A business owner in the town of John Day shares her neighbors' frustration with the state of Oregon. She doesn't think Idaho is the answer.
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JOHN DAY, Ore. — Step inside 1188 Brewing in Grant County and you might mistake it for a Portland brew pub. The place serves great food and a wide selection of craft beers.
"So I was in the 3rd grade, it was in the '70s, and that's when we moved here. So this is where I grew up," said Shannon Adair.
Adair and her husband own 1188 Brewing. For 19 years, she coached the dance team at Grant Union High School. And then her husband decided he needed a hobby — brewing craft beer.
"And so we started it," Adair said. "It was something that we didn't have in our community. We wanted to build something that really was a place that people could gather, and create jobs for people. And it was something that we liked to do."
Eleven years later, and their brew pub in John Day is often packed during the summer for special events.
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The bar at 1188 Brewing in John Day, Oregon.
In 2017, concerned about her town's future, Adair ran for city council and won.
"We've been in decline," she said. "Our population has been in decline for decades now, really since the timber industry kind of was annihilated."
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