Rollover Crash on I-70 Sends Driver to Hospital

07/05/10 De Beque, Colo. A woman is lucky to be alive after she crashes her truck on I-70 east of DeBeque. Emergency responders were called to the wreckjust after 6:00 p.m. Monday in the east-bound lanes of I-70 near the exit.

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Calendar: Week of July 2, 2010

07/02/10 FRIDAY, JULY 2 Stellar Corpses, Tenacious Brothers Pub, 118 S. Seventh St., 8 p.m., 21 plus, http://www.stellarcorpses.com . First Friday Art opening, The Art Center, 1803 N. Seventh St., gallery talk 6:30 p.m., reception 7-9 p.m., 243-7337, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) . Art Show opening featuring scenic photography by Sharon Jungert ...

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Trucker: Rig had stalled eight hours before fatal crash

07/01/10 An Illinois man facing a criminally negligent-homicide charge told authorities his tractor-trailer had been broken down on the side of Interstate 70 for nearly eight hours Tuesday before a fatal accident occurred near his truck. Tinauris C. Wise, 33, of Chicago Heights, Ill., said his son, niece and nephew were waiting in the cab of his tractor, and he had placed orange emergency cones into ...

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Wolf signs at ranch vague, tests show

07/01/10 Samples of what researchers thought was wolf scat near De Beque were too decomposed to prove their origin, according to a lab report issued this week. The Robert Wayne Lab at UCLA conducted DNA tests of what the researchers picked up on the High Lonesome Ranch north of De Beque.

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Driver of broken truck charged in fatal rollover accident

06/30/10 The driver of a broken-down semi truck is behind bars after Troopers say he caused the fatal rollover accident on I-70 Tuesday afternoon that took the life of a Grand Junction man.

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Calendar: Week of June 18, 2010

06/18/10 FRIDAY, JUNE 18 Eagles on Highway, acoustic/folk/bluegrass, Coffee Muggers, 644 Main St., 5:30-7 p.m., 241-1968.

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Man pleads guilty in De Beque sledgehammer killing

06/09/10 A Rifle man who faced trial next week in the bludgeoning death of a De Beque rancher pleaded guilty this morning to second-degree murder.

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Calendar: Week of April 23, 2010

04/23/10 FRIDAY, APRIL 23 Grand Valley Bikes organizational event, KAFM Radio Room, 1310 Ute Ave., 7-10 p.m., $10 ages 12 and under free; critical mass bike ride 6 p.m. beginning at the Lincoln Park playground and going through downtown neighborhood and ending at KAFM for the event; Stray Grass performs bluegrass, http://www.grandvalleybikes.org.

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Award-Winning Mansion on Forsyth Park and Bohemian Hotel Savannah Riverfront Join Marriott's Newest Brand, Autograph ...

04/15/10 The Kessler Collection and Marriott International, Inc., are pleased to announce The Mansion on Forsyth Park and Bohemian Hotel Savannah Riverfront as the final two of Kessler's seven properties to join the Autograph Collection.

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Award-Winning Grand Bohemian Hotel Orlando and Bohemian Hotel Celebration Join Marriott's Newest Brand, the Autograph ...

04/13/10 The Kessler Collection and Marriott International, Inc., are pleased to announce two Orlando hotels, Grand Bohemian Hotel and Bohemian Hotel Celebration, as the newest members of the Autograph Collection.

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Business Notebook

04/03/10 First Financial Bank has announced the election of Paul Cannon and Kirk Massey as directors of the company.

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Award-Winning Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville Joins Marriott's Newest Brand, Autograph Collection

03/25/10 The Kessler Collection and Marriott International, Inc., are thrilled to announce Grand Bohemian Hotel in Asheville as the newest member of the Autograph Collection, Marriott's newest brand featuring independent hotels and resorts.

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St. Augustine's Historic Casa Monica Hotel First To Join Marriott's Autograph Collection

03/18/10 The Kessler Hotel Group and Marriott International, Inc. announced today the Casa Monica Hotel is the first property to become part of the Autograph Collection, Marriott's newest brand featuring independent ? iconic hotels and resorts.

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Midvalley Democrats launch effort to defeat Tree Farm in El Jebel

03/18/10 EAGLE COUNTY - Midvalley Democrats launched a surprise maneuver Tuesday night at their precinct caucuses to try a different tactic to defeat a midvalley development project called the Tree Farm. Democrats from the Eagle County portion of the Roaring Fork Valley voted 22-0 to urge the county commissioners to "refrain from approving" the Tree Farm, according to Harvey Branscomb, co-chair of Eagle ...

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Colorado Homes for Sale

03/03/10 To own a beautiful home is a dream that is cherished by every individual. Colorado offers several op...
 

Houses in Denver

02/09/10 The housing market in Denver has seen an appreciable increase this year despite the bleak scenario e...
 

Horse abandonment rises

01/24/10 GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. -- Brand inspector Mike Walck won't soon forget one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has seen. In mid-November, between Rulison and Parachute, someone shot a horse in the head, leaving the gray gelding in his late teens or early 20s for dead. But the horse didn't die.

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More Horses Face Abandonment In Wake Of Economy

01/23/10 Brand inspector Mike Walck won't soon forget one of the worst cases of animal cruelty he has seen. In mid-November, between Rulison and Parachute, someone shot a horse in the head, leaving the gray gelding in his late teens or early 20s for dead. But the horse didn't die. "I don't know why they were trying to kill the horse, but they damn sure shot it in the head," Walck said angrily. "It's a ...

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County officials fight with landowners to clear waste

11/23/09 Just outside De Beque sits a pile of tires 15,000 to 30,000 strong, according to Mesa County officials.

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Wastewater pit permit OK'd over objections

11/18/09 The first phase of an evaporative-wastewater facility southeast of De Beque was unanimously approved Tuesday by the Mesa County Commission.

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Boulders tumble down cliffs

10/26/09 Eric Thompson received an in-your-face lesson Monday on just how different negotiating big-city traffic is from winding through the high cliffs and curves of De Beque Canyon.

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ATV users fear ride's over with new travel plan

10/02/09 Less than a mile out on a dirt road west of De Beque, most signs of civilization fall away, opening up miles of unobstructed views. Adobe hills dot the landscape, and sandstone formations create curious hourglass pinnacles.

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