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Real Estate West, Inc.
2699 Patterson Road • Grand Junction, CO 81506
Office: 970-243-7100
Tina Harbin CRS, CNE, GRI
Managing Broker/Owner
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We ARE the PROPERTY EXPERTS
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We sell ALL homes.....small, Medium, and
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residential real estate than Real Estate West!
Real Estate West is a non-franchised,
independent real estate office located on the
western slope of Colorado. We know how to
sell all types of properties, and welcome the
opportunity to help you!
Carol Morrow
Broker Associate
Short Sale Specialist
970-234-1237
Esther Piper
Broker Associate
970-640-0516
Jonilyn Berry
Broker Associate
970-250-6141
Charlotte Martin
Broker Associate
970-234-3011
Ed Stephens
Broker Associate
970-260-4505
Elma Melious
Broker Associate
Heidi Elder
Helen Lambrecht
Broker Associate
970-778-6019
Holly Balbier
Broker Associate/
HUD Ed Specialist
Broker Associate
970-623-0301
Lincoln Stefl
Broker Associate
970-314-6055
Lori Enriquez
Broker Associate
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970-260-4107
Receptionist
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Mark Schneider
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Martha DeBruin
Broker Associate
970-260-2031
Matt Enriquez
Broker Associate
970-589-4744
Orrin Thompson
Broker Associate
HUD Coordinator
Robin Read
Broker Associate
970-216-5846
Rolf Indergard
Broker Associate
970-261-0262
Steve Watson
Broker Associate
970-250-0945
Ted Ryczek
Broker Associate
970-270-8090
Tinamarie Mahlum
Broker Associate
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Founded in 2007, we now have 22 professional
agents. Out of those 22 agents, 4 specialize
in HUD properties, and 2 out of those 4 teach
a 2 hour continuing education class for other
agents who want to learn more about the very
unique way the HUD’s work. All of the HUD
properties are listed on Hudhomestore.com, in
the managing broker’s name, but the ones REW
has in its inventory, are actually processed by
the 4 HUD specialists at Real Estate West. The
other 18 agents work with buyers and sellers,
most of which are non-HUD related. The office
is unique in that close to half of the office
does BPO’s for homeowners, large banking
entities, foreclosure specialists, and short-sale
situations because our reputation has earned
Real Estate West the distinction of knowing
how to price ALL types of properties.
When we list a home, our pricing abilities
put us a step ahead of the competition. Our
marketing knowledge gives us a head’s up
with exposure for that property. When we work
with buyers, we know that patience is required
because buyer’s need to make sure that their
largest investment they will likely make is the
right one
Our office has one of the highest sales ratios
per agent in our area, and we were #5 in total
transactions out of 122 offices listed in our
local board of Realtors in 2012! When you
need expert service and marketing, call the
experts……Real Estate West, 970-243-7100.
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Receptionist
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By Trace Hillman
Have you been to Spoons Bistro and Baker y?
You should check out this local
gem. Not only do they have great
food, but the proceeds go to an
amazing cause. Spoons Bistro
and Bakery is on the campus
of HopeWest (formerly known
as Hospice & Palliative Care
of Western Colorado) at 3090
North Twelfth in Grand Junction.
Downstairs from the Hospice
Care Center is a quaint little café
with indoor and outdoor seating.
You can visit during the day for
breakfast or lunch and be treated
to delicious comforting food made
from real ingredients, or you can
visit Spoons After Dark for an
upscale dinner that won’t break
the bank.
Our family visited Spoons After
Dark, and we were amazed at the
delicious choices offered. You have
to realize that the kitchen prepares
the meals for the Hospice Care
Center upstairs… so the patients
are treated to great food, and
their visiting families can enjoy
the same.
The small menu offered great
choices such as Cavatappi Pasta
& Pesto, Rosemary Chicken, Fresh
Atlantic Salmon, Fresh Alaskan
Halibut, or even a Petite Filet
Mignon… but, of course, I ordered
the Gourmet Petite Burger with
sautéed mushrooms.
My first thought was, a threeounce burger? That is not going
to be enough! But I wanted to
keep an open mind. I chose two
sides from an impressive list
that includes soups, salads, mac
and cheese, truffle fries and even
grilled asparagus. The Sautéed
Pear and Pecan salad was a delicious blend of seasonal greens
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part is that proceeds from Spoons
support the mission of HopeWest
and Hospice Care Center.
The amazing work that they
are doing at HopeWest and the
Hospice Care Center is invaluable for families going through
the toughest times. The care center
is a beautiful facility that allows
families and patients to be comfortable during the patients’ last
days. They provide so much comfort and support to the entire family that it seems almost too good
to be true. But it is good; and it is
true. Check out their Web site at
hospicewco.com.
Oh, and did I mention that they
have desserts and a coffee shop?
Well, you should check them out,
too!
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topped with a fried goat cheese
medallion (it’s not a salad until
something is fried), candied
pecans, sautéed pears, and a chefprepared pear dressing. My only
note for the chef was that the delicious dressing was quick to pool at
the bottom of the salad—but it was
very tasty. My second side was a
no-fail option: Truffle Fries topped
with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Simple presentation with just the
right amount of seasoning, and
they were the first to be snatched
from my plate by my family. By
the way, the three-ounce burger
was the perfect size!
Overall, the meal was a success.
One boy couldn’t finish his After
Dark Three-Cheese Mac with giant
fruit salad, and the other boy was
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pieces of Enstrom’s toffee.
The bill did not break the bank
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expensive options), and the best
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Recycle, reflect, rejoice in the richness.
Well, I think it’s a major bummer
that the kids have to start school so
early this year. Summer only feels
half over, yet many parents will be
in shock next week when that alarm
clock wakes them at 6am. However,
with the new schedule, I think that
we might all enjoy the extended
breaks our kids get in the fall and
at Christmas.
This summer has been filled with
lots of home projects for me and
my family. A good way to stay in
shape is to shovel yards and yards
of gravel in 95-degree heat. Thanks
go out to the Brickyard and the Rock
Shop. Both companies have been
really great to work with on my various projects. Their crews are very
helpful and full of knowledge. I give
them both an A+ rating for customer
service!
As far as service goes—I’ve
noticed that servers at local and
franchise restaurants seem to be
much friendlier and at the top of
their game. I suspect that everyone
involved started noticing that every
restaurant in town isn’t near what
it used to be when we were booming, with oil and gas workers (read:
customers) everywhere. So it feels
to me as if these servers are starting
to appreciate each and every dollar
we as consumers are spending and
tipping. I’ve noticed some great service the last few months. I can’t say
that that was the case a few years
back. Keep it up—your customers
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Community Corner...
An Appeal to help Lost Pets
I’m Crystal Meyer, and I run Mesa
County Lost and Found Pets. It is a
place for people to go when they
have found or lost a pet within Mesa
County. I started the group April
30 of this year; to date, we have
helped over 40 pets find their way
back to their families. I started the
group after my daughter ’s little
poodle mix ran away when the
wind blew the fence down. He
had never run away, and we didn’t
know what to do. We posted on
craigslist, went to animal control,
posted flyers and placed an ad in
the Sentinel. I felt there needed to be
more ways to get the word out, and
so the group started. We did get my
daughter’s dog back after six long,
stressful days, but I never want
anyone having to go through what
we did—and there are so many lost
pets out there.
My goal is to get as many people
from Mesa County as I can in the
group. It doesn’t matter if they have
a pet or even like pets. They never
know if a lost or hurt pet will find
them; if that happens, they know
they can post on the site and, hopefully, the animal’s family will find
their pet. We have 699 member at the
America’s
Only Downtown
Theme & Water Park
moment, and I would love to reach
out to more. Every member is one
more set of eyes to help these animals find their families. The group
is called Mesa County Lost and
Found Pets; visit online: https://
www.facebook.com/groups/mesacountylostandfoundpets/
New Beginnings
Bazaar Coming!
The New Beginnings Bazaar and
Craft Sale (sponsored by Crossroads
United Methodist Church Missions
and United Methodist Women) will
be held Friday, November 1 from
4-7pm and Saturday, November
2 from 8am-2pm at Crossroads
United Methodist Church, 599 30
Road (corner of 30 and F Roads
in Grand Junction). We will have
Friday dinner and Saturday lunch
available. Our annual Cookie Walk
will be Saturday. We will have gift
items, craft items and baked goods
available both days. Proceeds will
be used to help people locally and
globally. If you have any questions,
please call the church office at 2420577.
ArtSpace calls Artists
for M.A.D. Grant
Each year ArtSpace calls for artists to apply for an individual artist grant. The grant information
and application is available on
line at artspacecolorado.org or by
request at artspaceopenstudios@
gmail.com. Artists are required to
develop new work and promote it.
Funds can be used in a variety of
ways during the term Feb 1 - Dec 1,
2014. DEADLINE TO APPLY: SEPT.
16, 2013. To assist those applying,
a free workshop will be held Aug
28, 5:15-6:15pm at Alpine Bank, 225
N Fifth, Room 205, GJ. Organizers
will answer questions and give you
tips to apply effectively. For more
information, email to the address
above or call 640-8177. Artists in
Mesa County and six surrounding
counties are eligible to apply!
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Welcome Back, County Corner!
Much has changed for Mesa
County government since the last
installment of the County Corner.
