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Garten Services is the lead sponsor for Aumsville Community Theatre’s October production of The Boys Next Door. This work is a former off-Broadway hit that focuses on four men with disabilities who live together in a small apartment.

Garten chose to help bring The Boys Next Door to stage, in part, due to Governor Kitzhaber’s proclamation declaring October 2011 “Disabilities Employment Awareness Month”. Garten is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that provides employment and retirement opportunities for over 500 people with disabilities in the Mid-Willamette Valley.

This comedy-drama offers vignettes from daily life that illustrate how “little things” can becomes momentous (and often hilarious). It offers moments of poignancy when – with touching effectiveness – we are reminded that people with disabilities, like every one of us, want to love and laugh and find meaning and purpose in their day to day lives.

“The poignant humanness of this script is a terrific way to engage the general public with the real life, day-to-day experiences of people with disabilities,” said Tim Rocak, Garten’s CEO. “It focuses on what we all have in common.”

Carolyn Bolton, Resource Development Manager, adds: “This production’s emotional pull, its entertainment value and its educational impact are considerable. Garten is pleased to sponsor Aumsville Community Theatre’s production. It is so close to Garten’s mission and the public we are proud to

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serve.”Recently retired Garten employee Judi

Richards is serving as the play’s technical advisor.

People with disabilities from Garten will serve as ushers for the production, greeting patrons and passing out programs.

The Boys Next Door is on stage at Chester Bridges Community Center in Aumsville on Fridays/Saturdays October 21, 22, 28 and 29th at 7:00 pm and Sundays October 23 and 30th at 2:00 pm

Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for seniors and $6 for children – and are available at the door or in advance by calling (503) 302-0936. (NOTE: Mild adult language and situations.)

Salem, Ore.—The Oregon Symphony Association in Salem is accepting applications for its annual youth concerto competition. Applicant must be 18 years of age or younger and have not yet graduated from high school. To apply, complete an application form and submit with a CD or tape recording of the concerto to be performed in the competition, not more than ten minutes in length, and send to the Oregon Symphony in Salem, ATTN: Wiscarson Competition, PO Box 324, Salem OR 97308. In order to be considered, all application materials must be received on or before 5pm on Friday,

February 3, 2012. Video links will not be considered.

The Vernon L. Wiscarson Young Musicians’ Competition will take place at Western Oregon University on Saturday, March 10, 2012. Entrants will be notified by mail of their rehearsal and performance times. First place will receive a $600 cash prize along with the opportunity to work with a musician from the Oregon Symphony and sit in on a rehearsal with the orchestra.

For more information and complete application guidelines visit us online at orsymphonysalem.org or email [email protected].

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How do you plan the creation of a comprehensive website with 50+ pages calculated to focus on a project partnership known as the “Enduring Voices Project” between National Geographic and Oregon’s Living Tongues Institute of Endangered Languages? How do you showcase over 4 years of multiple world-wide research projects with a vast number of obscure foreign languages examples, including words paired with sound clips, photos and videos, and keep it cohesive and easy to navigate? And, how do you make such a website visually appealing to balance out all of the scholarly data?

A web project of this scope definitely requires creativity, careful planning, and the dedication of a reliable web designer who is willing to become totally immersed in the subject matter and make it all happen. With an established track-record as a professional web designer since 1999, Barbara Castleman, of LadyWebPro.com in Salem was perfect for the job and Living Tongues Institute Founder and Director, Dr. Gregory D.S. Anderson, Ph.D. was greatly pleased with the results.

“Several years ago I hired Barbara for a nearly impossible task the first time I had her design our organization's website for a big press announcement, but in spite of the crushing deadline, she still managed to do an excellent job in the short time she was given, and the website served us well.

Four years later it was time to redesign the website and add 4 more years of project data. This time Barbara would not be burdened by a short time frame, but the project itself had become overwhelmingly monumental in scope. Given that I have no sense of web design but do have a very specific sense of the information we needed to convey on our website . . . and how the many different types of data might best be organized, Barbara patiently endured the back and forth and back and forth and back and forth process that this entailed during the web project creation.

As the site was nearing completion and needing only its final touches–it actually became a process that ending up taking a lot of time–but Barbara endured my fraying at the seams calmly, and no matter how minute in importance the changes may have seemed to her, she quickly responded and made them all with her usual grace and charm.

It was a real pleasure to work with Barbara Castleman and have her creative talents work out the design for our very complex but invaluable website. I would recommend her service to anyone.

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Katy Canales has been a Loan Officer at Landmark Mortgage, now Landmark Professional Mortgage, since 1991. Katy’s track record speaks to a true dedication to always provide the highest level of personal service in assisting client’s with their home purchase loans or refinance needs.

As a genuine advocate of homeownership, Katy’s focus is on taking care of each borrower as though they are family members, and is fully committed to providing the most competitive financing options available.

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Musing of the oregon Pioneer

I Stand Proud and watch from “Atop” the Great Dome of the

Oregon State Capitol. It is my job to watch and remember. The President has proclaimed the Debt Crisis has passed, only to put the questions of reduction in Federal Government Spending into the hands of a “Special Twelve Member” Congressional committee. I’m afraid the old adage that a “camel is a horse put together by a committee” comes to mind.

Putting aside my pejorative thoughts about such a “Gang of Twelve,” there are several serious issues to be discussed. A very short list includes who’s going to take care of Grandma, Tommy, or providing community college students with tuition g r a n t s and living stipends. All very good q u e s t i o n s , but first we need background information. So let’s first step back in time 50 years.

