The Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 800’s Young Eagles Day was April 28 at Mack Mesa Airport. The Young Eagles program introduces children ages 8–17 to airplanes and aviation by taking them for an airplane ride. Pictured from left are pilot Randy Owen, Juan Cisneros and Bonnie and John Steele, who are Cisneros’ mentors in the Mesa County Partners program. Mike Stolle took these photos.

From left are Nathan Embry, pilot Steve Lindemann, Hannah Embry and Greg Embry.

Ivy Seacrest stands next to pilot Jeff Buchanan.

These teens were honored as the April students of the month by the Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction. From left are Sarah White of Palisade High School; Sarah Robbins of Central High School and Allison Sessum of Fruita Monument High School. Not pictured is Allisyn Thompson of Grand Junction High School. Mike Moran with the Kiwanis Club sent in these photos.

Summer Secrest is shown with pilot Dag Adamson.

Over the last weekend of April, staff at Alpine Hospice put together more than 40 May Day baskets to be delivered to patients, according to Carla Taylor, the hospice’s business office manager, who sent in this photo.

Chloe Wayt, 7, enjoyed herself at the Grand Junction Special Olympics on May 1. Chloe is shown with Connie Miracle in this photo taken by Ryan Wayt.

The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors board presented a check to Mesa County Partners on April 26. Pictured from left are Penny Hardick, Todd Sisson, Trevor Wickersham with Partners, the association’s western Colorado president Cindy Petersen, Maggie Mooreland with Partners, Victor Bellavia with Partners, Lori Carlston and Cindy Watson.

“Hummers were on a Sugar High after newly filled feeders were enjoyed — so they played a game of tag — this one Won and let everyone know it,” wrote Charley Sunshine of this hummingbird, photographed last year.

This is Partition Arch in Arches National Park. Donna Fullerton took this photo.

Students in School District 51’s Youth Policy Summit program took a two-day tour of Colorado state University’s renewable energy program. Teresa Coons teaches for the Youth Policy Summit through Colorado Mesa University. Pictured in the back row from left are Jeffrey Miller (who sent in this photo), Skyler Ogden, Andrew Simon, Riley Ruse and Jacob Stanton. In the front row are Erin Gordon, Connie Reust, Courtlyn Carpenter, Chris Klene, Alec Smith, Lindsey Whitesides, Austin Douglas and Coons.

Dan Durrant took this photo of Mesa Arch on the morning of March 31 at Canyonlands National Park.

Helen Elsberry, left, on behalf of American Legion Post 37 presented a $500 donation Grand Valley Catholic Outreach’s St. Martin Place. Stacy Schoolfield, with St. Martin’s, accepts the donation.

The Girl Scouts Cocktails & Cookie Creations was April 20 at Two Rivers Winery and Chateau. Area chefs used Girl Scout cookies to make delicious food that was paired with wine for the fundraiser.

The Girl Scouts Cocktails & Cookie Creations was April 20 at Two Rivers Winery and Chateau. Area chefs used Girl Scout cookies to make delicious food that was paired with wine for the fundraiser.

The Girl Scouts Cocktails & Cookie Creations was April 20 at Two Rivers Winery and Chateau. Area chefs used Girl Scout cookies to make delicious food that was paired with wine for the fundraiser.

Nicole Travis couldn’t describe how good it felt to feel the car start as she tried her key at the annual Subaru care giveaway for high school graduates.

Amaya and Gavin Metli eat up a gingerbread house in this photo taken by their dad, Marshall Metli.

Members of the Desert Vista Garden Club pruned the roses at Lincoln Park on April 19. Pictured from left are Buzzie Aust, Ethel Oatman, Vivan Brodine and Arlys LaFehr.

Ryan Van Tassel snapped this photo of his dog Rifle while the two were hiking.

LaDonna Ishida sent in this photo of a rainbow over Mount Garfield at sunset on April 12.  It was a “wonderful stormy day for pics,” Ishida wrote.

Angie Tanksley took this photo of the April 12 rainbow while at her son’s track meet. I “just thought it was really cool how you can see the rainbow right over the press box,” she wrote.

The Palisade Crush U11 baseball team won its division in a tournament in Lakewood in April.

