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Wednesday, August 1, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Expanding alcohol sales during Ducks games 29 FIRE: Couple plans to rebuild lost home after fire Continued from page 1 EUGENE (AP) — The University of Oregon will expand alcohol sales inside Autzen Stadium this football season. Beer and wine will now be sold at general conces- sion stands, the university announced this week. Those beverages have long have been available in the stadi- um’s executive seating area and at the Moshofsky Center, the indoor practice field next to the stadium that serves as a game-day tailgating venue. Students of legal age will be able to buy alcohol, but can’t take it to the student section. In other changes, the uni- versity will extend the hours for pregame tailgating and require spectators to carry their items in clear bags when entering the stadium. Those who leave the stadium during a game won’t be allowed to re-enter. Matt Carmichael, the uni- versity’s police chief, said the re-entry prohibition is intended to cut down on unruly behavior. “Eliminating re-entry at football games creates a safer football environment, plain and simple,” he said in a news release. “Historically, too many fans leave the stadium at halftime and consume addi- tional alcohol during the rela- tively short break. They often return to the stadium and have the intoxication effects really hit them in the second half.” Fans appeared generally supportive of the changes, although some questioned if safety is the primary motivation. “They say it’s a commit- ment to safety, and there’s probably some truth to that,” Matthew Dunn, a sea- son-ticket holder, told The Register-Guard newspaper. “But it does seem like it’s a cash grab when it coincides with the fact that they will be selling alcohol inside the sta- dium now. It just seems like a way they’re going to make a bundle of money.” Jimmy Stanton, an athletic department spokesman, said he didn’t have an estimate on how much additional con- cession revenue the depart- ment will receive. He said they haven’t budgeted for a windfall because extra costs will eat into what’s earned. The university, for instance, plans to boost the number of OLCC-licensed alcohol moni- tors in the crowd from about 30 to more than 100. The Ducks open their sea- son September 1 with a home against Bowling Green. Stephen Berry of Canby said he believes the re-entry policy will help maintain the stadium’s energy for the entire game. Many fans now leave the stadium at halftime and are slow in getting back, an option they no longer have. got to get out! The house is on fire!” Russell saw that the garage was full of smoke and that fire was at the back of the house. “We (she and her husband) each grabbed keys,” she said. “We had two vehicles and we were able to get those to safety.” Chief Olsen credited wild- land firefighting crews from ODF and the Forest Service for keeping the brush fire from spreading while struc- ture firefighters concentrated on quelling the fire in the buildings. “They really kept the fire from spreading to more houses,” Chief Olsen said. “ODF protected one house whose fence was on fire; otherwise they were within seconds of losing their house, too.” Because of the wildland/ structure crew teamwork, Olsen said, firefighters were able to keep the blaze con- tained to the area it had already consumed by the time they arrived on scene. There were no injuries of either residents or firefighters in the incident — all the more remarkable given that fire- fighters battled the blaze in temperatures that hit 96 or 97 degrees. Thirty-five firefight- ers had to engage the blaze because they could only work PHOTO COURTESY KYLE WATTENBURG A fire destroyed a home and several outbuildings on Thursday. in short shifts in their heavy turnouts before being relieved to cool down. Olsen said that Bend Fire Department sent out a rehab trailer where fire- fighters could get out of the heat, and neighbors turned up with water. The state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire, though Chief Olsen acknowledged that so much damage had been done that it will be difficult to pinpoint the cause. He said that the fire may not have started as a brush fire and may have started in or around the garage of the home that was destroyed. Russell told The Nugget that she has no idea what might have sparked the blaze. Multiple agencies assisted in the battle, including Sisters-Camp Sherman Fire Department, Black Butte Ranch Fire Department, ODF and the Forest Service, the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office and the county road department. Russell expressed her gratitude for all their efforts (see Letters to the Editor, page 2). She said that their insur- ance company has found her and her husband tempo- rary housing and that they will rebuild the home that they built on the property in 2004, after purchasing it in 1987. Need a DENT -AL Check Up? Repair experts standing by... Most M Mo o st t repairs ai i in n under d e an h hour • F Free estimates sti t imat Mobile service available • Paintless dent removal DINING & TAKE-OUT until midnight every night Menu at SistersSaloon.net Mike Cmelik 541-588-2299 541-549-RIBS 190 E. Cascade Ave. 541-588-6232 AT SISTERS DRUG Not just your pharmacy, but your friends! 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