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About Cougar print. (Oregon City, Oregon) 1976-1977 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1977)
Photo by Ri By Randy Frank Estacada: a logging community at the foot of the Cascades This is the story of one day in the life of Estacada, Oregon, as seen through the eyes of the Journalism and Photojournalism classes at Clackamas Community College, This will not be your average story for it will include such information as the various aspects of the logging industry as seen through the eyes of the community, the loggers themselves and some of the major businesses, plus some of the various aspects of a small logging town such as the Forest Service, police, doctors and its major industry, the Crown Zellerbach Mill. Nestled in the lush, green foothills of the Cascade range, Estacada is one of the most picturesque communities in Clackamas County. Estacadians are never too far away from the hustle and bustle of the big city as they are only 40 short minutes from the heart of Portland. However, Estacada does manage to main- tain a small community atmosphere as at last count only 1,720 residents reside with in its borders while the Estacada area in cludes around 17,000. Estacada is a bedroom community to the Portland metropolitan area with the major ity of its people commuting to and from the city for work. The immediate Estacada area has a di verse economy with major employers being the U.S. Forest Service, Cascade Utilities, Portland General Electric (PGE), Park Lum ber Company Division of Crown Zeller bach, Milwaukie Plywood Corporation, Haughton Log Company and Estacada Rock Products, Incorporated. Cindy Ralston Reggie Latham ^4-4 Fran Dutton. . ci Sharon Flavell . Charlie Bennett CZ) Randy Clark . . Randy Wood . ...................................... Editor .......................... Photo Editor ............... Production Manager . Assist. Production Manager ...................................... Printer Journalism/Publications Head . . . . Photography Instructor This publication was a joint production of two Clackamas Community College journalism classes: J 218, Newspaper Editing and Design, and J134, Photojournalism. Students from J 218 gathered and wrote the material based on interviews gathered on location. Students from J 134 were responsible for cap turing the writer's words on film and producing those pictures. The Journalism/Publications program extends its sincere appreciation to all those who made this publi cation possible. P/MYimnnitv Estacada Page 2 4 D50 Illuminant, 2 degree observer The Estacada school system is of two elementary school distri Union High School district whicl education for approximately 2,50C It is also within the Clackamas C( College district. As for transportation Estacada on State Highway 244 which run: land and on State Highway 21 eventually ties with 1-5 just north burn. Estacada is served daily by Tri and is only 30 miles from Portia national Airport. The temperature is also ideal f any kind of activity. The average July temperature grees F. and the average January ture is 34 degrees F. Precipitation 57.5 inches a year and Estacada < ages around 11.4 inches of snow. There are 16 churches in Estacada al a different denomination. Estacada alii a theater and city library for those« enjoy the more relaxed type of recreal For those who prefer a little morel cise Estacada is located on the Clacks, River and is open, along with its and several high lakes, for year ing. In the fall the Cascade foothills]_ major site for deer hunting, also only an hour drive from the majol areas and is approximately two hours! from the Pacific Ocean beaches. PGE's North Fork reservoir is a poj place in the summer for water skiers,fl men and swimmers as are the beaul parks in the area including McIver S Park, Eagle Fern, Metzler and Barton. I Estacada also has eight tennis a golf course five miles out of town. Estacada residents are never ata news as the Clackamas County published weekly in Estacada and the major Portland dailies circulate in the' Estacada is within the reception Portland radio and TV stations. Estacada is also served by a police force, a largely volunteer 221 fire department and three doctors. The small community of Estacada ingly has not really changed since its ding back on Dec. 23, 1903, when a was held at the office of the Oregon Power Townsite Company, First and Streets, Portland. Townsite and company officials suggested various Rochester, Lowell, Lynn and then J. Kelly suggested Estacado. According to legend, Kelly's name' later drawn from a hat and given to townsite, but through an error in was filed as Estacada. 34.26 59.60 Density