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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