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MENTION THIS AD FOR A DISCOUNT 2 YVSOURCE.COM The SOURCE • September 2016 event is very special to the communi- Colorado Mesa U niversity athletics the Colorado Mesa and CSU -Pueblo ty and the program, by adding such a & wrestling for some great proj ects Football game. For more information, key member of the community as the this year and for years to come. The stay tuned to CMU Mavericks.com. main sponsor, it is going to make the 11th A nnual Bank of Colorado CMU event better in every possible way," Steak & Crab Fest will continue to be F rid ay , S eptember 30 head wrestling coach Chuck Pipher an amaz ing event for CMU Wrestling W yl ie and the W ild W est added. " Beyond this event, our pro- and the CMU fan base and commu- First concert of the Community gram appreciates Bank of Colorado' s nity. The Bank of Colorado Battle in Concerts of the Grand V alley 2016- contribution to other events such as the Brownson 17 series. Cowboy, H ispanic H eritage Month munity. The series covers a broad our Battle in Brownson and their com- will be another country, western K ic k -O f f Celebration spectrum of topics intended to help mitment to the athletic programs here great event to swing and folk music w ith k eyn ote speak ers enhance one’s health and well-being. at CMU ." work with these at its best! Great T ony O rtega & S yl vi a Montero A ll presentations will be held at the This year' s Battle in Brownson will organiz ations to entertainment for the F rid ay , S ept. 16 at 5: 30 p .m . Fruita Community Center at 324 N feature the Mavericks and arch-rival help showcase whole family. Wylie Each year, the U nited States hon- Coulson, Fruita CO . Western State Colorado on February 2. the CMU stu- and his Wild West ors the contributions that L atinos have " Bank of Colorado has always dent-athletes," group have a goal— made to our country with a H ispanic T he f irst session in the series: been a strong supporter of com- A + Sports “ to win a crowd th H eritage Month celebration that runs September 27 - P r e v e n ti n g C hi ld munity events and Colorado Mesa Marketing Dave and not be boring! ” from Sept. 15 to O ct. 15. S e x u a l A b u s e , presented by Jody U niversity. The CMU Steak & Crab V ondy said. Grand Junction H igh O nce again this year, the Western Brandon of the Western Slope Center Fest has always been a great event. Bank of School A uditorium, Colorado L atino Chamber of for Children. 5:30-7:30pm. We are excited to be the title sponsor Colorado part- 7:30 PM. Purchase Commerce, in partnership with the L earn how to help prevent child sex- and provide some additional support nered with the entire six-con- Colorado Minority Business O ffice ual abuse and the impact of an esti- to help the event continue to grow and A + Sports cert series ( check and The A rt Center, will host the annu- mated 4 0 million victims in the U .S. prosper. We look forward to a strong Marketing and our website: http:// al kick-off celebration for N ational by registering today for an upcoming partnership between Bank of Colorado V ondy to help communityconcerts- H ispanic H eritage Month on Friday, “ Stewards of Children” workshop cre- & Colorado Mesa U niversity," Bank of market the grandvalley.org/ for Sept. 16, at 5:30 p.m. at The A rt ated by Darkness To L ight ( D2L ) , a Colorado President Jeff Franklin said. events. only $70 adults/$3 5 students. O r pur- Center. non-profit dedicated to the prevention A banner with information regard- The Steak and Crab Fest will be chase tickets for this performance only This is a free event for the com- of child sexual abuse. ing the Steak and Crab Fest along with held on O ctober 1 in conj unction with for $25 a dult/$15 s tudents. munity, featuring music and dance The training is open to the pub- pictures of 2015 N ational Champion performances, the presentation of lic and is of specific interest among James Martinez and 2016 A ll- the H ispanic A dvancement A ward, parents, youth sports organiz ations, A merican Marcus H aughian is located Send your community event and keynote speakers Tony O rtega coaches, camp counselors, youth ser- on the west side of the building. The information to and Sylvia Montero. In recognition vice organiz ations, teachers, school " It was a pleasure working togeth- [email protected] of H ispanic H eritage Month, The A rt personnel and faith centers. The two- Source er to connect Bank of Colorado and Center will feature an exhibit of O rtega hour workshop is designed to educate and Montero’s work, as well as a sec- adults on how to prevent, recogniz e ond exhibit of L atino artists from the and react responsibly to the reality of The Source Card is currently raising money for these groups, Western Slope. child sexual abuse. if you would like to buy a Source Card & help Since the Western Colorado L atino * * Please register online through Chamber of Commerce’s inception in WSCChildren.org or call Jody out one of these non-profi t groups, please call 2013, the organiz ation has collaborated Brandon at ( 9 70) 24 5-3788 with with the Mesa County Public L ibrary que stions. District, the H ispanic A ffairs Proj ect, the Western Colorado Congress, E ntreF lamenc o S anta F e Migrant Education and the L atin R eturns to G rand Ju nc tion A nglo A lliance, to celebrate H ispanic