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Doc K e is k 1 I w m t to t e l l you a s to r y about th e w ar on d ru g s D ear and d is ta n t, Once upori a t im * th e re w a s an o ld h ip p y w h o w o rk e d in an H ow dy fro m f r a v is C o u n ty, ju s t about 1 o f f ir e ar,d o c c a s io n a lly w o u ld buy p o t th e m id d le o f th e R e p u b lic o f Texas, and d is c r e e tly . arid f o lk s w o rk m g in th e o f f ic e w o u ld a ll c h ip in , th e e a s te rn s id e o f th e fa m o u s h i 11 c o u n try th e n he w o u ld go s c o re , and d iv id e up th e p o t and d e liv e r it , - Lucke riback e t al k e e p in g a l i t t l e o u t f o r h ts tro u b le s B e fo re th e new w e a rs o f f , a fe w im p re s s io n s p ro b a b ly in yo u r o f f ic e to o J e ff and Doc s t a r t e d fro m POX e a r ly on a M onday a fte rn o o n D aybreak pool Voyager p h o to The o ld h ip p y w a s a l i t t l e s u rp ris e d , th e guy w a s never w i t h th e r e s t o f th e m P ick a B u t th e o ld h ip p y d id n 't th in k t h is guy w a s a cop, or a n y th in g , and he w a s ju s t to o n ic e to say no to , any one he d id n t seem lik e th e ty p e , but Astoria's Best Kept Secret le a v in g a fte r d a rk , w e s tru g g le d lo r a So, fo r about a year or so e v e r y tim e th e o ld h ip p y w o u ld s c o re he w o u ld keep out a l i t t l e f**w h o u rs th ro u g h a near Iy b lin d in g fo r the guy. even th o u g h he s t i l l never jo in e d th e o th e r s n o w f a ll on l 8 0 , th e n tu rn e d so u th and s m o k e rs , o r e x h ib ite d s ig n s o f b e in g s to n e d w e re in arid out of th e w h it e s t u f f t i l l a fte r th e o ld h ip p y had s c o re d som e p a r t ic u la r ly good p o t he C o lo ra d o S p rin g s b ro u g h t a s m a ll bag to s e ll to th e guy D a y lig h t around Pueblo, b e a u tifu l c o u n try s t i l l a t 6- 7 0 0 0 fe e t, F in a lly , one day He lo o ke d th e o ld h ip p y in th e eye and s a id , “Man, I w o n t be nee d,n g it a n ym o re , I rn Ir in id a d , then in to P a to n , N e w M e xico fo r i W e ll, one day one o f h ts one w h o w e n t o u t a fte r w o rk to som eone s house and sm oked a la ndscap e th e gods m ade a long tim e ago and r. m o st ly w o rn o u t It happens a ll o v e r, c o - w o r k e r s , a n ic e guy, asked if he c o u ld be in c lu d e d in the Tuesday sh o w e d us Pock S p rin g s , W yom ing • He w o u ld ask around, W t IT k ind o f r e lie v e d , it a lw a y s m ade m e n e rv o u s , I don t n o r m a lly M A R IM I M IM I M A R T “c o f f e e ’ (th e y m o s tly d o n 't u n d e rs ta n d th e break th e la w b e ve ra g e in th e s e par t s ) fr ie n d , w e k n e w each o th e r fro m g ra d e s c h o o l Then cam e th e b u t, w e ll, l guess you s h o u ld kn o w l had t h is Arid, w e ll, r,e r e a lly good p a rt, as th e sn o w chased our had som e s e rio u s m e d ic a l p ro b le m s , and h is m e d ic a tio n m ade t r a i l in to Texas h irn nauseous, he w a s lo s in g w e ig h t, and 1 w a s s c a re d fh e v a s t expanse of th e w e s te r n lik e a b r o th e r to m e I’hc Innci Door P anhan dle re m in d s one o f th e open sea The p u r p lis h - b lu e of tn e R o c k ie s d e s c e n d in g o v e r your le f t sh o u ld e r w h ile C <10 kn o t sn o w b lo w s a c ro s s th e u lt im a t e 2 - la n e im a g in a tio n 1M S u n s e t dor to r, he w a s to ld i t c o u ld ta k e a long t irne, if e v e r, to get i. t n o n a p p ro v a l fo r a p r e s c r ip t io n fo r pot b e a c h At th e r a te he w a s lo s in g w e ig h t, l didr, t th in k he had to o m uch lo n g e r if w e d id n 't do s o m e th in g T in y to w n s , g re a t sp a re I ir v - w about w h a t you d id and I d id n t app ro ve, but it w a s none of m y b u s in e s s so I w a s ri t g o in g to tu r n you in c o u n tr y u n t il th e c o rn e r of O klaho m a is a m e re JO m ile s a w a y W e ll, w e had h e a rd th a t p o t c o u ld h e lp w it h nausea arid im p ro v e th e a p p e tite , but w h en he asked h is 436 0 4 1 0 it a ll le aves p le n ty o f ro o m fo r A fte r V ernon, it M s o n ly ß u r u is m y in n e r vo ice . Arid I m q la d I never d id , r ause a fte r th e f i r s t tim e he t r ie d M o ltir r le re v » your p o t, he s t a r t e d f e e lin g b e tte r , he c o u ld e a t, h is w e ig h t c c o u ld be a n y w h e re on th e P la in s and lo s s sto p p e d and th e n s ta r te d to tu r n around, and w e had hope seem s, w e ll, u n re m a rk a b le u n t il one n e a rs fo r th e f i r s t tim e in a lo n g w h ile A u s tin and th e H ill C o u n try one w e r a n d e a l w it h y e t . and w e lo s t h im Austin it s e l f - w e n , i d o n t bo But th e p ro b le m w a s not He asked m e not to t e l l you h is nam e, arid he d id n 't w a n t