The most important of these changes is the implementation of a new
strategic plan for the county. The
strategic plan serves as a roadmap
for county operations, guiding policy and leadership under the new
Board of County Commissioners.
The plan includes a new mission
and vision statement as well as several guiding values that will help to
ensure county objectives are being
met. The guiding values of Mesa
County are Leadership, Service,
Integrity, Respect, Dedication and
Liberty. The commissioners model
these values daily, and as the organization follows their lead, be assured
Mesa County is refining its systems
to offer taxpayers exceptional service and responsible, accountable
governance. There is much more
on the new strategic plan on the
county’s Web site, mesacounty.us.
Riverfront Trail Connections
Much work continues along the
Riverfront Trail in Mesa County.
The County completed Phase 1
of the “Fruita Connection” last
August, connecting Blue Heron
boat ramp on 24 Road to the
Walter Walker Wildlife Sanctuary
at 21 ¾ Road. Phase 2 work got
underway June 10. This section of
the Riverfront Trail will connect
the Fruita Visitor Center to 18 ½
Road, paralleling the 1-70 frontage
road. Construction is expected to
be finished by September. The cost
of this 1.4 mile-stretch of trail is
approximately $1 million and was
paid almost entirely through grants,
including a Federal FHWA grant of
$765k, a $200k state trails grant, and
Travel Palisade’s
Fruit and Wine Byway
During this summer tourist season, remind your friends visiting
Mesa County to travel on the Fruit
and Wine Byway in Palisade. The
route snakes its way through the
heart of fruit and wine country in
Palisade and East Orchard Mesa. The
byway is made up of three different
routes totaling 37 miles. Roughly
90 signs have been installed along
the routes, at the Interstate 70 exits
into Palisade and on U.S. Highway
6 and 32 Road. Whether by bike or
by vehicle, get out there and check
out this unique feature in the heart
of Mesa County.
County citizens, county roads are
inspected and selected for regular
maintenance and sealing. Known as
the Overlay Program, approximately 35 miles of roads are selected per
year. This year’s overlay contract
was awarded to Elam Construction.
Elam will be repaving and chipsealing over 27 miles on 72 different segments of county roads.
The $3.6 million price tag of this
maintenance is funded through the
Highway User Tax Fund, or HUTF,
which is provided to the county
by state tax dollars collected from
things such as gasoline and tire
excise taxes. Regular maintenance
of the over 1,500 miles of county
roads is imperative in keeping costs
down, as it is far less expensive to
seal a crack in a road than to pave a
new one! When you see chip-sealing
operations in progress, give those
construction workers a brake! Slow
down through those cone-zones!
F i n a l l y, s o c i a l m e d i a s i t e s
Facebook (facebook.com/mesacounty) and Twitter (@mesacountynews) continue to be excellent
sources of current information on
county happenings. Check out pictures of county events, watch video,
ask questions and get involved with
your county government at a grassroots level. You can even find regularly updated county road construction information. In addition to the
official county pages, Commissioner
Rose Pugliese is active on Twitter
(@mesacountyrose). This is a great
venue for sending comments, concerns and ideas directly to one of the
decision makers in Mesa County.
Until next month, check us out
online!
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Blue funks
and
Blue-footed Boobies
Nothing
pulls me out of
a blue funk faster than Peterson’s
Field Guide to Birds.
No joke! I’ve quit buying
motivational tapes and self-help
books. Sure, they’re valuable
resources for many, but I have
limited financial resources—
and an attention span to match.
The way I see it, I can commit
to months of intense personal
discipline in the latest pop
program for banishing blue
funks.
Or I can watch a duck walk
by.
Results are identical: I smile
and feel better about myself.
But watching the duck is easier,
faster and more fun. Those oddbodied waddlers have healing
power!
However, for occasions when
you aren’t lucky enough to
have a duck walk by, there’s
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It’s a viable alternative to
antidepressants and available
without prescription.
The mere names of birds can
give you a quick hike to a reliable
high. Personally, I can’t keep a
straight face when I hear words
like woodpecker and sapsucker,
grackle, grosbeaks and grebes,
mergansers, widgeons and tits.
Come on! Where else in the
real world will you find such
instant, refreshing silliness?
And those are just the names
of bird families. I haven’t
touched on individual bird
names. For those, consider the
Bar-tailed Godwit (not a former
Bronco linebacker)—smirk; the
Ovenbird (not a turkey)—smile;
the Yellow-breasted Chat (not
your local bridge club)—titter;
the Loggerhead Shrike (not a
Teamster standoff)—chuckle; the
Pied-billed Grebe (not a pricey
dessert caterer)—ha ha; the
Great Tit—slightly ribald snort;
and the Greater Pewee—guffaw.
The above are suggested
responses, mind you. Initially
you may not produce the
same results at home. Still, I
encourage you to try. You’ll see
that Peterson’s Field Guide to
Birds really “fills the bill.”
To be honest, I didn’t discover
this all by myself. Years ago, my
Aunt Zane clued me in. “Look to
the birds, girlie,” she said. “They
remind us to laugh at life.”
Aunt Zane knew whereof
she spoke, for she was a “bird”
herself—a
certifiable
loon.
Thrice divorced, she indulgently
termed her former life-mates
“the lovable old coots.” And she
vaguely referenced a list of lovers
rivaling Lucrezia Borgia’s—for
all that her wild hair, crazy ways,
and peppery personality belied
the fact. Zane was a globetrotter
on a shoestring budget who
somehow managed to trot
without ever tripping over the
strings. When it came to bird
lore, she was full of it. In fact,
people often observed, “Your
aunt sure is full of it!”
Aunt Zane asserted that,
among birds, sizes are important
identifiers, i.e., Great, Greater,
Lesser, and Least. For example,
you think you’ve sighted a
Great Tit, but, upon binocular
scrutiny, find it is a Lesser, even
a Least Tit. Quite a comedown in
everyday life; but we’re talking
birds here—a matter of silly
millimeters. In bird circles, Lesser
and Least rate as high as Great
and Greater. Women, remember
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Zane would note, apropos of
nothing, or, “The Brown-headed
Cowbird lays eggs in other
birds’ nests. They hatch in ten
days, sooner than most others,
and monopolize the nest!” Here
she’d arch a haughty eyebrow.
“It’s dog-eat-dog in the bird
world.”
Far and away, Aunt Zane’s
favorite bird was the Blue-footed
Booby. Mine, too.
Blue-footed Boobies nest on
the ragged, surf-ravaged cliffs
of the Galapagos Islands, of
Darwin’s The Origin of Species
fame. They’re sea birds with
cumbersome bodies, spindly
necks, and tiny heads topped
with quizzical, crossed eyes.
They don’t fall off the cliffs
because they’re anchored on
gigantic webbed feet—and those
feet are an electric blue! The
boobies dance about, bouncing
pointy, questioning heads as
they goose-step, showing off
their feet to each other.
“Hellooo, Griselda! I’m Jerome.
See how big and beautiful my
feet are! And they’re BLUE.”
“How do you do? Look at
mine, too!”
...Yeah, I know! You’re about
to warn me not to listen to Aunt
Zane. Too late. Sure, she’s a loon,
but her advice on the restorative
power of birds is sound.
It reminds me of a line from
the vintage Andy Griffith Show.
Andy tells Barney, “You are a
bird in this world!”
I often suspect that I, too, am
a bird in this world. I suspect we
all are.
If so, why don’t we dance with
the Blue-footed Boobies—as we
wait for a duck to walk by?
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I recently
sat
down
with Father
Bernardo
Guadalupe
Santiago, a
man who
claims to be responsible—purposefully and
pleasantly responsible—for one of the more
irksome conditions of modern life.
IRRELATIVITY: Welcome, Father, and
thanks for agreeing to speak to me today.
FATHER BERNARDO: My pleasure.
IRR: Can you tell me a little bit about
what you do?
FB: Of course. I am an archbishop of
the Most Sacred Order of the Unindicated
Direction. I’m one of the overseers of a
group of brethren worldwide who work for
the good of all humankind.
IRR: And exactly how does your order do
this?
FB: Well, we have three basic practices:
We comfort the downtrodden, minister to
the poor, and we turn without signaling.
IRR: Ah. That’s what someone told me,
but I thought he was kidding. Mind if we
focus on that last one?
FB: Everybody else does.
IRR: Well, I guess I’ll start with the most
basic question—How does not using your
turn signal add to the good of humankind?
FB: We believe that we should all trust
God to direct us. By not using our blinkers,
we are teaching others how to have this
trust. Specifically, we’re teaching them to
trust God to direct them away from those
who are trusting God to direct them.
IRR: Are you a monastic group?
FB: In a way. We consider not signaling to
be a variation on the vow of silence.
IRR: Tell me a bit about the history of
your order. I’m guessing you can’t have
been around all that long. I don’t even think
the first cars had turn signals on them, did
they?
FB: Oh, we pre-date the automobile by
many, many centuries. Since humans began
using transportation devices, our order has
been in place. Horse and buggy, covered
wagons, chariots, rickshaws—our history
goes back even farther. A recently discovered
cave painting in France depicts a rider atop a
mastodon being scorned by other mastodon
riders. We’re pretty sure he was one of us.
IRR: What do you think about all the
people who are not members of your
order who turn without signaling? Do you
consider them heathens?
