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SANDY OREGON THURSDAY. JUNE 24, 1982
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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