• Lahaina Galleries Celebrates their 32nd Anniversary with International Artists

• Bend Family Dentistry Supports Children’s Festival

• Forbes Magazine Publisher Rich Karlgaard to Address Bend Venture Conference 2008

• Management Training Workshop

• Mountain Bike Clinics: A Success For Cog Wild

• Nosler introduces lead-free E-Tip lineup

• OK Teams

• Quest for Performance Excellence Series

• SolAire Salmon Run Grant Program

• High Desert Museum Events

• Bend Chamber Calendar of Events

Lahaina Galleries Celebrates their 32nd Anniversary with International Artists

     Meet 12 internationally renowned artists and see their latest work on Sunday, July 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Lahaina Galleries’ Bend Oregon location at the Old Mill District, 425 S. W. Powerhouse Dr. The artists include fine art jade sculptor Lyle Sopel (Canada); Yankel Ginzburg (Israel); neo-deco artist Hisashi Otsuka (Japan); surrealist Gil Bruvel (France); classicists Alessio and Marcello Bugagiar (Italy); pointillist Andrea Razzauti (Italy); impressionist James Scoppettone (California); Lyle Sopel (British Columbia); sculptor Steve Turnbull (Washington State) and Oregonians Tom Browning, Jim Daly and Donna Young.
 

Bend Family Dentistry Supports Children’s Festival

     Bend Family Dentistry is the title sponsor for Saving Grace’s (formerly COBRA) 20th Annual Children’s Festival. They were sponsors for last year’s Festival as well. Dr. Brad Hester and his staff think that giving back to the community is important. “Causes which encourage and support families are a personal favorite,” says Dr. Hester.
     The Children’s Festival is held the third Saturday in July at Drake Park in Bend. Children and their parents enjoy face painting, hat making, fishing in the stuffed animal corral and exploring the more than 50 booths filled with fun activities.
     On Festival day, you’ll find Bend Family Dentistry hosting the beanbag toss. The one-and-only sparkling Tooth Fairy will be collecting –and- rewarding those who present their lost teeth.
     All proceeds from the festival go to support Saving Grace’s domestic violence and sexual assault services, including a 24-bed confidential shelter. For more information about the Children’s Festival, call 541-382-9227.
 

Management Training Workshop

     This Opportunity Knocks program is a nine-month series of once-a-month, three-hour workshops designed to develop the organizational and management skills of a small business’s key employees. The agenda will include training on the following seven topics: 1) Leadership, 2) Strategic Planning, 3) Customer and Market Focus, 4) Measurement, Analysis and Knowledge Management, 5) Human Resource Focus, 6) Process Management and 7) Business Results. The first session begins in September of 2008.
     Jim Schell will be the instructor and facilitator. Jim is the author of six books on small business, including Small Business for Dummies. He is the Founder of Opportunity Knocks and has facilitated over 400 OK meetings. Jim is a thirty-five year veteran of small business and has started six small businesses, one of which grew to 200 employees.
     The price is $995. For more information on the OK Programs, please, contact Susie Stevens, Executive Director, Opportunity Knocks susie@opp-knocks.org or phone 541-318-4650.
 

Mountain Bike Clinics: A Success For Cog Wild

     Cog Wild offered mountain bike clinics for local kids and beginner women riders this riding season for the first time and found it to be a success.
     Local kids spent two afternoons in three week sessions riding with Cog Wild while working on their skills and familiarity with our trail network. The beginner women clinics have been offered as four hour single sessions on our trail network. The women work on skills, confidence, and learn routes on the trails.
     Overall the feedback from parents, kids, and women participants has been very positive. In return Cog Wild plans to offer more clinics for kids and beginner mountain bikers alike. Stay tuned for fall kids camps.
     The next Women's Beginner Biking Clinic takes place July 20 with room still available. For more information, please visit www.cogwild.com.
 

Nosler introduces lead-free E-Tip lineup

     Nosler introduces two calibers to the lead-free E-Tip lineup. Now available in .270 130-grain and 7mm 150-grain, Nosler's patent pending E-Tip is built on a highly concentric gilding metal frame, which provides unsurpassed penetration and weight retention.
     The polycarbonate tip, much like those featured on AccuBond and Ballistic Tip bullets, prevents deformation in the magazine, boosts aerodynamic efficiency, and initiates expansion. Nosler's exclusive E2 Cavity (Energy Expansion Cavity) allows for immediate and uniform expansion yet retains 95%+ weight for improved penetration.
Nosler's E-Tip is available at gun and sporting goods dealers across the U.S., in Canada and in many countries overseas.
 

