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Section SANDY OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY M The S<(ndy Post 1982 A rea News People Home & Garden Features 15 hydro projects planned in National Forest by M ICHAEL P. JONES Poat Correspondent There are currently more than 15 micro-hydroelectric projects plann ed for the Mt. Hood National Forest, with four of these planned for the Zigzag Ranger District on Henry, Devils, Camp and Wind Creeks. Micro or mini-hydroelectric power is not a new concept The first known T h l. 1 1 , project was established by D r John McLoughlin at Willamette Falls near Oregon City in 1820 By utilizing the 30-foot fall. Oregon's founding father was able to generate enough power to operate a grist mill From the late ittous to as late as the 194<te, lumber companies relied upon the natural flow of the streams to provide the power to mill the timber Some of these sawmills were either . . l h s rental at I nnersity Apartments just recently became available. Air con- ditioning is reportedly one of its features. Pictured, from left to right, is Becky movable or temporary One such mill was established a couple of miles up North Boulder Creek, and operated for number of years untilit was destroyed by a flood sometime in the 1960s On some streams in the mountain area, mini-hydros were historically used to generate electricity for in dividual homesites J E McNaught, of Sleepy Hollow, constructed one such system—a waterwheel—on a creek that ran through his property back in the early 1940s Today on the mountain, however, micro-hydros are being developed not to power individual homesites or individual mills, but are being con structed primarily to sell power to Portland General Electric (P G E ) or the Bonneville Power Admimstra tion, who, by law, have to buy this Photo by Scotl Newton Elizabeth Summer. Isaac Heil. Shawnee Summer. Clayton Summer Mandv Summer. Steven Summer and John Summer. power Such is the case on four vironmental analysis conducted on streams under the Jurisdiction of the the site If approved, construction Zigzag Ranger District. would begin within six months, tak One project will be constructed mg an estimated 24 months to com above a domestic water system, plete another will be diverting part of a According to the project's special scenic w aterfall; another in a stream use application filed on Dec 1, 1981 utilized heavily for recreational Pegar is seeking use of 4 3 acres of fishing, and another in a basin lying public land for a pipeline, and 2.2 between the historic Laurel Hill and acres for a powerhouse Still Creek Pegar’s Devils Creek hydro would Douglas Pegar, of Gladstone, who be located above a large waterfall, works for the manufacturing firm. located also in the Zigzag Mountains North American Controls, Inc., is the The Forest Service conducted a developer of three of the four propos preliminary examination of the site ed h yd ro electric projects. The on April 24 and May 1 of last year Devils, Henry, and Wind Creek pro The field review looked at the area in jects would be operated by Douglas terms of geologic suitability as well Water Power, an energy develop as the hydrology of the creek. ment company he operates with a The review team noted some pro number of local investors. blems with the project site, par M aryanne H ill, owner of the ticularly with the intake site for the Government Camp Water Company pipeline located above Devils Falls. and a member of the Clackamas They recommended an alternative County Planning Commission, has pipeline route which would utilize a made a special use permit applica cliff area that should have less en tion to the Forest Service, to con vironmental impact. struct a micro-hydroelectric project Another problem concerning the on Camp Creek. This project is a waterfall, is that its waters would be joint venture with J. Val Toronto & diverted into a pipeline which would Associates, a professional engineer affect its scenic quality During the ing firm from Pendleton. summer months, Enola Point, along Pegar's three projects are all Forest Service Road S-27, is heavily located above Rhododendron. frequented by tourists who travel the Pegar’s Henry Creek project is be low standard road for a view of ing proposed for steep terrain, above Devils Falls. Any diversion of the the Rhododendron Summer Home waters would dry up the waterfall. Association’s new 100,000 gallon The Forest Ser vice also stated that water holding tank the stream flow of the falls would not The Summer Home Association, as only be important tc he visual quali w e ll as the R h o do den dron ty of the area, but would “ help pre Neighborhood Association, is oppos vent a severe impact on downstream ed to the proposed hyrdo, fearing that vegetation dependent upon that it will cause turbidity and erosion water ” which would effect the domestic Pegar filed a special use permit ap w a te r su p ply fo r som e 300 plication on Nov 11, 1980, seeking to residences. use 1.75 acres for a pipeline and five The RNA also fears that if the acres for a powerhouse He has made Henry Creek Hydro is constructed, no total cost estimate for the project. that the steelhead, salmon and trout If Pegar gains support for his pro populations, would be seriously im ject, construction would begin within pacted. The organization is currently 12 months and be completed within a exploring ways to enhance the 24-month period. spawning areas utilized by the fish. Pegar’s third proposed hydro pro Pegar said that he has no idea, as ject is located on Wind Creek in the of yet, how m any th eo retica l Tom, Dick and Harry Mountain area. kilowatt-hours his Henry Creek pro Application for the Wind Creek ject will generate. He estimates that hydro also was filed with the Forest it will cost about >1200 per kilowatt- Service on Nov 11, i960 and seeks to hour, which is an average figure used utilize four acres for pipeline and five among micro-hydro developers. acres for a powerhouse site. The Zigzag Ranger Chuck Smay said hydro’s input would be located that the project is still in its infancy, around the 4200 foot elevation. and that there has not yet been an en (Continued on Page 3) Taxing districts lose investment potential Clackamas County could lose as much as $750,000 in interest this year because of a new state dispersement plan, according to Chuck Harrison, chief of the county’s tax department. Kenneth Blackburn, superinten dent of Welches School District, said that the district only receives about $7,000 anually from the county, and any delay in getting those funds will not have a major impact on them While the state used to pay the district in three increments, it’s now been being paid monthly In the past the district could make money from the unused funds, but now this revenue will be lost. “ F o r Welches School,” said Blackburn, “ it means the loss of a few thousand dollars But for a big district like Portland, it will mean millions.” Blackburn said that the state’s at tempt to solve the budget problems have only created new ones. Clackamas County officials were warned that there could be $18 million less to operate on for taxing d istricts such as schools, fire districts and service districts. Harrison said problems with the economy will probably mean that there will be a 12 percent tax delin quency rate this year, which will af fect cash flow of both the service districts and the county itself. “There will be fewer people able to pay their taxes,” Harrison said, “and they will not be able to pay it all at once, like they used to do.” Harrison said that because of this the state will not be paying the tax relief dollars to the county in full, but in thirds He said that with the state passing on the problems to the coun ty, that the $17 million that was available in one lump sum last year w ill not be available, and the county’s investment potential will be affected. The state of Oregon has a cash-flow problem, said Harrison “ Now we have a cash flow problem. The money will be coming in slow and everyone, especially the taxing districts, will have to watch their dollars so they don’t spend money they don’t have ” Chief Don Arm introut of the Hoodland Rural Fire Department said that the fire district will be doing just that. He said that they will probably have to postpone such programs as vehicle maintenance until they know for sure enough funds are available to meet the costs. Harrison estimates there will be $12 million less available for in vesting, which means the county will lose an estimated $750,000 in interest this year. There will also be $0 million less in the general fund. “ I am keeping daily tabulation not only on the money coming in and be ing paid out,” said Harrison, “ but also on the types of payments. If I see a major deviation in the money, I can forewarn the county and the taxing districts.” Harrison said that all tax districts should watch their dollars closely because with less money coming in and less money available at the end, that they could overspent their limit. He said there is nothing his office can do except monitor the money flow and watch the economy. Harrison said that with unemploy ment predicted to continue rising, both in Oregon and across the nation, that everyone will have to learn to live with less money. This includes the county and the various taxing districts. After 23 years, teacher wouldn’t leave school quietly by GWEN BOGH Post Correspondent After 23 years at Boring School, Arlena Stallard was not about to leave quietly A singing gorilla, surprise par ties, and visits by former students and old friends made her retire ment festivities something to remember Over