🌱 How a Baker City adviser stole client investments for nearly 17 years

What's up Baker City! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Baker City adviser stole client investments for nearly 17 years
• How you can walk in Baker City to fight child trafficking
• Meet the Baker City nurse honored with a prestigious Nightingale Award

Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: A shower; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 75 and low of 38 degrees.
• Thursday: Nice with sunshine, temps: high: 73, low: 38.
• Friday: Warmer; breezy in the p.m., with a high of 84 and low of 43 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

1. Baker City man pleads guilty to Investment Fraud (elkhornmediagroup.com) — A Baker City investment adviser has pleaded guilty to a long-running fraud scheme that stole more than $1.6 million from at least fourteen clients, many likely local. Federal prosecutors say he misused stock investments for nearly 17 years; sentencing is set for December with restitution promised to victims.
   

2. Baker City walk raises money to fight child trafficking (bakercityherald.com) — Baker City residents can join the Soroptimist Walk for Awareness on Saturday, June 13 at Geiser-Pollman Park to support the fight against child trafficking. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., with speakers from the FBI and Shared Hope, a family-friendly walk, kids activities, food trucks, and prizes, alongside Oregon Trail Days festivities in the park.
   

3. Saint Alphonsus Baker City RN Cara Anderson receives Nightingale Award (elkhornmediagroup.com) — A Baker City nurse at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center, Cara Anderson, has been honored with the prestigious Nightingale Award for her compassionate surgical care and support of other departments. Colleagues praise her kindness, teamwork, and dedication to treating every patient with dignity, and the hospital is inviting the community to join in congratulating her on this recognition.
   

4. Chris Warner, Baker High grad, named interim ODOT director (bakercityherald.com) — A Baker High School graduate with deep Baker County roots, Chris Warner has been named interim director of the Oregon Department of Transportation starting June 30. His appointment puts a local connection at the helm of statewide transportation decisions, while his brother Fred Warner Jr. previously served as Baker City manager and county commission chair.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's Medicare Fraud Prevention Week!
  Take some time this week to learn how to make sure you and your loved ones stay safe from Medicare scammers. The biggest tip - Remember the three… (Nextdoor )

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Baker City. Apply here.
• Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Team Member - Restaurant in Baker City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Baker City here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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