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Avgust ». 1981 (Soc 2) SANOY (Ore.) POST—3
T e n E y c k h o n o red b y association
Patricia Ten Eyck of San
dy has been named one of
nine initial recipients of the
A m e r ic a n
S im m e n ta l
Association M erit Awards
The awards are designed
to provide recognition to
junior members who have
made significant contribu
tions to their home, com
munity, school, fam ily and
the Simmental breed
Ten Eyck has been active
ly involved in starting the
Oregon Junior Simmental
Association and has served
as a board member for the
past three years She is an
eight-year m ember of 4-H
and has served as Future
Farm ers of Am erica chapter
vice president
She has also been active in
school athletics, dram a, ski
club, foreign language club
and various church a c
tivities
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Kay Beebe and Jodi Bushman operate I he Edge of I.ace, a mobile company that sells lace.
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by GWEN BOGII
Post Correspondent
It is not unusual for a new business
owner to predict a bad first year
Kay Beebe and Jodi Bushman did,
but for them, the reverse came true
Just one year ago Beebe and
Bushm an entered into a lace
business N aturally, they hoped it
would succeed, but they feared the
w o rs t. But u n lik e o th e r new
businesses struggling through the
firs t few months, the Edge of Lace
made surprising profits
The company is a mobile opera
tion Both Beebe and Bushman own
their own vans which are used to
transport their reels of lace from one
store to another. Lace sales at par
ticu la r stores are scheduled weeks,
even months, in advance.
The two owners have conducted
sales in apartments, homes, salons,
fabric stores, churches and in the
back room s of old b u ild in g s.
Hostesses of each sale receive 10
percent of the gross sales in lace.
While Tupperware and crystal
parties may use a sim ila r sales
technique, the Edge of Lace itself is
unique It is the only business of its
kind serving people from Eugene to
the Canadian border
The women feel their business has
become popular because of the
variety and quality of the lace, and
because there are no sales pitches or
pressure to buy The lace is there; if
someone wants to buy it, they can
Return sales are scheduled at
many stores throughout the year.
The lace sales ordinarily bring in
more customers to a particular
store, so one business complements
the other
The sales have taken in as little as
and as much as 11,500 A large
display of 250 to 300 spools is on sale
each tim e
One reason the women enjoy the
business so well is that they are able
to offer their customers good prices
usually about half of the normal
retail price, 10 to 60 cents a yard.
take it rig h t home
"The consumer needs a break now
and then,” Bushman said
When a sale is scheduled, the
hostess is encouraged to advertise in
local newspapers, through flyers or
w ith signs She is then reimbursed
for the cost
The first hostess for Edge of Lace
w as D o ro th y D o n o v a n fro m
Something Blue in Sandy The San
dy, Boring and Damascus areas
have been popular places for sales.
The company also does benefit
sales, for PTAs, churches and other
organizations, with the 10 percent of
the gross sales going to the charity
The Edge of Lace has grown to the
point where Beebe and Bushman
have split their coverage area in
two Beebe serves the east side,
Bushman the west.
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"W e never thought it would go this
w ell," Beebe said She added that
they may have to hire another per
son to cover the Vancouver area
The broker who introduced Beebe
and Bushman to the lace business
has six outlets in California The
women remember his insistence
that Oregon would be a good place to
begin a business,
NOBODY TRUCKS LIKE WE DO!
PETE
They recall their skepticism, but
as Beebe said. "Everything he's
said has come to pass ”
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