Columbia Basin College is one of Pasco’sbiggest institutions both physically andeconomically. It employs six hundredpeople and serves over 7,000 peopleevery academic quarter.The higher education landscape ischanging around the Tri-Cities. WSU-Tri-Cities now offers full four-year

programs and CBC will initiate its rst

full four-year program next September.Could the day come when a student

might take their rst two years of higher

education at WSU-Tri-Cities, then trans-fer to CBC to complete a bachelor’sdegree? Not likely, but not impossible…A lot that was taken for granted aboutthe role of each institution is no longernecessarily accurate.The future of Columbia Basin Collegeis the subject of this month’s PascoChamber of Commerce luncheon meetingat 11:30

on Monday, October 13th, atthe Pasco Red Lion Hotel. CBC Presi-dent Rich Cummins will outline some of the school’s strategy for the future anddiscuss some of the steps down that pathto be taken in the near future.Cummins joined the Columbia BasinCollege staff in 1990 as a member of the English faculty. He moved to theadministrative staff in 1996, working withthe school’s technology and the distance

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Renewing Members

Future role in the community

learning program. During the 2006-07school year he served as interim Presidentwhile Dr. Lee Thornton was on sabbatical.Between those who are in school, thosewith children or grandchildren in schooland those who rely on Columbia BasinCollege for ongoing education and trainingof their work force, a larger number of people than one might suspect have astake in the future of Columbia BasinCollege. Andyou can learnmore at thismonth’sPascoChamberluncheon.

Rich CumminsPresident, Columbia Basin College

2008 - 2009

PASCO CHAMBER

Board of Directors

PRESIDENTRYAN BRAULT

Edward Jones

1st VICE-PRESIDENTBEN BEHEN

Lucky Flowers

2nd VICE-PRESIDENTHEIDI ELLERD

Kuffel, Hultgrenn, Klashke & Shea

PAST PRESIDENTDARRICK DIETRICH

Basin Disposal

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTEEDEBBIE BONE-HARRIS

Franklin PUD

DIRECTORSCARRIE CHAMBERS

River Realty

GLEN CLIFFORD

Clifford Farms

GARY CRUTCHFIELD

City of Pasco

LEONARD HARMS

Harms Engineering

ANNE KOVIS

Allstate

WALT NEFF

Neff Ranches

MELISSA NEFF-HILL

Bank of Whitman

CHENYN PRESTON-JOHNSON

Preston Premium Wines

COURTNEY STENSON

Pasco School District

CRAIG SUTTON

BrightWeb Marketing

MONICA VAN HOLLEBEKE

Simplot Grower Solutions

LIAISON MEMBERSDENIS AUSTIN

Pasco Police

ED BROST

Franklin PUD

RICK MILLER

Franklin County

SAUNDRA HILL

Pasco School District

JIM TOOMEY

Port of Pasco

JANET WRIGHT

Lourdes Health Network

TREASURERRONALD J. PERKINS, CPAEXECUTIVE DIRECTORNIKKI GERDS

Members wishing to contribute to this column can email news to info@pascochamber.org

WORTH MENTIONING

KadlecClinic PascoPrimary Care

is havingits GrandOpening onOctober 2nd from 4 pm to 7 pm.

Clark Jennings and Associates

knownregionally for agricultural and farming realestate, has expanded its residential realestate business. Watch for blue sign poststo sprout up all over the region.

Franklin PUD

’s Board of Commissionersnamed

Ed Brost

their new General Manager.

Mediate Now

has opened at 9825Sandifur Parkway, Suite D, in Pasco. The

ofce offers help with divorce and par

-enting plan agreements and relationship

difculties at work, in families and

in neighborhoods.

Desert Hills Realty

has moved to 6119Burden Blvd., Suite A.More than $35,000 was raised for

Columbia Industries

at the fth annual

Golf Challenge in August. The event waspresented by

Banner Bank

and held at

Canyon Lakes Golf Course.Frank Fleming, MD

Plastic and ReconstructiveSurgeon is accepting pa-tients in the new PascoPrimary Care building,9605 Sandifur Parkway,Pasco. Call 942-3190 fora free consultation.

Gesa Credit Union

on Road 68 is havingits Grand Opening on October 23rd.

Lemaster Daniels,

a Spokane-based ac-

counting rm, with an ofce in Kennewick

is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year.

Pasco Primary CareFleming

A joint effort of the Pasco,Hispanic, Hermiston andWest Richland Chambers.

Building Bridges Networking Event

October 8th | 8:00-9:00 amSanberg Event Center and Garden331 41st Street, West Richland

To RSVP call: 547-9755

To assure that a prospect returns acall is almost impossible. However,I have few ideas for you in Little Miracle#87,

The Watering Hole.

Everyone has a professional they needto meet. Some executives will not returnyour phone calls. Everyone you need tomeet has a favorite watering hole. Searchfor events that they frequent. I have foursuggestions:1. Charities they support2. Associations to which they belong3. After-hours social affairs4. Their favorite attitude-adjustment pubI have a lot of people who don’treturn my calls. Is this normal?How can I get to talk to them?

LITTLE MIRACLE #87

Q A

The Pasco Chamber Changing with the Times

Ryan Brault, PresidentPasco Chamber of Commerce

Hello! My name is Ryan Brault and I amthe 2008-2009 President of the Pasco

Chamber of Commerce. I am a nancial

advisor with Edward Jones. My home—

and family, of course—and ofce are all

here in Pasco.This is an exciting time to step up tobeing a part of the leadership team forthe Pasco Chamber. There is a great dealof momentum from the last year andas we move into the 4th quarter of thisyear I am looking forward to continuedgrowth in membership and improvementin the services that we offer.I am happy to welcome our new boardmembers and I thank them in advancefor their commitment and service to thechamber and the community. I alsothank those who continue on in serviceon the board for their willingness to helpkeep that momentum growing.I am sure that we all appreciate thosewho are retiring from board member-ship for their hard work these last coupleof years. They were there to see theChamber through some rough spots andhelp reverse what had been a downwardtrend. To them and many other strongsupporters of the Chamber who workedbehind the scenes this last year or two goour thanks for their positive, enthusiastic

outlook from which we now benet.

The Chamber will continue to refocus

and redene itself in this fast-paced,

ever-changing world. There are deeproots here…and they give us a strongfoundation for continued growth, whilestill changing with the technology andthe times to meet the needs as they inturn change.The Chamber members represent adiverse network of small businesses andprofessionals. They are and will continueto be the backbone of this community—individuals and families living and work-ing here in Pasco, Franklin County andthe surrounding area.A quick note—I appreciate the responsesto the membership survey contained inthe previous newsletter. If you would liketo participate in that and haven’t yet, I

encourage you to nd your copy of last

month’s newsletter and do that, or sendan email to the Chamber. We want tomake sure that we provide the value thatwe hope you expect.All comments received and surveysturned in will be taken into account aswe go through the process of strategicplanning in upcoming board meetings. If I haven’t made this message clear yet, letme say it unambiguously: I really do wantto hear from you!Thank you,

Ryan

AROUND TOWN

“Found Missing,”

an art exhibit, isshowing at CBC’s Esvelt Gallery,October 1st through 23rd.

2008 Southeastern WashingtonCavalcade of Bands

takes placeOctober 4th, 8:15

to 5:00

PM,

atEdgar Brown Memorial Stadium.Photographer

John Clement

andceramic sculptor

Rachel Dorn