• The Jayhawk Chapter of SHRM is hosting its annual SHRMinar from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 12 in Pachamama’s Alton Ballroom, 800 N.H. Guest speaker will be Mary B. Lucas, founder and president of MBL Consulting LLC. The event is open to the public. Registration before Thursday is $59 and is $79 after.

• Stranger Creek Pools Inc. will sponsor a free Community Businesses & Crafters Show from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 9 at VFW Hall, 910 E. First St., Tonganoxie. Two free seminars will be presented by Will Katz and Devin Walker of the Kansas University Small Business Development Center. The first seminar, “How to Start Your Own Business,” will begin at 11 a.m. The second seminar, “How to Increase Your Business in Tough Economic Times” will be at 2 p.m.

• Each April, Knology, with the assistance of Outdoor Channel, chooses an area in each of its 13 markets as part of its Clean Our Communities initiative and encourages community members to volunteer in citywide cleanup efforts. The event will be from 10 a.m. to noon April 16 at Prairie Park School. Community members are invited to help clean the school play area, as well as Mary’s Lake and Prairie Park Nature Center. Knology will provide plants for the Prairie Park School front area and install a trash can, also at the front of the school, to help reduce litter.

• The American Pharmacists Association, or APhA, has announced Dr. Valentino J. Stella, professor of pharmaceutical chemistry at Kansas University, is the 2011 recipient of the Takeru Higuchi Research Prize. The award recognizes the highest accomplishments in pharmaceutical sciences and is international in scope and stature. Stella was officially recognized at the APhA annual meeting and exposition March 25-28 in Seattle.

• JobLink, a division of Cottonwood Inc., announces Pamela Ludwick as its newest employment consultant. Ludwick is transferring from her position as a residential specialist at Cottonwood, which she held since 2008.

• Cami’s Cake Co., 724 Main St., Eudora, will have a bake sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Funds raised through Cami’s Cake Co.’s Great American Bake Sale will be used to support Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger in America.