An estimated 3,000 organized in Lincoln Park before the president's town hall meeting, in opposition to Obama's health care reform plan. August 15, 2009
The debate was spirited on both sides of the street outside the Obama town hall. Aug. 15, 2009
Excerpts from President Barack Obama's speech during a town hall meeting at Central High School as he makes his case for health care reform. August, 2009
Calvin O'Banion is honored after his decision to report a potential attack on Palisade High School. October 2009
Sports reporter Patrick Bahr gets tested in the Monfort Family Human Performance lab.
Mesa County and the town of De Beque have different views about how to access new proposed evaporative ponds. Sept. 2009
A prankster in the 1950s baited scientists with his homemade 'artifacts.’ Spet. 2009
Kids in the county Department of Youth Corrections train dogs as part of their graduation. Sept. 2009
Foresters hope torching will bring back aspens on Grand Mesa. August 2009
Mesa County Search and Rescue teams comb the waters below the Gunnison River roller dam for a missing man. August, 2009
Scenes from the services for Montrose Police Sgt. David Kinterknecht, who died in the line of duty. July, 2009.
Daily Sentinel sportswriter Allen Gemaehlich tests his racing mettle driving a 2-speed shifter kart at the Grand Junction Motor Speedway. July 2009
The Amazing Animal Experience at the 2009 Mesa County Fair. July 2009
Grand Junction Police Chief Bill Gardner announces that he plans to step down from his position. July, 2009
Accomplished local singer Danielle Dyer is headed to Denver, to audition for "American Idol." Does she have the chops to make it? July 2009
Scenes from the huge Caterpillar heavy equipment auction, held at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. June 30, 2009
Students in extended learning at Nisley Elementary School create their own dinosaur museum, complete with lifesized skeletons. June 2009
More than $10 million in Caterpillar heavy equipment is on the auction block on June 30 at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. June 2009
Listen to the 911 call from Daniel Lyons, who drove his van off a cliff in Colorado National Monument in a failed suicide attempt. February 2009
Samantha Loy's parents think their daughter's death could have been avoided. The teenage beauty queen died in a car accident four minutes after a police officer who pulled her over let her go. June 2009
Students of the Barry Tuckwell Institute practiced at the Bookcliff View overlook on the Colorado National Monument. June 2009
Clifton flagstone seller Rudy Fontanari faces an uncertain future as the county may take him to court over code violations. June 2009
Grand Mesa Middle School teachers and administrators lose some hair when their students raise recent test scores. May 2009
Members of the Grand Junction Symphony Brass Quintet play their instruments to sound like animals at the Fruita Branch Library. June 2009
Bob Hasse — better known as "Bee Bob" — is at it again, ridding yards of the bee swarms that pop up every spring and summer. June 2009
Folks with Mesa Developmental Services do a group painting on a huge outdoor canvas, by way of an innovative arts program. June 2009.
Battling the invasive tamarisk on Watson Island, along the Colorado River. June 2009
Video slide show of Mike and Flo Gallagher's trip to China in 1989, including historic images of Tiananmen Square. May 2009
Have your dining and tipping habits changed as the economy has gone south? May 2009
Best wishes from the crowd at the JUCO 2009 World Series in Grand Junction. May 2009.
Folks attending the JUCO World Series offer their greetings from Grand Junction on Tuesday. May 2009
Take a wet ride down the newest attraction at the Lincoln Park- Moyer pool. May 2009
Conservationists hope to fnd a willing buyer to preserve the historic train depot in down town Grand Junction. May 2009
Steve the Crash Test Dummy gest slammed into a wall at Van Gundy's, to prove a point about seat belts. May 2009
Vandals trash Trinity Baptist Church by lighting fires, breaking glass and electronics, dumping food and emptying extinguishers throughout the building. May, 2009
Pastor Bob Babcox is interviewed in the wake of discovering widespread vandalism at the Trinity Baptist Church, May 18, 2009.
See how one local has turned her hobby of beekeeping into her oasis of zen. May 2009.
A soldier shares his war story fromIraq with Redlands Middle School students to train them to stay away from drugs in a Red Ribbon Week event. May, 2009
Three years after taking up the sport of BMX racing, Chayse Grandmontagne has risen in the ranks to become one of the top riders in the country. April 2009.
