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I » P » » » RP » ■ » » W O P » W S- SANOY (O r».) POST Thur».. June 1. 1 *7 « (Sec. I ) ENERGY UPDATE New Services for Seniors Realizing that Senior Citizens sometimes have special problems, three PGE represen tatives have been assigned to help them in such matters as arranging more convenient e le c tr ic bill p a y m e n ts, h e lp in g w ith individual billing procedures, answering questions relating to electrical service, fu rn ish in g c o n s e rv a tio n l i t e r a t u r e a n d providing information reg a rd in g sta te and federal weatherization programs. Seniors can call their nearest PGE Energy and Field Ser vice department for such help. Test Windmill Sought for Boardman Site PGE has applied to the Energy Research and Development Administration for selection of the north central Oregon Boardman site for one of the governm ent’s giant test windmills. The unit, to be constructed in 1979, will test the economics and reliability of wind generated electricity. The blades — spanning 300 feet — are being built and tested by the Boeing Engineering and Con struction Co., and will spin to generate elec- t r i c it y w h e n th e wind blows 11 miles o r m ore p e r hour. It w ould take 500 such units to equal the output of the Trojan nuclear plant. Site selection from among several applicants will be made by ERDA later this year. $4.3 Million Goes to 55 Oregon Cities PGE has issued checks totaling 14,362,352 to 55 cities in the seven counties in which it operates in payment of franchise fees for conducting business within those cities during 1977. Cities in Clackamas, Washing ton, Yamhill, Polk, Columbia, Marion, and Multnomah counties received the pay m ents which help m eet city operating expenses. CB’ers Reminded: LOOK UP AND LOOK OUT! Please use extrem e caution in keeping any kind of CB, radio or TV antenna — or any metal structure — safely clear of power lines. Keep ladders, poles, wires, ropes ... anything away from p o w e r lin e s . Tall, swaying antennas are esp ecially hard to control. Work with i people who are ex perienced... or hire a professional installer. Play it safe. Insulation Doubleheader Summer sunshine, longer daylight hours and more outdoor activities should com bine to help your family use less electricity during the coming months. You can reduce your summer electrical use even more and at the same time increase your comfort level by insulating. We usually think of insulating to keep a house warm in the winter by reducing heat loss es. But insulation also helps a house keep its cool in hot w e a th e r by red u c in g heat gain. Insulate soon and you’ll be in time to keep your home cool this summ er and also have your home snug for winter. Winter has a nasty habit of returning. Recreational Areas Open A num ber of parks and campgrounds devel oped and maintained by PGE in connection with its generating projects in Oregon are now open for public enjoyment. Camping, hiking, fishing, water skiing or just plain picknicking facilities arc offered. Promon tory Park on the Clackamas river offers overnight camping and reservations may be made by calling 226-8503 Monday through Friday. Roslyn Lake Park and the newly developed Trojan nuclear plant recreation area ha x facilities for group (2 0 or m ore) picnics and reservations may be made by calling the same number. A small fee is re quired for use of some facilities. Call or w rite PGE’s Public Relations departm ent for a free brochure describing PGE recreation areas Thought for the Day “Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is the probable reason why so few engage in it.* — Henry Ford Fbrtland General Electric 1 Forest Service gears up for fire season Forest Service crews and equipment are being readied for this year's forest fire season, and although the number of fire-fighting units w ill be slightly less than during last year’s drought, fu ll c a p a b ility is being maintained. In Oregon and Washington, the Forest Service has taken a closer look at fire protection costs and has allocated some $4 million heretofore used fo r pre suppression readiness to disposal of hazardous forest fuels (slash and other material). This change in emphasis is part of a long-term fire prevention program aimed at ultimately reducing over all fire protection costs and damage to resources, says R.E. Worthington, regional forester, Pacific Northwest Region. Worthington pointed out that one of the factors that w ill help the Forest Service m aintain its a b ility to respond to all fires that need immediate action w ill be the use of personnel from Job Corps and Young Adult C o n s e r v a t