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A clan-do attitude: Family throws itself into fair

Maybe one more clover leaf for a “helping hand” will be added to the 4-H Club logo someday. Head, hands, heart, health. Oh, and don’t forget a little help from Mom and Dad, too. As 4-H members know, the agricultural club is quite the familial affair, with every member pitching in to do his or her part. Take the Teal family, for example. Ashley, 12, and Kyle, 13, joined 4-H three years ago and haven’t slowed down since. Some friends sparked the siblings’ ...

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Fair competitor isn’t sheepish about likes

Katie Petty loves the purple shampoo she uses to clean her two sheep, E.T. and Rango, at the Mesa County Fair. And if you talk to her long enough, she’ll list off more of her favorite things. Her shiny belt buckle.  Chuck-E-Cheese. Wendy’s. Snow cones. “Long Black Train” by Josh Turner. “California Gurls” by Katy Perry. Purple sheep shampoo. Katie isn’t your typical competitor at the fair. The 12-year-old has Down syndrome. But that ...

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Two armed holdups in Grand Junction

Grand Junction police are looking into the possibility that two robberies Saturday in Grand Junction are related. About 9:30 a.m., a man armed with a black semi-automatic pistol entered Advance America, 2502 U.S. Highway 6&50, brandished the pistol and forced the two employees to hand over an undetermined amount of cash, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. He last was seen fleeing north from Advance America,  a cash-advance business. The suspect was described as ...

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Voices anything but idle at tryouts for reality TV show

Kody Taylor had been staking out Allen Unique Autos, the site of this year’s local “American Idol” auditions, for three days, watching for the competition to arrive. The 17-year-old Clifton resident didn’t want a repeat of last year, when he missed his opportunity to compete for a chance to sing in front of “American Idol” producers. He had been comforting his grandmother, who was still reeling from the death of her husband, and his flight home arrived ...

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Junction man inducted into Bandmasters hall of fame

Gary Ambrosier picked up his first musical instrument when he was in third grade. The 66-year-old Grand Junction resident has yet to set it down. Because of this ceaseless dedication to music, Ambrosier was selected by Colorado Bandmasters Association members to be this year’s inductee into the Colorado Bandmasters Association Hall of Fame. The association has inducted one member each year since 1976. “I was humbled that people would remember me after six years of being out of ...

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Mosquitoes fester with momentum

It’s mosquito season again, and the little blood-suckers are back with a vengeance. A rainy, wet spring mixed with warm summer temperatures provided perfect breeding conditions for the insects, and experts say they are bracing for a busy year as the mosquito population booms. “It’s one of the worst seasons we’ve seen in awhile,” said Zane McCallister, manager of the Grand River Mosquito Control District. As the Colorado River swelled past its banks, ...

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Facing off with fireworks

In almost any other job setting, interns are asked to fetch coffee or sharpen pencils and then go home satisfied with a job well done. Luckily for this intern, things get a bit spicier at The Daily Sentinel. I was asked to risk life and limb in the name of good journalism. I could have respectfully declined, but I answered the call of duty because you, the reader, deserve to know the truth. You deserve to know which fireworks to buy with your hard-earned dollar. So here you go, America. ...

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FOURTH EVENTS: You shouldn’t need to go far to salute our nation’s birthday

Collbran celebrates its independent Western spirit with the Plateau Valley Heritage Days Cowboy Festival over the Fourth of July weekend. Look for rodeos, a street dance and horseshoe pitching tournament at this traditional celebration. Friday, July 2, is a Ranch Horse Classic at 9 a.m. and Ranch Rodeo at 1 p.m. Locals will have a Calcutta at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 3, events include Cowboy church at 8 a.m., the start of the horseshoe pitching tournament and a Colorado Professional Rodeo ...

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Local woman provides clean water for Haiti

Tammie Martin is a world traveler for all the right reasons. She has ventured to Africa and Haiti for volunteer work, and is planning a two-week return trip to the earthquake-devastated nation in July. Martin will leave July 21 and will join 27 other people from across the country for a project called Clean Water for Haiti. The project aims to provide water filters for Haitians who don’t have access to potable water. The team will install Biosand filters, which are made in Haiti, ...

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Woof-tastic! Area dogs get free vaccines

Cricket growled menacingly as Dr. Frank Coons walked up to him, needles in hand. Well, as menacingly as the three-month-old, two-pound dog could muster. Cricket was just one of 100 canines receiving free parvo/distemper and rabies vaccinations from Coons Wednesday morning at Grand Valley Catholic Outreach. Coons, who has been a veterinarian for 37 years, and his staff from Tiara Rado Animal Hospital provided the service to dogs whose owners may not have been able to otherwise afford the ...

