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SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1982
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Area hydro projects put on hold temporarily
by M IC H A EL P. JONES
Post Correspondent
A proponent of hydroelectncity
said recently that adverse public
reaction has caused him to postpone
work on area projects.
Douglas Pegar. of the Gladstone-
based Douglas Water Company, said
he
a d v o c a te s
s a fe
and
e n v ir o n m e n ta lly -s o u n d
m in i-
hydroelectric systems for local
rivers and th eir trib u ta ries in
Clackamas County.
Pegar, who acts as the designer
consultant and spokesperson for the
company, currently has six pro
posals for developing small-scale
hydroelectric systems in the county
Three are in the Clackamas River
drainage and three are in the Zigzag
District of the Mt Hood National
Forest.
Douglas Water Company’s Zigzag
projects include two in the Zigzag
Mountains One is on Henry Creek
and the other on Devils Creek The
Candidate says he’ll ‘speak out’
Bill Anton, a farm er and executive
director of a private foundation, has
filed for the office of county clerk
Anton, who filed Thursday, said he
intends to make the office the leader
in improving voter participation.
“ The people have a right to expect
elected officals to not only be good
administrators, but to speak out
responsibly on issues which affect
their community,” he said
Anton and his wife, Frances,
operate a sheep farm south of Oregon
City. They have an 16-month-old son
and are expecting another child in
July.
Anton is also executive director of
the Clackamas Community College
Foundation, which contributes to the
Silver Threads program, among
others
“ I belie.e very strongly in com
munity support programs,” Anton
laid.
He said tf t being a fa” ner, he
knows what it's like to be alienated
Anton is democrat
He has a master's degree in com
munication and a bachelor of science
degree in social science, both from
Portland State University, and an
associate of arts degree in business
administration from Clark College
He is a c tiv e in the T r i -
CityCham ber of C»
nerce, the
C lackam as County S tockm an's
Association, and various youth pro
jects
P® recently served as president of
the Clackamas County Senior Citizen
Council and remains an active board
member
Others that have filed for ’ he coun
ty clerk s position incluue Carol
Bogumil, a Republican from Oregon
City, ohn Kauffman, a Democrat
from Canby, Benton M arberry, a
Republican from West Linn, and
Burt Redick, a Democrat from
Oregon City.
Hoodland Happe 7 ing$
Pattern knitting class is tonight
THURSDAY. FEB. 25
A senior citizens lunch, sponsored
by Loaves and Fishes, will be served
at 11:30 a m at the Welches School
library. Transportation and further
information is available by calling
Maxine Worley at the Senior Center,
622-3331.
W elches C o m m u n ity School
classes to be held this evening are:
"Ballet for All Ages” with leader
Bethany Dalton, at 6 p.m. in Welches
School gym ; “Wrestling for Kids,” in
Welches room 15 beginning at 7 p .m .;
“ R e c re a tio n a l B a s k e tb a ll“ in
Welches gym beginning at 7:30p.m.;
and “ Cooking with Dehydrated
Foods” with group leaders Tom and
Reva Cox beginning at 7:30 in
Welches School kitchen. For further
information on any of these classes
call Community School Coordinator
Reva Cox at 622 3397.
W y’East Artisan’s Guild will be
sponsoring a second class in "P a t
tern Knitting” by Patsy P ed ins,
beginning this evening at 6 p.m. The
stranding and weaving “ pattern knit
ting” techniques will be taught
Learn to read and follow existing pat
terns, and to design your own pat
tern. For more information and
meeting location call Carol Unkefer,
622 3077
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
Welches PTA will sponsor a movie
for children and adults tonight in the
school’s new multi-purpose room
Doors will open at 7:15 and the movie
will start at 7:30. An admission fee of
75 cents will be charged for each per
son. Refreshments will be served.
For more information call 622-3536
MONDAY, MARCH 1
A senior citizens lunch, sponsored
Tax credit ski days set fo r March
Tax Credit Ski Days, a fund raiser
for John Thompson, a candidate for
Oregon Senate District 14, has been
scheduled for all four Thursdays in
March.
