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News Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com JOBS be a segregation between the new tourism/environmental protection group of people and the old-time farmers and ranchers who have been here for generations. The moment we choose to bridge those gaps, I think is when we’ll become a truly sustainable community.” Continued from Page A1 At the moment, Nash works at Serenity Salon in Joseph, putting her cosmetol- ogy license to use. She also works at Wild Carrot in En- terprise. Nash aired her feelings about fi nding full-time work in the county. “I think full-time work is harder to fi nd because it’s more affordable to pay part- time workers,” she said. “Especially in winter, a lot of people who own the busi- nesses work the business- es. I think there is full-time work at the hospital, and I think there’s full-time jobs if you’re willing to work. It makes me sad that we’ve migrated into being a grant/ gofundme economy. If peo- ple want to live here, I think there’s jobs.” A self-described worka- holic, Nash worked up to four different jobs last summer –– by choice. “For the type of brain I have, I need something dif- ferent. I could never sit be- hind a desk from nine to fi ve. Working at a boutique and making products — at Wild Carrot — that I can ethically stand behind and doing hair for creative fl air ... make it manageable for me to have a comfortable lifestyle, and it keeps me sane.” Nash said she’d like to see people moving in to the coun- ty who have an interest in ag- riculture or natural resources, rather than tourists or prop- erty speculators interested in making a quick buck. “We need people here who want to make investment in the community,” she said. “There’s the ability to create a sustainable economy here, but people have to work to- gether. I don’t think that’s the case right now. If you’re going to live and work in a small community like this, you have to fi nd a way to en- velop every aspect of it, and I don’t think that’s happen- ing. I think we can bridge the gap so there doesn’t have to Kendrick Moholt Born in Montana, Kend- rick Moholt was two years old when his parents moved to Oregon. He eventu- ally attended Oregon State University where he graduated with a zool- Moholt ogy degree, eventually obtaining a masters in or- nithology from Idaho State University. After spending time in his youth leading backpack trips into the Wallowas, he fell in love with the area. “It was my favorite part of the western United States,” he said. “I’ve traveled all over the world and I still say this is the best spot.” Moholt, now 53, moved to Wallowa County full-time in the 1990s with his wife, Les- lie who has a teaching certifi - cate as well as being a trained biologist. The couple live in Lostine. Moholt initially found part-time work doing botany surveys and other fi eld work as independent contractors, which was worth it to the couple. “We picked Wallowa County because this is where we wanted to be.” After eight years of scraping by on gov- ernment contracts, Moholt started taking work out-of- the-area with natural gas companies, doing permits and biological surveys in order to sustain the family’s lifestyle. “It was a way to keep em- ployed, keep mostly working outdoors and not get a real job. To this day, I’ve never been a full-time employee,” he said. Moholt is now part owner of Bio Resources Inc., which does surveying and permit work mostly for energy com- panies. He also taught himself photography, which helps him in his fi eld, and can also bring in extra income with his landscape photos. “I spend about 50 percent of my time doing photog- raphy and 50 percent of my time doing biological con- sulting stuff. The biology work pays way better, but the photography has taken me to all seven continents of the world,” he said with a laugh. Although Moholt noted the lack of full-time work in Wallowa County, he thinks work of one kind or another is available to those who want it. “As a self-employed biol- ogist, I’ve had some lean win- ters (but) always been able to pick up work,” he said. He added that he hopes that doesn’t change. “It may be diffi cult, but it’s partly what keeps the person- ality of this county as a rural, agricultural, resourced-based economy. I’d hate to see this place not having its primary income from agriculture and logging. That’s what keeps Wallowa County Wallowa County,” he said. January 11, 2017 BROWN Continued from Page A1 Voters in November reject- ed Measure 97, which would have raised $3 billion a year in corporate sales taxes. Brown said she has been having “informal conversa- tions” with members of the business community and la- bor community about poten- tial tax reforms. “I believe we cannot move Oregon forward without ad- equate and stable revenue for key basic services, and I will tell you that members of the business community that I have spoken with over the last several months agree, so now we have to fi gure out the right solution that doesn’t provide further burdens for our working families across the state and also ensures that our economy continues to thrive in every single corner,” Brown said. Education Brown’s agenda includes creating a $20 million gradu- ation equity fund to replicate successful practices from around the state and address chronic absenteeism and ex- panding mentoring and pro- fessional development for teachers. “My top priority will be to work to improve Oregon’s high school graduation rate,” Brown said. About 74 percent of Ore- Births gon students graduate within four years, the third worst rate in the nation. Gun control In July, Brown announced she would attempt to close two loopholes in state law on fi rearm possession. One proposal would close the so-called “Charleston” loophole, which allows a gun purchase to move forward if law enforcement hasn’t de- termined the buyer’s eligi- bility within three days. She also is seeking to close the “boyfriend loophole,” which expands the types of relation- ships that qualify for gun dis- possession when convicted of domestic violence charges. Her agenda does not in- clude another proposal she unveiled in July to ban the future purchases of expanded capacity gun magazines. “I was committed to work- ing with community activists and gun control advocates that believe in common sense legislation, and frankly we struggled to get broad support to move forward on that legis- lation, but it doesn’t mean that I am giving up,” Brown said. Call for bipartisanship Brown opened her speech by invoking Republican Gov. Tom McCall’s call during his 1967 inaugural address to govern in a spirit of biparti- sanship. “It is in that spirit that I address you, the members of the 79th Oregon Legisla- tive Assembly; and it is that spirit that I address all Ore- gonians,” Brown said. Her comments came shortly after Republicans cried foul over Brown’s de- cision to change her propos- al to place a public records advocate in the secretary of state’s offi ce after Republi- can Dennis Richardson won election to the position. In- stead, Brown decided to pro- pose placing the advocate in the Department of Adminis- trative Services, which is un- der her control. Brown was sworn in at about noon by Oregon Su- preme Court Justice Thomas Balmer. In her subsequent inaugural address, she gave a nod to elected offi cials in the chamber and singled out state Rep. 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