FB: My son, it’s ONLY people in our order
who aren’t using their turn signals.
IRR: Impossible. Just this morning, a
woman was waiting at a four-way stop,
and she turned left in front of me without
so much....
FB: Sister Mary Louise Meyers. Lovely
and devoted woman. She’s going places in
the order.
IRR: Seriously? Oh, no! I totally flipped
her off.
FB: I know, I’ve already skimmed her
morning report. But not to worry, we
consider that gesture to be a thumbs-up
from God for a job well done.
IRR: But how can you be so sure that
other people, people who aren’t part of your
group, aren’t just out there turning without
using their signal?
FB: Humans are capable of incredible
atrocities, but nobody could reach that level
of self-absorption and lack of consideration.
Excuse my language, but you’d have to be a
real jerk to do such a thing.
IRR: And yet your order does just that.
Given all the annoyances, uncertainties and
evils in the world, why would God want to
add one more thing to the list?
FB: We’re just here to remind you that
you can never be too careful, and that
your attention to detail can never be keen
enough.
IRR: What about the people who signal
and don’t turn, or turn the opposite way? Is
that your group as well?
FB: Heavens, no! Those are the Obfuscators.
They’re a heretical group who take corporate
money to fund their nastiness.
IRR: You don’t take any funding?
FB: We bake cookies.
IRR: Wow. Your insurance premium alone
must be enormous.
FB: Well, currently none of our drivers is
under 25, so it could be worse.
IRR: I’m assuming you’ve been driving
most of your life, and you now look like
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A few years
ago, the City of
Grand Junction
came up with a
proposal to build a new police station that was sorely needed at the
time. But, since the City Council
for years has the idea that it is their
job to spend every projected penny
of tax revenues in advance of their
collection, not one dime existed to
build any project, regardless of how
essential it was to the functioning
of the city. If you want to spend
tax money that does not exist, the
logical plan is just to raise taxes;
however, since they had already
raised taxes above the limits set
by TABOR a few years ago, the
city decided to take the course set
by the school district through the
years—spend every dime, then go
to the taxpayers and ask them to let
you tax them more every time you
need a new building.
And, since they had to go to
the population, anyway, why not
build something so grandiose
that the poor taxpaying schmucks
couldn’t say no? Why not combine
the police station, fire station and
the 911 call center? They could call
it something cool like the “Safety
Facility;” surely the taxpayers
could never say no. The problem
was, the taxed-to-death population
had begun saying no to the school
district a few years ago, so they
said no to the new taxes to build
the Taj Mahal of public buildings.
“But we want it,” cried the council. “We want our grandiose facility
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aggressive European marauders
enslaved and sold Africans as a
commodity. Because people with
origins in certain parts of Africa
have dark skin and are, therefore,
easily grouped, some Europeans
and Americans devised stupid
theories of natural difference and
inferiority in order to justify their
horrendous acts.
It is no tribute to the moral wellness of our nation that we continue
to pay homage to these ridiculous
theories with ongoing controversies. There was not and never will
be one shred of sense to be made of
racial differences beyond the superficial. We’ve fixed our institutions,
and we’ve transformed attitudes to
a significant extent. Let it go now,
America.
It’s been 59 years since the
Supreme Court ordered school integration. It’s been 56 years since the
federal government enforced the
integration of Little Rock Central
High School.
Let it go now, America.
that is, it is interesting to study the
process by which two cultures that
live in proximity can stop talking
about differences and learn to live
and work together. It is both an
American ideal and reality that we
can welcome and assimilate people
from many different backgrounds.
We have never done it seamlessly, but the seams that define the
boundaries of our collection of
cultures are part of the charm and
strength of our nation. Diversity
IS cool.
Ongoing hype over race is as
ridiculous and meaningless as the
silver-versus-gold standard debates
that wasted so much intellectual
energy in the late nineteenth and
early twentieth century. Underlying
the gold v. silver standard debate
was a misunderstanding of money,
but the fantastical ideas that developed in the course of this national
debate reinforced and reified the
underlying nonsense.
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Virtually all of Deen’s sponsors
are in the process of being sued or
have been sued in the past decade
for race discrimination. When these
corporations fired Deen, they did
so for their image and viability
in court, period. Far from seeing
race as a social issue, corporations
understand race as a business
issue. They sacrificed Deen because
America talks too much nonsense
about race—and Americans sue at
the drop of a hat.
Among reactions to Zimmerman’s
acquittal in the death of Trayvon
Martin were misconceptions both
of race and of teenagers. One
YouTube rant claimed, probably
erroneously, that Martin’s trip to
the convenience store was to get
ingredients, including Skittles, to
make a nouveau get-high concoction. Teenagers are always coming
up with crazy concoctions to get
high, from smoking banana peels
to snorting crushed candy Smarties.
Many American teens believe getting high is cool. Representing
Martin as a crazed druggie because
he went to get Skittles suggests a
thorough misunderstanding of
teenagers. Intergroup misunderstandings based in ignorance are
common in America.
Because race talk is nonsense,
talking about race creates misunderstandings. Those misunderstandings are used to develop
arguments and policy positions
that do this nation no good. Race
talk should be relegated to history books. The story should read:
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spending money faster than it is
collecting it—but notice that the
report came out after the $3 million
for the Symphony was already voted on and approved. It was almost
as if the budget were hidden until
after the vote, or as if the city council voted on the proposal without
caring whether the money were
even ever there to spend.
Now, as they break ground for
the building, and a proposal goes
out to hire a director for $100,000
a year, and for forty-or-so city
employees to run and maintain
the new public facility, each with
health care and retirement benefits,
the real cost of the endeavor will
begin to rear its ugly head. A few
years from now, Grand Junction
will be like Detroit and all the cities
in California that have spent money endlessly for years and now are
filing bankruptcy proceedings.
There was a time they could
have changed course, elected more
frugal councils, and started living
within their means, but, as Grand
Junction has proved, it’s way more
fun to build stuff and let our children worry about paying for it.
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cil and a more grandiose, though
less essential, building proposal.
Why not take the aging Avalon
building on Main Street and turn
it into a new $8 million home for
the Symphony? Does the council
even put if before the taxpayers
who said they couldn’t afford a
new police station? No, they just
run it through on a vote among
themselves. There’s $3 million of
city tax money to fund the building the Symphony has always
wanted but had been unwilling to
fund itself. There are only twenty
or so symphony members, so you
can’t expect them to pay the money
to build a facility, can you? But it
is so essential “for the well being
of the community” to have a symphony that the council sees nothing
wrong with forcing taxpayers to
pay for it.
Then, mysteriously, less than a
month after all the pros and cons
were weighed about financing the
Symphony’s building, a report is
released by the city saying projected tax funds are being collected at
a lower-than-projected level. This
is a fancy way of saying the city is
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a month, I’ve
focused my
tiny intellect on
race. I didn’t have much choice.
My wife is a fan of Food Network
star Paula Deen, so I was immersed
in the hypocritical corporate slam
of Deen for using a “racial slur.”
Methinks America has forgotten
Archie Bunker and has no clue that
corporations are not the same as
people. I’ll explain what I mean
later on.
Running simultaneously with
this story was the sensationalized
trial of George Zimmerman, who
killed teenager Trayvon Martin,
purportedly in self-defense. The
trial focused national attention on
race. I don’t know why. The Martin
story reminds me of a young security guard who shot and killed a
trespasser in my hometown when I
was a little kid. People in that rural
area paid a lot of attention to the
trial and were divided on the “not
guilty” outcome.
I’m glad we look closely at these
kinds of situations. When someone
kills someone else, we should make
damned sure that the motivation
for the killing wasn’t malicious or
sociopathic. We all know that a few
sick people fantasize about killing
others and would do it, given half
a chance.
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Like I said, I’ve focused my intellect on race for the past month. The
more I research, the more I know
that it’s time to put this baby to bed
and let it cry itself to sleep if necessary. Yes, we needed a period of
purging of the harmful effects of
racial slavery and the institutional
biases and bigoted attitudes that
developed before and after the
Civil War.
But we are 150 years from the
Civil War, and the remnant effects
of racial slavery are minimal and
muddled by other factors. Any
remaining positive value of social
dialogue on race is just academic;
that our grandchildren will still be
paying for after we die. We want
our name on a brass plaque so that
all eternity can see that we were in
office when the building was built.
We ran for office to be important,
not frugal; how can we be important paying bills and living within
our means? “Important” means
spending your money on a scale
no one before us has spent!
So, since the taxpayers said NO
to more taxes, the city leaders did
what they had the power to do.
They borrowed the money and
indebted those very taxpayers to
the same taxes they would have
had to pay if they had agreed to the
tax increase. Now, I’m no genius,
but if you borrow $30 million, and
pay it back over 30 years, you pay
back $1 million a year, plus interest. So, depending on the loan life,
at least $1 million a year is coming
out the city’s taxpayer-funded coffers to pay for this building—and
I have yet to see one vintage car
that was restored in those secret
underground garages rumored to
exist beneath the building.
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Glade Park Volunteer Fire Dept.
216-9116.
9 Aug-Back to School Party at the
Pool, Lincoln Park, 1:30-7:30pm;
youth admission $2.50 includes
waterslide! 254-3866.
