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0 * V'îlî» «»• XT'x Vol. 72 No 25 Single Copy 25« Weather hampers recovery of body by M ICHA EL P. JONES Poe»I Correspondent Ross said they located Hake's body between three chutes While the helicopter attempted to lift the litter, the winds changed and the pilot had to pull back have crashed into the mountain's slope if it hadn't been for the quick response of the pilot who pulled back “The six lives in the helicopter, at that point, took precedent over the task they were performing." said Ryan He said that as the helicopter began lifting, a down-draft caused the litter's rope to rub against some sharp rocks The rope snapped and Hake's body and the gear fell Ken MacMahon, 34, of Hillsboro, one of five climbers in Sunday's ex pedition who escaped injury, said his pack and 35mm camera were lost durin g M o nd ay's unsuccessful recovery operation MacMahon said he believed he had a photograph of “the tail end” of the avalanche as it swept down through the funnel-like terrain. The mountain accident occurred just one day before the anniversary of the worst mountaineering accident in Mount Hood history. On June 21, last ye a r, five members of a 16-person Mazama climbing party, died when they fell from Cooper Spur down onto Elliott Glacier on the northeast side of Mt. Hood. That same day, a short time later, 11 c lim b e rs w e re b u rie d on Washington's Mt. Rainier (See related story on page 1, sec tion II.) Poor visibility and unpredictable w in d s M o n d ay and T u e sd ay hampered efforts by a rescue team to The litter broke loose and slid an recover the body of a climber killed unknown distance down into a chute Sunday in an avalanche on Mount Hood I doubt if my camera will ever be “ T ra g ic a lly , and alm ost too Monday, efforts to recover the tragically," said Ryan, “when they found, said MacMahon late Monday body of Hugh Hake, 45, of Olympia, night “ I just hope they recover got the body into the stokes litter a Hake’s body ” Wash , were thwarted after a line a t down-gust' of wind attacked the tached to the litter bearing his body helicoptor It then became a choice “ It just took one bad gust of wind," broke as a rescue helicopter en between the helicopter or the litter " said Ross “ We felt we could have countered strong air currents. Ross said the helicopter would successfully made the recovery.” The litter fell back onto a glacier Tuesday morning, crewmen on a helicopter from the U S Air Force Reserve s 304th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron of Portland relocated the body of the dead climber The helicopter was just beginning to dispatch a ground and air party for the recovery when “ a dramatic weather change forced the operation to be postponed” until Wednesday morning, according to Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy Dick Baker He said the body is located in a dangerous position on “ tender snow and ice.” Hake died early Sunday morning when a wall of ice broke loose near the 9,500-foot level and swept him and two other climbers down a steep chute as they were attempting to scale the 11,245-foot peak Dean TeeHee, 26, of Portland, suf fered leg injuries and lacerations; Charlie Hysmith, 31, of Vancouver, Wash , suffered a possible broken leg The injured climbers were taken to Portland Adventist Hospital Early Monday an eight-member climbing party left Timberline Lodge to aid in the recovery of Hake's body The rescue party was comprised of four pararescue members from the 304th and four others from the Craig Rats and the Mountain Rescue Team At 2 p.m., after two unsuccessful attempts to locate the body on unstable slopes in the Leuthold Couloir, above Illumination Rock, Hake's body was found and strapped into a litter which was roped to a h e lic o p te r h o v e rin g 300 fe e t overhead. . . . .. Photo by Dan Dillon Rick Burgett of Sandy powers through the first moto en route to the overall traded more than 350 riders from throughout the western United States and Packsacks and other gear left championship in the open professional class of the Yamaha Gold Cup more than 900 spectators. behind Sunday by the seven-member motocross race, run Sunday at Mt. View Raceways. The annual race at climbing party was also on the litter The rest of the climbers were rescued after a 40-foot wall of ice broke lose and swept three members of t h e ir te a m in to the hourglass—shaped chute. Lt Lonnie Ryan, public informa tion officer for the Clackamas County Local school officials are casting a pared more than $300,000 from its levy and be operating school June that have traditionally been suppor S h eriff’s D epartm ent, described hopeful eye at two levy elections this proposal with help from the state 30th,” Peters said. tive of school elections Tuesday, June 29 w eath er conditions during the which provided $269,511 more in As to charges that too much money The largest reduction from the re c o v e ry as s e v e re . W arm The Sandy Union High School basic school support than was