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SANOV (Ore ) POST Tbvrs June 21 1*7« lie * 2) county aro County approves improvements for portion of Highway 212 Hafter on Clackam as River wears life jacket for protection. On Clackamas River Rafting warrants caution temperature and causes hypothermia, a condition w hich weakens the body "When someone gets thrown in. he may be able to swim twice as far in warmer water than in the cold water," Grolbert said "Secondly, even if people are wearing life jackets, they can be sucked underwater by currents and such.” That's what happened two weeks ago, when a rafter was sucked under the water and thrown into a solid rock wall, he died before he reached a hospital by \R T NELSON tine person has been killed and five others were rescued by authorities in recent weeks as a result of rafting accidents on the Clackamas River One consequence has been stepped up enforcement of boat equipment laws on the river during the heavy influx of weekend rafters and canoeists 'Last weekend, we monitored boats and issued citations.” said Sgt. Tim Grolbert. public relations officer for the county sheriff's office We made 40 boat checks and issued 15 citations ” Rafting and canoeing rivers isn't regulated as heavily as boating About all we can do is ask people to be reasonable, to take the necessary precautions and use life jackets, said Grolbert Mark Coveil, who drives for Alpine Ambulance in Damascus, was on the scene helping in the two recent rescue operations Also a volunteer diver for the sheriff's department, Covell was emphatic in his warning about the dangers involved "The warning should be, don't be rafting up the Clackamas River above Estacada unless you're an experienced rafter More and more people go further up the river to raft "Around Eish Creek and L arter Bridge (near where the drowning took place) is an extremely hazardous area for other than the experienced rafter Both accidents took place in what is sometimes referred to as the "Toilet He noted a major problem dunked ra fte rs encounter is the water temperature “ I t ’s re a lly cold w a te r.” he explained " It doesn »take long to take all your body heat " It's all mountain runoff, melted snow That's true with all the waters in the county.” The cold w ater lowers body Bow l," where a whirlpool can take rafters in and slam them up against a sheer rock face. Grolbert said another potentially hazardous spot is just below the boat ramp at McIver Park, where there are a number of rough rapids Covell also noted persons on shore near these dangerous areas can save "drow ned” persons by quick actions "People drowned' with hypothermia can be submerged 15 to 45 minutes and still be successfully resuscitated " I f you treat them with good resuscitive efforts and get them to a hospital with hypothermia treatment (Gresham and Willamette Kails are two) there's still a good chance "B y all clinical definitions, a hypothermic drowned person is dead But any cold person in water can be considered resuscible "(Persons coming upon a drowned hypothermic person» should always notify the authorities and begin cardio pulmonary resuscitation " In short, the message is: raft knowledgeably, don't challenge the rive r beyond your lim its, and if you can safely reach a cold, drowned person, begin resuscitation efforts and get additional help Hoodland firemen monitor burning Fire season has already started in the Clackamas M arion D is tric t of the Oregon State Forestry Department Hoodland Fire Chief Don A rm in tro u t said his department has answered calls for five brush fires in the past few weeks " I t s drier than you think he said, and added that his department is starting to monitor weather conditions and the way people are burning. Forest areas w ill still be t»pen for public and industrial use during the official fire season A spokesman for the Oregon State F orestry Department said industrial operations in the forests must meet fire prevention requirements These include having fire tools, water supply and watchman service at logging and sawmill sites within the district HAVE MEDICARE AND MORE. SIGN UP TODAY! Open enrollment ends -June 3()th OREGON CITY’ — Plans for improving a portion uf Highway 212 were approved with little fanfare last week by county commissioners The proposed plans, subm itted to the com* missioners by the Oregon D epartm ent of T rans portation, were the culmination of engineering efforts which began in 1971 Public hearings were recently held to give citizens a chance to air their opinions about the highway The plans for improvement on the section of the highway from Interstate 206 to the Carver junction w ill next be reviewed by the Oregon Transportation Commission A fin a l E n vironm ental Impact Statement w ill then be drawn up and must receive Federal Highway Administration approval for the funds Although officials noted there is no guarantee ODOT w ill receive the funds for the project, they had earlier stated prospects look "very promising" the funds w ill be allocated The county com missioners did accept a report which included the modified alternative for the Carver junction The junc tion was the subject of much public testimony The modified alternative would include a grade separation