9 Aug-Phil Vassar, doors 7pm,
Mesa Theater & Lounge, 538 Main,
presented by KEKB. 241-1717. $27
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10 Aug-A Visit with Spot, 11am,
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10 Aug-FunFest for healthy
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Farewell to the Pineapple Crackers - 2006-2013
By Jim Blevins
September 6th marked the end
of an era in Grand Junction. Local
favorites “The Pineapple Crackers”
will be hanging up their hats after
seven years of entertaining Western Colorado. Lead singer Benson
Broyles is moving back to his island home of Kauai, Hawaii, this
fall, and will be sorely missed by
his band mates, friends and fans.
The Pineapple Crackers have
had a good run. They’ve toured the
western United States and opened
for many national acts. Traveling
from Colorado to Utah and Idaho,
the Pineapple Crackers consistently created new fans wherever
they went and were always asked
to come back again and again.
They were also a popular staple in
Grand Junction nightlife and every
few weeks could be found at the
local bars and taverns playing to
their hometown crowd.
They’ve recorded two albums
and plan to release a third, final
album on September 6th. This fi-
nal chapter to their discography
will only be available at their farewell show at The Mesa Theater &
Club on Main Street in downtown
Grand Junction. Two local favorites will be sharing the stage, Zolopht and the Destroyers, and Poke
Squid. Tickets are $10, and will be
available the day of the show. All
ages are welcome to attend.
It’s definitely a night you won’t
want to miss. Visit pineapplecrackers.com for more information.
Pickin’ in the Park at Paonia!
Paonia’s 6th Annual Free Summer Concert Series takes place again this August in Paonia Town Park, Paonia
CO, Thursday evenings, 6pm until dark. The sixth season of Paonia’s Pickin’ in the Park concert series begins
August 1 and continues Thursday evenings through August 22. The four-show series is free to the public and
features top-notch music from around the country. The events are family friendly and include a children’s activities area on-site, next to the playground, with a view of the stage. The North Fork Creative Coalition will be
curating the kids’ area this year and has some very exciting things lined up for the little ones.
2013 welcomes back local food vendor Delicious Orchards Organic Farm Market and introduces Ryan’s
Skewers as a new addition to our dinner selection. Both vendors emphasize locally grown and prepared food.
Natalie’s Ice Cream will also continue to be available. Paonia’s Revolution Brewing will be serving fresh draft
beer, and the West Elks Wineries will be pouring local vino. The audience is welcome to bring lawn chairs,
blankets, coolers and picnics, but please note that there is no glass is allowed in the park.
All concerts will be broadcast live on KVNF Community Radio (90.9, 89.1 FM) and will be streaming live
on the Net at kvnf.org. Pickin’ Productions also produces two other series, The Mountain Air Music Series in
Ouray (Thursdays in June) and The Ridgway Concert Series (Thursdays in July). Visit pickinproductions.com
for more info on all the shows. All twelve concerts are broadcast live on KVNF.
Pickin’ in the Park is presented by Pickin’ Productions, the Kampe Foundation and KVNF Community Radio. Community sponsors, local businesses, as well as the sales of local beer and wine at the park, fund the
entire series. Visit pickinproductions.com for a complete list of our supporters.
The 2013 Lineup
August 8 – Bradford Lee Folk & The Bluegrass Playboys, Open Road Lead Singer with his new Nashvillebased Bluegrass Band, bradfordleefolk.com
Opening Set by The Paul Sammons Trio, local Americana Pickers
August 15 – Atomga, Afrobeat Dance Music, atomga.com
Opening Set by Sand Sheff Trio, Desert-rooted Country Music Songwriter, sandsheffmusic.com
August 22 – The Birds of Chicago, North American Roots Music via Chicago & British Columbia, birdsofchicago.com
Opening Set by Cottonwood Creek, Crested Butte-based Family Band featuring the Emmitt Family Children
Americana Music & Art Fest
in Florence CO Aug. 23-25!
The Greencards
The Florence Americana Music
and Art Festival, August 23-25
in Florence CO, has musical performances confirmed for Sallie
Ford & the Sound Outside,
The Greencards and You, Me &
Apollo. The event will also showcase numerous local and regional
artists, including The Flumps –
voted #1 New Band at the 2012
Meadowgrass Festival in Black
Forest CO, the Grant Sabin Band,
and many more notables. Local
artist Mary Shell will host the Art
Show.
Performances will run 4-11pm on
Friday, August 23, 10am-11pm on
Saturday, August 24, and 10am-4pm
on Sunday, August 25.
The event is produced by Florence
CO local production company Frog
Dawg Productions, LLC, whose sole
purpose is to plan and execute quality regional events. All Event pass
is $45. Daily tickets are $20 Friday,
$30 Saturday, and $10 Sunday.
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on tickets. Tickets are sold online
through the fair trade Ticketing
Company–Brown Paper Tickets,
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industry.
The food and beverage court
highlights regional food estab-
portion of the proceeds from the
festival will benefit programs of
The SEED Fund, which will channel revenues to worthy endeavors such as Urban Renewal,
Business Education Classes, and
Youth Programs. The Americana
Music & Art Festival is not just
another event but rather a vehicle to revitalize a historic town
and instill newfound pride. The
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lishments and national beverage
companies. Coors, Coca-Cola,
and the Winery at Holy Cross
Abbey are on board as sponsors.
Beer and an array of soft drinks,
energy drinks and water will be
available, and there’ll be food
and fun for the whole family!
Estimated attendance is 12,00015,000, and parking is free
throughout downtown Florence.
Art exhibitors are at least 20, with
interested participation currently
so high that there may be a juried
show.
The Americana Music & Art
Festival will be entering its second year of operation, after a
resounding reception by the
Southern Colorado Region in
2012, which showcased 28 bands
and 20 visual artists and raised
$5,000 for regional charities. (The
six-county designated marketing area = 888,137 residents.) 2013
plans project substantial growth
in attendance, as well as relocation to a more “crowd friendly”
shade tree outdoor environment
in Florence, Colorado’s Pioneer
Park.
Strong support from the local
government, in addition to highprofile sustenance from regional
business and civic leaders, portends future success for years to
come. The Americana Music and
Art Festival offers an opportunity that is the most integrating
of all marketing media, allowing branding, awareness, and
identity promotional activities.
The event will provide a unique
public relations and product
sales platform highlighting corporate citizenship, community
involvement, and social responsibility through a charitable tie-in.
Florence is at a crossroads, and
the community needs a major
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Autumn is right around the corner, signaling different things for
different people. For some, it’s time
to ready the children for another
year of school. For others, it means
the beginning of the dreaded holiday season. The nights are growing
colder, the weekends are filled with
football, and as the seasons begin
their transformation, there is still
one last good party of the summer
left to be had.
I speak, of course, of Rock
Jam. The annual festival, now in
its eleventh year, fills the open
ranch acres in Mack CO with rockers, campers, and some of the best
names in music for two days of jampacked entertainment.
The first few years of the
event were a solid classic rock
showcase, featuring such names
as Foghat, Kansas, Bad Company,
and Creedence Clearwater
Revival. Over the years, though, the
festival has found its way toward a
more significant sampling of modern rock and metal with names
like Motley Crue, Theory of a
Deadman, Buckcherry, and Kid
Rock taking the stage. That transformation continues this year, as 2013’s
lineup is as modern and heavy as
we have seen off Exit 11—and it
promises to be one of the best yet.
The mayhem kicks off Friday,
August 23, with Pop Evil (2:15pm),
who have been slowly but surely
building an audience over the
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As a diehard heavy metal fan,
I’ve found 2013 a pretty slow burn.
There have been a few great releases here and there, but for the most
part, the last six months have been
pretty quiet for the head-banging
community.
Fortunately, business is about to
pick up.
From mid-July through early September, there are over 50
announced releases from metal artists old and new, an unprecedented
amount in such a small window of
Tuesdays. The releases come from
every genre of metal, and this month
we’re going to give you some quick
reviews of some of the highlights
coming to record stores near you.
Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals
- Walk Through Exits Only
It’s been a while since we heard
anything from former Pantera frontman Phil Anselmo, and with good
reason. Phil has spent the last few
years slowly crafting a release filled
with in-your-face anthems of hate
and anger. It’s as brutal and straightfoward as you would expect, with
a bit of progressive metal influence
thrown in for good measure. It is
just as hard and loud as his work
with his former band, and possibly
even better musically. 8/10
Gorguts - Coloured Sands
After a twelve-year absence,
death metal icon Gorguts return
with their fifth album of technical,
genre-defying madness that continues to showcase why they are
the envy of their peers in the metal
world. While many will see this as
a mere attempt to cash in on the
resurgence of bands from the past,
founder Luc LeMay lays any doubt
to rest with over an hour of heavy,
dark wickedness that is the best
technical death metal I have heard
this year. Apparently you can teach
an old dog new tricks. 7/10
Deadlock - The Arsonist
There probably isn’t a more
socially conscious band than
Germany’s Deadlock. While most
bands are busy screaming about
Satan and death, these boys (and
girl) approach their craft with tons of
politically-charged activism. Need
a song about the destruction of our
natural resources? Check. Want an
intelligent view of the state of world
affairs? Mate. The Arsonist is filled
with message, electronic elements,
devastating growls, and beautifully
sung vocals from the under-rated
Sabine Weniger. While you may
not have heard of Deadlock before,
the time to check them out is now,
as their sixth album is easily their
strongest effort to date. 9/10
is My Darkest Day’s front man Matt
Walst, and early reports from the
band’s summer tour has critics touting the replacement as “seamless…
with a renewed sense of energy.” I’m
not sure the closing slot was the
perfect place for Three Days Grace,
but their sing-along choruses and
catchy songs should be a crowd
pleaser.
