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ContentsWomen-Owned Businesses • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 3

Suzi Ireland, Lifeways • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 4

Cissy Smith, Redefined Style • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5, 19

Julie Clark, The Outdoorsman • • • • • • • • • • • • • 7, 9

Judy Sparks, Nyssa Tractor • • • • • • • • • • • 8, 9

Barbara Waldo, Waldo Real Estate • • • • • • • • 11, 18

Leanna Bentz, Saint Alphonsus — Ontario • • • • • • • • 12

Julia Bishop, Biz Zone • • • • • • 13

Stacey Spelman, Chamber • • 14, 15, 19

Laura Killion, Killion’s Steakhouse • • • 16

Elisha Andrews, CT Derm 17, 19

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According to theU.S. Small BusinessAdministration,there are over 27million small busi-nesses in the U.S.One of the fastestgrowing segmentsof small businessowners in the U.S.are women, makingthe success ofwomen-owned businesses, key togrowing our economy.

Every five years, in years endingwith 2 and 7, the U.S. Census com-pletes an extensive Survey ofBusiness Owners (SBO) that ex-amines businesses by the gender ofthe business owner. This is the on-ly comprehensive, regularly collect-ed source of information on theeconomic and demographic charac-teristics of businesses across thecountry by gender, ethnicity, race,and veteran status.

The most recent SBO was con-ducted in 2007. It takes approxi-mately four years for the data to becompiled and fully released. Whenreleased the data can then be ana-lyzed by different characteristics toprovide a current understanding ofwomen-owned businesses and tohighlight interesting and uniquefindings. The 2012 SBO has yet-to-be conducted due to pending fund-ing decisions. Statistics in this arti-cle are based on actual data fromthe 2007 SBO and its 2012 esti-mates.

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For the 2007 SBO Census,women-owned was defined as awoman or women owning 51% ormore of the company. A review ofthe literature and data demon-strates that women-owned busi-nesses are a robust and growing seg-ment of the overall small businesscommunity. Women consistentlyhave been launching new enterpris-es at twice the rate of men, andtheir growth rates of employmentand revenue have outpaced theeconomy.

Nationally, there are 8.3 millionwomen-owned businesses repre-senting 29 percent of all companiesin the United States. In the decadefrom 1997-2007, the number ofwomen-owned businesses outpacedthe growth of other business types,increasing by 54 percent, growingat nearly twice the rate of all U.S.firms, 43.8 percent vs. 22.2 percent.The survival rate of women-ownedbusinesses is 78.2 percent. See ta-bles 1 and 2 (right).

In general, women tend to startbusinesses with smaller amounts ofcapital. They rely less on externalsources of capital, such as businessloans, and rely more on personalsources of capital, such as personalsavings accounts. Some analystsperceive that women’s reliance onpersonal sources of capital may con-tribute to a feeling of being bothpersonally as well as professionally

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For longtime Lifeways employeeand Facility Operations ManagerSuzi Ireland, her work is challeng-ing, nearly constant and yet very re-warding.

Through her work with Lifeways,Ireland oversees and manages theground work, construction, repairsand maintenance for 19 facilities,30 fleet cars, as well as homes andapartments in both Malheur andUmatilla counties.

“I work with a lot of contractorsand sub-contractors,” Ireland, whohas been a Lifeways employee for 13years, said. “I’m actually workingwith some architects right now.”

Ireland said her job as an opera-tions manager is very fast-pacedand challenging at times because ofa high number of projects going onat once.

“It does feel, at times, that there’sso many irons on the fire,” she said.“But it can also make you reach a lit-tle higher too.”

The busy schedule is a good fit for

her, though, Ireland said. With herjob, whether it’s a project, a remod-eling job or a new building, she getsto witness something from start tofinish, which is gratifying to her.

She said another satisfying aspectof her job, especially with the hous-ing and apartments Lifeways nowprovides, is the company is trulymaking a difference and helpingpeople, she said. That’s a very im-portant part of Lifeways, in gener-al, she said.

“I’m very lucky because I’m ableto do a job that I love and for a com-pany I enjoy working for,” Irelandsaid.

The Ontario native lives on aranch and said that she’s lived inOntario nearly her entire life. Shehas two grown sons, Beau Ruiz andCody, a daughter-in-law, Rikki, andan 18-month-old granddaughter,Raelee.

“My granddaughter is the apple ofmy eye,” Ireland said.

