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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
March 12, 2004
By Bulletin staff
No, it isn't an exceptionally early start to fire season.
The towering plume of smoke visible in south Bend today is the result of a 23-acre controlled burn begun yesterday by Deschutes National Forest Service employees to clear brush near Lava Top....