io n C o rp s programs. These crews are being organized and trained in addition to regular Forest Service people, he said. A ls o , c o o p e r a t iv e agreements with the states of Oregon and Washington provide for reciprocal fire protection help, Worthington observed. While generally the Forest Service protects only National Forest lands, fire planning and preparedness is closely coordinated with the other land management agencies and much valuable mutual aid is realized an nually, he emphasized. Without such inter-agency support, state and federal forest fir e organizations individually would be hard put to cope with the fire suppression im pacts ex perienced by one or more of the agencies almost every year. “ By pooling our fire fighting resources, we are able to achieve greater ef ficiencies in protecting our Northwest forest lands from w ildfire,” Worthington said. Advisory committee to start eyeing comprehensive map When the map comes out, so do the people, says Lynn Dingier, planning consultant for the City of Sandy. If Dingler’s assessment is co rrect, Sandy area residents w ill be coming to the June 6 meeting of the C itiz e n s In v o lv e m e n t Advisory Committee for the c o m p r e h e n s iv e p la n revision. The 7:30 p.m. meeting w ill be held in the In the fir s t case, the Sandy City Council cham- property owner need only v bers. show receipt of a building D in g ie r w ill present a permit to get a one-year c u rre n t land use map, mobile home permit. proposed maps and discuss In the second case, the im p lica tio n s fo r future planning staff w ill wait two development at next week’s weeks to a month to obtain meeting. responses from adjacent The plan, s till in the property owners. Any discussion stages, isn't cast negative response w ill result in stone, Dingier said. in a board hearing. Both types of perm its previously took two to three months for approval. Assistant planner Doug McClain estimated that 80 percent of all mobile home permits fall into these two Words like baccalaureate, categories. gypsophilia and scabiosa send most persons scram bling for their dictionaries. Commission speeds process C la c k a m a s C o u n ty Commissioners last week speeded up the process for county residents to obtain tem porary mobile home permits. Persons who wish to live in a mobile home temporarily either because they are building a house on the property, or are taking care of an ill relative, no longer need to bring their case before the county Board of Adjustment. The CAC has been meeting since September and so far has tentatively adopted a series of 15 goals and associated objectives for the achievement of those goals. At the last meeting a group of 12 persons, led by CAC C hairm an Ben Salisbury, hashed over implementation of those goals and objectives for three hours. D in g ie r said the im plementation items w ill not necessarily cover goals or every objective within the plan. “ The resources of any city are finite and consequently p rio ritie s w ith in any generalized comprehensive plan should be established,” he told the group The 15 goals include citizen involvem ent; land use planning, agricultural lands; forest lands; open space, scenic and historic areas and natural resources; air, water and land resources; areas subject to natural disasters and hazards; recreation needs; economy; housing; public facilities and ser v ic e s ; tr a n s p o rta tio n ; energy conservation; u r banization; and human services. Copies of the goals and objectives are available at city hall. C ity a d m in is t r a t iv e assistant Susan Greer said the CAC has scheduled two meetings to discuss the map. After the CAC finishes its work, the city council w ill go over the proposed plan in a public hearing. . Greer said those hearings would probably begin around the first of July. One problem discussed so far by the committee is current plan’s conflicts with zoning in the city. “ We’re faced with two documents w ith m any conflicts,” Greer said in com paring the com prehensive plan with the designated zoning. She said that members of the com m ittee want the public to know that when the comprehensive plan is adopted, it w ill be the con trolling document for zoning in the city. Students tackle tough words Instead, both types of applications w ill now be handled by the planning staff. Automobile insurance now required U you own a car and don’t have liability insurance to cover it, or proof you can pay the costs of an accident, you w ill be breaking the law as of July 1. Under legislation passed by the 1977 Legislature, all car owners are required to have m inim um lia b ility coverage by the first of next