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By JEAN HAYES
Published April 9, 2007

ToyoDoc has moved to 15480 Cortez Blvd., a half-mile east of the Suncoast Parkway, west of Brooksville.

Prior to the move, the family-owned business had operated off Sunshine Grove Road in Brooksville for three years. Owner and Toyota specialist Michael O'Connor is ASE certified and a master technician.

O'Connor is joined at ToyoDoc by his wife, Peggy; daughters Spring Sommer and Amber Tyre, who staff the office, and son-in-law Stephen Tyre, a technician.

For information or to make an appointment, call 796-6262.

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The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2007 Leadership Hernando program. Participants in Leadership Hernando are local business people and civic-minded leaders and potential leaders who want to learn more about the community.

The program consists of semiweekly sessions, which begin June 6 and conclude with graduation in November. Each session is a combination of presentations, discussions and tours covering topics such as Hernando County's education system, culture, government, the local news media, agriculture, business development and health care issues.

To obtain an application or for information, contact Patty Himmelberger at 796-0697, ext. 18. The deadline to submit an application is April 27.

Who's news

Dr. Robert Blackburn, board certified osteopathic family practice physician, attended the 44th annual American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians Convention and Exhibition at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, March 13-18.

On March 16, Dr. Robert George, dean of the Sarasota-Bradenton branch of the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, sponsored Blackburn at the Conclave of Fellows awards ceremony. The award is in recognition of outstanding contributions through teaching, authorship, research and professional leadership to the osteopathic family physicians organization.

Blackburn's scientific paper, "Botox: A Cosmetic Procedure in the Family Practice Setting," was published in the February issue of The Osteopathic Family Physician News.

A member of the Center for Procedural Excellence Committee, Blackburn lectured on "Spirometry in the Family Practice Setting."

Blackburn has offices at 120 Medical Blvd., Spring Hill and at 10494 Northcliffe Blvd., Spring Hill. He can be reached at 686-3991.

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Mary Ann Roberts has joined the staff at Family Hair Cut, 13214 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill.

Family Hair Cut is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; and from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. The business welcomes appointments and walk-ins. For information, call 238-6699.

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Rosemarie Privitera, office manager at Hernando Orthopaedic & Spinal Surgery, 10429 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, attended the second annual Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Coding and Reimbursement Conference in Orlando in March.

The conference offered four workshops: "Coding from the Orthopaedic Operative Note," "Modifier Coding," "Solidify Your Surgical Orthopaedic Coding Skills: Shoulder & Elbow" and "Solidify Your Surgical Orthopaedic Coding Skills: Knee & Hip."

For information, call 688-6035.

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Jennifer Card and Amanda Likens have joined Realty World-Willett and Associates Inc., 5177 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill.

Card, a lifetime resident of Hernando County, joins the sales team as a broker associate specializing in residential sales in Hernando, Citrus and Pasco counties. She is a multimillion-dollar producer.

Likens joins the team specializing in residential sales and property management. She has years of experience in sales and marketing.

Card and Likens can be reached at 684-6607.

Events

The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will have the following ribbon cuttings this week:

-ADT Security Services, Inc., at the Spring Hill chamber office, 4044 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, 11:30 a.m. today. For information, call Julio Hurtado at (727) 505-2858.

-Candy Bouquet, 6139 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. For information, call Terry Majewski at 596-7522.

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Business Networking International will meet from 7:15 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Course Lane, Spring Hill.

Participants may bring business cards and network with other area business professionals. Cost is $8, which includes a continental breakfast.

For information, contact Kathleen Richardson at 592-2225.

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The Nature Coast Chapter of the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Hill Hospital, 11775 Cortez Blvd., fourth floor, Spring Hill.

Dinner will be included. The program, "Non-Physician Providers," will be presented by John Bishop, consultant/educator on coding and reimbursement, and a national speaker for McVey Seminars and the Coding Institute.

The association is dedicated to the professional development of its members in health care practice management. Interested practice managers are invited. To reserve a seat or for information, contact Marge McQuade, education director, at 596-9802 no later than today.

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The Ali Lassen's Leads Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. every Wednesday at the Silverthorn Country Club, 4450 Golf Club Lane, south of Brooksville.

The Leads Club was founded in 1978 by Ali Lassen. Currently under the leadership of Lisa Bentson, it is considered the leader in the industry for business networking organizations.

The club is open to business owners, professionals, salespeople and managers seeking to begin or expand a business. Leads Club is an advertising service dedicated to increasing members' business success, using a method of spaced, timed, repetition of information that maximizes the use of time and resources.

For information, contact Lois Bleicher at 200-4809.

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The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will have its semiannual New Residents Reception at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Weeki Wachee Springs, 6131 Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee.

The reception is sponsored by Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative.

The event is an opportunity for residents who have moved to Hernando County within the past six months to meet with some of the chamber members.

Food samples and information about local businesses and organizations will be available. Employees from different county departments will hand out information on topics such as schools, homestead exemption and voting.

For information, call 796-0697.

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The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly Networking at Noon luncheon from noon to 1 p.m. Friday at the Pickled Parrot, 5526 Commercial Way, Spring Hill.

The cost is $10 per person with a reservation; $15 at the door. RSVP to 796-0697, ext. 18 by Wednesday.

The lunch is normally open to chamber members only, but prospective members are invited to attend and learn more about what the chamber has to offer.

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Service Corps of Retired Executives, Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439, will offer a seminar for those concerned about growing a small business, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the SunTrust Bank conference center, 6128 Highway 19, New Port Richey.

The three-hour seminar, conducted by Bill Brydia, will start with a marketing audit to help establish reasonable goals and objectives.

Participants will learn about the types and uses of an effective business plan, the five components of market research, how to write a business plan for SBA and local banks, cash flow and much more.

The course fee is $20. Preregistration is not required. For information, contact the SCORE office at (727) 842-2638, Stu May at 688-6903 or visit www.score439.org.

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The Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce has joined Junior Achievement to help eighth- grade students understand the economic benefits of an education, to realize the resources available to them if they stay in school, and to see how choices made today affect their future.

Junior Achievement provides the curriculum, "Economics of Staying in School," and the chamber provides volunteers and sponsorships.

The pilot session is scheduled from 8 a.m. to noon April 17 at Parrott Middle School, 19220 Youth Drive, Brooksville, with three volunteers per classroom. A one-hour training session will be held prior to the class.

To volunteer or sponsor this initiative, call Carla Hayes at the chamber office at 796-0697, ext. 15.

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A yard sale to raise funds for St. Jude's Children's Hospital will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 21 at Joni Industries, 16230 Aviation Loop Drive in the Airport Industrial Park, south of Brooksville.

Donations of merchandise in good condition are being accepted at the business until April 18.

For information, call 799-5456 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

If you have announcements you would like to share with our readers, 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. Photos are published as space permits; they will not be returned.

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