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Section SANDY OREGON THURSDAY. JUNE 24, 1982 The S<fndy Post Area News People Home & Garden Features Climbers in Mt. Hood mishap were experienced, cautious by MICHAEL P. JONES Post Correspondent When the wall of ice began rumbl tions ing. TeeHee said he and the two However, due to dangerous hoover others on the rope went into “self a r ing conditions, only one helicopter A heavy snow pack from the rest" and laid down flat on the snow was used to a irlift the injured p re v io u s w in te r , a re c e n t They dug in with their ice axes and climbers from the chute. One by one, thunderstorm and unusually warm and crampons said Cooney, they were flown to the temperatures, combined Sunday and TeeHee said the falling debris pull parking lot at Tim berline Lodge sent a w all of ice down the ed his climbing helmet off, his gloves where they were transferred to the southwestern flank of Mt Hood, kill and his pack Hysmith's watch was awaiting helicopter which flew them ing one climber and injuring two ripped from his wrist to Portland Adventist Hospital others The next thing TeeHee remembers Senior Airman Matthew Chase of The mishap struck the seven- is being flushed down the rugged Portland and Para Rescueman Bob member climbing party of the slope trying to keep his head above Rohde, was lowered down onto the Vancouver based Ptarmigans Climb the sweeping wave of ice unstable chute about 800 to 1,000 feet ing Club, around 7 30 a m near the Rhonda Rundquist, 29, of Van above the injured about 1 p.m. 10,000-foot level where temperatures couver. Wash., and Ken MacMahon, A ground crew comprised of were averaging 80 degrees. 34, of Gresham, were then at his side squadron members, the Hood River Survivors estimated the avalanche His face was covered with lacera Craig Rats and other volunteers, began 80 feet above the climbers at tions and bruises. He was suffering helped bring the others down off the the Leuthold Couloir, just above Reid from head injuries and a possible mountain. Staff photo Sandy Firefighters Gary McQueen. Keith Hergert and Ed Hanning finish extinguishing a blaze that destroyed a garage Glacier, according to Lt. Lonnie broken ankle. Large chunks of ice, “ the size of belonging to Albert Suede at 35064 S.E. Jarl Saturday evening. It took 12.000 feet of hose to get to the fire, which was Ryan, public information officer for Hysmith was also alive, suffering Volkswagens,” were falling around barely within the Boring Fire District boundary. No one was injured. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. the Clackamas County Sheriff’s from a fractured leg Hake was them at 15-minute intervals making Department. believed to have died instantly. He rescue conditions consistently worse, Ryan said a 40-foot wall of ice was buried under the debris according to Lt Ryan cascaded down the hourglass-shaped As more ice fell on them, the unin “ We had 15 good-sized avalanches chute, seven and a half hours after ju r e d m e m b ers of the p a rty in the area," said Cooney, “ plus the party began their ascent of the transported TeeHee and Hysmith to numerous snow and rock slides 11,245 foot peak a rocky outcropping in the middle of which were occurring periodically Dead is Hugh Hake, 45, of Olympia, the chute, using ropes and pulleys. throughout the mission." Wash., considered the most ex The uninjured party members T e e H e e was re le a s e d fro m perienced climber in the group. emptied their packs and placed extra Portland Adventist Hospital Monday Charlie Hysmith, 31, of Vancouver, sweaters and shirts around the two afternoon Hysmith is in good condi Wash., and Dean Edward TeeHee, The fate of a $106.782 special school students would be affected if survivors who were going into shock reference materials tion at the hospital and is expected to levy, and the election of board Rundquist and MacMahon also used be released by the end of the week kindergarten is not offered when The new 66-passenger school bus, 26. of Portland, were injured in the accident. members for five new special water school resumes the warmth from their bodies to help for which the board has already ear The avalanche, according to Ryan, districts, will be decided by voters in keep the victims warm. Co-curricular activities for which marked $20,000 of existing funds, the Mt. Hood area Tuesday, June 29. funding it being sought include pain The location of Hake’s body was would also be affected. Blackburn resulted from a combination of fac Kenneth Blackburn, superinten ting, pottery, sketching and crafts. m a rk e d . Tom Kredlo, 30, of said the additional $7,000 needed for tors. The unusually heavy snowpack was the result of late snows, a dent for the Welches School District, Hillsboro, and David Fiedler, 34, of They are provided by the after-school the purchase is included in the levy. thunderstorm which dropped nearly said funding is being sought to main art program. The after-school drama Vancouver, Washington, hiked down The reserve fund, used to purchase tain the current level of programs for to the “ saddle" at Illumination Rock program would also be funded