Farm taking orders for upcoming growing season

Rooted Gypsy Farms in Grand Junction is taking orders for farm boxes for the upcoming growing season. The boxes include seasonal vegetables and herbs harvested the day of pickup, freshly baked bread, eggs, homemade jams and preserves and hand-crafted wellness products. Boxes will be available for pickup between 3 and 7 p.m. every other Wednesday […]

Alpine Bank wins financial education award

Alpine Bank has earned national recognition for its involvement in a financial education program for high school students. Alpine Bank was among 35 recipients of 2016 Innovation in Financial Education Awards presented by NASDAQ and EverFi, an education technology company. Alpine Bank partnered with EverFi and Youth Entity, a Colorado-based nonprofit organization that promotes life […]

Home Loan distributed workers’ compensation dividends

Home Loan Insurance in Grand Junction has distributed a total of nearly $500,000 in workers’ compensation dividend checks to Western Colorado companies that have maintained safe workplaces. The checks come from Pinnacol Assurance, a Colorado workers’ compensation insurance provider with which Home Loan Insurance partners. Pinnacol pays a portion of its surplus to policyholders that […]

Next step in care: Free foot and ankle clinic set

Grand Valley Foot and Ankle Center has scheduled a free clinic day for 8 to 5 p.m. April 27 at its offices at 2478 Patterson Road, Suite 1, in Grand Junction. Dr. Joseph Dahlin, one of five podiatric surgeons practicing at Grand Valley Foot and Ankle Center, will offer clinical screenings and examinations. “It’s unfortunate, […]

Practice offers laser-assisted cataract surgery

Hoffman-ICON Eyecare in Grand Junction now offers laser- assisted cataract surgery. “A tracked laser is used to make the incision and help guide the procedure. The technology removes the need for a blade during cataract surgery and allows for increased precision, safety and control,” said Dr. James Fox, an ophthalmologist and surgeon at Hoffman-ICON Eyecare. […]

Outreach volunteer available at workforce center

A volunteer from Grand Valley Catholic Outreach is now available on a weekly basis at the Mesa County Workforce Center, 512 29 1/2 Road in Grand Junction. A representative from the organization is available at the center from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays to offer help in obtaining such basics as food, clothing and […]

Mesa County RSVP event to honor volunteers

Mesa County RSVP has scheduled an event to recognize the 440 volunteers who’ve worked with the organization in providing a total of more than 72,000 hours of services over the past year. The volunteer appreciation event is set for noon April 8 at Two Rivers Convention Center, 159 Main St. in Grand Junction. The event […]