One-year-old Maleah Montoya holds the keys to her new home with her parents Carlos, Susette and sister Amiriza Saturday morning at their new home built by Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County located off Park Avenue.

Kelsey Livingston, left, of Fruita laughs with Michelle Williams as Williams demonstrates Quantum-Touch energy healing on Livingston at her booth at the Head to Toe Women’s Expo Saturday at Two Rivers Convention Center. Williams works out of the Holistic Healing Center.

Central High School’s Ashley Paul, right, tries to tip a ball pass Montezuma-Cortez High School goal keeper Miriah Edwards Saturday morning in the first half at Walker Field. Central lost 2-0.

Grand Junction Rockies General Manager Tim Ray greets an umpire before a Rockies’ game last season at Suplizio Field. Ray’s diverse background made him the perfect fit for the GM of a relocating franchise.

Demonstrators who didn’t want to be identified wave signs as they protest against the federal health care bill with others along Fifth Street outside of the Alpine Bank building during lunch hour on Friday.

Hanah Axelsson, left and her sister Emilie hold kids, baby goats, near home along E Road on the Redlands. Their house is next to a goat ranch/farm and the two sister often play and tend to the goats.

Five-year-old Makenzie Bott, a high functioning autistic child, play acts in a mirror at a classroom of Kiddin’ Around Learning Center. The preschool prepares children for success in kindergarten. The classrooms have a mix of children at all levels of development.

A pair of Irish lads dress for the day at Naggy McGee’s.

Thirteen-month-old Jayce Briggs has a ride while Ashlee Briggs and Jon Simpson walk through Canyon View Park.

Kim Peterson wraps bamboo with hemp twine as she prepares to hang one of her Divine Feminine series paintings for the Mesa State College senior art show that opens March 19 at The Art Center.

No.1 doubles player Emmie Madison for Grand Junction High School played her match Friday against Vail Mountain at Mesa St College.

Mesa County Sheriff authorities and others stand in Lark Drive as smoke fills the neighborhood from a house fire at 418 Lark Drive Thursday night.

Mesa County Search and Rescue volunteers carry a litter for an avalanche victim.

Marc Mancuso hefts a chunk of curbing to the side as he lays out road base for the new playground at Rocket Park. Mancuso said that a contractor will lay a new “poured in place” rubbery surface around the new playground equipment. He expects the new playground to be finished in about two and a half weeks, with a dedication of the new playground set for May. Mancuso is an employee of the Grand Junction Parks and Recreation Department.

Local farmer and biz owner Jerry Derby is fighting a $1,000 tax and vehicle registration bill he had to pay on his farm tractor.Art to go with mike Wiggins’s story.

Volunteer Dave Gross takes a measurement as he helps to hang Josilyn Nourse’s fishing series for the Mesa State College senior art show that opens Mar. 19 at the Art Center.

Brade Neese and his dog Max run the ridge on the lunch loop. They do the nearly 5 mile loop two to four times a week.

Pete Lelich hits a homerun Tuesday in the Palisade Bulldogs’ game against Eagle Valley.

Zoe Grimes, right, and Sharon Bradshaw tally votes for candidates for U.S. Senator and Colorado governor from a straw poll ballots during Tuesday’s Precinct 22 caucus at Fruitvale Elementary School.

Danny Huff, left, and his wife, Elizabeth, right, were awakened at about 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to see their borrowed minivan ablaze with 15-foot high flames. Six other vehicles in the general vicinity of 240 Meeker Street in Delta were targeted by arsonists early Tuesday.

The inside of Elks Lodge meeting room with its stained glass dome is located on the upper level of the lodge, 249 S.4th Street. This Saturday starting at 6p.m. tours will start. At 7 p.m. live music with Flat Top Reed and Stray Grass will start the evening for a benefit for the Legends Sculptures Project. Admission is $10 and includes the tour and concert.

Ron Fielder, right with the Western Slope Honor Flight talks with veterans Harold Cruson, left and John Aden at Talley’s Restaurant, 623 Main Street in downtown Grand Junction. Talley’s was serving biscuits and gravy this morning around 7:00a.m. to 11:00a.m. for $3.00 with all the money going to the Western Slope Honor Flight to fly veterans to Washington DC, on May 4th and 5th to see the WWII memorial.

Antonio Villanueva a student at Arizona State University won the Grand Junction Symphony Orchestea’s 2010-2011 Young Artist Competition at the Recital Hall in the Moss Performing Center at Mesa State College.

Raelynn Early with the Grand Junction High School golf team hits onto the No.9 green on the Monument Course during the Wildcat Invite at the Adobe Creek Golf Course Monday morning.