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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
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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.
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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.
The theft victim val-
ued the weapon at $25,000,
according to prosecutor
Nathan Lichvarcik’s sentenc-
ing memo.
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