G r a n d m a lived in P r i n e v i l l e . Who cared for Grandma? Angie was her name. She lived next door to Grandma. Angie enjoyed Grandma and would visit around noon each day and fix Grandma a sandwich and a cup of soup. Angie was just a neighbor. No one paid Angie. One of Grandma’s daughters or her niece, all who lived in Prineville, would stop by each day, generally around dark to make sure Grandma had something to eat and that the house was locked up. Grandma would watch TV and fall asleep in her recliner. One day Grandma fell and broke her pelvis. She lay on the floor most of the day. There was a nursing home in Prineville. It was expensive, and neither Grandma nor the daughters had money to pay for a nursing home. So they all rotated shifts and stayed with Grandma. This didn’t work, so one of the daughters agreed to have Grandma live with her.

Tommy lived across the street in Salem. He was born with significant mental and physical disabilities. He could only walk with a lot of help from an adult. He could not speak and was incontinent. He did not

attend school. His mother cared for him in her home until she died then Tommy went into the State Hospital system.

When the community college bill was passed by the Oregon Legislature in 1961, it was a very proud day for Oregon. Starting in the early 1950’s and continuing until 1961, many school districts established post high school evening classes for men returning from WWII and Korea. These programs were run on shoestring budgets, with volunteers and part-time teachers. Evening classes at high schools throughout the state were very common. In 1961 the community college system changed. Taxing districts were established and bonds issued.

The tuition was low since it was subsidized by local p r o p e r t y t a x e s . Scholarship p r o g r a m s w e r e established by local businesses to support t h e community c o l l e g e in their

community. Now, fast forward 50 years. Who’s taking

care of Grandma? Most families don’t care for Grandma any longer. Local attorneys make big legal fees for transferring Grandma’s money, whatever there was, to her children to avoid Grandma’s money being used to pay for her care. Grandma is now destitute. Grandma enters a group home or goes into a nursing home fully paid for by the Federal Government. The kids get the money.

Tommy, now attends public school. He is picked up each morning at his home by a specially equipped school bus. Tommy has a personal caregiver. Tommy’s “education” is paid for by the local school district which is required to “mainstream” such children in order to receive Federal funding.

The community college system now receives Federal money for many tuition grants, and many students receive stipends for attending community colleges. This is a major source of revenue for community

Who’s Taking Care of Grandma ?

“A camel is a horse put together by a committee.”


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Earlier this year President Barack Obama announced his plan

to reduce U.S. government waste, arguing inefficiency, fraud and abuse are especially troubling in tough economic times. I take this issue very seriously. In a time when teachers are losing their jobs and a record number of Oregonians can’t put food on the table no amount of waste is acceptable. As I travel the state I encourage Oregonians to help us identify waste and abuse by calling our hotline at 1-800-336-8218.

The Secretary of State’s toll-free Government Waste hotline was established in 1995. The hotline allows public employees and members of the public to report waste, inefficiency or abuse by state agencies, state employees or persons under contract with state agencies. The goal is to stop fraud, waste, mismanagement and

other improper activities involving state government. Since the inception of the hotline, we have identified approximately $8.1 million in questioned costs.

Every single tip the hotline received is investigated by the Oregon Secretary of State, Audits Division. The auditors are objective and examine state operations using modern computer-assisted tools and plain old sleuthing. After receiving the tip the auditors assess the information provided to determine whether it could involve fraud, waste, mismanagement or abuse of state funds. If it does, they will investigate the

allegation further, and issue a report to the public on any wrong-doing.

If they find potential violations of the Oregon ethics law they are required to notify the Oregon Government Ethics

Commission. We are also required to notify the appropriate law enforcement agency if we find potential criminal activity.

In 2010, we received 184 reports, 61 percent came through the hotline and 29 percent through online reporting. The remainder of the reports came through other means such as email, direct phone calls or walk-ins.

If you know of or suspect any fraud, waste or abuse affecting state funds or resources, call 1-800-336-8218. Or report online at fraud.oregon.gov.

We need your help to identify waste here in Oregon. Who knows, the call you make could save our great state millions.

Marion County Commissioner PATTI MILnePublic safety is government’s primary responsibility to the

people and in 1997 the Oregon State Legislature enacted legislation to help communities cope with youth and adult offenders locally. The legislation required counties to convene local public safety coordinating councils to develop and recommend to the board of commissioners a plan for the use of state and local resources.

Since 2002, I have had the honor to chair the Marion County Public Safety Coordinating Council. The council has a diverse membership of 23 individuals besides myself, whose professional affiliations and experiences range from leaders and managers in private sector businesses, public safety agencies and organizations, to local non-profits, to seasoned attorneys and judges, to elected city and county officials and to private citizens, all of whom are very knowledgeable about how the criminal justice system functions in Marion County and the State of Oregon. Our members share a strong commitment to improving public safety in Marion County.

Our 2010-2011 Annual Report and 2011-2012 Strategic Plan were presented to the Marion County Board of Commissioners for approval recently. Vice chair, Bob Royer summarized highlights of our plan in his presentation by pointing out the, “Major challenges we face:

• Mental illness is overwhelming the public safety system;

• Substance abuse continues;• Domestic violence is spiking;• Homelessness continues;• Returning veterans with special needs

are increasing at an alarming rate;• Resurgence of gang activity;• Even though crime rates are declining,

serious offenses occur every day.”“Our one major obstacle is budget cuts,”

said Mr. Royer. “Federal, state, and local resources are dwindling. Our public safety agencies know there will be no additional funding, not now or in the near future,” he said.

“However, our major strengths,” he said, “include:

• Using risk assessment tools more effectively;

• Being more proactive;• Being supportive of our public safety

partners when they make hard choices;• Being more collaborative; • We exude leadership.”Mr. Royer concluded his remarks by

identifying the goals, for next year:• Coordinate efforts to increase

community safety and reduce the fear of crime within the constraints of decreasing resources;

• Work to reduce violence to and by

children, youth and adults;• Support the most cost-effective and

appropriate placement for offenders in Marion County;

• Strengthen existing partnerships and build new partnerships with community and government agencies, the business community, and the public.”

