would not be in the provisions designed to bolster property values. Homeowners associations are designed to protect values and help enforce a consistency of product which leads to the solid maturity of a subdivision. If the neighbors appear to be in violation of the covenants then you could always contact the HOA and find out why the property is apparently in violation and what steps are they taking to get them into compliance? Don’t be afraid to investigate and ask hard questions, after all, you are considering making a significant investment in the neighborhood. I am making the assumption that there is an established HOA, if there is no HOA then all bets are off and what you see is what you get.
One of the first things I do when looking at a home is to look at the neighbors. Good neighbors can help make you money and bad ones will no doubt cost you money. I would be very hesitant to invest my money in a home that has a poorly kept home next door. Keep in mind that this could also change. Should the neighbor move out, then there is the significant likelihood that the home would be cleaned up and updated by a new owner. Find out how long they have been there etc. Do your due diligence and do your best to evaluate their long-term viability of them continuing to own the home.
To sum it up, make sure you do your homework and remember this is not just going to be your home, but it will also be an investment in your family’s future. Location is key, not just the physical location, but the location of eyesore properties nearby, so be careful of investing where you do not feel like the neighbors are equally invested in the integrity of the neighborhood. My bet is that if you are patient you will find a great home in a wonderful neighborhood and not have to be concerned with the surrounding properties. Hope this helps.
Dave Kimbrough
The Kimbrough Team
HAVE A QUESTION? ASK DAVE!
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Cornerstone Home Lending is honored to welcome Rick Reynolds as a loan officer in its Grand Junction, Colo. location. Throughout the loan process, Rick works to add value with each interaction, offering ready availability and clear communication at each step. He thrives on the excitement of the loan journey and the joy experienced on closing day.
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There are several existing neighborhoods scattered across the Grand Valley in tucked-away locations, with homes that were built before developers were required to create HOA and locations that are incredibly convenient, even if no one seems to know they exist.
This week’s unique property at 702 Brassie Drive is one of those amazing finds, with a 60-year home that has been updated and remodeled using some amazing finds, antique amenities, modern conveniences and finishes, all while preserving a few of the home’s original features. The result is an authentic modern, industrial design that never loses touch with its comfort.
The home was built in 1959, but there is nothing circa 1950s about the home. The exterior red brick of the home was given the German smear treatment, which is a layer of white mortar applied to old bricks to add a new look. Current homeowners did a masterful job of converting the small, one-car garage into an expanded living room, and built a three-car garage with an attached accessory dwelling unit that could be a home work space, a mother-in-law apartment, a VRBO or monthly rental, depending on the homeowners’ needs.
Unlike some remodels that incorporate former garages, the driveway doesn’t lead to a picture window; instead it leads to a large parking area and the back garage. From the driveway, visitors enter the home via a gated front courtyard, which is landscaped with flowering perennial beds and hard surface pathways.
The front entryway opens to the living area on one side, with large travertine tile flooring in the entryway and other high traffic areas. The living room has two seating areas, with one clustered around a fireplace and designed for reading or conversation, and the other with a clear view of the TV. Two large windows keep the space bright and cheerful.
An open dining space separates the conversation area from the kitchen, and it’s big enough to accommodate large family gatherings. A patio door leads to the private back yard.
The kitchen has been recently remodeled, and the remodel includes a great peninsula with bar seating on the dining room side, and a five-burner gas cooktop on the kitchen side. There are double convection wall ovens on one wall, and all the appliances are newer stainless steel. A large window sits behind the kitchen sink, and there are plenty of countertop work spaces. There’s also a pantry closet, and the kitchen also has lots of cabinetry for storage. White cabinetry and countertops that incorporate grays and the trendy greige tones are perfect with the butcher block counter on the peninsula and the tile flooring.
A hallway leads from the back of the kitchen back around to the front door, and there’s a great laundry area in the hallway, with a stackable washer and dryer, a utility sink and a hanging rack for clothes. Most of the interior doors in the home were salvaged from a home in Aspen when the Aspen homeowner decided to remodel; they’re solid mahogany, and they add to the home’s eclectic appeal.
Another hallway leads to the bedrooms and baths, which have all been updated and remodeled. The bedrooms all have the original hardwood floor, and it’s in spectacular condition. The hallway bath has an antique clawfoot tub with salvaged-looking faucets, white tile backsplash and a custom cabinet, counter and sink.
The master bath has also been given an amazing remodel, with wall tile that extends into the walk-in shower and a unique bathroom cabinet that looks like a large, converted tool chest.
Outside, the home has a large, private patio area in the back, with access to the ADU. There’s also a manageable lawn area.
Although the ADU can be accessed from the patio, it also has a front door that’s accessed off the main driveway. The apartment has a full kitchen, a small living room, a laundry area, bedroom and bath.
The garage appears to be a two-car garage, but it’s extra deep and sits on the corner, with driveway access and a third door on the side, so there is space to park a motorcycle or a four-wheeler behind cars. There’s also an extra storage area in the garage, with built-in storage shelves, a workbench and a sink. There’s RV parking next to the garage.
Trisha Wittington with RE/MAX 4000 is listing this unique home for $650,000.
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After a two-year hiatus, disabled veterans, adaptive sports instructors and volunteers across the country returned to the slopes at Snowmass for the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports clinic last week — “back with a vengeance,” as instructor Music Pace joked.
Pace, who hails from Grand Junction, is in his 12th year with the clinic, and his enthusiasm hasn’t waned with repetition. Pace was so excited for this year’s clinic that he couldn’t fall asleep the night before programming kicked off; he was up until 3 a.m., he said.
Last Tuesday morning, he was with veteran Wayne Ross, a quadriplegic who uses a sit-ski to get down the mountain.
Ross, who lives in Scituate, Massachusetts, is likewise hooked on the clinic; this is his 21st year coming to Snowmass, he said while waiting for an equipment transfer at “the docks” near the Snowmass Mall. The spot for equipment loading and adjustments is aptly named for its resemblance to a boat marina; participants can slide up on the snow into slips surrounded by a wood platform.
Ross sees the entire week of programming as a cake, and every bite is delicious, he said. The people here are “one of the big reasons” he keeps returning — though the winter sports activities are pretty good, too.
“The skiing is like the icing on the cake,” he said. The experience, he said, feels “liberating.”
Veteran Josh Sharp, who was one slip over at the docks waiting for an equipment adjustment on his sit-ski, shared the sentiment.
“It’s always great to be able to leave your wheelchair behind and explore the mountain,” the Pensacola resident said. He’s been skiing for 23 years and is on his 13th go-around at the clinic. And like Ross, he also has an appreciation for the people who make the clinic so special.
“Just having meals with the fellow veterans and the camaraderie that we have. … That’s not something you would get at any other ski event,” Sharp said.
Or almost any other event, for that matter. The clinic usually draws more than 400 veterans to Snowmass; with this year’s COVID-19 protocols, there were 141 registrants and about 130 showed up, according to Jason Strickland, who runs communications for the Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Network.
The VA and the organization Disabled American Veterans co-produce the event, and many other sponsors and groups are involved in what Strickland called a “cooperative effort.”
Veteran Ed Riding, a blind skier who hit the slopes with longtime instructor-guides Randy Benson and Ron Olson, said that this level of interaction with so many other veterans in one place isn’t something he’s found anywhere else.
Riding’s debut clinic — he calls it his “never-never” year — was a decade ago; this year marks his fifth time at Snowmass for the clinic, and he now skis regularly at the mountains closer to where he lives in Salt Lake City.
“It’s the friendships more than anything” that keep him returning to the clinic, he said.
It’s a chance to “meet old friends” and to “hear stories and reminisce,” he said.
Riding, now closing in on his 70th birthday, has been out of the service for a while.
Here, among his fellow veterans, “it brings back some memories,” he said.
The appreciation likewise extends to the volunteers and other supporters who ensure that the clinic can keep happening year after year.
Nearly 300 volunteers were on-site this year, Strickland said, and there are even more when attendance is up in the 400s, as organizers aim for a ratio of three support crew members for every one veteran participant.
“It’s a blessing to have such an embracing community and be so well taken care of,” said Brenden Doyle, of Clovis, California, who is attending his first winter sports clinic this year.
