NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, February 6, 2019 A7 WOMEN IN BUSINESS Deve Wolfe in her Joseph Main Street shop, “Tempting Teal Boutique.” Wolfe has been a Joseph business owner for 21 years. Wallowa County surveyor, Kristina Powell, is one of the few women in the state who owns their own surveying business, Wallowa Associates. She bought the business in 2016 and is still going strong. Tempting Teal Boutique Wallowa Associates, LLC Liza Jane McAlister harnesses her Belgian team to pull her hay wagon for winter feeding. 6 Ranch By Ellen Morris Bishop Wallowa County Chieftain Liza Jane McAlister owns and runs the 6 Ranch just west of Enterprise. Her ranch mission: ”To pro- duce healthy food, restore ecosystems, and preserve western traditions” drives and sustains her business. The sixth generation on this ranch, McAlis- ter raises Corriente cattle, and also markets their beef to food stores and restau- rants in northeastern Ore- gon and Portland. Prod- ucts include a boxed ¼ beef, individual cuts, and “whole grind” ground beef that includes meat from steak, roasts and other cuts. 6 Ranch beef is highly valued as low in fat, high in nutrients, and, sim- ply, delicious. McAlister, a hands-on rancher who does most of the work herself, began raising beef about 30 years ago with 20 conventional cattle. “I started think- ing we needed a breed that could go anywhere, be light on the land, graze on steep ground, and was really hardy.” she said. She decided to try Corri- entes—a breed that origi- nated from Spanish cattle brought to the Southwest as early as 1493. McAlister operates a farm stand on her ranch that carries products from 15 producers in Wallowa County. She’s considering opening another in Joseph. “We raise such good food here,” she said. “ I want our local foods to be more accessible to people who live here.” By Christian Ambroson Wallowa County Chieftain Deve Wolfe owns and operates Joseph’s popu- lar Main Street shopfront Tempting Teal Boutique. There she specializes in women’s fashion. Inside you can fi nd anything “from cowboy boots, fash- ion jeans, rodeo wear, casual wear, stylish jew- elry, leather goods, home- made fl eece, and hidden gems.” Wolfe, a sixth-genera- tion local, is celebrating 21 years of owning a business in Joseph. Originally called Wolfe Fleece & Cloth- ing, she fi rst started selling clothing items in Wallowa County after graduating college and a stint abroad traveling Europe. With few job prospects and not much cash, Wolfe was inspired to make her Christmas gifts that year sewing fl eece. She then began sell- ing her items on consign- ment and due to popular demand, her business grew from there. Eventually, Wolfe’s specialty and store name would evolve. Growing up on a farm, Wolfe is no stranger to hard work, something she credits to her current success as a business owner. “Working every day was a necessity,” Wolfe remarked. In fact, “the thing that’s stayed true the whole time is I’m open every day.” That’s right, for 21 years in busi- ness, Wolfe would only plan to close for four days out of the year. WHERE TO FIND 6 RANCH BEEF Enterprise, Oregon TEMPTING TEAL BOUTIQUE By Steve Tool Wallowa County Chieftain Kristina Powell of Los- tine is Wallowa County’s lone woman working as a fully certifi ed surveyor who also owns her own business: Wallowa Asso- ciates, LLC. She’s been in the business in one form or another since 2005. Only three percent of surveyor license holders in the Ore- gon State Board of Exam- iners for Engineering and Land Surveying are women. As she describes it, the universe chose her profes- sion for her. She graduated from EOU with a Bach- elor of Science in math and spent her summers as a survey technician work- ing at Anderson and Perry, a La Grande engineer- ing fi rm. Upon gradua- tion, Ron Walter, owner of Wallowa Associates, LLC – Land Survey Company hired her. Walter passed away in January of 2015. “Gail Walter, Ron Wal- ter’s wife, offered to sell the business to me so what they had built together would have a chance to continue,” Powell said. She bought the business in January of 2016. What did she fi nd most diffi cult about jumping from employee to business owner? “Being the boss is stressful!” she said. “Obtaining my land sur- veyor licenses in Oregon and Washington seemed daunting – while run- ning/managing a business full-time.” As for the future, Pow- ell plans to take it slow. “One day at a time,” she said. “With the help of my mentors: Rod Lewis and Richard Shaver.” • Liza Jane’s farm stand; The Dollar Stretcher; Ruby Peak Naturals; Terminal Gravity Brewing 12 S Main St, Joseph, OR 97846. Joseph, Oregon Phone: (541) 432-9653. Offi ce: 303 Alamo St. in Enterprise. Phone: (541) 426- 9049 • East Fork Brewing; Winding Waters River Expeditions. Website: temptingtealboutique.com. Website: www.wallowa-associates.com The Wallowa Land Associates, LLC AT CARPET ONE FLOOR & HOME YOU GET MORE WITHOUT PAYING MORE! UP TO 33 % ON SERTA MODEL YEAR CLEARANCE AND ALL ENGLAND AND ASHLEY FURNITURE ON SALE 12 Months Same As Cash Financing O.A.C. 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