to know y o u rs , but he a n y p la c e on th e p la n e t has m o re m u s ic per w h a te v e r He w a s asked me to f e l l you There s to o m uch fo r any of it thank you O ld h ip p ie s are suppose to have seen it a ll, and dope to pay w e ll, a lm o s t e v e ry o n e s r e a l good pusher- are th e scum o f th e e a rth , Put te a r s ra n d o w n th e o ld and th e n th e re s th e g re a t s t u f f h ip p y s ch e e ks as fh e guy w a lk e d a w a y, and he w o n d e re d w h y C h ris is hooked w it h th e w o n d e rfu l S a ra h B ro w n (p la y in g b ass b e tw e e n F re d d ie he w a s asham ed, and w ho he w a s asham ed of (We have n o tic e d th a t a w h o le lo t of d o c to rs in O regon and k m g and Muddy W a te rs w h e n she w a s 18) a c ro s s th e c o u n try are s u g g e s tin g th a t d ru g s s h o u ld be and w i t h h is buddy Tony V illa n u e v a & the i o n s id e re d th e p ro v in c e of th e m e d ic a l p r o fe s s io n r a th e r than D e r a ile r s (Tony w i l l be n o t ic e d 1) th e la w e n fo rc e m e n t c o m m u n ity w *1 have t r ie d p r o h ib it io n Doc. h e re , w i l l s ta y as c lo s e to th e Edge as p o s s ib le , and t r y to hook up w i t h th e b e fo re w i t h d is a s te ro u s r e s u lt s Our c it ie s are d is a s te r s >• d e i t i d ! i w s j Ir n haps 11 i s r i n i •-» 1 1 1 j »-(i»- j j bands th a t d o n 't g iv e a s h it about b e in g s t a r s b u t m ake v e ry good m oney p la y in g Serving All O f Clatsop County Since 1976 e v e ry w h e re fro m W est Texas to th e G u lf There a re m o n s te r p la y e rs he re to lis te n to ION and le a rn fro m , and e v e ry th in g fro m P s y c h a b illy to J im m y Vaughn to g ro o ve to • D e s ig n • C o n s t r u c t io n W ages a re lo w , b u t th e fe v e r ru n s h ig h So • I r r tg a lio n • R o c k e r ie s • Sod & S eed Law ns • R e ta in in g W a lls s ta y d ry , pass th e lo ve around and I II check in w h e n I m re a d y fo r a n o th e r 7 .2 0 0 m ile d r iv e " C o a s ta l L a n d s c a p e S p e c ia lis t" • W a te r F e a t u r e s 8 6 1 -1 4 6 8 O r n a m e n t a l P la n t in g • N a tiv e a n d • T r a c lo r S e r v ic e s I*. »<*)• Doc i nto * * i M A 70 » " !* » « ■ « Vtx M.0HT »*>.’ TO lUUOW TtfM. '.TIPS Tt ATTAiA v.A< IS . <Wl S’ Stop Fort Clatsop Land Grab In 1978 Congress authorized Fort Clatsop to re la te adjacent parts of the original Lewis and Clark trail that led from the fort to the coast, so long as ttx? total area of the park (including any piece o( the old trail tfiey chose Io re late) no! contan over 130 acres In a case of unrpslra»ied empire buildng, Fort Clatsop’s current admnts- (ration wan's lo expand tenfold to 1,376 acres, by addng 1,246 acres (or over eighteenlold per an alternate plan that would add 2,315 acres) to build a new trail on a route that lacks any historical basts, re la ln g a mile long section along Sunset Beach Hoad. Flexng their power of emnenl doman lo condemn and lake pnvale property, the National Park Service related n its expansion plans property miles Iron the present park that we clearly told them we do not wish to sell As environmentally conscious small wood land owner -operators, we lake good care of our family farm forestl ands. and have paid taxes on them lor 40 years, white provtlng wildlife of every knd sanctuary from harassment. it 'Jfi •M A«A TXK eti /V .K V U Q I»*’. ■($ WO uX>X jX W ti/V rov w» (XT T aaa SKITC m to v a i f f l V Vir K & ’ .CAl r& jA v ti’ i. r KtiAX R e m o d e l • N e w C o n s tru c tio n • S e rv ic e C a lls F Jectnca l A G e n e ra l C o n tra c tin g BB#76569 IX m I a n d la u g h t e r K lc c tr ic B ox 995 - C a n n o n B each, O R 9 7 1 1 0 436-14S 4 Lu rn.^i.1 and tL>ndtd « m i ; njw’.xATjti ii *A»l» 1 -. «r «eu» AÄ. 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Quolng from ttveir draft environmental impact statement: 339-iO -JO ’ Evntor*?«’ shows th.it e * use o( tie MecxmaJ » (todining Ponstt*» causw. could be due to tie attacton ol open land m ad|acent areas. black powdsr Snug damonsiaiwns at fie Fort, a r x io growth 0» trees within tie park For whatever reason it a dear that tie part alone cannot sustain e * habitat Ye, c e r a m ic s c u lp tu r e tie preserx e ■» elk have both natural and histone value to tie park' • c e r a m ic g a r d e n a rt Their less than brilliant solution to havng driven off all the efc s to take over a place ek do still fnd refuge, and run a hfcng trail through the middle of if. Fort Clatsop ts a good neighbor as a 130 acre educational tounst facility They should stay that way, and leave our lores! alone, as a place to earn a sustamabte livelihood r harmony wrth nature. If you would enjoy a guided wak through our forestlands, just call - notan C »twr »curt u ( r r w u n fta ? Ika S3». 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