Image provided by: Friends of the Sandy Public Library; Sandy, OR
About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1981)
See section II fo r a festival wrap-up Voi 71 No 29 - ««M M M H aN M M U M The Sandy Post —— . . - . . Chemical identified as ‘phenol’ SECTION I Keeping Posted Inside Business Senior Center News Obituaries Editorials, letters Sports. Recreation 2 3 4 5 6 7-8 SEC TION II Area News Hood land Happenings Around the County About People Classified Advertising 1 2 2 3 9-12 SECTION III Television Directory Inside Tab . - - by DAN DII.I.ON Administrators at Sandy Union High School are playing a waiting game while the Oregon Legislature finalizes how it will spend state money As a result, the school's board of directors will wait until its Aug 10 meeting to finalize a new B' ballot pro posal for the Sept 15 special election In the interim, the district 's projected shortfall of approximately $235,000 in state funding could be eliminated if a plan in the Legislature is OK'd The Grannell Plan, introduced by Rep William Grannell, D Coos Bay, would put $77 million back into basic school support “ In which case, the 'B ballot could go back to wha, it was the bus and renovations," said Superintendent Jack Peters The district had placed a B' ballot proposal before the voters June 30 which included monies to make up for the projected shortfall, along with the bus and renovations It was defeated by voters, 905-614 Peters told the school board Monday evening that if the Grannell Plan is ap proved by the Legislature, “ we ll be awfully close to our basic school sup port for last year." But, he added, " I just have no way ol predicting what the Legislature w ill do." The Grannell Plan has been passed by the House ami awaits Senate ap proval. Board member Bob Boring is con Geologists study Hood just in case Index - Single Copy 20‘ SUHS administrators await state decision The chemical in three five-gallon bar rels found last Monday afternoon along Highway 26 was identified as “ phenol", a strong, corrosive poison. It is com monly called carbolic acid Sandy Eire Chief Boh Rathke said the chemical is "highly toxic." He said ex posure to the chemical over eight square inches of skin could In* fatal "The big danger," Rathke said, "is some kid coming along and getting into it Phenol is an industrial solvent that is used as an antiseptic. About 2 p.m last Monday, a crew from the State Highway Department found three barrels, labeled “ poison," in the ditch next to Highway 26 near Langensand Road The Envrionmental Protection Agency was notified and a special team from Multnomah County and Eire District No 10 responded to the scene The special team spent about 90 minutes at the scene transferring the chemical into transportable containers Any eruption of Mount Hood would likely send floods and mudslides down the peak's slopes into the Sandy River and other streams. The U S Geological Survey hopes to determine just how great the flooding and mudslides may be The federal agency last week t)egan a study of the 11,245 foot peak and two California peaks as part of a volcanic hazards assessment Scientists are measuring the depth of snow and ice on the mountain's glaciers and snowfields by bouncing electronic signals off the rock underneath The data will help determine the volume of floods and mudslides Studies are also being conducted on Mount Shasta and Mount lessen in California Permanent markers are be ing placed on each mountain The distance between the markers will measured annually by laser beam to determine if the mountains are swell ing Although scientists expect little change in the measurements, any significant increase would result in a more intensive monitoring program A series of earthquakes on Mount Hood last July prompted a hazard watch for the dormant volcano Similar quakes preceded the eruption of Washington state's Mount St Helens Although many of the Mount Hood quakes were later a ttrib u te d to dynamite blasts. federal and state agencies have since prepared disaster plans for the mountain Mount Hood's last major eruption oc curred Sept 21,1865 A soldier standing guard at For, Vancouver reported see ing the peak enveloped in smoke and flame However, in August 1921, a number of people witnessed hot sand pouring from a crevice below Crater Rock Sulfur smoke is commonly seen coming from fumaroles on the mountain ... . . cerned what the school district will do it the Grannell Plan docsn t pass and Monday evening he voted against renovations to Pop Rannow St tdititn and drainage near the field " I think we should take an aw tul long look at spending $7(1,(MM) here," he said “ when we might possibly need it in some area if this other money doesn't come through We re not set on our total financial picture and that bothers me " The renovation and drainage project will cost $74.650 Board member Gary Cleland pointed out, "We've been waiting live years for this We re going to be scrambling every year for bucks " Wayne Johnson, w hile seconding Bor mg s concerns, pointed out that the stadium is not jus, an athletic facility but serves as a teaching station and community facility The spending was approved 4 1 The board learned that one invest men, made is paying of, Librarian Jan Luelling told the board that the new library security system works Last year, the library suffered $1,913 in lost books, compared to nearly $9,(MM, the previous year Most of the loss, she said, occurred Indore the system was installed during the year. Peters declared a "one month amnesty" during which all SUHS library books may In* returned with no questions asked Annual breakfast flies this Sunday at airport Piloto by flan Dillon The sounds of the big hands of the 1940’s filled Meinig Park Sunday afternoon under sunny skies helping bring the Sandy Mountain Festival to a shining conclusion. Planes from eastern Oregon to the coast w ill have Sandy as their destina tion this Sunday, July 19, when the San dy Kiwanis Club hosts its 24th annual Ely-In Breakfast at Rich's Airport The annual fundraiser will lx* held at the airport, three miles northeast of Sandy on ()ral Hull Road, from 7 a m to I p m. Along with the traditional breakfast of pancakes, ham ami and eggs, the elub has lined up a numtier of added at tractions Airplane rides will be offered to the public for a fee The hangar where the breakfast is served will also lions« some live musical entertainment And a display of antique automobiles < planned Money raised will go to support tin Crippled Children's Camp on Mount Hood The cost for the event w ill be $3 50 foi adults and $2 for children Tickets u n available from and Sandy Kiwanis Club member