The Miami Herald, Inc.; Tuesday, January 21, 1997
Herald Staff

"We generally restrict our support to charitable causes within Oklahoma," W.H. Helmerich III said.

"But we have made an exception in this case because of the extremely high rate of HIV disease in the Florida Keys."

Weight-loss seminar offered

Mariners Hospital will have a seminar on Fat-Fighting Strategies from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Internist Dr. Joanne Mahoney, dietitian Sylvia Weisberg and physical therapist Jack Butler will talk about diet, nutrition and exercise, give tips on losing weight safely and keeping it off. The program is free, and a snack will be provided. Space is limited, and reservations are required. Call Mariners Hospital at (305) 852-4418, ext. 336.

Visual database wins award

City Electric System has received the 100 Percent Club Award from Integraph Corp. for successfully implementing its geographic system. The system provides a visual database of the company's primary and secondary equipment.

"You have everything from the tie-line down to the residential meter throughout your service area," said Hava Shalit, manager of applications services with Integraph.

The Utility Board has awarded a $469,131 contract for concrete repairs to more than 120 over-water pole structures from Spanish Harbor to the Seven Mile Bridge.

Firm opens in Ocean Reef

The Tavernier law firm of Hershoff, Lupino, DeFoor & Gregg has opened a branch office in Suite B205, 31 Ocean Reef Dr., the Ocean Reef Club in North Key Largo.

"We have been looking forward to opening a branch at Ocean Reef for some time, and we are glad that the circumstances proved favorable for the space," partner Allison DeFoor II said.

The law firm was created a year ago by the merger of two predecessor firms dating back a decade in the Keys. It is Monroe County's largest law firm, with six full-time and two affiliated lawyers. The firm's lawyers practice civil and criminal litigation, domestic relations, corporate law, trust and estates, probate, land use and government relations.

AARP offers free tax advice

The AARP/IRS Tax Aid Program offers free income-tax help to people throughout the Keys. This year, volunteers will be at several locations in a program that begins Feb. 1 and continues through April 15. Times and locations are:

* Monroe County Public Library, Mondays-Wednesdays, noon-4 p.m.

* Big Pine Key Senior Center, Mondays, 1-4 p.m.

* Marathon Senior Center, Wednesdays, 12:30-4 p.m.

* Barnett Bank in Tavernier, Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

* Marathon Public Library, Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

* Key Largo Public Library, Fridays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

For more information, call Lyn Kane at (305) 872-0018.

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Business news appears Tuesdays in The Herald. To publish business news of interest in the Keys, send information to Ozzie Osborne, The Miami Herald, Box 1646, Key West, Fla. 33041.

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