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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 21, 1980)
Section SANDY OREGON, THURSDAY. AUG. 21, 1980 The Sflndy Post Sports and Recreation County parks offer backyard of beauty Clackamas County parks put water play, fishing, hiking and boating in our own backyard and that “ backyard” is one of the most beautiful in the Pacific Northwest, according to Park Advisory Board Chairman W ill Rutherford of Tualatin. The 900 acres of County parks offer low cost, close-to-hom e outdoor recreation to residents, with activities ranging from a bicycle moto-track at Riverside Park in Clackamas to ex ploring old growth stands of Western Red Cedar at Eagle Eem Park between Estacada and Eagle Creek. Although short of urban parks, the County boasts a wealth of nearby re c re a tio n areas and sp e cta cu la r natural settings. Park land averages only 7.5 acres per 1,000 population in urban areas, but that average jumps to about 45 acres per 1,000 in the rural parts of the County. Nine County parks are improved and maintained, w ith two of them leased to private operators due to a shortage of county funds. Mountain enthusiasts can stop at Hoodland Park east of Highway 26 at Zigzag, not only fo r a picnic and en joym ent of the “ sm all fr y ” play area, but also fo r directions to local services or recreation spots. Tennis courts are also available. The Hoodland Chamber of Commerce and senior citizens are now m aintaining a public inform ation booth in the A-frame park building. O v e rn ig h t cam ping beside a sparkling creek or under towering firs is less than a 45 minute drive from urban areas. The 180-acre Metzler Park, five miles south of Estacada off Highway 211 offers wilderness camp sites along Clear Creek as well as baseball, volleyball, horseshoe pits and flush toilets. The 100-acre Barton Park off Highway 224 on the Clackamas R iver includes both p rim itive and improved campsites. Reservations fo r overnight camping and for group picnics are available by calling 655-8521. “ F or your next weekend outing, try one of the county parks,” said Rutherford who points out that the Park Advisory Committee has published a “ Guide and Map to County Parks” as an aid to energy saving outdoor en thusiasts. The Park Guide is available at the Clackamas County Department of E n v iro n m e n ta l S ervices, 902 Abernethy Road, Oregon City. The nine-member volunteer park advisory board assists the county in identifying park needs, encouraging public use and promoting volunteer assistance. Golf meet aids cancer Photo by Brad La Brie Upset win Wooden Hutch's shortstop looks the runner back to second base while he guns down the batter at firs t. Despite this type of fielding play, the first-place Wooden Hutch team fell to last-place Camp's Lumber in the regular season finals. TYiis weekend the c ity tournament gets underway with games Saturday and Sunday beginning at 9 a.m. at the field at Sandy Elem entary School. During summer season Campers keep recreational sites busy BEAR SPRINGS R.D. Campgrounds — Tim othy Lake and Clear ta k e are usually filled by F riday evening. Campers are reminded that C la cka m a s Lake cam p g ro un d and campgrounds along the Barlow Road are open as alternatives. Campers can also use dispersed areas (outside developed campgrounds) w ith proper tools — bucket, long-handled shovel and axe. Road Conditions — A ll roads are in driveable condition. Motorists should rem ember that the roads into Keeps M ill and Linney Creek campgrounds are not recommended fo r trailers. T ra il Conditions — The Twin takes- Frog Lake Buttes T ra il loop is the recommended tra il this week. Although the Twin ta ke s area is popular with users, few people make the effort to go up to Frog Lake Butte. This is an ex cellent tim e to go on this loop of some nine miles. The flo ra l display is dying out, but the huckleberries are just ripening. Be sure and take water, as there is none along the tra il. Road Conditions — Most roads are open. Watch for log and travel truck tra ffic during weekdays. T ra il Conditions — A ll tra ils are open. Due to the wet spring, wildflowers are