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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1982)
------------------ “ T h u r* Discarded possessions a fact of travel strength oi oxen and a small crew of men who had been toughened by the harsh and rainy winters of the Oregon country, work on the road began at back- brea >ing speed in the spr ing By 184? Barlow and Koster, who had persisted w ith th e ir d re a m of building the first major road in Western Oregon, of f ic ia lly opened the thoroughfare. As stated in their petition b e fo re the O regon Legislature of 1845, the wagon road extended from the dalls Mission to valev of Clackamus ” Weary and tired by the Class o f 977 reunion set The SUHS class of 1977 w ill be holding its five-year reunion Aug 14 at McIver Park Contact the high school, at 668 8011, for more information drudgery of ten or more months of travel from such points as St Louis and St Joseph. Mo , the journey over the new road was harder than most expected C ro ssin g p re c ip ito u s creeks and gla cie r-fe d rivers, the going became tougher and increasingly dangerous as the wagon trains traversed canyons and descended dangerous ly steep hills, such as the Little Laurel mear White R iver > and Laurel H ill • w est of G o v e rn m e n t Campl. When the grades became too steep, or when the wagons sank into the mud of the creeks and swamps, the load had to be lightened of anything the travelers felt they could do without So, everything from pots and pans, old trunks, pump organs, tables, chairs, washboards and small fru it tre e s e e d lin g s w e re discarded along the road Today, a number of these a r t if a c ts have been discovered along sections of the old road and placed in both public and private c o lle c tio n s H ere the memories of those who dared to venture westward, in what historians call the “ Great Migration,** are preserved ZIG ZAG E XH IBIT For the past month the Zig Zag Ranger Station has featured the artifacts of these B a rlo w Road pioneers in a unique exhibit located in the information office With little publicity, the exhibit has had such an enthusiastic response that it w ill run through the month of August Leslie Eagle, an inform a tion receptionist employed by the Zig Zag D istrict, is the person responsible for p u ttin g the e x h ib it together. Eagle, who w ill end her two-and-a-half year stint with the Forest Service this week, w ill be moving to New York with her hus band, David, who has ac cepted a new job He was form erly a counselor at Cedar Ridge School in San dy The Barlow Road display put together by Eagle is unique because it utilizes artifacts from various col lections, which include those from other ranger districts and the Sandy Pioneer Association, as w e ll as fro m p riv a te citizens When the exhibit opened last month. Eagle said peo ple who were interested in Oregon's heritage crowded kCaine M utiny’ to begin August 14 The Mountain Players w ill present “ The Caine Mutiny Court M a rtia l.” a play by Herman Woulf, Aug 14. 21 and 28 Aug 14 and 28 are cabaret nights, with the show beginning at 8 p m Admission is $3 On Aug 21 dinner w ill be served at 6 p m with the play beginning at 8 Admission w ill be $9 All performances w ill be held a t the L io n 's C lub pavilion M ilt Fox w ill direct the play, which is based on the P u litz e r P r iz e winning novel by Wouk, "The Caine M utiny.” Captain Queeg w ill be played by Lowell Njust R ic k M a tte r is the defense counselor. Joe Chambers is the tria l judge advocate and Lt Maryck, who is on trial, is played by Dan Brown (ru in P ag e 6 into the lobby of the infor mation office and spent a good deal of time studying the collection of artifacts Some of these people returned and loaned a r tifacts from their own per sonal collection Quickly, more and more items were added to the exhibit. The exhibit now includes a variety of artifacts that depict the conquest of the P lease tu rn (u P ag e 8. Move made by county The Clackamas County extension office in Oregon C ity has m oved tw o buildings to the west. The extension office is now at 200 Warner Milne The office was at 256 Warner Milne. The office hours remain the same. They’re open from 8 a m to 4:30 p m. Call 655-8634 for more in fo r mation. 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