Business roundup: Shear Innovations open

Misty Crook has opened Shear Innovations at 2141 E. Statesville Blvd.

With 27 years of experience, Crook has owned three salons previously: Misty's Dream Shoppe, Misty's Current Cuts and New Image. She was also a former color educator for Scruples.

She left the beauty industry for several years to work in a medical office, but "after lot of prayer and soul searching, I quit my job in June and once again realized my dream of having a salon," she said in an e-mail.

Shear Innovations offers hair care, nails and pedicures, massage therapy, laser hair removal and botox.

Others working at Shear Innovations are Cindy Williams, hair and nail tech, Julie Black, hair stylist, and Melanie Parris, licensed massage therapist.

The Skin Rejuvenation Center is also part of the business, which is open Tuesday-Saturday. Call 704-603-4189 for more information.

Crook, a member of First Baptist Church in Salisbury, has two children, Katie, a freshman at Carson High School, and Bradie, a sixth-grader at Southeast Middle School.

Home Instead caregiver of month

Naomi Briggs has been named Caregiver of the Month for January at Home Instead Senior Care, 625 W. Innes St.

She joined Home Instead last January.

"Naomi goes above and beyond for every client with such a sweet personality. She is a joy to be around," said Jessica Riley, recruiting and retention coordinator for Home Instead.

Originally from Binghamton, N.Y., Briggs has been in Salisbury since 2001. Her previous experience was in senior care and in retail management. Her mother, Kathy, is also a caregiver for Home Instead.Cabarrus Senior Link meeting Feb. 9

The Cabarrus Senior Link, professionals who work with seniors, will hold a monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11:30 a.m.

Lunch will be provided. New members are welcome, and there are no membership fees. For more information and reservations, contact Susan Wear at Gentiva Home Health, 704-933-1001.

Gentiva part of geriatric care panel

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. has been selected to join a government-sponsored steering committee of home health organizations and related professionals behind the 2010 National Home Health Quality Improvement campaign designed to improve and identify the best methods of care for older Americans, especially those that reduce unnecessary hospitalizations.

Gentiva has committed all of its more than 300 home health offices to the campaign, including the Kannapolis and Salisbury branches, which provide medical care to patients within their home or senior living community in Rowan, Cabarrus and Stanley counties.

The voluntary campaign, led by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is designed to unite home health stakeholders and multiple health care settings under the shared vision of encouraging quality approaches to care, including reducing hospitalizations, providing clinical interventions for older Americans and managing chronic illnesses among the elderly.

New computer shop opening Monday

Fix IT Computers & Repair is set to open Monday at 117 W. Innes St.

This is the second location for owner Mark Carrick, who has operated a shop on U.S. 29 in Kannapolis for a year.

Hours for the shop are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

Carrick said computer repairs are done for less than $100. For police officers, firefighters and others in emergency services, the shop charges a $40 flat fee for repairs, he said.

For more information, log on to fixit.selfip.com.

Dula on board of N.C. Medical Foundation

Dr. Fred M. Dula Jr. of Piedmont Radiological Associates of Salisbury was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Board of the Medical Foundation of North Carolina.

The Chapel Hill-based organization was founded in 1949 to provide support for the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Hospital system. Board members assist in fundraising and educational activities and oversee the Foundation's endowment.

Dula is a 1981 graduate of the UNC School of Medicine. He and his wife, Lynn, have two children, Stewart, a junior at UNC, and Caroline, a junior at the Hank Haney Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head, S.C.

Foster registered financial consultant

Cathy S. Foster of Victory Wealth Management, Inc. has received the registered financial consultant professional designation from the International Association of Registered Financial Consultants.

Founded in 1984, the association requires its members to meet and document seven requirements of education, examination, ethics, experience, licensure, business conduct and annual completion of ongoing and continuing education.

Areas of education include the financial planning process, insurance planning, retirement planning, investment planning, income tax planning and estate planning. Also, designees must complete 40 hours of continuing education per year.

Victory Wealth Management, Inc. is located at 603 N. Main Street in China Grove. Foster can be reached at 704-857-4924 or Cathy@VictoryWMI.com.First Bank partners with Nations Golf

TROY — First Bank is launching a partnership with Nations Golf, the nation's first and foremost youth golf travel team tournament. First Bank branch managers throughout the Carolinas and Virginia will work with their area Rotary Clubs to help local high school-aged golfers achieve their dream of playing in a national tournament at the PGA Golf Club in Port St. Lucie, Fla.

First Bank and Nations Golf are seeking local high school-aged golfers, including graduating seniors, to represent their community on a four-person team that will compete in the Nations Golf Classic against 39 other teams from across the country. Players and coaches will spend seven days and six nights at the PGA Village, visit the PGA Historical Center, home of the Ryder Cup, all four Major Championship trophies and the PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame, and play on three championship courses owned and operated by the PGA of America.

Each team selected to participate in the Nations Golf Classic will have the opportunity to play four 18-hole rounds of golf and participate in skill competitions. Nations Golf, in accordance with the standards set by the PGA of America, provides a cultural exchange and life enrichment experience creating memories that will last a lifetime.

This year, Nations Golf will host five week-long tournaments in June and July. The Nations Golf Classic is recognized by the Junior Golf Scoreboard, which earns the recognition of collegiate golf coaches nationwide. Teams interested in participating should contact their local First Bank branch.

First Bank will work with local Rotary members to help players organize a fundraising event, such as a "captain's choice" or "scramble" golf tournament. In keeping with Nations Golf's motto of "no player left behind," funds raised will allow any player to participate in the Nations Golf Classic and directly support the local team by covering registration fees and travel expenses.

For more information on this event, visit Nations-Golf.com or call Jeremy Clouse at Nations Golf at 704-636-3562.Carolina Clean and Shine offers 24-hour phone recording

Carolina Clean and Shine has added a new 24-hour hotline with a free recorded message aimed at educating the carpet cleaning consumer without having to speak with a sales person.

Carolina Clean and Shine believes in educating consumers so they can make informed decisions on their own, the company said. In addition, Carolina Clean and Shine offers a free carpet audit, which the company says is valued at $50, as an additional benefit to personally educate the business or homeowner on their carpet.

Anyone interested in information about protecting their carpet can call the toll-free number at 1-866-377-9166 and choose extension 5 for residential or extension 6 for commercial. To schedule an appointment, call 1 704-960-0187 Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m.-8 p.m.

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