is spent on athletics and other co- earlier elementary district proposal temperatures made the steep slopes Board of Directors have placed a reflected in the earlier proposal. curricular activities, Peters explains came in teachers' salaries, accor unstable for the ground rescue party, $2,705,474 operational levy on the “Our teachers are contacting peo that of the nearly $5 million budget, ding to Superintendent Clark Lund and the changing nature of the winds ballot pie, our community committee of $236,209 is spent on co-curricular ac New teachers will not be hired to fill made it dangerous for the six persons Meanwhile, Sandy Elem entary citizens for education are contacting tivities. That includes coaches' positions vacated by two teachers in the helicopter District is seeking approval of a people,” said SUHS Superintendent salaries, advisors’ salaries for school who are leaving the district. Airman 1st Class Mark Ross, who $1,948,065 levy Jack Peters. “ We’re actively involv clubs, all extra-duty assignment While there will be a general trend was a member of the ground team, The $2.7 million SUHS operational ed in trying to get the people who sup salaries, uniforms, transportation, toward larger class loads, Lund feels said the party made a decision to go levy is part of a $4,884,673 budget, port the high school to come out and meet and club expenses, and fees for the move will bring equity across the ahead with the difficult recovery with other funds provided from basic vote in the June 29th election.” referees and officials district. Some schools have had despite the dificult terrain and hazar school support and other sources. With school just having let out, he Co-curricular activities are “an ex smaller loads in the past and that will dous conditions A $3.6 million tax base issue was doubts most people are thinking tension of the curriculum," Peters gradually work out to a more even The body was located in a avalan voted down by the public 2,531-1,452 about the coming school year. said, adding, “ Career education goes distribution che chute just south of the accident in May. What kind of a chance does he feel on in the athletic department.” "We’re going to operate a very scene For Sandy Elem entary School the operational levy has of passing9 Sandy E le m e n ta r y D is t r ic t austere, but very intact program “ We thought we could get the body District, this is the second attempt to “ Excellent. I believe the same teachers have scheduled a canvass of with this proposal," Lund said. out as long as we were already pass an operational levy. Voters nar 1,400 people that voted positively in the city this weekend to spearhead a Both districts are submitting A there,” said Ross “ We didn't want to rowly rejected a proposal submitted the election in May will whip right drive for voter support They will levies which qualify for property tax risk everyone's life a third time by in March out and vote again and we'll have a concentrate their efforts in precincts relief from the state. having to come back ” Since that time, the district has School districts eye budget elections Candidate knocks ‘frivolous’ spending by SUHS by SCOTT NEWTON Jeffrey M iller is one of two persons seeking Sandy Union High School Board of Directors Position 2 in the June 29 election. 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Imide Tab “ I think they're eliminating educa tion in favor of co-curricular ac tivities,” M iller said of the present board last week “ I ’m upset, really, as a parent and as a citizen of this town, with the ad ministration of this school I don't think they're dc‘ng their jobs, to be flat honest with ycu. “ I think they’re throwing money away, number one " M iller, his wife, Wendy, and two children (a boy, 10, and a girl, 15,), moved to Sandy from San Diego in January of 1981. He worked at the high school as a substitute custodian for about five months, but declined to discuss the reasons he no longer works there He currently is maintenance engineer at Providence Child Center in Portland “ I don’t want to put anything out that would be libelous or slanderous in any way, shape or form towards anybody," M iller said. “There are some things I am totally unhappy about, things I won’t talk about while the machine (tape recorder) is going It's that simple ” He added, "The city of 8andy, per se, dose not have any representation Jeffrey M iller on the school board It comes from the mountain It comes from Boring. The city itself doesn't have any.” M iller said some of the best teachers at the school are among the probationary teachers who have not had their contracts renewed “ I don't fathom this It doesn't make good sense to me,” he said B o ard m e m b e rs and ad ministrators have explained that let ting contracts expire for proba tionary teachers had nothing to do with performance Oregon state statutes set procedures for reduction of work force. M iller has attended one board meeting At that meeting Paul Mon tgomery, SUHS instructor, charged the school with non-support