Ireland enjoys spending as muchtime with her family as she can, aswell as reading, gardening andcooking.

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SHERI BANDELEANARGUS OBSERVER

PAYETTE

After retiring and moving back toIdaho from California eight yearsago, Cissy Smith decided she justcouldn’t sit around and decided toopen a consignment boutique,Refined Style, in Payette.

Originally from Boise, Smithplanned to settle down in Boise andwanted to buy a Victorian homethere but couldn’t find any in herprice range. She decided to look inother areas nearby and ended up inPayette.

“I couldn’t even buy my grand-mother’s house, which was on themarket at that time,” Smith said.

Before opening the shop, Smithcommuted back and forth fromPayette every day to help take careof her younger brother who was inhospice. While doctors initiallysaid he would only live a couple ofyears at the most, he lived for five.

“After he passed away, I felt like Ireally needed to do something,”Smith said. “I just didn’t want to sitaround my home missing him.”

Many times Smith stopped at ashop in Payette, but it was alwaysclosed. One day, Smith asked theowner if she could rent part of theshop for a clothing boutique andthen keep it open five days a week

for him, to which he agreed. Smith kept her boutique along

with his furniture shop open forhim for a couple of years.

Eventually, the owner of the fur-niture store lost the building, andthe owners took it back, but theywere going to just close it up. Aftersome negotiating, Smith said shewas able to talk the owners into sell-ing the building to her at a reason-able price.

“I thought it would be such ashame to just close it up,” she said.“It’s such an old building. It wasbuilt in 1906.”

Refined Style was opened in Juneof 2010 as a women’s clothing bou-tique and gift shop but also carriesbaby and children’s wear, men’swear and furniture. The shop has afull selection of the latest trends,from casual to formal.

Smith said she isn’t really a socialperson, but this shop has broughtthat out of her, and she enjoys talk-ing to the customers and treatsthem like friends.

“I like to get to know my cus-tomers,” Smith said.

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When Julie Clark applied for a jobat The Outdoorsman in Ontario,then situated along North OregonStreet, it was not her expectationthat it would become her careerand that she would eventually ownthe business.

Now, more than 25 years later,Clark is the “complete” owner ofthe store with her husband, andworking at her fourth location,which she firmly vows is her last.

She started working at the origi-nal location with Miriam Jones andDean Boylan, then moved withstore next door, where Fit For Lifeis now, and later the store wasmoved to the former Les Schwab lo-cation, on the south side of EastIdaho Avenue, for a time. Its last

and current location is on the cor-ner of East Idaho and NortheastSecond Street.

Clark began working in the office,doing the bookkeeping and work-ing with the computers. After thestore opened in the old Les Schwablocation, Clark’s duties expanded.

“I did pretty much of everything,”she said. “The staff was much small-er.”

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JESSICA KELLERARGUS OBSERVER

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When Judy Sparks married herhusband, Gary, it was his dream toopen a tractor salvage and repairbusiness, which they did, NyssaTractor, in the late 1980s.

“Once I got married, we justworked together,” she said.

Sparks’ role at Nyssa Tractor iswell-defined: she does the booksand manages the accounting end ofthe business, and that suits her verywell because she has always likedthe accounting side.

“It kind of worked out becausethat wasn’t Gary’s real strong suit,”Sparks said. “So we’ve always beenpartners in how we’ve worked.”

Yet, Sparks said when she gradu-ated from Northwest NazareneUniversity, then a college, with abusiness degree she had no idea shewould end up where she has.

“I always knew I wanted to be inthe business world,” Sparks said. “Inever thought I would become abusiness owner.”

She said her children literallygrew up at the business. When theyfirst started she would bring hersons, Steven and John, to work andset them up in playpens and highchairs. When they were 8 or 9, theyswept floors and did other small

tasks, which, she said, they didn’tenjoy at the time but now appreci-ate it as adults because they have anestablished work ethic. Sparks stillsees her sons at the business everyday: Steven is the head of sales andJohn is a mechanic.

“It’s very much a family business,”she said, adding she and her hus-band feel blessed their sons wantedto join them.

Still, when her sons were veryyoung, Sparks said it was some-times tough.

“I used to juggle a lot,” she said.Things have gotten easier

through the years, however.“I don’t have to be here as many

hours,” she said, adding during theslower times of the year she some-times only works 20 hours a week –in the afternoons, using the morn-ings to either run errands for thebusiness or do other activities.Before, Sparks said, when the com-pany was newer and she was keep-ing the books and serving as a re-ceptionist, she put in many 40- or50-hour weeks.

