🌱 Car Fire On I-70 + Grant For North Ave. + Annual Action Plan

Hello all! Today’s World Softball Day; did you know that it was invented in 1887 as an indoor sport? I'm here right on time with your Tuesday edition of the Grand Junction Patch newsletter with news on...

• 🤔 Annual Action Plan opportunity.
• 🚸 Universal preschool.
• 🏡 Home prices are up.

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🌤️ But first, today's weather:

Sun and clouds. High: 79 Low: 54.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations Around Grand Junction

• Shell at 3223 F Road, $3.32
• Sam’s Club at 1040 Independent Ave., $3.34
• Happy Stop Super Store at 2714 US-50, $3.39

🏖️ Vacation Poll!
Are you traveling this summer? What is your favorite type of vacation? So far:

• 20 percent each choose a camping trip, cruise, or road trip
• 13.4 percent each opt for a staycation or local trip
• 6.7 percent each favor a national park trip, beach or island trip, or Jeep trip

📰 Here are the top stories in Grand Junction today:

1. Firefighters discovered what they describe as “possible human remains” inside a burning car on the I-70 near the Grand Junction Motor Speedway. Authorities have not revealed the cause of the fire or the individual's identity. (Western Slope Now)
2. Did you know that the city received a grant of $2.3 million that is earmarked for the North Avenue Enhanced Transit Corridor Improvements? What does this mean practically? The funds will “allow the city to build approximately 1¼ miles of additional detached sidewalk on North Avenue.” (The Daily Sentinel/paywall)
3. The good news is that home prices in Mesa County are up. According to insiders, there has been a 30 percent increase. The bad news is that building permit applications are 54 percent lower than last year. (KJCT 8)
4. How are things going with universal preschool in Mesa County? We learned earlier that, so far, some 1,000 families have applied for the nine-month tuition credit, “and over 800 have been matched in round one.” There’s still room for your kids between ages three and four! (ABC)
5. Would you like to weigh in on how to spend the funds of the Annual Action Plan? The city council plans to host a public hearing on July 19 before adopting the annual plan. And, if you’d like to read through the details before coming to the meeting, the clerk’s office has a copy you can review. So far, only one neighbor asked councilmembers any questions. (City of Grand Junction)

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📆 Today in Grand Junction:

Tuesday, June 13

• Mobile Pantry at Grand Junction High School temporarily relocated to Sherwood Park (8 AM)
• Canyon View Vineyard Church hosts a VBS (9 AM)
• June Luncheon with the Mesa County Women's Network meets at Ocotillo Restaurant (11:45 AM)
• Taxes In Retirement Webinar on June 13 & 14 (6 PM)
• The Bravestone Project Makes Bracelets at The Joseph Center (6 PM)

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🖊️ From my notebook:

• "District 51's Early Childhood Education department is hiring! If you've ever considered a career in education, then this is your sign. We would love to have you as part of our team! Please visit http://applitrack.com/d51schools/onlineapp to apply!" (Mesa County Valley School District 51)
• "You’re invited to a FREE Rocky Mountain PBS KIDS FEST! Join us to celebrate summer, connect with your community, and meet Daniel Tiger!" (Rocky Mountain Public Media)
• "June is the height of kitten season, which means we have dozens of adorable kittens waiting to move into loving homes! In order to help kittens move into their new homes quickly and open up space for even more kittens in need this kitten season, we’ve reduced our kitten adoption fee to just $25 for the entire month of June during our Kitten Clearance adoption special!" (Roice-Hurst Humane Society)
• "This week, we shared a behind-the-scenes look into the training and work that goes into operating GJPD SWAT, Bomb Squad, scenario training & driving in the nine-week Community Police Academy program. A fun day for the class and members of the GJPD! (Grand Junction PD)
• "The City and Mesa County are asking the community to join us in a public open house to discuss a new interchange at 29 Road on Tuesday, June 13, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Grand Junction Church of Christ, 2983 Patterson Road." (Mesa County Colorado)

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That's it for today. See you all Thursday for another update!

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Christ follower. Wife. Book dragon. Proud supporter of the Oxford comma.

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