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Business Blue Mountain Eagle Wednesday, February 8, 2017 A3 A ‘unique boutique’ opens in John Day Store offers variety of handmade gifts The Eagle/Rylan Boggs Larry and Bonnie Maplesden stand for a photo outside the old John Day Fire Hall. The couple’s bid for the building was recently approved by the John Day City Council. They plan to repair the building to house Hutch’s Printing Co., which they are purchasing. By Angel Carpenter Blue Mountain Eagle Old fire hall to become print shop By Rylan Boggs Blue Mountain Eagle Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter Sherrie Rininger, right, shows Kristi Haberly a necklace she recently made at her new shop in John Day called Etc. Sherrie Rininger shows one of her many necklaces available for sale. This friendly rooster follows Sherrie Rininger wherever she goes, and is now perched near the window of her Etc. shop. gather at the coffee shop in Monterey County, California, on a regular basis to make crafts at one of the tables. Sherrie started transforming the coffee cups and napkins into earrings and necklaces, giving them to the baristas to wear. “My friends encouraged me to start making jewelry,” she said. What started out as a hob- by has turned into a passion. A good portion of her time designing jewelry is spent searching for the perfect stones that catch her eye at bead shows. “I spend hours upon hours and days upon days searching for stones — it has to speak to me,” she said. “I never or- der stones through the mail. I Monday - Thursday 7am- 6pm Friday 8am - 5pm Mendy Sharpe FNP Apppointments available Cataract Surgery Available in John Day Blue Mountain Hospital offers Cataract Surgery each month in our outpatient surgery suite. To be considered for cataract surgery, please make an appointment with Dr. David Archibald, John Day Optometrist 541-575-1819 Cataract Surgery Close To Home Hospital District 05061 have to feel them, touch them and make sure they’re good quality.” Sherrie retired from her position as executive assistant to the CEO of Harbor Freight Tools, and Dale retired from his career in the Navy and as manager of various outpatient facilities. “We knew we wanted to retire in Oregon,” Sherrie said. “You couldn’t ask for a sweeter town. We just love it here.” She and Dale plan to even- tually open a back room for crafting workshops, and they would like to include more vendors in the future. She said the store is gain- ing in popularity, and she has repeat customers. “I wanted to open before the summer, so that visitors to the area could take home a piece of John Day,” she said. “When you walk into a place and see something that is unique, that you can’t find everywhere, that’s special.” Etc. is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 12-4 p.m Sundays. Hutch’s Printing Co. will be getting a new home in the old John Day City Fire Hall. Bonnie and Larry Ma- plesden are in the process of finalizing the purchase of the old fire hall and are prepar- ing to turn it back into part of the community. The Maplesdens’ bid of $67,000 was approved by the John Day City Council during a Jan. 24 city council meeting. The couple said they were attracted to the fire hall be- cause of its price, location and the cement floors. “Print presses are heavy and they beat a wood floor to pieces,” Bonnie Maplesden said. They plan to offer all the same services, just under a different roof. However, the fire hall is in need of repairs before it can be a functioning busi- ness again. Among them are new paint, electrical work, improved lighting and fixing the leaky roof. They plan to keep the current color scheme of red, white and black. They also want to devote part of the building to memorializing the old fire hall and past fire- fighters. “When people come visit- ing, they like to see the histo- ry of the local area,” Bonnie Maplesden said. “There’s the Kam Wah Chung, the Oliver museum, the rodeo museum and this has history too, so Debbie Ausmus 245 South Canyon Blvd. John Day, OR 97845 OPEN WED. & THUR. 9 am - 5 pm 541-575-1113 24 hrs/7 days wk debbie.ausmus@ countryfinancial.com we’d like to develop that.” John Day Fire Chief Ron Smith said the memorial is a kind gesture, and he was looking into letting the Ma- plesdens use old hoses, noz- zles, turnout gear and poten- tially even an old hand cart used for fighting fires in the early 1900s. Smith began working at the old fire hall in 2004 and said the building was outdated for the firefight- ers’ needs and modern en- gines were too large for the building. The current fire hall was built last year, and while it was bittersweet to leave the old one, Smith said he is thankful taxpayers were willing to invest in a new facility. The Maplesdens are mov- ing the printing company be- cause the currently facility is vulnerable to flooding and has a high ceiling, making it diffi- cult to efficiently heat. Current owner Bill “Hutch” Hutchin- son will continue to work at Hutch’s but wanted to dedi- cate more time to his maps of motorcycle routes in the area, Larry Maplesden said. His maps are known around the northwest and bring tourists into the coun- ty, Bonnie Maplesden said, adding the motorcyclists are typically amicable and ap- preciative. THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE PG Bruce Wayne deals with the criminals of Gotham City and the responsibility of raising a boy he adopted. FRI - SAT (12:45) (4:20) 7:20 9:40 (12:45) (4:20) 7:20 9:35 SUNDAY MON-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:20 9:35 50 SHADES DARKER R While Christian wrestles with his inner demons, Anastasia confronts the anger and envy of the women who came before her. FRI - SAT (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:45 SUNDAY (12:45) (4:10) 7:10 9:35 MON-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:10 9:35 THE SPACE BETWEEN US PG-13 The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time. FRI - SUN (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35 MON-THURS (12:45) (4:00) 7:00 9:35 SPLIT PG-13 Three girls are kidnapped by a man with multiple personalities. FRI - SAT (12:45) (4:10) 7:00 9:35 SUNDAY (12:45) (4:10) 7:00 9:35 $9 Adult, $7 Senior (60+), Youth 05259 “Shop small.” That is Sherrie Rininger’s theme these days. She wears a pin with those words on her sweater at her new shop, called Etc. When Rininger opened the doors of her “unique bou- tique” Dec. 5, she also opened doors for several local arti- sans. “I needed a spot, and I wanted to help out the crafters in the area,” she said. “I felt there was a need for them to have a place to showcase their crafts.” Browsing the shop at 133 W. Main St. in John Day, vis- itors will find one-of-a-kind handcrafted gifts from a total of nine Grant County vendors. Rininger’s display of handmade jewelry includes several styles, incorporating semi-precious stones such as turquoise and opal, as well as jasper, agate, amber and coral. She even uses antler, buffa- lo teeth and bullets for some necklaces and earrings. Also on display are unique wind chimes she has made of wine and liquor bottles with colorful beads and a variety of themes such as hunting, hors- es and sports, as well as more traditional chimes. She also makes hummingbird feeders. The other vendors offer an array of choices, includ- ing scented soaps and lotions from Rose Howe, wildlife woodcarvings from Sue Cockrell, upcycled crafts from Sherri Preston-McGuire and wooden drinking vessels from Rick Callahan. Michele Bishop sews aprons, receiving blankets and other items for the store. KJ Kuhn offers handmade chocolates, and samples are available. Tim Coe creates wooden toys such as airplanes and small rocking horses. And Janine Justice paints gourds and stones. Rininger’s husband, Dale, is her right-hand man when it comes to running the shop. He also makes the display cases and furniture for the store out of wooden pallets and cuts glass bottles for wind chimes, as well as the bullets for jew- elry. The Riningers, who have lived in John Day for five years, have been regulars at the local bazaars and the John Day Farmers Market. Sherrie has been making jewelry for 10 years. “It all started at a Star- bucks,” she said. She and her friends would
