Calendar of Events

MONDAY, MARCH 30

Ozarks Technical Community College is offering two non-credit MS-DOS computer short courses: Understanding MS-DOS, which will run 6-7:30 p.m. Mondays, March 30 through May 18; and Intermediate MS/PC DOS, which will meet 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, March 30 through May 18. Call 895-7180 for more information.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31

The Springfield-Greene County League of Women Voters and the Springfield PTA are sponsoring a public forum to better inform voters about the views of the five candidates running for the April 7 Board of Education election. The forum will be held at 7 p.m. at Hillcrest High School, 3319 N. Grant.

"Forklift Safety: Train the Trainer" will be held 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Holiday Inn North. This seminar will focus on the new OSHA forklift standards, 1910.178(1), which go into effect in 1998. The cost is $269 for chamber members and $329 for nonmembers. For more information, call Sandy Coffman at 862-5567.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1

Finance for Non-Financial Managers will be held 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel. Participants will learn how to read and interpret financial statements, how to use the information to make decisions and how to evaluate a company's financial performance. The cost is $195. Call MDI at 836-5667 to register.

Women Investors Network will hold its monthly luncheon meeting at Clary's American Grill. The program is on durable power of attorney. The cost of the meal is

$7, and the public is welcome. Call Karen McCaslin at 887-0585 for more informa-

tion.

Priority and the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Business-to-Business Connection, noon-1:30 p.m. in the Bill Foster Room North of the chamber building. This is an opportunity for small businesses to promote their business and acquire new contacts. A light lunch will be served for $8. For more information, call 862-5567.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2

Dynamic Communication and Interpersonal Skills for Managers will be held 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the University Plaza Hotel. Participants will learn to communicate in a manner which builds trust, teamwork and consensus, develop verbal skills and facilitate supportive communication. The cost is $149. For more information, call MDI at 836-5667.

FRIDAY, APRIL 3

The eighth annual Workers' Compensation Seminar will be held at Hammons Heart Institute. Topics include: medical legal evidence, deposition of physicians, aggravation of pre-existing disease, second-injury fund, impairment and disability ratings, Social Security offset and case law updates. For more information, call the Greene County Medical Society at 887-1017.