NEWS AND NOTES

Three designated: Jane Fisher, Kim Turpin and Stephanie Corden with Coldwell Banker Valley Brokers Corvallis branch has been awarded the Accredited Buyer Representation (ABR®) designation by the Real Estate Buyer’s Agent Council, Inc. (REBAC) of the National Association Of Realtors® (NAR). They successfully completed a comprehensive course in buyer representation and an elective course focusing on a buyer representation specialty, both in addition to submitting documentation verifying professional experience. You may contact Jane Fisher at (541) 829-9064 or jfisher@valleybrokers.com, Kim Turpin at (541) 760-5004 or kturpin@valleybrokers.com and Stephanie Corden at (541) 760-2721 or scorden@valleybrokers

.com.

IT support: Kim Boone will join Coastal Farm & Ranch in an IT Support position. A recent graduate of Linn-Benton Community College’s IT program, he was previously with Hewlett-Packard in Corvallis. Boone will be the main contact for PC, laptop, email, printer and scanner support and will help support the Internet and other network systems.

Scholarship winner: Tysen Weber, son of Lee and Kellie Weber, is the recipient of the 2008 Wah Chang Scholarship award. Weber carries a 4.0 cumulative GPA at Lebanon High School. An Eagle Scout, Weber has received honors as Student of the Month, Optimist of the Year, and was a Finalist in the 26th Annual Oregon Mathematics Tournament. Weber will attend Brigham Young University this fall to study biochemistry.

Awarded: Local psychologist, Carol A. Carver, Ph.D., has been given the Distinguished Service Award for 2007-2008 from the Lane County Psychologists’ Association. The award is “in gratitude for her unstinting voluntarism in governance and advocacy for the profession of psychology.” Dr. Carver has been serving clients in the Albany-Corvallis area for 24 years. She is a past president of the Oregon Psychological Association and has a full time private practice in Corvallis.

New Internist: Internist Chee Lee, M.D., is the newest primary care medical provider to join The Corvallis Clinic Internal Medicine Department. Lee comes from Melbourne, Fla., where he worked as an internist at Omni Healthcare. Lee received his medical degree from the Medical University of Ohio in 1998. He is board certified in internal medicine, and specializes in adult medicine with a special interest in geriatrics and preventive medicine. He is accepting new primary care patients, referrals and consults. He can be reached at (541) 754-1260.

BUSINESS CALENDAR

July 11: Entek International presents the eighth annual Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce golf tournament. Mallard Creek Golf Course. Entry fee is $500 per team. For more information, call 258-7164 or send an e-mail to shelly@lebanon-chamber.org.

Sept. 24: The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Business on Display Tradeshow will be at Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Willamette Events Center from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Booths cost $250 for chamber members and $400 for non-members prior to Aug. 8. To register, contact Danielle, 926-1517.

Premier sponsors for the event are Albany Democrat-Herald, BBSI, Central Willamette Community Credit Union and Express Employment Professionals.