 | Closing the blinds can keep out the heat. Learn this and other techniques for keeping cool when the power goes out! (Pantenburg photo)
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Heat advisories all over the country are urging Americans to not underestimate the danger. ( About 400 Americans die of heat-related causes every year according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) And the National Weather Service claims excessive heat is the number one weather-related killer, causing more fatalities per year than floods, lightning, tornadoes, hurricanes, winter storms and extreme cold. But what can you do if the heat causes a power outage? Here is some advice from the American Red Cross on how to survive a heat wave when the power goes out.
In other stories this week:
- Review: the Deadwood Biomass Stove
- Kayaking Minnesota's Le Sueur River
- Readers' Comments
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 | | Fishing in Central Oregon |
A wonderful part of Central Oregon life is all the quandaries: Do I want to go hiking or swimming? Mountain biking or rock climbing? Kayaking or canoeing? Fishing or camping?
A person can hardly do everything, even though some of us try!
Whenever it gets too hot, we just head uphill toward the Cascades until we reach the higher, cooler elevations!
But most people aren't so lucky when it comes to escaping the heat. If you are living in one of those heat advisory areas, remember to stay cool and hydrated. Go outside, but use your common sense!
Stay cool, stay safe! - Leon
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Video Review: The Deadwood Biomass Stove
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 | | The Deadwood stove |
A stove fueled with biomass -
twigs, sticks, pine cones, scrap construction wood etc - just makes sense. Especially in the aftermath of a disaster, a stove that can work on twigs, scrap lumber etc. may prove to be invaluable
The Deadwood Stove, made in Valera, Texas, is one of such biomass stoves, and is designed for long term use and durability.I wrung one out at a Boy Scout leader training campout recently, and then on a fishing trip.
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Video: Kayaking the Le Sueur River in MN
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 | Bob in his kayak
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I've been canoeing, backpacking, hiking, hunting and fishing with Bob Patterson, of Mankato, MN, since we were college roommates in the 1970s. Recently, Bob and some of his canoeing/kayaking friends were featured in a segment of Active Minnesota Outdoors, as they floated a part of Minnesota's Le Sueur River. There's no survival message here, just an encouragement to get outside and enjoy yourself!
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But I am an experienced reporter, photographer and interviewer,
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I've learned a lot from making mistakes and hope to pass on that knowledge to you and your family.
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