Residents show talents Friday
Special to the Fruita Times Fruita is full of talented people, and several of them will be showing off their skills at 7 p.m. March 22 at the annual Night of Stars Talent Show. The entertaining show, sponsored by the City of Fruita, will take place in the Fruita Middle School Auditorium. This year’s lineup [...]
The Gray Gourmet
MARCH 25 – MARCH 29 MONDAY Chicken Nuggets with Ranch Dressing, Sweet Potatoes, Tossed Salad, Fruit Salad, Wheat Bread Slice TUESDAY Egg and Sausage Bake, Carrot Raisin Salad, Asparagus, Orange Wedges, Mini Bran Muffin WEDNESDAY Baked Potato with Broccoli, Cheese and Bacon Bits, Tossed Salad, Blushing Pears, Wheat Bread Slice THURSDAY Potluck at [...]
Students manufacture rockets, get ready for launch
Kathleen Goddeyne Twenty children, grades K-6, spent an afternoon building rocket ships Friday, March 8. The ships will be launched Friday, March 15 at the Junior Rocket Launch. The Fruita Branch of the Mesa County Library and the Fruita 8/9 School’s Mesa Club helped children to construct, then decorate pop bottle rockets in the Peach [...]
Senior events for April
Social Night Enjoy an evening with friends, movie and popcorn. Potluck meal served. Please call Fruita Community Center, 858-0360, for signup. Date: April 12 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: FCC Senior Center Cost: free and potluck item if participating in the meal Mystery Night Date: April 29 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: FCC Senior Center Dress [...]
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 [...]
Award-winning documentary ‘Bag It’ comes to Fruita
Special to the Fruita Times A screening of the award-winning environmental documentary, “Bag It,” will take place at the Fruita Community Center, 324 N. Coulson, March 19 at 6 p.m. Bag It follows “everyman” Jeb Berrier as he tries to make sense of our dependence on plastic bags. Although his quest starts out small, Berrier [...]
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 [...]
Spring has sprung at the Fruita Community Center
Special to the Fruita Times The Fruita Community Center will hold a landscaping workshop this week. Spring is just around the corner, and spring means it is time to prune your trees and shrubs. Learn the correct tools and methods to prune small trees, shrubs, and plants in the home landscape at a workshop on [...]
Fruita seeks art for exhibit
Special to the Fruita Times The City of Fruita, through its Arts and Culture Board, is looking for artists to submit for exhibit at the Fruita Community Center facility. The exhibit is to be placed in the Fruita Community Center in three-month increments. The artist must consider the space desired in drafting the proposal. The [...]