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i Record-Courier
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31,2015
Library Board of Directors to Meet
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The Baker County Library Board of Directors will meet on
Monday, Jan. 11,2016 at 6 p.m. at the Baker County Public
Library.
Major agenda topics for this meeting include:
■ 2014-2015 District audit report
• Revision of Governance Policy (Board Bylaws)
The complete agenda of this meeting will be posted online at
least 24 hours prior to the meeting at www.bakerlib.org/about.
The Library Board meets regularly on the second Monday
evening of every month at 6 p.rn. at the Baker County Public
Library in Baker City, unless otherwise scheduled for special
needs. Meetings are open to the public and comments from
the community are always the first item on the agenda.
The Library Board is the governing agency which oversees
the finances, policies, and general operations of the Baker
County Library District. It consists of five directors who are
elected to serve four year terms.
The Board currently consists of:
• Gary Dielman, president
• Betty Palmer
• Nellie Forrester
• Kyra Rohner-Ingram, vice president
• Della Steele
Other upcoming meetings are scheduled for Feb. 8, March
14, April 11, May 9, and June 13.
Matinee/Youth/Senior $7
January 1-7
'Round This Time
STAR WARS:
THE FORCE
AWAKENS
PG-13
A continuation of the saga set thirty
years after Star Wars: Episode VI -
Return of the Jedi (1983)
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his prisoner find shelter in a cabin
currently inhabited by a collection of
nefarious characters.
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6:30
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Comedy. Will Ferrell & Mark
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From the Record-Courier. Archives
Dec. 28,1939
Car and Wagon Destroyed
Wingville—Early Saturday evening a car collided with a wagon near
the Irby Dairy Farm on the Wingville market road. The team became
frightened and ran away wrecking the wagon considerably. Geo.
Colder, the driver of the wagon, was not injured but the car caught on
fire and was destroyed. The occupants of the car received cuts and
were taken to the St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment.
Buy Idaho Ranch
Three Baker young men, Jack, Bill and Floyd Vaughan, are expected
to move to one of the largest grazing holdings in the northwest when
their father, Floyd C. Vaughan, takes over the 250,000 acre range and
grazing spread of the Battle Creek Sheep Company of Owyhee County,
Idaho. It was indicated that Vaughan would continue his scattered live­
stock operations in Baker County. He is also vice president of Baker
Production Credit Association.
Usher in 1940
Usher in 1940 at Hotel Baker's New Years Eye Party. A seven course
squab dinner will be served from 9:30 p.m. -11:30 p.m. followed by a
four act floor show and dancing after midnight. Ken Little's Orchestra
will be playing.
50 Entries Received for Northwestern Ski Association Tournament
The Baker Ski Club will Host Downhill-Slalom Races at Anthony
Lakes. .Snow conditions are reported to be excellent.
Simple
Six MeniH
December
Specials
Selection ofisix'
tasty six inch
sandwiches, ■
chips and a
21 oz. drink for
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guacamole available
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Death I Service
Notices
Drexel “Rex” Lewis Calhoun,
89, of Baker City died Mon­
day, Dec. 28,2015 at Beehive
Homes Residential Care Fa­
cility in Baker City. No serv­
ices are currently planned;
Gray’s We'st & Co. Pioneer
Chapel is assisting his family
with arrangements. Please
join us at www.grayswest.
Com to light a candle for Rex
Or leave a remembrance for
his family.
Robert "Bobby" Chastain,
82, passed away On . Monday,
Dec 28, 2015 at Meadow
View Assisted Living in Em- j
mett. Idaho A funeral will be
held on Monday, Jan. 4,2016
at 11 at the Pine Valley Pres­
byterian Church in Halfway.
Interment will be at Pine
Haven Cemetery. Friends are
invited to join the family for
a reception to be held imme­
diately following at the Pres­
byterian Fellowship Hall
Donations in memory of
Bobby may be made to the
Halfway Little League
through Tami's Pine Valley
Funeral Home P.O Box 543
Halfway, Oregon 97834. On
line condolences may be
shared at www.tamispiheva.l-
leyfiineralhome.com
Grant Cycle Opens for Local Government
Parks and Recreation Projects
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) announces the
opening of the 2016 Local Government Grant Program grant cycle for
binding public parks and recreation projects. OPRD will host two
workshops in February to assist applicants.
Large, small and planning grants are available for cities, counties,
metropolitan service districts, park and recreation districts and port
districts looking to fund the following types of projects: planning,
development, rehabilitation, acquisition, and acquisition arid
development.
