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Klamath County Chamber of Commerce September

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The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, together with Romig and Associates PC, Pacific Power, and the Ross Ragland Theater, invite you to their 2nd Annual Academy for Business Excellence. The event is scheduled for September 19th through the 21st at the Ross Ragland Theater. Workshops and presentations will focus on Grow-ing and Protecting Your Business. Attendees will receive practical, relevant, and useful information on topics such as marketing, ID Theft protection, planning, employment law, taxes/ac-counting, and more.

Guest speakers include local experts such as accountant Tom

Romig who will share important tax and finance updates, to out of town guests such as State Treasurer Ted Wheeler who will discuss Oregon’s Investment Act and his work to make Oregon a friendlier place to do business.

“We’re excited about the lineup of topics offered this year.” says Charles Massie, Executive Di-

rector. The Chamber has scheduled topics that will appeal to business owners as well as staff and man-agement. The schedule of sessions and a full description can be found online at www.klamath.org.

In addition to workshops and pre-

sentations, the event will also feature a Trade Show/Expo. The Trade Show/Expo is open to the public from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Several local businesses and organi-zations will be featured.

Passes for the Annual Academy for Business Excellence are on sale now. There are three passes avail-able:• AllAccessPass provides

entry into the event all three days including the Expo and Social hour, includes lunch and refreshments for $99.

• DayPass provides entry into the event on one day including the Expo and Social Hour, in-cludes lunch and refreshments for $35.

• SessionPass provides entry

to one workshop or session for $25.

Passes are transferrable. “We encourage businesses to purchase a pass and share it among staff as appropriate,” says Heather Tramp, the Chamber’s marketing coordinator, “For example, you may want to send the marketing professional to the social media workshops, the Human Resources Manager to the workshop on privacy rights, and the bookkeeper to the accounting and finance updates.” For more information on this

event or to purchase passes, contact the Chamber at (541) 884-5193 or visit the web at www.klamath.org.

Grow and Protect Your Business2nd Annual Academy for Business Excellence Opens September 19th

Washburn Way at Anderson Ave.www.southtownecommercecenter.com

541.883.2100

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SPACE FOR LEASE!

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Local businesses are making a commitment to energy efficiency and Pacific Power is helping them let the community know.

If you would like an “Open” sign featuring the “wattsmart” smiling outlet to display at your business, please send an email to [email protected]. Once you receive the sign, take a snapshot of your team holding it, email it to the address above and Pacific Power

will share it on the utility’s wattsmart Facebook page.

Photos are beginning to come in and customers are having fun sharing their energy efficiency stories. See the latest at facebook.com/pacificpower.wattsmart.

Pacific Power teams with Energy Trust of Oregon to offer programs and incentives to help your business save energy and money. Learn more at bewattsmart.com.

Wattsmart? Get it out in the Open

Oregon Tech Career Services is happy to present the Fall 2012 Stu-dent Employment and Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, October 3 from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM in the College Union Bookstore Lobby.

This fair will provide Oregon Tech students, departments, and local businesses a simple and timely way to connect for campus, work-study and community jobs, as well as volun-teering opportunities. We are glad to provide this fair at no charge and appreciate your participation.

Tables for the Student Employ-ment and Volunteer Fair can be reserved online at www.myinterfase.com/oit/employer. Go to “Career Events” on the blue navigation bar and select “Fall 2012 Student Em-ployment/Volunteer Fair.”

For additional information, please contact Jan Goodyear in the Career Services office, 885-1023 or email [email protected].

Student Employment and Volunteer Fair

J. Eric Brunswick, M.D. Thomas C. Koch, M.D.

Laura L. Moore, M.D. Kathie J. Lang, M.D.

3737 ShaSta Way, Suite a • Klamath FallS(541) 883-2337 • Fax: (541) 883-2504

Open mOn-Fri 8-7, Sat 9-6, Sun & hOlidayS 9-3

Licensed Physician On Duty • On Site X-Ray, Lab, EKG Evaluation • Treatment • Physicals

Occupational Health Services • Insurance Billing

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Linkville House, an Assisted Living Community, promotes independence while providing seniors with as-sistance in their daily routines. This valuable combination of services provides you with the security of knowing that assistance, if you need it, is right around the corner. We strive to find the right balance of health and wellness to avoid com-promising an individual’s dignity or independence. We even accept most pets!

Respite or Transitional ProgramLinkville House offers short-term

respite care for individuals recover-ing from surgery, an illness or other health issues, or a short stay for a loved one so that you can take a much deserved break.

Services include:• 3 delicious home made meals

daily (options at all meals)• Optional assistance with bath-

ing or dressing• 24/7 on site staff• Transportation coordination• Emergency response system• Optional medication storing,

dispensing, and/or oversight• Communication with physician

to ensure they are receiving

optimal care

Services ProvidedFor your peace of mind, an experi-

enced registered nurse is on-site 40+ hours per week and on call 24/7. Comfortable common areas and gathering spaces have a home like feel, and friendly faces are easy to find. We make life easier with:

• 3 delicious home made meals a day plus snacks served restau-rant style with menus created by a registered dietician

• 24 hour on-site staff• Meaningful pursuits activities• Emergency response system• Weekly housekeeping and laun-

dry services• Transportation for group ar-

rangements • Medication assistance• Transitional Stay or Respite

Care Program• Home Visit Program • Urgent placementFor more information on our pro-

grams, please stop by @ 2437 Kane St. (right behind Black Bear Diner) or call Susan @ (541) 882-0440. Visit www.alcco.com.

