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July 04, 2025
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In this edition:
Homeowner Tip of the Week - Water Smart Not Hard
4th of July Fireworks
Jackalope Madness
Service Opportunity
Housing
🏡 Homeowner Tip of the Week: Water Smart, Not Hard
With summer heat in full swing, your lawn and garden need hydration—but not too much.
Water early in the morning (before 9 a.m.) to reduce evaporation and help roots absorb moisture.
Deep soak less often rather than shallow watering every day—this encourages strong root growth.
Check your sprinklers for leaks or misfires—spraying the sidewalk doesn’t help your tomatoes.
Mulch your garden beds to lock in moisture and reduce weeds.
Give your grass a good long water in case a loose firework lands in your yard!
Market Stats:
Average Sales Price:
T12 (last 12 months): $460,000 (no change from last week)
YTD (since Jan 1st 2025): $464,000 (no change from last week)
Median Sales Price:
T12 (last 12 months): $400,000 (no change last week)
YTD (since Jan 1st 2025): $400,000 (no change from last week)
Inventory Levels:
Number of New Listings: 86 (+7 from last week)
Average Days on Market: 74 (-2 from last week)
Total Active Listings: 728 (+27 from last week)
Source: Skyler Kraai with Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties
NewsLocal News
Will residents be allowed to light personal fireworks for the Fourth of July?
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This week has seen a slew of fire restrictions enacted statewide, leaving residents wondering if bans will be lifted in time to light up their favorite fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday.
Mesa, Montrose, and Delta counties are under a Stage 1 fire restriction, banning the use of many fire-related activities, including lighting personal fireworks. Experts say fire restrictions can result from several risk factors, including moisture content, weather outlooks, human risk factors, and firefighting resources. Violations of the bans can result in arson charges, including risks of fines and even jail time.
But that hasn’t stopped customers from buying fireworks. Local TNT sellers tell us, despite the ban on lighting them up, they’ve seen a steady stream of firework enthusiasts willing to take the chance that restrictions will be lifted for the Fourth of July.
If they haven’t, don’t worry, you can still enjoy professional firework shows at Lincoln Park in Grand Junction and at the James M. Robb State Park in Fruita. With stakes so high to protect safety, property, and surrounding wildlife, residents are strongly encouraged to leave the fireworking to the experts and resist the temptation to put on a firework show of their own.
Business Highlight
The Laundry Room 29
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Local Community
Night Lights - Service Opportunity
Night Lights is a Colorado non-profit that was established 13 years ago. Night Lights provides FREE respite care to families with children with special needs. They care for the child with special needs and ALL of the siblings ages 1month to 13 years.
11 JULY | 5:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Fruita, Colorado, 81521
Point of Contact
Dawn Courtney
720-819-6657
Western Slope Sports!
“Jackalopes” prevail in Identity Crisis game against Humpback Chubs
A lead you may possibly only read one time, the Jackalopes defeated the Grand Junction Humpback Chubs.
After the Grand Junction Jackalopes took on the reborn Colorado Springs Sky Sox in Tuesday night’s 16-3 victory, another odd matchup was right around the corner.
Grand Junction was scheduled to play as their “Humpback Chubs” alternate identity with accommodating primarily white and green uniforms.
Only issue is the only Sky Sox uniforms the team currently has, are white and green, so someone had to change.
Grand Junction wound up loaning the visitors some black uniforms, so in an odd turn of events, on the field, the Jackalopes were playing the Humpback Chubs, in what the team is calling “Identity Crisis Night”
“A true first time in professional baseball, where a team plays an official game against itself,” Team President Harrison Shapiro said.
The team had some fun with the announcement of “Identity Crisis Night” saying the winner would determine the future name of the team, however that was meant as a joke.
If it was not a joke, the name would be staying the same for the time being.
The Jackalopes jumped out to an early 10-0 lead by the second inning with seven runs coming in to score in the 2nd.
Despite the rare bad news that the Jackalopes offense was clicking, the Humpback Chubs made things interesting with six runs of their own, with an Alex Pimentel home run leading the charge.
However the Grand Junction Humpback Chubs were unable to climb out of that initial deficit, losing at a final of 18-9.
The series will resume with the Jackalopes playing the Sky Sox Thursday at 6:35PM.
Exciting Events!
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Date Night 🎆
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
Telluride Table 2025
Thu, Jul 10-13 2025 , 4:00pm-9:00pm
Location
Telluride, CO
Description
Please join us for the second annual Telluride Table, a food and wine festival benefitting the Telluride Medical Center Foundation.
Drop-In Pickleball
Thu, Jul 03, 2025 , 7:00am-12:00pm
Additional Dates
Fri, Jul 04, 2025, 7:00am-12:00pm
Sat, Jul 05, 2025, 9:00am-12:00pm
Sun, Jul 06, 2025, 2:00pm-4:00pm
Location
52 Lundgren Blvd
Gypsum, CO
Family Fun!!
Infant and Toddler Storytime - Central Library In-Person
Thu, Jul 03, 2025 , 9:30am-10:00am
Additional Dates
Thu, Jul 10, 2025, 9:30am-10:00am
Thu, Jul 17, 2025, 9:30am-10:00am
Thu, Jul 24, 2025, 9:30am-10:00am
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443 N 6th St
Grand Junction, CO
(970) 243-4442
Grand Mesa Methodist Camp Open House
July 4th, 2025 - Methodist Camping is hosting an open house and BBQ. Open to everyone, please see www.grandmesacamp.org for more information.
July 12th, 2025 - Adopt-A-Cabin Day! If you have adopted a cabin, we are working on painting the insides this year. If you have a paint color you would like to use, please get approval from GMCA by July 8.
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