Two cosmetologists and a nail technician have joined the staff at Indulge Salon and Spa, 1004 N. Diers Ave. Suite 100.

Cosmetologist LaVonne Johnson provides family haircuts and styles; coloring services, including highlights and foils; facial and body waxing; manicures, pedicures and acrylic nails.

She has 18 years experience working in salons and spas in Grand Island.

Johnson graduated from Bahner College of Hair Design and has attended numerous continuing education classes and seminars. She has also attended Peel's hair shows, the Aveda Institute in Minnesota and BioElements Education Center in Chicago.

Jessica Camplin has also joined Indulge as a cosmetologist. She provides haircuts, including wedding styles, prom styles and children's haircuts; colors; foils; manicures; and pedicures.

She has worked in full-service salons and spas for eight years.

Camplin graduated from the College of Hair Design and has attended continuing education classes. She has been honored for Top Retail Sales and as Stylist of the Month.

Jennifer Nolan is a new licensed nail technician at Indulge.

She provides manicures, pedicures, acrylic nails and ear coning.

Nolan is a graduate of the American Nail Academy with five years experience in full-service salons. She has attended many Peel's classes for continuing education.

Johnson, Camplin and Nolan can be reached by calling 384-6968.

JCPenney Salon adds Fitch as stylist

Jessica Fitch is a new stylist at the JCPenney Salon in the Conestoga Mall.

Fitch provides haircuts for men and women, as well as coloring, perms and styles.

She graduated from Joseph's College of Beauty and has attended numerous hair shows and seminars, including the Midwest Beauty Show in Chicago.

Fitch can be reached by calling 382-8794.

Ottman joins Real Estate Group

Ann Ottman has joined Real Estate Group of Grand Island as a real estate agent.

Ottman has been selling real estate in Grand Island full time since receiving her license in 1998. She holds the designations of Graduate-Realtor Institute and Quality Service Certified.

She was named 2007 Realtor of the Year by the Grand Island Board of Realtors and serves as chairwoman of the board's membership committee.

Ottman and her husband, Terry, are longtime Grand Island residents.

Lorenz to focus on broadband services

Charter Business has hired Eric Lorenz as an account executive.

His responsibilities will include business-to-business sales of Charter commercial broadband services.

Lorenz has worked the last 10 years in the cell phone industry, both as an agent/account executive and a wireless business consultant.

He holds an associate's degree in business administration, specializing in accounting, from Spencer School of Business.

Lorenz has earned various sales awards and is a member of the Grand Island Area Chamber of Commerce and the Chamber Ambassadors.

He can be reached at 389-4070, extension 1408.

LaBrie becomes Tastefully Simple consultant

Parma K. LaBrie of Grand Island has become an independent consultant with Tastefully Simple, a national direct-sales company featuring easy-to-prepare gourmet products.

As a consultant, LaBrie offers the company's gourmet foods and beverages to guests at home taste-testing parties. Guests receive samples, easy meal ideas, recipes and serving suggestions.

For more information about Tastefully Simple products, taste-testing parties or business opportunities, call LaBrie at 380-6792.

Millard wins award for safe driving

Jack Millard of Grand Island, a truck driver with Landstar System, has been honored as a 1 Million Mile Safe Driver.

Millard has driven 1 million consecutive miles without a preventable accident.

He is one of 116 men and women who make up the 2007 class of Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers, who were recently honored at an awards banquet in Jacksonville, Fla. On average, it takes a truck driver 10 years to travel a million miles.

Strong inducted into Eagle's Circle

AURORA Because of his success this year in the financial services profession, Cal Strong, a Woodbury Financial Services financial pro- fessional, has been elevated to Woodbury Financial Services' Eagle's Circle.

"What differentiates an Eagle's Circle member from other financial professionals is the energy and devotion with which they work to help meet the financial goals of their clients," said Walter White, president of Woodbury Financial Services.

The Eagle's Circle is Woodbury Financial Services' reward and recognition program, intended to honor those Woodbury Financial representatives who push their performance above expected levels. It is available to all registered representatives, but the distinction is earned by approximately the top 30 percent.

Strong has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and holds the Series 6 and Series 63 designations and licenses. In addition to financial planning, Strong Financial Resources, located in Aurora, provides employee benefit services to more than 85 companies in Nebraska as well as individual life, health, disability and long-term care policies.

Woodbury Financial Services, part of the Hartford Financial Services Group and winner of Investment Advisor magazine's 2006 Division IV Broker/Dealer of the Year award, is a broker/dealer with more than 1,800 independent representatives nationwide and 200 home office employees.

Strong can be reached at (402) 694-3033.

County supervisors attend state workshop

Hall County Supervisors Jim Eriksen and Pam Lancaster completed a workshop conducted by the Nebraska Association of County Officials from Feb. 6 through 8 in Kearney.

The annual county board workshop, part of a continuing education and leadership development series, provided county commissioners and supervisors with more than 12 hours of specialized training.

Among the topics addressed were human relations, natural resources, open meetings, tax increment financing, economic development and updating older courthouses. The workshop also addressed proposals being considered by the Legislature.

Lesiak, Bohnenkamp receive money merge account training

After attending a boot camp training in Long Beach, Calif., Kendra Lesiak and Sadie Bohnenkamp received United First Financial's Money Merge Account 101 Presentation and Money Merge Account 102 Analysis Certifications.

Also part of the training weekend was a VIP event to learn and share more about the accelerated equity strategies United First Financial offers to mortgage holders.

United First Financial is not a mortgage company but rather the founder of the money merge account system that is helping Americans cancel mortgage interest, increase equity and build assets. Lesiak can be reached at 940-0595 and Bohnenkamp at 379-9876.