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Help a teen, win a trip

Michael Ruble, a Central High School senior football player, would like to play football in Australia this summer, but he needs a little financial help to get there. Ruble was invited to play in The DownUnder Bowl, an annual American football ...

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Burglary act a blessing in disguise

An act of burglary earlier this month turned out to be a blessing in disguise for the clients of Mesa Developmental Services. Several bags of aluminum cans turned up missing from a trailer outside of the office at 9th Street and Grand ...

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Ten-year-old NASCAR lover needs your vote

Casey Lester is the kind of dad who would stay up all night to help make his children’s dreams come true. He stayed up until 2 a.m. Wednesday morning joining social networking sites such as Facebook to try and drum up votes for an ...

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Botanical Garden craft show Saturday

The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens will have its annual spring craft show Saturday in the library at the Children’s Center. The show will feature 10 booths of handmade items such as gardening decorations, jewelry and handmade art. ...

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Fashion show fundraiser supports children’s learning garden

Student models strutted their best moves down the catwalk in the gym at Orchard Avenue Elementary Thursday afternoon. The students modeled the latest fashions from Uncle Jerry’s Tees, a popular fundraising company for organizations ...

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Daffodil Days in full bloom

The American Cancer Society’s Daffodil Days are in full swing at area grocery stores this week. The annual flower sale helps raise awareness and funds for cancer research. Volunteer Kathy Jarvis said the flowers are a great way to ...

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Homestyle’s green treats expected to sell quickly

Only the early leprechauns will score some of the green treats available for St. Patty’s Day at Homestyle Bakery Wednesday morning. “Oh yeah, it ought to be pretty crazy in here in the morning,” said Janet Wilke, owner of ...

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Prom dress donations helped by local businesses

StarTek has stepped up as the collection site for the annual prom dress give-away sponsored by Mesa State College’s Sociology Club. The club has been collecting gently-used prom dresses, shoes and purses for high school students for ...

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Lucky winners at local Albertsons

All Albertsons Store locations are playing their annual Monopoly Game where customers can win cash and prizes by collecting game pieces for specially marked items. Three customers of the local Albertsons Store on 12th Street and Orchard ...

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Bookworms saddened by store closure

Those addicted to literary escape were saddened to hear of the closure of one of the most popular and funky used bookstores in Grand Junction this week. Author’s Bookstore, a fixture in downtown for the past 20 years, announced that it ...

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