Accused killer Jerry Nemnich makes his first court appearance on first-degree murder charges. April 21, 2009
Metro Brokers donates a fire truck that dates to 1940 to local community organization Karis Foundation. April 2009
See what it takes to raise your own chickens from one youngster giving it a try. April 2009.
The Mesa State College track team coaches Special Olympians in track and field events. April, 2009
Employees with American National Bank "Egg a Banker" to raise money for the March of Dimes. April 2009.
Grand Junction neon artist Paul Cruz creates an artistic window into the world of child abuse. April 2009.
Aurora Councilman Ryan Frazier delivers an address to the crowd at the Grand Junction TEA Party event. April, 2009
Law enforcement officials announce the arrest of Jerry Louis Nemnich, accused of a double-murder 35 years ago. April 10, 2009.
Three locals lose their locks as a fundraiser for the March of Dimes. April 2009
The disputed Christian invocation, held before a regular Monday meeting of the Mesa County Board of Couty Commissioners. Story dated April 6, 2009.
Student government president Adam Davenport leads a rally to protest new statewide cuts in higher eductaion. April 2009.
Mesa State College's La Raza and community members march in honor of Cesar Chavez on his birthday.
The family that owns Z's Orchards readies their smudgepots in anticipation of freezing temperatures. March 2009
A Grand Junction man collects on his winnings from a sweepstakes offered by Autotrader.com. March 2009
A wildfire burns on the Redlands, threatening the Preserve subdivision. March 2009
Mesa State hires Roger Walters as its new women's basketball coach.
Singers auditions to peform the national anthem at the upcoming Junior College World Series. March 2009
Janet Rowland spreads the word about a help line available to parents through the "How Are the Children" initiative. March 2009
Two Vietnam War veterans, bound by their experiences during the war, get together after more than 40 years. March 2009
The Grand Junction Visitors Center gets a serious upgrade, in the form of an $80,000 renovation. March 2009
Energy-services firm Halliburton responds to declining economic conditions with layoffs of dozens of local employees. March 2009
An old fruit-packing warehouse at Sixth Street and Pitkin Avenue is being rehabbed and updated for future sale. March 2009
Staff members at the Dual Immersion Academy pucker up to Tobias the Pig, to the delight of the children who met a fundraising goal. March 2009
Jennifer Circa of Orchard Mesa has found success in having some of her crochet designs published in national magazines. March 2009
Officials with the county are considering closing the DMV office at the Mesa Mall, as the location requires paying some of the highest retail rents around. March 2009
Fruita Police Chief Mark Angelo discusses his department's desire to expand their cramped headquarters. February 2009
At least one commissioner raises the subject of county employees carrying concealed weapons in an effort at prtotection. February 2009
Two people are dead and two more hospitalized after an early morning crash at Fifth Street and North Avenue. February 2009
The United Way wraps up a yearlong fundraising campaign fit for a superhero that raised more than $1 million. February 2009
Complaints have increased into the office of code enforcement in Clifton, but is it making a difference in neighborhoods there? February 2009
Maxine Curley started as a librarian with the Mesa Coutny Library in 1975, and retired recently as head of children's services. February 2009.
A new store opening soon caters to comic book fans.
Le Roy Standish investigates the absence of pics of the new prez around town. Feb. 2009
The well-known Schmidt house and all its contents were auctioned off in an estate sale. February, 2009
Fire claimed the home of Palisade family on Monday, Feb. 23, 2009.
Every morning, folks get up early and cruise the Mesa Mall for their daily exercise. February 2009.
Federal regulations that took effect a few weeks ago have stranded motorcycle and ATV dealers with kids products they can't sell.
A look at all there is to do at the Fruita Civic Center.
Behind the scenes of the local weather forecasting service.
Another indicator of a faltering economy: Sales of planes at Grand Junction Regional Airport have slowed considerably.
A local family shares the joy of the annual calving season.
A Delta woman is presented two $1,000 checks for winning a customer contest at Herberger's.
Walking among the gravesites - both pet and human - at a pet cemetery in Fruita.
A 15-year-old hopes to fix up the cars in his yard to one day ride in demolition derbies.
Bus riders lament the collection of trash and the new graffiti marking the GVT transfer station.
Early morning at the Park and Ride near Clifton, which isn't nearly as busy as business slows down.
