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Good Day Wish To A Subscriber A special good day to Herald subscriber Jenny Long of Baker City.
Health,SC SALEM — Oregonians have a few days left to make sure they have health insurance coverage on New Year's Day. Although open enrollment lasts through Jan. 31, 2016, Oregonians need to apply by Tuesday, Dec. 15,to ensure they have coverage on Jan.1,2016. Most consumers who already have insurance through HealthCare.gov or directly through an insurance company will be re-enrolled in their same plan if they do not act by Dec.15.
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A Baker City man who's been held at the Baker County Jail since Dec. 1 has been arrested on new charges accusing him of making a bomb. Police Chief Wyn Lohner said Jonathon Romine, 35, of Baker City, was charged Tuesday with unlawful manufacturing of an explosive device and unlawfulpossession ofan explosive device. Both crimes are Class C Romine felonies. Romine has been in custody at the jail sincehisDec.1 arreston charges ofpossessing methamphetamine and violating terms of his probation. On Monday, Ort Scott Guthrie, 62, the owner of the property at 627 David Eccles Road, brought photos of items stored in a shed to the Baker City Police Department, Lohner said. In reviewing the photos, Sgt. Wayne Chastain spotted what looked like an explosive device.
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Chamber of Commerce open house set for Wednesday The Baker County Chamber of Commerce will host a Christmas open house on Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber office, 490 Campbell St. (near the Sunridge Inn). Everyone is welcome to meet the Chamber's new director, Shelly Cutler, who starts work in January, and board members. Refreshments will be served.
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Candlelight service Dec. 24 at Presbyterian The First Presbyterian Church in Baker City will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service with tone chimes and carols starting at 6 p.m. on Dec. 24. The church is at 1995 Fourth St., across from Baker Middle School and the Courthouse. More information is available by calling 541-523-5201 or visit firstpresbaker@ blogspot.com
Free turkey noodle soup dinner Dec. 24 The St. Alphonsus Surgery Department will serve a free turkey noodle soup and goodies on Dec. 24 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Apostolic Lighthouse Church at Seventh and Broadway Streets in Baker City.
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Dana Stone is the executive director of ROCCOS Family Support Network. The acronym forms the name of her son, Rocco, right, and explains the network's goals: Reaching Our Community Combining Our Strength. Her two others sons are Blake, left, and Beau. By Chris Collins ccollins©bakercityherald.com
Dana Stone has embraced Oregon's "Employment First" program as she looks toward the future for her son, Rocco. The program is aimed at helping get people with specialneeds out of sheltered workshops and into the community workforce. And that's as it should be, Stone asserts, her thoughts of
Rocco always at the forefront. "Oregon had too many sheltered workshops where people were segregated and not adequately compensated," she said. As theresultofa class action lawsuit, Lane vs. Kitzhaber, and an executive order issued by former Gov. John Kitzhaber, the state has begun working to move peopleout ofsheltered work-
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shops such as those provided by Step Forward Activities at Baker City and John Day. Instead, the workers are being supported in a variety of ways to find community employment that capitalizes on their abilities and interests. "My highest aspirations are for my kids," Stone says.
There are115 sex offenders registered in Baker County but only one will show up in a search of the Oregon State Police's website. And he no longer lives in Baker County. In fact, Wesley Scott Michael Kenny is included on the list only because this is the last county in which he registered, says Lt. Will Benson, Baker County Parole and Probation manager. iView information about Kenny at http:// sexoffenders.oregon.gov/SorPublictWeb.dll/). Kenny left the area, committed new crimes and is serving prison time somewhere in the South, Benson said.
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Released, it was, the blockbuster movie"Star Wars," a long time agoin a decade far,faraway. That was the first movie in an epic series that has enthralled science fiction fans for nearly four decades. The saga continues Thursday when"Episode VII: The Force Awakens" opens at Baker City's Eltrym Theatre. SeeStar WarsIPage8A
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Peter Mayhew, left, and Harrison Ford in "StarWars: The Force Awakens."
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