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’Tis the season for family, friends and community! The Colorado’s leading contemporary thinkers, innovators Board and Staff of the Paradise Theatre hope all of you and influencers will take the stage to give their “talk of a enjoyed a wonderful holiday season! lifetime” and unleash their big ideas, showing the Super Extending this season of giving, help us to create a year Bowl on the big screen on February 7 and presenting the of movies, entertainment and community gathering for Paonia Film Festival in April! Don’t forget that! you and your family by making a 2015 tax-deductible Please consider being a part of this community-owned 2016 Winter Speaker Series Free in Fruita contribution to the Friends of the Paradise Theatre. theater. Your year-end gift or participation in our Take a To help promote health and wellness, the Fruita Community Center and We have an amazing year planned. In addition to great Seat at the Paradise campaign will go a long way toward Family Health West will offer a speaker series free to the local community. The movies and Cabin Fever Series this winter, the Paradise ensuring quality programs and delightful community series covers a broad spectrum of topics intended to help enhance one’s health will be hosting Rocky Mountain PBS on February 4 to events in the years to come. and wellbeing. preview episodes from the Colorado Experience series, Thank you for your support! Local experts from Family Health West and other local businesses will be hosting TEDxPaonia on February 6, when some of Paonia’s Paradise Theatre speaking about current health-related topics Tuesday evenings 6-7pm from January 12 thru March 15. There will be opportunities to ask questions and to find local resources related to each topic. January 12: Dr. Julian Gershon, Jr., DO, FAOASM, ABAARM (Fellow of the Historian Leads Red Mountain Mining District Winter Tour American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine; American Board of Anti- Glide back into history on County Road 31 from Highway 550 to the Yankee Girl Aging/Regenerative Medicine): Stem Cell Seminar – Find out what you need More than $12 million in silver ore was produced by Mine. The area’s most prolific silver producer in the late to know about this exciting medical advancement the Yankee Girl Mine up Red Mountain Pass between 1882 1800s, Yankee Girl’s head frame is an often-photographed, January 19: Terri Sides: Pets create peace, reduce stress and add to longevity and the late 1890s. Today, the mine is defunct, and only a iconic structure and visible for miles across Red Mountain January 26: Ellen Robinson, LYT: Is Yoga for me? Short answer: Yoga is for few visitors reach it each winter – usually by snowshoes Pass. The head frame is the building on top of the 1,500- everyone! or skis. foot deep shaft that raised and lowered the ore and miners We ask that attendees kindly RSVP to (970) 858-0360. All presentations will Stories about the mining legacy in the San Juan into and from the mine. be held at the Fruita Community Center at 324 N. Coulson, Fruita CO. Mountains, as well as the peaks’ names, will be shared Tour participants will also visit the site of the town of For more information, please contact Cheri Delaney at 970-858-0360 x6425 during a guided tour of the Red Mountain mining district Guston, which has several very photogenic buildings. or email [email protected]. on Saturday, Jan. 30. The special outing is hosted by the “The tour takes place at 10,000 feet, so participants should Ouray County Historical Society and the Uncompahgre be acclimated to the altitude. It can be taken by any age as Fruita Community Center Art Exhibit Artist Call Watershed Partnership (UWP), a Ouray County-based long as you’re in good physical condition. We have had nonprofit protecting the Upper Uncompahgre River people from toddlers to 80-year-olds on previous trips,” Artists are asked to submit proposals to the City of Fruita Parks and Watershed. he said. Recreation Department, 324 N Coulson, Fruita CO 81521, no later than “The winter scenery is beautiful, and the structures in UWP Project Coordinator Agnieszka Przeszlowska 4pm Monday January 12, 2016. Artwork may be submitted as images on a the snow make for very outstanding photos,” said tour added, “It’s a nice way to safely explore the mining district CD, thumb drive, or a portfolio (physical binder or folder with photographs guide and Ouray County Museum Curator Don Paulson. in wintertime. It's also a great way to meet people that of artwork) or Web site. Proposals will be evaluated by the Fruita Arts and “If you love history and being outdoors in the winter, this enjoy getting outside in the winter.” Culture Board. Selections will be made at the Wednesday, January 13, Arts and is the trip for you.” TOUR DETAILS: Culture Board Meeting. Artist must be able to hang artwork on February 1 A retired California State University professor who led Date & Time: 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and leave exhibit until the end of April 2016.The exhibits are to be placed in research projects and taught organic chemistry, Paulson Meeting Place: Ouray Visitor Center, 1230 Main St., the Fruita Community Center in three (3) month increments. The artist must has always been interested in narrow gauge railroads Ouray, CO 81427 (from there we will carpool to CR 31) consider the space desired in drafting the proposal. and Colorado mining. He began coming to Ouray and What to Bring: snowshoes, cross-country or touring The goal of exhibits and art displays in the Community Center facility is researching the area’s history in the mid-1970s, and moved gear, appropriate clothing & accessories to keep you to provide an entertaining and informative place to gather, interact and be here in 2006. comfy and happy, lunch, water, sunscreen, friends, kids, an active and healthy community.For further information and artist release Of the mining district tour, “I will tell about the history but please leave your furry friends at home. documents, please visit fruita.org/parksrec. of the area, including the mines, the town of Guston, What we’ll bring: refreshments and cookies to the Silverton Railroad that ran from Silverton over Red complement your lunch. Mountain pass down into the Ironton Valley; and I will Registration: spaces are limited to 20. Do not identify the mountain peaks and explain how they got delay, sign up now! We kindly request a $25 donation their names,” said Paulson, who has authored several to support our organizations: UWP & OCHS. Go books, articles and talks on the area's history, including to uncompahgrewatershed.org/event/2016wintertour “Mines, Miners and Much More” published by Twain Questions: Contact Judi at UWPcoordinator@gmail. Press in July 2015. com or 970-325-3010. Tour guests will join him on cross-country skis and snowshoes on a route that is about two miles each way

3 JANUARY • 2016 FROM THE DEN Baseball Facility Grand Opening! Baseball/Softball organization, as well as other youth PUBLISHER baseball-related organizations, such as Little League and high school teams and other competitive baseball teams. THE SOURCE This opens up the sphere of influence to impact positively Jeffrey B. Inks literally thousands of local youth. Our facility will operate year-round so youth can jeff @yvsource.com improve their skills throughout the year vs. the limited offerings currently available via Little League. We will hold affordably priced camps and individual instruction, which New Year, New Business, New News! provide a supplementary source of income to help sustain the facility. Are you glad that the holiday madness is in your rear view mirror? I'm very What is The DEN? The DEN is part of the Non-Profit 501(c)3 Grand happy that it's over. Publishing this time of year can be very difficult. I think Junction GRIZZ Organization. The purpose of our indoor that everyone shifts into a lower gear, and it takes awhile to get ramped back up facility is to not only help our organization with practice going into the New Year. That makes our deadlines a bit more challenging, to Welcome to the DEN Indoor Training Facility. We are space for our 15 teams, but to help the Grand Valley have a say the least. Plus it’s never that much fun when you work after 5pm and when a 501(c)3 non-profit organization looking to enhance place to practice baseball or softball year-round. All funds you leave at 7-8pm it's pitch black and feels like midnight. However, I'm always baseball in the Grand Valley and Mesa County. Our goal raised through The DEN go back into the facility or into excited after our January issue, because that's a sign that spring is just off the is not only to teach winning baseball, but also leadership, the community. horizon. sportsmanship and so much more though our efforts with The Mesa Theater has re-opened, and music lovers are getting prepped to see area youth. We currently have fifteen competitive teams How much does it cost to use The DEN? Big Head Todd & The Monsters on Friday, January 8. I'm betting they will have serving ages 8 through 18 youth, and plan to expand to Since we are a non-profit, we are able to keep costs low a packed house. They've put in a new sound system