For a lot of ticket holders, the end
of the concerts on Friday is only the
start of the night. One of the best
features of Rock Jam is the on-site
campground, allowing patrons to
simply walk out of the venue and
in to one of the Grand Valley’s best
late-night parties. I’ve camped
every year I’ve attended the festival and can tell you first hand that
the level of debauchery is high,
the friendships gained irreplaceable, and the atmosphere of family
and togetherness immeasurable.
Sure, you stay up too late drinking way too much, but the experience of Rock Jam isn’t complete
until you’ve lived the weekend in
the campground with 5,000 or so
of your new best friends.
As the trains roll through Mack
very early Saturday morning, and
the engineers courteously give you
the full-on wake up call via their
engine whistles, the campers—of
those who actually decided to catch
some sleep—rise from their tents,
seek out their lost dignity and clean
up for another day of live rock and
roll.
The festival picks back up where
it left off, with hard rock newcomers Stars in Stereo at 2:15pm. Fresh
off the release of their debut, selftitled release, the band will do their
best to open Saturday with a bang
and make some new fans along the
way. I’ve listened to this band, and
musically they are as tight as it gets,
with bombastic drums, punching
guitars and solid female vocals. It’s
not often we get such a “new” band
at Rock Jam, and I, for one, am eager
to check them out.
L e g e n d a r y
r o c k ers Queensryche plug in at 3:45pm.
With new lead singer Todd La
Torre on board (more on that in
the album review article in this
issue), the band brings the songs
responsible for over 30 million
album sales to Mack, as well as a
renewed focus after the split with
former singer Geoff Tate. There’s
a lot going on off the stage for one
of rock’s greatest acts, so the chance
to see them ON stage is an opportu-
nity not to be taken lightly.
In 2010, Hinder took the Rock Jam
party to the next level with one of the
better performances this author has
experienced, and there is no reason
to think they won’t do it all again
in 2013. Their new record Welcome
to the Freakshow is filled with the
same hook-heavy good times, so
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Fuel
Sevendust
Seether
Three Days Grace
Girls, Girls, Girls
Stars in Stereo
Queensryche
Hinder
Lynyrd Skynyrd
KORN
Camping
Vip
Allen Unique Autos
Jam Ranch
Mack
Skybox
House of Rock
Vendors
Shuttle
Designated Driver
Southern Comfort Saloon
Jack Daniels Saloon
Family Fun Zone
Five-Finger Death Punch - The
Wrong Side of Heaven and the
Righteous Side of Hell, Volume 1
The highly anticipated return
of 5FDP is upon us in the first half of
a two-album release that hit stores
July 23. A combination of breakneck metal and hardcore punk, the
band has exploded on the scene
for the first time since their 2007
release “The Way of the Fist.” For
many, the mainstream success has
spoiled the band to an extent, but
the latest album shines with crunching guitars, well-written melodies,
and a guest-list of performers that
reads like a who’s who of modern metal. Hatebreed’s Jamey
Jasta, the legendary Rob Halford,
and Soulfly/Sepultura singer Max
Calvera all lend their talents to the
disc, which somehow is highlighted
by a throat-punch cover (and collaboration with extreme rap artist Tech
N9ne) of LL Cool J’s “Mama Said
Knock You Out.” 7/10
year, but it’s filled with enough fury
and rage to please even the most
discerning of moshers. 7.5/10
tably got kicked to the curb. Tate,
though, felt entitled to take the band
name with him, leaving us with
the uncomfortable and confusing
situation of two Queensryche bands.
Tate gathered up a few out-of-work
musicians and recorded Frequency
Unknown, which was released this
spring (to mixed reviews), while the
remaining members hired on vocalist Todd LaTorre and released their
self-titled effort a few weeks back.
In the end, no one really won here
(a judge will rule in November who
gets exclusive use of the name), but
the Tate-less version won bragging
rights to the better new album by a
landslide. La Torre’s vocals remind
me a lot of Tate’s—sans the little girl
whining—and the songs are better
written, more soulfully presented,
and far more memorable than the
rushed-through effort Tate tried
to force down our throats. LaTorre
and the “real” Queensryche will be
performing at Rock Jam Saturday,
August 24, so you will get the
chance to make up your own mind.
Until then, if you’re going to pick up
a new Queensryche album, make it
this one. 7.5/10
Chimaira - Crown of Phantoms
The opposite side of mainstream
success is defined by Cleveland
OH’s Chimaira. Normally a twelveyear, seven-album career is enough
to earn the respect of all metal fans,
but somehow the screams of founding vocalist Mark Hunter have eluded a large part of the metal crowd.
Maybe it is for the best, though, as
Chimaira is one of the few bands
that have yet to put out a bad
album. Crown of Phantoms is no
exception, as the band continues its
hate-everything attitude with monster tracks like “No Mercy,” “Plastic
Wonderland,” and “Spineless,” It
may not be the metal album of the
Newsted - Heavy Metal Music
Don’t be put off by the completely
unoriginal title of ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted’s debut solo
album. After spending the early
part of the decade as a member
of Voivoid, Jason has focused his
energy on finetuning this album,
and the result is well worth the wait.
The title tells it all, as Newsted has
crafted an amazing album of pure,
no-frills heavy metal that is sure to
please his old fans and corral plenty
of new ones along the way. Tracks
such as “Soldierhead” and “Heroic
Dose” are face-slapping reminders of what made heavy metal the
force it is, and Newsted delivers an
album’s worth of joyful pain. 9/10
Queensryche - Queensryche
If you are not up to speed on the
goings-on in the Queensryche camp
the last year or so, you have missed
the best soap opera not on television.
Lead singer Geoff Tate threw a few
temper tantrums, missed a few gigs,
spit on a few band mates, and inevi-
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last five years. With their recent
release Onyx, the band appears
ready to finally burst into rock
superstardom. Yes, they are performing early, but don’t let that stop
you from seeing one of nu-metal’s
most promising acts.
After a memorable appearance in
2011, Fuel returns to the Rock Jam
stage at 3:30pm for what should be
a great set. Expect to hear such hits
as “Hemorrhage (In my Hands)”,
“Bad Day” and “Falls on Me,” but
don’t be surprised if you hear a
few new tracks, as the band’s new
album Puppet Strings is scheduled
to be released sometime this fall.
The 5pm time slot on Friday features rock veterans and criticallyacclaimed Sevendust. Throughout
their 20-year, nine-album career, the
band has rocked stages all over the
world, sold over a million records,
and rolled with every punch heavy
metal has thrown at them. Their
amazingly heavy sound and powerful vocals are, in my opinion, better
now than ever; and the band’s latest
release Black OuttThe Sun is quickly
climbing the hard rock charts (and is
also one of my most recommended
albums of 2013). Expect to be blown
away by one of the better acts on
this year’s ticket.
As one of the most revered live
acts of the last five years, Seether is
set to take center stage at 7:30pm.
With an impressive set list of mainstream rock chart-toppers, the South
African-based group is not to be
missed. Seether, too, has a few new
tricks up their collective sleeves,
and I’m sure they will be giving a
test run to a song or two from their
forthcoming release currently in
production.
Closing out the first night will
be Three Days Grace (10pm). With
hits such as “I Hate Everything
about You” and “Animal I Have
Become,” you’ll barely notice the
fact that original lead singer Adam
Gontier left the band earlier this
year. Filling his shoes these days
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Other great releases
include Powerwolf’s Preachers of
the Night, Mercenary’s Through Our
Darkest Days, and Dagoba’s Post
Mortem Nihil Est. September
offers up even more metal madness with forthcoming releases
from DevilDriver, GWAR, Tyr,
and Avenged Sevenfold, to name
a few. So sharpen up your horns,
raise your fist in the air, and punch
your one-way ticket to midnight.
Heavy metal is calling!
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LocalPalooza
coming September 20-21!
The Show that organizer Tyler
Smith is excited about is called
LOCALPALOOZA! It will be
a two-night show September
20-21 at Mesa Theater & Club,
538 Main St. Tickets are $15, and
shows will start at 8:30pm. There
will be four local bands each night.
These bands include “Jack and
Jill,” “Intertwined,” “Shotgun
Hodown,” “Zolopht and the
Destroyers,” “Wrong Impressions,”
“Dirtylektric,” “Bronco Country”
and one more band from which
Smith is awaiting confirmation.
The following band bios were
written by the bands:
Dirtylektric is a rock band formerly from space, now based out
of Grand Junction CO. Founding
members Ben Walker (guitar, vocals)
and Joey Trujillo (drums) descended from the mother ship in 2011;
Peter Rosenthal (bass) was awakened from cryogenic stasis in 2012.
Together, they bring a crunchy blend
of classic rock, blues, and stoner riffs
to their scene. Dirtylektric found
fresh purpose while interacting with
their new Earth brothers in Austin
TX over the summer, and they’ll be
bringing that funky dirty energy to
your home in the near future with
their first official EP! This “Earth
Propaganda” has been engineered
for pleasure. It’s science! Keep your
eyes to the night sky (and on their
Facebook page) and you may just
see them at a venue near you!
