Dressed as the Statue of Liberty and drumming on his sign, Chris Redd of Clifton dances to a song by Shinedown in the 200 block of North avenue as he works as a waver for Liberty Tax Service Friday.

President Tim Foster introduces the public to the El Pomar Natatorium in the new Maverick Center at Mesa State College Friday evening. The Olympic-sized pool facility features seating for 750.

A bird sets on top of a flagpole in front of Montrose City Hall building.

Elvis’s 75th birthday is celebrated by two of them, Tracy Hillman, left, and Stewert Cruickshank who both showed up at the Avalon Friday night to see “Jailhouse Rock”. The event sponsored by KOOL 107.9 featured a costume contest, prizes and cake.

No matter the cold, Van Rogers of Grand Junction and his Chesapeake Bay retriever, The Badger, run across the pedestrian bridge on the Colorado River near Watson Island on one of his weekly runs with the 2-year-old dog.

Ribbon dancer Alexia Lewis smiles as she rehearses for the Jan. 16 and 17 production of “Coppelia” performed by Dance Works in Grand Junction. The ballet will be held at Palisade High School at 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Rachelle Carpenter adds cheese to a Papa Murphy’s Take ‘N Bake pizza. Customers could receive a $3 discount for the donation of three canned food items for the local food bank.

A diver tries the one of the new high dives at the El Pomar Natatorium (that would be swimming pool and a nice one, too). The Olympic-sized pool will host collegian and prep swim meets with seating for 750 people.

Construction work in the new Fiesta Guadalajara Restaurant at North Ave and 7th St in GJ.

A ice climber on a 100-foot section of the frozen waterfall in Ouray Ice Park.

Doug Simons, left, of Enstrom’s Candies and Mike Knode, standing, watch as Dave Kelley, right, and Mark Ledebur, president of the board of Bookcliff County Club, sign a new contract for the Enstrom’s Rocky Mountain Open golf tournament Wednesday morning.

Fruita Monument’s 130-pound wrestler Jeff Gonzales has a smile on during practice.

Charles King sings at the Tenacious Brothers Pub. A Grand Junction resident, King is having a CD release party at the pub this weekend.

Fire fighters mop up a fire at 3034 Gunnison Avenue around 5:00 AM this morning after a 911 call from a woman who indicated a man was locked in a room in the house and started had a fire. A man and a woman were taken to Saint Marys and a one male victim was confirmed dead in the home according to the Mesa County Sheriff’s department.

Josh Penry, right, applauds his former boss and competitor Scott McInnis at the end of his speech to Republican party faithfuls at the Masonic Lodge on Consistory Court Saturday.

Six-year-old Eden Almgren, in the purple skirt, Riley Pope, 5, and 8-year-old Inga Almgren, right, twirl around the floor to the music of Fifth Reel during Saturday’s annual family dance at the Palisade Veterans Memorial Community Center.

Will Gadd, a climber from Alberta, Canada, climbs with a camera attached to his back during a warm-up climb before the start of his attempt to climb more than 11,000 feet in 24 hours to raise money and awareness for the dZi Foundation, a group based in Ridgway.

Spectators watch as climbers from around the world compete in the 15 annual Ouray Ice Festival climbing competition Saturday morning.

Grand Junction High School’s 103-pound wrestler, Dylon Thompson, is shown the winner of the championship match against Delta High School’s Mykal DeHerrera, following their bout at Montrose High School Saturday evening.

As his wife Lori listens, Scott McInnis speaks to Rupublican party members about the present administration and what he hopes to accomplish if elected governor of Colorado at the Masonic Lodge on Consistory Court Saturday.

The Walter Walker State wildlife area is a beautiful area to hike, but has many issues just like many urban wildlife and open space areas across our state and nation.

Hikers and their dogs keep warm around a fire on BLM land west of Grand Junction on a cool winter’s day.

Bradley Walter with the Junior Mavericks shoots just wide in front of the Moffat County Bulldogs goal in a Junior Hockey League match at the Glacier Ice Arena Sunday morning.

A ice climber on a 100-foot section of the Ouray Ice Park in Ouray.

Angie Allen, left, the co-ch

Alissa Zenero, age 5, from Houston, TX and Luke Bowen, age 7, plays Lazer Tag in the Lazer Maze at Bananas Fun Park, 2469 River Road in Grand Junction.

Wesley Shingleton of Palisade High School, left, twists Jonny Pauli of Grand Junction soon after pinning him at the Jackpot Duals held Thursday at Grand Junction High School. The four valley high school wrestling teams competed for bragging rights in the annual tournament.

John Hasstedt gave blood Monday morning at the St. Mary’s Regional Blood Center. January is typically a slow month for blood donation.

Kyle Harbert, left, and Adam Piland with FCI Construction unload the first of four hundred 4x10-foot fencing panels on the 200 block of Main Street. Main Street in downtown Grand Junction will be closed from First Street to Fourth Street through June as part of the Downtown Uplift project. All sidewalks along Main Street from First Street to Fourth Street will be open.

Even with the temperature hovering around 11 degrees, Carol Oglesby finds some open water at the Roaring Judy Fish Hatchery north of Gunnison. The hatchery is fed by deep springs and well water, both of which are warm enough to keep the river and ponds open.

Haleigh Higgins of Central drives on Lexie Warkentin of Glenwood.

Demonstrators stand outside the Wayne N. Aspinall Federal Building in Grand Junction while Steven Romero was inside during a hearing Monday. Romero is accused of dragging a dog behind a vehicle on Rim Rock Drive and then leaving the animal to die.

Central’s Stacy Kinnett runs away from the defense of Glenwood’s Lexie Warkentin during a fast break to make a layup Tuesday at Central High School.

The cold and inversion still dominated the weather in Grand Junction Tuesday.

A flock of geese head south in a V-formation. Geese return to the general area of their birth each year to mate and nest, sometimes the exact site.

Mesa State College worker Ron Fairey brushes some snow from a sidewalk near the Maverick Center. Fairey has had no break in snow removal since the big snow storm in early December.

Twelve-year-old Sterling Andrews, second from right, pitches a snowball at a classmate as his friends watch at the corner of 12th Street and Gunnison Avenue Tuesday. The group had a running snowball fight for several blocks as they walked home from East Middle School after class.

A sign in Allen Dunn’s front yard at the corner of Epps Drive and 29 Road says simply,  “Leave old batteries here. ” Dunn has been collecting batteries in his front yard for more than a year now.

Sunshine illuminates the colorful feathers of a mallard in a group of ducks at Corn Lake. Although the ducks are wild and they frequent the park because people feed them in the winter.

Eric Zenero, from Houston, Texas plays tag in the Lazer Maze at Bananas Fun Park, 2469 River Road in GJ. Zenero was playing with his family and was in Grand Junction for a family vacation.Bananas is opened Mon-Thu 12-8, Fri 12-10, Sat 10-10 and Sun 11-8.