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Stanfi eld senior Guitzell Chaves prepares fresh donuts for a display case while working Wednesday at the Lucky Jam Barn in Stanfi eld.
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in downtown doughnut shop
jobs go from 61 percent in 2001 to 35
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time this summer to remodel a building in Washington as a marketing major.
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Contact
Jade
McDowell
at jmcdowell@
The name, Lucky Jam Barn, is an acrostic made up of the fi rst letter of the stu- of the founding students’ names. They
eastoregonian.com
or
541-564-4536.
dents’ names involves in the project.
By JADE MCDOWELL
East Oregonian