Thursday, September 29 th, The H eritage Month in the Grand V alley. Grand Junction Symphony presents This year the WCL CC welcomes The World-renowned Spanish Flamenco R ich K linz m a nn A rt Center as a sponsor for the 2016 dancer A ntonio Granj ero in a rous- T he S our ce C a r d is 970-208-4871 festivities. ing return to Grand Junction for a one loca l d is count ca r d w ith In addition to the Sept. 16 K ick-O ff, night only event. A ntonio along with ov er 7 0 pa r ticpa ting E tha n K is hi ongoing events in the month-long cel- featured dancer Estefania Ramirez B us ines s pa r tner s 7 2 0 - 3 6 3 - 6 0 6 1 ebration include the Colorado N ational take the A valon stage with their full Monument N aturaliz ation Ceremony company, EntreFlamenco Santa Fe. ( Sept. 14 ) , bilingual puppet shows The performance begins at 7:30pm at the Clifton and Central L ibraries at the A valon Theatre and all seating ( Sept. 15 and 23) , the L A A Golf is reserved. Tickets are $35 & $25 for Tournament scholarship fundraiser adults and $ 10 for students and chil- W end y H of f m a n ( Sept. 17) , N ational V oter Registration dren. Tickets can be purchased online S . K . A lf s ta d W ill K uhlm a n • 9 7 0 - 2 0 9 - 8 0 5 2 970-462-3126 Day ( Sept. 27) , and a mural painting at at GJSO .org, by calling 24 3-6787 or by 970-250-2744 L as Colonias park ( O ct. 15) . visiting the Grand Junction Symphony office at 4 14 Main Street. They will Mesa County C ommunity t o H ost also be available at the A valon Theatre If you need to raise money for your non-profi t group. Please call 970-773-7951 F ield s of F aith E ve nt one hour prior to the performance. S eptember 27th EntreFlamenco Santa Fe was Students and their families from the founded by A ntonio Granj ero in Grand V alley will be j oining thousands 19 9 8. Based originally in Madrid, of other youth and community mem- Spain, the company has traveled exten- bers on athletic fields across the nation sively around the U nited States and on Tuesday, Sept. 27th and will share Central A merica. They are returning to their Christian faith with fellow stu- Grand Junction after a sold-out perfor- dents and community members during mance at Grand Junction DanceSport the 12th annual national Fields of Faith last O ctober. event. This will be the 2nd A nnual Fields of Faith at Stocker Stadium. Colorad o Mesa L ast year over 1,500 people gath- P artners w ith B ank of Colorad o ered for the Community Prayer and Colorado Mesa U niversity athletics Worship Event. This year is expected and the Bank of Colorado announced to surpass 3,000 people. Tailgating is an agreement for sponsorship on encouraged and will begin at 5:30pm, Monday ( A ug. 29 ) . The sponsorship the event begins at 6:30pm. This event included the athletic department, the is being sponsored and supported Steak & Crab Fest hosted by the wres- locally by FCA , Wake U p Ministries, tling program and the annual Battle in The Christ Center and the Warrior at Brownson wrestling dual. H eart Men’s Ministry. More informa- " We are excited about this partner- tion is available at www.fieldsoffaith. ship between Bank of Colorado, our com. To learn more about the event wrestling program and the U niversity," in Mesa County, please contact Tina Colorado Mesa director of athletics Snover, ( 54 0) 9 08-7081 or tsnover@ Tom Spicer said. " Their support will fca.org. allow our wrestling and other athlet- ic programs to continue developing 2016 F all S peak er S eries their foundations and expectations (sponsored by t he City of F ruita and for success in competition and in the F amily H ealth W est) classroom! " In an effort to promote health " Colorado Mesa U niversity wres- and wellness, the Fruita Community tling is excited to team up with Bank Does your business take credit cards? Center and Family H ealth West will of Colorado as they headline the How would you like to be charged less? offer a speaker series free to the com- Steak and Crab Fest this year. This Call 970-234-4657 September 2016 • The SOURCE YVSOURCE.COM 3 but mostly focused on my passion, writing. My life had a lot of changes in the years after that, but Jeff and I Editorial always remained in contact and long story short, here I am again working Nora Hughes for what is now called The Source. [email protected] Recently, Jeff flattered me with the Feedback offer of not only assisting with editing Dear Editor, the paper, but also pretty much com- I am Mel Mulder. I am running for one of the two plete control of the calendars as well open Mesa County Commissioner seats. With experience Looking back - Looking forward as the opportunity to revamp some of ranging from truck farming and construction while For as long as I can remember, I school I had delusions of grandeur, the sections and increase our exposure growing up, managing an office for Fidelity Finance which have always wanted to be a writer. A s thinking that within the next couple of of the amaz ing events, arts and culture brought me to the V alley, to owning several businesses, soon as I could put words onto paper, years I’d be knocking out best-selling the Grand V alley offers. I am excited bankrupted in 19 86 with Black Tuesday’s energy pull I was writing short stories and poems novels and would rank right up there for this opportunity and have so many out, working in sales, in