It goes both ways, according to instructors like Jon Sattler, who was skiing with Doyle.
Sattler, who lives in Greenville, South Carolina, estimated he’s been to about eight clinics over the years, and every time, the clinic is “one of the best — if not the best — thing I do all winter,” he said.
Sattler acknowledged that there are some logistical stressors in arranging the time to come out for a week and participate in the clinic, and there can be challenging lessons sometimes, too.
But it is also an immensely rewarding experience.
“As soon as you get here, it just hits you: This is where I need to be,” he said.
And for Pace, who was working with Wayne Ross at the clinic, it’s a way of giving back.
“For all the freedoms they’ve given me and my family, it’s the least I can do,” Pace said.
The clinic experience means freedom for participants, too, they said.
On a ride up the Village Express chairlift, Doyle claimed he “got bit by the bug” of skiing two months ago at China Peak Mountain Resort in California and has already bought his season pass for next year. Two years after he was paralyzed in a skydiving accident, skiing allows him to “be on a level playing field” on the mountain.
Like his fellow veteran Ross up at the docks, Doyle had exactly one word in mind to describe the experience of cruising down the mountain on skis: “Liberating.”
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A small Easter gathering has its upsides: I can splurge on fancy lamb chops that take mere minutes to cook. Served with a relish of fresh mint, cherries and tomatoes, the meal will be a splendidly delicious in no time.
Both lamb rib chops and lamb loin chops make attractive presentations and take less than 10 minutes to grill or broil. For an exquisite treat, select grass fed rib chops for their mild flavor and super-tender bite. Most butchers sell them with the bones cleaned of meat, effectively making a handle for the three bites per chop. I plan on at least four chops per person.
Loin lamb chops resemble miniature T-bone steaks; they tend to be less expensive and more readily available. Loin chops sport a slightly stronger lamb flavor and require a bit more effort to access the delicious meat near the bone. Two or three chops per person makes an adequate serving. (Less tender, lamb shoulder and blade chops are better suited for recipes that require marinating or braising.)
To accompany the lamb, serve creamy mashed potatoes and buttered skinny green beans or asparagus spears. Start the holiday meal with a salad of tender lettuces laced with colorful radicchio leaves and a walnut oil vinaigrette.
Grilled Lamb Chops with Cherry Mint Salsa
Makes 4 servings
8 to 12 lamb loin chops, each 3/4- to 1-inch thick, OR 16 lamb rib chops, each about 1/2-inch thick (2 to 2 1/4 pounds total)
1 teaspoon each: salt, sweet paprika, cumin
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Cherry Mint Salsa:
1 small red onion, finely chopped, about 2/3 cup
1 can (15 ounces) petite diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 seedless cucumber, cut into small dice, about 2/3 cup
1/2 cup dried cherries (or cranberries)
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint or 1 tablespoon dried mint
1 teaspoon sumac or finely grated lemon rind
1. Pat lamb chops dry and place on a baking sheet. Mix salt, paprika, cumin and pepper in small dish. Generously season chops on all sides with the mixture. Refrigerate, loosely covered, at least 1 hour or up to 24 hours.
2. For salsa, rinse onion under cool water and shake off excess water. Put into a bowl. Stir in tomatoes, cucumber, cherries, vinegar and oil. Mix well. Let stand about 20 minutes. Stir in cilantro, mint and sumac.
3. Prepare a charcoal grill or preheat a gas grill to medium-hot. Place lamb chops in a single uncrowded layer directly over the heat. Cover the grill and cook 2 minutes. Flip chops and continue cooking, covered, until medium-rare, 1 minute more if cooking rib chops, 3 to 4 minutes more if cooking loin chops. Remove to a serving platter.
4. Serve chops while they are hot with a generous dollop of the salsa.
Note: To broil chops, preheat broiler to high and position rack 6 inches from heat source. Put chops on broiler pan and cook 2 minutes. Flip and cook until medium-rare 2 to 4 minutes more.
(JeanMarie Brownson is a James Beard Award-winning author and the recipient of the IACP Cookbook Award for her latest cookbook, "Dinner at Home." JeanMarie, a chef and authority on home cooking, Mexican cooking and specialty food, is one of the founding partners of Frontera Foods. She co-authored three cookbooks with chef Rick Bayless, including "Mexico: One Plate at a Time." JeanMarie has enjoyed developing recipes and writing about food, travel and dining for more than four decades.)
(C)2022 JeanMarie Brownson. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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A group of county clerks from around Colorado mobilized on Sunday to demand that clear and compelling evidence of election fraud be provided to law enforcement officials.
Gathering at the state Capitol in Denver, clerks issued the demand ahead of planned rallies this week by election conspiracy groups, a news release said.
Colorado clerks have endured an unprecedented assault on election processes and their own integrity by election deniers and conspiracy theorists over the past two years, the news release said.
Claims have been ongoing about election fraud but no actual evidence has been produced, the news release said.
“I am here today to deliver a specific and unwavering demand on behalf of county clerks,” said Weld County Clerk Carly Koppes. “We call on the individuals behind these allegations and ongoing disinformation to immediately do the following: Provide actual evidence of problems with our systems to law enforcement, either through county district attorneys or through direct outreach to the Colorado Attorney General.”
Koppes, president of the Colorado County Clerks Association, went on to ask that investigations be made that “would either substantiate or refute your claims.”
County election officials have repeatedly asked that individuals and organizations advancing disinformation about Colorado’s election systems and processes produce actual evidence that can be examined and investigated fully.
Where evidence has been provided, in limited circumstances, it has been found to be wrong or incomplete, the release said.
“County clerks, no matter what party we are from, want to see high voter participation for everyone because robust and diverse participation is a sign of a healthy democracy. These false claims about our election system hurt us all, but perhaps in this moment they hurt the political party they most intend to serve,” said Molly Fitzpatrick, the Democratic Clerk and Recorder from Boulder County. “Representative elections are predicated on the participation of all citizens, regardless of political ideology. If citizens don’t have trust in the process, they are unlikely to take the time to participate. We have safe and secure elections in Colorado and will continue to demonstrate to the public this is true.”
Over the past two years, clerks have been subjected to increasing hostility, and in some cases threats, over claims about election security and accuracy.
“We have taken the unprecedented step to gather today as each of our county’s’ chief election officials because we can no longer stand by while a small group of well-funded conspiracy theorists prepare to gather on our Capitol steps to further share their half truths and lies,” said Tiffany Lee, the Unaffiliated Clerk and Recorder for La Plata County.
The goal is to have safe and fair elections.
“I call this step unprecedented because county clerks don’t do this. We are elected at the county level by the people most of us have lived among for decades. We do the work of our offices with little fanfare. We do it because this is the way we serve our state and our country. We deliver the sacred American right to vote in safe and fair elections,” she said.
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Like people, clubs evolve over time, especially when four decades have passed since they first formed.
In March 1981, a group of businessmen involved in mining and the oil and the gas industry decided they wanted to get together and share ideas and resources.
“They designed a time and place to get together to discuss how they were doing and to help one another,” said Lois Brooks, treasurer of the Grand Junction Petroleum and Mining Club. “Networking became the deal.”
“The whole idea was there was a whole lot of energy resources being developed between Salt Lake City, Utah, and Denver,” board member Jerry Daub said. “In particular, (places) two or three hours from Grand Junction.”
Some of these energy resources included uranium, coal, oil shale and conventional oil.
“This was an energy hub,” Daub said. “A lot of companies here developed these resources.”
The first meeting of the Petroleum and Mining Club took place June 21, 1982, at the Harry M Restaurant on Horizon Drive, where Cruisers Bar is now located.
In attendance were 360 members and their spouses. This year marks the 40th anniversary for the group, which will celebrate the occasion later this month.
The charter members decided that “the purpose of the club is cultivating social, education and business relations of its members and encouraging and fostering the education of technologies amongst petroleum mining industries.”
From 1983 to 1998, meetings were held at the Hilton and the intention was to for members to construct themselves a building to meet.
But, as extraction decreased, so did the club’s membership, which now is slightly below 100 members.
According to Brooks, Exxon pulled out of an oil shale project near Palisade and a domino effect followed.
“It all had to do with the price of a barrel of oil,” Brooks recalled.