by this services needed for handicapped one inch of rain on the mountain the 1982-83 year levy. where a Mazama climbing party was students, reflects the remaining Saturday afternoon, and last week's warm temperatures. The special levy, said Blackburn, camped Boys football, boys and girls $10,000 of the levy. The freezing level never dropped is eing presented to voters in a com basketball, girls volleyball, and boys Kredlo said he and Fiedler “ were Blackburn said the district did not below the mountain’s peak bined A-B b a llo t. T he fig u re and girls track and field comprise the somewhat devastated and in a highly cut back on classroom teachers, sup Ryan said the climbers were roped represents an increase of 7.93 per sports program the district is seeking A motorcycle accident on Highway emotional state’’ by the time they port services and transportation cent over the 1981-82 budget. 26 near Government Camp Sunday to continue next year. reached the Mazama party. He prais because they are necessary in pro together in two groups—three per took the life of a Portland man. ed M azam as for being “ v e ry viding students with a basic educa sons in the lead party and four in the The district is seeking funding for Blackburn said that about $15,295 is second party. Killed in the mishap was W illiam together” and professional. tion. The levy, however, represents the continued employment of three represented under co-curricular ac The lead party, comprised of Bradford Karpurk, 28, 3562 S.E. H a r After they learned the exact loca additional services that are not cur full-tim e instructors, who teach tivities rison Street in Portland. tion of the accident, one of the rently being supported by the tax TeeHee, Hake and Hysmith, was music, kindergarten and physical swept 800 feet into the steep and nar The incident occurred at 4 p m as An estimated $4,000 for library members skied to Timberline Lodge base. education. row depression, burying the climbers K arp urk was heading west on materials and books is also included for help. Also, boards of directors positions Blackburn said if the levy does not in rock, ice and snow. Highway 26. As he rounded the M ir in the budget. Blackburn said if the TeeHee said that while they waited for the Alder Creek-Barlow, Country pass then the music and physical The second party was taking a ror Lake curve the kick stand on his levy does not pass the school will still for rescue personnel the conditions in Club, Wildwood Annex, Sleepy e d u c a tio n p ro g ra m s w ill be have a library and a librarian, but 1979 Kawasaki motorcycle struck the the chute worsened and more snow Hollow and Riverside water districts break along the right side of the eliminated He estimated that 25 to 30 will not be able to purchase any new chute, out of the path of the avalan pavement, he lost control, went off and ice slid down around their perch will be decided Tuesday. che. the road, and his motorcycle over Although they were on a higher area, Speaking from his Portland Adven turned. two small avalanches swept over tist Hospital bed Monday afternoon, them but caused little damage other A spokesperson for the Oregon TeeHee, who was leading the party, than increasing their concern for State Police said Karpurk reportedly said all members of the climbing p ar safety. had stopped along the highway, and ty were experienced and had exercis Mike Cooney, the team leader for failed to raise the kick stand before ed caution prior to and during the the 304th Aero-Space Rescue and continuing on climb. by MICHAEL P. JONES Recovery Squadron stationed at the an e s tim a te d $3 m illio n in Assistant Fire Chief Lane Winter- They also voted to send the county TeeHee said the group was aware P o rtla n d A ir Base, said two Post Correspondent mute of the Hoodland Rural Fire assessments, according to Dave planning staff a letter and officially the area was a difficult climb and the helicopters were dispatched to the District said Karpurk was pronounc Abraham, director of the county’s request they provide additional infor conditions on the mountain were mountain to aid in the rescue opera The Mt. Hood Corridor Citizen ed dead at the scene. u t ilit ie s d iv is io n . T h re e mation to clarify some of the issues hazardous As a result, all members Planning Organization Monday night developments with an estimated 987 surrounding the proposed develop of the party were screened and took a strong stand against the pro units are proposed for this tract of ment. selected for their knowledge and ex posed revisions in the area’s com land. One clarification concerns the p e rtis e . T e e H e e had c lim b e d munity plan and raised some con Terry Kent, of Brightwood, said domestic water source of the subdivi numerous peaks in the Cascades cerns about a proposed subdivision that under the original community sion. Leslie said a water source must such as Mt. Adams, Mt. Jefferson, near Brightwood. plan no density transfer for wetlands be determined before development and Mt Washington, as well as Mt. A small crowd comprised of area were allowed, and that it wasn't a can be approved. Hood on five separate