Thur»., Jan 8, 19S1 (Sec 2) SANDY (Ore ) POST—3
county
arou
For Forest Service
T re e c u ttin g tu rn s p ro fit
each, fo r a p ro fit of $8,858
P rio r to 1977, p e rm its were
sold fo r $1 each.
When the p e rm it fee is
contrasted w ith the price of a
tree fro m a downtown P ort
land pa rkin g lot, o r even a
Sandy area C hristm as tree
fa rm , p a rticip a n ts in the
F orest
Service
pro gra m
appear to come aw ay w ith a
bargain.
Tree fa rm s were charging
fro m $1 to $2 fo r each foot of a
tre e ’ s height this season,
w h ile five-foo t ta ll Noble
F irs could be had fo r $10 to
$20 in some P ortla nd lot
sales.
K essler pointed out tha t
even w ith the cost of gas fo r a
tr ip to the N a tion al F orest,
P o rtla n d residents can save.
“ A nd th e re ’ s the basic
appeal of going out to the
w ilds w ith you r fa m ily and
cu ttin g yo u r own tre e ,” he
said. “ People feel i t ’s better
than p ickin g one fro m a lot or
cu ttin g
one
down
fro m
by K A Y E BARTO N B A K K E
Post Correspondent
The
Zigzag
Ranger
D is tric t has netted nearly
$46,000 fo r the U.S. Forest
Service in seven years of
C h ristm as tree sales, ac
cording to C u rt Kessler,
tim b e r sales o ffice r fo r the
d is tric t.
A t the same tim e, the
C h ristm as tree sale program
has provided the pu blic w ith
an o p po rtu nity fo r fa m ily
outings and the chance to
save m any d o lla rs on the
purchase of a holiday tree.
F o r the past 11 years, the
Zigzag d is tric t has been
selling p e rm its w hich allow
citizens to cut th e ir own
C h ristm as trees fro m the
rig ht-of-w a ys under power
lines owned and m aintained
by
B onneville
Pow er
A d m in is tra tio n on F orest
Service P rop erty.
D u rin g the 1980 season,
4,429 p e rm its were sold at $2
Save
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on any model in stock!
som ebody’ s pasture.’ ’
K essler said it ’s com m on
fo r tw o o r m ore fa m ilie s to
m ake the tr ip together in one
car, “ and you see a ll these
kids p ilin g out fo r th e ir big
ad ve n tu re .’’
K essler said tha t before
1969, p e rm its to cut trees
were given free. He had
fig u re s fo r revenues fro m
1973 on, w ith the exception of
1976, when the p ro g ra m
d id n 't operate because of the
closure of the B u ll Run
w atershed in the I xj I o Pass
area.
D u rin g the seven years of
sales, 29,354 trees were sold,
fo r a to ta l of $45,900 in fees.
A FEW
EXCITING
W ORDS
ABOUT
THE N E W 1981
W E IG H T
WATCHERS
F O O D PLANS
"WINE"
"POPCORN"
"PEANUT
BUTTER"
Photo by Mark Floyd
House destroyed
Save on
all Glacier
Bay Stoves
Cause of the blaze is under in vestig ation . F ire also destroyed a house in the
C h e rry v ille area on H ighw ay 26 T hursday. Arson is suspected.
F ire destroyed this house in Rhododendron this week. The Hoodland F ire
D epartm ent responded to an a la rm but the bouse on Road 20C was alrea dy
involved. The owners were out of town at the tim e and no one was in ju re d .
While they last!
Hoodland happenings
Wy-East Artisans Guild meets Monday
T hursday, Jan. 8
A Senior Citizens lunch
sponsored by “ Loaves and
F ish e s" w ill be served at
11:30 a.m . a t Welches School
lib ra ry . T ransp ortatio n and
fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n can be
obtained by
c a llin g
the
Senior Center a t 622-3331.
M onday, Jan. 12
A Senior Citizens lunch
sponsored by “ Loaves and
F ish e s" w ill be served at
11:30 a.m . at Welches School
lib ra ry . T ra n sp o rta tio n and
fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n can be
obtained
by
ca llin g
the
Senior Center at 622-3331.
The
W y-East
A rtisans
G u ild w ill m eet th is evening
at 7 p.m . a t Room 20 in
Welches School on Salmon
R iv e r Road. N om inations fo r
g u ild officers, the s ta rtin g of
a g a lle ry , and ten ta tive plans
fo r a “ F o lk F e s tiv a l" w ill be
on the evening’s agenda.
