Pen-pricks
• The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce published a magazine ad for summer tourism that tells you there are 12 different ways that you can get to Los Angeles. Don’t believe everything you read. There’s only one way to get to Los Angeles, and that’s through a series of bad personal choices.
• The Wall Street Journal quotes Labor Department insiders who hinted that an upcoming jobs report will reveal a new record that President Trump is sure to like. The report will say in the last month 2 million jobs were created. They’re all for the same position, as food taster for Republicans.
• President Trump demanded undocumented immigrants be turned back at the border without a hearing. The state of California knows where every untaxed car is parked but has no idea where a million illegals live. We could solve the problem, but no one has the nerve to put the DMV in charge of immigration.
• The NFL suspended Tampa Bay quarterback James Winston for three games after a female Uber driver accused him of grabbing her in the crotch. It outraged many Democrats. The next night, Winston was refused service by a restaurant for being a suspected disciple of President Trump.
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There is a defining character to the local business community that is both inspiring and share-worthy. At a recent mixer hosted by Maria Duran and the Southwest Contractors Association, Yuma County Chamber of Commerce members pitched in to provide vital supplies to the elderly and disabled of Yuma. Nutritional drinks, hydrating beverages and bottled water are needed during the hot summer months, in order to keep some of our senior neighbors healthy and hydrated until the cooler temperatures return. Chamber members stepped up in a big way to help us.
At Helping Hands of Yuma, we call this our Summer Senior Comfort Campaign. However, the beverages supply more than comfort. They can mean survival for the home-bound elderly and disabled. Our wonderful volunteers can deliver the beverages if needed, and check on the elderly throughout the summer. The service is free and powered by some of the most dedicated volunteers in the Yuma Foothills! The Summer Senior Comfort Campaign runs through September.
This enormous undertaking would not be possible without the cooperation and support of the members of the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce. Please accept our heartfelt gratitude for your donations of these vital supplies. Thanks to Maria and the Southwest Contractors Association for hosting a very successful event. We are so excited that they chose to partner with Helping Hands. We are beyond thankful for their generous support.
Helping Hands of Yuma will continue to provide FREE services to local seniors, so that they may live independently in their own homes. Perhaps Yuma Sun readers want to help, too? Call (928) 305-9974 to volunteer, make a donation, request services, or for more information.
Were it not for Ron Damiano at ABC Neurology’s attention to detail in reading my MRI photos I might very well be spending the rest of my life in a wheelchair! Thank you, Ron, and thank you, Dr. Aluri, for your prompt action verifying my MRI and getting me to Dr. Hermanau at the Desert Spine Institute for immediate surgery.
I must commend the staffs at ABC Neurology, Desert Spine Institute, and Yuma Regional Medical Center for their professionalism, compassion, and personal attention in getting my wife and me through a very
Major kudos to the Yuma Sun for publishing the Kudos column praising our area and its many fine people and services. It’s a welcome respite from the frequent letters of complaint the rest of the week.
Special kudos to Don Werley and staff at Sundance Insurance. He and his staff are the gold standard of insurance service, and they have saved us thousands of dollars a year over our previous carrier.
Also praiseworthy is Smitty’s Body Shop. They can repair anything from a minor scratch to a major restoration project and when they deliver the finished product, you can’t tell where the damage was.
The City of Yuma has so many great employees that it is difficult to select anyone for special kudos.
Recently, I had a complex planning and zoning question for Shelly Hook. Her response was so polite and so professional and so easily understood. Kudos to her and to her boss, Laurie Lineberry at City Planning and Zoning. The same goes for City Clerk Lynda Bushong and Janet Pierson, who always have a cheerful, professional and helpful attitude.
And finally, major, major kudos to the men behind so many civic improvements that have changed the face of Yuma, Greg Wilkinson, city administrator, and Charlie Flynn, Yuma Heritage Area. Think of our wonderful riverfront parks, the greatly improved Territorial Prison, the Crossing Park, the Pacific Avenue Athletic Complex, the revival of Yuma’s Historic Downtown, etc. They’ve changed the face of Yuma for the better.