Most power restored in region.Byline: The Register-Guard Most local residents who lost electrical service Electrical service, in building wiring, refers to the wiring that connects the electric utility's cables in the street to the building. Specifically, electrical service is the wiring from the street, through the meter and up to the panelboard, but no farther. in Thursday's windstorm wind·storm n. A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. windstorm A storm with high winds or violent gusts but little or no rain. had power again by Saturday afternoon, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. representatives of local power companies. Exceptions included those in outlying regions, or on properties with severe storm damage. About 150 customers of the LaneElectric Cooperative still remained in the dark late Saturday, spokesman Dave D'Avanzo said. Most of the continuing outages were in the Cottage Grove Cottage Grove, village (1990 pop. 22,935), Washington co., SE Minn., near the St. Croix River; inc. 1965. There is farming (cattle, sheep, corn, and soybeans) and manufacturing (chemicals and machinery). and Dorena Lake area, and also east of Highway 126. Emerald People's Utility District was "down to little isolated areas here and there," General Manager Frank Lambe said. Those outages, which affect about 100 residents near River Road, should have power restored by this morning, he said. Several hundred Blachly-Lane members in the McKenzie River For rivers name "Mackenzie", see . The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River, 86 miles (138 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Cascade Range east of Eugene into the southernmost end of the Willamette Valley. area still had no electricity as of late Saturday, and some would require the work of an electrician before power could be restored, according to the company's Web site. Crews also were working on trouble spots in the Creswell, Row River and Fall Creek areas. The Eugene Water and Electric Board reported that all affected homes and businesses in its service area had electricity restored on Friday. - Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard |
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