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Blue Mountain
Donations
pour into
center for
victims
EAGLE
Fairgrounds Pavilion
stays busy during
massive relief effort
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The Eagle/Angel Carpenter
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The Eagle/George Plaven
Judy Dunn shops for a few odds
and ends at the Fairgrounds Relief
Center. The Canyon Creek Complex
fire burned an outbuilding and
pump house near Dunn’s home,
leaving her without electricity and
running water.
Forest Service
defends Canyon
Creek response
Details show initial attack was
not enough to save local homes
By George Plaven
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