News & Notes

Professional designation: Real Estate Brokers Bill and Robbie Nyara have just earned the professional designation, GRI, (Graduate, Realtor Institute) by the Oregon Association of Realtors.

The Realtor Institute is a program of the National Association of Realtors, administered by the State Associations. To receive the GRI designation, brokers must complete three week-long courses and pass six session exams. Curriculum includes real estate finance, law, ethics, taxation and communication skills.

The Nyaras are brokers with Heritage NW Real Estate and members of the Santiam Board of Realtors.

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OSHA honoree: Corvallis Tool Company of Philomath has been honored by OSHA through its Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP). The distinction rewards the company's efforts in overall safety.

Corvallis Tool was notified of its selection in April. The company produces custom industrial machinery and control systems for wood products manufacturers.

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Clinical examiner: Dr. Jessica Norris, an optometrist with Eyecare Associates in Albany, recently served as a Clinical Examiner in Portland for the National Board of Examiners in Optometry's (NBEO) Clinical Skills Examination. Candidates for licensure examine a patient at each of four stations in performing 19 clinical skills.

Dr. Norris has been an optometrist for five years. Eyecare Associates also has locations in Corvallis and Lebanon.

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Development Director: Jen Butler-Walker has joined Willamette STAGE Company as director of development. She has worked with nonprofits focused on the arts and children for the past several years, most recently as the director of development at the Boys & Girls Club of Albany. She is a graduate student at George Fox University.

Willamette STAGE Company, founded in early 2007, is a nonprofit, private corporation, providing professional live theatre experiences for local artists and audiences.

Business Calendar

June 3: No Meth: Not in my Neighborhood program, 6 to 9 p.m., Center for Business & Industry, 365 Ferry St. S.E., Salem. Free. Sponsored by No Meth: Not in my Neighborhood and Chemeketa Small Business Development Center. Info: (503) 362-9790.

June 4: Women In Business Seminar, 11: 45 a.m., Spring Hill Country Club. Speaker is Salem Mayor Janet Taylor. Sponsored by Evashevski, Elliot, Cihak & Hediger, PC. Seating is limited, reservations are required. Reservation deadline is June 2. Info: Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, 926-1517.

June 6: 2008 Wah Chang golf tournament, Spring Hill Country Club. Entry fee: before May 16, $125 person or $625/team; after May 16, $135/person or $675/team. Register at info@albanychamber.com.

June 11: Supervisor Skills Series, 9 a.m. to noon, Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, conference room, 435 First Ave. S.W. Speaker Jean Bonifas will present "Motivate and Reward." Cost: $76.50 or $193 for three sessions. Pre-registration required: Springboard Northwest, 140 S.W. Second St., No. 202, Corvallis, OR 97333, or send an e-mail to jean@springboardnw.com.

June 26: Drug-Free Workplace seminar, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., Central Willamette Community Credit Union, 7101 Supra Drive S.W., Albany. Featuring speakers Jerry Gjesvold of Serenity Lane, "Personal Costs of Drug Use & Intervention Techniques," and Robert Hayes of the Albany Police Department, "Identifying Symptoms Posed by Drugs In the Workplace." Cost: $10 first person, $5 each additional participant. Reservations are required to the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce, PO Box 548, Albany, OR 97321; fax, 926-7064.

July 11: Entek International presents the eighth annual Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce golf tournament at Mallard Creek Golf Course. Entry fee is $500 per team. Info: 258-7164 or shelly@

lebanon-chamber.org.