West Star Aviation mechanics Joe Ryan, left, and Kort Riker work on the interior of a Bombardier Challenger 601.

Crew members with the Western Colorado Conservation Corps carve out a bend as they build a new 22-mile mountain bike and motorcycle trail along the rim of the Gunnison Gorge east of Delta. From left to right are Chloe Copenhaver, Lewis Hotchkiss and Dennis Quinn.

Sharon Fox of Grand Junction eyes a coat rack with an etched mirror that is up for silent auction at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s 22nd annual Big Game banquet held Saturday at Two Rivers Convention Center.

Four-year-old Hope Hardin, left, drops one egg as she reaches for another as she and Phoebe Bair, 5, hunt for the colored plastic eggs with their classmates from Hilltop’s Kiddin’ Around Learning Center during an Easter egg hunt at the Food Bank of the Rockies on Wednesday. The hunt followed a donation of 7,200 dozen eggs to the food bank by Colorado Egg.

Thoran Earich, left, uses his fingers to figure out an addition problem with blocks as his classmate Eva Stratman and kindergarten teacher Tracy Kolb hold up completed stacks during class at Independence Academy, a charter school in the Grand Valley utilizing a four-day school week.

A bank patron shielded from the rain with a yellow print umbrella is reflected in the mirrored ceiling above the front door of US Bank, 422 White Ave. The picture has been rotated 180 degrees, as reflections are upside down.

Taylor Watkins of Grand Junction takes a shot at the goal against Durango-

From Left Chelsey McKay, Kayla Anderson, Kat Potter and Tessa Arnett, all around 21-years-old, take a picture to commemorate their reunion from Fruita Monument High School. Potter was on her spring break from CU Boulder.

From Left, Fifth-graders, Jenna Leasure, Cora Lemon, Chanelle Walker, Joe Osborn and Tyler Nelson work on their robot which was part of their victory at the Destination Imagination competition in Rifle. The team from Lincoln Orchard Mesa Elementary will be competing at the state level.

Spring daffodils soak up a few minutes of sun outside of Two Rivers Convention Center as a winter front moves through the area Tuesday, driving down temperatures in the Grand Valley.

Hilltop’s Sally Schaefer hugs Denny Stahl, retired CEO of the organization and member of the retirement services board, during an open house Friday celebrating Schaefer’s retirement and Hilltop’s 60th anniversary at the administration building, 1331 Hermosa Ave. Schaefer was head of the organization from 1998 until last August.

Gaelen Cox ponders “life, the universe and everything,” from his perch on top of an abstract sculpture outside of Mesa State College’s Houston Hall Tuesday. Cox, a sophomore at the college, said he was “just chillin’” and watching his fellow students walk by.

Niki Lester, 10, shows off the NASCAR car graphics she helped design at her home in Fruita. She has Down’s syndrome and that is what the car’s graphics are designed around.

The Bluegrass band Stray Grass play at the Elks Lodge as part of a benefit for the Legends Sculptures Project.

Ilene, a shelter dog with neurological problems,  hangs out in the west play area at Mesa County Animal Services with Kate Scales and Beth Smith. The dog is going to a facility in Utah which can handle the dog’s medical problems.

Ten-year-old DJ Baker flies his kite, a biplane, at Kimwood Park in Clifton on a warm early spring morning.

Grand Junction mayor pro tem Teresa Coons meets with students learning about transportation Grand Junction is the first stop in a 6-day, 12-city tour that includes cities along Highway 82 for college students to study transportation issues. Meeting at the Grand Valley Transit’s downtown transit center.

Garrett Carpenter the starting pitcher for Mesa St VS Regis U at Suplizio Field Sunday after noon.

Dr. Bob Sammons adds a special secret ingredient to a brisket that he’s preparing in his cooker.

Spring brings busy days for the Grand County Search and Rescue team in Utah. The team trains all year.