In 1998, meetings were moved to the Bookcliff Country Club and finally the convention center.
Highlights of the club’s 40 years include financing $10,000 in 1999 to the Kresge Foundation, which maintained university science projects, and starting a scholarship in Janet Bauer’s name. Bauer was the original social director and executive secretary when the club started.
Brooks said the club helped the Eureka! McConnell Science Museum from its inception by John and Audrey McConnell through volunteerism and financial support.
Other community organizations the club has supported include HopeWest, the Roice-Hurst Humane Society and The Salvation Army.
One of their biggest turnouts during recent times was when the acting assistant Interior secretary for land and minerals management came and spoke at the club’s meeting.
Members have had the opportunity to take field trips to the Climax Mine by Leadville and Moab Potash, as well as fun activities like the Cabaret Dinner Theatre, River Light Show and the Breckenridge Ice Sculptors.
The club’s purpose has changed over the years, and members are not just in the energy field anymore. There are doctors, lawyers and businessmen whose careers are not directly linked to the oil and gas industries.
“The club has evolved over the years to become more socially and community supportive and philanthropic,” Daub said.
“Every time we have a guest speaker, there is a donation to a local charity.”
Brooks said the club is trying to foster interest with professors and students at Colorado Mea University. Daub added they are trying to attract members who would be interested in networking to learn about opportunities to develop natural resources in the Rocky Mountain region.
“The PMU’s future will focus on increasing and diversifying membership, social gatherings and exchange of ideas and philanthropy,” Brooks said. “Presentations at the monthly gatherings will highlight topics of interests to local and regional businesses, community members and the general public.”
Active founding members include Bob Carmack, Jerry Toft and Brian McGunegle.
For information, visit grandjunctionpmc.com.
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DENVER — Now that the Colorado House has approved, on a party-line vote, a $36.4 billion spending plan for the next fiscal year, which begins July 1, the so-called Long Bill is to be debated and approved in the Colorado Senate this week.
■ Today: The House Finance Committee is to hear HB1064, a measure that would prohibit the use of flavored tobacco products.
■ Tuesday: The Senate Transportation and Energy Committee is to debate SB175, a bill that would bar motorists from using mobile electronic equipment without a hands-free device. Current law already bars the use of cellphones while driving for motorists who are under the age of 18.
■ Wednesday: The House Judiciary Committee is to discuss SB18, a measure that would expand the state’s court-reminder program to include all defendants, but allow them to opt out.
■ Thursday: The Senate Judiciary Committee is to hear HB1288, a measure that would give sex workers a safe way to report sexual assaults.
■ Next week: A Senate committee is to hear a bill designed to create a special initiative to help expand the number of health care professionals in rural areas. The bill would authorize colleges and universities that aren’t already doing so to establish education programs for health care workers. The measure was introduced in part by Sen. Bob Rankin, R-Carbondale, and Rep. Janice Rich, R-Grand Junction.
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As dawn broke on April 21, 1935, “the thrilling greeting of the trumpets provided a perfect beginning for a beautiful Easter service” at Easter Hill on the Redlands, The Daily Sentinel reported the next day.
The service was “the most impressive that this city has ever held,” the Sentinel added. “Hundreds of people, hundreds more than ever in former years, were present before the dawn broke” at 5:29 a.m.
A precise count of those who attended the service on the hill west of Grand Junction was not given by the newspaper. But 1935 was likely near the peak of the popularity of Easter Hill for Sunrise Services.
Although services continued there for nearly two more decades, they didn’t receive the same publicity in the Sentinel that the service in the midst of the Great Depression garnered.
By 1954, if not earlier, Sunrise Services were being held on Colorado National Monument –– as well as a few other locations around the Grand Valley –– and Easter Hill began to fade into the background.
These days, Easter Hill is part of a 600-acre property known as the Redlands 360 master planned community, which was recently approved as a planned development. Easter Hill is a short hike from the end of Easter Hill Drive.
The Redlands 360 project will include a considerable amount of open space, biking and hiking trails, many of them already in existence, including the one to the top of Easter Hill.
Easter Hill will be maintained as open space, and the existing trail network will be improved during the course of development.
One of several small parks in the development, with paved parking and a trail head, will be constructed adjacent to Easter Hill. The developers hope to include information highlighting the history of Easter Hill in their trail signage.
That history as a site for religious services began about 1924.
However, the first Sunrise Services on the Redlands, beginning in 1920 or 1921, were actually held a few miles west of Easter Hill, on a knoll behind what was then the Redlands School, what is now 2175 Broadway.
A Redlands resident named George W. Kelly proposed the idea for an Easter Sunrise Service in the area after attending a similar service in California.
With his Sunday School class, or Kelly’s boys as they were called, he built a trail to the top of the knoll, constructed a wooden cross, and arranged to have local clergymen and choir singers present for the first service.
Women from the Redlands prepared breakfast and coffee for the attendees, and Kelly and his youngsters brought in firewood to keep those in attendance warm on that brisk March morning.
Newspaper accounts of that first Sunrise Service estimate 150 to 200 people attended.
Most arrived before 6 a.m. in cars and parked at the Redlands School, then hiked up the hillside to where the service was held.
Others walked from locations on the Redlands. One man named William Buthorn reportedly walked from Grand Junction, refusing all offers for a ride.
Over the next 35 years, Easter Sunrise Services would take place nearly every year on the Redlands, although by 1924 the service had been moved to a site more easily accessible for automobiles.
That location soon became known as Easter Hill.
In the first years after the move to the new location, Kelly’s boys built signal fires along the route from Grand Junction to guide motorists to the new site.
A number of children in attendance hiked slowly up the hill “with a gift of flowers to spread at the foot of the cross,” according to a 1928 article in the Sentinel.
By the time the services had been moved to Easter Hill, they were conducted through auspices of the Grand Junction Ministerial Alliance.
Attendance in the late 1920s ranged from 400 to 600 people each year, according to newspaper accounts. But in the 1930s, estimated attendance some years was near 1,000.
Based on newspaper articles, by the early 1930s, Kelly and the boys from his Sunday School class were no longer primary organizers of the event. A variety of churches of different denominations assisted in the preparations and the services.
And the Redlands Women’s Club was a fixture of the Easter Hill services, continuing to provide food, flowers and other amenities.
However, Easter Hill on the Redlands wasn’t the only location to acquire that name.
By the late 1920s, churches in Palisade and Clifton had begun holding their own Sunrise Service on a point on East Orchard Mesa, which they called Easter Hill as well.
To add to the confusion, the first site on the Redlands where Sunrise Services had been held began to be called Old Easter Hill, much like the sledding and snowboarding hill on Grand Mesa that never was part of the Powderhorn Ski Resort came to be called Old Powderhorn for a time.
School classes and individuals hiked on the hill where the first Easter Sunrise Services were held.
Sunrise Services continued on the second site, Easter Hill in the Redlands, into the early 1950s.
However, religious services weren’t the only things occurring there.
In October 1935, the Sentinel reported that a group of more than 40 people had gathered at Easter Hill to enjoy a wiener roast to celebrate the birthdays of three local men: Marvel Chinn, Howard K. Smith and Willis Blevins.
For several years preceding World War II, the Sunset Riders Motorcycle Club held a series of motorcycle races on and around Easter Hill each autumn.
By 1940, the main race –– for what was called the Tourist Trophy –– attracted amateur and professional riders from several states. It was sanctioned by the American Motorcycle Association.
The races apparently were abandoned during the war, but in the post-war years, a new contest sprang up.
In 1947 and for several subsequent years, the Grand Junction Gun Club hosted a turkey shoot on Easter Hill in late December.
And on July 4, 1951, Easter Hill was the site of a large fireworks display, sponsored by several local American Legion posts.
In 1954, a Sunrise Service sponsored by the United Christian Youth Movement, was held at what was called the Picnic Grounds on Colorado National Monument.
It’s not clear from newspaper articles of the time whether that was the first Sunrise Service on the monument, or if they had been occurring for several years.
With few exceptions, such as the 2020 interruption because of COVID-19, Sunrise Services have been at Colorado National Monument each year since then.
Services this year are planned at the Saddleback Campground on the monument, beginning at 6:30 a.m.