I was especially pleased to have other council members including Mayor Anna Peterson, District Attorney Walt Beglau and Mid-Willamette Women’s Crisis Center Director Jayne Downing join Bob Royer in this presentation to the board of commissioners. They each expressed the importance of our work and support of our Strategic Plan for 2011-2012.

Our law enforcement professionals deserve much credit for the decrease in crime rates. Their use of community policing standards, good judgment, Tasers, GPS ankle bracelets, incarceration, reentry programs, and other tools have helped increase public safety and reduce crime. Incarceration, while costly, prevents many from repeating their crimes. With serious financial pressure at the state and local levels to reduce sentencing guidelines, the Public Safety Coordinating Council is very concerned about releasing felony offenders who are now safely incarcerated.

However, it is important that Marion County residents know that public safety continues to be the top priority of the Marion County Board of Commissioners. Seventy-five percent of the county general fund goes to keeping the jail and juvenile facilities open, deputies on the streets, prosecutors in the courts, and services available for juvenile and adult offenders.

The annual “Striking Out Meth in Marion County” event will continue to be an important element in our strategic plan as well as a cornerstone of the council’s outreach and community collaboration efforts. No other effort brings together the many public safety agencies and first responders across the county, joining with federal and state agencies, local businesses and non-profit organizations in a positive show of collaboration in our fight against drug and alcohol abuse.

For more information about public safety efforts in Marion County or if you would like a Public Safety Coordinating Council member to make a presentation to your group or organization, please contact me at 503.588.5212 or [email protected].

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cents for each dollar it spends. The Federal money goes to pay for many programs. Yes, these are all great programs that help the needy. Grandma is needy, Tommy is needy, and community colleges are institutions in need of Federal money to maintain services at current levels. Let’s not leave the State of Oregon out of this conversation since most of the money the State spends comes directly or indirectly from the Federal Government.

My observation is that communities, families and States have changed with the increase in Federal money becoming increasingly available over the last 50 years. Just how much the “Congressional Gang of 12” will reduce programs that provide such diverse services is yet to be determined. What is certain is that Current Spending by Congress will have to be reduced. The political discussion of new taxes or tax increases is interesting, but irrelevant. Do

the math. The concepts are rather simple. The Federal Government borrows 40 cents of every dollar spent. The tax rates and thus tax revenue would have to be increased by at least 66% to cover the 40 cents being borrowed. That would not pay down the Federal Debt. Even with a 100% increase in tax revenue, it would be decades before there would be any meaningful reduction in the Federal Debt. My opinion is that increasing tax revenue by a 66% or greater percentage will not happen. The remaining conclusion, no matter how unpleasant the concept might be to many, is that communities, families and the State are going to experience change once again, this time with a reduction in Federal money.

I wonder, could it be that the Federal Government should learn from the States, that one must balance their checkbook every year? I Stand Proud and watch from “Atop” the Great Dome of the Oregon State Capitol. It is my job to watch and remember.


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nFIB report jAn MeeKCoMsLast month, small-business

owners from all over Oregon gathered in Sunriver, just outside Bend, to attend NFIB’s annual small business summit.

The National Federation of Independent Business is the voice of small business, because small businesses have different difficulties in remaining solvent than larger firms do. If you were to drop in, however, you would have heard a lot of concerns about the increasing class warfare politicians are trying to drum up in order to wring some more money out of the rich. So why should small businesses care if the rich have to pay a little more into the state and federal kitties?

“Class warriors often forget that many of these high income earners are actually small businesses, which, through subchapter S Corporations (S Corps), Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs), and other ‘pass-through’ entities, pay their taxes through the individual side of the tax code. In fact, these small businesses make up more than 90 percent of all small businesses, employ more than 50 percent of American workers, and pay more than 40 percent of all business taxes. Millionaires taxes are often paid by small business owners and operators, making these misguided policies [taxing the ‘rich’] job killers, plain and

simple.’Those words can be found in the fourth

edition of Rich States, Poor States, an annual report put out by the American Legislative Exchange Council. “People go where jobs are,” the report states on another page. “State lawmakers almost always overestimate the popularity of tax hikes on the rich. Former governor John Corzine of New Jersey was defeated after raising tax rates on the rich twice. New Jersey voters were angry at the way Mr. Corzine had failed to create jobs.”

Or as Jonathan Williams, co-author of the report and the keynote speaker at the NFIB/Oregon Small-Business Summit, put it in his address, “No state has taxed, borrowed or spent its way to prosperity.”

In 2008 Oregon ranked 35th in the ALEC economic outlook forecast – in

2011, 41st. Williams looked at what the top 10 states are doing that the bottom 10 states (which includes Oregon) aren’t. Oregon falls into the category of states that have sustained a higher-than-average national unemployment rate (9.6 percent) for months on end, while other

states are showing reduced unemployment rates.

One thing successful states are doing is not taxing their wealthy – capital, after all, can flee – and another thing they are doing is reining in the size of their governments by streamlining operations to make them more efficient.

According to Oregon’s Legislative Revenue Office, additional tax collections from increasing rates on

the so-called wealthiest resulted in only about half of the revenue anticipated. In fact, about one-quarter of the rich tax filers vanished. Throw in for bad measure, the highest capital gains taxes in the nation, one of the highest minimum-wage rates ($8.80 an hour starting in 2012), and its no

wonder Oregon is in the economic mess it is.

Our state’s future prosperity begins by recognizing that there are a whole lot of job-creating, revenue-producing small-business owners hidden under the names rich and wealthy. Punish them with higher rates and they’ll either leave, stop expanding into new markets, and stop hiring—hurting the state and all its communities.

States that spend and tax less have higher growth rates than states that spend and tax more. It’s as simple as that. Our 2009 tax increase gave Oregon the dubious distinction of tying Hawaii for the highest personal income taxes in the nation without balancing our budget.

