Gordon Honored for June Yard of the Month

HOME, YARD SITE OF OLD ST. BRIGID’S CHURCH

The yard of Richard Gordon, 301 South 16^th Street, has been named “Yard of the Month” in Grand Junction. Gordon operated a welding business on Main Street in Grand Junction for many years until he retired. He also served several terms as mayor of Grand Junction.

The Gordon property at the corner of South 16^th and East Hager streets is familiar to longtime area residents as the former site of St. Brigid’s Church. The Gordon yard is three-quarters of a city block and is well landscaped with a variety of flowers, plants, shrubs and trees while incorporating the stately trees that dotted the church property when the church building was on the site.

The house is situated at an interesting angle facing the corner of 16^th and Hager. Two outbuildings are located on the opposite corner at 17^th and Kelley. Interesting plants and shrubbery have been planted along the Kelley Street side, which is blocked off to vehicular traffic but open to pedestrians.

Yard of the Month in Grand Junction is sponsored by Grand Junction Horizons.

EG Class of 1971 Plans Reunion June 11

OPENS INVITATION TO CLASSES ’68 TO ‘76

Plans are underway for the 40th anniversary of East Greene’s Class of 1971. A day-long reunion with golf in the afternoon and an evening of dinner and socializing will be Saturday, June 11.

The class is casting a wider net beyond just the ’71 bunch by extending the reunion invitation to EG classes from the late ’60s to mid-’70s. “We would like to invite the surrounding classes of 1968 through 1976 to join in the fun,” says Kim Rueter, one of the reunion organizers. “We hope to have some teachers available to share memories.”

The plans for June 11 to date include a golf outing from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Hill Golf Course at Grand Junction with a dinner and socializing from 4 to 9 p.m. at the home of Kim Rueter, south of Grand Junction.

“We are still making plans and wanted to let you know to get this date on the calendar,” says Rueter, who is coordinating the event with Susan (Kriger) Hogueison and Duane Davis. “We are looking forward to a great turnout.”

For more information about the event, contact eghs71@aol.com (Susan), krueter@prairienet.com (Kim) or dddavis53@gmail.com (Duane).

EYE ON GJ SAYS: What a terrific idea! And a great way to catch up with old friends from "back in the day" at East Greene. The Eye Guy was two years behind this '71 bunch so he has a lot shared memories. Sounds like a great time for catching up for the local folks and a terrific reason for EG grads to come on back to the 'old home town!