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February is “Go Red for Women Month.” Heart disease claims more women’s lives each year than the next 5 causes of death combined! Proudly wear your Red Dress Pin to promote awareness. Pins are available for sale at The Speakeasy and Forward Janesville for $5.00. Proceeds go to The American Heart Association.

February 6 –Dr. Nadine Thomas presents, “Women’s Healthy Hearts” at 7pm in the Dean-Riverview Surgery Center.

February 14 – Dine and dance to the romantic music of Bruce Warden at the keyboard at The Speakeasy. Call (608) 531-0012 for reservations. Go to www.gospeakeasylounge.com and you can click on a link to Fairview Florists to arrange to have flowers delivered to your table.

February 15 – *Enjoy The Cliff Fredrickson Trio before, during or after a delightful meal or fish fry at The Speakeasy.

February 16 – 16^th Annual Strike Out Heart Disease Bowling Event at El-Ray Bowl beginning at 2 pm, 1942 Center Ave., Janesville. Team & Individual participation encouraged! Volunteers Needed! Call Bill Breidenstein 752-6573 for details.

February 16 – *Catfish Stevenson and his slide-guitar entertains at The Speakeasy 8:30-11:30 pm. Enjoy listening to blues while you dine at The Speakeasy.

February 20 – Come to Rotary Gardens for The Speakeasy’s Chef Todd’s “Heart Healthy Cooking Class.” His wife, Tawnya Kreilkamp, MD will join him. Advanced registration required (608) 531-0012. A $5.00 registration fee will be collected at the door. Registration begins at 6:30 pm. The class will start promptly at 7 pm.

February 22 – *Let the Jazzguise provide music to dine by at The Speakeasy from 8-11 pm.

February 23 – *Mercy Health Systems will host a “Women’s Heart Luncheon” at the Pontiac Convention Center from 8-2:30. There will be 5 speakers on various heart-related topics. The Cool Jazz Trio will entertain you. To register, call (608) 756-6100 or 888-39Mercy. A $5.00 donation at the door will go to The American Heart Association. Register by February 21.

February 29 – *Celebrate Leap Year with Barley & Hops at the Speakeasy from 8-11 pm after a leisurely fish dinner.

Shopping for that special someone this Valentine's Day can be done with a click of your mouse! Would you like to say "I Love You" with flowers? Chocolates? A romantic dinner? Find it all at Fairview. Sit back and relax...let your fingers do the shopping!

All guestrooms have brand new carpeting, larger work desks, leather work chairs, high speed wireless internet, new bedding package (assortment of pillows from soft to firm on each bed, no more comforters. We now do triple sheeting with a duvet cover and a colorful throw on each bed) and new bathroom package (thick, fluffy towels, rain shower head, shower curtain rod that curves out for more room in the shower). All hotel corridors, including the lobby and breakfast bar, area have brand new carpeting.

We offer our hotel guests a complimentary reception in our lobby area M-Th from 5-6:30pm that includes fresh cookies and popcorn, tap beer, wine, and soda. The Holiday Inn Express is now 100% smoke-free (hotel and conference center). Our breakfast bar, available 7 days a week for all hotel guests, now has hot items: warm cinnamon rolls, biscuits and gravy, bacon, omelets, scrambled eggs, hot and cold cereals, fresh fruit, muffins and breads, coffee and hot tea, and assorted juices.

Friday, March 7, 2008 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Old Towne Mall, 20 S. Main St., Janesville $40 per person

Please R.S.V.P. by February 29, to Sue McGinniss, 608-314-2923 or register on line at www.hospicecareinc.

Sips and Sounds has quickly become Rock County’s Wine Festival. The event includes world class wines from wine vendors such as Third Coast Wines, General Beverage, Frank Wines, and The Liquor Cabinet. Complimenting this outstanding wine selection will be food and cheese samplings from The Metropolitan, The Speakeasy, Roth Kase Cheese, and the Wisconsin Wine and Cheese Chalet. (Additional vendors are added daily)

The proceeds from this event benefit the patients and families served by HospiceCare Inc. – Rock County office. HospiceCare is a non-profit, community-based organization dedicated to providing physical, emotional, and spiritual support to patients and families dealing with life-limiting illnesses, and grief and loss, through-out Rock, Jefferson, Walworth and Green counties.

Daffodil Days contributions go toward the fight against cancer. Dollars donated/raised help the Society fund ground breaking cancer research, provide up-to-date cancer information and education, and provide services that improve the quality of life for patients and their families.

A Bunch of Daffodils is 10 daffodils for $8.00, A Bunch and Vase 10 daffodils with a vase for $12.00. The all NEW Dainty Daffodils, a potted plant for $12.00. A Gift of Hope, set in a vase and delivered anonymously to a local cancer patient, for $15.00. A Bear and a Bunch $25.00 gets you one of the softest teddy bears with a bunch of daffodils. The Sunshine Bouquet, 60 daffodils arranged in a vase (perfect for reception areas) for $75.00.

The goal for our class this year is to raise $8000. We only have one week left and are currently at $4500 dollars. We need all the help we can get. So please help the Administrative Assistants at Blackhawk Technical College, help the American Cancer Society’s fight against cancer. If you are interested in making a contribution, call 608-359-9373 or e-mail at dmurray6@students.blackhawk.edu.

As part of my Leadership Development project, I am looking for more businesses to join Rock Response. Currently, 59% of all needs in the community are not being met. By getting more businesses to join the emailing notification system of needs in the community, we can dramatically increase the percentage of needs being met in the community. Please email Terri Moldenhauer at tmoldenhauer@evergreenstatebank.com if you or your business would be interested in joining this worthwhile cause.

Surprise your valentine with a heart-shaped pizza! Available for delivery or carryout Feb. 10-14, 2008.

Try our new breakfast pizzas: meat, veggie, and cinnamon pecan. Simply place your order the night before, and your breakfast will be delivered right to your door! Call to place your order...756-4191.

Prent Corporation, the global leader of custom medical thermoform packaging, announced it has received ISO 9001:2000 certification for Prent-Puerto Rico, its newest Class 100,000 cleanroom manufacturing facility in Yauco, Puerto Rico. Prent has a long commitment to thermoforming under the strictest standards. In 1993, its flagship facility in Janesville, WI, USA, was the first thermoformer in North America to become ISO certified. Today, all Prent facilities around the world are ISO 9000:2001 certified, while its Shanghai and Malaysia facilities also have ISO 14001:2004 environmental certification.