Sisters sheriff's calls...

• Local law enforcement participated in the smooth evacuations of local residents in the face of the Black Crater Fire - and continued to handle other police matters.

• A farmer's cows got out through a fence that had been knocked down by deer and wandered onto a neighbor's property in an open range area.

The neighbor refused to return the cows, arguing that he was within his rights to retain them as compensation for crop damage.

After wrangling over the matter with a deputy and a brand inspector, the neighbor returned the cows.

• A woman was bitten by a dog, but she asked that no action be taken.

• A woman reported that her ex-husband was calling her and cursing at her.

• A woman reported seeing a naked man acting confused walking along an irrigation canal. Perhaps he was confused about the location of his clothes.

Black Butte Ranch

• Officers returned a lost camera to a certain Nugget Newspaper columnist who mislaid it during nature observations.

• Officers assisted in dealing with a fire on a deck.

• An officer contacted a parent of teens who were reportedly acting rudely in the General Store. The parent assured the officer that the matter would be dealt with.

• An officer assisted medics with a bike accident on a bicycle path.

Information in "Sisters sheriff's calls" is taken from log entries and reports of the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office and Black Butte Ranch Police Department.