The services will be sponsored by the Redlands and Fruita United Methodist Churches.
Still, Easter Hill remains a prominent feature on the Redlands, one that will continue to be available to the public.
Sources: Historic editions of The Daily Sentinel at www.newspapers.com. Redlands 360 development.
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Bob Silbernagel’s email is bobsilbernagel@gmail.com.
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Paige Adair threw the first no-hitter for the Colorado Mesa softball team since 2019 and the first seven-inning no-no since 2018 on Sunday, and was only a couple of pitches away from perfection in a 5-0 victory over New Mexico Highlands.
In the final game of a four-game series, Adair walked one batter and hit another, the only two players to reach base.
Adair, who missed some time earlier this season with a knee injury, worked her way back by throwing out of the bullpen the past two weeks. Back in the three-deep starting rotation, she shut down Highlands on 90 pitches, 62 of which were strikes. She struck out seven and lowered her ERA to 0.89. Adair, the 2021 RMAC pitcher of the year, has allowed only seven earned runs in 55 innings this season, with 73 strikeouts and 16 walks.
The Mavericks (29-5, 21-1 RMAC) won the opening game 12-0 in five innings behind Ellie Smith’s three-hit shutout.
In the four-game series, CMU outscored Highlands (7-27, 5-19) 35-0 and had a 45-10 advantage in hits.
Smith hit a pair of doubles and a home run in the first game, with Ashley Bradford and Nicole Christensen also going deep. Smith went 3 for 4 and drove in four runs and Christensen had five RBI with her two hits, four coming on a grand slam in the top of the first inning.
Bradford led off the game with her eighth home run of the season.
In the final game of the series, the Mavericks jumped on top 3-0 in the first inning and turned it over to Adair, who walked the leadoff batter in the second inning, then retired 13 in a row before hitting a batter with one out in the sixth.
She came back to strike out the next two, and in the seventh, got a fly ball, a strikeout and speared a line drive back to the pitching circle, pumping her fist as her teammates swarmed her.
In the top of the seventh, the Mavericks gave Adair a couple of insurance runs with their speed, with Lauren Wedman beating out an infield single, stealing second and taking third on a fly ball. Ava Fugate lined a shot into the left-field corner, scoring Wedman and speeding around the bases for an inside-the-park home run.
Baseball
The ninth-ranked Colorado Mesa baseball team rallied in the top of the ninth inning, then got a game-saving catch in the bottom of the inning to beat Adams State 8-7 in Alamosa.
The Mavericks (22-6, 9-3 RMAC) trailed the entire game, giving up four runs in the second inning, but slowly chipped away and were down 7-5 heading into the ninth inning.
CMU coach Chris Hanks made wholesale changes starting in the fifth inning, replacing the backups, who were in the starting lineup, with the Mavs’ regular starters.
The Mavericks got back in the game, with Caleb Farmer, Spencer Bramwell and Chase Hamilton hitting consecutive singles to get one run across in the top of the seventh. Johnny Carr and Harrison Rodgers drew walks to cut CMU’s deficit to 7-5.
In the top of the ninth, Farmer led off with a home run to left field and Bramwell followed with one to center, tying the game at 7-7. With one out, Carr and Rodgers walked and Conrad Villafuerte delivered a clutch pinch-hit double to left, scoring Carr with the go-ahead run.
With two runners on and one out in the bottom of the ninth, Chris Gracia lifted a fly ball to deep right field. Robert Sharrar, who pinch-ran in the top of the ninth after Haydn McGeary was intentionally walked, turned a couple of different ways as he battled the wind and made the catch near the warning track as he fell to the turf.
He quickly got to his feet and got the ball back in, preventing the tying run from scoring. Gage Edwards got Brody Bettis to ground into a fielder’s choice, forcing the runner at second base to end it.
Edwards (2-1), the fourth CMU pitcher used, threw four innings, allowing one run on five hits. He walked two and struck out five. Starter Ryan Day allowed four runs, including a three-run home run, in only two innings.
Bramwell led CMU’s 17-hit attack with three hits, including a double and his seventh home run of the season. Farmer went 2 for 3 and Matthew Turner 3 for 4.
Women’s Lacrosse
An eight-goal fourth quarter led the Mavericks to a 19-15 victory at CU-Colorado Springs.
Taylor Jakeman scored a career-high seven goals, only one off the program record for a single game, including one with 8:06 remaining to give the Mavericks a 14-13 lead.
The Mountain Lions came back to it at 15-15 with just more than five minutes remaining, but CMU (5-4, 3-1 RMAC) scored the final four goals, with Ashton Whittle scoring twice and Brianna Anderson and Jakeman also connecting.
CU-Colorado Springs took a 5-4 lead early, but Mesa battled back to tie the game at halftime when Regan Wentz scored her 17th goal of the season with only 45 seconds left on the clock.
Anderson and Wentz finished with three goals each, Ali Bryant, Kiley Davis and Whittle had two apiece for the Mavericks, who out-shot UCCS 39-28.
Tennis
The CMU women swept CSU-Pueblo 7-0, winning five of the six singles matches in straight sets.
Maike Waldburger rallied for a 5-7, 6-2, 10-3 victory over Kali Hamilton at No. 1 singles. Mesa lost only six games in the other six singles matches, with Julianna Campos blanking Marissa Sena 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles.
Halle Romeo at No. 2, Macy Richards at No. 3 and Paige Furin at No. 6 lost only one game in their respective matches.
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After a two-year hiatus, disabled veterans, adaptive sports instructors and volunteers across the country returned to the slopes at Snowmass for the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports clinic last week — “back with a vengeance,” as instructor Music Pace joked.
Pace, who hails from Grand Junction, is in his 12th year with the clinic, and his enthusiasm hasn’t waned with repetition. Pace was so excited for this year’s clinic that he couldn’t fall asleep the night before programming kicked off; he was up until 3 a.m., he said.
Last Tuesday morning, he was with veteran Wayne Ross, a quadriplegic who uses a sit-ski to get down the mountain.
Ross, who lives in Scituate, Massachusetts, is likewise hooked on the clinic; this is his 21st year coming to Snowmass, he said while waiting for an equipment transfer at “the docks” near the Snowmass Mall. The spot for equipment loading and adjustments is aptly named for its resemblance to a boat marina; participants can slide up on the snow into slips surrounded by a wood platform.
Ross sees the entire week of programming as a cake, and every bite is delicious, he said. The people here are “one of the big reasons” he keeps returning — though the winter sports activities are pretty good, too.
“The skiing is like the icing on the cake,” he said. The experience, he said, feels “liberating.”
Veteran Josh Sharp, who was one slip over at the docks waiting for an equipment adjustment on his sit-ski, shared the sentiment.
“It’s always great to be able to leave your wheelchair behind and explore the mountain,” the Pensacola resident said. He’s been skiing for 23 years and is on his 13th go-around at the clinic. And like Ross, he also has an appreciation for the people who make the clinic so special.
“Just having meals with the fellow veterans and the camaraderie that we have. … That’s not something you would get at any other ski event,” Sharp said.
Or almost any other event, for that matter. The clinic usually draws more than 400 veterans to Snowmass; with this year’s COVID-19 protocols, there were 141 registrants and about 130 showed up, according to Jason Strickland, who runs communications for the Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Network.
The VA and the organization Disabled American Veterans co-produce the event, and many other sponsors and groups are involved in what Strickland called a “cooperative effort.”
Veteran Ed Riding, a blind skier who hit the slopes with longtime instructor-guides Randy Benson and Ron Olson, said that this level of interaction with so many other veterans in one place isn’t something he’s found anywhere else.
Riding’s debut clinic — he calls it his “never-never” year — was a decade ago; this year marks his fifth time at Snowmass for the clinic, and he now skis regularly at the mountains closer to where he lives in Salt Lake City.
“It’s the friendships more than anything” that keep him returning to the clinic, he said.
It’s a chance to “meet old friends” and to “hear stories and reminisce,” he said.
Riding, now closing in on his 70th birthday, has been out of the service for a while.
Here, among his fellow veterans, “it brings back some memories,” he said.
The appreciation likewise extends to the volunteers and other supporters who ensure that the clinic can keep happening year after year.