There was a strong message and a solid road map to prosperity coming out of Bend last month. Many state policymakers and elected officials were there to hear it. Now is time to act on it.

Jan Meekcoms is Oregon state director for the National Federation of Independent Business

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Throughout our hurried and packed days, what might happen

if we were to purposefully stop the busyness, several times a day, or at least once a day, and do a check-in with either ourselves or someone important in our lives? For many, just the thought of having to schedule one more thing into our day might incite a riot in the mind. Who among us has the time to “stop” the flow and check in.......who has the time to listen to what might be said to us during those check-ins? Might we be running a high risk of hearing honest truths from ourselves and from others? Truths such as “Where have you been?” or “Why have you been avoiding me?” What about “Who do you think you are?” Would we have the strength and power of resolution in dealing with what we hear? Which of the following scenarios might you experience if you take a clear moment to really give this some thought.

Scene 1: You take a 10 minute break from your routine, just to regroup, to deep breathe and relax the muscles in the back of your neck. Immediately you are filled with self-guilt for taking the break. Perhaps your internal clock keeps ticking loudly,

Are We Really That Busy?

reminding you that you might be losing your momentum and you might better be considering getting back on the fast track that you just stepped off of to take this u n n e c e s s a r y “break” at the most inappropriate time.... time when you should be shoulder to the wheel, sweat on the brain....progress in the making. Or, Scene 2: You take a quick break from your daily stress to make a phone call, to do a quick check-in with a business associate, your life partner or a friend. You wonder if you’ll be intruding, interrupting if you make that

quick call. You might even begin to think you have no right to assume the other person would welcome the intrusion into their space and time. They are probably as

busy as you are and will find it difficult to stop what they are doing and hear from you. So, you give up the opportunity to make a simple c o n n e c t i o n with others in your life, others who may also be feeling too o v e r w h e l m e d in their own c o m p a c t e d schedule to initiate a connection with you. Another

lost moment that you can’t get back. These two examples are true reasons why people

become estranged, out-of-touch and isolated from the very being of who we are as humans. We were born to interact and connect with other humans on a regular, intentional schedule. Those connections actually create more space and energy for accomplishing the things we need to get done each day. Without those check-ins, we can become robotic and unhappy with the results we get from life.

I recently received an email from a friend that included an excerpt from a daily thoughts publication. It went like this: “Just as the ivy that grows on a windowsill requires water and light, our friendships need care and nourishment.” We might wish that a good friend would be there whenever we wanted. But we get so busy scrambling to cover all the bases in our lives that we lose touch with friends, even with our partner. We neglect even to ask, “How are you doing?” “How am I doing?”. In spite of our busyness, the time we take for a brief telephone call can make us feel more relaxed and less busy. These seemingly small

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Senator Jackie Winters (R-Salem) has been named Vice Chair of the Labor and Economic Development Committee for the National Conference of State Legislators.

“It is a privilege to serve Oregon in this role,” said Winters. “This is a crucial committee at a crucial time for the nation’s economy, and I believe I can help set an agenda focused on job creation for the next year.”

The Labor and Economic Development Committee is one of twelve standing committees with the National Conference of State Legislatures. The standing committees are responsible for developing policy directives that guide NCSL’s states’ agenda on Capitol Hill and within the administration.

“Jackie brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to the table,” said Senator Stephen Morris (Kansas), President of NCSL. “I am pleased that she has accepted the appointment and I look forward to her valuable contributions to state public policy.”

Winters was first elected to the state legislature in 1998, as a State Representative from Salem. In 2002 she was elected as

State Senator for District 10.The National Conference e of State

Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the states, commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues and is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of the states in the American federal system.

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attentions are important to friendships and instill the spirit of human warmth and care into our lives. It reminds us again of what gives us meaning and opens us up to the affectionate feelings in our partnerships, friendships and healthy connections with others in this world.” (The More We Find in Each Other by Merle Fossum and Mavis Fossum. © 1992). This reminds us to call a friend we haven’t seen in while...just to renew an important, needed connection.

At Rushing Real Estate, we value the connections we have with our families, friends, associates, clients and other community members. We are choosing the month of November to consciously reconnect

with some important folks in our lives; people we may have lost touch with. We encourage each of you to make the same commitment to renew a broken connection....make a phone call to someone you are thinking of right now.

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Bo Rushing, CCIM, owner and principal broker of Rushing Real Estate, Inc. (503) 588-8500, [email protected], www.rushinggroup.com

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M a r i o n - P o l k Food Share today received a $60,000 Healthy Food Access grant from Kaiser Permanente Northwest during a ceremony held in Portland celebrating national Food Day.

Oregon First Lady Cylvia Hayes was the keynote speaker. Nine Oregon groups received a portion of $1.2 million in funds.

The grant closes the funding gap to allow MPFS to move forward with plans to purchase and install repackaging equipment in the regional food bank warehouse that will enhance food distribution locally and potentially statewide. The lion’s share of funding comes from a $322,130 Community Development Block Grant from the City of Salem.

This is exciting news for MPFS partner agencies and those living in Marion and Polk counties who rely on emergency food assistance.

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“The niche doctor” dr. LYndA FALKensTeInWith that header, you’re wondering what planet

I’m living on. Right? After all, unemployment is at an all-time high and the tunnel doesn’t seem to have a lot of light in it yet. Worse yet, economists are reporting that while all age groups are hit hard by our current economic downturn, the group really pounded is the twentythirty-something recent college grad. If you’re in this category, it can seem like a real bummer. You spent all that money and time for what? Early unemployment?