that apparently is the best sixteen baseball and softball teams. for the player. We know how expensive sports can be, and we want to help the low- to middle-income families have system between Salt Lake and Denver. Our mission is to provide affordable yet high-quality youth baseball and softball opportunities that are the same opportunities as everyone else. I'm very happy with the cover story interview I did with co-author of the What are your hours of operation? book “13 Hours,” Kris Paronto. It's not everyday that someone from the same financially accessible to a wide range of youth in the Grand Valley, focused on the Fruitvale/Clifton/Palisade area. We Please visit online www.gjgrizz.com for our hours of high school you went to goes on to make international news—fascinating and involve as many low- and medium-income families as operation. We are also open Monday-Friday 9 am to 3 pm intense. I'd highly recommend that you go to see Kris speak January 27 at possible by keeping costs affordable, as well as seeking by appointment. CMU. Tickets are only $15. They also have VIP tickets for $50, which include business sponsorships and focusing on team-based What is the GJ GRIZZ Organization? food, drink, a signed book and a meet-and-greet with Kris. I hope that Grand fundraising efforts. The DEN Indoor Training Facility is The GJ GRIZZ are made up of select players from the Junction residents will buy so many tickets that Kris has to do another round the only Indoor Training Facility between Palisade and Grand Valley. We currently have 15 teams with more than of speaking! I do know that after you hear him speak, you will have a new First Street in Grand Junction. 190 players. These players have shown strong character appreciation for what soldiers and security contractors do to keep us safe. The Den Indoor Hitting Facility offers a premier indoor both on and off the field, which is key to the success of our program. They will be competing in local, statewide I think it's easy for us to take the simple freedoms we have in America for hitting and pitching facility for both baseball and softball players. Come check out our two full-length batting cages, and regional competition representing the Grand Valley. granted. With this being a huge election year, my hope is that every American The GJ GRIZZ organization is committed to offering this pays more attention to everything that is going on. Times have changed, and we as well as two soft-toss cages and two pitching lanes. We believe there is tremendous community value opportunity at little cost to the players. just can't sit back and let things happen to us. We need to be more involved with in helping to build the character of area youth via This is made possible by generous sponsorships and what is happening in this country. Freedom comes with a cost, and the least we participation in competitive sports. GJGB embraces the fundraising by the players. All funds generated go toward can do is make sure we are all up to speed on the issues, candidates and laws values of individual determination and work ethic, as well the cost of uniforms, equipment and tournament fees. that get passed that ultimately affect all of us. Talking with Kris has given me a as teamwork. We will take our mission to the next level Our Coaches, Managers and members are unpaid new spark. His life story is very inspiring, and it's incredible that every person by creating Grand Junction’s only Indoor Youth Baseball volunteers who love the game of baseball, and our goal is from Grand Junction can say, "Kris Paronto is from Grand Junction." Training Facility. to teach players life lessons on and off the field. We have a Make sure you go see the movie 13 Hours from Paramount. I'll bet you leave More about the Youth Baseball Indoor Training Facility true passion for baseball. The DEN Indoor Training Facility is here for teams and the theater with the feeling of renewed hope and patriotism. Project: Our facility will focus on serving and supporting 195 individuals. We are here for the community to enjoy, train, youth currently involved in the Grand Junction GRIZZ and excel in baseball.

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I must subscribe to over a dozen ‘Pop-Up/Flash’ Restaurants here this 18,500 people are on food stamps in jobs, but we don’t want people) is While that might not be a lot, it is cooking magazines (and no, they are winter! Keep an eye on our Facebook Mesa County, and the numbers have baked into our DNA. My family has something. not all about Spicy Foods, although a page for announcements, or email us. climbed each year for the last eight been here for six generations (since To me, there is still nothing better few are!) and at least the same number years. the 1890s), and I know how people than for someone to take a bite of of food sites/emails, and one of the Lee Mathis is the owner of I’ve written extensively about why here think. All I ever hear is how we something we cooked and look at us things I love to do is to see a recipe. Decadence Gourmet (Cheesecakes, the economy stinks: Rich people have need to keep people out. Outsiders and go… Dude! The look on people’s While it sounds good as is, it makes Catering and more!) He can be rigged the game against us. Fractional are not welcome, especially Texans faces when they take their first bite is my mind start to wander ‘What if?” reached at decadencecheesecakes@ reserve banking and corporate/ and Californians. So it’s no surprise priceless! I could add a little of this… maybe mindspring.com, through their Web government greed have created an the Grand Junction I returned to after As I’ve said in this column, through some of that… You know—Play with site at www.decadencecheesecakes. a career in the military is EXACTLY environment where 99% of us are its many manifestations, we are one of Your Food! com, on Facebook or by calling 256- trapped as debt/tax slaves. People got the Grand Junction I left 30 years ago. the few people who encourage you to 4688! fed up with the corruption in the 60s There shall be no growth here because and rioted widely. So, in an attempt to that would ruin everything. We don’t pacify the masses, a minimum wage want more people here, even if it Inside Out Burger with Worcestershire Tomato Ketchup was created. But the minimum wage means widespread poverty. has not kept pace with inflation. If Grand Junctionites have a well- Ingredients you took five old quarters ($1.25) that deserved reputation for being 1/4 pound bacon, chopped represented minimum wage in 1964 territorial. To be sure, the valley’s 1/2 cup minced red onions and melted them down to base metal, immune system is alive and well 3 tablespoons fresh uncooked chorizo, casing removed you would have about $14 in silver. protecting us against all pathogen Salt and freshly ground black pepper That’s nearly twice the current $7.25 outsiders. The Ku Klux Klan minimum wage. It’s difficult to make protected us in the early years. 2 pounds ground chuck, 80/20 mix progress with so much corruption. Now it’s more subtle. Outsiders are 1/2 pound Swiss cheese , thinly sliced, about 8 slices But having a corrupt economic unambiguously given a cold reception 4 kaiser rolls , split and toasted system is no excuse for the poverty in and encouraged to leave. We have an Worcestershire Tomato Ketchup, recipe follows Mesa County. In my travels over the army of T-cells and white blood cells last 30 years, I’ve seen that the rest patrolling neighborhoods making Directions of the country is relatively affluent sure outsiders don’t stay very long. As In a medium pan over medium to high heat, add bacon and onions and cook until the bacon is rendered but not compared to Grand Junction. Sure, a community, we have lupus. Lupus crisp. Add the chorizo and cook until done. Season with salt and pepper. Remove the bacon mixture to a paper there are pockets of poverty here is an autoimmune disease where the towel-lined plate to drain and cool. and there, but the average person in immune system thinks healthy cells Preheat oven to 250 degrees F. are bad and ends up attacking healthy Dayton OH, for example, is doing Divide ground chuck into 8 equal parts. Form into a loose ball, and create 4-inch patties. Layer 1 piece of cheese much better than the average person parts of the body. We attack those onto the center of 1 patty. Top with 1/4 bacon mixture, another slice of cheese, then add another patty on top and in Grand Junction. Grand Junction people who are bringing wealth and just happens to be one of those jobs, to the detriment of the body. gently seal edges and form into a patty, about 4 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches high. Repeat with the remaining chronic pockets of poverty. But this doesn’t have to be a zero- patties to make a total of 4 large patties. For the last couple of years, I’ve sum game. It’s possible to have Heat a medium saute pan over medium heat. Place all 4 patties in the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on 1 side, been starting up a company here and good jobs with fewer people. Low- then gently turn over and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat, cover and pop it in the I can see why Grand Junction attracts population, charming