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Grand River Hospital District's Western Garfield County Meals on Wheels serves up more than just food
NEW CASTLE, Colorado — She's known as “The Chocolate Lady.” more...
  01/04/2010 11:59pm
Crystal Meadows Senior Housing completes the picture in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Colorado — When it was suggested to Grace Sparhawk that she relocate from Rochester, N.Y. to the Roaring Fork Valley to be closer to her daughter, it wasn't a hard decision, except for the prospect of finding affordable...
  11/06/2009 10:18pm
Photo of the Day
  10/25/2009 11:56pm
Old?! She's still reaching her peak
It was 4 a.m. and a 14,267-foot peak awaited.

Dorothy Snearly was eager for the day. She ate her usual pre-fourteener breakfast — a hearty bowl of oatmeal.
  10/25/2009 11:39pm
Colleagues, friends remember Aspen's Homeyer
Independent, strong-willed, dedicated and a tireless community activist — Eve Homeyer was remembered Friday by colleagues and friends for a civic legacy that few can match.
  08/22/2009 11:05pm
Stimulus money needed to revamp solar powered Grand County senior housing
A citizen group with the aim of attracting stimulus energy dollars to Grand County has set sights on senior-housing buildings in Granby.
  08/22/2009 11:05pm
Senior news briefs
Join the seniors at Valley Senior Center at 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday for a delicious luncheon. Enjoy conversation with neighbors, meet new friend sand learn what's happening in the Parachute community.
  08/08/2009 10:17pm
Grow Another Row provides food for those in need
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado — Phil Frisk purposely plants enough fruits and vegetables to feed the critters that wander into his yard in an upscale Redlands neighborhood.
  08/08/2009 10:16pm
Rifle Veterans Memorial still needs names, funds
RIFLE, Colorado — If everyone who has pledged money to the addition of the West Garfield County Veterans Memorial in Deerfield Park in Rifle, the project should be close to the $55,000 needed to complete the memorial.
  08/01/2009 10:06pm
Senior news briefs
Valley View offers free yoga sessions to those affected by cancer.

Restorative yoga for patients currently in treatment, will be held from 4-5 p.m. Mondays. Call 384-6954 for more information.
  07/25/2009 10:13pm
Aspen's Homeyer — a woman of grace and force
ASPEN, Colorado — Eve Homeyer, Aspen's first female mayor and a tireless volunteer known for her commitment to the community, died Sunday of natural causes. She was 93.
  07/25/2009 10:12pm
Senior Matters workshops start July 15
Becoming informed is one of the most important responsibilities that family members and seniors shoulder as we “grow older and wiser” in the aging process. Learning the facts about aging can help everyone make the best choices about health...
  07/13/2009 11:28pm
Senior news briefs
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) assists Medicare beneficiaries and their families or caregivers to make informed health care choices. High Country RSVP has a group of trained volunteers which provides this free service in Garfield...
  07/11/2009 11:09pm
Senior news briefs
The State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP) assists Medicare beneficiaries and their families or caregivers to make informed health care choices. High Country RSVP has a group of trained volunteers which provide this free service in Garfield...
  06/27/2009 10:20pm
Remembering some great times, and even a little frostbite
A wicked snowstorm swept into the region. These types of storms weren't rare in the mountains of Colorado. Snow fell all weekend in the rugged, narrow valley.
  06/20/2009 10:32pm
Book Signing
  06/13/2009 11:39pm
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