occassions. property owners and residents met at problem at that time. Why should it No such water source has been “ Everyone in the party'w ere ex the Mt. Hood Lions Club in Wemme be a consideration now, he asked identified as being sufficient. perienced and we didn’t have any and attempted to both strengthen and by MICHAEL P. JONES Originally, when the land was pur Don Robertson, a counselor with The CPO is also requesting that the greenage* on the clim b ,’’ said reaffirm its previous stand against Post Correspondent chased, wetlands could not be built county address the issue of preserv TeeHee, the Oregon Educational Association, the changes the Clackamas County upon, said Kent of which about one-half of the ing winter deer range in this area, as According to TeeHee, they began planning staff has proposed for zon The contract dispute between the D e n n is C o x, a re s id e n t of well as elsewhere in the corridor. school's teachers are members, said th e ir c lim b at m idnight from ing and development in the corridor. Welches School District and the Brightwood, successfully entertained earlier this week he does not feel a Prior to the CPO’s next general T im b e r lin e Lod g e w ith n ine The members unanimously voted Welches Educational Association is a motion that the county should in meeting, it has been requested that climbers. By dawn, however, two solution will be reached until next to retain the original 1976 plan over scheduled to go before a fact finder ventory all wetlands in the corridor, the county provide information con fall members of the party who were car the proposed revised one, feeling that Thursday, July 1. whether the original 1976 plan is re cerning the potential impact the Robertson said in situations such rying skis, decided to complete the it best protects the area, as well as The fact-finding hearing is open to tained or the new revised one development would have on soil as these, the summer vacation will climb on the south side of the moun accommodating a reasonable level of the public and will be held at Welches adopted drainage and slopes at the project tain where they planned to select a do little to motivate board members development. Grade School in Zig Zag. Contracts BRIGHTWOOD GLEN site. into negotiating a suitable agree suitable location and ski back down Outside the high-density zoned for the teachers expire June 30. M arilyn Leslie, a board member ment. In addition, the CPO is asking the to the Lodge. Hoodland Service District, the CPO Earlier this year, Kathy Mistier, a representing the Lolo Pass-Zig Zag county to justify the need for the The two repo rtedly departed The teachers, said Robertson, will also voted against the staff's pro state mediator, was called in by the area, presented an analysis of the development since existing subdivi somewhere around the 8,500- to attempt to resolve the dispute by e a r posal to “down zone’’ the area from two parties after they had met 10 Brightwood Glen subdivision propos sions such as T im berlin e Rim , 9,000-foot level above the Palm er ly next school year “ but complica one unit per five acres to one unit per times unsuccessfully ed for 93 acres in the Cedar Ridge Zigzag Village and Rippling River ch tirlift near the cut-off to Illum ina tions could put the solution well twenty and, in some cases, one unit Mistier reportedly referred the area. have not sold well. tion Rock beyond January” per forty. case to fact finding the first night of Leslie identified a number of ques The county is also being asked to The party was roped together in CPO members, such as Wes Post of mediation tionable issues in the developer's provide an explaination as to why no two separate groups, TeeHee said, The OEA, said Robertson, is not Zig Zag, have actively campaigned Tom Well, a Welches physical (the Real Estate Loan Fund of comments were solicited from Sandy just in case one or the other got into representing the teachers in the against the county’s down-zoning education instructor and coach who Salem) preliminary environmental Union High School concerning the trouble they could 'arrest faster’ and negotiations, but merely serving in proposal, claiming that many per is serving as the W E A ’s chief impact assessment, a requirement proposed development, when they give assistance. an advisory role The teachers’ own sons purchased land with the intent negotiator, said talks with the school when filing for a conditional use per were from Welches Grade School in house bargaining unit, the W EA, is “ It was kind of a fluky thing when of later developing it in accordance board officially reached an impasse mit the official negotiating team. In a hearing concerning a 192-unit the wall came down on us,** said to the 1976 plan’s specifications. on May 19 A map with wetlands and slopes mobile home subdivision, which is TeeHee, recalling the incident Down zoning, according to Post, Well said the board met with the overlaid on the development's pro also proposed for the Cedar Ridge The hearing will begin at 1 p.m “ At first I only saw a small piece of would be unfair since recreational school's 21 full-time and one part posed