communities preheated oven for 10 minutes. poverty. We’re simply not serious such as San Diego CA, and Chapel Remove from oven, place burgers onto rolls and serve with Worcestershire Tomato Ketchup. about fixing it. If we were serious, we Hill NC, have figured out the would convert CMU from a liberal formula: Be hyper-focused on STEM Worcestershire Tomato Ketchup: arts school to an engineering school. industries and charge huge fees for 3 tablespoons olive oil (Music and theater are the joy of new building permits. Only the rich 1/4 cup diced red onion humanity, but science, technology, nerd types will be able to stay. 8 Roma tomatoes, skinned, seeded, cut into 1/4-inch pieces engineering, and math—STEM— The secret to ending poverty in 1 tablespoon chopped garlic pay the bills.) If we were serious, Mesa County is to be honest about 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce the Grand Junction Economic what we really want (fewer people) Partnership (GJEP) would have a and get serious about fixing it. Until 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar staff of 30 people, not two, and they our true desires are reconciled 2 tablespoons sugar would have five people deployed at with reality, there is no chance of 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh dill all times recruiting businesses. If we implementing real solutions and Salt and freshly ground black pepper were serious, the Business Incubator moving forward. Pinch allspice Pinch celery salt Pinch mustard seed In medium saute pan over medium heat, add oil and onions. Cook until brown and caramelized. Add the tomatoes, and garlic and cook for a few minutes, just to soften the vegetables. Then add the remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes. You can either serve the ketchup chunky, or cool and puree in a blender until smooth. 7

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An Exclusive Interview From Here to with Kris “Tanto” Paronto

I first heard of the Benghazi attacks on September 11, 2012, the day it happened, from my friend called “13 Hours”— written by Mitchell Zuckoff and security contractors who were there that night Greg Green, who is a retired Green Beret raised in Grand Junction. So I paid careful attention to of September 11, 2012. After more research and more news reports, it came to my attention that one news reports as this story unfolded. On October 23, Greg and I went to Red Rocks for a Mitt Romney of those contractors, Kris Paronto, was from Grand Junction. The last name rang a bell, but I wasn't campaign event. While on that trip, we kept discussing how ridiculous the news reports had become sure why. The book was released and has received rave reviews, which led to the announcement that about this event. We were mainly focusing on the false narrative that the public was being fed by it was going to be made into a movie. Once again, it was a story that didn't seem to want to go away. White House officials—that the attacks were about a video on Youtube. So that day we decided to As the release of the movie was approaching, I reached out to Kris to see if we could do an interview Benghaziproduce a video about the Benghazi attack, called “Four Dead in Benghazi.” We couldn't have got with him about his time in Grand Junction and involvement in Benghazi. This is hands-down the this done in the ten days it took to produce it without the help of Rich Klinzman, Ric Scott and Shea biggest interview I've ever done, and it took months of planning. It was an honor to talk with Kris, Bramer. We then released it on youtube, and to date we have 18,500 views. My goal was to get at and everyone in Grand Junction should be proud to know that a true American Hero lived here and least 250,000. still has deep roots in this community. The movie comes out January 15, so be sure to go see it and Benghazi seemed to be a story that wouldn't die. The more you research this event, the more you educate yourself on what happened that night. I will be going to the premier with my daughter at get disgusted with being lied to by our political officials, all the while watching family members of Texas Stadium in Dallas on January 12—to see it on the biggest TV screen in the world. It will be a the four killed that night demanding straight answers and apparently never getting them. Months trip we will remember for the rest of our lives. and then a year went by, and all of a sudden we started seeing reports coming out about a book -Jeffrey B. Inks

Name: Kris “Tanto” Paronto talk to people. They would politely brush them JI: So, what are your fondest memories of high schools every once in a while, then being Age: 44 off, per my request. Up until now, I’ve pretty Junction? You came here like, say, mid-high friends the next day. Yeah, it really was just Occupation: Private Military Contractor, Co- much sheltered everybody in the family. I don’t school, did a couple years of college— normal—I really can’t explain to you any way Author of the book 13 Hours give out names. The only people who know KP: Yeah, 1988. Well, I grew up there, got into else how normal growing up was. It was fun. Hobbies: Running & fishing that they’re my family are pretty much ones in some trouble, you know. Just typical high school, You didn’t have to worry about guns, you Family: Mom, Dad, brother in Grand Junction, Grand Junction. Now, that being said, will it sneaking out at night, driving around. That’s didn’t to worry about drugs or anything like sister in Denver, 3 children get bigger? Probably, when the movie’s out, but when girls started to become more important that. It just was going out and having a good Favorite Restaurant: BLT Steak in New York for the most part, I take most of the spotlight. I to me, was in Grand Junction. I always dated time and occasionally drinking some alcohol, City pull it on myself. Not because I’m narcissistic, Fruita girls, too, never dated girls from Grand occasionally getting in a fight and then being Top 5 Bands on your Ipod: Five Finger Death which people might think I am, but it keeps the Junction. I don’t know why. I think I was just friends the next day and doing it all over Punch, SlipKnot, All That Remains, Kid Rock spotlight on me, and I’m the one who’s willing pissed off, you know, just the rivalry among all again. I do miss sports, though. I miss playing to sacrifice. My family doesn’t need all that extra the high schools at the time. Even though I’m basketball, too. Basketball was fun. I was always 8 Jeff Inks: So you’re a Colorado native, born in attention, and they don’t want it. So I try to keep friends with the guys from Grand Junction High competitive, especially with the three high Alamosa. When did you move to Grand Junction? most of it on myself; it wears on me a bit, but for School and Grand Junction Central, I think it schools in the town [valley]. You always had Kris Paronto: Yeah, well, we had some time the time being it’s work. was just growing up. You know, we’re having some fun, competitive games and we were—I at some different places before that. Alamosa to JI: Right. It’s a sacrifice. So, your dad did coach fun, going out to the bonfires, out towards the remember at that time we had some pretty good Provo, Utah, my dad coached at Brigham Young at Mesa State. How long did he coach there? Were Book Cliffs. We used to sneak out, was it 29 teams—so it was fun. It was baseball, football, and then Oregon State, which is Corvallis, and you playing there when he was coaching? Road? basketball, and track. then I moved back to Grand Junction in my KP: Yeah, I played one year. He coached there JI: Yeah. JI: You graduated in what year? junior year for high school. I went to Central for, I want to say, five years, I think it was—four KP: Was that it, 29 Road? You know, I did a KP: 1989. there. or five years. I went to Dixie Junior College, little underage drinking, just like everybody else JI: I was graduated from Central in 1984, so JI: So you did go to Central. and then his last year, my junior year, I played did out there. It’s just typical Grand Junction, we barely missed each other. KP: Yeah, I went to Grand Junction Central for him; and that was it. Then he became the having a good time and growing up just as a KP: Oh, wow. for a couple years, graduated there, and then I athletic director there, and I played my last year normal kid. I worked at City Market there by JI: Yeah. went to Dixie Junior College for my first two there under Jay Hood, I think was the coach. It Grand Junction Central, I forget what the town KP: Well, you probably remember the teams, years, in St. George, Utah. I don’t know if it’s a was an all right experience, to be honest with name is now. It had a different name. then. junior college anymore. I don’t think so. Then you. If I would have known my dad was going to JI: Clifton. You worked at Coronado Plaza? JI: Oh, yeah, definitely. Well, I did cross I came back to Mesa and played my last two leave and go be the athletic director, I probably KP: Yeah, Clifton. Coronado Plaza. Yep, I country and track; that was my deal. years of football there in Grand Junction, but wouldn’t have come back and played at Mesa, worked there as a bagger, you know, me and a KP: Oh, yeah. Now, they had good teams.

