The North Suncoast Association of Insurance and Professional Advisors recently installed officers and had its awards ceremony at Heritage Pines Country Club.
Officers for the 2004-05 include: Gwynn Blair, president; Christine Noel, president elect; Mike Peters, vice president; Suzanne Nading, secretary; Larry Ruby, treasurer; Tim Holladay, national committeeman; and Larry Ruby, past president.
Directors include: Helen Beck, Judy Curtis, James Keegan, Michael May, Skip Wood and Dianna Yoder.
Fred May received the E. Dawn Nuckles Award; Linda Coleman received the Keegan Meritorious Service Award; Fred Stack received the Andrew Marinello Community Service Award; and Larry Ruby received the William J. Armistead Underwriter of the Year Award.
The North Suncoast Association of Insurance and Professional Advisors is open to all insurance and investment professionals.
For information, contact Sue Nading at 727-862-3519.
Tag ... You're It, 11020 Northcliffe Blvd., Spring Hill, is closing its laser tag arena from 7 p.m. to midnight each Friday to provide an exclusive teen-only dance. The event is a collaboration with Zippy Records.
The teen dance will be in the unique "glow-in-the-dark" dance club and will include swirling lights, dense fog and pulsating music.
Admission is $20 for the evening and includes a meal, snacks and drinks.
For information or reservations, call 684-9200.
Complete Technology Solutions, 15588 Aviation Loop Drive, Brooksville, and Terlep Chiropractic, 8468 Northcliffe Blvd., Spring Hill, recently implemented the mobile "Tablet" PC system that allows the practitioner to roam the office and have access to patient data at any time via a 3-pound tablet personal computer.
The Tablet PC system allows the physician to transcribe notes into the patient's records while standing by the patient's side. There is no longer the need for the health care provider to pull a chart.
For information, call 848-1046 or toll-free at 1-800-385-1723.
Who's news
John Savelli has been named vice president and branch manager for First Kensington Bank, 1300 Pinehurst Drive, Spring Hill. He was a manager for Regions Bank in Spring Hill before joining the staff at First Kensington.
Savelli is a graduate of the University of South Florida. He is a member of the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce, the Hernando Family YMCA and St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Church. He has been a resident of Spring Hill since 1986. Savelli can be reached at 666-5200.
Events
The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will have two ribbon cuttings:
* 84 Lumber, 2281 Broad St., south of Brooksville, grand opening 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. The ribbon cutting will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. For information, contact Wesley Hill at 544-8084.
* Carvel, 2711 Forest Road, Timber Pines Center, Spring Hill, grand opening 11 a.m. Saturday. For information, contact Robert or Cynthia Emanuel at 684-6010.
The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly breakfast meeting at 7:45 a.m. Wednesday at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Course Lane, Spring Hill.
The cost is $10 per person. This month's sponsor is Career Central. The speaker will be Deanne Roberts, and the topic will be "Creative Class."
For information, call 796-0697.
The Service Corps of Retired Executives, Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439, will present a seminar that focuses on increasing business through better utilization of marketing dollars from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the SunTrust Bank conference center, 6128 U.S. 19, New Port Richey.
William "Bill" Brydia, a member of SCORE Chapter 439, will conduct a growth audit of participants' businesses with an emphasis on planning, marketing and human resource availability.
Participants will learn how to profile customers and how to determine the best type of advertising and its timing.
The fee is $25. Preregistration is not required. Participants may sign up for free one-on-one counseling during the seminar. For additional information, contact Hap Fairman at (727) 869-2466 or Stu May at 688-6903.
Joni Industries, 16230 Aviation Loop Drive, south of Brooksville, will celebrate the Fourth of July with a patriotic promotion from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 30. The event will offer free hot dogs and Coke while supplies last.
Residents may enter a drawing to win an American flag 25-foot pole kit. The drawing will be June 30. People may pick up a free copy of how to honor and display the American flag, along with a history of Flag Day and the Fourth of July.
All patriotic items will be discounted. There will be free patriotic giveaways. For information, call 796-4323.
The Nature Coast Chapter of the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management will meet at 5:45 p.m. July 13 at Oak Hill Hospital, 11775 Cortez Blvd., fourth floor, Spring Hill.
The topic of the meeting will be the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The speaker will be Joan Spencer from OSHA.
The association is dedicated to the professional development of its members in health care practice management. Interested practice managers are invited. Call Diana Brijbag, education director, at 597-1960.
Oak Hill Hospital will have a reception for those who are new to Hernando County to introduce them to services available throughout the county.
Members of Oak Hill's staff will conduct a tour of the hospital and share information about medical services, as well as information about restaurants and entertainment, government services and schools, sports, parks and recreation, voting and vehicle registrations, and where to shop.
The reception will be at 10 a.m. July 15 at the Hernando Medical Office Building, Entrance C, fourth floor, Room 403. Refreshments will be served. Free valet parking will be available. Anyone interested is asked to RSVP to 597-6333 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily.
- If you have announcements, mail the details to Jean Hayes, Business Digest, Hernando Times, 15365 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville, FL 34613-6174. You may also e-mail items to jhayes@sptimes.com or fax them to 754-6133. Items may be edited for length and clarity.
