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r i V V Burns sets Bull Run closure for Nov. 24 Federal Judge James M. Burns Tuesday ordered that Bull Run Reserve be closed to recreation and any new logging developments effective Nov. 24 The federal decree ends, at least tem porarily, tlie three-year-old lawsuit that attempted to ban logging and recreation in the reserve, However, under the provisions of Burns’ decree, logging w ill be phased out over a period of about five years rather than having an immediate ban imposed on logging in the reserve. Burns cited the lessening of adverse financial effect on the six counties that will lose timber revenue because of the ban. The revenue is estimated at $1.5 million yearly, with almost half of it going to Clackamas County. Charles Merten, at torney for Dr. Joseph L. Miller, one of the persons bringing the lawsuit, argued that Egging could be eliminated immediately with no adverse financial effect because of THE S A .\I)\ Union High School drama department will sponsor the production of "Once Upon A Mattress" Thursday through Saturday at N p.m. in the SUHS Tickets for the 8 p.m performances in the SUHS commons w ill be available at the door. Director and choreographer Margaret Trachsel said the cast for the musical comedy has been rehearsing since the end of September. She called the cast a well balanced, easy to work with group and said by opening night she expects that they w ill have jelled intoa cohesive ensemble Playing lead roles are Ti«a Smith as Winifred tne Woebegone, Dave Doty as Prince-Dauntless the Drab, Donna Orcutt as Queen Aggravain, and Chris England as King Sextimus the Silent. "We play the characters quite broadly and go with the names," Mrs Trachsel said Supporting actors are Ellen Lamm, Dan Brown, Dave Ligitich, Bob Lowe and Mike Spnggel. Dale Beatty w ill be featured singing the beautiful ballad "Many Moons Ago" for City Council to discuss future LID procedure The Sandy City Council will discuss procedure for future Local Improvement Districts at their 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 22, meeting at City Hall. Sandy City Manager Paul Helton said the council w ill also hear progress reports onLIDs2and4 LID 2 involves improvements in the McCormick Avenue area southeast of Cedar Plaza LID 4 involves the city parking district between Proctor and Pioneer and is bordered by Shelley Avenue and Sharon’s Food King. LID 2 w ill provide services for the proposed Franklin Heights development. A 56-lot subdivision consisting of single this week to go over the impact of the decree with our attorneys,’’ she said Clackamas County and a number of timber companies have asked to be named as defendants, however, and Heisler said there "almost certainly w ill be appeal" by one of them. Burns ruled in July that recreation and lugging in the 42,000-acre portion of the reserve violated the 1904 Bull Run Trespass Act. The reserve is located in the Mt Hood National Forest and is the source of Portland s water, which in turn contracts water service to Gresham. Gresham is currently studying alter natives for an independent source of water The moot likely sources are ground wells and the Clackamas River. Heisler said the Forest Service will enforce the closure by locking gates, posting signs and initiating patrols to keep unauthorized persons out of the area. The Pacific Crest T rail w ill be exempt from the ban. commons. Pictured is leading lady Donna Orcutt, acting as Queen Aggravain and David Ligatich, who plays the Wizard. More pictures on page 7. t (Post I'o s i pnoioi photo) Drama department readies 'Once Upon a Mattress' "Once Upon a Mattress," a musical take-off on the fairy tale. "The Princess and the Pea," will be performed by the Sandy Union High School drama depar tment, Nov. 18-20. a 47 million board foot increase in the allowance cut over all of the Mt. Hood National Forest. The board foot increase is expected to take effect over the next 10 years. However, Burns ruled that contracts "m ay be performed in accordance with their terms and applicable Forest Service regulations.** It is estimated that existing logging contracts run into 1980 The Forest Service was named defen dant in the lawsuit, according to Ann Heisler, director of the Office of Infor mation for the Forest Service. She said the decree can be appealed within 90 days, but it w ill not be up to the Forest Service to appeal. She said the solicitor general in Washington, D.C. makes the decision on an appeal. Although the service can make a recommendation on an appeal, Heisler said it is unknown what the recom mendation w ill be "We’ll be meeting later family dwellings is proposed for that approximately 15-acre area There is also a possibility that a small apartment unit will be built in the back of the subdivision The property adjacent to LID 2 is owned by Hood View Builders, Inc Kent Cox, engineer for the Franklin Heights development, said he expects construction on most of the proposed homes w ill start late next summer after property improvements are completed. It is possible that a maximum of eight homes bordering the LID could be built sometime this winter The City Council w ill also discuss a nuisance abatement involving the Dahrens property on Pleasant Street. the opening of the show. Carrie Thompson is cast as the Bird of Samarkand. laidies are played by Dawn Burt, Penny Curtis, Lois Eblen, Zoe Nakunz, Heidi Sather, Kristi Sather and Patty Wynhoff. Knights are played by Kurt Brewster, Shawn O'Hara, Jim Russell, Greg Tebo, Mike Trachsel and Gary Williams. Serving Wench is Connie Swinford and pages are Matt Simoms and Mike Ward Mrs. Trachsel said students are also playing key roles in prodnetng. h Shannon Ellis» serving as student director. She is aided by Tammy Portis, assistant director and stage manager. Ellice Guidron and Kathy Russell have been serving as student choreographers and acting as ladies in the show New members of the faculty who are assistng with the production are Jean Bondly, math teacher and one-time professional dancer, who is serving as choreographer of two musical numbers; and Donna Levack, a teacher of in strumental and vocal music, who is voice and ensemble director David Apple is technical director for the show. G reat Way To The M t. H ood P laygrou n d Vol. 66 Single Copy 15c SANDY. OREGON. THURSDAY. NOV. 18. 