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Cake Me Away Invites all to the Ribbon Cutting.

Saturday July 29 - Ribbon Cutting &

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Yard of the Week

The Top O’ the World Garden Club awarded John and Colette Perusek of 612 W. Virginia Ave. with Yard of the Week. John and Colette have lived in their home since 1992 and have enjoyed updating, upgrading and maintaining their yard. “It seems like every year we come up with a new idea to enhance or upgrade our yard,” they wrote. “Whether it be a new flower garden, general grass maintenance or adding a new fence, yard art, etc.” Several flower pots with annuals surround the front step. The alley is full of flowers including, orange and salmon poppies, purple salvia, catmint, Rocky Mountain bee plant and Maltese cross to name a few. A recently enlarged flower bed in the front yard includes orange and yellow daylilies, blue and purple delphinium, perennial sunflowers, blanket flower and red and white peonies. The backyard is full of flowers as well, including many of the aforementioned varieties, along with wild geraniums, penstemon, columbines, hollyhocks, knapweed and bee balm. The poppies are by far Colette’s favorite, but John really enjoys the peonies and the penstemon.

Cake Me Away prepares for grand opening

Gunnison’s newest brick and mortar bakery, Cake Me Away, is open for business and now offers valley residents an array of fresh pastries, like fruit tarts, eclairs and croissants — items the Gunnison Valley doesn’t really have, said owner Alyssa Atzenbeck. The store, located at 135 N. Main St., had a soft opening on July 15 so Cattlemen’s Days parade-goers, cowboys and tourists alike could enjoy something sweet.

“It's been fun to see everybody come in and get excited about it, saying ‘We've been waiting so long. We're glad you're finally open!’” Atzenbeck said.

The new spot also serves espresso-based coffee drinks and soft serve ice cream, which is available with a hard chocolate shell. Once she gets her feet under her, Atzenbeck said she hopes to offer fresh breads as well. But first, she’ll have to get through a summer that is already packed full of weddings and other requests for her custom cakes. The grand opening is scheduled for Saturday, July 29 at 9 a.m.