A mother and her two daughters reconnect, after a prison sentence for meth kept their family apart.
Mesa County throws a historic celebration of Lincoln's 200th birthday.
Tearing down the W.W. Campbell College Center at Mesa State.
The Art Center opens a new show that features metalwork by various artists and unitque mixed media of aspens.
High school football athletes from Fruita to Palisade signed national letters of intent today to play for college teams.
Roice Hurst Humane Society is becoming a success story of its own after the community's support helped them keep their doors open last July.
The Mesa State football team gets used to its temporary weight room because of renovations.
A heavy-duty crane lifts a wrecked van from its rocky perch above Red Canyon in the Colorado National Monument.
The Grand Junction Police Department's S.W.A.T. team trains with the new armored vehicle at a vacant house on Seventh Street.
Hey, Baby, this year's Green Expo featured not just the usual venders but also different one with a landfill-friendly product.
A man was injured but alive after the van he was driving plunged over the rim of Red Canyon in the Colorado National Monument.
Copyright United We Stand America W&M by Catherine Ray.
Grand Junction police and fire department personnel respond to a bomb threat at the North Avenue Kmart .
A celebration of Martin Luther King Day draws several hundred people for an evening of song, dance and activism to the Mesa State campus.
A drawing determines the fate of six abandoned border collie puppies after 60 people express interest in adopting.
The Grand Junction Fire Department gives new cadets hands-on experience in fighting car fires.
Western Slope veterans show their talents during the 12th annual Veterans Creative Arts Festival at the GRand Junction VA Medical Center.
The Mesa County Health Department shows a family the proper way to use their new car seat at the child-restraint fitting station held each month.
The Rev. Blaine Scott of First United Methodist Church reads from the Gospel of Luke.
Pembroke Welsh Corgis Harley and Jo Dee are national champions.
On the ice, the four girls on the Junior Mavericks Midget White hockey team are just one of the guys.
Daily Sentinel food writer Cassie Hood spends the early morning hours with culinary students at Western Colorado Community College taste-testing food as they practice for competition.
Mesa State opens the basketball season at the stroke of midnight, Oct. 15, 2008
Every Saturday in the fall, Canyon View Park is packed with young football players, cheerleaders and their fans.
James Wilson demonstrates training with kettlebells
Cell phones will not pop popcorn
GJSentinel.com hosts barbecue taste test
Penny Stine previews the Energy Services Career Fair.
Tennis teams around the state travel to Grand Junction to gauge the competition.
Melinda and Gretel talk about driving Mesa County's roundabouts.
riverside parkway - traffic
Artist Leslie Hopp paints a mural at The Western Slope Center for Children.
Mixed Martial Arts Cage Wars at Freeway Bowl, Grand Junction
Riverside Parkway's truck traffic flow
Central High School's first day of fall sports practice.
Bridges & Trails
Landscaping
Riverside Parkway overview
Mesa kicker Jared Keating shows his kicking style.
Nancy Burford always made Taco Bell week one for her family.
Roving umpire Keith Rose keeps his eye out for racket-throwers.
Jenny Jessup grew up on the courts during the Taco Bell Western Slope Open.
Bobby Shuman still can't believe the size and longevity of Taco Bell Western Slope Open.
To Ron Danekas, Taco Bell is all about the heat and friendships.
Director of the Taco Bell Tennis Tournament.
Sentinel publisher Alex Taylor fishes and rafts the blue medal waters of the Gunnison River.
Menoken Farms outside Montrose breeds thoroughbred horses with bloodlines that would constitute royalty in horse racing havens such as Kentucky or New York.
Interview with long distance runner Natalie Hughes about her plans to continue her passion.
Young ones learn to skate at Glacier Ice Arena.
Head Coach Joe Ramunno puts local high school players through the drills.
The face of Main Street is changing, with new unique businesses that are transforming downtown Grand Junction.
Jeff Vogel played fifty holes at Adobe Creek on his fiftieth birthday
Trumpet player nabs spot in Rose Parade's honor band.
Grayson County (Texas) College defeats Shelton State (Ala.) Community College.
Photographer Christopher Tomlinson shows how he gets his classic albums into iTunes.
Girls nights out at the theatre.
The Hagerstown pitcher speaks with GJSentinel.com sports reporter Patrick Bahr.
