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SANDY (O r* ) POST Thur*
Au® 26 1982 (S*t
I,
Warm weather finally clearing Mt. Hood trails
Frustrated hikers w ill be
happy to learn that sum*
mer weather is rapidly
m e ltin g the snow pack
c o v e rin g M t
H o o d 's
40 2-mile Timberline T ra il,
The Tim berline T ra il,
which circles Mt Hood bet
ween 5.000 and 7,000 feet,
should be free on snow by
the end of this month
Currently, there are pat
ches of snow on the south
and west segments of the
tra il and areas of solid
snow on the north side
When snow covers por
tions of the tra il, hikers
need to rely on map and
co m p a ss
to
o rie n t
themselves because the
t r a il bla ze s m ay be
covered Several sections
of the tra il are not blazed
Hikers on the Timberline
Trail need to be prepared
for adverse weather condi
tions It is not uncommon
for a fresh snowfall to oc
cur in August or September
at the b.UUU-foot level
Hugs, black flies, mos-
First meeting for Hawks is Saturday
The first meeting for the
Oregon C in d e r Hawks
cross country team is Aug
2« at Mt Hood Community
College track
Practice w ill begin at
noon and any boy or g irl 6
years old or older is eligible
to join Practice for Sandy
area athletes w ill be on
Mondays and Thursdays at
■ Kt p m
at Bull Hun
School, next to Koslyn
I ,ik<-
P r a c tic e
w ill
be
Tuesdays. Wednesdays and
Saturdays at MHCC. with
the weekday practices at
5 3 0 p m and the Saturday
practices at noon
Those who participated
in track last spring are
signed in for cross country
this fall New members
must pay a $15 entry fee,
which covers the T A C re
quirements and the state
championship meet entry
Age divisions, for boys
and girls, are 7 and under. 8
and 9, 10 and It, 12 and 13,
and 14 and 15
One's age on Jan 1, 1982
counts fo r the e n tire
season, or until Jan 1,1983
“ I can't imagine anyone
in the Northwest beating
our 12-13 girls team ," said
Coach Darold Beymer
"Most of them are up
B argain Store falls
at ASA state tourney
Dodson's Bargain Store,
Sandy A re a S o ftb a ll
Association league and
tournament champions in
men's play, dropped two
games in the 32-team ASA
s ta te to u rn a m e n t in
Gresham this weekend
"We were just off,” John
Dodson said about their
p la y in the d o u b le -
elimination tournament
from the 10-11 team that
took third in the nation last
year
" I f we can get some of
the Sandy High kids to join
us for our Canada meet and
the Junior Olympics (after
the school season is over»
we'll be real tough in the
14-15 division "
Beymer said the 10-11
girls, with the help from
some
Sandy
area
younsters, could be "real
tough '' He said some depth
is needed in the 10-11 boys
division, and there is quali
ty in the 9 and under boys
division, although there is a
lack of personnel
There are five g irls
returning to the 7 and
under girls team " I f they
work hard and we get some
new ones to help, we just
might win state," Beymer
said
The 9 and under girls
"look good ” The 1981 state
champ is returning, along
with two other veterans
Preparations are under
Sandy A rea Cham ber
golf tournam ent set
The
Sandy
A rea
Chamber of Commerce’s
fifth annual golf tourna
ment w ill be Sept 12 at the
M o u n ta in V iew G o lf
Course.
The public is invited to
attend Tee off time is from
9:30a m till noon
An $18 fee for the 18-hole
tournament must be paid
by Sept 5.
Scoring w ill be by the
Calloway System Mail en
try, or drop it off, at the
Sandy Area Chamber of
Commerce office, 17520
Highway 211 and Pioneer
Boulevard, Box 536, Sandy,
97055 For more informa
tion call 668 4006
way fo r the F ra n k lin
Memorial in Eugene Sept
25 Beymer said this is a
"fu n ”
m eet as the
younsters compete against
those in their own age
groups Medals are award
ed to the first five, and "we
always come home with a
hat full of hardware "
"Come out and join the
fun," Beymer said For
m ore in fo rm a tio n c a ll
663-4534
quitoes and no see-ums can
put up quite a battle
th ro u g h o u t the h ik in g
season.
Hikers should also note
that most of the glacial
stream crossings on the
tr a il are not bridged
Hikers nned to plan their
crossings for early in the
morning Glacial streams
are known to increase in
runoff as the sun warms
and melts the snowpack
Some crossings become
impassable in late after
noon
The m a jo rity of the
Timberline T rail is located
w ith in the Mt
Hood
wilderness and hikers are
re q u ire d
to
have
wilderness permits The
permits are self issued and
can be found at stations at
or near the trailheads of all
entry points
MOTORCYCLES
When fillin g out a permit
is is important that visitors
to the wilderness take the
time to read the regula
tions that affect the portion
of the wilderness they w ill
be entering
For the most current in
formation on Timberline
T ra il conditions hikers
should contact either the
Zigzag or Hood K ive r
Banger Stations or the
Forest Service information
desk at the W'y'East Day
Lodge
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RIDER
PROGRAM
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SAFETY FOUNDATION
AUGUST 28 1982
SATURDAY
9 am to 5 pm
Clackamat Community
Co lie®«
For M o r* Information
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MOTORCYCLE
RIDER SCHOOL
658-3485
Phon*
668-6058
Hwy. 26,
Sandy
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