Zolopht and the Destroyers
Riding the sound of Rock Reggae,
as a five-piece band, Zolopht and
the Destroyers is one of Grand
Junction’s premier acts. Building a
large following, they have become
a staple in the Western Slope music
scene. They’ve shared the stage with
artist such as Rusted Root, J Boog,
Mystic Roots, Rehab, and Mike
Pinto and The Expendables (to
name a few). With a full schedule,
Zolopht continues to move forward
and make their presence known.
Soon, everyone will be chanting…
Z-O-L-O-P-H-T!
Jack and Jill-Not many fiery and
eclectic indie alternative-rock duos
whose mission is to “rock your face
off” and inspire “head banging
and magical booty shaking” boast
Carnegie Hall on their collective
resume—but then again, few have
as colorful an origin story as Aaron
Seibert (guitars and vocals) and
Jessica Seibert (violins and vocals),
the six-years-married couple at the
core of JACK+JILL. Blending dark,
grungy male and rich female vocals
with potent, chunky guitars and
semi-sweet electric violin, the band
some describe as “the love child of
Dave Matthews and Alice in Chains”
is currently releasing their third and
most explosive project to date, the
five disc album COLORADiO. The
two first met as teenagers in Grand
Junction; they reunited in their 20s
with a budding romance seven years
later, when Jessica moved back to
Colorado. While Aaron played in
a series of grunge/metal and progressive rock bands, he was also
an opera student at CMU, where
Jessica studied concert violin. The
two sang in the school’s chamber
choir, which was invited to perform
at Carnegie Hall. A short time later,
when a local venue’s NYE party had
a band cancel, Aaron and Jessica
filled in—and soon after began gigging heavily as a duo. Quickly setting themselves apart from other
indie bands, JACK+JILL cultivated
a unique sound with electric violin
with overdrive and wah pedals,
tight two- and three-part harmonies
and a cross generational appeal. The
duo’s collective eclectic background
played a huge part in their musical
evolution, as their evolving sound
incorporated everything from jazz
and blues to classical, folk and rock.
Since they started performing regularly in and around Grand Junction,
shortly after they tied the knot in
2007, the band—which now includes
bassist B Braukhoff and drummer
Jake Cram—has released two discs
(2009’s Into the Open and 2011’s
Brightest Star in the Nightmare)
and performed shows, clubs and
festivals from Montana and Utah
to Washington, Arizona, Idaho,
Oregon, Wyoming and California.
In addition to opening for top bands
like Everclear and Eve6 at their frequent haunt the Mesa Theater, they
have scored slots on festival bills
featuring Yonder Mountain String
Band, Slightly Stoopid, Hot Buttered
Rum, Godsmack, Loverboy, Fuel,
Chris Cagle, Zelazowa, Saliva,
Del the Funky Homosapien, Great
White, Days of the New, Sebastian
Bach, Pretty Lights, Twisted Sister,
Default, Rodger Clyne and the
Peacemakers, Skillet and others.
One of the key tracks on
COLORADiO is “KMSA,” an ode
to an independent local radio stations run by guys who, according
to Aaron, “play pretty much whatever they want to.” Aaron’s lyrics are about learning to love the
little things in life, taking pain in
stride and finding a positive tone
amidst some negative aspects of
life as it evolves. Jessica’s powerful
vocals take the lead on the blistering rocker “Me Myselfish I,” which
shows life from schoolyard, junkyard and graveyard, chronicling the
way people mellow with age and
somehow become less self-centered
over time. “COLORADiO really
captures the way we sound now,”
Aaron said. “Jessica, in particular,
is really coming into her own as an
artist and musician, and it’s been a
joy to watch her develop musically.
She’s always had greatness in her,
but now she’s really flourishing. It’s
also great to have her start contributing to the songwriting process
more, as well.”
Shotgun Hodown is a uniquely
interesting, five-piece experimental band out of Grand Junction CO
playing original songs with a handful of obscure covers since 2006. It is
raw, from the soul, and riddled with
truth, sarcasm and humor. Described
as Fringe Class Music, they create
a sound that is all their own. It is
mostly rock-based with infusions
of psychedelia, punk, blues, jazz,
burlesque, reggae, and even a tiny
bit of country. Recently, they have
opened for artists such as Reverend
Horton Heat, Supersuckers and The
Aggrolites. Touring has primarily
been around Colorado as they focus
on recording, but they’re booking
everywhere for a spring tour 2014.
The first album debuted in June
2011 entitled “Necro-Nuclear High
Desert Outlaw,” and a second is
intended for release in the fall of
2013. Rob Woltjer is front man,
founder and primary songwriter
of this musical showdown, and you
can hear his deep, gritty vocals, rich
guitar (and accordion, banjo and
washboard) in nearly every piece
the band performs. Amanda Jones
lays out multi-layered keys, dark,
sultry vocals and a haunting writing
style all her own. D’Ray Canaday
can be heard growling away on the
bass and vocals. Bryan Collings
blows your mind, improvising with
smooth trombone solos, percussive
keyboards, and background vocals.
Billy T. Billy holds it all together
with vocals and drums, formerly
a custom found kit consisting of
buckets and cans.
Tyler Smith (promoter)
I am a 28-year-old kid from
Montrose. I came to GJ for school at
Mesa. After school, I started working at The Cabaret Dinner Theater
and fell in love with the talent-filled
valley we have here. Performing
is my personal escape from life’s
stresses, and the only thing that
works better is good live music. I
have noticed that this town really
loves its Country Jam and Rock
Jam... but who can afford those
ticket prices in this economy? Not
me! So why not have a show that
equals them? I want to, and I want
to show the valley, the state and
maybe even the world what this
area has to offer! I also realize that
it is really hard to do on my own...
but with the support of the local
community, we can make anything
happen. I guess what it comes down
to is, I really like the local people... I
love the locally owned shops... and I
really just want a weekend to watch
my favorite local bands play on the
same stage on the same night! The
idea of “LOCALPALOOZA” is to
celebrate everything local! See you
at LOCALPALOOZA September
20-21 at the Mesa Theater & Club—
tell your friends, and spread the
good word!
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Entertainment Line-Up
June 29 - Peggy Malone
July 6 - Tim Brown
July 13 - Will Whalen
July 20 - Flat Top Reed
July 27 - Cat Tail Pony
August 3 - Remember When
August 10 - Straight Curves
August 17 - Ric Gaines
August 24 - Desert Moon
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The Sixth Annual KAFM Radio Daze celebration will be held Saturday,
August 10, at Kannah Creek Brewing Company. This all-day party
has become one of the great local events of the late-summer season,
with hundreds of folks packing the Kannah Creek patio at 12th and
Orchard in Grand Junction. Admission is free.
The celebration starts at 3pm and goes till 10pm. It includes live
music, door prizes, and climaxes with the drawing of the winning
raffle ticket. This year, the station is raffling off a vintage Mercedes
G-Wagon, a rare off-road masterpiece that is a cult favorite among
4-wheeling aficionados. Tickets are $20 each and are on sale at the
station or by calling 970.241.8801 ext. 223. You need not be present
to win.
This year’s Radio Daze features live music by Dreamboat, Lanie’s
May, The Thomasina Russell Band, and Drop Top Lincoln. Radio
Daze has become a traditional gathering for the station’s supporters
and volunteers.
KAFM organizers are quick to thank Kannah Creek Brewing
Company and its staff, who make the space available and donate
all the proceeds from the sale of their 300-Watt Ale to benefit KAFM
88.1.
KAFM 88.1 is now in its 14th year of broadcasting in the Grand
Valley. It is one of only 200 locally owned and operated community
radio stations in the country. With over 150 volunteers, nearly a 1000
members and approximately 150 business underwriters, KAFM has
become a vital part of the Valley’s cultural life. In addition to volunteer
programmers who play virtually every genre of music, the station
dedicates more time to local affairs programming and donates more
public service announcements than any other station in the Valley. If you’re an old friend of the station, or you would like to get to
know more about this incredible local resource, Radio Daze at Kannah
Creek Brewing Company is the place to be on August 10.
For more information or to buy raffle tickets, visit the station at 1310
Ute Avenue or call 970.241.8801 ext. 223.
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A Day at the
Movies
By Randy Raisch
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Obivion
Let me start by saying that Tom
Cruise drives me crazy—and not
the good crazy. He’s been in a jillion movies, and I think I’ve seen
them all; but I’ve always choked
when trying to drink the Kool-aid
about his being anything close to the
“huge” movie star he has become.
I’ve just never gotten the hype.
He’s not a great actor, and, while
he carries his boyish good looks
well into his fifties, seeing him in
films is the equivalent of poking a
mechanical pencil in my eye. I hated
Cruise even before he went all batshit crazy on Oprah. My disdain is
as old school as it gets.
I was first introduced to Cruise’s
legacy of awfulness with “Risky
Business”—but let’s be honest:
I was a prepubescent teen then,
and that film was about little more
than naked chicks. Cruise’s legacy
grew with “Top Gun” (apparently
made for women, as my wife still
watches it every chance she gets),
and continued with a pasty-faced
vampire portrayal in “Interview
with the Vampire.” Forward into
the “Mission: Impossible” series,
which made lots of money while
making most of us cringe.