Something new at the business,Sparks said, is her office, which wasbuilt upstairs for her. For 20 years,she said, she shared a desk with herhusband, which often got cramped

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for space.

“I’m just tickled to death to not be

in the everyday grind downstairs,”

she said.

Sparks said her husband, who

does the purchasing for the compa-

ny and handles the management

end, is on the road frequently dur-

ing the year, and he makes most of

the major decisions in the business

but asks Sparks’ opinions before go-

ing forward, and they also bounce

ideas off each other.

“I would say that this was my hus-

band’s dream, and I helped him

with that dream, and it became our

dream,” Sparks said.

She said she has played a definite

role in its success, and she is proud

to be co-owner of the largest tractor

and farm-equipment repair and sal-

vage business in the Pacific

Northwest.

Sparks said she is very proud that

their business is so successful and

the fact they get to help farmers be

successful, as well, is very reward-

ing to her.

“I was born and raised on a farm,”

she said. “That’s just a world that

I’m comfortable in.”

The business location is a reflec-

tion of the Sparks’ success. Sparks

said when they first moved to their

property outside of Nyssa in 1990,

much of the land was just sage-

brush. Now it is filled with tractors

and tractor parts – all evidence of

their growth through the years.

And, while Sparks said she knows

at some point she and her husband

will eventually decide “enough” and

choose not to expand further, she

doesn’t know when that will hap-

pen.

“We haven’t reached that point,”

she said. “We’re still continuing to

grow.”

Sparks also said she hasn’t

reached the point where she is

ready to turn over the company’s

books and finances to somebody

else. She said she is confident in her

job and really enjoys it.

Sparks said, growing up, she was

a shy and insecure girl and uncer-

tain about her abilities. She said she

used to think she would grow up to

be a secretary and actually worked

in an accountant’s office perform-

ing secretarial work in high school.

That, she said, is where she discov-

ered her interest in finances and

led to her career.

Sparks said if she had to give ad-

vice to any young girl who was ques-

tioning what they were going to do

or go in life, she encourage them to

try different ideas or avenues.

“I would tell young girls don’t be

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Not that she does any less even

with a larger staff, including a

bookkeeper.

While still keeping an eye on the

books, Clark said she also works

out on the floor and does clean-

ing.

“I work at night at home order-

ing and checking the books,” she

said, commenting there are fewer

interruptions. “I’m just a hard a

worker.”

Clark jokes that she stayed with

the business for such a long time

because she “couldn’t stay away,”

and said an aunt also worked at

her job for a long time as well, sug-

gesting longevity runs in the fam-

ily.

On a more serious note, “I knew

my job, and I do it well,” she said.

“I just stayed with it.”

Clark said she attended a little

bit of college, but had a lot of on-

the-job training, and, through the

years, learned the whole business.,

Clark started buying into the

business about 10 years ago, she

said, and bought more shares

every year.

“It was an opportunity,” she

said, adding the other owners did

not actively take part in the busi-

ness. “They were silent owners.”

Clark, who does a lot of fishing

and hunting, said, “(The store)

fits within our lifestyle.”

Great customer service, friendly

staff, a lot of inventory that is kept

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keep people coming through the

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In 1965, at the age of 15, BarbaraWaldo, Parma, started working ather parents’ insurance company inVale, and, now, 47 years later, she’sstill in the business and goingstrong.

Waldo and her husband, Dave,bought the business from her par-ents in the late 1970s, and sheserves as co-owner and generalmanager of Waldo Real Estate, aswell as co-owner of Field WaldoInsurance.

“I was born and raised into thisbusiness,” Waldo said.

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Leanna Bentz, marketing directorof Saint Alphonsus RegionalMedical Center-Ontario, startedout studying business with a minorin health care at Oregon StateUniversity, but ended up switchingher major and mino because she felthealth care was where her passionlay.

Bentz grew up in Gresham butmoved to Ontario because she hadbecome engaged to Paul Bentz.They have been married about andtwo and a half years.

Both were involved in studentgovernment while in high schooland met during an OregonAssociation of Student Councilscamp one summer. Having kept intouch, the two started dating afterthey were in college, she at OSUand he at Western OregonUniversity, about 19 miles apart.

“We drove that road many times,”Bentz said.