half of those at Boring School met in the cafeteria to sur prise Stallard on her last day of teaching She was on cafeteria du ty that day when a singing gorilla approached her Once Stallard realized that the gorilla was there for her benefit, and not the students', as she had thought, the parties began After the gorilla-hosted party in the cafeteria ended, Stallard was greeted by another party, compris •d of immediate students and room mothers Nuts, cheeses and apple cider were served. At the end of the school day Stallard was again surprised by the faculty. Cake and punch was served in the library, and former students, parents of children that had also been in her classes, were in attendance She was given a gold plated bell from the staff, with “ Love from the Boring Gang," inscribed Having three paries in one day might have been enough for some people, but apparently her friends didn’t think it was enough for Stallard. The final party of the day was held at a neighbor’s home, and it ended a day she will treasure and never forget In S ta lla rd 's 23 y e ars of teaching, nearly 400 pupils had her for a teacher. She taught fourth grade at Boring School for all those years, except for one year, when the third and fourth grades were split There was a lapse in Stallard's career, when she did not teach for 13 years, solely for the purpose of raising her two children Jerry is now 36, and Donna Jean is 41. During the latter part of her time home with the children she worked at Providence Nursery, At that time she decided she wanted to go back to teaching, but couldn’t until she renewed her teaching certificate That meant going back to school She spent many hours at night school, as well as summer school, to validate her certificate Originally, when Stallard went to college in the ’40s, a two-year degree was all that was necessary because teachers were in great de mand She went to college at a private school in Tennessee There she met her husband, Conrad Stallard They were married in secret after a few months of court ship While Stallard had not yet graduated, her husband had In fact, they were married on his graduation day. The marriage remained secret for several months, until they rendezvoused at home during Christmas time and announced it. The couple separated for a year while Mrs. Stallard finished school and Mr. Stallard taught in another city. They kept the marriage secret because they thought it might hamper Mrs Stallard's chances of getting a teaching job although it didn’t. Following graduation. Stallard taught for two years in Clintwood Virginia (her home town), and for one year in Baltimore After the Stallards had children and M rs . S ta lla rd resum ed teaching again, er first, and last job, was at Boring School There for over 20 years, she worked under three principals, observed the construction of the Naas building, and watched the staff grow from the original four teachers to 28. Reflecting on the change her- ween 20 years ago and now, Stallard said, “There are so many people you can't be as close knit as you used to be ” She said she en joyed the “close knit" relationship, but added, " I wouldn't want to live back then now.” Stallard says she’s very glad that she could teach at Boring and says she wouldn’t have considered changing jobs during her years there- even if she had been offered more money. As a teacher, Stallard sees her students as part of a family. “The children become your children,” she said When asked if she had any favorites, she said she took an interest in all the children as if each were her own, She is proud when she says that children have asked for her to be their teacher. projects, she also intends to do volunteer work as a foster grand mother at David Douglas High School for the Extreme Learning Program She has already talked with coor dinators of the program, letting them know that she is interested in volunteering. But she says she won't be available until next fail Her time now is being devoted to the most important person in her life her husband Stallard is thought of highly, not only by her students, but also by her associates Jo Taylor, school superintendent, said, “ She’s a tremendous teacher She's one of those teachers that are impossible to replace ” Members of the Boring PTA thought so highly of Stallard that Connie Reynolds, PTA president, presented her with a locket. The chairman of the board also gave her a parting gift—a hand painted plate Time with her husband, travel ing. volunteer work and quilting are things that Stallard looks for ward to in her retirement “ I want to be home for a while and then we’d like to fish and camp,” she said They plan to travel to Arizona in a few months, pulling a trailer behind them, While a quilt for her grand daughter is one of Stallard's future Conrad and Arlena Stallard PbtMn bv Gw en Hn<h