Even “Jack Reacher” was a headscratcher. Wasn’t Jack Reacher a
6’10” black guy in the books upon
which the movie was based?
Audiences continue to be mesmerized by Cruise, despite his crazy
off-screen antics and his personal
worship of an all-powerful alien
being (Scientology, right?). Tom’s
films have currently grossed over
$7.3 billion, so it’s no surprise that
filmmakers fight for his services,
and the movie-going public rushes
out to see everything and anything
in which the “boy-wonder” gets
involved. It defies logic, but the
numbers don’t lie.
Cruise’s latest paycheck came
in the form of “Oblivion,” Joseph
Kosinski’s (Tron: Legacy) post-apocalyptic tale of Jack Harper (Cruise),
one of Earth’s last drone repairmen.
Cruise spends the first five minutes
or so of the movie setting up the
story in simple narrative (read: boring), explaining something about
Earth’s being nearly destroyed
by aliens sixty years earlier (only
nuclear weapons stopped them),
which left Earth in shambles... blah,
blah, blah.
Once the film actually starts
behaving like a movie, we find
Harper living in the clouds above
in his personal “Skytower,” along
with an assistant/navigator named
Victoria. The place is actually quite
stunning—so clean, white and perfect that you would truly expect to
see Apple Computer logos on it—
and it pays decent homage to sci-fi
visuals of films past. It is from the
Skytower that Harper flies to the
surface on repair-and-recon missions, only to return home after each
mission, a la George Jetson, as if it’s
all in a days work.
Jack and Victoria have both had
their memories erased at some point
(I’m sure he mentioned why in the
opening dialogue, while I was making a sandwich), but small memo-
Film Premiere
Todd E. Braley premieres
Thriller “Liar” in Palisade Aug. 29!
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“LIAR” features an all-star cast
with local Grand Junction actors
Kristina Andrew, Kyle Reed Evans
and Dylan McDine Cox! It also
stars Brandon Lofton and Sonja
Nelson Provost from Louisiana,
Darius Devontaye Green from
Los Angeles and Tera Garnett
from Ohio. This INDIE Project
was penned, produced, directed
and filmed on location in Grand
Junction CO by Todd E. Braley.
The date is August 29 at 8:30pm at
the Palisade Brewing Company,
200 Peach Street, in Palisade, home
of the Dirty Hippie! Bring your
lawn chairs and enjoy a Dirty
Hippie brewsky on the patio!
Conceived from a real-life
encounter that has haunted Todd
from the time he was a young
man, “LIAR” is a thriller whose
actors help tell Todd’s story with
emotional and physical dramatization that will leave you wondering, “How far would I go to save
myself?”
What happens when three tormented women decide to end the
abusive relationships they have
with their husbands and seek the
aid of an unlikely stranger? You
will soon find out!
“LIAR,” original music
soundtrack by Glenn Birks
from Chesterfield in the United
August 23
Rock Jam Continued from page 14
Pop Evil 2:15pm
Fuel 3:30pm
Sevendust 5pm
Seether 7:30pm
Three Days Grace 10p
times, so look for Austin
Wi n k l e r a n d t h e b a n d o n c e
again to own the stage during
their 5:15pm set.
A s a n o t h e r re p e a t o ff e n d er, Lynyrd Skynyrd grabs the twilight slot on Saturday. It’s been a
while since these good ol’ boys have
come calling (their last appearance
August 24
Girls, Girls, Girls 1pm
Stars in Stereo 2:15pm
Queensryche 3:45pm
Hinder 5:15pm
Lynyrd Skynyrd 7:30pm
KORN 10pm
Photo By Jeffrey Inks
Kingdom, is featured in this Indie
Film, available for download
on Amazon.com, and “LIAR”
movie distribution is provided by
Retro Vision Entertainment.
Also showing is the short horror
film “WAKE,” written by Whitnie
Mauney and directed by Todd E.
Braley. A Q&A session with the
director and actors occurs at a
reception following the film. This
film is Unrated: Language and
Mild Violence. Tickets are $5 at
the door.
More information is available
online at http://www.myprgenie.com/view-publication/
retrovision-entertainmentacquires-todd-braleys-awardwinning-films, or by calling Todd
E. Braley, 1.970.778.1825.
was in 2006), but these seasoned
veterans are poised to bring thunder from the sky as they work
through their seemingly endless
catalog of southern rock staples. In
an event filled with mostly modern rock and heavy metal, Skynyrd
feels a bit like a square peg in a
round hole this time around, but
by their 7:30pm start time, I doubt
too many festival goers will be sober
enough to notice.
Rock Jam 2013 is definitely saving the best for last. Not often
has a band as heavy and angry as
ries are sneaking back into his mind
regarding a woman from his past.
These memories come full circle as,
while he’s on a rescue mission on
the surface, the girl from his mind
ends up crash-landing into his life.
It’s here that the story gets a
bit convoluted. For whatever reason, his reunion with this woman
(spoiler alert: she was his wife) has
Harper questioning his mission, his
responsibilities, and ultimately his
existence. The story plays out like
most typical science fiction films
with tons of questions, familiar
story lines, and lots of high-tech,
futuristic eye candy. Also, like most
science fiction films, it ends up eating itself in irony.
But that’s not to say the film is
awful. I appreciated the fact that the
future looked a lot like the present.
While most post-apocalyptic sets
are covered with twisted metal and
industrial carnage, Oblivion’s vision
of Earth (played primarily by
Iceland) looked a lot like Earth
today. Also adding to the eye-gasm
were some sleek, modern vehicles
that just simply looked “cool.”
Another plus was inclusion
of Morgan Freeman as the leader
of a tribe of humans still living on
Earth. The role was severely underwritten and painfully drawn out
during the film’s weaker scenes,
but it was still Morgan Freeman—
and anyone other than Cruise on
the screen was a welcome relief. I
would have settled for Kermit the
Frog....
Don’t be mistaken, though. This
is definitely a Tom Cruise film.
He is onscreen the majority of the
film, has an uncountable amount
of closeups, and does plenty of running here to there (chicks must really like him running). At one point
(without ruining too much of the
story), there are actually TWO Tom
Cruises onscreen at once! I can feel
your excitement from here!
The plot twists were interesting,
and, while much of the film never
really developed to its true potential, the overall experience was
actually entertaining. Toward the
end, it felt as if they were throwing
every sci-fi cliché at the screen, just
to see if anything stuck. But all in
all, the movie had more highs than
lows and proved that, even when
you can’t stand an actor, beautiful
visuals and passable stories can be
enough of a distraction.
My recommending a Tom Cruise
film has me wondering what they
slipped in my coffee this morning,
but “Oblivion” was well worth the
watch; and it’s a must for any fan of
science fiction genre. I’m still going
to stand my ground on Cruise’s
not being a great actor, but in this
instance, he gets a free pass.
Sorry, Katie...
Rated PG-13. 125 minutes
Av a i l a b l e o n D V D /
BluRay August 6th.
Art
FALL OPEN STUDIOS TOUR—CALL FOR ARTISTS
DREI & Artspace have teamed up to organize the 8th Fall Open Studios
Tour. This special event brings notable art and artists to the attention of
residents and visitors to Grand Junction and vicinity. Artists open their
studio doors free of charge to give demonstrations, share details about
artmaking, and show tools and techniques in a wide variety of media.
Tour Colorado’s wine country in and around Grand Junction Saturday,
Oct 5 and Saturday, Oct 12, 10am-5pm.
This unique event gives the public access to creative spaces to meet
artists where the artists work! See treasures not available in area galleries,
find out ways to make art, and how the artists perfects their work with
special materials and tools. See one-of-a-kind pieces to take home. Sales
help develop careers, income, and help Grand Junction’s cultural sector
thrive!
Free color maps will be available online at artspacecolorado.org by the
third week of September. Color maps will be distributed for free at selected
locations from Fruita to Palisade. View selected pieces on the Home Page
slide show and pick sites you want to visit. Ride your bike or drive during
your self-guided tour of art in the Grand Valley. Tour maps are available
throughout the valley listed on the Tour Page of the Web site.
For more details, visit the Web site or call 970-640-8177. Fee for registration pays in part for advertising and printing. Thanks to our sponsors:
Grand Junction Visitor & Convention Bureau, Jeff Evans, Inc. Insurance
Services, Simplicity Solar, KJCTNews 8, and Peczuh Printing.
KORN been invited to the circus,
let alone offered up the closing slot
(10pm), so prepare yourself for a
whole new level of madness this
year. Known as one of the greatest live acts of our time, the band
prides itself on mesmerizing stage
sets, theatrical production value,
and ass-kicking sounds that are
sure to lay the festival grounds to
waste. With a new album coming in
October (The Paradigm Shift, Oct.
1) and the return of guitarist Brian
“Head” Welch after an eight-year
absence, KORN is poised to reclaim
the throne of the kings of aggressive metal, and their appearance is
definitely the highlight of a great
weekend of rock.
When the dust settles and the
hangovers are gone, I have a feeling Rock Jam 2013 will go on record
as one of the best in the event’s long
history of great spectacles. General
Admission, Reserved Seating, VIP
Seating and camping spots are all
still available at rockjam.com, so
make your plans and grab your
tickets today.
