The Save Orchard Mesa Committee will host a rally at the Las Colonias Butterfly Pond Shelter on Saturday, Sept.
12 to support Ballot Measure 2B with games and free ice cream. Grand Junction AAUW will hold a voter luncheon featuring Tyler McDermott at Fiesta Guadalajara on Monday, Sept. 14.
Following a law enacted last month, sports betting rules now ban credit card wagers, cap deposits to six per day, and limit push notifications as the NFL season starts.
Operators cannot market to people under 21 (age limit enforced).
The Grand Junction community held a memorial service on Wednesday at Las Colonias to honor the five teenagers who died in a summer crash; the event (opened at 5:30 p.m.) was livestreamed on Facebook and the KJCT website.
CASA Mesa County moved into a new home at 1048 Independent Ave, Suite A119 earlier this month to expand local services for children in foster care.
The nonprofit will launch family visitation rooms mid-October (highlighting its 50% increase in trained advocates) and plans to sell its old property.
CSU Pueblo and GOAL High School announced a direct admissions partnership on Sept.
9+ removing the traditional college application for graduates statewide. Students with a GPA of 2.3 or higher will receive acceptance letters and enrollment outreach, with in-person support available in Grand Junction, Fruita, Clifton, Montrose and Rifle.
Jordan and Maddison Burge—a husband-and-wife team—became the new owners of Graff Dairy at 581 29 Road on Sept.
1, promising to keep its famous ice cream while adding drive-through coffee and self-order kiosks. They will gather community input and hire extra staff as they expand operations.
On Monday, National Beer Lovers Day highlighted Grand Junction’s craft beer scene with local spots like Base Camp Beer Works and Colorado Craft Coffee and Beer House, which offer seasonal brews (peach and cream and pumpkin pie ale) and host community events.
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers met with the Grand Junction Planning Department in August to discuss a plan for a 2821 sqft drive through restaurant at 2440 U.S. Highway 6&50 where Famous Dave’s runs a 6729 sqft restaurant on a 1.12 acre mixed use lot.
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