so traffic could flow freely through the in tersection. requiring only traffic from Damascus to Carver to stop This shtxild alleviate the citizens* con cern about traffic bottleneck, according to Leon Brock, project coordinator for ODOT The highway project, in cluding the modified option, would cost about $6 7 million In the plans approved by the commissioners, the truck scales site was maintained at the originally proposed site between 142nd and 152nd near Carver Several area residents had earlier testified about the site, with some concerned the site was too close to residences and others feeling the site should be completely removed from the area Winston Kurth, assistant d ire c to r of the county Department of Environ mental Services, earlier noted the site had been located near residences for years Five others had been studied for the scale site, but there had been flaws in all of them, ODOT off icia Is sa id The site also has a higher violation rate than the state average, ODOT officials said Proposed plans include four travel agents with a •'nearly continuous” turn lane to the Carver junction, according to Brock As an interim project, the highway is currently being widened near the Evelyn Street in tersection in Clackamas for the installation of a traffic light A traffic light w ill also be installed at the C arver jun ction . The in te rim projects should be completed by fall. The proposed highway project also includes realignment of Evelyn Street with 102nd Avenue Sep arated bikeways and side walks w ill be constructed from 82nd Avenue to Evelyn Street The highway w ill also he realigned just west of Carver to move the road away from the bend of the Clackamas River Six single fam ily dwelling, and four com m ercial structures w ill lie displaced because of highway con struct ion Following federal approval of the project and the allocation of an expected $7 1 m il l i o n , r ig h t - o f - w a y acquisition w ill prottubly begin in November, ODOT officials said Construction would then begin in June 1481 with completion by 148.1 The Highway 212 im provements project has a long and “ tu m u ltu o u s” history, according to the e n v iro n m e n ta l im p a c t statement ODT did some preliminary engineering for the im provements with federal aid secondary funds in 1971 That funding was lost, however, when the Federal Highway Act of 1473 instituted a new system of classifications for routes in "u rlw n " areas A location survey was completed in 1475 after the Columbia Region Associ ation of Governments approver! a request for funding under the federal urban aid program In 1476, however. ODOT once again reclassified the? highway and it no longer qualified for the urban iurxts Clackamas Ciainty became the prim ary sponsor of improvements in 1477 and CRAG then appropriated t l 14.200 from the Mt Hood Freeway transfer funds That money went only for preliminary engineering and preparing the im pact statement for the now scaled down project Hoodland Happenings W ednesday, June 27 The Hoodland Women's Club w ill hold a c ra ft workshop from 9 to 11 a m at the Women s Club Bonnie Lookab ill w ill teach participants the art of weed basket weaving W elches C o m m u n ity School "T in y Tots ’ gnxip w ill meet from 10 a m to noon Call Kathryn Bliss at 622 3032 for information and meeting location. At 8 p m , the Mt Hood Lions Club w ill hold its general meeting at the club building in Wemme Thu rsday, June2M There w ill be a Well Baby Clinic held at Welches Grade School on Salmon River Road starting at 4 30 a m Call Pauline Beckoff, 622 3252, to make an ap pointment for immunization« or check ups for children from newborn to age 5 The Hoodland Women's Club w ill hold a c ra ft workshop from 10 to II 30 a m at the Women’s Club Edna Cooke w ill teach participants how to make coasters and najikin rings from jute The Hoodland Womens Club Bummage Sale is set for Ju ly 7 8 Florence Simmon«, co chairman of the rummage sale, said club members w ill accept donations for the sale from I () a m to 2 3o p m Monday through F rid a y a I the WOmen s (Tub Call 622.1288 for further information or pick up To place an event in "Hoodland Happenings." contact Dawn Morrison at 622 3538 "V M dicare coverage* is fine as far us it goes Fiut what about all the deductibles and “ co pay items that can still leave you with bills during your illness'’ PACC takes care of our senior citizens. The Physicians Assoc la tion of Clackamas County has a plan that extends services be yond Medicare and pays for some services it doesn t cover We call it our Protecting Circle Medicare Plan • Approved by the Social Security A dm in istratio n . PAC( has been approved by the Social Security Administration to admin ister all the physicians benefits of Medicare ■ Easy to join. All we need is your name and Medicare claim number Everyone is accepted, regardless of health Easy to use. Just present your PACC identification card to a PACC doctor s office The doctor will bill us. we II pay the entire bill and send you a copy of the PAII) invoice ■ You choose your physician. More than .350 physicians in over 225 offices are members of PACC ■ You’ll be taken care of by people right here at home. 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