The BulleTin • Sunday, March 13, 2022 A9
WE’RE RETIRING
EVERYTHING’S ON SALE!
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t’s been a great ride for the past 31+ years. You have walked in
our door as a customer and left as our family.
We hope we have served Central Oregon well and in turn we
appreciate the many years of support we have received from you
our customers.
We have enjoyed visiting with you about your families, vacations,
health, and activities you are involved in. You have watched our
family grow and change over the years.
Jessica hill/aP
Jason Meyers of Burlington throws a frisbee for his dog Gilroy during a snowstorm Saturday in Burlington,
Vermont.
Late storm blasts South,
Northeast with snow, wind
associated Press
A late winter storm blasted the northeastern
United States on Saturday with high winds and
snow that could pile up to a foot high, sending
temperatures plummeting and making travel
hazardous after first taking aim at the Deep
South.
The National Weather Service said 7 to 12
inches could be expected in northern areas of
Pennsylvania and New York with winds gust-
ing as high as 45 mph. Philadelphia residents,
while expecting only a few inches of snow, were
warned that blizzard-like conditions were possi-
ble at one point, and later a flash freeze was pos-
sible with wet surfaces rapidly becoming icy due
to plummeting temperatures.
Gale warnings were in effect in coastal New
Jersey and Delaware areas, with gusts of 40 to
50 mph possible and forecasters warning of tree
damage and resulting power outages as well as
rough boating conditions. A wind advisory was
in effect for other areas.
Meteorologist Andrew Orrison of the weather
service office in College Park, Maryland, said
moderate to heavy snow had fallen over “a
rather large area” of the eastern United States,
but the storm was moving quickly to the north-
east.
Parts of the Tennessee Valley and central Ap-
palachia had already seen as much as 8 to 12
inches of snow, and areas of Pennsylvania, New
York and northern New England were expected
to receive similar amounts before the storm
pulled away early Sunday, he said. By Saturday
afternoon, 10 inches of snow or more had been
reported in parts of New York and northern
Pennsylvania and as much as 6 inches in eastern
Pennsylvania.
Intensifying low pressure accompanying the
storm had been generating high winds, and
plunging temperatures would freeze any mois-
ture on roadways, making for hazardous travel
in icy conditions, he said.
State police said Saturday afternoon that a
crash involving 73 vehicles on a central Pennsyl-
vania highway had resulted in multiple injuries,
but no life-threatening injuries were immedi-
ately reported. Trooper Megan Ammerman said
the crash was reported shortly after 2 p.m. Satur-
day on PA 581 in Cumberland County.
Slick roads were also blamed for crashes
as rain turned to snow and began to pile up
in parts of Maine, northern New Hampshire
and Vermont. New Hampshire State Police re-
sponded to multiple crashes involving cars slid-
ing off snowy roads, prompting warnings to
slow down. In Vermont, where as much as 14
inches of snow was expected, officials warned
that potential blizzard conditions and blowing
snow could make travel “difficult to impossible.”
We have been comfortable being the old school, sit and fi t type of
shoe store.
But, retailing has been changing for several years. Th e internet has
made a big impact on many small businesses and will continue
to do so. Being active with social media is very important and
changing all the time.
We have reached the point that keeping up with the changing
ways of doing business is exhausting.
You are certainly what we will miss the most.
Th is is very bittersweet, but we are excited and happy to start all
the new chapters in our lives.
We are looking forward to spending more quality time with our
growing family.
My parents are getting older and I want to be able to help when I
am needed.
I have children and grandchildren, and I want to be available to be
there when they have special events and when they need me.
We want to enjoy our hobbies. I love gardening and quilting and
Taniah loves the outdoors.
We are so excited to start new activities and hobbies.
I have wanted to retire for several years. Th ings just have not
fallen into place as we had planned, making me work more now
than ever before.
It is because of our wonderful employees through the many years,
which have made our store as successful as it has been.
Please do not fear. Birkenstock Bend will open a new store called
Bend Shoe Co in the current Hallmark location this summer.
Th ey will take on many of our current shoe lines and I know they
will take care you in the same way we have.
We do love you all and will miss you so much.
-Karen, Taniah, and Shoe Inn Staff
Located in:
Th e Costco/Forum Shopping Center
OPEN Mon-Sat 10-6 • Closed Sunday
(541) 385-7405
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