Winners in Any EconomyIf you’ve been discouraged

about getting a job, much less one you love, listen up! The fact is, there are winners in any economy. Think about it. Apple isn’t doing too badly with its stock at all time highs. With release of its new iPhone 4s, people lined up 24-48 hours early just to spend their money! On the other hand, RIM (Blackberry) has taken a nose dive and its future looks questionable. So, what’s the difference between these two companies and what does this have to do with you getting a great job? The answer is very simple. It’s called niche.

It’s Niche or Die

In today’s fiercely competitive environment, it is not enough to be excellent or give great service, have a great product, or work hard. These are baselines--expected qualities whether you’re selling a widget or applying for a

job. The thing that makes the difference – that separates you from the rest of the pack – is your niche. Apple grew theirs while RIM got complacent and in so doing, reminded us of one of the central themes of success, whether it’s in business, profession, or personal life.

People Buy PeopleSome call it the “cult of personality,”

others just say Steve Jobs. Whatever you call it, Apple’s lesson is clear and it may be the single most important key to your

own success in securing a great job even in a rotten economy.

Think about it. Assume you are one of three finalists for that great job. As a finalist, we can also assume the other two people are equally qualified on paper, or

else they wouldn’t be there. So what’s the difference among you? It’s you. What you bring to the party as a person. Are you going to be someone they want to live with, figuratively speaking?

This point was driven home in an interview I conducted with Gary Coover, a recent MBA, who shared his experience interviewing for a job with Samsung. He recounted:

“I had to get through lots of interviews and just tried hard to be me, let my personality show a bit and demonstrate

that I’m the kind of guy you want to have a beer with after work, as it can be hard to let your personality come through when you’re nervously answering questions. While I

studied hard for the case interview and

my resume fit the description, I probably received the offer because of my last question in the interview.

Going for Gold!Samsung did about two

hours of interviews for the final round. After doing well on the case, I gave a presentation to two of the

Korean members of the recruiting team as requested. While I thought I was doing well, they seemed to be either asleep with their eyes open or incredibly bored. No head nods, no “uh-huh’s,” not even a blink. Even though I thought I was doing a good job, I decided I might need a little extra to nail the job. So when the lead recruiter asked me if I had any questions following the presentation, I asked a few and then went for the gold by telling them that I had done some research on the Korean Pop scene and was curious if they preferred the group Wonder Girls (the equivalent of female Backstreet Boys) or another group.

After being stared at blankly for 10 seconds by these two 30-40-something year old Korean men, the lead recruiter laughed and said that he was too old to have an opinion, but probably the Wonder Girls. I’m pretty sure no one else asked that question during the interview. Maybe I would have gotten the offer anyway, but it felt good to feel like I was really being me in the interview.”

Moral of the StoryGary knew that people buy people. Based

in Seoul, Korea, he loves his job. Steve Jobs built an empire around this concept. By applying this simple principle, you move yourself closer to achieving your most important goals in any economy!

Dr. Lynda Falkenstein aka “The Niche Doctor,” is author of Graduate & Go! The College Grad’s Ultimate Guide to Landing the Job You Love. Visit www.graduateandgo.com for more tips. Email [email protected].

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The Roger Yost Gallery will celebrate three of the world's great art centers in November when it launches an exhibit entitled “The Art of Prague, Provence and Peru.”

“While Prague and Provence have been inspiring artists and writers for centuries, Lima has only recently emerged as hotbed of world-class art,” said Rebecca Maitland, gallery managing director.

Two Peruvians whose use of color Maitland calls “extraordinary,” are Victor Cadillo and Gerald Mendez. “It's as though they were painting with pigments on steroids. To call the colors vivid would be understating the impact of their floral and fruit still life oils.”

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The major concern in John’s creative efforts over the years had been with various aspects of nature. His goal was to discover and hopefully reveal an essence of the place, time, or character of that particular quality of nature on which the painting might be based.

John Thayer Casey, 1931 - 2011, working primarily in acrylics and watercolor, John’s best work seemed to come when he started from only a very general idea, or even from a random initial play of color, shape and texture. Interacting with what was happening in the work as it progressed, he worked toward an aesthetic and expressive arrangement of shaped color, line, and/or texture. The marks on the surface would stir up memories or recollections which became guideposts for his creative process. John made esthetic decisions that were almost autonomous and would lie just below the level of consciousness. These aesthetic decisions usually moved the work toward a general sense of mystery embodied in nature, or to some aspect of the many mysteries of human existence.

John would frequently mull over an idea for a painting until all of the distracting and non-essential details fell away, leaving a core concept that he developed into a visual equivalent of a certain aspect or attribute of the natural world.

John was born in New London, Conn.

(“In the shadow of the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse” as he was fond of saying). After graduating from Corvallis High School in 1950, he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force, and was stationed in Alaska where he was a radar operator.

After discharge in 1954 at the rank of Staff Sergeant, he went to the University of Oregon. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, and received his Bachelor of Arts degree there.

John went on to the California School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland and earned his Master of Fine Arts degree. John taught studio art and art theory at Western Oregon University for 22 years, and also taught at Oregon State University and CCAC.. John worked in various media, exhibited in juried and invitational shows at the Denver Art Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Portland Art Museum, Oakland Art Museum and smaller museums, art galleries, colleges and universities.

EducationBA (drawing and painting) University of

Oregon, 1958MFA (painting) California College of Arts

& Crafts (now California College of Art), 1962

Exhibitions (partial)Oregon Annuals - Portland Art MuseumDenver Art MuseumSeattle Art Museum PavilionOakland Art MuseumCoos Art Museum Works in public and private collections in

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Paul Guy Gantner, a Korean-born artist now living in France, contributes “Autumn in Provence” to the new exhibit. The woodland scene of birch trees in full fall color echo the spirit of artists who produced some of their best work in Provence – Matisse, Monet, Picasso, Van Gogh, and Renoir.

