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Wednesday, April 8, 2020 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Local connections come together
Sisters locals have come
together to help a branch
office open for a local finan-
cial advisor to serve as a
community resource. Dr.
Tom and Peggy Rheuben
have called Sisters country
home for more than 25 years.
The Rheubens are longtime
friends of Sisters financial
advisor Darren Layne and
fans of his employer, Edward
Jones Investments. Edward
Jones was started in 1922 to
offer people in underserved
rural areas the opportunity to
have a financial advisor.
The local advisor serves
as a resource during mar-
ket ups and downs, through
life changes and events, and
educating people about their
choices with investments and
insurance. The Rheubens
were thrilled when Layne9s
officemate Karen Kassy
approached them when she
was ready to move to her
own office location.
They have signed a long-
term lease with Edward
Jones in the space adjacent
to their dental office at 304
W. Adams.
An even stronger local
connection was forged when
Tom and Peggy9s longtime
friend, contractor Mark
Smeltzer, of Sisters, was
awarded the contract to do
the office remodel.
Smeltzer said, <Tom rec-
ommended me to Karen and
she put me in touch with
the Edward Jones liaison. I
competed against three other
worthwhile companies and
am happy we are »keeping
it local9 with everyone from
the landlord to remodel to
my local subcontractors to
Karen9s office.=
Kassy has 20 years expe-
rience as an educator and two
degrees in business. When
she was in second grade,
her father, who worked in
finance, taught her a simple
math trick called <the rule of
72= that shows how quickly
an investment doubles at a
certain interest rate. Kassy
remembers thinking, <What?
Your money can double
without you having to ever
work for it? That9s magic!=
Her dad started her investing
as a teenager.
When she moved to
Sisters, Kassy chose Darren
Layne to become her finan-
cial advisor, <because of his
great integrity.=
Fast-forward several
years, and the tables turned.
<When I was looking for
a new company to work for, I
asked Darren to keep his ears
out for me, because he grew
up in Sisters and is deeply
connected in our town. He
surprised me in suggesting
I become a financial advi-
sor,= Kassy said. <Darren
convinced me that because
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Tom and Peggy Rheuben offered up a space when Karen Kassy opened
her own Edward Jones office in Sisters.
of my background, starting
with my dad teaching me at
age seven, experience, 20
years9 of relationships with
people in Central Oregon,
and my work as an educa-
tor, that I would be able to
help people understand their
financial picture.=
Edward Jones advisors
learn clients9 needs and
dreams and then create a
<roadmap= helping people
understand where they are
now and how to get where
they want to go.
Why not stay in Layne9s
office?
Kassy explains, <Darren
has been a great co-worker
and mentor and Edward
Jones9s business model is
for each person to have their
own office once they9ve
grown their business to a
certain level in serving their
communities.=
S he offers p e rso n a l
face-to-face or secure on-
line meetings at no charge,
including a free financial
plan or <second opinion=
review of what people may
have already in place. Kassy
also has held several edu-
cational events where she
brings in experts on socially
responsible/sustainable
investing, social security
and more. Future events will
include these and a women9s
investing seminar as well.
For more information, con-
tact Kassy at 541-549-1866.
The best part of her job?
<That9s easy,= Kassy says,
<The people. Often they are
so surprised that they are in
better shape than they think
they are and once they have
a plan they understand they
can move forward toward
their dreams. I love help-
ing them through monitor-
ing, informing, adjusting
and navigating 3 includ-
ing during times of ups and
downs in the market which
can create changes and
opportunities.=
During COVID-19, Kassy
can offer additional help to
those who are no longer with
their employer.
<I can explain options for
401(k), Simple, 403(b) or
other plans they may have
had at their past employer.
Most people don9t realize
they may be able take control
and I can help them under-
stand their choices.=
March was a chilly
one in Sisters
According to preliminary
data received by NOAA9s
National Weather Service in
Pendleton, temperatures in
Sisters averaged colder than
normal during March.
The average tempera-
ture was 35.6 degrees which
was 4 degrees below normal.
High temperatures averaged
47.6 degrees, which was
4.1 degrees below normal.
The highest was 65 degrees
on March 6. Low tempera-
tures averaged 23.5 degrees,
which was 3.9 degrees below
normal. The lowest was 10
degrees, on March 18.
There were 24 days with
the low temperature below
32 degrees. There were three
days when the high tempera-
ture stayed below 32 degrees.
Precipitation totaled 1.35
inches during March, which
was 0.37 inches above nor-
mal. Measurable precipitation
4 at least .01 inch 4 was
received on nine days with
the heaviest, 0.47 inches on
March 31.
Precipitation this year has
reached 3.69 inches, which
is 0.49 inches below normal.
Since October, the water year
precipitation at Sisters has
been 7.40 inches, which is
1.66 inches below normal.
Snowfall totaled 9.4 inches
with at least one inch of snow
reported on three days. The
heaviest snowfall was 5.8
inches reported on March 15.
The outlook for April from
NOAA9s Climate Prediction
Center calls for below-nor-
mal temperatures and above-
normal precipitation. Normal
highs for Sisters rise from 55
degrees at the start of April to
62 degrees at the end. Normal
lows rise from 29 degrees to 32
degrees. The 30-year normal
precipitation is 0.95 inches.
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