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The Slope Scoop
April 04, 2025
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Rich Jesuroga
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In this edition:
Housing Doesn’t Move Much
Million Dollar Lotto Ticket
De Beque Athletes Commit to D1 Schools
Spring Weather Means Roaches, Ants, and other pests
Housing
Market Stats:
Average Sales Price: $460,406 (-$400 from last week)
Median Sales Price: $403,500 (-$1.5k from last week)
Inventory Levels:
Number of New Listings: 52 (-25 from last week)
Average Days on Market: 87 (no change from last week)
Total Active Listings: 537 (-23 from last week)
Source: Skyler Kraai with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties
News
Mesa County Animal Services taking newspaper donations
Mesa County Animal Services is taking newspaper donations.
The donations go toward providing comfort and cleanliness for their animals. Dogs in their shelter that are being potty trained mostly rely on newspapers to keep their area clean.
MCAS said it’s a constant effort to maintain the number of papers needed to line crates and catch waste. They said with the decrease in popularity of physical newspapers, they have had to rely on donations from the community.
They also said it helps them financially, as well as with efficiency. “We can just pull the newspapers out. It’s kind of a speedy thing and it’s a lot cheaper to get free donated newspapers than it is to buy matting for the bottom of the cages,” said Kevin Bozarth, the Lead Animal Services Officer with MCAS.
Donations can be made in person at the Mesa County Animal Services building located at 971A Coffman Road, Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and weekends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Grand Junction man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
Brandon F. of Grand Junction recently won $1 million on a scratch ticket.
According to Colorado Lottery, Brandon bought the $25 Million Cash Explosion Scratch Ticket at a Safeway in Grand Junction and struck gold.
He told the Colorado Lottery that he’s played lottery games “on and off for 20 years” but this time was different.
According to Colorado Lottery, Brandon is a full-time dad, and his first priority is taking his children to Disneyland.
Business Highlight
The King Pest Solutions Crew
King Pest Solutions
The Slope Scoop is a passion project that we, the owners of King Pest Solutions, put on to help loclas feel connected, keep them updated on current happenings and local events on the Western Slope. We are so grateful for all the support we have received and for the more than 1000 readers we get each week.
As the weather warms up this week, so will the bugs. We provide year round services but we are definitely heading into busy season. If you need a bug guy, we hope that you trust us enough to be your first call. We have worked tirelessly to provide A Royal Service over the last few years and are about to surpass 1,000 Google reviews which is more than both our local competitors and also national franchises such as Orkin and Mosquito Squad.
We offer a variety of ecofriendly options that are safe for you family, pets, and plants, with pricing starting at just $40 a month. Give us a call to get on our schedule! 970-250-5882
Western Slope Sports!
Pair of De Beque Dragon Athletes ink college commitments
De Beque High School has turned into a colligate athlete factory recently, and two more De Beque Dragons , Ava Vines and Allyson Sandidge joined the elite two percent of high school athletes to play in college.
Ava Vines is following in the footsteps of her sibling Scottie Vines, to take her talents to a division one Track & Field Team, heading over to the Front Range, to compete for the Colorado State Rams.
“Joy and definitely a lot of relief like I feel like that weight has been lifted off to my shoulder, you know. Yeah. Now I can just go through the season and try to hit those PR’s, and then I’ll go to college and get to do what I love,” Vines said.
Sandidge will be heading to Rangely, Colo. to play Volleyball for Colorado Northwestern Community College.
“It means a lot because, like, me and Ava have played on teams, I had five girls, six girls, three girls, so it’s a huge accomplishment for us both to be going to the next level with such a small start,” Sandidge said.
“We’ve been going to school together since we were really little and definitely a day I wanted to share with her,” Sandidge said.
“We have planned this for a while. We’re like, we have to do our signing days together. But yeah, truly special. We’ve been friends since we were like 6 and yeah, it’s just really special moment,” Vines said.
Exciting Events: March and April
This section only includes local upcoming events. Feel free to submit yours!
Sports
Join Life's 2 Short Fitness and Girls on the Run to train for a spring trail race!
Life's 2 Short Fitness has teamed up with Girls on the Run to organize a trail running program just for women in the Grand Valley!
This 8 week program kicking off in March includes 2-3 coached runs, clinics and conditioning sessions a week with the option to participate in a spring trail race with the group.
Enjoy expert coaching, meet new running buddies and explore new trails. Participants will receive a custom 8 week training plan (including strength workouts) and a discount code to participate in the Fruit Trail half marathon.
Learn more/register now soon, spaces are limited!
Family Fun
Seussical
The Theatre Project - Grand Junction
Dates: Friday April 25th 7pm and Saturday April 26th at 2pm and 7pm
Tickets: Adults - $25, Seniors and Students - $20, Children 10 and under - $15
Venue: The avalon Theatre, 645 Main St, Grand Junction, CO 81501
Just a reminder James and the Giant Peach opens in two weeks.
Radio and TV- We would love to bring some performers for an interview if you are interested!
The Theatre Project of Grand Junction
(970) 260-7706
Line Dancing at Mama Ree’s
664 North Ave, 2310 West Ridges BlvdGrand Junction, CO 81501
Price: FREE
Time: 8:00 PM to 2:00 AM
Recurrence: Recurring weekly on Saturday
Date Night 🎆
Montrose Farmers' Market - Winter Market
99 S Uncompahgre Ave, Montrose, CO 81401
Dates: 4/12/2025, 4/26/2025
Location: Centennial Plaza
Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Price: Free
Here is what we have going on this month at Endless Pastabilities!
Friday 4/4 - String Burners Live! 6pm
Saturday 4/5 - Karaoke 7:30-Midnight
Friday 4/11 - Rick Mancuso Live! 6pm
Saturday 4/12 - Karaoke 7:30-Midnight
Friday 4/18 - The Mixtapes (2025 Winners of Montrose's Got Talent!) 6pm
Saturday 4/19 - Karaoke 7:30-Midnight
Sunday 4/20 - Easter AYCE Buffet All Day!
Friday 4/25 - Open Mic Night! 6pm
Saturday 4/26 - Karaoke Contest! Cash Prizes! 7:30pm
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