Easter Sunday Fun
Warm temperatures and moderate breezes on Easter Sunday brought Zoe Richardson, age 7, and her family to Heritage Park in Fruita for an afternoon of kit flying with their friends. Photo by Charles Pearson
Highline Lake State Park open and ready for summer fun
The swimming area, the picnic table, the boat ramp, and the camping spots are ready, all that is needed is a little bit warmer weather. Photos by Charles Pearson
Citizens rally over gun policies in schools
Kathleen Goddeyne Prior to the March 19 School District 51 Board meeting, about 30 people gathered in front of the Basil T. Knight Center to voice their opinions about guns in schools. Kevin King, David Cox, and Rich Bacher of Mesa County Patriots attended school safety committee meetings to address “the significant shortcomings of our [...]
Hospital, charities get support from the Fruita Thrift Shop
Erin McIntyre For more than 60 years, volunteers at the Fruita Thrift Shop have turned some people’s junk into other people’s treasures and raised money for the community at the same time. The nonprofit organization started in 1951 to help fund the Fruita Hospital. Since then, the thrift shop board has donated proceeds to various [...]
Harlem Ambassadors put on a show
Tim Merris More than 1,700 people turned out for the Harlem Ambassadors basketball game against our local Community Allstars Saturday night sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. People of all ages came out to enjoy a performance by both the Ambassadors as well as our own community participants. Among the Community Allstars were Fruita’s esteemed Mayor [...]
Children in need of foster families on the rise
Kathleen Goddeyne Ariel Clinical Services has seen a large jump in the number of children in need of placement recently. Ariel Clinical Services, 2938 North Ave., Suite G, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Child Placement Agency and Adult Service Agency founded by Kregg Thornburg in 1994. Thornburg, a former special education teacher, founded Ariel Clinical Services [...]
Along the Colorado River
Bob Hislop I’m often asked, “Where do you take those beautiful pictures?” And more often than not, my reply is, “Along the Colorado.” Right here at home, you don’t need to travel great distances to find the beauty of our world. If you ever venture off of I-70 either eastbound or westbound in Mesa County, [...]