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