Senior Living Just Got EasierSeptember’s special admits one

child free with a paying adult on Saturdays throughout the month to the Favell Museum. Artistof theMonth: September’s

Artist of the Month, Russ Walker. Russ is from Medford, OR. He was raised on a farm on the Rogue River. From an early age he was sketching and painting wildlife and landscapes around his home. Artistic desire and a love for the wild country, together with observations of wildlife and their habits, guide Russ in his paint-ings. His primary objective is to allow the viewer to see wildlife as it is without the dressing of society. “I work diligently to portray the subject just as it is, with all the nicks and scars.” Russ has been a long time supporter of the Favell Museum. He attends many notable Western art shows. His paintings will be on dis-play in the museum gallery through September. SeptemberBookReview: On

September 13th at 5:30 p.m., we will reviewThe Gathering Storm: Thunder Over the Ochoco, By Gale Ontko. The public is welcome. The Gathering Storm is the first of Gale Ontko’s five volume Thunder Over the Ochoco narrative of the country called Oyerungun, home of the proud and fierce Shoshoni people, and their brave but doomed struggle to hold their land against the suc-cessive assaults of Spanish, French, British and American invaders. MonthlyArtifactLecture:This month features the Clovis Point Lecture, September 20 at 2:00 p.m. and September 27 at 5:30 pm – We will begin the lecture series with the museum’s oldest artifact, the prehis-toric Clovis Point. On September 20 at 2:00 p.m. and again on September 27 at 5:30 p.m. mini-lectures will be presented discussing the Clovis people and what they were doing 13,000 years ago. The talk is open to the public.CominginNovember: Artist

Lynda Lanker - Tough by Nature, Portraits of Cowgirls and Ranch Women of the American West

For close to twenty years, Lynda

Lanker has been immersed in a vast and unprecedented artistic under-taking. While, historically, scores of artists have roamed the West, paint-ing and drawing its monumental landscapes, Lanker has focused on a seldom-heralded group of individu-als who have, in no small way, played a vital role in forging the fabric and soul of the American West.

Her search for ranch women and cowgirls across the western United States has taken her thousands of miles to ranches in thirteen states. What she discovered underscores the timeliness and importance of her creative accomplishment, for these women and their way of life are quickly disappearing. The matri-archs of the West—those women who played the essential roles of hard-working ranchers, mothers, cowgirls, wives, and homemakers—are simply vanishing. Mega-corpora-tions are replacing their family farms and ranches and changing the face and humanity of the West forever. Influenced by Andrew Wyeth and Thomas Hart Benton, Lanker uses a variety of media—pencil and char-coal, oil pastel, egg tempera, plate and stone lithography, engraving and drypoint—to capture the spirit of her women. Included are portraits of local ranch woman Gerda Hyde!Gallery&GiftShop: Featur-

ing original art and jewelry by local and regional artists. Signed prints by John Clymer, Howard Terpning, and many others. Also out-of-print books by local authors about local history—all reasonably priced. See the new selection of one-of-a-kind jewelry by local designer Susan Felder—also James Beene.

The Favell Museum of Western Art and Native American Artifacts is located at 125 West Main Street, Klamath Falls, Oregon. Call 541-882-9996 or visit favellmuseum.org for more information.

September Events at the Favell Museum

The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, KCEDA, and Discover Klamath are pleased to announce the debut of the new Klamath County Relocation and Resource Guide. The new issue is entitled “Plan Your Jour-ney” and focuses on discovering the richness of Klamath County.

The guide features articles of inter-est as well as county demographic information and amenities. The guide serves as an important recruitment tool when trying to attract visi-tors and potential relocators. “This publication is a great overview of our area, showing Klamath County as a welcoming and family-friendly place to live, visit and do business,” said Charles Massie, the Chamber’s

Executive Director. The publication was done in

partnership with locally owned Smith Bates Printing & Design.

The Chamber, Discover Klam-ath, and Smith Bates will distribute these magazines to all points on the compass. The Chamber receives over a thousand requests for relo-cation information every year and distributes through a variety of other outlets including the City of Klamath Falls Airport, realtors, local motels, state welcome centers and Chamber members.

Copies of the magazine may be picked up at the South Portal Visitors Center, 205 Riverside Drive, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

New Relocation Resource Magazine


Klamath County Chamber of Commerce

Academy for Business ExcellenceSuccess Starts Here

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9-11 a.m.Creating a Marketing PlanIn this session, you will explore the fluidity and finesse of a solid marketing plan - one that is relevant, authentic and has tangible metrics of measurement. You will leave this session with a template that can be custom tailored for your own business success. Speaker: Jeff Mortimore, Area ManagerSouthern Oregon Goodwill

9-10 a.m.Getting Money for Your BusinessLearn what’s out there for the small busi-ness owner seeking a loan. Our panelists will discuss a variety of loan sources and the main points the lenders consider when making loan decisions. This is an open panel discussion – bring your questions.

10:15-11:15 a.m.Making the Most of Your Trade Show ExperienceTrade shows offer excellent opportunities for businesses to promote the goods and services to a captive audience. Learn how to maximize your effort and financial output in this one hour session that will discuss step by step ways you can take your business to the next level! Speaker: Rachael Spoon, Executive OfficerKBHBA

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (lunch included)Importance of Education in 21st Century Workforce Development

Speaker: Dr. Roberto Guitierrez, PresidentKlamath Community College

1-2 p.m. **Choose One***Accessing Local Market DemographicsThe current economy has increased the need to assess community conditions, and under-stand the effects of demographic and economic changes. The Rural Communities Explorer (RCE) website enables you to do just that! Engage with the designers of this website to learn how you can use the RCE to collect, interpret, and present community and county level information. Speaker: Vince Adams, CoordinatorOSU Rural Communities Explorer

September 19-21, 2012Ross Ragland Theater

Day 1September 19, 2012

1-2 p.m. (continued)Moving Business Forward in Uncertain TimesLearn what pre-paid recruitment services and resources are available through Worksource Oregon. Discussion will include an economic update of Klamath County. Learn more about “Local Labor Market Information” available to local business leaders, when considering a new business startup, business expansion plans, loan and grant applications, developing job descriptions, and when conducting a competi-tive wage analysis.Speakers: Randall Norris (Office Manager) Kim Kinnan (Business Representative), and-Jan Swander (Workforce Analyst)