A 625 donation, which may be
deducted on one’s 1962 return, is good
for a chicken dinner (anytime Thurs
day), and a ski ticket good for day
and night skiing.
Tax Credit Ski Days will be held
March 4, 11, 18 and 25 at Timberline
Lodge.
Entertainment will be provided
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the W y’east
Day Lodge
Tickets are available at the Sandy
and Hoodland Rexall Drug Stores,
and at the W y’east Day Ixxige
by Loaves and Fishes, will be served
at 11:30 a m. in the Welches School
Library
This evening beginning at 8 p.m.,
the Hoodland Woman's Club will hold
their monthly meeting in the club
building on Salmon River Road. Patti
Griffin, owner of the Calico Caboose
at Hoodland Shopping Plaza, will
present spring sewing ideas at the
meeting. Refreshments will be serv
ed.
TUESDAY. MARCH 2
“ W aterless Cooking” w ill be
demonstrated this merning beginn
ing at 9:30 at the Hoodland Women’s
Club. Learn how to conserve energy
w h ile p re s e rv in g the n a tu ra l
nutrients in foods using this techni
que. Louise Hoyt will lead this
Welches Community School activity.
Community School classes to be
held this evening are. "Recreational
Volleyball” from 6 to 7:30 p.m.;
"Aerobic Dance” from 7:30 to 8:30
p.m., and “Crocheting” from 7 to 9
p.m.
W EDNESDAY, MARCH 3
The
C la c k a m a s
C o u n ty
Bookmobile will be at Hoodland
Plaza shopping center parking lot
from 4 to 7 p.m. today.
To place an event in the Hoodland
Happenings, contact Dawn Morrison
at 622-3538.
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SUffphoto
(M m «, left, mm I A n y FaMan »pent same lim e laal weekend roller skating They are the daughters of Marvin and
M ary J« FaMaa af Sandy.
third project is proposed for the Wind
River basin of Tom. Dick and Harry
Mountain.
The first project Pegar s company
has proposed to be developed in this
area is on Henry Creek The Henry
Creek project has received recent op
position from the Rhododendron
Neighborhood Group.
energy projects such as nuclear
power
“ Our efforts will be concentrated
on the Clackamas River area first,”
said Pegar “ At least there we have
no major opposition Up here we're
going to take our time and wait until
the people can see how beneficial
small hydros are .”
Pegar said that his company's pro
The RNG fears that Pegar s pro
ject on Camp Creek, a tributary of
ject will cause turbidity in the area's
the Clackamas River, will be a good
water system, as well as increase
example of what can be done to a
erosion and affect the stream ’s
small stream for the generation of
anadromous (steelhead and salmon)
power
fish runs
Upon completion of that project the
Pegar, in a telephone interview,
company will develop projects on
said that his company, at this point in
Whale and Cripple Creeks.
time, has placed less priority on tap
Maryanne Hill, who operates the
ping the area’s streams for the
Government Camp Water Company
generation of power due to the strong
and has filed for a conditional use
opposition expressed by various
permit application with the U.S.
groups since Steven S w eitzer’s
Forest Service for a mini-hydro on
Boulder Creek hydro project went
Camp Creek near Yocum Falls,
before the State Water Resources
echos the same concerns as Pegar
Board last summer.
She said that she has put her pro
Because of the public xitcry, which
ject on hold until other similar pro
was contributed to by groups as the
jects are developed and public at
titude changes
Sierra Club, the Environmental Com
Pegar also stressed that his com
mittee on Suitability, th Mountain
Area Corridoi Citizens, the Oregon
pany is not "a wildcatter" that
comes in with a lot of style in order to
Environmental Council, Multnomah
make a lot of money.
