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Your Town Lands End Sept. 27, 2009

It occurred to me last weekend during a drive up Lands End Road to the top of Grand Mesa that I had never had the privilege to travel that winding dirt road. We probably could have made it to ...

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Major works of art can come in small sizes

Some really good things do come in small packages. I was privileged earlier this month to view 61 small works of art in a trunk show from Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). This prestigious ...

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Your Town Sept. 27, 2009

Growing up a tomboy, my busy days were spent crawling around outside, playing with cars and trucks or seeing how high I could climb a tree. Most of the time, my knees were scabbed from ...

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Yes, the Broncos can make it 3 in a row

The Denver Broncos, the first-place Denver Broncos. Has a nice ring to it. The undefeated Denver Broncos. Has a nice ring to it. Now, let’s see if Josh McDaniels’ retooled squad ...

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Fruita Fall Fest fun this weekend

The Alpine Bank Fruita Fall Festival opens at noon Friday, Sept. 25, featuring entertainment on two stages, a carnival, parade, contests and more than 150 arts, crafts, food and service ...

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New CD releases that are sure to please

With all of the hoopla lately over the Beatles reissued CDs, there are several new releases that you should know about. I have always felt that it was my job to look at all new music and tell ...

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In 1962, airport control tower a ‘local skyscraper’

In March of 1962, County Commissioner Art Jens dedicated a new communications tower as the Grand Junction Walker Tower, referring to it as a “local skyscraper.” Soon this tower is ...

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Impressions from winefest

Over the next few weeks, I’ll talk about some of the impressions lingering in the aftermath of this weekend’s 18th annual Colorado Mountain Winefest. It all began Friday with ...

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Wach you talkin’ ’bout?!  ’70s shows still the gold standard of catchphrases

The problem with marrying someone younger than you is that they may not fully appreciate your generation’s cultural benchmarks — those unifying societal milestones of your childhood ...

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SPEAKING OF SCIENCE A stinging commentary on efficient use of space

Because I recently had to ship a large number of music CDs for Flaming Moth Studio, I was led to ponder the age-old question of how to most efficiently package three- dimensional objects into a ...

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