Bentz has worked at SaintAlphonsus-Ontario for about three

and a half years.“I started as an intern and got

hired fulltime after three weeks,”Leanna Bentz said. “I worked withMary Buchanan (her predecessorin marketing).”

Buchanan now works in market-ing at St. Alphonsus in Boise.

“I talk to her almost every day,”Bentz said. “She was a great men-tor.”

Together they worked together ona number of functions, includingthe Chamber of Commerce, bloodpressure checks, the WinterWonderland Parade, and othercommunity projects and events.

“It was a nice introduction for meto the community,” she said.

Bentz studied business with a mi-nor in health care until her junioryear, but didn’t feel that businesswas as satisfying as health care, shesaid.

She switched to health care ad-ministration with a minor in busi-ness, emphasizing marketing.

“”My first health class, I absolute-ly loved,” Bentz said. “That was agood move for me.”

She graduated with a bachelor’sdegree in health science.

Bentz said she likes the outreachprogram and the public health as-pect of her job.

“Marketing in health care is dif-ferent than (marketing in) other

businesses,” she said. “The focus ison helping everyone to havehealthy lifestyles.”

Bentz said she likes working for afaith-based organization, as well.

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For Julia Bishop, co-owner of TheBiz Zone in Fruitland, her career asa businesswoman has evolved byrolling with the punches and re-sponding to the demand of cus-tomers.

Bishop, who owns the print storewith her husband, Fruitland MayorKen Bishop, had a lot of experienceworking in the medical field in thecustomer service aspect. KenBishop had a background in chemi-cal engineering. Yet, they opened aministorage business that quicklyevolved and grew, and now the pairown two businesses that continueto expand.

Julia Bishop lived all around theworld because of her upbringing inthe military. She graduated fromOntario High School and contin-ued to move, later living in Alaskaand Boise.

She married Ken, who was raisedin Fruitland, and the pair decidedto stay in the area.

In 2004, the Bishops opened theministorage business and when cus-tomers came in asking them if theyhad the resources to do somethingspecific, the two figured, “whynot?”

Their printing business began by

printing in black and white. Soon, the business grew in the

same way their ministorage busi-ness had grown, Bishop said.

She said owning a business andhaving it be successful wasn’t diffi-cult because it had been evolving.There was no set plan to the busi-ness originally, and that seemed towork for them.

“We bought things along the wayto increase what we offer. It wasn’ta struggle,” Bishop said.

However, despite the business go-ing well, Julia admitted she wouldhave never opened a business onher own.

In fact, she said, she had original-ly wanted to stay at home.

Julia and Ken have three childrenages 10 years to 23 years old.

The worst part of owning a busi-ness is missing out on a lot of thingsher children were involved in be-cause of how much time it takes,Bishop said.

Although, one of the best parts isbeing able to take off time withoutscheduling it ahead of time, shesaid.

“It is nice we are the owners. If ourkids have something to do, at leastone of us can be there,” Bishop said.

Another thing she loves aboutowning her business is getting to

know her customers. “You get to know the people in

the community. They become morethan just customers,” Bishop said.

When Julia is not working, she en-joys doing crafts, beading with herchildren, painting and sewing, shesaid. “I dabble in everything.”

Currently, Bishop is heading acommittee to bring back FruitlandFamily Fun Days.

“There’s not a lot of things foryoung children to do in the commu-nity. I don’t want to see Family Fun

Days go away,” she said.There is a lot to do with the com-

mittee though. She has six volun-teers helping her with organizingthe event but they are starting atground zero with no money. Theyhave to figure out how to keep theevent going, she said.

She would like input from thecommunity about what they wouldlike to see at the event and if they’reinterested in entertaining.

Bishop asked for anyone who canhelp to call the Biz Zone.

Julia Bishop’s life as a business owner has evolved over time

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The Chamber of Commerce is thego-to place for people looking tomove to the area, to find out whatupcoming events are planned andthe information outlet for manywho have a question about the com-munity.

For Stacey Spelman, office manag-er at the Payette County Chamberof Commerce, she helps with allthose things and more. Spelmanhas been working at the chamberfor 19 months, and she applied forthe position because she knew it re-quired planning events and wouldhave the customer service interac-tion that she enjoys the most.

“I thought it’d be a good job forme,” Spelman said. “I enjoy plan-ning events, and I’m good at it.”

