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West Linn Church Gives Back
Southlake Church in West Linn, armed by hundreds o f its church volunteers, spent Saturday using
rakes, clippers, paintbrushes and other tools to clean up the grounds and spruce up the interior o f
Roosevelt High School. Pictured from left are Susie Perkins Tara Chasteen, Marybeth Lewis and Jim
Lewis.
sp rit Mountain executive Rodney Ferguson (center) receives a
Newsmaker o f the Year award from Royal Rosarians Raymond
Hanson and Sue Klobertanz.
Spirit Mountain
Executive Honored
Spirit Mountain Gaming Chief
E x e c u tiv e o ffic e r R odney E.
Ferguson has been honored for his
accomplishments and leadership in
guiding the Spirit Mountain Casino
and Resort to sustained growth with
major additions to facilities and cus­
tomer services.
Ferguson was named Newsmaker
o f the Year by the Royal Rosarians,
Portland’s official ambassadors and
greeters. He was nominated for the
award by the Portland Observer.
Ferguson is a long time executive
in the gaming industry, with prior
experience with Isleta Casino and
Resort, Hyatt Gaming and trump
Casino Resorts.
Originally from Williamsburg,
Va., he began his career in 1978 in
Philadelphia, Pa., as an auditor for
Coopers & Lybrand, an interna­
tional CPA firm. In July 1983, he
entered the gaming industry in At­
lantic City, N.J., and held various
positions in financial management
for Harrahs, the Golden Nugget and
Trump Plaza prior to starting an ac­
counting practice in 1991.
In 1994 Ferguson returned to
gam ing in New O rleans as chief
financial officer for River City
Casino. In 2003, he joined Isleta
Casino & Resort in A lbuquerque,
N.M ., where he helped transport a
stand alone casino into a full ser­
vice resort that included a 27-hole
g o lf course, fam ily entertainm ent
center with a bowling alley, an RV
park, lakes, m usic park and cam p­
ground facility, as well as a re­
cently opening a four-diam ond
level hotel and convention center
which won the 2008 Hopsy Award
for “ Best Boutique H otel” and
“ Best Hotel L obby.”
photos by M ark
W ashington J r ./T he P ortland O bserver
Roosevelt High School neighbor and booster Mike Verbout (from
left) welcomes Southlake Pastor Kip Jacob and church organizer
Jeff Perkins to the north Portland school Saturday for a major
volunteer cleanup day.
Dr. Billy R. Flowers (above center) and his skilled s ta ff are ready to help those in need.
THE
SPINACOLUMN
An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Part 7. CHILDREN & CHIROPRACTIC:
Start off early in life for a lifetime of health
: When will my children be old
enough to benefit fro m seeing
Chiropractor?
: Children o f Chiropractors of­
ten receive their first spinal ad­
justments the day they are bom.
Using special techniques for in­
fants, Chiropractors are able to
correct spinal m isalignm ents
caused by the traumatic and turn­
ing o f childbirth. W hat’s more,
w e’re frequently able to alleviate
infant problems like colic that of­
ten keeps both babies and parents
up all night.
Q: / have a frien d who takes her
children to a Chiropractor even
when they aren ’t sick. Why would
she do this?
: Actually, there are more rea sons
for children to see a Chiropractor
regularly than there are for adults.
First o f all, because o f their activi­
ties in school and out, children natu­
rally take more spills than an aver­
age adult. This is one o f the most
common reasons people bring their
children to a Chiropractor. But the
best reason o f all is so that with
regular C hiropractic care, chil­
dren can develop a nearly per­
fect spine. Not only to help them
do better in school, but to gain
increased strength, health and
vitality throughout their adult
lives. To find out all the ways
Chiropractic can help your chil­
dren experience a lifetime o f good
health, please call us at the num ­
ber below.
flowers' Chiropractic Office
2124NE Hancock, Portland Oregon97212
Phone: (503) 287*5504