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Bicyclists enjoy rewards on Bike to Work Day

Three-year-old Bridger Beyhan was too busy shoving the cream-cheesed bagel in his mouth to dwell on the effort it took for him to find his treat. The youngster, along with his one-year-old sister, Heidi, and parents Billy and Lainey, had just pedaled his way from his house downtown up to the fountain in front of Grand Junction City Hall as part of Bike to Work Day. Bikers who rode bikes to work today could stop off at the downtown location to be rewarded for their effort with bagels, ...

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Grand Junction man fights back against bullies

Phoebe Prince. Asher Brown. Tyler Clementi. Although their names have faded from national headlines, their plights with bullies have not been forgotten by one Grand Junction resident. Rudy Malesich, a former middle school principal and county coroner, is making it his goal to reduce bullying in area schools by bringing parents and school administrators together as a combined front against perpetrators. “To me, there are parents that are doing terrific jobs, and there are schools ...

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Colorado National Monument waives fees Tuesday

With the official start of summer mere hours away, it’s time to lace up those hiking boots, fill up the canteen and head up to the Colorado National Monument. Oh, and you can leave the wallet behind. In an effort to encourage people to spend more time in the great outdoors, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar has ordered Tuesday, June 21 be recognized as a fee-free day at America’s national park areas. Luckily for visitors and residents of the Grand Valley, the Colorado ...

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Robots rule at math, engineering camp

Twelve-year-old Jack Lueck knows what he wants to do when he grows up. He wants to build self-intelligent vehicles, and he’ll do everything he can to achieve that dream. The future engineer, along with his 10-year-old sister, Ollie, came to Grand Junction from Denver and lived in a hotel for a week so the two could attend Protocamp, a weeklong math and science camp designed to teach middle school students the basic tricks of the engineering trade. “I liked it last year, so I ...

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Competitive ballroom dancers not constrained by age

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. You can teach a couple of spunky retirees to ballroom dance, though. Mo Bloemsma, 71, and Jim Eller, 65, along with 15 other dance students of various ages from La Puerta Dance Studio, will compete at the Colorado Star Ball Friday and Saturday in Denver. More than 6,500 entries have been submitted for the competition. This will be the second competition of the duo’s career. The couple also danced at last year’s Star Ball. The ...

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Free books up for grabs at annual book giveaway

Book lovers descended upon the rows of books at Pomona Elementary Tuesday morning, grabbing great reads for free as part of the School District 51 Annual Book Give-Away. Boxes upon boxes of books were lined from end to end, filling the gym, cafeteria and spilling into the hallways. People struggled with the weight of their chock-full boxes of literature as they shuffled from row to row, adding to their collection. The event, which runs through Friday from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. each day ...

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Cattlewomen honor lifelong farmer, rancher for Father’s Day

Dale Smith has seen a lot over nine and a half decades. He remembers where the old saddle shop used to stand on Main Street. He remembers Elmer Wright’s big barn that used to be where the bus station now is located. He remembers the interurban electric train that ran from Grand Junction to Fruita, making stops in Appleton. He was one of the few people who got to see Western artist Harold Bryant paint. You see a lot in 96 years. And if you’re Dale Smith, you don’t let 96 ...

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Camps heighten kids’ knowledge of science, math

Think your kids are the next Albert Einstein or Madame Curie? Want to test their scientific prowess and expand their knowledge of all things math and science? Look no further than the John McConnell Math and Science Center of Western Colorado’s summer camps. If you have a little scientist, check out the Science Book Nook, which runs every Tuesday and Thursday. Kids will read a book and then do experiments related to their readings. This camp is available in two age groups: ...

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Moving away hasn’t kept Hazelhurst, Hyde from being a part of JUCO

You can take the boy out of baseball, but you can’t take baseball out of the boy. Just ask veteran Alpine Bank Junior College World Series committee members Matt Hyde and Greg Hazelhurst. As their jobs took them hundreds of miles away from the center of the JUCO action, both men, who have been committee members for a combined 38 years, have made sacrifices to make sure they were able to return during the week to witness the baseball action. Hyde, who coordinates tournament play, ...

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Bridget’s big day: Miller makes practice perfect in singing national anthem at JUCO

When 9-year-old Bridget Miller was selected to sing the national anthem for Sunday morning’s Alpine Bank Junior College World Series game, she knew she was going to need a little help memorizing the words, so she turned to her mother. There was just one little problem with that proposition: Diane Miller needed a little help herself before she could assist her daughter. “I had to learn the words, to be honest,” the Irish immigrant and mother of two said. The ...

