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i Record-Courier THURSDAY, JANUARY 1,2015 Baker City Scouts to News of Record i ILPick up Christmas Trees j Marriages Dec. 13 - Christopher Guy Dixon to Alison Kaye Guyer, It is time once «gain for the annual Baker City Scouting Christ- both of Baker City. t mas tree pickup. Dec. 13 - Lance Craig People desiring tree pickup can leave their tree near the curb Siddoway to Rachel Marie t on the morning of Jan. 3. Trees will be delivered to Baker Sani- | Williams, both of North | tary to be „turned into mulch. Powder. Givingf of donations is encouraged (but not required). Donations Dec. 20 - Clay Otis Winton of may bef placed in an envelope attached to the front door of the Cordova, Alaska to Maria Eve r residence. Contributions go toward supplies, camping and other Shambaugh of Emmett, Idaho. t activities as needed by the Scout units. The money remains with Dec. 20 - Christian Joel Moak Jfrie local Scouting unit that picks up the tree. of Pullman, Wash, to Haley T We would like to express our thanks to Baker Sanitary Service, Brooke Adams of Baker City. t Cashway Lumber, local radio and newspapers, and other contrib- Dec. 20 - Robby Dean Bench to t utors which make this fundraiser for Scouting in our area such a Tracie Rae Arnold, both of t success each year. Provo, Utah. Dec. 23 - Joseph Ernest Stocker » Call Ed Hibbard with any questions, 541-519-6806. to Sharon Kaye Ritchey, both of Sumpter. Application Deadline Approaches for U.S. High i School Students Seeking * YES Abroad Scholarships * The application deadline for the 2015-2016 Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad scholarship program [is Jan. 7, 2015. The program provides full scholarships to Amer- r ¡can high school students to experience overseas communities b and cultures, preparing students to collaborate on today’s global ^challenges such as human rights, community development, work force development, climate change, and global health. | Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Edu- | cational and Cultural Affairs, the YES Abroad program enables I students to study for one academic year in countries that may in- * elude Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ghana, South Africa, India, In donesia, Macedonia, Malaysia, Morocco, Oman, Philippines, Thailand, and Turkey. The merit-based scholarship covers do mestic and international travel; applicable visa fees; medical ben- : efits; room and board; tuition at the local high school; orientations; | and fees for educational and cultural activities. Participants in the program fully immerse themselves into the * culture of their host family while attending local high school. ► Interested students should visit www.yes-abroad.org to learn * more the program and to apply. Contact the YES Abroad program \ at yesabrodd@afsusa.org or 800-237-4636 x2151 if you have £ questions about the program or application process. Baker County Public Library Lists Hours 2 Baker County Public Library will close early for New Year’s Eve J at 5 p.m., is closed for New Year’s Day and will reopen on Friday, pJan. 2, 2015 for regular hours 9-6 p.m. New Year’s Eve - Open 9-5 p.m. New Year’s Day - Closed Jan 2, 2015 - Open 9-6 p.m. g — ----------------- —- — ............ Oregon Minimum Wage ; Inches Up in New Year as Momentum Builds for Bigger Raise ■ Oregon's minimum wage will inch up 15 cents to $9.25 an hour £ iq the new year. The increase arrives on the eve of a legislative | session expected to include debate on whether to raise the state's » minimum wage even higher. ; The Jan. 1 increase is the result of a ballot measure enacted ¿by voters in 2002 tying the minimum wage to inflation. The r change means an extra $26 per month for a full-time worker earn ing the minimum. * "Though the 15 cent increase will help, the minimum wage re- * mains too low for working families to make ends meet," said Tyler * Mac Innis, a policy analyst with the Oregon Center for Public Pol- S icy. "A parent who works full time should be able to cover his or J her family's basic needs." * The Center's research shows that seven out of ten Oregon fam- J ¡lies living in poverty in 2013 had at least one parent who worked. J One in five families with children had at least one parent who J worked full time. J "Too many working families are poor, even with the poverty line * set too low," said Mac Innis. "There are plenty of families above * the poverty line also struggling to make end meet." » The Center expects the Oregon legislature to consider raising »the minimum wage during the 2015 session. Already, at least 10 ? lawmakers have come out in favor of raising the minimum wage £ to $15 an hour. £ Contrary to the claims of critics, increases to the minimum wage J over the years have had little or no impact on job growth, Mac jj Innis said. ! "The rhinimum wage has been well studied by economists, and £ most have found little or no effect on job growth," the analyst said. ¿"The facts speak loudly on this point." : Mac Innis cited the example of the Oregon restaurant industry, £ which employs a large share of Oregon's minimum wage work vers. In 2013, restaurants and bars employed more Oregonians » than any other industry in the private sector, while paying less r than all but one other industry. Though Oregon's minimum wage is one of the highest in the I nation, the restaurant industry's own national association pro- ? jected healthy employment growth in Oregon this year. A higher minimum wage can benefit local businesses because I workers are also consumers, Mac Innis said. He explained that ’ low-wage working families typically spend their earnings imme- J diately to meet their basic needs - rent, food, car repairs and the Mike. f "In the upcoming session Oregon lawmakers will have a * chance to make the economy work better for everyone, not just ¿for those at the top," said Mac