2:20-3:20 p.m. **Choose One***Tips and Tools for Proposal WritingThis session will cover a birds-eye view of writing proposals for business and grants. Par-ticipants will leave with a guide for successful proposal writing and tools for creating a strong structure.Speaker: Mark McCrary, Executive Director Ross Ragland Theater

Disaster Scenarios Workshop: Keep Your Business AliveTangible tips to prepare your employees and business for the Cascadia earthquake, floods and pandemics. Participants will work through different disaster scenarios with the safety of their business and employees in mind. Partici-pants also have the chance to win an employee preparedness kit.Speakers: Molly Jesperson, Klamath County Public Health Program Manager and Mi-chelle Thompson, Red Cross Readiness Specialist

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. **Choose One***Bookmark This! A Virtual Employer Re-sources ClearinghouseEver wished you could visit just one website and quickly find helpful business resources and information? Or connect with a real person if you can’t find what you’re looking for? The Regional Workforce Investment Board is launching a “virtual resource center” with Klamath and Lake county employers in mind. Be the first to explore the site - and then, bookmark it!.Speakers: Beverly Leigh, RWIB Administra-tor, and Cheri Stewart, Website Intern, KCC

4:30-5:30 p.m.Social Hour Hosted by Chamber Ambassadors


9-10 a.m. **Choose One***Accessing Local Market DemographicsThe current economy has increased the need to assess community conditions, and under-stand the effects of demographic and economic changes. The Rural Communities Explorer (RCE) website enables you to do just that! Engage with the designers of this website to learn how you can use the RCE to collect, interpret, and present community and county level information. Speaker: Vince Adams, CoordinatorOSU Rural Communities Explorer

Protecting the Information You Keep - It’s Good Business!Collecting and maintaining customer personal information is commonplace in the business world. Learn about Oregon’s requirements to safeguard data, plus the steps to take if the information is breached.in a discussion about what works best for business owners.Speaker: Diane Childs, Identity Theft Pro-gram Outreach Coordinator

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. ***Choose One***To Google or Not to Goggle: The Dos and Don’ts of Workplace PrivacyPrivacy issues in the recruitment and hiring stage, employee monitoring, and privacy issues associated with handbooks and agreements. Speaker: Katherine Tank, Attorney

Social Media TodayA brief examination of the ever-changing world of social media and how businesses should position themselves to benefit now and in the future.Speaker: Jeff Avgeris, Director of Digital for Pioneer Newspapers

12 - 1:30 p.m. (lunch included)Oregon’s Investment ActThe Oregon Investment Act is designed to make Oregon more business friendly. Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, who organized the statewide coalition of business leaders and bipartisan lawmakers behind the legislation during the 2012 legislative session, will discuss the Act during this luncheon..Speaker: State Treasurer Ted Wheeler

1:45-2:45 p.m. ***Choose One***Beginning Facebook WorkshopThis workshop is starting at the extreme basics of Facebook and will get you started on how to use the it. Find out just what this thing called Facebook is? Find out how to use it, what a like is, who your friends are and why your grandma is using it.Speaker: Brian Gailey, Brian Gailey Photog-raphy and Design

Business Recycling WorkshopLearn how your business can decrease costs and reduce waste by expanding your recycling program. Increasing the amount of material you recycle can allow you to reduce your garbage container size, reducing your Waste Management bill every month. This workshop will provide an in depth introduction to waste reduction techniques, tools to identify which materials can be recycled and best practices for setting up successful waste reduction programs at your business.Speaker: Michelle Metzler, Waste Manage-ment of Oregon Recycling Outreach Coordi-nator

3-4 p.m. ***Choose One***Advanced Facebook WorkshopThis workshop will go beyond the basics of Facebook for personal use and explore how your business can use the social media power-house. We will look at how your business can gain exposure with a loyal fanbase.Speaker: Brian Gailey, Brian Gailey Photog-raphy and Design

Accounting and Tax UpdatesDuring this session, expert Tom Romig will provide tax and accounting information impor-tant to businesses and non-profits. Speaker: Tom Romig, Romig and Associates, PC

4:30 - 7:00After Hours Hosted by Waste ManagementAn opportunity to unwind, network with other business people, and visit with guest speakers, board members, and Chamber staff. Beverages and refreshments provided.

Trade Show/Expo Open to Public Featuring Business-to-Business Services

September 19-21st, 20128:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

218 N. 7th Street


3:15 - 4: 15 p.m. ***Choose One***Anatomy of a Website: The Good, The Bad, The UglyWe will look at several websites and rate them to determine whether they work, or don’t. This exercise will then bring out principles to apply to your own website to make sure your site is working for your web visitors.Speaker: Werner Reschke, Co-founder of wrinkledog, inc

3:15 - 4:15 continuedKey Workforce ChallengesJan Swander, Workforce Analyst, will discuss the key workforce challenges facing Orego-nians and Oregon businesses. She’ll help us understand why so many Oregonians have been unemployed for a long time and the impact of the Great Recession on Oregon’s younger workers. She’ll also note the ways in which ru-ral areas have been particularly hard-hit during these past few years.

1:45-2:45 p.m. ***Choose One***Beginning Facebook WorkshopThis workshop is starting at the extreme basics of Facebook and will get you started on how to use the it. Find out just what this thing called Facebook is? Find out how to use it, what a like is, who your friends are and why your grandma is using it.Speaker: Brian Gailey, Brian Gailey Photog-raphy and Design

Business Recycling WorkshopLearn how your business can decrease costs and reduce waste by expanding your recycling program. Increasing the amount of material you recycle can allow you to reduce your garbage container size, reducing your Waste Management bill every month. This workshop will provide an in depth introduction to waste reduction techniques, tools to identify which materials can be recycled and best practices for setting up successful waste reduction programs at your business.Speaker: Michelle Metzler, Waste Manage-ment of Oregon Recycling Outreach Coordi-nator

3-4 p.m. ***Choose One***Advanced Facebook WorkshopThis workshop will go beyond the basics of Facebook for personal use and explore how your business can use the social media power-house. We will look at how your business can gain exposure with a loyal fanbase.Speaker: Brian Gailey, Brian Gailey Photog-raphy and Design

Accounting and Tax UpdatesDuring this session, expert Tom Romig will provide tax and accounting information impor-tant to businesses and non-profits. Speaker: Tom Romig, Romig and Associates, PC

4:30 - 7:00After Hours Hosted by Waste ManagementAn opportunity to unwind, network with other business people, and visit with guest speakers, board members, and Chamber staff. Beverages and refreshments provided.

