Wednesday, July 20, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
New owner takes reins at RE/MAX
By Jim Cornelius
Continued from page 3
News Editor
Leslie Beard never
hesitates to take on a new
challenge.
She attributes her willing-
ness to venture into new ter-
ritory to her upbringing. Her
father was in the pulp busi-
ness, and the family moved
around a lot. In order to
thrive, Leslie had to adapt.
“I wasn’t afraid of new
situations,” she told The
Nugget.
Beard’s current new situa-
tion has her taking the reins
of ownership at Sisters’ RE/
MAX real estate office in
Outlaw Station near Ray’s
Food Place. She is dividing
her time between Sisters and
her other RE/MAX Out West
Realty endeavor in Prineville,
which she has owned and
operated since 2011.
Beard got into real estate
somewhat reluctantly, she
recalled.
“I had a son to put through
college and a husband who
wanted to retire, so I was
dragged kicking and scream-
ing into real estate,” she said.
But the field turned out to
be a perfect fit for her tem-
perament and her ethic.
“I like to work with peo-
ple,” she said. “I like to help
people.”
Working in Prineville, she
decided to open her own bro-
kerage, and “RE/MAX was
a no-brainer for me,” she
said. “It’s unbelievable what
they offer — plus the brand
recognition.”
Beard sees her brokers as
her clients, and she is com-
mitted to supporting them
in every way possible, from
providing them with the best
TEACHING: Teachers
have Storyline to
implement this fall
photo provided
leslie Beard now owns the RE/MaX office in Sisters.
technological tools, to pro-
viding office assistance to
free them up to spend more
time working face-to-face
with clients.
“My job is to serve their
needs, to be a good steward
for them,” she said.
Beard has had great suc-
cess in Prineville. She lives
near there, off the grid.
“I absolutely love it,” she
said. “It’s a great way of life.”
She was looking for a
“new situation,” but she
wasn’t sure what that would
entail.
“I knew I wanted to grow
my business, but I didn’t
know where,” she said.
Then an opportunity pre-
sented itself in Sisters, where
Peter Storton was looking to
sell his business.
“Peter and I prayed about
it and just kind of put it in
God’s hands,” Beard said.
“It’s definitely a God thing.”
Storton is staying on as a
real estate agent, along with
a team of other brokers with
whom Beard feels a strong
rapport.
“The brokers in this office
are so compassionate for their
clients,” she said.
A couple of seasoned bro-
kers are expected to come
aboard soon, she noted.
Beard has made every
effort to make a smooth tran-
sition and says that everyone
has been receptive. With her
commitment to good stew-
ardship, she believes brokers
and their clients will thrive
— and so will the business.
“If you do it right,” she
said, “the bottom line’s going
to be just fine.”
Contact Beard at 541-771-
0829 or email lesliebeard@
remax.net.
reflecting followed by teach-
ing the theory; versus begin-
ning with the theory followed
by an activity.”
Using the farmer’s mar-
ket example, students needed
to identify what the market
looked like, create a set-
ting and the elements of
the setting. They needed to
create vendors — develop
characters and stories for
each of those people. They
researched products sold at
farmer’s markets and devel-
oped brochures and flyers to
showcase their product.
Students are learning
social studies, history, sci-
ence, technology; as well as
math and language concepts
through real-life examples.
“As in real-life, problems
are posed, and there is a nat-
ural need to research their
solution,” said Volepak. “This
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program creates the need to
know how to do something,
which is powerful.”
“Students may need to
produce advertising ele-
ments,” added Crandell. “The
storyline program allows for
natural progression. The
teacher can discuss elements
of advertising including
descriptive writing, persua-
sive writing, etc., so it makes
sense within the context of
the lesson.”
Principal Becky Stoughton
has taken Storyline work-
shops in the past.
“I love this concept
because the students take
over their learning,” she said.
“Teachers set the stage but
the kids get so excited they
run with it — true learning.”
“I am excited to leave
the workshop with a com-
plete Storyline to implement
early this fall with my kin-
dergartners,” said teacher
Mylee Card. “It has been
a fun week of seeing how
invested students become
when taught through this
method. “
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