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Section The Sifndy Post Area News People Home & Garden Features Forest Service, ECOS to remove tire dumps b> M ICHA EL P. JONES Post Correspondent The U S Forest Service and the E n v iro n m e n ta l C o m m itte e on S u ita b ility (ECOS), w ill w ork together in cleaning up two tire dumps in the Mt Hood National Forest John McCormick, the special agent stationed at the supervisor's office of the Mt Hood National Forest said that the two illegal dump sites are located in the Lolo Pass area The Forest Service w ill provide all transportation and disposal costs, and ECOS w ill provide the labor Carla Jones of Sandy, an employee of the Zigzag D istrict who is current ly on leave, expects the handling of the tires to be a dirty affa ir With the tires full of water, the workers will most likely get wet and cold. Gordon Cabral of Brightwood, an ECOS m em ber, said th a t the organization is participating in the cleanup because of a sincere concern “ for protecting and keeping our area beautiful "This is an important project,” said Cabral, "because it'll take cen tunes for the tires to break down But by us providing a little manpower, and the Forest Service working with us. two illegal tire dumps w ill be removed ” One of the dump sites, located just off Lolo Pass Road, has a beautiful backdrop of Mt. Hood This dump contains an estimated 200 or more used truck tires To dispose of them at a commercial landfill it would cost a minimum of $2 a tire The second site contains an equal number of tires but is located down a gully Some Forest Service workers who were tired of looking at the mountain of tires rolled them down the steep hillside McCormick said that these tires w ill have to be hauled up by cable or with a pulley system. Forest Service personnel say that these illegal dumpers generally operate at night, and w ill discard tires from service stations, tire dealers and re-cappers Occasionally, they can trace the tires through identification m ark ings, but the task is time consuming Forest Service representatives estimate that three extra staff members would be needed to ade quately deal with the tire dumping problem As many as 1 ,(MM) tires per year are discarded in the Mt Hood National Forest The m ajority of the dump sites are never located due to the thick ground covering and timber, which conceal the burial sites The Forest Service w ill probably dispose of the tires collected by ECOS through the Pacific Energy Recovery Center in Portland The firm w ill grind the tires to make “ hogged fuel" to burn in the boilers of lumber mills The disposal co6t for the tires w ill be about $100, while it would cost about $400 to take them to a landfill Cabral said that the Forest Service and ECOS have not yet set a date for the first cleanup He said he expects that road access to the site, as well as snow conditions, w ill determine when the first cleanup effort w ill be made Skier is injured when tree falls by M ICHA EL P. JONES Post Correspondent This tire dump, about 20 feet off Lolo Pass Road, will be cleaned up in the near future. Gun shots arouse curiosity in Rhody by M K A ItE L P. JONES Post Correspondent The firing of shots in the town of Rhododendron on Dec 22 has raised concerns about safety. Maria Kraeger-Hone and S.L Tip ton, Rhododendron residents who live next to each other on the banks of the Zigzag River, heard shots fired at 8 30 p m and again at midnight. They attempted to locate the source of the shots but had no suc cess. Carolyn Smith, who lives just off Road 20, said that she also heard the shot fired at midnight It was thought that the shots could have been fired from the summer home area, which is administered by the U S. Forest Service through the Zigzag Ranger District. Some residents expressed concern about the use of firearms in a residential area because of the presence of children, adults and pets. Since July, shots fired around the town have been a common oc- cu ra n ce , a cco rd in g to lo ca ls Generally, there is only a single shot fired at a time. The direction of the shots is d if ficult to determine due to the echo caused by the riv e r’s canyon. Neither the Clackamas County sheriff's office or the Oregon State Police said that they have had any complaints concerning the shots. Sergeant Dan Wolf of the OSP Government Camp outpost said that his office has had complaints about the use of firearms in the area, but none recently. He said that it is not against the law to use firearms in the area as long as the person is not recklessly en dangering others and is shooting in a safe area Wolf said that target