County P a rk D e p a rtm e n t, the
He said that Douglas Water Power
Salmon River Chapter of the Oregon
Steelheaders and the Inter-Tribal
is a local company made up of
Council Fish Commission, Pegar
everal Oregonians whose goal is to
said that any project in this area will
generate “ a p ractical and en
go on hold temporarily.
vironm entally sound altern a tive
energy source so we don’t have to
He said that their efforts will be
content with another source that does
concentrated elsewhere until the
not m«et this criteria.”
public’s fear of mini-hydros lessens
Acc rdinft to Pegar, hydro sites in
the Mt. Hood National Forest, as well
"T? ere's just too much opposition
as elsewhere in Clackamas County
up there right now,” said Pegar.
and around the state, have been in
"Why spend a lot of time and man
fluenced by Eastern and California
hours trying to convince people how
money, which is “ moving into the
environmentally safe and practical
picture fast.”
micro-hydros are compared to other
Therefore, he contends local control
is important
"We are not a big. high-figure cor
poration from back East here to kill
the fatted hog, so to speak,” said
Pegar. “ We have a local stake in
hydros ”
Like in the days of the gold rush,
the recent competitiveness for sites,
in some cases, can only be referred to
as “claim jum ping,” said Pegar.
He said that depending on "how
much money and finess they have,
they may or may not be able to jump
the sites.”
Already in the Clackamas River
drainage one site is the center of a
competitive battle, said Pegar.
The site is located on Roaring
River, and both Maurice Baker of
Portland, and Hydro Development
Inc. of Los Angeles, have filed to
study the area for hydroelectric
development.
Pegar said that part of his com
pany’s protection against “ wildcat
ters” is having the best trained staff
to select the proper sites for the
systems and develop it so tnat it is
both economically and enviro- nen-
ta lly fe a s ib le fo r s m a ll-^ c a le
hydroelectric development.
He also said he has good legal
counsel in ail Yates, an attorney
who w o rke d fo r the F e d e r a l
Regulatory Commission, and helped
develop a lot of the rules and policies
that micro-hydro developers must'
follow.
"When we finish our Canyon Creek
project it’ll let people know what we
can with a stream ,” said Pegar. "We
are locals, so we have a stake in
maintaining the environment as
much as anyone else We just need a
chance to show how environmentally
sound these projects can be.”
Arrest made in arson case
by M IC H A E L P. JONES
Post Correspondent
Ribera and his wife, Maxine, of
Bend. Ribera left the vehicle at the
Summit Rest Area, located at the
east end of the Government Camp
business loop, J a n . 7, a f t e r
mechanical problems developed.
At 6 a m. the following morning the
Hoodland Rural Fire Department
responded to the call.
A former Government Camp resi
dent has been arrested and charged
with the arson, according to Trooper
Jim Ayers, an arson specialist with
the Oregon State Police.
Ronald John Piccolo, 24, has been
charged with crim inal mischief and
theft in the first degree in connection
with the Jan. 8 burning of a 1976 Fiat.
The investigation was conducted
jointly by the Hoodland Rural Fire
District and the OSP.
Ayers said the suspect was living
above the Summit House Restaurant
at the time of the fire. The suspect
had also been employed at the Tex
aco station, but had quit prior to the
incident.
The vehicle belonged to Francis J.
According to Fire Chief Don Ar-
mintrout, in an interview shortly
after the fire, the vehicle was fully in
volved upon the department’s a r
rival. He said that flammable liquids
were poured over the vehicle and ig
nited. The vehicle was a total loss.
Ayers said that Piccolo broke into
the vehicle and took a number of
items, including an A M FM stereo
recorder, speakers and a ski rack.
The stereo recorder was found inside
the suspect’s car, which was parked
across the street from the Summit
House Restaurant, said Ayers.
Ayers said that information con
cerning the theft of property came
from a confidential informant.
According Janine O’Neill, deputy
district attorney for Clackamas
County, Piccolo was indicted on Feb
18 by the Clackamas County Grand
Jury.
His attorney was notified prior to
the Grand Ju ry’s action and the
suspect turned himself in at the
Clackamas County jail on Feb. 9,
where he was held. He was released
on his own recognizance on Feb. H .