The program is designed to help local government agencies acquire
property for park purposes and fund outdoor park and recreation areas
and facilities. The grants are funded from voter-approved lottery money.
Applications deadlines are set for April and May depending on the
type of grant. Two workshops are set:
-Webinar workshop: 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 3
-Live workshop: 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 4, Salem
To register and receive workshop notification, send contact
information to Mark Cowan at mark.cowan@oregon.gov.
OPRD gives more than $4 miltion annually to Oregon communities
for outdoor recreation .projects and has awarded nearly $50 million in
grants since 1999.
Applications, a grant manual, application deadlines and other
information are online at http://oprdgrants.org.
Rep. Bentz to Hold Town Hall Meetings *
to Discuss Proposed $15 Minimum Wage
Hike
Representative Cliff Bentz (R-Ontario) is holding town hall
meetings in Malheur, Baker, Harney, Grant, and possibly Lake
Counties (House Legislative District 60) so that Eastern Orego­
nians may share their thoughts about proposed'increases in the
minimum wage.
Oregon’s current minimum wage is $9.25 per hour and is ad­
justed on an annual basis. Several Measures currently being
planned for the ballot in November of 2016 will propose increases
in Oregon’s minimum wage to $13.50 per hour or $15 per hour.
Said Rep. Bentz, “Increases in the minimum wage beyond
those already required under Oregon law many times damage
the very people those supporting the increase are trying to help.
On the other hand, many people currently making .the minimum
wage would certainly like to make more. It is essential that we
hear from you. This is your opportunity to say whether you sup­
port, or oppose, such an increase.”
Each meeting will include a panel of local leaders interested in
gathering information from the general public.
Town Hall meetings will be held on the following dates, times,
and locations:
Malheur County
Baker County
Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2016
Wednesday, Jan. 6,2016
6:30-8:30 p.m. (PST)
6:30-8:30 p.m. (MST)
Sunridge Inn (1 Sunridge Ln, Baker .City) ’
At the Four Rivers Cultural Center (676 SW 5th Ave, Ontario)
Additional meetings are being planned for Burns, John Day and
Lakeview.
Rep. Bentz encourages anyone interested or concerned with
this issue to attend the town hall meeting in their area and voice
their thoughts. Summaries of what is said and the concerns
raised will be directed to the Oregon Legislators working on a bill
that will be introduced in the 2016 Legislative Session beginning
in February.
Guest Opinion
New Year Brings Automatic
Voter Registration to Oregon
DMV Customers
By Cindy Carpenter and Jeanne P Atkins
Starting Jan. 1, 2016 Oregon’s new voter registration law,
Oregon Motor Voter, will take effect. This law was created by
House Bill 2177; passed by the Legislature in the 2015 Session,
and signed into law by Governor Kate Brown last spring. As your
County Clerk and Secretary of State we want to make sure you
know how this program will work for Oregonians.
Oregon Motor Voter will modernize voter registration in Oregon
and provide a secure, simple, and convenient way for more
Oregonians to become registered voters. This innovative
program is the most major change in voting since statewide vote
by mail was implemented in the year 2000. We are already
seeing other states follow our lead on this pioneering program.
Here’s how it will work:
Starting Jan. 1, automatic voter registration is available jf you are
eligible to register to vote and you apply for your original,
renewal, or replacement license, permit, or ID card at the DMV. To
be eligible to register to vote in Oregon you must be an
Oregon resident, a U.S. citizen, and at least 17 years old.
Once you have engaged the Oregon Motor Voter process by vis­
iting the DMV, you will receive a card and a pre-paid, postage return
envelope from the Oregon State Elections Office.
With this card, you have three options:
Do nothing. You will be registered to vote as a non-affiliated voter
(not a member of a political party).
Choose a political party by returning the card. Joining a political
party will allow you to vote in its primary elections.
Use the card to opt-out and decline to register to vote.
Once registered, you will receive a ballot and voting instructions
in the mail about two weeks prior to Election Day, When you vote,
your ballot is secret and your choices cannot be matched up with
your name.
Oregon has a proud tradition of trailblazing. It’s in our state’s
DNA. In addition to the simple registration methods already avail­
able to Oregonians -- like online voter registration -- Oregon Motor
Voter will help expand access to voting and help us put a ballot in
the hand of nearly every eligible voter in the state. As we work
toward making voter registration more secure and accessible, we
are setting an example for civic engagement that can become the
model for the nation.
For more information contact us at your County Clerk’s office or
visit www.oregonmotorvoter.gov
Jeanne P Atkins is Oregon’s 25th Secretary of State. Cindy
Carpenter is the Baker County Clerk.