Janet Peters
Insurance Inc.
“I have always wanted to
have my own business in the
local area,” Janet says.
One year ago her dream came true when
Janet opened her Allstate Insurance of ce.
“I enjoy working with my clients to make
sure that they have the protection that
they need and want.”
Janet grew up in the Banks area and has
lived here with her husband and family
her entire life.
She enjoys volunteering and giving back
to the community. Janet was instrumental
in forming the Viking Booster Club at
Forest Grove High School.
Janet looks forward to helping more
people with their insurance and nancial
services needs in the coming year and
providing exceptional customer service.
Give her a call or stop by.
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503-357-7179
2305 Paci c Avenue
Suite A
Forest Grove
Allstate Insurance
- We offer auto, home, life, business and nancial services.
Banks Performing Art Dance Academy
14175 NW Sellers Road • Banks OR
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mpunzel@hotmail.com
505-324-0112
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www.banksdance.com
Dian Punzel
Dian was dancing in the Oregon
Ballet Theatre’s company class
when they were forming and
decided that her real passion
was teaching.“I decided to
teach rather than pursue a
performance career,” Dian says.
She has now been teaching for
more than 20 years.
We are a ballet and tap
studio and are welcoming
dancers from the community
to participate in our
production of “Swan Lake,”
rehersals starting after
Christmas.
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Associated Property Management, Inc
Associated Property Management, Inc
408 SE Baseline St, Hillsboro, Ore. 97123 • 503-648-2150
Residential Property Management
Elisabeth A.Reiland & Jane M. Raffety
Associated Property Management, Inc. was created in 1989 with a
vision of Jane Raffety —“Quality Managers for Quality Owners”.
The idea was to provide full service management of single family homes
and small plexes with a well trained staff to protect and manage the
Client’s investment property. Jane has truly enjoyed these past 25 years and
this part of her life journey, but it is now time to retire and pursue other
interests for the next phase of her life.
Jane is so happy to announce the sale of her business to Elisabeth
Reiland at the end of 2013.
Elisabeth has been part of the team
since 1998 and has been licensed with the Oregon Real Estate
Agency since 1999. She has proven
herself to be a great asset to the
company with her dedication and loyalty.
She and the entire office team will
continue Jane’s vision and commitment
to their Clients at the same location.
Please welcome Elisabeth.
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Baseline Pawn loans money on most items of value. We also
buy items. Conveniently located on Baseline in Cornelius,
Sheila opened the store two years ago and is happy to have
made a career move that lets her be her own boss.
Baseline Pawn also sells Jewelry, Electronics, Tools,
Sporting Goods, Firearms, Coins, Music, Games,
Movies and more. Cash of Gold and Silver.
STOP BY ANYTIME AND MEET SHEILA.
Sheila Christensen & her mom, Sue
Baseline Pawn, Inc.
2245 Baseline • Cornelius, Oregon 97113
503 530-8119
2834-C Pacific Ave.
Ballad Towne Square
Forest Grove
503-357-0969
BJ’s Coffee Co.
Ready for a coffee break?
Becky Jo Saxe at BJ’s Coffee Co. can
help with that. BJ’s is a specialty coffee
shop, which focuses on freshly roasted
coffee by the pound, fair trade organic
and Swiss water decafs. With all the
baked goods, breakfast and lunch items
and specialty coffee beverages on sale,
Becky Jo takes pride in serving the tasti-
est morsels, coffee drinks and a wide
variety of espresso beverages.
Becky Jo was first introduced to the
coffee business when she lived on the
big island of Hawaii in Kona. There, she
worked on a coffee farm and processing
plant. She moved back to her home-
town of Forest Grove to start a specialty
coffee retail and roasting facility. Today,
she has owned and operated BJ’s Coffee
for 21 years. “The best part is getting to
interact with so many great and loyal
customers on a daily basis and expand-
ing my customers knowledge about cof-
fee,” she says. “It is also a great feeling
to know I can provide a local meeting
place and venue for the community.”
“I would like to take this opportunity
to say thank you all for supporting BJ’s
and making this your coffee place”
BECKY JO SAXE
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Forest Grove
Bowenwork
Elizabeth Dimick,
LMT #11715
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Elizabeth Dimick got into massage therapy to help people manage
their pain and stress levels. She graduated from East West College of
Healing Arts in Beaverton in September 2004, she has been a licensed
massage therapist for over 8 years now.
