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20 Wednesday, July 19, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon When it’s 90 degrees... SISTERS OUTLAWS EVENTS CALENDAR A great source for all high school sports & major events in one place! PHOTO BY JERRY BALDOCK Kids cool off in the Fir Street splash park. ECLIPSE: Traffic is expected to be very heavy Continued from page 1 a longer exposure to events, but spreading out arrivals may lower the intensity of the event. Sisters’ alternate route will be in action through- out the period leading up to and immediately after the eclipse, with extra personnel out to manage traffic impacts — to the degree that that is possible. Sgt. Nathan Garibay, of the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office, who serves as the county’s emergency services manager, says that there will be at least a cou- ple hundred thousand more people in the county than usual during the run-up to the eclipse, to a total of about 412,000 people. That’s a minimum. “We’re really confident that this is our bottom num- ber,” he said. “We’re build- ing contingencies on a much higher number.” Weather could affect the number of people in the area. If there is predicted cloud cover on the coast and in the Valley, there will likely be an influx of day-trippers chas- ing the opportunity to view the eclipse. The influx at the height of fire season has officials concerned. “It’s just going to increase our opportunity for starts,” said Garibay. Another concern is that traffic will be so heavy that it will be difficult to respond to accidents and breakdowns on the roads. Sisters Deputy Fire Chief Tim Craig said that the dis- trict will staff up for the days leading up to the event so that all the ambulances in the district are fully staffed. But traffic may impede their abil- ity to respond, especially on the Santiam Pass. “One of our big concerns is being able to get ambu- lances up there,” he said. However, since the larg- est volume of calls is in the immediate Sisters area, the district is not planning at this time to stage an ambulance up Highway 20 to the west. “We’re going to keep our ambulances mobile,” Craig said. Sisters Fire Chief Roger Johnson recommended that tow trucks be staged along the highway to make it faster and easier to clear a wreck or a breakdown. Black Butte Ranch will also have two ambulances on duty. The Ranch itself — which will have 6,000 people aboard that weekend — will be closed to the general See ECLIPSE on page 23 PRIMARY & IMMEDIATE CARE WELLNESS CENTER Collected by The Nugget & seen all month on local refrigerators! Calendar Sponsorship is for nine months (the school year) and runs in The Nugget near the fi rst of each month. ADDED VALUES FOR ADVERTISERS: FREE 3X4 FULL-COLOR DISPLAY AD! 3-column-by-4-inch enlargement of your full-color sponsor ad runs one time in The Nugget FREE, a $267 value! EASY TERMS ~ SPLIT BILLING $195 billed Sept. 2017 / $195 billed Jan. 2018 No Appointment Necessary ~ New Patient Walk-Ins Welcome! CASCADE MEDICAL CARE , LLC Yvette Gaynor, FNP Call for Hours 541-923-3970 g Acceptin ts n e ti a New P • Healthcare For The Entire Family • Acute Illness & Injuries • Primary Care Management • Women’s & Adolescent Care • Sports Physicals 1228 NW Canal Blvd., Redmond Located By St. Charles Redmond Hospital Self Pay • Some Insurance Billed Total Cost ONLY $390! (Over $1000 off regular color ad rates!) Ad Size is 2.3 x 1.6 in SHOW YOUR OUTLAW SUPPORT Call Karen at 541-549-9941 to reserve your space on Sisters refrigerators!