Retailer Of The Year - 2006

Smith Bates Printing & Design

For outstanding business excellence through dependability, success, marketing, quality of high standards in customer relations, SmithBates Printing & Design, owned by Dan and Ann Cavanaugh, was named the Klamath County Chamber of Commerce Retailer of the Year. Smith Bates was recognized for ingenuity and continuously reinventing, adapting, preserving and understanding the needs of their clients and the community.

SmithBates was recognized for with several different awards during the Centennial year:

• For continuously contributing to Klamath County organizations, such as Soroptomist International, the Ross Ragland Theatre, Reames Golf and Country Club, Sky Lakes Medical Center Capital Campaign, United Way, Klamath Ice Sports and Klamath Union High School DECA.
• For their heavy involvement with Chamber, serving on several action teams including the Business Retention and Marketing Team.
• For their support of the District Attorney's Methamphetamine Task Force

SmithBates was also commended for having played a key role in the Chambers marketing efforts by producing the Klamath County Magazine, Visitors Map and Historic Downtown Walking Tour.