Home Loan Insurance and Home Loan State Bank in Grand Junction presented year-end donations totaling more than $115,000 to nonprofit organizations in Western Colorado. “Home Loan has a long-standing tradition of giving back to our community. We are proud to end the year by supporting those groups that assist the needy, educate and enhance the […]
U-Haul Co. of Northern Colorado has expanded its network of self-storage locations with the purchase of a facility in Grand Junction. The facility, located at 3113 E 1/2 Road, includes 13 single-story self-storage buildings offering a total of 331 storage rooms and 44,000 square feet of storage space. U-Haul Moving and Storage on North Avenue […]
A Western Colorado business offering in-home care services to seniors and others is part of a franchise that’s fared well in a national magazine ranking. Comfort Keepers placed first in the senior care category and 59th overall in the Franchise 500 rankings for 2013 published in Entrepreneur Magazine. Benjamin and Ora Lee, owners of Comfort […]
Advance tickets are now available for an annual event that not only showcases the local food service industry, but also raises money for United Way of Mesa County. The Home Loan Taste of the Valley is set for 4 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in downtown Grand […]
“Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.” “If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or the modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular way wrong, let it be corrected by amendment in the way which the Constitution designates. […]
Dear Editor: As expected, there are those who are critical of Congressman Scott Tipton’s vote against the Senate bill (actually it is more accurate to call it a “deal”) that some claimed would avert the so-called fiscal cliff. Those same critics would have us believe that Tipton actually wants to see a recession and a […]
One of the peculiarities of American politics is the astonishment that washes over some people when they realize the people they elected act like they’ve been elected. Elections, as the oft-quoted (and just as often forgotten) aphorism goes, have consequences. We are just now starting to see those consequences — just now, that is, providing […]
Answer: To oppose something that’s not the root problem. This might be the hardest column I’ve ever had to write, because I love chicken wings. Well done, crispy chicken wings done perfectly at Buffalo Wild Wings. And our local outlet is exceptional at providing me with the product I desired that all too many have […]
How many times have studies been conducted and plans been drafted only to have the results of all that time and hard work sit on a shelf, so much paper gathering dust? How often is what initially seemed an essential undertaking never realized? Fortunately, an economic development plan drafted for Mesa County has proved a […]
Achieving a healthy and fit lifestyle involves more than just a few minutes of exercise here and there. A complete and balanced fitness plan includes four elements considered the cornerstones of fitness: cardiovascular, strength, flexibility and nutrition. When you incorporate all these elements into your fitness plan, you’re on your way to success. Cardiovascular exercise: […]