A n o t h e r P r o v e n c e habitue, Guy D e s s a p t , offers a midsummer glimpse of the popular southeastern F r e n c h region in an oil he calls “Le Petite Chemin.”

Maitland and gallery owner Yost recently returned from Prague and meetings there with Taras Loboda and

other central European artists – and they did not return empty-handed.

Besides original oils by Loboda, the gallery will present new work by Andrej Chernysh and Vladimir Fechyk. All three are Ukrainians who now live in the city of spires or frequently visit the Czech

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Let’s Talk W. rAY sAGner CFPThe first time we took our daughter

to Disney Land, having seen the movie Wind in the Willows six times we had to climb aboard Mr. Toads Wild Ride. While contemplating the moves on the world stock and bond markets I keep getting the same picture of sitting on a toad going up, down and around, and then repeat. Add to the ride an impotent Government and a noisy, usually ill informed media and the ride looks like it will never end.

So what has really been going on? Following a sharp third-quarter decline, the S&P 500 slid briefly into bear-market territory in the opening days of the fourth quarter. Already low yields in the benchmark 10-year Treasury bond recently broke decisively through 2% for the first time since 1950. Daily market volatility has risen toward levels last seen during the worst days of the financial crisis in the autumn of 2008. Amid fears of a recession in advanced economies and the spreading European periphery debt crisis, there is

no arguing that the past few months have been simply awful—so awful, in fact, that we think the stage has been set for an improvement in equities and other risk-oriented investments.

At first blush, such a statement may sound outlandish and out of touch with reality in light of the steady supply of negative market news. But consider the flipside. The main drivers of economic downturns—housing, business investment and durables consumption—are at such depressed levels that it would be hard for them to go much lower. Businesses are sitting on big cash cushions and have solid balance sheets. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 1.3% in the second quarter of 2011, according to the final estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expectations are for positive growth during the third quarter as well. While yearly GDP growth of at least

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3% is generally thought to be associated with growth in the job market, negative GDP is associated with recession. The U.S. is seeing neither of these outcomes as sluggish growth continues.

As reported by CNBC last week, despite all the handwringing, the U.S. consumer is spending and as a result, growth in the third quarter is looking a bit better than economists had been expecting. September’s retail sales came in at a surprising 1.1 percent gain — better than the 0.7 percent expected — and the best showing in 11 months. There were also revisions to July and August sales, with August now showing a 0.3 percent gain from a previous unchanged.

Better yet the gains were broad based, with a 3.6 percent gain in motor vehicle sales, a 1.2 percent gain in gasoline sales and 1.3 percent gain in apparel sales. Without autos and gasoline, the September gain was 0.5 percent. Several economists are raising third quarter growth forecasts as a result.

CNBC recently quoted Credit Suisse economist Jonathan Basile as saying, “The fear of recession recedes when you see a retail sales report like this,” and he was raising his forecast for third quarter growth to 2.9 percent, from a prior 2.5 percent. Better than expected trade data added 0.1 percent to the estimate, with the improved retail sales providing the balance.

In the same article CNBC quoted Barry Knapp, head of U.S. equities portfolio strategy at Barclays as saying “Not that the economy is particularly robust, but remember where we were two months ago. Everybody was assuming these twin confidence shocks, employment and consumer sentiment, were a harbinger of

recession...Not only are we not having a recession but would get close to a 3 percent GDP number in the third quarter,”

There are of course some Economist and Investment advisors that are a bit more

pessimistic than the above, but one thing they all seem to agree on is the most important thing holding the markets back is the ineptitude of our policy makers in Washington. U n f o r t u n a t e l y there is little we can do with them until election time and that is several months away.

Keep in mind that everyone is a long-term investor during a bull market. When markets fall, that perspective often goes out the window. The important thing to remember is that economies and markets eventually recover. Despite today’s challenging environment, we still believe that stock markets have gone too far in

discounting bad news and offer compelling valuations as a result. And it can’t hurt to keep you fingers crossed.

The purpose of this article is to inform our readers about financial planning/life issues. It is not intended, nor should it be used, as a substitute for specific legal, accounting, or financial advice. As advice in these disciplines may only be given in response to inquiries regarding particular situations from a trained professional. Ray Sagner is a Certified Financial Planner™ with The Legacy Group, Ltd, a fee only Registered Investment Advisory Firm, in Salem. Ray can be contacted at 503-581-6020, or by email at [email protected] You may view the Company’s web site at TheLegacyGroup.com GLUTEN-FREE CELIAC DIET

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Take responsibility for your action. Whether illegal, immoral or just bad judgment, you need to accept your role and make amends. Get some good advice so you address the issue properly. Whatever it was, apologize to anyone who may have been hurt or embarrassed by the action as soon as possible. The longer you wait the more others will criticize and judge you and the more likely your “bad” reputation will stick.

Don’t make excuses, but you can explain. Unless getting into trouble is a pattern, a minor one-time mishap can

happen to most anyone. Generally a lot of factors play into poor judgment. It’s OK to share those and hope everyone understands.

Don’t blame someone else and don’t deny your role in the incident. The truth almost always comes out and you will find everyone much less forgiving.

Make the change. If you have been caught behaving badly, you need to do whatever you can to address the problem through counseling, coaching or behavioral modification. Your supporters will dwindle if you reoffend.

Be prepared for this to take time and

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At Large BILL IsABeLLHe’s a high profile business man in Salem. But when you talk

to him about his businesses, what emerges from that conversation is something else that is equally or even more important to him (and his wife), and that’s helping other people be successful, especially people who might have a harder time than most just finding a job. To him and his wife, it’s not so much about how much money can be made but, rather, what other opportunities business provides to enable them to do what they considers really important in their time here on earth. Their businesses merely give them a platform from which to do what really matters in life to them, and that’s help others.

