Homeowners looking for a contractor to handle a project at home or business owners wanting to build or remodel have a referral service in Westmoreland County that provides the names of pre-screened contractors.
The Westmoreland Contractor Referral Service has a network of about 20 home-improvement contractors in central Westmoreland County that work in every field, from plumbing to painting to general contracting and remodeling, said Debra Nolan of Greensburg, the owner of the new business.
Nolan, whose husband operated a construction business, said she checks out references, insurance and Better Business Bureau listings to ensure that the contractors she deals with are reputable.
The response to the new service has been "fantastic," Nolan said, with about 50 referrals in the past three months. The service is free to homeowners, but contractors are charged a marketing and advertising fee, Nolan said.
For more information, contact 724-216-5254, or check the Web site.
• In this time of economic uncertainty, a new yoga studio that recently opened in downtown Greensburg offers an opportunity for exercise and a reduction in stress.
Moonglow Yoga, operated by Melanie Alexander, is offering several classes, including hot power yoga, Vinyasa flow yoga and yoga for those over 50, at its studio at 114. W. Pittsburgh St.
Alexander, who has studied yoga for more than seven years, also operates a store that offers customers various yoga props and accessories, handmade jewelry and candles, bath and bodycare items and clothing.
For more information, contact Moonglow Yoga at 724-420-5270, or check the yoga studio's Web site.
• Valley Dairy, a Latrobe-based chain of 12 family restaurants in Western Pennsylvania, has once again won ribbons for excellence at the ice cream clinic conducted at the recent National Ice Cream Retailers Association's convention in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Valley Dairy's vanilla and chocolate ice cream both scored in the range to receive recognition with a ribbon. Ice cream shops competing in the event had to submit samples of vanilla and one chocolate flavor for clinical analysis weeks in advance of the contest. Points were given in categories that included flavor, color, meltdown, bacteria count, body and texture.
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