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Builder Creek Realty, Inc. Receives 2015 Best of Kalispell Award
Builder Creek Realty, Inc. has been selected for the 2015 Best of Kalispell Award in the Real Estate Agents category by the Kalispell Award Program.
Each year, the Kalispell Award Pro- gram identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional mar- keting success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Kalispell area a great place to live, work and play.
Whitefish Rotary ‘Spirit of Whitefish’ Honors Local Community Servant
This year’s Whitefish Rotary Spirit of Whitefish honorary guest is Don Bestwick.
Bestwick, who is called “Donnie” by his friends, was born and raised in Alber- ton and paid for his college education by jumping out of airplanes.
While earning a degree in physical education from the University of Mon- tana and a degree in physical therapy from the University of Washington, he spent five summers as a smoke jumper, making jumps on 48 fires.
Donnie has served the youth of our community for over 25 years through sports, physical therapy, and philan- thropy. From coaching and umpiring youth sports to serving 20 years with Project Whitefish Kids, Inc., (which operates Smith Fields) as director, offi- cer, fundraiser, contractor, maintenance and mowing. Donnie is also a supporter of medicine without borders and has made several trips to Guatemala with his church missions.
Join the Whitefish Rotary Club on Nov. 7 at The Lodge at Whitefish Lake for a celebratory dinner, live and silent auction.
The Whitefish Rotary Club will also be raffling off Gold and Silver that night. All proceeds of the evening will benefit local projects as well as Rotary international projects.
For more information, dinner tickets and raffle tickets contact Clif Hayden, Spirit of Whitefish committee chair, at [email protected] or at (406) 862-2528.
Flair Boutique Celebrates First Anniversary
Flair Boutique is celebrating its first year in business on Nov. 5
Special activities begin at 4:30 p.m. including an open house, gift card give- aways, snacks and refreshments, and an art signing by Kalispell painter Shelle
Lindholm.
Co-owner couple Ryan and Sara Ber-
weger opened Flair Nov. 1, 2014. Relying on their combined 20 years in the retail industry, the Berwegers’ goal was to cre- ate a unique gift shop in Kalispell that offered fun and unusual gift items suited to every budget.
The pair has always preferred shop- ping in independent stores and sup- porting small, locally-owned businesses both at home and when traveling. They saw potential in Kalispell’s independent downtown businesses and wanted to be a part of the revitalization and growth.
The eclectic mix of merchandise at Flair includes many locally made, made in Montana, and made in the USA items, handcrafted gifts, and even imported items, all with unique personality and perspective.
Flair Boutique is located in Kalispell at 36 Second St. E. in the Historic KM Bulding. For more information about Flair Boutique, visit www.flairmt.com, or facebook.com/flairboutique, or email [email protected].
John Pearson joins Dean & Leininger Real Estate of Bigfork
John Pearson, broker, has joined the team of Dean & Leininger Real Estate at their Eagle Bend office in Bigfork.
John has lived in the Flathead Val- ley for 22 years, 19 of those he has spent in the real estate business in the Bigfork area. He was a former owner of Riverbend Realty and was affiliated with Pure West Real Estate before joining the Dean & Leininger Real Estate team.
Dean & Leininger Real Estate of Big- fork was established in 1995. It is owned and operated by Bill and Anita Leininger, both lifetime residents of the Flathead Valley. The real estate professionals at Dean & Leininger strive to combine their knowledge of the area with real estate expertise and personalized service to meet every client’s individual needs.
“We have a lot of history at Eagle Bend,” said Bill Leininger, “I have been working at this location since 1985 and am thrilled to have John Pearson on our team. He brings his knowledge and love of the Flat- head area and a great deal of valuable experience. It’s a perfect fit!”
In addition to his real estate business, John sings with and is a former board of the Glacier Symphony and Chorale. He is an avid and accomplished golfer and is active with the charity events sponsored by the Eagle Bend Golf Club. John and his wife, Diane, make their home in the Swan Valley, Bigfork.
John Pearson’s office is located inside the Eagle Bend Professional Center at 836 Holt Drive in Bigfork. He can be reached at 406.253.0230, by email at john@jpear- sonbigfork.com and on the web at www. MTRealEstate.com.
