Yuma's newest hotel ready to open this week

  The Wingate Hotel will be ready to open for guests early this week. The four-story hotel with 76 rooms is located at 1760 S. Sunridge Drive next to Cracker Barrel.

  It offers a free deluxe continental breakfast, free business center, wire and wireless high-speed Internet throughout the building and other amenities for a comfortable stay. The hotel also has a meeting room and board room.

  For more information, call 783-1400.

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  Permits have been issued for the Whitman office building to be constructed on the north side of 16th Street between Arnie's Cafe and the Hampton Inn, reported Alan Kircher, city of Yuma assistant building official. Yuma Valley Contractors will be constructing the 8,000-square-foot building.

  The project includes relocating the current entrance for Arnie's Cafe to the west a little and extending it to the Shilo Inn property to the north. The new drive-through will remain restricted to right turns from and onto 16th Street.

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  Hands for Holistic Therapy Inc., isn't your usual massage establishment. Owner and operator Esta Helms, LMT,  has worked in the medical field since 1981 and been a massage therapist since 1990. She has combined both backgrounds to specialize in relief from chronic pain, cancer therapy and injury.

  Helms is a master medical massage therapist and also performs deep tissue, Swedish, trigger point therapy, reflexology, reiki, Thai, pregnancy massage, neuromuscular therapy and lymphatic drainage, just to name a few. For an appointment, call 502-9922.

  You can also see her at the Women’s Expo May 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the spa area, where she will be performing free five-minute massages.

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  The sound of construction for Burlington Coat Factory has been music to the ears of Southgate Mall management.

  With the promise of the major tenant coming soon, interest has perked up among other businesses, said local manager Bobbi Brooks-Gurrola.

  She announced last week that two new businesses have opened their doors, a third is expanding and negotiations continue with other prospective tenants.

  Yolanda Sanchez, owner of Yolie's Flowers, specializes in silk florals. She has an inventory of ready-made arrangements or will make custom arrangements for a wedding or other special event.

  The shop can be reached at 488-9889.

  Arturo Banuelos Jr. has opened a hip teen clothing and accessory shop, Seven 23 Industries, offering T-shirts, shorts, shoes, hats and belt buckles in such name brands as Skin.

  The phone number is 726-9223.

  Last winter, Senny Banuelos opened a kiosk to sell purses, jewelry and perfume. She has since moved her fragrance business to a space of its own and now is looking to expand to clothing sales.

  As for Burlington Coat Factory, the retailer is working toward opening in time for back-to-school shopping.

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  Marc Givens and Jason Spencer have a better idea for the removal of acres of trees and bushes than the conventional burning that produces irritating pollutants or disposing of the waste in the local landfill.

  Givens and Spencer, third-generation members of area pioneering families, have joined forces to start Blue Sky Burning and Excavation.

  Using the latest state-of-the-art outdoor incinerator, which burns at up to 2,800 degrees, Blue Sky can incinerate green waste and other burnable refuse at the rate of up to 10 tons an hour with virtually zero particulates and smoke emissions and no leftover waste.

  Blue Sky's receiving facility is at 14375 S. Avenue 2-1/2E just south of East County 14th Street.

  It welcomes all landscape maintenance companies, tree services and others for disposal of grass clippings, tree limbs and prunings, tree stumps, palms and palm prunings and other burnable refuse.

  The facility is open from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

  The business also can remove trees and dense brush with a one-of-a-kind machine that clears and grinds the vegetation into ground mulch in minutes. The method is helpful in thinning citrus groves as it doesn't disturb adjacent trees and eliminates the need for burning the removed trees.

  For more information, call Givens at 257-0929 or Spencer at 210-2557, or e-mail awesam72@aol.com.

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  SunBank is seeking applicants to staff two new branches in the Yuma area at the Wal-Mart at 2900 S. Pacific Ave. and the Foothills Wal-Mart at 8151 E. 32nd St.

  There already are SunBank branches at the Wal-Mart at 2501 S. Avenue B and the San Luis, Ariz., store.

  The SunBank branches are open seven days a week to provide banking services. To apply for positions as in-store supervisors and retail banking representatives, go online to www.sunbank.az.com.

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  It's now official: Fernando Cetina is the new owner of On Track Overhead Door, 2862 S. Avenue B. Formerly a partner with DHG Garage Doors, Cetina said he began helping Judy Nelson, who started On Track Overhead Door in 2004 initially to help her father's construction business.

  Cetina has now purchased the business. He can be reached at 726-5295.

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  Jenny Sulpizio has taken over as owner for Curves in the Foothills at 11411 S. Fortuna Road and has given the place a fresh new look. Now she's running a number of promotions to boost membership. Among them, she's offering the first week free to prospective members (call for an appointment) and half off registration fees.

  For more information or to make an appointment, call 345-1726.

  By the way, she has discontinued tanning services and is offering a great deal on a slightly used tanning bed.

  Sulpizio said she had been a Curves member in the past and had been looking for a franchise to purchase so when Curves became available, "decided it was a good fit."

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 A new business is coming to Yuma Mesa Shopping Center in the space where 99 Cent Mart was located next to Del Sol Market. It will be a 5 for $10, offering bargains on a wide variety of items such as T-shirts, underwear, bags, baby items, kitchen wear, ceramics and school supplies.

  Owner Danny Seul hopes to be open by the latter part of this week. The store will be open seven days a week and can be reached at 343-4476.

  Seul has been in the business for more than 10 years and for the past five years has operated SOL International in San Luis, Ariz., near the border.

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  Moore's Karate is now open at 2631 S. Arizona Ave. and taking students ages 4 through adult, both male and female, said manager Guy Camp, who is a black belt instructor.

  Hours are from noon to 9 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. For more information, call 726-2425.

  The martial arts school is part of a franchise system that has more than 30 studios in California; this is the second one for Arizona.

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  Faced with a job transfer and lack of a buyer for her Merle Norman store in the Foothills, owner Laura Cochran has decided to go out of business.

  This week, she will be taking special orders from customers for their convenience since there will no longer be a Merle Norman in Yuma.

  Also, the store's going-out-of-business sale will start Tuesday with merchandise and fixtures on sale. All Yankee Candles will be 40 percent off and jewelry reduced 50 percent.

  Merle Norman doesn't allow discounts of its merchandise, but it will be available in the store until May 15.

  The store can be reached at 342-2300.

  The store is still officially for sale during this process. The price has been lowered and is listed with Kathy Kehl of ERA Matt Fischer Realtor. Kehl can be reached at 210-4640 or 344-2550.

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  Gary Bowling announced a couple of changes for his automotive repair business.

  Formerly called The Garage Motor Works, the business is now called The Garage Works (for legal reasons) and he has moved about half a block. He's now located at 1425 S. 3rd Ave.

  Remaining the same are the phone number of 341-9495 and the same helpful service.

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  Russell Trierweiler has opened Desert Health Marketing as a business inside Full Circle Health Food Store, 1314 S. 4th Ave.

  His business offers such products as Mia Bella (My Beautiful) candles, meal replacement shakes paired with a weight loss program and the other health supplements.

  He can be reached at 329-9185.

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