In June I wrote about how Richlands Skip Novakovich made news in Oregon when he announced plans to run for the House in the 8th Legislative District.
The Wallowa County Chieftan reported Novakovichs news under the headline Local businessman seeks House seat... but not here.
I talked to Novakovich last week and he said the story was accurate. He and his wife co-own a real estate company in the town of Enterprise and have a second home in the Alder Slope area.
The newspaper reported that Novakovich has worked for countless civic and business committees; been a member the Wallowa Band Nez Perce Interpretive Center Inc.; and most significantly, perhaps, chaired the Wallowa County Economic Action Team, which in 2006 organized the very successful Rural Assistance Design Team program to study and resolve community problems.
Novakovich told the paper he hopes hed spend more time in Northeast Oregon if elected to the Washington Legislature.
I'm hoping it frees me up for the rest of the year to spend more time there, he told the paper.
But what the story didnt say was that, if elected, Novakovich hopes to curtail his activities in running his printing company in Kennewick, freeing him up for other activities, including the occasional vacation.
He said he typically spends a couple days a month in Northeast Oregon, though he hasnt been there since May, and tries to squeeze in meetings with some of the boards hes on during the brief, in-and-out, times were there.
So, yes, he does hope to spend more time there.
Id just like to take time off, he said.
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