practice is common in a ru ra l area like Rhododendron, and as long as a per son uses a backstop, so that they aren't shooting at people or a cabin or road, i t ’s legal “ This is not like the c ity ," said Wolf, "where if you fire your gun in the backyard you’d be breaking the law.” Ron Marvin, who is in charge of ad ministering the Summer Home Pro gram for the Zigzag Ranger District, said that there is nothing in the per mits that specifies that shooting is not allowed. “ I t ’s just common sense that you don't discharge firearms in a sum mer home area,” Marvin said. “ The only jurisdiction we have is in our own campgrounds, where shooting is prohibited." Marvin said that even if someone was shooting around the summer home area that they still would not have jurisdiction Rather, it would be a matter for the OSP, whose job is to enforce the law. The only time the Forest Service attempts to regulate the use of firearms is in areas it locates its ad m inistrative offices and housing, which is in areas quite a distance into the National Forests. The “ No Shooting—Residential Area’’ signs, he says, are put up only as a reminder that there are people around. Gun shots aren’t the only thing Rhododendron residents are con cerned about. Several people report having heard an explosion early Wednesday morn ing. Jack Baker, a retired colonel in the U S. Army, said he didn’t hear shots fired Wednesday, but did hear the ex plosion. Baker said that a few years ago he heard a sim ilar explosion, which oc curred in the middle of the night. Like the one Wednesday, it did not shake the house He said the next morning he learn ed that someone had bombed a tree on Road 19. With the help of the Boring Fire Department, school children and concerned citizens, the Boring Kiwanis collected well over $1,000 worth of food and toys for the disad vantaged The food and toy drive began about a month ago. Students collected can ned goods and took them to the Bor ing school Area service groups donated assorted toys and foods also According to Kiwanis members. Boring Kiwanis Club member* sort toys at the Boring Fire Station before Cbristma*. Toy* and food went Io 51 disadvan laged fam ilie* in the Damascua-Roring area. Armintrout said that the injured were transported to Gresham Com m unity Hospital by Alpine Am bulance. One was treated for facial lacerations, two with leg fractures, and another with a neck injury. Bad road conditions were blamed for the accident, which helped back up traffic from Wemme east to the Highway 35 cutoff. E arlier that same day, snowy and icy road conditions caused a single car, non-injury accident in front of Salazar's at Faubin At 9:20 p.m the department assisted with an auto-pedestrian ac cident at Government Camp. Barbara E Smaling, a resident of Government Camp, was transported to Gresham Community Hospital after being backed over by a car. Smaling, 50, was treated for abra sions and released that same night. The fire department also ad ministered first aid to four persons for minor injuries. Hoodland Happenings Park development Chamber topic Friday, Jan. 1 Happy New Year! Monday. Jan. 4 Beginning today Welches ad- Boring Kiwanis raise $1,000 for disadvantaged by GWEN BOGH Post Correspondent A cross country skier, injured when a tree fell on him, was in serious condition in the intensive care unit at Portland Adventist Hospital Tuesday afternoon Steven A. Martin of Portland was injured Sunday at Still Creek Cam pground. A special rescue team, comprised of seven firefighters, was dispatched to the scene at 12:30 p.m , according to Hoodland Fire Chief Don Armintrout. Arm introut said the rescue team hiked half a mile to assist M artin He was carried back to Highway 26 on a Stokes ski stretcher Lou Sayers and Phil Moyer, Alpine Ambulance personnel, transported the victim , in critical condition, to the fire station in Zigzag, where he was transfered to another am bulance. Randy H ilto n , an em ergency medical technician II, and Dan Whit tle, transported M artin to Portland Adventist Hospital The two people with M artin report that he was struck by a leaning tree overloaded with snow They said they yelled for him to "watch out" when they saw the tree begin to fall. M artin was struck on the left side of the face and head The two skiers dropped their poles, took off their skis and rushed to help their injured friend. A moment later two more trees fell. One landed on top of the skis, and the other landed a few feet away. Fearing further accidents, one of the skiers made his way to the road and flagged down a motorist, who in turn notified the fire department. Shortly after this, he