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Wallowa County Chieftain wallowa.com Business November 1, 2017 A13 Simply Sandy’s will remain a Main Street staple BIZ BUZZ The good news on Joseph’s Main Street is three fold this week. First, Simply Sandy’s at 305 Main Street in Joseph has been sold to new owners who plan to continue the successful business of supply- ing locals and tourists with home decorations, remodeling accessories, reclaimed and “western style” furniture, metal yard art, custom wood furniture pieces and the work of local artisans. We’ll still have that attention-grabbing busi- ness attracting those tourists and we’ll still have one of our favorite décor and gift shops. Second, the new owners are local people you know: Jill McLaran and Emily Cunningham are the new co-owners and Judy Botham and Jessie Kassahn remain your clerks. Continuity is good and we’re always glad to have local folks keeping businesses vital. Third, a holiday open house is set Nov. 11 and Sandy Warnock will serve homemade cin- namon rolls, so you’ll have the opportunity to congratulate her on building a great business over the last 15 years and the good luck to fi nd local buyers for the business when she was ready for something new. No big changes are planned for the business, according to McLaran and Cunningham. “We’ll sell with love,” said McLaran. “That’s going to be our mission.” “Just loving people that come through the door,” added Cunningham. “That goes back to Sandy’s customer service tradition,” McLaran said. They’ll continue to feature shabby chic, Kathleen Ellyn eclectic, unique fi nds for the home and garden, and some western décor in the Red Barn annex. Sandy did a great job with this business and one of the ways she really excelled was in cre- ating an online presence: You can follow Sim- ply Sandy’s on email, Facebook, Pinterest or at Simply Sandys.com. Another thing Sandy really did right was in cultivating her online sales and taking care of shipping for her customers. It’s no small thing to get those things organized and keep up on them, but it can make a big differ- ence for a small-town business. Hours for the business will be 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed Sunday. McLaran said she was looking for something different than ranching at least half-time and the McLaran ranch will be well looked after by her sisters Maggie and Beth and her father, Scott. Cunningham, a hairdresser, is wife of Jason Cunningham. Jason has worked off and on for McLarans for at least seven years and Emily and Jill were friends. “I decided the business was going to be a lit- tle much for one person, so I called Emily,” said McLaran. “I thought she would be a good busi- ness partner and she’s always been interested in Christoffersen is ‘Realtor of the Year’ Anette Christoffersen, tional marketing from the principal broker in the Joseph Norwegian School of Mar- offi ce of Wallowa Mountain keting when she met her hus- Properties, has been named band Nils. The couple made “Realtor of the Year” by the their home in Zimbabwe, Northeast Oregon Board of Africa, where their two chil- Realtors. Christoffersen was dren were born, later moving presented with the award and back to the United States and Paul Wahl/Chieftain landing in Wallowa County a plaque by current board president Sharron Langdon Anette Christoffersen has in 1999, when Nils accepted been named “Realtor of the a job at Wallowa Resources. at a ceremony Oct. 20. “I was honored to be rec- Year” by the Northeast Ore- “It didn’t take us long to ognized,” said Christoffersen, gon Board of Realtors. fall in love with Wallowa who won the award based on County,” said Christoffersen. a variety of criteria, includ- “We love the outdoors, and ing professional accomplishments, continuing we enjoy being able to hike, bike, ride horses, professional education and certifi cations and backpack and ski here. But most of all we community involvement. Christoffersen has love the people who live here.” Christoffersen served as a Wallowa County representative to is involved with the Eagle Cap Ski Club and the board for the past three years, teaches the heads the annual Ski Swap fundraiser. real estate section of a free class for fi rst-time Christoffersen became a real estate agent home buyers offered by Community Connec- in 2005, after working as a marketing consul- tion and is an active member of The Rotary tant for several years. Club of Wallowa County. “My marketing background was really Born and raised in Norway, Christoffersen benefi cial,” Christoffersen said. “It shortened received an undergraduate degree in interna- my learning curve quite a bit.” Kathleen Ellyn/Chieftain Emily Cunningham and Jill McLaran are ready to welcome you to the new Simply Sandy’s. The duo purchased the business and have planned a Nov. 11 Open House. home décor and antiques.” As important as the tourist dollar is, Sim- ply Sandy’s will remain a hometown business with a hometown focus. Local customers are the heart of the business and Wallowa County is the brand. If anyone can understand branding, it will be these gals with ranch heritage. “I think one thing both Jill and I want to do through the business is share our heri- tage of ranching in Wallowa County,” said Cunningham. McLaran agreed. “We want to tell the Wallowa County Story,” she said. Himes hangs up her EMT career Joyce Himes is retiring as an EMT with Wallowa County Health Care District after 26 years. Himes and her family moved to Enterprise in 1991. She was granted reciprocity from Montana, allowing her to volunteer as an EMT Basic for the district. In the late ‘90s, she advanced her career and became an EMT-Intermediate. In 2006 she became a full time employee for the district. In 1979, Himes was involved in creating a Quick Response Unit in the remote area of Montana where she lived. She was an EMT Basic and responded out of a sta- tion wagon that was used to store and transport equipment. The QRU unit is in operation today and has a fl eet of ambu- lances serving the remote areas Himes of Montana. Himes was awarded the State of Oregon Lifesaving Medal in 2016, which is given to an EMT who makes an “extremely noteworthy contri- bution to efforts that result in the saving of a life while in an off-duty or volunteer capacity.” The award grew out of an experience where Himes walked into a restaurant with her husband and friends to have dinner. She noticed a commo- tion at a table and heard a man yell, “Are you choking?” She discovered a woman who could not breathe and was turning purple. Himes quickly identifi ed herself as an EMT and performed the Heimlich maneuver until the obstruction was dislodged and the wom- an’s breathing resumed. 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