The purpose of the gu ild is
to prom ote a rts and cra fts on
the m ountain, and to o ffer
educational services,
op
po rtu nities fo r exh ib its and
sales, encouragem ent and
fr ie n d s h ip to m e m b e rs .
Anyone interested in the arts
is in vite d to attend. C a ll P hid
Simons, 622-4331, fo r m ore
C ounty health board
to discuss B ennett issue
Another chapter in the
saga o f G e ra ld “ R e d ”
Bennett w ill take place
today, Jan. 8.
The Clackam as County
Board of Health w ill meet to
c o n s id e r
a
re s o lu tio n
requesting the State Board of
Health to investigate Ben
n e tt’s A ld er Creek W ater
C o m pa ny and ta k e a p
p ro p ria te action.
The state would have to
decide if the com pany’s
w a te r was u n sa fe and
whether to fo rm a service
d is tric t near Sandy.
The A ld er Creek W ater
Company, made up o f the
A lder Creek, C ountry Club,
Sleepy Hollow, Barlow and
R iversid e w ater systems,
has been sued by the
E nviro n m e n ta l
Protection
Agency and the Oregon
H ealth D ivision. Both cla im
the com pany has produced
unsafe d rin k in g w ater.
Bennett was restrained
fro m operating his compnay
in September and a receiver
was appointed by the U.S.
D is tric t Court. Gene G inther
has been running the water
system
w hich has been
m onitored d a ily.
The m eeting w ill be held at
9:30 a .m . in the C om
m issioners’ H earing Room in
the Courthouse Annex in
Oregon City.
Benefits for older
vets outlined by VA
A
new
Veterans
A d m in istra tio n publication,
"V e te ra n s Benefits fo r O lder
A m erican s’’ , is ava ila ble
through VA regional offices
and
veterans
service
organizations
The
free
pam phlet
high lig hts e lig ib ility fo r VA
m edical care, compensation
and pension program s, and
b u ria l benefits. I t includes a
quick reference inventory fo r
lis tin g a ve rte ra n 's VA file
num ber
and
other
in
fo rm a tio n fo r use in case of
an em ergency.
The pam phlet is another in
a series of steps VA is takin g
to m eet the needs of the
aging veteran population
A ccording to VA statistics,
some 3 m illio n veterans are
65 years of age o r older, and
by 1985 this num ber is ex
pected to be 5 m illio n and by
1990 it w ill be over 7 m illio n .
To receive the pam phlet,
w rite , v is it o r telephone the
nearest VA regional office.
The address and toll-fre e
telephone num ber m ay be
found in the w hite pages of
local telephone directorie s
under “ U.S. G o ve rn m e n t."
Light Rail m eeting set
i-M e t’s B anfield Ligh t
C itiz e n 's
F o ru m
iing w ill be held next
nesday. Jan 14, a t the
ton
D e p a rtm e n t
of
isportation build in g The
ling is located at 5621
G lisan in P ortland
The Forum
w ill meet
re g u la rly on the second
Wednesday of each m onth to
discuss m a jo r issues in
v o lv e d in p la n n in g and
construction of the Banfield
I jg h t R a il
in fo rm atio n.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
The
Hoodland
Senior
C itizens’ P otlu ck Luncheon
w ill be held a t noon today at
the Hoodland W om en’s Club
on Salm on R iv e r Road.
M axine W orley, pro gra m
coordinator fo r the Senior
Center said th a t a ll seniors
are
in vite d
to
attend.
W om en’s Club m em bers w ill
be serving beef stew.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Welches
C om m unity
School “ T in y -T o ts " group
w ill m eet fro m 10 a.m . to
noon. C a ll Connie W estly at
622-3073 fo r in fo rm a tio n and
m eeting location.
A t 8 p.m . the M t. Hood
Lions Club w ill hold its
general m eeting at the club
b u ild in g in Wemme.
The
Lions
Ladies
A u x illia ry w ill also m eet
ton igh t at 8 p.m . in the re a r
of the club bu ild in g in
W emme.
T hursday, Jan. 15
A Senior Citizens lunch
sponsored by “ Loaves and
F ish e s" w ill be served at
11:30 a.m . a t Welches School
lib ra ry . T ransp ortatio n and
fu rth e r in fo rm a tio n can be
obtained
by c a llin g the
Senior Center a t 622-3331.
The M t. Hood Pre-school
Co-Op w ill hold its m onthly
parents m eeting ton igh t at
7:30 p.m . in the W om en’s
Club. The pre-school has
openings
fo r
4-y ear-olds.
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