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Vol. 71 No 33 SANDY OREGON THURSDAY AUGUST 13 981 i I \I K JU l I un i Postal service names Sandy postm aster Sandy has a new postmaster Arnold Becker. 42. postmaster at Cannon Beach since 1979. has been appointed postmaster at Sandy He w ill take over Aug 22 He replaces John MeLsger, who retired in January, after serving 26 years as Sandy postmaster Chuck Troppof the Gladstone post office has served as interim postal official while the search for Met sger’s replacement was conducted According to f ’ostmaster Ben Luscher, who announced Becker’s appointment, the new postmaster began his career in the postal ser vice as a city carrier in Portland in 1962 SUHS board OKs vote on new B ballot by SCOTT NEWTON As temperatures rose into the loo-degree range for fixe straight days, the rivers anil lakes in the Mt Hood area became a popular magnet for people looking to escape the heat. Tuesday. Teresa Winter en- The Sandy Union High School Board voted Monday night to put a $255,846 03 B ballot before the public Sept 15 A $355,293 B ballot was defeated, 905-614, June 30 Library and art room renovations, field renovations and plans to hire a counselor have been cut from the first ballot bv l>AN D ILLO N The Sept. 15 ballot includes $36,500 for bus replacement, with the other The string of loo plus temperatures $219,346 03 having been approved by the ended Tuesday with the Sandy area board at a public hearing Feb. 20 coming through the heat with mixed “ This budget was not developed in an reviews. easy manor,” Superintendent Jack City officials were pleased with the Peters pointed out Asked about the performance of the c ity 's water alternatives, he said, “ It means pro system the million gallon filter plant gram deletion It means a renovation performed admirably of second semester ” For persons who rely on the woods for Asked if he has a contigency plan, work and play, the news was less Peters replied, “ I can tell you it takes brightening the insides right out of the budget “ We’re sitting pretty good," said City “ You'll find everything that we offer Engineer John Lichtenheld Wednesday here is a favorite area for a group of people, because when you have 1,200 students, you'll have segments that have success in everything we do." “ Mr Chairman, it would appear to me that it’s imperative that we go ahead (with) this election,” said Paul Tucker, board member After discussing the fact that it would probably cost more to purchase a bus by M IC H A E L I ’ JONES next year, the board decided to add bus Post Correspondent replacement to the ballot, and then ap Since James Watt became Secretary proved the ballot unanimously. In other business, the minutes of the of the* Interior, environmentalists have last meeting were approved after a be*en concerned that his proposal to change was made to include The Sandy open National Fores, lands to energy Post as a designated newspaper, along exploration might well lie the* end of the with The Oregonian, to publish legal rugged lands that outdoor enthusiasts now know notices for the district. In the Mt Hexxl area, these concerns Deputy Clerk Joan Hay gave a budget report, which showed a cash carry-over have been voiced by Zigzag Mountain of $4,412.50 That’s “ sound fiscal ac hike*rs who saw a survey crew paying particularly close attention to a water countability," Peters said The Carnation Company, ITT Con fall According to John Geyer of the* super tinental (Wonder Bread), Graybar Electric of Portland and Bud’s Tire of visor’s office of the Mt Hexxl National Gresham received bids for the coming Forest, there are 100 sites lx*ing studied that are "technologically feasible for school year Decisions on bids for a tractor and small-scali hydro plants " In the* Zigzag custodial supplies have been postponed District, Geyer said there are two such projects being proposed until the board’s Aug 24 meeting John Smay, ranger in charge* ol the* An increase in charges, from $30 to $35, was approved for the behind-the- Zigzag District, confirme there is a pro wheel drivers education program to jec, proposed by Douglas Pegar of help the district absorb some cost in Gladstone on Devil’s Creek and Henry Creek above Rhododendron on Zigzag creases and put it in line with similar Mountain Henry Creek, water source programs in the area for the community, is owned by the* An electronic security system install ed by Gresham Alarm at the bus facili Hhixhxiendron Summer Home Associa ty and stadium area was praised by tion Gordon Pearigen, Forest Service Peters "It's a good system." he said resource assistant, is concerned after the* field reviews of the site (< ontinued on pg. 5) In a June* 9 letter to Pegar, Pearigen cited a potential problen with the stream's volume of water in the* sum mer He said it could be* greatly decreased by