Wednesday, May 25, 2022 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
25
PHOTO BY JAROD GATLEY @ SISTERS COFFEE COMPANY
Thank you for joining us!
PHOTO BY JIM CORNELIUS
Adam St. Clair can identify malfunctioning computer components and repair or replace them at his new shop in Sisters.
Sisters man launches computer business By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief
Adam St. Clair’s story is a classic tale of American entrepreneurism: He had a talent and a passion, saw an unmet need, and set about filling it. St. Clair has launched Three Peaks Computers at 625 N. Arrowleaf Trail, Ste. 106 in Sisters (next to Level 5 CrossFit and Sisters Dance Academy). “I’ve been working on and rebuilding computers since I was about 15 years old,” St. Clair said. There was a strong impetus for the teenager to learn to repair a computer: His broke down, leaving him with no way to play his video games. A new computer or an expensive repair weren’t in the cards, so he took the computer apart and figured out that one part had gone bad. He went down to the local computer store and bought the part, installed it — and he was back to gaming. The folks at the computer store were so impressed with his ingenuity that they took him under their wing and taught him the ins and outs of computer repair. St. Clair has continued building on that knowledge and capability his whole life. Stranded in Missouri after a divorce, St. Clair and a good friend who became a romantic partner headed west to Oregon, where his friend had family — and a vacation condo at Pine Meadow Village. “Her mom was heavily into the Quilt Show,” St. Clair said. He and his partner first visited Sisters in 2003 and “just fell in love with the town.” Living in Portland, they figured out a way to move to Sisters last year, and St. Clair
immediately started contemplating opening a business repairing and rebuilding computers, tablets, and cell phones. “It’s the one thing we don’t have in town,” he said, noting that the idea received highly positive feedback. “Everybody was so excited about it,” he said. St. Clair works on Macs and PCs, tablets, and smart phones, and he can do custom builds. He’ll offer a free 15-minute diagnostic assessment, and he won’t steer anyone into an unneeded repair. “If it’s not cost-effective, I won’t tell you to do it,” he said. “For me, it’s about keeping it affordable.” That said, a problem can often be traced to a single failed component that can be repaired or replaced costeffectively, extending the life of a device — just like the computer St. Clair first repaired back in his youth. St. Clair can set up workstations at businesses or homes, and eventually plans to carry desks in his expansive workspace. He’s also offering keyboards, headphones, and mice, and offers electronics recycling services. He also loves to create vehicles and other devices driven by computers. “My first thought is, ‘How can I put a computer in it,’” he said. “I’m a fabricator by heart.” Three Peaks Computers offers a 10 percent military and first responder discount. “I grew up in a military family,” he explained. St. Clair wants to be more than just a business in Sisters — he’s eager to give back to the Kiwanis Food Bank and to the Quilt Show and other Sisters entities. “I want to be part of the community,” he said. For more information, call 541-904-4353.
Each week The Nugget delivers hyper-local news coverage of what matters to you and your neighbors... ...local government, land use, forestry, schools, environment, art & music scene, high school sports, business, and more. The Nugget is also the place to find interesting stories of people in our community living intentionally and helping to make our community special. And let’s not forget the opinions of our diverse community members: The Nugget is a place to discover what others are thinking about issues (and a place for you to express your views as well).
Whatever brought you inside this issue of The Nugget,
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE! We value your readership and look forward to bringing you another issue next week. If you value what The Nugget gives to you, consider how you might join us in our mission: • Read your Nugget (and discuss the articles that garnered your attention with a friend). • Got thoughtful opinions you’d like to share? Submit a letter to the editor (300 words or less) to editor@nuggetnews.com. Have more to say than that? Discuss a guest editorial with Jim Cornelius. • Have writing chops and a passion for community? Discuss freelance writing opportunities with Jim Cornelius. • Support the businesses that advertise in The Nugget. • Offer financial support to keep our community journalists and staff doing what they love to bring The Nugget to everyone in the Sisters community — for free — each week. Support online at NuggetNews.com (click on “Subscribe & Support”) or drop a check off at the office — we’d love to thank you in person!
The Nugget Newspaper 541-549-9941 • 442 E. Main Ave., Sisters PO Box 698, Sisters, OR 97759
