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Wednesday, August 23, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
FIRE: Blaze will
continue to burn
for many days
WILD WEST: Re-enactors
made Wild West
come alive
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reported. “All firefighting
resources were diverted to
Whychus Fire to protect life
and property in its path of
progression.”
The Whychus Fire went
from 34 acres to more than
2,000 that afternoon, and the
fire on Black Crater grew
modestly to about 200 acres.
However, veteran fire-watch-
ers in Sisters knew that there
was every likelihood that it
would ramp up and get big.
And it did.
Driven by winds, high
temperatures, and dry con-
ditions, the fire blew up on
Wednesday afternoon, mak-
ing a significant run to the
east. The fire continued to
grow on Thursday, as a Type
1 Incident Management
Team came in to take com-
mand of the fire. Residents of
Crossroads and the Edgington
Road area were placed on
evacuation alert.
On Friday, as the fire
continued to challenge fire-
fighters and run to the east,
authorities triggered a Level
3 evacuation, requiring resi-
dents of Crossroads and
Edgington Road and environs
to leave their homes. Soon,
residents along Forest Road
16 (Three Creek Road) south
of sisters were also required
to evacuate as the fire pushed
toward the road and Whychus
Creek
Firefighters held the fire
from jumping across Road
Characters, from Annie
Oakley to Tetherow Tex La
Rue dressed in authentic or
authentic replica clothing for
their skits. Kathy Howard,
aka .38 Kate, provided the
costumes. The firearms were
pre-1900 replicas.
New Sisters resident and
first-time performer Evan
Leiser, aka Deputy Duke,
portrayed the town deputy
who stood by his sheriff at all
times.
Tony Schultz, aka Tony
Two Toes, hung up the
Western façade and James
Hawkins, a longtime mem-
ber of Pine Mountain Posse
jumped back into his role of
Tetherow Tex La Rue.
First-time reenactment
player Mark Richardson, aka
Shady Silver, from Redmond,
looked realistic dressed as
a cavalryman. Tim Barrier,
aka Tumbleweed Tim, from
Sisters and his 12-year-old
granddaughter Taylor Barrier,
aka Tricky Taylor, enjoyed
their first time as re-enactment
players during the Wild West
Show.
“I liked how we could
make things up as we went
through the performance.
Kind of like improvisation,”
Taylor said.
PHOTO BY GARY MILLER
Fire crew battled a tough Milli Fire
create containment lines.
16 on Saturday and finally
caught a break with calmer
winds, lower temperatures
and higher humidity on
Sunday. Relatively favorable
weather conditions contin-
ued on Monday as handfuls
of folks in Sisters took in a
smoky total eclipse on streets
that were nearly deserted.
While the intense fire-
fight that characterized
Wednesday-Saturday has
abated somewhat, the Milli
Fire will continue to chal-
lenge the region for some
time. Evacuations were still
in place on Monday after-
noon, and the fire was grow-
ing on its west end.
Fire officials reported
that the main part of the fire
was backing into the wilder-
ness area to the west. The
Serving Sisters Since 1994
for days. Burnout operations help
fire grew toward Lava Lake
Camp and North Matthieu
Lake on Sunday, and crews
were working off of Highway
242 to clear heavy fuels and
strengthen the control line.
Te m p e r a t u r e s w e r e
expected to peak in the high
80s Monday and Tuesday
afternoon and moderate later
in the week. There is a slight
chance of thunderstorms
forecast for Wednesday.
The Nugget will continue
to provide regular updates
on the Milli Fire at www.
nuggetnews.com and on The
Nugget’s Facebook page.
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Nine-year-old Zeke
Esterman played Tricky
Taylor’s brother Zeke the
Sneak.
“It was fun when I had to
run before the bad guys started
with their gunfire,” Zeke said.
It was a family affair
for Richard Esterman, aka
Rawhide Rick, with his grand-
son Zeke and brother Brian
Esterman, aka One-Boot
Brian, performing in all the
skits.
And new player Susan
Moss, aka Sassy Sue, from
Sisters reveled in playing
Annie Oakley.
In between shootouts folks
got to browse through Western
art, crafts, and clothing.
With a background in cos-
metology, vendor Johnise
Thomas from Redmond
showcased her booth of hand-
crafted hot-pressed soaps.
“With cold-press soap the
oils will cook out,” Thomas
said “All my oils stay in the
soap. I use hemp oils, olive
oils, grapeseed oil, Emu oils,
coca butters, and we have our
special tribute to the eclipse.
“The Great American Eclipse”
soap and it is activated char-
coal hot-processed soap.
Toxins stick to the activated
charcoal, so it makes a good
candidate for a deep-cleaner
and detoxifier.”
Scott Brown and his band
cranked it up for the coun-
try western dance Saturday
evening, while Bad Boys
Barbecue provided the grub.
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