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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi Sean,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">thank you for the update and I completely understand.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I was looking forward to seeing all my D8 friends, but now I'm praying for you and your homes, and wishing good outcomes there.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best regards</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Derek...<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, September 11, 2020, 9:27:36 AM PDT, Sean Mersh <mershs@hotmail.com> wrote:
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Hello everybody,</div>
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I hope that all of you are safe during these terrible times.</div>
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Unfortunately, I need to cancel our contest:</div>
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<li>Our field has been closed as of yesterday, due to a no-fly NOTAM, in order to keep the airways open for fire fighting planes.</li><li>The fires are 0% contained</li><li>Air quality and visibility are terrible</li><li>There is no way the situation could possibly improve enough to have a contest a week from now</li></ul>
<div>Sorry to be the bearer of bad news... FYI, I had to evacuate two days ago and am safe in Bend. As far as I know, all of our club members are safe as well.</div>
<div>Hoping for the best,</div>
<div>Sean</div>
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