of the vocational education depaitment M iller echoed Montgomery’s con cerns, adding that the graphics pro gram and the career center have been cut while a sports program (girls soccer) has been added M iller said, “ My question is this, what are we training 'em (the students) for?” About his attendance at board meetings. M iller said, “ I went to the one, this year My work schedule is so honked up Number one, I'm get ting up at 4; 30 in the morning to get to work. If I've got to go to a board meeting that lasts until 11 o’clock at night. “ If something happens election- wise, then we ll work the time. Right at the present I'm not going to go because of the fact you're n o t: cally involved True enough, you can re quest to be heard Again, the question might arise, how much input does a private citizen speaking before the board have? Whereas, as a board member, I think your input is much more important,” M iller said “ Especially if you're bringing in the opinions and feelings of a group of people, perhaps, that might have said, 'Hey, we want to talk to you before the next board meeting You can take our feelings in.” ’ M iller said the school can prepare students for work or more advanced education, or it can raise a genera tion of athletes and cooks for McDonald's. M iller said, “ The kids have got to be prepared for something when they get out of school Hey, it's a rough world out there right now It doesn't look like it's going to get much better in the near future " I still think there are problems, and I think it's time we took a long look " 1 Sandy youth pleads guilty to slaying 19-year-old Sandy youth pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree manslaughter in the March 4 slay ing of his father Harvey Hayden Hazelett, whose trial for murder was to have begun Monday, will be sentenced July 22. according to Deputy District At torney Janine O’Neill. The plea was entered before Circuit Judge Charles Sams who will also pass sentence No pre-sentencing hearing is scheduled, O'Neill said. Hazelett was originally charged with murder in the slaying f his father, Dr. Hubert H. Hazelett, 52, a local chiropractor His body was found in the Sandy River by fishermen just downstream from the Revenue Bridge early March 5. An autopsy revealed that the elder Hazelett died from shotgun wounds to the chest and massive head injuries The new plea was the result of a p le a b a rg a in in g a g re e m e n t, O’Neill said. She said Hazelett faces a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $100,000 fine. H a zelett's younger brother, Herbert, 17, was originally charg ed with the murder. Charges against him were dropped by the Clackamas County District At torney’s office after investigation in the case determined his in nocence. Two of three recalled from school board Bull Run School District patrons ousted two school board members Tuesday but granted a reprieve to a third. Board member Karen Rollins sur vived the recall election by a narrow 72-76 vote, according to unofficial returns from the Clackamas County Elections Department. However, district residents voted 84-65 to recall Ron Jantz, and 79-70 to recall Jim Bollermann. Members of a recall committee, who gathered 80 signatures on peti tions circulated throughout the district to force the election, charged that the board was unresponsive to concerns of area residents and un willing to discuss budget information with the public. Recall supporters were also con cerned about the recent high tu r nover of teachers in the district and pending litigation involving the district. Another election, next Tuesday, will determine the fate of the remain ing incumbent board member Cur rent board chairman Jack Layton is being challenged by Dave Shaw for a four-year term. Sherry Marlow is running unopposed for an unexpired one-year term, created when former board member Marcia Hazelwood moved out of the district. Divers fail to find body after search Scuba divers from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Marine Division Tuesday failed to turn up any trace of a victim of a reported shooting at Dodge Park, five miles north of San dy. The park caretaker reported the shooting, according to Deputy Dick Baker, acting information officer for the sheriff. The alleged shooting oc curred Sunday at about 8 p m The victim was a young, white female Baker said the river search would not resume until later this week because of conditions in the river “ I talked to the divers and they said the snow melt has caused a cloudiness in the river," he said, resulting in hazardous diving condi tions. “ I t ’s a day-to-day thing,” he said. Baker said the caretaker reported that he witnessed what appeared to be a young lady being shot He said he saw her fall into the river Searchers combed the park and waded through the edges of the San dy River Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday hoping to find a clue in the alleged murder Baker said both the M arine Divi sion and Detective's Division will continue the investigation
