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Section SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1981 _________ The S^ndy Post People Home & Garden Features Area News Hoodland happenings Seniors’ lunch, egg hunt, hike planned in Welches Thursday, April 16 A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by Loaves and Fishes, w ill be held at the Welches School lib ra ry beginning at 11:30 a m Transportation and further inform ation is available by calling 622 3331 At 6:30 p m., the Women s Resource Group w ill hold its firs t potluck dinner to let members introduce each other, share inform ation and discuss issues of special interest to women M aria Kreger Hone and Jan Cobb, both of Mt. Hood Community College, w ill lead the group at the Hoodland Women's Club M url Silvey, M S , w ill hold a F am ily Communications workshop from 7 to 9 p m in Welches School lib ra ry Silvey is professionally trained in m arriage and fa m ily counseling. A second meeting is scheduled for A p ril 23. The Mt Hood Pre School Co-Op w ill hold its monthly parents meeting at 7 p m at the Hoodland Women’s Club. Welches Community School w ill spon sor the following classes at the school: Diet and Exercise, 6 p m . in the lib ra ry ; Recreational Basketball, 6 p m in the school gym, Competitive Volleyball, 7:30 p m in the gym ; and Parenting, 7:30 p m in room 20, The Mountain Players w ill hold a rehearsal beginning at 7:30 p m. in the Wemme Lions Club Saturday, April IK Easter Egg Hunt! The Welches Com m unity School, Mt Hood Community College and local churches w ill jo in tly sponsor this annual mountain event at 1 p m. on the Welches Grade School field The egg hunt is for toddlers through the sixth grade. Monday, April 20 A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by Loaves and Fishes, w ill be held at the Welches School lib ra ry beginning at 11:30 a m. Transportation and further inform ation is available by calling 622-3331 Welches Community School Aerobic Dance Class w ill be held at 5:30 p m in the Welches School gym Tuesday, April 21 “ Grab your pack and le t’s go for an easy h ike ," says Community School leader Reva Cox Meet at 9:30 a m at the Hoodland Women’s Club for car- pooling Bring a lunch and beverage Moms w ith babies in packs or carriers are welcome. An A rt F a ir at Welches Grade School w ill be held tonight at 7 p m Student artw ork w ill be on display this evening w ith the fa ir open to the public. The following classes w ill be held tonight at Welches Community School: Regulation Basketball, 6 p m in the gym ; Diet and Exercise, 6 p m in the lib ra ry ; Story Telling for children ages three to six, 7 p m in the lib ra ry ; Boat Building. 7 p m in room 20; Beginning Typing and Shorthand, 7 p m in room 11; and Regulation Volleyball, 7:30 pm in the gym. Call 622 3397 to register The Mountain Players w ill hold a rehearsal at 7:30 p m at the Wemme Lions Club W e d n e s d a y , A p r il 22 Welches Community School Tiny Tots group w ill meet from 10 a m to noon Call Ixiuise Hoyt, 622-3752, for further inform ation and meeting location W e lch e s C o m m u n ity S c h o o l’ s Aerobic Dance class w ill be held from 5:30 to 7 p m in the Welches School gym. The Mt. Hood Lions Club w ill hold a general meeting at the club building in Wemme at 8 p m Thursday, April 23 The Clackamas County Well Baby Clinic and WIC programs w ill be held at 9:30 a m at the Hoodland Women’s Club on Salmon R iver Road Call Patty Henniger, 622 3607, to make an appoint ment for immunizations or exam ina tions of children newborn through age 'five . A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by Loaves and Fishes, w ill be held at Welches School lib ra ry beginning at 11:30 a m Call 622 3331 for fu rth e r in form ation or to arrange transportation The Clackamas County Bookmobile w ill be at the Hoodland Plaza shopping center parking lot from 4 to 7 p.m. The liookmobile w ill no longer travel to Government Camp due to low usage by residents in that area M url Silvey, M S., w ill hold a F am ily Communications workshop from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Welches School lib ra ry Silvey is professionally trained in m a r riage and fam ily counseling Welches Community School w ill spon sor the following classes at the school: Diet and Exercise, 6 p m . in the lib ra ry ; Recreational Basketball, 6 p.m in the school gym , Competitive Volleyball, 7:30 p.m in the gym ; and Parenting, 7:30 p.m in room 20 The Mountain Players w ill rehearse at 7:30 p m at the Wemme Lions Club A rtw ork of Wy’East Artisans Guild w ill be on display during the month of A p ril at the Sandy Public L ib ra ry Drop in and see their handicrafts To place an event in Hoodland Hap penings. c a ll Daw n M o rriso n at 622-3536. The recent sunshine brought a fresh bundle of flowers out to tempt local buyers. These pansies were on display at Janz Berryland in Sandy. Firemen ponder new corrections program The Boring Fire D istrict Board met last week to review the departm ent’s activities and to discuss Clackamas County's alternative program for first tim e crim in a l offenders The county corrections division is prom oting a program where firs t tim e offenders serve their tim e working in service to the com m unity The division requested approval to place an in dividual at the Boring Fire D epart ment. The individual would be screened by chief Matt Shields and ca rry lia b ility insurance Maintenance and other menial tasks would lx* performed A final decision w ill be made by Shields The board also rejected Greene Group, a private consulting agency formed to prepare a p re lim inary report for the Clackamas County Conimts sioners on the 911 e m e rg e n c y assistance system The board did approve a " fir s t response" agreement w ith the Sandy Fire D istrict, contigent on attorney ap proval The agreement states that both d istricts w ill assist each other on a mutual aid basis For example, if an accident occurs closer to the Sandy Fire Department, yet is in the Boring d istrict, Sandy w ill dispatch an emergency vehicle and Boring w ill send