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• John Taylor, a portfolio manager at RBC Wealth Management in Bend, has been selected as one of eight finalists for the 2012 RBC Volunteer of the Year. Taylor served on the board of the Deschutes County United Way, as vice chairman of the Fremont District Boy Scouts of America and as a van driver for the local Disabled American Veterans group.

• Bea Leach, of John L. Scott Real Estate in Redmond, was the top listing agent for January.

• Noah von Borstel, of John L. Scott Real Estate in Redmond, was the top sales agent for January.

• Matt Burgess has joined Remington Real Estate in Bend as a broker. Burgess has experience as a local business owner and more than eight years of experience in real estate and residential construction.

• Mark Garcia has joined Remington Real Estate in Bend as a broker. Garcia is a local business owner and has more than nine years of experience in mortgage lending and residential construction.

• Craig Glazier has joined the commercial division of RE/MAX Key Properties in Bend as a broker. Glazier will be focusing on leasing and investment sales. His experience includes being a founding owner and managing partner of a real estate investment, development and management firm and managing investment portfolios.

• Jo Ellen Silva has joined the residential division of RE/MAX Key Properties in Bend as a broker. She specializes in relocation and residential acreage properties, as well as buyer and seller representation. She has been licensed since 1997.

• Howard Friedman, of Compass Commercial Real Estate Services and Ken Streater, of ARIS Group, were presented the 2012 Transaction of the Year Award at the Commercial Investment Division of the Central Oregon Association of Realtors annual presentation. It was the first time the award was given to two separate Realtors. Friedman represented the seller of the property and Streater represented the buyer. The transaction closed in February 2012 after being on the market for more than six years.

• Eli Ashley has been appointed president of the board for the City Club of Central Oregon. Ashley has 30 years experience working with capital campaigns, challenge grants, public-nonprofit partnerships, events, boards, committees and strategic planning. He previously was the executive director of the Tower Theatre Foundation and was a participant in the City Club of Tacoma. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Washington.

• Hair stylist Tracy Newton, who works at O’Hairs Salon in Bend, recently completed a three-day Redken Symposium Professional Stylist hair color course in Las Vegas, where she learned the latest techniques in color and hair cuts. She has worked as a hair stylist for 24 years.

• Craig Blanchette has joined Northwest Quality Roofing in Bend as sales director and project supervisor. In this position Blanchette assists in the daily operations of the company, including quality assurance, scheduling, dispatch and placing orders. He also leads residential sales and customer relations.