It’s bad weather for drivers, but to area irrigators, it’s ‘white gold’

With the snowpack at 76%, officials aren’t as worried about water shortages next summer

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
April 8, 2010

With forecasts calling for even more snow in the Central Cascades through early next week, the Oregon Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it would extend the studded tire deadline again, now until April 17, to help drivers deal with potentially difficult conditions.

But the extra....

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