The importance of helping others became obvious to me when, at a Chamber Greeters Networking meeting that ABC Windows hosted, I heard Todd describe what they had been awarded for doing when they received the Salem Area Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Award in 2010. Up to that point, I had not even thought of them for a column.

I love to expose in my columns “random acts of kindness” in this community. With Todd and his wife, Brenda, there’s nothing random about it. They intend and, indeed, plan their acts of kindness. I’m not aware of any other business owners in this area that use their business as a means to an end like Todd and Brenda do. As usual, this type of attitude for others comes from their own personal experiences, sometimes bad, along life’s journey. I’ll share some of theirs (primarily Todd’s) with you now.

Todd London was born in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1953. He moved with his family to Clinton, Connecticut after his dad was discharged from the Navy. Londin attended school in Clinton, graduating from Morgan High School in 1972.

Londin has 2 younger brothers. Dana Londin, many of you already know, is the current golf pro at Creekside. I’ve known him for many years when he was at other golf courses but, for some reason, never made the connection to Todd.

Other brother Jay lives in Connecticut and younger sister Samantha (Sam) Demchak lives here in Salem with Todd. She’s worked for him for 8 years. Sam’s 2 children and her 2 grandchildren live with Todd as well.

Todd’s late father ran his grandfather’s grocery store in Clinton after the Navy. Todd refers to his grandfather (he was kinda like Clinton’s town “godfather”) as his mentor and role model. He was hugely impressed with his big heart for everyone and by the way he took great care of his dad for many years after he’d had a stroke when Todd was only 13.

His mom operated a bed and breakfast. She now lives with him here in Salem too. He, lovingly, refers to his Salem family as “the Waltons”.

Todd was a Jr. Naval Cadet in high school so after graduation, for that and

other various reasons, he enlisted in the US Navy. He would spend the next 15 years, mostly on destroyers and destroyer escorts, as an Electrician Sr. Chief (E8 for those of you who’ve served in the military).

A life altering experience for Todd occurred as a result of his temporary s e r v i c e as a Navy r e c r u i t e r in 1981, in Lexington Park in s o u t h e r n M a r y l a n d (He earned R e c r u i t e r of Year for the entire Navy). A few years later something t e r r i b l e h a p p e n e d to one of his recruits in front of the whole world.

When a recruiter, he’d enlisted a young man named Robert Stethem. Stethem, a US Navy Seabee diver, just happened to be on TWA Flight 847, June 15, 1985. That plane was high jacked by Hezbollah militants and forced to land at the Beirut Airport. When the high jacker’s demands were not met, Stethem, because he was a member of the US Military, was targeted, beaten, tortured and killed. His body was dumped onto the tarmac in front of the world watching on TV. Todd was devastated. His view of the world would be changed forever.

Stethem was given a hero’s funeral and buried in Arlington national cemetery, Section 59, near other American victims of international terrorism. To further honor this American Hero, the USS Stethem, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the US Navy, was named for him. Built in Pascagoula, Mississippi, she was commissioned on October 21, 1995 and is now based out of Yokosuka, Japan.

Londin left the Navy before his 20 years were up, also for various reasons. But before he did he met Brenda in Keflavik, Iceland. She was a postal clerk in the Navy there and was also, like Todd, planning on getting out. They met through a friend while he was working a part-time job as a bartender. It was love at first sight for him but not so much for her. Regardless, she eventually succumbed to his charms. They were married in 1979, in Norfolk, Virginia, a couple years after meeting.

After he and Brenda were out of the Navy,

they started a landscaping business in Clinton. The bad economy of the time ended it.

In 1989 Todd came to Portland, Oregon, to work for Brenda’s father who had a business there. Londin sold fax and telecom equipment for him as a sales rep. Brenda didn’t join him

right away because she had a great job back in Clinton and wanted to be sure Todd really w a n t e d to stay in O r e g o n . Convinced he was s t a y i n g , she came out west in 1990.

A r o u n d 1992 Todd and Brenda struck out on their

own again and started a copier electronics repair business in Portland. Unfortunately it, too, folded after about 3 years but this time because of unscrupulous partners.

The Londins finally came to Salem in 1995. Their family had moved out here and they all wanted to live together. They bought a six bedroom house to accommodate everyone. The “Waltons”, remember?

Todd worked odd jobs for awhile but was still certain working for himself was the way to go. As luck would have it, he came upon an opportunity to start a janitorial business. First Impressions Last, LLC was born.

Not satisfied with just one business, in 1991, Todd bought ABC Window Cleaners. ABC was started in Salem way back in 1936. The Londin’s are the 6th to own it and amazingly, after all these years, it still has the same phone number!

And here’s where, in my interview with them, the Londin’s real passion really lit up. They started talking about their employees, or as they referred to them, their family members. And, according to them, the majority of their employees think of everyone employed in the businesses as family with Todd and Brenda as mom and dad.

The Londins flat love their extended family and maintain that their employees will do just about anything asked of them, work any time, etc. And they both beam with pride about the obstacles their workers have overcome and the choices they’ve been making to do things, everything in their life, right.

For Todd and Brenda, people, and mentoring

seem to be not only a major part of their businesses but also their “hobbies”. They just plain love the people dynamic. They do play a little golf and travel now and then, and a good cigar once in awhile for Todd is totally acceptable. Otherwise, they get most of their enjoyment out of running their businesses, helping their employees and volunteering in the community.

Here’s what it says on their website (www.abcwindowsor.com):

At ABC Window Cleaners & Building Maintenance we believe in:

“Offering community support and donating frequently to charitable organizations such as Helping Hands, Liberty House, Oregon Paralyzed Veterans Association and the Oregon Humane Society, to name a few.