9-11 a.m.The One Page Business Plan ApproachIn this two-hour workshop Rene will educate us on the widely popular planning methodol-ogy by Jim Horan, The One Page Business Plan. The simple and effective approach is used from solo entrepreneurs to large companies like Oracle and has been featured in Oprah Magazine. Learning the five basic components to this planning system will help your organiza-tion approach initiatives in an organized and strategic manner, while keeping plans simple and effective.Speaker: Rene Zamora, founder of Sales Manager Now

9-10 a.m.A Graceful Exit: Secrets to an Effective Business Succession PlanFor business owners and key employees, a solid plan is essential for smooth transitions when an owner exits the business. Learn the basics of protecting your family and your busi-ness from an unexpected disability or death, and how to successfully transition out of your business and into retirement. Speaker: Adrian Snyder, Vice President & Trust Officer, US Bank

10:15 - 11:15 a.m.Emergency Plan WorkshopDid you know that about 40% of small busi-nesses fail after a serious disaster? Having a plan can help ease the burden on your business. In this session, Klamath County Emergency Manager George Buckingham will guide par-ticipants in the steps of making a Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP).Speaker: George Buckingham, Klamath County Emergency Manager

11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.Lunch (provided)

1 - 3 p.m.Affordable Healthcare Act ForumBusinesses, large and small, have many questions regarding the more than 2400-page Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce is planning a comprehensive, educational workshop bringing together experts with political, legal and financial expertise on navigating and complying with the new law. The forum will feature experts who will answer questions and share information on the imple-mentation of the Act.


The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the following businesses and organizations for making this event possible:

Klamath Community Development CorporationUS Cellular - Cellular Solutions

US BankRunning Y

Three Great Ways to Attend!

All Access PassEntry to all three days including Expo and Social Hour. In-cludes lunch and refreshments. $99

Day PassEntry to one day including Expo and Social Hour. Includes lunch and refreshments. $35

Workshop PassEntry to one workshop of choice. $25

Passes are transferrable - share with co-workers, customers, or staff.

To purchase a pass, contact the Chamber at (541) 884-5193.


ChamberEvents

Greeters Staples

2206 Washburn WaySeptember 13

8 to 9 a.m.

Academy for Business ExcellenceRoss Ragland Theater

September 19-21st

After Hours Partyhosted by Waste Managementat the Ross Ragland Theater

September 20th4 to 7 p.m.

Greeters High Desert Hospiceat Chamber offices205 Riverside Drive

September 278 to 9 a.m.

Save the Dates:Snowflake Parade - December 6th

Annual Awards Gala - January

Visit www.klamath.org for more information.

Upcoming Events

Accounting Associates

Certified Public Accountants, PC

Experienced Professionals to meet your Business and Personal Tax and Accounting Needs.

430 WalnutKlamath Falls, OR 97601

(541) 884-8121Fax (541) 883-1421

We Specialize In• Tax Preparation

• Financial Statements• Estates and Trusts

We have moved to 430 Walnut Ave.

[email protected] [email protected]

The Time Is Now!There is a unique opportunity right now for those looking to

buy or refinance a home! Interest rates have not been lower in recent history, and home prices continue to be very affordable!

In fact, 100% financing is still available for properties in Klamath County. Don’t delay, call us today!

Rates, terms and loan program availability are subject to change without notice. Consumer is subject to specific program qualifications. This is not an advertisement to extend consumer credit as defined by section 226.2 of Regulation Z. Licensed by the Division of Finance and Corporate Securities ML 5010. imortgage NMLS ID 3096. All rights reserved. 2012. Brandon Roberts NMLS ID 388954, Kit Lupinski NMLS ID 810594, Tina Willmott NMLS ID 508449.

Tina WillmottDirect (541) [email protected]

Kit LupinskiDirect (541) [email protected]

Brandon RobertsDirect (541) 891-5547

[email protected]

1307 S. Alameda Ave., Suite C • Klamath Falls, Oregon 97603 • (541)887-8720

As your dedicated Klamath Falls Team, we are committed to obtaining the right financing for you!


The Klamath County Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for Leadership Klamath 2012-2013. The program creates a comprehen-sive and objective awareness of the Klamath community in action.

Through site visits, tours and interactive programs, participants will gain a better understanding of com-munity issues and a great apprecia-tion of our community’s resources. Topics and themes on program days include:

•Arts/Culture/Tourism•Agriculture & Natural Resources•Government & Legal System•History, Education, Media &

Communications•Social Services, Health & Emer-

gency ServicesThe program consists of ten

one-day sessions over the course of a ten month period. The program fosters commitment to our region and develops leaders to meet the

demands of the future. Since its in-ception, more than 350 people have graduated from this distinguished and popular program. Leadership Klamath identifies and motivates emerging leaders and develops their potential for community leadership by exposing them to the realities, opportunities and challenges facing of our area. The program challenges class participants to become more involved in the decision-making pro-cess of Klamath County in political, social and business arenas.

Anyone interested in learning more about the program can contact the Chamber at 541-884-5193 or visit www.klamath.org.. The first session will begin September 20th and con-tinues every third Thursday through June 2013. .

Leadership Klamath Enrollment Still Open

Remnant and New SteelScrap Recycling Services

Special Ordering Available We Deliver!

