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SANDY OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY M
The S<(ndy Post
1982
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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
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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
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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
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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
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