August 26th, 2011
Wow. I have to link to this story because it is well-told and inspiring; a regional magazine-style story packaged for a two-minute TV news story (and that’s not easy to do). Kristina Kuestner, a reporter at KREX News Channel 5, packaged this one. From start to finish, I think it is very well done, and her [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 25th, 2011
By Krystyn Hartman… I was nervous and excited when Hilary Martin, who produces the 6 p.m. news for KREX News Channel 5, turned to me and said, “I’m putting you in for an LOS on your oil shale story.” What? LOS, as in “Live on Set?” Live on set as in … there? In the [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 22nd, 2011
By Charlie Martinez… What sport is sailing to new heights of popularity with both local residents and college students? Disc golf. But it isn’t really new. It dates back to the late 1960s, and the concept seems to have occurred spontaneously to several people simultaneously. As for history, let’s say that it’s a California phenomenon [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 21st, 2011
Story & Photos by Chad Thatcher… The Colorado Mesa University (formerly Mesa State College) outdoor program has a unique study-abroad opportunity. Instead of going overseas and studying in another classroom, we explore the world backpacker-style. Each trip blends service projects, cultural encounters, academic credit, experiential learning, and — of course — adventure. In the summer [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 20th, 2011
By Rick Brainard… A while back I was speaking with some local, non-aviation business people about the FBO, and one of them asked, “What is an FBO?” And that got me to thinking. For many people, private aviation is just that: private. This results in a lot of questions and misunderstandings of the role of [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 20th, 2011
By Krystyn Hartman as reported on KREX News Channel 5… Mesa County is nationally known for its low cost, high quality health care delivery systems, but there’s something many don’t know. There are local discrepancies in those delivery systems, and it starts with Medicare. Click here to watch the News Channel 5 story Community Hospital [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 17th, 2011
By Krystyn Hartman as reported on KREX News Channel 5… Click here to view the News Channel 5 story Archaeologists Release Findings of Ancient Book Cliffs Dwellers Grand Junction – People in the Grand Valley 8,000 years ago lived a much healthier lifestyle than their agricultural neighbors in Mesa Verde to the south. That’s the [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 15th, 2011
By Teresa Coons… How often have you complained that you “just don’t have any energy today”? Mothers of young children are prone to remark, “She just has too much energy.” And if you’re over 30, you’ve probably watched a child or a puppy romping about and sighed, “I wish I had that much energy.” Where [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 11th, 2011
Story & Photos by Richard Dayvault… Ever think about finding gold nuggets or ore specimens that contain gold, silver, or native copper? Many of us have, and some of us have made the plunge by buying a new whiz-bang metal detector. Depending on your budget and end goals, your initial outlay can easily eclipse $1,000, [...]
Click Here To Read This ArticleAugust 10th, 2011
Story & Photos by John Anglim… The best hours to hike the Colorado National Monument in late summer and early autumn are in the mornings and evenings. The Devil’s Kitchen trailhead is just minutes from downtown Grand Junction. It’s the first one inside the east entrance to the Monument. I arrived at the trailhead around [...]
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