Time flew and we’ve had a lot of fun. Congrats to Dave Congalton on the celebration of his 20th year hosting home town radio on KVEC. Dave’s wife, Charlotte, and Dave and Maggie Cox were there from the beginning and got together recently to reminisce on air. Dave’s program provides an important (and appreciated) local forum. Bravo … There’s no shortage of fun facts and crazy videos that make their way via the infamous “forward” computer button, but some are just too good not to share. If you love words like we do, you’ll enjoy Visual Thesaurus magazine’s “Word of the Year” feature (with thanks to FYI reader Deb Spatafore for punching the aforementioned forward button and getting the goods to us. Click here. And BCA staffer Teri Conklin circulated the crazy dots clip —this one will get your creative juices going … Welcome to new Morro Bay arrival and quickly-becoming-a-favorite wine and cheese stop, Bella Vinos, located next door to Distasio’s … Another food scoop, this one in South County: the amazing, giving guys of Doc Burnstein’s Ice Cream Lab offer an all-you-can-eat ice cream promotion every Tuesday at 5-9 p.m. Flavors change weekly … Rollie Pirkl is the new Chief Financial Officer at Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, coming to the post from similar positions in Indio, Los Gatos and Redding … Mission Community Services and Jeannine Young of United Staffing teamed up to share an article Jeanne authored focusing some of California’s 740 new laws, many of which have direct impact on the business community. Read ‘em (and weep?) Continue to read article … More help: our friends at Longcrier CPAs offer online info about 2012 payroll rates and limits and other fun new year tax issues … And a quick tip: If year-end cleaning includes discarding household medications, keep in mind that the Integrated Waste Management Authority, the SLO County Sheriff’s office and the local police departments all have designated drop boxes for unused or expired medications including over-the-counter, pet medicines, medicated lotions and ointments. The products are transported to SoCal where they are safely destroyed.