backup apparatus “ A ll we re doing is erasing that black line along the m ap,” Shields said. Emergency medical service calls and wo<xl stove alarms ranked as the top two problem areas that the Boring Fire Department dealt with during the firs t three months of 1981. There were 121 EMS calls and 31 wood stove alarm s in the firs t quarter of the year. In other action. Shields reported that the department is trying to make the emergency rescue rig exempt from Department of Environmental Quality testing laws Oregon law states that la rg e r apparatus are required to undergo the tests, but sm aller ap paratus, such as the m in i-fire tru ck are exempt Shields said that, "the DEQ does not agree and we may need to seek some legislation assistance " Board member Dale Irw in submitted his resignation after six years of ser vice. Irw in has moved out of the area and w ill focus his attention on his new business. Applications for the position are now being accepted To qualify, an in dividual must be a resident of the d istrict, be of voting age and be able to com m it themself to board respon sibilities. Interested persons should call Shields at the B o ring E ire D e p a rtm e n t, 663 4638 LCDC proposals could halt plan The Iaind Conservation and Develop ment Commission (LCDC) is requiring definitions of com m ercial and "hobby” farm s before it w ill approve the C lackam as County com prehensive plan. LCDC may also be demanding zone changes in the size of buildable lots According to county definition, a c o m m e rc ia l fa rm m ust be used p rim a rily for the purpose of obtaining a profit The net income derived from the farm products must contribute substan- tia lly to existing a g ricu ltu ra l pro cessors and established farm markets. A hobby farm , a term used by the 1.000 Friends of Oregon, is defined as any farm which has less acreage than the existing zoning requirement, accor ding to Don Ingram of Reliable Realty. To many area residents, this could have a m ajor change in their decision to own or sell their farm land The m a jo ri ty of farm land owners in the area work outside the farm to support it If this definition of farm s is accepted by LCDC, many farm s w ill be classified as hobby farm s Another proposed change deals w ith 20-acre zoning tracts. If approved, a five-acre separate ownership piece of land would have to have a s im ila r com m ercial a g ricu ltu ra l use as that of the land adjacent to it. Non farm use is defined as land that is too small to farm , poorly suited fo r agriculture or in an area that is s im ila r to surrounding land From Boring ‘hom e’ Butchers work door-to-door by GWEN BOGH Post Correspondent Dave Wolfe and John Dixon got an early start in the meat cutting business But they gained their ex pertise the hard way The childhood friends grew up close to the meat business; Dave’s father was the founder of Dick Wolfe Meats in Boring The two lived across the street from each other and naturally became interested in the business Dixon and the younger Wolfe learned about meat cutting mostly by tria l and e rror Now they are one of the few businesses in the area to offer traveling butcher services. The tria l and e rro r came after an illness to Dick Wolfe A professional butcher was hired to come in on Saturdays and train the boys, but he allowed them only to observe, not cut Besides, after a tim e, he did n 't show up any more Wolfe and Dixon were on their own, and w ith very little experience At firs t they found themselves com p o u n d e d w ith p ro b le m s and mistakes. But they continued to learn from their experiences and g ra d u a lly developed th e ir own techniques “ You just keep tryin g different things until you have a method that works best," Wolfe explained D ick Wolfe Meats has been operating for 17 years, but butcher ing was not the main focus of the business. O riginally it was s tric tly a transportation operation and but chering was merely a sideline Animals were picked up from farm s and transported to slaughterhouses As butchering on location became more popular, the Wolfes purchas««d a mobile van “ People liked having it (butcher ing» done on their property,” Wolfe said The van came equipped w ith a winch as well as other necessary tools and the traveling butcher ser vice was born Both Wolfe and Dixon have tra ve l ed nearly 90 miles in the van to reach a job site, though most of the Fbotaa by iiwwi Rnph t business is w ithin a few miles. Adverse weather conditions don’t e f fect them either. "W e’re as good as the m a ilm a n ," Dixon claim s. It takes just 15 minutes or so for Wolfe and Dixon to butcher an anim al. On an average day, they may butcher 10 animals at 10 d if ferent locations They can handle butchering as many as 20 head in a day, if they are in a central location Beef, pork and w ild game are cut and packed at Dick Wolfe Meats. From the live anim al to the dressed weight, there is a loss of about 50 percent. From that, another 20 to 30 percent is lost in cutting — trim m in g the fat and bones Some people are unaware of the loss and think there should be more meat from their anim al than what was cut, Wolfe said However, nothing is wasted Excess parts are sent to rendering houses During the busiest tim e of the year, in the fa ll and w inter, Wolfe and Dixon may work from 6 a m to m idnight They hire help to keep up w ith business, but the turnover rate is high “ It's hard work,” Dixon said "Some just can’t handle it.” He add ed that it isn't that the workers aren't putting out, but that the work is that tough One man told them that he had worked hard all his life, but couldn't handle the butcher business. He left the same day. With the growth of the area, the butchering business has outgrown its facility. To satisfy demand, the Wolfes will be expanding their building to handle the extra work load The younger Wolfe and Dixon just may have to buy another van too. Dave Wolfe and John Dixon have become traveling butcher«, ta k ing their trade on the road in a m o b ile , m e a t - c a t t la g v a n . Wolfe’s father Is the founder of the company. Dick Wolfe Meats.