Nearly 300 volunteers were on-site this year, Strickland said, and there are even more when attendance is up in the 400s, as organizers aim for a ratio of three support crew members for every one veteran participant.
“It’s a blessing to have such an embracing community and be so well taken care of,” said Brenden Doyle, of Clovis, California, who is attending his first winter sports clinic this year.
It goes both ways, according to instructors like Jon Sattler, who was skiing with Doyle.
Sattler, who lives in Greenville, South Carolina, estimated he’s been to about eight clinics over the years, and every time, the clinic is “one of the best — if not the best — thing I do all winter,” he said.
Sattler acknowledged that there are some logistical stressors in arranging the time to come out for a week and participate in the clinic, and there can be challenging lessons sometimes, too.
But it is also an immensely rewarding experience.
“As soon as you get here, it just hits you: This is where I need to be,” he said.
And for Pace, who was working with Wayne Ross at the clinic, it’s a way of giving back.
“For all the freedoms they’ve given me and my family, it’s the least I can do,” Pace said.
The clinic experience means freedom for participants, too, they said.
On a ride up the Village Express chairlift, Doyle claimed he “got bit by the bug” of skiing two months ago at China Peak Mountain Resort in California and has already bought his season pass for next year. Two years after he was paralyzed in a skydiving accident, skiing allows him to “be on a level playing field” on the mountain.
Like his fellow veteran Ross up at the docks, Doyle had exactly one word in mind to describe the experience of cruising down the mountain on skis: “Liberating.”
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In support of Judge Jackson’s nomination
This letter is in support of President Joe Biden's Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson. Judge Jackson is the right person for the position. She has experience, credentials and would bring a new understanding to the court that would broaden its grasp of many issues and bring it closer to delivering equal justice for all.
MARIE KATEN
Grand Junction
Today, even the homeowner is homeless
America’s growing homeless population is one of the surest indicators we have lost our way as a people.
Now, I realize, all of middle America is homeless. We first lost our rural lands to gigantic factory farms. We are now losing control of our suburban homes and city workplaces to corporate and political moguls who feudalize all aspects of our lives.
We have lost our education system to opportunists who elevate their nihilistic view of freedom to the status of a religion.
We have lost our Congress to a philosophy that says it is better for one man to rule than many representative men and women to debate and decide.
We have lost our forests to fire, our crops to drought, our shorelines to hurricanes and floods.
We have lost our souls to exploitative doctrines practiced by political parties, governments, politically correct university faculties and even churches.
We admit we do not know black history, but we refuse to admit that we do not know white history either.
We have our celebrities, our ED treatments, our streaming pleasures and our talk shows. We are happy in our own swill, but we are homeless.
KIMBALL SHINKOSKEY
Woods Cross, Utah
Tina Peters should stop with all the nonsense
OMG! Tina didn’t get a pillow? What is the world coming to if you don’t get a pillow in jail? Maybe she should call her friend, Mike Lindell, the MyPillow guy, to send her one. She also believes that she is such a threat to others wanting to run for Secretary of State that she would be targeted.
Peters seems to have an exaggerated perception of her position in the world. She is delusional if she thinks that her own “political theater” isn’t what is killing her career chances. Can we please just get this woman to stop with all this nonsense and fade into obscurity.
JOAN YOUNG
Grand Junction
Chamber has an opportunity with Schwenke’s departure
With Diane Schwenke's retirement, the Grand Junction Chamber of Commerce has an opportunity to take the chamber back to its roots, to move away from being a political bludgeon and back to the town boosterism of the chamber's founders — folks who understood that a rising tide must lift all boats.
Early members of the Chamber included a socialist and later communist George N. Falconer, and S. B. Hutchinson, who was elected to the position of Alderman in 1902 as a Socialist and later would become the first socialist Chief of Police in 1909.
These early boosters of the city saw clearly that we were “all in this together,” and pushed for many early community improvements.
Did these communists and socialist on the chamber try to kill business? No. They did not conflate commerce with capitalism. Their close friend and political fellow traveler and leading business man, William Moyer, supported their radical efforts. Falconer's bookstore was in the Fair building.
Should the next leader of the chamber be a socialist? No. But we should try to find someone that sees their role as serving the whole valley, not just the ownership-class.
JACOB RICHARDS
Grand Junction
Biden didn’t cause inflation, high gas prices
I read letters again and again in this column blaming Biden for everything except people's grandkids not being potty trained yet! The latest from Steve Menzies calls the stimulus money we received (started by Trump, but no mention of that!) the reason we have high inflation!
We are recovering from a pandemic that resulted in the shutdown of the economy to save lives. Close to 1 million still died, but what might have been? Reestablishing manufacturing and supply lines is a painstaking process, but Biden is working on it! He did not start it.
Oil production and processing being below the demand is a result of oil producers crunching the numbers to get the max for their product! The slow comeback of employment in the oil industry is also involved, but providers making sure there was not enough gas in the market to drop prices to $2/gal is the problem! Biden does not control how much oil producers put on the market, there are thousands of wells that can produce and thousands more have permits to drill!
I am tired of reading articles from people that do not research the facts and want to blame Biden for things caused by other reasons! Research before you put political hate on our problems, people!
JERRY GASKINS
Paonia
Uncontrolled growth is causing problems for Mesa County
Mesa County has to stop the uncontrolled growth. Along with all the western U.S. we are in a very serious drought. All the long range predictions show it is only going to get worse. Every house built will use 3,000 gallons of water or more per month. I feel we are putting our valley in the same situation as the Front Range. People say they move here because of the quality of life, which diminishes every year. We need a moratorium on water taps.
You have created other problems with this growth. Our roads are not capable of the traffic flow you have created. I heard on the local news that our landfill is about maxed out and we should start a recycling program. The more growth, the more trash. We have voluntarily recycled for the past 10 years. We do not see a lot of participation. To make a program work the city and county will have to pay for it.
Our elected officials need to make decisions more for the sake of our valley, not for the tax dollars.
GALEN KOONTS
Grand Junction
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A prescribed burn on the western flanks of Grand Mesa and other burns outside Delta, Gateway and Norwood are among 13 that fire management officials with Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests hope to conduct on forest lands this spring or fall.
Crews plan to conduct the spring burns from April through June, contingent upon weather and appropriate ground and vegetation conditions.
“Prescribed fire remains an important way to minimize the risk of large, severe wildfires to a variety of values and resources by reducing fuel loadings in strategic locations,” said Stewart Robertson, a fuels management officer with the U.S. Forest Service, in a news release.
“It is also an important ecological disturbance and nutrient provider, which is vital to wildlife habitat improvement and overall ecosystem function. The primary objectives for these prescribed fires remain focused on firefighter and public safety.”
According to the Forest Service, dispersed recreation in the burn areas may be impacted, and personnel will contact recreationists regarding any temporary closures.
Signs notifying the public of the burns will be placed on some roads.
Air quality also will be monitored to mitigate impacts of the burns to communities, the Forest Service says.
Among the planned burns are:
n One covering about 1,100 acres along the Lands End Road just below the top of Grand Mesa to reduce wildfire threat, improve habitat and protect the Kannah Creek watershed.
n Three fires ranging from 1,300 to 1,800 acres in size in the 25 Mesa Road area southwest of Delta to increase the resiliency and reproduction of native ponderosa pine stands, protect adjacent private property from spreading wildfires and reduce slash from mechanical treatments.
n A fire of about 850 acres 15 miles east of Gateway to benefit native ponderosa pine stands, reduce the threat of wildfire and improve wildlife habitat.
Four fires are planned by forest officials outside Norwood, one northeast of Nucla, one southwest of Montrose and two west of Gunnison, the Forest Service said.
Robertson said in an interview that he thinks the burn along Lands End Road most likely will occur in the fall rather than the spring.
Which burns end up occurring are dictated by factors such as resource availability and weather conditions.
“Most of these prescribed fires in the spring can be pretty challenging,” he said.
Factors such as wind and drying conditions can result in pretty tight weather windows for the burns, he said.
He said the Forest Service will be assisted by the Bureau of Land Management and numerous other cooperators on the burns.
Robertson said what the Forest Service is calling the Steamboat Rocks burn will be bounded on its northern end by Lands End Road.