Innis. "Oregonians will be looking ¿to their legislators to raise the minimum wage so work enables ¿families to make ends meet." * The Oregon Center for Public Policy is a non-partisan, non -profit institute that does in-depth research and analysis on * budget, tax and economic issues. The Center's goal is to improve -decision making and generate more opportunities for all Orego- nians. Baker County Circuit Court Dec. 22 - State of Ore. v. Yesenia Lopez regarding Dorn. Rel. Fin. Resp. Dec. 22 - Portfolio Recovery Associates v. Michel L. Cole regarding Civil Money Action. Dec. 22 -: Emily Munsell v. Dustin Colton-Mayer regard ing Dom. Rel. Pet Custody. Dec. 24 - State of Ore. v. Donnie A. Bonneville regard ing Dorn. Rel. Fin. Resp. Dec. 24 - State of Ore. v. Jacob Walker regarding Dorn. Rel. Fin. Resp. Arrests Dec. 24 - Kimberly Bell for Theft II. Dec. 26 - Carrie Jean Ricci of an unknown address on an out-of-county detainer. Dec. 26 - Carmon Deon Hen drickson of Baker City on a Baker County Justice Court Cite and Release warrant. Dec. 26 - Emily Alicia Munsell of Baker City for Conspiracy to Commit a Crime. Dec. 27 - Ida Rose Elkshoulder of Baker City on a Baker County Parole Board warrant for Post-Prison Violation. Dec. 27 - Jason Lee Darnell of Baker City on a Baker County detainer for Probation Viola tion. Dec. 28 - Forrest Lee Entermille of Baker City for Harassment. Dec. 28 - Casey John Campbell of an unknown address on a Baker County Circuit Court Warrant for Probation Viola tion. Dec. 29 - Kristopher Michael Cook of Boise, Idaho for UUMV. 5 Saturday Mail Delivery Continues but Congress Leaves Postal Service in Limbo The National Newspaper Association this week celebrated the continuation of Saturday mail delivery through the federal fiscal year ending Sept. 30, but lamented the passage of another con gressional session without postal reform. NNA President John Edgecombe Jr. called on publishers to attend NNA’s Leadership Summit March 19 in Washington to urge quick action in the next Congress. “If common sense had prevailed, a reform bill would have been completed. We had a solid proposal that provided USPS with fi nancial relief, preserved service and implemented health cost re forms. It should have been accepted,” said Edgecombe, publisher of The Nebraska Signal in Geneva, Neb. But disputes among Senate leaders stalled the progress. Con gress finally adopted a government funding resolution for 2015 that included a continued mandate for Saturday home delivery. Other reform provisions, including preservation of service stan dards and reasonable guidelines on USPS’ use of negotiated service agreements to market its advertising mail, never reached the Senate floor. Edgecombe said NNA was disappointed, but he applauded President Obama’s signature of the funding resolution that con tinued six-day delivery. He said NNA would highlight declining rural mail service in 2015. USPS is on track to close more than 80 mail processing plants in smaller U.S. cities. It has said it wants to concentrate mail sorting in urban areas, where declining mail volume has left urban plants with idle time. NNA Postal Committee Chair Max Heath said the changes in mail processing ahead would be the next wave in shrinking rural service and focusing processing in urban areas. “Although USPS has a genuine problem keeping its plants busy, the error was in overbuilding during the fat times. Trying to fix it by carrying the mail further and further down the highways so those big plants can stay busy is simply going to accelerate the problems we have already seen. There is only so much you can do to improve efficiency when you are faced with reality of miles of asphalt.” “Sadly, we are looking at two different visions of the Postal Serv ice,” Edgecombe said. “USPS management believes it must focus on urban areas in the hope of improving its revenue. “But that pits the Postal Service against private-sector competition in over-served areas. It abandons the essential needs in smaller towns and under-served rural areas where the service is most critical. Reports of declining mail service in NNA-member towns continue, and I frankly see little change on the horizon unless Congress acts. Edgecombe said he was gratified that key senators supported universal service and had tried to broker a bill in the final days of Congress. He thanked Sens. Roy Blunt, R-MO; Jon Tester, D-MT; Tammy Baldwin, D-WI; and Bernard Sanders, D-VT, in particular for leading the effort to wrap up a bill. “The 114th Congress will be our fourth Congress where we fight for universal service,” Edgecombe said. “We’ll be back. We will go armed with our concerns, including service problems. We have faith that legislation can be passed that preserves mail delivery and sustains the Postal Service.” : Bates, Clayton D Height: 5'10" DOB?08/23/4983 : Weight? 160' i <> i > I Sex: Male Convictions: Race: White Tampering with v Hair Color: Brown Witness, Posses I Eye Color: Brown sion of Meth The person above has criminal warrants. If you see this person, do not attempt to apprehend them yourself. If you know where this person may be, contact Parole and Probation at 541- 523-8217 or your nearest police department. You may also e-mail parole@bakercounty.org Woman Arraigned to Have Ex-Boyfriend Murdered On Dec. 29,2014 Emily Munsell bom Aug. 17, 1990 of 1357 Dewey Street in Baker City, Ore., was arraigned in Baker County Circuit Court on one count of So licitation to Commit Murder. Mun sell is alleged to have solicited an undercover Baker City Police De tective to have her ex-boyfriend murdered. The case is being inves tigated by the Baker City Police Department. Munsell was arrested Friday evening following an un dercover sting conducted by detec tives who had received a tip earlier in the day that Munsell was seek ing to have her ex-boyfriend mur dered. 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