So much fun!
Kids at the park!
Fun at the ballpark!
Girls night out!
More JUCO giggles
Wednesday night fun!
Hello Baseball!
Hello there!
Hello there!
How much fun is it to be a bat boy ay JUCO?
Speaking with the Grayson County first baseman.
Wednesday at the ballpark.
Wednesday at the ballpark.
Wednesday at the ballpark.
Wednesday at the series.
Wednesday at the series.
Wednesday at the series.
Wednesday at the series.
Wednesday at the series.
Keep working hubby!
Hello my family!
Missing my girfriend!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Hi from Suplizio Field!
Hello from Suplizio Field!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Hi from Suplizio Field!
Hi from Suplizio Field!
Corbett Proctor of Shelton State, a sophomore
outfielder, talks with Patrick Bahr about the atmosphere of playing in JUCO's Memorial Day fireworks game.
Hello from the ballpark!
Hello from the ballpark!
Hello from the ballpark!
Hello from the ballpark!
Hello from the ballpark!
Hello from the ballpark!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
Greetings from Grand Junction!
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The big Memorial Day display.
A quick look at the best seats above the house.
The Walters State leader talks about the team's second-day victory.
After Iowa Western's opening-day JUCO win.
Shelton State player talks with Allen Gemaehlich after his team's Game 1 victory.
Sports Editor Patti Arnold shows some Suplizio Field highlights.
The series begins with Johnson County vs. Shelton State.
Charles Campbell talks about Okinawa.
Teenagers mud baseballs for JUCO.
Longtime Mesa State Baseball family member Tex Tolman is surprised by the dedication of the team's new clubhouse in his honor
Samantha Stiles takes a boat ride at Highline Lake.
Fruita woman Jordanne Menzies discusses her recent treatment in Costa Rica in which she was injected with stem cells.
Following stem cell treatment in India.
A visit to Rob Knuckles' Tall Tails Ranch.
Natural Vibrations performs at the annual Mesa State event.
"Bees won't bother you if you don't bother them."
The 83rd annual Colorado West Music Invitational drew students from around the mountain west.
Participants show Samantha Stiles their flip-flops.
Learn a little about what's going on.
Consumers kick off 2007 holiday shopping season Nov. 23 at Mesa Mall.
Guest soloists add some spice to the song "Christmas in the Kitchen" during the Centennial Band's 2007 Holiday Concert.
Mesa State students put their backpacks on a scale and show Samantha Stiles what they're lugging around.
Sam on the Scene, March 16
Samantha Stiles checks out the action Thursday night on Main Street.
Samantha Stiles visits the Blue Moon for its monthly Full Moon Party.
A conversation with recently crowned Beckie Hughes.
Roping and funnel cakes: More of Samantha Stiles' fair visit.
Samantha Stiles gets up early to meet some Black Friday shoppers.
Work on Corner Square.
Samantha Stiles checks out some homes on wheels.
Samantha Stiles on the anatomy of a high school football game.
Sam on the Scene, April 13
A chat with John Wagner of Grand Valley Woodcarvers.
Samantha Stiles visits a Palisade High School football game.
Samantha Stiles meets the Jolly Old Elf at Mesa Mall
Armless musician performs at Mesa State College as part of Disability Awareness Day.
Early risers storm and shred the slopes on Powderhorn Ski Resort's opening day.
Sam on the Scene, May 17, 2007
Fruitvale students create their own birds of prey and share their knowledge.
New offices of Ciavonne, Roberts and Associates.
Animals instruct students in responsibility, trust and science.
Parking structure to open Nov. 21.
Culinary specialist Kristi Larson guides the crowd through how to create a ham and egg strudel.
Samantha Stiles visits JUCO national anthem tryouts.
Samantha Stiles on the set of The Cabaret's "Scrooge: The Musical."
Samantha Stiles visits with dogs and their owners.
Sam on the Scene, Nov. 16
City parking garage grand opening Nov. 21
The first night of fun includes naming of the Town Grouch.
Palisade Brewery labels and boxes their goods.
Rusty Leech has been paralyzed since an ATV accident 10 years ago. He and his wife, Kathy, have staked their hopes on a stem cell treatment program in India.
Water Fest, May 22, 2007
Meghan Brennan won first place in the Fire Department's poster contest.
