Breakfast with Santa, chili suppers and a variety of other events are planned for the annual Fruita Hometown Christmas and Parade of Lights. The Fruita Area Chamber of Commerce and Grand Valley Power will present the full-day holiday celebration Dec. 14. The event will include a breakfast with Santa starting at 9 a.m. at Dinosaur […]
Wells Fargo staff donated a record $1.48 million to nonprofit organizations and schools across Colorado through two campaigns. Donations made through annual Wells Fargo Community Support and United Way campaigns increased 14 percent over last year. The campaigns encourage staff to give in the ways most meaningful to them through contributions to nonprofit organizations, schools […]
Waste Management has joined in a national campaign to promote recycling. “Whether it’s helping with a recycling project in your community; purchasing products made from recycled materials or simply making sure you place your paper, aluminum, plastic and glass in your recycling bin, it’s important that we all make a commitment to do our part […]
The Family Health West hospital in Fruita has been recognized for its performance in providing health care services. The hospital received a HealthStrong Award from iVantage Health Analytics, a company that provides products to more than 500 hospital across the United States. “We are proud to accept this award,” said Mark Francis, president and chief […]
Over the last month there have been lots of changed attitudes in Washington about President Barack Obama’s health care law. With new issues arising almost daily from the disastrous rollout, the president and congressional Democrats can’t escape the fact the law is broken. Because of this, the conversation is beginning to shift toward finding alternative […]
Democrats find themselves standing shell-shocked among the ruins of their signature socio-economic achievement of the past decade. Sure, they’re putting on a brave face, frantically spinning each new revelation of just how complete the failure of Obamacare is becoming, fanatically combing hill and vale for some snippet of… well, if not good news, then at […]
When it comes to evaluating economic data, expectations play a big part in the final assessment of how good or bad the numbers turn out. That’s certainly the case with third quarter data released by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis for gross domestic product, the broad measure of goods and services produced in the […]
I wonder how many folks knew Nov. 19 marked the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address? Since Lincoln is my all-time favorite president, I celebrate his greatest speech every year at this time. The Gettysburg Address offers the premier example of the dreams and beliefs our founding fathers had in terms of their abhorrence […]
Fitness means different things to different people and includes many components. There’s physical appearance and abilities, emotional well-being and factual measurements. Considered together, these offer a picture of personal health. Being fit isn’t something you can achieve and check off your list. It’s a lifelong journey during which we can always work on improvements. Open […]
Throw a chicken in the Crock-Pot and get to work. That’s part of the routine when the work day is filled to the brim with an early morning meeting, lunch appointment, ongoing lease negotiations and an out-of-town investor in for the day looking for a good buy on commercial real estate. That’s not to mention […]