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4 Wednesday, August 2, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Prepare for eclipse like an emergency Man with ties to Oregon refuge gets prison time E v e r y o n e f r o m t h e vision. Regular sunglasses Deschutes County Sheriff’s will not protect your eyes Office to the Forest Service from permanent damage. to local fire departments and Look for the ISO 12312-2 the City of Sisters have been international standard on planning for months for the eclipse glasses, in brands impact of the solar eclipse on such as Rainbow Symphony, Monday, August 21. American Paper Optics, The Deschutes County Thousand Oaks Optical, and Oregon State University TSE 17. Extension is encouraging citi- Cell phone networks may zens to do what local agencies be strained by heavy use dur- are doing, and treat the event ing the period. Make a plan like they would an emergency for family communications so or natural disaster. you can let your loved ones “Planning ahead with some know where you are and that realistic expectations to ride you are OK. this out with good humor and Oregon Department of a few deep breaths is a respon- Transportation and law sible thing to do for yourself, enforcement officials are your family and your neigh- expecting heavy vehicle traf- bors,” OSU Extension states fic through the area, starting on their web site. “Consider with the Thursday prior to the the possibility of long lines or eclipse and continuing for a limited ability to drive a car day or two afterward. Make and to purchase items you and plans for your transporta- your family need (food, Rx, tion to avoid or consolidate personal hygiene supplies, pet as many car trips as you can. food, etc.). There likely will Make a plan that allows for be reduced access to medical extra time and/or alternate professionals and electronic routes to get to work. communication/entertainment OSU exten- devices. Make plans that will sion notes that, have opportunities for flex- “Along with ibility with schedules and an expected activities, and include ways increase in to reduce or lower stress for traffic individuals and families.” accidents Meet with your family and a soon and develop a plan for higher the week or so leading up risk to the eclipse event. Lay in o f appropriate supplies. If you plan to view the eclipse, get eclipse glasses — and make sure they’re safe. Many stores are offer- ing inexpensive, spe- cial eclipse-viewing ISTOCKPHOTO.COM/LISAFX glasses that block harmful light that Lay in needed supplies ahead of time to reduce can damage your stress before, during, and after the eclipse. Sarah Conroy, Chiropractor Est. 2002 Sisters Owned Prevent • Heal • Feel Better wild fire that may be caused by those unfamiliar with extreme fire hazard condi- tions in August, our first- responders and medical per- sonnel are expected to be stretched pretty thin. Now is the time to brush up on basic first aid or take a class. Be extra careful to keep yourself and your family healthy. This is not the time to take risky chances.” Stock up early on food, since an influx of people and difficulty making deliveries may leave store shelves bare. OSU Extension recommends making a 10-day meal plan: “Creating a 10-day meal plan will help feed your fam- ily while avoiding the crowds and possible empty shelves in grocery stores. Plan and shop accordingly, can your own food, or purchase enough non-perishable foods to last you 10 days or more. Foods such as canned soups, fruits, vegetables, meat and fish will be easy to store. Pantry staples such as dried fruit, crackers and peanut butter make good snacks. Canned and dried foods will especially come in handy in case of a power outage.” Recognize that you may be stressed more than usual by the high level of activ- ity. Practice relaxation and mindfulness to avoid getting too wound up and to improve your resilience. For more informa- tion visit http://extension. oregonstate.edu/deschutes/ solar-eclipse-preparedness. PORTLAND (AP) — A man with ties to Oregon standoff leader Ammon Bundy was sentenced Wednesday to 2-1/2 years in federal prison for hav- ing a stolen machine gun with an obliterated serial number. M i c h a e l E m r y, 5 5 , pleaded guilty in January to unlawfully possessing the fully automatic .50-caliber machine gun. Emry in December 2015 traveled to southeast- ern Oregon from Idaho in a van he borrowed from Bundy and then stayed in the same house with the man who led the Jan. 2, 2016, armed takeover of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. Emry was not among the more than two dozen people charged with conspiring to impede federal officers dur- ing the 41-day protest against federal control of Western lands. Defense attorney Lynn Shepard said in a sentenc- ing memorandum that Emry went to the area to cover the occupation as a journal- ist. Emry previously oper- ated an online news ser- vice called “The Voice of Idaho.” FBI agents arrested Emry in May 2016 when they served a search warrant on his travel trailer in John Day, Oregon, and seized the machine gun. Before the warrant was served, Emry had been in negotiations to sell the gun to someone he had been told was the captain of a militia group but actu- ally was an undercover police officer, authorities said. Emry admitted stealing the gun from an Idaho man. I am a peaceful man, and I made a mistake. — Michael Emry “I am a peaceful man, and I made a mistake,” Emry said at Wednesday’s court hearing in Eugene, accord- ing to The Register-Guard newspaper. 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