High Country Spotlight & Shopper

07/21/2025

Country artist Lane Smith is headed to the Delta County Fair! From rodeo bullfighter to rising country star, Smith brings grit, heart, and high-octane sound to the Main Arena stage on Friday, August 1 at 9 p.m. With over a million streams and performances alongside country greats, this is one show you won’t want to miss. Tickets are $15 adults, $12 seniors, $10 kids. Grab your boots—it’s gonna be a Big Show!

Country artist Lane Smith knows a thing or two about grit. Raised just north of San Antonio in Spring Branch, Texas, Smith grew up in the dust and adrenaline of

07/20/2025

It’s National Ice Cream Day, and yes—we’re celebrating the right way: with two scoops and no regrets. 🍦 Whether you’re team chocolate, vanilla, or something weird like lavender-basil-pistachio (we see you), today’s the day to treat yourself.

Support a local shop, chase down the ice cream truck, or just grab a pint and call it self-care. However you do it—make it sweet. 💙

07/20/2025

The Grand Mesa Writers’ Symposium is coming up August 8–10 in Cedaredge—and organizers have just added more flexible ways to attend. A $25 ticket gets you into Saturday night’s “Celebration of Writing” panel with Shelley Read, Dr. Timothy Winegard, and Wendy Videlock. Full event tickets are also available, along with a weekend full of workshops, author events, and more. Visit grandmesawriters.org for details and registration.

Responding to public requests, organizers of the August 8-10 Grand Mesa Writers’ Symposium have announced several options for those who wish to register for less than the full event. Those

07/19/2025

Curious about the Grand Mesa’s wild geologic past? Join CMU’s Rex Cole for a lecture on July 24 at 6pm at Pioneer Town’s Stolte Shed ($10 suggested donation), then head up the mountain for a guided field trip on July 26 ($50, includes lunch).

https://www.highcountryspotlight.com/local_news/community/pioneer-town-talks-grand-mesa/article_bf845299-2876-4943-8916-26aa1c9b3547.html

July 24; Geology of Grand Mesa Lecture

07/18/2025

"The Strada challenge is a twice-a-year event that thousands of artists from around the world participate in. The goal is to paint or draw from life, every single day for one month. If you want to improve your art, one of the best and fastest ways is to make a personal commitment to daily practice.

To complete the challenge, you must draw or paint from life everyday for the month of September and post your work to either Instagram or Facebook with the hashtag Stradachallenge. The subjects may be anything you choose, landscape, still life, interiors and figures as long as you are looking at the subject in real life.

If you complete the challenge, you are entered in a drawing for one of five Strada easels and other prizes."

The Strada challenge is a twice-a-year event that thousands of artists from around the world participate in. The goal is to paint or draw from life, every single day for

07/18/2025

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07/18/2025

Wildfire smoke is in the air. We have FREE N95 Masks Available.
We are located at 255 W. 6th St., Delta, CO
Open M-F 8 am - 5 pm (Closed for lunch 12-1)

If you're sensitive to air quality, have respiratory conditions, or need to be outdoors when smoke is present, consider wearing an N95 mask. It helps filter out harmful particles.

Who should consider wearing an N95 mask when wildfire smoke is impacting our air quality?

Anyone with respiratory or heart conditions (asthma, COPD, etc.)
Children & older adults
Pregnant Women
People exercising outdoors
Anyone who needs to work or spend time outdoors

Important Facts about N95 Masks:
N95 Masks Filter Fine Particles (PM2.5): Wildfire smoke contains very small particles, known as PM2.5, which are the biggest health threat. N95 respirators are designed to filter out at least 95% of these airborne particles. This high filtration efficiency is crucial because these tiny particles can pe*****te deep into your lungs and cause a range of health problems.

No Protection Against Gases: Wildfire smoke is a complex mixture that includes both fine particulate matter and various hazardous gases (like carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, benzene, and volatile organic compounds). N95 masks do not filter out these gases.

We are located at 255 W. 6th St., Delta, CO
Open M-F 8 am - 5 pm (Closed for lunch 12-1)

Track the Air Quality in your area: https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Delta&state=CO&country=USA

07/18/2025

07/18/2025

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07/18/2025

Don’t wait until it’s too late – sign up today for Delta County Alerts to ensure your family is alerted when a wildfire starts near your home!

Delta County Alerts is the official emergency notification system for the Delta County 9-1-1 Service area which includes all of Delta County, Montrose County South of Crawford and the Somerset, County Road 265 and western Kebler Pass Areas of Gunnison County.

Signing up for Delta County Alerts ensures you receive a phone call, text and/or email for any public safety issued alert in the vicinity of your home. Alerts are sent out for things such as wildfires, flooding, missing adults and kids, law enforcement investigations, public safety alerts, major road closures and more!

Delta County Alerts is FREE to sign up for and landline and Voice Over IP (VoIP) phones are automatically imported into the system. However, if you have a cell phone or multiple cell phones in your household, you need to sign up and enter each cell phone to receive phone calls and texts!

We recommend everyone sign up for Alerts and enter your home address, place of work (if inside Delta County), your kid’s school(s), place of worship and any other locations you regularly visit in Delta County as well as the cell phone numbers and emails of all household members. Alerts are sent based your registered address and if you are within the alert area. You can request to receive all alerts for the entire county when signing up and you can also Download the ReachWell App and follow Delta County Alerts within the app to get all Alerts issued within Delta County.

To learn more about Delta County Alerts, how they work and how to sign up, please visit DeltaCountyCO.gov/80/Emergency-Alerts

07/18/2025

07/18/2025

Delta Health has been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, a new federal initiative designed to help rural hospitals improve their financial stability by developing or enhancing health care services.

Delta Health has been selected to participate in the first cohort of the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program, a new federal initiative designed to help rural hospitals improve their financial stability