Kids enjoy a ride on one of the elephants at the 65th Annual Western Colorado Shriners’ Circus at the Mesa County Fairgrounds. The circus will have two shows on Saturday, 10a.m. and 8p.m. Proceeds from the shows benefit the work of the Western Colorado Shrine Club.

An emperor scorpion carries seven of her newly born litter of baby scorpions on her back after giving birth Wednesday at the John McConnell Math and Science Center. The scorpion gave birth to at least nine young, but consumed several due to the stress of field trips before employees at the center blocked off her terrarium with a rope and black paper to create a nursery.

Sharing their grief, Cullen Robertson holds Natalie Thomas as friends of Andrew von Guerard gather at Colorado Java House Sunday to ride in honor of the 21-year-old Andrew, who was killed in a bicycling accident in Newton, Mass., on May 17. Thomas was Von Guerard’s girlfriend, while Robertson was his friend through high school and college. About 40 people participated in the ride, which wound through downtown Grand Junction and ended at Lincoln Park.

R-5 principal Dave Casey is retiring this year.

Bryce Harper signs a copy of the Sports Illustrated Magazine with him on the cover.

The 159 members of the Delta High School class of 2010 were celebrated by parents and teachers Saturday morning at Delta High School.

Delta High School class of 2010 valedictorian Erin Lee, receives her diploma Saturday morning at Delta High School.

#19, Dusty Dishman from Temple College, slides safe into 3rd base with a triple under the tag of #5, Josh Huggins, third baseman for Faulkner State Community College in the 3rd inning of game #3 of the 2010 JUCO World Series from Suplizo Field.

Andy Sarkisian, Safety Planning and Strategy Manager of Ford Motor Company from Dearborn Michigan, left, talks to Nicole Brienzi of Western Slope Auto Ford dealership of Grand Junction about new seat belts fitted with an airbag system in the belt itself Thursday morning at Mesa Mall. The seat belts along with other technologies such as anti-collision radar and parental controls were on hand for the public to view and test. Next Tuesday Ford will hold another expo featuring new engine technologies at Western Slope Auto located at 2264 Highway 6&50. In addition, next Thursday the new Ford Fiesta will be unveiled to the public at Western Slope Auto.

The Sun Chiefs of Faulkner State Community College take infield and batting practice Thursday afternoon at Bergman Field. This is the first appearance at the NJCAA JUCO World Series for the team from southern Alabama.

Ray Gilbert tends to one of his honey bee hives on Orchard Mesa.

Pear Park Baptist graduates, from left, Matthew McElhiney, David Mullennex, Roland Kassales and Rachel David perform an ensemble entitled “We Love You”, during a commencement at Pear Park Baptist church Friday evening.

An old Cottonwood tree fell into this house at 221 29 Road at about 2p.m. Friday afternoon due to high winds. The tree also took down power lines. No one was in the house at the time. The Grand Junction Fire and Police Departments were on site.

Sandra Price of Palisade adds her sentiments to a giant “Dear John” cardboard card before the sendoff of the “Send Salazar Packing” tour at Alpine Bank downtown. The three-day tour through southwest Colorado is the first of several, and will include stops in Montrose, Cortez, Durango, Bayfield and Alamosa. Organizers plan to deliver the giant card to U.S. Rep. John Salazar’s Pueblo office at the end of summer.

Rich Nye waters new plants in the Catholic Outreach’s garden. Most of the food will go to the soup kitchen.

Brian Harrison, a Grand Junction Regional Airport employee, gets a Subway sandwich before he ends his shift at the airport. Customers also can buy wine and beer at the restaurant.

San Jacinto College-North and Temple College players buddied up with four local Challenger Baseball teams to play games at Columbine Park Thursday.

David Kenworthy portrays a 16th century conquistador as he “fires” a swivel cannon stabilized by a stump mount from a hill above Kannah Creek. Kenworthy will be playing Juan Maria Antonio Rivera, one of the characters who come to life during “Night At the Museum of the West,” a living historical production that will be presented from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 11 and 12 at the Museum of the West.

Members of the Colorado Coalition of Paranormal Investigators from left, Rev. Clarissa Vazquez, Talle Meeahn and Candy Meeahn work to place flowers around unmarked grave site at the Potter’s Field Historical Cemetery. The coalition has adopted the cemetery and has worked to maintain and study the site.

Still wearing his wet suit, a Grand Junction firefighter shines his flashlight on a car wedged beneath a bridge in the Redlands Power Canal along Rosevale Road late Wednesday. Firefighters had checked the car and no one was believed to be in the car.

Three-year-old Kale Potter participates in the obstacle course during Youth Athletes Event Day at Columbine for children ages 2 1/2 to 7 this morning. Close to 60 children from Kidden Around Learning Center participated in the event designed to teach able-bodied athletes to play sports with Special Olympic athletes before disabled children are eligible to participate in Special Olympics.

Jim Sheets of Las Vegas stops to photograph Mary Mansfield’s sculpture “Gathering Soul” in the four hundred block of Main Street. Sheets stopped to get a cup of coffee and had to walk the downtown to see the art. “It’s an outstanding little city”, Sheets said.

The Grand Junction Fire Department were training Wednesday morning on the new Smeal Fire Apparatus Tower/Ladder fire truck at the Grand Junction City shops. The new truck has a 100 foot ladder and can pump up to 2,000 gallons of water a minute.

Holding her diploma and flower in one hand, Mallory Haulman waves to people in the stands with the other after walking across the stage during graduation ceremonies at Montrose High School Sunday.

A woman, left, tells a Mesa County Sheriff officer how she missed the takeout at the blue Heron boat launch while tubing on the Colorado River Tuesday afternoon. The current prevented her from reaching shore at the takeout. She landed about a mile down river and called for a ride back to the launch.