Leland L. Baldwin
March 15, 1932 – Feb. 9, 2013 Leland L. Baldwin passed away unexpectedly at the age of 80, on Feb. 9, 2013, at his home. He was born March 15, 1932, to Roy and Gladys Baldwin in Grand Junction, Colo. Leland married Maxine Taylor in 1949, in Grand Junction, who preceded him in death, as [...]
Ben Salvador Lobato
Ben Salvador Lobato, 76, of Fruita, died on Feb. 19, 2013, at the Grand Junction VA Hospital. Ben was a gas plant operator. Services are pending. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of Fruita; three sons: Fred Lobato of Pomona, Calif., and Ron Padilla and Randy Padilla of Fruita; four daughters: Valerie Padilla of Los Angeles, [...]
Cindy Lynn Selders
Cindy Lynn Selders, 58, of Grand Junction, died on March 14, 2013, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo. Survivors include her husband, Larry D. Selders of Grand Junction; two sons: Klayton Selders of Fruita and Kyle Selders of Grand Junction; four daughters: Katrina Reed and Kelli Sandel of Rock Springs, Wyo., Kassie Ware [...]
Junction turns lights out on Wildcats
Tim Merris The Tigers came out swinging and didn’t let up, cruising to a 13-5 Southwestern conference win. Both teams scored three in the first inning, but Fruita couldn’t keep up as Grand Junction scored five in the second and never looked back. Just when Fruita thought it couldn’t get any worse, it did. The [...]
Rocky Mountain PBS presents ‘action women’
“Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines” Special to the Fruita Times A free reception and screening of the Kristy Guevara-Flanagan and Kelcey Edwards film will begin at 6:30 p.m. March 20. The event, sponsored by Chevron, Mesa County Public Libraries, Talon Wine Brands, and KAFM 88.1 Community Radio, will take place in Room [...]
Robert M. Pengra
Robert (Bob) M. Pengra, 87 of Fruita, Colorado, passed away on March 7, 2013, following a brief illness. Final arrangements were through Callahan Edfast Mortuary in Grand Junction, Colo. A celebration of Bob’s life was held on Sunday, March 10, at 2 p.m. at the Fruita United Methodist Church. Bob was born Jan. 20, 1926, [...]
Grand Junction police ask for information on missing girl
Courtesy of KJCT News 8 Grand Junction police are trying to find a 14-year-old-girl who’s been missing since Feb. 19. Taylor Johnson is 5’7”, weighs 130 lbs., and has brown eyes and brown hair. Friends and family told KJCT that Taylor is a student at Grand Junction High School. They said she may be with [...]
Ben Salvador Lobato
Ben Salvador Lobato, 76, of Fruita, died on Feb. 19, 2013, at the Grand Junction VA Hospital. Ben was a gas plant operator. Services are pending. Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of Fruita; three sons: Fred Lobato of Pomona, Calif., and Ron Padilla and Randy Padilla of Fruita; four daughters: Valerie Padilla of Los Angeles, [...]
Celeste Y. McLean
CELESTE Y. MCLEAN July 5, 1960 – Feb. 26, 2013 Celeste took the Lord’s hand at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colo., on Wednesday evening. She was born at St. Mary’s on July 5, 1960, to William L. and Lila M. McLean. She attended schools in Palisade and graduated from Palisade High School Celeste [...]