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SANDY OREGON THURSDAY APRIL 15, 1982
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County rulings aid hydroelectric development
by MICHAEL P. JONES
Posi ( •rrrspondcnt
Two actions by the Clackamas
County Board of County Com mis
sioners A p ril 12 w ill b e n e fit
developers of hydroelectric facilities
in the county
The commissioners approved an
a m e n d m e n t to the e x is tin g
Clackamas County zoning and
development ordinance that allows
construction on slopes in excess of 35
percent
Originally the slope development
amendment was to be restricted to
hydroelectric facilities due to con
cerns of increased erosion and mass
land movement.
However, when the proposed
amendment went before the Plann
ing Commission on Feb 1, the plann
ing staff had modified the original
amendment to include any develop
ment if the site conformed to certain
engineering standards
After the commissioners approved
the amendment a hydro facility
developer was granted a conditional
use permit for a hydro to be con
structed on Minikahda Creek near
the junction of the Barlow T rail Road
and Lolo Pass Road in Zigzag area
Last October developer Paul
Sanders, of Portland and Zigzag, was
denied a conditional use permit for a
hydro facility
The ruling was made because the
development would violate the ex
isting ordinance
Sanders argued that the steep
slopes m the area make it an ideal
site for micro-hydro development,
and that such restrictions for a lte r
native energy projects like his own
are unfair
The planning staff agreed with
Sanders and recommended that the
Minikahda project be approved
In their findings they stated that
less than one third of the 1,319 foot
penstock line of the proposed facility
would be on such slopes The re
mainder would be on slopes which
conformed to the ordinance
A reconnaissance made of the pro
ject site on Oct. 14 of last year by
geologist Marvis D, Kent, of L.R
Squier Associates Inc , revealed that
there were no areas of existing or
potential mstability
H owever, the reconnaissance
report did state that “ care should be
taken to replace the vegetation cover
and to m a in ta in the e x is tin g
topography after construction ”
If this were to occur, the report
stated that any potential soil erosion
would be mitigated
The commissioners approved the
conditional use p e rm it for the
Sanders project but with two sets of
conditions, according to principal
planner Ron Stangel of the county's
planning division
Teaching hunter’s safety keeps man active
by GWEN BOGH
Post Correspondent
Donald Krause, who retired ear
ly from law practice because of a
bout with multiple sclerosis, main
tains an active schedule
While his interests vary from
winemaking to chair caining. he
focusses his attention on teaching
hunter safety classes every spring
at Boring School
Krause has taught hunter's safe
ty for ten years He was the first to
teach the class in the North
Clackamas School district
An advertisment in a newspaper
asking people to teach gun safety
prompted him to become an in
structor
He completed a correspondence
course and took a test to become
Donald Krause
Photo by Gwen Bogh
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certified
Since his army years under
General George Patton in the
desert of California, Krause said
he’s had a fascination for the
“ mechanics of guns ”
He had access to the guns in the
small arms depot where he work
ed. “ I learned to take guns apart
blindfolded,” he said.
Much of Krause s spare time
was spent tinkering with guns at
the depot He said that in the mid
die of the desert there wasn't much
entertainment, so he read every
book in sight, and guns became his
pastime.
His training in the service helped
develop his philosophy. He said,
‘‘We had it lite ra lly beat into us
that a gun is loaded until you know
it is unloaded.”
He said he has never forgotten
that and always keeps that in mind
when handling a gun
Safety is a major concern. He
said he’s seen a lot of near ac
cidents over the years, and that
gun safety has thus become his
“ niche ”
Krause's first teaching assign
ment was at Happy Valley School,
. where he was the first to start gun
safety training in the area.
When other districts caught wind
of the class, they wanted in on it
too.
In his third year at Boring
School, Krause generally teaches
classes with 12 to 15 students.
They’re mostly youngsters, though
adults have been known to take his
class.
He said he doesn't like to teach
more than 15 in a class as it is d if
ficult for everyone to partcipate in
group discussions and class
demonstrations
Krause prefers the “ conference”
method to the "lecture” style of
teaching That way students can
interact with each other in a more
relaxed atmosphere
A history of firearm s helps make
the class more interesting, Krause
believes?
While learning how to load and
shoot various guns is part of the
class, safety is emphasized most.
“ We don’t teach them how to be
marksmen,” Krause said. “ Safety
is the important thing ”
Students are exposed to several
kinds of firearms. Klause takes
pistols and rifles to class, but also
allows students to bring guns from
home to show the rest of the class.
“ Actual experience is best,” said
Krause He sets up demonstrations
for the students and has them play
out roles
“ I t ’s so much more effective to
use an example,” he said
While no students are allowed to
actually shoot a gun until they pass
the final exam, they do practice
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loading and unloading using dum
my ammunition.
Krause's classes have been suc
cessful. One student scoring over
90 percent in the course wanted to
take it again because he thought it
was so much fun
“ The kids are so responsive,"
Krause said. He said that he's
never experienced serious miscon
duct with the students
Because they are taking a class
they are interested in behavioral
problems don't develop, according
to Krause
Krause said his handicap has
been positive in the class. One
parent commented to him that she
was glad her son was in his class
because it gave him an opportunity
to know how capable a handicap
ped person can be.
Hunter safety courses are taught
nationally. The are associated with
the Oregon Department of Fish
and Wildlife, in cooperation with
the National Rifle Association.
Since its inception in 1962 when
the course was made rnanditory
for hunters, 35 percent fewer ac
cidents occur in the US
The classes at Boring School run
eight weeks, meeting on Monday
afternoons from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Interested persons should call
the school or the Department of
Fish and Wildlife for more in fo r
mation
Stangel said that although the pro
posed criteria for hydros w ill pro
bably undergo numerous changes as
they get feedback from the varous
citizen planning organizations and
other interested parties, Sanders
would be held to meeting the stan
dards that are set forth in the draft
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Committee
sets budget
The budget committee of the
Welches School D istrict has approv
ed an operating budget of $1.018,661
for the 1982 83 fiscal year.
Included in the figure is $348,270 for
teachers salaries The teachers did
not approve the school board’s latest
offer of a 6 percent increase.
The district w ill seek $105,330 from
taxpayers in a special June levy.
Superintendent Ken Blackburn
said that the approved budget was
w ritten to maintain the current levels
of the d is tric t’s educational pro
grams, with no increases.
The budget committee is compris
ed of 10 persons Five of these are
board members and the other five
are citizens (qualified voters) ap
pointed by the board
The responsibility of the com m it
tee is to prepare and approve the
district's budget. They cannot ap
prove personnel, negotiate employee
contracts, salaries, nor add or delete
programs. These issues are to be
dealt with by the board.
The five citizens on the committee
are V e r b R ogers, c o m m itte e
chairperson, John McMahan, Sandy
Union High School principal, Eunice
Packers, Jack Shelton and M ilt Fox
CPO meeting
is April 22
A Mt. Hood Corridor CPO meeting
w ill be held A pril 22 at 7:30 p m at
Welches School
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