Wednesday, January 18, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
WINTER: Everybody is
feeling the impact of
weeks of heavy snow
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(residents) come back.”
Plumber Drew Saunders
said Sweeney received a hun-
dred calls for help with pipes
on a single day. He urged res-
idents to be patient.
“We’ll get to you,” he
said. “Everybody’s equal. It’s
all about helping the commu-
nity at this point.”
It’s been a struggle for
hardware stores and auto
supply shops to keep needed
items in stock. Sisters Rental
has invoked a 24-hour limit
on rentals such as snowblow-
ers and roof rakes for the
first time in its history, said
customer-service specialist
Eric Spor. He said some cus-
tomers have wanted to make
money by clearing other peo-
ple’s roofs and driveways,
forcing the time limit so
everyone has a chance to rent
vital equipment.
“I’ve got waiting lists on
every piece of (rental) equip-
ment,” Spor said. “We’re
doing everything we can to
help people.”
Another problem, he said,
is that suppliers have stopped
producing snowblowers and
snowblower parts for this sea-
son. Spor said Sisters Rental
has sold twice as many snow-
blowers as in any past win-
ter, but now can’t get new
inventory.
We’ve got (ice)
damming and water
issues. We have two
rooms flooded. We’re
just like everyone else.
— Eric Spor
He added that Sisters
Rental is fighting its own ice
and snow problems.
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“We’ve got (ice) damming
and water issues,” he said.
“We have two rooms flooded.
We’re just like everyone
else.”
De-icer to melt ice on
sidewalks and roofs was par-
ticularly in demand at Hoyt’s
Hardware and Building
Supply, said sales and ser-
vice representative Steve
Cartwright.
“Roof rakes are a big
seller which we’re out of,” he
said. “We’re also sold out of
snow shovels.”
Tire chains, batteries, anti-
gelling compound for diesel
vehicles, windshield scrap-
ers, wiper blades and de-
icing substances were popu-
lar choices at Baxter Auto
Parts, said store manager
Brad Grimmett. Like other
businesses, they are trying to
keep cold-weather staples on
the shelves.
“The trucks coming from
Portland are having trouble
getting here,” Grimmett
explained.
Meanwhile, Joseph
Haugen and Tim Hernandez
spent more than four hours
shoveling the roof of The
Hen’s Tooth on Thursday,
January 12. They still had
plenty of work left at 2 p.m.
despite having begun the task
a day earlier.
The Hen’s Tooth was
among businesses whose
delivery schedules were out
of whack because of road
conditions. Its freight from
California had been delayed
several days as of late last
week.
Mary Johnson, a clerk
at The Hen’s Tooth and a
35-year Central Oregon resi-
dent, didn’t mince words
about this winter’s weather:
“The worst ever,” she said
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Sisters Veterinary Clinic owner Carl Berg shovels the business’ roof on
Thursday, January 12.
without hesitation.
A few blocks away, Chris
Bennett agreed with Johnson
while resting from shoveling
a snow berm at the end of his
home’s driveway. He’s lived
in Boise, Idaho, so he’s famil-
iar with snow.
But Bennett’s had enough,
too.
“The winters are challeng-
ing,” he said. “Especially this
winter.”
And with rain and warm-
ing temperatures descend-
ing on Sisters Country, it
looks like there will be a
whole new set of challenges
throughout the week and
beyond.
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Chris Bennett clears a berm from the driveway of his Sisters home on a
recent afternoon.
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