month or a surety bond worth $35,000 as proof that the cost of an accident can be covered. State officials with the Motor Vehicles Division estimate that at least one in seven, and possibly one in five, do not carry auto liability insurance for one reason or another. After July 1, car owners w ill have to show proof that they carry the insurance before registration for new license plates w ill be issued State Officials at the MVD say it is a good idea to carry But words like these were child’s play for more than 20 students from a dozen Clackamas County school some form of insurance identification in the car at all times. Persons found guilty of driving without the coverage are subject to a $100 fine on first offense. The fine w ill be dismissed if the offender can secure the insurance and show proof of it within 15 days of the conviction. The minimum coverage required is $15,000 for one injury, $30,000 for injuries in one accident, and $5,000 for property damage. Exempted from the law are fa rm tra c to rs and sim ilar off-the-road vehicles and antique cars. Antiques are defined as being at least 25-years-old and not used p rim a r ily to tran spo rt persons or equipment. Persons who falsely certify they have the lia b ility coverage are subject to a $1,000 fine, a year in ja il or both. Opens June 1 * The Wizard of Hair - Hair Designs for Men and Women! Upstair* in Sandy's new Frontier Bldg, above Montgomery Word in Heritage Square. The Wizard of Hair bee at Marylhurst. Miss Skelton took third in her division. Roth attend Sandy Union High School. ANNE GEORGE and Melody Skelton recently participated in the Clackamas Intermediate Education District spelling Premium books for all Future Farmers of America entries were made available this week at the main office of the Oregon State Fair Featare theme for this year's FFA entries is A Golden Past-A Brighter Future Ron Ingberg, director of the Oregon State Fair, says “ entries should be more numerous than ever since the F uture F arm ers are celebrating th e ir golden anniversary.” Four sections w ill be / OPEN featured: —Livestock, which w ill include beef cattle, dairy c a ttle , goats, swine and sheep; —Crops, Nursery and Landscape covering fruits, vegetables, honey and bees, seeds and nursery; —Agriculture The students, representing a dozen school districts from Clackamas County, com peted in three d iv isio n s; D ivision One was for students in grades one through six. Division Two com petitors were from grades seven, eight and nine Division Three was com posed of students in grades ten, 11 and 12. Sandra Burr from Boring Middle School took second place in the competition, and Melody Skelton of Sandy Union High School took third place in Division Three. According to IE D Superintendent Tony Bryant, a Sandy resident, the traditional spelling bee is m aking something of a comeback “ And I think it‘ s an ex cellent thing, too,” he said. “ Some people talk about ‘back to basics’ as though there was a time when education stopped teaching basic skills I don't think that was ever the case.” Bryant said competitions like the state spelling bee give students a chance to gain recognition fo r academic excellence The first place winner in each division w ill go on to compete in the state spelling bee against the winners from Oregon’s other counties The state spelling bee w ill be held this September during the Oregon State Fair. Mechanics for items from small feeders to large trailers, —FFA Contests for sheep shearing, livestock and. dairy cattle judging and farm machinery operators Premium books and en tries can be optained from the Oregon State Fair office at 2330 - 17th Street, N.E., Salem 97310, Phone 378-3247 Foxy Bottoms, lncr State fair premiums due Dresses, Pants, Tops, Joans Oregon State F a ir Premium Rooks for poultry, rabbits, pigeons and cavies are now available, according to director Ron Ingberg Mon. thru Frl. ♦ 30 to 7 00 p.m. Soturdoy» 10 00 to 6 00 pm . 12 00 to 5 00 p.m. The show w ill be held during the duration of the fair, Aug 26 through Sept 4, and entries close on Aug 1 or whenever the capacity is Heritage Square Call 668-7449 for Appt. the county-wide spelling bee. FFA premium books ready for state fair On Sunday* 39120 Proctor Blvd., Sandy I districts who gathered at Clackamas Interm ediate E d u c a t io n D is tr ic t headquarters recently for Upstan m tlw Frwtttsr Bviidins M IN bsctw BM Smdt MI4J2? I reached Each category must be submitted on a separate entry form. P erm its fo r out-of-state entries are available from the state ve te rin a ria n , Department of Agriculture, Salem, 97310 (phone 3784710) and must accompany all entry forms
