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he has owned and
operated an outdoor
store called Wallowa
—–†‘‘”• ‹ –‡”’”‹•‡
as well as worked for
the Oregon Department
‘ˆ ‹•Šƒ†‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡ǡ–Š‡
‡œ ‡”…‡ ”‹„‡ǡ –Š‡
‘ˆ‡†‡”ƒ–‡† ”‹„‡• ‘ˆ –Š‡ ƒ–‹ŽŽƒ †‹ƒ
‡•‡”˜ƒ–‹‘ǡƒ†‘™–Š‡ Ǥƒ‡ƒ”‡†
ƒ „ƒ…Š‡Ž‘”ǯ• †‡‰”‡‡ ‹ ‹•Š ƒ† ‹Ž†Ž‹ˆ‡
…‹‡…‡ ˆ”‘ ”‡‰‘ –ƒ–‡ ‹˜‡”•‹–› ‹
ʹͲͳͷ ƒ† ƒ ƒ••‘…‹ƒ–‡ǯ• †‡‰”‡‡ ‹ ‘”‡•–”›
from Central Oregon Community College
‹ ͳͻͻͺǤ ‹• ‡š–‡•‹˜‡ ‡š’‡”‹‡…‡ ™‘”‹‰
in natural resources and education along
with his well-established roots in Wallowa
‘—–›ƒ‡Š‹ƒ’‡”ˆ‡…–ϐ‹–ˆ‘”–Š‡ Ǥ
Š‡ ”ƒ†‡ ‘†‡ ‘†‡Ž ƒ–‡”•Š‡†
ȋ Ȍ ™‡Ž…‘‡† ƒ ‡™ –‡ƒ
‡„‡” ‹ —‰—•–Ǥ ƒ ‹Ž•‘ ™‹ŽŽ
„‡ –ƒ‹‰ ‘˜‡” –Š‡ ƒŽŽ‘™ƒ ‘—–› ”‘Œ‡…–
‘‘”†‹ƒ–‘” ’‘•‹–‹‘ „ƒ•‡† ‹ –‡”’”‹•‡ǡ
”‡‰‘Ǥ ƒ ‹• ‘”‹‰‹ƒŽŽ› ˆ”‘ ‘”–Žƒ†ǡ
Oregon, and moved to Wallowa County in
ͳͻͻͺǤƒǡŠ‹•™‹ˆ‡ǡ‡‹†‹ǡƒ†–Š‡‹”–™‘‹†•ǡ
•ŠŽ‡›ƒ†ƒŽƒ…Š‹ǡŠƒ˜‡Ž‹˜‡†Œ—•–‘—–•‹†‡‘ˆ
Lostine, Oregon, along the Wallowa River for
ʹͳ ›‡ƒ”•Ǥ ƒǯ• ‡Ž†‡•– …Š‹Ž†ǡ •ŠŽ‡›ǡ Œ—•– Ž‡ˆ–
Š‘‡ –‘ ƒ––‡† –Š‡ ‹˜‡”•‹–› ‘ˆ ‘–ƒƒ
‹‹••‘—Žƒ–‘•–—†›ƒ”–‡†—…ƒ–‹‘Ǥ‹••‘ǡ
ƒŽ‘˜‡•–Š‡‘—–†‘‘”•ƒ†•’‡†•—…Š‘ˆ
ƒŽƒ…Š‹ǡ ‹• ƒ •‡˜‡–Š ‰”ƒ†‡” ƒ– ƒŽŽ‘™ƒ Š‹•ˆ”‡‡–‹‡™‹–ŠŠ‹•ˆƒ‹Ž›Š‹‹‰‹–Š‡ƒ‰Ž‡
—‹‘” ‹‰Š …Š‘‘Ž ƒ† ‡Œ‘›• ’Žƒ›‹‰ ƒ’ ‹Ž†‡”‡•• ƒ† ϐŽ›Ǧϐ‹•Š‹‰ –Š‡ ƒ”‡ƒǯ•
„ƒ•‡–„ƒŽŽǤ
—‡”‘—•Š‹‰ŠŽƒ‡•ƒ†•–”‡ƒ•Ǥ‘–ƒ›
’‡‘’Ž‡ …ƒ •ƒ› –Š‡› Šƒ˜‡ ϐ‹•Š‡† –Š‡ ‡–‹”‡
—”‹‰ƒǯ•–‹‡Ž‹˜‹‰‹ƒŽŽ‘™ƒ‘—–›ǡ ‹ƒ ‹˜‡” ˆ”‘ –Š‡ Š‡ƒ†™ƒ–‡”• ȋ‹ƒ
ƒ‡Ȍ –‘ –Š‡ ‘—–Šǡ ™Š‹…Š ƒ …‘’Ž‡–‡†
‹ ʹͲͳͺǤ ƒ ’ƒ…‡† ‹ ƒ ‹ϐŽƒ–ƒ„Ž‡ ƒ›ƒ
–‘ ϐŽ‘ƒ– ƒ† ϐ‹•Š –Š‡ ”‡‘–‡ ”‹˜‡”ǡ …ƒ–…Š‹‰
‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰ˆ”‘–”‘—––‘‘—–ƒ‹Š‹–‡ϐ‹•ŠǤ
‘•ƒ›ƒŠƒ•ƒ‰‘‘†—†‡”•–ƒ†‹‰‘ˆ–Š‡
natural resources and geography of Wallowa
County is an understatement!

an and his wife recently took over a
portion of the family farm where they
have been living and already have started
ƒ‹‰ ’Žƒ• ˆ‘” Š‘™ –‘ ‹’”‘˜‡ –Š‡ ϐ‹•Š
habitat along the property’s one-mile stretch
‘ˆ–Š‡ƒŽŽ‘™ƒ‹˜‡”ǤƒŽ‘˜‡•‘–‘Ž›–Š‡
vast recreational opportunities in Wallowa
‘—–› „—– ƒŽ•‘ –Š‡ …‘—–›ǯ• ’‡‘’Ž‡Ǥ ‡
often reminisces about his time operating
the outdoor store, saying that his favorite
part of that job was getting to talk with all
–Š‡’‡‘’Ž‡™Š‘™‘—Ž†•–‘’‹‡ƒ…Š†ƒ›Ǥ
‘ǡ’Ž‡ƒ•‡•–‘’‹ƒ†…‘‰”ƒ–—Žƒ–‡ƒƒ–
Š‹• ‡™ ‘ˆϐ‹…‡ ȋŽ‘…ƒ–‡† ƒ– 936 W. North
Street, Enterprise, Oregon Ȍ ‘” ‰‹˜‡
him a call at 541-426-0389 Ǥ„

‘ƒ”†‡‡–‹‰•
Tuesday, November 26th, 2019
5:00 p.m.
Elgin Community Center
260 N 10th St.
Elgin OR 97827
Tuesday, February 25th, 2020
5:00 p.m.
Wallowa Senior Center
204 E 2nd St.
Wallowa OR 97885
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