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BUSINESS
Wallowa County Chieftain
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
Enterprise businesses play musical chairs
Same businesses,
new locations
and owners
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
Sunshine Seeds
Students work at a vocational skills training center.
New apprenticeship
rule expands alternative
path to employment
By Bethany Blankley
The Center Square
Expanding and improv-
ing the nation’s apprentice-
ship programs by getting
government out of the way
is the goal of a new proposal
the Trump administration
announced last week.
“To address America’s
skills gap and expand the
apprenticeship model to
new industries,” the U.S.
Department of Labor pro-
posed a new rule under the
National Apprenticeship
Act. It establishes a pro-
cess for recognizing Stan-
dards Recognition Entities
and Industry-Recognized
Apprenticeship Programs.
“The
Department
believes its industry-led,
market-driven approach
provides the fl exibility nec-
essary to scale the appren-
ticeship model where it
is needed most and helps
address America’s skills
gap,” the proposed rule
states.
According to federal
data, more than 90 percent
of individuals who partic-
ipate in apprenticeships
fi nd gainful employment
during or upon completion
of their training.
“With this rule, the
Trump administration is
signaling that the days of
costly,
one-size-fi ts-all
approaches are numbered,”
Kristina Rasmussen, vice
president of federal affairs
at Foundation for Gov-
ernment
Accountability
(FGA), told The Center
Square. “Apprenticeships
offer an incredible opportu-
nity, particularly for young
workers, to receive quality
job training through paid,
hands-on experience.”
According to research
conducted by the FGA,
obtaining education cred-
its through on-the-job
training apprenticeships
helps younger workers
obtain gainful employ-
ment, increases incomes,
and reduces government
dependency.
A poll conducted by
Cor Strategies Inc. found
that the majority of likely
voters surveyed support
expanded apprenticeships
and are more likely to sup-
port policymakers who
also support them.
Seventy-seven
per-
cent of those surveyed
approved of individu-
als receiving licenses to
work if they obtain com-
parable on-the-job training
through an apprenticeship,
even if they haven’t taken
formal classes; 66 percent
said they would vote for a
governor or legislator who
made it possible to use an
apprenticeship as an alter-
native path to obtaining
licenses.
If Enterprise seems a bit
disorienting this week, it’s
not because your inner com-
pass has failed. Three down-
town businesses have just
moved to new digs. And
all are remaining within a
few doors of their previous
locations.
Belle Salon is taking up
residence two blocks south
on Main Street in the old
bank building. The Enter-
prise Flower Shop has
moved into what used to be
Bee Charmed, just two doors
to the north. A new quilt
shop will occupy the fl ower
shop’s former space. (Con-
fused yet)? And Eagle Cap
Wellness is now ensconced
in the EM&M space that
was temporarily the Enter-
prise City Hall.
Amy Anton decided to
move Belle Salon into the
bank building because “…
it has much better light. And
it also offers some rooms
so that customers can have
better privacy when they
are having their nails done,
or pedicures, hair coloring,
and other services.” Anton
is especially happy that the
space offers a room for a
“dispensary”, where a vari-
ety of compounds used by
beauticians can be safely
stored –one of the require-
ments for salons in Oregon.
Although her overall space
is slightly smaller than her
place in the EM&M build-
ing, it seems spacious and
provides a sitting and wait-
ing area with coffee, tea, and
other refreshments for cli-
ents. Anton also has space
for three more professionals:
a beautician, a nail techni-
cian and an esthetician who
will do facials. As a fourth
generation Wallowa County
resident, Anton understands
the needs and culture of
Ellen Morris Bishop
The Enterprise Flower Shop has been purchased by Wendy Stewart, and can now be found in
the BeeCharmed Marketplace.
folks who live here. This,
she says, is her very last
move.
Meanwhile, over on
South River Street, Wendy
Stewart and her family spent
the weekend moving the
fl owers, coolers, and fur-
nishings out of the Enter-
prise Flower Shop and into
what used to be known as
Bee Charmed Marketplace,
and now is the new/old
Enterprise Flower Shop—
with Italian sodas, smooth-
ies, and espresso, locally
made greeting cards, and
much of the merchandise
found in Bee Charmed as
well. Also, Hank (aka Fer-
dinand) the French Bulldog
will still be available for pet-
ting and consultation.
“I’ve always loved fl ow-
ers,” Stewart said. “I’m so
excited to be able to con-
tinue this business that’s
been in Enterprise for a long
time.” The new Enterprise
Flower Shop will fully-en-
gage Stewart’s 25 years of
experience of fl oral design
and care to serve weddings,
WHERE TO FIND
THEM NOW
Belle Salon
200 West Main Street
Enterprise, OR 97828
541 426-2323
Enterprise Flower Shop/
Bee Charmed Market-
place
108 South River Street
Enterprise, Oregon
541 426-3693
beecharmedmarketplace.
com
Eagle Cap Wellness
117 E Main Street
Enterprise, OR 97828
541 497-3060
eaglecapwellness@gmail.
con
eaglecapwellnes.com
graduations, parties, and
other occasions. “We will
deliver to Wallowa, Enter-
prise, and Joseph,” she
said. “We’ll also deliver
to Imnaha and even Troy,
though there will be a deliv-
ery charge for places that far
away.” Along with the fl ow-
ers, Stewart also carries a
wide variety of seeds and
indoor green plants.
But don’t worry that there
might be a vacant storefront
on River Street now that the
venerable fl ower shop has
moved. The space that was
the Enterprise Flower Shop
will soon house a new quilt
shop.
Acupuncturist Jamie Sla-
gel, MACOM, LAC moved
her business, Eagle Cap
Wellness, from her cramped
second-story quarters within
the former Belle Salon site
to a more spacious realm
right next door in late May.
Along the way, she picked
up two new practitioners:
Acupuncturist Julia Collins,
MACON, LAC, who holds
a masters degree in Acu-
puncture from the Oregon
College of Oriental Medi-
cine, and Bonnie Wickwire,
BS, DC, ND who practices
both chiropractic and natu-
ropathic medicine.
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