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🌱 Patch AM: Want to golf while funding Mesa County student scholarships next month?

And on the Grand Junction Patch calendar - Colorado Archaeological Society Monthly Meeting and Free Lecture

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Good morning Grand Junction! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Want to golf while funding Mesa County student scholarships next month?
  • How will Grand Junction handle its leap into 5A football this season?
  • How one Mesa County commissioner is boosting local behavioral health funding.

Also on today's calendar: Colorado Archaeological Society Monthly Meeting and Free Lecture and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the longest word in the dictionary? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 96 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Sunday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 69.
  • Monday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Latin-Anglo Alliance golf tournament to benefit students (westernslopenow.com) — Grand Junction readers can tee off for local students at the Latin-Anglo Alliance's 54th annual scholarship golf tournament on Sept. 19 at Adobe Creek. The long-running event has already awarded hundreds of thousands in aid and will feature a family-friendly day with prizes, a Mexican-style lunch, and chances to sponsor teams or donate.
   

2. Grand Junction Football begins season in new league with very, very familiar opponent (kkco11news.com) — Grand Junction High and Central kick off football season with an in-town rivalry at Stocker Stadium, just 5.6 miles apart and tied 3–3 over the last decade. The matchup also launches Grand Junction's jump from 4A to 5A, where the Tigers will face bigger programs like Loveland and Greeley West, while Central readies for more Western Slope opponents at Stocker.
   

3. Mesa County commissioner recognized for federal health policy work (kkco11news.com) — A Mesa County commissioner based in Grand Junction is being honored for national-level work to improve rural health care, especially behavioral health. His role on a federal health policy committee is helping bring funding and attention to mental health and substance abuse programs that directly support Mesa County residents.
   

4. Construction progressing on new Wild West Express chairlift at Powderhorn (kjct8.com) — Grand Junction-area skiers will see a major upgrade at Powderhorn this winter as the old west-side lift is replaced with the faster Wild West Express high-speed quad. Resort officials say the new chair will cut ride times, boost capacity, and open underused west-side terrain to more guests by mid-December, weather permitting.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Saturday August 22
  • Saturday Evening in the Orchard →
    Peachfork Orchards & Vineyards, 281 33 Rd, Palisade
    6:00 pm
  • Twilight Table: Unexpected Harvest →
    Mafia Princess Wines, 221 31 3/10 Rd, Grand Junction
    7:45 pm
    • Wednesday August 26
  • Award Night Gr 10-12
    Central High School Grand Junction, CO 81504
    6:00 pm
    • Friday August 28
  • Family Storytime - Orchard Mesa Branch
    Orchard Mesa Branch Library Orchard Mesa Branch
    10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I am asking for someone to foster my two cats while I am in between houses getting out of a bad situation.
    I eventually want them back. One male (tuxedo) and one female (Calico). Both are fixed and both about 7 years. They are bonded and I will not… (Nextdoor Redlands)
  • The 80th Annual Rock Show, Saturday Sept 19th 9am-5pm and Sunday Sept 20th 10am-4pm, at the Mesa County Fairgrounds.
    Minerals! Jewelry! Geodes! Kids Activities! Food Trucks! More!!! Over 40 vendors displaying rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, geodes, and jewelry… (Nextdoor Redlands Monument)
  • Stonebridge Companies posted a job opening for Night Auditor - Part Time in Grand Junction. Apply here.
  • J. C. Penney Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Beauty Consultant - Mesa Mall in Grand Junction. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Grand Junction here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Smiles, because it has a mile between "s". (Thank you Sharon M. for sending it in!)
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