waved down an Alpine Ambulance. Armintrout said that <e rescue operation was completed by 12:55 p.m. M artin suffered two skull fractures in the mishap Hoodland Fire Department person nel was also kept busy as a result of a two-car, hea 1-on collision in front of the Whistle-Stop Tavern in Wemme at 1:55 p m. Traffic along Highway 26 was -halted for about an hour Four per . sons suffered minor injuries this year’s drive was the largest ever The Kiwanis Christmas Drive, in its third year, has benefited many people in the Damascus-Boring area. This year 51 families received food and toy baskets As well as receiving a box filled with toys, families also received a box of food containing a roasting chicken (two for families with more than four members), bread, apples, 10 pounds of potatoes and a variety of canned goods The K iw a n is purchased the chicken, potatoes and bread with money earned from a golf tourna ment held last summer While the drive focused on food donations, toys were collected also It was the first year that the Kiwanis in corporated this into the drive Accor ding to Willard Boring, Kiwanis member, they did this because “ there had been so many requests for toys " Many of the donations came from Rainbow Two of Clackamas County, the Boring Post Office, Ladies Nine Hole Golf Club, the Damascus Indies Extension Club and the Boring Rebekahs Victor Leopold, Kiwanis member and Christmas Drive chairman, con tacted the schools and newspapers to locate qualifying families for the food baskets According to Leopold, families wanting the baskets had to fill out ap plications in order to be considered Leopold said the drive was a lot of work, but was well worth the time “ I feel like it's really something to help,“ he said ministrative offices w ill be open in the new building Kindergarten through fourth grade students w ill be delivered and picked up at the new building. A senior citizens lunch, sponsored by Loaves and Fishes, w ill be served at 11:30 a m at the Welches School library. Transportation and further information is available by calling 622 3331. The Wy’east Artisans Guild w ill hold its January board meeting in Sandy at the home of Liz Jordan at 7:30 p m All guild members are en couraged to attend The new com m it tee chairmen w ill meet with former guild officers to pass along inform a tion and assistance. Tuesday, Jan.5 The Hoodland Chamber of Com merce w ill hold its monthly board meeting at 11:30 a m at the Red Lion at Bowman's On the agenda is a presentation by the park committee about developing land at the corner of Highway 26 and Salmon River Road into a park For more inform a tion call John Thompson at 622 3927 The Chamber of Commerce recent • ly held elections for 1982 Elected to office was Dawson Hubert, presi dent, Shirley Dueber, vice-president, Mike Clark, secretary-treasurer, and John Rizzo and Will Frank, board members Wednesday, Jan.6 Welches Community School Tiny- Tots group meets from 10 a m till noon Call Louise Hoyt, 622-3752, for information and meeting location The C la c k a m a s C ounty Bookmobile w ill be at the Hoodland Plaza from 4 to 7 p m The Welches Community School Advisory Council is now making plans for the winter term Reva Cox, community school coordinator, said recently. The Mountain Players w ill be per forming “ Barefoot in the P ark," a play by Neil Simon. Jan 16 at the Wemme Lions Club Tickets are now on sale at various businesses on the mountain The bar w ill open at 7 p m , and the curtain w ill rise at 8 . For further information call 622 3538 To place an event in "Hoodland Happenings” contact Dawn Morrison at «22 X5:18. Collector wants dog tag from ‘Zigzag, Oregon’ David Scribner of Fairfield. Maine, wants a dog tag that says, “ Zigzag, Oregon ” Scribner, an avid collector of dog licenses, wrote to city hall in Zigzag in an attempt to locate the address of the bureau of licensing The town is of particular interest to him, he wrote, because i t ’s the only Zigzag in the nation Rut, unknown to the collector, Zigzag s m unicipality is literally non existent. Not even its historic post of fice remains It served the area for a good many years in what was known as the Gateway Store mow the Zigzag Mountain Store), from 1927 to 1974 Scribner writes that he wants a dog tag from the Mt Hood community and that it need not be a new one A common, ordinary tag might suffice, laying odds that he has never heard of Clackamas County “ If what I ask is not possible," wrote the collector, “ you need not reply just to say so ” Anyone interested in contributing to Scribner's collection can contact him at 34 Western Avenue, Fairfield, Maine. 04937
