G reat Way To The Mt. H ood Playground
SANDY, OREGO N, THURSDAY, OCT. 23. 1975
Bear hunters rescued Monday
Four bear hunters who spent a cold, wet
weekend in Mt Hood National Forest
south of the Salmon River area were
airlifted to Oregon City Monday afternoon
Hot» Harris. 20. his brother, Tom, 27,
both of Sandy, David Hudgeons, 16, of
Boring and Jack Slater, 28. 1802 NE 155th
Ave in Eust Multnomah County were all
flown by Oregon National Guard Army
Aviation helicopter from a canyon in the
forest to Willamette Falls Hospital
Monday while the other two hunters were
held overnight for observation at the
hospital.
The four became lost Saturday af
ternoon while liunting, starting a thret-day
search that ended when they were found
about seven miles from where they had
left their pickup truck
Hudgeons father, Lilburn, said he left
the otl.
Saturday afternoon to return
home for gasoline and medicine for
Hudgeons and Bob Harris were released
When he returned to the Upper Salmon
River area where the group was hunting
and could not find them he spent several
hours driving along roads honking his horn
and yelling
Failing at that Hudgeons reported the
men lost and the search began
The hunters said they had a fire to keep
warm Saturday night, but that Sunday
their matches became wet so they spent
that night shivering.
The group had only two jackets with
them as they had planned to return from
the hunt a t»ut 5 p m Saturday
Slater said they were found by his
brothers just before a Forest Service
rescue team found them.
Approximately 40 searchers were in
volved in the rescue.
Included in the effort were Clackamas
County Sheriffs deputies, Forest Service
crews and Explorers from Post 631 in
Portland.
Sgt Tom Cutsforth of the sheriffs office
coordinated the rescue mission.
himself.
Daylight savings
EXPLO R ERS FROM Post 631 in Portland
prepare to board helicopter during rescue
goes off Sunday
Tom Telford to run
Daylight savings time goes off this
weekend To avoid being an hour early
Sunday morning, Sandy area residents
should move their clocks and watches
back one hour when they go to bed
Saturday night
Pacific daylight time officially returns
to standard time at 2 a m Sunday.
Two-term incumbent Tom Telford filed
Friday to retain his seat on the Clackamas
County Board of Commissioners.
Telford, a native of Boring, presently is
the chairman of the three-member County
Commission
In seeking re-election, the 61 year-old
Republican said he believed his ex
perience “eminently qualifies me to again
represent the people of Clackamas County
Board postpones
monthly meeting
The November meeting of the Sandy
Grade School board has been postponed
from Nov 10 to Nov 12, announced Supt.
Clark Lund this week
The meeting will be in the library of the
Upper Grade Building at B p m
of four bear hunters lost over
in M t. Hood National Forest
OREGON N ATIO NAL Guard Army helicopter takes off
with medics and rescue workers Monday afternoon on Its
to bear hunters who had spent a chilly, wet weekend
e woods in the unp<-r Salmon River area.
(Pantyhose)
for the No 3 position "
Prior to being selected to the County
Com mission slot, Telfo rd was the
executive director of ,tJ* Co»-Jy housi ig
authority, and a city engineer and city
manager for the City of Milwaukie.
Other experience includes graduation
from Oregon State College in engineering,
registration as a professional engineer in
Oregon and Washington, and a battalion
commander with the Corps of Engineers
during W orld W ar I I .
The commission No. 2 slot also will be
available in the coming election, and
Democratic incumbent Bob Schumacher
indicated Tuesday he would seek re-
election to the four-year term
Post Office to observe holiday
The V S . Poet Office and Sandy City Hall
Council delays sign action
by Howard Scott
Post editor
Final action on Sandy's proposed sign
ordinance was held over until the city
council's Nov. 3 meeting after the council
met Monday.
The ordinance would lim it business
signs in the main commercial district to
not more than 16 square feet on a side
Council mem bers accepted city
engineer's reports on two proposed limited
improvement districts, one in the Sandy
industrial park and one east of Meinig
Memorial Park and south of Pioneer
Boulevard and Highway 26 to Langesand
Road
The districts would provide for financing
of installation of storm and sanitary
sewers, streets and street lighti by
City staff members were instructed by
the council to prepare resolutions to im
plement the improvement districts
Public hearings on both districts will be
held Dec 1 for input on the planned im
provements
The city council also discussed parking
and traffic safety on Bluff Road at a curve
near Sandy Union High School with the
city engineer.
The council voiced disapproval of a plan
by the high school district to install a
chain-link fence along the west side of the
road on school property being used as a
gravel parking lot.
“ That type of fence would cause severe
sight problems in that location, engineer
Peonies told the council. “ Drivers
coming traffic."
Councilman Olin Bignall suggested that
a lower height fence would reduce the
sight problem at the school's parking lot.
The council requested the city engineer
to discuss both the fence and possible
straightening of Bluff Road at that point
with school district officials
Rod Sandoz. of the Columbia Region
Association of Governments (CRAG)
presented
a
discussion
of
his
organization's proposed goals and ob
jectives for land use planning and talked
with the council about Sandy’s suggested
urban boundaries
"CRAG staff planners have projected
that Sandy’s population in the year 2000
will be about 9,0«),” Sandoz said. "W ith
the population density goals of CRAG that
would mean that Sandy would need about
2.5 square miles of land."
will be closed Monday as workers observe
Veteran s Day
laical schools will be open Monday but
service on
Monday.
"Too many arbitrary decisions become
regulations," Boatwright said "The city
doesn't want to spend money now for
capital improvements we won’t be allowed
The council required that sidewalk be
/page 7
Welches
seeks levy
Welches Grade School district voters are
being asked to approve a $303,981
operating levy for the 1975-76 school year
at the polls Nov. 4
Voting will take place at the Wemme
Lions club from 8 a m. to 8 p.m.
The budget includes two new items: an
outdoor education program and a parttime
(Post photo)
not be mail
M artin Boatwright, consulting engineer
for the city, told council members that
Sandy's planned long-range water service
expansion program was designed to serve
much more than 9,000 persons and if the
city was limited to that figure by CRAG,
development of the water system would
create unusable capacity for the city.
months
The council approved a conditional use
permit for the Door of Faith church to use
the Old Wood Factory building on Pioneer
Boulevard for worship services The
building was built as a church
Bluff along the curve has been suggested as a solution to
traffic problems there,
will
•‘This
planned density
includes
provisions for open space and unusable
areas in the city," Sandoz said.
to use ”
CRAG’S decision on the short-term and
long-term boundaries of Sandy would not
be made until after public hearings.
Sandoz said He could not give the council
a date for any of the hearings, but
estimated they could take place in a few
P A R K P O U R R I-P A R K IN G , vlsablllty and safety along
the curve In Bluff Road In front of Sandy Union High
School will be the subject of discussions between the City
of Sandy and the high school district. Straightening of
There
Monday.
The office of the Sandy Post will be open
health nurse
The proposed budget represents a
$51,310 reduction from last year's levy
Welches, operating with an interim
superintendent following the resignation of
former superintendent E a rl Covey, is the
only district in the area that does not have
an operating budget for the current year
GRADE SCHOOL vandals slashed seat
cushions of this couch in the teachers
lounge of the Intermediate Grade Building
last week. Police are investigating the
incident.
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