Apparently it’s a full moon and a blue moon today, but not in the sense of two full moons in a month. Instead of the second full moon of a calendar month, this is a phenomenon where it is the third full moon of a season four. Eh?

What is a popular lunar dessert?

Colorado National Monument will celebrate the 105th anniversary of the National Park Service on Wednesday at the Saddlehorn Visitor Center.

Highlights of the celebration include:

Colorado National Monument Association “Hen and Now” photo exhibit on display 9:00 am to 4:15 pm in the Visitor Center Exhibit Hall

Back Porch demonstration tables from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Junior Ranger table with a special activity to earn “web ranger” patches from 11am to 2pm on the back porch

Even though this is the anniversary of the NPS, you get the gift: it’s a free day in the national parks too.

Grand Jonction Lions Club will present a total of $ 22,500 to three organizations at its noon Tuesday:

National Association of Mental Illnesses (NAMI), $ 5,000 for office and equipment upgrade

Grande Vallée public radio (KAFM), $ 7,500, for HVAC equipment

Colorado Mesa University, $ 10,000 for the building for the master’s and physician’s assistant program. This is the first installment of a multi-year grant totaling $ 50,000.

A second check remittance is scheduled for Wednesday at the community hospital. The hospital will receive a check for $ 30,000 – the first installment of a multi-year grant totaling $ 75,000 for the new cancer center.

“Considering the fact that for the first time in almost a century, we were unable to organize our carnival and had to rely entirely on our raffle, we are very happy to have succeeded in raising the necessary funds for honor our grant proposals for this year. It was no small feat, but thanks to our generous community and the remarkable efforts of our Grand Junction Lions members to celebrate these grants, it is a reality, ”said Dan Sites, New Lion President of Grand Junction , in a press release.

The Grand Junction Lions have awarded over $ 91,000 to 12 organizations this year through its Community Improvement Committee.

New dimensions of lifelong learning is back with in-person classes for the next fall term which runs from Sept. 27 to Nov. 5.

The fall lineup includes 71 courses and offers an interesting assortment of 40 new courses, according to a press release.

“From Shakespeare to hiking the Black Ridge wilderness, from opera to Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency, you’ll find classes to enrich your thinking and put your stamina to the test,” indicates the press release.

Grand Valley adults aged 50 and over can enroll in a variety of courses focused on academic and personal enrichment. The cost for the fall term is $ 75 and allows members to take as many courses as they want based on availability. Classes will be posted on August 30 at newsdimensionsgj.org.

If you are new to the area, we encourage you to sign up and meet new people with common interests and a joy to learn, the release said.

New Dimensions is a voluntary, non-profit organization. The instructors are volunteers who bring their expertise to share with you. Email [email protected] for more information and to subscribe to the contact list or call Jan Henwood at 970-314-9911.

Alpine Bank presented a check for $ 10,000 to Rivers West Thursday as part of its long-standing support for the riparian habitat restoration effort.

The funds will be used in three streams: for the River Corridor Initiative, adult and youth education programs and the 20th anniversary annual conference.

The River Corridor Initiative is a regional initiative to better coordinate the planning and management of the Colorado River in the Grand Valley.

The youth and adult education program is essential to help train local citizens to become river stewards and volunteers in the area.

The annual conference, based in Grand Junction, attracts more than 200 scientists, land and water managers, researchers, students, watershed groups and consultants from around 13 states and two countries.

The donation club presented a check for $ 18,000 to Mesa County Partners last week, using the revenue collected at its recent quarterly meeting.

Mesa County Partners has three main programs that support 800 to 1,000 youth and young adults each year, according to a press release.

The One-on-One Mentoring Prevention Program pairs adult volunteers with at-risk individuals ages 7 to 17 as positive role models / mentors.

Restitution / Community Service Work Program is an intervention program that supervises young offenders who are supervised in performing court-ordered community service hours and / or earn stipends to reimburse their victims of crime.

Western Conservation Corps is an employment program for youth and adults aged 16-24 who work on environmental / public land improvement projects, receiving vocational training and life skills as well as Americorps scholarships.

The Giving Club is a group of 187 women who meet quarterly to nominate a local nonprofit organization to receive philanthropic support from the Giving Club. Membership is open to anyone interested in joining other women who care about their community and are ready to commit to donating $ 100 per quarter to local organizations. Go to gjgivingclub.org for information.

A free community screening of short videos on Drug Overdose Reversal and Narcan will take place from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on August 31 at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Grand Valley.

The public was asked earlier this month to document stories of opioid addiction, overdose or loss of a loved one to opioids. This screening is the completion of this project. It includes food and drink, an audience chat, and a short poll. Masks are mandatory at the screening

“Naloxone Champions: Digital Opioid Overdose Reversal Success Stories » is funded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Overdose Data to Action grant.