A seldom-heard thank you
Kathleen Goddeyne Many of my friends and family members have been congratulating me on winning three Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest awards lately. Naturally, this makes me pretty happy. I’m pretty proud of my writing; even though I usually hate most of my work by the time the paper comes out. It never seems [...]
Grand Junction police ask for information on missing girl
Courtesy of KJCT News 8 Grand Junction police are trying to find a 14-year-old-girl who’s been missing since Feb. 19. Taylor Johnson is 5’7”, weighs 130 lbs., and has brown eyes and brown hair. Friends and family told KJCT that Taylor is a student at Grand Junction High School. They said she may be with [...]
Ella Moon
Peggy Malone (Feb. 19, 2013) She told me many stories of how things had come to be. It all started with a tree house, she showed me happily. And, one by one, each house, they added, with a special theme. Many children came and wondered, as if it were all a dream. For [...]
Eat corned beef and cabbage for a cure?
Special to the Fruita Times The VWF 4663 and its Ladies Auxiliary are hosting a cancer aid and research benefit. A corned beef and cabbage dinner will be held at the Post home, 3244 S ¼ Rd. in Clifton, March 15 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $7 if purchased before the dinner and $8 at [...]
Children in need of foster families on the rise
Kathleen Goddeyne Ariel Clinical Services has seen a large jump in the number of children in need of placement recently. Ariel Clinical Services, 2938 North Ave., Suite G, is a non-profit 501(c)(3) Child Placement Agency and Adult Service Agency founded by Kregg Thornburg in 1994. Thornburg, a former special education teacher, founded Ariel Clinical Services [...]
Chamber hosts business ed.
Tim Merris Representatives from Senator Mark Udall’s office will present the results of economic impact studies and answer questions pertaining to a potential national park designation for the monument on March 20. The public is encouraged to attend and ask pertinent questions regarding how the potential park designation will directly affect the Fruita community. The [...]
Arrest made in Fruita drive-by shooting
Kathleen Goddeyne A Montrose man was arrested for his alleged connection to a drive-by shooting in Fruita. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Fruita Police Department worked together in the case and arrest of Thomas Ornelas, 39, who allegedly fired multiple shots at 5 a.m., March 1, in the area of 825 E. [...]
Police Report
The following are from reports to the Fruita Police: FEB. 13 A drug violation occurred at 1102 Wildcat Avenue. A 16-year-old boy was issued a summons on suspicion of being in possession of marijuana. FEB. 15 Officers responded to 1102 Wildcat Avenue to a fight between two boys, age 15 and 16, at Fruita [...]
Fruita 8-9 student charged in fighting incident
Kathleen Goddeyne A student has been charged with third degree assault and harassment following an assualt in the Fruita 8/9 School cafeteria Feb. 22. The charges, filed March 5 in Mesa County Court, are the second round of charges filed this year against the student. The first incident, which occurred Sept. 22, 2012, did not [...]
Spring is on it’s way and in the air; baseball’s proof
Margaret Melloy Guziak On a February morning, we glanced out the window as two waitresses, Bobbie and LaDonna of Judy’s Restaurant, helped a gentleman walk to his car after breakfast. Securely holding onto his arms, each gal cheerfully chatted with him. His wife, walking with difficulty herself, thanked the gals for their assistance. It was [...]