The Fruita Storm 12U baseball team was 6-0 in the USSSA Fort Collins Spring Classic in April. The team beat the Nebraska Bluffs 15-14 in extra innings in the championship game. Players representing the Storm were Austin Bernal, Dylan Brown, Dakota Dunham, Alec Goodrich, Chet Goodrich, Kohl Hagee, Bradyn Heit, Trey Morrill, CJ Parrish, Paul Salazar and Joe Estep. Chukk Parrish is the team manager and the assistant coaches are Justin Hagee, Craig Morrill, Travis Brown and Tex Goodrich.

Four generations are pictured here: baby Katalina Buchanan, mother Danielle Schmidt Buchanan, grandmother Andrea Molzahn Schmidt and great-grandmother Linda Molzahn. Jerry Molzahn took this photo.

Jake Miller took third place and Sarah Mahon came in fourth place in Hospice’s texting tournament in April. Miller received $30 and Mahon $20.

Bryce Keever won a texting tournament put on in April as a benefit for the Child & Teen Programs at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado. Keever holds the $100 he received for his win. Each year, the Child & Teen Programs help more than 600 children dealing with the loss of a loved one, according to Hospice.

Larry “Jonesey” Jones shows his wife, Marty, the Melvin Jones Fellowship Award he received from the Grand Junction Lions Club on Tuesday.

Two Destination Imagination teams from Lincoln Elementary School in Delta plan to compete against teams form around the world at the Destination Imagination Global Finals on May 22–27. To send 14 students and their coaches to this event, they need to raise about $1,700 per person. To help in this effort, call Kristie Donathan at 970-210-6173, Scott Moore at 970-623-3256 or Nancy Green at 970-874-3700. Pictured here with coach and teacher Scott Moore are Aiden Barrios, Claire Corbasson, Emma Corbasson, Darius Kerns, Eli Miramontes, Haylee Curry and Damon Hudson. At the state Destination Imagination competition in Denver on April 14, this team took first place in the Instant Challenge and received a Da Vinci Award for creativity.

Pictured with coach and teacher Kirstie Donathan, the members of this Destination Imagination team member are Ana Jurca, Cameron Hudson, Caleb Miramontes, Alex Abila, Kaitlyn Sharpe, Alonso Saenz and Ethen White. This team came in third place out of 44 teams in the Central Challenge at the state Destination Imagination competition.

This photo shows the Civil War “boys” of the GAR Post 35 in Grand Junction. It was taken about 1906. Gary and Suzanne Wilson are trying to identify their ancestor, John J. Wilson, who they think is in this photo. If you have any information in this regard, please email them at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The staff and students at New Emerson Elementary School earlier this year were awarded the 2011 John Irwin Award for exceeding expectations on the three-year school performance framework’s indicator for academic achievement, according to this photo submission by Debbie Cain. Jami Davis took this photo at a school assembly.

Bruce Skalicky took this photo of a backyard bandit.

Fifteen Appleton Elementary School students competed this year in the National Western Stock Show Youth Art Contest in Denver. Pictured are Anna Watson, Triston Tate, Cadence Burke, Kami VonBurg, Brooke Bingham, Kathi Norell, Cayman Norcross, Corbin Burtard, Jacob Moore, Trevor VonBurg, Payton Wilder, Reese Fledderjohn and Matthew Lynch. Not pictured are Cheyenne Delegarito and Allison Delgado. Kimber Johnson sent in this photo.

Luca Rae Smith from Montrose and Warren, Tierzah and Nicholas Smith from Bayfield were at Gramma and Grampa Wilson’s for an Easter egg hunt. “It was the best weather day for the holiday in several years,” the email submission said. “This sure beat a rain-soaked egg hunt a few years ago!”

Bob Colony and Bob Hanson were honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Kiwanis Club of Grand Junction on Feb. 16 at the Charter Night Dinner that celebrated the club’s 75th anniversary. Colony has been a member of the club for more than 50 years, and Hanson has been a member for more than 40 years. Mike Moran sent in this photo.

Michael Meadows snapped this photo of a rainbow with Mount Garfield in the background about 6:10 p.m. on April 12. Meadows said he used his cell photo to take the photo from the area of 32 and F 1/2 roads.

This photo shows Lee and Marian Miller’s great-granddaughters, from left, Reagan, Piper, Dakota and Skylar at a fashion show in New York City, earlier this week.

The sun sets over Bull Frog Bay and Marina on Lake Powell in June 2002 in this photo taken and submitted by Jim Simonson.