541•883•3583 | 800.779.35832825 Broadmore St. (Behind Lithia Motors)

For all your metal needs.

Recycling Services • Now Buying Batteries

Chamber Ambassadors Make Donationto Mission for Mason

2640 Biehn St. • 541.884.3148 • www.klamatheyecenter.com

Jennifer Sparks, O.D.Optometrist

Scott Stevens, M.D.Physician/ Surgeon of the Eye

Mark Fay, M.D.Physician/ Surgeon of the Eye

New Patients Welcome

Change Your Life.Register Now!

Changing Lives. Building Community.541-882-3521 • www.klamathcc.edu

KLamath CommuNitY CoLLege

Fall enrollment open until Sept. 19

From right to left: Heather Curtis (Washington Federal), Jenine Stuedli (South Valley) Teddy Williams (T. Williams), Mason, Courtney Forney (Tru-line Surveying), Justin Pearlstein (Country Financial) and Stacy Collins (First American Title).


LearnToMakeSauerkrautandKimChiandEatLiveFoodAllYearRoundDates: Fridays, September 7, 14, and 28, 2pm to 4pmCost: $20Description: You will be amazed how simple it is to create your own live probiotic foods – as well as how much money you will save when you stop buying supplements! In this class, Ashley Moncrief, a bi-ologist and fermentation specialist, will instruct class members on how to ferment vegetables and create unique flavors. She will focus on the “why” as well as the “how to.” After the class, you will take home a jar of our class creation to see exactly how fermentation works!

Cheese-MakingClass:LearntoMakeCheddarandFetaCheesesDate: Saturday, September 8, 2012, 9:00 am to 3:00 pmCost: $95 Description: Join us and learn to make two hard cheeses – cheddar and feta. After learning to make cheese, we will end the day with a wine and cheese tasting featuring cheeses from Pholia Farm and wine from 12 Ranch Wines. Bring a sack lunch! Drinks provided.Instructor: Gianaclis Caldwell , co-owner of Pholia Farm (pholiafarm.com) and author of The Farmstead Creamery Advisor and Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking, is an artisan cheesemaker who lives with her family on their 23-acre farm at the base of Elk Mountain in Jackson County, Oregon, about ten miles outside of Rogue River. The dairy as well as their home is off-grid and solar-powered.

GreenSmoothies–ProteinPowerFromGreensDates: Tuesdays, Sept 11, 18, & 25, and Thursdays, Sept 13, 20, & 27, at 12 noonCost: $10 (includes a full-sized green smoothie valued at $8)Description: Everyone knows that green smoothies are good for you but do you know why? Do you

know how to make an absolutely delicious one? Ashley will show you. Learn how to incorporate more greens (and fruits) into your diet in a form that can be digested properly. This class includes lunch – a deli-cious green smoothie you’ll want to make at home.

HowToPreserveTheHarvestThroughDehydrationDates: Thursdays, September 13, and 27, 6pm to 8 pmCost: $20Description: This dehydration class is unique. Ashley Moncrief, a dehy-dration enthusiast, has years of ex-perience creating raw food delights with a dehydrator. We will learn how to preserve foods currently being harvested in the Basin at the time the class is given, and also how to create deliciously healthy snacks from a variety of fruits and veg-etables (and more)!

KombuchaandFermentedGrainsUnite!Dates: Saturdays, September 15 and 29, 11am to 3 pmCost: $40 (includes a light lunch of kombucha and a grain dish)Description: This class includes a light lunch we make in class. Join us as we uncover the mysteries of the eastern health tonic: Kombucha! An understanding of the ‘how-to’ is followed by unleashing our creativity to make unique kombucha flavors. This class also includes a segment on grain fermentation. We will focus on fermenting a grain that complements our fermented bever-age. After you become familiar with the health benefits of fermentation, this class will encourage you to make your own kombucha and ferment grains you have at home!

All classes will be held at Green Way EcoMart at 249 East Main Street. Call 541-205-2139 or email [email protected] for more information or to sign up. Pre-payment is required. Green Way is open Tuesday 10-6, as well as Wednesdays and Thursdays 12-6.

It’s 10:00 p.m., on a hot summer’s night. Close your eyes for a moment. Picture yourself soundly sleeping in your safe, comfortable bedroom. Suddenly, you are awakened by the sound of deafening sirens. They are becoming closer, and louder, and more numerous… not one, but many. You frantically pull back the curtains, as red flashing lights, and the sounds of heavy-duty fire equip-ment appear outside your home…It’s your home, the one with cherished memories and irreplaceable photo-graphs, but most of all, your family and pets.

Heart pounding, you rush outside to discover ominous dark smoke bil-lowing from the roof, your front yard swarming with firemen equipped for immediate action. You watch help-lessly and frightened, not knowing what the outcome will be…How could this happen?

This nightmare was recently expe-rienced by our neighbors, just three houses down the street. Fortunately, the fire department arrived very quickly, and after vigorously cutting through the garage door, with great difficulty, they took charge to con-trol the smoke and hot spots….our neighbors have been unexpectedly displaced, and probably will be for months to come, while the restora-tion process is completed. Our hearts went out to them.

As I sadly walked back home, I passed a man on the sidewalk. He simply stated, “I’m going right home to check my smoke detectors!” He

surely planted a seed in my mind, to immediately do the same.

I sincerely hope that everyone who reads this article will immediately fol-low this wise man’s advice. Chang-ing the batteries and checking your smoke detectors (monthly), could save your life, your family’s, and your home. Folks tend to put this off¸ with the intention of “doing it to-morrow,” or “next week,” and then, this most important and very simple task, is forgotten altogether.

Make sure ALL bedrooms have a smoke detector. Fires can happen at any time and if the family is asleep they may not be aware that the home is on fire until it is too late. Also ensure that there is a smoke detector in all living areas, as well as each floor of your home.

