🌱 SWAT On S. Highway 50 + One Riverfront Trail Gap + I-70 Interchange

Hello, neighbors! Today’s National Root Beer Day; did you know that Americans have enjoyed commercially produced root beer since 1875? Sylvia here with your fresh copy of the Grand Junction Patch newsletter, full of what's happening in town. Today you'll find news about these stories and more:

• ⚠️ Neighbor behaving badly.
• 💧 Tasty water.
• 🥇 Shoutout to Alivia Nicodemus.

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🌤️ But first, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 81 Low: 57.

⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations Around Grand Junction

• Maverik at 2902 D Road, $3.37
• Conoco at 2998 North Ave., $3.47
• Exxon at 722 Horizon Drive, $3.49

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

• 22.7 percent plan a staycation
• 18.2 percent each want to go on a road trip or cruise
• 13.6 percent choose a camping trip
• 9 percent intend to head out for an island vacation
• 4.5 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 today in Grand Junction:

1. The police had to intervene in a disagreement between neighbors in the 700 block of S. Highway 50. Just before noon, two men got into an argument, when one of the neighbors brandished a knife. It took SWAT to get him out and placed under arrest. (City of Grand Junction)
2. If you like to ride your bike on the One Riverfront Trail, you know that you’ll need to do some workarounds between 33 1/2 and 36 1/4 roads. Just in case local officials forgot, cyclists did a bike ride to direct attention to the missing portion. “Mesa County has approved a study to look at alternative routes for the trail to finally connect Palisade to the rest of a trail that stretches all the way out to Loma.” (NBC)
3. Did you go to the meeting at the Grand Junction Church of Christ on Tuesday? The topic of discussion was a “possible Interstate 70 interchange in the 29 Road area.” The city and county are now partnering to go ahead with the project. The first step is an environmental study. (The Daily Sentinel/paywall)
4. According to the American Water Works Association, Grand Junction has the second-best tasting water. In first place was the City of Miramichi in New Brunswick, Canada, which took home the award for “Best of the Best Water Taste Test.” Emporia, Kansas, won the “People’s Choice Water Taste Test.” “The Best of the Best Water Taste Test is determined by a panel of judges that included trained water flavor profilers, and the People’s Choice Taste Test is determined by conference attendees.” (AWWA)
5. A shoutout to 13-year-old Alivia Nicodemus! Acting as CEO of Home-Town Macramé, the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce’s Young Entrepreneur Program selected Nicodemus as a Saunders Scholar finalist. The contest is open to middle and high school students. (Western Slope Now)

📆 Today in Grand Junction:

Saturday, June 17

• Cross Orchards Market at the Museum of the West (8 AM)
• The Grand Junction Buddhist Meditation Meetup Group meets at the Redlands Community Center (10:30 AM)
• Juneteenth Block Party at Lincoln Park (2 PM)
• Father's Day Arts & Crafts at the Junction West Grand Junction RV Park (2 PM)
• Roice-Hurst Humane Society's 60th Anniversary Celebration at the Grand Junction Convention Center (4 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Congratulations to the graduates of the GJPD Community Police Academy! We are extremely grateful for the community members who dedicated nine weeks and over 30 hours of time to learn about what it takes to run the Grand Junction Police Department." (Grand Junction PD)
• "This summer, Roice-Hurst Humane Society’s Furry Friends Kids Camp is back! Children ages 6-12 will learn all about dogs and cats, from how to greet them to how to care for them, make treats and toys, practice positive reinforcement training for dogs and cats, and spend quality time interacting with our animals. Our team will open the wonderful world of animals to your child with activities that emphasize safety, empathy, and compassion. July 24-27 – 8:45 a.m.-noon. Space is limited to 21 kids. Cost is $100 for the four-day camp. Scholarships are available." (Roice-Hurst Humane Society)
• Old Crow Medicine Show: July 17! It began in late September 1998 when a monkey wrench gang of old-time string band musicians, most of us still in our teens, left Ithaca, New York to cross the Canadian border and play our way to the Pacific. We brought our pawnshop fiddles, banjos, guitars and washboards to downtown street corners across Ontario, to paper mill towns above Lake Superior, farmers markets in Manitoba, Indian reservations in South Dakota, and out to the streets of Vancouver, Victoria, Seattle and Portland. Along the way we discovered a unique country sound, both old and new, foreign and familiar. We knew we had captured something special. (Amphitheater at Las Colonias Park)
• "Buddy Jewell and Curtis Grimes are playing Warehouse 2565 on July 13." (Song Kick)
• "Please visit http://tax.colorado.gov/rebuilding-after-a-declared-wildfire-disaster to learn about the Sales and Use Tax Refund for Rebuilding after a Declared Wildfire Disaster or sign up to receive email notifications when updates are available." (Mesa County Colorado)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! See you Thursday morning for your next update.

— Sylvia Cochran

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

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