From the Haugen Heart

Way to go Jed! It is really fun to see when one of our clients does great things. Jed Lowrie (North Salem class of 2001) got drafted by the Boston Red Sox just three years ago. He has been playing single A and double A ball for their organization and we just got word that he has been moved to their AAA Pawtucket team! If you have seen as many great baseball movies as we have, you know he is just one small step from “The Show” (major league). You can find out more about Jed in the sports section of July 29 Statesman Journal newspaper. We are praying for you, Jed. Hope you stay “injury free”. It is clear you have the talent! . . (Jed Lowrie, age 10!)

And the winner is . . . . The results are in for the children’s contest! The People’s Choice award goes to Lindzee Schaeffer of West Salem. Her mom, Kristina, chose the theme “Rain, rain, go away” and put her in a rain slicker, boots, and umbrella. The forecast that day was for rain but we got sunshine! Some people have the idea that all the wonderful images we display are of children who are very cooperative and will always do exactly as we say and will sit still for long periods of time. Hah! . Lindzee, shown here, had a mind of her own and was running all over the place. What she wanted to do and what we had in mind were usually two different things. We discovered that she loved our dog, Katie, so we had Katie running around and found we could get good expressions just by asking, “Where’s Katie?” By getting into the flow of what she wanted to do, I feel we really captured her spirit. Madison Applebee of Salem was the winner of the Artistic Merit award. When her mom, Nikkie, came in...

Having owned our own business for 30 years (can you believe it?), Neil and I have gained lots of experience in interviewing people for jobs. We have also done practice interviews for friends and helped them to get job offers. Today, I did a practice interview with a friend that is applying for a teaching position. Laura is a single mom and really needs a stable income to support herself and her three boys. She has been looking for over a year, so please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Here are the tips that I wrote for her. These should be applicable to any situation. Successful Interviewing 101 Prepare ahead of time · Do research about the business you will be interviewing with. Do you know anyone who works there that can give you insider information? Do they have a mission statement? What are their areas of strength? How can you help them build on their strengths? · It is also helpful to know something about the personality of the person who will interview you. The only way yo...