Tammy Gemaehlich

Grand Junction

Community News Coordinator at Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

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Your Town: April 26, 2025

2 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

There was a photo on a jump page in Wednesday’s newspaper that accompanied a story about former Daily Sentinel publisher, Ken Johnson, who died Sunday at the age of 92. The photo featured Johnson along with some fire officials and “other” Sentinel employees, meeting following the April 9, 1974, fire that destroyed the Sentinel’s printing press. In this 51-year-old color photo is a man, off to the side, wearing in a yellow dress shirt and tie. His name was Elvin E.
Your Town: April 19, 2025

3 weeks ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

Spring is definitely living up to its name this year, bouncing all across the weather gamut. Earlier this week, it was warm and sunny, followed by wind, followed by dark and gloomy, followed by rain, followed by chilly, followed by … you’re following me, right? The weather may be unpredictable, but thankfully we can plan on a 100% chance of a “Sonrise” on Sunday morning.
Your Town: April 12, 2025

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

I have one of those little robot vacuums I can control with either my phone or a remote. I bought it as a solution to the dust bunnies that gather on a regular basis in the corners and along the floorboards. My plan was to run it once a week while I multi-tasked with other household projects, programming it to meander through the kitchen, dining/living room and along the walls.
Your Town: April 5, 2025

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

“Spring is a symphony of nature.” Never mind how the chaotic wind and blowing snow earlier this week sounded like a 3-year old in the percussion section. “Spring is a blank canvas.” I’m pretty sure my proverbial canvas blew a few streets over, along with most of the junk pile I had put out for pickup. “Spring is a blanket of warmth.” I’m thinking about putting the fluffy one back on the bed. “Spring is a burst of sunshine.” More like a micro-burst.
Your Town: March 29, 2025

1 month ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

This form of junk-pile rubbernecking is key to ascertaining if curbside junk is trash or treasure. Raise your hand if you’ve ever “rescued” treasure from a junk pile. Guilty!A few years ago I rescued a — well, I’m not sure what it was — but, I crafted a beautiful, three-level fairy garden out of it complete with a pond, a fence, a whimsical fairy house and a sitting area for the fairies.
Your Town: March 15, 2025

2 months ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

Our numerous yard shrubs had their annual spring haircuts earlier this month, trimmed and tapered like a fresh buzz at the barber. And the lawn, unkempt after winter’s neglect, sighed with bliss as the rake exfoliated away its dry and lifeless undergrowth. Even the flower beds got a spa-like treatment — pampered and hydrated — ready to glow/grow in the coming season.
Your Town: March 8, 2025

2 months ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

Those warbling sandhill cranes are at it again, crooning their way across the sky as they migrate from wintering, in the south, to breeding grounds, way up north. When I hear them overhead, I instinctively look up, scanning the sky, then watch in awe as they move slowly in formation. Their alto and baritone vocals are mesmerizing. We are fortunate to be in the migration path and, just 50 miles from one of their known resting places, Fruit Growers Reservoir near Eckert in Delta County.
Your Town: March 1, 2025

2 months ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

I attended a multi-generational bridal shower a few years ago. The bride-to-be was in her early 20s and guests at the party ranged from early 20s (bridal attendants, family and friends), to those in their 80s (grandmothers, church ladies and elderly neighbors). The bride was gracious and bubbly as she opened her gifts, reading each card aloud and giving special attention to the giver as she opened their thoughtful gift. A few presents in, I realized something was amiss.
Your Town: Feb. 22, 2025

2 months ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

I like to pour a hot cup of coffee before pouring over the weekend newspaper. Sip, scan, sip — time for a refill!Did you hear what happened to the naughty little coffee bean who kept getting into trouble? He was grounded. May your day be brew-tiful and your troubles be few. Grain for Good happens from 5–8:30 p.m. Monday, at Trail Life Brewing, 436 Main St.The nonprofit support night happens once a month at the brewery, with a portion of proceeds donated to an area nonprofit.
Your Town: Feb. 15, 2025

2 months ago | gjsentinel.com | Tammy Gemaehlich

I water the newsroom plants every week and, among the 10 plants of various sizes, is a decades-old rubber tree plant that has been a silent witness to years of workplace comings and goings. Mr. R. Tree lives in a large planter with a handful of other plants that have also been here — it seems — since the beginning of time. It’s possible they were transplanted from the Garden of Eden, they’re that old and, by the grace of God, I’ve managed to keep them alive.