NEWS & NOTES

Geary adds provider: Samaritan’s Division of Integrative Medicine announced that Dr. Scott Safford, PhD, has joined the Geary Street Clinic staff in Albany. Dr. Safford also sees patients at the Heartspring Wellness Center in Corvallis. He received a bachelor’s degree from Linfield College in McMinnville and earned his masters and doctorate in clinical psychology at Temple University in Philadelphia. He recently taught undergraduate psychology courses at Oregon State. Dr. Safford will work with adults and older adults on a broad range of psychological and mental health issues. He is accepting new patients and can be reached at 812-5655 on Tuesdays and Fridays and 768-6412 all other days of the week.

Annual conference: Debra and George Grenz, Albany distributors of Reliv International, nutritional supplements, recently attended “Cheers to 20 Years”, the company’s annual international conference in St. Louis. They attended various conference learning workshops with sessions on company initiatives, effective presentations and leadership skills. For information about Reliv International, call 541-917-0687.

New leader: Linda Brown is the Manager for the Albany Service Unit of the Santiam Council of Girl Scouts. Brown has been a Girl Scout volunteer for 18 years and previously served as the Albany Manager from 1989 through 1991. She returned to Girl Scouts in 2003. Her recent accomplishments include successful fund raising for the renovation of the Albany Program Center, Daisy troop leader, and food drives for Linn Benton Food Share. Albany Girl Scouts and the Santiam Council are United Way Agencies. Brown is actively recruiting women willing to lead troops of all age levels, especially those that can act as career role models for girls. Training is provided. She can be contacted at 541-979-1225.

BUSINESS CALENDAR

September 18: Seminar: “Mechanics of Unemployment Claims Management for Employers”. Central Willamette Community Credit Union, 7101 Supra Dr. SW, Albany. Check-in at 8:30 a.m. Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. Presenter: Anne Swensen. Cost: $59 per person. $49 for Albany or Lebanon Chamber members. For information contact: Greg Ivers, 967-2171, ext. 264. Seating is limited. Presented by Oregon Department of Employment.

September 18: Linn-Benton MicroBusiness Program, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Room CC-213 (2nd floor of the College Center Bldg.), 6500 Pacific Blvd. Twelve week workshop for low-to-moderate income individuals interested in starting or expanding a small business. For more information or to register, contact Willamette Neighborhood Housing Services at 541-752-7220, extension 300, or online at www.w-nhs.org.

September 24: The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce’s 2008 Business on Display Tradeshow will be at Linn County Fair & Expo, Willamette Events Center. 1 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. For registration and additional information or to reserve a booth contact Danielle at the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, 541-926-1517. Premier sponsors for the event are Albany Democrat-Herald, BBSI, Central Willamette Community Credit Union and Express Employment Professionals.

September 24: Membership Luncheon Forum at Businesses on Display Trade Show. 11:30 a.m. at Linn County Fair & Expo. Speaker Brigadier General Cam Crawford, retired. “Guantanamo from A Soldier’s Perspective”. Pre-registration required. Contact Danielle at the Chamber office, 926-1517, for further information.

September 26: Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce Forum Lunch. Speakers: Mayor Ken Toombs and City Administrator John Hitt on “State of Lebanon’s Economy”. 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Career Training Center. Cost: $13 per person. Pre-registration required by phone at 258-7164.

October 2: Crime Prevention Awareness Seminar. Central Electric Training Center, 33309 Hwy 99 E. Tangent. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Sponsored by Neighborhood Watch Councils and Linn County law enforcement agencies. Free to the public. For additional information call 258-6940 or 259-6126.

October 3: One Is Enough Golf Tournament. 9 a.m. shotgun start at Golf Club of Oregon. Five Person Best Ball Scramble. One club only. Cost: Team payment $350 before September 12, $375 after September 12; individual payment $70 before September 12, $75 after September 12. For registration, payment and additional information contact the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce at 926-1517. Presented by Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, Coastal Farm & Ranch. Lunch sponsored by Knife River.

October 3-5: Home and Remodeling Show at Linn County Fair and Expo. Friday, 3 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. For information call toll free 800-537-9296 or on line visit www.info@wvpevents.com.

October 21: “Connecting Politics, Business and Family” at Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce Women in Business Luncheon. Presented by Vicky Berger, state representative. Noon at United Methodist Church, 2nd and Airport. Check in: 11:30 a.m. Cost: $12 per person. RSVP deadline is October 13. Additionaly information available at 258-7164.