Once it is conducted, the Forest Service will be able to use it as an anchor area for conducting more nearby burns in the future, with those fires made safer because crews won’t have to worry that they might burn through the just-burned area, he said.
The prescribed fires planned in the forests this year also would provide safe areas to work from if fighting any wildfires that might break out in nearby areas, Robertson said.
For information on the burns, call Grand Mesa, Uncompaghre and Gunnison National Forest’s fire information line at 970-874-6602 or look for the GMUG Fire Info page on Facebook.
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Grand Junction Mayor Chuck McDaniel is encouraging residents to participate in the 11th annual Wyland Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation.
The challenge, which runs through April, rewards participants for signing up to make water conservation efforts such as repairing leaking faucets, taking shorter showers, using low-flow devices and turning off sprinklers when it rains. It also rewards participants for things like using reusable shopping bags and not using plastic straws.
According to the challenge's website, MyWaterPledge.com, participants in winning cities are eligible to win prizes. Last year the challenge gave away more than $50,000 in prizes. The community grand prize for 2022 is a Toyota Highlander Hybrid a participant can win for charity.
“This annual challenge to conserve water, sponsored by the Wyland Foundation here in Grand Junction, reminds us how precious a resource water is,” McDaniel said. “I hope that what is a short-term challenge for our residents becomes a long-term conservation practice.”
The Wyland Foundation was founded in 1993 by environmentalist and artist Robert Wyland, who is known for large outdoor murals called "Whaling Walls" that feature whales and other sea life, and is based in Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
Grand Junction City Council proclaimed April Water Conservation Month in the city at its March 16 meeting.
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Colorado Mesa University students stop Monday and read information about the Field of Flags exhibit on campus. The flags are part of the 19th annual Holocaust Awareness Series.
Colorado Mesa University students stop Monday and read information about the Field of Flags exhibit on campus. The flags are part of the 19th annual Holocaust Awareness Series.
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Each color of a flag represents the groups of people that were targets or destroyed during the Holocaust.
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Rabbi Jay Strear from Jewish Colorado offered a prayer during the Field of Flags dedication at CMU.
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Vincent V. Patarino Jr., associate professor of history at Colorado Mesa University, started the Holocaust Awareness Series in 2004.
Colorado Mesa University’s 19th annual Holocaust Awareness Series kicked off Sunday, and Monday morning, the Field of Flags dedication was held on the campus.
The series runs through Thursday with lectures, panel discussions and speakers.
The Holocaust Awareness Series was started in 2004 by Associate Professor of History Vincent V. Patarino Jr.
Different flag colors represent the groups of people who were targeted or destroyed during the Holocaust. The three largest groups were Jews (yellow), Soviet citizens (blue) and Poles (orange).
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Twenty-five teams from 10 different elementary schools gathered Saturday at Mesa View Elementary to showcase their robotic projects at the First Lego League Explore festival.
The 10 participating schools were Chatfield Elementary, Chipeta Elementary, Dual Immersion Academy, Fruitvale Elementary, Grand River Elementary, Mesa View Elementary, New Emerson Elementary, Orchard Avenue Elementary, Rim Rock Elementary and Taylor Elementary.
First Lego League Explore is an international program designed to involve students in and stoke their interest in science and engineering.
In Grand Junction’s incarnation of the program, five local sponsors contribute funds, which pay for the students’ material for their projects.
It’s a noncompetitive robotics program intended for children between the ages of 6 and 10.
The First Lego League Challenge is a more competitive version of First Lego League Explore, designed for older kids who conduct research and then assemble specific types of robots.
“This is an entry-level event aimed at growing (students’) interest in engineering, robotics and (computer) coding. This type of event helps keep kids focused on things that will take them to great opportunities in the future,” said Jessica McDivitt, STEM coordinator for District 51. (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics.) “This is a showcase, a celebration of what they’ve done. When they go to the next level, between fifth through eighth grade, the event is competition-style.”
First Lego League Explore offers programs in 33 different countries. Saturday’s event marked the eighth consecutive year it’s been held in the Grand Valley.
The event brought students from across District 51 where they presented their robotic projects to reviewers, family members and other teams.
According to McDivitt, the students have been working on their respective projects for the past three months. When they finished their presentations, they rotated through a series of stations to see older students, ranging from middle school to college, showcasing their own, more advanced work in robotics.
The First Lego League Challenge Teams, the Hi Five Robotics Team, and Colorado Mesa University’s Mesa Motorsports volunteered for the aforementioned stations present at Saturday’s event.
A group of fourth graders from Dual Immersion Academy presented their project to a crowd of proud relatives and teachers. Their group designed an automated system that organized small boxes into containers based on their corresponding color.
To get the robot to move the green boxes into the green container and the blue boxes into the blue one, the group had to spend a long time coding it on a computer.
“To create a sorter we had to code it on the computer. It took a lot of time to do, which was kind of difficult, but a lot of fun, too,” said Emerson Beynon, one of the fourth graders who was part of the team.
The festival, which has been growing each year, had to be split into two time slots, one from 9 a.m. to noon, and the second from 1 to 4 p.m.
“I think the kids really love it. Every school that it is offered we have a lot of interest and so we’re excited that we’re continuing to grow,” McDivitt said.
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Nearly 200 individuals came out last weekend to the official grand opening of the PACE program and grand re-opening of The Club, which offer activities at HopeWest, 2754 Compass Drive.
Activities at The Club ceased when COVID-19 came two years ago, and a soft re-opening began Oct. 1 only as COVID numbers remained low.
“I think it’s wonderful to have The Club back in full swing,” said Roger Swingle, a HopeWest Club member. “Just getting out and meeting people with similar ideas (is important). My opinion is that the need for socialization will bring people back. I sure am glad it’s opening up again.”
Swingle, who is in his 80s, takes part in activities twice a week, and that might increase as more activities are added to the roster. Before COVID, he enjoyed playing board games with two other club participants. They were known as the Motley Crew and continued to try to spend time together when possible, during the club’s closure, in person or on Zoom.
Dani Austin, who became The Club program director Nov. 1, has added activities from one to three per day with hopes of things happening from opening to closing hours.
“We’re really growing as a program,” Austin said. “We’re adding activities that are requested and tailored to our members and are always looking for volunteers.”
Volunteer Carl Hughes presented a program March 25 o “The Science of Laughter,” which staff said was a great success and fun outing for both participants and themselves.
Club members have access to shuffleboard, poker, pool, puzzles, board games, exercise equipment, an Internet Cafe, a reading nook, a cinema experience, meditation classes and art activities.
“I like all of it,” member Jan Scotting said. “A person like me needs a reason to get out of the house and not necessarily structure and (be able to) socialize as much as I want.”
HopeWest also officially held its grand opening for the PACE program on April 2, although it was officially started Oct. 1.
“With COVID, we chose to have a soft opening to make sure we were not putting our participants at risk,” said Mandy DeCino, senior director of enrollment and engagement said. “We haven’t shouted it from the rooftop, but it’s pretty incredible to have a PACE program in our community.”
The PACE program is federally funded by Medicare and Medicaid.
“If you have long-term Medicaid, there is no cost for PACE,” DeCino said. “We have a specialist to see if you will qualify for Medicaid or Medicare or both.”
PACE allows facilities to serve as an insurance representative and coordinator of services, and it offers providers all under one umbrella. HopeWest has become the 141st facility in the United States to be able to offer the PACE program.
Dr. Caroline Dorman, the onsite PACE physician for Hope-West has practiced medicine for 25 years and serves as its medical director.
“(PACE is for) all the people who won’t qualify for hospice or the type of care they need in their home,” Dorman said. “These people were previously falling through the cracks. Now (they) can be served fully and live at home without going to a nursing home and maintain their dignity.”
DeCino said the purpose of buying the building on 2754 Compass Drive was to provide more programs for the community and that includes the clubs and PACE.
“To open the PACE program, we had to have a building. In 2017, HopeWest acquired the entire building and remodeled it.”
HopeWest was approved for PACE on Oct.1, 2021.
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Lewis Knez, 78, was arrested Saturday by Mesa County Sheriff’s deputies after witnesses told police Knez had been pointing a rifle at a group of children.
Knez denied pointing a weapon at anyone, according to the arrest affidavit.