The place most people forget and ignore is the attic. With all the electrical lines in the attic it is a very important place to have a detector. Check online or with your local fire department regarding the type of heat detector recommended for an unfinished attic. In addition, if you are not sure how old your smoke detectors are, it might be time to replace them.

Having a fire in your home, or witnessing one in your neighbor’s home, is an extremely frightening experience. Take all the precautions that you can to avoid a fire and check your smoke detectors now.

Karen Foster, broker/realtor, can help you with your real estate needs. Call (541) 892-0270.

Smoke Detectors

Call me for any of your Real Estate needs! Member of Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, National Association of Realtors, Oregon Association of Realtors, Klamath County Association of Realtors

KAREN FOSTEROregon Licensed BrokerCell: (541) 892-0270

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Green Way EcoMart Schedule


Many of you know that Green Way Ecomart has offered a variety of do-it-yourself classes at our store at 249 East Main Street, including how to make cheese, yogurt, soap, lotions, bath salts, beeswax candles, dog biscuits, compost tea, and laun-dry detergent, just to name a few. Recently, we have been adding many more classes on making your own healthy foods.

We are happy to welcome back Ashley Moncrief as a member of the Green Way team. In the up-coming months, she will be teach-ing classes on fermenting different types of foods, dehydrating foods for healthy snacks, and making green smoothies. Ashley has a degree in biology from the University of Alberta, and she spends a portion of each class sharing in laymen’s terms WHY these different methods of food preparation support our bod-ies’ healthy functioning as well as the practicalities of HOW to prepare and store food using the different methods. It’s important that we enjoy preparing food that nourishes our bodies, and as anyone who took one of Ashley’s June classes will agree, the classes are a lot of fun as well as educational.

You can look forward to making sauerkraut and kimchi, fermenting different kinds of common grains

many of us already have in our kitchen cupboards (e.g., rice, lentils, oats, barley...), making fermented kombucha tea, learning to dehy-drate many different kinds of foods and food combinations, as well as making yogurt, cheeses, and green smoothies.

Ashley’s specialty is fermentation. The following is her testimonial as to how changing her diet changed her life: I grew up a healthy child and up until the pre-teen years, I was an incredible athlete and outdoor enthusiast, exploring the woods, climbing trees, and playing sports. Then I was diagnosed with a life-altering disease: asthma. I remem-ber the nights spent in the hospital hooked up to a ventilator and recall one night when I was home alone with my sister and had to make the decision by myself to call for the ambulance to help me through an asthma attack.

I accepted the state of my health and I felt victim to a faulty immune system. One day my mom said something that really struck a nerve: “You know you can get rid of this asthma once you start taking some responsibility for what you eat.” I immediately became defensive because she had not only insulted my eating habits, but she had also thrown my entire “poor-me” story

out the window! My mom had always tried to feed us healthy foods, according to her understanding of “healthy.” Even though she was a single parent with a limited budget, she bought organic foods, vitamins, and natural dietary supplements. But as a teenager, I added foods to my diet that were not so healthy. So my mom’s comment made me realize I could make some better choices.

Not long after that realization, I threw my inhaler into the garbage with the intention of never using pharmaceutical drugs again. I can count the number of times I swayed from that decision on one hand.

Over the following ten years, I have experimented with different ways of eating: vegetarian, vegan, raw vegan, long fasting periods, cleanses, and the standard American diet. Along this journey, I discovered fermented vegetables: Sauerkraut. Over three-quarters of my family is German so it seems natural that I fell in love with fermented foods.

The reasoning behind fermenta-tion is simple yet extensive. From my personal experience and study, I have found four major benefits of fermentation:

(1) The life of food is extended – fresh vegetables are available during times when produce is less abun-dant;

(2) Foods are safer to eat – patho-genic bacteria that may be present on fresh produce cannot survive the process of fermentation and are consumed by the friendly bacteria;

(3) The nutritional value of food increases – fermentation pre-digests the food making vitamins and min-erals more bioavailable;

(4) Live active cultures – in raw ferments, a plethora of friendly bacteria are added into the diges-tive system, which is believed to be highly correlated with immune func-tion; and

(5) Okay, FIVE major benefits. The taste of fermented foods is exquisite. Some foods are much more flavorful than others. That’s why gourmet shops carry a lot of fermented foods!

I have found fermentation one of the most effective ways to change my dietary habits for the better. You can easily learn to make your own ferments at an affordable cost. By incorporating fermented foods into our diets, I believe we better enable our bodies to function naturally and healthily. I hope to share more with you in some of the classes I am of-fering at Green Way EcoMart. (See September’s class schedule on page 6)

Back to School – September Classes at Green Way EcoMart

The Klamath Falls Home Depot would like to thank everyone who participate in our DIY Fair and Col-lector Car Show on June 16, 2012. Special thanks to vendors Seasons Change, Solar Blaster, JELD-WEN, Wata Joy, Behr Paints, American Gardens, Smith Gardens, and all of our non-profit community partners: American Red Cross and Cares. A special thanks to Julie Garlock and KLCAS for photos and BBQ.

On Saturday, September 29, 2012, Home Depot will hold an End of Summer Classic Car and Bike Show

for the community. It will be full of fun and games and as always, there is no registration fee. The Rip City Riders will be joining us for the bike portion of this event. We are ex-pecting this will be a great event for all of the car and bike lovers in the community. For more information on this event or a registration form, please contact Georgiana Jahn at (541) 884-0075 or (541) 783-3968.

Home Depot is located at 6451 S. 6th Street in Klamath Falls.

Home Depot to Hold Car ShowGently Used Furniture and Home Décor

FINDABLES1330 East Main Street, Klamath Falls

541-883-1721www.findablesfurniture.com

Hours: Tues. – Sat. 11:00 – 3:00 (closed 1st Wed. of month)

Profits benefit Operation School Bell® clothing Klamath Basin children

in need


The news from around the country that new home starts have increased finally pertains to Klamath County. As we have seen, new home starts have been trending upward of late across the nation, providing hope that we have seen the bottom of the housing crunch. National Asso-ciation of Home Builders (NAHB) recently said, “Sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted an-nual rate of 372,000 units in July from an upwardly revised pace in the previous month accord-ing to figures released by HUD and the U.S. Census Bureau.” This news provides hope to the hardest hit industry of the Great Recession.

