Jeff Tetrick, chief financial officer of Pinnacol Assurance in Colorado, has been appointed as a board member to the San Francisco-based Integrated Benefits Institute. IBI programs, resources and networks advance the understanding of health-related productivity on profitability. Pinnacol is a leading provider of workers’ compensation insurance. For more information, visit www.pinnacol.com.
Beth Fisher, a tax preparer with Tax Time in Grand Junction, has passed the enrolled agent examination and is now enrolled to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. Tax Time offers the services of eight tax preparers, all of them enrolled agents. Fisher has worked for Tax Time for four years. She offers tax preparation […]
Kenn Dunn, owner of Hermosa Vineyards in Palisade, has been appointed to the Colorado Wine Industry Development Board. Dunn has grown wine grapes in the Grand Valley for Colorado wineries since 1994 and founded Hermosa Vineyards in 2001. The nine-member Colorado Wine Industry Development Board promotes and helps market Colorado wines and wine-related tourism. The […]
Diane Dickey, director of volunteer services at Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado, has earned certification in volunteer administration. Dickey joins a group of more than 900 people who’ve attained the designation, including two other Hospice employees. The designation process includes self-evaluation and preparation of a performance-based portfolio. Candidates must demonstrate knowledge in such […]
Hospice & Palliative Care of Western Colorado has partnered with City Market and Waste Management to develop a benefit paper recycling program. Waste Management recycling bins at three Grand Valley City Market locations are available to recycle paper. All proceeds will benefit Hospice programs and services. “The holiday season is the perfect time to recycle […]
Empower Fitness of Grand Junction has named Casey Peiffer the winner of its Makeover a Mom fitness and nutrition contest. Peiffer, a mother of three, completed an eight-week training program at Empower Fitness, demonstrating her desire to change her fitness and nutrition routine as well as help her family learn to be active and eat […]
Entries will be accepted through Jan. 20 for an upcoming art show in Grand Junction. The show, titled “Inspirations.” is set for Feb. 24 at Two Rivers Winery, 2087 Broadway. All forms of two- and three-dimensional art work will be accepted, although two-dimensional works, including frames, must fit into a 24- by 24-inch space. Each […]
Grand Junction business owners can register for a free service in which they’ll be notified in the event of such emergencies as water line breaks, natural gas leaks and power outages. The service is offered through the City of Grand Junction website at www.gjcity.org and also is available to individuals. “It’s a service we offer to […]
A Grand Junction medical practice has earned accreditation for the quality of its computed tomogaphy (CT) procedures. Colorado West Otolaryngologists received accreditation from the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Computed Tomography Laboratories. The Grand Junction practice is among the first of 500 CT laboratories in the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to earn […]
First National Bank of the Rockies offers tips to help customers avoid overdrafts and their associated fees. “It’s important for our customers to know there are numerous ways to avoid paying overdraft fees. They can steer clear of most overdraft fees with a few account management tips,” said Pete Waller, president and chief executive officer […]