As bewildered as most of us were when it was announced that the mascot Thunderbirds needed to be axed, the situation at Thunder Mountain Elementary actually turned out pretty well.
An elementary school revealed its new mascot following a year-long selection process and a recent law prohibiting the association of mascots with Native Americans.
A fully-involved structure fire on the 3000 block of F 1/2 Road caused Thunder Mountain Elementary to be evacuated Wednesday, as well as road closures in the area.
The forecast in Grand Junction did not call for snow Saturday evening, but families who attended the Great West Ice Fest experienced “fountains of snow” as local ice sculptors chiseled