OK Teams

     Opportunity Knocks will be starting two new teams this fall. Each of the OK teams operates independently and includes approximately 10-12 different non-competing businesses and two volunteer facilitators. The individual teams meet once a month for three hours to serve as a board of advisors for each other. In a confidential environment, members help each other with business challenges and other business related issues. Meetings are structured, follow an agenda and keep members accountable. Confidentiality is respected and maintained within the individual groups, as well as a monthly commitment to fellow team members to attend each meeting.
     OK’s membership fee is based on the size of the participating business and the number of full time employees. A business with 1-5 employees is $300 and with 6 employees and above is $600 per year.
     For more information on the OK Programs, please, contact Susie Stevens, Executive Director, Opportunity Knocks susie@opp-knocks.org or phone 541-318-4650.
 

     Opportunity Knocks presents a series of nine professionally facilitated meetings with the attendees consisting of CEOs, Presidents, and non-profit Executive Directors of successful Central Oregon businesses and organizations. The workshops are designed to help attendees perform a comprehensive self-assessment of their organization, using criteria from the nationally acclaimed Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Program.
     Facilitator: James T. Lussier, President of The Lussier Center/TLC provides counsel to individuals and organizations on performance excellence, leadership, and governance effectiveness. He is a frequent keynote speaker throughout the United States. Jim is also past-President/CEO of Cascade Healthcare Community. Under his leadership, St. Charles Medical Center received numerous national awards and was named as one of the Top 100 Hospitals in America three times. He is a 2004 member of the Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and has taught this Baldrige series for three years.
     The price is $1,995 which includes three participants from each organization. For more information on the OK Programs, please, contact Susie Stevens, Executive Director, Opportunity Knocks susie@opp-knocks.org or phone 541-318-4650.
 

SolAire Salmon Run Grant Program

     The Central Oregon Environmental Center is currently accepting applications for the 2008 SolAire Salmon Run Grant Program. Projects must focus on native fish habitat restoration or enhancement efforts in the tri-county area of Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties and should include both direct restoration and hands on education. Favor will be given to those projects that include peer learning and report findings and experience to a broader audience for the purpose of increasing awareness. The Environmental Center is particularly interested in funding projects that include collaborative efforts between organizations, utilize volunteers, and provide matching funds by other cash and/or in-kind support. Total funding available: $3,000. (Average award is $1,000.)
     Learn more or download an application from our website at http://www.envirocenter.org/COEC/coec/Events__Activities/SolAire_Salmon_Run/ Awards will be announced in September.
 

High Desert Museum Events

     July 26 Mustangs at the Museum - Come and see the eight Kiger mustangs that will be adopted on July 27. These unique horses are found on Steens Mountain in southeastern Oregon and have many characteristics of the original Spanish mustang. Throughout July: meet the wild mustang, Beatty.
     July 28 Amazing Animal Adventure Day Camps - Close-up wildlife encounters and hands-on activities allow kids to understand High Desert wildlife and how animals survive in an arid climate. Go behind the scenes and discover what it takes to care for wild animals. For more information call 541.382.4754 ext. 241, or www.highdesertmuseum.org.
     July 31 Three-day Llama Trek Adventure - Disappearing Glaciers of the Cascades. Understand High Desert geology and how climate changes have influenced this spectacular landscape. Hike from McKenzie Pass along the Pacific Crest Trail to Sparks Lake. Explore the glacial and eruptive history of the Three Sisters and the disappearing Collier Glacier as llamas carry your gear. Friday night talk. Hike through August 3. Expert guides from Oregon Paleo Lands Institute, and Oregon State University. The price is $545 and includes transportation, some meals. Museum members: price includes OPLI membership. Contact OPLI: 541.763.4480 or www.paleolands.org.
     August 2-3 1910 Lazinka Sawmill In Action - The whistle blows and the huge antique blade whirs. The sawdust flies and pine scent infuses the air as you learn how logs were worked by hand. Saw for yourself with century-old tools.