By Jean Hayes, Times Staff Writer
Friday, September 10, 2010
Who's news
Dr. Luis Annoni, cardiac electrophysiologist at Regional Medical Center Bayonet Point, was the featured speaker at a lecture given Sept. 7 at the hospital, 14000 Fivay Road, Hudson.
The topic was "Atrial Fibrillation — Treatment for Irregular Heart Rhythm," and Annoni discussed minimally invasive options.
For information about future lectures, call (727) 869-5498.
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Dr. David Kimmel of the Florida Center for Laser Dentistry, 12124 Cobblestone Drive, Bayonet Point, and Dr. Raymond Yukna of Colorado recently instructed periodontists on how to accurately and effectively perform the laser gum treatment LANAP (Laser-Assisted New Attachment Procedure).
Periodontists, who are gum specialists, traveled from around the country to the University of Denver so that Kimmel and Yukna could train them using this therapy. Kimmel has been using LANAP for seven years.
For more information, call (727) 934-1646.
Events
A fashion show and luncheon fundraiser presented by Dillard's will begin at 10 a.m. today at Seven Springs Golf & Country Club, 3535 Trophy Blvd., New Port Richey.
Proceeds from the event will benefit the Calusa Business & Professional Women's scholarship program. The guest will be Bay News 9 reporter Melanie Snow. Two auctions (live and silent) will be held.
BPW/Calusa is an alliance of local business, professional and retired men and women dedicated to improving the professional, personal and economic outlook for the business community and the community at large.
Tickets are $30 at the door. Call Joanne Grassi at (727) 856-9595.
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The Pasco Hernando NPI Networking Group will meet at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Boulevard Beef & Ale, 6236 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey. Call Rob Marlowe at (727) 847-2424.
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The West Pasco Chamber of Commerce will have the following ribbon-cuttings next week:
• Able Business Systems, 6330 Pine Hill Road, Suite 17, Port Richey, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Call the chamber at (727) 842-7651.
• A+ Tax & Accounting Services, 5006 Trouble Creek Road, Suite 128, New Port Richey, 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. Call the chamber at (727) 842-7651.
• Trinity Kitchen & Bath, 2511 Destiny Way, Odessa, 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Call the chamber at (727) 842-7651.
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Service Corps of Retired Executives Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439 will present a free small business seminar, "An Introduction to QuickBooks," from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Hudson Regional Library, 8012 Library Road, Hudson.
Mike Kouremetis, a SCORE counselor, will present the seminar. He will highlight how to install the QuickBooks automated record-keeping system, opening entries for a business, entering deposits and writing checks, and much more.
No registration is required. For more information, call the library at (727) 861-3040 or the SCORE office at (727) 842-4638.
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The BNI Revenue Source, a referral-based networking group, will meet from 7:30 to 9 a.m. Wednesday at Heritage Springs Country Club, 11345 Robert Trent Jones Parkway, Trinity.
Visitors are welcome. The cost of the meeting, which includes breakfast, is $10. Call David Randall, president, at (727) 842-7744.
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The West Pasco Chamber of Commerce's Boulevard Beef & Ale Networking Group will have its business card and brochure exchange from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Boulevard Beef & Ale, 6236 Grand Blvd., New Port Richey.
The event is sponsored by Ameriprise Financial — Margie Pagano, senior financial adviser, and Mark Lovelle, financial adviser. The cost is $10 per person. For more information or to RSVP, call (727) 842-7651 by Tuesday.
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The new Free Networking International group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Cantina Laredo restaurant, 2000 Piazza Ave., Building 4, Suite 170, Wesley Chapel (at the Shops at Wiregrass).
The group's corporate sponsor is the Theater Doctor, and its host is Cantina Laredo. The group's director is Martine Duncan, co-owner of the Theater Doctor.
There is no fee to join this networking group. The meeting is structured using the FNI format. Attendees can order lunch off the menu at their own cost. Call Duncan at (813) 929-6816.
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BNI Eagles will have a networking event at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the Palm Room at Springs Golf and Country Club, 3535 Trophy Blvd., New Port Richey, off Little Road, north of State Road 54. RSVP at (727) 967-1418.
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The Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will have its annual Awards and Installation Banquet from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Bentley Commons, 38130 Pretty Pond Road, Zephyrhills.
This year's theme is "Walk the Red Carpet," and a red carpet will be rolled out for attendees. Tickets are $50 per person and include admission, a catered meal, open bar and a drawing. Florida Hospital Zephyrhills is the event's premier sponsor.
For more information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913.
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Cheryl M. Burbano, Ph.D., a senior financial adviser with Ameriprise Financial, will host a free educational workshop at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Palms room at the Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club, 5801 Tampa Palms Blvd., Tampa.
The workshop will feature Kay Torano, social affairs specialist with the Social Security Administration. Topics to be covered include eligibility rules regarding full retirement benefits, when Social Security benefits are subject to income taxation, widowhood and divorce benefit eligibility rules, Medicare eligibility and benefits, and more.
RSVP by Tuesday at (813) 994-1190.
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Service Corps of Retired Executives Pasco-Hernando Chapter 439 will present a free small business seminar, "An Introduction to QuickBooks," from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Land O'Lakes Branch Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, Land O'Lakes.
George Motran, a SCORE counselor, will present the seminar. He will highlight how to install the QuickBooks automated record-keeping system, opening entries for a business, entering deposits and writing checks, and much more.
No registration is required. For more information, call the library at (727) 861-3049 or the SCORE office at (727) 842-4638.
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The Zephyrhills Chamber of Commerce will hold its inaugural Pigz in Z'Hills event, a backyard and professional barbecue cookoff competition and blues festival, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at Krusen Field, 4626 Krusen Field Road at 20th Street and Alston Avenue, Zephyrhills.
Admission will be $3 for adults; children 12 and under will get in free. The event will include barbecued food, live blues music, an antique car show, children's activities and games, vendors and more.
The chamber is accepting community and business team cookoff challengers for annual "braggin' rights." For more information, call the chamber at (813) 782-1913.
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