ablaze in mountain meadows this yeark. Backcountry users should catch a great view of Perseid Meteor Shower this week. Lakes, Rivers, ¿trearns — Summer steelhead run has been exceptional this year. Fishing for tro u t in the high lakes has also been good. Special Notice — The Clackamas R iver has claimed another life this year. Rafters, please be prepared before you attem pt the Clackamas River. Have sturdy multi-chambered rafts; heavy, strong paddles; life jackets and wet suits. Most important, be experienced in Whitewater con ditions and go with someone who is w e ll-tra in e d . The C la cka m a s has claimed 110 persons in the past 10 years. Most of these victim s, like the most recent one, did not have proper equipment or training. ESTACADA R.D. Campgrounds — ta z y Bend, Roaring River, C arter Bridge, Fish Creek, Armstrong, Lockaby, Sunstrip and Kingfisher are open for a $2 fee charge. North Fork Crossing, Lookout Springs, Hambone Springs, Twin Springs and Frazier Fork Turnaround are a ll open free of charge. HOOD RIVER R.D. Campgrounds - Pollalie, Sherwood, Robinhood and Lost Lake are a ll open w ith a fee charge. Open without fee are Wahtum ta k e , Rainy Lake, Kings ley, K innikinnik for day use only. Hood R iver Meadows is closed. Road Conditions — N-13, N-28, S-100, N-100, S-161 and Highway 35 all have logging tra ffic. N-13D to Scout Lake has heavy gravel truck tra ffic . A portion of Cloud Cap Road w ill have road work in progress until September. A portion of S-12 is closed for bin w all construction with tra ffic routed over S-161. T ra il Conditions — P acific Crest No. 2000 is open. Tim berline T ra il No. 600 s till has patchy snow. Other d istrict tra ils are open and maintained. ta ke s, Rivers and Streams — Lost Lake and Laurence ta k e have only fa ir fishing due to hot weather. Special Notice — Children’s guided hikes are being given at Lost ta k e on Saturdays. Check at Lost ta k e Guard Station fo r details. CLACKAMAS R.D. Campgrounds — A ll campgrounds are open except Pegleg F alls which is under rehabilitation. O lallie ta k e is usually filled up by Friday afternoon or evening. Road Conditions — A ll roads are open. Lakes, R ive rs and S tream s — Fishing is so-so. Some good size steelhead out of the Clackamas River. COLUMBIA GORGE R.D. Campgrounds - Eagle Creek is open with a fee charge. Eagle Creek Overlook is reserved through the d istrict only. Call 665-0151 or 375-2276 for inform ation and fees. Road Conditions — A ll open and driveable. Special Notices — A t Multnomah F alls on Aug. 16-17, the Cascade Locks H istorical Society w ill display items and discuss Columbia Gorge history. ZIGZAG R.D. Campgrounds — A ll campgrounds are open. Road Conditions — Road 27 to Zigzag Mountain and S-32 to F ir Tree Camp ground and Kinzel Campground are in poor condition and are not suited for low cars. On U.S. 26 up ta u re l H ill, tra ffic may be delayed fo r long periods due to construction of a new truck ramp. T r a il C onditions — The Zigzag d is tric t’s part of Tim berline T ra il No. 600 is now in good shape and a ll tra ils in the d istrict are now being maintained. ta ke s, Rivers, Streams — T rilliu m ta k e w ill be stocked again Aug. 15 as w ill the Salmon River, Lost Creek and Camp Creek. Special Notice — Conditions on Mt. Hood for clim bing are poor due to rock fa ll and some mud slides about 10,000 feet. Rock fa ll danger is increasing daily and is especially dangerous after 8 a.m. Clim bing is not recommended at th is tim e of ye a r. In e xp e rie n ce d clim bers should not attem pt to clim b the mountain. F or those who choose to clim b, the use of helmets is strongly advised. The Clackamas County Chapter of the Am erican Cancer Society was the real winner in the annual Buck Heiser M e m o ria l G o lf T o u rn a m e n t at Mountain View Golf Course Saturday. The Mountain View men’s club raised more than $1,100 fo r the chapter. Individual winners in the Men’s A Division were Steve Smart, low gross, while J im Blashfield, C arl Gray, Greg Rogers and John Hannan tied fo r low net. In the Men’s B flight, Dick ta n g took gross honors. Low net was recorded by Chuck Ruegg, Kevin Beaudoin