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2 SANO* (Ora ) POST Thur* Jenuory 7 1902 (Set 2) aro county Citizens key to solving dumping problems Using licensed septic tank pumpers may be the best solution for Mt Hood co rrid o r residents who want to do something to help solve the problem of il legal dumping of septic tank sludge on roadways, according to a Clackamas County staff member Responding to citizen complains about the illegal sewage dumpings and the absence of regulations in the county, Dick Polson, chief soil scientist, said. “ All businesses offering sewage pumping services are required by law to be licen sed th ro ug h the D e p a rtm e n t of En vironmental Quality, and unlicensed pumpers are prohibited from dumping at authorized sewage treat ment plants “ Since the unlicensed pumper cannot operate legally, he is forced to dump his load wherever he can get away with It.” Polson said that citizens can help avoid sewage spills by not doing business with unlicensed pumpers. “ A pumping company can be checked two ways,’* he said “ All licensed pum ping vehicles will have labels on the front, sides and rear indicating that the firm is licensed “ If a company's vehicles are not so marked, people should ask to see proof of license “ Another way to deter mine if a firm is licensed is to contact the County D e p a rtm e n t of En v iro n m e n ta l S e rv ic e s (655-8521) or the licensing o ffic e of the DEQ (229-6402» with licensed firms, the chances of illegal sewage dumping can be mimmiz ed,“ he said Polson also requests that citizens be alert for illegal pumpers and report them to the county and DEQ im mediately “ As long as county residents do business only Hoodland Fire Department puts in a 30-call week by M ICHA EL P. JONES Post Correspondent The Hoodland Rural Eire Department responded to Vote on w ater is delayed The Alder Creek Water Users Association has delayed the vote for the alternative administration and operation of the ex isting Alder Water Com pany Snowy and icy condi tions. and the lack of mail service in the Alder Creek area, have resulted in the cancelation of the Jan 7 vote, according to Nan Slenning. vice chairperson The vote was to have determined if the water customers wanted a non profit corporation or a district with taxing powers, known as a 264 district Roth the 264 district and the non profit corporation would allow the customers to elect their won board of directors The water systems are scattered over a seven mile area in the Mt Hood Corridor They include Sleepy Hollow Riverside Country Club. Harlow and Wildwood Annex The Association sent b a llo ts to 213 w a te r customers on Dec 27. and they were due back Jan 5 Because of weather con ditions. the due dale for the ballots has been extended to Jan t Slenning said that the date for counting the ballots has not yet been set. but obviously the weather will be the determining fac tor • A lot of the leaders of the various water systems have completed ballots in their possession already." said Slenning but the bad ro ad c o n d itio n s has prevented them from hand delivering them to us "W ’ also can't depend on thepos office. saidSlenn mg Tuestay. “ because it's already G«en three days since we ret rived mail " In November the En v ironm en! a I Protection Agency and the Oregon State Health Division gave the water customers until early IMN2 to come up with an alternative 30 calls this past week Thirteen were for first aid. and eight were for downed powerlines as a result of the heavy snows On Dec. 29, a chimney fire struck a house in Rhododendron behind the Dairy Queen Fire Chief ‘Shots’ really fireworks Responsibility has been claimed for the alleged ..hots fired in Rhododen dron on Dec 22 A resident of the town, who has requ ested anonymity, said that the shots were in fact M 80 fireworks, also known as cherry bombs She said that the M 80s were set off during a Christmas party One was set off at 8 30 p m and another at midnight “ I knew when I read about the shots that it was our cherry bombs.“ said the resident “ I wanted to let everyone in the area know it wasn't gunshots after all. so that they w o u ld n 't th in k th a t R ho do den dron is a dangerous place to go." The resident said that when the bombs were set oil that “ they sounded like gunshots “ She said that she had to plug her ears because the echo effect of Zigzag Canyon made the blasts seem so loud At midnight, according to the resident, while some of those in attendence were getting ready to head back to Portland, another cherry bomb was set off. accom panied by hoops and hollers Maria Kraeger Hone and S Lou T ip to n , a re a residents, reported hearing a loud scream about mid night, and feared that so meone might have been in jurtd The anonymous resident said that she has no knowledge of the explosion heard in the early hours of l»ec 23 that was reported by ( 'olonel Jack Baker A number of residents of the town reported hearing the explosion which possibly came from I he direction of Flag Mountain |ust above Still Creek Road Visser joins A ir Force Harold H Visser, son of Hans and Adele Visser. 