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This is a recovery support cal homeless teenagers receive month, 6:30-8pm. Please park in group for adults living with men- therapy, assistance with school, as- back parking lot by the kids’ play- tal illness. This group will provide sistance with employment, a clean ground area. a place that offers respect, under- Library presents 2pm; Thursday, March 13, at 10am; bed to sleep in, nutritious food to Family Member Support is of- standing, encouragement and Special Free Puppet Show! Friday, March 14, at 10am; and Sat- eat, medical attention, and being fered for those who have an adult hope. This group offers a casual It’s a rainy day and Dick can’t urday, March 15, at 10am. surrounded by caring adults. Life loved one who is living with and relaxed approach to sharing find anything to do. He is bored, is not easy, but we can help local a mental illness—anything from the challenges and successes of bored, bored… until the Cat in Get Ready Now for homeless teenagers, by calling ADHD to depression to autism coping with mental illness. The the Hat unexpectedly appears and New Summer Golf Tournament! 589-7800 or 260-7664 to help any and so on. This support group will group meetd once a month for turns his dreary afternoon into On Saturday, July 26, 2014, the way we can. Make plans to be in offer you a safe, non-judgmental 90 minutes and follows a flexible a fun-filled extravaganza! Don’t Knights of Columbus Council the Knights of Columbus Council and confidential outlet for shar- structure without an educational miss the free puppet show, The 13621 will host a golf tournament 13621’s First Annual Golf Tourna- ing with others who have gone, or format and does not recommend Cat in the Hat, at the Central Li- at Adobe Creek National Golf ment for THE HOUSE Saturday, are going, through similar experi- or endorse any medications or oth- brary, 530 Grand. The show will be Club to benefit homeless teenag- July 26, 2014! ences. Together we can get through er medical therapies. presented at the following times: ers in the Grand Valley. You’ll have Family Support & NAMI the tough times and celebrate the Tuesday, March 11, at 10am and a lot of fun—and your participa- Connection Offered GOOD! There is hope! Continued on page 4 6:30pm; Wednesday, March 12, at tion will directly benefit home- equestrian center; and a grant on cess, and oil and gas development. data more accessible and expand County Corner ... behalf of Canyonview Vineyard In the interim, Chief Assistant the state’s economy by bringing Church to construct a pavilion at County Attorney Dave Frankel has government, business and tech Kimwood Park in Clifton. All three been named Acting County Attor- communities together. Members of these development projects will ney; and, along with his staff of 6 from businesses across Colorado bring a large amount of benefit to well qualified attorneys, Dave will identified five challenges that cod- What’s Happening in the County Now the community members that uti- continue to provide the county all ers will seek to address in their By Ryan T. Cook, GOCO, is the organization that col- lize these county resources. It will needed legal advice and services. app. The challenges are access Public Information Officer. lects and grants lottery proceeds be several months before we hear We have a couple openings for to capital, business-site location, It is 55 degrees as I write this that are designated for improv- back on whether these applications commissioner-appointed volun- business partners, higher-educa- column, and the memories of the ing outdoor amenities throughout were approved by GOCO. teer boards and panels. These tion resources and competitive single-digit temps of December Colorado. GOCO grants helped Also in February, the county bid board positions include Planning landscape. App developers and are slowly falling way to sounds fund the Riverfront Trail and the farewell to our longtime county Commission, the Emergency Med- their teams will compete to ad- of birds chirping and springtime Three Sisters Open Space proj- attorney, Lyle Dechant. For over ical Services (EMS) Council, and dress these challenges. Winners in the Grand Valley. Ne’er a better ects, among COUNTLESS others. three decades, Lyle served Mesa the Board of Health, among others. will receive cash awards, as well season! Three grant requests the Board ap- County with commitment, ex- Volunteering to serve on a board is as numerous investor connections. Several noteworthy county hap- proved in February would fund pertise and passion. Lyle served a great resume-builder, as well as Much more information on this penings from February include the the Bridgeport Underpass Project, through 16 different county com- an excellent networking opportu- opportunity is available on the Go approval of a couple Great Out- which would create more safety missioners during his tenure. The nity. In addition, your voice and Code Colorado Web site, gocode. doors Colorado grant applications, for the public by constructing county attorney reports directly to opinion is taken into consideration colorado.gov. the search for a new county attor- an 80-foot-long tunnel under the the Board. The Board has begun for important county-related deci- Check it out! ney, as well as a search to fill vacan- railroad tracks near the Gunni- a nationwide search for a new at- sions. All the openings are avail- Thanks for reading The Source, cies on different Commissioner-ap- son River footbridge that accesses torney. Minimum requirements able on our Web site, mesacounty. and thanks for your interest in pointed boards and panels, and an Dominguez Canyon; develop- include 8 years of legal experi- us. Check it out and fill out an ap- county government. Feel free to opportunity for tech savvy coders ment work on the Fairgrounds at ence, 4 of those years practicing plication soon! contact me at ryan.cook@mesa- and computer scientists to write an Veteran’s Memorial Park, as part in Colorado, as well as passion Finally, Colorado in February county.us, or call me at 970-244- app to help better manage and ac- of the master plan, and construct- and experience in issues of impor- launched a statewide app design 1860, if you have any questions. cess public data and records. ing a new BMX track and training tance to Mesa County, including challenge called Go Code Colora- Great Outdoors Colorado, or ground as well as a new regional water rights, public lands and ac- do. The effort aims to make public weather. So they came in Septem- The talent of the productions Love Lucy, there is a taste of ex- ber of 2012 and performed “The you bring are big-city caliber, cor- cellence they’ve experienced and Prodigal” at the Avalon and “The rect? Can you elaborate? won’t compromise. They are glad Promoter Profile Hiding Place” in Montrose. Now Yes, they are big city caliber. The they have the excellence to encour- it will be a year-and-a-half again, company is composed of highly age prestigious big cities to spon- another spring. I wonder if a tradi- trained dancers who have trained sor them, but it’s a sweet privilege a finish carpenter and has a shop tion is developing? all over the world. BM is very se- for them to go into smaller towns, here in town called Bourget Design Do you have a dance back- lective about choosing dancers; too, as it invariably is a more per- and Millwork. ground? they have to go through a rigorous sonal experience. They don’t care Favorite Restaurant: Bin 707, I have very little dance back- 2-4 year trainee program before about prestige—their desire is peo- Suehiro’s and Cafe del Sol ground, although I love it.