and M ike Beaudoin. Second net went to John Wold and M ark Harmsen. Women’s A flig h t gross winner was Charlotte Plank. Evelyn Painter and Peggy Stahl shared net honors. M ary Wetzel had low gross in the Women’s B flig h t with Dorothy Olbrich carding low net score. Calloway men’s winner was Tim C o llin s w ith D ick P o lla rd , B ruce Zerung and Dave Pollard tied for second. Among Calloway women’s scores, Tracy Harrington was first, V alerie D illa rd second and Patrice Normand, third. Prizes were donated by local in dividuals and businesses. * Mt. Hood swim club has good showing Boasting five new members and solid performances from its old reliables, the Mt. Hood Aquatic Club made a good showing in the Region 12 AAU ta n g Course M a ste rs S w im m in g C ham pionships over the weekend at Mt. Hood Community College’s Aquatic Center. Stan Carper, Dale Carper, Barbara Stewart, Dick Hodge and David Bern stein a ll made their debut fo r the Mt. Hood club. Stan Carper, a form er all- Am erican perform er at the U niversity of Washington, won a ll five of his races in the 25-29 Men’s class and set a new national age-group record by swim ming the 100-meter freestyle in 56.31 seconds. His other victories came in the 1,500 freestyle, 400 individual medley, 50 butterfly and 200 freestyle. C a rp e r’ s fiv e f ir s t places were matched by Martha K e lle r in the 75-79 women’s class. K eller took the 50-, 100-, 200- and 1,500-meter freestyle events and added a win in the 50-meter but terfly. Dale Carper (20-25 men won the 100 breaststroke and finished second in the 100 freestyle. Stewart (25-29 women recorded firsts in the 50 and 100 breastroke. Hodge (35-39 men) was second in the 1,500 freestyle and sixth in the 50 freestyle. Bernstein (55-59 men) took th ird in the 1,500 freestyle and second in the 400 freestyle. Of the regular Mt. Hood club mem bers, Donna Brown (20-25 women had firsts in the 100 and 200 freestyles and the 50 butterfly. Richard C lark (25-29 men) was third in the 100 freestyle. Fred Sprenger (4549 men) had victories in the 50, 200 and 1,500 freestyles and was runnerup in the 100 and 400 freestyles and 50 backstroke. E ric Guest (50-54 men) had firsts in the 50 and 100 freestyles and took second in the 50 breaststroke. Sam Ie ru lli (55-59 men) won the 200 freestyle and finished second in the 50, 100, 400 and 1,500 freestyle. G il Young (55-59 men) was the victor in the 200, 400 and 1,500 freestyles, was second in the 100 freestyle and th ird in the 50 freestyle. Joe Malon (55-59 men had seconds in the 200 and 1,500 freestyle was th ird in the 400, fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 50. Sprenger, Guest, Young and K eller also took part in relay races in their own age groups. A lto g e th e r, 166 n a tio n a l top-ten- ranked times were recorded Recommendations being made for 1981 rules Fishery biologists w ith the Fish and W ild life D e p a rtm e n t are in the process of d e veloping re c o m m endations fo r 1981 a n g lin g regulations. They would like to consider public suggestions in the process so anglers are encouraged to get any suggestions fo r change down on paper w ithin the next week or so and send them to the Department, P.O. Box 3503, Portland 97208, or to the Departm ent’s nearest regional office. Addresses of all seven regional offices are listed on the back of the 1980 angling booklet. Although not all public recom mendations result in changes in the regulations, many rules have been modified over the years because of input from anglers w ith good ideas It does no good to complain or make sugg»‘^U qij| aik*r the regulations are set. S ta ff re co m m e n d a tio n s w ill be publicized in early September for p u b lic com m ent. And a p u b lic meeting is scheduled for Sept. 20 for presentation of proposals from the staff and the public, to the Fish and W ildlife Commission. In order to be considered w ith s ta ff re co m m endations, a ll p u b lic re co m mendations should be submitted on or before the Sept. 20 hearing. OREGON F istia W ildlife F o llo w in g th is h e a rin g recom mendations that were presented by the public and any revisions in staff proposals