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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Keith Chu / The Bulletin
October 2, 2005
CROOKED RIVER RANCH - The standoff over Rod Whitten's water meter, one day in late June, drew three sheriff's deputies, Jefferson County Sheriff Jack Jones, a crowd of 15 or so friends and bystanders, and lasted nearly four hours.
The crowd gathered in front of Whitten's single-story home and....