Wal-Mart will offer free layaways for the holidays through Dec. 13, the national retail chain announced. The program is available for electronics, jewelry, small appliances, select sporting goods and toys. Customers can start a layaway account and make payments through Dec. 13. No opening fees will be required. Wal-Mart will send payment reminders and updates […]
A holiday pet food drive is scheduled to continue through Dec. 20 at the Kokopelli Animal Hospital in Fruita. Donations of dog food, cat food, kitty litter and pet treats will be delivered to local animal shelters on Dec. 21, including CLAWS, Grand River Humane Society, Loma Cat House, Mesa County Animal Services and Roice-Hurst […]
Nominations will be accepted through Jan. 3 for annual awards presented by the Grand Junction Area Chamber of Commerce. The chamber presents business of the year awards in two categories: firms with less than 25 employees and firms with 25 or more employees. The chamber also presents a citizen of the year award. Winners are […]
The Barnes & Noble bookstore in Grand Junction plans a full day of activities to kick off the holiday shopping season. Discovery Friday is scheduled for Nov. 22 at the store, located at 2451 Patterson Road. “Discovery Friday celebrates our customers by bringing the spirit of fun and discovery to their holiday shopping experience and […]
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 […]
Colorado received $130 million in revenue generated by energy production on public lands during the 2013 fiscal year, the U.S. Department of Interior announced. The revenue was part of more than $14.2 billion the department disbursed to state and local accounts as well as federal and tribal accounts. The total was $2 billion, or 17 […]