Nation’s tree from our backyard
By Margaret Melloy Guziak We know. We realize that you have just finished outfitting your children with new clothes, shoes and school supplies and that Christmas 2012 is far from your minds right now. But this year, Colorado has the honor of being the state selected to provide the nation’s Christmas tree to Washington, D. [...]
Monument committee visits Fruita
By Ellen Miller Fruita residents, like many other citizens in Mesa County, have mixed feelings whether the Colorado National Monument at Fruita’s doorstep should be renamed a national park. “I think we heard more from Fruita in favor of a national park than we did on the Redlands,” said outgoing Mayor Ken Henry, a co-chairman [...]