Active memberships in: Strategic Economic Development Corporation (SEDCOR), Salem Executive Associates (SEA), Salem, Keizer and Silverton Chambers of Commerce

Hiring local workers with barriers to employment “

They actively participated in the Oregon School for the Deaf Haunted House and dorms on extreme home makeover, 2010. And they created “Will Bowl for Food Annual Benefit for Marion/Polk Food Share plus numerous other donations and services.

And, finally, their businesses are Green Certified EarthWISE for dedication to reuse and recycling for themselves and their customers.

It’s one thing to make all these claims on a website, it’s another thing to actually live them out. I’m convinced the Londins live them out in their daily lives.

So check out the list of services available from ABC Window Cleaners & Building Maintenance detailed on their web site www.abcwindowsor.com or give Todd a call at 503-363-4457. If you have any need for any of their services, take the opportunity to do business with these guys who give so much back to this community.

As I said at the beginning of this column, Todd Londin and his wife Brenda use their businesses like a platform that allows them to do what really matters to them in life, and that’s helping and mentoring other people, whether they be employees of theirs or just members of the Salem/Keizer community. If only everyone felt that way, imagine what a world it would be.

Bill Isabell is chief meteorologist for KBZY Radio, 1490am and a property and casualty specialist for Vandelay Allstate Insurance Agency at 735 Browning Ave SE, Suite 120, in Salem, Oregon

Business For Good


The following individuals were formally elected to the board beginning October 2011:

• Dennis Twenge, CFP/ChFC, Paulson Investment Company Inc, President.

• Barbara Jo Smith, A t t o r n e y , H e l t z e l Williams Law Firm, Vice President.

• Joanna L a n g d a l e , CPA, Brenner & Co. LLP, Treasurer

• Steve Spencer, Trust Officer, Pioneer Trust Bank NA, Secretary

• Russell Pike, Attorney, Sherman Sherman Johnnie & Hoyt LLP, Member at Large

• Chad S. Campbell, CTFA, West Coast Trust Co., Member at Large

• Sara K. Wallace, CFP/ CRPS, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Member at Large.

• Phillip F. Green, CPA/PFS, Green Wealth Management LLC, Immediate Past President

The Council is a 501(c) (6) organization that exists to provide support, networking and Continuing Professional Education

opportunities to estate p l a n n i n g professionals in the Mid-W i l l a m e t t e V a l l e y . C o u n c i l l u n c h e o n s are held the

second Tuesday of each month, September through November and January through May, at the Salem Conference Center. For more information, please contact Steve Spencer at (503) 363-3136, Ext 246, or via email to [email protected].

The local economic development agency for Marion and Polk counties received the Award of Excellence in Economic Development for the Marketing and Promotions category for their Made in the Willamette Valley promotion. Susan Appleby, communications manager accepted the award at the Oregon Economic Development Associations Fall Conference in Newport. The marketing promotion is a collaborative partnership between SEDCOR, the Statesman Journal in Salem, and the Polk County Itemizer in Dallas. It provides a unique opportunity for SEDCOR

members to be showcased weekly in the business section of the Statesman Journal. SEDCOR members that are located

in Polk County are featured monthly in the Itemizer Observer. This promotion provides a way for local residents to learn about the difference types of companies and industries in the area and what products they offer making it easier for consumers to “Buy Local”. Over 60 businesses have been featured since the promotion began in June. 2010. Call 503-837-1803 or visit www.sedcor.com.

SEDCOR ReceivesAward Of Excellence InEconomic Development

The Best Lawyers In AmericaRobert Saalfeld, James Griggs, Douglas

Alexander, and Randall Cook of Saalfeld Griggs PC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 (Copyright 2011 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.).

Additionally, the firm’s Corporate Practice and Employee Benefits Practice Groups were ranked First-Tier in the U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Lawyers Law Firms.” The Best Lawyers in America® directory is published annually each year.

The Willamette Valley Estate Planning Council Today Announced The Election Of Eight New Or Returning Members To The Council’s Board Of Directors.

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Salem Association Of Realtors 24Th Annual Food Drive

Thank you to all of the people who took the time to make the 24th annual SAR Food Drive possible! Without the volunteer organizer, the store captains, the shift volunteers, and those who agreed to have a food collection barrel present in their offices … BRAVO!

A partial list of those who gave of their time and energy: Sarah Geddes, Chris Phipps; Sheila Roberts, The Marckx Family, Lisa Stanley, Eddie Osornio, Anita Stromme, Shirley Robison, Jeannine Marshall, Ronda and Holly Wymore, Kimberlee Chasteen, Arianne Lowery, Lori Hamilton, April and Rachel DeSantis, Oscar Trevion, Bethany Wiltsey, Sandie, Celeste and Makiila Gray, Kaylee Lowery, Mel Lowery, Debbie Mc Millan, Charline Zipperer, Joyce Strahn, Debbie Smith, Barb Lewis, Hector Garcia, Steve Evans, Don Meyer, Greg and Judy Gysin, Sarie Scott, Carolyn Alexander, Tina Hurlbutt, Dennis Shepard, Trevor Elliott, Sandi Emery-Elwood, Mary and Hope Schenk, Della Seney, Jennifer Martin, Ardith McIntyre, Ashley Brundidge, Darlynn Aerni, Leslie Stewart, Brenda Bonebrake, Judy Smoger, Roz Anderson, Henri Lemon, Joni McClintock, Cindy Fletcher, Pam Rushing, Tiffany Jones, Ruth Dana, Sarah Rodriguez, Jason Scott, Brian and Nina White, Elesa Doll, and John Baker.

Food Drive Collection Barrel Locations were: Union Bank/Commercial, Washington Federal, Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Landmark Professional Mortgage, Ameri-Title, Ticor, Pacific Residential, Gysin Realty, Prudential Real Estate Professionals, Coldwell Banker Mtn. West, and the winners of the most lbs collected was Coldwell Banker Commercial!

So, to any we missed, and to all who are listed, a great big thank you!

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