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heraldandnews.com Herald and News empowering the community Klamath Falls, Oregon $1.00 ‘Batkid’ film set to premiere Tulelake boy captures heart, spirit of By LEE JUILLERAT and how it came about, will be that runs Jan. 23 to 29 in Park H&N Regional Editor recounted in “: City. The Wish Heard Around the “The film has been such a gift It was 13 months ago when World,” a documentary film to make,” said Nachman, who scheduled for its world premiere Tulelake’s Miles Scott, then only has won three Emmy awards. next month in Park City, Utah. 5 years old, captured the hearts “Each person involved in Miles’ of millions on a day when San “Our hope is it encapsulates big day is more inspiring than that day and lets that spirit Francisco transformed itself into the last. When you meet them, Photo courtesy of Make-A-Wish Foundation/Paul Sakuma continue,” said director Dana you can’t help but want to go out so the young leu- A documentary film scheduled for its world premiere Nachman of the 82-minute film, and do something fun, zany and kemia survivor could tag along next month, will recount memories from November 2013, which is in its final production bold.” beside as Batkid. phase in advance of its screening when Tulelake’s Miles Scott was granted his wish to be The memories of that day, at the Slamedance Film Festival See BATKID, page A3 Batkid for a day. Jobless claims fall Ringing in holiday cheer in sign of strong Donations go labor market toward local Fewest Americans in seven operations of weeks file for benefits Salvation Army Washington Post News Service WASHINGTON — Fewer Ameri- By TRISTAN HIEGLER cans than forecast filed applications H&N Staff Reporter for unemployment benefits last week, a sign the job market is making prog- Douglas Provost greets ress as the year ends. everyone who walks past Jobless claims dropped by with a smile and a “Merry 9,000 to 280,000 in the week ended Christmas.” Dec. 20, the fewest since early While many trot past November, from 289,000 in the prior without giving him a sec- period, a Labor Department report ond glance, some stop to showed Wednesday in Washington. drop bills and coins into The median forecast of 47 economists the Salvation Army bell- surveyed by Bloomberg called for ringer’s donation bucket. 290,000. No states estimated data and there was nothing unusual in That simple act bright- the report, a spokesman said as the ens the 47-year-old Klam- figures were released. ath Falls resident’s day, as well as the days of those Rising demand is encouraging who donate. businesses to hold the line on dis- H&N photo by Tristan Hiegler missals and take on more workers. “Most people don’t give, Better job prospects and cheaper fuel but the one’s who do are Douglas Provost has been working as a Salvation Army bell-ringer for the past several costs signal consumer spending, the happy,” Provost said. holiday seasons. He said he gets donations by engaging everyone he sees and staying biggest part of the economy, will pro- This year, he was posted positive. vide another boost to the expansion at the Klamath Falls Fred “Need is probably the this quarter following growth from Meyer. Provost said he’s July through September that was the greatest part of getting a worked as a seasonal bell- strongest in more than a decade. ringer for the past five or ‘I get to be with people, I get to speak Christmas box,” Leighton “This is hinting at ongoing six years, ever since he said. improvement in the labor market,” moved to the area. to people. I get to get people to smile, It’s a need bell-ringer said Gennadiy Goldberg, a U.S. strat- “I get to be with people, not everybody, but a lot of people Tammy Ambrozy can sym- egist at TD Securities USA in New I get to speak to people. I smile; a lot of people laugh.’ pathize with. The 37-year- York, who correctly projected the get to get people to smile, old Klamath Falls resident drop in claims. The lack of dismissals not everybody, but a lot of is currently living with “allows hiring to better translate into people smile, a lot of people — Douglas Provost, Salvation Army bell-ringer her parents as she recov- a decline in the unemployment rate.” laugh,” he said. ers from tough economic Economists’ estimates in the The Klamath Falls times. Need is great Army’s local operations. Bloomberg survey ranged from Salvation Army Service “I like the fact that I claims of 275,000 to 300,000. The Center hired 15 people Debi Leighton, coordina- The money also is put help the homeless people or previous week’s figure was unre- this year as part-time bell- tor of the Service Center, toward the creation of the people who don’t have vised. ringers. The job pays only said the seasonal posi- Christmas boxes, which enough money to feed their The four-week moving average, a minimum wage and the tions run from the day families. I’ve been through before Thanksgiving to include two chickens and less volatile measure than the weekly ringers stand in front of that myself, I know what local businesses from the Christmas Eve. The dona- other food items. Approxi- figures, declined to 290,250 last week it feels like,” Ambrozy said. afternoon to early evening, tions collected go toward mately 600 boxes are from 298,750. rain or shine. supporting the Salvation handed out every year. See CHEER, page A3 See JOBS, page A3

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