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Wednesday, August 1, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Oregon prosecutor rehired four years after gun incident K L A M AT H FA L L S (AP) — An attorney has been rehired by the Klamath County District Attorney’s Office a few years after he resigned following a gun incident. District Attorney Eve Costello told the Herald and News that Cole Chase was the most qualified applicant her office received for a posi- tion that opened up. Chase resigned January 1, 2015, while facing criminal charges that he threatened two men with a gun during an argument outside a mar- tini bar. He later pleaded no contest to unlawful use of a weapon and menac- ing. He was sentenced to probation, and required to undergo treatment for anger management and alcohol abuse. The Oregon State Bar sus- pended Chase’s law license for six months and placed him on probation for 18 months. 27 Oregon State studies embers to fight spread of wildfires CORVALLIS (AP) — An Oregon State University pro- fessor is using federal funds to conduct research on how embers form and spread dur- ing devastating wildfires. Assistant professor David Blunck’s team is testing variables such as tempera- ture, wind speed, timber species and branch diameter to figure out how to predict when embers will form, the Statesman Journal reported Friday. The project is being funded by the federal gov- ernment’s Joint Fire Science Program and the team is sharing results with the U.S. Forest Service, the newspa- per reported. Wi n d - b l o w n e m b e r s that jump far ahead of the fire line and start new spot fires have long been the bane of firefighters in the American West. In extreme fire weather, the blaze can create its own winds and toss embers hundreds of feet — or even miles — ahead of the main blaze. Last fall’s fire in the Columbia River Gorge jumped across the Columbia River to Washington when the wind carried an ember two miles (3.2 kilometers) across the water. That blaze burned for three months and scorched 78 square miles (202 square Attention MUSIC TEACHERS! Piano? Drums? Fiddle? Ukelele? Clarinet? Flute? Guitar? Saxophone? Let the Sisters community know about the lessons you offer! Place a classifi ed ad in the Nugget’s CLASSES & TRAINING category. Just $2 per line the fi rst week, $1.50 per line on repeat weeks. And it goes online at no extra charge! Placement deadline is Monday before noon at 541-549-9941 or nuggetnews.com. kilometers) before it was contained. Researchers at OSU hope their results can be used to create a model that would calculate probabilities for how many embers could form and how far away they might land. Our working hypothesis now is that ponderosa generates a lot of embers because it has a very high fuel loading, or more needles. —Tyler Hudson how long it takes to generate embers.” In the field, they’ve burned more than 120 trees that are 12 to 14 feet (3 to 4.5 meters) tall, counting and measuring the embers that are released. The researchers also use an infrared camera to look at embers lost into the air. So far, the team has ten- tatively found that branch diameter is the biggest factor determining the formation of embers. “Our working hypothesis now is that ponderosa gener- ates a lot of embers because it has a very high fuel load- ing, or more needles,” said Tyler Hudson, a graduate student in the College of Engineering who is working on the project. And, working with The Nature Conservancy of Oregon, they’ve observed controlled burns in the forest. “We were able to put fireproof fabric around and collect embers on that, get- ting data representative of an actual fire,” Blunck said. In the lab, they’ve used a small-scale wind tunnel to study ember formation in dowels made of different types of timber. “With a camera, we determine how long it takes for a large piece of dowel to break off,” Blunck said. “Ultimately, how long it takes to break off is indicative of n i g n i s i t r e v Ad ! s k r o W t e g g T h e Nu Having launched my business, She Soars Psychiatry LLC, I have Th e Nugget to thank for helping build momentum and interest in our innovative treatment approach that focuses on holistic mental- health solutions based in functional medicine. With a combination of advertisements and articles, Th e Nugget has been instrumental in helping my business get off to a great start and tell the story of what makes She Soars Psychiatry unique. Clients often reference Th e Nugget as having been their primary referral source and how they heard about She Soars Psychiatry. Th is speaks to the power of Th e Nugget’s reach and dedication to the local community of Sisters and beyond. Th e staff at Th e Nugget have a clear passion in helping promote and support local business. I look forward to an ongoing relationship with Th e Nugget as I continue my business ventures. - Audry Van Houweling, PMHNP-BC Advertising in Th e Nugget works! Call 541-549-9941 today!