1976 No 47 Manslaughter charges dropped in 'quick draw’ incident Second-degree manslaughter charges against a Timberline Ixxlge cook were dismissed by District Court Judge Charles Sams Tuesday morning when the state was unprepared to proceed with a preliminary hearing. Bernard Waters III was arrested last Friday after the shooting death of a 30- year-old Hillsboro resident. Jack Lee Warren. Waters w ill be subject to rearrest if the grand jury returns an indictment State Police said an apparent "quick draw" contest between Waters and Warrens in a Government Camp motel room resulted in Warren’s death. Police said Warren’s 8-year-old son apparently watched the incident Waters surrendered to a resident state patrol trooper in Government Camp Friday and showed police the motel room where Warren’s body was found. Warren was shot in the chest with a .357 caliber pistol Friday night in a room at the Mt Hood Motel. Warren reportedly was holding a 357 Huger but police could not say if the gun was loaded Motel manager Jack Druse said Warren came in about 8 p.m. Friday and asked for a room for himself, his son and a third person. Kruse said Warren paid him the $20 fur the room and took the key. The manager said that was the last he saw of him Kruse said he did not hear a shot. Defense attorney Tom Barnett said in district court Tuesday that he views the apparent "quick draw " contest which left Warren dead as a ‘‘tragic incident.’’ ‘‘No one appears more shaken by it than Waters,” he added A spokesman at Timberline Lodge said Waters was a pantry cook and lived in staff quarters at the lodge. An investigation of the incidence is continuing. Proposed development subject of public bearing A public hearing concerning a proposed 5.7 acre commercial development for the Wemme area will be held by the Clackamas County Planning Commission at7 p.m Monday, Nov. 22. Steven Sweitzer has asked that property located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Welches Road and Highway 26 be changed from recreational residential zoning to planned commercial. Sweitzer said he hopes to develop the property with a restaurant, bank, general store, delicatessen, bakery, shops, office, 60 hotel units and a park Ronald Stangel of the Clackamas County Planning Department told The Post that the development would involve a western theme with a rustic appearance. The proposed name of the development is Sweitzer’s M ill on Mt. Hood. The architect for the proposed site plans was John I^arson of Portland. Stangel said the 60 unit hotel complex would be integrated as part of the overall development. The application and record for the proposed development is available for inspection in the office of the Clackamas County Planning Department in Oregon City weekdays from 8:30 a m. to 5 p.m. The hearing will be held in court room 7 of the Clackamas County Courthouse in Oregon City. Fire department sees increase in alarms 'Die Sandy Rural Fire Department expects to have an increase of more than 100 alarms for 1976. Department information officer Don Armintrout told The Post that the department has had 521 calls during 1976. I^ast year there was a total of 465 calls He said the department w ill probably have about 570 calls by the end of the year. Armintrout attributed the additional calls to an increased population for the area and greater public awareness of department services. According to Armintrout, many area residents didn’t realize the fire depart ment offered first aid services until two or three years ago. Right now there are 11 department volunteers who have been taking advanced first aid training for the past two or three months. PAULA BROW NING and Tim M iller sit together in third grade elaNsroom during 15 minutes of silent reading. (Post photo) Silence is golden Firwood third graders read Silence is golden for 15 minutes each school weekday in three Firwood School third grade classes. Firwood teachers Gary Albers, John Hall and Charlotte Brinser have set aside that time for children in the open classroom building to have a daily reading time called Uninterrupted, Sustained, Silent Reading. During this time students choose a book or magazine of their choice, find a comfortable place to sit and read. No one talks, including the teacher,” said Firwood School Principal Verne Buhler. Io set an example of the importance of reading, the teachers participate in the silent reading along with the students for 15 minutes. " I t ’s understood that everyone will read and they do it,” said Buhler. ‘‘Reading together shows the child the Im portance of the reading activity.” Buhler said Firwood’s reading program is a phonetic based, skill-oriented program made up of three phases. The first phase involves skill training and teaching phonics and letter sounds. The second phase features practice of these skills in reading books. The practical application of these learned skills is made through reading library books, magazines and other reading materials. The uninterrupted reading is part of the third phase Buhler said programs similar to this have been done in other schools and there are sim ilar programs in other classes at Firwood. These three teachers decided to emphasize the in dividualized reading program at the same time each day to stress the importance of reading to the students. With no walls separating the classes in the open building, students see more than their own classmates with their nose in a book. Buhler said enthusiasm for reading has increased since the program began and suggested that families might want to try a regular quiet time for reading in their homes. "B ut it means parents would also have to sit down and read, too,” he said. ‘ ‘If parents won’t read, the kids won’t think it’s important either.” STUDENTS CAN sit or recline during reading time, just so they’re reading. (Post photo)
