Local welcome made JUCO special

Thank you to the citizens of Grand Junction for the amazing week my wife and I spent in your town while attending the Alpine Bank JUCO World Series.
We know that reaching the World Series is the goal of all baseball teams, but only a few accomplish this. We were fortunate our son’s team, Grayson County, was one of them. As we were planning our trip, we knew nothing of the experience we would have.
It is extremely difficult to find words to express our feelings about the week in Grand Junction. The townspeople were tremendous and genuinely made us feel welcome. In addition to the graciousness of our hosts, Grand Valley Hosts, and the generosity of the team sponsor, Sorter Construction, we wish to express our appreciation to all of the volunteers and folks behind the scenes that made this the most enjoyable baseball week in our lives.
The media coverage was absolutely outstanding. It is obvious why the NJCAA loves to have this World Series in Grand Junction. The whole town has embraced the idea and is extremely supportive.
The week spent in Grand Junction will be one of the highlights of my son’s baseball experience. In addition to all the memories we took away from our special week, we want to thank all of the fans who attended the games and cheered for their adopted team. We had met many “locals” and learned how special this event is to them. A special thanks to the Gaty and Willbanks families for their loyalty to Grayson, as well as their friendship and support during our stay.
Grand Junction has a true gem in the world of baseball and will always be a special place in our lives.
KEITH and RITA REED
McKinney, Texas
Give money to assist
Chani Capps and family
The July 2 article on Chani Capps was well-written and explained Chani’s upbeat spirit and hopes. All of us who know the Capps family situation have been praying for them each day. We also have been developing a plan to help financially.
A fund has been established to help Chani and the Capps family deal with the tremendous financial impact of this catastrophe. Tax deductible contributions can be made to the National Transplant Assistance Fund and Catastrophic Injury Program. Put “Chani Capps Fund” on the check memo line.
Checks can be mailed to NTAF, 150 N. Radnor Chester Road, Suite F-120, Radnor, Pa., 19087. You may also get on the NATF Web site, www.transplantfund.org/Catastrophic/. Search for “Capps” and click on the “Contribute Now” tab to make a credit-card contribution. Or phone NTAF at 1-800-642-8399.
When you donate this way, 96 percent of the funds go directly to the Capps fund, with 4 percent going to managing the fund. All funds designated for the Chani Capps fund will be used to help pay for such things as ongoing medical needs, home remodeling and a wheelchair-accessible van.
As you look at the options for donating, consider making a monthly donation for 12 to 24 months. This will help the Capps family know how much funding they will have each month.
DEBE COLBY
Grand Junction

This month marks
evolutionary anniversary
I would like to draw the attention of all progressive minded people to a very significant anniversary on July 1. It marked the 150th anniversary of the announcement in London at a meeting of the Linnaean Society of the principle of natural selection, the foundation of the theory of evolution.
The meeting was held to resolve what could have become a contentious issue: whether Charles Darwin or Alfred Wallace was due the credit for formulating the principle.
Darwin had been working on it for many years but had not published anything. Wallace independently had come to the same conclusion from his biological explorations in distant Malay. He sent an outline of his work to Darwin asking that he help to have it published. Greatly concerned that he might be scooped, Darwin asked several of his scientific friends what he should do. They recommended a joint presentation of his and Wallace’s work and that is what happened.
The audience reaction was an almost unanimous yawn—the idea was ahead of its time.
Subsequently, Wallace ceded priority to Darwin and was a staunch defender of his, thereafter.
So, whether one agrees with the theory of evolution or not, it should be recognized that July 1, 1858, marked the beginning of a revolution in man’s thinking about his place in the universe and the rumblings of that revolution are still with us today.
EARL MULLEN
Grand Junction

Rec center makes no sense
during current depression
Some people in Fruita spend too much time thinking about a rec center instead of reading the business report.
They call this a “recession” but it is a “depression.” Yet, a few still want the rec center. No! We don’t need any more taxes, regardless of their use.
The majority of the seniors won’t use it. It is just a kid’s play thing.
When people are trying to decide whether to buy $4 a gallon gas or groceries, foreclosures are rising, more people are signing up for welfare and jobs are being lost, this is not the time for increasing taxes.
Let’s get our heads screwed on straight! We don’t need a rec center.
VIOLA WARD
Fruita

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