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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>September 21, 2011<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin Benton, Oregon Department of Forestry, Prineville 541-447-5658<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Echo Murray, Walker Range Fire Patrol Association 541-433-2451<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kiel Nairns, Oregon Department of Forestry, The Dalles 541-296-4626<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dave Fields, Office of State Fire Marshal Regional Supervisor 541-419-1844<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Angie Johnson, Oregon Department of Forestry, John Day 541-575-1139<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>Hunter Information Booths Open Next Week</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><o:p> </o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><i>Central Oregon~</i> Hunter Information Booths will be opening across central Oregon Wednesday September 28th and some staffed through Friday September 30<sup>th</sup>. Hunter booths are available for the public to get current fire restriction information on open fires, driving off road, chainsaw use, smoking in the forest, and more; road closure information as well as map sales, free gun locks, and coffee will also be available at most locations. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Early fall is the most dynamic time of year for fire danger. Cold nights alone do not provide added moisture and hot afternoons continue to dry out vegetation. The message to hunters and recreationists is to call ahead to the area you are visiting and find out the current fire use restrictions; they quickly change and vary from place to place. .<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fire restriction / fire use information can be found at the following locations:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Private lands in the Central Oregon area</b> - The Oregon Department of Forestry:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Crook, Deschutes, and Jefferson counties – Prineville Unit 541-447-5658<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Gilliam, Morrow, Hood River, and Wasco counties – The Dalles Unit 541-296-4626<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wheeler, Grant, and Harney counties – John Day Unit 541-575-1139<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIELD/COD/aboutus.shtml">http://oregon.gov/ODF/FIELD/COD/aboutus.shtml</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Public lands – USDA Forest Service<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Deschutes National Forest 541-383-5300<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ochoco National Forest 541-416-6500<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Malheur National Forest 541-575-1321<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/fire/">http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/fire/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Public lands – USDI Bureau of Land Management</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prineville District 541-416-6700<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/fire/">http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/centraloregon/fire/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Hunter Booth Locations</b>:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>John Day – at Oregon Department of Forestry, 415 Patterson Bridge Road (off of Hwy 26, turn at Shell Station – Look for sandwich board sign)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thursday 09/29/11 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Friday 09/30/11 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.25in'><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Prineville – at Ray’s on the east side of Prineville off Highway 26<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Wednesday 09/28/11 5:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thursday 09/29/11 5:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Friday 09/30/11 5:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>La Pine – at Ray’s on Hwy 97 in La Pine<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thursday 09/29/11 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Friday 09/30/11 6:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m..<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=square><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Highway 58 – On Highway 58 between mile posts 72 and 73<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Thursday 09/29/11 8:00 a.m. – dark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Friday 09/30/11 8:00 a.m. – dark<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Memaloose Rest Area<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle>Thursday 09/29/11 6:00am -5:30pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle>Friday 09/30/11 6:00am -5:30pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Wingdings'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>§<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Dodson Road<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle>Thursday 09/29/11 9:00am -6:00pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast>Friday 09/30/11 9:00am -6:00pm<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The hunter booths are brought to you by the Central Oregon Fire Prevention Cooperative, the Klamath County Fire Prevention Cooperative, Grant-Harney Fire Prevention Cooperative and the Mid-Columbia Fire Prevention Cooperative.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>###<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>