Briefcase

Friday Fling adds ‘Chef at the Market’

Moose Bites Personal Chefs’ Paul Villnerve is the “Chef at the Market” at Friday Fling in Palmer at 4 p.m., July 22 and Aug. 5. He will prepare a dish each week made from available crops available at the market that day. Recipe cards and samples also will be given to the audience.

Parrish to retire from Providence

Al Parrish will retire at the end of this year after nearly a decade of leading at Providence Health and Services and Bruce Lamoureux was named senior vice president and chief executive for Alaska Region.

Parrish was named senior vice president and chief executive of the Alaska Region in December 2002.

Lamoureux has accepted the role of the new senior vice president and chief executive for the Alaska Region effective immediately, and Parrish will support him and the entire Alaska team through this transition.

Alaska Speakers Bureau recruiting members

Alaska Speakers Bureau is looking for presenters and trainers who are interested in expanding their speaking career to join their new organization. An informational meeting about increasing opportunities within and beyond Alaska is from 5:30-6:30 p.m., Wednesday at the Marriott Residence Inn Meeting Room, at 1025 35th Ave., Anchorage.

For more information, contact the Alaska Speakers Bureau at 339-0178.

Fair recycling needs volunteers

The Alaska State Fair needs volunteers for its recycling program. Volunteers who donate at least four hours of their time to the program receive free entrance to the fair that day and help make a positive impact on their community and state.

For more information on the program or to volunteer, contact Linda Skalsky at 357-9387 or 355-0061.

Toastmasters groups meet Tuesdays

There are weekly Toastmasters meetings in the Valley, one in Palmer in the evening and one in the morning in Wasilla. Mat-Su Toastmasters meets Tuesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. at the Wasilla Area Senior Center. And the Palmer Toastmasters meet Tuesdays from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. downstairs at the MTA Building in Palmer. For more information, contact Melissa Vega at 841-0077 or email melissa@greatlander.com.

QuickBooks class offered

The Alaska Small Business Development Center and Alaska Vocational Technical are offering an eight-session, 20-hour online class on QuickBooks Pro 2010 taught by a local Intuit ProAdvisor. The class is from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays from July 19 to Aug. 11. Pre-registration is required and the deadline to register is July 12. To view workshop details and requirements, or to register, visit aksbdc.org, or call Alaska’s Institute of Technology at 224-6161.

Adult spelling bee is July 21

Wasilla Meta-Rose Public will hold a spelling bee for adults as a part of the summer reading program. The event will be held in the Old Wasilla Townsite Schoolhouse behind the library (391 N. Main St.) on July 21 at 6:30 p.m. Space is limited to 20 participants and registration is required. For more information or to register, call Jean Powell at 864-9177.