22444 S E Boh ms Court, Boring enlisted In the United States Air Force Delayed Enlistment Pro gram in December, accor ding to Staff Sergeant Dan Baker, local Air Force recruiter Viaaer, a I M l graduate of Sam Barlow High School, is scheduled for enlistment in the regular Air Force June 2, 1662 Upon successfully com plettng the Air Force's six week basic training course he will receive further training in his chosen career field as a fire pro lection specialist He w ill be e a rn in g credits toward an associate degree m applied science through the Community College of the Air Force while attending basic and other Air Force lerhiral training schools Don Arm introut said that his department responded at 1 a m . and the house suf fered no damage On Dec 30, the depart ment was the first at the scene of a double fatality on Highway 26 on the Salmon River bridge at 4:30 p m Two vehicles were totally engulfed in flames when the fire crews arrived Two persons died (see page one». A three ca r accident Dec 31 at the junction of Highway 26 and Forest Ser vice Road 35, above R h o do den dron , was responded to by the depart ment at 2:35 p m. Tw o persons w ere transported to Gresham Community Hospital by Alpine Ambulance, where they were treated for minor injuries and releas ed Icy and snowy conditions were believed to have been the cause of the accident At 6:35 p m an 11-year- old girl was struck by a vehicle at the west end of the Brightwood Ixx>p The vehicle had lost control on the icy roadway. The girl was transported to Gresham Community Hospital by Alpine Am b u lan ce She was hospitalized for possible leg fractures. On New Year s Day, at 12 36 p m ., the second chimney fire in three days caused minor damage to a home on S u m m e rtim e Drive in the Alder Creek area. and a rescue unit respond Later that same day a r ed ching powerlines caused A rm introu t said that minor damage to a house firefighting efforts were on Vine Mapel Drive in the hampered because of the Zigzag area Armintrout house's location, which was said that the line “ back off the road fed” into the house, which Fire hoses had to be laid caused damage to the down along a trail. If structure's electrical w ir firefighters stepped off the ing trail, they would sink down On Jan 2. a fire struck a into the deep snow which rental home on Multorpor lined the only pathway to Drive in the Government the house Camp area owned by a “ We had a terrible time resident of Alaska fighting the fire." said A r Armintrout said that his mintrout, “ because we had department responded to to lay 1,400 feet of hose the blaze at 11 45 p m and from the hydrant to the that the house was fully en fire.” volved when they arrived, Weather conditions also with flames coming out the taxed the efforts of the 22 windows firefig hters Arm introut Two engines, two tankers said that the severe road At the other end of the telep h o n e ( P o r tla n d : 232 8139), and doing the c a rd c u ttin g . a re counselors at the Con sumer Credit Counseling Service, a non profit group established in 1967 to help O reg o n ian s b a ll themselves out of debt, manage money and avoid bankruptcy C lie n ts of the s e r vice who pay their bills but take a little longer than originally planned to do it are “ taking the smart way out of dept,” accor ding to laiwrence Win throp, president of the volunteer organization he lielped found, “ A lot of people think the new bankruptcy law la an easy way out of debt, but they often don't realize what they 're getting into " Winthrop said people th a t h ave c la im e d an hour On Jan 4 the department responded to an unusual call Armintrout said that at 4 p m a smoking m ic ro w a v e oven sent firefighters to a house in an undisclosed vicinity in the area A rm introu t said that when firefighters opened the door to extinguish the blaze, they discovered the cause of the smoke—a burnt roll The cook, apparently, had turned on the oven and forgotten about it. On Jan 5 the department completed the 30-call week by assisting with a non injury accident near Cook's Motel on Highway 26 near Brightwood Stockmen hear gloomy report The Clackamas County stockmen held its 36th an nual meeting last month A number of concerns were aired by the standing com mittee chairmen The group reported a depressing economic pic ture with the cost of pro duction being very close to the price received for red meat. John Rosebrook. Beaver c re e k sto ck m a n and member of the Oregon Beef Council, reported on plans for special beef promo lions These will be aimed at seasons when beef sales slow down and meat piles up in retail and wholesale outlets Another concern voiced was about the increasing