health care, then forming my and making my parents come into my with my favorite author, Stephen K ing. ideas floating around in my mixed up handyman business, I feel I have the experience to do a room once a week so I could proudly O bviously, that has yet to happen for brain that I don’t even know where to good j ob as a County Commissioner. recite them. When I was in high school, me, but as I am writing this right now start. What I can promise you is that in With the present pull out of energy industry again, I know the county budget I even managed to take some time out over twenty years later, knowing that it the coming editions you will see some has taken a big hit. But I also know that the present commissioners have lacked from my almost non-stop partying to is going to print and somebody some- beneficial changes to our event calen- vision and even with the reduced monies available, with the right planning and help with the high school newspaper where is going read it, I take satisfac- dars as well as new features focusing thought, I am sure that if elected, I can fix those mistakes for the benefit of our and wrote some pretty decent ( in my tion in j ust knowing that here I am still on everything that makes our valley communities. opinion) features. I visited my father writing. so uniq ue. Bear with us as we work I would strongly encourage the recreational and high tech industries to locate in V ermont over the summer before A lmost two decades ago, I ran through some kinks and try some new and grow in Mesa County. I also know that with such, other businesses with j ob my senior year and spent the maj ority across a copy of The Promised L and ideas. I hope that you, our readers, will opportunities would follow. of my time at the Robert Frost trail, and read in their classified section be happy with what you see, and read. I am most proud of the City of Fruita’s government in which I have served as with a pen and notepad, meditating that they were looking for an adver- planner, and as councilman, because, Fruita on a tight budget but has managed and looking for inspiration. I’m not tising salesperson and also a writer. P.S. I always welcome feedback to build a rec, community center, remodeled police center, state of the ark waste exactly sure now what I actually wrote I immediately went down to their and ideas! water treatment plant, much improved city work force, improved trails for bikes then, but I do remember it being one of office and met Jeff… and for the next and hikers, L ittle salt wash trail and the beautiful L ittle L eague Park. The City the most relaxing and inspiring events several months I attempted to han- Nora Hughes asked and received from it’s voters permission to De-Bruce 5 times because its of that summer. A s I graduated high dle the advertising aspect of the j ob, nhughes@ yvsource.com residents knew the city would do what they said they would do with the money to fix, to improve infrastructure and take care of safety issues. I ask for your vote for me this N ovember so I can bring this vision to the County. 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4 YVSOURCE.COM The SOURCE • September 2016 Getting ‘Whiney’ in Palisade If it is September here in the Demonstration- a Chocolate Fondue Grand V alley, that must mean that the with Cabernet! Colorado Mountain Winefest is not A nd while we did mention these last that far away! ! month, they deserve another mention, The 25th A nnual Colorado Mountain The Farmer’s Markets throughout The Winefest is held from September Grand V alley. Y ou want fresh produce, 15th-18th in Palisade, with events fruit and maybe some great ways to going on all four days, and to me, use them? Try talking to the folks who one of the highlights is the ‘ Festival grow them! Palisade Sunday Farmer’s in the Park’ on Saturday, September Market on Sundays from 10am – 2pm 17th, from 10:30am – 5pm, held at ( L ast Market is Sunday September Riverbend Park in Palisade. 25th) , Tuesdays, we have a new market The Colorado Mountain Winefest at Cross O rchards, and The O rchard is Colorado’s oldest and largest wine Mesa Farmer’s Market at the Mesa festival and j ust gets better and better County Fairgrounds, The Redlands every year. Farmers Market on Wednesdays, From ‘ Wine, Dine and Paint’, Cider Thursdays you have the Downtown Pairings & L unch, Chocolate & Wine Grand Junction Farmer’s Market ( L ast Tastings to the Grape Stomp and Chef Market is Thursday, September 15th) Demonstrations ( of which I am one! ! ) , and Fruita has a great Farmer’s Market there are events all over the four day on Saturdays. festival. When I first launched Decadence, Enj oy what’s left of our summer! being accepted as a vendor at the 2008 Festival was one of my first ‘ indica- L ee M athis is the ow ner of tions’ that we may indeed have some- D ecadence G ourmet ( C heesecak es, thing going on with our Cheesecakes! C atering and more! ) H e can b e For more information, visit their reached onl ine at decadence- website ( http://coloradowinefest.com) cheese- cak es@mindsp ring.com, or give them a call at ( 970) 464- 0111. through their W eb site at w w w .deca- O ur recipe for this month is one dence- cheesecak es.com, on F aceb ook , that I did on-stage at last year’s Chef or b y cal l ing 2 5 6 - 4 6 8 8 !
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