http://www.gjsentinel.com/ GJSentinel.com, Breaking news, sports, opinion, multimedia from the Western Slope en allen.gemaehlich@gjsentinel.com Copyright 2013 2013-06-19T06:29:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/western-colorado-dragway-season-all-revved-up-and http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/western-colorado-dragway-season-all-revved-up-and#When:06:29:00Z Joy Cozette is a kind, gentle grandmother, but you might think twice about racing her. Sports, Community 2013-06-19T06:29:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/exhibition-thriller http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/exhibition-thriller#When:06:28:00Z Ramiel Tapia was trying to hit the cutoff man. Sports, GJ Rockies 2013-06-19T06:28:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/sports-briefs-june-18-2013 http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/sports-briefs-june-18-2013#When:05:28:00Z Gymnastics Sports, Briefs 2013-06-19T05:28:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/army-faces-roadblocks-on-pinon-canyon-expansion http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/army-faces-roadblocks-on-pinon-canyon-expansion#When:05:26:00Z DENVER — Congress has approved a plan that would bar the U.S. Army from expanding into the prairielands of Pinon Canyon, along with a backup plan that would require the Army to complete an environmental impact study and receive federal money if the project ever goes forward. Outdoors 2013-06-19T05:26:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/the-story-on-runoff-call-first http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/the-story-on-runoff-call-first#When:05:26:00Z ALMONT — In most years, mid-June means runoff: high, discolored water that grinds boulders into rocks, sweeps rivers and streams from bank to bank and keeps fish-hungry anglers dabbling along the edges of their favorite water. Outdoors, Fishing 2013-06-19T05:26:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/take-a-hike-cca-looking-for-trail-monitors http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/take-a-hike-cca-looking-for-trail-monitors#When:05:26:00Z If you really need another excuse to hike in McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area, here is one more. Outdoors, Hiking 2013-06-19T05:26:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/rifle-gap-falls-8232reopen-as-fire-starts-to-reced http://www.gjsentinel.com/outdoors/articles/rifle-gap-falls-8232reopen-as-fire-starts-to-reced#When:05:26:00Z Colorado Highway 325, Rifle Gap State Park and nearby Rifle Falls State Park have reopened to the public as firefighters continue to contain the Ward Gulch Fire. Outdoors, Fishing 2013-06-19T05:26:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/show-link-to-terror-or-dont-snoop-senator-says http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/show-link-to-terror-or-dont-snoop-senator-says#When:04:27:38Z Federal spy agencies would have to demonstrate a connection between Americans and terrorism before gathering data on those Americans’ electronic communications, under legislation introduced Tuesday by U.S. Sen Mark Udall, D-Colo. News, Western Colorado 2013-06-19T04:27:38+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/applications-being-accepted-for-vacant-school-boar http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/applications-being-accepted-for-vacant-school-boar#When:04:25:00Z School District 51 will accept candidates for a vacant school board seat through July 23. News, Western Colorado 2013-06-19T04:25:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/school-board-adopts-budget-sans-new-cuts http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/school-board-adopts-budget-sans-new-cuts#When:04:24:00Z District 51 School Board members adopted a budget without millions of dollars in cuts for the first time in five years Tuesday. News, Western Colorado 2013-06-19T04:24:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/blotter-june-19-2013 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/blotter-june-19-2013#When:04:24:00Z Gunman robs Loco store News, Blotter 2013-06-19T04:24:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/moab-mill-tailings-cleanup-hits-6million-ton-mark http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/moab-mill-tailings-cleanup-hits-6million-ton-mark#When:04:23:00Z The cleanup of the mill-tailings pile in Moab, Utah, is on schedule, having hit the 6-million ton mark this week. News, Western Colorado 2013-06-19T04:23:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/articles/out-of-date-looking-to-save-facebook http://www.gjsentinel.com/lifestyle/articles/out-of-date-looking-to-save-facebook#When:04:23:00Z I can tell I’m hopelessly out of date ,based on my lack of social media presence. I’m pretty sure the only two people on this planet not on Facebook are me and Sakishtar, a 109 year-old Buddhist monk in a remote, primitive southern Indonesian village. (He is however, on Twitter). Lifestyle, Columns 2013-06-19T04:23:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/getting-it-right-june-19-2013 