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A Women’s Point Of View: Auto Tips & Tricks for Halloween
October 22nd, 2010by Colette Cooley, Cars for Keeps Office Manager Halloween is fast approaching. The time of year when children (and some adults) get to live out their fantasies of who they would like to be for just a few hours. Extraordinary preparations are being made this year it seems. My granddaughter has been growing her bangs Read the Rest…
Grand Haven Harvest Traditions: Pumpkin Picking
October 19th, 2010by Marjorie Steele, Cars for Keeps Social Media Manager Let’s take a break from auto repair to talk about fun activities happening around Grand Haven – namely, pumpkin picking! After all, you’ve already attended to your vehicle’s fall maintenance, right? It’s Halloween season again, and for those of us lucky enough to live in West Read the Rest…
A Woman’s Point of View: Susan G. Komen & Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 15th, 2010by Colette Cooley, Cars for Keeps Office Manager The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. A gentle reminder to get your yearly breast examination and there are many events that you can participate in to help in the fight of this horrible disease. My dearly loved sister-in-law died of breast cancer last year Read the Rest…
Summer Travel Story Contest Winner
October 11th, 2010Well, choosing a winning entry for our Summer Travel Story Contest was difficult, but we’re pleased to announce our winner. We hope Martha Webb and her husband enjoy their weekend getaway in the mansion at Grand Haven’s Lakeshore Bed and Breakfast. Thank you to everyone who participated – we appreciate your support! If you placed Read the Rest…
My Summer Travel Story
September 28th, 2010by Marjorie S., Cars for Keeps Social Media Manager Since tomorrow is the last day of our Summer Travel Story Contest (hint hint), I thought it would be appropriate to share one of my own stories of travel misadventure. Even thought I’m not eligible to win the sweet weekend getaway we’re giving away (HINT HINT!) Read the Rest…
A Women’s Point of View: Top Priority
September 19th, 2010by Colette Cooley, Cars for Keeps Office Manager I stopped at a garage sale the other night to look at a desk sitting by the curb. The lady who owned it and I started talking and she began telling me that they were downsizing into their summer cottage here in Grand Haven from their larger Read the Rest…
A Woman’s Point of View: What We Do and Why
September 13th, 2010by Colette Cooley, Cars for Keeps Office Manager Our Service Manager, Dennis, is on vacation this week so I am spending more time on the front counter waiting on and talking to our customers. I am enjoying it very much and have missed it since I am usually at my little cubicle talking to the Read the Rest…
A Woman’s Point of View: Helping Hands
September 4th, 2010by Colette Cooley, Cars for Keeps Office Manager It has suddenly dawned on us at Cars For Keeps that summer is coming to a close rather fast. We are all madly planning our vacations before we lose them to winter’s cold blast. How can normal, intelligent people lose track of time like that? So, along Read the Rest…
Win a Weekend Getaway: Cars for Keeps’ Summer Travel Story Contest
September 1st, 2010Back to school season can be tough on everyone. As the summer ends, so do vacations, languid weekends and open schedules. Professionals have to go back to their jobs, moms and dads must swing back into their routines, and we’re all left to stare longingly at the vacation photos we’ve posted on Facebook. That’s why Read the Rest…
A Woman’s Point of View: Tar a la mode
August 16th, 2010by Colette Cooley, Cars for Keeps office Manager One day last week I was innocently driving along, thinking everything was right with the world when, suddenly, there came a very loud ‘thunking’ from my rear tire. The sounds coming from the wheel well reminded me of rocks in a rock tumbler. All that racket simply Read the Rest…