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Elizabeth is a certified Bowenwork practitioner. She also provides
Swedish Massage, Hot Stone and Chair massage.
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Elizabeth provides chair massage at local businesses or events, for
more info check out her website. She also provides online instant Gift
Certificates and online scheduling.
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“The best part of my job is seeing my clients
leave my office relaxed and stress-free,” says
Elizabeth, who notes with Bowenwork you are
fully clothed.“I love that after a Bowenwork
treatment my clients leave with a smile on their
face and practically pain free.”
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Elizabeth says helping people manage their
stress also helps them manage their pain patterns.
The process, she says, is gentle but powerful and
she has had many great results.
ForestGroveBowenwork.com
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503-380-7753
2004 Main Street
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Suite 210
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Forest Grove
46975 NW Chrysler Dr. • Banks, OR 97106 • 503-324-8092
Carolyn Schultz was an instructor of
interior decorating and fashion classes for
the Ray College of Design in Chicago when
her husband, Kurt, accepted a job at Intel.
They moved to Oregon and within 6 months
Carolyn was on her way to building her own
interior decorating business. She has been an
independent interior decorator for Carolyn Schultz Interior Decorating,
over 20 years!
Her business offers both interior decorating consultation and custom
furnishings. With a master’s degree in textiles, it’s no wonder she loves
selecting fabrics, carpet and other soft furnishings. Window fashions are
Carolyn’s specialty. The best part of her job is hearing a client’s praise of a
job well done!
“I love working independently,” Carolyn says. “I have the flexibility to
meet with my clients at their convenience and still be a hands-on mom.”
Carolyn has three children, the oldest a senior at Liberty High School, a
7th grader at St. Francis of Assisi School and the youngest, a special needs
student, at Banks Elementary. When she isn’t working, Carolyn enjoys
sewing, gardening and reading.
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503-324-8092
Custom Furnishings • Interior Design Consultation
carolynschultzintdec.hdprd.com
I N T E R I O R D E C O R AT I N G
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“We moved to Banks from Portland in 1997 and xed up our new (old)
farmhouse,”Juli says.“We tried taking an early retirement, but found
ourselves bored.”
Ready for a completely new challenge, Bent
Enterprises was born.
“We were intrigued when we saw so many dump trucks on the
highway between our old life and our new one,”Juli explains.“We
bought one dump truck, and one led to another and now we have
22 trucks, with pup trailers, lowboys, atbeds and semi end dumps
to accommodate our customer’s needs.We are now a small woman-
owned business, enjoying every new challenge that comes our way.”
Fillup’s Trucking has been involved with major projects like
Light Rail, Portland’s Big Pipe Project, the I-5 bridge, Portland and
Hillsboro airports and many others.
“We are blessed to have the very best crew in the industry and
fabulous managers in the eld and in the of ce, as well as successful
and loyal customers and clients who make it all possible,”Juli says.
Juli Bent
Owner and President
Bent Enterprises, Inc.
dba Fillup’s Trucking
PO Box 128 • Banks, OR 97106 • 503-324-6011
Dumptrucking and
equipment moving
Women have long been a vital part of western
Washington County’s business scene.
If you think about killer cinnamon buns, the name Maggie probably comes to
mind. And if you want some locally roasted coffee, the initials BJ (for Becky
Jo) may pop up. But it’s not just the food industry where our local women
shine. They can be found from construction sites to board rooms.
In fact, nearly a third of American businesses are now run by women – and that figure is
rising quickly.
The most recent census data show there are nearly 8 million women-owned enterprises
in this country and that they are growing at twice the rate of male-owned businesses.
In western Washington County women hold prominent posts not only in business, but
also education and government. Leslie Hallick is president of Pacific University, Jolynn
Becker is the city manager in Banks, Yvonne Curtis heads the Forest Grove School District
and Janie Schutz just marked her one-year anniversary as Forest Grove’s first female
police chief.
But most women in business are less well-known. Ninety percent of women-owned
ventures are classified as small businesses, and that’s certainly the case in this area.
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has labeled October as National Women in
Small Business Month. To mark the occasion, the News-Times is highlighting not only
local women who, like Maggie Pike and Becky Jo Saxe, own their local businesses but
also women who play other key roles in our economy.
Women in
Business
2013
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