There's just a few weeks left to get your leaves to the curb for pickup.
Check out some more of Samantha Stiles' visits with high school football fans.
March blows out of the valley with gusty winds, but people still enjoy playing at Sherwood Park.
Samantha Stiles watches duck-race setup at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens.
Synchronized Christmas light and music show.
The circus is in town, June 8-9.
Antique model trains ride the tracks at the Museum of the West.
A peek inside the Frightmares and Partners Haunted Houses.
Officers and kids topple pins.
High Desert Raceplace Off Road Track.
More at the Botanical Gardens.
Samantha Stiles steps out with some dancers.
How 'bout them apples? Samantha Stiles drops by the Western Colorado Horticultural Society's annual meeting.
Classic-car lovers visit with Samantha Stiles at the DoubleTree.
Samantha Stiles visits the Central bleachers.
Samantha Stiles visits Enstrom Candies.
James Foster takes Samantha Stiles around the ice.
A video slideshow of the Fruita Monument High School Marching Band.
Kids Voting Mesa County celebrates Kids Voting Month with a tree laden with wishes from the children at Rim Rock Elementary School.
Marla Wood shows Samantha Stiles the expanding gallery in Palisade.
Dec. 17 was the busiest mailing day of the year.
The Daily Sentinel's press crew at work.
Holiday sales expected to rise 4.5 percent.
Sam on the Scene, March 1, 2007
Samantha Stiles learns some steps at Tango Junction.
Roy Grossman recalls a harrowing, inspiring experience.
Students wolf 20-ounce burritos as fast as they can.
Sam on the Scene, March 23
Allen Gemaehlich joins Samantha Stiles for a visit with the Mesa State football team.
Hale and Mary Luff have shared 58 years together as husband and wife after meeting at a dance during World War II.
GJ businesses spend $172 million in '07.
We challenged a group of high school students to text a sentence both with cell phone shorthand and with proper grammar to see which was faster.
Samantha Stiles visits the set of Mesa State's new production.
Samantha Stiles visits with quizmaster Dustin Coren.
Clips of the fair, Saturday, July 28.
Four descendants of Civil War veterans are trying to learn why a dozen Union soldiers are buried as unknowns in Orchard Mesa Cemetery.
Local brewers up the ante on production.
Samantha Stiles checks out Mesa Mall's Madonna contest.
Sam on the Scene, May 11, 2007
Children delight in the butterfly house during the 10th anniversary of the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens.
The GJ band's show June 29 at the Spotlight raises funds for sick child.
Scenes of fall in the San Juan Mountains.
Curley Dunnagan, 82, recites his poem "Rattlesnake Pete" at the Grand Junction Cowboy Poetry Gathering.
Ed West recalls a memorable occasion of singing "God Bless America."
Singers give their best shot.
Sam on the Scene, April 26, 2007
Check out some of the action from this year's big event.
Motorist looks for an open pump.
Synchronized Christmas light and music show.
Jim and Nancy Westbrook share a few of their secrets that have kept their love alive for 61 years.
Sam on the Scene, March 29
Samantha Stiles visits with FMHS football fans and cheerleaders.
Sam on the Scene, July 20, 2007
The Blue Moon Bar and Grill folks try recreating a popular Midwestern hamburger treat. Will it "pass mustard" with those in the know?
Sam on the Scene, May 24, 2007: Grilling on Main
Sam on the Scene: Feb. 22, 2007
Wages projected to rise in 2008.
Progress at Grand Junction Regional Airport
Samantha Stiles visits the Mesa County Fair.
A wealth of construction activity along Horizon Drive.
Veterans at the VA hospital delight in remote control cars given to them by area car dealers and the VFW Post 1247.
Grand Junction Regional Airport reports passenger traffic rose 6.3 percent in September from September 2006.
Watermelon eating contest at the Mesa County Fair.
Check out some of the action in the water.
Children of all ages celebrate the beginning of Chanukah at a skating party sponsored by Tikvat Yisrael.
Jim and Mercedes Beck had both lost their first spouses, but were given a second chance that they almost missed.
Federal Reserve cuts key rate.
Sam on the Scene, April 5
Youngsters line road, waving flags.
The vice president makes a quick stop in Grand Junction.
Small trees displayed at First and Grand