predator problems. This concerns wild dogs as well as coyotes Rick Russo, M o la lla stockman, introduced E r nie Giese, distnet trapper. Giese described plans for accelerated efforts to pro te c t liv e s to c k fro m predator attack. Ray Sether, M o la lla sto ckm an and n ew ly - elected president of the Western regon Livestock Association, reported on legislative action on the part of WOLA This is a parent organization with Credit help is available For a lm o s t 5,000 m e tro p o lita n a re a residents including more than a dozen from the Sandy Boring a r e a - c u t ting up credit cards has been an alternative to bankruptcy, and one as- done and as fast as a telephone call conditions made it difficult to get to the fire While the department fought the blaze, it was snowing extremely hard The crew was on the scene until 4:30 a m That particular day 15 in ches of snow fell in the Government Camp area in a 24-hour period The house is a total loss, but no damage estimate had been made by press time Renters were staying at the house, but were away at the time of the fire The following day, at 11 40 a m ., the fire broke out at the structure once again This tim e five firefig h te rs fought the rekindled blaze for about bankruptcy recently are finding it almost impossi ble to obtain credit and will probably have trouble get ting credit for as long as 10 years, the length of time the bankruptcy is shown on the in d ivid u al's cred it record “ If you lake bankruptcy, you may not be able to bor row money in an emergen cy, borrow fo r a youngster's education, bor row to buy a coar or a home, he said “Our clients give up their credit cards while we work w ith them and th e ir creditors “Once a client's debts are paid in full, he can use CCCS as a credit reference in he wants to re open a charge account And if he does.” he adds, “ he's had some money management training that should help him do a better job of managing his credit use in the future *’ Counseling alone is free at CCCS, according to Win throp, and some people need only advice to work themselves out of debt O th e rs , w ith m ore serious problems, sign up for a formal debt manage ment plan in which debts are spread out over an ex tended period for repay ment There's a $9 monthly charge for this, waived in real hardship cases “Sometimes bankruptcy is the only solution,” Win trhop said “ But, often we can provide an alternative If you’re having finanacial problems, make an af> pointment Anyone who needs our help is eligible to get it and there's no oblige tion.” Juvenile services to meet The Clackamas County Community Juvenile Ser vices Commission will hold a public meeting Jan 19 The meeting will be held at the Oregon City Court House. Eighth and Main, Oregon City The meeting will begin at 7 p m <n c o u rtro o m number two on the second floor Call 655-8286 for more in formation all county associations in Western Oregon belonging as affiliates Sether is also a board m e m b er of the local Stockmen’s Association C h a rle s D a u g h e rty . M o la lla sto ckm an, in troduced and welcomed n e w ly -e le c te d board m e m b e rs They a re Rosebrook, Daryl LaClef of Canby, and Lynn Butts of Oregon City Graham on dean’s list at PU R u th E. G ra h a m , daughter of M r and Mrs. Dick Thomas of Sandy, has been named to the dean's list at Seattle Pacific University Graham is a sophomore nursing major. 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OREGON Dedicated to Excellence fo r Policyowners CONCRETE READY M IX ■ -__'' The Environmental Pro tection Agency has award ed two grants in the amounts of $7,338 and $35,758 to the cities of S ilv e rto n and M o la lla r e s p e c tiv e ly , US. R e p re s e n ta tiv e Denny Smith, R-Ore., announced recently The $7,338 grant to the ci ty of Silverton is in addition to fo rm e r a w a rd s of $111,310, and will be used for planning the upgrading of sew er tre a tm e n t facilities, and performance of sewer system evaluation survey ‘T v e discussed this pro jec t w ,h M ayor M id- dlemiss and have kept in touch on its progress I recognize how very impor tant both of these im provements are to the residents of Silverton and Molalla and to the future of the com m unity," Smith said. N ow you con save m ore of your h ard -earn ed dollars for your fu ture . . . and give less to Uncle Sam at tax tim e. 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Fairbank* - Me.se - la d Jacket « NWNF**1** “ It's impossible for coun ty personnel to follow these people around looking for violations In order to keep the illegal pumper off the road, we must rely on the public for help, he said “Take pictures, record license plate numbers, record places and dates of illegal or suspected illegal activity “Otherwise, there is no good way to control these activities “ Bonded OTISGILLIS 6 Licensed HOUR I. BOX 240 C (503) 637 3414 EAGLE CREEK. OR 97022
