Monday, September 6, 2010

FLORIDA KEYS

Don't drive drunkenly

AAA Auto Club South and Alex's Towing & BK Towing offer a free ride home for drinkers and their vehicles this Labor Day holiday.

Call Tow to Go at 1-800-AAA-HELP for a confidential ride and tow from a bar or restaurant throughout the Florida Keys. AAA membership is not required.

"Make the right plans before celebrating and designate a sober driver or simply plan ahead for a safe ride home by utilizing our services. A life lost to drunk driving is preventable, just call us," said Christine Rodriguez, owner of Alex's Towing & BK Towing.

KEY LARGO

Oil removed from grounded boat

The Coast Guard said it and oil-spill contractors on Friday safely removed more than 600 gallons of oil from a 49-foot powerboat that ran aground Aug. 29 on Grecian Rocks Reef within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary.

Weather initially prevented the work on the Lisern II, which was done ahead of any salvage to prevent pollution. There was no evidence of any oil in the water, nor a breach in the hull, the Coast Guard said. The oil was taken ashore, where it will be disposed of properly, reports say.

The sanctuary is working with the boat owner, who was not named, to contact a salvage company to remove the vessel from the reef. The cause of the grounding is under investigation.

KEY WEST

HR professionals meet

The Florida Keys Chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management will meet at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in the conference room at the Comfort Inn, 3820 N. Roosevelt Blvd., Key West.

All business professionals are invited to attend the meeting. Presenting will be Janet Sullivan, principal of Intrinsic Works LLC, on "Managing Stress in the Work Place."

Lunch is included with the $25 fee. This event has been approved for 1.25 general recertification credit hours through the Human Resources Certification Institute.

Visit http://www.keyshr.net to learn more information about the chapter and register for the meeting.