So, Sam and I have been having this conversation lately about buying local. In thinking on this topic and talking through it with Sam, I am really quite proud of
JC Woodworks in it's choice to be as local as possible. Not only do they do business with other local businesses, but they donate to local causes and serve on committees for
La Grande Main Street with intentions to eventually join the Chamber and sponsor soccer teams. :)
La Grande has a LOT of locally owned businesses that are vital to our community and the economy within it.
Bugs and Butterflies,
Grande Ronde Med Spa,
Fitzgerald's Flowers,
The Potter's House,
Rosewood Cottage,
Serendipity,
The Mountain Works,
Hobby Habit,
Cold Coffee Media, and many, many more. Owned and operated by people who live and shop here in our valley!
It came up the other day because I was telling Sam that I was quite proud of JC Woodworks in their efforts to always buy local whenever possible. All the construction, repair and remodel on the showroom and shop came from local contractors, plumbers, and electricians. All the parts, paints, electrical and plumbing supplies, heck, even the light bulbs were purchased locally from locally owned business like
La Grande Paint and Glass and
G and V Supply. The vinyl lettering for our windows were ordered and installed by
La Grande Quick Print and our large sign up front was done by
Grande Ronde Sign Company. JC Woodworks orders their wood, lacquer, hardware, and other supplies specific to what they build from outside of the valley as that is where they need it to come from. However, anything they can purchase locally, they do. Right down to their printer ink coming from
Swartz Ink and their office supplies coming from
The Copy Club. It costs minimally more to purchase locally, but the benefits far outweigh those costs.
The other part of
JC Woodworks is that their lumber comes in as planks directly from the tree. All of the work that goes into making them into beautiful items for people's homes (cabinets, beds, chairs, dressers, etc) is done right on site at 1415 Jefferson by our skilled, hard-working guys! That means they start by making the plank of rough wood into a piece of wood that can be used for such items. Then they cut, sand, assemble, and spray finish according to the design put together by their customer with help and the eye of our very own Mr. Sam. :)
JC Woodworks is about as local a company as any can be and I am very proud of that fact!
Here are the Ollie Adventures that happened for the rest of his time at our home this year. :) He must have had too much candy the day before because it appears he wasn't feeling well. 
This is how we found Ollie on the morning he left. It would appear he was trying to get a hold of some marbles? He had a climbing harness and a rope made of garbage bag ties and had recruited a buddy to help to lower him in. :) 