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The social life: Social media becoming a staple for JUCO players and teams

It’s official: social media has invaded JUCO. Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have made their way into the dugouts of various teams during the Alpine Bank Junior College World Series, including that of Potomac State (W. Va) College. The Catamounts’ online presence began in 2004 with the addition of a “Player Diary” section to the baseball page of the college’s website. The coaches choose two players at the beginning of each season to blog about their ...

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Central Arizona pitchers enjoy philanthropy

Tyler Brady’s face lit up as he was handed the autographed baseball. “Oh my God,” he said happily, much to the delight of the six Central Arizona College baseball players gathered around him. Brady was only one of the eight Mesa Developmental Services group home residents the Vaqueros pitchers met Tuesday afternoon in Orchard Mesa. “We try to do things for the community since we’re a community college,” Vaqueros head coach Jon Wente said. The Central ...

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Couple honors late daughter, a friend to dogs

When people remember Teresa Whiteman, their thoughts often wander to her love of man’s best friend. “You couldn’t talk to Teresa without talking about dogs,” said Debbie Whiteman, Teresa’s stepmother. As a tribute to their canine-loving daughter, Debbie, and Teresa’s father, Mike, installed a drinking fountain for dogs Wednesday afternoon on the west end of Sherwood Park. To the untrained eye, the rust-colored structure looks like a piece of functional ...

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JUCO players chime in on benefits of music

Sometimes, music can mean the difference between success and failure. Just ask Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki. For the first two games of this season, Katy Perry’s “Firework” played throughout Coors Field whenever he stepped up to the plate. Tulowitzki didn’t record a single hit. In his second at-bat after switching his walk-up tune to Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” he hit one out of the park. As the fans chow down on their peanuts and Cracker Jacks ...

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Big losses turn into bigger win

Shock and disbelief washed over Warren Austin at the announcement. Seconds later, a grin splashed across his face. “I was blown away. It was amazing,” the 44-year-old said after it was announced Tuesday night that he was the Gold’s Gym 12-week Fitness Challenge overall national winner. Austin also won his age group at both the local and national levels. Austin, who lost nearly 55 pounds and 21 inches from his waistline during the challenge, beat out more than 300,000 ...

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Nothing bustles like Canyon View Park on a Saturday

A thread of cars winds its way down the road toward the park. “If you build it, they will come.” No, this isn’t referencing an all-star team of ghosts playing catch on a baseball diamond carved out of a cornfield in “Field of Dreams.” Instead, it’s a description of Grand Junction’s Canyon View Park. While its expanse doesn’t hold some supernatural secret — as far as we know — it ultimately does draw people by the thousands for ...

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Gateway graduates a power trio

It’s not every year that a school’s graduating class triples from the previous year. Then again, it’s not every year the graduating class has been together in the same building since kindergarten. Such was the case Thursday night when Gateway School celebrated high school commencement. The school handed out diplomas to three graduates, which was an increase over last year’s class of one student. Damaris Almanzan, Danae Herrmann and Trent Spaedt began their ...

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Rockestra auditioning for 4 lead vocalists

The Grand Junction Rockestra needs some lead singers, and by the end of tonight it will have at least four. The final round of auditions for the rock ‘n’ roll orchestra’s lead vocalist spots will be tonight at 7:30 at Tenacious Brothers Pub, 118 S. Seventh St. Ten finalists were selected from an initial pool of 32 singers during an earlier round of auditions April 20. Each finalist will sing two songs they have chosen from the Rockestra’s June 11 opening-concert set ...

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Living the message works, too

Megan Hogue spent part of her summer under the watchful eye of Vietnamese law enforcement. But it wasn’t for spying. Hogue, 20, of Fruita spent almost four weeks in the Asian country as part of a mission trip through Seattle Pacific University, where she is studying international affairs. “It’s illegal to evangelize in Vietnam,” Hogue said. “We were told that the police were probably tracking our movements the whole time we were there, so that was a little ...

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Celebrity worshippers open their wallets for a little piece of faux fame

Marilyn Monroe’s chest x-rays? $45,000. Prince’s handwritten lyrics for “Purple Rain?” $67,650. Michael Jackson’s white glove from his 1983 Motown 25 performance? More money than you’ll probably make in a lifetime. There are some things money can’t buy. For everything else, there’s ... Actually, you can buy just about anything for the right price. Just use your MasterCard (or your kid’s college fund). Lately it seems like some ...

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