Wednesday, January 16, 2019 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Spas, saunas offer healthy way to rejuvenate
By Jim Cornelius
Editor in Chief
Anybody who has sat in a hot tub
after a long day at work knows that it9s
a great way to relax, relieve stress and
soothe the aches and pains of the day.
But relaxation and soothing are just
the beginning of the health benefits of
a spa.
Rick Trammell of Aqua Hot Tubs
in Sisters says he has a client in his
70s, a man whose career took a toll
on his body, who rolls out of bed each
morning and uses his hot tub to loosen
up and invigorate his battered body for
the day ahead.
<He says that9s what9s going to
keep him going that extra 10 to 15
years,= Trammell told The Nugget.
Rick and Mel Trammell recently
took ownership of Aqua Hot Tubs at
413 W. Hood Ave., Ste. D in Sisters.
Rick has operated Aqua Clear Spa
Service and Repair across Central
Oregon for years. Brian Janke, who
founded Aqua Hot Tubs, encouraged
Trammell to purchase the business 4
and it just made sense.
By bringing Aqua Hot Tubs and
Aqua Clear together in Sisters, they
are now offering both top-flight spa
maintenance and service and their
selection of top-quality spas, with
sales and service out of one location
in Sisters.
Rick literally knows the product
inside and out, since he9s been inside
every kind of spa they carry for main-
tenance. And both he and Mel are con-
fident standing behind their products.
<I think that this is something he
always wanted to do,= said Mel of the
new retail operation.
The health benefits of the products
attracted Mel to the operation.
<I was a nurse for 29 years and he
made me an offer I couldn9t refuse, to
come and help the family business,=
she said.
Mel is <running the store= while
Rick is in the field. She9s adding aro-
matherapy and spa salts to the reper-
toire. She is also strong on the benefits
of saunas, which heat the body from
the core and are known to have ben-
efits to the immune system.
<A nurse, I9m all for alternative
modalities in terms of taking care of
yourself,= she said.
The spas they carry at Aqua Hot
Tubs are more than just sources of
relaxation 4 they9re optimized for
beneficial massage effects.
<They actually have physicians to
determine where the jets are placed,=
Mel said.
Being able to directly service the
hot tubs they sell is a big plus for the
business 4 and for the customer.
Maintenance is the downside of own-
ing a spa, and it9s easy to get it wrong.
A poorly maintained spa is not good
for the skin, and lack of maintenance
Laird
Superfood
is growing in
Sisters and
across nation
By Sue Stafford
Correspondent
PHOTO BY CLAIRE ROWLAND
A hot tub is a great way to relax.
shortens the life of the spa itself.
Regular maintenance is affordable
and easy, Rick notes, and provides
peace of mind.
<You can lift the lid knowing 8I9m
safe to get in here,9= he said.
The Trammells also note that hot
tubs are not as expensive to operate
and maintain as people often think.
With the lid on, a spa, once heated,
requires only about as much electric-
ity as a 75-watt light bulb to maintain
heat.
With a strong belief that their work
is of benefit to the health and well-
being of their friends and neighbors,
Rick and Mel Trammell are excited
to provide hot tubs and saunas to the
residents of Sisters Country.
Laird Superfood has announced a
major investor and significant expan-
sion in Sisters.
Currently employing 70 employ-
ees working in one 16,000-square-
foot production building, the local
company announced last Friday they
have secured $32 million in a recent
private funding round that included
WeWork as an investor, as well as
other private investors.
WeWork leases co-working spaces
to individuals and companies, includ-
ing one-third of the Fortune 500
companies.
An earlier chance encounter in
Hawaii between co-founder Laird
Hamilton and Adam Neumann, co-
founder of WeWork, led to Neumann
trying Hamilton9s products in their
New York headquarters.
See LAIRD SUPERFOOD on page 22
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