What's Happening at RtB
Update May 2024
Restore the Balance is a non-profit organization in Grand Junction, Colorado made up of Democrats, Republicans, and Independents working together for the purpose of building an alternative to political extremism.
Restore the Balance Spring Gathering
You've probably already heard about RtB's Spring Gathering on May 7, 2024, featuring former White House aide and New York Times bestselling author Cassidy Hutchinson in An Evening with Cassidy Hutchinson: Insights from Inside the White House. Registration has been overwhelming and our venue at CMU is currently at capacity. We are keeping a waitlist should there be any cancellations.
If you are unable to attend in person there are other opportunities to watch the event via live stream at one of the RtB watch parties. All watch parties start at 6.00 p.m.
Durango Watch Party
Fort Lewis College
Noble Hall Room 130
Nearest Parking - 8th Avenue Lot
Fruita Watch Party
Rocky Mountain PBS
158 S. Park Square
Fruita Arts & Recreation Market Place
Delta Watch Party
Delta Middle School Cafeteria
10th and Bluff Street
Delta. Colorado
No registration necessary
If none of these options work for you, why not host your own Watch Party? Prior to May 7, RtB will release a live stream link for this unique and special event. Watch on your personal device or gather your friends and family and make an evening of it.
Restore the Balance Ice Cream Social
June 1, 2.00 - 5.00 p.m.
Join us at West Pavilion of Peach Bowl Park in Palisade for an event for all the family. Drop by for an ice cream, bring your kids, grandkids, and friendly dogs. The pool adjacent to the park will be open. For more information and to make sure we buy enough ice cream, please register here: https://www.mixily.com/event/2968706252844361871
Candidate Surveys and Ratings
Our Candidate Rating Committee is hard at work developing candidate surveys for the national congressional representatives for CD3 and for those running for Mesa County Commissioners. We expect to have responses and ratings out in early June before Primary Election ballots go out. Be sure to check these candidate surveys and ratings on our website, share them with friends, and support candidates (regardless of party) with the courage to firmly stand up to political extremism.
First Monday Coffee Gathering
RtB members and guests have been dropping in for coffee and informal conversation at Main Street Bagels on the first Monday of each month. At the last gathering we were honored to have Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Bobbie Gross and Forward Party spokesperson Wendy Petry in attendance for their interesting perspectives on party and election processes (and some politics) in our district.
At the next coffee we plan to discuss Cassidy Hutchinson's bestselling book Enough and events surrounding the January 6th insurrection. (Monday May 6, 9:00-10:00 AM, Main Street Bagels, 559 Main St in Grand Junction). Space is limited, please let us know you're interested at
Main St. Bagels would appreciate purchases of beverages and/or food items.
Our Letter Writers Rock!
A big thank you to all the letter writers who so diligently convey a message of anti-extremism and civil conversation, and support for RTB through letters to the editor. Knowing there are voices for common sense give reasonable voters the knowledge they are not alone. Working together we can off-set the loud minority of misguided souls misled by the liars, election deniers, and leaders placing their own desire for power over the good of the nation as a whole.
RTB's Social Media
Did you know that RTB is on Facebook, Instagram, Tik Tok, YouTube, and Reddit? Check it out! It's important that we engage younger voters. Please share our posts with your kids and grandkids!
Yard Signs are Available
Stand up! Speak out! Put up a Restore the Balance "Country Before Party" sign in your yard.
Mesa County folks can next pick up their signs on May 4, 2024 from 10.00 a.m. to noon at the Central Library (east parking lot - Sixth St. and Rood Ave). Please check out the calendar on our website for future sign giveaways on May 15 and 29.
To get a sign in Delta County write to: RTB Delta County
To get a sign in LaPlata County write to: RTB LaPlata County
We suggest a $5.00 donation for a yard sign and would appreciate this support.