Ayers said that Piccolo no longer
lives in the Government Camp area,
having moved to Portland.
No date has yet been set for the
trial.
Medical advice
Improved control of diseases
is increasing life expectancy
L ife expectancy is fast a p
proaching 76 years of age. The main
reason for increasing longevity is the
control of diseases caused by infec
tions.
Disease outbreaks like the Influen
za epidemic towards the end of World
War I that killed 20 million people
will be unheard of in the future Yet
diseases like these will always be
with us But they can be controlled.
This is the first of a two-part series
on infectious disease here in Oregon.
The source for much of these articles
was Dr. Larry Foster, epidemologist
for the state of Oregon.
Venereal Disease ( V D ): This
group involves many different kinds
of infections sexually transmitted in
cluding gonorrhea, syphilis and
herpes Type II. As some epidemics
decrease in size and severity, others
increase and venereal disease is an
epidemic in this nation. M ortality is
not great but morbidity (pain and
suffering) is with VD.
Gonorrhea A very communicable
disease If you are sexually exposed
to a person with this disease you have
a 25 percent chance of getting it. The
case rate per year was 11,000 in
Oregon until last year. A dramatic
drop of some 20 percent took place, to
9,100 cases per year.
Why? It is felt there is better
follow up on '‘carriers” by health
personnel in finding sources of the
disease, and the infected individuals
are seeking medical care sooner.
Los Angeles experienced a very
serious outbreak of penicillin/spec
timomycin resistant gonorrhea It
ran over 200 cases Its source was the
Orient where previous cases of this
type were reported in Vietnam
veterans
It was a pleasant surprise when the
expected spread to other areas of the
country never took place Portland
was especially vulnerable becauM of
the transient lifestyle of the pro
stitutes moving from city to city.
Good case reporting to community
health agencies and the liberal use of
tetracycline early (these strains of
gonorrhea are still sensitive to
tetracycline) was what prevented an
epidemic.
Syphilis: Centuries ago the the ab
normal behavior in a lot of the
aristocracy and men in power in
Europe may have found its source in
something called late syphilis This is
the late central nervous system
manifestations of untreated syphilis.
This is hardly seen any more because
of the incidental liberal use of
penicillin for other conditions, as well
the earv diagnosis of syphilis and
thuu early treatment
Yet after all is said there are still
250 cases per year in Oregon This is
an average that has changed little
over the last five years Case repor
ting in this country is not foolproof as
this number shows. But most of this
number may be new contacts from
other countries entering the U.S.
Influenza Though you may have
thought you couldn’t have felt any
worse last week with the world's
worst case of the ''flu ,” guess again
at what the cause was.
It was not influenza, for even
though this is the supposed peak of
the flu season there has not been one
single case reported in all of Oregon
You have to go cut of state to get even
a possible case and that is down to
Southern California
The reason for the lack of cases is
something called "genetic drift ”
When genes drift they form brand
new virus, ones you have not had
before. Thus you lack immunity
D rift takes place every two to three
years. Thus new virus come about
every two to three years and your
chances of getting the flu renew
Once you contract a viral infection,
you won't get the same virus for
about seven years because of the im*
Y
by Dr. Paul Guilleux
munity you build up This is little
comfort because of the two- to three
year cycle of new influenza virus pro
duced So always check to see if you
need a new influenza shot every two
to three years.
One last important fact about the
flu. When patients contract it they
say "Why go see a doctor, there is
nothing he can do about it.” Nothing
could be further from the truth.
It has been discovered why Parkin
son patients never got the flu. It was
due to the medicine they were on
It was S y m m e tre l, an a n ti-
Parkinson medication Now it is used
safely during flu season Taken pro
phylacticaly during a bad season it
can reduce your chance of getting the
flu by 60 percent Once you have In
fluenza, Symmetrel kills the virus
limiting in 60-70 percent of patients
the duration and severity of the il
lness