Fare event planned for United Way fund-raiser

A total of nearly 30 restaurants, caterers and food vendors will showcase their fare during an annual fund-raising event for United Way of Mesa County. The 12th annual Home Loan Taste of the Grand Valley is scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Feb. 10 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in downtown Grand […]

Family Health West honors manager

Lorraine Archuleta, advertising manager for Family Health West, has received an annual award recognizing her contributions to the health care organization in Fruita. Archuleta received the Ruth B. Wyper Award. The award has been bestowed since 1959 to individuals and groups that have been involved with or provided exceptional services to Family Health West. Archuleta […]

Alpine Bank names branch manager

Marci Colby has been promoted to vice president and manager of the Alpine Bank branch operation in Avon. Colby previously served as vice president and manager of the Edwards branch. She joined Alpine Bank in 2003 and has worked in variety of positions since then, including customer service, lending and management. Alpine Bank operates 36 […]

Commissioner elected to health committee

Mesa County Commissioner Rose Pugliese has been elected to serve as vice chairwoman of the Colorado Counties Inc. health and human services steering committee. “It is important that public health and human service legislation that affects all of Colorado’s counties be balanced among both the urban and rural areas of the state,” Pugliese said. “I […]

Broker associate joins real estate firm

Shandie Case has joined Heiden Homes Realty and Associates in Grand Junction as a broker associate. Case brings to her duties experience in owning rental properties and working with her fiance, Alexander Fedak, to remodel and clean up properties. Case also works for a trucking company with her parents and grandmother and puts in a […]

Accountant earns CPA license

Alan Watkins, an accountant at Grand Mesa CPAs in Grand Junction, has received his license as a certified public accountant. Watkins brings to his growing role with the firm more than 15 years of experience in the banking industry, including stints as a commercial loan officer as well as senior vice president of a community […]

Registration under way for Herberger’s benefit

Registration is under way for the upcoming Community Days fund-raising event at Herberger’s. Nonprofit groups may sign up online at the website at www.communitydayevent.com to sell savings booklets. Groups sell each booklet for a $5 donation and keep all of the donations they receive. The booklets offer more than $500 in savings on purchases, including […]

Health expo and race planned for Fruita

Family Health West will join with the City of Fruita to present a health expo and race on Feb. 8 The expo is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Fruita Community Center, 324 N. Coulson St. The event will offer free health screenings as well as information from health-related businesses and organizations. […]

New business specializes in bookkeeping for small companies

CS Business Service, a firm specializing in bookkeeping services for small companies, has opened. The staff at CS Business Service offers a combined 30 years of experience working with small businesses on such duties as accounts payable and receivable; bank reconciliations; payroll; and the reporting of fuel, payroll, sales and use taxes. For more information, […]

Nominations sought for business award

Nominations will be accepted through Feb. 28 for an annual award honoring Mesa County businesses for their philanthropic contributions. Nominations also will be accepted for a separate award honoring board members of nonprofit organizations in the county. The Human Services Council of Mesa County will present the awards during its White Ribbon Breakfast set for […]