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News & BriefsMay 2009 - Due to space constraints, the Port O Call ran an abbreviated News and Briefs section this month. This is the full version of this month’s News & Briefs column. Movers and Shakers Evergreen
welcomes new associate James
Rightmire, a certified clinical hypnotherapist registered with the
National Guild of Hypnotists, and a member of the Central Valley
Chapter of NGH, has recently joined the Evergreen Professional
Hypnotherapy team in He
is expanding his career as a stage hypnotist and mentalist (performing as
James Knight at the Silver Legacy and While
completing Acumen Certification Training under the mentorship of Dr. Ginny
Lucas, Rightmire joins Dr. Lucas, Frank Lucas, Bank
of Agriculture & Commerce welcomes assistant vice president and human
resource manager Bank
of Agriculture & Commerce is proud to announce that Peggy
obtained her degree in Business Administration, from Humphrey’s College
in San Joaquin
RTD’s General Manager/ The
California Association for Coordinated Transportation (CalACT) awarded
Donna DeMartino, General Manager/ Durst
Contract Interiors announces new Rep. Durst
Contract Interiors is happy to introduce our newest representative Rob E.
Smith. A transplant from the state of DCI
is the Haworth Dealer in the SASS!
Public Relations expands staff Carrie
Sass, owner of SASS! Public Relations is pleased to announce the promotion
of Anna Sass to Event Director and the addition of Mari Tripp, Graphic
Artist, to their staff. Associate Anna Sass has been promoted the position of Event Director, with a special focus on The Record’s Literacy and Book Fair – Family Day at the Park. In addition to her new responsibilities, Anna will continue as Business Manager. Mari
Tripp has joined the staff as Graphic Designer.
She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art Studio with an emphasis in
Graphic Design from SASS!
Public Relations was established in January of 2006.
They are located in Hospice of
San Joaquin Butterfly Auxiliary President honored by Insurance Industry The
Rough Notes Company — A national insurance industry organization— has
selected Barbara Galgiani for the 10th Annual Community Service Award. Barbara
Galgiani is President of Capax Marine Providers wholly owned subsidiary of
Capax – Giddings, The
Community Service Award recognizes the honoree for her commitment and
grants $5,000 to the charity served by the recipient. “Instead of
awarding agents for the businesses they write, we want to awards the
agents and businesses for what they put back into the community.” stated
Robert Kretzmer, Executive Director, Community Service Award, The Rough
Notes Company. Lars P.
Willerup Named long term care
leader by local Lars
P. Willerup, a life insurance agent for New York Life Insurance
Company’s Stockton G.O. has been named long term care leader for
exceptional sales performance. Mr.
Willerup has been a New York Life agent since 2004, and is associated with
New York Life’s Stockton General Office in He
is a past recipient of the Million Dollar Roundtable and New York Life’s
Annuity Champion program in 2008. Stockton
Symphony director wins
award Peter
Jaffe in his fourteenth season as music director of the Stockton Symphony
has been selected as the 2009 recipient of the THE CURTAIN GOES UP AWARD
presented annually by the Stockton Opera Guild to an outstanding supporter
of opera in the community. The
November event will be held at Brookside Country Club and is the kickoff
party for the 2009-2010 opera year. News Surtec claims
environmental awards PG&E
recently selected and awarded their “Climate Smart Award” to Surtec,
Inc. as the first company in Surtec
is also 1st inaugural recipient of the “Easy Being Green”
Award, selected by the Stockton Thunder Hockey Organization in conjunction
with the Greater Stockton Chamber of Commerce’s Green Team San Joaquin. Plymouth
Square
receives award For
the second time in a row, Plymouth Square Retirement Community has
received a 5-star rating from Medicare and Medi-cal Services, the only
Skilled Nursing community in For
more information on Plymouth Square Retirement Community, please call
Wendy Riley at Thunder
captures ECHL's attendance title again The Stockton Thunder finished the 2008-09 regular season as the ECHL's leader in attendance for the fourth consecutive season, drawing 223,854 fans at Stockton Arena and averaging 6,218 fans per game. The
Thunder is the first team in the ECHL to lead the league in attendance for
four straight seasons since the Florida Everblades accomplished the feat
for five straight years (2000-05). It is also the fourth straight year the
Thunder surpassed the mark of 220,000 fans for one season. The Heritage
Preservation is pleased to announce that the Seeking
mascots and food vendors for 19th Annual Literacy & Book Fair –
Family Day at the Park The
Record’s Literacy and Book Fair - Family Day at the Park will be held The
event is underwritten by local sponsors.
For further information on mascot participation, sponsorship and
food vendor opportunities at The Record’s Literacy and Book Fair –
Family Day at the Park, contact Anna Sass at SASS!
Public Relations, Events Exhibition
at “Sing
Me Your Story, Dance Me Home: Art and Poetry from Native California” is
a multimedia exhibition of more than 40 works by 21 California Native
(Indian) visual artists, as well as poems by 10 Native poets.