Deputies were called to a residence on 29½ Road about 6 p.m. Saturday, with the reporting party saying a man was threatening a group at a birthday party and telling them to “go back to Mexico.”
Deputies found Knez outside his residence and took away a handgun and a pocketknife from him.
Deputies also found an AR-15-style rifle in Knez’s living room. Neither of the guns had been fired, according to the affidavit, and Knez was cooperative.
Knez said he was angered by a Mexican flag on a pickup and “he didn’t want it near his residence because we lived in America,” the affidavit stated.
After seeing the flag, Knez told police he started yelling for the truck to leave and got involved in a confrontation with one of the men in the group and had his hand on his handgun. Knez said he never removed the gun from its holster and did not point it at anyone.
The man in the confrontation said Knez had his hand on the gun and never pointed the gun at him, but he was worried about what Knez might do with it. A video taken by a witness showed Knez with his hand on the gun. The truck with the flag didn’t leave, so Knez got his rifle. He told deputies he did not point the rifle at anyone.
One witness told police he saw Knez with the AR-15 and that he hadn’t seen Knez point the rifle at anyone, but he was also afraid.
Witnesses said they believed Knez pointed a gun at children playing near a fence line on the property and that Knez was being racist. He was booked into jail on three counts of felony menacing and three counts of misdemeanor bias-motivated crimes. April is his court date.
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By MATT WITT
Communities in the rural West can stand up to giant outside gas companies, if they work together despite their differences. That’s how the Jordan Cove gas pipeline project was finally killed in Oregon by a coalition of conservative ranchers and farmers, climate activists, Indigenous tribal leaders, anglers and coastal residents.
The victory occurred last December, when a Canadian energy company called Pembina announced it would halt plans to build a 230-mile pipeline through rural southwestern Oregon, crossing more than 400 streams and rivers along the way. The pipeline was to carry fracked gas from the Rockies to a huge terminal proposed for the coastal town of Coos Bay, where it would be loaded onto ships bound for Asia.
When the Jordan Cove export project was first announced some 15 years ago, the odds of stopping it appeared slim. Supporters included the state’s governor and its two U.S. senators — all Democrats — plus most of the Republican political establishment.
But community organizers in Coos Bay and beyond didn’t give up.
“The last thing we needed was another giant fossil-fuel project and another major fire hazard just to profit an outside corporation,” recalls Allie Rosenbluth, campaigns director of Rogue Climate, a grassroots group in southern Oregon.
Rogue Climate contacted hundreds of landowners whose property would be affected, while also working with local environmental groups like Rogue Riverkeeper.
They quickly found that many ranchers were angry about threats from the company. If landowners didn’t let the pipeline cross their land in return for a one-time payment, they were told, the power of eminent domain would be invoked to impose it on them anyway. Congress granted this power to gas pipelines in 1947.
Over a seven-year period, an unlikely coalition grew in strength, turning out thousands of residents to public hearings and spurring more than 50,000 people to submit written comments to regulatory agencies. A delegation representing all parts of the coalition even held a sit-in in the governor’s office.
Seven rural landowners from across the political spectrum also published a column in the state’s largest newspaper, the Oregonian. It was blunt: “We are sick and tired of the pie-in-the-sky speculation by these for-profit corporations. We can’t build, we can’t plan, and we can’t sell if we choose because of the threat of eminent domain.”
Don Gentry, chair of the Klamath Tribes, protested that the pipeline would “strip shade from streams and pollute them with sediment, harming fish central to the Klamath’s traditions and way of life.”
Bill McCaffree, a lifelong Republican and longtime president of the local electrical workers union in Coos Bay, also publicly disagreed with construction union leaders who wanted the short-term work for their members.
“Everyone who works in the building and construction trades wants to build things that benefit communities and don’t cause harm,” McCaffree said. “Since I was a kid, there have been jobs here in Coos County from fishing, clamming and oyster farming. What would happen to those jobs when the bay is disturbed by construction and operation of this export terminal?”
A better strategy for creating good, stable jobs, McCaffree said, would be investing in energy efficiency and renewable energy development. That sector is “creating jobs at a rate 12 times faster than the rest of the U.S. economy.”
In the wake of this broad and vocal resistance, state agencies finally announced that the pipeline and terminal failed to qualify for necessary permits. That led Pembina to tell federal regulators it was dropping the project.
The coalition didn’t stop with its victory. Members convinced the Oregon Legislature last year to pass bills to transition the state to 100% clean energy by 2040, provide $50 million for community-based resilience and renewable energy projects outside of Portland, and appropriate $10 million for energy-efficient home repairs for low-income households. The Legislature also banned any new natural gas power plants in Oregon.
“Most of us who live in small towns and rural areas all want the same things,” said Rogue Climate’s Hannah Sohl. “Good jobs, a healthy climate, communities that work for everyone. We can accomplish a lot when we talk to each other and organize.”
Matt Witt is a contributor to Writers on the Range, writersontherange.org, a nonprofit dedicated to spurring lively conversation about Western issues. He is a writer and photographer in Talent, Oregon.
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By JERRY SONNENBERG
“No one dies alone” or SB22-053 is probably the most important bill I have ever championed in my legislative career.
During the pandemic, we learned a lot about what we did right and what we did wrong and what we can do better. One of the most important lessons was how we destroyed the patient/family relationship and the health of patients by denying someone to advocate for them or just provide support.
We heard testimony about a two year old boy that didn’t have COVID, but had a seizure and the Flight-for-Life paramedics loaded him up and sent him to Denver from a small community in rural Colorado. With the parents of this boy still two and a half hours away from the new hospital, those parents called a family member that lived in Denver to be at the medical center so that this toddler would not be scared in the new environment. The hospital locked down and said no visitors… period.
An hour and a half after the child arrived in Denver, the parents made it to the hospital, but it was too late. At that point, the young boy was non-responsive and would never see his family again. This, like many stories, are inhumane and unacceptable for a civilized society.
The arguments that hospitals are making is they need to protect their staff and other patients from an infectious disease, yet those same doctors and nurses and medical staff still go to the same school events, the same grocery store, the same restaurants or just the same places they have always gone with the same exposures that others have.
Should there be stricter protocols for protecting the patients and medical staff? Absolutely and this piece of legislation allow these health care facilities to place restrictions on these visitors such as testing, required PPE, screening of visitors, signing liability waivers and any other reasonable restriction to protect everyone affected.
One family testified that their grandfather, father and husband left the ranch for the hospital where he went 19 days without his family before he died. Another woman’s only contact with her husband was on her Ipad where she watched him take his last breath.
During public testimony the committee heard horror stories about patients that were unable to advocate for themselves as a patient because of their condition and some with disabilities. In one case, a rural doctor became ill with COVID and was hospitalized. The testimony shared that he was not able to make reasonable health care decisions because of his condition, but his wife raised enough of a fuss that she then was able to help steer the doctor’s health care decisions.
Others testified that they didn’t have that connection or relationship with the hospital and that there were some that died because decisions were made without a family member to help. And there were patients in other facilities that simply lost their will to live and died of a lonely broken heart.
A doctor that testified in support of the measure shared that medical research shows the loss of emotional and physical connection with loved ones has devastating effects on mental and physical health.
To me, this is a simple question. Do you choose to stand with the hospitals that currently can make rules much stricter than the guidelines issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services, which is the national threshold, or do you think that if your spouse, or your child, or your aging parent needed you, should you have the opportunity to jump through the hoops to be at the side of someone you love?
“No one should ever die alone.” Everyone should have someone to hold their hand if they are sick. I just hope enough legislators pick the later so that we can change this barbaric practice for families in the future.
Jerry Sonnenberg serves in the Colorado Senate representing District 1.
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With the merger of SCL Health, the organization that controls St. Mary’s Medical Center, and Intermountain Healthcare recently approved, we reported that SCL is sitting on more than $1.5 billion in accumulated profits, but it’s not just SCL taking in large profits. Colorado’s hospitals as a whole rank among the worst offenders in the nation.
This is an intolerable situation.
The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing’s annual Hospital Insights Report shows Colorado hospitals posted a combined $1.4 billion profit in 2020 and ranked in the top 10 for all four measured categories, according to reporting by The Daily Sentinel’s Charles Ashby.