It’s one hell of a party....
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Show, 8am, free, Fairgrounds, 2785 Hwy. 50. 255-7100.
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1-4 Sep-GJ Rockies final home games, special fireworks. Weekday games 7:05pm, Sundays 6:30pm. 2557625.
1, 8, 15, 22 Sep-Palisade Sunday Farmers Market,
10am-2pm, downtown Palisade. 464-5602.
5, 12, 19 Sep-Grand Junction Downtown Farmers
Market, Fourth & Main, downtown. 245-9697.
6-7 Sep-Dinosaur Days & 5K Walk/Run, Dinosaur
Journey, 550 Jurassic Ct., Fruita. 858-7282.
6-7 Sep-Calabash (Gourd) Festival, 5th Annual,
4-9pm Friday, 9am-3pm Saturday, free admission, Botanical Gardens, 655 Struthers. 245-3288.
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Discount tickets available at the concierge desk.
out, 11:30, Blue
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RSVP Winnie 589-9309 by 20 Aug. Guests welcome
but must RSVP.
21 Aug-Goodman Unplugged @ The Ale House
7-10pm, no cover.
21-27 Aug-GJ Rockies Home Baseball, Lincoln Park.
Eve: 7:05pm; Sunday 4pm. 255-7625.
22 Aug-Young Dubliners, 7pm, Mesa Theater &
Club, 538 Main. 241-1717.
23 Aug-Movies
Under the Stars,
Real Steel (PG-13),
16400 DS Road,
Glade Park. Bring
chairs and warm
clothes. Food and
beverages available for sale; benefits Glade Park
Volunteer
Fire
Dept. 216-9116.
23
Aug-CPR
class, 10am-4pm, Shabby Chic’, 2586 Patterson. 3147278.
23-24 Aug-Rock Jam! Mack Ranch, 1065 Hwy. 6&50,
Mack. 800-780-0526.
23-24 Aug-Peach Promenade Square Dance, 45th Annual! 3475 Front Street, Clifton. Info: 434-3543.
23-25 Aug-Americana Music & Art Festival, Pioneer
Park, Florence CO. 4-11pm Friday; 10am-11pm Saturday; 10am-4pm Sunday. Sponsored by Frog Dawg Productions, LLC. Parking is free throughout downtown
Florence! Info: (719) 431-0411.
24 Aug-West Slope Non-smoking Singles, Inc. for
Seniors Potluck, 1pm, First Presbyterian Church, 3940
27.5 Road. Games follow. Guests encouraged, not expected to bring food. 434-5277.
24 Aug-Furniture Painting, 1-5pm, Shabby Chic’,
2586 Patterson. 314-7278.
Rockslide, 9:30pm-close, no cover.
24 Aug-Drag Racing-Points #9,
VW Race, 115 32 Rd @ Western CO
Dragway. wcdra.com or 243-9022.
24 Aug-Garden Groove Concert w/Stray Grass, 6:30-9:30pm,
Botanical Gardens, 655 Struthers.
Bring chairs, blankets; no coolers
or outside alcohol allowed.
24-25 Aug-Grand Valley Garden
Tour, 22nd annual, 9am-3pm each
day, featuring Master Gardeners, musicians, artists, designer
gardens. Info, tickets: 245-3288 or
wcbotanic.org.
25 Aug-Tour of the Valley, 25th
annual, 743 Horizon Drive (Horizon Drive @ I-70). Check-in 6am,
ride starts 6:30-8:30am. 242-0920 or
yourcommunityhospital.com.
25 Aug-Be our Guest CO National Monument. Nation Park Service
fee free day celebrating NPS birthday. 858-3617.
25 Aug-Magnificent MustangsPhtographing Horses at Liberty,
1411 S. 16.5 Rd., Glade Park. 2410939.
26-30 Aug-Western CO Senior
Games, Lincoln Park; competitors
50 years and up in track/field,
swim, many other events. 2543866.
Naggy McGees, 9pm-midnight, no
cover.
28-30 Aug-Three-day Tracks &
Bones Expedition, Dinosaur Journey, 550 Jurassic Ct., Fruita. 8587282.
30 Aug-1Sep-GJ Off-road Endurance Mountain Bike Event & Free
Community Concert, Two Rivers
Convention Center & Lunch Loops
Trail System. Info, booking: epicrides.com.
Karate Kid (PG), 16400 DS Road,
Glade Park. Bring chairs and warm
clothes. Food and beverages available for sale; benefits Glade Park
Volunteer Fire Dept. 216-9116.
30 Aug-Hemlock, 7pm, Mesa
Theater, 538 Main. 241-1717.
31 Aug-Book signing w/Reid
Lance Rosenthal, author of Threads
West series, noon-7pm, Barnes &
Noble, 2451 Patterson. 243-5113.
31 Aug-Connection thru Way of
Horse, 1411 S. 16.5 Rd., Glade Park.
241-0939.
Ale House 6-10pm, no cover.
31 Aug-1 Sep-Western CO Classic Auto Event, 9am-4pm both
days, Canyon View Park, I-70 & 24
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The 31st Annual Mountainfilm
F e s t i v a l a t Te l l u r i d e M a y
22–25, starts with a Food
Symposium. Opening night,
each Mountainfilm theater will
showcase World Premieres.
These films cover the full range
of Mountainfilm programming
from adventure to environmental activism to social issues. The
films will follow the Moving
Mountains Symposium on
food with keynote speaker Bill
McKibben and the free Gallery
Walk, which features sixteen artists at eight galleries.
“We have a big show this year
across the board,” said Festival
Director David Holbrooke. “The
symposium is jam-packed with a
wide range of food experts. The
Gallery Walk is our biggest ever,
and the films cover a lot of territory. On opening night alone we
go from a first ascent in India to
Angola Prison in Louisiana.”
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Washington & Colorado
Marijuana Legalization
By Sharlene Woodruff
COLORADO
The states of Washington and
Colorado are both setting standards
and practices since legalizing marijuana in November 2012. The two
states noticeably have taken the
lead regarding sales of legal marijuana, proving how it can become
an economic leader in their states.
As I bring you the news about this
newfound industry, the focus is generally on what’s happening here in
Colorado. However, I wanted to
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marijuana industry since passage of
their Initiative 502, a similar bill to
Colorado’s Amendment 64.
There is a slight difference between
the ways in which Washington and
Colorado have implemented legal
marijuana laws and how they each
operate within this new pioneering industry. As we know, Colorado
already had in place many dispensaries that catered to patients with
a state-sanction red card. Taking
the concept into a retail market was
not only an early vision of entrepreneurs, but a means to expand the
Random Facts About Marijuana . . .
The psychoactive side effects of
THC in small doses include loss of
inhibition, elation, and a distorted
sense of time. The drug can also
cause increased visual sensitivity
and heightened imagination.
Depending upon the weather
conditions, soil type, and time
of harvest for a cannabis plant,
as well as the specific mixture of
dried leaves and flowers in the
marijuana product, a sample of
marijuana can contain anywhere
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Cannabis seeds were used as a
food source in China as early as
6000 B.C.
Marijuana was first used as a
medicinal drug in 2737 B.C. by
Chinese emperor Shen Nung
The first recorded use of marijuana as a medicinal drug occurred
in 2737 B.C. by Chinese emperor
Shen Nung. The emperor documented the drug’s effectiveness in
treating the pains of rheumatism
and gout.
The first law in the American
colonies regarding marijuana was
a 1619 law that actually required
farmers to grow the hemp plant.
Once harvested, hemp was useful
for clothing, sails, and rope.
During the temperance movement of the 1890s, marijuana was
commonly recommended as a
substitute for alcohol. The reason
for this was that use of marijuana
did not lead to domestic violence
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Marijuana was first severely
restricted as a recreational and
medicinal drug in the U.S. by the
Marihuana Tax Act of 1937. The
law did not prohibit marijuana use
but imposed such a heavy tax that
legal sale and use became nearly
impossible.
In October of 1937, Samuel
Caldwell was the first U.S. citizen
arrested under the Marihuana Tax
Act for selling marijuana without
paying the newly mandated tax.
He was fined $1,000 and sentenced to four years of hard labor
in Leavenworth.
Prior to its ban, hemp was a staple cash crop of the family farm in
early America. The first two drafts
of the United States Declaration
of Independence were written on
paper made from hemp.
The Controlled Substances Act
of 1970 made it illegal to possess, use, buy, sell, or cultivate
marijuana in the United States.
The law classifies marijuana as a
Schedule 1 drug, meaning it has
a high potential for abuse and no
acceptable medical use.
Marijuana production and
trafficking make up the world’s
largest drug market and the substance can be grown in almost every country. The United Nations
Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) has data on 172 countries
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that goal more attainable.
not begin until after Washington’s feds, the huge task of implementing
In the state of Washington, the State Liquor Control Board sets up these new laws in both states is the
goal was to create a statewide legal their license system, scheduled for focus of the work that still needs to
market to sell marijuana and relat- December 2013.
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Among those countries are the
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In 2007, nearly 900,000 arrests
for marijuana violations were
made in the United States. Approximately 90% of offenders
charged with marijuana-related
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Marijuana was easily obtained
at the local grocery store or pharmacy until the early 1940s
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