JANUARY • 2016 JANUARY the family stayed there basically since we moved though. That was the whole reason I came back couple of my friends. We had good times. For You said you went to Central? back from just moving around. was to play for him. So when he got the athletic me, I was a typical high school child. I don’t JI: Yeah, Central; ‘84 I graduated. JI: Right. So how’s the whirlwind of media director job, that was my senior year, I just want to say childhood, but adolescence. KP: Was Coach Fahrney still there running attention affected you and your family? finished it out. If I would have known he was JI: The good ol’ days. cross-country? Fahrney? He was awesome. I KP: Well, I’ve been pretty private, for the most going to become the AD, I would have probably KP: Yeah. You miss playing football there at loved that guy. part, up until recently. Not many people bother gone somewhere else and played. Mesa, at the stadium there, where the college JI: He was my major influence in life. I was my father and mother. When they did get phone JI: What position did you play? was, where Mesa played. I miss the rivalries. in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and I ended calls, they would just tell them that they couldn’t KP: Wide receiver. I miss getting in little fistfights with the other up year-round. I’m still on the record board. I’ve THE SOURCE got 4:21 on the 1600 meter, so that’s my claim to became the point man as far as the media and fame. speaking engagements? KP: That’s awesome. I ran track, never cross- KP: Well, you know, I guess I’m a better country, but he [Fahrney] would come out and speaker. To be honest with you, that’s just it. do his track thing. His daughter and I were I’m comfortable in front of the camera; I’m pretty good friends. Allison was her name, and comfortable in front of a crowd. Tig isn’t very she was a really good runner, too. I love Coach well spoken. He is much better now than when Phillips, Coach Fahrney. Steve Phillips was the we first started, but he doesn’t want to go out basketball coach there and track coach, Coach there on his own. Mark is a little more politically Mendelson, I remember those guys. There were correct. Me, I’m more outspoken, and I think it all really good, good people. I really miss those just comes across that way. They do do speaking guys a lot. events together, but as far as the majority of JI: What part of Nebraska do you live in and events that come about, I probably do get the how did you land in Nebraska? most of them. It’s just that I don’t think I have KP: I went to graduate school at the University that filter. I have the Donald Trump syndrome. of Nebraska in Omaha; I got my masters degree I’ll say what’s on my mind, and I think people there, I ended up loving the city, so I stayed. are responding to that. You know, it’s just how and Dave Benton, they are part of the project, as when you guys learned that requests for additional JI: Well I’m sure they’re extremely proud of you people are. They don’t want it to be dumbed well. Their families just didn’t want to use their security for Ambassador Stevens were repeatedly now. So, now, let’s get into the book. When was down; they want to know, and I’m not afraid true names, but they are intermittently involved denied prior to the attack on September 11? the book 13 Hours written and published? to get out there and say, “Hey, this is what in the project with the book and also the movie. KP: Well, …I worked for the State KP: It was published on 9/9/2013; I’m sorry, happened. This is, whether you believe right And then Ty and Glen died that night, so they Department before the agency, I worked with let me go back, 2014. It was a little over a year or left. I’m not going to get into the politics of weren’t part of the project at all. But all three of CIA from 2004—I mean, sorry, for the state after the event because I kept deploying. We it, but here’s what happened—and if it affects us are out there promoting it, promoting the department as a security contractor from didn’t start writing the book until almost a year candidates, it affects candidates because of what heck out of this thing. It just happens that I get 2004, 2005; and I would always see them do after [the event]. The whole team kept deploying happened that night.” I maybe just came across more than the other guys, and that’s just how it ridiculous security postures or not listen to us overseas. We didn’t have any plans on doing a that way when I was doing a lot of the TV, a lot goes. I’m just a bit more outspoken. when we would request more security, and I book or anything until about a year after, when of Fox News and Newsmax and doing CNN JI: What was the genesis of the concept of protected the Ambassador in Iraq. I protected we saw the politics. Then, also, the video and and things that it just happened that people turning the book into a movie? James Jeffrey, who was a Charge d’Affairs, the then people talking about a video, talking about resonated with what I was saying, I guess. But KP: Well, we’re very blessed or very lucky, I Deputy Chief Commission, and I was in charge a protest, and having an effect on the election other than that, that’s all hypothetical, brother. think a little bit of both. When we did the book, for Ambassador Khalizad. I know they were by not telling the truth. It really bastardized it; I really don’t know. That’s the only thing I can it was through 3 Arts Entertainment, and my getting frustrated because they kept requesting and the team, we just got tired of it. We got tired think of, is me being a little bit more outspoken. literary agent was Richard Abate, was his name. more security. Honestly, I just chalked it up to of seeing the truth being spun out of control JI: Those two are okay with it? We didn’t realize that 3 Arts also had a pretty the State Department being very ignorant again, for agenda, for both right and left agendas, and KP: Yeah, oh yeah. No, there is no heavy-hitter as far as [making] a movie. So 3 very egotistical, and not listening to the guys then, also, we saw people going out there and competition between us, they’re fine, we still do Arts was not only a literary agent company that on the ground. I said, well, to me it was typical. telling the story, trying to make a buck, like the some speaking events together. We’ll do a few helped out with book publishing, they also did That’s them, and they’re going to get burned guy who was with Lara Logan on 60 Minutes. I every once in a while. On the book tour and movie production, and his name is Erwin Stoff, for it. And I feel bad for Scott Wickland, Alec don’t know where he came from. The SOFREP the movie promotion, we’ll do stuff together, he owns the company. Erwin is responsible for Henderson, and Dave Ubben (State Department guys, Brandon Webb and Jack Murphy, writing as well. Every once in a while, somebody might producing, being the executive producer of the Security Officers in Benghazi) because they things that they didn’t know about as far as what ask just for me, but most of the time when we Matrix, producing Unbroken with Angelina were trying, and Eric Nordstrom in Tripoli, he went on there that night. do the TV stuff, especially for the movie, it will Jolie, The Blind Side, and so forth, and he’s was trying. They were trying their asses off and JI: So, I think, you recently completed the book be all three of us. But I’ll be honest, I usually Keanu Reeve’s agent. Now, again, he didn’t know they were constantly—I remember Eric coming tour, and now you’re really pushing the movie. monopolize the conversation. I don’t like a break at the time, but I think when Richard got a hold to Tripoli when I worked in Tripoli before What was the most rewarding aspect of the book of the book, he saw that this could probably Benghazi and saying, “Man, it feels like I’m tour? become a movie and, again, very lucky. We really fighting the Taliban in my own office,” because KP: You know, the most rewarding aspect “Basically, a flying didn’t have to do much, and I think that’s not the he couldn’t get anything that he wanted. Those to me was seeing that people actually cared normal. So when the book was done, and the guys on the ground, they deserve, they have my about the truth still, and they wanted to hear hospital came in book did very well—Mitchell is a great writer, hats-off for at least doing everything they could it from the guys who were actually there and fantastic person, a lot of integrity, very well within their power, within their protocols at the not from what they were seeing in the media. respected journalist at the Boston Globe. After State Department—and it just fell on deaf ears. I kept deploying because I was very upset with and picked up Oz he got done writing and the book did so well, So, you’ll see in the movie and if you read the the government and very upset with the media Erwin just said, “Well, this is a great opportunity. book, where we were doing a site assessment of and how they portrayed us or [the] lack thereof, and Dave because Let’s turn this into a movie.” So we had really the State Department