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/getting-it-right-june-19-2013#When:04:22:00Z The Grand Junction Centennial Band concert, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, will take place at Rocket Park. An incorrect location was listed in Friday’s Out and About calendar. News, GIR 2013-06-19T04:22:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/new-tables-let-wheelchairusers-bellyup http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/new-tables-let-wheelchairusers-bellyup#When:04:21:00Z The thing to know about Western Colorado Wheelers is that, OK, yes, technically it’s a support group, established for people with spinal cord and similar injuries. News, Western Colorado 2013-06-19T04:21:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/death-notices-june-19-2013 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/death-notices-june-19-2013#When:04:21:00Z ■ Olive N. Helber, 97, Grand Junction, died June 15, 2013, at Mantey Heights Care Center. News, Death Notices 2013-06-19T04:21:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/1st-ever-recall-vote-of-legislator-certified http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/1st-ever-recall-vote-of-legislator-certified#When:04:20:00Z For the first time in the state’s history, a special election to decide if a sitting state legislator should be recalled will be held in Colorado Springs sometime in the next few months. News, Western Colorado 2013-06-19T04:20:00+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/galleries/new-library-preview http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/galleries/new-library-preview#When:01:46:02Z A sneak preview of the new Mesa County Main Office Library in downtown Grand Junction. The building’s grand opening is on Thursday, June 20, for the public, News, Week's Best Photos, Lifestyle, Social Junction 2013-06-19T01:46:02+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/radar-shows-tornado-touched-down-at-denver-airport http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/radar-shows-tornado-touched-down-at-denver-airport#When:20:50:55Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T20:50:55+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/multi-day-red-flag-warning-in-effect http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/multi-day-red-flag-warning-in-effect#When:16:44:03Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T16:44:03+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/day-of-dogs-benefits-humane-society http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/day-of-dogs-benefits-humane-society#When:16:40:55Z News, MoJo 2013-06-18T16:40:55+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/rifle-gap-state-park-reopens-to-boaters http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/rifle-gap-state-park-reopens-to-boaters#When:14:36:03Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T14:36:03+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/articles/email-letters-june-18-2013 http://www.gjsentinel.com/opinion/articles/email-letters-june-18-2013#When:14:25:01Z Opinion, Letters 2013-06-18T14:25:01+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/gold-for-colorado-capitol-dome-back-from-italy http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/gold-for-colorado-capitol-dome-back-from-italy#When:11:45:01Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T11:45:01+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/family-sues-over-colo.-womans-death-in-tv-project http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/family-sues-over-colo.-womans-death-in-tv-project#When:11:44:08Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T11:44:08+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/tornado-causes-minor-damage-in-la-junta http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/tornado-causes-minor-damage-in-la-junta#When:11:43:49Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T11:43:49+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/colorado-senators-seek-federal-train-horn-limits http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/colorado-senators-seek-federal-train-horn-limits#When:11:42:39Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T11:42:39+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/army-faces-roadblocks-on-pinon-canyon-expansion http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/army-faces-roadblocks-on-pinon-canyon-expansion#When:11:41:48Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T11:41:48+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/xcel-bills-rising-with-price-of-natural-gas http://www.gjsentinel.com/breaking/articles/xcel-bills-rising-with-price-of-natural-gas#When:11:40:46Z Breaking, Breaking News 2013-06-18T11:40:46+00:00 http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/youth-movement http://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/articles/youth-movement#When:06:17:09Z The Colorado Rockies selected 25 pitchers in the Major League Baseball draft a little more than a week ago. Sports, GJ Rockies 2013-06-18T06:17:09+00:00