Klamath and Lake Counties are no strangers to following behind the curve, often seeing the pendulum swing first in other areas of the na-tion. The Northeast and Midwest are enjoying healthy rebounds in sales prices. Meanwhile, the South and West are posting a near zero change in new-home sales prices. Locally, Klamath County Building Depart-ment’s website reports that new resi-dential permits from January through June 2012 totaled 36. Compare that to 28 new residential permits for the same period in 2011, 33 permits for the same period in 2010 and just 23 permits in 2009. While these num-bers do not reach the 159 permits issued from January through June 2007, it does show a steady increase from our lowest years.

In other positive signs for the housing market, the Treasury De-partment has announced their plan to conscientiously phase out Fannie

Mae and Freddie Mac in an effort to assist in stabilizing the American housing market. Under the plan, Fan-nie Mae and Freddie Mac will trans-fer all future profits to the Treasury in order to pay off the debt they have accrued through the housing crisis. This plan differs from the prior plan by keeping Fannie and Freddie from accruing any further debt. In addi-

tion, it changes the require-ment that they decrease their portfo-lio 10% per year and instead requires that they decrease

their portfolio by 15% per year. This is a positive step toward NAHB’s goal that asks Congress to phase Fannie and Freddie out until they can create a new financing system that includes a government backstop for the lending industry into the future. The sweeping changes that need to take place in order to replace Fannie and Freddie however, are currently stalled in Congress.

KBHBA reminds you that when you have any construction projects completed on your home, business or yard contact a contractor that is licensed through the Oregon Con-struction Contractors Board (CCB) as well as a member of the Klamath Basin Home Builders Association. See our website for a list of reputable contractors in the area: www.kbhba.org/directory.

The KBHBA is located at 205 Riv-erside Drive, Klamath Falls, Oregon 97601. Call (541) 884-8570 for more information.

New Home Starts Rise in Klamath County

U.S. Bank in Southern Oregon and Northern California has promoted business banking relationship man-ager Bryan Phillips to assistant vice president.

Phillips is responsible for devel-oping and deepening relationships with business customers throughout the Klamath Basin and Siskiyou, Lake, and Mo-doc counties.

“Bryan has proven very effective in his role as a relationship manager,” said Gloria Schell, region presi-dent for U.S. Bank in South-ern Oregon and Northern California. “We are proud to announce his promotion to assistant vice president and look for his continued success.”

Phillips has been with U.S. Bank since 2008, previously as branch manager at its Klamath Falls loca-tion. In his new position, he reports to Kathy Peckham, Community Banking Team Leader for U.S. Bank in Southern Oregon and Northern California.

Phillips is a graduate of the Or-

egon Institute of Technology (OIT). He resides in Klamath Falls. He is active in the community, serving as vice president for the Klamath Falls Downtown Association.

U.S. Bancorp, with $353 billion in assets as of June 30, 2012, is the par-

ent compa-ny of U.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,080 bank-ing offices in 25 states and 5,085 ATMs and provides a compre-hensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services prod-

ucts to consumers, businesses and institutions. U.S. Bancorp and its employees are dedicated to improv-ing the communities they serve, for which the company earned the 2011 Spirit of America Award, the highest honor bestowed on a company by United Way. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.

US Bank in Southern Oregon and Northern California Promotes Bryan Phillips


Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and Staff 2012ExecutiveBoard

President:StanGilbert,Klamath Youth Development Center1stVP:BarbMengUS Cellular-Cellular Solutions 2ndVP:TobyFreeman,Pacific PowerTreasurer/Secretary:BridgitteGriffin,South Valley Bank & TrustHeidiWright, Herald and NewsDanKeppen, Dan Keppen & Associates, IncImmediatePastPresident:JodiKucera,

Mia & Pia’s Pizzeria & Brewhouse

GeneralBoardCurtisWaite, 173d Fighter Wing/Kingsley FieldWillieRiggs, OSU Extension OfficeKathiePhilp, Pacific Crest FCUEllsworthLang, Running YMikeAngeli, The Ledge/Yeti’s LairRachaelSpoon, KBHBARandyL.Shaw, Coldwell BankerTomReeves, Win-R InsulationDavidEllis, Running Y

Ex-OfficioBoardCity of Klamath FallsKlamath CountyKCEDAOregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Community CollegeKUHS DECA

StaffCharles“Chip”MassieExecutive Director HeatherTrampMarketing & Program Coordinator

Renewing Members

A-1 Budget MotelAbby’s Legendary PizzaAvistaBasin Martini BarCascade Auto GroupDesert Lake TechnologiesEcosolar IncEdward Jones - Mike NicholsFirst American TitleHeart of the Basin QuiltersHerald and NewsHigh Desert Trail RidersHosanna Christian SchoolHouse of Shoes

The following Klamath County Chamber of Commerce members renewed their membership for another year:

Klamath Board SportsKlamath County FairgroundsKlamath County RotaryKlamath Falls School DistrictKlamath Watershed PartnershipMotel 6Novak’s Auto PartsPowley PlumbingSMART Reading ProgramSoroptomist InternationalSouthern Oregon Public Televi-sionThomas Tucker, DMDTofell, SharonZCS Engineering

Is your business or organization a member of the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce?

Call (541) 884-5193 to join.

Turn Thom Tire Factory Opens Detail Shop

Turn Thom Tire Factory (2052 Washburn Way) recently opened a detail shop. From left to right: Teddy Williams (T. Williams Company), Stacy Ellingson (Century 21 JC Jones), Stacy Collins (First American Title), Turn Thom staff cut the ribbon, Justin Pearlstein (Country Financial), Pam Redding (Southern Oregon Goodwill), and Charles Massie (Chamber).


