Dillon Earl is congratulated by Mayor Ken Henry of the Fruita City Council after the council created a proclamation honoring him and declaring May 25, Dillon Earl Day, in a tribute befitting a boy who may have saved his own life, the life of his grandmother and the lives of other motorists on Interstate 70 when he guided his grandmother’s speeding truck to a safe stop.

Some of the cars on display in the Gateway Auto Museum at the Gateway Canyon Resort. The museum has about 40 American made cars starting from the early 1900’s to an 2008 electric car.

Grand Junction firefighters and National Guardsmen assist the WWII Honor Flight veterans, wearing their green shirts, as they disembark from the jet at Grand Junction Regional Airport on Wednesday.

Sherene Clowers, center in green, walks with her team, The shooting Stars, in the Multiple Scherosis walk Saturday at Canyon View Park.

Jon Schler looks at the new Art on the Corner piece “Flight Time Set,” by Gary Price at the Seventh Street roundabout Saturday. Schler, among many other volunteers, has helped place the new pieces for years.

Tim Wilkerson, front, and Shirley Nilsen of the Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department plant geraniums in the roundabout on Seventh Street with traffic on all sides of them. The city plans to plant over 500 flats of annuals throughout the city.

Artist Doris Janowski, puts a few finishing touches on her acrylic painting “Aspens #1” at The Art Colony booth during the Art and Jazz Festival Friday. Janowski is one of 24 professional artists who belong to The Art Colony, and a number of the members have their work on display at the festival.

Matthew Lindstrom and Laura Bradley dance at the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens.

Bob Hislop, left, is congratulated at the House District 54 Assembly at City Hall Saturday after winning top line with 57 votes for the Republican primary in August. Ray Scott with 34 votes also will appear on the ballot. David Cox received 9 votes, one short of allowing him to petition on to the primary ballot.

Vanessa Stephan, left, of Grand Junction and Alex Maenchen of Denmark brace themselves against each other as they use a bench outside of Colorado Java to study. Both students are theater majors at Mesa State College. Stephan was reading a book on theater costume history, while Maenchen was writing a paper for a theater class.

Children from Wingate Elementary do a routine to a patriotic number during the 2010 District 51 Physical Education Jamboree at Stocker Stadium. Between 500 and 600 students from 12 elementary schools demonstrated physical activity with different props.

For five-year-old Max Godspil from Nederland, this was his first venture on singletrack as the Colorado River looms in the background along Rustler’s Loop.

A fisherman traverses clam water at Chipeta Lake in Montrose Friday morning. Dozens of anglers dotted the shoreline fishing for trout in the early morning sunshine.

Kenneth Dull shows off an intarsia piece while setting up his booth at the Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show at Two Rivers Convention Center. The center of the piece is Deschutes picture jasper with the borders added in a painstakingly long process. This show is hosted by the Grand Junction Gem and Mineral Club which teaches this lapidary technique at its clubhouse. The show is open Saturday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Nanci Limbach, executive director of the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation in Silt, says “Got Milk!” as she holds a w

Fiesta Guadalajara opened its doors Friday in a new building while offering a wide range of food with a colorful atmosphere.

Cancer victim Jose Lara surrounded by his family at his home in Rifle. From left Adan, 12, wife Maria, Osvaldo, 6, Jose, Edgar, 15, and Johana, 17.

Scott McInnis, right, a Republican running for governor, speaks to an attentive crowd last spring at City Hall. McInnis, and fellow Republican Dan Maes, center, touched on many issues during a debate sponsored by the Western Colorado Conservative Alliance.

Wingate Elementary students fill a raised garden bed with dirt, with plans to grow their own vegetables.

John Brehns of the Whitewater Hill Winery, cuts a Merlot vine to help rejuvenate the vineyard. The vines grow back with a harvestable grape crop in two years. Subfreezing temperatures Thursday night and Friday morning spared some grapevine the Grand Valley while destroying others. Most of the damage happened west of Sink Creek, which cuts across East Orchard Mesa at around 35 Road,

The headliner Hazel Miler band, a favorite with the 2010 Downtown Art & Jazz Festival goers, sings tune to a packed crowd. The fest continues Saturday at noon and with Lipbone Redding & the Lipbone Orchastra playing at 8 p.m.

Aesha Anderson of Grand Junction gets a kiss from Mike, a one-year-old black labrador mix, at the pet adoption fair at Petsmart, 2428 F Road, on Sunday.

A bird flies off a bird feeder at the Mesa Lakes Resort on the Grand Mesa. A small sign of spring on top of the worlds largest flat top mountain.

Carla and Guy plan to use the small tractor that they’re standing behind next week during a nudist gardening party they will be holding at their home north of Fruita.

The new par 3 12th at Tiara Rado (taken by Bud Winslow on May 4th, 2010)