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The Dam Speaker

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Jackie Deal

The Dam Speaker on April 19, 2019 by Jackie Deal Blair Nash head of the Sutherlin Water Control District spoke at our Friday 3 pm get-together about Cooper Creek and Plat I reservoir and the Cooper Creek Dam. Over 60 … Continue reading →

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Water Inundation Map for Cooper Creek Added

Posted on April 22, 2019 by Thom Hoch

We’ve added a link to an album containing photos of the map shown by Blair Nash at Friday’s Seminar about the Cooper Creek Dam. Blair is with the Sutherlin Water Control District and gave a group of about 60 people … Continue reading →

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‘Update on Cooper Creek Dam’ by district manager Blair Nash — Friday, April 19, (NEW TIME) 3:30 p.m.

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Julianne G Crane

Blair Nash, District Manager, Sutherlin Water Control District will give an update on the Cooper Creek Dam on Friday, April 19 at 3:30 p.m. He will have the latest inundation maps and give information on the earthen dam . Copper … Continue reading →

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Communication within Timber Valley during Emergencies

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Rick De Young

On March 7, Timber Valley’s Emergency Preparedness Committee asked the Communications Committee to come up with a plan for handling emergency communications in the future. Marc Stalnaker agreed to chair an emergency communications sub-committee and called for a meeting of … Continue reading →

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RainedOut Alert System is Invaluable

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Thom Hoch

The value of our RainedOut Alert system has proven invaluable during the past couple weeks. If you haven’t already done so, please, PLEASE, consider signing up so you can be quickly and efficiently informed of urgent park messages and emergency … Continue reading →

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How Prepared were You?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Helaine Hepworth

How prepared were you for the Snowmagedden that hit Timber Valley last week? I thought I was prepared. I had a Go Bag packed in the car. I made a trek out to the car to retrieve it. First thing … Continue reading →

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A Recap for the Record… and for Those Not in the Park

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Dar Hoch

Heavy wet snow storms dumped on the Umpqua Valley this past week, not only making travel extremely difficult, but taking down power lines by fallen trees, limbs and breaking power poles throughout the Umpqua Valley and other parts of Oregon. … Continue reading →

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Give yourself a three-day ‘Emergency Preparedness’ Go-Bag for Christmas and the New Year

Posted on December 14, 2018 by Julianne G Crane

  With Winter weather upon us … including both freezing temperatures and possible power outages … your emergency Go Bag needs to be ready and within easy access for any possible emergencies. Another cold weather reminder — when your propane … Continue reading →

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Emergency preparedness: “Be ready for 14 days on your own”

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Julianne G Crane

According to a recent article on Wired.com, the new message in home emergency preparedness is: “Be ready for 14 days on your own. Two weeks.” Science writer Adam Rogers reports in “The Science Behind Home Disaster Preparedness Kits Is a … Continue reading →

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Sutherlin’s Emergency Manager Dennis Riggs will be at Timber Valley on Friday, Sept. 21, 3 p.m.

Posted on September 15, 2018 by Julianne G Crane

Dennis Riggs, Emergency Manager for the City of Sutherlin, will be at Timber Valley on Friday, Sept. 21, 3 p.m. in the Clubhouse. He will update us on what the city is doing to prepare for disasters and how best … Continue reading →

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