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Wednesday, December 12, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon A frosty morn on the river... Put another (Yule) log on the fire… By Jim Cornelius Editor in Chief PHOTO BY WENDY RULLMAN The sun warms the wood of the Wizard Falls Bridge on the Metolius River. Woman plans to sue Bend over sewer pipe BEND (AP) — A Bend woman claims repairs to a city sewer pipe by her home caused carbon monoxide poisoning. The Bend Bulletin reports the City of Bend received a notice last week that Susan and Roger Dosier intend to sue and requesting that the city preserve documents related to an ongoing project to repair a major sewer pipe. According to the legal notice, Susan Dosier began noticing gases being dis- charged at the construction site November 10. She took pictures while standing nearby. The notice says afterward, Dosier experienced nau- sea, a loss of hearing, head- ache, confusion and other symptoms. The notice claims she then went to a hospital where she was diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning. Bend City Attorney Mary Winters said she received the notice and sent it to the cityʼs insurance provider as she does with every tort claim. BREWER SAYS... LAST DAY TO SHIP UPS... Ground: Friday 12/14 3-day: Wednesday 12/19 2-day: Thursday 12/20 Overnight: Friday 12/21 LAST DAY TO SHIP FEDEX... Ground: Monday 12/17 3-day: Wednesday 12/19 2-day: Thursday 12/20 Overnight: Friday 12/21 A cheery fire is almost as important a symbol of the Christmas holidays as the Christmas tree or lights. For centuries, the burning of a Yule log was an integral part of the seasonʼs obser- vances. What exactly is a Yule Log — besides a sponge cake dessert? Like many of our Christmas traditions, the Yule log has its origins in Northern Europe and pre-dates Christianity. In the Nordic and Germanic lands, it was customary to bring an entire tree inside a longhouse and feed it slowly into a central fire through the two weeks or so of the Yuletide celebration. Among pre-Christian Germanic peoples, the Yultide season corresponded with parts of December and January and was often associated with the Wild Hunt, when a nocturnal horde thundered across the winter sky, led by one of the many manifestations of Odin, Master of Yule. As the website www.norse- mythology.org recounts: “(The Wild Hunt) swept through the forests in midwin- ter, the coldest, darkest part of the year, when ferocious winds and storms howled over the land. Anyone who found him- or herself out of doors at night during this time might spot this ghostly procession – or be spotted by it, which might involve being carried away and dropped miles from where the unfortunate person had been taken up, or worse. Sometimes, the members of the Hunt entered towns and houses, causing havoc and stealing food and drink.” Good idea to keep the Yuletide fires blazing, eh? Itʼs easy to see a more benign form of The Wild Hunt in Santaʼs sweeping across the sky in his sleigh pulled by reindeer. Pagan celebrations, obser- vances and traditions eventu- ally became Christianized, the Yule log among them. Yuletide became a term for the Brace Yourself for Winter! $300 Discount EMPORIUM Gift baskets are a great way to surprise friends and family locally and afar! Order your favorites with online convenience for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. Sisters Meat and Smokehouse is all about tradition, family, and generations of excellence. Let us help make your holiday entertaining and gift-giving easy y with a basket of our premium summer r sausage, jerky, smoked cheeses and more. Pre-order your gift baskets now online or in-store! New patients only. Not valid with any other offer. 541-382-0410 410 E. 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