The county chamber is responsi-ble for planning the chamber auc-tion, the awards banquet, the BobMcKinney Golf Tournament, theTri-Cities breakfast for the kick-offof the Payette County Fair, thespring fair parade in Fruitland and

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I thought it’d be a goodjob me. I enjoy planningevents, and I’m good atit.

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the monthly member meetingswhere she organizes who the speak-er will be and who will cater theevent, she said.

Spelman said that she is also re-sponsible for renting out the com-munity center and must organizethe weekends and events plannedthere to make sure not to overbook.

The most difficult thing Spelmanencountered when first hired waslearning certain aspects of her job,she said. Spelman is responsible forpayroll and taxes, something shenever had to do at any previousjobs. Spelman is also responsiblefor the day-to-day operations re-quired of a chamber, such as order-ing office supplies, answeringphone calls and recruiting newmembers, as well as retaining cur-rent members of the chamber andhelping them utilize their member-ship.

It’s not uncommon for people tocall her and ask for a business

phone number or to get her opinionon a particular restaurant, she said.Spelman often gets phone callsfrom people interested in movingto the community who ask whatthe cost of living is and for sugges-tions on realtors. An atypical partof her job is working with newboard members every other yearand a new president, therefore anew boss, every year.

There are 17 board members forthe chamber, technically her bosses,yet it is the president who gets thefinal word, she said.

She remains in contact with theboard members, the president, andfirst and second vice president tohelp coordinate events, and ensureboard members are attending rib-bon cuttings and groundbreakings,events that she is responsible forplanning.

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JESSICA KELLER ARGUS OBSERVER

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Most days Laura Killion can befound exactly where she wants tobe — working the dining room floorand taking orders at Killion’sSteakhouse, which she co-ownswith her husband, Billy, and whereshe works as a waitress.

She said she loves the job buthates how her feet ache at the endof a long day.

Killion has a long history with therestaurant, which was previouslythe Sizzler until the Killions decid-ed to remove the restaurant fromthe franchise.

Killion actually began there as awaitress in 1987 when she was anursing student at Treasure ValleyCommunity College. She said, aftera rough day at work during whichBilly, then her boyfriend, yelled ather, she quit altogether to focus onobtaining her nursing license.

“I didn’t come back until after wegot married because he couldn’t yellat me then,” she said, joking.

The strategy appears to haveworked because when the formerowners of the Sizzler Restaurant de-cided to retire, the Killions boughtthe restaurant in 1997, keeping thefranchise name and association, aswell as the land on which the

restaurant is situated. Killion said itwasn’t her and Billy’s dream to oneday own a restaurant, it just kind ofhappened and stuck.

“We weren’t prepared, but weloved the restaurant,” Killion said.“We were here open to close.”

Their daughters also spent a greatdeal of time at the restaurant, andone learned to walk there.

Killion said one of the best thingsabout the restaurant is the employ-ees, many of whom have workedthere for a long time. She also enjoysher role in the front of the business,taking orders and talking to pa-trons. Public relations, she said, ismore her area, while her husbandfocuses on the management.

“He’s much better with the de-tails,” she said. “He just reallyknows the area, knows the commu-nity.”

But, Killion said, she and her hus-band have a real partnership, andshe has a large influence in the di-rection of the business. She said itwas she who pushed for cutting tieswith the Sizzler franchise and be-coming Killion’s. While some cus-tomers have not responded well toall the changes, Killion likes it.

“It just seems more fun and re-laxed and more Ontario and notSouthern California,” she said.

For Killion, owning a restaurant challenging, fun

JESSICA KELLER | ARGUS OBSERVER

Laura Killion, co-owner of Killion’s Steakhouse in Ontario with her husband, Billy, en-joys the public relations aspect of her job, although she admits sometimes her feetache after a day of waitressing.

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SHERI BANDELEANARGUS OBSERVER

FRUITLAND

Elisha Andrews, clinic managerfor CT Derm in Fruitland, is pas-sionate about her work and lovesworking with people and makingthem happy.

She came to work as a reception-ist for Dr. Carl Thornfeldt 13 yearsago and loved her job and workingfor him but felt she wanted to domore.

“I felt there was more out there,and that I had more potential,”Andrews said.

Andrews did leave her reception-ist position to get more work expe-rience, but she always aspired tomanage a clinic. After a couple ofyears, Thornfeldt called Andrewsand asked if she wanted to comeback because there was an opening,

and Andrews accepted the offer.She served as Thornfeldt’s assistantbefore becoming clinic managerfive years ago.