It will be at the The
exhibition will be at the Museum in American Cancer Society hosts I can cope teleconference The
American Cancer Society is offering a free I Can Cope (ICC)
teleconference. The ICC is a
series of free, educational, peer support classes and is facilitated by
medical professionals. This program is offered every month with the next
session on Wednesday, May 6th from Patients
and caregivers can register by calling toll-free St.
Joseph
’s
To Host 20th Annual Cancer Survivors Fashion Show Planning
is in full swing for the grand, 20th anniversary of Surviving Beautifully,
the annual fashion show that features cancer survivors “modeling
positive attitudes about living after a cancer diagnosis.” The event is
at the Stockton Civic Auditorium on Sunday, May 17, at Tickets
are $10 (including children) in advance and $15 day of show. $10 advance
tickets may be purchased by sending a check to GSEAC
announces monthly meeting The
Greater Stockton Employer Advisory Council (GSEAC) announces its monthly
meeting featuring Kerry Krueger on Kerry
L. Krueger will present "Hiring to Avoid Firing" Krueger,
local Kroloff Law firm Associate and U.O.P. McGeorge School of Law
graduate (J.D., with distinction, 2006) will be preparing business owners,
managers and HR professionals on the tactics of making smart hiring
decisions to avoid the turmoil of terminations!
Registration
for the meeting, including a breakfast buffet, is $25.00 for GSEAC
members and $30.00 for non-members. There is a $10 surcharge
for walk-ins, space permitting. For
reservations or membership information call Colleen Martin at Art and
Poetry from Native “Sing
Me Your Story, Dance Me Home: Art and Poetry from Native California” is
a multimedia exhibition of more than 40 works by 21 California Native
(Indian) visual artists, as well as poems by 10 Native poets.
It will be at the The
exhibition will be at the Museum in Ancient
Texts & Modern Melodies from the The
Stockton Chorale will perform Misa Criolla by Ariel Ramirez in its last
performance of the 2008-09 season. The
Chorale. Ramirez wrote this
piece in 1963 and it is based on South American folk music, specifically
the sounds of The
Choral will perform two of John Rutter’s (1945-
) compositions. The first piece, A Gaelic Blessing, was written as
a parting gift for a much-loved choir director and is a popular choice for
christenings, weddings and funerals. Requiem the next piece by Rutter was
first performed October 1985 in This
double performance will take place on Friday, May 15th, Single
concert tickets are $20 for adults, and $10 for students age 17 yrs. and
younger. Tickets may be purchased by phoning the Stockton Chorale office
at Annual
“take a bite out of aids” As
a kick-off for the AIDS Walk weekend, the Downtown Stockton Alliance and
the AIDSWalk of San Joaquin
are holding its 2nd annual event, "Take a Bite Out of
AIDS” on Thursday, May 7, at several local restaurants throughout the
Stockton area. A
portion of the diner’s purchase will be donated to supplement the AIDS
Walk San Joaquin’s fundraising activities.
Among the restaurants participating are Misaki’s Sushi, Red Brick
Pizza (near the City Centre Cinema), Rubio’s Fresh Mexican Grill, and
Elephant Bar Restaurant (on Stockton
Women’s Network events set World
renowned applied sports psychologist Dr. Glen Albaugh is the featured
speaker at the Stockton Women’s Network May 6th luncheon
meeting. He is author of
Winning the Battle Within. NFL
legend Bill Walsh calls is “One the best books ever written on the
mental approach to golf and sports.”
Dr. Albaugh will apply the principles and strategies in his book to
business. Networking begins at
The
Stockton Women’s Network is hosting it’s annual Business Expo on James Dean
takes audiences ‘East of Eden’ in may 15 film classic at “East
of Eden,” the legendary film that turned an unknown but incendiary James
Dean into a cult figure, will close the current Classic Cinema Series on
May 15 at the “East
of Eden” will screen at Complimentary
wine, snacks, bottled water and soft drinks are served in the lobby
(donations accepted). All tickets are $8 at the box office, which opens at
Series
Chair Bob Hartzell will announce the titles of the new films for the rest
of the year, beginning with Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller “The Man Who
Knew Too Much” on June 19. For
more information or to be added to the mail or email list, call San
Joaquin
International Film Festival Lights Up the Valley Experience
the World through Film at the 2nd Annual San Joaquin International Film
Festival (SJIFF2), the Valley’s biggest celebration of global cinema,
set to take place across the city of For information on all 120 films from 40 nations; all screenings, events, programs; tickets; and updates: visit official website at www.SJIFF.org Opening Night tickets are now on sale at www.bobhopetheatre.com . For other tickets, visit www.SJIFF.org/tickets Classes Sexual harassment and workplace violence training offered Sexual Harassment training compliant to State Law AB 1825 is available on Thursday May 14 from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM. The Workplace Violence workshop is from 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM. The cost of each class, presented by Gary Waters Management Consulting, Inc. at the CSU-Stanislaus Stockton campus, is is $119 per person. Participants may attend both sessions for only $215 after May 1. Request for additional information, class details, and a Registration Form may be found at www.garywaters.net or calling 209.679.1256. On site training is available. Dale
Carnegie classes set Dale
Carnegie Training of The
Leadership Training and Management – May 26th 2009 The
Sales Advantage Class May 28th High
Impact Presentations – May 21st & 
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