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JOSEPH — Rick LaFave is bringing to Wallowa County something many have noted the county sorely needs — jobs that pay a living wage to as many as 25 people. His Renaissance Design Fabrication & Powder Coating company is slated to open at the end of Russell Lane just outside of Joseph about May 20, he said on Wednesday, May 5. “I’m not going to base the wages on what they are in Wallowa County,” he said. “My wages are going to be based on what my company does as a whole. So if I have a welder/fabricator making, say, $22 an hour over in Forest Grove doing the same j...

ENTERPRISE — Dajah LaFave saw a need in Enterprise and set up a Eastern Oregon Nail Co. to meet it. She only recently learned that despite numerous beauty regimens available here, no one did “fake” nails. By “fake,” she clarified that means acrylic nails or nail extensions, in addition to a regular manicure of one’s natural nails. She said that last year, her parents had the opportunity to buy a bed and breakfast in Imnaha and encouraged her to check out Wallowa County. “They were, like, ‘Oh, the atmosphere here is so amazing,’ so I decided to chec...