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Grand Junction not winner of most romantic places contest

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Grand Junction was not the winner of Korbel Champagne’s online contest to select “The Most Romantic City in America.” In fact, it didn’t even rank in the top three. The winning city is Hana, Hawaii, followed by ...


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Buddy’s memory helps buy beds for homeless pets

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Sometimes good things come from the most tragic events. After hearing the story of Buddy, the dog who was dragged to his death recently in Grand Junction, The Grand Valley Kennel Club and Canine Design were inspired to sponsor a community ...


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Grand Junction up for title of nation’s most romantic city

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Some Grand Junction residents were baffled when they heard the news that Grand Junction had been listed in the top 12 nominations as “Most Romantic City in America” by Korbel California Champagne “Quite honestly that’s ...


GJ Lions Club gives $75,000 to local nonprofits

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

The Grand Junction Lions Club announced the recipients of its 2009 carnival and raffle proceeds Monday morning. The money was given to only eight organizations to help fund their capital improvement projects. In previous years, the money was ...


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Hospice event pays tribute to the Beatles

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

The yellow submarine and big red bus are ready to roll into Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado’s annual Black Tie and Boots gala taking place this Saturday night at Two Rivers Convention Center. It’s the largest ...


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Learning Works moves and expands store

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Learning Works, the well-known educational supply store in downtown Grand Junction, has moved to 1938 N. First St. in the Hillcrest Plaza shopping center. “We moved for the windows,” said owner Christy Prickett. The new store has ...


‘Father of bouldering’ movie to show locally

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

John Gill is known as the “father of bouldering” by the climbing community. His friend and fellow bouldering pioneer, Pat Ament, has finally released exclusive video footage of Gill’s skills taken in the early 1960s when the ...


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Powerhouse Gym ‘goes green’

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Powerhouse Gym has a made a commitment to members and the Grand Junction community to do its part to reduce the gym’s carbon footprint on the world. Tom Bishop, general manager of the 24-hour facility, said he saw a significant need to ...


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Science fair winners selected for regional competition

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Travis Pottorff has never seen the ocean. Yet, the science project he submitted to this year’s science fair at Mt. Garfield Middle School was about the energy that drives ocean currents. His experiment won him a spot at the Western ...


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Clifton students collect pennies for children in Haiti

By Richie Ann Ashcraft

Students at Clifton Elementary School feel a large amount of compassion for the children affected by the recent earthquake in Haiti. They are showing that compassion by collecting pennies for UNICEF, an organization dedicated to helping ...


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