the* project’s diversion in take He noted that the effect would lx* par ticularly visible from Enola Point SECTION 1 Keeping Posted overlook on Hoad S 27, where people* 2 Inside Business stop to look at the falls 3 Senior Center News He noted that the Fores, Service 5 Editorials, Letters would have to evaluate* the impact and 6 Sports. Recreation “ may require tha, a certain minimum .7 8 flow must bypass your diversion intake and flow down the natural channel and SECTION II falls Area News 1 Hoodland Happenings "Not only is the water flow important .......1 Public Notices to the visual quality," Pearigen wrote, 2 Around the County "but maintaining some water flow will .......3 The Doctor Says help prevent a severe impact on ... 4 Home & Garden downstream vegetation dependent 8 9 upon the water " Classified Advertising 11-14 The small-scale project, located near the wilderness boundary, would require SECTION III a bridge constructed across Devil's Television Directory Inside Tab Creek, raising questions of washouts, design and sedimentation in the v noc joxed the cool t apids along the Salmon River as she floated an inner tube downstream. City water system handles heat wave morning “ The springs can keep us go ing through most of the year, but during the hot weather, we’ve got the new fille r plant." The city relies on Brownell Springs and Alder Creek for its water source However, with the increased demand during peak temperature days, the million gallon tank kicks in and helps out There were some minor problems, Lichtenheld said, but those were not heat related In the forests around the Sandy area, the picture was not so bright But with humidity returning to the area by the end ot the week, the situation is improv ing. "We've got all logging shut down right now," Bob Gulvin, forester with the Clackamas Marion District ol the state fo re stry Department in Sandy, said Wednesday. “ The last three days, we’ve had a complete shutdown ’’ The shutdown means loggers are not able to use chainsaws or cable yarding As the humidity returns and the air cools, the tinderdry forests w ill be re opened “ We re on a humidity and moisture recovery pattern right now,” Gulvin said "Supposedly, it’s going to get bet ter tomorrow." For campers, restrictions limited campfires to improved campgrounds only Smoking is not permitted while walking or working in the woods, accor ding to Gulvin The humidity hit a low of 18 percent Monday, when the temperature reach ed 100 degrees. With that burning index, the* woods became unsafe for work Prior to the* total shutdown, loggers hail been asked to leave the* woods by 1 p m e*ach day, Gulvin said For persons who simply wanted to en joy the outdoors, there were some hangups The Gresham Community Hospita reported a land officebusiness, break ing its one-day emergency room treat ment record Sunday According ti Steve Kent, public relations director the hospital treated 56 people in the emergency room that day, breaking the record of 53 set last summer. In a normal 24 hour period, the hospital treats about 30 emergencies, Kent said Variety of hydro projects spring up Index stream “ These concerns," according to Pearigen, “ can lx* deal, with through pro,x*r design and construction prac tice*.*’ According to Pegar, the design of the hydr<x*lec,ric plant would have little en vironmental impact because of its size He said there would lx* no dam which would cut off the water supply, but there w ill lx* some diversion He added tha, since the Forest Ser vice field studies, he has imxlified the design of his project to accommodate their concerns He indicated tha, a pipeline would lx* underground and the hydro plant wouldn't lx* visible, “ even if you were 10 feet away.” Pegar, representing Douglas Water Company, said his company has been doing preliminary studies of the stream for about two years The company is also working on a project a, Canyon Creek in the C lackam as R iv e r drainage He said the plan, could generate enough power, after construction, to serve “ roughly 750 homes ” The power would lx* sold to Portland General Elec tric Co Ranger Smay stressed that the Fores, Service is not yet ready to ap prove or deny the project He said an inter disciplinary team, composed of a geologist, a hydrologist and soils scien list, is still studying the project in respects to "p ro te c tin g n atu ra l resources at the site " He added the team "really hadn't done an environmental impact state ment in relation to the two Rhododen dron sites, bu, emphasized the projects are "speculative at this tim e" and “ there is no need to get p<*ople riled up " Another hydroelectric project, cur rently being studied on Camp Creek in the Yocum Falls area, does have some uncertainties Smay confirmed that the project has some engineering problems tha, have to be overcome firs, before it can be considered