By IVY WEISS Contributor Agoura/Oak Park/Conejo Valley The Chamber of Commerce will host L.A. County Tax Assessor Rick Auerbach at a noon luncheon Feb. 6 at Calabasas Country Club . Auerbach will discuss how to reduce property tax bills. To attend call Alex Soteras at the Chamber office 818-889-3150 Canoga Park/West Hills Canoga Park/West Hills, Chatsworth/Porter Ranch and the Reseda Chambers of Commerce hosted a tri-chamber “Speed Networking” Mixer on Jan. 16. Almost 100 participants were in attendance. The event was sponsored by Love & Wealth Marketing LCC at The Garden Chapel. Set up as a speed dating event, the participants were moved about the room, from seat to seat, having “private” conversations in a one-on-one situation. More events of this type will be planned The CNWHC Networking Breakfast will be Feb. 21 at 7:30 a.m. at Hometown Buffet, 6705 Fallbrook Ave, West Hills. $12 for members/$17 for non-members. RSVP to the Chamber at 818-884-4222 to be on the Hot Sheet. Canoga Park/West Hills Chamber member Runnin’ to Bunnin will celebrate the grand opening of their Canoga Park store with a ribbon cutting and mixer Feb. 21, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., 7050 Topanga Canyon Blvd, Canoga Park. RSVP to the Chamber at (818) 884-4222. Chatsworth/Porter Ranch The CPRC is conducting many chances to network. Each Tuesday, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. there are Leads Group lunches. On Feb. 20, from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m., there will be a networking breakfast and the monthly general membership lunch will be Feb. 28, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call the Chamber, (818) 341-2428 for details and reservations. Encino On Jan. 12 the Encino Chamber installed its new board, congratulated 2007 President Michael S. Turner and installed 2008 President Mark Levinson. Dale Surowitz was awarded Businessperson of the Year honors but in typical fashion shared the honor with “all of the hardworking employees of both campuses of Encino-Tarzana Hospital.” Surowitz has been the CEO of the facility for 10 years. Master of Ceremonies, honorary Encino Mayor Ronnie Schell kept the pace of the evening flowing. The audience enjoyed a special musical performance by former Miss America Mary Ann Mobley and her husband Gary Collins. Magician Stan Gerson amazed the crowd — his slight of hand proved too fast for the 225 in attendance. Outgoing president Michael Turner awarded Member of the Year to Melody LeBlanc (Orthodontic Office of Stephen Yu, DDS), Board Member of the Year to Melissa Loeffler (Pinnacle Bancorp) and Board of Director Officer of the Year to Hank Yuloff (Promotionally Minded Advertising Specialties). Glendale Developer Rick Caruso will be the guest speaker at the Business Outlook 2008 breakfast Feb. 27 at the Hilton Glendale. This coming spring, Caruso Affiliated will debut The Americana at Brand in Glendale. For information and reservations call (818) 240-7870. Granada Hills Five people have been nominated for the 2007 Gill Benjamin Citizen of the Year, presented annually. They are: Maria Fisk, Cheryl Ford, Hagop (Jake) Parunian, Maria Schwartz and Jim Summers. All will be honored at the Installation and Awards Ceremony Feb. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Odyssey Restaurant, where the winner will be announced. The event will also honor outgoing president Steve Baker; new president, Irv Selman, old and new Board Members and others. Contact Bonnie Marie Bursk at (818) 368 8646 if you’d like to attend. Universal City North Hollywood Events this month are an 11:45 a.m. lunch mixer Feb. 5 at Victorios Restaurant and the monthly breakfast meeting at 7:30 a.m. at Sportsmen’s Lodge Feb. 26. Winnetka The Installation will be Feb. 18 at the Warner Center Marriott, starting at 6 p.m. Pauline Tallent will be handing over the presidency to Gene Giegoldt, owner of Canoga Park Bowl. The theme is “Leap Year” and there will be leaping frogs everywhere. For more information call Marilyn Robinson at (818) 348-6908. Woodland Hills-Tarzana The 2008 Night of Champions celebration Jan. 26 included Nintendo Wii and TV video games as well as actual competitive basketball, air hockey, batting cage, golf swing and boxing. Special guests were three participants in the Tri-Valley Special Olympics: Kristine Johnson, gold medal winner, gymnastics, in the World Games; Sherina Assomull, silver medalist, bocce ball; and, Mindy Zazanis, bronze medal winner, golf. Olympic Champions and accomplished athletes in attendance included Rafer Johnson, winner of the 1960 Olympic Decathlon; Frank Gorman, Diving, 1964; High jumpers Reynaldo Brown, winner of the High Jump in the NCAA Division II championships in 1971 and 1973 and winner of the Division I championships in each of those seasons; and Craig Howard Lincoln, 1972 Diving. Deborah Sable, CEO of Corefit, was installed as the 2008 Chair; while outgoing Chair Gordon Luster, general manager of the Warner Center Marriott, was honored as well. Paul Lawler, Paul Lawler Risk Management, was recognized as recipient of the 2007 Joseph Staller Award acknowledging outstanding community service; and Sean McCarthy, Jackson McCarthy & Associates, received the 2007 Tarzan/Century Award.