My Neighbors are Number 1

For the last six weeks, the Grand Junction Tigers high school football
team has been practicing. Very long practices. I know this because
the high school is adjacent to our house and they are on the field all the
time. At least it seems like it. Now it appears that all their hard work
in the hot weather is paying off and they are ranked Number 1 in the
State of Colorado for 5A football teams. This is a big deal because rarely,

if ever, are teams from the Western Slope ranked Number 1. I hope they

continue to play well!

Band Practice

In the summer, it gets hot in Grand Junction. Today was no exception as
the thermometer reached over 90 again. What was surprising though was
the sound of marching band music coming through our windows...in July!
We live behind Grand Junction High School and during today's hot weather
100 or so kids were out practicing for almost eight hours. I was pretty
surprised because practices usually don't start until closer to the beginning
of school at the end of August. Brass, Drums, Woodwinds, Flags, etc, etc.
They were all out there. And they sounded pretty good! I'm not sure why
they were practicing so early in the summer, but I overheard the instructor
tell members over a bullhorn that gaps in their line would be visible from
high up at Invesco Field (Where the Broncos play in Denver). So maybe they're
going to play a halftime show or something there. We recognized only one
song (The Theme From Romeo and Juliet) and one song sounded vaguely
to me like Elmer Fudd's and Bugs Bunny's Wagnerian "Kill the Rabbit", but
I'm sure that wasn't what it was! Anyway, not only was I impressed by their
ability, but by their stamina. Good job!