Junk removal company opens in Yuma
Overrun by “junk” in your home, office, garage or yard?
Junk Masters has opened a full-service junk removal company in Yuma. A two-man crew will come to your home or office to lift and haul away any unwanted items and sweep up afterward.
After providing these services for corporate clients in Arizona and Southern California for the past two years, owners Seth and Teresa Taylor moved back to their hometown to raise their kids and noticed a need for this service in Yuma. So Junk Masters was created.
Junk Masters will remove such items as old furniture and appliances, garage junk, yard waste, tree limbs, fencing and sheds. Junk Masters also offers free, no-obligation audits to help people reclaim the space their junk is now taking up.
When possible, items are donated to charity organizations or recycled.
Junk Masters is located at 1153 S. 5th Ave. and can be reached at 782-HAUL (-4285) or visit www.yumajunkmasters.com.
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Good news for homeowners looking for some professional help to get their landscaping looking and staying nice: JSA has increased its residential services to include maintenance.
The company has two certified water auditors, master gardeners, a certified irrigation designer and chemical spray applicators. Also, A.J. Cota, the landscape company's new residential manager, brings more than 20 years' experience in residential design, construction and maintenance.
As part of the expanded services, JSA also is offering water auditing, turf removal and management, drought-tolerant plants and other water-saving ideas to help homeowners save on their water bills without sacrificing the appearance of their yards.
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Fry's Food Stores, 4th Avenue and 24th Street, has added an ice cream shop and salsa bar at the front of the store, reported Alan Kircher, city of Yuma deputy building official.
In other city building activity, he reported:
• A temporary certificate of occupancy has been issued for the new Arizona Department of Economic Security building at 1185 S. Redondo Center Drive. A variety of Arizona agencies have relocated to the building, consolidating state services.
• A temporary certificate of occupancy also is being issued for Community Intervention Services for its new home at Tuscany Plaza, Lot 11.
• A permit has been issued for tenant improvements to the building under construction next to Chuck E. Cheese at Yuma Palms Regional Center. Verizon Wireless will be the tenant.
• Plans have been submitted to construct a second story to a Yuma Commerce Center building at Lot 4B to provide for a future expansion of the federal agency that will occupy the building.
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A sign on the door at Dollar General, 1221 W. 16th St. (across from Inca Lanes) says the store is closed. A peek in the window shows that all the stock has been removed and only bare shelves and racks remain.
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Keith Taber, who has worked for Davidson Marine for 24 years and River Marine for the past four years, has opened his own boat shop. Bad Influence Marine is located at 4742 E. 30th Place, Suite A (in the Curtis Industrial Park) and can be reached at 726-0957.
The shop will be open for business from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Taber is a certified mechanic for Yamaha, Johnson and Evinrude boat motors.
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Lea Jerpseth, a registered nurse with 14 years of home health nursing experience, and his wife, Connie, have opened Advantage Health Inc. The agency has been granted ACHC (Accreditation Commission for Health Care) accreditation and Medicare certification to provide skilled home health services to patients requiring recovery at home in Yuma and the surrounding area.
The staff includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists and certified nurse aides, with bilingual staff available. Medicare, Veterans Affairs, Blue Cross/Blue Shield and other insurance plans are accepted.
Director of nurses is Carmen Stephens, who has worked with Jerpseth in home care for 14 years, most recently at Arizona Home Rehabilitation and Healthcare.
Advantage Health is located at 2281 W. 24th St., Suite 7, and can be reached at 317-1300.
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Longtime local travel agency El Sol/American Express Travel has a new home after 25 years in the Crescent Center. The agency has moved just a short distance and is now in the Citrus Plaza at 2260 S. 4th Ave., Suite L (upstairs). The phone number remains 344-5747.
Office hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Fridays or by appointment. Check out the agency's new website at www.elsolvacations.net.
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Das Bratwurst Haus, 204 S. Madison Ave., will be reopening Wednesday with an expanded menu of new entrees, desserts and appetizers. The restaurant also has received its liquor license and will be offering imported German beers (one of them nonalcoholic) and a couple of German wines, announced owners Barbara and William Bowles
The restaurant will be open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.
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Extreme Hair Salon, 1416 S. 5th Ave., is now offering full-body massages by Thomas Calderon, announced salon owner Tomi Moreno. For an appointment, call 782-3505.
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