Hurricane Sandy a warning that few here are prepared

Jenny Demaris, Lincoln County emergency operations coordinator, demonstrates a $25 water purification system that produces 12 gallons of water per day. Demaris says only a fraction of Lincoln County’s 40,000 residents are prepared for a Hurricane Sandy-like disaster. (Photo by Rick Beasley)

Small reverberations from Hurricane Sandy, the deadly east coast storm, were felt at retailers around Lincoln County this week as people were reminded that soon the Oregon coast would be in winter’s cruel grip, too.

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