compound. I remember saying that guys were actually there risking their very little to do with it at all, just saying, “Yes,” looking at Scott. I asked him, “Do you have any lives. When I actually went out and did basically and making sure the life rights were worked in machine guns?” He goes, “No, we just got assault a grassroots-type tour, going to little towns and they were really correctly so that the movie wasn’t turned into rifles.” I said, “Do you have anything bigger than meeting people, then cities and meeting people, some Hollywood fiasco, which it wasn’t at all. what you got here, grenade launchers?” and he I got to actually see that people really, for lack messed up, and we We’ve been very much involved from the start to goes, “No, we just got assault rifles.” I told him, of a better term, gave a shit about the guys who the finish, especially with Michael Bay; he’s been “If you guys get attacked by any sort of force, were there and actually knew that what they grabbed our dead.” a great guy, in getting our opinions and input. you’re all going to fucking die.” were being spoon-fed by TV and by politicians JI: Have you viewed the final edit of the movie JI: That’s profound. wasn’t true. So my patriotism came way back. and, if so, what is your impression? KP: And I said, “You know, if you ever need It did a lot. I really wasn’t a big patriot after in airtime. If there is a break, I’m going to say KP: Yeah, there might be one more edit to us, we’ll come get you,” and that was where we Benghazi. I wanted to keep deploying because something and get it in there, and I’ve become it. I saw it close to the final edit last week. It’s promised them that if they ever needed us we’d I missed the guys, I loved the job; but as far as real comfortable talking to the media, too, awesome. It stays pretty straight to the book. come assist, and we gave them a radio so they my patriotism, it was pretty much nonexistent. talking to TV. It doesn’t bother me that there are Michael Bay, literally, the amount of CGI could contact us. They were trying. The book tour, and now even doing the movie maybe four million people out there watching [computer generated imagery] that he usually JI: How soon after the incident did you start promotion and still meeting people and just me. I don’t really care what they think of me. uses in his films, he didn’t in this one. Again, hearing about the cover story—about the video getting the thanks, now my patriotism’s back. I’m going to say what the truth is, I’m going to he promised us that he would respect our vision and demonstration? That’s been rewarding. It’s giving me, you know, say—I don’t want to get into opinions when I’m and this being the most real movie he’s probably KP: Yeah, I remember very vividly. We had the fact that the country still has great people, talking about what happened on the ground ever made. He wanted to make sure that it wasn’t just lifted out of Benghazi right around 10:30am and they still want the truth and they still are that night because it’s not about opinions. It’s “Hollywood-ized.” So when I saw it, my opinion on a Libyan C-130, a Libyan Air Force cargo willing to listen to the guys on the ground and about the actual events that happened. But if I of it first, [was that] Pablo Schreiber, who plays plane, and we got to Tripoli. I remember we not just listen to what’s on social media. It’s nice get into what my opinion is on something, I will me, did an excellent job. He got my mannerisms got to Tripoli an hour and a half late. I ate a to see. It’s very refreshing. say “this is my opinion, and if you like it, great, down. He got my smart-assness down. A lot of little bit, I didn’t have any clothes, so I had to JI: There’s still some hope. if you don’t, fine. You don’t have to like me; I’m the stuff that I said that night, because he and bum some clothes off some of the other GRS KP: Yeah, there is. I think that’s a better word okay with that.” So, I think that’s a big, big draw. I became very good friends before the movie guys who were in Tripoli. Took a shower, took than anything—hope. Definitely. JI: Is it safe to say all three of you helped keep started, he got a lot of the one-liners that I would a nap for a couple of hours, flew to Germany, JI: So Mark “Oz” Geist and John “Tig” each other alive during those thirteen hours in put in. I used to dance around the compound finally had an American C-17 fly into Tripoli Tiegan were with you for those thirteen hours Benghazi? just to be funny; I’m a funny guy, I try to be. and pick all of our wounded up. Basically, a in Bengahzi, and I don’t want their bravery to KP: Yeah, all three of us. All three of us are There’s even a scene where he’s dancing; you flying hospital came in and picked up Oz and go unnoticed. How did it come about that you insurmountable in not only getting—and the don’t think of someone dancing in war combat Dave because they were really messed up, and other two guys, without their names, Jack Silva zones, but I do, and it’s in there. The accuracy is we grabbed our dead. Everybody from the State fantastic. How I felt when I walked out of there, Department compound in Tripoli loaded on, I though? I felt empty, and that’s a good sign, don’t know why, but they all got on there and though, because I felt like, “Man, I really miss then we boarded. We flew out, got to Germany, 9 what I’m doing. I really miss that job.” I wanted went to the USO, got some more clothes. USO to go back over there. I would have jumped took real good care of us there in Germany so on the plane and headed back over to—I don’t that the Commanding General there, it was at care—Yemen, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan. I Landstuhl, I want to say. Went to bed, woke wanted to go back over. Right when it ended. up the next morning, turned the TV on, and I

JI: Because there’s work still to be done, saw something about a video and a protest by JANUARY • 2016 unfortunately? Susan Rice doing her rounds. I remember kind KP: I had a huge hole in my chest, and it was of chuckling, I laughed a little bit and was like, hard. He got it right, he got it exactly right. Of “Are you fucking kidding me?” and then I called course, there’s some emotional parts that you the other guys because we all basically had our relive especially, you know. I watched Ty and own room at the little Air Force housing we Glen, and I watched the guys on Building C— were staying at. I go, “Guys, turn the TV on. that was Dave, Oz, and Ty, and Glen. I remember You gotta see this.” Then we all had a little pow- watching them get blown the hell up, you know. wow and thought one of our own guys had said I’m shooting over the tops of their heads and something; so we had our own little pow-wow watching those mortars hit, and then they’re going on, all the CIA guys, all the security team just gone. So I do have some—I do remember members who were still alive, aside from Oz— that, and that was in the movie. So, of course, because Oz’s arms were basically blown off. He I’m going to have some tears, and I’m choked up was still serious in the hospital. And we were Kris presents a Black Water Coin a bit here and there. But the biggest thing was like, “Dude, what’s going on? Did any of you say to James Jeffrey in Baghdad when I left I just felt empty. anything?” and everybody’s just, “No!” And they JI: What was the consensus among you and all watched it, and we were all dumfounded. We your security detail on the ground in Benghazi were laughing because it was par for the course because nobody came to help us, but then we American lives is too great. That would be my see that they don’t know the whole story. They our security. So he was instrumental in getting were all pissed off, and it was the day after. That one thing. As far as being on the offensive, you weren’t told the whole story. the Tripoli team to us because they had to was the first thing I woke up to. Like, “Welcome got to take the reins off of special operations JI: Yeah, I think so. Wrapping up, you do have commandeer a local plane. back to America,” or America per se because troops—not the Guard, not the normal Army the appearance coming up here January 27, and JI: If that plane hadn’t been there, that first we’re on an American Air Force base. It was like, guys, the Infantry like 82nd, 101st. And then I’m pushing to get that hall filled. How excited are wave of people wouldn’t have been able to get “Hey, thanks guys. Now we’re just going to cover the Special Ops troops, the Rangers, Seals, you to come back to good ol’ Grand Junction and out—

