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A18 Business wallowa.com November 11, 2015 Business EHQH¿WV business 400 SANDWICHES IN ONE DAY T Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain What a way to celebrate your 15th Anniversary! Ed and Jeny Charlton celebrated both 15 years together as a couple and National Sandwich Day last Wednesday with a special that kept them slammed with customers for hours. “Between what we gave away and what we sold, there was just over 400 sandwiches,” Ed said. “We haven’t done anything for our anniversary yet. We’re a little short-handed and until we get that resolved we’re putting (celebrating our wedding anniversary) off.” WOLF Continued from Page A1 The wolf delisting was the only item on the commis- sion’s agenda. State wildlife biologists recommend delisting wolves. Under the state’s wolf recov- ery plan, the commission can take wolves off the endan- gered list if they determine: Wolves aren’t in danger of extinction in any portion of their range; their natural re- productive potential is not in ATHLETE OF THE WEEK The Chieftain’s athlete of the week this week is Patrick Ritthaler of Wallowa High school. Ritthaler, a sophomore running back, scored two touchdowns for the Cougars in their 54-20 romp over the Triad Timberwolves in the opening round of the state football playoffs. The amazing Ritthaler racked up 87 yards rushing on a mere seven carries, averaging a tad over 12 yards per carry in the contest. One of Ritthaler’s TD runs was for 58 yards. Defensively, Ritthaler had two tackles with 13 assists. “Patrick ran the ball real well in the second half; I’m really proud of that kid,” said Cougars coach Matt Brockamp. Patrick is the son of Scott Ritthaler of Wallowa. PATRICK RITTHALER Proudly Sponsored By: Eastern Oregon’s Full Service Propane Supplier 201 E. Hwy 82, Enterprise 541-426-0320 www.edstaub.com danger of failing; there’s no imminent or active deteriora- tion of their range or primary habitat; the species or its hab- itat won’t be “over-utilized” for scienti¿c, recreational, commercial or educational reasons; and existing state or federal regulations are ade- quate to protect them. Conservation groups aligned as the Paci¿c Wolf Coalition have described the staff recommendation as Àawed. They believe state law requires that the study be peer reviewed by other scien- tists. The coalition includes Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wild- lands and the Center for Bio- logical Diversity. If the ODFW commis- sion agrees with the staff recommendation, it would mean wolves in the eastern third of the state are not pro- tected under either state or federal endangered species laws. Federal ESA protection would still be in force in Or- egon west of Highways 395, 78 and 95. Delisting wouldn’t mean open season on wolves in Eastern Oregon, however. MORE INFORMATION ODFW’s wolf page: http://www.dfw.state. or.us/wolves/ The state wolf plan would remain in force, and it allows ODFW-approved “controlled take,” or killing, of wolves in cases of chronic livestock attacks or if wolves cause a decline in prey populations, chieÀy elk and deer. Ranch- ers, as they can now, would be able to shoot wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock or herd dogs. None have been killed in that man- ner. Oregon’s wolf plan does not allow sport hunting of wolves in any phase of the recovery timeline, depart- ment spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy said. Oregon has 82 con¿rmed wolves. The number stood at 85 in July, but the Sled Springs pair was found dead of unknown cause in Wal- lowa County, and a man hunting coyotes shot a lone wolf, OR-22, in Grant Coun- ty. ODFW’s wolf program coordinator, Russ Morgan, estimates Oregon has 90 to 100 wolves and said the pop- ulation might reach 150 with- in three years. You’re invited to our first Old Gringo Boot Trunk Show Saturday, Nov. 14 10am-5pm Shop our expanded boot inventory, enjoy drinks, and a $50 holiday gift certificate with any Old Gringo purchase. Open Daily 10 am – 5 pm Uptown Clothing & Accessories in Downtown Joseph 12 S. Main St. • 541-432-9653 “STORMS AREN’T SO SCARY WITH FLASHLIGHTS, BLANKETS AND MOM.” - Bobby When storms wreak havoc on power lines and cause unexpected outages, it can be a little scary. That’s why we work as quickly as we can to restore power safely. You can help by being prepared with an outage kit that includes flashlights, extra batteries, warm blankets and bottled water. © 2015 Pacifi c Power Download our free mobile app to easily report an outage or get an outage update. Learn