prior to the breakfast tor those who don't like to stand in line The breakfast annually draws more than 2,000 hungry patrons to Johnny Johnson's airport Hydro-electric project divides mountain residents by MICHAEL P. JONES Post Correspondent The Clackamas County hearings of ficer will receive testimony tonight. Ju ly 16. on a plan to build a small-scale hydro-electric project on Hoodland's Boulder Creek The meeting w ill be at 7 p m at 902 Abernethy Rd in Oregon City The application for a conditional use permit for the project was made by Steve Sweitzer. a Hoodland resident who owns approximately 160 acres on Country Club Drive The land was clear cu, last summer and Sweitzer is seek ing to construct "u tility facilities necessary for public service for the pur pose of generating and transmitting power for public use or sale ” “ If we can pu, in these little plants, you wouldn't need nuclear or coal- powered plants." Sweitzer said “ En vironmentalists, somewhere down the line, are going to have to make the same decision I had to make whether to build more nuclear plants or small scale hydro plants." Sw eitzer, rep re sen ting SS In vestments, may have some hurdles to c le a r before g a in in g a p p ro v a l, however The county planning staff recommended Monday tha, the project be denied because there wasn't a need demonstrated for additional public ser vice Sweitzer disagreed, citing the rising cost of power and potential blackout threats Much of the controversy revolves around the impact such construction would have on the environment (ieorge Sheets, chairman of Environmental Committee on Suitability <EC'OS>. has concerns for the project not only because of the diversion structure, bu, because of the wildlife tha, utilize the area for feeding "You have large tracts of land tha, have been clear cu, and we have no guarantee tha, the area won', lx* developed," Sheets said “ How do we know the clear cut area w ill be replanted?” Sweitzer responded to the charges, saying that he would replant the clear cut area and put in a fish ladder, if that is wha, the Eish and Wildlife Depart ment desired An environmental assessment study by Consultants Northwest claimed tha, any passage of fish above the diversion structure would lx* “ questionable" after construction The report stated that the structure would extend two to three lee, above th«- bottom of the pre sen, stream channel, which could seriously curtail the movement of fish above the pom, The report added, however, tha, because of the steepness of the channel. limited food supply and other factors, no fish habitats were known to exist above the proposed site Sheets questioned the reliability of the environmental assessment because there was no mention of the existing im pact caused by erosion of the logged off area forcing silt into the stream A question also arose over whether the proposed plant would increase the turbidity of the stream Sweitzer denied the allegation and received support from Tom White, western states coor dinator of a national hydro power study for the US Army Corps of Engineers “ I, should no, cause any concern with turbidity," White said "And it should, in fact, eliminate any erosion problem with the streambank " Under existing laws, the proposed plant would only operate six months an nually, from Dec 1 to June 1 Despite opposition from ECUS and the initial negative recommendation from the planning staff, Sweitzer said he isn't about to give up the battle "I'm going to take this one to the end," he vowed Rhododendron sewage spill sparks investigation A Rhododendron creek this week became the focal point of Clackamas County officials as residents complain ed of sewage in its waters The creek flows from the Zigzag Mountains through Rhodendron on the north side of Highway 26 and eventually winds up in the Zigzag River One source, close to County officials, indicated that the sewage problem was no, a result of a leaking septic system, bu, was caused by a pumper truck which “ both sprayed sewage on adja cent property, as well as pumped directly into the ditch." Dave Phillips, in charge of the Code of Compliance for Environmental Ser vices, said if something could be done his office would do so But, he stressed, after sewage was dumped into a stream, there is is little his office can do, Phillips said his office would in vestigate the matter before holding a pumper truck or private septic sstem responsible, bu, added that he was aware of the Mount Hood area's pas, sewage problems According to Bob Johnson, sanitarian with the Clackamas County Health Department, on a regular inspection of restaurants in the area April 6. he notic ed "a foul odor coming from the ditch" in Rhododendron. He said that he dye-tested the septic system of the Mount Hood Dairy Queen April 20 to determine if it was responsi ble After checking the results of the tes, April 21 and 23. Johnson said the leakage was not coming from the eating establishment He added tha, even though the odor is noticeable behind the restaurant, "the strong odor was not coming from their toilet or their septic system," Johnson said the establishment had been singled ou, because it had a backed up handsink at the time and have had past problems with its septic system He said more tracking is needed to determine where the problem is coming from but, because the source isn't known and is probably a private septic system or pumper truck, there is nothing more his office can do John Borge, an environm ental specialist with the Clackamas County Soils Department, indicated that the area had a history of problems and this week’s could be the accumulation of previous years Borge said that in the past, an im practical “ perk test" was the accepted way to identify ste suitable for septic systems, but allowed seepage into rivers and streams "They used to pour water into a hole and tim e it to see how long it took to seep down through the soil," he said "People used to be concerned that sewage jus, wen, away, no, where it wen, Today we are concerned w ith just the opposite " Phillips said the County has had fre quent problems with illegal dumpings by truck operators and cautioned peo pie dealing with unlicensed septic pumpers because they are cheaper than licensed pumpers "These pumpers can't legally dispose into a legitimate sewage treatment fa cility," he said " I f people didn't hire them, these trucks would no, have anything to dump " Because of the distance the pumpers must travel, they charge greater for transportation to treatment plants "People expect urban services and urban prices in a rural area, bu, they don t realize that it just doesn t work that way," he said
