Talk Around Town
Writer Raynor
San Antonio Business Journal
Free-lance writer Barbara Raynor recently completed work on the Tesoro Petroleum Corp. 1999 Annual Report for Taylor West Advertising. She has been working on a variety of projects for Clever Endeavors, including a fun invitation for Don Strange of Texas Inc.'s first anniversary celebration at The Buckhorn Saloon and Museum -- which features an illustration of a "hunting trophy" of a "Texas Bullfrog," a k a, a bullfrog with longhorns.
Raynor created an innovative invitation for Dreamland Photography's "Ultimate Photo Opp Hop," which was a party introducing its unique photographic techniques to the hospitality industry.
"In addition to my usual array of traditional advertising copywriting and producing assignments, I am also doing a pretty good amount of public relations and editorial writing, as well, which is something new and different for me," Raynor says.
Talking points
• The Business Careers High School of Northside Independent School District is once again offering its summer job placement program. As part of that program, a Business Careers Summer Job Fair will be held on Tuesday, April 11 at the Northside Activity Center. Students at the high school will be available for interviews with potential employers. Interviews can also be arranged by calling 706-7058. Businesses interested in hiring students for the summer must agree to pay minimum wage. Suggested hours are 20 to 40 per week. Each business develops individual job descriptions and expectations for the BCHS students they hire. For more information, contact Brenda Rasberry, summer job coordinator at BCHS, 706-7031, or Al Rodriguez, chairman of the Summer Job Placement Program 2000 at 684-1635.
• Cookie Bouquet has become the first company outside Disney theme parks to offer a line of cookies featuring Disney characters. Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto will be offered in various cookie arrangements. San Antonio has two Cookie Bouquet locations. For more information, visit the company's web site at (http://www.cookiebouquet.com).
• Arlan G. Richardson, a faculty member with the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, spoke on dietary restrictions and aging at a recent international symposium in London. Richardson, director of the Aging Research and Education Center and UTHSC professor of physiology, presented "The Anti-Aging Action of Dietary Restriction" at the Novartis Foundation Symposium. In his presentation, Richardson discussed ongoing research to explain how the restriction of calories can increase survival and impede age-related disease.
• Lexico LLC (Lexico), a leading provider of language learning services on the Internet, and Sprint PCS are making available Dictionary.com on the Sprint PCS Wireless Web. Under the agreement, Sprint PCS customers with Internet-ready Sprint PCS phones can receive dictionary and language translation services and mobile access to the definitions of more than 135,000 words. Dictionary.com features words and phrases translated from English to Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Swedish.
• Boldminds Inc. of San Antonio has launched its web site (http://www.boldminds.com) to offer online continuing education. It will initially offer continuing education and career development resources to certified licensed professionals in the fitness industry. Boldminds has developed exclusive partnerships with several fitness industry leaders to offer its new service. More than 350 hours of continuing education utilizing video, audio, text and other multimedia formats will be offered.
• Well-known San Antonio chainsaw sculptor Jerry Hendricks is creating an eagle sculpture out of a pecan tree stump at the San Antonio Zoo. The decision arose out of the zoo's need to deal with a dead, 10-foot tree stump located near the children's Fun Farm. "Being conservationists, we decided to give the tree a new lease on life as a sculpture for visitors to enjoy for years to come," says Steve McCuskar, San Antonio Zoo executive director.
• If you're planning a trip and don't want to leave your dog, cat or bird behind, then Petswelcome.com may be just the ticket. The pet/travel web site has added a pet-sitting listing, and it allows pet-owning travelers to make all travel arrangements without leaving the site. With one click, pet owners can contact a pet sitter ahead of time to watch their pets wherever they may be traveling. Want to go to Disney World, for example? Petswelcome.com lists dozens of pet-friendly hotels in Orlando, as well as a site to book airline and rental car reservations, and even an emergency vet (just in case).
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