compatible with the area Jay Massey, fish biologist with the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, said he is no, aware of any projects be ing proposed for the Zigzag Ranger District, but added that his office woulc probably survey the stream sites tc evaluate the diversion structures’ im pact on fisheries He indicated that the Camp Creek plant could have difficulties because of the stream’s important fish runs Massey did reveal two other sites for mini hydroelectric projects tha, are no, on Fores, Service land He said he l<x>ked at a sighe on the Salmon River, proposed by Don Swift of Welches, and one on Clear Creek, pro posed by Wes Post of Zigzag Massey said both would have “ fish hurdles' to overcome if they are to become environmentally feasible He said Coho Salmon were observed last spring a, Swift’s site Clackamas River feels effects o f hydro by M IC H A E L P. JONES Post Correspondent Along the Clackamas River drainage, Portland General Electric currently operates four dams at River Mill, Faraday, and on the Dak Grove and North forks of the river But, with an increasing demand for power and the availability of federal loan monies, there could be an additional nine dams in operation in the near future All would be con structed on rivers and streams under U.S Forest Service jurisdic tion According to Jay Massey, a fish biologist with the stale Department of Fish and Wildlife, his office has been busy in the Clackamas River drainage, assessing potential im pact of small scale hydroelectric plants on the area's fisheries Massey said for those streams which "do no, have andromous fish (steelhead and salmon which spawn in fresh water, then return to the ocean), evaluating those waters for small hydro is easy But," he added, "if they do have steelhead or salmon, then we’ve got another story altogether ’’ The projects on the Clackamas River and its tributaries being ex amined by the Fish and Game Com mission range from a three-foot diversion structure to a 450-foo, dam proposed by the city of Portland for the Collowash River. Ed Whitmore, Estacada ranger, said his office has discussed projects on Canyon, Whale and Cripple creeks by Douglas Pegar of Gladstone's Douglas Power Com pany Maurice Baker of Portland has ex plored sites on both the South and North forks of the Clackamas River, w h ic h one source c la im s "represents a large financial invest ment that reaches into the m illions." Whitmore also said there are two separate proposals for exactly the same project on the Roaring River by two different applicants - Raker and Hydro Development Inc of Ix>s Angeles Whitmore said Baker had a lem porary permit for the project, but apparently overlooked filing with the Federal Regulatory Commis sion As a result, the California based company filed and was granted a permit. Now both applicants are reportedly studying the river Three projects are proposed in the Clackamas Ranger District One large dam on the Collowash River and another on Three Links Creek, proposed by Gale Marshall of Portland Baker has also designed a project which would diver, two streams into a diversion structure, the Oak Grove Fork and Shellrock Creek Massey said there are a number of problems associated with the impact on the fisheries with the Roaring River dam that have to be over come, before it becomes feasible from an ecological standpoint Tha, structure's cos, has been estimated at $9 million. All the other sites, excluding the Canyon Creek site, w ill have to ad dress fish runs and may have to in clude fish passage systems and screening protection, in order to maintain the fish populations at ex isting levels Critics of these projects say other problems have no, ye, been address ed by any applicants These include the aesthetics of streams and water falls after their waters are diverted. their effects on water loving vegeta tion and the impact on wildlife. Massey agrees and stresses that when streams are diverted, bypass ing w a te rfa lls , w a te rfa lls are aesthetically affected and “ certain types of plants and ferns that are found only around waterfalls that depend on the spray zone" are im pacted By eliminating the amount of flows in streams, Massey said, vegetation along the streambanks are affected and could add to erosion problems which w ill already be a factor because of dam construction. According to an employee of the Fish and Wildlife's information of fice. the elimination of vegetation has no, yet been addressed in re,a tion to hydroelectric projects, but doubts they would be a determining factor in the environmental assess ment Massey said the dam site on Three Links Creek has a 113 foo) waterfall and the 60 foot falls at Whale Creek near Indian Henry Campground "raises some of these concerns " but, he added, "the Forest Service w ill have the last word since it’s their land '*
