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Silver Family Practice celebrated its new mem-

bership of the San Luis Obispo Chamber of

Commerce on March 11. This general/family

practice medical office opened in November 2009

and offers a full spectrum of family care, from

pediatric to geriatric medicine. Dr. Randall Silver

has been practicing medicine in California. for thepast 20 years. Silver Family Practice is accepting

new patients, and is located at 77 Casa Street

Suite 104. Pictured from left to right: Al

Rodriguez, Tracy Hall, Mary Alpaugh, Jodi

Tatreau, Shawn Murphy, Dr. Randall Silver, Phil

Koziel, Kevin Rice, Ron Yukelson, Eric Hubbs

and Ryan Curtis.

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Clarence Cabreros has

joined Heritage Oaks

Bank as a Senior Vice

President and the

Santa Maria

Commercial Lending

Group Manager. He is

responsible for coordi-

nating and supervising

all commercial lending

activities in the Santa

Maria area. He will

also be responsible for growing and managing a

loan portfolio and will oversee all business unit

functions relative to profitability, minimizing credit

risk, and improving efficiency in line with the

banks strategic objectives. I wanted to rejoin a

bank that is a true community bank and I found

that at Heritage Oaks Bank, Cabreros said. He

has lived on the Central Coast for 37 years and

has is currently a member of Kiwanis, on the

Board of the Home Builders Association of the

Central Coast, Eagle Athletic Foundation.

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Longtime business partners, Jeff Buckingham

and Cheryl Lovell have announced the launch of

Blue Rooster Telecom, a brand new business

telecom company; offering traditional, local and

long distance phone service, plus Internet, private

networks and more to local businesses.

Buckingham began his career in 1983 at Call

America, one of the first competitive long distance

carriers on the Central Coast. In 2001,

Buckingham and Lovell founded a reincarnation

of Call America. Lovell began her career at the

original Call America and has worked with

Buckingham since 1991. She will serve as head

of operations at Blue

Rooster. For a com-

plete description of

services and products,

visit www.blueroostert-

elecom.com or call 543-

8700.

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Raymond Earl

Motivational Instruction

is hosting a free pre-

view of their One Day

MBA seminar April 7. The seminar is Billed as an

interactive, multi-media employee workshop that

details for your staff exactly what it takes to be

truly successful in business. Raymond Earl, local

entrepreneur and creator of the program, will out-

line his motivational seminar along with his two-

week online follow-up program that assists your

employees in implementing at your company

what theyve learned. Register for this free event

online at www.raymondearl.com or contact,

Megan McAlpin, at 461-1530.

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Valentina Inn & Villas, Pismos newest property,

will be celebrating its first anniversary on April 2.

Valentina has introduced spacious, 600-2000 sq.

ft. villas into the local hospitality industry.

Valentina owners Bob and Toni Pringle sayA they

are committed to offering their guests all the

necessities of home, and all the amenities of a

luxury hotel. They rRecently added free amenities

including:e iPod docking systems, DVD players in

all master bedrooms, lobby computer access, and

plush microfiber robes. For more information

about Valentina Inn & Villas, visit,

www.DiscoverPismoBeach.com or call 773-1234.

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The Wellness Community-California Central

Coast, a national non-profit organization that pro-

vides support, education and hope to people with

cancer and their loved ones, celebrated its third

anniversary on the Central Coast with a resolution

adopted by the San Lu is Obispo County Board of

Supervisors last week. The Boards resolution

proclaims March 26, 2010 Wellness Community

Day in recognition of the Wellness Community-

California Central Coast offices third anniversary.

Our third anniversary is definitely a milestone for

all of us, said Christie Kelly, executive director of

the Central Coast office. The Wellness

Community-California Central Coast collaborates

with the local medical community, including Twin

Cities Hospital, Sierra Vista Regional Medical

Center, French Medical Center and the Hearst

Cancer Resource Center, the American Cancer

Society, Enhancements Inc. and Jacks Helping

Hand. For more information, visit

www.twcccc.org.

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Deep Blue Integration, Inc. has opened their

doors on the Central Coast. An employee-owned,

licensed contractor, they specialize in consulting,

design, installation, and service of low-voltage

electrical, security and fire protection systems. As

a Systems Integrator they will act as

designer/engineer to create a synthesis of differ-

ent building systems and technologies from differ-

ent manufacturers into a unified product that

meets customer needs. The company was found-

ed by Curtis Streeter and Greg Robinson who,

together, have more thanover 25 years of indus-

try experience on the Central Coast. For more

information, call toll free 1(-888)-6000-DBI(324).

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Allyn Draper, Farmers Insurance agent in San

Luis Obispo, has completed the Career Agents

Course at the University of Farmers, located in

Agoura Hills, Calif., and was officially dedicated

November 3, 2006. Allyn

completed the five-day

Career Agents Course,

which is clearly defined

and targeted to enhance

the professional skills of

Farmers agents,

explained Annette

Thompson, senior vicepresident of Farmers. The

course gives an agent the

ability to learn how to suc-

cessfully understand the

needs of Farmers cus-

tomers and help them choose the right insurance

to meet their needs. For more information about

Farmers, visit www.farmers.com.

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