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World-traveling, ‘ordinary’ woman celebrates 100th birthday

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:12:16 +0000

Idonna Gage couldn’t stop smiling as friends and family came to shake her 100-year-old hand Friday at Hilltop’s “The Commons” Senior Retirement Community.

“I’m just an ordinary woman,” Gage said, adding that she didn’t do anything special to reach 100 years. She didn’t eat anything different than anyone…more

Preschool students tour Daily Sentinel

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:13:30 +0000

Preschool students from the Lutheran Church and School of the Messiah scampered through the halls of the Daily Sentinel Thursday morning, getting a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to produce a daily newspaper.

The tour also included discussion about what a newspaper’s role in the community is,…more

Career Center offers holiday cookies and centerpieces

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:47:49 +0000

Holiday shoppers shouldn’t overlook the products being created for the season at the Career Center.

The center, located at 2935 North Ave., offers two on-site businesses, a floral shop and the Coyote Cafe. Both businesses are operated by School District 51 high school students and their teachers.

The floral…more

‘Dangerous’ video created in our backyard

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:29:50 +0000

Who is Joshua Danger?

Nobody knows for sure, but if his increasingly popular Internet music video is any indication, he’s a sweet-talking, fake-mustachioed cyber-lothario. A devil-in-disguise who lures innocent girls like Tammie Lotionson into “kind-of-illegal” dates on his Cushman Tote Goat.

The new Joshua Danger video, “I Will Make…more

Rifle girl national finalist in Red Robin burger contest

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:19:03 +0000

Randi Lenard is cooking up a real stir as word gets out that she is a national finalist in the Red Robin Kids’ Cook-off.

Lenard, 11, is a member of the Red Robin Kids’ Club. As a member, she enjoys reading e-mail from the company promoting kids’ events…more

Jail and Bail raises money for premature babies

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:12:34 +0000

More than 50 people turned themselves in Thursday to the March of Dimes Jail and Bail event at Smuggler’s Brewpub.

The inmates were taken before the judge, given bread and water, then forced to dial all the numbers in their address book asking for donations for to help…more

Holy Family honors veterans

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:11 +0000

Hundreds of students and guests clapped, cheered and whistled for the active and retired veterans that attended the Holy Family School’s salute to veterans assembly Wednesday afternoon.

The program was presented as a play with two students acting as a grandfather and grandchild who were visiting the cemetery…more

New ‘Call of Duty’ game scores big in Grand Junction

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:27:04 +0000

Customers lined up outside Hastings Books last night to be among the first to purchase the new “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2″ game.

The highly anticipated game has been available for pre-order since June. It is the sixth game in the series made for Xbox and Sony…more

Hospice expands to include men’s apparel retail shop

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:30:01 +0000

The Hospice and Palliative Care’s upscale consignment shop had a grand opening Monday of their new men’s apparel retail space.

The room was acquired when the neighboring Talley’s Restaurant reduced half its restaurant space. Many businesses donated to the expansion, including new carpet and a donation of clothes…more

Rocket Park icon gets paint job

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:32:05 +0000

The well-known rocket and orbiting planet, the namesake for the new Rocket Park formerly named Melrose Park, received a much-needed paint job this week by Grand Junction Parks and Recreation staff.

The rocket is suspended off the ground horizontally and protected by a large fence while crews remove…more

Country singer honors veterans

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:52 +0000

Cowboy Poet Peggy Malone slid into a booth at Lois’ Place this week. On the wall near her booth was a biography of a veteran killed in Iraq. The story so moved her she penned this poem:

Lois’s…American Pride:

If you’re looking for conviction, of strong American Pride.

Stop by…more

Botanical gardens to unveil new lighting

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:36 +0000

The Western Colorado Botanical Gardens is unveiling some much needed overhead lighting this Friday in the Tropical Rainforest and Butterfly House.

An open house will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served.

The open house will also celebrate the…more

Mega Wraps opens at Mesa Mall

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:00:23 +0000

The new Mega Wraps opened Wednesday in the food court of Mesa Mall.

The franchise, based out of Canada, offers soups, salads, paninis and other healthy food options but they are best known for their pita-style wraps.

Pitas are offered in two sizes, stuffed with a large variety of…more

Rubik’s cubist publishes book of patterns online

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:29:00 +0000

The shelves that once displayed thousands of Rubik’s Cubes are now empty in Cecil Smith’s downtown Grand Junction home. But the passion for the puzzle of squares still lives within the 80-year-old Smith.

He’s looking online for a rebirth of the cube and has self-published his book, “Cubeology’s…more

Radio listener wins drab-to-fab bedroom makeover

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:10:35 +0000

Gary Follett is not one of those guys who complains that he never wins anything. He wins all the time.

Most recently Follett won a $10,000 bedroom makeover from KSTAR 96.1. Follett entered his name into a random drawing at one of the first Farmer’s Markets this summer,…more

Community shelters earn grants to achieve ‘no-kill’ status

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:12:09 +0000

Nine local animal shelters were awarded $40,000 last week by Maddie’s Fund, the Pet Foundation. The shelters are members of the WeCARe SW Coalition, which includes facilities in Delta, Mesa, Ouray, and Montrose counties.

The ultimate goal of the coalition is to make these counties completely kill-free as…more

Batman ‘back’ in business

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:26:07 +0000

Wes Sheader got more than a few looks during his morning commute Friday. Sheader was dressed in full Bat suit, cape flying, while driving his very own Bat Mobile.

Sheader is one of the few pediatric chiropractic specialists in the nation. He works at New Life Chriropractic where…more

Most decorated house on Main Street

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:53:05 +0000

The big white house at 929 Main Street is a popular Halloween stop for the young and old alike.

Each Halloween Marie and Karol Ramstetter have an open house. Guests are welcome to come in for a drink and tour of the old colonial-style home owned by the…more

Mesa Developmental Services parties early for Halloween

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:26:43 +0000

Nobody was a wallflower at the annual Halloween party for clients of Mesa Developmental Services Thursday at Whiskey River but there were a lot of clowns, witches, and ghouls.

The floor was packed as the revelers danced to such Halloween hits as “Monster Mash” and “Ghostbusters.”

Every foot was…more

Annual Bear Walk cold, but fun, for youngsters

Richie Ann Ashcraft — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:17:56 +0000

The cold didn’t decrease the enthusiasm of Broadway Elementary School students Wednesday as they trampled the fresh snow into sticky slush on their annual Bear Walk. In fact, it probably made the annual fundraiser more fun.

The Bear Walk is an event in which students and invited guests…more