THE SOURCE everything up.” It was pretty hard to watch and Pararescue, Combat Controllers, Special Forces, do what you’re going to do? KP: Yeah, Mark and Dave would have bled then I just let it go. I was like, “You know what? Delta, Special Operations Aviation Regiment— KP: I’m glad they asked. I would have been a out. They would have died if that first plane had Fuck it. Screw it. I’m going to go home, recover you’ve got to take the reins off them. We work in little disappointed if I hadn’t been able to come not shown up. for a couple months, then I’m going back over. cities in the Middle East and North Africa, and back. Because of my family ties there, because JI: But Ty Woods was with you pretty much Screw it.” Then it kept getting worse and worse. our job is to blend in with the locals, live in those that’s home, I’m excited to come back just to talk the entire thirteen hours? I want to make sure I’m It took about eight months until all of us finally cities while immersing ourselves in the culture, to people, and I hope they’re proud. You know right? had had it. Like, screw this, done. That was hard, ultimately to help the locals who don’t support any of us who come back to our hometowns KP: Yeah, he was. Ty was there the whole brother. terrorism. The majority of these people in these want people to be proud of us, you know. That’s time. He helped us assault the consulate. Yeah, JI: Were you surprised to learn that cities are generally good people; certainly not why we leave, because we want to make a name he was there from the get-go until he died on Ambassador Stevens, who Hillary Clinton claims every Muslim is a terrorist. However, we’ve got for ourselves more or less. Now, granted, mine the roof from the mortars about five in the was a good friend, did not even have her phone to be able to put up with the collateral damage. wasn’t going to be an outward name, because morning. number or email? It’s going to happen. It’s going to happen because I was working with the Agency. I didn’t want JI: True American heroes, and they should KP: Yeah. I was pretty upset, and I only the terrorists use schools, orphanages, mosques; people to know. Nobody knew I worked for the respected a lot more that they are right now. watched a little bit of her testimony. Like I said, they use those areas to hide their weapons and Agency until this happened. But I do want to KP: They did a good job in the movie with I try to stay out of the political side of it, but to make it their headquarters because they know come back and share the story. People of Grand Glen. You’re going to be very happy with how I was at the VA hospital—I just had some old we’re not going to bomb those places. They know Junction are really good people, and I’m hoping it’s not political. injuries—and it was on. The part I watched was that American’s can’t stomach innocent people that they’re proud that one of theirs actually was JI: Yeah we’re super excited. We appreciate that part and also the part where she basically being killed, so they use those cities to blend in trying to do something that he feels is right and your time and keep it up because we’re watching blamed him for his own death, saying that he and operate. The locals don’t want them there, if do something that he feels is necessary—to not it every second, paying attention, trying to keep knew the threat and he shouldn’t have gone over they say no, they will get killed. only tell the truth and honor all of the guys who this message alive. Have a great day. there. JI: Who do you respect the most in the died that night, but also I do think this country KP: You too, Jeff, thanks again. Take care. JI: So, basically, when you heard part of the presidential race currently? is going in the wrong direction, and I want to testimony, you couldn’t believe what you were KP: As far as policies and things go, I don’t help put it back on the right path. Thanks to Brandi Albert of Georgia, who hearing at these hearings. really have one right now. If it was on a personal JI: Yeah, I’m excited, and I’m trying to get professionally transcribed this conversation. KP: I couldn’t, yeah. It disgusted me, level, and this is just because I know his father— everybody in my circles excited and pack that hall Thanks to Greg Green for helping structure the because he [Ambassador Stevens] did what his father’s come and seen me speak three times at the new, no-longer Mesa State College—it’s interview format and questions. Thanks to Gayle he was supposed to do. He was trying to do when I was in Dallas, and his father’s fantastic— now Colorado Mesa University. Meyer for editing and to Jeff Steele for cover what diplomatic officers are supposed to do in it’s Ted Cruz, but that’s because of his father and KP: Colorado Mesa? design. Cover photo by Sebastiano Tomada. countries that are war-torn, and basically that his father’s background. He’s a staunch critic JI: You’re going to be surprised by the we caused to be war torn because we overthrew of Fidel Castro, I think that’s admirable, but as enhancements they’ve done to campus and how a dictator, and we didn’t realize there was going far as right now, my jury is still out. Give me it’s changed since you were there. to be that huge vacuum of power over there, and another six months. I don’t know. I really don’t KP: Wow. Of course, I’m excited. I want to get he’s trying to bring the Libyan people together. know. Every time I want to back a candidate, back there and see everything. I haven’t seen the 13 Hours - Kris 'Tanto' Paronto And again, I don’t get into the political rah-rah something comes out of their mouth that I don’t campus in probably seven or eight years. Event and Book Signing shit, but I know he’s got a job to do—and I know like (chuckles). So, I really don’t have anybody JI: There’s probably 5,000, maybe 6,000, more Thursday, January 27, 2016 he was doing it well, and the Libyan people right now, brother, but if someone put a gun to students than when you were getting educated 5:30-6:30pm - VIP Hour loved him. So to see that, it just sickened me. It my head and said, “You have to vote today,” who here. 7pm - Event sickened me to the core because he was asking, would I vote for? Probably Ted Cruz, because of KP: Wow. he was making all the right requests, and he a relationship I have with his father. JI: About the video I told you we did, called Colorado Mesa University kept getting turned down. Just like his security JI: What do you think about the left implying “Four Dead in Benghazi,” we produced it in ten 1100 North Ave teams did there. Again, it’s somebody really that the movie is a right-wing propaganda film? days or less, and we produced this before the Meyer Ballroom, University Center who’s bucking responsibility, as far as what I saw KP: Ah, it’s not that at all. The movie is election in 2012. As I said, the words were written [on TV] and especially for a good man who was completely apolitical. Hillary, Obama, Speaker by my buddy Greg Green. He was 21 years Army, CMU Alumnus, Kris Paronto, will doing the right thing. I didn’t watch the rest of Boehner, Mike Rogers—there are no politicians 13 years Green Beret, speaks five languages, be speaking about his experience as the testimony, though, so I don’t know what else in it. It’s not propaganda. If they want to say that, and then he did the special contracting like you described in the book and new movie, was said. I just watched that part and walked fine. But it’s not at all. It’s about the fighting on did after he retired. He’s actually from Grand "13 Hours", about he and 5 other security away. the ground. It’s about what took place. It’s about Junction, too. So I think it’s insane that both of operators who fought against terrorists in JI: Do you think ISIS is a bigger threat than heroism, it’s about sacrifice. It’s about giving you guys are actually from this little town [Kris Benghazi, Libya. climate change? lives for others, it really is. It’s a very motivating chuckles]. I wanted to send you that link because KP: (Laughs) Yeah, come to Nebraska. We’ve film. People lost that, that’s the problem with I want to see how you feel about it. I won’t even got two foot of snow right now, brother. ISIS political narrative, that is, people have lost that tell you how I felt until after. I want to see your General Admission $15 is—those guys, they’ve got their shit together. with the politics, they’ve lost that these four reaction because that’s before we knew anything General Admission Ticket to listen to They got it wired tight, and they’re going to guys, my teammates, went in there and risked about what you guys did. Keep that in mind. It’s keep doing small attacks, and they’re going their own lives to save over two dozen lives, totally blind. Kris 'Tanto' Paronto, CMU Alumnus, talk to hit places that are soft. They’re smart. Hey, and they didn’t ask anything for it and they kept KP: Okay, you got it. about his experience as described in the that’s what we would do, too. We’re going to hit going overseas after the fact. People should walk JI: One last question I forgot to ask you,—Glen book '13 Hours' and about the new movie the softest place, we’re going to hit every and out of there [the movie] as a positive—not about Doherty, was he only there for roughly fifteen '13 Hours-The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi' any advantageous spot. At that time Misrata, politics but about the human spirit and how you minutes before he was killed? being released on January 15th. Benghazi & Derna were all dysfunctional can overcome adversity put in front of you again KP: Yeah, yeah. cities that were a hot bed