more at pacifi cpower.net/prepare. Wallowa County Chieftain he theme for this week’s column is cross-pollination. I’ll use my own experience last Sunday as an example. I wanted to go to Simply Sandy’s Open House in Joseph on Sunday. Sandy’s shop is right on Main Street in Joseph, with all the metal chickens and goats out front. She’s right across the street from Red Horse Coffee Traders, where I can get a gourmet coffee in a Ted Juve original pottery cup, roasted on site by Mike Leo, while I pick up BIZ a BGood BUZZ granola bar made Kathleen by Joseph Ellyn chef Judy Goodman. I know that Sandy sends out around 2,000 postcards to former customers and another 1,000 emails and, since she is expecting a crowd, she stocks up on Christmas gift items of all kinds. I love the buzz of happy shoppers all around me, overhearing others make discoveries I may have missed, talking with other customers about different ways to use decorative features ... a walk through Sandy’s two-story house and outdoor shed, and a lap around her industrial reclamation yard is more fun than a binge-watch of one of my favorite remodeling shows on HGTV. But before I could truly enjoy my trip to Sandy’s, I needed a massage. Right up the street from Sandy’s is the massage business of Amy Gulzow. Amy was closed on Sunday, but this is Wallowa County and Amy is my neighbor. It couldn’t hurt to just call and ask if she’d open for me. So I did, and she would. Not only can Amy give me a great massage, she has a selection of specially mixed herbal teas and treatments and (spoiler alert to those on my Christmas list) a packaged collection of bath salts, bath infusion and relaxing teas. So, ¿rst stop, Amy’s. Second stop, Red Horse. Third stop, Sandy’s. Carrying all those packages back to the car made me hungry, but I’d decided to make my day one of all pleasure — so no cooking tonight. I stopped at Embers Brew House in Joseph for a craft beer and a pizza to go. Is eating pizza while soaking in bath salts and sipping herbal tea a spa treatment? You betcha. Multiply my own personal “day spa” by dozens, scores or hundreds and you can see how local businesses support one another by providing the opportunity for a single customer to linger and shop in multiple shops. This is what investors who hope to purchase Wallowa Lake Lodge are talking about when they say they want to provide a context for the area that will allow other business to grow. By creating a new business model, they draw customers who want new or more things. Even direct competition can be bene¿cial to business in that it may reveal niches that haven’t been ¿lled, or a desire that can’t be handled by one business alone, or weaknesses in a business plan. Massage therapist Amy Gulzow, for instance, is one of six or more massage therapists in the county (another great Christmas gift idea, by the way). Each therapist has his or her own specialties. Amy is carving her niche in a number of ways — prominent location, custom blended herbal infusions and teas, and availability as a Douala. Just because I like Amy’s work, doesn’t mean I wouldn’t use another massage therapist for another need. That wouldn’t be taking business away from Amy — she can’t possibly ¿ll every need and niche for every person. Coffee shops are similarly challenged and bene¿ted. I visit them all, depending on my mood and what ambiance or treat I want that day. Would I visit just one more often if just one were all I had? Probably not. I’d have to wait in a long line and the “uniqueness” of the experience and the joy of being served would evaporate for me. I’d probably create a “second shop” for myself by mail-ordering the unavailable coffee, cup and treats online. The same goes for hair salons, where one may have an especially gifted colorist while another may offer a manicure and pedicure with my cut and style. So, here’s to healthy competition. I’m raising the glass I got at Soroptimist, ¿lled with the wine I won at the 4-H auction, to the beginnings of a new wine shop on Main Street in Enterprise — right next to Wild Carrot Herbals. Wild Carrot Herbals owner Jody Berry just got her liquor license approved and Dandelion Wines (which will also feature alcohol- and picnic-related products) on Nov. 19 will open in that long, skinny building attached to Wild Carrot Herbals. Another liquor license, again for wine, also was granted to Ryan Cook and Sammy Weaver of Silver Lake Bistro in Joseph — they took over the spot vacated by The Local Loaf in Joseph and will be open very soon. Please send your Biz Buzz news tips to Kathleen Ellyn at kellyn@wallowa. com.