🌱 Public Toilet Demolition + Monsoon Season + Construction Projects

Welcome back, Grand Junction! Today’s World UFO Day; did you know that it commemorates the 1947 Mount Rainier, Washington, sighting report made by aviator Kenneth Arnold? I'm here to tell you about what's going on around town, including news on:

• 🚧 The chipseal program.
• 🏗️ Temple construction.
• 🎥 “Opportunity Awaits in Grand Junction.”

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☀️ But first, today's weather: Nice with plenty of sun. High: 88 Low: 56.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations Around Grand Junction

• Lucky Me Super Store at 2902 Patterson Road, $3.39
• City Market at 2770 US-50, $3.45
• Love’s Travel Stop at 748 22 Road, $3.49

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

• 29 percent plan a staycation
• 16.1 percent like cruises
• 12.9 percent choose a road trip or camping trip
• 9.7 percent would like a group tour abroad
• 6.4 percent look forward to an island trip
• 3.2 percent each opt for a local outing, a national park trip, a Jeep trip, or a solo trip to Europe

📰 Here are the top stories in Grand Junction today:

1. The downtown public toilet at Fifth Street and Colorado Avenue will finally be replaced. In its stead, the city will build a self-cleaning facility. It’s unclear if this will put an end to the vandalism that seems to focus on the space. (The Daily Sentinel/paywall)
2. Monsoon season is here! If you haven’t done so already, clear your property of any debris that could cause problems if there’s a fire or flood. Also, “Grand Junction will see more street flooding rather than flash floods, but local creeks or dry waterways can fill up if there’s heavy rain.” (KJCT)
3. “Opportunity Awaits in Grand Junction” is a video doubling as an advertisement for prospective companies wanting to relocate. It focuses on the Riverfront at Las Colonias business park and draws attention to the city’s seven Opportunity Zones. Besides that, the Grand Junction Economic Partnership offers incoming businesses a number of services such as “assistance with site selection, access to business resources and incentives and introduction to local and state networks.” (Colorado Biz)
4. Construction on the Grand Junction Temple for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints progresses. If you’ve been wondering about the slow pace, it has everything to do with shale on the site. Also, insiders point to labor force issues and the difficulty in obtaining some construction materials. (NBC)
5. Speaking of construction, it'll be a little more difficult for drivers to get around this coming week. The chipseal program picks up again on Tuesday in the area of Willowbrook Road, south of Northridge Drive. Traffic roundabout work continues to make travel challenging on G Road. And let's not forget the Orchard Mesa sewer replacement and the waterlines on 18th Street. (Grand Junction)

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📆 Today in Grand Junction:

Saturday, June 24

• Summer Solstice Celebration at Lincoln Park (9 AM)
• Concealed Carry Class at Cabelas (10 AM)
• Free Self Defense Seminar at Free Self Defense Seminar (10:30 AM)
• Mesa County Foster Pet Challenge outside the Mesa County Old Courthouse (12 PM)
• Off With Their Heads all ages show at the Mesa Theater (8 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Summer School? Summer LitCamp! D51 Schools' Summer School curriculum has an engaging and fun camping theme. Teachers have turned into 'camp counselors,' classrooms have turned into campsites, and reading time turned into campfire stories. Is there s'more room for us?" (Mesa County Valley School District 51)
• "The City of Grand Junction is accepting applications for a recreation coordinator within the Aquatics division. This position will oversee the implementation and development of recreational aquatics activities and operations for the department at the year-round Orchard Mesa Pool and the two seasonal summer pools, the Lincoln Park Pool and the Palisade Pool." (City of Grand Junction)
• "Tech I.T. Up is a technology education program designed for children ages 7-17 that seeks to provide exposure to informational technologies with a hands-on approach in a fun and uplifting environment. During the 6-week course, kids take apart and reassemble a computer, learning about the purpose and function of each component. At the end of the workshop, they can take their computers home. July 9." (Tech I.T. Up)
• "Country music star Buddy Jewell is set to make his W debut with Curtis Grimes for a can't miss Texas two steppin' night! Tixs on sale now! July 13 · 7-10 p.m." (Warehouse25sixty-five Kitchen + Bar)
• "GJPD Officers Olsen and Hargrave, and the GJPD Honor Guard team, dedicate numerous hours in order to post our State and National colors in the most respectful and professional manner possible." (Grand Junction PD)

You're all caught up for today. I'll see you back in your inbox Tuesday with another update!

— Sylvia Cochran

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

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