for terrorism and and again and again and come out still. Even JI: Wow. Vip $50 under terrorist and militia control. Libya is the though you might lose lives, it’s war. People are KP: Yeah, he was there for maybe, I would training ground for ISIS. Ansar al-Shari was going to die in war, but you’re still going to come say, ten minutes. Now, he did a lot to get the The VIP Ticket includes food, drink, an basically the [precursor to] ISIS. I mean, it’s out on top and save a lot of lives because you’re guys from Tripoli to us, though—as far as autographed book and a meet-and-greet ISIS, brother. They got the recruiting tools of not going to give up. So, no, if they want to say getting money together, getting a plane and with Kris. social media, they got plenty of money from that, that’s on them. I can’t stop them, but the assisting. You know, his bravery, out of all the all these countries that sponsor terrorism, like movie’s not political. It’s not a right-wing or a guys who showed up, including the Delta guys, Pakistan. They’re good to go. They’re going to be left-wing movie. It’s just about the fighting on he’s the only guy who came up to supplement a threat for years and years to come. the ground that night. JI: What counter measures would you JI: Do you think that, after hopefully millions recommend the United States put in place and millions of Americans see the movie, that regarding ISIS and the recent attack in California? it will possibly help more people to get out and KP: Well, before I spoke in Virginia, I spoke vote and pay a little more attention? Because I a little bit on this at an event. I know we’re good can tell you a lot of people I talk to don’t know people. Americans are great people, hearts and much about Benghazi; and they think I’m a bit minds, they want to help; and I admire that in of a nut because we produced a video about the us. That’s what makes this country great, but tragedy in Benghazi shortly after it happened we don’t have the ability to vet all these people and put it out on YouTube November 2nd, 2012 who want to come in our country, all the https://youtu.be/Wwik6vf9u_o . My friend Greg refugees. You just can’t. It’s impossible. I mean, Green—he was a Green Beret—he also went 10 we couldn’t even vet the 17 February Militia to to Central High School here, was an Excalibur guard the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. You know, Award-winner; and we produced that video with that was the brigade that basically was part of the help of several talented individuals in Grand Ansar al-Shari that turned on us that night, that Junction. A lot of people, you know, they think I’m turned on the state department guys. So we have just making noise and maybe I’m obsessed with to tighten up our procedures. So, to all these it, but do you think it will bring out more voters? refugees coming in. You guys, you can’t come in. KP: Yeah, I do. I think it will bring out the I’m sorry. It’s not possible yet because we don’t younger voters as well, more so. The pop culture know how to fully vet you guys to make sure doesn’t have time to read, and they want to go that there are not terrorists infiltrating with you. see a movie. Having a name like Michael Bay And ISIS is, they’re good at that. That’s what and the actors who are in it, I mean, the actors they do. They’re excellent at blending and just are very well liked—John Krasinski, Pablo becoming the normal populace. Any terrorist Schreiber (for the people who watch Orange organization that’s worth its salt is good at that. is the New Black and The Wire, he’s well liked, I think you have to do it and I’m sorry, but that’s you know). Even Max Martini and Badge Dale, just how it goes. And once we can figure out all those guys you’ll see them on screen and how to fully and adequately vet these people, you’re like, “Oh, my gosh, I recognize those JANUARY • 2016 JANUARY come back and we’ll reopen the doors. I’m guys. I know who they are.” So yeah, I do think not saying all Muslims are bad—I don’t think it will. I don’t think that’s the intention of it, but that! That’s not the case. My ass was saved by I do think it will bring more people out to vote. 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Seventh. 208-4626. B, 8am, 1st Saturday/mo, Golden Corral. 424-0499. Home-mailing program for 243-7361. Mesa Co. Republican Women’s Club lunch, homebound veterans. 10am impromptu rides. 242-6634, Cars ’n Coffee Auto Enthusiasts, 8-10am 2nd Monday/mo, noon, Two Rivers Conv. VFW #1247, lunch & dinner, 3rd Tuesday/ 243-3325. Saturdays, Spoons Bistro & Bakery, 3090 Ctr. $15/person. RSVP: 257-7120. mo, 14th & Ute, public welcome. Grand Mesa Chorus (Sweet Adelines) Tom suplizio, dvm N. Twelfth (Hospice). 462-6762. Mesa Underground Derby Dames 254-3000. rehearses Tuesdays 6:30-9:15pm, Redlands VFW #4663 potluck, 6pm, 1st Tuesday/ Call-A-Lawyer Night, FREE legal advice (MUDD)… practice times 7-9pm at inline tara suplizo, dvm by local Bar Assn. attorneys, 7-9pm, 3rd United Methodist, 527 Village Way. All mo, 3244 F.25 Rd., Clifton. 434-9470. hockey rink in front of Orchard Mesa for after hours Thursday in Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov. women’s voices may audition, must be 16 VFW #4663 Auxiliary, 1:30pm, 2nd Middle School. Tuesday/mo, 2344 F.25 Rd., Clifton. Call: 256-4001. years+. Membership: Shirley @ 255-9419 emergency care (leave message). Performance: Bobbie @ Middle School Book Club, 3-4pm, 2nd 434-9470. call 255-1911 Chatfield Country Kickers Square dancing, Walking Chi Kung-Increase health, vitality, 245-3480. grandmesachorus.org. Tuesday/mo, Orchard Mesa branch library, 1st & 3rd Saturdays, VFW #3981 Hall, 273 Unaweep. 241-4807, 243-0181. mental focus. 7:45-8:45am Mondays- 503.5 Florence Rd, Plus 7pm, Mainstream Grand Mesa Jeep Club, 1st Monday/mo, Overeaters Anonymous-Mondays 7pm; Saturdays, Hawthorne Park (Gunnison (970) 434-4094 8-9pm, Pat & Wanda McBride. 434-3543. Famous Dave’s, 6pm. 970-858-1394. between 4th & 5th.) Tom Lynch, Tuesdays, Thursdays noon; Thursdays 573 32 Road Clay Arts Guild, 1st Thursday/mo. Grand Mesa Muzzleloaders, noon, last 970-263-4000. 7pm, Saturdays 9am, basement Unity 523-5805. Sunday/mo, Reeder Mesa, 7 miles up Western Slope Coin Club, 2nd Grand Junction church, 3205 N. Twelfth. 263-4496. Clifton Lions Club, 7pm, 2nd & 4th Reeder Mesa Rd. from Whitewater; follow Wednesday/mo, 6:30pm, VFW Post #1247, Page Peddlers-writers group meets 1st 1404 Ute. Evaluation 5:30pm; meeting Thursday/mo, Clifton Community Center, signs. Pistol shoot noon, rifle shoot 1pm. Saturday/mo, 9-11am, Cups, (Hospice 6:30pm. Public welcome. 241-1770. 126 Second, Clifton. 260-8895. Black powder or substitutes only, patched round ball only. $2 members, $3 Coffee House on Twelfth St.) 241-8024. Western Slope HOG Chapter monthly “When you are CO Desert Herb Society, 6:30pm, 2nd st rd meeting, 7pm, 1st Wednesday/mo, Otto’s non-members. Visitors welcome. Palisade Art Lovers, 10am, 1 /3 Monday/mo, Botanical Gardens, 655 Restaurant, 2210 Hwy. 6&50. Gordon courting a nice Wednesdays, Palisade Memorial Bldg., 120 Struthers. 241-1065, 245-6159. 858-3365, 434-58-4, 250-1588, 241-2336. Weaver, 250-5849, westernslopehog.com. Collbran Book Club, 7pm, 1st Wednesday/ Grand Valley Wood Carvers, 1st and 3rd E. Eighth, Palisade. New members West Slope Non-smoking Singles potluck girl,an hour seems mo, Collbran Library, 111 Main. 487-3545. Wednesday 6pm, and 2nd and 4th welcome. 255-1553. & entertainment, 6:30pm, 2nd & 4th st rd like a second. Christian Women’s Network, 12:15pm, Wednesday 1pm, Redlands United Palisade Lions Club, 7pm, 1 /3 Saturdays/mo, Presbyterian Church, 27.5 2nd Thursday/mo, Clarion Hotel, Horizon Methodist, 527 Village Way. 245-8817. Wednesdays, Rosie’s @ Cameo. 201-4618. Rd. 464-7950, 241-4153. When you sit on a Western CO Amateur Radio Club, 9:30am, Dr. Reservations: 858-7120. Grief support—see Hospice Support Poetry Night, 6pm, 2nd Wednesday/mo, Groups. Central Library, 530 Grand. 242-3672. 2nd Saturday/mo, Civil Air Patrol Bldg., red-hot cinder, a Crossroads Squares Square Dancing, GJ Regional Airport. 257-1413. Happy Feet Round Dance Phase 2, 5-8pm, Redlands Rotary Club, noon, Fridays, Mondays, 7-9pm, Crossroads Methodist Women in Construction (National Sundays, Masonic Temple, 2400 second seems like Church, 30 & F, Darryl & Dixie Dye. Redlands Mesa Golf Course, 2299 W. Association), dinner meeting 6pm, 1st 434-3662 or 970-985-8125. Consistory Ct. 243-5858. Ridges Blvd. 858-1941, 523-5990. Monday/mo, Redlands Community Ctr. an hour. That’s Eagles—see Fraternal Order of Eagles. Heartbeat for Kids, support group for River City Singles breakfast, 10am, RSVP: 242-5370. Edgewater Brewing Company, 905 children who’ve lost loved ones by suicide, Tuesdays, Denny’s Restaurant, Horizon Yoga—Kriya Yoga meditation class relativity.” Drive, GJ. 243-3162. 