Senator Doug WhitsettR-Klamath Falls - District 28

I represent the citizens of Senate District 28, which includes Klamath, Lake and Crook, as well as parts of Jackson and Deschutes Counties.

As Senator of one of the largest Senate districts in the state, it is extremely important that my constituents remain in contact with me about the issues

and concerns that affect their lives. You and I must work together to protect the common interests of rural Oregonians.

I encourage you to contact my office by either email or telephone so that I can know how to best serve you. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards, Senator Doug Whitsett

Capitol Address:900 Court St. NE, S-303

Salem, OR 97301Capitol Phone: 503-986-1728

Newsletters:www.leg.state.or.us/whitsett

Email Senator Doug Whitsett:[email protected]

Oregonians should carefully evaluate Governor Kitzhaber’s recently released draft Ten Year Energy Plan. The Plan aggressively mandates energy conservation, further development of green renewable energy and the rapid phasing out of the use of fossil fuels. The Plan calls for no-net increase in statewide energy use for the next decade. The goal is stated: “Maximum energy efficiency and conservation to meet 100% of new electrical load growth”. At best, the Plan appears to cap future energy availability at current levels. At worst, it will actually reduce energy availability in the likely event that energy efficiency and conservation methods are inadequate to compensate for increased demand. Neither the methods to be used for efficiency and conservation nor their inherent costs are fully described or quantified. Further, the increased competitive costs that always occur when energy demands exceed energy supplies do not appear to be addressed. Oregon has the most aggressive Renewable Portfolio Standard in the nation. Oregon law articulates the aspirational goals of reducing fossil fuel usage by 30 percent by 2020 and by at least 80 percent by 2050. Actions taken in the attempt to achieve the Standard are already forcing the change from reliable low-cost hydropower and coal generation to much higher-cost wind and solar renewables. The draft Plan appears to dismiss low-cost, reliable and relatively clean electrical generation from abundant natural gas primarily because natural gas is a fossil fuel. The huge investments and increased production costs required to meet energy policies adopted in the past few years have already driven energy prices sharply higher in Oregon. Those aspirational policies include the Renewable Portfolio Standard, programs to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions including the banning of coal fired electrical generation in Oregon and establishing strict industrial emission performance standards, sharply increasing funding for energy efficiency programs, enacting the Solar Initiative that requires substantial investment in large-scale solar generation and even a pilot Solar feed-in tariff program. PacifiCorp’s nearly 60 percent increase in residential, commercial, industrial and irrigation rates since 2005 is a salient example of the cost of these policy changes. Those

average annual rate increases were nearly triple the rate of inflation during the same time period. The governor’s draft Plan, if adopted, will force the rapid implementation of these “aspirational” policies. The certain result can only be further significant rate increases. Unfortunately, Oregon’s residential, business and manufacturing interests were not adequately involved in the consultation and formulation of the Plan. Arguably for that reason, the expected sharp increases in energy costs that will result from implementation of the Plan were not adequately addressed The entire Plan appears to aspire to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Oregon. However, we need to understand that the emission of greenhouse gases is a global function. Oregon’s population is about 3.8 million people. It makes up about 1.2 percent of the 310 million population of the United States and only about five one-thousandths of one percent (.00005) of the global population of about seven billion. The fact of the matter is that implementation of the Governor’s aspirational policies will not make a measurable difference in global greenhouse gas accumulations. That fact would not change even if Oregonians discontinued the use of all fossil fuels, totally stopped emissions of all greenhouse gases, and totally stopped using all forms of energy from any source. Regardless of our perceptions regarding alleged anthropogenic effects on global temperature changes, the global atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases cannot be measurably changed by implementation of any action or plan by Oregon policy makers. Oregon continues to be mired in a five year economic recession. Unemployment and underemployment are untenably high and rising. Our per capita income continues its fifteen year slide relative to incomes in other states and the nation as a whole. I believe that a great deal of that economic malaise is the direct result of transformative changes in our state’s energy policies made between 2005 and 2010. In my opinion, implementation of the Governor’s Plan will certainly add further stress to our already anemic rate of private sector job creation and family earning capacity. Moreover, Oregon’s poorest families, including those who are unemployed or underemployed are being disproportionately disadvantaged by the current sharp increases in energy costs.

Their plight can only be made significantly worse by the higher energy costs inherent to the Governor’s Plan. The Plan appears to ask Oregonians to “take a leap of faith” and simply assume that its implementation will result in the best economic and environmental outcomes for our state. A decadal decision of this economic magnitude must not be made based on emotion. We must demand a complete and thorough examination of both the costs of existing Oregon energy policies as well as the actual measurable environmental benefits that have resulted from those policies before we consider accepting the governor’s even more stringent and costly proposed regulations. I believe that any long term energy Plan for Oregon must be first and foremost a blueprint for achieving plentiful, affordable and accessible energy for all Oregonians. The Plan’s primary focus should be on helping to make Oregon businesses more competitive. The creation and maintenance of Oregon family wage jobs is dependent upon competitive production costs. The Plan must recognize that energy production and markets are regional and cannot be isolated by singular state actions without creating severe economic disadvantages. It must break down and remove existing state government barriers to low-cost energy production. The Plan must encourage free market solutions in energy production and distribution rather than creating inflexible and costly government mandates. Finally, energy users must be charged only the fair costs of energy production and distribution. It is both unfair to ratepayers, and counterproductive to our economy, to tax energy users through their utility rates to achieve broader public policy. From my perspective, the Governor’s energy Plan will result in more limited, more costly and less assessable energy. This in turn will lead to a higher-cost and less competitive business environment that will be able to create and sustain fewer family wage jobs. That is not the future that I envision for Oregon.Please remember, if we do not stand up for rural Oregon no one will.Best regards,Doug

CURRENT TEN YEAR ENERGY PLAN IS BAD FOR OREGONIANS

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