According to the report, the high profits are due in part to higher reimbursement rates from the state’s Medicaid program and health care coverage expansions. These programs were created to help lower Colorado’s uninsured rate and the cost of health care to patients.
The hospitals asked for the reimbursement rates to increase so they could lower health care costs, claiming that the low reimbursement rates and high uncompensated costs for charity care were keeping costs high. But Colorado hospitals didn’t pass on any of those benefits to patients; they just pocketed the extra dough.
“This means Colorado hospitals are overcharging commercial insurance carriers — and therefore their employer and individual clients — more than they need to cover the underpayments of public programs,” the report says.
Nationally, hospital companies are awash with money. Americans pay $4,000 more for health care than consumers in any other country. So what do we get for that extra cost? Mediocre outcomes in terms of measurables like infant mortality and life expectancy. Pay more, get less.
Health care in the U.S. has reached a point of unsustainability. It is not subject to the same market forces that moderate pricing in other industries, so the industry can continue to turn the dial on pricing without impairing demand. It’s not just hospitals, though hospital pricing is the main driver of health care costs.
This kind of behavior invites new regulation that may not please the health care industry. Medicare-for-all or Berniecare would be disastrous on many levels, but the health care industry is painting itself into a corner as its gluttony abides no limits.
Instead of a drastic knee jerk response like Medicare-for-all, how about Medicare-rates-for-all?
Hospitals, Big Pharma and doctors could charge anything they want, so long as those rates are no higher than Medicare reimbursement rates (or some established percentage thereof). The public and private sector would compete on an even playing field.
Medicare-rates-for-all would leave the existing insurance system in place, but the pricing cap would exert downward pressure on hospitals, Big Pharma and highly compensated specialists. By removing price as a factor, it would force competition over things like quality of care, efficiency and patient outcomes. Because the private sector always outperforms the government on innovation, ingenuity, customer service and efficiency, those issues would become bigger factors in the system.
It’s clear something needs to be done to stem the flow of profits into our hospitals. In the end, we just hope the winning ideas preserve choice and squeeze prices for patients.
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Bill would help alleviate hunger in our schools
As the former director of Food Service for Boulder Valley School District and the founder and president of the board of the Chef Ann Foundation, I believe that every child every day should have healthy meals in school and that no child should ever be hungry. I know from my experience working in schools for over two decades that hungry children can’t think and malnourished children can’t learn. If we want to ensure that every child in Colorado can achieve academically, physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, then we must support Senate Bill 87.
The bill, “Healthy School Meals for All,” is vitally important to all the students of our state. Without passage of this bill, children will go hungry! SB 87 will ensure that every student will have access to healthy free meals in school; additionally the bill invests resources for local procurement, additional staff salaries and allows school districts that currently financially support their Food Service Department to reallocate that money to books, teachers and academics.
SB 87 is a solution to alleviate childhood hunger, support local economies, increase academic achievement and close the achievement gap. We must all come together to support the health of our state’s children, farmers and future.
ANN COOPER
Chef Ann Foundation founder and president of the board
Teachers’ unions support anti-parent candidates
Jim Spehar makes the case for unions in this Sunday’s paper. He misses the most important issue. Their dues money gets spent electing candidates who they then control.
When contract negotiations occur, the taxpayer has no one at the table. In our recent school board elections, the state and local teachers’ unions were the largest campaign donors to three candidates. The Sentinel didn’t point this out until after I had mailed in my ballot. Fortunately, all three lost.
If the unions were banned from making campaign donations, I would not care what they do. At the state and national level, teacher’s unions promote a radical anti-parent agenda that most Mesa County people would not support, but their money shows up here just the same.
DUANE FISCHER
Grand Junction
SCL/Intermountain merger is about profits, not patients
I see the SCL Health/Intermountain Healthcare merger as nothing more than just a big profitable corporate action. Intermountain has three times the amount of money in Wall Street investments than its physical assets. It took The Daily Sentinel’s reporting to even tell the general public this was happening.
Pardon me, but I don’t see this health care behemoth as a nonprofit anymore. I see other local and national nonprofits with only nominal financial reserves at the end of a reporting period.
Most nonprofits pay very reasonable salaries to their executives and make that information readily available to the public. I would really like to know what Intermountain’s executives are paid.
We lost our community-based Rocky Mountain Health Plans when United Healthcare absorbed that entity. Now Rocky’s members are paying for the multi-million dollar executive salaries/bonuses of United — plus shareholder dividends and corporate jets. SCL may tout their small Indigent programs they operate, but all the SCL/Intermountain PR propaganda about cost-containment is stuff consumers have been hearing about, and not receiving, for 30 years.
If SCL really wanted to express their nonprofit, “community” reputation, I suggest that all their previous patients get refunds from that $459 million surplus.
In my opinion, the only real way to ever control hospital costs is to implement Medicare for all. Without a single-payer system to define financial reasonableness, our insurance company/hospital scenario just continues as an almost open-ended cash machine for non-locally-owned entities and a back-breaking financial burden for patients.
JOEL PRUDHOMME
Grand Junction
Correct, timely reporting of donations should be easy
It appears from Charles Ashby’s report, “Jones settles over campaign finance issues” in the March 30 Daily Sentinel that three of the elected District 51 School Board members don’t know how to file correct and timely reports and they can’t seem to get the names of their donors correct.
I am not knowledgeable about current curricula. However, in my times we learned how to complete these tasks by the time we finished eighth grade. Why were these three people elected to direct and manage our schools and youth education?
MAURICE SCHUMANN
Palisade
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A wonderful new book for any egg lover is Lisa Steele's "The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook." It recently came across my desk, and I was intrigued with the author's story.
Steele, a former Wall Street worker, left her city life for a cozy home on a farm in Maine, where she maintains a farm that produces eggs galore. She now shares her experiences, recipes and lifestyle with her readers.
Steele's chickens gave her the impetus to write a deliciously enticing cookbook. From fried eggs to omelets and even souffles, the recipes will have you wanting more. I perused the book and found that I wanted to try the combination of roasted rhubarb with a clafouti (pancake-like) batter. This is a recipe that fits into Seriously Simple cooking.
This classic French dessert, which usually calls for whole pitted cherries enveloped in a pillowy, custard-like batter, can be made with other fruits as well. The author uses fresh rhubarb from her garden. If you can't find rhubarb, you can use cherries, apples or pears.
I love that the rhubarb slices are first roasted with sugar before the batter is poured over the hot fruit. The batter will be thin, like a pancake batter, and the flour should be blended in until the batter is just smooth, so that the clafoutis doesn't become tough or chewy.
Once baked, the consistency of the batter will be similar to a loose pudding, but it will firm up as it cools. I like to serve it warm. It's so pretty to look at, I recommend bringing it to the table, setting on a trivet and spooning it out to serve in front of your dinner companions.
Roasted Rhubarb Clafoutis
Serves 6 to 8
Butter (for greasing the pie plate or skillet)
2 cups sliced fresh rhubarb (1/2- inch slices)
2 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup sugar, divided
3/4 cup milk
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or extract
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Confectioners' sugar for dusting
1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Use butter to grease a 9-inch pie plate, skillet, or other oven-safe dish. Sprinkle the rhubarb with 2 tablespoons of sugar, toss to coat, and then arrange the rhubarb in an even layer across the bottom. Bake for 10 minutes while you prepare the batter.
2. Add the milk, eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla bean paste, ginger and melted butter to a blender and blend until smooth. Add the flour and pulse until incorporated. Pour the batter over the roasted rhubarb. Set the pan on a rimmed baking sheet to prevent overflow, if necessary.
3. Bake the clafoutis 30 to 35 minutes, until the edges are set, and the top is puffed and golden brown. Remove the clafoutis from the oven and let it cool slightly, then dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm if you like more of a pudding consistency or at room temperature for a firmer slice.
Recipes excerpted with permission from "The Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook" by Lisa Steele, published by Harper Horizon, 2022.
(Diane Rossen Worthington is an authority on new American cooking. She is the author of 18 cookbooks, including "Seriously Simple Parties," and a James Beard Award-winning radio show host. You can contact her at www.seriouslysimple.com.)
(C)2022 Diane Rossen Worthington. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
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