layout was presented by area, written comments by Dr. John ice fall and come down towards us," and wil' be held in the school’s new housing units could not be con tim e teacher in a closed door Leslie The map showed that a large Peters, superintendent for SUHS, said TeeHee “Then, all of a sudden, library. structed under the new land designa meeting in an attemr ’ to resolve the number of the units are proposed to state that with the current tax base, a big one swept over me. A piece of tions The proposed revisions are to contract dispute be constructed in areas just recently additional large-scale development ice, a 40-foot-wide wall, had pulled go before the Clackamas County The WEA, said Well, had requested identified by the county as being could not be supported away from the slope” Board of County Commissioners on a 6 percent salary increase plus in wetlands July 7. crements. Also, units are proposed for two Members also voted against allow The board's final offer of 4 percent ridges that run north and south ing “density transfer'* to occur in plus increments was rejected by the through the project area. wetlands. Under the planning staff's WEA. WEA officials claim Welches A contour map shows the eastern proposal a developer would be able to teachers are receive the lowest ridge contains slopes in excess of 20 The final hearings on proposed according to generating capacities transfer 50 percent of the units that salaries in Clackamas County A full day of activities are planned to 25 percent. amendments to zoning and develop The planning commission will con would have been developed to an Well said when he asked Roard for Independence Day on M t Hood The western ridge, which was not ment ordinances, which are to sider the proposed amendment in a area outside of the wetland zone Negoitiator Lea Behan if the district The Lions Club will serve breakfast identified on the developer's map, establish criteria for hydroelectric public hearing at the Department of Ed Burke of Welches, a Hoodland intended to allow the teachers to from 7 a m. till noon The annual July contains slopes ranging from 25 to 30 facilities in Clackamas County, are E n viro n m en tal Services at 902 Service District finance committee catch up with the salary schedules in Fly will start at 10 a m , as will the percent scheduled for June 28 and July 12. Abernethy Road in Oregon City, member, argued unsuccessfully in other districts, within a one to three- Women's Club's rummage sale. Bob Walker, a CPO representative The siting criterion, with its initial Monday, June 28, at 7:30 p m. favor of density transfer in these year period, Beham reportedly said Other booths will be set up, and a from Brightwood, raised the issue of draft originating from citizens com The Clackamas County Board of areas the board could not make such a com variety of food will be offered the subdivision being constructed in mittee meetings earlier thia year, County Commissioners will consider Burke said if such transfers were mitment. Retail booths open at noon, along a winter deer range previously iden recommends establishing both pro the planning commission's recom not allowed, the financing of the new The board also rejected, said Well, with a beer garden Live music will tified by both the county and the state cedures and standards for reviewing mendation on the amendments at 9 treatment plant would be affected. a proposal to convert $4,000 in acci be provided by “The Shuffle** at 7: JO Department of Fish and Wildlife. hydro projects with various elec a m on Monday, July 12, at the Cour The intensity of development In the dent and dismemberment funds over pm , The members did not take a stand, trical generating capabilities thouse Annex, 902 Main Street, in Cedar Ridge area desired by the to salaries This money would have A shuttle bus service will be pro either for or against the Brightwood The proposed am endm ent Oregon City. county would not be allowed as it con been divided among all the teachers. vided from the Hoodland Shopping Glen development, but rather voted establishes which projects will be Individuals or organizations may tains wetlands In A p ril, a local M t. Hood Center to the celebration site Buses to send a letter to the developers re subject to review by the planning submit written comments to the plan Assessments have already been businessman attempted to bring the questing they make a presentation at staff, and which will be reviewed by a will run on the half hour from 6 to 10 ning staff, prior to the hearings, and levied against the property. teachers and the board back together pm . the CPO’s next general meeting, hearings officer or through a joint they will be included in the zoning The Cedar Ridge area represents to resolve differences, but this too For more information contact Bud scheduled for July 19. state and county hearings process, amendment's file. failed. Nash, 224-7158 Mountain voters to face $106,782 special school levy Motorcycle accident claims life 1976 plan favored Mt. Hood CPO reaffirms position Welches School sets fact-finding hearing Hydro hearings set Fourth of July activities planned on Mt. Hood
