Wednesday, February 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Badgers
threaten
Oregon
dam’s
safety
BEND (AP) — An
Oregon dam is at risk from
badger tunnels and other pas-
sages created by burrowing
animals.
The Bulletin reports
Johnson Creek Dam owner
Debaca Land & Cattle
LLC can kill the ani-
mals or trap and move
them.
Repairs are expected in
the coming months.
State engineer Keith
Mills told the dam owner
in a January letter that
the tunnels could cause
leaks.
A high winter snowpack
is predicted to fill the dam’s
reservoir for the first time in
five years.
The dam made the
Oregon Water Resources
Department’s list of the
state’s seven unsatisfactory
dams.
The department says the
dam’s failure would likely
cause fatalities and impact
seven homes.
Safety concerns were
raised after the Oroville
Dam prompted the evacua-
tion of 200,000 California
residents.
Obituary
Government leaks...
Natalie J. Packer
Eighty-year-old dear
friend and long-time resi-
dent Natalie J. Packer passed
away on January 29, 2017 at
St. Charles Hospital in Bend.
Natalie was born in New
York, moved to California
where her ex-husband had a
ranch, and they bred many
purebred dogs.
Natalie was a very com-
passionate person. She loved
the outdoors and was an avid
hiker with a love for dogs.
She was a big part in help-
ing build the original Virginia
Meissner snow shelter. She
loved photography and dogs
and horses and was an avid
hiker and skier.
Natalie left behind “Jake,”
a long-haired retriever, who
has recently found a new lov-
ing home. Everyone locally
knew Natalie as she walked
in Sisters with Jake sev-
eral times a day. She will be
dearly missed by the commu-
nity, her sister Carla Packer,
and her Aunt Ruth.
Her caregiver, Susanna
Aston, said, “Natalie and I
had a special relationship. We
would laugh for hours. Our
favorite things to do were
to try new restaurants and
attend the local gem and hol-
iday shows. Special thanks
to her friends Dewayne and
Cindy Petri of Bend during
this grieving time.”
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Apparently federal agencies are not the only government
entities that are dealing with leaks.
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