“This position fits me really well,”Andrews said. “I love working withpeople, and I love to help the em-ployees.”

While working for Thornfeldt,Andrews helped implement theMed Spa, which is a full servicemedical spa.

“It was fun to fulfill a need for thecommunity and to educate myselfon the technology and watch itcome to conclusion,” Andrews said.

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Elisha Andrews, clinic manager at CT Derm enjoys her job and feels this job is the per-fect fit for her as she loves helping people and making them happy.

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said. “I love getting up in the morningand knowing I have a positive staff toshare the day with.”

Waldo Real Estate and Field WaldoInsurance have locations in Ontario,Nyssa, Vale and New Plymouth, Waldosaid.

The businesses have seen multiplechanges throughout the years, Waldosaid.

“The changes are countless,” Waldosaid. “There have just been so many.Just one big one, I guess, would be thatseveral years ago everything was man-ual. Almost everything now is paper-less, and all the information is onlineinstead of in the manuals and books wehad.”

When not managing agents or han-dling day-to-day business dealings,Waldo and her husband enjoy enter-taining guests and spending time withtheir children and grandchildren, shesaid.

Waldo has four children, Dallas,Brad, Dana Christy and DeeanneMosman, she said. Mosman and BradWaldo currently work in the Waldo of-fices.

Waldo also has six grandchildren shethoroughly enjoys spending as muchtime with as possible, she said.

She spends much of her free timeworking on her yard at her family’sfarm in Parma and simply enjoys life,she said.

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husband, who is from NewPlymouth, and her two children, adaughter, 14, who is a freshman inhigh school, and a son, 6.

Andrews said she and her fami-ly love the outdoors. She goeshunting in the fall, snow skiing inthe winter, prepares her garden inthe spring and goes rafting in thesummer before getting ready tohunt again.

“Idaho has absolutely everythinghere,” Andrews said. “I just love ithere.”

Andrews said she is happy with

her position and intends to con-tinue working for Thornfeldt un-til he retires.

After Thornfeldt retires, whichcould be 10 years or more,Andrews said she doesn’t knowwhat she will do, but she enjoysworking in private practice. Shefeels she wouldn’t enjoy workingfor a big hospital. Health carekeeps changing, she said, and she’snot sure what will happen but isopen to the possibility of goingback to school if necessary.

“But this is where I’m at and I’mreally happy here,” Andrews said.

ANDREWS: Loves living in IdahoFROM PAGE 17

SPELMAN: Likes planning eventsand the items are in good condi-tion, Smith can help sell thoseitems. Smith said she enjoys livingin Payette and has four children,

one who lives in Payette with herand also works at the shop andthen two children who live in theBoise area. Her oldest son lives inNew Orleans.

SMITH: Works with one of her sonsFROM PAGE 5

CHERISE KAECHELE | ARGUS OBSERVER

Back at the Payette County Chamber of Commerce office, Stacey Spelman, officemanager, conducts business with Mandy Falk, vice president of Toombs JanitorialService.

in the community with other re-sponsibilities, Spelman said. Theyhave other jobs and other time com-mitments in addition to their re-sponsibilities at the chamber.

“I am the only person who is 100percent there for the chamber,”Spelman said. “This is my job andresponsibility.”

Aside from her professional re-sponsibilities with the chamber,Spelman recently had a baby. Herdaughter, Rowan, was born on Sept.21, and Spelman worked up untilthat day, she said. In fact, she hadan event planned for the chamberon the day her daughter was born.

Spelman worked from homewhile on maternity leave and is nowback for three weeks with Rowanfor half time. She will be back to fulltime status after the three weeks areover.

“Having kids and working with

the chamber is harder because ofmy husband’s job,” Spelman said.“He’s gone overnight... he doesn’twork an 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. job.”

Her husband, Joe Spelman, worksfor Schwanns and is responsible foran area that keeps him out late atnight, and on certain nights of theweek is too far to drive home due tohis route.There are a lot of extraevents that are after hours whereshe struggles to find someone totake care of her two children, bothunder the age of 2, she said.

In other aspects, however, she hasthe flexibility to close the chamberdoor and go home if her childrenare sick or is able to bring the babyto work with her, like she is doingnow, she said. Spelman enjoys theinteraction she has with chambermembers and those in the commu-nity and enjoys planning the majorevents for which the chamber is re-sponsible.

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