Briefcase

Realtor earns lifetime achievement award

Longtime Mat-Su Valley resident Krystal Rogers, with RE/MAX of Wasilla, has been presented with the RE/MAX Lifetime Achievement Award, which honors highly successful agents who have earned more than $3 million in commissions and have completed seven years of service with the company. A 15-year Valley resident and lifelong Alaskan, Rogers has worked in the real estate industry for more than 10 years and has extensive experience in residential and commercial real estate.

As a past board member of the Mat-Su Homebuilders Association, she brings extensive knowledge to the home building community. She is also a member of the Greater Wasilla Chamber of Commerce.

25 years of building businesses

Alaska Small Business Development Center is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2011. Since 1986, the Alaska SBDC has provided in-depth quality information and technical assistance to pre-venture, startup and existing businesses to promote growth, expansion, job creation, innovation and increased productivity.

The SBDC is a cooperative venture of the U.S. Small Business Administration and University of Alaska Anchorage.

The Alaska SBDC offers free, one-to-one business counseling to address a variety of small business needs and has eight centers located in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Bethel, Juneau, Ketchikan, Soldotna, Homer and Wasilla. For more information on the Alaska SBDC, its services and locations, visit aksbdc.org.

Chiropractor attends test committee meeting

Arctic Chiropractic’s Dr. Walter Campbell participated in the annual Part III Test Committee meeting Feb. 25-26, at the headquarters of the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners in Greeley, Colo.

Serving as a representative of the Alaska Board of Chiropractic Examiners, Campbell was one of 12 participants from across the United States chosen to analyze and select questions for the Part III written examination.

Village CEO association hosts conference

The Alaska Native Village CEO Association is hosting a conference on April 7 at the Captain Cook Hotel. This daylong event brings together key decision-makers from Native village corporations across Alaska and experts in the field of contracting, energy opportunities and professional development. Special guest speakers include keynote speaker DeeDee Jonrowe, Patrick Flynn, Andrew Halcro, Thomas Mack and Meera Kohler.

The ANVCA was founded in 2007 to provide networking, support, training and advocacy to Alaska Native village corporations and share resources to for village success. For more information on the conference, contact Nichola Ruedy at 771-8205 or visit anvca.biz.

Meet with Farmland Trust

Alaska Farmland Trust cordially invites the public to its open house March 10 at Turkey Red Restaurant in Palmer. Learn how Alaska Farmland Trust works with willing landowners to protect agricultural lands for future generations. Complimentary appetizers will be served. For more information, contact Margaret Adsit, executive director at 745-3336 or info@akfarmland.com.

Legislators sponsor public meetings

Alaska Sen. Charlie Huggins and Rep. Mark Neuman are sponsoring three public meetings. The last is from 10 a.m. to noon, March 19 at the Willow Area Community Center.

Shred it at Wells Fargo

The Better Business Bureau’s free document shredding is coming to the Mat-Su. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 16 at Wells Fargo Bank, 1701 E. Parks Highway, people can drive up and drop off up to three bags or boxes of unwanted documents per person.

For more information, visit alaska.bbb.org/secure-your-id.

Toastmasters meets Tuesdays

Toastmasters group meets from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Tuesdays at Wasilla Area Seniors Inc, 1301 S Century Cir. Toastmasters helps people develop better communication and leaderships skills, think quicker and more clearly on their feet, builds self-confidence and strong leadership qualities. For more information, contact Dennis Moore at djmoore611@gci.net; Angela Ritchey at angritchey@yahoo.com, or visit matsutm.org.