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JANUARY • 2016 JANUARY www.JunctionConcerts.com guest artist with the UW-Milwaukee Symphony Future, Rock of Ages, Moulin Rouge and many • I Wanna Know What Love Is by Foreigner THE SOURCE GJ Symphony Kicks Orchestra and the Milwaukee Youth Symphony more. from the movie Rock of Ages Off the New Year With Orchestra, and he toured internationally with The evening begins with beer and wine sales • Maniac by Michael Sembello from the the Madison Children’s Choir and recently at 6:30pm courtesy of Breckenridge Brewery movie Flashdance 2 Great Shows performed a Rogers and Hammerstein tribute and Grande River Vineyards. Beer and wine will • Running on Empty by Jackson Browne from On Saturday, January 9 at 7:30pm, the Grand concert at Lincoln Center. also be for sale at intermission. the movie Forrest Gump Junction Symphony Orchestra (GJSO) kicks off Broadway by Request is sponsored by the law • Rocky Theme & Eye of the Tiger by Bill 2016 at the Avalon Theater with Broadway By firm of Hoskin, Farina & Kampf, PC., which Set List: Conti/Survivor from the movie Rocky Request, a Broadway hits show you won't want has been a great supporter of Grand Junction • Think by Aretha Franklin from the movie • More than Words/Heaven Can Wait to miss. Symphony Pops concerts over the last 20+ years. Blues Brothers by Extreme from the movie Rock of Ages Three stars from "The Great White Way" join Tickets are $25, $35 and $45 for adults and • Hot Stuff by Donna Summer from the • Power of Love by Huey Lewis & The the GJSO for a night of show tunes hand-picked $10 for students with ID. All seating is reserved. movie The Full Monty News from the movie Back to the Future by Grand Junction Symphony board members, Tickets may be purchased online at gjso.org, by • Thunderstruck by AC/DC from the • Pour Some Sugar on Me by Def Leppard from staff and musicians from such shows as calling 970-243-6787, or by visiting the Grand movie Battleship the movie Coyote Ugly Wicked, Mamma Mia, Phantom of the Opera, Junction Symphony office at 414 Main Street. • Rock of Ages by Def Leppard from the movie • Lady Marmalade by Patti LaBelle from the Jersey Boys, Rent, Les Miserables, Jesus Christ Don't miss Broadway by Request on Saturday, Rock of Ages movie Moulin Rouge Superstar, My Fair Lady, Motown: The Musical January 9 at 7:30pm in the Avalon Theater. • Take My Breath Away by Berlin from the and many more. movie Top Gun Great seats are still available and can be Jennifer Hope Wills has appeared on Grand Junction • Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin purchased online at gjso.org, by calling 970- Broadway in several roles, including Christine Gaye & Tammi Terrell from the movie Sister 243-6787 or visiting the Grand Junction in The Phantom Of The Opera for nearly four Rockestra Kicks Off Act 2 Symphony office at 414 Main Street. They can years, Eileen in Wonderful Town opposite • Let it Go from the movie Frozen also be purchased from the Robinson Theater Brooke Shields, The Woman in White and With Rock of Ages: • Happy by Pharrell Williams from the box office the night of the concert beginning at Beauty and the Beast. movie Despicable Me 2 6:30pm. Sean MacLaughlin recently garnered much Rock Music from • Mercy by Duffy from the movie My Best All seating is reserved and tickets are $20 and praise across the US performing the role of Movies II Friend's Girl $25. Juan Peron in the successful revival of Evita, • Lost Highway by Bon Jovi from the movie Wild Hogs Formed in 2011 by Colorado Mesa University and his Broadway credits include Raoul in The On Saturday, January 16, the Grand Junction • Spiderman by Michael Buble from the Music Department Head & former GJSO Phantom of the Opera, Elton John’s Lestat, Rockestra rocks Robinson Theater at Colorado movie Spiderman Principal Trumpet Dr. Calvin Hofer, the Grand Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Woman in White Mesa University with their second Rock of • Juke Box Hero/I Love R&R by Foreigner/Joan Junction Rockestra is the only professional and Bombay Dreams. Ages: Rock Music from Movies tribute concert. Jett from the movie Rock of Ages Rock & Roll Orchestra west of the Missouri Nathaniel Stampley appeared in the London The show begins at 7:30pm and will feature hits • Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Guns 'n Roses River. They perform classic rock and roll with a West End production of The Lion King as from movies such as Blues Brothers, Top Gun, from the movie Rock of Ages symphonic twist. Mufasa and also went on nationwide tours with Sister Act 2, Flashdance, Rocky, Back to the Ragtime and Orpheus Returns. He has been a

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Village and on Telluride’s historic Main Street— VIP/Fire Circle Founder—Invitation Only FREE to all. Additional ticketed entertainment, Event including MarchFourth Marching Band, and January 14 @ 5:30-7:30pm an over-the-top Gala at a subterranean mine Great Room—Gondola Station St. Sophia, were available to guests after the free, outdoor Telluride art and performances. Free workshops in both Invitation only VIP/Fire Circle Founder welding and fire dancing were also available. event with surprise entertainment. All Access The Festival was able to offer the free outdoor pass-holders attend this event. Location: Great art and workshops through generous donations, Room—gondola mid-station. grants, and sponsorships. For more, check 4-Night All Access VIP Pass: 4 events online at http://telluridefirefestival.org January 14 @ 5:30pm - January 17 @11pm Telluride Gallery of Art, 130 E Colorado Ave. Current & former residents of Grand Junction Includes Thurs., Fri. Sat. & Sun. ticketed events. to perform & exhibit at Telluride Fire Festival Cost is $195. DJ Phoenix—Actor/DJ Free fire-spinning performance: Mountain DJ Phoenix (aka BaronVonBrock, aka Brock Lodge January 14 @ 5:30-6:30pm January 16 @ 10am - 11pm fireology using modern tinders and fire-starting Benson) has been a house DJ since 1999. He Ah Haa School for the Arts, 300 S Townsend methods. You may be surprised to discover that cut his teeth in Grand Junction CO. He’s the Mountain Lodge Telluride, 457 Mountain Village Blvd, St., a number of the items you need are among your first DJ to bring house music to the forefront In this FREE one hour workshop, you’ll learn household items. $15. of club culture in Grand Junction. DJ Phoenix See Dance of the Sacred Fire Thursday, Jan. 14: 5:30–6:30pm. Free fire-spinning performance the basics of Fire Burning Rituals and how to Fire Ball with Live Entertainment is also the co-founder (along with his sister transform yourself into the person you want to January 16 @ 9pm - January 17 @ 2am. Great JahSeekAH) of the elusive and mysterious but on the pool deck of Mountain Lodge Telluride. Fractal Tribe, Fire Spinning Workshop: be. Room—Gondola Station St. Sophia, Telluride. always powerful LoveTribe. Brock has played Zen of Fire: Art of Bow Drill Fire Ball with live entertainment, fire art, in many basements, tents, and clubs over the January 15 @ 1-2pm, Town of Telluride: Element 52 Deck, 398 S Davis St., Telluride. January 16 @ 10am - 12pm appetizers, special fire themed cocktail, and years, from Colorado to Puerto Vallarta to Black Unnamed Venue, Telluride. In this workshop, other surprises. Great Room atop the gondola. Rock City (and many places in between). If it’s Staff Fire Spinning workshop taught by Fractal Tribe. you will learn one of the more technically $100 online, $125 at the door. a good time on the dance floor you’re looking advanced forms of ancient fire building: The Zen of Fire: Build a Pump Drill for—congratulations; you’ve just found it with Dance of the Sacred Fire- Fire Spinning Workshop: Bow Drill. The Bow Drill consists of a bow, January 17 @ 10am-12pm. Build a DJ Phoenix! spindle, fireboard, palm rock, and some string. technologically advanced primitive fire starting LoveTribe—Musical Entertainment: Drums January 15 @ 1-2pm, Mountain Village, Heritage Plaza, Telluride. Fire Spinning This is stage one. Stage two is blowing your coal tool! In this clinic, you will learn the principles LoveTribe is a musically explosive, Colorado- into a flame using a “bird’s nest”. These items of building a pump drill, and you will craft your based, techno-tribal fusion dance party. workshop taught by Dance of the Sacred Fire. Pub Crawl combined with the proper technique will result own to take home so you can practice your Founded in 2000 by DJ Phoenix and JahSeekAH, in fire every time (almost)! primitive fire starting skills and impress your LoveTribe exists to promote community and January 15 @ 3-5pm, The Village Table, 618 Mountain Village Blvd., Mountain Village- Ah Haa School for the Arts: Fire-Themed friends. celebration through an interactive, spiritually Exhibit Ah Haa School for the Arts: Fire-Themed infused dance experience. DJ Phoenix serves as themed Pub. Free fire art installations and fire January 16 @ 10am - 5pm Exhibit the ringleader to four world-class percussionists Ah Haa School for the Arts, 300 S Townsend January 17 @ 10am-5pm, Ah Haa School who orchestrate a pounding on the dance floor performances January 15 @ 5pm - January 17 @ 8pm St. for the Arts, 300 S Townsend St., Telluride. and a fire in your soul. 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