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News W ffl K fe C o p ’ s C o m e r- by M el Ray MLKJIHGFEDCBA A re m in d e r to a ll w h o rid e m o to rc y c le s a n d A T V v e h ic le s . T h e F a lls ro a d is T h is y e a r w e a re h a p p y to a n n o u n c e th a tw e w ill b a s h a rin g s p a c e w ith th e $3 L W S D o n 't F o rg e t? T h ® h is to ric a l s o c ie ty w ill b e s h a rin g th e p u b lis h in g a n d d is trib u tio n L iv in g in a sm aD D to w n is D ike b e in g p a d o f a B arge c o s ts o f th e fa m ily .... W e lc o m e a n d a H u g e T h a n k Y o u !!! It is tim e o n c e a g a in fo r s u b s c rib e rs to re n e w th e ir s u b s c rip tio n . R e m e m b e r, th e n e w ra te is c o n s id e re d p re m is e s o p e n to th e p u b lic . T h is m e a n s th a t a ll m a jo r o ffe n s e s c a n b e e n fo rc e d . A ll A T V ’ s a n d ► o ff ro a d m o to rcy c le s a re n o t a llo w e d o n th e F a lls ro a d . I h a v e s e e n s e v e ra l te e n a g e r s ru n n in g la te in to th e e v e n in g h o u rs . T h e c u rfe w fo r a n y o n e u n d e r 1 8 y e a rs o f a g e is 1 0 P M . T h e o n ly e x c e p tio n s a re g o in g to a n d fro m w o rk o r a s c h o o l a c tiv ity , o r a c c o m p a n ie d b y a p a re n t o r g u a rd ia n . W e h a v e h a d s p e e d s ig n s to rn d o w n o n th e tru c k ro a d . T H IS H A S T O S T O P ! T e a rin g d o w n a s p e e d s ig n is c o n s id e re d C rim in a l M is c h ie f! C rim in a l M is c h ie f is c o n s id e re d a C la s s C F e lo n y. T h in k a b o u t th is b e fo re y o u d o s o m e th in g s tu p id th a t w ill a ffe c t y o u th e re s t o f y o u r life . T h e re p o rt o f E c o li in B u tte C re e k is a s fa r a s I k n o w a ru m o r a n d fa ls e . If y o u h a v e a n y q u e s tio n s y o u c a n c o n ta c t B u c k R o w d e n o f th e M e d fo rd W a te r C o m m is s io n . ■ $ 1 0 p e r y e a r in th e U S A . A n d $ 1 5 p e r y e a r o u ts id e th e U S A . P le a s e s e n d c h e c k s m a d e F oirehoyi^e N e w b y* C h ie f H u g h S im p s o n F ire s e a s o n is h e re a n d h e a tin g u p , a n d w ild fire s a re o c c u rin g in b o th g ra s s la n d s a n d fo re s te d a re a s . N O o p e n b u rn in g is a llo w e d . (S u c h a s s la s h p ile s , b u m p ile s , g ra s s & w e e d s , e tc ) A ls o , u n le s s c h a n g e d b y O re g o n D e p a rtm e n t o f F o re s try , J u n e 3 o th w ill b e th e la s t d a y fo r b u m b a rre ls , a n d th e y s h o u ld b e o u t b y 1 0 :0 0 a .m . R e m e m b e r, to o , th a t it is ille g a l to b u rn d u rin g th e n ig h t h o u rs . P le a s e c a ll O D F if y o u h a v e a n y q u e s tio n s . W ith th e o f J u ly u p o n u s, it is v e ry im p o rt* a n t to b e c a re fu l w ith fire w o rk s. Ille g a l fire w o rk s e s p e c ia lly (a n d le g a l fire w o rk s u s e d c a re le s s ly) c a n a n d d o c a u s e in ju rie s a n d fire s . L E T ’ S N O T H A V E E IT H E R O F T H E S E B A D T H IN G S H A P P E N IN B U T T E F A L L S ! o u t to “ T h e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls ” a t P O B o x 2 6 8 , B u tte F a lls , O R . 9 7 5 2 2 . W e s in c e re ly h o p e y o u c a re fo r th e © M E O a s m u c h a s w e d o . T h a n k y o u fo r y o u r s u p p o rt a n d p le a s e h a v e a w o n d e rfu l a n d s a fe s u m m e r. T h e B U lE ttN C re w T h e to w n c o u n c il o f th e to w n o f B u tte F a lls w is h e s to g iv e a s in c e re “ T h a n k Y o u ” to th e H o m e E x te n s io n fo rth e ir g e n e ro u s d o n a tio n o f $ 1 0 0 to th e C o m m u n ity H a ll. W e a re s o rry to h e a r y o u r g ro u p h a d d is b a n d e d . I G e n e ra l ru le o f th u m b : If a fire w o rk e x p lo d e s , flie s o r ju m p s m o re th a n 1 2 in c h e s v e rtic a lly , o r tra v e ls m o re th a n 6 fe e t h o riz o n ta lly it is ille g a l. (E x c e p tio n : F ire w o rk s w ith w h e e ls m a y tra v e l 1 2 fe e t o n th e g ro u n d .) T h e m o s t c o m m o n ille g a l fire w o rk s a re : b o ttle ro c k e ts , fire c ra c k e rs , ro m a n c a n d le s , a n d s m a ll m o rta rs . In a d d itio n , ille g a lly m a n u fa c tu re d e x p lo s iv e d e v ic e s s u c h a s M -8 0 's th ro u g h M - 3 5 0 0's , w h ic h re s e m b le la rg e fire c ra c k e rs , c a n b e v e ry d a n g e ro u s in d e e d , a n d o f c o u rs e s h o u ld n o t b e u s e d ! S o m e “ F ire w o rk s D o es a n d D o n ’ ts ” U se le g a l fire w o rk s fro m lic e n s e d o u tle ts , s to re th e m a w a y fro m c h ild re , re a d a n d fo llo w a ll s a fe ty d ire c tio n s , h a v e w a te r h a n d y , ke e p m a tc h e s a n d lig h te rs a w a y fro m c h ild re n , h a ve a d u lts d o th e lig h tin g , s o a k u s e d fire w o rk s w ith w a te r, a n d n e v e r re -lig h t a “ d u d . ” (W a if 1 5 -2 0 m in u te s a n d s o a k it in a b u c k e t o f w a te r.) L e t ’ s a ll h a ve “ F u n O n T h e 4th o f J u ly , ” a s o u r b a n n e r p ro c la im s , b u t re m e m b e r th a t fire s & in ju rie s a re n ’ t fu n a t a ll. B E S A F E ! J ic k iin d l J© y© o B r o w n W fe w is h to s e n d to yoim gund to w m y© dfl[r tiom ]® o f u w d L Y © y atftg to p ra y e rs d a ily . _ J [h £ T w w i C o m a l S ta ff