w ill be publicized. Another public hearing is scheduled for Oct. 24 and 25 to make final com m ents on s ta ff and p u b lic reco m m e n d a tio n s New re co m mendations from the public are less likely to be considered at that time, though, because there would not have been tim e to publicize them. By t»us procedure the Commission tries to m in im iz e la s t-m in u te s u rp ris e changes in the angling regulations. Im m e d ia te ly fo llo w in g p u b lic testimony on Oct. 25, the Commission w ill make their decisions and adopt final angling rules fo r 1981. Beachcombers on IJncoln County shores have been alarmed recently by the presence of hundreds of dead and dying penguin-like birds. The birds are, fo r the most part, common or California m urre chicks that have recently left the next. The losses are not unusual says Dale Snow, assistant supervisor of the F ish and W ild life D e p a rtm e n t’s Marine Region. They occur to some degree each year. But the numbers seen this year are greater than usual. The chick deaths are most like ly caused by several interacting c ir cumstances, Snow says. Common murres are found along the Pacific coast a ll the way from Alaska to California i ney form nesting c olonies on rocky headlands and is lands during June and July. When chicks are ready to leave the nest they are not yet able to fly so they jum p from the rocks into the sea. This accounts fo r some loss. Disease may also be a factor during some recent years. I t has been theorized that a disease can spread easily and quickly in the dense colonies. However, disease does not appear to be a factor in the losses this year, Snow says. The m ost co m m o n ly accepted explanation fo r m urre chick m o rta lity is parent-chick separation. When the chicks jum p from the rookery nest they become highly vulnerable to w e a th e r and oceanic conditions. Unable to fly, they are also unable to forage fo r themselves. So those chicks that become separated from the parent b ird stand a poor chance for survival. Strong northwest winds and choppy seas probably contribute to the rate of separation and to losses from starvation and exposure. Adult birds are also found dead at this tim e of year, Snow says. The adult losses are probably related to stress fro m m olting and possibly lack of food, or both. Murres feed heavily on sm all fish. When these fish are present the birds feast; when they are not there is famine. The presence of sm all fish, Snow says, is related to plankton; plankton growth is tied to upwelling which brings organic rich water to the surface to trig g e r plankton bloom. Upwelling is related among other th in g s to w in d d ire c tio n . Any disruption of the cycle can delay or prevent this chain of events, and it has been suggested this may be the case this year. T here is evidence th a t m u rre populations are much higher than norm al this year, Snow says, and this, even w ith normal rates of loss, would result in more dead birds on the beach. One experienced birder who has been observing the Yaquina Head m urre rookery for several years reports the highest number of murres this year ever recorded. The largest number seen on the rookery in past years was 190 His Aug. 8 count tallied 1,015 One observer who has maintained careful records of dead birds in 4 6 m ile s of L in c o ln County beach reported finding 176 birds in 1978, 144 in 1979 and 431 so fa r this year Most of this year’s loss came ashore as dead birds at the end of July. Dead m urre chicks are also more abundant on the beach near the rookery at Yaquina Head, with more than 700 found on four miles of beach on Aug 7. There is no indication the die-off is related to man-caused factors, Snow said. Checks fo r toxic m aterials have come up negative. N a tu ra l system s have b u ilt-in checks and balances to keep population size in line, says Snow. Nature can be harsh and while the losses are upsetting to many people, they are n a tu ra l and p ro b a b ly inevitable. There appears to be no cause for p articular alarm , Snow says. In spite of the larger than usual losses of chicks there remains a healthy population of murres along Oregon’s coast
