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COLORADO McCarthy Advertising in Boulder recently completed a campaign for Crossroads Mall announcing its back-to-school promotion. IDAHO Oliver, Russell & Associates in Boise was named agency of record for Brundage Mountain Resort and Greenwood's Ski Haus. NEVADA Quillin & Co. Advertising in Las Vegas was retained as agency of record for Heart Imaging. GustinCurtis in Reno bested three undisclosed crosstown rivals to win the $750,000 Wingfield Springs Golf Community account. The agency was formed earlier this year through the merger of two local shops: Mark Curtis Inc. and Gustin & Nakamoto. Sash Nakamoto, a former partner at the latter, will remain with the new agency as a design consultant. He plans to retire sometime next year. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Michael Osborne Design in Stockton has created a new identity system for the University of the Pacific's athletic department. Its work includes a new Pacific Tigers logo. The Corsi Agency in San Francisco was named agency of record for the Northern California Harley Davidson Dealers Association. Weber Harris Witt in San Francisco is handling West Coast advertising for Tech Corps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to improving education for students in kindergarten through high school. British design company The Attik Design has opened an office in San Francisco. OREGON Plaid Pantry appointed INS Advertising as its agency of record. The Portland shop will handle advertising for the chain's 105 convenience stores in Oregon and Washington. Red Monkey Ads & Ideas in Portland was selected as agency of record for FitLife, a network of health clubs in the Western U.S. A campaign from the shop will launch in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Northern California this month. Marsee Baking selected Robley Marketing in Portland as its agency of record. The Hazelnut Marketing Board, an organization representing hazelnut growers and handlers in Oregon, named Swearingen Advertising in Portland as its agency. The shop's initial projects include creating magazine advertising and technical literature targeting the food manufacturing industry. The agency formerly known as McKinney Johnson Amato has split into McKinney Johnson Marketing and Amato Communications. Terry Amato will continue to service his accounts, including The Portland Bridal Show and The Portland Luggage Co., at Amato Communications, based in Lake Oswego. McKinney Johnson, headed by Bob Johnson and Liz McKinney Johnson, will remain in downtown Portland and retain accounts including The New Home Sewing Machine Co., Cascade Ice Cream Co. and Atlas Pro Systems. The three former partners had run McKinney Johnson Amato since 1991. SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Adventist Health hired Willis Advertising in Los Angeles to create a united branding effort for Adventist Health Doctors and Hospitals in Los Angeles County. The agency's campaign, with executions in English, Spanish and Armenian, uses a new tag: "Choose wisely. Choose Adventist Health Doctors and Hospitals." It will run through Nov. 23. WinAir, the Salt Lake City-based airline that recently launched service from Long Beach, has hired Perceive in Long Beach to handle creative work and Mediaspot in Newport Beach to handle media research, planning and buying duties. Richard O'Brien, a founding partner of Sims Freeman O'Brien and former president of Alcone Sims O'Brien (now Alcone Marketing Group), died Oct. 31 in White Plains, N.Y. He was 60. O'Brien retired from Alcone in 1994. Jeffrey Alec Communications in Los Angeles was retained by four new clients: International Silk Flower & Decorative Accessories Exhibition, DePuy Ace Medical Co., Southwest Controls and Canon Communications. Klasky Csupo's commercials division has been renamed Class-key Chew-po Commercials. The Hollywood-based company's unit is headed by executive producers John Andrews and Liz Seidman. Hilary Kaye Associates in Tustin added Cox Technologies to its client roster. Strahan Advertising in Santa Ana was appointed agency of record for Frymaster Corp., Dean Industries and Bevles Co., all equipment manufacturers for the foodservice industry. Piazzo Design+Ad+Multimedia in Santa Ana Heights was hired to create identity, packaging and product brochures for Quantum Leap, a maker of dietary supplements. NewAd Media, a San Diego-based billboard network, posted a four-week campaign in September for two of ABC Television's fall programs, Cupid and Sports Night, and a 16-week campaign for Rooster, a new cigarette brand from U.S. Tobacco Co. Santa Monica-based Fraser/Huff added French Rags as a public relations client. Third Eye and its parent company, public relations firm Stoorza, Ziegaus & Metzger, both in San Diego, were selected to develop marketing programs for San Diego-based Intracorp, a developer of residential and commercial properties. The Young Co. in Santa Monica added CEA Montgomery Media and The Motion Picture & Television Fund & Foundation as clients. ReZ.n8 Productions, a Hollywood-based design company, created a new graphics package for CBS' fall campaign. WASHINGTON Seattle advertising and public relations agency KNCF/Dave recently changed its name to KNCB/Dave and relocated to the Watermark Tower Building at 1109 First Ave. in Seattle. The name change reflects the agency's addition of John Beyer as president. Beyer most recently served as vice president and managing director of Real Networks' European, African and Middle Eastern subsidiaries. He has also worked for McCaw Cellular and AT&T Wireless. Seattle-based WongDoody added the Virginia Mason Medical Center to its roster of clients. The agency will develop a multimedia branding campaign and assist in overall marketing positioning work. A new campaign is planned for early 1999. The Seattle Times selected direct marketing agency The Hacker Group in Bellevue to create a new strategic approach to subscription development using direct mail. The agency has also been selected to handle direct marketing duties for Redwood Shores, Calif.-based Oracle Corp. and Cellular One San Francisco. Bellevue Square, an upscale shopping center in Bellevue, hired Voice, a Seattle agency known for its expertise in marketing to women.

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