GJ Blackout invites you to join us in our commitment to provide excellence in opportunities for the growth and leadership training for the youth in Mesa County.
With your generous support, we will complete our Blackout Sports Fieldhouse and provide the solution of space and resources Mesa County sports organizations are currently lacking. Through your generosity, GJ Blackout will continue to support our youth through our program, which strives to promote personal growth, athletic achievement, and community & team building. Learn more here.
Editorial: New fieldhouse is a big win for the valley
Another sign of the Grand Valley’s coming of age is the addition of a facility dedicated to youth sports.
Supporters of the Blackout Sports Fieldhouse have identified a hole in the community’s civic offerings. Once filled, it will provide an array of benefits — from strengthening the valley’s competitive footing in the sports realm statewide to sprinkling in some economic activity as a destination for out-of-towners visiting for tournaments. Read more here.
Top Out Ceremony
Community members and construction workers gathered Tuesday to celebrate a milestone in their mission to grow athletic opportunities for budding Mesa County athletes.
The project team behind Blackout Sports Fieldhouse, at 715 23 ½ Rd., near Community Hospital, held a “topping off ceremony” where they signed and affixed the final beam of the building’s frame.
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- Jen Oliver, Pat Schmalz, Dean Havlik, Kevin Young, Brandon Tow
Groundbreaking
Tuesday marked the beginning of a community effort to transform an empty 10-acre lot into a sports complex that will fulfill a longstanding lack of space for local youth tournaments and clubs.
“My wife and I moved here in the year 2001, and I quickly realized that this area really lacked opportunities for youth to do sports,” said Dean Havlik, the founder and president of Grand Junction Blackout. “I really wanted to give our youth some more opportunities.”
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- GJ Blackout Fieldhouse Groundbreaking
