Business
Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, April 8, 2015
B USINESS BEAT
Prescription for success
Len’s pharmacy
manager follows
family footsteps
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Blue Mountain Eagle
JOHN DAY – Following
in the family business can be
a prescription for a successful
career.
That seems to be the case
for Tilli Bjornberg, the new
pharmacy manager at Len’s
Drug in John Day.
Bjornberg – whose parents,
Greg and Marla Armstrong,
own Len’s – began working
as a pharmacist there last De-
cember.
However, her career behind
the prescription counter dates
back to 2004, when she was a
pharmacy technician at Len’s
Contributed photo
Father-daughter pharmacy team, Tilli Bjornberg,
new pharmacy manager at Len’s Drug, and Len’s
owner Greg Armstrong.
while still in high school, at
age 16. She continued to work
at Len’s off and on during
school vacations and breaks,
and also worked at Rite Aid
for about six months.
After graduating from Grant
Union High School in 2007,
Bjornberg attended Oregon
State University, graduating
with a bachelor’s degree in
general science and a doctor of
pharmacy degree.
Bjornberg said she wanted to
pursue a career in pharmacy be-
cause she loves healthcare and
interacting with people.
“Being a pharmacist allows
me to easily be accessible to my
patients and help them with their
healthcare needs,” she said.
“Working in the family busi-
ness is very rewarding,” she
added.
Bjornberg and her husband,
Alex, who also works at Len’s,
live in John Day.
Born and raised in John Day,
she is happy to be able to work
and live in her hometown.
“I love Grant County and
could not wait to come back
here after school,” Bjornberg
said.
Kudos for social worker
Blue Mountain Eagle
Former Grant County resi-
dent Brandi Jo Moles has been
awarded the Tom Moan Social
Worker of the Year award from
the state of Oregon, in recogni-
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of social work.
The award is named for Tom
Moan, who had a long career in
child welfare, serving in many
capacities from caseworker
to deputy director. The annual
award recognizes child welfare
caseworkers from throughout
Oregon who demonstrate excep-
tional leadership and achieve-
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Moles received a name plate
recognizing her as a recipient of
the award, and will attend a na-
tional child welfare conference
in Washington, D.C., with all
expenses paid, this month. There,
she will have the opportunity to
Contributed photo
Family members celebrate with Brandi Moles, third
from left, as she is awarded the Tom Moan Social
Worker of the Year award from the state of Oregon.
From left, Andie Moles, Randy Moles, Brandi, Joanne
Moles, Terijeanne Martenson and Kevin Moles.
learn alongside other child wel-
fare professionals and bring that
knowledge back to share in Or-
egon.
A 2003 graduate of Grant
Union High School, Moles at-
tended Southern Oregon Univer-
sity in Ashland, where she earned
a bachelor’s degree in psycholo-
gy and human communication in
2007.
She has been a child welfare
caseworker for seven years, start-
ing her career in Gold Beach, and
moving to Bend in 2009.
She is currently in her mas-
ter’s program, receiving her
master’s in social work from
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OTEC ballots
go in the mail
The annual
meeting is set
for May 2 in JD
Blue Mountain Eagle
BAKER CITY – Oregon
Trail Electric Cooperative is
mailing ballots on proposed
bylaws revisions and board
elections to its members
throughout the region.
The mailing includes a vot-
ers guide, a summary of the
15 bylaws changes, and biog-
raphies of the candidates for
the three positions that are up
in this election. More informa-
tion is available on the OTEC
website, www.otecc.com.
Two incumbents are run-
ning unopposed for their seats:
Austin Bingamen for Union
County Position No. 4 and
Gary Miller for Grant County
Position No. 6.
Incumbent Aletha Bone-
brake and challenger Wayne
Overton are seeking Baker
County Position No. 5.
Election results will be
announced at OTEC’s annual
membership meeting, set to
begin with registration at 10
a.m. Saturday, May 2, at the
Grant County Fairgrounds in
John Day. The event will in-
clude a business meeting at
11 a.m., complimentary lunch
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12:30 p.m., entertainment by
Frank Carlson, and door prize
drawings.
Voting members can cast
their ballots by mail or in per-
son at the meeting.
MEETING NOTICE
Portland State University.
Moles serves children and
families in District 10, which
covers Jefferson, Deschutes and
Crook counties.
According to Lois Day, direc-
tor of the State of Oregon Child
Welfare, “Moles is described as a
caring professional who is highly
organized and motivated to solve
problems when working with
families.”
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torneys, court-appointed special
advocates and treatment provid-
ers have often complimented her
hard work and strength-based
approach with families.
Moles is the daughter of Jo-
anne Moles of Canyon City and
Randy Moles of John Day.
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Monday, April 6, 2015 at 4:00pm
at the USDA Conference Room at
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Contact
Jason Kehrberg or Pat Holliday
at 541-575-0135 with any questions.
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