Immanuel Lutheran Communities Receives Quality Health Award
A process implemented in May by Immanuel Lutheran Skilled Care in Kalispell has been honored by Mountain Pacific Quality Health for its improve- ment of resident continuity of care. The process known as CAMPERS (Cognition, Appetite, Mobility, Pain, Elimination, Relationships, Skin, Integrity) received the 2015 Quality Improvement Award for raising the bar to improve and enhance resident safety and health.
The CAMPERS process means nurses use the acronym as a guide for weekly documentation on long-term residents. This creates a holistic report that allows the nursing staff to monitor differences in resident baselines, rather than using long-term charting. Director of Nursing Christie Brown says it’s improved the overall performance of her staff.
“The uniqueness of this program is that it actually reduces the charting time for staff,” she said. “Instead of hav- ing eight to ten people to chart on prior to the end of a shift, now they have just one or two.”
Brown says CAMPERS has given her team a more frequent and continuous view of patients, leading to better track- ing of things like cognition, strength and mobility.
CAMPERS was developed by Brown and administrator Kim Schildt, who wanted to create a more comprehensive process that led to greater awareness of changes in resident baselines.
The award comes on the heels of a major campus redevelopment proj- ect, which will include skilled nurs- ing updates to further enhance the community.
Bank With Deep Montana Roots Gets a New Name
Earlier this month The Family of Banks, a group of 13 locally-owned and operated community banks in western Montana, are uniting under one new name: TrailWest Bank.
Currently, the Family of Banks is com- prised of:
• Bitterroot Valley Bank – Lolo
• Airway Boulevard Bank – Missoula
• Clark Fork Valley Bank – Frenchtown • Two Rivers Bank – Bonner/Milltown • Mullan Trail Bank – Superior and St.
Regis
• Ravalli County Bank –Hamilton (three
offices), Corvallis, and Stevensville
• West One Bank – Kalispell (two offices) In order to offer customers better ser- vice and alleviate confusion, the bank decided to re-brand under one name — a name that represents its Western values and path into the future. With a new Mis- soula branch scheduled to open in early 2016, and plans to open two additional
branches in Missoula in July 2016 and in mid to late 2017, the need for a name change became a priority.
“Our increasing geographic footprint and the changing marketplace are driv- ing this change. Our ownership is still the same, and customers will still see the same faces when they visit our branches,” said Rich Zins, President and CEO of TrailWest Bank.
All of the branches share the same phi- losophy. They view their customers as family and value relationships as the key to their mutual success. Their commit- ment to serving their local communities and promoting economic development has been their mission since the day they opened their doors for business.
Zins adds “Today, many banks are consolidating and becoming bigger to streamline operations, but in the process, are losing that personal touch. We remain committed to maintaining our small- town approach to banking and fostering long-term relationships with our custom- ers. From the live person who answers the phone, to employees helping their neighbors through community service, TrailWest Bank will strive to remain true to that commitment.
New Associate Medical Director Named for Growing Hospice Agency
Frontier Hospice of Kalispell recently announced Cameron Gardner, MD as their new associate medical director.
“We are very excited to benefit from Dr. Gardner’s approach to healthcare,” said Jenna Justice, Frontier Hospice branch director. “His vision aligns with our commitment to our patients, families and community.”
Dr. Gardner, along with Medical Director Kathryn Borgenicht, MD, pro- vide specialized end-of-life medical over- sight to the growing hospice agency.
Dr. Gardner attended medical school at University of Rochester where he received the 2003 Rochester Academy of Medicine award for his research on geri- atric minor depression. Following gradu- ation, Dr. Gardner worked in community health in Libby and focused on providing his patient with choice of care.
He became a strong advocate in “man- aging comfort versus trying to fix every- thing.” Early on his career, he gained an interest in caring for patients at end-of- life. This was inspired by his mother’s role as a nurse and caring for his grand- mother with Alzheimer’s. His accumu- lated experience was a natural path to hospice care. Dr. Gardner states, “My new role provides an exciting opportunity to work with a devoted team of hospice pro- fessionals, partner with various health- care resources and engage in community outreach and education.”
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