Spring arrives in Fruita
Spring has finally arrived in Fruita as yellow and purple flowers start to appear along Aspen street.
Fruita welcomes backyard chicken farmers
Homeowner associations not all so accommodating Erin McIntyre Why did the chicken cross into Fruita backyards? It’s hard to choose which reason came first: the chickens or the eggs. Many urban chicken farmers have more than one reason for keeping the birds, and the trend has flocked across the U.S., with hundreds of municipalities adopting rules [...]
The way it was
— March 24, 1960— Fruita State Bank to expand and remodel Work will begin soon on expansion and remodeling at Fruita State Bank, according to vice president D. Earle Brumbaugh. Starting date is expected to be about April 11. Architects Van Deusen and Bliska have drawn plans and general contractor is Carl E. [...]
Redlands’ Dos Hombres closing for remodel
Special to the Fruita Times To accomplish renovations, Dos Hombres will be closed for 10 days beginning Easter Sunday, March 31. If all goes as planned, Dos Hombres will reopen for business on April 9. “Our employees will get some much deserved paid vacation during the remodel. All of our servers and staff will be [...]
Mesa County Libraries Poetry Contest
Special to the Fruita Times April is National Poetry Month, and Mesa County Libraries cardholders who are 18 and older are invited to celebrate by submitting original, unpublished poems to the library poetry contest. The deadline for entries is 6 p.m. April 20. All entries must be submitted online at mesacountylibraries.org/poetry-contest/. Poems will be judged [...]
Police Report
MARCH 2 An 11-year-old girl sustained a small injury to her hand when she attempted to pet an unfriendly dog at the residence of the dog on Crystal Way and Pioneer Drive. MARCH 8 Officers responded to assist Lower Valley Fire Department with an attended death of an elderly female in the 200 block of [...]
Mayor’s Day recognizes national service
Special to the Fruita Times Mayors across the country will participate in a national day of recognition April 9 to highlight the impact of national service in their cities and thank individuals who serve. This initiative, called Mayors Day of Recognition for National Service, is the first of its kind. “National service is a vital [...]
‘Am I Bad?’
Pastor Mark Fisher Yes, it was the cure for cabin fever! After months of snow, ice and below freezing temps, we were going on our first overnight camping trip of the year. In Northern Minnesota, trout season opened two weeks before the walleye season; so brook trout here we come! The trip was a spur [...]
Easter ≠ blind leap of faith
Jeff Goodwin Christianity is strange because it is unlike all other religions. Other religions require a blind faith while Christianity is rooted in historically provable reality. In this way, Christianity is starkly different than all the other religions of the world which require a blind leap of faith into the unknown. But Christianity is testable [...]